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Volume 12, Issue 42
October 14, 2008

Pick a Pumpkin Activity
Pumpkins are the ultimate October icons -- the fruit of the month, if you will. (Yes! Pumpkins are a fruit.) This month, celebrate pumpkins with these across-the-curriculum activities. Included: Art, science, language, and math activities.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson323.shtml

Be sure to see more Halloween activities here.

Current Events in the Classroom
Studies have long pointed to the benefits of "current events" programs in shaping a nation of lifelong newsreaders. "Using the news" -- whether in the form of the daily newspaper, TV news reports, or classroom discussions of important events -- can go a long way toward developing an informed citizenry too. So why isn't "Current Events" a part of every classroom curriculum? Included: Activities to help bring current events alive.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_special/current_events.shtml

Election 2008
The primaries and the political conventions are behind us now. The election campaign and the vote lie ahead. The lessons in this Education World resource are aimed at helping teachers capitalize on this once-every-four-years "teachable moment." Included: Dozens of lesson ideas for teaching about the 2008 elections.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_special/election.shtml

More Timely Lesson Ideas
Celebrate Dictionary Day (October 16)
Autumn's in the Air
Spark Interest in Spelling
http://www.educationworld.com/a_special/words.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/holidays/archives/autumn.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_special/spelling.shtml

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
Kids in New Jersey learned science and history by building a pumpkin-tossing catapult.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/newsforyou/newsforyou102.shtml

Learning Game of the Week
Puzzle game promotes thinking skills and cooperation.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/learninggame/learninggame018.shtml

Friday Fun
"Wax museum biographies,” a great Halloween alternative.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/friday/friday007.shtml

Vicki Cobb’s Show-Biz Science
See if ants can tell a diet drink from the real thing.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/showbiz_science/showbiz_science032.shtml

Box Cars and One-Eyed Jacks Math Games With Joanne and Jane
This week: "Squeeze Play” teaches place value.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/boxcars/boxcars005.shtml

*Early Childhood Center*
Rhyme Time
This week's poem for Early Childhood educators: The Wonderful Pumpkin
Early Childhood Teaching Themes
Halloween Fun
Pumpkin Power
http://www.educationworld.com/a_earlychildhood/newsletters/

Writing Bug
A Halloween Who, When, Where. Choose one item from each category below. Then write a scary story based on your choices.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/writing_bug/writingbug099.shtml

From the Math Machine
The Crazy Pattern Machine is a fun Web site for teaching about math patterns. (Grades K-3)
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/mathmachine/mathmachine022.shtml

Teacher-Submitted Lesson Plans
Teacher-Submitted Lesson #1 Students write text for wordless picture books.
Teacher-Submitted Lesson #2 Experience bias, stereotyping with this grade 6-12 lesson.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tsl/index.shtml

Bulletin Boards That Teach
Search ’n Spell
Can students find this week’s spelling words in this bulletin-board word search puzzle?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/bullboard/bullboard032.shtml

5-Minute Fillers
Volume #17
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/fillers.shtml

Fact Monster Hunts
Primary Hunt October Hunt #3
Ele-Middle Hunt Hunt #7
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/factmonster.shtml

Every-Day Edits
Primary Edits Animals A to Z: Gecko
Ele-Middle Edits Picasso, Statue of Liberty, Nevada…
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/animalsAtoZ.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/edit.shtml

Vocab-ulous!
Words that begin with I
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/vocabulous/vocabulous021.shtml

Work Sheet of the Week
"Identifying Voice in Writing” -- a printable activity.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/worksheets/TCM/lang_arts_3_5.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 week’s themed booklists:
Best Books for Teaching About...
Writing - Stories and More
The Alphabet
http://www.educationworld.com/a_bestbooks/archives/students.shtml

FROM OUR PRINTABLES LIBRARY

Backpack-tivities
These @ home learning activities are great family fun -- and learning. (Grades K-4)
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/archives/homework.shtml

Math Cross Puzzles
Just like crosswords, but with math. (Grades 4-9)
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/numbercross.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

Just for This Month!
See our October Month of Fun, October Word Search, and October Coloring Calendar. PLUS: Create-your-own holiday work sheet templates.

