I don't think you need an account to simply watch YouTube.
Our district policy requires 20 minutes of reading each night as a minimum.
All I can think of is the "I can..." lists at the stations of all the different activities they can do at each station. At the writing station...
We do a New year's resolution writing piece. I usually let them pick any kind of resolution, but this year I will tie it in with academic goals....
We use First in Math.
unifix cubes and pattern blocks are essential IMO. I also have snap cubes, foam squares, links, and some collections of rocks, colored macaroni...
Interesting!
We read The Gingerbread Man and at the end a mysterious note falls out. We read it and it is from the gingerbread man saying he never got eaten...
I just give each child/family a holiday card.
When they do group projects, are they talking about the project? Or other stuff?
I would just get the class a gift. I like your idea - a handwritten note to each student (whoa, that's a lot) and then just a class gift. We...
Ugh - in a bad mood so disregard my answer... Tell her to do her own spelling program at home if she doesn't like yours.
We did a whole lesson on how to help somebody while taking care of their feelings. I've done the two stars and a wish before also.
i hate sub planning too. And I go into soooo much depth with my sub plans, it takes forever! I get jealous of my friends who can just take a...
We do buddy study. Once it's implemented, it doesn't take extra time. It is simply something they do before they go to their station. And on...
guess the p has nothing else to do. sheesh
I agree, it would prob be hard to work for a nagging principal. I really appreciate that my P does not micromanage. On another note, I don't...
You should probably do some phonemic awareness assessments... can your students segment words, blend words, identify all the letters (upper and...
I must say that since we've been talking about it in my first grade classroom this week, I now know which parents drinks beer every day, who just...
Similar to my idea. Good thinking. Each child has a number. They write their number in the corner. I put the papers in order. I can easily...
