Preparing an Art Portfolio Distribute an article that describes what makes an excellent art portfolio.		Flag Facts Teach your students about the etiquette surrounding the United States flag.
Shared Writing In shared writing, the teacher and students compose text together, with both contributing their...		The Wall: Literature Guide for Teachers The Wall is the story, told from a young child's point of view, of a father and son who...
Macbeth Explore Macbeth includes a literary overview, suggestions for teaching the play,...		An Ocean Adventure Sub Kit (Grades 3-4) Use this substitute teacher kit for grades 3-4 that explores oceanography topics through a...
Math Portfolios Share an article that offers insight about using portfolios in a math class. Included is a list...		Meeting and Greeting Students at the Beginning of Class The amount of effort a teacher puts into meeting students is a critical benchmark for most...
Structuring Lessons to Promote Learning from Materials Share an article that offers suggestions on modifying materials while teachers are planning for...		Learning Students' Names Quickly Learn your students' names quickly with these helpful ideas.
Miss Nelson is Missing Ideas and activities for reading Miss Nelson is Missing.		Using Mad Libs® in the Classroom: Write Your Own (Gr. 4-6) Teach your students how to create their own Mad Libs©...
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...		Focused Mini Lessons Teach your students smaller concepts with focused mini lessons; they will later be able to...
Repeated Reading Use a variety of repeated reading activities to improve reading skills.		The Story of Ferdinand Activities Students will love reading The Story of Ferdinand, the tale of a bull who follows his...
The Portfolio Process Learn how to design and implement a portfolio assessment program for your students.		Responding to Conflict Amongst Young Children Here are some suggested ways for teachers to handle conflict in their classrooms. Using these...
Mother's Day Writing Ideas Mother's Day writing ideas for older and younger students.		Othello Enhance understanding with a teaching guide for Shakespeare's Othello provides a variety...