I am suppose to have an interactive notebook for every subject.:help: :woot: Does anyone use an interactive reading notebook? I am having...
Was looking at pbs.org and saw a link for this site. http://en.childrenslibrary.org/ What a great resource for getting international books to...
What are some team building activities that you do with your Kinders the first few weeks of school? Which ones do you think have the most impact...
Does anyone use cuisenaire rods in kinder? What do you use them for? I got four sets of them two years ago from the school. They are...
I am wondering why it is important for kindergartners to be able to read a calendar. I'm not questioning calendar time during class. I feel they...
How do you go about teaching more and fewer? I struggled with this all last year. For example: Jill has 5 hats and 2 shoes. How many more...
No amount of hand washing, hand sanitizer, lysol, or sleep could save me. The little buggers have made me sick. I hate being sick.:| Last...
Well, actually getting away from 2 letters of the week. I'm doing a little research this week about teaching letter sounds in kinder. I was...
This year I have 13 girls and only 8 boys. So far it's nicer than last year which was a little heavy on boys. What have you all experienced with...
I was doing some random research this weekend and found some articles that people were completely against teaching sight words. I have never...
Argh!!! Someone stole my bank card number and created a swipable card with it (didn't know that was possible). :mad: They went on a shopping spree...
The first two days of school have been too good to be true. Last year was horrible (that is not an exaggeration!). For one I was new and didn't...
Are there any IB PYP teachers out there who can share their written daily schedule with me? I'm supposed to make my schedule reflect the...
All this talk about orientation has got me thinking about Kindergarten roundup. What I'm talking about is when the kids come in on like an...
What is the best office supply item that you have gotten for your classroom? Mine has got to be my Swingline Long Reach stapler. I can staple...
I just found out today that I have to take my class to specials from 8:30 to 9:30 (class starts at 8:00) and then we go to lunch at 10:50!!!:eek:...
I know I didn't communicate enough last year through phone calls and conferences (we don't have a set date for parent-teacher conferences at my...
I've been thinking about this a lot because on Monday my chore is to go through it.:woot: Last year (my first year) it became one giant place...
I have a long BB to display student work. On either end I made simple paper palm trees and strung two rows of clothes line between the trees. I...
I got some fabric today for my BB's. Does anyone have any tips or tricks that I should know before hanging the fabric?
