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

Round Table Discussion: How do you use hands-on instruction in your classroom?

Thursday, January 28, 2010
Teacher Tips and Strategies
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This week my goal is quite simple: I want to gather at least 50 ways that teachers who visit Scholastic....

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Helping Parents Prepare Their Children for State Assessments

Thursday, January 21, 2010
Reading, Math, Communication and the Internet, Parent and Teacher Communication, Teacher Tips and Strategies
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Every January, our school hosts a standardized test preparation evening for parents of students in grades 3-5. In March,...

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iPod Invasion: Energizing Students to Learn!

Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Reading, Math, Science, Social Studies, Classroom Management
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This year, I am incredibly blessed to have five iPods in my advanced...

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Talking to Your Students About Haiti

Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Social Studies, Teacher Tips and Strategies, Technology
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Prior to last Tuesday's devastating events, your students may not have known a lot about Haiti. Now it is...

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Preparing Students for State Writing Assessments

Saturday, January 16, 2010
Language Arts, Writing, Teacher Tips and Strategies
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The time may be approaching for your students to take their first State writing assessment, and you may be feeling...

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A New Year and Decade: A Stronger Teacher

Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Reading, Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies
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A new year, and a new decade, has...

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Why I Became a Teacher

Thursday, December 24, 2009
Teacher Tips and Strategies
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It is nearly Christmas Eve, and tonight I want to share a personal reflection with you. This December has been one of the best months I have had in my six years of teaching. There have been two experiences in my classroom this month...

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Returning from the Holidays: Test Preparation and Goal-Setting

Friday, December 18, 2009
Reading, Language Arts, Writing, Teacher Tips and Strategies
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Holiday break is fast-approaching for your students' long-awaited time off from school. Yet as the second quarter is...

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Conquer the "Fourth Grade Slump" in Reading!

Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Reading, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, Writing
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Nationally, there has been a baffling trend that has concerned educators and researchers called the "fourth grade...

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My Annual Observation: A Math Problem Solving Lesson

Thursday, December 3, 2009
Math, Writing, Teacher Tips and Strategies
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Recently, I posted the lesson plans for my annual observation, which addressed problem solving in math. It was an...

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Victoria Jasztal
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