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August 2008, Vol. 1

	Dear Teacher, Look forward to going back to school this fall, with our help. Whether you're looking for icebreakers, tips for the first day, lesson planning advice, or help with any other issue you might encounter during the first weeks of the new school year, we have the resources to help you achieve success. Learning about families will help students begin to understand their place in their community and the world. Use our great cross-curricular resources to study immigration, community life, and genealogy. Help students master the math skill of creating graphs and charts, with these grids, graphic organizers, game boards, and more. Natural disasters like volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, and tornadoes can frighten students of any age. Dispel the mysteries behind these events with our lessons and activities. Best Wishes, The Editors of TeacherVision.com FEATURED THEMES Back to School Start your new year off with ease and enthusiasm! Find lessons, articles, and activities. Beginning of the Year Principles and Tips for Teachers Curious George's First Day of School Teacher's Guide First Day Celebration Favorite Bulletin Boards Slideshow Weekly Lesson Plan Form Our First Classroom Book Teacher-Parent Collaboration Bloom's Taxonomy Verbs Ten Guiding Principles for the Beginning of the Year General Advice for Teachers Slideshow Open House Resources Homework Pass Assignment and Attendance Record FAQs for the First Day of School First Day at the Elementary Level First Day at the Secondary Level Easing First-Day Jitters More Back-to-School Resources Families By learning about families, students will begin to understand their own place in groups, their community, and the world. My Family & Me: Printable Book (K-2) In All Kinds of Weather Every Family Has a Name My Family Tree The Lemonade War Teacher's Guide Family Tree Basics Where'd You Get Those Dimples? Daily Journal Topics: Fabulous Families Pop-up Family Portrait Stay with Me Discussion Guide The Rules of Survival Teacher's Guide Family Tree PowerPoint Presentation More Family Resources Graphs & Charts Use these printables and lesson plans to teach students how to read and create various types of graphs and charts. Compute Your Grades with Excel Centimeter Graph Paper Chart, Four-Column Analyzing Data and Communicating Results Graphing: X and Y Axis KWL Chart – Version 3 Graphing Turkey Consumption Graphing Pitch Author Survey Science Skill: Using Charts and Graphs Decision Making Chart How Do Your Parents Go to Work? Quarter-inch Graph Paper Reading Three Kinds of Graphs More Graph & Chart Resources Natural Disasters Teach your students the science behind these geological and meteorological events with our diverse resources. Storm Trackers Hurricanes Science Fun: Volca-Knows Earthquake Waves River Erosion What Is a Tsunami? Writing about Volcanoes Science and Writing: The Tale of the Sleeping Giant Science, Technology and Society: Quake Meters Science, Technology, and Society: I'll Huff and I'll Puff Investigate Activity: Making a Model Tornado More Natural Disaster Resources TEACHING TOOLS Icebreakers Get to know your students – and make sure they know each other – with these icebreakers. Henry & Mudge Friendly Fun Icebreaker Icebreakers Printable Book (K-8) The Feature Story Icebreaker Create a Scrapbook Icebreaker Classmate Book Report Icebreaker Friendly Interview Remembering Names Postcards Icebreaker Personal Mandalas Icebreaker Student Baseball Cards Katie Kazoo Getting-to-Know-You Interview More Icebreakers				New Printable Books   Find pages and pages of resources on one topic, all collected into a single, printable book! Bulletin Boards (K-8) Measurement (3-5) Money & Finances (4-8) Poetry Activities & Prompts (K-5) World War II (5-12) More Printable Books   Money Saving Advice & Tips for Teachers   Our money saving tips for teachers will ensure that you have success in the classroom, without breaking the bank! Money Saving Tips for Teachers Top 10 Free (or Cheap) Rewards for Students Money Saving Tips for Professional Development Finding and Writing Grants Top 10 Free Field Trips Poll: Money Spent on Supplies Poll: Your Work Commute More Money Saving Advice   Slavery   August 23 is the International Day for Remembrance of the Slave Trade & Its Abolition. Help your students understand this important topic. To Be a Slave Slavery and the Constitution Slavery: An Incalculable Human Loss Speaking of Slavery Up from Slavery Slavery in the United States Little Book The Emancipation Proclamation Virtual Field Trip: The Underground Railroad Slave Ships No More!, Free at Last! & Nobody Gonna Turn Me 'Round Teacher's Guide Slave Narratives   Hurricane Katrina On August 29, it will be three years since Hurricane Katrina ravaged the southeastern coast of the United States. Yet there is still work to be done to improve conditions for displaced individuals and to repair damaged cities. Teach your students the hurricane basics that everyone should know to be prepared for a devastating storm. Timely Topics   Lucy Stone's Birthday (August 13, 1818) Mexico Gained Independence from Spain (August 24, 1821) Women's Equality Day (August 26) Hurricane Katrina Devastated Gulf Coast (August 29, 2005) International Blog Day (August 31) Back-to-School Month (August) Family Fun Month (August) Inventor's Month (August) Labor Day (September 1) Little Rock 9 Prevented from Integrating (September 4, 1957) Suicide Prevention Week (September 8-14) Patriot Day (September 11) First African-American Woman in Space (September 12, 1992) Roald Dahl's Birthday (September 13, 1916) The Nuremberg Law Enacted in Germany (September 15, 1935) Emancipation Proclamation Issued (September 22, 1862) Bill of Rights Created (September 25, 1789) Rosh Hashanah (September 29) Kids' Good Manners Month (September) Library Card Sign-Up Month (September) More August Events More September Events