The Chinese Calendar Here you'll find a chart of the Chinese calendar. Students can reference this calendar to...		Heart Butterfly On Valentine's Day, show someone you love them with this love bug.
Snowman Mobile Children will have a blast creating this arts & crafts snowman mobile for winter.		Standardized Test Scores: What do they Mean? High-stakes standardized testing has increased in importance. Read one teacher's analysis of...
How to Weight Rubrics: Part four in a five-part series Should a student be allowed to create their own rubric?...		Authentic Assessment Overview An overview of using authentic assessment to measure student abilities and progress.
Creating Rubrics This five-part series explores how you can design, refine, and implement rubrics into a variety...		Using Multiple Intelligences in Testing & Assessment Information on using Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences (MI) in student...
Analytic vs. Holistic Rubrics: Part Three in a Five-Part Series Distribute an article that describes analytic and holistic rubrics and lists the advantages of...		Assessment & Accommodation Read our suggestions for modifying assessments, and discover new techniques to improve your...
The Advantages of Rubrics: Part One in a Five-Part Series Distribute an article that explains what rubrics are, gives an easy-to-understand example, and...		Fingerpaint Clover Field Your kids can get creative making clover pictures out of tissue paper in this arts & crafts...
Create an Original Rubric: Part Two in a Five-Part Series The step-by-step process of creating an original rubric.		A Seasonal Terrarium Students watch the changes of the seasons from winter to spring with a seasonal terrarium.
How to Weight Rubrics: Part Four in a Five-Part Series Share an article that shows how you can apply weights to different criteria, making some...		Class Garden Create a class garden with this lesson plan. Your students will observe the growth of the...
Blank Rubric This blank grid will make it easy for you to create rubrics. This printable is customizable....		Bug Buffet Set up a bug buffet and observe insects and their favorite foods.
Student-Generated Rubrics: Part Five in a Five-Part Series Distribute an article that describes how to create student-inspired rubrics.		Bird Bread Create a bird feeder made from bread, and observe birds feeding in their natural environment.