I get books on tape/cd from the public library every couple of weeks.
I'm in my last week of vacation before teachers report next week. I'm trying to get a lot done at home for my classroom (paperwork type...
I have a really large amount of ELL students every year. I'd suggest getting some K or 1st grade reading materials and starting her on that. Do...
I'm planning my 2 month leave right now. Can any other substitutes give me some helpful hints for things that they really liked or didn't like on...
It does take forever; you kind of just have to resign yourself to that if you want clean hands. I send my kids to the bathroom before lunch to...
I think you should consider why students have unfinished work. If it is occasional and it is because they're playing around or having an off day,...
Bumping this up to ask teach34 if you could show some pictures of your room arrangement or explain it more. With that arrangement is it possible...
Personally I think that either you're a speller or you're not - even in first or second grade. Sure kids can memorize them and will eventually...
I really agree with the idea of Sitton spelling - that spelling is for life and not just for a test on Friday - but I don't like how the lessons...
I have mostly community supplies, but some individual. For example, I have bins of crayons, but I also give each child a box of crayons at the...
I think this year we went to: library - free play - $3 2 factories - $1 each picnic at park - free, potluck bowling - $5 visit pen pals -...
Everyday math has a grid for this. That's what I use.
Wow! You guys have a lot of specials! We have: Foreign Language 4x/week - 40 min each Art 1x/week - 40 min Gym 1x/week - 30 min Computers...
I'm going to be going on mat leave in Nov. If there are any subs reading (or people who used to long-term sub), what sorts of things were really...
Wow! You guys rock - I don't meet with mine nearly that much! I meet with the very low 2 times a week (they also see reading specialist...
I'm terrible about teaching poetry to my students because I don't really like it much myself. :o I just taught them acrostic poems, using their...
When you guys say 'reading', what does that entail for you? I have an hour and I do this: *read picture book, discussing/vocab/comprehension...
8:00 Writing Journals (while I do attendance, check homework, etc.) 8:25 Meeting/Calendar/Sharing 8:50 Reading Workshop 9:45 Word Work/Snack or...
It does look like our times are pretty much the same. But when I just totaled it up, that equals about 14 hours a week. We are at school for 32...
I am trying to make sure I am allotting enough time for my core subjects per week. I want to revamp my schedule (if necessary) to start when we...
