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

Saying Farewell as Your Grades 3-5 Advisor

Friday, June 11, 2010
Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades: 3–5

I wanted to take a few moments to take the time to thank you for visiting the Classroom Solutions weblog at Scholastic...

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1,400 minutes... How do you measure a year?

Thursday, June 3, 2010
Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades:

Yesterday was the day of our end-of-the-year fourth grade awards ceremony, and I was thinking to myself, How do you measure a year? There are challenges we all face, whether they are academic challenges or we must handle difficult...

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Reflecting on the School Year

Thursday, May 27, 2010
Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades:

At the end of the school year, most teachers reflect about what their students' have learned and what they can change to...

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Ensuring a Tremendous End to a Memorable School Year

Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Classroom Management
Grades:

In just three weeks, the 2009-2010 school year will be coming to an end, and prior to then, I plan on doing a few things...

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Incorporate Math and Science with an Outdoor Camping Day Event

Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Math, Science, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades:

In my parting weeks as your grades 3-5 teacher advisor, I want to advise something important to all teachers: ...

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Embrace Creative Technology With These Websites

Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Communication and the Internet, Technology
Grades:

Do you want to encourage a greater use of technology in your classroom? Whether you want your students to create their...

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Use Student Publishing as a Hook for Summer Reading

Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Reading, Language Arts, Writing, Parent and Teacher Communication, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades:

As the end of the school year approaches, my students will be working on a book publishing project next month. The...

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Instill a Passion for History in Your Classroom

Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Social Studies, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades:

Left: Students...

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Holding End-of-the-Year Conferences

Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Parent and Teacher Communication, Working with Families and the Community
Grades:

Whether it feels like it or not, the time for end-of-the-year conferences is approaching. Over the course of the next...

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Encourage Creativity with Engineering Activities

Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Math, Science, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades:

In my six years of teaching, I have learned a valuable lesson: ...

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Victoria Jasztal
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