Gary Robert Muschla

Gary received his B.A. in history and M.A.T. from Trenton State College and taught in the public school system in New Jersey for more than 25 years. While he spent many of those years in the classroom specializing in reading and language arts at the elementary level, he also taught mathematics for several years. He was named the Appleby School (Spotswood, New Jersey) Teacher of the Year in 1985 and 1999. In addition to teaching, he has written various resource books on reading and writing for teachers, and has co-authored several math resource books with his wife Judy. He has also written a young adult novel about the First Crusade. These days he writes full-time.

Judy received her B.A. in mathematics from Douglass College at Rutgers University and is certified to teach grades K-12. She taught mathematics in South River, New Jersey for over thirty years, at both the middle and high school levels. She has conducted mathematics workshops for teachers and parents, and has been a member of the state Standards Review Panel for the Mathematics Core Curriculum Content Standards in New Jersey. She was a recipient of the 1990-1991 Governor's Teacher Recognition Program Award in New Jersey, and was named the 2002 South River Public School District Teacher of the Year.

The Math Teacher's Survival Guide, Grades 5-12 is scheduled for publication in Winter, 2010 by Jossey-Bass.

Gary's second young adult novel, The Sword and the Cross, is expected to be published in Spring of 2009, by Royal Fireworks Press.

Teach Terrific Grammar, Grades 6-8: 160+ Ready-to-Use Activities and Puzzles to Make Learning Grammar Fun for Your Students (McGraw-Hill, 2007)

Teach Terrific Grammar, Grades 4-5: 160+ Ready-to-Use Activities and Puzzles to Make Learning Grammar Fun for Your Students (McGraw-Hill, 2007)

Teach Terrific Writing, Grades 6-8: 170 Ready-to-Use Activity Sheets to Help Students Write, Revise, and Proofread Their Own Work (McGraw-Hill, 2007)

Teach Terrific Writing, Grades 4-5: 170 Ready-to-Use Classroom Activities to Help Students Write, Revise, and Proofread Their Own Work (McGraw-Hill, 2006)

Writing Workshop Survival Kit, Second Edition (Jossey-Bass, 2006)

The Writing Teacher's Book of Lists, Second Edition (Jossey-Bass, 2004)

Reading Proficiency Lessons and Activities: Tenth-Grade Level (Jossey-Bass, 2003)

Reading Proficiency Lessons and Activities: Eighth-Grade Level (Jossey-Bass, 2002)

Reading Proficiency Lessons and Activities: Fourth-Grade Level (Jossey-Bass, 2002)

The Reading Workshop Survival Kit (Jossey-Bass, 1997)

The English Teacher's Great Books Activities Kit (Jossey-Bass, 1994)

Hands-on Math Projects with Real-Life Applications, Grades 3-5 (Jossey-Bass, 2009)

The Math Teacher's Problem-a-Day, Grades 4-8: Over 180 Reproducible Pages of Quick Skill Builders (Jossey-Bass, 2008)

Hands-on Math Projects with Real-life Applications, Second Edition, Grades 6-12 (Jossey-Bass, 2006)

The Math Teacher's Book of Lists, Second Edition (Jossey-Bass, 2005)

Practice, Practice, Practice! Algebra Readiness, Grades 4-8 (Scholastic, 2005)

Practice, Practice, Practice! Word Problems, Grades 4-8 (Scholastic, 2005)

Practice, Practice, Practice! Fractions and Decimals, Grades 4-8 (Scholastic, 2005)

Math Games: 180 Reproducible Activities to Motivate, Excite, and Challenge Students, Grades 6-12 (Jossey-Bass, 2004)

The Algebra Teacher's Activities Kit, Grades 6-12 (Jossey-Bass, 2003)

Math Smart: Ready-to-Use Activities to Motivate and Challenge Students, Grades 6-12 (Jossey-Bass, 2002)

The Geometry Teacher's Activities Kit (Jossey-Bass, 2000)

Math Starters! 5-to-10 Minute Activities to Make Kids Think, Grades 6-12 (Jossey-Bass, 1998)

Grammar Sucks: What to Do to Make Your Writing Much More Better (Adams Media, 2007) A light-hearted guide to grammar.

Crusaders (Royal Fireworks Press, 2006) A young adult novel set during the First Crusade.