A comprehensive, practical resource packed with proven techniques and seasoned advice for time-strapped educators For teachers of grades K-6 Facing ever-more-demanding state standards and less disciplined students, even the most experienced teacher carries a heavier burden today than ever before. The Creative Teacher offers inventive tools to enhance standards-based curricula and helpful strategies for creating new and engaging lesson plans. Fillled with fresh ideas for everything from bulletin boards to math activities, this one-stop resource will quickly become the most valuable volume in your library.

The Creative Teacher: An Encyclopedia of Ideas to Energize Your Curriculum (McGraw-Hill Teacher Resources)

Springer, Steve

Alexander, Brandy

Persiani, Kimberly

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McGraw=Hill

An activities-packed resource for dazzling bulletin boards, exciting read-alouds, and time-saving additions to your lesson plans! Decorations, cupcakes, and parties are great, but now you can take holidays to the next level by incorporating them into your lesson plans quickly and easily! The Festive Teacher is a complete package of activities and story-starters directly connected to curriculum, from Groundhog Day math games to Columbus Day journaling activities. In all, it covers thirty-one North American holidays, including Christmas, Ramadan, Day of the Dead, Canada Day, and Cinco de Mayo. Filled with reproducible materials, The Festive Teacher is an instant, off-the-shelf answer to your needs. The Festive Teacher contains reams of material to help you: <ul>
<li>Teach traditions, history, and cultural perspective </li>
<li>Create bulletin boards that will impress any administrator </li>
<li>Conduct read-alouds and shared-reading activities </li>
<li>Get students engaged in research and journal writing</li>
</ul>
Kids love holiday celebrations in the classroom. With materials adaptable for students of all levels, this complete package will keep your students motivated, engaged, and excited. And, best of all, they'll be learning while they're celebrating.

The Festive Teacher: Multicultural Activities for Your Curriculum

A compendium of skills, tips, and expertise for teachers of grades K-6 Master Teachers are those laudable figures who have decades of experience, passion, and great advice for you, the new teacher on the block. Full of exercises, reproducible checklists, and sophisticated advice, The Master Teacher shares the wisdom and hard skills that will guide you in shaping your “Teaching Goals” and techniques.

The Master Teacher: Expand Your Skills and Share Your Talents to Improve Your School

Business & Money

Management & Leadership

Make your first year teaching a success! As a new teacher, you can be completely overwhelmed--feeling lost and not knowing where to start when you receive the keys for the first time. The Organized Teacher's Guide to Your First Year of Teaching will be your guide during these first few days and weeks and put you on the road to success.
Featuring a series of lists, checklists, charts and diagrams, this handbook can be read quickly and referred to over and over. It includes a CD-ROM of all checklists and any matter that is reproducible. The CD-ROM will have an additional 50 pages of printable content not found in the book. These extra forms will be referred to in context, with thumbnails to show you how to use them to your best advantage. <ul>
<li>An all-in-one resource and checklist for grades K-6, in any subject. </li>
<li>Reproducible pages (also contained on a CD-ROM) ready for you to use, including charts, diagrams and guidelines for organizing a new classroom. </li>
<li>Helping you thrive in your first year and beyond </li>
<li>Easy-to-understand, accessible </li>
<li>Low priced to fit your budget</li>
</ul>

The Organized Teacher's Guide to Your First Year of Teaching with CD-ROM

McGraw–Hill Education

More than 70,000 copies sold in The Organized Teacher series of books Get straight-forward, no-nonsense advice covering everything from attendance to discipline to motivation and more! Classroom management is possibly the most difficult aspect of the job of teaching. Written by a college professor specializing in classroom management and a classroom teacher with 20-plus years of experience, The Organized Teacher’s Guide to Classroom Management will help you with tips and protocols to assure that a day runs as planned. It examines the leading theories by experts in the educational community and offers concrete suggestions for finding the best theory for your teaching style. Sidebars will include forms, charts, rewards certificates, child-teacher or parent-teacher contracts for homework, attendance or discipline, and other useful documents. All forms will be included as PDFs on a CD-ROM, so you can easily pop them in your computer and send to the printer instead of fumbling with the copy machine. Features:
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<li>An all-in-one resource and checklist for teachers of grades K-6, any subject </li>
<li>Reproducible pages (also contained on a CD-ROM) ready to use</li>
</ul>
Topics include: Theorists; Organizing Your Classroom and Supplies; Establishing Rules and Consequences; Managing Behavior; Getting off to a Good Start; Knowing Your Support Team; Planning, Instruction and Assessment; Managing Active Learning; Different Instructional Challenges; Curriculum Overview

The Organized Teacher's Guide to Classroom Management with CD-ROM

Job Hunting & Careers

Learn to teach character traits to your students
The Organized Teacher's Guide to Building Character, a comprehensive resource that will help you implement character education into your lesson plans. The book features ten plans (one for each month of the school year), each focusing on a different character trait, including Respect and Responsibility, Honesty, Courage, Fairness and Self-Discipline.
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<li>A multitude of ideas, books, videos, etc, to use with children of different ages.</li>
<li>Complete lesson plans incorporate easy-to-access materials that a teacher may already have in her classroom or library.</li>
</ul>
Topics include: Respect and Responsibility; Loyalty/Friendship; Kindness/Caring; Self-Discipline/Self-Control; Perseverance/Diligence; Honesty; Courage; Fairness; Gratitude and Integrity

