"party jar" ...since you are working towards a party :p
I have 5 positive rules: (though this year we are going to try the "social contract" that the kid's make) We promise to: 1.) Respect ourself and...
I have recently been given a gem of an electronic device: MathSafari. I know I know, totally old, but totally still usable! It looks sort of...
I have one of those "create a story" flip charts... flip a character..flip a setting..flip a plot... write a story. If I have time I'll see if I...
I use stickers. I give the kids incentive charts, and every time someone gives me a good answer to a question, acts respectful, or I catch...
Check out this thread on Morning Meeting: http://forums.atozteacherstuff.com/showthread.php?threadid=21221
When I teach multiplication, I always teaching "counting' first. You know, the easy ones are :1s, 2s, 5s, & 10s Rhymes, chants, songs: x0: He's...
OMG 15 girls and 17 boys??!!! Can you even /HAVE/ that many kids in one class? I think the limit is 25 in TN
Mine looks like this: http://www.valerie.ferrellweb.com/teachers/tools/worksheets/wordwall.gif I think I did 200 pixel georgia
wow a class of 15!! I would *love* that class :) I had a larger amount of boys this year: 13 boys and 9 girls. But, let me tell you, it was a...
I think one of the scariest things for me is having all of the 3rd grade in the portables at once. There's no soundproofing between the walls, and...
I am nauseous and beside myself. I'm going to a 23x28 portable/modular classroom. I teach 3rd grade. I have an average of 22 kids each year and...
Do "Calendar Time" as a math warmup. Search here in the forums, there are plenty of ideas.
Bah 45 minutes of homework isn't soooo bad if you consider that 20 minutes of that is "reading." Seriously, 2nd graders should be reading every...
I focus most of my beginning of the school year conversation around "being impressive." -----incentive charts----- Incentive charts are AWESOME,...
OohOoh. Don't forget to add the combination Thread: "Fat Younger Teachers teaching with middle-aged tall men Teachers--who are also conveniently...
I *heart* Essential 55 I agree with Calalilys... Ron Clark's Essential 55 book is the best.
How about a "comprehension" activity. Like one week it can be geometric shapes with pattern blocks and another day it can be word problems with...
yay! What grade will you be teaching? I actually have the book month by month phonics and LOVE LOVE LOOOOVE IT! I'm using it as phonics...
Seabear, Wow. I can really relate to your story. I started teaching when I was 21 years old, and when I started out, I was made to feel like I...