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Professor Joe Martin: The Educator Motivator
Go for Your Teaching Goals
Persuade yourself to buy what you’re selling by overexposing yourself to your own commercial. And what are you trying to sell yourself? Your teaching goals.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/columnists/martin/martin012.shtml

Dr. Fred Jones: Tools for Teaching
Incentives Teach Lessons
If you want students to cooperate class after class, day after day, you must answer for them the question, "Why should I?"
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/columnists/jones/jones014.shtml

Dr. Ken Shore: Classroom Problem Solver
Lunchroom Behavior
Does cafeteria duty spoil your appetite? Make it more palatable with these fourteen tips for improving students' lunchroom behavior.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/shore/shore024.shtml

Ruth Sidney Charney: The Responsive Classroom
Hopes and Dreams
The process of developing hopes and dreams is a process of reviving hope -- and hope is one of our most critical community resources. How do we teach or learn without it?"
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/columnists/charney/charney001.shtml

Angela Powell: Getting It Together
Using Individual Math Manipulative Kits
Help students be responsible for their own materials by labeling individual math manipulative kits with a number corresponding to a number assigned each student..
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/organization/organization010.shtml

Cathy Puett Miller: The Reading Coach
Layering Instruction
The pace of instruction seems our first enemy -- making it imperative that we create multiple opportunities to enforce what we most want children to learn. Discover how to make every minute count in your classroom.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/reading/ReadingCoach/ReadingCoach003.shtml

Reader's Theater
Hen-Picked
Little Red Hen has a thriving pastry business and needs an apprentice. Who should it be?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/reading/ReadersTheater/ReadersTheater009.shtml

Total Reader
How Cool Is That!
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/profdev/profdev149.shtml

Strategy of the Week
Student-Led Conferences
Student-led conferences help students take responsibility for their own learning, reflect on what they have learned, and set goals for themselves.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/strategy/strategy011.shtml

Featured Article
Can We Talk? What Parents and Teachers Want Each Other to Know
Education World answers the question, "What do you want your child's teacher -- or your student's parent -- to know?"
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/profdev/profdev103.shtml

From the Writing Center

Kickball, Calisthenics, and Composition? How Writing Fits in With Phys Ed
See how students in your school can exercise their bodies and their writing skills in phys ed.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/profdev/profdev118.shtml

Write Your Own Life
Sue Flaherty's students contemplate the future.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/teacher_feature/teacher_feature002.shtml

Writing Lessons
Killing Overused Words
Create a “Dead Word Wall" to “kill" words overused in student writing. (Grades K-12)
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/02/lp249-02.shtml
Write a Caption
Write captions for amusing photos. (Grades 4-12)
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/01-1/lp224_02.shtml

Writing Bugs
A Halloween to Remember
As I ran scared, my Halloween candy flew in every direction…
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/writing_bug/writingbug053.shtml
Success and Failure
Is failure a better teacher than success?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/writing_bug/writingbug071.shtml

Go Figure
Count the Monkeys
In this amazing "vanishing" puzzle, students look for an elusive monkey.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/math/go_figure/go_figure001.shtml

A Puzzle a Day
Puzzles exercise students' critical thinking skills while providing needed practice in math, spelling, and other areas of the curriculum. Why not introduce a puzzle a day?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson336.shtml

Math Mnemonics
Borrowing in Subtraction
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/mnemonics/mnemonics010.shtml

Tips Library
Classroom Management: Record Keeping Made Easy
Behavior Management: Rewards, Tattling, Attendance
Motivating Kids: Keep It Interactive
Book Report Makeover: Life Sized Portraits
Homework Tips: Homework Tickets
Best Idea: Self-Designed Homework
Testing Tips: Wake Up!
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/management_tips/management_tips010.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/behaviortips/behaviortips010.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/motivation/motivation010.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/bookreport/bookreport010.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/homeworktips/homeworktips010.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/bestidea/bestidea010.shtml
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Doug Johnson's Tech Proof
The Importance of an Aggregator
It is only slowly that I am using GoogleReader to stay current on information sources -- to have the news find me instead of me having to find the news.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/columnists/johnson/johnson031.shtml

