When I was grade level chair I would bring an agenda of 3 or 4 topics that need to get discussed. Sounds like you may already be doing this. I...
There were several people on this forum excited about implementing Daily 5 and CAFE strategies this school year. I did my first comprehension...
When I student taught kindergarten the kids would often ask, "Are you a teenager?" I may have looked like one to them, but I didn't act like it...
Make sure you're clear on your procedures for getting things done in the classroom: how to get a drink from the water fountain, what to do if you...
I tie a piece of yarn between 2 pushpins in the wall and attach clothespins to them. The clothespins are labeled Boys, Girls, Cafeteria, etc....
My third graders still come to the carpet. I do the majority of my whole group instruction there. I like them up close to minimize distractions.
I have wished on numerous occasions to be able to have a classroom cat! How fun that would be! Turns out I will not be able to have gerbils in...
I like how it encourages students to make their own sense of math. It focuses much more on developing number sense than the curriculum I...
I enjoyed Differentiating Instruction in the Regular Classroom by Diane Heacox. It has a lot of practical ideas I was able to easily put to use...
I vote turtle! Fish are a pain in the butt to move back and forth in the summer. :) And mine are going on 6 years old!!!
I've looked though the school year and reminded myself that there is at least one day off every month in our district...thank goodness!
I had a parent at Meet Your Teacher exclaim to another parent, "We asked for the best, and we got the best!!!" I'm very flattered to be...
I have 3 who are younger siblings of prior students - this is a first for me, and I'm so excited to work with the families again. 3 of my...
This literature sorter looks like mine (guess it's actually 21 compartments), but is more expensive than I remember paying for mine. Maybe you...
I got a cardboard literature sorter from one of the office supply stores for under $30. It has 22 slots and has lasted me 5 years and is still...
I have a stack of 5 letter trays: In, Read, Hold, Do, File. Everything from my mailbox goes to In. At some point in the day I have to force...
A 1st grade teacher from my school wrote an excellent article about how to introduce literacy centers. I often refer new teachers to it, and I...
Thursday! I hope they figure things out soon so we can get new classes formed without having to put them with short-term subs until they're...
Morning message - You can edit for mistakes, or circle certain words (rhyming words, words with the long E sound, words with 2 syllables...)...
We've been registering kids this past week and have 100 extra kids over what we were expecting! Plus, a family came in we thought was out of...
