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The Home Court Advantage: A Kid's Window into the North Carolina Court System: Learn about who's who in the courts and what the courts do by comparing the process and the players to a basketball game. Kids will learn about the "scorekeepers," the "coaches," and the "referees."; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Marbles Kids Museum: Marbles Kids Museum is a hands-on, interactive destination that inspires children to be creative thinkers, active learners and confident individuals in today's world. With five galleries and two outdoor escapes, there is no shortage of activity for kids birth to 12 and their families.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Three Cool Kids: After reading Three Cool Kids by Rebecca Emberley, students will discuss literary elements: characters, setting, problem and solution. The teacher will record using the Inspiration software what students say, making a web that shows the different elements of the story.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts); By Genevieve Kiser.

Picture this: In The First Year, page 4.5; I have one picture of my students that I absolutely love. In the background of the photo, you can see the west wall of our classroom. That wall was covered in positive messages I had posted throughout the year, all intended to help students stay focused and...; By Kristi Johnson Smith.

Media Literacy: How do you know if something is true? How can you figure out if someone is trying to influence or sell to you? Put yourself in their shoes and consider the source! Check out this selection of websites from our Best of the Web.; Format: bibliography/help

The end (for now): In The First Year, page 4.5; I was a first-year teacher, driving to school and thinking about a thousand things I should have done yesterday and a thousand more that required my attention as soon as possible. If I hadn't needed both hands on the steering wheel, I would have started adding...; By Kristi Johnson Smith.

It's an ad!: How do marketers target kids — and how can we teach kids to know the difference between advertising and fact? These websites provide strategies to build critical thinking skills for media literate kids.; By Melissa Thibault.

Battleship North Carolina: Uses a variety of formats including oral histories, video footage, and zoomable images to cover the history of the USS North Carolina and other naval vessels afloat during WWII.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

The shape of stuff: This lesson will involve students identifying, describing, and making solid figures.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Mathematics); By Bettie Davis.

Helping parents understand: In Math for multiple intelligences, page 5; The more ongoing, positive communication you have with parents, the more they'll be willing to work with you.; By Gretchen Buher.

Caring for children: In Rice farming and rural life in Vietnam, page 20; Throughout Southeast Asia, but especially in highland farming areas, children of both sexes are considered precious and vulnerable. Adults and teens of both sexes and all ages generally enjoy caring for young children. They find it an amusing and relaxing...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Valentine's Day: Love it? Or love it not?: In The First Year, page 3.5; Don't let holidays overwhelm the focus on learning.; By Kristi Johnson Smith.

Rice farming and rural life in Vietnam: Photographs and text tell the story of rice and rural life in Southeast Asia, with an emphasis on the highlanders, or Montagnards.; Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

A successful day? Engaging your students may not be enough: In The First Year, page 2.1; To ensure that you meet your objectives, plan backwards from what you want students to learn.; By Kristi Johnson Smith.

Making connections between concepts: In The First Year, page 2.3; To help students connect what they're learning, make your expectations clear and ask them what they understand and what isn't working.; By Kristi Johnson Smith.

Attributes by kids: This activity requires the student to demonstrate an understanding of classification, patterning, and seriation. The students will complete the project based on personal characteristics.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Guidance and Social Studies); By Bunnie R. Brewer.

Jack-o-Light: We use pumpkins to demonstrate that fire needs air to burn. This goes really well with Fire Safety Week and our pumpkin unit. Also, we 'guesstimate' how many pumpkin seeds are in the pumpkin. We roast them afterwards by following a recipe. You can also create a Kids Pix picture of pumpkins.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Mathematics and Science); By Michele Tipton.

Comparing & contrasting real & make-believe bears: Student pairs create a Venn Diagram in their Bear Research Journal listing things that are the same and different about real and make-believe bears.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Mathematics); By Susan Lovett.

Historic Latta Plantation: A living history farm 20 miles north of Charlotte features an African American exhibit, virtual tour and history of this once cotton plantation, activities for kids, and teacher resources.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Money and more money: Students will use problem solving skills and knowledge to solve a given problem using money. This activity will help enhance the students' self concept, and understanding the importance of learning basic money skills.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Mathematics); By Betty Black.

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