Once again, Marjan Glavac comes through with five great web sites for educators!

We hope you find these teacher-submitted lesson plans helpful during your study of Romeo and Juliet!

http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/1094.html – Romeo and Juliet Newspaper

http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/53.html – Themes in Romeo and Juliet

http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/2571.html – Complete Romeo and Juliet Lesson

http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/854.html – Interpreting Quotes …

We hope you’ll find this collection of online Kindergarten Handbooks helpful as you plan or revise your own!

http://www.travisusd.k12.ca.us/cambridge/2009-10/KindergartenHandbook09.pdf

http://www.shufsd.org/district/pdf/KindergartenBooklet06.pdf

http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/info/enroll/pdf/KindergartenHandbook.pdf

http://www.dcschool.org/images/uploads/Microsoft_Word_-_Kindergarten_Handbook.pdf

• I’m Ready for Kindergarten Parent Handbook – English
• Preparing your child for a successful Kindergarten Adventure
• Un manual

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Zip-a-dee-doo-dah

[Zip-a-dee-doo-dah tune]
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, Zip-a-dee-ay,
My, oh, my, summer’s coming our way.
Plenty of sunshine, swimming and play,
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, school’s out today.
There’s a sadness in the air.
It’s over. It’s done, but wasn’t [preschool, kindergarten, first grade]] fun?
Oh, …

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Flag Project

Supplies Needed:

* 1 white twin sized bed sheet
* red, white and blue washable paint
* a ruler
* masking tape
* a star shaped …

Punishment does work to stop unwanted behavior but the cessation is only temporary, carries a lot of undesirable baggage with it and is counterproductive to most of our educational goals.

This is THE place to watch during the month for frequent updates, information, opportunities and other breaking news from the editorial staff at Teachers.Net.

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June 15, 2010

Wow!!!!  If you haven’t seen this video about why some schools insist …

There is nothing quite so beguiling as just digging a hole in the ground. What mystery, inquiry, and engineering skills of all kinds are employed in simply digging a hole!

Most teachers would be glad to see the schools get rid of the few who
make a mockery of teaching. Few teachers would object to yearly
evaluations like I’ll suggest because they are clear, verifiable, have
a built in opportunity to improve or change, and are not based just on
one person’s evaluation, but on other criteria as well. It is complex,
but it is necessary to insure that good teachers are not punished and
ineffective ones are not allowed to continue to teach.

Get kids “fired up” about writing! “Every year my new students ask, ‘Are we going to do that candle thing?’”