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May 14, 2013
Head Activity
HEAD ACTIVITY I usually begin with a short story but one that will grasp the students' attention. We read and discuss the story as a whole class and
May 11, 2013
Tips for Creating Work Groups in the Classroom
Group work is always important in any classroom, and you, the teacher, should be able to intuitively create functional groups among your students by considering
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May 01, 2013
6 Secrets to being a Successful Teacher
You can go through college and finish a teaching course, but that doesn’t mean you know everything about the career you wish to enter. There are some things
Apr 23, 2013
New PowerPoint Writing Activities
Journal Jumpstarts, Volume 1 is a complete PowerPoint package 
designed to intrigue and to motivate students to exercise their writing skills as they describe, explain, persuade, and narrate.
Each slide is titled and contains...
- a writing prompt.
- a looping, presentation-wide animation along the left side of the slide.
- a unique, featured, looping animation, selected to "illustrate" the prompt itself.
- a link back to the Table of Contents.
This presentation also saves you the time and effort of scrawling out the writing prompt of the day on your whiteboard, over and over again.
For full details and screenshots, follow the permalink below.
Apr 20, 2013
180 Journal Writing Prompts: Enough for Every Day of the School Year
Journal Writing Prompts: These high-interest prompts will encourage kids to describe, explain, persuade, and narrate every day of the school year.
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Mar 31, 2013
New Guest Author's Page
Julie DeNeen has contributed a page to this site that I'm sure you will find informative--especially if you're a beginning teacher (veterans will find some great advice here as well). 
Her topic is 20 quick actions that you can take to improve classroom management. Please click the permalink below and enjoy!
Care to be a guest author?
I'm offering $50 worth of products totally free of charge for each teacher who writes a page for Daily Teaching Tools on a topic that would be of direct interest to his/her colleagues.
And, LOTS of teachers will see your work.
The details on how to participate can be found at the bottom of Julie's page.
Mar 21, 2013
Best Website Design Awards Showcase for Educators
This showcase of best website design awards for educators features the Top 50 Classroom Websites and the Top 50 Teacher Resources Websites, as nominated by teachers.
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Mar 10, 2013
Coming Soon
I'm excited to announce that a new feature will be coming to this site in the very near future. Guest Author's Toolbox will be a special section devoted to teachers who wish to share their ideas and resources with their colleagues. 
Would you like to participate?
I'm offering $75 worth of products totally free of charge for each teacher who writes a page for Daily Teaching Tools on a topic that would be of direct interest to his/her colleagues. And, LOTS of teachers will see your work.
More information will follow shortly, but if you're interested, please access my Contact Chad page and give me a general idea of what the topic of your page might be--I'll quickly respond and then we'll go from there.
Care to see a sample Guest Author's Toolbox page? Click the permalink below to see Janice Malone's page and don't forget--$75 worth of products await you, totally free of charge!
Jan 26, 2013
Language Arts: 8 Multimedia Mini Lessons in The Mechanics Bundle
Save 50% on this bundle of language arts mini lessons, including Capitalization 1 and 2, Using Commas 1 and 2, Using Semicolons and Colons, Using Quotation Marks...
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Jan 23, 2013
Language Arts: A Multimedia Mini Lesson for Using Quotation Marks
This language arts multimedia mini-lesson is all about using quotation marks. An animated, talking avatar presents instruction, gives examples, delivers questions...
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Jan 23, 2013
Language Arts: A Multimedia Mini Lesson for Using Colons and Semicolons
This language arts multimedia mini-lesson is all about using colons and semicolons. An animated, talking avatar presents instruction, gives examples, delivers questions...
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Jan 16, 2013
Language Arts: A Multimedia Mini Lesson for Using Commas, Part 2
This language arts multimedia mini-lesson is the second of two parts on using commas. An animated, talking avatar presents instruction, gives examples, delivers questions...
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Jan 15, 2013
Language Arts: A Multimedia Mini Lesson for Using Commas, Part 1
This language arts multimedia mini-lesson is the first of two parts on using commas. An animated, talking avatar presents instruction, gives examples, delivers questions...
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Jan 14, 2013
Language Arts: A Multimedia Mini Lesson for Capitalization, Part 2
This language arts multimedia mini-lesson is the second of two parts on capitalization. An animated, talking avatar presents instruction, gives examples, delivers questions...
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Jan 14, 2013
Language Arts: A Multimedia Mini Lesson for Capitalization, Part 1
This language arts multimedia mini-lesson is the first of two parts on capitalization. An animated, talking avatar presents instruction, gives examples, delivers questions...
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Jan 06, 2013
Teaching Writing: Inspiration in a Remedial Writing Lab
These strategies and free resources specifically target teaching writing: engagement strategy, data-driven practices, lesson idea for creating narrative...
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Dec 24, 2012
Season's Greetings!
Thanks so much for making Daily Teaching Tools a site that you visit for the benefit of your kids.
Much more will be coming to this site in the coming year, and as a result, I would encourage you to continue visiting often.
Merry Christmas to you.
I wish I could say the same thing to the folks in Newtown.
No matter what politicians and administrators say, what it means to be a teacher is SO much more than testing results and bulletin boards.
There were truly some heroes there...
Chad Manis
Nov 28, 2012
Language Arts: 7 Multimedia Mini Lessons in The Literature Bundle
Save 50% on this bundle of language arts mini lessons, including Introducing Literature, The Elements of Plot, Characterization, Author's Purpose, How to Summarize...
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Nov 27, 2012
Language Arts: A Multimedia Mini Lesson for Using Context Clues
This language arts multimedia mini-lesson focuses on Context Clues. An animated, talking avatar presents instruction, gives examples, delivers questions, and...
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Nov 15, 2012
Language Arts: A Multimedia Mini Lesson for Introducing Literature
This language arts mini-lesson focuses on Introducing Literature. An animated, talking avatar presents instruction, gives examples, delivers questions, and...
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Nov 13, 2012
Language Arts: A Multimedia Mini Lesson for The Importance of Reading
This language arts mini-lesson focuses on The Importance of Reading. An animated, talking avatar presents instruction, gives examples, delivers questions, and...
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Nov 11, 2012
Language Arts: Great Free Mini Lessons for Middle School
Talking avatars teach 30 language arts mini-lessons via digital projector or smart board while YOU relax. Author's purpose, how to summarize, main idea . . .
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Nov 11, 2012
Free Teaching Software for Language Arts Middle School Kids
Teaching software: Talking avatars teach 30 language arts mini-lessons via digital projector or smart board while YOU relax, 20 writing tutorials, 60 multimedia warm ups . .
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Oct 10, 2012
Welcome Aboard to Janice Malone!
It gives me great pleasure to welcome Janice Malone as a link partner here with me at Daily Teaching Tools.
Janice's website, ELA Seminars, is one that language arts teachers everywhere will want to bookmark and visit frequently.
She offers a variety of resources, including but not limited to, podcasts, videos, webcasts, lessons, and products that are useful for teachers, and ultimately their classroom students.
The information presented here is straightforward, organized, and easy to access. And, as the title of her website suggests, Janice is available to conduct her highly-regarded English Language Arts Seminars.
To visit her and to see the many fine resources that she has made available, just click the permalink below:
Oct 10, 2012
Education Link Exchange: Sites that Connect to Daily Teaching Tools
The following websites have agreed to an education link exchange with Daily Teaching Tools: sites featuring resources, free materials, worksheets...
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