Article: Calling all future Robert frosts.(cool contests)

Article: Melting potboilers.(cool contests)
Instructor (1990);  March 1, 2006 ;     295 words ...Sharpen your fifth graders' pencils and imagination with an immigration-based creative writing contest. PRIZES: A trip to the American Immigration Law Foundation's Annual Benefit Dinner in Washington, DC. DEADLINE: Varies by state HERE'S HOW: Go to www.ailf.org/awards/essaycontest.

Article: Write away.(cool contests)
Instructor (1990);  September 1, 2005 ;     310 words ...Do some of your students have stellar handwriting? Enter them in the National Handwriting Contest, sponsored by Zaner-Bloser Educational Publishers. PRIZES: One grand champion will receive more than $1,500 in prizes and a computer for his or her school. Finalists will receive PDAs, $500 savings

Article: Celebrate home.(cool contests)
Instructor (1990);  December 1, 2005 ;     285 words ...Ask students to make videos, storyboards, or essays on the theme "how I make my house a home" for the Coldwell Banker American Dream Contest. PRIZES: Three $2,000 cash scholarships. DEADLINE: December 23, 2005 HERE'S HOW: Go to www.coldwellbanker.com/americandream.

Article: Scholastic shopping spree.(cool contests)
Instructor (1990);  March 1, 2006 ;     318 words ...It's a teacher's dream come true! Win a Scholastic Book Fair shopping spree. That'll beef up your classroom library! PRIZES: As many books as you can grab in 15 minutes (we bet it's a lot DEADLINE: March 30, 2006 HERE'S HOW: Send a postcard with your name, phone number, grade level, and school name

Article: Make a book.(cool contests)
Instructor (1990);  December 1, 2005 ;     294 words ...Group your class into teams of three or more and challenge them to write and illustrate a book for Scholastic's Kids Are Authors contest. PRIZES: Winning picture books will be published and sold around the country through Scholastic's book fairs. DEADLINE: March 15, 2005 HERE'S HOW: Go to

Article: Imagine the future.(cool contests)
Instructor (1990);  December 1, 2005 ;     297 words ...Get kids involved in the Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision Awards program, in which student teams select a technology and dream up what it will be like in 20 years. PRIZES: Students can win up to a $10,000 savings bond, plus equipment for the school. DEADLINE: January 31, 2006 HERE'S HOW: Go to

Article: Recognize good work.(cool contests)
Instructor (1990);  December 1, 2005 ;     297 words ...Nominate talented eighth-grade writers for the National Council of Teachers of English's 2006 Promising Young Writers Program. PRIZES: Winners will receive certificates of recognition; all nominees will receive certificates of participation. DEADLINE: January 20, 2006 HERE'S HOW: Go online to