I start with First Day Jitters by Julie Danneberg. It's about a girl who is very nervous about her first day at a new school. But the end, it...
I think those rules are great, too, because they are so broad. I've been using be respectful, be responsible, and be safe. After my GLAD...
I've written on here before about how much I like gerbils. They are active during the day and you can keep 2 together (unlike hamsters). They...
I can understand what your husband is saying, and I agree that is true. I think it's much easier for the parents when they are dealing with the...
I would like to respectfully object to the term "cutesy". The curriculum is, of course, important, but setting up the environment is important as...
I put up instructions for students to measure their resting heart rate, then have them do some jumping jacks and measure again. The graph is big...
My first year teaching 3rd grade, there were many students showing up to Meet Your Teacher who were in my class but had not been put on the list I...
Last year we got our lists 10 minutes before Meet Your Teacher started. This year we'll be getting ours the same day as Meet Your Teacher, but...
When I taught an especially difficult 1st grade class I would have a "Mystery Walker". I'd tell my class that I had secretly chosen a student to...
I've had class lists the office provided with first and last names of Vietnamese students turned around. Luckily, I've been tipped off by fellow...
When I teach my Healthy Science unit, I put up a bulletin board that includes a graph to record heart rates. I hang a stethescope and directions...
My advice would be to schedule a meeting with the teacher 2-3 weeks after school starts. Let the teacher interact with her and make her own...
After reading research about the way people in general treat community property versus private property, I decided to cut the community supplies....
I do homework packets that go home on Monday and are due the following Monday. They are required to read for 20 minutes 4x per week and do a...
I've had all kinds of class pets and gerbils are by far my favorite. I've never had one bite but I also don't let the students hold them (petting...
Gerbils make such great classroom pets! As long as you make sure you have 2 girls. I learned the hard way to double check. :p One pair I had...
I also do Mastery Club. I highly recommend Googling it to find out more! I find my gifted students really enjoy the extra challenge, and the...
I don't do whole class bathroom breaks, I just let them go when they need it. We have a signal (hold up 1 finger) when they need to go so they...
RainStorm, you crack me up! That kind of sense of humor is ESSENTIAL to not letting kids get to you. Hmmm...I might need to make my own Big Ol'...
I've resisted seeing the movies because I loved the books so much. I just got back from seeing The Half-Blood Prince, and I really liked it....
