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Volume 12, Issue 18
April 29, 2008
Math Awareness Month Lessons: Week #4
Just the Facts: Five Games for Teaching Math Facts
Practice! Practice! Practice! That's how most students learn their addition facts or times tables. Rote drill is a popular and proven tool for learning math facts. But it's OK to lighten up and add some fun to math-facts learning. Included: Five games to engage students.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson339.shtml
Teaching Grammar Without the Hammer: Five Fun Activities
Learning grammar has been compared to other fun things -- like having teeth pulled or being assigned detention. But it needn't be...
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson334.shtml
Pet Week Lessons for Every Grade
May 4-10, 2008, is National Pet Week. Have you been feeling like the proverbial "old dog"? Learn some new tricks with five lessons that bring the delightful topic of pets into the classroom. From feline to fish to fowl, students enjoy learning about the animals that share our homes and our lives. Included: Five lessons that reinforce language arts, math, and science skills and involve popular pets.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson311.shtml
Epilepsy Lessons from the Epilepsy Classroom
Share vital information with your students about this widespread condition.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/epilepsy_lp.shtml
Mother's Day: May 12
Mother's Day provides an opportunity to recognize one of the most important educators in a student's life. Click here for resources, activities, and crafts to help make this holiday one that students, parent, and teacher will remember.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_special/may.shtml#mother
Celebrate Trees
Just in time for Arbor Day... Go out on a limb with these timely tree lessons.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson309.shtml
More Timely Lesson Themes
Holocaust Remembrance Day is May 2
Math Fun: Volume 3
Wild and Wonderful Lessons About Endangered Species
Teaching About the Civil War
April Is Poetry Month
Cinco de Mayo WebQuest
Lesson Plan of the Day
See last week's lessons; search lessons by subject.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/dailylp.shtml
News for Kids
Were Rivets to Blame for Titanic Sinking?
Some scientists are making the case that rivets caused the Titanic to sink.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/newsforyou.shtml
Vicki Cobbs Show-Biz Science
A "sweet" experiment teaches about heat.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/showbiz_science/showbiz_science004.shtml
Friday Fun
Create a Virtual Tour of Your Community
Use PowerPoint to create a virtual tour of your community.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/friday/friday021.shtml
Learning Game of the Week
Ask 20 questions to reveal a secret identity in Who Am I?"
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/learninggame/learninggame030.shtml
Early Childhood Teaching Themes
The Library
We Love Trees
Math Is Marvelous!
Mother's Day
http://www.educationworld.com/a_earlychildhood/newsletters/
Box Cars and One-Eyed Jacks Math Games With Joanne and Jane
This week: Subtraction War."
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/boxcars/boxcars017.shtml
Writing Bug
You see a classmate being bullied by two other students. What would you do?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/writing_bug/writingbug105.shtml
From the Math Machine
Counting Money is a fun Web site for teaching counting skills and money. (Grades 1-2)
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/mathmachine/mathmachine034.shtml
Bulletin Boards That Teach
Wall of Thanks
Remember those who died serving their country.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/bullboard/bullboard009.shtml
Teacher-Submitted Lesson Plans
Teacher-Submitted Lesson #1 Teaching multiple meanings of idioms.
Teacher-Submitted Lesson #2 Price Is Right" game teaches coin values.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tsl/index.shtml
Fact Monster Hunts
Primary Hunt May Hunt #2.
Ele-Middle Hunt Hunt #32.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/factmonster.shtml
Every-Day Edits
Primary Edits Animals A to Z: Xenops.
Ele-Middle Edits Lei Day, Horace Mann, the Golden Spike"
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/animalsAtoZ.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/edit.shtml
Vocab-ulous!
Words that begin with gl- blends.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/vocabulous/vocabulous032.shtml
5-Minute Fillers Volume 33
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/fillers.shtml
Work Sheet of the Week
Synonyms -- rewrite the nursery rhyme titles.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/worksheets/TCM/lang_arts_6_8.shtml
Best Books for Teaching About
Each week, Education World presents our Editors Choices for the best books for teaching about popular classroom themes. Check out our choices and add your own recommendations to the Readers Voices section of this weeks themed booklists:
Best Books for Teaching About...
Math Concepts
Cinco de Mayo
http://www.educationworld.com/a_bestbooks/archives/students.shtml
Just for This Month!
