Well, obviously I deal with each child as an individual. They have shared behaviours but they vary widely between the children. Every intervention...
Oh my goodness, where to start?? I teach in a tiny fly-in community in northern Canada. I have a class of 14. The majority of my class are fairly...
Thank you:) I have the dolch lists and was planning to introduce most sight words later on closer to Christmas or the new year. I am thinking...
I have a class of 16 students and 13 of them do not know the names or sounds of most of the alphabet, even the letters in their names. I have...
Forgive me if I am feeling a little defensive but it feels like you are implying that I am failing as a teacher if my students struggle. I know in...
I disagree. What I meant was that if you only have time to teach the lesson and then immediately send home all the practice work for homework...
I find it difficult to understand the "3 pages a night" kind of homework policy. This could vary so much and seems like such an arbitrary, pulled...
We use a standards based report with all the expectations listed and students are given an E (excellent, beyond expectations), G (good, meeting...
I'm thinking about at least starting the year with "The More We Get Together" (not sure if that's a Canadian song or not) It involves all the...
Kristen Poindexter has one that she uses in her kindergarten class that I am sure you could adapt. I am doing something similar with my K class...
No offence to the original poster but I have to agree. I actually prefer to stay away from journal entries and have the kids write different types...
Great idea:) thanks
I usually do a clapping pattern that students have to repeat back to me as an attention getter. I also have used seasonal words, for example: I'd...
At that age group I wouldn't be doing very many worksheets (if any) anyway. You can accomplish all the same things in a more meaningful way with...
That's a tough situation but I'm sure you'll do well. To me that is a ridiculous split grade but you have to work with it and make the best of it....
I am teaching morning kindergarten this coming year and I plan to implement literacy work stations. I can integrate science, social studies,...
In my newsletter I would often include games and ideas for both math and literacy so parents were reminded each month that they should be working...
My rules will be: We follow instructions the first time they are given. We keep our hands, feet, and objects to ourselves. We always try our...
