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Teachers.Net Gazette Vol.5 No.2
February 2008
Cover Story:
Rethinking Homework
By Alfie Kohn
Daily homework is the rule in most schools. Why not make it the exception?
Columns

»Coaches Are More Effective than Mentors
»Sources for Below Grade Level Reading
»To Promote Responsibility, Elicit Rather Than Impose
»The Busy Educator's Monthly Five for February
»Filtering the Web: Mission Impossible?
»Hot Tips to Stay Healthy; High Speed Sub Plans
Articles

»Fighting "February Slump"
»Make That Presentation a Winner!
»Sports Done Right
»Celebrate Dr. Seuss with Read Across America
»Maslow - Alive and Well in the Classroom
»25 Ways to Obtain Children's Attention
»The Year of the Earth Rat - The Chinese Zodiac
Features

»Featured Lessons: February 2008
»The Lighter Side of Teaching
»Book Review: Three Cups of Tea
»Video Bytes: NCLB, Whiteboard, and More
»Creative & Critical Thinking Activities
»Editor's Pick: Travels With Music
»Apple Seeds: Inspiring Quotes for Teachers
»Teachers.Net Craft Favorite: Picasso Faces
»Today Is... Daily Commemoration for February 2008
»Live on Teachers.Net: February 2008
»Chatboard Poll: Do schools need to change, and how?
»Preparing for Your Student Teacher
»Newsdesk: Events & Opportunities for Teachers

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Featured Lessons...

Teachers.Net Favorite

February Theme Lesson Plans

US Presidents; Recipe for Friends; Valentine's Day; The Human Heart; Character Education; Uncle Sam for the New Millennium
from the Teachers.Net Lesson Bank
Regular Feature in the Gazette
February 1, 2008
Presidents, Friendship, the Heart are February themes covered in nine lessons gleaned from the Teachers.Net Lesson Bank. These are just a few of the more than 4,000 lessons and activities for all grade levels and subjects, submitted by members of the Teachers.Net community, available FREE to you in the searchable Teachers.Net Lesson Bank!

#1520. Abraham Lincoln

4 Blocks, level: Elementary
Concepts taught: US History, Abraham Lincoln bio, reading comprehension
http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/1520.html

#1619. Presidents of the United States

Social Studies, level: Middle
Students will utilize the Internet to gather information in order to create products.
http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/1619.html

#1198. Presidential Fact Find

Social Studies, level: Middle
Concepts Taught: locating information on the internet, computer skills, US History
http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/1198.html

#2487. Recipe for Friends

Social Studies: Elementary
Concepts Taught: Caring and Friendship
http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/2487.html

#2485. Valentine's Day Lesson on Caring

Social Studies, level: Elementary
Concepts Taught: Caring, Using Nice words
http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/2485.html

#3210. The "Be Kind Kids" Project

Social Studies, level: Elementary
Concepts Taught: Anti-bullying promoted through kindness and acceptance
http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/3210.html

#278. Blood Circulation through the Heart - Kinesthetic Activity

Science, level: all
Concepts Taught: teaches heart anatomy, blood circulation concepts
http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/278.html

#1155. Character Education Literature List

Social Studies: Primary
Concepts taught: Reading, bibliography
http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/1155.html

#2283. Uncle Sam For The New Millennium

Art, level: Senior
Concepts Taught: Cartooning, caricatures, critical thinking, social studies, philosophy
http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/2283.html



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