Learn to teach character traits to your studentsThe Organized Teacher's Guide to Building Character, a comprehensive resource that will help you implement character education into your lesson plans. The book features ten plans (one for each month of the school year), each focusing on a different character trait, including Respect and Responsibility, Honesty, Courage, Fairness and Self-Discipline.A multitude of ideas, books, videos, etc, to us...

Liven up your lesson plans and energize your students! Winner of a Teacher's Choice Award!To keep your students engaged in the classroom, you have to get them excited about learning. This award-winning resource offers hundreds of creative ideas to reenergize your lesson plans for any subject across grades K-6. You’ll find inspiration to help you wake up tired book reports and make math more fun. This new edition has been fully revised to align with the Common Core ...

Unlock the secret to maintaining an organized and flourishing classroom!This bestselling guide has helped thousands of teachers just like you maximize their time and manage their classrooms more efficiently. This third edition has been updated with fresh ideas and tons of printable pages, checklists, and templates accessible in the book and online. You’ll find expert guidance on everything from inspiring students to arranging the desks in the classroom to organizin...

Two-time All-Star and thirteen-year NBA veteran Caron Butler has an impressive basketball record. He was Big East Co-Player of the Year at UConn, the 10th overall pick of the 2002 NBA Draft and a key player for the Dallas Mavericks in their championship-winning season in 2011.But before Butler had a chance to prove himself on the court, he spent his time trying to prove himself on the streets, as a gang member and drug dealer in his hometown of Racine, Wisconsin. He saw friends gun...

Get more out of your lesson planner than just a place to record grades and attendance!A new school year means a new "grade book"--a place to put everything that you need to keep your classroom running smoothly. But can your lesson planner do more for you than just give you blank pages? Yes!The Organized Teacher's Lesson Planner goes beyond this and offers content--critical information like forthcoming dates for African American History Month, Natio...

Make your first year—and every year—a success with this essential guide!As a new teacher, you can be completely overwhelmed**—**feeling lost and not knowing where to start when you receive the keys for the first time. The Organized Teacher's Guide to Your First Year of Teaching, Second Edition will be your guide during these first few days and weeks and put you on the road to success.Written by an award-winning author team, this practical guide wil...

Nothing about history pops off a page better than illustrative photos. And nothing can tell the story of the first century of the Trojans better than the nearly 200 photos collected in Historic Photos of USC Football.The slow but inexorable transformation from muddy, sloppy fields, leather helmets, unprotected faces, and basic bleachers to modern turf, sophisticated head gear, sleek uniforms, and gargantuan stadiums is clearly and impressively shown in these images.

The story of boxing legend Jerry Quarry has it all: rags to riches, thrilling fights against the giants of the Golden Age of Heavyweights (Ali—twice, Frazier—twice, Patterson, Norton), a racially and politically electric sports era, the thrills and excesses of fame, celebrities, love, hate, joy, and pain. And tragedy.Like the man he fought during two highly controversial fight cards in 1970 and ’72—Muhammad Ali—boxing great Jerry Quarry was to suffer gravely. He died at age fifty-th...

This is the ultimate resource guide for true fans of the Los Angeles Lakers. Most fans have taken in a game or two at the Staples Center, have seen highlights of a young Magic Johnson, and remember the epic battles with the Celtics in the 1980s. But only real fans know how the Lakers acquired Hot Rod Hundley, which hobby fascinated both Chick Hearn and Elgin Baylor, or the best place to grab a bite in Los Angeles before the game. Every essential piece of Lakers knowledge and trivia, as wel...

Discover strategies and tools to make your classroom run more smoothlyClassroom management can be challenging even for experienced teachers. Written by two award-winning educators, this practical guide is filled with tips and proticols to help you manage your classroom more efficiently. There’s advice on setting up your classroom, establishing rules, dealing with difficult students, meeting with parents, and much more. The authors also examine teaching theories fro...

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Give your lesson plans a jolt of creativity and get better results from your students.Winner of a Teacher's Choice Award!To keep your students engaged in the classroom, you have to get them excited about learning. From the authors of The Organized Teacher, this...

Now in its third edition, an essential guide for all Lakers fans, including the 2020 NBA championship! Most Los Angeles Lakers fans have taken in a game or two at the Staples Center, have seen highlights of Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, or remember the epic battles with the Celtics in the 1980s. But only real fans know how the Lakers acquired Hot Rod Hundley, which hobby fascinated both Chick Hearn and Elgin Baylor, or the best place to grab a bite in LA before a game. Whether you...