I sent you a private message to two samples. I forgot to upload the rest. I don't have the whole years worth; just the week we are getting ready...
I am looking for a fun way to teach phonics sounds (blends, digraphs, long/short vowels) - not the alphabet or consonant sounds. Any ideas? I...
I have mine preprinted on strips that they glue in. Mine also only take 5 minutes quick and to the point. The strip is only one sentence and most...
My students do one every day. It takes less than 5 minutes every day too. My math curriculum has an idea for every day so I either use that or...
I don't think those are reading strategies...they can be strategies in general. Maybe it's because my district has set strategies like Making...
I started teaching 1st grade 2 years ago in the middle of the year. The teacher I replaced quit and didn't teach calendar one day the whole 1st...
My favorite is "I like big books and I cannot lie!"
Our list is almost exactly the same. I prefer stick glue in 1st grade, otherwise the bottle glue gets everywhere. I also say 2 boxes of crayons....
My kids liked Cam Jansen books. They loved trying to figure out the mystery. The Magic School Bus chapter books were really engaging but they are...
I agree too...I make/hang charts we do together as well. I guess I don't really mean charts, more like info to refer to as needed. More like info...
What teaching charts/posters do you have hanging up in your rooms? I was making my own and so far I have: Money Punctuation Days of the Week...
I did the Evan Moor DOL/DOM as well. We used it all year. There were concepts that came up that we hadn't covered but we did those together and...
i have several of the crates from Walmart and I like them, however I don't they they would be sturdy enough for 3rd graders. They aren't the...
I created the newsletter for my grade level team and we sent it home every Monday. It includes info on the different subjects, specials rotations,...
Thanks! I created it in Word. I actually found someone else's handbook and edited it with my information. I used clipart found in Word and through...
Teacher Work Days: August 9-10 Student's First Day: August 11 Student's Last Day: May 26 I love that kids don't start on a Monday!
Last year - 2nd 28 kids I can't believe how low some of your classes are! 18?? 20?? :eek: Next year I go back to 1st and the list before...
I play this game with my class too! They beg me to play it all year long! I start by picking a word and then winner guesser then gets to pick. The...
I love geocaching! It is fun and can be great exercise!! There are lots of used gps' on Amazon and eBay. Thanks for all the great ideas!
You need a good mix of picture books and chapter books. My kiddos liked the Spongebob and Scooby Doo paperbacks. They loved nonfiction books about...
