HappenstanceThe Cold Within

Six humans traveled by happenstanceThrough the dark and bitter cold

Each one possessed one stick of woodOr so the story goes

The first woman held hers backShe could tell by the faces of the five

That one of them was Black

The next man sitting across the waySaw one not of his church

And could not bring himself to give the fireHis stick of birch

The poor man sat backAnd gave his coat a hitch

Why should his stick of woodBe used to warm the rich

The rich man sat back and thoughtOf all the wealth he had in store

Why should his stick of wood be usedTo warm the lazy, shiftless poor

The Black man’s face bespoke revengeAs the fire passed from his sight

Because all he saw in his stick of woodWas a chance to spite the White

The last man of this forlorn groupDid nothing except for his gain

Giving only to those who gave to himWas how he played the game

Their logs held tight in their now stilled handsIs proof of human sin

Because they did not die from the cold withoutThey died from the cold within

It Can’t Be Done

Someone said that it couldn’t be doneBut she with a chuckle replied

That maybe it couldn’t, but she would be the oneWho wouldn’t say so ‘till she tried.

So she buckled right in With a trace of a grin

One her face, if she worriedShe hid it!

She started to sing, as sheTackled the thing

That couldn’t be doneAnd she did it!

Somebody scoffed, “Oh you’ll never do that!”At least no one has ever done it.So she took off her hat and she

Took off her coatAnd the next thing we knew

She’d begun it.With a tilt of her chin

And a bit of a grinWithout any doubting or quiddit

She started to singAnd she tackled the thing

That couldn’t be doneAnd she did it!

There are thousands to tell youThat it cannot be done

There are thousands to prophesy failureThere are thousands to point out to you

One by one, all of the dangers that wait to assail youBut, just buckle right in with a bit of a grin

Just take off your coats and go to itJust start to sing as you tackle the thing

That cannot be doneAnd you will do it!

Edward R. Guest

A Lesson from Robert Frost

Robert Frost is my favorite poet. Although I love many of his poems, my favorite is The Road Less Traveled. I use its lesson almost daily:

The Road Less Traveled

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,And sorry I could not travel bothAnd be one traveler, long I stood

And looked down one as far as I couldTo where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,And having perhaps the better claim,

Because it was grassy and wanted wear;Though as for that the passing there

Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally layIn leaves no step had trodden back.Oh, I kept the first for another day!

Yet knowing how way leads on to way,I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sighSomewhere ages and ages hence:

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-I took the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference. Robert Frost (1916)

Mother to Son

Well son, I’ll tell you Life for me aint been no crystal stair

It’s had tacks in it, and boards torn upAnd places with no carpet on the floor-bare

But all the timeI’ve been climbing

And reaching landingsAnd turning corners

And sometimes going in the darkWhere there aint been no light

So don’t you stop nowAnd don’t you sit down

Just cause it seem kind of hardDon’t you turn around nowBecause I’s still climbing

And life for meAint been no crystal stair

Langston Hughes

Larry’s 20 Favorite Sayings

If we keep on doing what we’ve always done we’re going to keep on getting what we’vealways gotten. (Dr. John Maxwell)

Man’s mind once stretched by a new idea never again regains it’s original dimension. (Oliver Wendell Holmes)

Kids don’t care how much we know until they know how much we care.(unknown)

Everything in life I ever did that was worthwhile I caught hell for.(Harry Truman)

Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain, and most fools do, but it takescharacter self control to be helpful and supportive of all people.

(Dale Carnegie)A little revolution now and then is a good thing. (Thomas Jefferson)There is no such things as good or evil. Only thinking make it so.

(Shakespeare)We are such stuff that dreams are made of. (Shakespeare. The Tempest)

Only those who are willing to risk going too far will ever know how far they can go.(T.S. Elliott)

The ultimate measure of man is not where you stand during times of comfortand convenience, but where you stand during times of challenge

and controversy. (Dr. Martin Luther King)Use whatever language you will, but you can never say more

than what you are. (Emerson)There is no progress without some struggle! (Frederick Douglass)

Tell them I did the best I could with what I had. (Thurgood Marshall)A great man shows his greatness, by how he treats lesser men. (Carlisle)Before we can move the world, we must first move ourselves. (Socrates)

What you do unto the least of thee, you do unto me. (The Bible)Life is a daring adventure or it is nothing. (Helen Keller)

You never give up. Never. Never give up. (Winston Churchill)We must learn to live together as brothers, or perish together as fools.

