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Since 1919, National Children's Book Week has been dedicated to encourage young readers to enjoy books. During this week, schools and libraries across the nation will celebrate this by participating in book-related events and activities. Get your students involved in this time-honored tradition by creating fun, educational activities. Book Week is the second week of May

We should do this during the second week of May. Itwould be a good lead in to the summer reading assignments.

Question of the day for Language Arts "Quick Write" moments: Got a few spare minutes before lunch? Try asking your kids these fun questions: At what age is a person an adult? Why do you think so? If could change one rule that your family has, what would you change? What is something that makes your family special?

I added this to my list of favorites.

I love using this website to integrate art with Bible stories.

This is what other education sites are saying about diigo.com

Title - Tissue Paper Flowers By - Paula Hrbacek Primary Subject - Art Grade Level - 1-3 Day Camp in Hawaii Theme Tie-in: Hawaiian women wear flowers behind their ears. Which ear they wear it behind tells gentlemen if they are married or single. Unmarried women wear their flower behind their left ear.

Article posted by Education Week on Twitter on School Gardens

Our class will be going to the Intrepid in May for our field trip so this has been a great site for me to revisit. This site also serves to wet the appetite for the kids for the trip and I am able to discuss the expectations we have for them. The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City is the only museum where visitors can experience the legendary aircraft carrier Intrepid, the first space shuttle Enterprise, a Cold War-era submarine Growler, a British Airways Concorde, and the world's fastest jets.

Commentary We need better teachers. It's a mantra in education reform circles. And as Congress gears up to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, last rewritten in 2001 as the No Child Left Behind Act, the refrain will only grow louder.

Some special ways and days to celebrate Mary

During my first year of teaching, I naively thought that field trips would be easier and more fun than a typical day in the classroom. Then, I got my first taste of field trip reality - my student Andrew got stung on the tongue by a wasp first thing in the morning.** Just a few reminders

Six steps to successful co-teaching

Great article! I really like the students' perspective of groups.

Very interesting article. Amongst several points mentioned I agree with and practice job assignments to group members to ensure ALL members of the group are working!

Homework has a branding problem. Or, to be a little less pointy-headed about it, everybody hates homework. Scan through the parenting shelves, and the frustration is palpable: " The Case Against Homework," " The Homework Trap," " The End of Homework." *****Very Interesting points*****

The Language of Learning: Teaching Students Core Thinking, Listening, and Speaking Skills By Margaret Berry Wilson (Responsive Classroom, 2014 - Learn more) Students enter our school doors with a vision of themselves as learners, filled with hopes and dreams for learning...With them, they bring an innate curiosity and a thirst

See our life-skills checklists for each age and stage of your child's development. Very informative and a favorite topic of mine..

Studies have found that summer break, if not actively managed, can be a period of learning loss that almost invariably accumulates over time. This is a webinar, although tomorrow, you can still access it at a later date.

Armed with striking new graphics and the mantra Energizing Every Child to Learn, Love and Live Math™, representatives from First In Math® Online Program spent four days at the National Council of Supervisors/Teachers of Mathematics (NCSM/NCTM) annual convention meeting new friends and connecting with current fans.

What does a summer vacation with required reading look like? For 16-year-old Heather Smith, every Friday last summer meant making sure her reading assignment was done. A junior at Golden West High School in Visalia, CA, Smith had to read Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter and Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms and write weekly journal entries.* Make those choices student friendly.. Super advice