I have six rows with four students in each row (I usually have around 24 students). I push each two rows together so students will have a seat...
At the Meet the Teacher Night (the week school starts) I make it clear to the parents (as I have already said to the students in class) that there...
I have a "A.R. Test Permission Slip" that has to be filled out before students take A.R. tests for their independent reading. Students or parents...
My class is organized in 6 rows, each given a color. When the rows get ready quickly, bring a healthy snack or get questions right on an...
I use several ideas to get kids reading/using AR. - combine it with the Pizza Hut/Book-It! Reading Program. I post the students' monthly reading...
We have snack about 10:00 (we start school at 8:40). Students are asked to bring a healthy snack. If they don't have a snack, they can take 10...
Have you tried making a table in Word? I make a two column table. The first column is for the time alloted for the lesson, and the second is for...
Students have about 20 minutes of homework a night. Monday, they have a short spelling workbook page and are to read the story from the Reading...
The stocked sharpened pencil idea is good, but I want students to take responsibility for their supplies. I tell my students they must have at...
Office Max is laminating things for free (up to 50 feet) every Thursday through September 13th. You can get the coupon for it here...
Great ideas maemcgov! I always disliked having those kids miss their recess not only because they needed it most, but it was a pain to keep track...
I play a cd from "The Mozart Effect" series as the students enter in the morning and while they write in their journal. I'm not sure how much it...
What do you have students do after they finish their independent work? Do you let them turn it in as soon as they're done or all at the same time?
I loved TFK, but its reading level can be challenging to some students, especially at the beginning of the year. I sent it home with students as...
I use a colored system. I had a bulletin board that was "You're the Apple of My Eye", so I used our diecut machine to create five different...
Bookcloseouts.com has some good prices and the Scholastic Warehouse Sale is a good way to get books too. You may want to ask families in your...
I think I have seen the "Give Me Five" in poster form at the teacher store.
I organize by genres. I have a large "fantasy" bookshelf, a "realistic fiction" bookshelf, and a "miscellaneous" (poetry, folktales, concept...
I type up all my daily lesson plans in a Word document. For each day of the week I create a two column table. In the first column I put the time...
I bought one called I-Point by Wescott at Sam's Club last year for about $20 and it has worked pretty well. It takes a lot to overheat it. One...
