Too Many Tasks, Not Enough Day If you feel overwhelmed by the number of tasks you have to do each day in the classroom, read...		Tips for Achieving and Maintaining Discipline There are certain steps you can take to ensure that your students are disciplined and behave in...
Reading Aloud When we read aloud to students, we expand their imaginations, provide new knowledge, support...		Repeated Reading Use a variety of repeated reading activities to improve reading skills.
Working with Emotionally and Behaviorally Challenged Students Effective techniques to use while working with students with emotional and behavioral disorders...		The Land and Other Books by Mildred D. Taylor Explore teaching activities to be used with The Land and other books by Mildred D....
Milkweed In Milkweed, author Jerry Spinelli paints a vivid picture of the streets of the...		Metaphors and Analogies Metaphors and analogies are comparisons between unlike things that have some particular things...
Authentic Assessment An overview of authentic assessments.		Research Paper: Take Notes How to identify important information and take useful notes for a research paper.
Modifying Instruction: Teaching Students with ADD Suggested modifications to make for students with ADD/ADHD, including lesson presentation,...		Research Paper: Write a First Draft How to write the first draft of a research paper.
Hosting a Successful Open House Your students' parents are powerful allies and can make your job much more manageable. Learn...		Research Paper: Establish Your Topic Teach your students how to select and narrow down a topic for a research paper. This advice is...
Map Library – the World Here you'll find printable maps of the world, each of the continents, regions of the world, and...		Multiple Intelligences Questionnaire Hand out this questionnaire to parents to help them learn about Multiple Intelligences theory.
Effective Teaching Strategies Use a list that provides a quick reference to the methodology of effective teachers.		Classroom Organization Tips from Veteran Teachers Use these tips from experienced teachers to get your classroom organized and keep it that way...
Ten Guiding Principles for the Beginning of the Year The Ten Guiding Principles were developed to help teachers start the new school year off right...		Shared Writing In shared writing, the teacher and students compose text together, with both contributing their...