I found an excellent website that explains writer's workshop. Here is the link: http://www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/writers/writer-refs.html...
That quote is amazing and should be given to every teacher. I love it!
skelley- You are right McKay's is fabulous for finding books! I teach in Chattanooga and love their store. There is another great place to find...
My kids love Froggy and Arthur books. Later in the year a lot of the K teachers at school start reading Junie B. Jones- she is so funny! All of...
The PreK, K, and 1st grade teachers use a behavior bear rainbow chart. They have five to six colors on the rainbow. The first color is best blue....
We have a large binder and have dividers for every two months. Because the students need more difficult work at the end of the year. You could...
You can give them sight words and let them practice writing them on the overhead with different color markers. Let them play with overhead pattern...
This is my third year teaching first grade. I would agree with the person stating to go to the Dollar Tree. You need baskets to organize your...
Are you wanting team building activities for your classroom or your co-workers? An activity we do with our first graders is to put the kids in...
My school is an ESL center and we are teaching small group math this year. You might look into teaching small groups and setting up math centers...
Wal-Mart has alphabet foam squares for under $15.00. They lock together to make a huge puzzle. I let my students take them all over the room to...
Congratulations! First grade is a wonderful year full of learning and growth. You will love it. They seem to always have the little light bulb...
I have two children in my class that should have been held back in kindergarten. They cry over the littlest thing! The other children get so...
If you score in the top 10% you get a certificate and your university gets something out of it. I took the same test 1 1/2 ago and I agree it...
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I think you are feeling overwhelmed as a new classroom teacher. It would be overwhelming to teach in a campsite and then move into a classroom-...
Cece does the book have really good minilessons for 1st grade or is it mainly appropriate to kindergarten?
My desk is very clean and organized- each item has its own place. My favorite things are my butterfly pen holder and my picture frame with my two...
I teach first grade and tutor fifth grade
I have had kids from other classes at my grade level say so and so thinks your mean because you won't let them play in the hallway. I told her...
