Dear m1ckeymouse- First of all, congratulations on your baby-to-come! Two years ago, I, too, was off on maternity leave at the start of the...
1. How often to you read aloud to your students? (If possible, state how many times a week, or month.)Every day. 2. How long does/did a...
Dear Teacherlissa-I loved your ideas and think they will fit in well in my classroom. Much thanks! Ali
The Office Max near me has always been wonderful to me when I've asked for "exceptions" being that I'm a teacher. I'm sure they will allow it....
For those of you who do DEAR time (Drop Everything And Read), how do you make your students accountable for their reading? I have read comments...
Just a note, I went to my Dollar Tree today, which is a decent size store, and the clerk there said that only the "big" stores got the teacher...
Ms. Jasztal- I understand what you mean about your dictionaries! To tell you the truth, I never thought of that! My classroom dictionaries are...
Stef--thanks for the tip on the Dollar Tree, I never would have thought to go there!
Dear djnil8- The activities we do are fun for the kids but they actually do learn a great deal. I do not grade them but I do correct them and...
I designed a simple "place holder" on the computer. I basically just made a large circle (about the size of a baseball) and extended from it a...
I have created a bulletin board titles "Fill Up Your Free Time" with a graphic of a gas pump and I hang several folders with "early finisher"...
Thank you all for your help!! --Ali
Congratulations on your new job! Let us know what subjects you'll be teaching so we can help a little better!
I am hoping that someone out there can help me! I teach 5th grade and have been at it for six years. I have yet to find a good spelling approach...
