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

Martin Luther King Jr. and Common: I Have a Dream

Monday, January 17, 2011
Reading, Language Arts, Social Studies, Classroom Management, Research Skills
Grades: 6–8, 9–12

Today is Martin Luther King Day, and beyond the fact that they get a day off from school, I'm wondering if my students...

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A Teen Soap Opera to Learn SAT Vocabulary

Monday, January 10, 2011
Language Arts, Classroom Management, Writing, Communication and the Internet, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades: 9–12

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Axis of Hope

Monday, December 20, 2010
Reading, Social Studies, Research Skills, Writing, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades: 9–12

 I recently attended a New England Association of Schools and Colleges...

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Ten Books on Your Teen Boy's Holiday List

Monday, December 13, 2010
Reading, Language Arts, Parent and Teacher Communication, Working with Families and the Community
Grades: 9–12

 Buying gifts for teen boys is especially challenging, so I've made a list of ten books that will most surely engage your...

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Ten Books on Your Teen Girl's Holiday List

Monday, December 6, 2010
Reading, Parent and Teacher Communication, Working with Families and the Community
Grades: 9–12

There are few things harder than shopping for a teen. Let me make it easier for you by suggesting books that I guarantee...

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The Catcher in the Rye — Thoughtful Laughter vs. "Bathroom" Humor

Monday, November 29, 2010
Reading, Language Arts, Writing, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades: 9–12

 Popular culture today all too often embraces a type of crass humor commonly referred to as "bathroom humor" or "...

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Thanksgiving: A Time for Everyone to Give Thanks

Monday, November 22, 2010
Language Arts, Writing, Parent and Teacher Communication, Teacher Tips and Strategies, Working with Families and the Community
Grades: 9–12
Thanksgiving is the perfect time of year for students to step back and reflect on what they are truly thankful for. Try this letter-writing exercise with your high school students.
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The Year of Secret Assignments

Monday, November 15, 2010
Reading, Language Arts, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades: 6–8, 9–12

 Every year I have a group of students who are voracious readers, always on the hunt for a good book. They stalk my...

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A Night at the Opera

Monday, November 8, 2010
Language Arts, Writing, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades: 6–8, 9–12

In my very first post, I wrote about Jenny Kelly, the...

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Service Learning: The Future Teachers Club of Revere

Monday, November 1, 2010
Reading, Classroom Management, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades: 6–8, 9–12

 

Service learning provides students with an opportunity to both teach and learn. It combines community service,...

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Nancy Barile
Revere, MA
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