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this Issue: 1. Start Your Week 2. Printable Activity of the Week 3. eWorkbook of the Week 4. On-line Activity of the Week |
5. Weekly Teacher Resources 6. The Latest on Our Teacher Message Board 7. On-line Teacher Poll of the Week 8. Best on the Web for Teachers |
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1. Start Your Week |
Quote of the Week
"Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are endless."
~ Mother Teresa ~
Jokes You Can Tell in Class
"Vernon, where's your homework?" Miss Martin said sternly to the little
boy while holding out her hand.
"My dog ate it," was his solemn response.
"Vernon, I've been a teacher for eighteen years. Do you really expect
me to believe that?"
"It's true, Miss Martin, I swear," insisted the boy. "I had to force him,
but he ate it!"
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2. Printable Activity of the Week |
Fractions Worksheet
This math worksheet is a sample of what our Fraction Maker can do for
you. Members can make instant customized fraction worksheets. You can
choose the range of the numerator and denominator. The fraction worksheets
formats include:
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-Multiplication -Comparisons (Fraction/Decimal) -Missing Numerator/Denominator |
-Rewriting fractions and
decimals -Mixed Numbers -Improper fractions |
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3. eWorkbook of the Week |
Physical Education- Sports and Activities
This is a collection of 25 worksheets for use in physical education courses. There are 21 sheets on specific sports and group activities including archery, badminton, basketball, cross-country, circuit training, football, golf, swimming, volleyball, and other games and group activities. There are four sheets on cooperative game activities.
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4. On-line Activity of the Week |
Community Helpers Clue Hangman- file name: commhelpers
This week we have an online hangman activity for you. This is a simple example of the ability of our software to make custom online hangman games. Just input the words and clues. The software creates the activity for you. Anyone can do it!
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5. Weekly Teacher Resources |
Teaching Theme of the Week -
Community Helpers
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Lesson Plans of the Week - Community Helpers
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Worksheets of the Week - Community Helpers
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Subject Matter Site of the Week - Youth Service America
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Our Latest Teaching Idea that Worked!
"School Post Office"
By: Sarah Hines, Elementary Teacher
The grade level teachers at my school
have created a cooperative school post office system that helps reinforce
responsibility and critical thinking in our students. All of the mail
for our grade level teachers is placed in one box in our school office.
On a daily basis, we assign a pair of students from the various class
to manage the mail. The mail is delivered by these students twice a day.
Students sort the mail and place it in our classroom folders outside our
doors. Students really take pride in doing a great job!
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This Week in History
1642 - Ville Marie (Montreal) forms.
1833 - John Deere makes 1st steel plow.
1851 - Linus Yale patents Yale-lock.
1904 - American Lung Association holds its 1st meeting.
Cool Teacher Tool of the Week - Continuing Education Center
Looking to advance your education? Get information from hundreds of institutions
in minutes.
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Teacher Tools
Teacher Downloads of the Week -
PC Download: Mediabee - "Communicate
better and increase harmony with your family and group. Plan and track
everyone's schedules and to-dos in one place. Get cell phone reminders.
Rich, continuously updated weather and bonus photo and Web players make
it a great dashboard for families and workgroups. Never forget another
appointment or birthday. Plan your life proactively and engage all members
of your group or family."
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PC Downloads
Mac Download: Small Stella -
"Small Stella is an ideal polyhedron program for schools or anyone interested
in geometry. There are over 150 polyhedral built-in, or over 300 if you
include their duals, and that's still not counting the infinite series
of prisms and antiprisms. Best of all, you can print out the nets required
to build your own paper models!"
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Mac Downloads
Tutorial of the Week:
Building Connections Through Music-Based Learning Centers
Imagine having a learning center in your classroom that fosters the artistic
and creative side of children while at the same time helps children to
build skills in other academic content areas.
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6. The Latest on Our Teacher Message Board |
Topic - Teaching metaphors
Anyone have any great ideas or books to use when teaching metaphors to 3rd graders? I used quick as a cricket for similes and they got them down, I think. But, metaphors are a little more complicated. Thanks for any help!
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7. On-line Teacher Poll of the Week |
Are local community agencies
adequately involved in your school district's operations?
-Yes
-No
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Teacher Poll | Teacher
Poll Archive
The outcome of last week's poll:
The majority of responses indicate that teachers feel that society places
less value on handwriting skills.
Last
Week's Detailed Results
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8. Best on the Web for Teachers |
Featured Sites of the Week:
EZSchool
String Stuff
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