Ummm, elementary teachers have to teach life, earth, and physical scienct in one year.
Word problems with multiple operations/steps!
I did! ... learn to read at age 3, that is, lol!
Congratulations! I knew you would get it!
I refer when I see them having scores and difficulties such as you describe. Of course, that means that I have to do basically a YEAR of testing...
I completely concur with all of TG's suggestion, and would add a very few of my own (very minor): 1. How many years were you a math coach?...
Actually, I think it IS a necessary skill! I was one of those struggling 4th graders in your class. I was a straight A student, until I hit a...
hot cocoa at our Christmas party, Throughout December, Christmas pencils and erasers, mini candy canes, Christmas stickers (if I can find them)...
I use outdoor furniture cushions! I just wipe them clean, and the kiddos love them!
Good thoughts, swansong1! I would add: stay completely neutral. Keep your voice level, without emotion. If the students are "practicing"...
I use a combination of study guides (they fill in pertinent parts), foldables, and interactive notebooks (Reading, Writing, Math, Science, AND...
One of these days, I'm gonna get me a laser printer/scanner/copier, preferably with a sheet feeder and auto-duplexing (may as well dream big)....
I have a similar problem. I have several students in my class who are seriously below grade level... I'm talking at about a K or 1 level. They...
I have a (cheap) rolling laptop cart that I actually need to replace - got it at Walmart for about $40 a couple of years ago, and it will hold 2...
Absolutely!:hugs:
You could make individual portfolios using posterboard, staples, and (cute) duct tape. My school provides a lot of posterboard for free, and so...
Sounds like my area - except much bigger, lol! We have 99.6% free lunch, little-to-no parental involvement, my kids live in the worst crack/gang...
I personally have a combination of what I think are all of the reasons for slow work: (1) I have 3 students significantly below grade level (2 at...
We are also doing online tests - and they are burying us in them! Thus far this year, in addition to our DIBELs benchmark, my kids have had to...
I do a combination of teaching hand signals, and teaching them when it is okay to get up. I'm a former 1st grade teacher, and I went through he**...