(Dr. Martin Luther King)The human personality is like a charioteer with two headstrong horses,

each one seeking to go in opposite directions. (Plato)

Anyway

People can be unreasonable, illogical and self-centered-Love people-Anyway

If you do good, you will be accused of having selfish, ulterior motives-Do good-Anyway

If you are successful you can win false friends and true enemies-Be successful-Anyway

Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable-Be honest and frank-Anyway

People root for underdogs but they only follow top dogs-Follow some underdogs-Anyway

What you spend years building up maybe torn down overnightBuild-Anyway

You can give the world the best you have and end up getting kicked in the teethGive the world your best-Anyway!

Church Bulletins

1. The low self-esteem group will meet Thursday from 7-8 PM. Please use the backdoor.

1. Please remember in prayer the many who are sick of our church and community.

2. Don’t let worry kill you off, let the church help.

3. We are having a pot luck supper. Prayer and medication will follow.

4. For those of you who have children and don’t know it, we have a nursery downstairs.

5. The 8th graders will be presenting Shakespeare’s Hamlet. The congregation is invited to attend this tragedy.

6. The pastor would appreciate it if the ladies of the congregation would lend him their electric girdles for the pancake breakfast next Saturday morning.

7. Next Sunday’s sermon is entitled “Is there really a hell?” Come early and hear your choir sing.

8. On a church marquee…The sermon this morning – “Jesus walks on water.” The sermon tonight “Searching for Jesus.”

9. Ladies don’t forget the rummage sale next Saturday. It is a good chance to get rid of those things not worth keeping around your house. Bring your husbands!

What Have We Done Today?

We shall do so much in the yeas to come,But what have we done today?

We shall give our gold in a princely sum,But what did we give today?

We shall lift the heart and dry the tear,We shall plant a hope in the place of fear,

We shall speak the words of love and cheer,But what did we speak today?

We shall be so kind in the afterwhile,But what have we been today?

We shall bring each lonely life a smile,But what have we brought today?

We shall give to truth a grander birth,And to steadfast faith a deeper worth,

We shall feed the hungering souls of earth,But whom have we fed today?

We shall reap such joys in the by and by,But what have we sown today?

We shall build us mansions in the sky,But what have we built today?

‘Tis sweet in idle dreams to bask,But here and now do we do our task?

Yes, this is the thing our souls must ask,“What have we done today?

Author Unknown

12 WORDSto the tune of “My Girl”

I’ve got 12 words for a hard test,bum bum bum bum bum bumWhen it gets hard in hereThey help me do my best.Bum bum bum …

(Chorus)Well, I guess you say

What can help me score this wayIt’s 12 words12 Words!!

Talking about The 12 Words, 12 words!I’ve got sooo much confidence

My friends envy mebum bum bum bum ,,,

I’ve go a better chance you see than any of my peeps

bum bum bum…(Repeat Chorus)

Larry Bell, Multicultural America Inc.

UNRAAVEL the PassageTo the tune of the “Lion Sleeps Tonight”

U N R A A V E L (slow) the Reading passage, the test cat’ll sing tonight…Underline (fast) the title, predict the

passage, you’ll get it right,So right Bah weem …….UNRAAVEL it

right away (repeat)

Run through the questions, number them so well,

Circle those cool words…Take the venture, right through the

passage,And eliminate the bull(hey hey hey)

Bah weem ….. UNRAAVEL it right away (repeat)

ChorusBah weem bow way Bah weem bow way…

(DOUBLE CHECK your work) Bah weem bow way Bah weem bow way…

(DOUBLE CHECK your work)Repeat all again

Skip Casey- Golfview Elementary, Brevard County

UNRAAVELTo the tune of “Accentuate the Positive”

You gotta underline the titlePredict – the passage,

Number- the paragraphs,UNRAAVEL reading for me.

