Do you have space on the floor under the white board? I've got baskets of books lined up on the floor against the wall under my board. There are...
Amen! I taught at a school without uniforms for 4 years before coming to a school with uniforms for the past 4 years. We had so many more issues...
I subbed before I started teaching full-time, and only once or twice in a severely handicapped room. I do clearly remember the aid changing...
We had Saturday school at my high school when I was a student. It was a sort of detention from what I remember - a punishment given for various...
I am! In my college classes anytime we had to design lesson plans/units, I always wrote mine for 2nd grade. It was my goal. My first job out of...
She didn't do her part to be prepared. If she had put some effort into doing the review assignment, it would be a different story, but if she's...
Your room looks huge! And so organized! I love it!
I prefer Auntie Anne's. They always seem fresher and yummier to me!
We have a pretty good ratio. We're a small private K-5 school, and out of 8 teachers, 2 are male (including one of our kindergarten teachers)
Well, I've got a masters, and I make less than that says I should with an associate's degree. That seems like a REALLY high amount for an...
The teacher next to me has a fish tank that she inherited at the beginning of this school year. It makes her room really smelly, even though she...
I remember really feeling settled and sure of myself starting in my 3rd year. Then, for year 5, I moved to a new school and new grade level and...
I like to get a detailed note about the day, including both academics (what was and wasn't taught) and behavior. I have very high expectations of...
I would definitely recomend Andrew Clements. My favorite Andrew Clements book when I taught 4th grade was Frindle. Another great read aloud that...
That is so great! Warms my heart!
With Christmas break coming, this is a good time to make the change. I would email the parents sometime before break, and say that you are not...
I've seen that on facebook too - love it!
My room is pretty neat and organized. There are a few piles here and there of papers waiting to be organized, but I try to keep the piles to a...
I often carry a clipboard around the classroom. It works for me.
Cute! Love this idea!
