From My Desk 9/2007

Being a teacher puts you in a special group of people. Responsibility and care are hallmarks of your profession. Since you are an educator, you may qualify for a special discount on some of your Farmers premiums. Contact Doug Henderson, to find out what discounts you qualify for. At Farmers, we're devoted to helping educators achieve their professional dreams and goals with proven resources and programs. Free Classroom Lesson Plans and Resources such as: The American Promise is a Web site devoted to helping teachers, professors and educators bring democracy to life in their classrooms. This site is a supplement to the videos and teaching guide produced for the original public television series. The Bronze Screen Captured within so many Hollywood films are exciting, entertaining and inspirational stories of the Latino experience in the United States. Farmers Insurance is proud to bring you the BronzeScreen.net website to help you discover these stories, their heros and their life lessons. Freedom's Song is a documentary that celebrates a century of African-American history. It includes ten episodes, one of each decade of the 20th century. Each episode features one event that was significant to African-American history during a particular decade. Lessons plans were created to accompany the Freedom's Song DVD/Video. M.I.L.K.™ Digital ID and Home Organizer The storage capabilities of Home Organizer with the child identification aspects of the m.i.l.k.™ Digital ID on a CD disc. It also includes safety-related and educational information from several non-profit organizations. Ask Doug to view the CD; and if you call to schedule an event, he can even set up a booth for your school's events to provide free materials as part of our his commitment to the community. Y.E.S. Program Farmers Insurance sponsors a video and Roadbook called WRECKED. This educational information will help you see what it means to make good and bad decisions on the road. What you take away from this experience and our driving safety tips is up to you. Ask Doug to view the video and Roadbook. Go For Broke is Coming Soon.

Henderson Insurance Agency sponsorship provides FREE Access to Parent and Student Resources enables parents of Pre-K-12 school children to assist the student in the preparation of homework through thousands of home-use resources created, critiqued and approved by teachers. In addition there are numerous non-course work Internet sites ranging from science fair project help to assistance with college preparatory tests. EdHelpForParents is also a site students can personally use to help them with their homework and other school related topics.The site offers specific benefits including: • Homework Help has over 3,500 PK-12 sites organized by grade, subject and topic • Your K-12 Student Ages and stage such as discipline and behavior. State Testing k-12 • Books and Book Reports Reviews and lists. Tips on report writing. • Cool Site of the Month lets you submit a site for a chance to win $50 • Search the Internet provides 13 search sites all on one page. • Encyclopedia & Reference has fast access to multiple reference resources • Science Fair Projects provides simple to advanced, tips and guidelines. • More great sites for parents and students cool sites ranging from travel to college prep. • Fun and Games has some for learning and some just plain fun. • Home Schooling provides the best of the best links for home educators. • Sports and Extracurricular has camps, training tips and more - organized by sport.