You gotta circle the important wordsVenture- through the passage,Eliminate- what’s not needed,UNRAAVEL reading for me.

You gotta answer the questionsShow where you found them

Double check – that you’re finishedUNRAAVEL reading for me.

Sharon ThortonBrevard County Schools

Tune - Calendar Girl

Trace – outline and list the stepsAnalyze – break it down, we’re not done yet

Infer – means you gotta read between the linesEvaluate – judge and look at both the sides

(Chorus)Yeah, yeah, my brain’s in a whirl

I love, I love, I love, those 12 little wordsThey’ll help me, they’ll help me

pass the test

Formulate – create and come up with a planDescribe – paint a picture, show you understand

Support – give examples, prove it, back it upExplain – tell about it, who, when, why and what

(Chorus)Yeah, yeah, my brain’s in a whirl

I love, I love, I love, those 12 little wordsThey’ll help me, they’ll help me

pass the test

Summarize – the bottom line, in a nutshellCompare – how things are the same, oh please do tell

Contrast – things are different, you can tell us howPredict – what do you think will happen now

(Chorus)Yeah, yeah, my brain’s in a whirl

I love, I love, I love, those 12 little wordsThey’ll help me, they’ll help me

pass the test

(To the tune of Oscar Mayer Weiner)

My vocabulary has 12 wordsthat help me do my best

Infer, Analyze, Evaluate, andFormulate comes next

Oh, I love to Describethem everyday

They Support me whileI Explain and say

Summarize, Compare, Contrast,Predict, and Trace with skills that last!

Suzanne Bennett Riverview School District – Judsonia Elementary

501-729-5196

12 Words Song – tune Are You Sleeping?(Introduce 1 word at a time; then build to it)

Can you __________? (word)Can you __________? (word)

Yes we can.Yes we can.

SynonymSynonym

We can __________. (word)We can __________. (word)

Example: Can you trace?Can you trace?

Yes we can.Yes we can.

Follow the steps.Follow the steps.

We can trace.We can trace.

Cynthia BrunellePortlock Primary

757-494-7555

Twelve Words

To the tune of “The Adams Family”

We trace and analyzeInfer and evaluate,

We formulate, describeWe use the Twelve Words

ChorusTwelve Words (snap, snap)Twelve Words (snap, snap)

Twelve Words, Twelve WordsTwelve Words (snap, snap)

Support it and explain itCompare it and contrast itSummarize and predict it

We use the Twelve Words

Submitted by Robyn Flowers - Bel Air Elem.Columbia County GA

Principal: Mark Boyd 706-863-8724

THE POWER (WORD) POKEY

Christine GerrittSpanish Teacher

Cromwell High School, Cromwell, CT

‘Ya trace and descri-ibeExplain and infer-er

(pause) Share your thoughts (clap)And then move on

‘Ya do the power (word) pokeyTrust me, it ain’t hokey

That’s how ‘ya build your skills

‘Ya evaluate (pause) and formulate(pause) (pause) Ana ly y y yze and support

‘Ya do the power (word) pokeyTrust me, it ain’t hokey

That’s how ya build the skills

‘Ya summarize (pause) and compare(pause) (pause) co o o o o ontrast and predict

‘Ya do the power (word) pokeyTrust me it ain’t hokey

That’s how ya build the skills!

