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		<title>Classroom Crafts Projects for Thanksgiving</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:09:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Use colored construction paper and toilet paper rolls to make a simple turkey.
Teachers, if you&#8217;re looking for some creative ideas for Thanksgiving crafting projects in your classroom, we&#8217;ve got detailed materials lists and directions for a couple of fun projects for your students.
Turkey Toilet Paper Roll
Supplies and materials you&#8217;ll need

Two cardboard toilet paper rolls or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teaching Resource Center November Newsletter</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:12:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TRC Exclusive Publication New Releases



Tangram Alphabet
We have been working hard to republish all of our TRC Exclusive publications and so far we have 15 available to order.
Remember all orders for our books are eligible for free shipping on orders over $25 so pick any 2 books and order today and you won&#8217;t pay shipping costs!
View [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teaching Resource Center October Newsletter</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:56:56 +0000</pubDate>
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Halloween Crafting Great Fun for Kids of all Ages
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Classroom Crafts Projects for Halloween
Fun Halloween craft projects you might like to try with your class. FREE craft ideas include:

Decorative Halloween Tote Bag
Spider Pumpkin Decoration
Pumpkin Funny Faces
Mummy Mobile

All projects include materials list and easy-to-follow directions.
Free [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Classroom Crafts Projects for Halloween</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:07:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Halloween Crafting Great Fun for Kids of all Ages
Teachers, if you&#8217;re looking for some creative ideas for crafting projects in your classroom, we&#8217;ve got detailed materials lists and directions for several fun projects for you.
Check back during October for more Halloween crafts projects.
Decorative Halloween Tote Bag
Supplies and materials you&#8217;ll need:

