I need a cute poem to go with a photo gift that my students are making for their parents for Christmas. Do any of you know any good ones or...
I agree with the above statement. I would try not to have more than 5 or 6 rules. Mine are as follows, (may give you some ideas) 1. Respect...
Look at Wal-Mart in the kitchen storage (housewares) section. (with the other dishes) They have several plastic and glass jars for storage of...
Along with getting bonus points for books when your students order, you can ask for donations of books. I typed a letter to go home with our...
Here is a list of other jobs I have in my room (I have enough for every student and we rotate weekly), maybe you could use some of them or maybe...
I know exactly how you feel! I keep looking around for "one more idea" and then hours later I am still looking and writing down ideas! I...
This is almost the same as what I do. I have a "Reading and Behavior Log" that goes home each night. (I took a piece of construction paper and...
Anne Marie -- I use a marble jar also (we call them "power points"). The students can earn power points for many different things. Some of them...
Just be careful with the peanut butter jar. If you have severe allergies in your class, even a tiny amount of the oil left in the jar can hurt a...
kpa1b2: That is one of mine as well, not to isolate, but not to get sucked into the "bad apple" gossip/complaints. I, too, need to work on...
Mr. Al is also a good one. I am planning on buying his cd Mr. Al A La Carte. It has a fun morning song "Let's Get Started"...
I have 23 (as of last week) and school doesn't start until Aug 25! So I will probably end up with a few more.
You could have a sub. That person would take over any job if a person was absent or left early. You could even have 2 of these. In my 1st grade...
clarnet73: When I was in 6th or 7th grade, my reading teacher had the same poster (Learning through Osmosis).
I have been wondering the same thing! Thanks for posting this question. Also, Andrea L., thanks for the AR site! I didn't know that was...
Wemberly Worried by Kevin Henkes and Chrysanthemum are good ones too.
I chose to be Ms. for the same reason that Steph-ernie gave. I felt that it sounded more professional than Miss. I think either is fine,...
Another fun way to have the kids practice writing the words.... Instead of assigning 3 times each or whatever, as a class roll a large foam die...
"Just" is repeated on the "official" list as well. I simply scanned the list into the computer. I am not sure why it is repeated. However,...
Another reason that we don't have them finished until the end of the summer is because there are children moving into the area right up until...
