Food and Fun There's an old idea which I have always believed that says children respond to food and fun. Don't we all?
Your standards This is a question of what you expect more than anyhting else. There are alot of teachers all around the country who make more...
Community Helpers We are learning about volunteers that work with nature and wild animals. There are lots of groups that do things like raptor...
I'm looking for books for 1st and 2nd graders that introduce things like the state tree, state bird, etc. I'd love to cover several states to show...
Books I love the idea of doing an activity as a gift, such as the poster who enjoys hot chocolate with her students. I always give each of my...
A great site I really like Starfall. I always recommend it to parents. I also use it in my volunteer tutoring of ESL students. Starfall is an...
Help We're lucky in that our local Rotary club gives us new books every year to distribute to our students. I just add a personalized card. It...
Not as old as me! We just celebrated the 50th anniversary of our school building last year. We're lucky that the district has spent money on a...
Sorry I haven't been on much the last couple of weeks. There are Rotary clubs in most areas. You will have to google to find the club nearest to...
Long Walk I take my dog for a long walk. The length of the walk is determined by how much the kiddos acted up that day.
Report it You have no choice but to report this to your principal and possibly outside authoriities. It's not likely that an abusive parent will...
I also would like to have some quizzes for specific topics. I can't find something that goes along with our state symbols. Does anybody know where...
We had our first Rotary club volunteers come to our school last week to read to the kids. Every year I am more impressed by how much the kiddos...
Richardson Thanks for starting this thread. I have not paid attention to new materials for too long. This has motivated me to get her book.
I just saw an ad on PBS for a Cat in the Hat show that looks like a Magic School Bus concept. Does anybody know anything about this?
I'm probably going to our state IRA conference this year if I can get a sub. I was just wondering how many of you all attend IRA conferences?...
Rotary Project First of all, let me heartily endorse your goal. It's not healthy for kids to grow up feeling entitled (or powerless). We had our...
Too Much Sugar I agree with the prior posters about encouraging more consumption of sugary drinks. We all need books but I'm not comfortable with...
Email I didn't even look at their site. I'm on their email list so I got an email. Directions and all are on their website. The email just stated...
I just received an email from the East Bay Children's Book Project that they will open for one day on Tuesday 7/27 to distribute free books to...