The Organized Teacher's Guide to Building Character, with CD-ROM

Becker, Michael

Have no fear, the substitute is here! Be prepared with the confidence and the knowledge for any classroom situation. 
As a substitute teacher, you have the powers of a superhero. Who else could teach sixth grade math one day and then transform into a sub for the kindergarten gym instructor the next? What other educator bravely goes into work not knowing what subject or grade he or she will teach that day and still manages a smile? But even superheroes need a little help; that is where this book comes in. The Organized Teacher’s Guide to Substitute Teaching is the only guide that gives you the tips and strategies to not only survive a day of strangers but actually create an impact in the classroom. Appropriate for grades kindergarten through six, this bible for substitute teachers will get you through the entire school day, even if the regular teacher did not leave lesson plans! Among hundreds of valuable ideas, The Organized Teacher’s Guide to Substitute Teaching offers:
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<li>A guide to making your own Substitute Teacher Tool Kit, filled with items you will need throughout your day </li>
<li>In-depth information about each grade level so you know what to expect, no matter what class you're assigned </li>
<li>Core curriculum activities, writing assignments, and projects specifically targeted to each grade level </li>
<li>Sponge activities, games, and fillers designed to help you fill the time until class transitions or before the end of the day </li>
<li>Advice on how to keep calm and in control even if students try to test your limits </li>
<li>An interactive CD-ROM with ready-to-print templates and worksheets</li>
</ul>

The Organized Teacher’s Guide to Substitute Teaching (with CD-ROM)

Everything you need to know to run an organized and flourishing classroom, even if it is your first year teaching! The Organized Teacher has been a faithful companion for thousands of new and veteran teachers alike. It has helped instructors like you get along with a principal, arrange the desks in a room, organize a field trip, and much, much more. Now this classic bestseller has been revised with fresh ideas and boasts a CD-ROM bursting with printable checklists and templates. 
Inside you'll find:
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<li>Reproducible pages ready for use, including charts, diagrams, guidelines, sample record pages, lesson plan sheets, and more </li>
<li>Ideas for your classroom, including art projects and playground games </li>
<li>More than 150 forms and checklists available on CD-ROM </li>
<li>New and improved ideas to make your classroom work efficiently </li>
</ul>

The Organized Teacher: A Hands-on Guide to Setting Up & Running a Terrific Classroom, Grades K-5 (Book & CD-ROM)

Teach your students to love reading and books, with help from an expert 
Encouraging students to read is a daunting task when you have to compete with YouTube and video games. You know that if you could just get your kids excited about reading, they would discover a world of enchantment and a love that will last a lifetime. The Organized Teacher's Guide to Children's Literature will help you spark your students' passion for reading. The books selected by award-winning author and reading expert Kimberly Persiani promise to engage your students with a variety of themes and appealing topics. From character-building titles to multicultural selections and books that celebrate holidays, you are sure to find a book that will fit your lesson plans--and, at the same time, capture your students’ attention and imagination. Kimberly also shows you how her selections can be linked across your curriculum and satisfy Common Core Standards. Among hundreds of valuable ideas, The Organized Teacher's Guide to Children's Literature provides: 
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<li>Annotated lists of fiction and nonfiction picture and chapter books perfect for every level, from preschool to teen </li>
<li>Lexile levels and grade levels for every book recommendation </li>
<li>Academic curriculum tie-ins that meet the Common Core Standards and complement lesson plans in math, science, social studies, and other areas </li>
<li>Strategies to increase reading comprehension, vocabulary development, theme interpretation, and more </li>
<li>Suggested projects to enhance student understanding of a book, such as reports and group discussions </li>
<li>Advice on how to set up and organize a library for efficiency and enjoyment </li>
<li>Lists of literary awards from the year 2000 to the current day, including Caldecott, Newbery, Coretta Scott King, Pura Belpre, and Scott O'Dell awards</li>
</ul>
Let The Organized Teacher's Guide to Children's Literature help you develop your students' wonder of reading. Your efforts will not only put them on a path to academic success but also will launch their journey of being lifelong readers.

The Organized Teacher's Guide to Children's Literature

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Give your lesson plans a jolt of creativity and get better results from your students.
Winner of a Teacher's Choice Award!
To keep your students engaged in the classroom, you have to get them excited about learning. From the authors of The Organized Teacher, this award-winning resource offers hundreds of creative ideas to reenergize your lesson plans for any subject, across all grades (K-6)―from waking up the tired book report to making math fun.
Just a few of the ideas inside The Creative Teacher, Second Edition:
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<li>"I woke up five inches tall" and other quick-start creative-writing prompts</li>
<li>How-it-works science experiments with electricity, ice cream, volcanoes--even how to make flubber</li>
<li>Enthusiasm-generating math tools―from clock and fraction templates to creating your own money . . . and more!</li>
</ul>
This new edition has been revised to align with the Common Core Standards and boasts a new CD-ROM with many pages of reproducible content including worksheets, project ideas, templates for journal pages, and more. From submarine sandwich book reports to graphic organizers to help incorporating writing into math curriculum, The Creative Teacher, Second Edition, has ideas and materials to add zing to your classroom plans as you incorporate the Common Core Standards.

The Creative Teacher, 2nd Edition

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