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Weekly Tips for Teachers
Issue 500: February 8, 2010

This Week: Presidents' Day Teaching Guide

1. Presidents' Day Guide
2. Presidents' Day Lessons
3. Presidents' Day Worksheets
4. Teacher Timesavers
5. February Teacher Guide

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Teacher Resources For Your Week

Teaching Tip: How a Bill becomes a Law
By: Nancy, 6th Grade Teacher

This is a great activity for demonstrating our government at work. It can be adapted to a variety of grade levels.

I start this activity by having students write a brief essay on why they should be elected the class President. After reviewing the essays with my colleagues, I nominate five candidates. The class then holds a secret ballot election. The student with the greatest number of votes is elected president. The remaining four candidates become the leaders of groups.

Group #1 proposes legislation. Group #2 decides the pros and cons of the bill and the issues that need further debate. Group #3 represents the Senate. Group #4 represents the House of Representatives. Group #3 and #4 debate the issues identified by Group #2.

All students then vote for or against the bill. If the bill fails, they amend the and start the process over. If the bill passes, it goes before the President. If the bill has 2/3 support or greater, the President will pass the bill. If this level of support is not met, the President vetos the bill.

This Week in History

1672: Isaac Newton reads his first optics paper before Royal Society in London.

1980: President Jimmy Carter reveals his plan to reinstate selective service draft registration.

Teacher Inspiration and Humor

Inspiring Teacher Quote

"People learn more quickly by doing something or seeing something done."

Gilbert Highet

Jokes You Can Tell in Class

What would you get if you crossed a gorilla with the sixteenth US president?

Ape Lincoln!

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Teachers: Planning Ahead?
Here are some resources for teachers who are planning ahead:

- Feb. 12th - Winter Olympics
- March Monthly Guide
- March is National Women's History Month
- March 2nd - Read Across America Day
- March 3rd - World Math Day
- March 17th -St. Patrick's Day
- March 20th Spring Teacher Guide
- March 20th National Agriculture Day
- April 4th Easter Worksheets
- April 12th Word Problem Week
- April 22nd Earth Day
- April Teacher Guide
- April 27th Arbor Day Teaching Theme

New Additions For Busy Teachers
Educators are so busy that sometimes they miss a newsletter and they don't realize all the new sections we have recently added to make a teacher's day easier. Here are the most recent sections we have published:

- Graphic Organizers
- Following Directions For All Grade Levels
- Hurricanes and Tornadoes
- Letters and Sounds
- Measurement
- Parts Of Speech
- Scientific Method
- Sorting and Classifying
- Types of Writing
- Water
- Winter Olympics Teaching Theme

Online Teacher Poll

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Best of the Web
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- A Grade Math - Teaching eVentures - Best Teacher Site Archives

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