Make a short film, get free books, and raise money for your school. Plus, more than 20 other opportunities just for teachers. Access all the sites below at www.scholastic.com/instructor.

COOL CONTESTS

And the Oscar Goes To ...

Your students! Encourage creativity by entering their short films on any topic in the International Short Film Festival. Students are eligible for the Best International Short Film category.

Deadline: May 16, 2007

Here's How: The camera starts rolling at www.photonetwork.co.za/shorts.

Calling All Student Writers

Each month, Writer's Digest hosts a Your Assignment for Kids contest. This month's winner could be your student!

Deadline: Monthly

Here's How: Click on Contests & Competitions at www.writersdigest.com.

X + Y = Cool!

Challenge middle school math students with the USA Mathematical Talent Search's free competitions. Contests run quarterly and give students a month to hash out five different math problems.

Deadline: Ongoing

Here's How: Sharpen your pencils and head to www.usamts.org to get started.

Stop the Presses

Got an amazing middle school newspaper? Show it off! Enter the NSPA's Newspaper Pacemaker Competition for national recognition.

Deadline: June 15, 2007

Here's How: Send aspiring journos to www.studentpress.org/nspa.

Food Allergy Poster Contest

Invite your students to flex their artistic muscles and enter the 10th annual Food Allergy News for Kids Poster Contest.

Deadline: June 14, 2007

Here's How: Go to www.fankids.org and click on the Poster Contest link.

CLASSROOM RESOURCES

Download a Book

Beef up your classroom library without breaking your budget. Download free books by author Hans Wilhelm, such as Tyrone the Terrible and Pirates Ahoy!, at Children's Books Forever.

Here's How: Find your free books at www.childrensbooksforever.com.

Advance the Arts

Develop your students' arts education with the help of free publications on partnerships and best practices from the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts.

Here's How: Get arts-savvy online at www.nationalguild.org.

We Mean Business

Cultivate the next generation of Donald Trumps, Oprah Winfreys, and Warren Buffetts! Integrate financial and business skills into your curriculum with the help of the Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition, a business-education program.

Here's How: Hone your biz prowess at www.wsjclassroomedition.com.

Summer Reading Slide No More

Kids will read all summer long with Scholastic's new Web site, Summer Reading Buzz. The site will include interactive book logs, loads of fun activities, and forums where students can talk about the books they have read.

Here's How: Find tips and more at www.scholastic.com/summerreading, set to launch May 15.

One-Stop Oasis

Need a letter-to-parents form, a classroom management guide, and reproducibles, all for tomorrow morning's fraction lesson? Check out Education Oasis, a one-stop teacher site with everything you need.

Here's How: Find your inner peace at www.educationoasis.com.

Create a Worksheet

Need the perfect ditto for tomorrow morning's science lesson? Find it online at the Tool Factory--or create one yourself using the site's technology. Perfect for PC or Mac platforms!

Here's How: Get the worksheets rolling at www.worksheetstation.com.

Make Transition Easier

Give your kindergarteners a leg up with this free tool kit from Recognition & Response. Perfect for both pre-K and kindergarten teachers.

Here's How: Get your tool kit at www.recognitionandresponse.org.

GREAT GRANTS

Living in a Material World

Introduce your students to the wonderful world of materials science with a Living in a Material World grant from ASM International. Win one of 10 $500 grants!

Deadline: May 25, 2007

Here's How: Click on Foundation at www.asminternational.org to find K-12 teacher grants.

Snaps for History Teachers

Know a great K-6 history teacher? Nominate him or her in Gilder Lehrman and Preserve America's nationwide search for the New York History Teacher of the Year.

Deadline: May 1, 2007

Here's How: Give your snaps by clicking on Awards at www.gilderlehrman.org.

Give Back

Want a playground mural, new uniforms, or senior citizen center renovation? Give back to your school's community with a grant from Hamburger Helper and General Mills.

Deadline: May 31, 2007

Here's How: Community building begins at www.myhometownhelper.com.

Become an Adopted Classroom

Tired of the same old Sisyphian fundraising? Get partnered with a sponsor through Adopt-A-Classroom so you can buy that SMART Board without the muss and fuss of endless candy sales.

Deadline: Rolling

Here's How: Register your classroom online at www.adoptaclassroom.com.

Get Green

CAPCO wants you to get creative when teaching about CFCs and the ozone layer! Increase environmental awareness and win big bucks with their Science Class Challenge.

Deadline: May 14, 2007

Here's How: Save the world at www.nocfcs.org/scc/entryform.htm.

Keep History Alive

Win a History Channel grant by telling the story of your community's history.

Deadline: June 1, 2007

Here's How: Click on Grant Program at www.saveourhistory.com.

Encourage the Arts

Fuel artistic creativity in your students by designing a project for a National Endowment for the Arts grant. Make sure the project includes an experience, study, performance, and assessment to guarantee eligibility.

Deadline: June 11, 2007

Here's How: Go to www.nea.gov.

Hit the Road

Veteran teacher of 15 years or more? Apply for the Road Scholar Educator of the Year Awards, and take professional development out onto the road.

Deadline: August 1, 2007

Here's How: Get your journey started at www.roadscholar.org/educatorawards.

Toot Your Horn

Had a successful year? Reward a friend--or yourself--with a nomination for a P. Buckley Moss Foundation grant for creative teaching that touches children with special needs.

Deadline: May 15, 2007

Here's How: Give yourself a pat on the back at www.mossfoundation.org.

Cell Phones for Cash

The next time you catch a student text messaging in class, forget detention and use it as an excuse to talk about fundraising! EcoPhones collects and recycles old cellular phones and ink jet cartridges for school fund-raisers.

Deadline: May 15, 2007

Here's How: Start promoting recycling at www.ecophones.com.

CLICK!

Go to www.scholastic.com/instructor to access all these sites!