LESSONS> Teacher Lesson Plans Vol. 6, Issue 12
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Subject: Teacher Lesson Plans Vol. 6, Issue 12
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 11:34:20 -0800 (PST)
Education World Lessons Newsletter
Volume 6, Issue 12
March 24, 2004
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THIS WEEK'S LESSON PLANNING ARTICLE
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THIS WEEK'S LESSON PLANNING ARTICLE
Nutrition Month
http://www.educationworld.com/a_special/march.shtml#nutrition
If you're looking for "fresh" ideas to squeeze into your classroom nutrition
lessons, you'll find a "feast" of ideas on the Internet. This week, Education
World serves up a well-balanced nutrition unit. Among the lesson ideas you will
find?
* Use magazine pictures and clipart to make a food pyramid bulletin board.
* Kids predict the ten best and worst foods; then you share the truth.
* Eat like the astronauts; plan a "space day" menu.
* Shop for one of five "Family Profiles."
* Write a folktale to explain how the tomato got its color, how the peach got
its fuzz?
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MORE NEW LESSON IDEAS
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Writing Bug: Not Music to My Ears
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/writing_bug/writingbug072.shtml
I like all kinds of music except...
5-Minute Fillers
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/fillers/fillers031.shtml
Quick activities when you have five minutes to spare -- Volume 31.
Teacher-Submitted Lesson Plan: Bill of Rights
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tsl/archives/04-1/lesson012.shtml
Identify the Bill of Rights amendment related to each scenario.
Internet Scavenger Hunt
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/hunt/hunt028.shtml
Is it spring or fall where you live?
Work Sheet of the Week
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/worksheets/TCM/lang_arts_3_5.shtml#featured
"Sequencing Sentences" -- three activities.
Time Out for March Madness and Mayhem
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson228.shtml
Make the most of your students' interest in the NCAA basketball tournaments
with
these cross-curricular lessons and activities.
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MORE NEW RESOURCES!
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Author Says Technology Brings False Promises to Schools
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/chat/chat097.shtml
Todd Oppenheimer argues that the current emphasis on technology use in schools
drains resources from other subjects and prevents students from developing
critical and creative thinking skills.
Hold the Fries! Three Programs Are Improving Student Nutrition
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin346.shtml
Some schools are using technological tools and nutrition curriculum to help
students make wise choices about what they eat...for life!
Strategies That Work: "Pretzels"
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/strategy/strategy029.shtml
Pretzels is a primary-grade strategy that focuses on students' kindnesses and
results in improved classroom behavior.
Dr. Ken Shore's Classroom Problem Solver: Dealing With an Attention Deficit
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/shore/shore030.shtml
Almost every classroom includes at least one student with an attention deficit.
Dr. Shore offers seven tips for dealing with a student with an attention
deficit.
Teacher Feature: Starring Marilyn Mossman
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/teacher_feature/teacher_feature028.shtml
Technology-based projects enrich the curriculum.
Voice of Experience: Student-Centered Learning -- The First Steps Are the
Hardest Ones
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/voice/voice117.shtml
When a new principal encouraged a small group of teachers to give students more
say in their learning, educator Melba Smithwick hesitated.
Teacher Diary
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/diary_2003/teacherdiarySB029.shtml
Stephanie Blackburn's top ten tips for surviving the certification process.
Contests and Competitions
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/contests/index.shtml
Essay contest explores the use of games in education.
Sites to See: Geography
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/sites/sites025.shtml
These Web sites offer teachers and students minds-on -- and often hands-on
--opportunities to study geography.
A Techtorial: Higher Order Thinking Through Technology
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/techtorial/techtorial011.shtml
Tips for incorporating Benjamin Bloom's six levels of learning into technology
lessons.
The Inter-Activity Center
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/interactivity/index.shtml
Kids learn about products first made in the USA.
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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 schools only teach about evolution when discussing life on Earth?
Cast your vote at:
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/archives/survey.shtml
LAST WEEK'S SURVEY RESULTS
Should U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige resign for referring to the NEA as
a "terrorist" organization?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/survey/survey007.shtml
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MORE RECENT POSTINGS FROM ED WORLD & OUR ARCHIVE
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A Puzzle a Day Provides Practice That Pays
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson336.shtml
Puzzles build skills and make great "bellringer" activities. Included: Five
days
of special puzzles.
Celebrate Women's History Month!
http://www.educationworld.com/a_special/women_history.shtml
Lessons and resources involve students in the study of women's contributions to
the world.
Music in Our Schools Month
http://www.educationworld.com/a_special/march.shtml#art
Celebrate music on a positive "note."
Priceless Works of Language Arts: Invaluable Activities!
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson127.shtml
Teachers share their priceless bits of wisdom.
Art on a Shoestring: Creating Groundbreaking Works Without Breaking the Bank!
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson104.shtml
These activities straight from the Internet are fun and cheap!
Educating Girls in the Tech Age: A Report on Equity
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech028.shtml
What can you do to help the girls in your classrooms become tech-savvy women?
You're Not In Math Class Anymore: Integrating Math Across the Curriculum
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr146.shtml
Discover how one teacher integrated all areas of her curriculum.
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?
Strategies That Work: Exit Slips
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/strategy/strategy028.shtml
Exit slips summarize what students learned from the day's classroom lesson.
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.
A Quotation a Day: Just What the Language Doctor Ordered!
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson132.shtml
Included: 180 quotations for 180 days of school.
Ten Games for Classroom Fun!
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson169.shtml
These games are great for end-of-the-day fun.
Computer Sabotage: A Lesson Plan
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson141.shtml
A great lesson for April Fool's Day!
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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
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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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* Spring
* Math Fun (Volume 3)
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