I am also super picky about how my lesson plans are set up. Writing things by hand takes me forever and with all the things I include in my plans...
This year I am doing an ocean/beach theme! I made F.I.S.H. (Family Involvement Starts Here) folders to communicate with parents for each student...
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Great point, Alice! The first thing I did this summer was read and print out my new district's curriculum pacing guide. My school was nice enough...
:hugs: You are very creative and I am sure you will make your new room work. It will be great!
I shop for my class, being that I don't have children of my own yet hehe. I do go to different stores to maximize savings on certain items...
Congrats on the job!!! :clap:
I used these for Homeworkopoly. I typed up questions from a Brainquest game and cut them into strips that I placed inside the capsules. The...
I picked up a couple of these today. I will probably be using them for "I Can" lists at centers or spelling/vocabulary displays. I really like the...
I did the Beth Newingham classroom economy with my third graders last year. It's a great system for behavior management and the kids really look...
I had several coupons the kids could "purchase" with their class money: Request a visit from the Desk Fairy Keep a stuffed animal on your desk...
My school uses a very scripted reading program (SRA Reading Mastery). I have no idea how I would be able to incorporate Daily 5 or Literacy...
I just switched over to a new school and all I have are pics of my new empty classroom. I too am sad that we need a picture to start the process :(
At my new school we are only allowed to cover up 20% of our walls with posters/decorations. My question is...(this may sound dumb) How do I...
I have this treasure chest and I use it as my treasure box. The kids love it because it is so big!
My school had a system where every teacher had a small poster in her class that said Smart Cookies. Each day the entire class behaved in the...
I did something similar this past year with my third graders. I had a beach ball and tossed it to a student, when they caught it they had to say...
I love your "adopt a shelf" idea!! I think I am going to use that with my 2nd graders this year :love:
I organize my library books by genre and series in different color baskets. I also place a special label marked AR (along with book level and...
A rotation chart that shows students what stations they will be working in each day
