That is a tough job for a 6 year old, unless the student has had previous experience with letter writing and also with descriptive writing using...
Wow, you are going to have your hands full. First, encourage the parents to read as much as they can about gifted kids. I think there are some...
I love the travel/ license plates theme... very clever.
country My students also seem to have this added confusion: Our school is in a very small town, (so what we don't really have is a city) AND...
Library (1x a week, 30 minutes) PE (3x a week, 30 minutes each) Music (2x a week, 30 minutes each) Art (1x a week, 1 hour) Classroom teacher...
Two, but we had to cancel ours last May due to swine flu scare of having children in populated places. argghhh. I wonder what our district will...
Everyone, Very enjoyable letters so far. My class is working on it. I have not forgotten. I had mono for a while, so it set me back bit. All...
I wish I knew how to play chess... can you learn from written instructions, or does someone have to teach you...?
Hey Newbie.. Don't worry. This is not a case of you being called in to discuss something awful! It sounds like that supervisor is trying to be...
I am wondering if you could use FIRSTGRADETEACH's idea for using the binder, Miss Kirby.
Homework policy? Do you have any photos of yourself? Pets? Kids working in school? I think I would do a power point something like I do the...
Great ideas!! I might give this a try this year. Was your original question was about how to make the folders? I can see a way to make either...
I have been doing it this way: I have baggies of each letter. At the start of each making words activity we will be doing, I call on a student to...
The last couple years, I had some parents who labeled their kid's supplies, and some who did not. I kept glue in community bins and looseleaf...
Wisconsin... ? I PM'd you.
I also play this game with students: 1. This is done orally, with no written word to refer to. It develops phonemic awareness, which is the...
The easiest way to build up that area for the nose is to crush, crumble or twist a piece of newspaper into roughly the shape you want, then attach...
Hmm, well that puts an interesting spin on things. So ignoring is really not the answer. It is still really important for you to model...
I also always, always, always acknowledge their frustration or disappointment. " I understand why you are disappointed... I am (or would be) too....
He obviously is enjoying the attention, so ignore as much as you can. Focus on the kids who are listening appropriately, pointing out the desired...
Separate names with a comma.
