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January 2007, Volume 2

	Dear Teacher, With Presidents' Day occurring in February, it's a perfect time to plan a Social Studies unit based on our great country. Research past presidents with our U.S. Presidents' Biographies and Meet the Presidents Game. Teach your younger students about famous U.S. events with our American History Little Book Projects. Valentine's Day and International Friendship Week make February a great time to explore Social/Emotional Issues with your whole class. Stress the need to create a peaceable classroom, and discuss feelings and effective ways to communicate. Also in this issue: Introduce your class to the traditions of the Chinese New Year, and check out our new TeacherVision® Polls! Best Wishes, The Editors of TeacherVision.com FEATURED THEMES Presidents' Day From George Washington to George W. Bush, we have resources to help students learn about all of the U.S. Presidents. Meet the Presidents U.S. Presidents' Biographies How a President Gets Elected Know the Presidents Could You Be President? If I Were the President Presidents' Day Puzzle Presidents' Day Problems Quotations by Famous Presidents Thoughts to the President More Chinese New Year Teach your students about this exciting Chinese holiday and celebrate 2007, the Year of the Pig. Chinese New Year Article Sun Nin, the Chinese New Year Gung Hay Fat Choy Margaret's Chinese New Year The Chinese Calendar Chinese Percussion Music Chinese Calligraphy Chinese New Year Facts Quiz Chinese New Year Word Problems Quiz More Friendship Use these lessons and activities to promote friendship inside and outside the classroom during International Friendship Week (Feb. 18 - 24). Friends Are Fun! Bulletin Board What Is Friendship? Friendship Listening Center Friends: Same/Different With a Friend Poetry Pack An Interview with a Friend Friendship Badges A Friendship Award More TEACHING TOOLS Social/Emotional Issues With Valentine's Day and International Friendship Week falling on next month's calendar, this is a good time to stress the importance of treating others with respect, recognizing others' feelings, and building a community of friends in your classroom. What Is a Peaceable Classroom? Sorting Out Feelings Emotion Similes The Words You Speak How Words Affect Others More				Top Ten Valentine's Day Printables Want to see what TeacherVision® teachers are using in their classrooms for Valentine's Day? Check out our Top Ten Valentine's Day Printables (the list is updated every 24 hours). February Book Ideas   Celebrate the Chinese New Year, Presidents' Day, International Friendship Week, and American History Month with these book guides. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson So You Want to Be President? Friendship According to Humphrey Jean Fritz's American History Books   Class Size Poll! What's the average number of students in each of your classes this year? Here are the results, so far: 15%   10%   45%   30%   0%     Less than 15   16-20   21-25   26-35   More than 35 Share your average class size with us now, and participate in our other TeacherVision® Polls! Timely Topics   World Religions Day (Jan. 16) Benjamin Franklin's Birthday (Jan. 17) National Handwriting Day (Jan. 23) National Puzzle Day (Jan. 29) National Book Month (January) Groundhog Day (Feb. 2) National School Counseling Week (Feb. 5-9) Random Acts of Kindness Week (Feb. 12-18) Abraham Lincoln's Birthday (Feb. 12, 1809) Valentine's Day (Feb. 14) Chinese New Year (Feb. 18) Presidents' Day (Feb. 19) George Washington's Birthday (Feb. 22, 1789) Black History Month (February) More January Events More February Events