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

Celebrate the New Year With Excitement and New Goals in the Classroom

Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Chinese New Year, New Year's Day, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades: 3–5

Revel in the Chinese New Year with this lesson in which students set goals and learn about the history of New Year celebrations worldwide.

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Using the Holidays to Break Student Holidaze

Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades: 1–2, 3–5

Teach about the religion and culture associated with Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa through art projects, literature, and more.

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Enchanting Ideas for Teaching Fairy Tales

Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Reading
Grades: 1–2, 3–5

Get this fairy tale unit to teach primary school children insights universal themes shared by different cultures.

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Investigating Readicide, Part 2 -- How to Avoid Being an Accessory to Readicide

Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Reading
Grades: 1–2, 3–5, 6–8

Use this comprehensive look at Kelly Gallagher's book, Readicide for balancing reading requirements to fulfill state standards, with material that will engage youngsters and instill a love for reading.

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Investigating Readicide, Part 1 -- The Problem

Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Reading
Grades: 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12

A close look into Kelly Gallagher's Readicide, a book examining the effects of current trends in education on reading.

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Building a Classroom on a Budget

Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Grades: 3–5

Did you move to a new grade/new school/new job (or any combination of these) this year? Are you thinking, "Help! I don’t...

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What Can You Do to Nurture a Classroom of Readers?

Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Reading, Language Arts, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades:

Kids have to be allowed to read just for the pleasure of reading. Let them make their own choices on what they want...

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Greetings From Top Teaching Advisor Kristy

Friday, September 2, 2011
Reading
Grades:

I believe that teachers are some of the most important people in the world! We have the awesome...

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Kristy Mall
Tennessee
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Special Interests: autism, books, gifted education, Literacy, reading
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