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Articles in Jan-Feb 2004 issue of Instructor

• Sidewalk surprise - Letters - Letter to the Editor
• Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision Awards - Contests
  by Hannah Trierweiler
• School integration lesson plan - Giveaways - National Park Service
  by Hannah Trierweiler
• National School Fitness Foundation Grants - Grants
  by Hannah Trierweiler
• Fill your winter with art & colorful crafts that students will love to use again and again - New & Noteworthy
• Faith Ringgold: share the artist's wonderful story quilt Tar Beach, then invite your students to create their own autobiographical squares - Masterpiece Lesson & Poster
  by Christy Hale
• The path to freedom: use these meaningful activities to help students begin to understand life on the Underground Railroad - Activities
  by Linda Scher
• Motivating kids to read: strategies to help instill both the skill and the will to read
  by Linda Gambrell
• Talking about NVLD - Letters - Letter to the Editor
• Ellison Exceptional Awards program - Contests
  by Hannah Trierweiler
• UN Refugee Agency teaching materials - Giveaways
  by Hannah Trierweiler
• NEA Fine Arts Grant Program - Grants
  by Hannah Trierweiler
• "The parents of one of my students are separating and it is affecting his behavior. He argues when he doesn't get his way, and cries if he is punished. What should I do?" - Can You Help? - Column
  by Adele Brodkin
• Create a story quilt like: Faith Ringgold - Art Workshop
  by Christy Hale
• Ben Franklin - Cyberhunt Activities
  by Karyn M. Peterson
• Real-world vocabulary: enrich word learning by showing students how new words relate to familiar concepts
  by Richard Vacca
• Sick bay books - Letters - Letter to the Editor
  by Jacqueline Kremer
• National Arbor Day poster contest - Contests
  by Hannah Trierweiler
• Shakespeare resources & video - Giveaways - The National Endowment for the Arts
  by Hannah Trierweiler
• Hewlett Packard Technology for Teaching Grants - Grants
  by Hannah Trierweiler
• Author/Illustrators - Instructor Interviews - Interview
  by Lynne T. Burke
• Teaching value & color - Make Learning Memorable™ with Classroom Quilting
• History & lore - Book Talk
  by Judy Freeman
• Fluency: a vital key to comprehension; The more fluently students read, the more they understand
  by Richard Allington
• More Masterpieces - Letters - Letter to the Editor
• SOS Children's Villages Art Contest - Contests
  by Hannah Trierweiler
• Web teaching resources - Giveaways - Intel
  by Hannah Trierweiler
• Microsoft Unlimited Potential Grants - Grants
  by Hannah Trierweiler
• Take your students to great museums online
  by AnJanette Brush
• Quilting covers communities - Social Studies
• Get clicked into the arts - Websitings
  by Kathy Schrock
• Teaching responsibility - Letters - Letter to the Editor
  by Lisa Arce
• Brown v. board of education essay contest - Contests
  by Hannah Trierweiler
• Free science posters - Giveaways - Wright Center for Science Education
  by Hannah Trierweiler
• Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year Award - Grants
  by Hannah Trierweiler
• Level the playing field: renowned reading advocate Phyllis C. Hunter discusses why developing your classroom library is one of the best things you can do to improve student reading scores - Classroom Libraries - Cover Story - Column
  by Phyllis C. Hunter
• Give your fundraising program a lift!
• Laughter in the classroom: last May, we invited readers to send in entries for our "End of the Day" contest. Here, the winners share their funniest tales of life in the classroom - End of the Day
• Hands-on learning - News & Trends - Brief Article
  by Lucille Renwick
• Craftsman/NSTA young inventors program - Contests
  by Hannah Trierweiler
• Media Literacy Kits - Giveaways - Brief Article
  by Hannah Trierweiler
• Three-time newbery honor winner - Gary Paulsen - Brief Article
• Make learning memorable™ with hands-on activities - Quilting in the Classroom
• Activities from our readers
• Growing as a teacher: from collaboration to yoga, 16 teachers talk about how they reflect and rejuvenate, personally and professionally
• Working harder than ever - News & Trends - Brief Article
• Angel Soft angels in action awards program - Contests
  by Hannah Trierweiler
• Earthwatch education fellowships - Grants
  by Hannah Trierweiler
• About the book - BookNotes Teachers Guide
• Quilting demonstrates math in life - Quilting in the Classroom - Brief Article
• Ground hog and other compound words: each February 2nd, on Groundhog Day, we pay a visit to our furry friends to ask about the coming of spring—extend the celebration by digging into a lesson on compound words with these fun-filled activities - Activ
  by Mackie Rhodes
• 5 Keys to reading nonfiction: learning about text features and structure gives students new strategies for comprehension
  by Alice Boynton
• Rise and shine - News & Trends - Brief Article
• Harding House Notes Home® - Just for Our Readers
  by Hannah Trierweiler
• AT & T Foundation Grants - Grants
  by Hannah Trierweiler
• Thematic connections: questions for group discussion
  by Pat Scales
• Stories live forever on quilts - Quilting in the Classroom - Brief Article
• Life in the Arctic tundra: take students on an imaginary expedition to the frozen desert of the Arctic tundra - Activities
  by Mackie Rhodes
• Reproducible nonfiction bookmarks: share these bookmarks with your students to remind them of some of the key features of nonfiction text
• Art enlivens - Editor's Note - Brief Article - Editorial
  by Terry Cooper
• Cool to be smart! - News & Trends
• "I Love to Read" poster and Green Light Readers drawing - Giveaways
  by Hannah Trierweiler
• "We the People" Bookshelf Grants - Grants
  by Hannah Trierweiler
• Connecting to the curriculum
• Piecing it together: with these collaborative quilting projects, the whole truly is greater than the sum of the parts - Quilting in the Classroom
  by Christy Hale
• What makes a sentence? Strengthen students' writing skills with 10-minute mini-lessons
  by Cheryl M. Sigmon
• The internet in the classroom: it's changed the way we teach and the way students learn
• Decorating the classroom: two views - Letters - Letter to the Editor
• Scholastic Art & Writing Awards - Contests
  by Hannah Trierweiler
• A journey through our eyes CD-ROM - Giveaways - American Optometric Association
  by Hannah Trierweiler
• General Mills youth fitness and nutrition Grants - Grants
  by Hannah Trierweiler
• Marilyn Burns: on equivalent fractions and subtraction strategies
  by Marilyn Burns
• Quilt square math: make math connections colorful, fun, and inviting to students with a unique unit on the geometry of quilting - Quilt Math
  by Amy Talbot
• Halfway day: [the 90th day of school] - Activities
  by Jacquelyn Johnson Howes
• Can a master's program really make a difference in students' reading skills?
  by Evelyn Hunt Ogden