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August 2007, Volume 2

	Dear Teacher, Whether you're looking for bulletin board ideas or behavior management tips, we have the materials to help you transition from the lazy days of summer to the busy back-to-school season! Show your students how science class relates to real life, with our resources on bones, genetics, the senses, and other parts of the human body. Once they begin to understand everything their bodies can do, they'll be excited to learn even more! Constitution Week (September 16-22) is the perfect time to teach your class everything there is to know about the United States Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and other facets of our government. Graphic Organizers are an extremely helpful resource for any subject, but they're invaluable in math class. Use our Math Graphic Organizers when your students need help grasping new concepts and ideas. Best Wishes, The Editors of TeacherVision.com FEATURED THEMES Back to School Prepare yourself for those first few weeks of the new school year with these teacher resources. Bulletin Boards Behavior Management Forms Bloom's Taxonomy: An Overview Preparing for the First Day of School Assessment Characteristics of Effective Behavior Managers Name Game What Is a Peaceable Classroom? Strategies for Effective Document Management Our First Classroom Book Student Progress Report Working with Emotionally and Behaviorally Challenged Students Educational Quotes Student Baseball Cards More Human Body Students will be amazed to learn about the complexity of their own bodies through these informative printables, lessons, and activities. The Human Body Is Fantastic! Bones and Muscles Word Search The Five Senses Dominant or Recessive? All About the Human Body Mathematical Scavenger Hunt Through the Human Body Gummy Bear Genetics Diagram of Mouth, Nose, and Lungs Label Your Body Body Parts Body Parts in Other Languages Miss Nosey My Sensory Organs The Parts of the Eye Geography of the Brain Sensory Poems More U.S. Constitution Constitution Week is September 16-22. Help your students better understand the U.S. Constitution – and other aspects of our government – with these resources. The Constitutional Convention and Preamble The Declaration of Independence and Your Own Rights The Executive Branch Crossword Puzzle Who Are My Representatives? (Lesson Plan) What Happens When People Break the Law? So You Want to Be President? Elementary Literature Guide Due Process: Is It Always Due? How a Bill Becomes Law in the United States Articles of Confederation Amendments to the Constitution of the United States Government The Bill of Rights More TEACHING TOOLS Math Graphic Organizers This collection of graphic organizers will prove very useful in any type of math class. Math Graphic Organizers Slideshow Blank Bar Graph – Scale Increases by 4 Rectangular Prism Model Half-Inch Grid 10,000 Dots 26-Digit Place-Value Charts Fraction Bars Player Game Boards Triple Venn Diagram Tangram Clock Recording Sheet Ten Frames for Addition 3-Group Sorting Mat More				Word Searches   Inject a little fun into your lessons with word searches – we have them on every topic imaginable! Famous Chinese Figures Flowers Explorers U.S. Place Names Native American Tribes Police Station Zigzag Math Rhyme Time State Capitals Planetary Discovery More   International Chocolate Day Who needs an excuse to celebrate chocolate? September 13 is International Chocolate Day, so have your class read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, play Chocolate Rondo, institute a Chocolate Curriculum, and (by all means) eat some chocolate! Plants   Learn everything there is to know about plants. Photosynthesis All About a Venus Flytrap Seed Package Math Flower Parts All About Chewing Gum Sprout Letters Understanding Chlorophyll Flower and Leaf Press To Plant or Not to Plant Plant Puzzler More   Timely Topics   Panama Canal Opened (August 15, 1914) 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