See our May Month of Fun, May Word Search, and May Coloring Calendar. PLUS! Create your own work sheets for this months themes: Spring, Umbrellas, Flowers
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FROM OUR PRINTABLES LIBRARY
Hunt the Fact Monster
Build reading comprehension and Internet searching skills. Two levels: primary and ele-middle. (Grades 3-9)
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/factmonster.shtml
Geography A to Z
Learn about world geography one letter at a time. (Grades 4-8)
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/geography_az.shtml
Make Your Own Holiday Work Sheets
Use these holiday templates to make your own activities for any subject. (Grades Pre-K - 5)
http://www.educationworld.com/tools_templates/index.shtml#holiday_editable
Sudoku Puzzles
These popular puzzles build critical thinking skills. Thirty-six puzzles in all. (Grades 3-12)
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/sudoku.shtml
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Dr. Fred Jones: Tools for Teaching
Eliminating Wasted Time
PAT with a Hurry-up Bonus is the alternative to nagging, threatening, and punishing. It is a win-win strategy. You are not forcing students to hustle. You are structuring a situation in which they choose to hustle."
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/columnists/jones/jones035.shtml
Dr. Ken Shore: Classroom Problem Solver
The Playground
Behavior problems on the playground present opportunities to teach students important lessons about sportsmanship, kindness, conflict resolution, and respect for property."
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/shore/shore058.shtml
Brenda Dyck
Where Have All the Staff Rooms Gone?
On days when I'm gulping my sandwich and balancing my juice box as I supervise lunch-hour hallways, my mind floats back to the lunch hours I experienced as a beginning teacher in the 1970s. Back then, staff rooms were happening places."
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/voice/voice108.shtml
Angela Powell: Getting It Together
Homework Organization
"Simplify your homework system by getting organized. This system keeps the teacher from having to dig around to find papers, and helps students ensure they havent forgotten to do an assignment."
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/organization/organization028.shtml
Reader's Theater
Good to Be Green
Little Gerry Green Thumb has applied to become the newest character in Nursery Rhyme Kingdom. Will the admissions committee look beyond his unique appearance and accept him into their group?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/reading/ReadersTheater/ReadersTheater022.shtml
Reading Review
Teacher-Created Web Site Has the Right Stuff
Are you tired of correcting the same stultifying stories and plodding reports? Let California teacher Michelle Bergey and her good friend Professor Pen help your students learn to write with skill and flair.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr252.shtml
Math on the Web
Economics Sites
Economics sites help students learn to be smarter consumers, savers, and investors. The sites include interactive activities, lesson plans, games, curriculum materials, articles, and other resources for teaching and learning about economics.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/sites/sites056.shtml
Math Worth Repeating
Interest Grows With Checkbook Math
Personal finance lessons are becoming popular in middle schools, and teachers say the lessons can help with basic skills and behavior. Several teachers tell Education World how they brought real-world skills into the classroom.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr277.shtml
Math Mnemonics
How Do You Spell Arithmetic?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/mnemonics/mnemonics001.shtml
Teacher Feature
Sixth Grade Snoops
Karen Duxs students share all the news that's fit to "cast."
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/teacher_feature/teacher_feature179.shtml
Stress Relief
Laugh and the World Laughs With You
Are you tired of disciplining distracted students, scheduling PPTs, agonizing over retentions and next year's class lists? Have those tedious, end-of-the-year duties got you down? Take a break. Live a little. Laugh a lot. There's humor on the Web too.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin070.shtml
Strategy of the Week
Inclusion
A generation ago, few classrooms included students with disabilities. That all changed with the passage of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). So, how are schools today doing with the challenge of including all students in the regular classroom?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/strategy/strategy026.shtml
Backpacktivity
Catch the Phrase
Students improve their vocabulary as they share thoughts about a book theyve read.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/homework/pdfs/backpacktivity_003.pdf
Classroom Management Tips
All Lined Up
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/management_tips/management_tips054.shtml
Inclusion: Making It Work (Part 1)
Education writer Wesley Sharpe, Ed.D., looks at the characteristics of effective inclusion programs.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr320.shtml
Inclusion: Making It Work (Part 2)
Wesley Sharpe examines ways of organizing inclusive classes and provides three models of successful inclusion.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr320a.shtml
In-School Suspension: A Learning Tool
While educators agree that keeping suspended students in school is better than having them home unsupervised, schools need more than a room and a teacher for in-school suspension to change behavior. Learn about some effective programs.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin329.shtml
How do you feel about inclusion? Join the Conversation.
