You could make your positional activity a sort of treasure hunt, with clues--find the box under the green table--that box has the next clue--etc....
We (are required to) use the Massachusetts Guidelines for Preschool Learning Experiences, which is a fairly comprehensive document, and it sums it...
Confidentiality can become a kind of ethical dilemma. We are legally bound to maintain student confidentiality in all things--then you deal with...
In elementary school I like writing stories using the vocab words. Not sure if that would be as effective in highschool.
So, "tomorrow" was today--how'd it go :)? . . .I agree with emmakate, be flexible, offer to do things that obviously need doing, ask before doing...
In our system we have a similar model which we refer to as co-teaching. The sped and gen ed teachers work together to do the lesson planning, and...
Not a strange question--but maybe needs some clarity. I, for one, am not sure what you mean by "class within a class" so it's hard for me to...
Alternative communication systems (including picture communication systems, voice output devices); ASL interpretation, Braille and large print...
I do marigolds--they're not too bad, if you keep them by the window and can open it occasionally. . .
thumbprint insects--CUTE.
My mom saves coffee cans, and brings in a TON of coffee cans (as many as she can get) and tells the kids "recycle means reuse" and they spend the...
I like to plant marigold seeds--I think we'll do them next week--and have the kids each water their own every day. Then by mother's day, there are...
Oh--I feel your pain--sometimes you either take it personally or just have to laugh. . . It's so hard working with the parents and trying to be...
I liked Plain Truth a lot. That and My Sister's Keeper have been my favorite of Piccoult's so far. Also, as someone who grew up near Amish...
I'm reading The Search for the Red Dragon, sequel to Here There be Dragons by James A Owen--fun YAF, and on my pile for next (I've already snuck...
In MA when we say RSP we mean Related Service Provider--OT, PT, SP, etc--so what is RSP in California?
Well, you have all my sympathy for what it's worth--I hated doing Alts when I was in elementary (this is my first year not doing any).
You may want to break your class period into time frames--at the end of 15 minutes, a star or X for 1, for 2, for 3--so that the time frame is...
We traced our shoes for the outlines of our penguins, used white paint for the belly, and glued on beak, eyes, wings, and feet.
I did post office with 3s-4s. I had mailbags (paper bags) with shapes on them, and envelopes with matching shapes, and they delivered mail. We...
