Hernando County
I read The Host and am apparently in the minority - I didn't like it, but everyone else I have talked to loved it. I thought it was too...
I love it and use a lot of it. Last year I didn't use the rules at all, but this year I will use them as written. We'll see how it works, but...
I have sent books out on PBS with stamps and such and have received them that way as well...it has never been a problem. If someone does not want...
I'm in! Let's do it!
DH & I went out to dinner tonight and did a little brainstorming in the truck. We came up with a fun first day "Getting to Know You" activity...
Yes, PBS is awesome! I have gotten lots of great books from there, and it helps me get rid of the books I don't want or can't put in my classroom.
I had my 6th graders do this a couple of years ago, and will be giving them their letters at their 8th grade awards ceremony at the end of this...
I got the study guide off the Florida DOE web site. You just pay a few bucks and download it as a PDF.
I just took it a couple of months ago and I found the study guide to be extremely helpful, since it had things in it that I simply was never...
I admit, I cannot associate with your problem. I have yet to ever get to teach the same thing two years in a row. For me, it would be a...
Woo hoo! DH said he'll drive me if I want them! Busy this week?
Here is an overview of my first week. (lesson plans already in my binder and ready to go. I really need to get a life!) Monday: Students fill...
I wish I were closer...I would jump at this.
Rules & procedures....syllabus. That is actually my whole first week.
Ann Rinaldi has many great books about thet time period. One of my favorites is Numbering the Bones. It is told from the perspective of a slave...
For summer reading, I would allow it. As for other times: I do allow my students to use notes on tests from time to time. I do so to help my...
I run this every year with my class. Here are some details that may help you that I have found work well. Given a 12 inch span over a 2 inch...
My Dh teaches 8th grade science and does this every year. I'll get him to toss his info over to me & I'll send it your way.
I use rubrics quite often, and it has helped the students a lot because they know exactly how a project, paper, etc. will be graded. I include a...
