Last year, I had two kids in my class who just wouldn't atop talking. I made one move, the other (jokingly) called him a f*g, and he replied with...
I used it last year and really liked it. I started mid-semester and I saw a dramatic increase in homework and projects being turned in (as well as...
I go through cycles of intense motivation and preparation. During these phases, I'll spend Sundays making my lunches for the week. Usually,...
We're going full-out CCSS this year. I'm a little worried I won't be able to customize my usual creative activities around the new curriculum. :(...
In my experience, what seems to be lacking (in my district, anyway) is the level of importance put on homework. I taught 6th grade for a year and...
^^^this.
:D You're welcome. Message me and I can email anyone interested the sheets I recreated.
It's crazy, but almost the exact same thing happened to a friend of mine recently. A student made a claim and it was investigated and everything....
Oops, just saw this was in elementary. Sorry! Haha. But I'm sure Scott's original could be adapted for lower grades. :)
I have homework M-Th in my class and check it on Friday. It's always the same, super simple, but I find that it helps with reading comprehension....
Definitely chunk up your work and activities. I use an interactive student notebook (that I am TOTALLY in love with after trying this past year)...
August 6 for teachers and the 9th for students. :((( Ahhhhhhh! It's going to be the craziest week of my life. I'm leaving for Rollercon (a giant...
ahhhhh hahahaha. Good call! I didn't even notice it really. I was having a tough time finding appropriate app logos in png format I didn't even...
It always takes me a long time to do my room. I'm not an organized person normally, but my class always has to be perfect. This year I painted a...
These are all really great! I've done something a little different each year, so I'm just shooting for simple and effective in 2013. :)...
:) thanks. I want my kids to come up with some of the expectations, but at my school, the laminating machine is equivalent to a machete in a...
Keep your dear teacher happy. And you like, frame your face like madonna and smile all cheesy. I'm way to sarcastic for all that.
What rules do you have to enforce in your room? What expectations? I know there's a difference, I just want to have realistic rules and...
:) Thank you! It seems really big, but it's so oddly shaped (with too many doors in the room as well) that it's actually pretty hard for me to fit...
26 right now, not including the small group stools, of which I have 4. When I came back from the summer break I was missing a few desks. I...
