Here's an awesome thought! Teaching means a teacher's impact on students will last a lifetime. And despite the negatives one hears in the news, a 2010 ING Foundation poll found that 98 percent of adults believe a good teacher can "change the course of a child's life." This year, a teacher will affect every child in his/her class. Over the course…

A lull before you're off to lunch? Here are activities to sop up those extra minutes by reinforcing what you're taught. (Editor)

Describes Louisiana's "Every Day Counts" program which helps boost elementary students' math skills via daily 10-minute activities with their bulletin board. The school calendar is used to explore patterns, examine data, and make predictions. Children work with place value, measurement, time, money, mental math, geometry, estimation,…

Suggests ways for teachers to help elementary school children connect with history by enhancing their natural interest in stories. The approaches, adaptable to any age and topic, include using children's literature, acting, and storytelling. Stories of the past provide a base upon which children build larger ideas about history. (SM)