I had my first taste of parents not leaving last year...they walked in with their precious angels and WOULD NOT LEAVE. They stood there in the...
Our yucky rule: I have to be out of my room by 3:30 Tuesday AND Wednesday. This is for religious ed. I went back in one day b/c I forgot...
...when you tell your husband you love the way he folded the towels and how neatly he put them away!!!
I am married--no human kids, but there are a bunch of pictures of my 4-legged daughter. Then I have one with my mom, with dad, with little...
I had "Would you be interested in being a room parent?" as one of my questions on my first day of school sign-and-return letter. I sorted...
We color cupcakes for our birthday picture graph. I use a book about a bulldog who finds that she has special talents and we do a little writing...
Honestly, it's when they slip and call me "mommy." I don't have kids yet and it is just so sweet.
YES!! It's my second year of teaching and I am going to try a few new things...plus I had a zillion students (ok, started wih 35 ended with 32)...
I also have "bins"-really they are similar to those food trays you get at a mall in the food court (Oriental Trading , pack of 6 I think.) I have...
Ohhhh yes you can...in a Catholic school, that is :eek:. They packed 'em in on me b/c the enrollment was so low in every other grade. (K-8)
I had 15 girls and 17 boys last year... This year I'm getting 13 boys and 7 girls. YAY 20!!!!
1. Follow directions. 2. Be kind and respectful. 3. Work quietly. 4. Do your best!
I hide stuff in my car too, but his schedule is so crazy that he's not home enough for me to have to hide much. He hatehatehates going to Target...
I have a CD I found that is children's music but in French (Barnes and Noble.) Almost all of my kids were bilingual in Spanish so they were super...
Yay! Thanks to both of you! I love the bones idea, I have puppy paws w/ names right now. I was also thinking about possibly using treats (like...
So I'm well on my way with my dog theme (I'm completely obsessed with my English bulldog..why not extend that into the room? :D) but I need a...
I read a Franny k Stein book to my class & they went crazy! I think there are 5 of them. And as much as it makes me cringe, several of my boys...
Well, my story isn't as colorful but it's all I got. I had kids breaking crayons and rolling them across the room. I was getting so fed up I told...
It's worth it to me when they say those cute things like "I love you!" and "You're so pretty!" but what makes me smile no matter how bad a day I'm...
I stress that they need to go on their time..before school, recess, lunch and after school. There was a boy who needed to go often b/c of a...
