LESSONS> Teacher Lesson Plans Vol. 6, Issue 11
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Subject: Teacher Lesson Plans Vol. 6, Issue 11
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 11:24:20 -0800 (PST)
Education World Lessons Newsletter
Volume 6, Issue 11
March 17, 2004
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THIS WEEK'S LESSON PLANNING ARTICLE
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A Puzzle a Day Provides Practice That Pays
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson336.shtml
Puzzles exercise students' critical thinking skills while providing needed
practice in math, spelling, and other areas of the curriculum. Why not
introduce
a puzzle a day? Puzzles make great "bellringer" activities.
The five lessons that comprise this week's Lesson Planning resource are listed
below.
Monday Puzzle: Seven-Letter Scrabble Spell-Off
How many words can students create with seven Scrabble letters?
Tuesday Puzzle: Operation Math
Given a series of numbers and an answer, students figure out which math
operations must be performed. Included: A year of puzzles.
Wednesday Puzzle: Anagram Family Time
In this puzzling activity, students unscramble four anagrams and figure out
what
the four words have in common. Included: A year of puzzles.
Thursday Puzzle: It All Adds Up
Students exercise addition and thinking skills with number puzzles. Included: A
year of puzzles.
Friday Puzzle: Take-Your-Pick Puzzle
Pick and choose from a wide range of ready-to-use online puzzles. PLUS -- links
to many more word wall resources and activities!
PLUS! Another twelve great online puzzle resources!
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MORE NEW LESSON IDEAS
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Writing Bug: Success and Failure
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/writing_bug/writingbug071.shtml
It is often said that "failure is a better teacher than success." What does
that
mean to you?
Student work sheet included.
Teacher-Submitted Lesson Plan: In Search Of Wisdom -- An Interview With An
Elder
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tsl/archives/04-1/lesson011.shtml
Leah-Rae Bivins, who teaches at Taylor Allderdice High School in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, submitted this week's lesson in which students interview a person
age 60 or older to learn about significant events in her/his life.
5-Minute Fillers: Volume 30
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/fillers/fillers030.shtml
Quick activities for those moments when you have 5 or 10 minutes to fill.
Internet Scavenger Hunt: A Visit to Ireland
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/hunt/hunt027.shtml
Explore Ireland on St. Patrick's Day.
Student work sheet included.
Work Sheet of the Week
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/worksheets/TCM/math_3_5.shtml
"Telling Time" -- put together your own clock.
Don't forget to visit our Work Sheet Library for more than 250 printable work
sheets!
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/worksheets/TCM/index.shtml
March Coloring Calendar
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/calendar/march03.shtml
Plus 25 ideas for using the coloring calendar to reinforce skills.
March Month of Fun
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/fun_month/fun_month_mar04.shtml
Daily links to interactive puzzles, learning games, crafts, skills...
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MORE NEW RESOURCES!
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Voice of Experience: No-Grade Assignments Open Up Student-Teacher Communication
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/voice/voice116.shtml
Kathleen Modenbach reflects on providing opportunities for student expression
--
with no strings (no grades!) attached. Included: Simple ways to encourage
student expression and increase communication.
Strategies That Work: Exit Slips
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/strategy/strategy028.shtml
Exit slips are small pieces of paper on which students share -- usually in 5
minutes or less -- what they learned from the day's classroom lesson. Exit
slips
let teachers know if students "got it."
Dr. Ken Shore's Classroom Problem Solver: Monitoring Bathroom Behavior
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/shore/shore029.shtml
The bathroom is one of the few places in school that often is unsupervised. As
a
result, the bathroom is a frequent site of behavior problems. Included: Dr.
Shore offers nine tips for monitoring bathroom behavior.
Teacher Feature: Starring Andria Batcheller
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/teacher_feature/teacher_feature027.shtml
Batcheller, a resource teacher, invited two regular education classmates to
partner with two of her special education students to photograph Special
Olympics Day activities at the school.
Sites to See: Women's Suffrage
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/sites/sites024.shtml
Sites about and for women of the past, the present, and the future.
Professional Development in Your Own Back Yard: Hosting Conferences at Your
School
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/teacher_training/teacher_training007.shtml
Tips for making your homegrown conference a success.
Techtorial: How to Make Trading Cards With Word
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/techtorial/techtorial054.shtml
Help your students make their own educational trading cards.
Join the Discussion
http://forums.educationworld.com/index.php?t=msg&th=76&start=0&rid=17&S=4e610170
d03d0da245ce5ff7ca8dd477
Does anyone have any ideas how to access background knowledge of a
second-language learner when the teacher and staff do not speak the student's
first language?
Competition: VH1 Battle of the Bands
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/contests/
This nationwide contest encourages students to create and record their own
original songs.
How I Handled... Encouraging Regular and Special Ed Teachers to Work as a Team
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/how_i_handled/how_i_handled028.shtml
Inclusion has thrust many regular and special ed teachers together. Sometimes
those teachers don't know how to manage being in the same room.
Interactivity
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/interactivity/index.shtml
Earth Day Groceries Project promotes environmental awareness.
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THE WEEKLY SURVEY
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Cast your vote on this week's question of interest to all educators.
THIS WEEK'S QUESTION
Should U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige resign for referring to the NEA as
a "terrorist" organization?
Cast your vote at:
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/archives/survey.shtml
LAST WEEK'S SURVEY RESULTS
Do you post your students' grades online?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/survey/survey006.shtml
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MORE RECENT POSTINGS FROM ED WORLD & OUR ARCHIVE
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A Quotation a Day: Just What the Language Doctor Ordered!
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson132.shtml
Many teachers have discovered the power of famous quotations. They can be used
to develop students' writing and critical thinking skills. Included: "180
quotations for 180 days of school.
Computer Sabotage: A Lesson Plan
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson141.shtml
Computer teacher Tom Guy decided to give the kids a crash course in fixing
minor
computer difficulties. A great lesson for April Fool's Day!
Celebrate Women's History Month!
http://www.educationworld.com/a_special/women_history.shtml
Lessons, activities, and resources to involve your students in the study of
women's contributions to the world.
National Nutrition Month
http://www.educationworld.com/a_special/march.shtml#nutrition
Music in Our Schools Month
http://www.educationworld.com/a_special/march.shtml#art
Dr. Ken Shore's Classroom Problem Solver: The Tattler
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/shore/shore028.shtml
If you don't find a way to contain the tattling problem, you might find that
you
have a tattling epidemic on your hands. Tips included.
Techtorial: Put Your Class on the Web
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/techtorial/techtorial013.shtml
In this Techtorial, you will learn how to create a Web page in 20 minutes.
Competition: Angels in the Classroom
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/contests/
Angel Soft toilet paper honors teachers and students for their service-learning
efforts.
Sites to See: Software
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/sites/sites023.shtml
These 20 sites offer articles, downloads, publishers' specials... to help make
easier the job of selecting just the right software.
Ten Games for Classroom Fun!
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson169.shtml
These games are great for end-of-the-day fun. Many link to classroom curricula
too!
A Poetry Slam Cures the Midwinter Blahs
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/voice/voice069.shtml
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SPECIAL ADDITIONS
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School Issues Glossary
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/glossary/
An A-to-Z Guide to Education World Articles
Education World's Work Sheet Library
Check out our Language Arts and Science Work Sheet Libraries!
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/worksheets/TCM/index.shtml
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THEMES IN THE WEEKS AHEAD
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* Nutrition Month
* "Eggs-cellent" Lessons
* Spring
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