Brenda Dyck's Blog
Digital Storytelling
Just as storytelling underwent a change with the advent of the printing press, storytelling is changing once again to accommodate a generation that is focused on moving images and sound.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/columnists/dyck/dyck012.shtml

Miguel Guhlin: The IT Crowd
The CTO Challenge: Building Your Personal Learning Network
As we externalize our thinking, it becomes less of "I am an expert expounding on what I know" and more of "I am a learner, just like you, sharing what I'm learning so we can learn together."
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/columnists/guhlin/guhlin004.shtml

Alma Row's Gadget of the Week
Dragnifier
Instantly magnify any portion of your computer screen with Dragnifier.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/gadget/gadget009.shtml

Bernie Poole
Searching With Savvy: Time-Saving Shortcuts and Strategies
Online search strategies that will help you find what you're looking for and save precious online time.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/columnists/poole/poole014.shtml

Lorrie Jackson's Techtorial
Working With Wikis
Learn how to edit, format, and revise your first Wiki.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/techtorial/techtorial098.shtml

Nancy Willard: Cyber Savvy
What's Not Working
Before we can focus on effective strategies to address the issues involved in youth safety online, it's important to reflect on the strategies that simply are not working.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/columnists/willard/willard004.shtml

Sites to See
Get Wild About Wikis
Learn about wikis and find out how to use them appropriately in your classroom.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/sites/sites079.shtml

Template of the Week
Pumpkin Worksheet
http://www.educationworld.com/tools_templates/october_halloween.doc

Tech Lesson of the Week
Scriptwriting With a Wiki
Students use a wiki -- a Web site that allows users to add and edit content collectively -- to write a one-act play.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/techlp/techlp054.shtml

Featured Articles
Game Show Presenter
Amelia Villanueva turns content reviews into challenging games with Game Show Presenter.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/teacher_feature/teacher_feature075.shtml

Assistive Technology Helps All Kids Learn
Learn about the technologies that make it possible for students with physical and/or learning disabilities to work alongside their classmates.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech220.shtml

Tech Solutions for Special Kids
Members of the Education World Tech Team discuss the technology they use to help students with special needs keep up with their classmates, and to help students with special abilities extend their learning.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech224.shtml

Online Projects Are for Everyone
Online project guru Jennifer Wagner talks about how she got interested in online projects, and shares tips for selecting the best project for your classroom.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech199.shtml

Approaching Digital Students
A fifth-grade teacher shares techniques and strategies for integrating technology into intermediate learning standards.
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.

EdTech Tips of the Week
Email With Flair
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech_tips/tech_tips010.shtml
Click here to contribute to our tips library.

What can you do with SchoolNotes? Visit Mr. Hipkin's Class.
http://www.schoolnotes.com

GoodSearch: Fundraising Through Internet Searching
With the array of fundraisers that occur at some schools just to bring in necessary funds, administrators may be surprised to learn of one program that requires little effort and capitalizes on something that everyone in the school community is probably already doing -- searching the Internet. GoodSearch, a search engine powered by Yahoo!, donates half of its revenue to participating charities and schools. Included: See the simple steps to get started with GoodSearch.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin539.shtml

Pete Hall's Always Strive To Be a Better You!
Reviving the American Dream
Pete Hall is wondering if the American Dream is dying. "As educators, we can teach -- through some direct instruction and intentional role-modeling -- what the American Dream means," he says. Will you be joining Pete in reviving the American Dream this year?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/columnists/hall/hall018.shtml

Paul Young’s Young @ Heart
The No-Hat Rule
Would you agree that manners, civility, and respect for decorum are values that are heading the way of the horse and buggy? Paul Young thinks so. He says a return to teaching manners in school must start at the top -- so take off those ballcaps.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/columnists/young/young010.shtml

Diane Hodges’ Looking Forward to Monday Morning
Ideas you can use to drive your staff happy! This week…
Just for Fun: Volume #1
--- The Great Coffee Mug Adventure
--- Toilet Seat Challenge
--- Stop Everything -- Dance!
--- Grin and Share It!
--- Quote This!
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/columnists/hodges/hodges010.shtml

The Principal Poet
Mr. Ivan, Education World's Principal Poet, presents this week’s poem, “Geography.”

