I am doing private tutoring and charging $50 an hour, which is middle of the pay scale here. I don't think I could work at a tutoring center. Not...
It was our first month of school, and there was 2 1/2 weeks of school. I worked 5 days but I also took a vacation for a week of that time.
I'm an atheist. I believe most of us are born good and shaped by our families and society. Experiences along the way may take a person in one...
Rat a Tat Cat is great for first graders. You can turn any regular game into a math game. Instead of go fish, play 10's go fish, where they match...
There is a commercial on tv for some stuff you put on them so they fall off. That commercial makes me cringe so I have to look away. My...
We have one. There is a red plastic reusable k.cup you should get so you can use regular coffee down the line. Our Keurig has some issues. It...
I'm going to put black and white activities on TPT. At my school I'd be in so much trouble for printing that much stuff in color!
I calculated the difference as about $19,000 a year according to what I make for 180 days- so the $8,000 a year isn't enough for me to do it....
English lit just isn't in demand like math and science! But you're right, you should feel competent and qualified to teach math. I was once...
I think even this website has printable stories! Using the tabs at the top you can find worksheets, little printable thematic books, and so forth.
One suggestion on bins and containers... A lot of people pick two colors and use those throughout the room. This is good. It keeps things...
YoungTeacherGuy... we have very deliberate reasons for doing combo classes! 1- We believe all children are in a developmental range... we allow...
I love this! I'm going to add it to my lists!
Thanks TamiJ. I do HF words and I do individualized pattern words. I review the pattern of the week with the kids (for example, "ai"). Then,...
This just happened to me too. I used some spares I had, and for the other folders glued the right color construction paper on it. I contacted...
Teaching a combined class is really like teaching K-5 in one room! I always have kids at every level. I teach a 2-3 and have a 2nd grader who is...
My school has combos by choice. We have pre-K-K, K-1, 1-2, 2-3, 3-4, and 4-5.
I have taught a 1-2 combo. I do everything together. It totally works! Reading is done in a Daily 5 style, or Reader's Workshop. Everyone...
I have 16, which is the cap at my school.
There's a really good book that was available from Teaching Tolerance I think. It's about women in sports. It includes large photos that you show...
