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Great math ideas for parents to do at home with their children.

Wonderful Rubrics! Whenever I do a new assignment, and want to put together or rubric or search for a pre-made rubric, this is my place to go!

We know that kids can remember songs and actions to songs that we haven't done for months, or even weeks! Why not use this to help them learn letters and sounds!? Our first step of action was to associate a letter/beginning sound with a picture.

Rather than stressing memorization and repetitive exercises, the Mathnasium Method of math instruction focuses on first helping children develop an intuitive idea of how numbers work and learning how to do math mentally. Included: Some examples of Mathnasium exercises.

Rather than stressing memorization and repetitive exercises, the Mathnasium Method of math instruction focuses on first helping children develop an intuitive idea of how numbers work and learning how to do math mentally. Included: Some examples of Mathnasium exercises. I feel this is an excellent validation for making the changes necessary in Math instruction. Interesting read...

Peer Mediation is an important and worth while strategy to use in the schools to reduce bullying. Some students do better in dealing with peer mediators. It also is a good way to build leadership skills in the students who are mediators. 

I like this site because it has a nice collection of poetry sites.  Some of the links do not work, but www.poetry180 is a decent collection of poems geared for high school readers.

How often do we ask ourselves, "What is the right thing to do?" and wonder if we are forcing our sense of what is right on other people? Nationally-known ethicist Bruce Weinstein offers five principles everyone can use in ethical decision-making. Included: Tips for helping students learn to analyze ethical issues.

Need help helping your child with math?  Do you vaguely remember doing a certain function, but can't seem to compute?  This is a MUST HAVE site for parents that need a little tutoring help themselves! ;)

Great math helper for families or in the classroom!

How the school counselors can be utilized in the best ways to make the school better in ways for everyone involved.

Elementary-school counselors can help achievement, behavior, and reduce staff stress, if used effectively.

Counselors can provide valuable support to students, teachers, parents, and principals. The key is to let them do their jobs.

Accounting standards are obviously a little too much of theory and undoubtedly require some cramming up. Most of the students find them boring and try to escape doing accounting standards assignment and homework.

Lots of great ideas to work on math, probability, statistics, or arts and architecture using pennies. We always have more pennies lying around than we know what to do with right?!

Do you recall the multiplication tables, grammatical terms, or historical documents through song? Many educators recognize that teaching with song makes learning not only more fun, but more effective and long-lasting. When you want to inspire your students, take time to tickle the ivories, pluck the strings, or turn on the boom box and tune-in" to song. Included: Learn why songs benefit learning and how to choose the right material for the school or classroom.

A guide to life after high school

Useful information for any student doing post-high planning. It especially emphasizes the financial aspect.

This article asks the question "Whether it best to have outdated books or no books?" They come to the conclusion that no books is the better option. They also look at books versus technology. They look at funding options that might work for every school.

This is actually something I am interested in doing at the classroom level, not just a book club.

This looks like a good supplemental activity when doing standard and metric units of measure.