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February 2007, Volume 2

	Dear Teacher, Music in Our Schools Month and Youth Art Month both fall in March. This is a perfect time to broaden your students' appreciation of music and art. Even though spring might seem far away if you live in the colder regions of the nation, it's right around the corner! Welcome spring this year with our seasonal lessons and activities. It has probably been a while since you examined your lesson planning techniques. This issue provides some new lesson planning resources that can help you make each day a valuable learning experience for all of your students. Best Wishes, The Editors of TeacherVision.com FEATURED THEMES Music Use these resources to celebrate music in your class. Activities for Music in Our Schools Month Managing a Music Classroom Strategies for Making Music Happen Classical Music: Improving Children's Development A Cooperating Concert The Roots of Rock 'n' Roll Music Migrated, Too! It's Instrumental Families of Instruments Your Own Class Song Mathematics in Music Multicultural Music More Youth Art Month Incorporate Art into Math, Science, Social Studies, and Language Arts with these creative activities. Sunflowers, Van Gogh, and You Modern Day Mona Lisa Senufo Painting Self-Portrait Tangram Art Science in Art: Apple Art Recycled Art You Are the Illustrator Design a Stamp Art Experiences: Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning Preparing an Art Portfolio More Spring Step into spring with these springtime lessons and activities. Welcome Spring Rachel Carson: The Coming of a Silent Spring Listen for Sounds of Spring Spring Bingo Spring Theme Spring Tree Graph Spring Flowers Are Multiplying Springtime Quiz Truth of the Spring Quiz More TEACHING TOOLS Lesson Planning Resources Revisit your lesson planning techniques with these useful resources. Weekly Lesson Plan Form Lesson Planning Advice from Veteran Teachers Adapt Lessons to Reach All Students Structuring Lessons to Promote Learning from Materials Effective Learning How Students Learn Lesson Plans: Using Objectives Lesson Plans: Using Procedures Lesson Methodologies More				TeacherVision® Polls   We have something new for you: TeacherVision® Polls! Share your thoughts and ideas with us and other teachers, on such topics as pay, class size, homework, and report cards. Find out what other teachers feel about these topics as well.   National Nutrition Month March is National Nutrition Month! Teach your students about eating right, with these good-for-you activities! Nutrition and You Nutrition Lab Thought for Food -- A Nutrition Lesson Healthy Food Choices Balancing Your Diet More Diary of a Teacher   Join the online community! Read weekly blogs by a new CMP2 teacher who shares her adventures in balancing a new profession and implementing an NSF curriculum. Also, listen to advice provided by experienced CMP2 users each week.   March Worksheets Art Worksheets Music Worksheets Seasons Worksheets Nutrition Worksheets Timely Topics   George Washington's Birthday (Feb 22, 1789) Black History Month (February) Read Across America Day (Mar. 2) International Woman's Day (Mar. 8) St. Patrick's Day (Mar. 17) Spring Begins (Mar. 20) Women's History Month (March) Music in Our Schools Month (March) Youth Art Month (March) More February Events More March Events