UNRAAVEL the “_________________”(Sung to the tune of the “Brady Bunch” tune)

Draw a line, under the titleTake your best guess what it’s all aboutPut a number next to each paragraph

To help you find the answer

Take some time, and read the questionsCircle all, the very important wordsWrite down what each word means

And now its time to read

Chorus UNRAAVEL (ing)UNRAAVEL (ing)

This is how we UNRAAVEL the “__________”

Cross out all the wrong answersPick the best of all that remainParagraph numbers will prove

you know the answersNow double check your work

(Chorus)

By Carrie Holt - Hazelwood School District - Townsend Elementary - Florissant, MO

12 Word Cheer

When I say: Trace

You say: Outline

Trace

Outline

Trace

Outline

When I say: Analyze

You say: Breakdown

Analyze

Breakdown

Analyze

Breakdown…

Sue Chollet, Hall School

The wheels in my head go round and roundRound and round, round and roundThe wheels in my head go round and roundAs I UNRAAVEL

I underline, predict, and numberPredict and number, predict and numberI underline, predict and number As I UNRAAVEL

I read the questions and circle the wordsImportant words, important wordsI read the questions and circle the wordsAs I UNRAAVEL

I venture through the passageVenture through, venture throughI venture through the passageAs I UNRAAVEL

I eliminate by crossing outThe wrong answer, the wrong answerI eliminate by crossing outAs I UNRAAVEL

I write the number where I found itFound it, found itI write the number where I found itAs I UNRAAVEL

I let the question be answeredAnswered, answeredI let the question be answeredAs I UNRAAVEL

The wheels in my head go round and roundRound and round, round and roundThe wheels in my head go round and roundAs I UNRAAVEL

By: Susan Ayers

THE RACE(Anonymous)

Whenever I start to hang my head in front of failure’s face,my downward fall is broken by the memory of a race.

A children’s race, young boys, young men; how I remember well,excitement sure, but also fear, it wasn’t hard to tell.

They all lined up so full of hope, each thought to win that raceor tie for first, or if not that, at least take second place.

Their parents watched from off the side, each cheering for their son,and each boy hoped to show his folks that he would be the one.

The whistle blew and off they flew, like chariots of fire,to win, to be the hero there, was each young boy’s desire.

One boy in particular, whose dad was in the crowd,was running in the lead and thought “My dad will be so proud.”But as he speeded down the field and crossed a shallow dip,the little boy, who thought he’d win, lost his step and slipped.

Trying hard to catch himself, his arms flew everyplace,and midst the laughter of the crowd he fell flat on his face.

As he fell, his hope fell too; he couldn’t win it now.Humiliated, he just wished to disappear somehow.

But as he fell his dad stood up and showed his anxious face,which to the boy so clearly said, “Get up and win that race!”

He quickly rose, no damage done, behind a bit that’s all,and ran with all his mind and might to make up for his fall.

So anxious to restore himself, to catch up and to win,his mind went faster than his legs. He slipped and fell again.

He wished that he had quit before with only one disgrace.“I’m hopeless as a runner now, I shouldn’t try to race.”

But through the laughing crowd he searched and found his father’s facewith a steady look that said again, “Get up and win that race!”

So he jumped up to try again, ten yards behind the last,“If I’m to gain those yards,” he thought, “I’ve got to run real fast!”

Exceeding everything he had, he regained eight, then, ten…but trying hard to catch the lead, he slipped and fell again.Defeat! He lay there silently. A tear dropped from his eye.

“There’s no sense running anymore! Three strikes I’m out! Why try?I’ve lost, so what’s the use?” he thought. “I’ll live with my disgrace.”

But then he thought about his dad, who soon he’d have to face.

“Get up,” an echo sounded low, “You haven’t lost at all,for all you have to do to win is rise each time you fall.”

Get up! The echo urged him on, “Get up and take your place!You were not meant for failure here! Get up and win that race!”

So, up he rose to run once more, refusing to forfeit,and he resolved that win or lose, at least he wouldn’t quit.So far behind the others now, the most he’d ever been,

still he gave it all he had and ran like he could win.Three times he’d fallen stumbling, three times he rose again.

Too far behind to hope to win, he still ran to the end.

They cheered another boy who crossed the line and won first place,head high and proud and happy – no falling, no disgrace.

But, when the fallen youngster crossed the line, in last place,the crowd gave him a greater cheer for finishing the race.

And even though he came in last with head bowed low, unproud,you would have thought he’d won the race, to listen to the crowd.

And to his dad he sadly said, “I didn’t do so well.”“To me, you won,” his father said. “You rose each time you fell.”

