I hang up bright and large Chinese lanterns from my ceiling. They really brighten the room and add some pizazz. As for the bulletin boards I use...
I'm in my first year teaching and everything was pretty much going long very smoothly until now. I just received word (the bells about to ring in...
Basically their the "open ended" questions for lack of a better word. Leave it to the state of NJ to make it something fancier than it needs to...
I want to help start me kids feel comfortable writing constructed response answers for math but I can't find anywhere on the internet that has a...
If you have a Smartboard (or even just a projector) I found a Hollywood Squares game that the kids can play. I have my nine celebrities at the...
I had one sub already this year and she said she wanted to teach 7th grade math so I felt comfortable that she would be able to come up with...
Thanks so much. We did a whole role playing scenario where they learned about checks and losing money and owing money to the bank, and some of my...
So I'm a new teacher and I've started a unit about integers (well I'm about a week and half into it). Right now we're working on Adding and...
I'd have to say first structure and second the ability to have their personal issues in check before they can learn (I know there is probably some...
So my principal says that we need a PIP, I'm guessing it stands for Personal Improvement Plan but who knows my school loves its acronyms. Anyway...
You've definitely given me the energy to wake up tomorrow and face yet another week! Thanks BioAngel
I'm horrible with my transition time too. For handing out papers I put a folder in front of each group and I put all the handouts that the...
Thank god I don't feel alone with this. I'm in a pretty small school (one hallway) and there are people that won't even make eye contact with me....
So I'm a new teacher and during my student teaching I was at a school with tons of technology. Though I love the school that I'm now at the...
I like your idea about the homework missing three then they're gone forever. I just hate it when the kids don't do it, go to their lockers to get...
I usually would cover more at once, but I got through everything in the year. So say I was to introduce solving equations with one variable. I...
Great advice. I always feel like when I'm doing one on one I have to focus my attention but it'll only take a minute to get the other one's on...
Even simple problems with a twist. I have them write on white boards which they love. I went to home depot and cut shower board into little square...
Ugh I just got denied for my Middle School Math and Science. Though I do have an out of state license for Middle School Math and Science from...
I tell the kids if they don't want to sit in their seat they have to stand for the whole class. They think it's funny for the first five minutes...
