Dear Education Leaders,
Welcome! This free weekly Lesson Planning newsletter features summaries
of lesson plans recently published on Education World®, the largest free, independent resource on the Web
for educators. If you enjoy this newsletter, please feel free to forward
it to others. If this newsletter has been forwarded to you, you may sign
up at http://www.educationworld.com/maillist.shtml.
To unsubscribe, see instructions at the bottom of this newsletter.
Education World remains a free resource thanks to the support of our
advertisers -- so please click on ads of interest and visit our
advertisers' sites. Thank you.
=============================================================================
This week's newsletter is sponsored by Online Degree Directory.
Further your teaching skills with the latest theories and practices -- get a Master of Arts in Education: Curriculum and Instruction. You'll learn practical and relevant information you can instantly apply to your classroom.
Inspire your students and faculty -- get your Doctoral in Education: Leadership for Higher Education. Programs developed in collaboration with the American Association of School Administrators (AASA).
And discover more available programs with FREE Information from Online Universities - Online Degree Directory.
http://www.educationworld.com/OnlineDegree2.shtml
=============================================================================
Volume 11, Issue 23
June 10, 2009
 Building Student Vocabulary
While it's a given that all your students might not become walking thesauruses, with a little practice -- and a good dose of fun -- you can help them all develop a strong vocabulary. Ed World's themed page provides dozens of ideas for building vocab, dictionary skills.
 Father's Day
Dads are special! Join Education World as we celebrate the important role that fathers contribute to children's lives. Gifts, books, songs, and inspiring activities will help your students recognize the unique role their dads play.
More Timely Lesson Ideas
 End-of-Year Projects #2
End-of-Year Projects #1
Great end-of-year ideas to keep students learning til the last bell.
Playground Maps
An endless source of fun and learning.
Citizenship Lessons
These folktales teach cooperation to young students.
Flag Day
Make our flag the star with these lessons.
Review Ideas
These games can be used to review a year of classroom learning.
Ten Classroom Games
Looking for ways to "work" some fun into the final days?
Lesson Plan of the Day
Click the link above to see dozens of recent Lesson Plans of the Day, including the five lessons below that were posted last week.
 Flag Mural - School visitors will love it! (Grades K-12)
Sound It Out - Introduce phonetic spellings. (3-8)
Boomerang Fun - Create them in different styles. (3-5)
Soccer Spelling - Combine spelling, soccer in a fun game. (K-5)
Do You See What I See? - Following directions and art. (6-12)
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/dailylp.shtml
 Learning Game of the Week
"Spelling Takes a Hit" an active spelling game.
Friday Fun
This fun, fast-paced game is a good reward for hard work.
Box Cars and One-Eyed Jacks Math Games With Joanne and Jane
This week: "Place Value War."
 Vicki Cobb's Show-Biz Science
You can tell a person's shoe size without looking at his or her foot.
Reader's Theater
How the Elephant Got Its Trunk
A curious little elephant asks a crocodile a question that almost costs him his life. The result is a new nose for elephants everywhere.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/reading/ReadersTheater/ReadersTheater028.shtml
From the Reading Machine
Supernova Sentence Puzzles
Players pick a word to fill in the blank and listen as the completed sentence is read aloud. (1-6)
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/readingmachine/readingmachine035.shtml
 Writing Lessons
Persuasive Writing -- Commercial Style
Create persuasive TV commercials for common products.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tsl/archives/02-1/lesson024.shtml
Writing a Character Sketch
Write a character sketch about someone you know. (Grades 3-12)
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tsl/archives/04-1/lesson017.shtm
Writing Bugs
It's Great to Be My Age
My age is the best age to be because…
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/writing_bug/writingbug021.shtml
New in School
It's the day before your first day in a new school...
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/writing_bug/writingbug092.shtml
From the Math Corner
Go Figure
What Color Is Your Balloon?
How many balloons of each color does Jeremy have to sell?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/math/go_figure/go_figure002.shtml
The Math Machine
Counting Money
Players count the coins, enter an amount, and check their answers. (Grades 1-2)
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/mathmachine/mathmachine034.shtml
Math Mnemonics
Measures of Angles in Right Triangles
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/mnemonics/mnemonics034.shtml
 Early Childhood Teaching Resources
Summer Poem of the Week
Summer Smiles
Early Childhood Teaching Theme
At the beach.
Favorite Anytime Activities
Volume 1.
More Lesson Ideas
Technology Lesson Plans
Every-Day Edits
News for Kids
 Teacher-Submitted Lesson Plans
Teacher Lesson #2
Students create life maps of their lives.
Teacher Lesson #2
Stir up character analysis "recipes" for characters in literature/history.
Teacher Lesson #2
A review game for all grades, all subjects.
Teacher Lesson #2
Challenge students to create A to Z autobiographies.
