Aw, they're kids, it's their job! I had a kid crack up last week when I said I had to go out for duty. "Heh heh, doody." Now we make sure to...
My policy in general is to read the directions out loud along with the students once, take questions, and then they're on their own. I don't...
I also use EDM and find it appropriate to wait to start multiplication. Right now we are making sure we have the addition/subtraction basic facts...
I liked, "You rock at science!" but my favorite letter says: "Ms. Nattles is the bestest teacher in the UNIVERSE...she is like a girl knight that...
If my class is unruly and squirrely, I sometimes actually give them extra recess - we run laps. Get that energy out!! :D
I honestly think they were just finishing the word I had started to say, just based on mixing up the sounds of the original word! I'm just...
Hopefully he's just not sure if February counts as summer or not!
Speaking of goofs, this reminds me of a time I was reading a story with Spanish in it to my class 2 years ago. Instead of reading it to mean "I'm...
Yes Jem, you are absolutely right. No need to worry, I know the family of this student well and she was just finishing the word I started, liking...
It all sounds normal to me, except the birthday thing. It is rare I have a student who doesn't know his birthday. This year I have a student...
Oh man...I almost lost it completely this afternoon. I'm teaching science, our unit on plants and animals. I'm meant to start off the lesson...
The classes at our school aren't too big this year - certainly not as big as I've had in the past. But all of us are at capacity in grades 2-4....
I keep a folder specifically for Scholastic orders. I make sure to include the student's order form so I can return it with their completed...
I just got back from our Open House and thought of you while I was interacting with parents, Prek. I made sure to tell a little story about each...
My legs hurt ached so bad by the end of the day for the first 2 weeks of school. Just not used to being up and about for hours at a time!
Together we can!
I think 6 years of teaching preschool have left me immune to picking up bugs in the classroom. I rarely get sick anymore. Knock on wood!!...
And bullying. I read about a girl who committed suicide following a sexual picture of herself being passed around the school by an ex-boyfriend.
I use Daily 5 but for actual reading instruction I pull from the CAFE book (also by the 2 sisters) and Comprehension Toolkit. The toolkit focuses...
How about once, upon, and time? Last week I had a boy ask me, "How do you spell ponatime?" :D
