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WELCOME to the 191st Issue of EduHound Weekly! EduHound Weekly Archives at: http://www.eduhound.com/eduhoundweeklyarchives.cfm From the Desk of Judi! This week's topic is: BACK-TO-SCHOOL 2004 For a good many of us, it's time to go back-to school! Here are resources to help you create a welcoming environment and enjoy a successful start to the school year. Some sites to help in this effort: A to Z Teacher Stuff: Back to School Theme This site includes lesson plans, thematic units, teacher tips, teacher discussion forums, downloadable teaching materials, printable pages, themes and more. http://atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/Back_to_School/index.shtml Kids Domain - School Fun It's time for fun and learning in school with Crafts, Printables, Clip Art, Stories & Lesson Plans. http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/school/index.html Back to School @ Scholastic These activities offer great ways to get kids settled in and ready to learn. Use them to set up successful classroom routines while introducing and practicing key skills and curricular areas that you'll explore as the year goes on. http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/k_2theme/bktoschool.htm Back to School @ edHelper Includes reading comprehensions, printables, puzzles and more for teachers to start the year off great. http://www.edhelper.com/Back_To_School.htm Good Luck! judi EduHound Spotlight Site of the Week! In honor of the Back-to-School 2004, this week's featured site is: Education World: Back to School http://www.education-world.com/back_to_school/index.shtml This site covers areas such as Icebreaker Activities, Preparing for the First Day, Ideas for All Year, The Homework Dilemma, First-Year Teacher Tips, Substitute Teacher Help and More Great Ideas for the New School Year. Good Luck! **You can now see our past "Sites of the Week" live on EduHound at: http://www.eduhound.com/weeklyspotlight.cfm EduHound Spotlight School/District of the Week! South Girard Junior High Phenix City, Alabama http://www.pcboe.net/sgs See for Yourself & Submit your School/District Today! You can now see our past "Schools/Districts of the Week" live on EduHound Schools on the Web at: http://www.eduhoundschoolsontheweb.com/schoolspotlight.cfm EduHound Spotlight Classroom of the Week! Mrs. Kerr's 5th Grade @ Mary McArthur Elementary Fayetteville, North Carolina http://www.laruekerr.com See for Yourself & Submit your Classroom Today! You can now see our past "Sites of the Week" live on EduHound Classrooms on the Web at: http://www.eduhoundclassroomsontheweb.com/classroomspotlight.cfm Educational Conference Planning EDUCAUSE 2004 October 19-22, 2004 Denver, Colorado http://www.educause.edu/conference/annual/2004/ Other upcoming conferences: EdNET 2004 September 26-28, 2004 - Chicago, Illinois http://hellerreports.com/conferences/ednet2004/index.aspx ACTE Annual Convention and Career Tech Expo December 9-12, 2004 - Las Vegas, Nevada http://www.acteonline.org/convention/index.cfm For a complete listing of all educational conferences, check out T.H.E. Journal's Calendar at: http://www.theconferencecalendar.com Ask Judi! This week's question comes from Brenda: "Could you please feature some sites with bulletin board ideas that I can use for the upcoming school year?" Certainly, Brenda Here are some sites to get you started: Kathy Schrock's List of Bulletin Board Ideas A collection of bulletin board sites and pages with ideas and a few samples too. http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/bulletin/ Bulletin Boards across the World A large collection of teacher submitted bulletin board pictures, categorized by subject. http://www.gigglepotz.com/bulletin.htm Bulletin Boards for the Music Classroom Teacher submitted music related bulletin board ideas and pictures. http://www.musicbulletinboards.net Bulletin Boards and Tips for the K-3 Teacher You will find an organized list of some of the best teacher creations on the Web. http://www.teachingheart.net/bboard.html DLTK's Bulletin Boards Teacher submitted ideas for school, daycare or church bulletin board projects. Many of the paper crafts on the site can be modified for the bulletin board. http://www.dltk-teach.com/boards/ Good Luck! 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