A motivator that I use sometimes in my 90 minute math classes is "story time." If we get through everything, we can use the end of class (10 min...
We are on 90-minute blocks: Day 1 Advisory (20 min before school) 3 blocks of pre-algebra 1/2 block of religion Day 2 Advisory 1 block of...
I think the R should be included. M & D are inverse operations, as are A & S. Why doesn't E deserve its inverse included? And if I follow your...
I will be teaching three sections of 7th grade math, one section of 8th grade advanced algebra, and two sections of 7th grade religion. I will...
It seems that the key word is sexuality. Human sexuality is not just about sex, and can and should be discussed both at home and at school....
I just finished today, and the rest of June is devoted to packing and moving. July is my vacation month to Minnesota and Nashville!
I am in the same boat as Miss Kirby and Cassie. This was my first year, and I went unit by unit. It was okay, but I know it could have been...
What I have taken away from Kohn's work is that assigning homework should be the exception not the rule. I tend to agree with most of his...
I had a poster up for April "Math Awareness Month" (who knew?) and the topic was about brain research. Sort of interesting....
I am feeling the first year burnout too. What keeps me going is that I want my students to remember me as an awesome teacher, not a crabby one....
I have a religious calendar and several religious posters and other items in my classroom. (It is a Catholic school, so I am allowed.) I am...
I have three: 7th math, 8th math, and religion. It has been fine for this year. Next year will be harder though because I will still have three...
Just a few of my favorites... coolmath4kids.com (basic math practice) eduplace.com/math/brain (Brain Teasers) www.orangekids.com (financial...
June 12th for students; June 14th for teachers. I have survived my first year! :)
The best way I have found is to use tab stops or a table and underline the numerator, go to the next line and tab over until you can type the...
Thanks, everyone. I am keeping a lot of resources from a variety of publishers and editions, but there is just too much to keep everything. Plus...
I have several cabinets stuffed full of textbooks and teacher guides that were pubslished in the early 90s. Do you throw them away or donate...
The first week, like a job interview: dress pants, button down shirt. It's always better to be overdressed than too casual, and you can adjust to...
If I had that much time for language arts I would make sure all four areas of language arts were being developed - reading and writing of course,...
Checkmarks mean correct to me - hence the check, check plus, check minus system. I put a single line through wrong answers and nothing next to...
