We take two trips, one to Hemlock, an outdoor experiential education facility with zipwire and team building exercises, in early November. And,...
I'm afraid we're all going to see increases this year. My first grade son was in a class of 25 last year, and that's the norm here. I teach sixth...
Consider getting your master's in something that will give you options later to get out of the regular classroom if you so desire, such as...
I'm sorry, 2bteachn. That is very frustrating. :dizzy: I hope it goes better so you can be finished with it soon.
Two words: homework pass. And, I agree with all the other great ideas on this thread so far.
We use Scholastic at my school. Hope it works out for you.
Qualitative Reading Inventories (QRI). You can purchase a book of them for all reading levels.
I use something like this for absent folders. For each class period of the day, I place makeup work for each missing student in them. It works well.
I'm thinking one problem will be that all students might not have done their summer reading, so if you plan class activities around it, you may...
Wow, I had no idea there were schools that could afford this yet! Good for you. I love the idea of having a student forum to discuss literature....
Yes, yes, yes, read aloud to them! The Outsiders is a favorite, and there are countless others, such as Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli. I have a few...
Also, with sixth graders, a "free write" time in their personal journals once a week is a great way to get to know them better. I read them and...
I think your situation will probably turn out more similar to your last assignment than you might think. You already have experience. Your morning...
Glad to hear you're off to a good start. I do get nervous jitters the first few days, but I have my own children to get ready for school now, so...
I get about 60.00 for supply order each spring. Things like file folders, glue sticks, markers for the classroom add up fast. So, I don't use up...
One tip that helped me was to read the question and ask myself what the answer is before looking at the multiple choice selections. Especially...
I thought that on many questions, there were more than one answer that could be right. So, I had to choose and decide. Brush up on your test...
I read on the VRA website that they use the passing score, the last time you take it. I purchased a study guide for 39.95. Search VRA study...
Something as simple as this can be fun: have everyone think of a verb and act it out for the class. The class must guess what the action word is!...
And later on down the line, you may want to get an add-on endorsement in another area as a specialist or administration. Keep everything you've...
