I've written letters to corporate offices of supermarkets and they have sent me gift cards. This way I was able to purchase food for incentive...
This will be my first year teaching second grade (I previously taught third). I make an "I Can" list for each workstation (as per Debbie Diller)...
I agree with everyone else...definitely get your room set up and the supplies you need now (especially with all the great deals going on). Making...
I have the HUGE Carson Dellosa blue pocket chart and last year I used it to display the kids' workstation rotation and their groups. It took a big...
I was at Target today and saw a little sign that says "Eyes on Me". The first thing I thought of when I saw it was this thread lol :lol: It came...
I went back into my room today and finished organizing all my cabinets and labeling all my supply baskets. I think I'll be done moving in boxes...
I taught third grade for five years and used the Carson-Dellosa four blocks word wall with the month-by-month phonics book. It was great because...
I have brick walls in my room and I use sticky tack to put up my posters/decorations. As long as you knead it a lot before putting it up on the...
Vocabulary Charades is a good one. The kids have to try and act out the words as the class tries to guess it. It's really amusing to see how...
I say "1, 2, 3 eyes on me" and the kids immediately reply with "1, 2 eyes on you". Sometimes I might say it in a very very soft voice and the kids...
I am doing Calendar for the first time this year (I just moved from third to second). I have an ocean theme in my room and found these really cut...
I agree with Noel, you should definitely get that Smartboard! It makes it a lot easier for the kiddos to follow along when you are giving them...
I just moved to a new county and I've been going about 3 times a week to my new classroom to get my things moved in and unpack. We report back to...
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Topping the Charts Local Celebrity Recording Studio Struggling Musician Out of Tune or Off Beat Just thought those up in like 5 min! Funny...
I gave up on it and decided to do pirate destinations instead of animal names. I got: Buried Treasure <--- still iffy about this one Happy...
For my ocean theme I am trying to come up with names for the different sections on my behavior chart. So far I've got: Sea Star Happy Clam...
Woot! Thank you!! I really didn't want to be saying "Alright, Octopi come to the table!" That just sounds weird!! :lol:
Alright teachers...here's one for ya! Is the plural of octopus: octopuses or octopi? I've looked it up in several dictionaries and both seem to be...
I use packaging tape, but not all packaging tape works well! After much experimenting I have found that the best quality packaging tape for the...