My teacher said Geography
is about where stuff is at.
Like towns and lakes and mountains
and places that are flat…
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/columnists/ivan/ivan006.shtml

Meet the other members of Education World's Columnist Team.

Partners for Student Success
Reading and Math "Carnival" Equals Low-Stress Test Prep
A Hampton, Virginia, school prepares elementary students for standardized tests with "Reading and Math Mania." It is the most well-attended event of the year, and it helps staff get to know families by connecting with them in an open and lively setting.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/partners/partners043.shtml

From the Principal Files
Classroom Management: Principals Help Teachers Develop Essential Skills
Almost everybody agrees that strong classroom management skills are essential for successful teaching. So what is a principal to do with a new teacher who has great potential but needs help with classroom management? Education World's "Principal Files" principals have "The Plan." Included: Tips for developing classroom management superstars.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin299.shtml

Focus on... Discipline
Handling issues of student discipline is part of a principal's job. Dealing with individual issues -- and developing school-wide policies and approaches -- are two elements of the task. These articles from Education World's archive share stories and practical tips that will help you develop and manage a school-wide discipline plan.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/focus/discipline.shtml

Take Five for…
Considering the school-business partnerships in your community.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/takefive/takefive010.shtml

Principal Ideas
School climate surveys, laugh lines, "High Five" incentives, more...
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/ideas/ideas032.shtml

Pawlas on PR
Spotlight a staff “Family Member of the Week.”
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/pawlasPR/pawlasPR024.shtml

How I Handled…
A 25% failure rate on state reading tests
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/how_i_handled/how_i_handled037.shtml

Instant Meeting
Brown Bag It: Your whole staff plays professional developer for an hour.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/
meetingidea/meetingideas015.shtml

Morning Math
Boost math skills schoolwide with "Morning Math" questions for Week #7.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/archives/morning_math.shtml

Exceptional Event
Harvest Fest.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/
exceptional_events/exceptional_events010.shtml

Grant of the Week
New grants posted every week. Click to see what’s new this week.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/grants/additional_grants.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.
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Newsletters 'R Us
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The ABCs of Student Success J is for Jobs
Caught on the Web The Geography Guide (Grades 3-up)
Newsletter Clipart Library Columbus Day, Halloween…
Fun Facts Volume #9
Parent Newsletter Template Halloween
Math @Home Numbers in the News
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/archives/newsletters.shtml

From Our Leadership Library
Articles worth a second look from EdWorld's Administrator's Desk archive.
School Bus Discipline
Recognize School Bus Safety Week, learn about two schools’ policies.
Make Graduation Day Special
High schools take a page from the book of higher learning.
Department Heads
What are the characteristics of a dynamic department head?
Report Cards
Do yours earn an A or a "needs improvement”?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/archives/leadership.shtml

Wire Side Chat
The Importance Of Nurturing Resiliency in Children
Societal pressures on families and children make resiliency an important characteristic for children to have. Once thought to be an inborn trait, resiliency can be developed and cultivated with help from educators.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/chat/chat233.shtml

Fit To Be Taught, Vol. 49

Teens talk to peers about healthful eating and exercise
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/fittobetaught/fittobetaught049.shtml

In A Sub's Shoes
A Day Steeped in 'Boy Behavior'
Males in a third-grade class proved challenging with their inability to be quiet, sit still, and cooperate. But I left school wondering if it was all bad behavior or if some of it was "boy behavior."
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/subshoes/subshoes006.shtml

NCLB Updates
Wondering what's going on with the No Child Left Behind Act? Peruse our list of news stories about the federal law.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/archives/NCLBupdates.shtml

Read About It
What Is Interactive Videoconferencing?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/readit/readit026.shtml

Green Schools School Seeking 'Green' Principal A new Georgia high school that meets green building standards and has an environmentally-themed curriculum is on the hunt for a 'green' principal. Inspiring Teachers Teacher Helps Kids Overcome Stereotypes First-grade teacher Maggie Doben's students at the Cambridge Friends School have the chance to befriend at least half a dozen people with a wide range of physical disabilities during an eight-week program to help children become more sensitive to differences. Special Education Nurse Raising Money for Autism Awareness Jocelyn Pardi, a nurse at the Coltsville School in Hartford, Connecticut, for children with autism, is aiming to raise $10,000 for the school by running in the New York City marathon. See more education news headlines in our EDscoops Archive.