http://forums.educationworld.com
Contests and Competitions
The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/archives/contests.shtml
Tips Library
Classroom Management: Projects, Assignments, and Seatwork
Behavior Management: Time and Attention
Motivating Kids: Respect
Book Report Makeover: Story Maps and Boxes
Homework Tips: Task Analysis Sheet
Best Idea Ever: You've Got Mail
Testing Tips: Are They Ready?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/management_tips/management_tips037.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/behaviortips/behaviortips003.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/motivation/motivation001.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/bookreport/bookreport037.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/homeworktips/homeworktips006.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/bestidea/bestidea037.shtml
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Brenda Dyck's Blog
Creating, Connecting...and Cheating?
"A highly publicized case in Canada
serves to remind educators that in spite of our enthusiastic embrace of 21st century technologies, we still carry residual expectations that can put limitations on how our students use technology."
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/columnists/dyck/dyck028.shtml
Lorrie Jackson's Techtorial
Build a Blog
"'Blog!' It sounds like the subject of a horror movie, doesn't it? But blogs -- short for Web blogs -- are neither scary nor trivial. They simply are dated entries -- much like a journal or diary entry -- that are posted online."
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/techtorial/techtorial100.shtml
Nancy Willard's Cyber Savvy
A Web 2.0 Approach to Internet Safety
"Student use of Web 2.0 technologies is expanding, along with incredible opportunities for interactive educational activities -- and a host of risk and management concerns. All schools must develop effective strategies to address the issue of online safety."
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/columnists/willard/willard008.shtml
Bernie Poole's Tutorials Plus...
Essential Microsoft Office 2007
Bernie Poole's series of 10 tutorials with skill consolidation exercises is designed to help pre-service and in-service teachers learn the set of applications that includes Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint in the context of the K-12 classroom.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/columnists/poole/office_tutorials/
Tech Classroom Spotlight
Electronic Games Spark Physical Activity
Sandy Hopkins' students play and dance with electronic game systems online.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/teacher_feature/teacher_feature178.shtml
Tech Lesson of the Week
Dangerous Animal Facts
From sharks to tarantulas to snakes, students often are fascinated by dangerous animals. Capitalize on their interest with this fun online lesson in which students identify three facts on a dangerous animal, then record those facts on a printable graphic organizer.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/techlp/techlp043.shtml
Sites to See
Special Education
Online resources for educators who work with "special" students.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr139.shtml
Template of the Week
World's Best Mother
Get ready for Mother's Day with this printable certificate.
http://www.educationworld.com/tools_templates/certificate_best_mother.doc
The Tapped In® Page
What's happening on Tapped In this week?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/archives/tappedIn.shtml
Tech Talk
Blogging? It's Elementary!
Blogging most often is thought of as an activity for high school students. Did you know, however, that students as young as kindergarten now blog on a daily basis? Read on to learn more.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech217.shtml
Assessing Technology Integration
We asked members of the Education World Tech Team, "What kinds of activities, lessons, resources, and so on should an administrator, parent, or other observer expect to see in a classroom in which technology is being appropriately -- and seamlessly -- integrated?" Read what they said.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech243.shtml
In Assessing Technology Integration members of the Education World Tech Team discuss the kinds of activities and resources observers should expect to see in a classroom in which technology is being appropriately integrated. How is classroom technology use assessed in your school or district? Join the Conversation.
http://forums.educationworld.com
EdTech Tips of the Week
Smart Search
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech_tips/tech_tips034.shtml
Click here to contribute to our tips library.
Web Wizard
Mrs. Ingram's Kindergarten
Karen Ingram's Web site demonstrates the powerful combination of fun and learning.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/webwizard057.shtml
Click here to share your classroom Web site with Education World readers.
Why Let Our Students Blog?
A presentation on the benefits of blogging in the classroom.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/archives/videooftheweek.shtml
Do you have a comment about this video -- or a favorite online video you'd like to recommend to other educators? Click here to let us know about it.
