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Exciting lesson ideas, book lists, videos, classroom strategies, and reproducibles in a daily blog by mentor teachers

Cementing the Year With Jeopardy

Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades: 3–5, 6–8, 9–12

It's near the end of the year. Some of the students are getting squirrelly. You are running out of...

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Greek Mythology and Readers Theater

Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Reading, Classroom Management, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades: 3–5, 6–8

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That's a Wrap: End of the Year Celebration

Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades: 3–5, 6–8

The brain likes...

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Simple and Impressive Planet Art

Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Reading, Science, Research Skills, Writing, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades: 3–5, 6–8, 9–12

My art skills were arrested at about the 4th grade level: My students can attest to that! So, when I was able to produce a pretty impressive planet scene in under 15 minutes, I was very proud of myself. When I told my students that I used...

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Celebrating Poetry

Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Writing, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades: 3–5

A recurring theme in many of my blog posts is the importance of providing students with an authentic audience for their knowledge and skills. Sure, some students will do a great job in school because they have that kind of work ethic, but others...

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Nonfiction: Getting to Know Rachel Carson

Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Reading, Language Arts, Science, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades: 3–5, 6–8

Reading...

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Happy Spring

Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Grades: 3–5

The Studio 24 crew and their director will be on hiatus this week. Spring has arrived and we need...

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Building Trust in a Classroom

Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades: 3–5, 6–8, 9–12

Trust. It's the foundation of any great relationship. Trust. It can take years to build and moments to shatter. Trust. Can be the difference between a pretty good class and a pretty great class. So how do you build it? Read on.

 

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The Historical News Broadcast

Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Social Studies, Teacher Tips and Strategies, Technology
Grades: 3–5, 6–8, 9–12

Have you ever wondered what a news report might have looked like if...

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Using Lyrics for Beyond Literal Comprehension

Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Language Arts, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades: 3–5, 6–8, 9–12

Howard Gardner suggests...

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Brent Vasicek
Michigan
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Special Interests: classroom management, classroom organization
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