May 2011 Newsletter

Hello and welcome to the May 2011 issue of The Busy Educator's Newsletter edited by teacher, speaker and author Marjan Glavac.

• "BE AN INSPIRING TEACHER!"
• CALENDAR EVENTS
• COUNTING THE DAYS YET? (TEACHERS)
• LEARNINGCHOCOLATE.COM (ESL TEACHERS)
• MATHFACTSPRO.COM (TEACHERS, GR. 3-8)
• REKENTEST (TEACHERS, GR. 3-8)
• MS PENN'S PLACE (TEACHERS, ECE, GR. 1-3)
• SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
• BEADS BY U

Be An Inspiring Teacher

“Create Your Ideal Classroom, Motivate Your Students, And Maintain A Work Life Balance"

"In one word, this course was practical!" B. Carriere,
Grade 4/5 Teacher

A Wonderful Resource For Staff PD

Click Here To Discover More About How To Be An Inspiring Teacher

Calendar Events

Primero de Mayo (Mexico)
Cinco de Mayo (Mexico)
Mother's Day May 8
Victoria Day (Canada) May 23
Memorial Day May 30 (USA)

COUNTING THE DAYS YET? (TEACHERS)

Do you feel as though your sanity is threatened by end-of-year tasks? Do you need help preparing for the next school year? Read this collection of tips and ideas!

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LEARNINGCHOCOLATE.COM (ESL TEACHERS)

MATHFACTSPRO.COM (TEACHERS, GR. 3-8)

MathFactsPro.com is a Flash game developed by former teacher Mark Berg. The game seeks to determine which basic math facts a student has memorized vs. which ones they counted on, had to think about, or got incorrect.  After playing, it provides a print out of how they did. 

Click Here For Math Facts Pro

REKENTEST (TEACHERS, GR. 3-8)

RekenTest is freeware educational software to practice arithmetic skills. It supports basic arithmetic operations like addition and subtraction, the muliplication tables as well as more advanced arithmetic operations like decimals, money problems, percentages and fractions. The software can be used for classes or as a homework helper. It has lots of options to create the lessons you want and lets you organize your classroom with tasks and groups. Available in the languages English, Spanish, Portuguese and Dutch.

Click Here For RekenTest

MS PENN'S PLACE (TEACHERS, ECE, GR. 1-3)

Jael Penn is a first grade teacher and consultant. Although this site bills itself as a site for early childhood educators, it is in fact a treasur trove of information, resources and downloads for any gr. K-8 teacher. Highly recommended and a must see.

Click Here For MS PENN'S PLACE

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