one idea is a mini unit called: "All About Me." Start with a time line graphic organizer on which they record the significant stuff like D.O.B.,...
what is Flat Stanley? I guess the northeast is out of the loop. Who or what is Flat Stanley besides a traveling penpal type of deal. If it's that...
school safety teachercasey, sorry to hear that the area seems so dangerous. We worry all of the time about the students, but who's watching...
blocked plans literacy program An e-mail teacher friend in Kansas just told me about a resource book for a "4 Square Method" for teaching...
summer activities Next fall will be my 3rd year at the same school and I love the stability it gives me. During the spring, the Carnival Book...
perfectionist student dear teacher, Try setting aside ten minutes at a quiet time of the day so that you can talk with this student. One of...
activities for preschool dear teacher, an easy solution is to go to the public library and locate the magazines called MailBox. It is...
Readers Theater dear teacher, a great learning opportunity for all students can be done easily. Select the literature, read it with the...
Readers Theater dear shilo, try: http://www.aaronshep.com/rt http://www.literaturecircles.com www.ira.org is the International Reading...
dear teacher, Quite often, it is managing your own time regarding planning, preparation, and execution of lessons that makes the difference...
outcome based teaching dear Angela, I don't know about Rush Limbuagh except that he's conservative. The actual decisions about certain...
outcome based teaching dear teacher, In my school system, the asst. supt. of curriculum has begun a forum in which the teachers are asked to...
space projects Dear teacher, Perhaps you could help them discover the diference between the inner and the outer planets. By making small...
native american unit Dear LNicole, When planning a unit, I try to include the other major subjects so that the students are experiencing the...
Australian teacher sites Dear Australian teacher, The Education Department of Western Australia published a series of books entitled "First...
case study sites Dear Keitha, I haven't visited these sites, but they're listed in my Literacy textbook for a Teaching Reading master's level...
inventions web sites Dear teacher, two valuable sites for me were: CBC4Kids.com and Kidspatentcafe@discovery.com maxine
math journals Dear Misty, I teach 4th grade and I began using math journals for early morning work. I based it on a math program that has...
Florida Rays mommaruthie, Boy, did we enjoy those pictures and postcards! The students and I were so excited and curious. We'll be writing...
user titles Could we have bird designations such as hummingbird-zips in & out without saying much; robin-always cheerfully commenting;...
