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September 2008, Vol. 1

	Dear Teacher, As our back-to-school gift to you, here's an entire newsletter of FREE content! Find some amazing resources – on everything from graphic organizers to literature guides to science transparencies. You can access all of the content in this issue without a membership to TeacherVision. Extend the breadth of your reading program with our literature guides and activities. Inside these packets you'll find discussion questions, educational puzzles and games, lesson plans, and more. Give your students a visual presentation that corresponds with your lecture, using science transparencies and visuals that engage them in the lessons. You can use these materials as a supplement to your own science units, or to the lessons and activities you can easily find on TeacherVision. Graphic organizers are among the most useful printables in your classroom. All of the graphic organizers below are free – it's your back-to-school gift from TeacherVision! Best Wishes, The Editors of TeacherVision.com FEATURED THEMES Literature Guides & Activities Find easy-to-use supplemental materials that will assist students in enjoying and understanding fine literature. Adam Canfield, Watch Your Back! Discussion Guide Because of Winn-Dixie Teacher's Guide What Planet Are You From, Clarice Bean? Activity Kit Clarice Bean Spells Trouble Activity Kit My Curious Uncle Dudley Activities The Dumpster Diver: An Activity Guide Encyclopedia Prehistorica Teacher's Guide A Froggy Fable Activities Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Teacher's Guide Guess How Much I Love You Party Kit Guess How Much I Love You & I Love My Little Storybook Teacher's Guide The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane Teacher's Guide War in the Middle East: A Reporter's Story Discussion Guide Where's Waldo? Activity Kit Winning Words Teacher's Guide Zap Teacher's Guide The Dot Classroom Activities Guide More Literature Guides & Resources Science Transparencies & Visuals Discover colorful pictures, charts, and diagrams that will help you explain difficult science concepts with ease. Most Common States of Matter Using a Triple-Beam Balance Ionic Bond and Covalent Bond Molecular and Ionic Solutions Single-Replacement and Double-Replacement Reactions pH Scale Nuclear Fission and Nuclear Fusion First-, Second-, and Third-Class Levers Pulley Mechanics Anatomy of the Human Ear Anatomy of the Human Eye Wet Cell and Dry Cell Series Circuit and Parallel Circuit Step-Up and Step-Down Transformers Model of an Atom Six Simple Machines Features of a Transverse Wave The Parts of a Microscope (Labeled) The Parts of a Plant Cell and an Animal Cell More Science Transparencies Suicide Prevention Discuss this important topic with students and parents during Suicide Prevention Week, September 7-13. Teen Suicide Prevention: Educator Responsibility Teen Suicide Prevention: Myths and Frequently Asked Questions Assessing Your Attitude About Suicide Teen Suicide Prevention: Information for Educators Teen Suicide Prevention: Protective Factors Teen Suicide Prevention: Risk Factors Teen Suicide Prevention: Talking to At-Risk Students Understanding Suicide: Outlining Basic Characteristics Teen Suicide Prevention: Warning Signs Teen Suicide Awareness: Statistics Suicide Myths & Facts Quiz Preventing Teen Suicide: Parents' Guide for Talking to Kids Preventing Teen Suicide: Information for Parents Preventing Teen Suicide: A First-Person Message for Parents Preventing Teen Suicide: A First-Person Message for Teens More Suicide Prevention & Awareness Resources Graphic Organizers All of our free, printable graphic organizers allow students to drill down to the basic points and ideas. Cause-and-Effect Diagram Concept Map Fishbone Map Flowchart KWL Chart Making Connections Spider Map Venn Diagram Spreadsheet Organizer Thumbnail Sketch Web Page Planner Designing an Experiment More Graphic Organizers TEACHING TOOLS Printable Forms & Resources These printable teaching tools will help you organize your lessons for back to school and the rest of the academic year. Student Assignment Record Lesson Planner Big Idea Planner Lab Activity Report Writing Activity Outline Big Idea Science Log Entry Scantron® Sheets Weekly Science Journal Project Sketch More Lesson Planning Resources				Printable Books: "Sneak Preview" Slideshows   Get a "sneak peek" of our newest printable books in slideshows that highlight some of their content. "Measurement" Sneak Preview Slideshow "Seasons" Sneak Preview Slideshow "Money" Sneak Preview Slideshow "Addition & Subtraction Lessons & Worksheets" Sneak Preview Slideshow "Poetry Activities & Prompts" Sneak Preview Slideshow "Creative Writing" Sneak Preview Slideshow "Bulletin Boards" Sneak Preview Slideshow "Money & Finances" Sneak Preview Slideshow "WWII" Sneak Preview Slideshow "Save Our Environment" Sneak Preview Slideshow More Slideshows for Teachers   Thirteen Reasons Why Take a look at our teaching guide for the young adult novel Thirteen Reasons Why, an excellent companion to any school or community campaign for National Suicide Prevention Week (September 7-13). Rubrics   A rubric is a scoring guide that seeks to evaluate a student's performance based on the sum of a full range of criteria, rather than a single numerical score. Individual Activity Rubric Group Activity Rubric Designing an Experiment Rubric Laboratory Activity Rubric Writing Activity Rubric Portfolio Assessment Rubric More Rubrics   Science Transparencies & Visuals Slideshows   These slideshows will demonstrate the wide variety of transparencies and visuals that can be used in any science classroom. Animal & Insect Transparencies Slideshow Human Body Transparencies & Visuals Slideshow Oceanography Transparencies & Visuals Slideshow Physics Transparencies & Visuals Slideshow Geography Transparencies & Visuals Slideshow Atmospheric Science Transparencies Slideshow Geology Transparencies & Visuals Slideshow Space Science Transparencies & Visuals Chemistry Transparencies & Visuals Slideshow More Slideshows   Timely Topics   On each month's calendar, find fun and educationally relevant holidays, events, and celebrations corresponding with every day of the school year. September 2008 October 2008 November 2008 December 2008 Printable 2008 Calendar