Friday, March 30, 2012

Scholastic Instructor: Spring 2012

My Spring 2012 edition of the Scholastic Instructor magazine showed up yesterday in my mailbox.  (Yes, I still receive stuff via snail-mail ...LOL) 

Normally I find most educational magazines contain, on average, two really good articles and then a couple that are interesting.  This edition?  Wow!  I found so many GREAT things in it! 

First, SCIENCE TEACHERS ... go to scholastic.com/instructor and download free copies of the Scientific Method Posters.  Colorful!  Simple! AND FREE!!

Next, Scholastic Instructor is hosting a poetry contest for grades 4-8!  Information and rules can be found at scholastic.com/instructorpoetrycontest!

Some really intriguing ideas regarding STEM (written for younger grades, but could definitely be adapted for middle school) such as having kids design a knee brace or working together to determine what materials create the best membrane. 

And finally, a controversial article (in my mind at least) on how texting improves spelling.

The Spring 2012 edition isn't available yet on-line, but it should be soon!  In the meantime, feel free to borrow my copy!

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