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            <title><![CDATA[Christmas Math Word Problems]]></title>
            <link>http://k6educators.about.com/od/decemberholidaylessons/qt/xmaswordprobs.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Use these sample Christmas math word problems as templates for customizing your own festive math worksheets.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Christmas Journal Writing Prom]]></title>
            <link>http://k6educators.about.com/od/decemberholidaylessons/qt/xmasprompts.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Use these Christmas journal writing prompts to support your creative writing program in the month of December.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Thanksgiving Math Word Problem]]></title>
            <link>http://k6educators.about.com/od/novemberholidayslessons/qt/thanksgmath.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Use these ideas for Thanksgiving Math Word Problems to inspire your math worksheets in the month of November.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Finding A Teaching Job]]></title>
            <link>http://k6educators.about.com/od/helpfornewteachers/ht/htfindjob.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[If you need to find a teaching job in elementary education, use these specific helpful tips to get on the right track toward employment.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Thanksgiving Journal Prompts]]></title>
            <link>http://k6educators.about.com/od/novemberholidayslessons/qt/thanksjournal.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Use these Thanksgiving journal prompts as inspiration for your students' journal writing work in the month of November.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Christmas Lesson Plans]]></title>
            <link>http://k6educators.about.com/cs/socialstudies/a/decemberholiday.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Ideas for Christmas Lesson Plans (Hanukkah and Winter, too).]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Thanksgiving Vocabulary]]></title>
            <link>http://k6educators.about.com/od/novemberholidayslessons/qt/thanksgwords.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Use this Thanksgiving Vocabulary word list for a variety of classroom uses, including word walls, word searches, lesson plans, puzzles, Hangman and Bingo games, crafts, worksheets, story starters, poetry word banks, and so much more!]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Thanksgiving Acrostic Poem]]></title>
            <link>http://k6educators.about.com/od/novemberholidayslessons/qt/thankspoem.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Need a quick Thanksgiving lesson plan?  Combine poetry and character-building with this Thanksgiving Acrostic Poem Lesson Plan.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Create Rubrics]]></title>
            <link>http://k6educators.about.com/od/assessmentandtesting/ss/rubrics.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Step-by-step instructions to help you create a rubric for assessing your students' work.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Christmas Around the World]]></title>
            <link>http://k6educators.about.com/od/decemberholidaylessons/a/intlxmas.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Learn how to say Merry Christmas in 100+ languages from around the world, and how to share the international holiday spirit with your students.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[&quot;I Have a Dream&quot; Speech]]></title>
            <link>http://k6educators.about.com/cs/martinlutherking/a/mlkspeech.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream Speech]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hanukkah Lesson Plans]]></title>
            <link>http://k6educators.about.com/od/decemberholidaylessons/a/chanukah_lesson.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Ideas for Hanukkah lesson plans for your elementary school classroom.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Christmas Acrostic Poem]]></title>
            <link>http://k6educators.about.com/od/decemberholidaylessons/qt/xmaspoem.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Need a quick Christmas poetry lesson plan?  Combine poetry and character-building with this Christmas Acrostic Poem Lesson Plan.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Thanksgiving]]></title>
            <link>http://k6educators.about.com/od/socialstudies/a/thanksgiving.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[It's important to be thankful all yearlong, but November is an irresistible time of the year for celebrating Thanksgiving with your students through crafts and turkey time lesson plans!]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Martin Luther King Jr. Day]]></title>
            <link>http://k6educators.about.com/cs/martinlutherking/a/mlkingjr2.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Links, ideas, and lesson plans related to the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr holiday.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Heterogeneous Groups]]></title>
            <link>http://k6educators.about.com/od/educationglossary/g/gheterogeneous.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A definition of the education glossary term Heterogeneous Groups.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Valentines Day Acrostic Poem]]></title>
            <link>http://k6educators.about.com/od/februarylessonplans/qt/valentines_poem.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Need a quick Valentines Day poetry lesson plan?  Practice poetry-writing with your students through this Valentines Acrostic Poem Lesson Plan.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[How To Make a Professional Portfolio]]></title>
            <link>http://k6educators.about.com/c/ht/00/07/How_Professional_Portfolio0962932800.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[a simple how to on making a professional portfolio.  just for elementary school teachers.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Getting Student Attention]]></title>
            <link>http://k6educators.about.com/cs/classroommanageme3/a/attentiongetter.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Getting your students' attention is a key first step to meeting your lesson's learning objectives.  I recommend using a simple deck of cards to get and keep your students' attention.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Christmas Vocabulary]]></title>
            <link>http://k6educators.about.com/od/decemberholidaylessons/qt/xmaswords.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[christmas vocabulary word lists banks use games winter december lesson plans poetry games words]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Journal Writing Program]]></title>
            <link>http://k6educators.about.com/cs/languageartswr/a/journalwriting.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Journal Writing is a fun and effective way to teach your students good writing habits.  Journal Writing is also fairly easy to implement in you elementary classroom.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[December Holidays - Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa]]></title>
            <link>http://k6educators.about.com/library/bldecember.html.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[December Holiday Lessons and Resources This year, the 8-day celebration of Chanukah falls on December]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Motivating Students - Using Whole Group Rewards for Motivating Students]]></title>
            <link>http://k6educators.about.com/library/weekly/aa112600e.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Motivating students by rewarding them with whole group rewards.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Motivating Students]]></title>
            <link>http://k6educators.about.com/cs/classroommanageme3/a/simplerewards.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Motivating students can be a challenge.  But it doesn't have to cost any money.  Use these free rewards for motivating students without spending a cent.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Christmas Tongue Twisters Less]]></title>
            <link>http://k6educators.about.com/od/decemberholidaylessons/qt/xmastongtwi.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Teach your students about alliteration and they'll have a blast creating their own Christmas Tongue Twisters.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Standardized Testing Pressure]]></title>
            <link>http://k6educators.about.com/cs/professionaldevel/a/standtests.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A look at the enormous pressure mounting for teachers when it comes to Standardized Testing.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Problem Principals]]></title>
            <link>http://k6educators.about.com/od/professionaldevelopment/a/gfh.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[If you sense growing tension with a problem administrator, you must be proactive.  Here's how to do it...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Top Seven Reasons To Teach]]></title>
            <link>http://k6educators.about.com/od/becomingateacher/tp/whyteach.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Are you thinking about becoming a teacher?  Here are the top seven reasons to become a teacher.]]></description>
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