I'm interested! I'm in Washington state. Currently there are 19 students on my list for next year.
Which is why I stopped using the mail boxes to send work home. I have hanging file folders and the kids file their own work. We empty them once...
My first school which was in the same city I live in was a 20 minute commute. My current school is in a neighboring city but my commute is only 12...
Just this year I've had to take away the Bendaroos, the Play doh, the playing cards, the Scrabble letters, and the smelly markers too. This is...
9:05 Bell rings 9:15 into class 9:15-9:25 Bell ringer (drops in a bucket) 9:45-10:15 Math intervention 10:15-10:30 recess 10:30-11:30 math...
26 more days but I am taking 2 off so really 24 for me!! We have a 4 day weekend for Memorial day!! So we're done on June 11. We start back the...
So true, I believe that many children in the US are taught not to respect their teachers by example.
If they know the ABC s then you could have them try to spell into each other's hands. Or you could partner them up and blindfold one while the...
Sometimes. But then sometimes I think, "Is this it?"
I play it for my class in the morning!:D
I used to have a stuffed Beanie Baby rat as a class mascot. I came to school one day to find it on the table, the next day is was behind a book...
I would talk to the certification department at OSPI. They're very helpful.:)
Public elm. pk-3 with just under 600 students. Do you have a: school counselor? yes librarian? Classified aide P.E. teacher? 1.5 art...
Third grade. I have an ELMO, projector, SMART board one teacher and one student computer. The smart board is mounted in between the...
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If they were older you could just call them by their last names. I think I would just use their full name. "Billy Smith and Billy Silly" :p
Sounds eerily similar to a student I had who had Reactive Attachment Disorder. She was an orphan form another country. As an infant she was...
That's the norm at my dd's school too and not just for prom. They ask in elaborate ways for any "formal type" dance like Homecoming. DD was asked...
During elementary school, I was pulled out for violin lessons once a week and piano lessons once a week too. As a result, I can't diagram a...
Dh and I bought a new stereo surround system to replace our 23 year old behemoth. I got myself a Surface 2 tablet.