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April 2007, Volume 1

	Dear Teacher, May 6-12 is Teacher Appreciation Week, a time to applaud yourself and your colleagues. Send them an e-card to celebrate your profession! Don't let your students forget May 13 — it's Mother's Day! Encourage them to show their mothers — and other important family members — how much they love them. TeacherVision's lead designer, Jeff Kinney, is a published author! We're so proud of him and his fantastic book, The Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Greg Heffley's Journal, an engaging story of a middle school boy navigating his way through life. This book first appeared as an online book on our sister site, Funbrain, and has been read by 35 million unique readers so far! The Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Greg Heffley's Journal is — to quote a review by the School Library Journal Review — "an excellent choice for reluctant readers, but more experienced readers will also find much to enjoy and relate to in one seventh grader's view of the everyday trials and tribulations of middle school." Check out the online or the hardcopy version of The Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Greg Heffley's Journal, and use our activities to compliment the book. Best Wishes, From the Editors of TeacherVision.com National Poetry Month Explore poetry on a daily basis during National Poetry Month in April. Use our Daily Poetry Podcasts, or subscribe to our  Poem of the Day Daily Feed. You'll take your students' writing to new levels. FEATURED THEMES Teacher Appreciation Week Don't neglect this important week (May 6-12)! You deserve to be congratulated and celebrated. Too Many Tasks, Not Enough Day Helpful Bits of Advice from Veteran Teachers Teacher Timesavers Elementary Classroom Survival Tips Dictionary of Educational Jargon Professional Development New Teacher Appreciation Cards Classroom Management and Success as a Teacher More Mother's Day Help your students thank their mothers and other important family members this Mother's Day (May 13). Mother's Day History Mother's Day Worksheet Mother's Day Activities Crossword Puzzle Mother's Day Writing Ideas Coupon Book Mother's Day Card Your Heredity Families A Family Tree Lesson Plan More Biographer's Day Biographers Day (May 15) is the perfect opportunity for your students to learn more about a famous figure from the past or present. U.S. Presidents' Biographies Pulitzer Prize Winners for Biography or Autobiography Encyclopedia of Prominent African-Americans Library Skills: Biographies Learning About Famous People Daily Journal Topics: Famous Figures in History Women Nobel and Pulitzer Prize Winners An American in Paris: Mary Cassatt The Life of Milton Hershey Birthday Buddies More TEACHING TOOLS Successful Teaching Methods Enhance your teaching skills and effectiveness in the classroom with a variety of proven methods. The Art of Teaching Lesson Methodologies Bloom's Taxonomy: An Overview Adapt Lessons to Reach All Students Use Service-Learning to Enhance Your Classroom Multiple Intelligences: An Overview More				Poll: Teacher Message Boards Do you post on message boards for teachers? Here are the poll results, so far: 17%   8%   33%   8%   25%   8%   Yes, I use Teachers.net.   Yes, I post on TheTeachersCorner.net.   Yes, I use Teachnology's message boards.   Yes, I post on the Scholastic Community message boards.   No, I have never posted on a message board, but I'm interested in using them at some point.   No. I don't have time to use message boards. Share your opinion now on this or any other TeacherVision® poll. National Postcard Week   May 1-7 is National Postcard Week, so invite your students to practice correspondance. They'll enjoy making their own postcards to send to friends and family! Postcards Icebreaker Friendship Postcard Design a Book Scene Postcard Writing from the Heart Letter Writing   Mother Goose Day Celebrate Mother Goose Day (May 1) with your class by reading nursery rhymes aloud. Discover Nursery Rhymes Nursery Rhymes Collections Reciting Nursery Rhymes More Timely Topics   Passover Begins (April 2) International Children's Book Day (April 2) First Modern Olympics (April 6, 1896) World Health Day (April 7) Easter (April 8) Encourage a Young Writer Day (April 10) The First Human in Space (April 12, 1961) Holocaust Remembrance Day (April 15) TV Turnoff Week (April 23-29) National Poetry Month (April) National Postcard Week (May 1-7) Mother Goose Day (May 1) Cinco de Mayo (May 5) Teacher Appreciation Week (May 6-12) Mother's Day (May 13) National Police Week (May 13-19) International Day of Families (May 15) Biographers Day (May 16) Memorial Day (May 28) More April Events More May Events