The Teacher's Calendar: The Day-By-Day Directory to Holidays, Historic Events, Birthdays and Special Days, Weeks and Months

by Sandy Whiteley

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809225212
• ISBN13: 9780809225217
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.5" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

Don't Loan it to Anyone You will Have to Buy Another

After I purchased the Teacher's Calendar, I stayed up late into the night finding great things to share during the next school year. I shared it with my teaching partner so she and I could plan some activities. She took it on vacation and was going to get it back to me in a few weeks. She wasn't quite finished a few weeks ago. Today, she just called and said she was mailing me a check since she had so much marked - couldn't I just get another one. So, I am gladly purchasing another copy and I can't wait to use it next year. I am really excited that my partner and I see the benefit in the mini-lessons that this book provides on so many subjects.

Attention Educators: AN AWESOME RESOURCE!

Principals, Teachers, School Staff: LISTEN UP!This book is an AWESOME resource. At our small school (staff of 18), we have a faculty meeting EVERY DAY. We start the day together with prayer (we're a religious-affiliated school), and a brief session with "The Teacher's Calendar." It's a hoot!We share the trivia, guess at the famous people's birthdates and ages, and use the facts (every now & then) with students.This can be great for current events, "this day in history" PA announcements, or use the special events to determine your "words for the day" (that's what we do over the PA at the end of every day), or just stay in tune with everyday events.P.S.: Teachers & Staff: this would make a great "start of the school year" gift for your principal! (hint, hint).

Superb classroom resource

As a credentialed sub, I find this an invaluable book. It is full of historical and scientific tidbits of information, which can be easily introduced to the class as an intro to a substantive lesson, or as interesting filler, and even as the basis of a Jeopardy-type trivia quiz. Each of the book's entries has at least a few sentences of explanation, and some entries (such as Amelia Jenks Bloomer's birthday) expand to a half-page of history and lesson suggestions. You won't regret getting this book! (Of course, you'd get the current edition now!)

Great Resource!

This will be the second year I purchased this book! I use it every day of the school year as a basis for my grammar lessons. There are multiple historical and current events briefly explained (just a few sentences) for each day of the year. I choose an item that ties into my curriculum, or I just feel the kids should know about, and write it on the board filled with punctuation, spelling, syntax and gramatical errors. The kids are responsible for writing the passage correctly, fixing my errors, then we talk about spelling, homonyms, grammar rules, the subject itself, and I often use it to extend into social studies, science, etc. The other nice thing about the book is there are plenty of ideas and resources for extending into lessons and projects. Just be sure to look ahead in the book so you allow enough time for mail and research! I have all but ignored my other calendar resources because this has all I've needed!