I also call mine Catch Up folders...work that they need to "catch up" on.
My back to school bulletin boards: hallway welcome board: fourth grade super stars (students' names written on star cutouts) Super Star...
No. I'm not going to start until August 18, when teachers are due back at school. Students come back on August 25th.
I keep: toothpaste and toothbrush (only because I have braces and I would brush before I went to my orthodontic appointments) maxi pads...
I always use nametags on the desks. I give a treat at the end of the year to the students who still had theirs on.
We use those same tubs, the Scott Foresman kit. I hate having to find a place for those racks of tubs! Your room looks like it's coming along...
WaterfallLady, I completely know what you mean, I have to have a physical book as well, one that is already pre-printed for me. It seems that...
Things I'm buying: 1. these organizers from Lakeshore:...
I would like: 1. the opening between my classroom and the one next door closed 2. one of those cute rugs from Lakeshore 3. a whiteboard...
In Maryland we have a Lakeshore (actually it's in Virginia, but it's only about 30 minutes from me) Educational Etc and Learning How.
Nobody at my school eats in the lounge. We eat in our own classrooms. Sometimes we'll eat with our team but most often it is a time to check...
I have a low rolling cart next to my desk and I put the catalogs there. I like to keep them just in case I want to buy something from them, and...
A lot of my centers come for the Evan-Moore Take it To Your Seats centers books:...
I teach elementary school which is what I've always wanted to teach. I'm scared of high schoolers, especially since many people say I still look...
1. be more consistent with behavior plan and classroom incentives 2. simplify the homework checking process 3. keep my desk neat!!!
If you still have access to your classroom, you should go in with a camera and take some pictures. Then when you get home you can start thinking...
I color-code my subjects, too. Reading is red, math is yellow, science is green, and social studies/health is blue. I have bins in those colors...
This was my fifth year teaching.
I always do a star theme.
Our MSA test isn't until the first two weeks in April.