We had our practice TAKS test today and the kids are having a very difficult time. One issue is they cannot seem to get the vocabulary straight....
Does anyone have a good idea for an art project I can do with my third grade students? We participate in Rodeo Art which is a new experience to me...
Last week was tough. 12/18 children failed their math test. I spent all lunch time crying because I was immediately convinced that I was a bad...
Here I thought I was the only one. My friends all tell me I am crazy and don't believe me when I say I never sleep straight through. I am...
I hate pencil sharpeners! They break, they are noisy ugghhh... However, it's a necessary evil. What brand and model do you have that you love?...
The year will get better as it goes along, the beginning of kinder is very tough. I just came from a reading first school with the mandated 60...
Can you tell me how you put the music on your page? I'd love to try adding music to mine.
The districts around the Phoenix area seem to interview recent graduates who student taught or interned in their districts. Other than that I...
Well I finally have a couple pictures of my classroom. It's not a theme-room or anything fantastic, but it's clean and organized and I think it...
I am trying this for the first time this year too. I plan to only play on Friday for students who brought their homework every day that week. I...
1. To be more organized. 2. To be less afraid to try my own new ideas. 3. To be prepared further in advance so I am not so stressed.
My entire district in Arizona used this series. I loved it. It was very simple to use once you got used to the format. We had to use it exactly...
I want to start my year studying fairy tales. I plan to compare stories from different cultures, discuss the moral lesson contained in the...
I did this as a center at the end of kindergarten. I created a recording sheet and they used a clipboard, which they loved. I had them write down...
Input on this idea I just had? I was thinking of buying a cheap digital camera and assigning the job of classroom photographer. Then the...
I have seen it here before but can't find the thread. Where can I go on the web to find the points for books I own?
Katenar I love the look of the Homeworkopoly. Can you tell me how the game works and what the "properties" are around the board?
I need some help calming down. I moved from Arizona to Texas and from kindergarten to third grade. High poverty ESL population to mostly...
Storage for literacy center items, manipulatives, tapes in the listening center, alphabet letters, die cut-outs. Turn them on their side and...
I can't remember all the words. Dr. Jean has a great song. Check out her website.
