Worksheets don't require any thought or creativity on the part of the teacher. If I give my kids a worksheet, I feel like I haven't given them my...
I'm sorry that I don't have any suggestions for you. I had a horrible classroom last year, and it didn't get any better until those kids went...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcXURC_nNhc
Doctor's Office
I had an entire year like that last year. Some suggestions for you: Don't do any whole group activities for right now. Do small group...
They're all gone!!!!! I survived!!!! Hooray for Kindergarten!!! I feel sorry for the Kindergarten teachers that get this group of kids.
I depends on the program that the children attend. It also depends on what you consider to be "writing practice". Some people's idea of writing...
They should have moved past the biting stage by 3 years old.
I've got 70 more days to go until Kindergarten starts. The "Screamer" had his last day on Friday. I can see the light at the end of the...
I wear a school T-shirt and khaki shorts to school all year round.
I can't stand this time of the year. I wish we didn't have to do a "graduation". It's the most inappropriate thing we do all year. Caps, gowns,...
Start looking for a new job.
The 4 weirdest things I've had to say this week: Grocery carts are not for throwing. Don't punch your friend in the private parts with the...
There's 153 days until the kids in my class go off to Kindergarten. It can't get here soon enough. I've never had a class of children that...
Mob mentality? Why wasn't I issued a pitchfork and torch?
How is his interaction with other children his age?
We like some of the instrumental versions of the Beastie Boys' songs. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCGNWdrN3yw
Sorry for posting this late. We cut out clothes from scrapbook paper instead of fabric this time, but you get pretty much the same results. [IMG]
We've let the children make a scarecrow. We cut out clothes, for the scarecrow, out of various fabrics, and then used a picture of the child's...
I have them hold out one finger to touch the wall as we walk down the hall. I also always walk backwards when I'm at the head of the line....
