Gary Robert Muschla and Judith A. Muschla

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September, 2010

Following is some information about us and the books we've written over the years. Thanks for visiting. All best wishes.
Gary and Judy

About Gary Muschla

Gary received his B.A. in history and M.A.T. from Trenton State College and taught in Spotswood, 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 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 math resource book with Judy and their daughter Erin. In addition, he has written two young adult novels.

About Judy Muschla

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 twenty-five 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.
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About Erin Muschla

Erin received her B.S. and M. Ed. from The College of New Jersey and is certified in elementary education, grades K-8, with Mathematics Specialization in grades 5-8. She also is certified to teach social studies, grades K-12. She currently teaches 7th grade math in Monroe Township, New Jersey.

Published Books

Reading and Writing (written by Gary)

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

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

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

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

Writing Workshop Survival Kit, Grades 5-12, Second Edition (Jossey-Bass, 2006)

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

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

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

Ready-to-Use 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)

Mathematics (co-authored by Gary and Judy)

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

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

Hands-on Math Projects with Real-life Applications, Grades 6-12, Second Edition (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: 150 Ready-to-Use Activities with Real-World Applications, 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)

Mathematics (co-authored by Gary, Judy, and Erin)

The Math Teacher's Survival Guide: Practical Strategies, Management Techniques, and Reproducibles for New and Experienced Teachers, Grades 5-12 (Jossey-Bass, 2010)

Writing/Reference (co-authored by Gary and Joanne Kimes)

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

Novels (written by Gary)

Crusaders (Royal Fireworks Press, 2003) A young adult novel set during the First Crusade.

The Sword and the Cross (Royal Fireworks Press, 2009) A young adult novel set during the Muslim occupation of Spain.

Selected Works

For Math Teachers

The Math Teacher's Survival Guide
This resource is for new and experienced math teachers of grades 5-12. Written by Gary, Judy, and Erin.

Hands-on Math Projects with Real-Life Applications
The second edition of this resource for incorporating math projects into your curriculum focuses on grades 6-12. Written by Gary and Judy.

For Writing Teachers

The Writing Teacher's Book of Lists
This informational resource for writing teachers is in its second edition. Written by Gary.

Writing Workshop Survival Kit
The second edition of this resource is a valuable tool for writing teachers of grades 5-12. Written by Gary.

Young Adult Novel

Crusaders
This coming of age story takes place amid the First Crusade. Written by Gary.

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