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In this Issue:
1. Start Your Week
2. Printable Activity of the Week
3. eWorkbook of the Week
4. On-line Activity of the Week
 5. Weekly Teacher Resources
6. The Latest on Our Teacher Message Board
7. On-line Teacher Poll of the Week
8. Best on the Web for Teachers

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1. Start Your Week
Quote of the Week

"If a child can't learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn."
 ~ Ignacio Estrada ~
Jokes You Can Tell in Class

I sat there waiting for my new doctor to make his way through the file that contained my very extensive medical history.

After he finished all seventeen pages, he looked at me and said, "You look better in person than you do on paper."

2. Printable Activity of the Week

Subtraction w/Decimals
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-Addition, Subtraction, Division, Multiplication, Mixed Problems
- Place Value, Rounding, Order of Operations, Greater/Less Than

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3. eWorkbook of the Week
Subtraction Starter Pack: Volume 2
This basic math series workbook contains 25 great printable activity pages. Worksheets range from:

-single-triple digit subtraction
-counting by 1s, 5s, and 10s
-number line subtraction
-patterns of subtraction

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4. On-line Activity of the Week

Flash Subtraction Game - file name: ePookSubtract
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5. Weekly Teacher Resources

A. Teacher Resources Theme of the Week - Addition & Subtraction Math
B. Subject Matter Site of the Week - Cool Math 4 Kids

C. Our Latest Teaching Idea that Worked!
What's your talking factor?
By: Robert Shue, Medina Public Schools

"As we all do, when some classes get a little to comfortable with each other, I rearrange seats. When you move a few seats around it is incredible how the dynamics of the room change. I found a system that really works for me when changing seats.

I assign each student a talk factor value. 1 = students that are self disciplined and are never disruptive. 2 = students that rarely are disruptive, but do get distracted at times. 3 = students that will talk and occasionally be disruptive given the opportunity. 4 = students that have little if any self control.

I then base the seating chart on this. First I spread the 4s out and surround them with 1s. I then throw a dash of 3s mixed between the remaining 1s and 2s.

I have to tell you, this works great. I always explain why I am switching seats. After a day or two, students even start to appreciate the switch. They all find it easier to concentrate and the scores go up across the board.

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D. This Week in History
1477 - 1st English printed book "Dictes & Sayengis of the Phylosophers".
1805 - Lewis & Clark reach Pacific Ocean, 1st Americans to cross continent.
1820 - Antarctica discovered by US Navy Capt. Nathaniel B Palmer.
1894 - 1st newspaper Sunday color comic section published (NY World).
E. Cool Teacher Tool of the Week - Flash Card Math

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F. Teacher Downloads of the Week -

PC Download: Mathemagic 3- "Mathemagic is an exiting mathematics game that was designed according to the grades 02, 03, and 04 mathematics syllabi of Mallya Aditi International School, Bangalore. The seven chapters incorporated include multiplication, division, fractions, addition, subtraction, money, and number Skills. The game treats each chapter as an exercise consisting of twenty questions. Once students have been taught a chapter they may apply their knowledge to a practical situation-stimulating their mind and at the same time entertaining them."
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Mac Download: Music Teacher's Secretary - "Music Teachers use this program to manage all aspects of running a music teaching business. Features include invoicing, printing invoices, scheduling, student details, reports, and income calculation. Music Teacher's Secretary stores all student details, progress reports, attendance history, lesson and payment details in a database. The program actually consists of six separate pages (modules) and each page has its own context-sensitive help page, with a project to teach you to use that specific function of the program."
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G. Tutorial of the Week - Conducting A Functional Behavioral Assessment

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6. The Latest on Our Teacher Message Board
Forum Conversation
New / Student Teachers Help with student
Early Elementary Teachers Tactile Learners
Upper Primary Teachers Civil War in 4th grade
Middle Level Teachers State Testing
High School Teachers Homework & Late Assignment Policy

7. On-line Teacher Poll of the Week
Are you very satisfied with teaching as a career?

> Yes
> No

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The outcome of last week's poll:

It is much more difficult to engage students in learning during the holiday season.
Last Week's Detailed Results

8. Best on the Web for Teachers
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