Delegate I teach 4th grade. I try not to do anything for myself that the students can do for me. As long as it doesn't take away from their...
New title I am about to finish a new book (new to me) that I think would be a great read aloud for 4th grade. It's called The Thing About...
Thanks for all the comments. We are in our 3rd day of school. So far, so good. Hope everyone else has had a good start.
Made a few changes and I'm ready for school Monday. http://s187.photobucket.com/albums/x22/akmcdade/Class%20Photos%20August%202010/
Journey theme Poppy is a great journey book. The main character takes a brave journey to save the family. Thank You, Mr. Falker for a...
Sure, steal away. That's how I got a lot of my ideas. :)
Gutter I place all my read alouds in the gutter as "Books We've Shared" so students can read them whenever they have extra time.
Magnetic shelves are from Lakeshore. They can hold 2-4 books depending on the weight.
This is my room from last year. I will be making a few changes. I'll post those when i'm finished....
Great! Thanks for the list, czacza. I am still looking for a list (I've seen before) that focused only on skills (main idea, cause/effect,...
I am looking for a list of picture books that teach reading skills. I have an old one, but don't know where I got it. I have googled and searched...
Thanks I appreciate your comments. I recently found a book called Test Talk that does exactly that. It discusses building test prep and strategy...
The Important Book Last year I read this easy book to my fourth graders. ( I will use it later for a main idea lesson) and then gave them a paper...
Vocabulary Wall I have this instead of a traditional word wall. I have feelings and emotion word cards, parts of speech, prefix/suffix, word...
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I have 14 - 18 students each year. (I know) I place my desks in groups of 4. I do alot of group activities and partner activities. This...
I know that's specific, but I would love to compare notes on how you handle your reading block. I have 3 sections and also teach Social Studies. I...
My favs I start the year with Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. Fun and easy for the kids to relate to. I also like The Invention of Hugo Cabret,...
binder I use a binder so that I can keep other things with my plans, calendars, state standards, lists, student info, etc. I like writing in my...
by Steven Layne, please let me know what ideas of his you've tried and how they have worked out. This is a great book! I want to start "Picture...
