Blind Side, Raising Helen
Time out, charts, colors, and telling a child in a tantrum to calm down just don't work for this age. I had a child last year who had regular...
Oh wow! It will probably calm down a bit once the kids get there. It will certainly be better than last year! Drives me crazy when a team can't be...
Keep the P informed from the very start and ask him/her to please direct parents with complaints to you, that you are very willing to listen and...
I used a check off sheet in first grade. It worked great for some groups, not so well for others. I made a list of centers and labeled them with...
On one hand, teachers who have kids of their own have a particular insight into children, from their personal experience. Makes sense huh? On the...
Let her read and write upside down!
Oh this is an awful feeling! This summer for the first time I actually woke up choking because of acid reflux. Here is what the doctor told me:...
I don't start school for another week or so, but I know from experience that the first couple of weeks are exhausting and overwhelming. Eat...
I was taught to open each center after demonstrating to the kiddos how the center was used and how to clean up. My TA and I covered several...
Thank you all! I am still building my confidence in this position, and your responses show me that I am ok, and my plans are good. I...
We went to meet her yesterday afternoon, and they sent her home with us! We are her foster family, she will be spayed in a couple weeks, and then...
Yes Kinder - we are happy to by-pass the puppy phase. This girl will need some TLC and training though. She is a small fluff ball and was kept as...
I like to wear very low-heeled boots with dress pants. They are dressy and comfortable.
Funny that I feel a little nervous about meeting her! lol Heard from DH and he is up for meeting her today!
PS - I also find myself speaking TOO LOUDLY after school and at home. lol! This year I am going to try to have the soft-spoken classroom. Planning...
I would let them do the activities with manipulatives, then take a picture and print it out, and glue it in the journal, showing that they are...
I have taught for years, but am relatively new (year 2) to preschool. How do you plan out your year, or quarters? I'd like to have a very...
Our sweet little dog passed away last spring at 17 years old. I've been checking the Humane Society and Animal Control all these months, and I...
Our little guys loved this one corduroy blazer! Also, we put dress up clothes that went with children's stories in there - they loved the costumes...
