Liven up your lesson plans and energize 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. This award-winning resource offers hundreds of creative ideas to reenergize your lesson plans for any subject across grades K-6. You'll find inspiration to help you wake up tired book reports and make math more fun. This new edition has been fully revised to align with the Common Core Standards. There's a host of reproducible content such as worksheets, project ideas, templates for journal pages included in the book and available online. From submarine sandwich book reports to graphic organizers to help incorporate writing into math curriculum, The Creative Teacher, Third Edition, has ideas and materials to add zing to your classroom plans as you incorporate the Common Core Standards. The Creative Teacher, Third Edition features: *Content that aligns with Common Core standards*Reproducible, ready-to-use pages in the book and online*Prompts and tools to keep students motivated and engaged*Hundreds of creative ideas to liven up your lessons, and more

Make your first year-and every year-a success with this essential guide! 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, Second Edition will be your guide during these first few days and weeks and put you on the road to success. Written by an award-winning author team, this practical guide will help you successfully navigate your new role. You'll find a series of checklists, charts, and diagrams and guidelines you can use to organize your lessons, schedule, and classroom. There's a ton of reproducible content in the book and an additional 50 pages of content can accessed online. This essential resource will help you thrive in your first year and beyond. The Organized Teacher's Guide to Your First Year of Teaching, Second Edition features: *All-in-one resource and checklist for teachers of grades K-6*Expert advice on organizing your classroom*Suggestions for planning lessons and creating schedules*Reproducible content (in the book and available online) ready for you to use*Charts, diagrams and checklists for organizing a new classroom*Tips on increasing productivity, and more

Expert guidance for growing your teaching career-in your school, in the community, and beyond The Master Teacher is like having a successful veteran at your side, ready with solid advice and recommendations for growing professionally and for getting the most satisfaction out of teaching. This book helps you discover how to use your unique talents in your school and in your community; it also teaches you new skills such as organizing a professional development workshop for your colleagues and spearheading fundraising efforts alongside your PTO. Filled with checklists, sample plans, reproducibles, and invaluable advice, The Master Teacher is your mentor for this next phase in your education journey. The Master Teacher contains reams of material to help you: Attend the right conferences to aid your personal developmentManage and nurture a student teacher in your classroom Write a successful grant proposalStart an awesome after-school programConduct productive parent nights When you grow professionally, not only do you benefit, but your school, your community, and the world around you does, too. The Master Teacher helps you in this endeavor, giving you the tools for truly enriching your teaching experience.