Monday, January 23, 2012. Repeating my post of Wednesday, January 18, 2012. Today I am grateful that my colleagues at TeacherPlanet.com reminded me: “Chinese New Year is celebrated this year on January 23rd. The year 2012 marks the year of the Water Dragon – something that only occurs every sixty years.” ~ Doc Meek
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EXCERPTS FROM TEACHERPLANET.COM NEWSLETTER TO DOC MEEK:
Hello Doc,
| What’s New? |
This week at Teacher Planet, we are getting ready to celebrate Chinese New Year on January 23 and Black History Month in February. We also have a great list of resources for virtual dissections.
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| Lesson Plans |
Black History Month began as Black History Week in in 1926 and actually became a nationally recognized month in 1976. Every February all Americans are invited to learn about African American inventors, scientists, athletes, entertainers and the rich history of the African American culture. Start your lesson planning for Black History Month at Teacherplanet.com.
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| Theme Units |
Chinese New Year is celebrated this year on January 23rd. 2012 marks the year of the Water Dragon – something that only occurs every sixty years. Plan a lesson around this fifteen day celebration with our Chinese New Year Resource Page.
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Worksheets
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Templates for Lesson Plans are one of the most popular resources on our site. We have Daily, Weekly, Monthly or Unit plans – you can print one or all of them and customize them to fit your needs!
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| Teacher Tools |
Do you give your students the options of a virtual dissection or have you completely switched to this alternative route to learning anatomy? We have 17 different virtual dissection resources to use in your classroom at Myteachertools.com
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What do you want to see in our newsletter? Perhaps you have some ideas, articles, worksheets or webquests? Please submit your ideas by visiting this page. We’ll be sure to list your name as the author!
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| Quote of the Week |
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; Only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; Only love can do that.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
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| Joke of the Week |
Get your dose of laughter this week with the joke “Top Ten Most Wanted”- this week at Jokes4teachers.com!
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Thank you TeacherPlanet for reminding us of valuable tools teachers can use in their classrooms!
Doc Meek, Mon, Jan 23, 2012, Sherwood Park, Alberta, CANADA |
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“Chinese Spring Festival: Year of the Dragon.” ~ Doc Meek
January 23rd, 2012 | 
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