5-Minute Fillers Volume 8.
FROM OUR PRINTABLES LIBRARY
Animals A to Z
Reinforce capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar skills. (Grades 2-4)
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/animalsAtoZ.shtml
Highlights for Children®
Hidden Pictures® puzzles, rebus stories, crafts, and more from the folks at Highlights.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/worksheets/Highlights/index.shtml
Phonics Word Search Puzzles
Thirty-six puzzles teach and reinforce phonics and spelling skills.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/wordsearch.shtml#phonics
Calculator Lessons
Twenty lessons to engage students as they use their TI-73 Explorer™ calculators.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/calculator_lessons.shtml
Just for This Month!
See our June Month of Fun, June Word Search, and June Coloring Calendar. PLUS: Create-your-own holiday work sheet templates for Flag Day, Independence Day….
 Shop the
Education World
MarketPlace
The Education World MarketPlace features products handpicked for educators.
 This Week's Feature
Stickers and Other Incentives
Stars, smiley faces, motivational stickers -- they're all here. Educators know the power of a simple sticker, and kids will be doubly proud to show off papers with these stickers from the Education World MarketPlace.
Remember, by shopping the Education World MarketPlace (powered by S&S Worldwide) and our Education World/SchoolNotes bookstore (powered by Amazon) you help us maintain Education World as a free resource for educators.
|
|
Emma McDonald: The New Teacher Advisor
Getting Organized in the Midst of Chaos
Do you find yourself staring at all those piles of papers on your desk and wishing they would just disappear? If so, perhaps it's time to get organized.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/columnists/mcdonald/mcdonald003.shtml
Dr. Ken Shore: The ABC's of Bullying Prevention
Bullying Myths
Erroneous beliefs about bullying downplay the seriousness of the problem. A look at the lies -- and the truth -- about bullying.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/shore/shore065.shtml
Professor Joe Martin: The Educator Motivator
Raise Your Standards
Teachers face enough negativity from the public without having to worry about dissention in our own ranks. We need to raise our standards for our colleagues.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/columnists/martin/martin003.shtml
Cathy Puett Miller: The Reading Coach
Teaching Writing as a Process
We help students develop strong writing skills when we not only teach them the steps in the process, but also guide them while they take risks and explore.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/columnists/miller/miller018.shtml
Alma Row's Gadget of the Week
Mixbook
Mixbook adds a new twist to online slide shows by enabling you to create a virtual book using your own digital photos.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/gadget/gadget002.shtml
Lorrie Jackson's Techtorial
Excel for Beginners
Learn how to create a basic Excel spreadsheet and how to use it to record, average, graph, and print students' grades.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/techtorial/techtorial009.shtml
 The Principal Poet
Education World's resident poet, Mr. Ivan, presents a poem that is sure to bring grins to school leaders everywhere. This week's poem is "Summer Vacation."
I've waited for this day for months…
School is finally out!
No tests or grades for ninety days.
I let out a mighty shout…
Read more…
Teacher Feature
Junk Drawer Wars
Reann Edwards' students reuse refuse in "Junk Drawer Wars."
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/teacher_feature/teacher_feature001.shtml
 Template of the Week
Best of the Year
Honor the Student of the Year -- or the Teacher of the Year.
http://www.educationworld.com/tools_templates/index.shtml#awardCertificates
 Partners for
Student Success
Math Makes More Sense in Many Languages
A survey of parents in one Seattle elementary school revealed that parents felt the need for more information about the school's math program in order to support their children at home. So the staff developed a multilingual program to accomplish just that.
Wire Side Chat
 The Growing Role of Online Learning
Enrollment in online and blended courses -- those that combine online and traditional learning -- will continue growing, a study says. Educators need training and schools need plans to ensure online learning is integrated effectively and efficiently into schools.
Newsletters 'R Us
 Copy and paste this free content into your teacher or school newsletters.
The ABCs of Student
Success Helping students achieve from A to Z.
Caught on the Web Sites to share with parents.
Clipart Library Free art to liven up newsletters.
Fun Facts Fun and educational content.
Parent Newsletter Templates A different template for each month.
Math @ Home Math activities for parents and kids.
"QuotED" Educational quotes to inspire.
Parent Pointers Ponder these themed parenting tips.
 Each week, Education World spotlights books of interest to educators. This week, read a brief summary of two more of our "top 50 books for educators."
Teaching With Love and Logic: Taking Control of the Classroom
Jim Fay and David Funk embody their method of classroom management in the term "love and logic," and follow up this concept with chapters like "Apply Consequences with Empathy." Aimed ultimately at transferring the responsibility for maintaining order from the teacher to the student, this method is a "golden mean," a balanced approach that sees both teachers and students as real human beings. A treasure!
Click to learn more or to purchase this book.
Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools
It's hard to believe that it's been 15 years since this powerful book hit the education scene, and if you've never read it, get this paperback edition and a box of tissues, because these stories from our nation's poorest schools have lost none of their emotional punch. Kozol's more recent books, including "Amazing Grace" and "Shame of the Nation," demonstrate that we have not solved the problems dramatized in "Savage Inequalities," but it's worth returning to this 1992 volume as well, to once hear Kozol's exquisite voice raised in just anger.
 Click to learn more or to purchase this book.
Click the icon to the right to see more books and many other products that are available in the Education World MarketPlace.
==========================================================================
 The Best of the WRITING BUG
If you enjoy Education World's weekly WRITING BUG feature, you'll love this book! Education World and the National Education Association (NEA) have joined forces to create a handy, pocket-size booklet with 44 of the most popular Writing Bug story starters. Use these Writing Bug activities to engage your students in effective writing. Each writing prompt will spark students' imaginations, tickle their funny bones, and motivate their pencils.
Included: In this booklet you'll find these Writing Bug titles and many more:
- If I Could Interview Any U.S. President...
- The Best Lesson I Ever Learned
- I Got a Postcard from Another Planet
- The Best Invention Ever/The Worst Invention Ever
- Plus 39 more Writing Bug writing prompts!
The Best of WRITING BUG is part of the Teacher Treasure Series, an NEA Professional Library Publication.
http://store.nea.org/NEABookstore/control/productdetails?&item_id=0695X00
==========================================================================
Education World now incorporates www.SchoolNotes.com ~ "everybody on the same page!" The leading school-to-home communications platform, with FREE pages for teachers and automatic notification of parents and students when new homework is posted!
For a modest $24.95 PER YEAR, upgrade to Personal Edition, "Super SchoolNotes," with thousands of resources linked to your state's standards.
Click here for more information.
==========================================================================
MORE FEATURES OF INTEREST
 Reader’s Theater More than two dozen scripts, perfect for the classroom.
Best Books for Teaching About… Booklists for 30 popular teaching themes.
Sign Up for Our Newsletters Ten free newsletters full of practical ideas.
Special Education Center Tools for the special education community.
Techtorials Tutorials take the terror out of tech.
Template Library Explore dozens of templates to meet your every need.
Wire Side Chats Ed World chats with experts from the "education world."
Printables Library 100s of printables!
Meet Our Columnists From across the "education world."
Early Childhood Themes From Sue LaBella.
Stress Kit Tools for catching your breath.
Classroom Management 101 Real tips from real teachers.
News for Kids World news with kids in mind.
==========================================================================
==========================================================================
Career Planning
We were having a class discussion about occupations. My first-grade students were asking questions about different career paths. "What do you have to do to become a doctor?" one of my students asked.
"You have to do well in school, study hard, be good at math and science, make good rades in college, then go to med school and follow that with an internship. Then you can open your own practice…"
The little girl gave some thought to my response, then asked, "What do you have to do to be queen?"
Love Those Close-Scoring Games
Hanging in the hallway at the high school are the basketball team pictures from the past 40 years. A player in the center of the front row in each picture holds a basketball identifying the year -- "79-80," "80-81," "81-82," and so on.
One day I spotted a freshman looking curiously at the photos. Turning to me, he said, "Isn't it strange how the teams always lost by one point?"
Historic Grades
Mom: How is your report card?
Brittney: Well, Mom, I did the same thing as George Washington.
Mom: What did you do?
Brittney: I went down in history!
Little Johnny Strikes Again
Teachers: Who invented fractions?
Little Johnny: Henry the 1/8th!
==========================================================================
If you enjoy this Lesson Planning Newsletter, please feel free to forward it to other teachers! If this newsletter has been forwarded to you, you may sign up for it -- and any of the other Education World newsletters -- at http://www.educationworld.com/maillist.shtml.
SIGN UP FOR OUR OTHER NEWSLETTERS
Have you signed up to receive the...
Education World EDUCATION NEWS HEADLINES NEWSLETTER?
In this newsletter you will find brief summaries and links to about ten education news articles published in the previous week. Some articles highlight education issues of national and international importance; others share interesting local stories about schools and their students.
Would you like to see a sample of the Education News Headlines Newsletter? If so, simply click the link below:
http://www.educationworld.com/newsletters_images/ed_sample.shtml
If you would like to subscribe to the Education News Headlines Newsletter, please click this link:
http://www.educationworld.com/maillist.shtml#headlines
If the Education News Headlines Newsletter is not of interest to you, do you know somebody else who might benefit from it? Perhaps you could pass this information along to that person.
==========================================================================
Education World®
http://www.educationworld.com/
newsletter-lessons@educationworld.com
Education World
1062 Barnes Road Suite 205
Wallingford, CT 06492
==========================================================================
| 
)