I hate to say it, but the most important thing you can give her/him is a positive attitude. My co-op was very negative, from our very first mtg,...
I'm using OCR for the first time this year, and I plan to do Debbie Diller's Literacy Workstations in lieu of OCR's Independent Work Time. I am...
This does bring up a good point. I taught at a charter school that had a disciplinarian when I used flip cards (the whole school used the flip...
Oh yeah, I forgot about that. Does reading the book Leveled Books count as trying to level my books:p it's a start...
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I made a "crown kit" that had pre cut crowns made from cardstock or file folders, a ton of those peel and stick glitter stickers and puffy "gems",...
In the past I have used the pull card in the pocket chart. Green, yellow, red. I had the classroom rules posted right next to the chart as a...
I am trying to balance it all:rolleyes: I have my entire curriculum home w/ me b/c this is the first year I will teach 1st grade. So, I have a...
Ms. Jasztal, I saw on your public profile you are in the Tampa Bay area - so am I! But, as you can see, I'm "new" to the area (less than a year)....
Congratulations on your new position! Charter schools are very different from public schools, and can vary widely based on the school's...
That does sound very much like Montessori, or Reggio Emilia. Sounds like you are taking some interesting classes Miss Kirby. I went to...
I chose monkeys b/c the curtains and chair pockets in my room have a jungle animal print. I thought monkeys were the most fun of all the animals...
Hi all, just had to let you know, I was scouting out Dollar General this morning, and they have ADORABLE kid sized folding chairs with lions and...
those of you who already do morning message... Do you write yours on chart paper or your whiteboard? I usually use chart paper, but this year...
I had one of those security straps when I brought mine to school (it was also a city school in a rough area). My biggest reasons for wanting to...
I am just wondering, how many of you bring a laptop to school? If you do, is it you personal laptop, or did the school provide it? I have been...
One of the reasons I posted this question is the fact that I have been told many times "kindergarten is the new first grade". Expectations are...
For all of you with tight schedules, TRY, TRY, TRY to squeeze at least 10-15 minutes of morning mtg. in. I mentioned before I couldn't do it when...
I taught at a charter school that did not allow morning meetings. We started the day with 90 minutes of D.I. Language Arts. The whole school...
This thread is totally cracking me up! When we lived in PA, I bought my 5 yr. old daughter a pink pair of Crocs to wear to and from dance class...
