We also have contagious bladder syndrome, especially among the girls. For some reason, the word "Name" with a line beside it (plus my...
I love the idea of Edmodo, and use it... some. We don't have TIME for the kiddos to learn to use it effectively. I'm praying that what I have my...
pre-roll predictions and post-roll evaluations? fractions... Try some higher order thinking questions (what would have happened if... How could...
We used to have "classroom" phones. They were useless then, and don't work at all now. We weren't even trained on how to retrieve our messages...
YIKES! I don't mean that late, lol! I mean that they shut down the cafeteria line at 10 minutes before 8, and school starts at 8. If a bus...
My school is >95% free lunch and breakfast. Often, the meals they receive at school are the closest thing to nutrition that they get all day. I...
I had an almost straight A student last year in first grade who had over 30 unexcused absences and over 40 tardies, and he walked from ACROSS THE...
We generally have faculty meetings after school on Mondays every other week for an hour and a half or so. We have grade-level meetings during our...
I do text parents. The vast majority of my kids' parents don't answer their phones, have "full" voice mailboxes, and don't have (or at least,...
I teach in an extremely low-income urban school, and at least half of my students do not bring any supplies, so, in my classroom, EVERYTHING is...
2-3 of my 15 students are late almost daily. One is a daycare van rider in the afternoon, but mom brings her in the mornings, so I don't see a...
Wow. Just. Wow. I'm praying for a safe resolution for you!
Sounds good!
I agree with everything Ted said, but would add one thing: Make a "good" phone call! So often, parents only get called for misbehavior - I like...
I think gr3teacher has a great idea... you might add a foldable (my 3rd graders ADORE foldables).
I was at Wal-mart today, and we had a rather large coupon that would not ring up for the cashier. The supervisor actually had to pull out a...
I'm having the same issues with my third graders and CCSS math. For the most part, the sweeties I have this year are NOT ready for it. I'm way...
Unbelievable!
FCRR (Florida Center for Reading Research {I think}) is a great (free) resource for small group AND intervention materials!
I agree, microbe! Also, it's all over the news, so many kids have already at least seen or heard something about her. One of my third grade kids...