We already do this school-wide. I'm looking more for weekly. I like the ice cream party idea but if all three classes earn it - then I will be...
In my classroom we do Teacher vs. Student. I am trying to think of new incentives the students could earn by scoring more points than me by the...
My best teacher friend waitresses.
I feel you! We lost 2 days, had 2 late starts, and 1 early dismissal for the weather. If we lose 4 days - then we start to lose our spring break...
One night of insomnia doesn't get to me too much but if it continues I can definitely feel it. Especially after lunch. I just try to stay busy...
After analyzing my students' most recent quiz, most of them did very well on states of matter (5th grade). I have three homerooms and had maybe 3...
Closed for 2 days due to snow and COLD. Thanks!
We use Kahoot all the time and if you don't have access to ipads or chromebooks, students can use phones or just use white boards/paper. I would...
Thank you for the suggestion. We have now planned a phone call every Tuesday and so far, has been much better!
Yes, I've thought of that but in the past when I didn't respond back to her she threatened to call missing persons.
I actually like this idea a lot. My only problem is what I do if she does not follow it and decides to still do random calls/texts.
Hello! I don't post often about personal life issues but I've been having an on-going issue for a few weeks now which is causing me anxiety....
Of course, it's not even an issue.
We have such a short break this year. We only have off 6 school days. Wah wah
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Hello! I am shuffling through old curriculum to formulate a new test and am not sure about this test question... "How does water change as it...
My 5th grade students took their county test for science and did so poorly. Since we're departmentalized and I'm the science teacher I keep...
That happened to me also. They literally passed each other by the door. But afterwards I was like PHEW - now I'm done for a while!
Hello! I am trying to back-up why I use reading data as an indicator of success in other subject areas but I'm having trouble putting it into words.
I'm trying to make my xmas shopping list. My boyfriend's sister is coming in to town but I have no idea what she likes. I don't see her often...
