As a parent and future teacher, I like this idea! I have three sons and they are in three different schools..when they were smaller I would have...
Jane, you are EXACTLY the kind of teacher I love my sons to have :) (the kind I want to be too!
We used 6+1 Traits in my Language Arts Curriculum Course at University this year, as a writer myself, I think it's a great program. We also used...
What can I add that hasn't already been posted? I stumbled on this site last year while student teaching and looking for good ideas for lessons...
I love it!
congratulations on the job :)
Ann. That's the first name my mom wanted for me and her sister had a girl a week before me and used the name. If you couldn't be a...
badly! i have NO desire to be principal, for a day or longer :) ooo there's a question! Do you have desires to go into administration or...
Michelle, I've been where you are. My oldest was born on December 17, 1991 and our cut off is December 31st. He misses it by only 2 weeks and...
We were in St. Louis for a writing conference in 1999 and we went to the zoo, I thought it was beautiful!
I found that 1-2-3 Magic worked well with some of my more umm active grade threes in the class I student taught in. I usually only had to count...
The Geronimo Stilton books are popular with 3rd graders as well.
I walk. I have a "living treadmill" - a 100 lb Akita (she's beautiful) who needs regular exercise, and someone has to take her :) My other...
No kidding! That's kind of what I was trying to say, I'd hate to be the supervisor in that position :( This sounds like a great idea! Then...
I wouldn't want to be in that position. I think that there are all kinds of things that could go well, if you get along and have similar...
Lots of lean meats, lots of high fibre veggies, moderate amount of fruits, mostly berries, moderate amount of whole grain cereals/breads/pastas -...
I did a unit on measurement in my grade three class for student teaching this year and I used these ideas from PBS online: Bubble Mania:...
Not only do I like this method (snipped a bit out to make the quote smaller!), it's the one my co-operating teacher used in her grade three...
The kindergarten teacher that taught all three of my sons has this poem in her classroom as well, I've always loved it :)
Couldn't have said this better myself, Jane! You're absolutely right, a toxic work environment will affect your health. Get out.