What can you do with SchoolNotes? Check out Mr. Hipkin's Fourth Grade Class News.
http://www.schoolnotes.com
Morning Meetings in Middle School: An Elementary Ritual Grows Up
Many elementary classes start each morning with a meeting that sets the stage for learning. Now more and more middle schools are getting in on the act too. Educators there find that morning meeting provides community and camaraderie that middle schoolers crave. "It really works for adolescents," said one middle school educator. "There's a very good return on the time investment."
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin523.shtml
Pete Hall's Always Strive To Be a Better You!
The Bulls-Eye of School Discipline
Remember that time when there was a line of students awaiting their punishments outside your office door? Misbehaviors were running rampant, like ants on a picnic lunch. The school day was a blur of black eyes, name-calling, and disobedience. And it seemed like you spent your whole day doing discipline. That was this morning, really? Oh, you mean that happens every day?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/columnists/hall/hall025.shtml
George Pawlas: Pawlas on PR for PRincipals
Take Care of the People Who Take Care of You
The words of a local dentists grandmother have got me reflecting on what school principals can and should do for the people who "take care of them -- their internal and external publics and members of their own immediate families. "Taking care efforts with all three groups are vitally important.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/columnists/pawlas/pawlas011.shtml
The Principal Poet
Mr. Ivan, Education World's Principal Poet, presents "Don't Call on Me.
I saw on the news just this morning
That theres a "Dont Call Me list.
That got my brain to thinking
Of a super kid-friendly twist
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/columnists/ivan/ivan017.shtml
Meet the other members of Education World's Columnist Team.
Take Five for
Discussing how to keep teachers motivated.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/takefive/takefive013.shtml
Pawlas on PR
What parents really think about school newsletters.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/pawlasPR/pawlasPR042.shtml
Volunteers Become "Math Mates" for Elementary Students
At one Illinois elementary school, volunteer tutors help improve students mathematics skills. Both formal and informal assessments show that students who take part in the Math Mates program have increased achievement in the subject. One common characteristic they share is a new confidence in math. Attention from an adult who cares helps to strengthen their belief in their own math skills.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/partners/partners035.shtml
Exceptional Event
Teacher Appreciation Week.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/exceptional_events/exceptional_events037.shtml
How I Handled
Making spelling every teacher's responsibility.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/how_i_handled/how_i_handled031.shtml
Instant Meeting #27
A quick activity to encourage on-time meeting attendance.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/meetingidea/meetingideas027.shtml
Morning Math
Questions for Week #32.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/archives/morning_math.shtml
Principal Ideas
Staff Member of the Month, quarterly incentives, "Caught in the Act," more...
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/ideas/ideas008.shtml
Grant of the Week
The Youth Venture-Lorax Challenge helps youth ages 12-20 to turn their p***t-saving dreams into reality.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/grants/additional_grants.shtml
From the Principal Files
Celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week
Have you special plans for Teacher Appreciation Week 2008 (May 4-10)? Are you searching for new ways to show your teachers how much you appreciate their efforts? Education World's "Principal Files" principals share some things they have done. Some of these 65 ways are sure to work for you!
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin308.shtml
Conventions & Conferences
What's coming up?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/archives/conventions.shtml
Join the Conversation
On our "School Administrators" message board.
http://forums.educationworld.com/
Newsletters 'R Us
Copy and paste this free content into your teacher or school newsletters.
Caught on the Web ShockBowl (Grades K-up)
Newsletter Clipart Library Fitness Month, Teacher Appreciation Week
Fun Facts Volume #23
Parent Newsletter Template Memorial Day
Math @ Home Math With M&Ms
Parent Pointers Encouraging Children to Read
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/archives/newsletters.shtml
From Our Leadership Archive
Volunteers Grandparents, senior volunteers are transforming schools as part of the Experience Corp.
School Air Quality: Communities fight against mold, more.
Green Cleaning Schools switch to environmentally-friendly cleaning agents.
