Tulipmania 1637! A Curious Event in the Dutch Golden Age Caroline C. Sheffield, Ilene R. Berson, and Michael J. Berson Jane Jacobs: A Citizen Fights for the Neighborhood Book review by Wendy Ewbank A Crossword Puzzle for Higher-Order Thinking James Monack  

Whose Responsibility is it to Protect the Amazon? Misty Galloway Tucker also in this issue:Creating Anti-Bullying PSAs in the ClassroomAndrea Saltzman Martin, Valerie Ooka Pang, Eric J. Ginsberg, Jennifer M. Pang, Luke Duesbery, and Edward R. Dial Surviving Eighth GradeAndrea S. Libresco

Lookout Point: Examining the Motives Behind Standardized Testing Dianna Topper Adobe Bricks: Building Blocks of the Southwest Byron Augustin and Michael Bailey Book Review: Mud Matters by Jennifer Owings Dewey Arlene Hirschfelder Dear Teacher: Letters on the Eve of the Japanese American Imprisonment Yoon Pak Tough Stuff: Social Studies and Building Materials Steven S. Lapham

Lights, Camera,…Reenaction! Creating Video as We Study the Civil War Angela Stokes Pairing Nonfiction and Fiction: Social Studies and Language Arts Together Angela Falter Thomas Candles, Flashlights, and Product Safety

Ducks Ahoy! Plastic Debris and Ocean Currents Caroline C. Sheffield and Ingrid S. Weiland

Carved in Stone: The Preamble to the Constitution Steven S. Lapham The Journal of an Underground Railroad Conductor David Reader, Beth A. Twiss Houting, and Rachel Moloshok

Part 2 of 2 Become inspired to synthesize content with literacy theory for the purpose of developing your own classroom-ready curricula, including meaningful readings.  Learn how to create an engaging and beneficial curriculum around the concept of narrative and connections, in which students can bridge together the short excerpts, aka "dots", provided to read intently in class in order to see and understand the bigger picture. Textbooks are compiled, not written and this creates a problem for teachers who are trying to implement the new Common Core literacy standards.…

Part 1 of 2 Become inspired to synthesize content with literacy theory for the purpose of developing your own classroom-ready curricula, including meaningful readings. Learn how to create an engaging and beneficial curriculum around the concept of narrative and connections, in which students can bridge together the short excerpts, aka "dots", provided to read intently in class in order to see and understand the bigger picture. Textbooks are compiled, not written and this creates a problem for teachers who are trying to implement the new Common Core literacy standards.…

Harriet Tubman: Emancipate Yourself! Steven S. Lapham and Peter Hanes An Urgent Brief: Social Studies and Writing Skills Thomas N. Turner, Jeremiah C. Clabough, and William Cole