More Great Books from Cottonwood Press

A TO Z—Novel Ideas for Reading Teachers. Written by two reading teachers with years of experience in the classroom, the activities in A to Z can be used with any novel or short story.

A SENTENCE A DAY—Short, Playful Proofreading Exercises to Help Students Avoid Tripping Up When They Write. This book focuses on short, playful, interesting sentences with a sense of humor.

DOWNWRITE FUNNY—Using

Students’ Love of the Ridiculous to Teach Serious Writing Skills. The entertaining activities and illustrations in this book help teach all kinds of useful writing skills.

HOT FUDGE MONDAY—Tasty Ways to Teach Parts of Speech to Students Who Have a Hard Time Swallowing Anything To Do With Grammar. This new edition includes quirky quizzes, extended writing activities, and Internet enrichment activities that reinforce new skills.

HOW TO HANDLE DIFFICULT PARENTS—A Teacher’s Survival Guide. Suzanne Capek Tingley identifies characteristics of some parent “types.” She then goes on to give practical, easy-to-implement methods of working with them more effectively.

IF THEY’RE LAUGHING THEY JUST MIGHT BE LISTENING— Ideas for Using Humor in the Classroom—Even If You’re NOT Funny Yourself. Discover ways to lighten up, encourage humor from others, and have fun with your students.

PHUNNY STUPH—Proofreading Exercises with a Sense of Humor.

The activities contain just about every error you can imagine, from spelling and punctuation mistakes to sentence fragments and run-ons.

RELUCTANT DISCIPLINAR- IAN—Advice on Classroom Management from a Softy Who Became (Eventually) a Successful Teacher. Author Gary Rubinstein offers clear and specific advice for classroom management.

THINKING IN THREES—The Power of Three in Writing. Faced with a writing task of any kind? Think of three things to say about the topic. Writing an essay? Remember that the body should have at least three paragraphs. Need help getting started? Learn three ways to begin an essay.

TWISTING ARMS—Teaching Students How to Write to Persuade. This book is full of easy-to- use activities that will really sharpen students’ writing and organizational skills.