And now when things seem dark and bleak and difficult to face,the memory of that little boy helps me in my own race.

For all of life is like that race, with ups and downs and all.And all you have to do to win is rise each time you fall.

And when depression and despair shout loudly in my face,another voice within me says, “Get up and win that race!”

Heading:

Martin Luther King Jr. Comprehension Quiz, Tic-Tac-Toe

Directions: Select three questions to make a tic-tac-toe for the quiz (vertical, horizontal or diagonal). On a separate sheet of paper, answer those questions using details and examples from your nonfiction essay about Martin Luther King Jr. Each answer should be at least one complete paragraph with a main idea and supporting details.

Compare…Compare life for northern blacks to life for southern blacks in 1965/66.

Compose…Compose a letter Dr. King might have written to the president about the U.S. involvement in Vietnam.

Trace…Trace the events you read about in a Timeline.

Predict…Predict what life would be like for all people today if Dr. King had not made a stand.

Decide…Decide if you could have done the same thing as Dr. King. Support your answer with examples.

Evaluate…Evaluate Dr. King’s support of nonviolent protest. Tell why you do or do not support his nonviolent stand.

Explain…Explain why Dr. King kept giving speeches. List his most famous!

Support…Support the notion of our federal holiday for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Summarize…Summarize the most important contribution that you think Dr. King made to our country.

Jamie Smith and Susan RogersPipkin Middle School

Springfield, MO

12 Power Words Hand Motions by Julie Fletcher 3rd grade teacher in Reading and Math 100%

Saturn Elementary School - Cocoa, FloridaPrincipal – Michael Miller 321-633-3535

Trace – Outline Make box w/finger

Formulate – Build and create Hand on top of hand

Analyze – Tear down/take apart Undo hands from top to bottom

Infer – Read between the lines and make a guess Draw lines on hand

Evaluate – Judge/checkHit hand w/fist and then make a check mark w/finger

Describe – tell about itMake talking motion w/hand

Support – Back up w/detailsPlace hands on shoulders and take several steps backwardsExplain – List in steps Make list w/fingers 1-3

Summarize – Short versionLeft hand is flat and right hand makes a small book with thumb on bottom and pointer and middle finger are together on top

Compare – AlikeTwo hands side by side

Contrast – DifferentHands are one in front of the other

Predict – Think about the future And make a guess and point forward

Put pointer finger on side of head (think about the future)then point finger straight ahead (make a guess)

For each one, say word and then do hand motion as you speak

VOCABULARY WORD LIST

1. Prediction- tell what will happen2. Elaboration- give details3. Simile- using like or as to make comparisons4. Metaphor- making comparisons without using like or as5. Personification- give an object human characteristics6. Alliteration- same sounding words7. Dialogue- to talk, quotation marks show dialogue (Ex. “Hi,” she said.)8. Humorous- funny9. Plot- the events in the story; the problem, climax, resolution (solution)10. Climax- the turning point in the story11. Skimming- read quickly12. Flashback- to tell what has happened before13. Theme- the aim or central point of the story14. Point-of-view- how the author or character sees the events in the story15. Author’s purpose- to inform, to entertain or to persuade (the reason an author writes)16. Relevant information- information that is in the passage that is important17. Explanatory- explain; to give a reason why18. Persuasive- convince by writing or speaking19. Inferences- draw conclusion; to use clues to gather the rest of the information20. Generalizations- reach a general conclusion21. Foreshadowing- to tell what will happen in the story22. Demonstrate- to show that you know23. Summaries/summarizing- to tell what you read in a couple of sentences24. Frame- to arrange25. Parentheses- Example ( )26. Italics- Example: most, best, least, except and not27. Bold face type/bold print- important words that are written very dark28. Subheading- words that appear as subtopics29. Column- special item30. Narrator- the person telling the story31. Prop- support32. Props- pictures for a play/drama to support the scene33. Classify- put in order34. Distinguish- tell apart35. Visualize- see with words or imagination36. Exaggeration- say or write more that is true37. Myths- story about an imaginary person or thing38. Dialect- type of language in a country, region or area39. Parody- funny imitation40. Sarcasm- cutting or witty remark41. Imagery- images; figurative language42. Free verse- free poetry writing43. Arrangement- put in order44. Affect- produce an effect45. Censor- to prevent someone from saying what they would like46. Characteristics- distinguishing quality47. Compare- check for likeness or differences48. Conclusion- to decide49. Consecutive- one after the other50. Contrast- show differences51. Contribution- give or help along

