Practical and fun-to-read, this book includes 29 tips for tapping into the power of humor, as well as many examples of materials that encourage laughter and learning.
Tired of the mindlessness of word search puzzles or the same old games on homonyms and synonyms? Try "Games for English and Language Arts." This book of reproducibles includes everything from oral and
This refreshing book takes an honest, realistic approach to helping students become better learners. It recognizes that many of today's students don't seem to care about school--or, if they do, it's f
Make Colorado history more interesting to your students with this hands-on activity book that is packed with 48 pages of information. With "My Colorado," students write, color, complete challenging ga
Your students will really pay attention when you use "Phunny Stuph." Jokes and humorous urban legends make up all 100 proofreading exercises in this useful book. Use the exercises as transparencies to
Whether teaching fiction or nonfiction,educators will discover the perfect activity for sharpening their students' writing skills in this helpful guide book.Emphasizing the importance of
With humor and a solid grounding in reality, this guide helps writers to better understand the ins and outs of the young adult genre, how to stay inspired, and how to avoid common mistakes in trying t
Supplemented by interviews with successful authors of teen literature—including T. A. Barron, Jona Bauer, Chris Crutcher, and Lauren Myracle, among others—this book presents all the eleme
Compiled by a successful photographer and former teacher of English, this collection of black-and-white photographs is accompanied by a wide variety of inventive writing prompts to motivate students.
With a wealth of practical lessons and activities—from how to correctly use apostrophes to creating "word snapshot" posters—this guide contains information that can help any English or language arts t
In this funny and insightful book, Gary Rubinstein relives his own truly disastrous first year of teaching. He begins his teaching career armed only with idealism and romantic visions of teachin--and
The more than 200 impersonal but engaging writing prompts in this exercise book help students practice their writing skills without asking them to share personal thoughts they would rather keep to th
These brisk and humorous one-sentenceexamples of writing mistakes provide teachers with what are often called "dailyoral language" exercises that help students master the basics of capita
Practical exercises for persuasive writing teach how to provide evidence to support a thesis statement, distinguish fact from opinion, avoid ambiguous language, and use transition words effectively.
Focusing each?lesson on a single theme that?will engage?students of all ages, this guidebook encourages teachers to use the topic of food to bring?a lively change of pace?to the language arts classroo
