Articles from Instructor (1990) (October 1, 2006)

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Title	Author	Type	Words
10 things every young writer needs: kids have what it takes to become really great writers. Here's what you can do to cultivate their creativity.	Peterson, Nancy		1744
3 BEST FOR MATH CLASS: Mix your ABCs with your 123s and try one of these math-themed read alouds.		Book review	134
4 BEST FOR MIDDLE SCHOOLERS: Teen Read Week is October 15-21. Celebrate with these terrific young adult books.		Young adult review	203
4 BEST SPOOKY STORIES: Halloween is around the corner. But any time of year, these eerie reads will have kids at the edges of their seats.	Trierweiler, Hannah	Brief article	139
5 BEST FABLES, MYTHS, AND FOLKTALES: You always tell us you love teaching folktales. With books like these, we can see why.		Book review	261
A bad rap for homework.	Freire, Aurora	Letter to the editor	113
Building robots (and team spirit): teacher David Culp revs up the passion for science.	McCollum, Lauren	Brief article	273
Celebrate metric week: metric week is October 9 to 13. Middle school math teacher Diane McKeen shares five favorite ideas.	McKeen, Diane		525
Correction.		Correction notice	36
Did you hear?		Brief article	153
Grant Wood: American Gothic.			565
Great timing.		Letter to the editor	133
Inside the teaching mind.	Richards, Emily	Cartoon	15
Internet help.	Traxel, Madawn	Letter to the editor	102
More love for posters.	McElligott, Laura	Letter to the editor	105
More thoughts on homework.	Birchman, Laura	Letter to the editor	138
Plan a great field trip: October is national go on a field trip month! Here's a sneak peek at a guide to great field trips, by Kathleen Carroll, which hits stores in January.	Carroll, Kathleen		426
Pumpkins, pumpkins everywhere: take them off the front porch and put them to work in the classroom! Creative ways to use pumpkins in every subject.	Bardeen, Tara	Cover story	822
Put away the workbooks: no matter where you are in your math curriculum, Virginia teachers Lisa Hall and Joan Stoller have a game for you.	Stoller, Joan		720
Reading for gumshoes: teacher Audrey Kennan shares how she uses mysteries to teach crucial reading skills. 'Tis the season for a spooky story!	Kennan, Audrey		527
Sebastian junger: the journalist and author of the perfect storm on boys' books, global learning, and great teaching.	Stevens, Philip	Interview	403
Simple, everyday solutions.	Truby, Dana		122
Standards.			411
Tales from our message boards.		Brief article	255
teacher.scholastic.com.		Brief article	206
Teachers are a generous bunch.	Burgos, Jacqi	Letter to the editor	135
Tech tools perfect for special needs learners (and you, too!).			340
The benefits of looping.		Brief article	160
The best ideas come from teachers like you!			1248
The hidden price of privilege: upper-middle-class kids are increasingly facing some serious problems. Expert Madeline Levine tells why.	Adams, Caralee	Interview	1300
Think "Idea Swap" is new? Think again!			133
Twelve skills that raise test scores: no one wants to teach to the test. But developing comprehension skills does pay off. In his new book how parents can help kids improve test scores, Steven Schneider identifies the testing buzz words that call on these skills and shares fresh ways to sharpen them.	Schneider, Steven	Reprint	580
We hunted down the best free resources for teachers!			311
What Aaron taught me about fluency: how a kid who had never been to school transformed my teaching.	Brand, Max		1365