I found the traditional "mailboxes" way too expensive so I bought a plastic hanging folder box and hanging folders which I labelled with the...
The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle-sequence the order of the animals the ladybug meets along the way and/or sequence the order of the clocks
I thought your comment was very interesting: They are just sooo focused on saving face with each other, that they are not focusing on the bigger...
Who has the best, creative ideas for any given theme? Elementary teachers! lol So, what ideas do you have for a Spongebob-themed birthday party...
You mean giving the naughty ones vegetables and beans while the others have chocolate covered granola bars? lol j/k...I know what you mean. I...
I CAN'T STAND IT ANYMORE! I teach a class of 24 grade 1 students, most of whom are the baby of the family or the only child; thus, they're not...
I'm sure many of you are dealing with children in your class who display characteristics of ADHD--lack of focus, hyperactivity, inability to sit...
The best thing I ever did in my learning centers is to "add accountability." Regardless of the center, the kids always have to have something to...
Is that Scholastic?!! For us Canadians, the cheapest books are $3 each.
I'd like to get my students a small gift each for Christmas again this year but I'm bored with my traditional Lipsmacker for girls and toy car for...
That is the coolest! I'm sending invitations home to parents tomorrow, inviting them to bring their favourite books to school on Friday and read...
I thought my bathroom routine was ingenius and without glitches. I was wrong. I would like my first graders to be able to use the washroom...
My first graders are soooo slow to get ready for the next activity. What do you do to get the kids transitioned from one activity to the next?
http://www.storyit.com/shapes/turkey.htm
Interrupting!
Try POPCORN! I call (sometimes yell if I have to but it's better than yelling angrily and it relieves some of my own stress! lol) POP! The kids...
Just curious-what do you do to help kids differentiate between b's and d's? Also, other than nagging and giving them a number line to copy from,...
I absolutely love doing guided reading in small groups. I believe it does a tremendous amount of good to their reading development. The problem...
It sounds like your daughter's teacher may have use a standardized test to determine her reading level. It's important yet difficult to...
Help me! I have no ideas! Our entire school is having a door decorating contest for Education Week. The theme this year is Celebrating...
