What do you do when nothing seems to work? Turn to Surviving Last Period on Fridays and Other Desperate Situations. This popular book is full of language arts games and activities that are interesting, challenging, and educational―never busy work. Many teachers believe that two of the games alone are worth the price of the book. "Newspaper Scavenger Hunt" and "Holiday Challenge?" are lively learning activities that students love. They are just right for the two or three days right before a vacation. The two kinds of activities included are:activities that you can photocopy for your own personal use and pass out to your students; and activities that need some advance preparation, usually minimal. Surviving Last Period on Fridays and Other Desperate Situations is perfect for junior high/middle school, and most games are suitable or adaptable for high school as well.

Surviving Last Period on Fridays and Other Desperate Situations

Teen & Young Adult

Miller Thurston, Cheryl

Education & Reference

Prufrock Press

Live from the Classroom! It's Mythology is a book of five read-aloud plays. Students love the adventure and magic in these funny, fast-paced plays based on the following hero myths from around the world:<ul>
<li>Sigurd and the Dragon (Viking);</li>
<li>Atalanta and the Calydonian Boar (Greek);</li>
<li>Glooscap and the Water Monster (Native American);</li>
<li>Gum Lin (Chinese); and</li>
<li>Gilgamesh and the Cedar Forest (Mesopotamian).</li>
</ul>The plays include background material on each culture and are for grades 7–9

Live from the Classroom! It's Mythology

Education & Teaching

Etzel, Laurie

Schools & Teaching

Designed to be a lifesaver and refresher for teachers, this book contains quick lesson plans for a substitute teacher, ideas for extra credit, and routine-breakers.

The Extra Book: Extra Credit, Enrichment, Creative Thinking

Cottonwood Press, Inc.

Written by a former teacher, these funny and poignant poems are a popular source of material for teachers' meetings, presentations and workshops.

Hide Your Ex-Lax Under the Wheaties: Poems about Schools, Teachers, Kids, and Education

Literature & Fiction

Poetry

Some people just don't want to share intimate details about their thoughts, feelings and lives―at least not with others in a class or group. That's where Unjournaling comes in. All the writing prompts in this book are entirely impersonal but completely engaging―for both kids and adults. Just a couple of examples of the 200 writing prompts on widely varied topics: Write a paragraph about a girl named Dot, but use no letters with a dot (in other words, no i or j). Why on earth would Yankee Doodle stick a feather in his cap and call it "macaroni"? Come up with a plausible explanation. 
The book includes sample responses to all of the questions―a helpful tool for anyone who gets stuck with a topic and wants to see that it can be done!

Unjournaling: Daily Writing Exercises That Are Not Personal, Not Introspective, Not Boring!

DiPrince, Dawn

Arts & Photography

Routledge

Honest and humorous stories from teachers all over the country are gathered in this collection of helpful advice for new and experienced teachers alike. Updated to address the latest challenges in modern teaching, this edition offers guidance on using technology in the classroom, communicating with parents, dealing with tough issues such as bullying and sexual harassment, and coping with current legislation requirements and student pressures. In addition to the basic challenges, there is also a section devoted to cell phones, MP3 players, and other classroom distractions.

Survival Tips for New Teachers: From People Who Have Been There, and Lived to Tell About It

Cottonwood Pr

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