I have been struggling with the same thoughts/questions myself this summer! We use a basal in our school...but I want to individualize my...
Any board title ideas for a Welcome to School BB that has a beach scene with assorted pairs of flip flops on it? (Student's names on each flip...
That's great. I'll send you my email address in a PM. Thank you! :D
I have been looking and looking for something different to do for my "Welcome to School" bulletin board, and your soda-lightful is perfect! Would...
At our Staples, I had to do the multiple trips thing (much to my husband's embarrassment!) What is it that comes over us? I guess to get enough...
for starters..... 1. The Miraculous Adventures of Edward Tulane (Kate DiCamilla) 2. The B.F.G.(Roald Dahl) 3. The Hundred Dresses...
How many of each letter did you make for a complete set? Did you make one set/child? How expensive are the 1X1 tiles?
Wonderful book! I used the strategies last year, and also struggled with the "consequence" part of the plan. By the 4th quarter of the year I...
aahhh! Thank you! Back I go.....
I have used [U]The Important Book[U] when teaching about inferring. Since the object is named at the beginning of each page, I usually say...
What about measuring parts of their bodies like fingertips to wrist, elbow to wrist, neck to waist, etc.... Measure both the parents and the...
Thank you for the websites. There are some good resources there, but most everything I found was 99 cents/idea. Are there any available free...
I have never done a classroom theme before and have been toying with the idea of using a fairy tale theme this year. Any suggestions for creative...
Do you have any good resources for "skill reminder" pages (appropriate for 2nd grade) to add to your writer's notebooks? Things like editing...
Once while I was teaching kindergarten, I had called one of my students to my desk to do some individual skill testing. I asked him to count for...
At our school, we are expected to use the basal (which in our case consists of one story/week). Last year I usually followed this format for the...
I have found that even when a book says that it's 3-6, that I can usually tweak the strategies to fit the needs of my 2nd graders. The section...
I have this book on my "to-do" list this summer, but it's size (and amount of information!) is a bit daunting. Do you suggest starting at the...
I have a question about the "Drops in a Bucket" books. Is there one page per DAY or one page per WEEK? I teach 2nd grade and we use a different...
During my summer I usually try to re-think management problems that I had the previous year (ways to organize behavior system, etc..) and organize...
