Ok, this year's class is going to be fun (read very challenging, what have I gotten into, fun - LOL!) I have many kids who are right on grade...
http://www.redmond.k12.or.us/mccall/renz/ That's just weird! I tried it all day at school and I kept getting a password required site - and now...
I was referring a friend to it and I got prompted for a password. Is her site not going to be public anymore? I feel like I lost my mentor!!!
My son won an award from his 3rd grade teacher and his prize was to sit on an excercise ball for the week. I know, it doesn't sound like much, but...
Can you test them out of the unit you are teaching and let them progress at a faster pace? Since they are quick learners, once you find a place at...
I loved it as a kid, and read it as a read-aloud last year. About half-way through, I thought that maybe it was too dated as we had to stop and...
Be careful when using the "their has an I in it and has to do with people." They're also has to do with people and at least here, the kids confuse...
I let the kids choose whichever is comfortable for them on daily work. On final written pieces, however, they all use cursive.
Could you be the timer? When you finish with a reading group, make a quiet announcement that they should be wrapping up their center and moving to...
I totally agree with this! In this day and age, you are opening yourself up to liability from the girl's parents if you do not report it. I've...
We just finished this in our class. In the past, it's been a quick review. This year I had to back up and completely reteach it to all but a few...
We use the step-up to writing program. The kids are taught colors... green is the topic and concluding sentence, yellow is a detail sentence, red...
www.edhelper.com has one as well. I use their Constitution Play - the kids love it - we practice the play, then perform it for the 3rd and 5th...
I think I do at school. I'll try to remember to check tomorrow. What do you need from it?
http://dibels.uoregon.edu/ This is the dibels site and all the passages are free for download. We use AIMESweb at our school which is similar,...
I require my kids to read at least 80 minutes per week. The kids need to log the minutes read and book read, and mom or dad signs it to return.
http://www.wonderville.ca/ This one has some neat stuff, too.
Welcome to 4th grade! Here is another 4th grade teacher's site that will help you tremendously. I use her book projects and require one novel per...
I have the kids make a ball out of triangles. I got it out of a Mailbox magazine years ago and the kids love it. They each get 20 circles with a...
Do you have someone else at home who can do the policing there? I've already given my husband the heads up that he is on homework and...
