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Articles in August 2004 issue of Instructor
- Meeting the standards
- Japanese internment camp project
- Crisis response documents
- Are you ready? Our readers share how they prepare for the first day
- The first day! These back-to-school icebreakers are sure to get students excited about meeting new friends, building a classroom community, and celebrating a brand new year
by Pamela Chanko - Expect the best
by Terry Cooper - Quidditch, anyone?
- National Geographic Society Grosvenor grants
- "Sara cries and clings to her mom every morning. I empathize, but after three weeks, it's interfering with our second-grade morning routine. What should I do?"
- Word builders: get your writing projects off the ground with Ann Whitford Paul's kid-motivating, construction-inspired poem
by Liza Charlesworth - Salute to Steig
by Diane Lafitte - Smile, everyone!
- Barbara Bush Foundation literacy grants
- What do you expect? A teacher's high—or low-expectations can wield a profound influence on students. Here's how to set the bar high for every child
by Ann Gazin - Mini-posters: let your students know that you expect their very best with these supportive and inspirational signs
- Japan-O-file
by Frank McKemy - Energy detectives
- Project Learning Tree GreenWorks! Grants
- Building bridges from school to home: meeting the challenge of the positive, productive parent-teacher relationship
by Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot - Math shapes up! Develop geometry skills with these standards-based activities
by Cathy Massett - 1,292 dictionaries and counting
by Linda Kaiser - Hate filing?
- Maurice R. Robinson mini-grants
- Running records every day: revamp your routine to make time for assessment
by Connie R. Hebert - Physics on the playground: sliding, climbing, swinging—playgrounds are a great place to observe physical forces, such as gravity, momentum, and friction! Invite students outdoors to take a closer look at the science behind the fun with these hands-on
by Nancy Finton - Mending the gender gap
by Barbara Spolidoro - Celebrities remember their teachers
- Opening soon! An exciting way to introduce classroom materials and learning areas slowly, safely, and with a sense of ownership and fun
by Lynn Bechtel - Families count! Teach or reinforce essential math skills with getting-to-know-you activities that celebrate all kinds of families
by Katherine Burkett - Ny state of minds
- "End of the Day" photo contest
- August activities from our readers
- Deep-sea monsters
by Karyn M. Peterson - Popcorn to go
- Informational money poster
- Does your classroom library stack up?
- 30 new classics: top titles for back-to-school—all perfect stories to set the stage for a reading-filled year
by Judy Freeman - PURE pressure
- Office Depot Teacher Appreciation Breakfasts
- What teachers say: looking for a library lift? Discover Instructor readers' best practices for creating, organizing, and celebrating the classroom library
- Helpful homepages: the World Wide Web can be a big place, especially for kids. These purposeful, user-friendly sites will help surfers of all ages navigate the net with ease
by Hannah Trierweiler - Robot on the loose
- Literacy materials
- Go back to school with the best
- "Reading the room" with pointers: make the most of your print-rich classroom with playful pointers that motivate students to practice important literacy skills
by Connie Leuenberger - My new arrivals: each year my new students make a profound "imprint" on me
by Paul Tamburello