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         <title><![CDATA[Journal Prompts for Students]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Journal Prompts offer focus and structure to your Journal Writing Program.  These Journal Prompts are perfect for your elementary school students to use during writing time.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Caldecott Medal Winners]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[A complete list of the Caldecott Medal Winners from 1938 to present.  Caldecott Medal Winners are recognized for excellence in children's picture books.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Veterans Day 2001]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Veterans Day resources for elementary school teachers.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Veterans Day Lessons]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Veterans Day lessons for elementary school teachers.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Clearing the Clutter]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Ask yourself these questions to clear out your cluttered, counterproductive classroom. You'll love the peace of mind that comes with an organized classroom.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Zone of Proximal Development]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Definition of the education glossary term Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD).]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Christmas Lesson Plans]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Ideas for Christmas Lesson Plans (Hanukkah and Winter, too).]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Thanksgiving - Thanksgiving Lessons Ideas, Activities, Crafts, History, and Lesson Plans for Elementary Educators from About.com]]></title>
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         <title><![CDATA[Christmas Journal Writing Prom]]></title>
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         <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[Christmas Acrostic Poem]]></title>
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         <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 Vocabulary]]></title>
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         <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[Math Story Books]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Math lesson plans don't have to be boring and dry!  With these math story books, students will be further down the path towards true comprehension of various math concepts.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Thanksgiving Acrostic Poem]]></title>
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         <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[Thanksgiving Journal Prompts]]></title>
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         <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[The Excellent 11]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[A book review of &quot;The Excellent 11,&quot; Ron Clark's follow-up to his wildly popular &quot;Essential 55.&quot;]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Problem Principals]]></title>
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         <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[Hanukkah Lesson Plans]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Ideas for Hanukkah lesson plans for your elementary school classroom.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Thanksgiving]]></title>
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         <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[Scientific Method]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The Scientific Method defined.  Teach the Scientific Method in your elementary school classroom.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Classroom Rights]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[If you're looking for a quick and easy way to sum up a productive and respectful tone in your classroom, the following Classroom &quot;Bill of Rights&quot; will be useful.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Merit Pay Pros and Cons]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The issue of Merit Pay for teachers is one of the most controversial issues in the field of education.  Elementary Educators have a lot to get off their chests when it comes to this issue.  Here are the main pros and cons so that you can educate yourself and join the discussion, too.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Lesson Plan Required Materials]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Required Materials is the seventh step of writing an effective lesson plan for the elementary school classroom.  Make sure you have the required materials for your lesson plan before you get started.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Character Counts Lesson]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Use this Character Education lesson plan to teach your students how to be better citizens of the school and the world.  Character Education is an important part of producing well-rounded, respectful young students.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Organizing Messy Student Desks]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Teach your students these positive, proactive habits and their student desks will go from messy to organized in no time.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Scientific Method Worksheet]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Using this Scientific Method worksheet, students learn how to address a problem methodically.  The Scientific Method worksheet is easy and effective for almost any science lesson plan.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Oral Presentations: A New Twist on Sharing]]></title>
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         <title><![CDATA[Starting an After School Club]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Tips for starting an after school club for elementary school children.  How to enhance the school experience for your students.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Journal Writing Checklist]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[A Journal Writing Checklist is a list of qualities that you hope to see in your students' creative writing.  Use a Journal Writing Checklist to Assess Writing Progress.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Thanksgiving Math Word Problem]]></title>
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         <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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