Exciting ideas in a daily blog by mentor teachers

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

World Maths Day 2010: Participate to set New World Record!

Friday, February 12, 2010
Math, Communication and the Internet, Teacher Tips and Strategies, Technology
Grades: PreK–K

 


Attention Pre-K to grade 12 teachers!

Imagine your classroom buzzing with excitement as students are practicing their math facts and connecting globally with kids around...

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Hooray, it's the 100th Day!

Friday, February 5, 2010
Reading, Math, Writing, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades:

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Developmental Grouping in Math

Friday, January 29, 2010
Math, Classroom Management, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades:

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Teaching with iPhone Apps

Thursday, January 21, 2010
Reading, Language Arts, Classroom Management, Teacher Tips and Strategies, Technology
Grades:

Do you have an iPhone or an iPod Touch? If you do, you have...
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Half-Way Day: Teaching Fractions on the 90th Day of School

Friday, January 15, 2010
Math, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades:

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Assessing and Setting Student Goals

Friday, January 8, 2010
Language Arts, Math, Writing, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades:

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Happy Holidays

Saturday, December 26, 2009
Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades:

Wishing you Happy Holidays from my family to yours. I hope you have a nice relaxing time with friends and family! My son,...

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Create Gingerbread Houses to Enhance Descriptive Writing

Friday, December 18, 2009
Language Arts, Math, Writing, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades:


You can easily tell the winter holiday season is here when you step into a Pre-K or kindergarten classroom – the...

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Winter Science Craft Activities

Friday, December 11, 2009
Science, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades:

 "Oh the weather outside is frightful..." Well, it really isn't here in San Diego! Despite the difference in winter...

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Making Movies with Students: Editing and Publishing

Thursday, December 3, 2009
Reading, Language Arts, Teacher Tips and Strategies, Technology
Grades:


It's true – my kindergartners made a movie about the story No, David!, written by David Shannon – as you...

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About this Teacher

Scholastic teacher advisor Megan Power
Megan Power
California
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Special Interests: Early childhood learning, kindergarten, Pre-K