Great Stuff for Teachers Newsletter

Archive | Subscribe | Newsletter Center

July 2007, Volume 3

	Dear Teacher, Get ready for Back to School! We have tricks to help you learn your students' names, first-day group activities, and summaries of various teaching methods. In other words, we're here to help! Harry Potter and Roald Dahl are two reasons why children's literature is so much fun! September 13 is Roald Dahl Day: to help you prepare, we have a great selection of activities that will enhance your students' enjoyment of his marvelous books. We also have gathered lots of new resources for the Harry Potter books: quizzes, articles, slideshows, and much more. Encourage your students to master correct grammar, and they'll have less trouble with English composition and essay writing later in the year. Also in this issue: Graphic Organizers. Best Wishes, The Editors of TeacherVision.com FEATURED THEMES Back to School It's time to get back in the classroom! Our resources can help you make this year the best yet. Classroom Introductions Teaching Methods 2007 Teachers' Calendar Extension Activities Bully-Proof Your Classroom Squiggle Drawing (Lesson Plan) Writing Essentials Replace Fear with Trust Homework Makeup Agreement Open House Resources History of the School Year Learning Students' Names Quickly More Roald Dahl Day Favorite author Roald Dahl has a birthday on September 13. Celebrate with our activities and lessons about his classic books. Word Scrambles and Riddles for The BFG Charlie's Chocolate Factory Challenge Matilda's Word Mastery Egg Carton Critters James and the Giant Peach Literature Guide Colossal Confections The BFG D.I.Y. Dream Catcher Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Literature Guide More Harry Potter Our extensive Harry Potter resources will motivate your students to read the entire series. Slideshow: Harry Potter and the Socerer's Stone Book Covers from Around the World Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: Book Quiz Book Covers from Around the World: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Printable) Write a Harry Potter Script Slideshow: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Book Covers from Around the World Harry Potter Character Posters More English Grammar Your students won't dread grammar lessons with our fun activities. Grammar and Word Fun Printables They're/Their/There Printable Discovering Capitalization Question Words Superlatives Discovering Pronouns Compound Adjectives Its/It's Printable Discovering Prepositions Than/Then Printable Discovering Subjects and Predicates Helping Verbs Discovering Conjunctions Homophones Too/To/Two Printable More TEACHING TOOLS Graphic Organizers Our printable graphic organizers facilitate students' understanding of key concepts by allowing them to drill down to the basic points and ideas. Most Popular Graphic Organizers Slideshow Alphabet Organizer KWL Chart Web 3 (Concept Map) Make Me a Cheese Sandwich Literature Graphic Organizers Slideshow Concept Wheel Comparison Chart Math Graphic Organizers Slideshow Double Venn Diagram, Version 1 The Handy 5 Ws and 1H Five-Paragraph Essay More				Inventors' Month   Spark your students' creativity this August – Inventors' Month! Women Inventors Biographies of African-American Inventors Invention Connection Chinese Inventions Word Search Invent-a-Fair It Takes All Kinds: Book of Inventions Ask the Inventor Inventions: 1780-1870 (Lesson Plan) More   Daily Math Warm-Ups Grades 1 & 2 Begin each math class with a warm-up, and your students will that it's time to start learning. Warm-Up 1: Numbers and Numeration Warm-Up 2: Numbers and Numeration Warm-Up 54: Operations Warm-Up 55: Operations More Awards and Certificates   Reward your students for excellent work and good behavior with these printable awards and certificates. Student of the Day Award Thank You Certificate Act of Kindness Award Double Diamond Award Certificate of Outstanding Performance More   Timely Topics   International Art Appreciation Day (August 9) President Richard Nixon Resigned (August 9, 1974) National Friendship Week (August 12-18) Panama Canal Opened (August 15, 1914) National Aviation Day (August 19) Women's Equality Day (August 26) International Blog Day (August 31) Labor Day (September 3) Wizard of Oz Published (September 3, 1900) Babe Ruth Hits First Home Run (September 7, 1915) International Literacy Day (September 8) Grandparents Day (September 9) Patriot Day (September 11) International Chocolate Day (September 13) Alexander Fleming Discovers Penicillin (September 15, 1928) Constitution Week (September 16-22) Mexican Independence Day (September 16,) Shel Silverstein's Birthday (September 25, 1930) More August Events More September Events