52. Conventionally- an accepted way of behavior53. Convey- pass on information54. Convince- cause to believe55. Describe- to tell about using words (adjectives, elaboration, metaphors, similes, etc.)56. Developed- grow; increase57. Dimensions- extent (length and/or size)58. Encounter- to come across59. Event- important happening60. Evidence- to present facts to support opinion61. Expression- make known in words62. Feature- important characteristic63. Illustration- drawings, pictures or/and graphs64. Imagine- form a mental picture65. Impression- to give someone a feeling66. Influence- to guide67. Literary type- relating to literature68. Mental pictures/images-69. Method- procedure for achieving an end70. Motivate- provide with a motive (make a person do something)71. Passage- literary selection72. Personality traits- the way a person behaves73. Potentially- something that can be actual (real)74. Priorities- what is most important75. Selection- passage76. Reaction- action or emotion caused by and directly related to another action77. Reference- resources used for research78. Reinforce- support79. Represent- a sign or symbol80. Sensory perceptions- using your senses81. Stereotype- like everyone else82. Strategy- worked out plan of action83. Supplementary- thing that adds up or makes up for a lack84. Survey- look over and examine closely85. Technique- way of accomplishing (doing) things86. Ability- skilled87. According- with evidence88. Advantages- benefits or gain89. Aesop- fables written long ago teaching a lesson90. Aids- provide help or support91. Analyzing- look closely at92. Ancient- times long ago93. Applying- put to practical use94. Article- nonfiction piece of writing95. Attitude- feeling, opinion, mood96. Attracting- drawing others97. Clue- piece of evidence that helps to solve a problem98. Competition- try to win99. Create- bring into being100. Curious- eager to learn101. Current- present; up to date102. Dabblers- working with serious effect103. Decide- make a choice or judgment; bring to a conclusion104. Determines- decide on; establish; settle105. Differ- not the same

106. Difference- unlike; disagree107. Difficult- hard to do 108. Effective- strong or desired effect109. Emphasize- stress110. Enclose- include111. Especially- particularly; notably112. Evidence- outward sign; proof113. Example- model; representative sample114. Except- omit, excluding, “not”115. Excerpt- brief passage116. Experience- knowledge from doing117. Explain- make clear118. Explanation- give the reason119. Fable- story that teaches a lesson120. Fact-object truth- something that can be proven121. Failed- attempt without success122. Generating- giving facts123. Genre- types of literature124. Graphic organizer- an outline to organize thoughts/ideas125. Include- have or consider126. Information- give knowledge127. Informative- giving a lot of knowledge128. Integrating- bringing together129. Interested- keeping someone’s attention130. Interview- a meeting where someone asks questions131. Introduction- show for the first time132. Invisible- cannot be seen by the naked eye133. Knowledge- state of knowing134. Least- smallest135. Line- state of agreement136. Literature- forms/types of writings137. Medium- way of communication138. Mention- refer to139. Misleading- give wrong advice140. Modern- in the present141. Mood- state of mind/feeling142. Moral- principles of right and wrong143. Observe- to see and study144. Operates- perform work145. Opinion- belief; judgment146. Organizing- put in order147. Original- something a copy is made148. Passage- literary selection149. Poem- writing in verse150. Poet- writer of poetry151. Poetry- poems152. Probably- have a good chance of having153. Process- series of actions154. Purpose- the aim; the resolution155. Qualities- characteristics156. Quotations- what someone has said157. Quotation marks- “ “158. React- act in response to an influence

159. Refer- direct or send to someone or someplace160. Referred- having directed or sent to someone or someplace161. Relate- show a connection between162. Replace- take the place of163. Research- careful investigation164. Descriptive- to describe something

Math Word Problem – Solving Strategy

U nderline the question

N ow predict what you think you need to do to solve the problem

R ead the word problem

A re the important words circled? (especially clue words)

A pply the step(s) you chose to solve the problem

V erify your answer (is it reasonable; does it make sense?)

