Video Day Dear ruth, A day in the life of... sounds perfect. I have been thinking about autobiographies also. First, though, I'll ask around...
postcards Dear mommaruthie, You always sound like things are hopping down there. With all of your ideas, I'll be able to keep my students out...
sunny weather Dear mommaruthie, We will be transporting ourselves to the sunny south when we receive your pictures. They just took the...
encouraging reading Dear thumper, As far as I recall, this is America and I would be the last one to restrict your accessing information....
second grade blues Dear Thumper, Have you tried a one-on-one talk in which you offer verbal encouragement and add special certificates and...
spicy vocab Dear Turboteach, In my school, we begin a vocabulary book that extends through the 8th grade. In addition to it being consumable...
Dear Eddie, When you separate your grade book into the major subjects (if you teach elementary grades) or into the sections you teach such as...
web sites Dear Angela, Try eduplace.com, familyeducationnetwork.com, education-world.com, and discoveryplace.com. Frankly, my favorite site...
nutrition Dear Tricia, Sorry this is so late, I haven't read many threads lately. But, here goes: There's the usual pyramid set up for the...
grading handwriting Dear Angela, Our school system is parochial, but we have a set guide for handwriting. We use the Zaner-Bloser publisher...
Christmas gifts Dear Shilo, The best Christams gifts I receive are gift certificates of any kind, but especially to Dunkin' Donuts or a book...
Christmas gifts Dear teacher, If you have the time & inclination, take their individual class pictures and make a frame from popsicle sticks...
sticky dough Dear casey, One helpful hint is to keep the dough as cold as possible, removing only a lump at a time. Also, gingerbread and any...
Dear Teacher, An effective hallway display that will include original artwork by your students and which wil capture the imagination is the...
winter scenes Dear mommaruthie, your request will be quickly forwarded via mail. I don't have a digital camera, but if I can use the...
RI teaching Dear teachercasey, I live nearby in New Bedford, MA and teach in Fall River. My good friend is a high school French teacher in...
Dear Teacher, Take a third or second grade reading level book. Look through it slowly after you have done an initial reading for story line...
class affects class behavior Dear Angela, In all of the reading I've been doing for my Master's in Teaching class, the majority of authors...
ESL students and motivation for writing Dear Student teacher, When I taught 4th grade in a community of recent immigrants to the US from a...
software Dear JohnGL, Any method that allows a student to see and hear the words at the same time teaches reading. As a parent, you read...