Pacon Construction Paper in Assorted Colors
Any [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Books Available at Teaching Resource Center (September 24, 2008)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:02:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Poem of the Week Book 2: Initial Consonants with a Sprinkling of Vowels - Now Available
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Poem of the Week Book 2: Initial Consonants with a Sprinkling of Vowels
Teaching Resource Center is pleased to present a new version of Poem of the Week Book 2: Initial Consonants with a Sprinkling of Vowels, written by the esteemed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teaching Resource Center Update for September 18th</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:08:44 +0000</pubDate>
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All Sorts of Sorts 3 Now Available
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All Sorts of Sorts 3
We are happy to announce that Sheron Brown&#8217;s book &#34;All Sorts of Sorts 3: Word Sorts for Vocabulary Development in the Content Area&#34; is re-published and now availalable at Teaching Resource Center for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Classroom Poetry Learning Centers: Poem of the Week</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:48:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Use Poem of the Week to create a fun and exciting poetry learning center in your classroom!
Recently one of our Subscribers asked about setting up a &#8216;Poem of the Week&#8217; writing center for her 4th and 5th graders.
Poetry is an important learning center in any K-8 classroom and a Poem of the Week center is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Using Word Sorts in the Primary Grade Classroom</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:28:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Word Sort activities are a powerful classroom tool that help students better understand the relationships between words and build vocabulary skills!
Perhaps no other classroom activity is more effective in teaching emerging literacy students than using word sorts to emphasize students&#8217; grasp of the meaning and relationships of words.
An alternative to more traditional phonics and whole-word [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Newsletter September 2008</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:32:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Teaching Resources Publications Now Available
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All Sorts of Sorts We are pleased to announce that many of the Teaching Resource Center exclusive professional books have been updated and are now available to order.
And, thanks to our trusted publishing partner Amazon.com you no longer have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kids and Self Esteem</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 22:50:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Self esteem is a critical component of early childhood development.
Parents and teachers can have a large part in helping kids become self confident in handling conflict, resisting negative influences and thinking independently.
Children with low self esteem tend to feel anxiety and frustration managing challenges and learning at a steady pace. These children are less apt [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preventing Childhood Obesity</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 22:31:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a parent, the odds are good that your child&#8217;s safety is your highest priority.&#160; In fact, child safety is one of the highest priorities of our society.
And rightfully so, without our children we are all lost. So to keep our children safe we make sure they wear protective gear, read warning labels, and talk [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Complete Dolch Word List</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Developed in 1948 by Edward William Dolch, Ph.D, the Dolch high frequency word list has held up amazingly well in teaching beginning reading.
While you can find the Dolch words in various books, learning activity tutorials, early literacy lesson plans, flash cards, word puzzles and other forms, we have published the complete list below for your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Melinda Michalec</title>
		<link>http://www.trcabc.com/resources/authors/melinda-michalec/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:43:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Melinda Michalec
Melinda Michalec is the developer of WriteReflections&#8482;, an innovative writing enrichment curriculum.
&#34;Originally, I developed it to meet the challenge of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) in writing, which measures a students&#8217; ability to write a five paragraph essay,&#8221; says Michalec.
&#8220;One school that used this writing curriculum achieved tremendous results with their fourth grade [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Donald Bear</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:10:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Professor Donald Bear
Donald Bear is director of the E. L. Cord Foundation Center for Learning and Literacy where since 1986 he has worked with children who struggle to learn to read and write, directly through assessments and tutoring programs in the center and through Reading Buddies tutoring programs.
About Professor Donald Bear
Donald is a professor in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Carla Soffos</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:48:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Carla Soffos is a literacy coach at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Her 16 years in education include eight years as a first grade teacher.
Carla works daily with classroom teachers in implementing the Arkansas Literacy Coaching Model, and she presents workshops to school districts across the United States.
She is the co-author of Scaffolding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Debbie Diller</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:41:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Debbie Diller
Debbie Diller has been an educator for over 25 years and has taught preschool through the 10th grade in public schools. She has been a classroom teacher, Title I teacher, and a literacy coach. Currently, Debbie trains teachers throughout the U.S. on how to meet the needs of all students as readers and writers.&#160; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Betsy Franco</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:38:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Author Betsy Franco
Betsy Franco is the author of over fifty books, including the popular series Poem of the Week and the newer series My Very Own Poetry Collection. Ms. Franco, who earned a Bachelor of Arts from Stanford University and an M. Ed. from Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has taught elementary through high school. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Linda Dorn</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2008 16:52:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Teaching Resource Center Author Linda DornLinda Dorn is a professor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock where she directs the Reading Recovery/Early Literacy Training Center.
Her most recent work includes the development and implementation of the Arkansas Literacy Coaching Model. Dorn has over 20 years experience in education, including 8 years as an elementary [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What are Pocket Charts?</title>
		<link>http://www.trcabc.com/resources/teachers-corner/classroom-tools/what-are-pocket-charts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.trcabc.com/resources/teachers-corner/classroom-tools/what-are-pocket-charts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2008 15:53:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You can find numerous uses in your classroom for pocket charts!
In today&#8217;s fast-paced, elementary school classroom environment, teachers need every advantage possible to help kids get a head start with their reading skills, and in writing, math and other subjects.
Pocket charts provide one the most tested and proven classroom tools available. A pocket chart provides [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Do We Have Leap Years?</title>
		<link>http://www.trcabc.com/resources/curriculum/why-do-we-have-leap-years/</link>
		<comments>http://www.trcabc.com/resources/curriculum/why-do-we-have-leap-years/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2008 15:36:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Learn why we have leap years and how the leap year system works.February 29th occurs only once every four years - &#8220;leap&#8221; years - but how and why did this practice develop?
Throughout history, cultures around the world have observed a relationship between celestial events and the cycle of life.
This relationship is most notable in terms [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preventing Childhood Tooth Decay</title>
		<link>http://www.trcabc.com/resources/kids-corner/preventing-childhood-tooth-decay/</link>
		<comments>http://www.trcabc.com/resources/kids-corner/preventing-childhood-tooth-decay/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:40:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tooth decay is no laughing matter.Even though tooth decay is completely preventable it remains the single most chronic childhood disease.
A recent report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates that 25% of preschool children have cavities. More than 50% of children from 5 to 9 years-years-of-age have at least one cavity or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Valentine’s Day Crafts for Young Children</title>
		<link>http://www.trcabc.com/resources/crafting-projects/valentines-day-crafts-for-young-children/</link>
		<comments>http://www.trcabc.com/resources/crafting-projects/valentines-day-crafts-for-young-children/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:36:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Try these fun crafts projects on Valentines Day!
Sure, kids get all excited about buying valentines for their classmates, but there&#8217;s nothing like getting a homemade valentine from a child.
This year, why not spend a little time with the special kid in your life and make some valentines to give out to family and friends? Try [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interesting Facts about George Washington</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:33:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Learn some interesting information about Americas first president, George WashingtonTo most of us, the name George Washington conjures up images of a handsome and gallant soldier crossing the Potomac River while leading his men bravely through the perils of revolution.
Later, we know him to be a selfless leader, who led his country into democracy as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Use Onset, Rime &#038; Chunk Cards</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:22:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Desktop Pocket Chart Rime Cards are designed to help teachers model the concepts of onsets, rimes and chunks within words for small groups of students.
What are onset and rime?
An onset is the beginning consonant element in a syllable, before the vowel. A rime is the vowel and any following consonants within a syllable. Breaking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Teach Reading Comprehension</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:31:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Literacy experts often define reading comprehension as the ability to perceive and understand ideas communicated by the written word.
Sounds simple enough, right? After all, it stands to reason that once a child develops an acceptable level of alphabet knowledge and phonemic awareness, he or she should be able to sound out the words and then [...]]]></description>
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