I am moving to 2nd grade after six years of teaching 1st grade! Please share your favorite/most important/must haves items for 2nd grade!
What are some fun "cooking" projects you have done with your first graders that support and go along with something you are teaching in class?
I read your other posts...lot of good information! I have been offered a job with k12 and am debating leaving my traditional school job teaching...
Has anyone taught for, or known anyone to teach for, a virtual school?
I am in some need of good ideas to give for spelling homework. I udually do three times each one night, and rainbow words another night. I want...
I have only ever used this book and done activities with K before...think it is too simple for 1st??? If not, what types of follow up activities...
I like this idea!! Very relevant to beginning of school and so many good standards hit at the same time!! Stealing it.... :D
I have copied several pages and laminated them..word searches, spelling word game pages, etc....since they are laminated they take a page and...
OMG...this is a GREAT deal!! Just ordered some...thanks for the link!!
Yes, that is what I am talking about. I have a general idea of how I think I am going to run it, but was hoping I could get some ideas and advise...
Has anyone done a mini economy with first grade before? If so, how did you run it and was it a positive experience in your class? I am thinking of...
I can understand why you wouldn't do the Kissing Hand activity if they do it in K. I have never heard of it....what is it? Would it be something...
Just curious...what kissing hand activity do you do?. Is there a reason why you couldn't still do that in 1st grade? Also, I think a school...
I love the idea of the bulletin board with mom2mikey's quote...however...I have a pretty small board where I would want to put it and don't think...
I think of myself as an extremely organized person...however...I just cannot get a grip on getting (and keeping for that matter) my classroom...
I am so glad I posted asking for help...thanks ladies for the great rainbow ideas...I think I may have found my theme!!
I actually think I really like the rainbow idea, and I had definitely not thought of that before!! I don't know about a possible conflict...if...
I teach at a catholic school and our school-wide theme this year is "Going Above and Beyond With God"....I wanted to tie my classroom theme in...
I like to spend the year reading a chapter book series to my class. In the past few years we have read Junie B. Jones because they love it so...
I am feeling bored with my literacy and math center activities. I would love to steal new great ideas from other first grade teachers!! Please...
