The story is that he's an only child with a single parent mother--LOTS of undivided attention and given anything he wants (designer clothes, the...
Yes I keep in close contact with his mom and I do find that he's nightmarish lol. I get the impression that he's very spoiled and gets whatever...
I realize that he's only finishing grade one but I don't think I've encountered such an immature student before: -Everything is "unfair" in his...
Might I add... handle scissors appropriately (ie. turn the scissors to cut, not the paper) handle glue correctly (ie put the glue on the...
I've heard that if you smell an apple while eating an onion, it will taste like an apple.
I have a student who choses letters randomly for his spelling tests. I immediately tested to see if he knew the letter-sound correspondence and...
My two best classroom procedures that I would never ever give up: 1. The Bathroom Keys I made two giant keys in different colors: one for...
There are some little boys in my first grade class that burp numerous times a day. I understand that it's a natural bodily process however I've...
What do you do about burping in the classroom. A few of my grade one boys burp numerous times a day. I've tried ignoring it. I've tried...
First graders are CHRONIC tattlers so at the beginning of the year I do a lesson on the difference between tattling (trying to get someone in...
I teach grade one. I wonder if anyone has a student like mine: She will talk your ear off if given the chance. She takes a loooooooong time...
If you're interested in making a recipe, we made Lava Cakes for my daughter's Hawaiian birthday party. Ahead of time we made chocolate cakes in...
Just a little idea that may help in the long run. I find that ALL my first graders want to give me their ideas when I ask a question but, of...
I used to make copies and copies of "Fun When You're Done" activities for the kids to do but it felt like I was just making extra work, the kids...
Max Lucado has a beautiful book called The Crippled Lamb which tells the Christmas story from the point of view of a lamb in the stable.
I received this beautiful email. Sorry I cannot post the pictures that go with it but perhaps many of you got the email too. Merry Christmas! :)...
I teach skip counting after the first snowfall. Do you get snow? lol I have the kids donate their mittens and gloves for the lesson and we use...
I think this is a trick question! lol Whole Language and Phonics instruction are NOT mutually exclusive and that's where all the debate is...
We had to do this last year and since we were learning about Dr. Seuss, I covered the door with red paper and put a giant cat in the hat on it....
There is a wonderful poem by Shel Silverstein called Smart that cleverly teaches children the importance of "Fair Trades." We usually go through...