When Tragedy Strikes Tips to help you prepare for the worst-case scenario.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin355.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin069.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin476.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin198.shtml
Starr Points
Musings of a C- Parent
The superintendent of schools in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, proposed that teachers issue report cards grading parents on how involved they are in their children's education. I think it's a great idea! What parents wouldn't want to know whether they're doing all they can to ensure their children's success?
http://www.educationally.com/a_issues/issues381.shtml
Fit To Be Taught, Vol. 35
Celebrate Fitness and Sports Month in May
Rising food prices hurt healthful-lunch initiatives
Concerns arise about in-school coffee shops
Community, classroom, cafeteria network promotes wellness
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/fittobetaught/fittobetaught035.shtml
NCLB Updates
Report: Better Graduation Oversight Needed
Ensuring the accuracy of states graduation data would be easier if the Department of Education had more forcefully implemented provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act, said the departments office of inspector general.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/archives/NCLBupdates.shtml
No Educator Left Behind
How Will We Know if Reading First Is Working?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/NELB/NELB155.shtml
Read About It
What Is Response to Intervention?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/readit/readit036.shtml
Turnaround Tales
Rallying Students, Teachers to Improvement
Talking dogs, a vibrant principal, and intensive extra help all contributed to Maryland's North Glen Elementary School eliminating the achievement gap between white and minority students.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/nclbwork/nclbwork055.shtml
From the Education World Archives
School, Town Create Holocaust Memorial
While studying the Holocaust, Whitwell Middle School students set out to collect 6 million paper clips to comprehend the number of Jews killed by the Nazis. They not only exceeded their goal, but with community help, created a memorial to those who died.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/chat/chat177.shtml
School Doodle
Finding the Elusive Lowest Common Denominator
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/school_doodles/school_doodles51.shtml
School Issues Spotlights
Issues Spotlight 1 Magnet Schools
Issues Spotlight 2 Time Management
Issues Spotlight 3 Grading
Issues Spotlight 4 Holocaust
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/glossary/m.shtml#magnet
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/glossary/t.shtml#time
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/glossary/g.shtml#grading
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/glossary/h.shtml#holocaust
EdScoops: Current Education News Headlines
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/archives/edscoops.shtml
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This Week's Survey Question
Should parents be required to have teaching credentials to educate their children at home?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/survey/survey173.shtml
Last Week's Survey Results
Should students' scores on high-stakes tests be on their school transcripts?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/survey/survey172.shtml
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This week, Education World reviewed three Web sites of interest to educators.
Science Postcards
New Zealand Association of Science Educators site spurs science literacy.
http://www.educationworld.com/awards/2008/r0408-25.shtml
BJ Pinchbeck’s College Companion
College prep and survival from a top Web homework-help entrepreneur.
http://www.educationworld.com/awards/2008/r0408-23.shtml
Kids and Reading
Parents and teachers of young kids should see this strong British site.
http://www.educationworld.com/awards/2008/r0408-21.shtml
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Each week, Education World spotlights books of interest to educators. This week, read a brief summary of two more of our "top 50 books for educators."
A First-Year Teacher's Guidebook
This practical book can help not only first-year teachers, but also established professionals, with eminently useful ideas for classroom management, using technology, handling parent conferences, and many other topics. Especially handy for the early-career teacher are sections on teaching in rural and urban settings, education issues, and first day / first week / first month ideas.
Click to learn more or to purchase this book.
Democracy and Education
John Dewey's 1916 book on the interrelationship between education and democracy is as important, as it approaches its centennial, as it was when it was first hailed as a master work. The modern reader of education books will find the sweep and clarity of Dewey's approach to be a refreshing break from the highly specialized and jargon-filled books being churned out today. With no hesitancy, Dewey declares his topics to include, "The Significance of Geography and History," "Educational Values," "Theories of Knowledge," and "Theories of Morals." An essential text for the complete education library!
Click to learn more or to purchase this book.
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 The Best of the WRITING BUG
If you enjoy Education World's weekly WRITING BUG feature, you'll love this book! Education World and the National Education Association (NEA) have joined forces to create a handy, pocket-size booklet with 44 of the most popular Writing Bug story starters. Use these Writing Bug activities to engage your students in effective writing. Each writing prompt will spark students' imaginations, tickle their funny bones, and motivate their pencils.
Included: In this booklet you'll find these Writing Bug titles and many more:
If I Could Interview Any U.S. President...
The Best Lesson I Ever Learned
I Got a Postcard from Another P***t
A Week Without TV
The Best Invention Ever/The Worst Invention Ever
Plus 39 more Writing Bug writing prompts!
The Best of WRITING BUG is part of the Teacher Treasure Series, an NEA Professional Library Publication.
http://store.nea.org/NEABookstore/control/productdetails?&item_id=0695X00
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Classroom Management 101 Real teachers share what they are doing to manage real classrooms.
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