E liminate wrong answers

L et the answer stay or rework the problem

Double check your work!

Adapted from the property of Larry I. Bell

The 12 Wonderful Words

I can trace, infer, and summarizeSupport ideas and analyze

And I think to myselfWhat 12 wonderful words.

I compare, contrast and formulatePredict, explain…evaluate

As I describe to myselfThe 12 wonderful words.

The words that I describe and contrast in my mindWill help me to explain, infer and analyze

I can trace, summarize, predict and formulateSupport, compare…evaluate.

We will reach for the starsOur scores will grow

We’ll learn so much moreThan you’ll ever know.

They will help us achieveThe 12 wonderful words

They will help us achieveThe 12 wonderful words

Oh..yeahE. Maisonet SD129

Larry’s Book:

12 Powerful WordsThat Increase Test Scores and Help

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Here are some of the topics you will find in this book:

The 12 Powerful Words That Trip Up “At- Promise” Students on Standardized Tests

Powerful Strategies Teachers Can Use to Make the 12 Powerful Words a Part of Every Child’s Vocabulary

How Principals Can Help Incorporate the 12 Powerful Words into Everyone’s Vocabulary

Ways to Familiarize Parents with the 12 Powerful Words

Cost $15.00

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“Somebody needs me, therefore I teach” t-shirtEmpower your staff! Give one to every staff member to remind them why they come to work everyday. Have everyone wear the shirt on the same day once a week as this shirt will empower your teachers, help them confidently model the pride of our profession, as well as remind them they have the power through high expectations to reach every child. What a great morale booster!! The shirts are navy blue with white letters.

$20.00 each or $18.00 for 25 or more

“Twelve Words” t-shirt“Unite your staff.” Remind your teachers and students of the twelve words by buying your entire staff one of these dynamic t-shirts. This shirt is great for assemblies, test review days or just to show your staff and students the importance the school places on the 12 words. The shirts are white with red lettering.

$20.00 each or $18.00 for 25 or more

Larry Bell website address: Larry-Bell.com 703-690-0413

Inspirational Materials Order FormTo order materials, fill out the form, make your purchase order or check payable to Multicultural America, Inc., and mail or fax it with this order form to: Multicultural America, Inc., Crossbow Dr., Manassas, VA 20112.

Fax # 703-794-8372

Name:_______________________________School/District:____________________

Address:______________________________________________________________

City:__________________________State:__________ZipCode:_________________

Phone:_________________________Email:_________________________________

Item Cost Quantity Total $12 eachPoster 24” x 36” for ten or more $10 each

12 Words poster ____________________ _______________ UNRAAVEL poster _________________ _______________ Math UNRAAVEL poster ____________ _______________

Extra Large Extra Durable Vinyl 12 Words Banner $60

Somebody needs me, therefore I teach t-shirt $20.00Medium ______ _____________ Large ________ $18.00 each when ______________XL __________ ordering 25 or more ______________XXL _________ ______________XXXL ________ ______________

12 Words t-shirtMedium ______ ______________Large ________ $18.00 each when ______________XL __________ ordering 25 or more ______________XXL _________ ______________XXXL ________ ______________

12 Powerful Words Book $15.00

CD – “The Power of a Teacher Through HighExpectations” $20.00Shipping and handling charges:$0-$25 = $5.00 $51-75 = $11.00 $101-125 = $15.00 $151-$200 = $20.00$26-$50 = $8.00 $76-$100 = $13.00 $126-$150 = $18.00

For orders over $200 add 10% for shipping and handling charges. Shipping________________

Total ___________________

**If using a purchase order include a copy of purchase order with this form**