Hi guys, For the first time, I will be teaching two periods of General Music next year to 5 and 6 graders. I am not a music teacher, but have a...
If there is 20 minutes left to work on an assignment they usually ask if they can work together. I often tell them if they can work silently...
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Yes, we did the trip four years in a row. Had a great time.
I just call them "assignments." If they don't finish it during class it magically turns into homework when they get home.
Definitely the Carribbean.
Reminds me of the old joke-- A second grader came home and told mom, "Today we learned how to make babies. Mom replies," Oh Really?" "Yeah, the...
Mine is 30 seconds if I drive or 4 minutes if I walk. I live next door to my school. Unless it is raining or I need to carry something, I walk.
With my first two principals, if you needed something you could ask. You might get it, you might not. I rarely asked for anything. With the...
I hadn't either, until a couple of weeks ago.
It was all organized by a tour company. Next year we might leave off one or two things to allow more time at the museums.
We did it all in two days, one night. We really kept them hopping. That left less time for problems to arise. Thanks for the replies.
This was the first time we had done anything like this. We took the best of the 7th graders. Anyone with too many discipline referrals wasn't...
our overnight field trip to Chicago. I discussed it here last year at this time, asking for ideas and tips. We took 64 kids and 13 adults and it...
I wasn't a trouble maker in school, but I wasn't very motivated to learn until I was about 25 years old. Life will teach many students the...
This writer suggests a way to remove problem students from education until they are ready to learn....
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Thanks for the replies. The pool won't be an issue as we won't have time to swim. I plan on keeping them BUSY until bedtime, then breakfast in...
I've committed myself (I should be committed) to our first ever overnight field trip. If you have experience with this please share your wisdom...
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