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July 2010, Vol. 2

	Dear Teachers, Help your students change the world: encourage them to become inventors! Show them how important creations of the past have shaped the present and how their designs might affect the future. Students should be given the chance to express themselves, and art projects are the perfect opportunity for them to do just that. Are you getting ready to start your first year of teaching? Prepare yourself with our resources for new teachers, which range from behavior management tips to vital supplies. Best Wishes, The Editors of TeacherVision.com FEATURES Grades K–2 Use these art and inventions resources to spark creativity. Ingenious Inventors Match Inventions & Machines Printable Book The Invention of the Light Bulb Little Book Science in Art: Modeling Dough Handprints Art Printable Book More K–2 Resources Grades 3–5 Inspire students to create their own products for Inventors Month (August). Invent a Sport My Invention Book Women Scientists & Inventors Printable Book Papier-Mâché Piggy Bank Summer Photography More 3–5 Resources Grades 6–8 Encourage your students to invent amazingly creative products! Make an Invention Time Line Inventing the Hovercraft Inventions: 1780–1870 Egg Art Literature & Math: Mondrian More 6–8 Resources Grades 9–12 Artistic expression can be incorporated into any subject, including science, history, and math. John Fitch: Pioneer Steamboat Inventor African-American Entrepreneurs Paper Making The Life of Emily Carr Salvador Dalí Research Activity More 9–12 Resources TEACHING TOOLS New Teacher We have everything you need to prepare for you first – or 20th! – year of teaching. Top 10 Things Every Teacher Needs in the Classroom General Advice for Teachers Slideshow Ten Great Books on Teaching Creating an Effective Physical Classroom Environment Behavior Management Resources More Resources for New Teachers				Have Your Say! How much of your own money do you spend on classroom supplies each year? Vote now! Here are the results so far: 5%  $0–100 9%  $101–200 27%  $201–350 26%  $351–500 32%  More than $500 TeacherVision Summer Classroom Makeover Sweepstakes   You can win $500 to replenish and redecorate your classroom for Back to School! Just enter the TeacherVision Summer Classroom Makeover Sweepstakes by submitting your first name and email address. Come back each day until July 31 to increase you chances of winning. Good luck!   Friendship Day   August 1 is Friendship Day! My Friend (1–3) Friendly Interview (2–4) Friends (K–4) Build a Friend (1–3) Choose a Picture Friendship & Literature (3–5) More Friends & Friendship Resources   Timely Topics   There's something to celebrate every day in August! Smile Week (August 7–13) Davy Crockett's Birthday (August 17, 1786) Mona Lisa Stolen (August 21, 1911) Women's Equality Day (August 26) Cleopatra Died (August 30, 30 BC) Back to School Month (August) Inventors Month (August) More August Events