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October 2007, Volume 2

	Dear Teacher, We have exciting news for you! Our entire library of printable books – 190 titles! – is now FREE to members! These books formerly sold for $7.95 each, but they are now available without charge to all subscribers. It's a great deal – these printable activity books cover all subject areas and grade levels. You're going to love them! Are you and your classroom ready for Halloween? We have just the resources to help you get prepared! From our most popular Halloween activities, to slideshows, to Halloween math worksheets, you'll find what you need to have fun with this favorite holiday. November is American Indian Heritage Month – celebrate by showing your class the diversity of American-Indian culture. We have printables on Indian regions, a play about Sacagawea, information about Native Americans today, and more resources. Also in this issue: Learn and review a variety of teaching methods. Best Wishes, The Editors of TeacherVision.com FEATURED THEMES Printable Books for Teachers Enjoy a variety of printable activity books, perfect for a variety of grade levels. Celebrating Diversity with Art: October-December (3-6) Addition & Subtraction (K-4) Extreme Calculating (3-8) Little Book 1-10 (Pre-K–3) Math Enrichment Activities & Resources (6-10) Alphabet Activities: A-F (Pre-K–2) Everyday Idioms, Volume I (3-6) Story Writing, Volume I (4-6) Vocabulary Builders (2-3) Environmental Science (6-10) Science Essentials (K-4) Birth of America (4-8) Maps & Globes (3-6) Music Activities & Resources (K-4) Teacher Timesavers, Volume II (K-12) More Printable Books for Teachers Halloween Halloween is October 31 – you have plenty of time to integrate holiday-themed activities into your lessons. Halloween Activities for Your Classroom (Slideshow) Halloween Games for Your Classroom (Slideshow) Favorite Books for Halloween (Slideshow) Happy Jack-o'-Lantern (Printable) Hats, Pumpkins, and Brooms (Printable) Hunt for the Black Cats (Lesson Plan) Creating Halloween Word Problems PowerPoint Project Find the Pumpkins (Lesson Plan) Halloween Activities and Resources, K-2 (Printable Book) Pumpkin Seed Snack (Printable) Witches' Broom Handles (Printable) All Day Nightmare, Goosebumps Book (Lit Guide) Jack-o'-Lantern Puzzle (Printable) More Halloween Resources American Indian Heritage Month Teach students about colonization from a different perspective, to commemorate American Indian Heritage Month this November. Children of Native America Today Activities (Printable) Amazing Maize Maze (Printable) Indian Regions (Printable) Indian Boy and Girl Cutouts (Printable) The Wampanoag Indians: A Thanksgiving Lesson Plan A Play about Sacagawea (Lesson Plan) Native American Indian Crafts (Printable) Sandpainting Math (Printable) Native American Music: Call-and-Response (Lesson Plan) Make Your Own Totem Pole (Printable) Sign of the Beaver Literature Guide Native American Picture Writing (Printable) More Native Americans Resources TEACHING TOOLS Teaching Methods Refresh your memory – and learn new skills – with our resources on teaching methods. Planning Pyramid for Multi-Level Mathematics Instruction Math & Science Strategies Repeated Reading Reading Strategies Journaling Strategies Personalizing the Secondary Classroom Multiple Intelligences: An Overview Levels of Questions in Bloom's Taxonomy What Is Cooperative Learning, and What Does It Do? Lesson Methodologies Adapting Materials for the Inclusive Classroom Time Management Tips, Grade 6 More Teaching Methods				Poetry Lessons & Activities Slideshows   These slideshows will spark your students' interest in poetry through lessons and activities. Grades K-2 Grades 3-5 Grades 6-8 Grades 9-12 More Poetry Resources   "Black Tuesday" Did you know that the stock market crash that preceded the Great Depression happened on October 29, 1929? It's also called "Black Tuesday." Find out more about "Black Tuesday," the stock market, and the Great Depression, with our resources about this historical moment in American History. Science & the Movies   These cross-curricular science activities are sure to fascinate your students – who doesn't love the movies? Write a Script The Cost of Buying Film Animation in the World Make a Flip Book Opening Weekend Write a Cover Letter That Sells Read a Script Make a Miniature Movie Set Make Sugar Glass Be a Location Scout   America Recycles Day November 15 is America Recycles Day. Get your students into the recycling routine early – it's a habit that should last a lifetime. How to Recycle Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Making Your Own Recycled Paper Recycled Problems Science and Social Studies: Recycling Center Recycled Art Daily Writing Activities: Recycle It! More Recycling Resources Timely Topics   National School Lunch Week (October 14-20) Dictionary Day (October 16) National Fruit Day (October 20) Microwave Oven Debuted (October 25, 1955) Make a Difference Day (October 27) Halloween (October 31) Day of the Dead (November 1) First Automobile Patented (November 5, 1885) Marie Curie's Birthday (November 7, 1867) Berlin Wall Opened (November 9, 1989) Geography Awareness Week (November 11-17) Veterans Day (November 11) Elizabeth Cady Stanton's Birthday (November 12, 1815) America Recycles Day (November 15) Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (November 19, 1863) Thanksgiving (November 22) Charles Schulz's Birthday (November 26, 1922) First Thanksgiving Day (November 26, 1789) Nobel Prize Established (November 27, 1895) Louisa May Alcott's Birthday (November 29, 1832) More October Events More November Events