- Partner Introductions: Students pair up and one is A, one is B. A has one full minute to ask questions about everything he/she doesn't know...
Definitely more social events and some team-building activities at the beginning of meetings to get to know each other as people. My new school...
As my students begin to earn points toward a class celebration, I want to be able to offer them options toward different themes and foods. At my...
When things get smudgy, I use rubbing alcohol wipes.. they make some that are large like baby wipes and those almost always do the trick.
I took my students to see it right after it came out, and we were all pretty disappointed by how the movie strayed from the book. I always like...
I hate ironing and wear a LOT of dresses and skirts (and just had a baby like the OP)... most of my dresses are from Kohl's, Banana Republic, and...
Mine is www.mrsrdz.com; I didn't get much of a response from my students/parents so I stopped updating it mid-year. I have a section for students...
Jose Luis Orozco is a popular singer of Spanish children's folksongs and he has several books & accompanying CDs.
the above vendors are what we use, plus Santillana. and Barnes & Noble if price is not an issue!
Apparently the incoming group of 4th graders were scared about being in my class... when their teacher came and told me that in front of my...
Our supply lists actually say the colors of the notebooks and folders that we want... but since some kids inevitably bring graphic folders or all...
I have to admit, hosting a student teacher took care of a LOT of those things for me! She was required to create lesson plans, grade and create...
As others have said, make your expectations explicit and be extremely consistent with them. I am by no means a mean teacher, but I have high...
A couple things that help me year after year that I couldn't live without: - Color-coding notebooks and folders by subject area. It's a huge...
I'm moving to a new school and have about a week to order $100 worth of materials for my classroom. I'm not sure what my new room will have and...
I discovered Blood on the River: Jamestown this year and my students really enjoyed it! Fever 1793 sounds interesting, I'll have to check it out....
With a lot of input from this forum, I finally created a homework tracking system that works for me. I use Homeworkopoly (TONS of threads about...
Do you use either TRIBES or some type of ITI at your school? I'm moving to another campus next year and they have both of these things in place...
Depends on your credential... not a huge demand for your standard elementary and non-math/science middle & high school teachers. Recent graduates...
I've labeled my books differently depending on the grade I was teaching... when I did 1st bilingual and many of my students couldn't immediately...
