Great Teacher Projects: K-8

Projects to jump-start a class.

This book provides more than 75 tried-and-true, classroom-tested, teacher-approved projects designed for use in K-8 classes. The projects cover a broad range of subject areas, and they can be adapted to suit students of different abilities and learning styles, including children with special needs and those learning English as a second language.

Easy to set up and simple to complete, these inventive and inspiring projects are perfect for:

• Team-building exercises
• Helping to build knowledge and proficiencies based on students' current understanding
• Increasing cultural literacy and general knowledge
• Helping teachers fulfill curriculum requirements.

And they're also just plain fun!

Each project is warmly illustrated and features an at-a-glance overview of subject areas covered, time frames and required materials. A special Book Tie-Ins section helps teachers match reading materials to curriculum areas, and additional notes throughout the book provide information on everything from building a classroom library to understanding multiple intelligences.

Projects include:

• Butterfly Life Cycle
• Create a Country
• First Day Questionnaire
• Hear and Draw
• Leaf Pictures
• Play Money Spelling Bee
• Reading Awards
• Simulated Spacewalk
• Bottle Cap Tap Dancing
• Trivia Quiz.

Great Teacher Projects is a lifesaver for busy teachers with diverse classrooms and their various needs.

Laura Mayne, an elementary-school teacher for the past 27 years, has served as a classroom teacher, teacher-librarian, special education resource teacher and ESL teacher.

Scot Ritchie is an awardwinning artist and has illustrated more than 30 books, including The Everything Kids' Connect the Dots and Puzzle Book and Let's Go! The Story of Getting from There to Here.