On the first day of school, the kindergarten teacher said, "If anyone has to go to the bathroom, hold up two fingers."
A little voice from the back of the room said, "How will that help?"

Shakespeare: To Teach or Not to Teach: Teaching Shakespeare Made Fun: From Elementary to High School
Shakespeare probably accounts for more shelf space than any author in history, including lots of books about teaching Shakespeare at all levels. This book focuses on making Shakespeare fun to teach and to learn, from elementary through high school. It's a particularly good book for the non-drama specialist or for a teacher who might feel reluctant to tackle Shakespeare "too early."
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Today's Column
Nancy Willard: Sex and the Internet
"In the past year or so, a vast amount of news coverage has addressed the issue of online sexual predators. ...With respect to the concerns presented by online sexual predators, some significant misperceptions must be addressed so we can get to the point of providing accurate guidance to address the real concerns facing young people online."

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Students chronicle their own lives in A Week in the Life of... assignment.

Lesson Planning Theme of the Week
Thanksgiving Lesson Plans
Teaching about Thanksgiving presents some very unique challenges. The biggest challenge lies in providing students with a balanced telling of the story of the Pilgrim's first harvest in the New World. This week, we present lessons to challenge students to think about Thanksgiving -- about the real Thanksgiving story, about the holiday's true meaning, and about turkeys too.

Half-Off Homework Passes
Many teachers give out "homework passes" as rewards. Students can turn in the passes in lieu of completing a homework assignment. Instead of giving out full homework passes, how about giving out "Half Off" homework passes instead? Students can use a half-off pass to turn in a half-completed assignment. That way, you can still be sure students learned the concepts being reinforced with the assignment. In order to track the half-off rewards you give out, you might print the reward coupons on adhesive label paper. Instead of stapling a homework pass to a paper (inevitably, some passes will become separated from their papers), the student can stick the label on the assignment for which he or she wishes to use the pass.

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