I have just updated my website with Promethean flipcharts that I have created for my classroom. They are for 5th grade, but there may be some...
Reading: My guided reading groups are all starting new chapter books. Our main skill will be story elements with a focus on plot. We just finished...
I can't imgage just showing up at a school that I don't teach in during the school year. I live in a different county of my school system. Since...
Promethean flipcharts will allow you to do all of this. You can add websites, videos, containers, add sounds when correct, etc. You can also...
I like using plastic tubs that hold the hanging file folders. I have one for each subject. Within in each plastic tub I have it broken down by...
One more thing....be sure to go to http://edu.glogster.com. If you go to just glogster.com you will be going to a different website (owned by the...
I would think a high second grader could handle it. You would probably have to take time to show them how to add images and text. I had to show my...
Thank you! I have a very good class this year. They absolutely LOVE technology. They have already asked what their next project on Glogster is...
I am feeling pretty lucky this year. All 25 of my students' parents showed up. This is the first time in my 13 years this has ever happened.
I am going to have one of my reading groups read The Westing Game. I am currently reading it myself, and I think it is an interesting book, but I...
Feel free to share with your class. I gave the students a month to read the book and work on the Glogster. I took them to the computer lab for 45...
Thank you! I will be sure to let the students know!
Okay, I tried posting this twice but for some reason it keeps disappearing (at least I can't find it).:( These are my students' projects for a...
Sure...go to http://www.leapinginto5thgrade.com/spellinglists.htm for a look at my choice boards. The assignments are homework for the most part,...
I have three different groups this year. I have one student who is just learning English so he has a sight word list that we are working on. In...
We aren't allowed to do this. Once they take a quiz over a book they have read regardless of the percentage, they are done. We use to have Reading...
As far as I understand you can only edit tests when you have adminster's rights which only the librarian has in my school. Yes, she did realize...
I am sorry if you misunderstood me, I know that our librarian is a teacher. I agree that the librarian is an important part of literacy education....
In my school anything that was purchased by the school are marked with a stamp stating they are the property of the school. I have everything...
I do think my principal will back me on this. AR is ran out of the library, but the teachers in my building are really pushing AR this year...