Education Humor
National columnist Regina Barreca brings her timely,
insightful humor to Ed World.

Turnaround Tales
Atlanta School Surpasses Expectations
Staff members at Atlanta, Georgia's Capitol View Elementary School push themselves and their students to excel, because they know so many people expect them to fail. The school in a low-income area posts some of the best test scores in the state.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/nclbwork/nclbwork064.shtml

No Educator Left Behind
How Does NCLB Define a Graduation Rate?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/NELB/NELB152.shtml

School Issues Article
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. Students not only exceeded their goal; with community help, they created a memorial to those who died.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/chat/chat177.shtml

Cooking with Joy
Joy Rotondi offers tips for quick and tasty dishes.

School Issues Spotlights
Issues Spotlight 1 After-School Programs
Issues Spotlight 2 Teacher Evaluations
Issues Spotlight 3 In A Sub's Shoes
Issues Spotlight 4 Teacher Burnout
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/glossary/a.shtml#after-school http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/glossary/e.shtml#evaluations http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/glossary/i.shtml#shoes http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/glossary/b.shtml#burnout

School Doodle
An Either 'Oar' Situation
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/
school_doodles/school_doodles20.shtml

 

Each week, we ask readers to cast their votes in The Weekly Survey. Cast your vote in this week's question of interest to all educators.

This Week's Survey Question
How often do you talk in class about the upcoming presidential election?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/survey/survey187.shtml

Last Week's Survey Results
How much time each week is a nurse on duty in your school building?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/survey/survey186.shtml

 

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SITE REVIEWS
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This week, Education World reviewed three Web sites of interest to educators.

National Geographic: Prehistoric Time Line
Another amazing site from National Geographic for all grades.
http://educationworld.com/awards/2008/r1008-10.shtml

Universal Leonardo
Question: Is the Internet big enough to truly represent Leonardo da Vinci?
http://educationworld.com/awards/2008/r1008-08.shtml

Mostly Medieval: Exploring the Middle Ages
The 21st century Web explores the 11th century everything!
http://educationworld.com/awards/2008/r1008-06.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."

Classroom Instruction That Works: Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement
For a book from one of the major education associations -- the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) -- this is a relatively compact book of under 200 pages that offers nine categories of instructional strategies, along with the research and statistics to back up their efficacy. Among the nine are Summarizing and Note Taking; Homework and Practice; Nonlinguistic Representation; and Cooperative Learning. The emphasis in the book is on elementary instruction. Written by Robert Marzano and others.
Click to learn more or to purchase this book.

Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know
This is one of the modern classics in education, first published to much bru-ha-ha in 1987. The author, E.D. Hirsch, argues that education is suffering because we lack a strong common "bank" of cultural knowledge -- i.e., what every American should know. He even goes so far as to include a list, a huge list of 5,000 essential items of knowledge. Seen at the time as a conservative, even reactionary text, Hirsch argues that it is precisely those less advantaged students who would benefit from schools focusing more on getting these basic 5,000 items into every kid's head.
Click to learn more or to purchase this book.

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If you enjoy Education World's weekly LEARNING GAMES feature, you'll love this book! Education World and the National Education Association (NEA) have joined forces to create a handy, pocket-size booklet of more than 30 of our most popular learning games. PLUS an extra bonus -- ten more games for classroom fun!

These classroom games span the grades and the major subject areas -- and inject a healthy dose of fun into the serious business of teaching and learning. Looking to fill the end of a hectic day with something fun and educational? Looking for a great reward for students that will make valuable use of free time? Looking to reinforce basic skills with a fun activity? These games will fill the bill!

Included in this 80-page booklet you'll find these games and more:

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