Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Mildred D. Taylor's Newbery Award-winning novel, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, will...		Are Teachers the Culprits Behind Poor Behavior? If you're having behavioral problems in your classroom, find out if your own actions could be...
Teammates A wealth of resources, lesson plans, and activities that can be used with the story...		Building Vocabulary To develop students' vocabulary, teachers must encourage a curiosity about the meaning and use...
Focused Mini Lessons Teach your students smaller concepts with focused mini lessons; they will later be able to...		Summary of the Six Principles of Effective Curriculum Design An overview of six curricular design issues that ensure teachers are teaching inclusively.
Shared Writing In shared writing, the teacher and students compose text together, with both contributing their...		Skill Builders: Word Analogy Questions, Week 1 Week 1: Word analogies to sharpen students' thinking skills and prepare them for standardized...
Map Library – United States Find different printable maps of each state in the U.S. There are physical maps, maps with...		Measurement Videos Our professional development videos will help you implement successful teaching strategies for...
The Secret Garden Use this guide on The Secret Garden to stimulate discussions focused on themes, symbols,...		Dealing with Technology in the Classroom A primer on new technology that students may be introducing to the classroom to cheat, bully,...
A Collection of Poetry Activities This collection of ideas will help students to love poetry from creation to recitation.		Classical Music: Improving Children's Development Classical music has been touted as improving memory, emotion, mood, even test scores. Whether...
How to Eat Fried Worms Activities, tests, and Internet sites that will help you teach How to Eat Fried Worms.		Help Parents Deal with Homework The strategies outlined in this article will help parents work successfully with their children...
Parent-Teacher Communication Advice from Veteran Teachers Communication with parents is an essential part of teaching. Here is a list of helpful...		Volleyball Activities Why play the regular game of volleyball when you can play versions like Ball of Fire and Knee...
Discipline Strategies in the Music Classroom Distribute an article that gives discipline strategies and behavior management tips to use in...		Math Portfolios Share an article that offers insight about using portfolios in a math class. Included is a list...