We do 2 a week, but we are constantly reviewing/referring back to previous word families. (This is in 1st.) When spring hits the kids could...
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Yeah parents have not had him tested. He went to a private (daycare) Kindergarten. I had a long talk with principal who said that the law says as...
I have a little guy in my first grade class who just turned 5 in June. School hasn't started yet, so I haven't assessed him or anything. Mom and...
You should put it on Izzy Share!
HA love the flipping. That is too funny. Can you tell me more about your reunion breakfast. It sounds like a great idea. I flip on the...
In one of my classes this summer they talked about the importance of classroom traditions. What are some traditions you have in your classroom? I...
Too funny, last year we completed our first IB unit on Weather. Must be a popular one to start with. Unfortunately, we had to scrap IB because...
We do it for about an hour and a half in the morning. They do 3 sessions plus sharing/mini-lessons/reflection between the sessions.
If you are doing Daily 5, you don't schedule and rotate your kids. Student choice is an important part of the Daily 5.
build a classroom community, get the kids to care about and respect you, ask them to solve their own problems, and voilà-- no rewards needed. promise.
If you have this type of slant, will you please recommend a good book to read?
Kinder, Where do you get your workstations? Are they Math their Way stations? Do they choose, or do you tell them which to do? Thanks.
Read the book No More I'm Done. It's amazing!
1. It seems like you have some kind of antiquated ideas about teaching 2nd grade. Every single 2nd grade classroom I know uses table groups....
He receives OT services, but just once a week. He has an IEP, and receives services, but will be in the room every day when we are doing writers...
We are starting writers workshop tomorrow. I am going to model how we can draw a picture and then use labels to show what is happening in the...
raz-kids.com is amazing.
We just got our new Epson projectors, and we are using Easiteach for the software. I am finding it really un-user friendly and almost archaic!...
Here's my take on it. At the beginning of 1st grade they might not have developed the skills yet to stop themselves from talking. I think you...
