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April 2008, Volume 1

	Dear Teacher, Passover, the Jewish festival of freedom, begins on April 20. If your students aren't familiar with Jewish holidays and customs, this is a perfect opportunity to teach them history and cultural awareness. Crafts, recipes, and literature discussions are all fun ways to celebrate. Going "green" is the hot topic these days. Take advantage of the media's focus on the environment on Earth Day (April 22) by teaching your students how they can help make the world a cleaner, healthier place. Many high-school students fear Shakespeare because they don't understand the language of his plays and poems. Use our activities and literature guides to help your class understand the language, plot, and references in Shakespeare's dramas. They'll be fans of the Bard in no time! April is Alcohol and Drug Awareness Month. Browse our resources on alcohol, cigarettes, and other drugs to help your students understand the dangers they face. Finally, observe Autism Awareness Month (April) by reviewing our resources on special needs. Whether your special-needs students suffer from autism or other learning disabilities, we have materials to help you include them in your regular classroom instruction. Best Wishes, The Editors of TeacherVision.com FEATURED THEMES Passover Passover, the Jewish festival of freedom, begins on April 20. Favorite Passover Activities Slideshow Passover, the Jewish Festival of Freedom Recipe for Passover Pancakes Passover Freedom Mural Paper Seder Plate Afikomen Art Passover Pillows with Pizzazz Passover Symbols Bridge to America Teacher's Guide Decoupage Seder Plate Kosher Treats Overview of the Holocaust A Holiday from the Past More Passover Resources Earth Day Promote environmental awareness this Earth Day (April 22). Earth Day History & Activities Earth Day Printable Book (K-4) What Can You Reuse & Recycle? Stop Junk Mail Recycled Art Our Growing Planet Global Warming: So What's the Big Deal? Global Warming: We CAN Make a Difference! Erosion Word Search Earth Day Word Search Pollution Vocabulary Glaciers: Ice That Flows Taking Care of Our Earth with Katie Kazoo Explore Activity: Exploring Recycling An Inconvenient Truth Classroom Poster Classifying Wastes A Household of the Future Popular Earth Day Printables The School Litter Patrol Graphic Organizer: Ways to Help the Environment More Earth Day Resources Shakespeare Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564. Celebrate his birthday by reading his plays with your class! Romeo and Juliet The Merchant of Venice Shakespeare's Globe Theatre Measure for Measure Henry V Antony and Cleopatra Richard III Teacher's Guide to Studying Shakespeare The Taming of the Shrew Using a Double-Entry Journal with Shakespeare's Hamlet Macbeth A Midsummer Night's Dream Resources Hamlet Othello The Tempest More Shakespeare Resources Alcohol & Drug Awareness Arm your students with the truth about drugs, alcohol, and smoking, so they'll be ready to say "No!" when the time comes. Drugs and Your Body: Vocabulary Drugs and Your Body: Family Activity Crank Reading Guide Common Characteristics of Young Smokers Anti-Smoking Letter-Writing Campaign No Smoking! An Honest Cigarette Ad? We Beat the Street Discussion Guide The Effects of Tobacco Use The Surgeon General's Warning Alcoholism Say "No!" to Drugs More Alcohol & Drug Awareness Resources TEACHING TOOLS Special Needs April is Autism Awareness Month. Take this opportunity to review these special-needs resources. Encouraging Students with Learning Problems Social Skills & Autism Adapt Lessons to Reach All Students Adaptations & Modifications for Special-Needs Students Assessment & Accommodation High Stakes Testing & Implications for Students with Learning Problems What Is Comprehensible Input? Teaching English-Language Learners with Learning Difficulties Repeated Reading Planning Pyramid for Multi-Level Math Instruction CMP2 for Special-Needs Students Direct Skill Instruction for Students with Autism Inclusion Resources Students with Exceptionalities ADD/ADHD Resources for Teachers Differentiated Textbook Instruction Crossover Children—LD & Gifted Popular Learning & Developmental Disabilities Resources Bilingual Special Education More Special Needs Resources				Teaching Elementary Measurement   Discover everything you need to successfully teach measurement to elementary students. Powerful Ideas Related to Measurement Measurement Units as Standard Mathematical Dispositions Scope of the Mathematics Curriculum Measurement Videos The Meaning & Process of Measurement Measuring Angles Developing Formulas for Area & Volume The Concept of Measurement Tangrams & Mosaic Puzzles More Professional Development Resources for Teaching Measurement   American Civil War The Civil War began on April 12, 1861. African-Americans in the Civil War Civil War Epitaphs The Red Badge of Courage A Classroom Divided Native Americans in the Civil War The General The Blue & the Gray Across Five Aprils Inventive Analogies Virtual Field Trip of the Underground Railroad in New Bedford, MA Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad Popular U.S. Civil War Resources TV-Turnoff Week   Celebrate TV-Turnoff Week (Apr. 21-27) with these fun games and puzzles. Your students may not give up television forever, but at least they can learn to love other forms of entertainment! Top 10 Classic Board Games for Kids Popular Printable Games & Puzzles (6-8) From Number Place to Sudoku Puzzles Printable Book (3-6) Game of Human Dominoes Basketball Multiplication Diamond in the Rough It's Puzzling The Mathematics of Games Traditional Games More Games & Puzzles   Timely Topics   5,000 Suffragists Marched on Washington (April 7, 1913) Encourage a Young Writer Day (April 10) Passover Begins at Sundown (April 19) American Revolution Began (April 19, 1775) Earth Day (April 22) Alcohol & Drug Awareness Month (April) Mathematics Education Month (April) National Autism Awareness Month (April) National Poetry Month (April) May Day (May 1) International Firefighters Day (May 4) Cinco de Mayo (May 5) National Teacher Day (May 6) National School Nurse Day (May 7) Mother's Day (May 11) Lewis & Clark Expedition Began (May 14) Memorial Day (May 26) World No Tobacco Day (May 31) Asian-Pacific-American Heritage Month (May) Get Caught Reading Month (May) National Physical Fitness Month (May) More April Events More May Events