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

One Look Back — Two Steps Forward

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Research Skills, Teacher Tips and Strategies

Grades: 3–5, 6–8, 9–12

Where did the year go? It seems as though I was staring at a sea of unfamiliar faces just yesterday. In a few weeks, I'll...

End-of-Year Activities for Middle School

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Teacher Tips and Strategies

Grades: 6–8

It is the end of the year. The last ten weeks go by fast and furious, so how do you keep your students learning...

Common Core State Standards

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Reading, Language Arts, Research Skills, Writing, Homework and Tests

Grades: 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12

Throughout my career, I have done extensive research on world folklore. Aesop, the father of fables, has blessed us with an infamous fable, “The Tortoise and the Hare,” cautioning against hurrying to reach a goal and suggesting that the slow and...

Conquering Test Anxiety

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Homework and Tests, Teacher Tips and Strategies

Grades: 3–5, 6–8, 9–12

Whether it's a unit test, final exam, or high-stakes state assessment, some students will suffer from test anxiety. Ironically, it is often the student who has the least to worry about who suffers the most. Included in this post is a...

State Assessments: Multiple-Choice Strategies & Activities

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Language Arts, Research Skills, Teacher Tips and Strategies

Grades: 3–5, 6–8

Sometimes I question whether my students are taking a multiple-choice test or a multiple-guess test. By...

State Assessments: Note-Taking & Writing Strategies

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Writing, Homework and Tests, Teacher Tips and Strategies

Grades: 3–5, 6–8

Last week, I received an email from a good friend who shared test-taking tips that she is using in her classroom. The...

Chu Ju’s House by Gloria Whelan

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Reading, Language Arts, Social Studies, Writing, Communication and the Internet

Grades: 6–8

This year, I was blessed to receive a class set of Chu Ju's House by Gloria Whelan, which tells the story of...

Motivating Middle School Students

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Reading, Language Arts, Classroom Management, Writing, Homework and Tests

Grades: 6–8

It takes a special breed to teach middle school students. Teens and preteens thrive on drama, struggle with hormones, and...

State Assessments: Extended Response

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Language Arts, Writing, Homework and Tests, Teacher Tips and Strategies

Grades: 3–5, 6–8

Are you feeling the pressure of state tests? With Race to the Top and looming state testing...

Darfur: Does History Repeat Itself?

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Language Arts, Social Studies, Communication and the Internet, Teacher Tips and Strategies

Grades: 6–8

Last week, I wrote about the classroom resources I use in my Holocaust unit, “...

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