We have a school-wide space theme to really target on our science curriculum. On our grade level, we are doing space/Star Wars. I've bought...
We will start in 2 weeks from tomorrow. Typically, the first day is spent going over rules, procedures, a school tour (we are always moving our...
I let them have a few of their basics..3 pencils, one red pen/pencil, crayons, etc. with them in their desk. Extras I keep in gallon sized plastic...
Ours was at 12:27 last year. I'm not sure what it'll be this year; probably close to the same. I don't mind it though...makes the afternoon go...
Our morning warm-up includes a district-wide science warm-up to get scores up and a calendar math warm-up. I throw in Math4Today also. The...
One thing majority of our teachers do is make a "table of contents" for the weekly papers. I have each assignment listed on a reg. sheet of...
I'm science fair chairperson this year and need some ideas for newsletters, project ideas, timelines, rubrics, etc. I've done this before for the...
I teach in Mesquite, Texas, and am looking for a great field trip within the area (no more than 30 miles in any direction) that goes with our 5th...
We were allowed to come back as soon as the wax dried in all the hallways/classrooms, which was last week. We don't "report" for duty until the...
Have any of you used the Target Reading? I saw it at a CAST convention and thought it looked good, but wanted other teachers input on it before...
I'm looking for the name of a warm-up for reading. It's similar to the Target Math/Mountain Math. It's from the same company that does the Texas...
Isn't that the truth. A coworker has a 30 year old panasonic that is AWESOME! I sharpened about 50 pencils before our TAKS test in 10 min and...
I'm am on the search for a great, classroom pencil sharpener. I've used Boston and X-Acto for a few years and both are pieces of junk. I'm not...
I'm the new science fair chairperson/coordinator for my school and I need to get our science fair packet out before the Christmas break. I really...
I've gone to various GoodWills and have found some reasonably cheap. Also, does your district have a warehouse of unused furniture? Ours does...
I'll either drink a slimfast with the hunger control or a slim-fast breakfast bar right before the bell rings. At my students snack time, I'll...
http://www.thereadingnook.com/math/ Here's another page I just remembered that has some books according to concepts.
The Hershey's book or M&M's book ... I forget which candy book it is, is fun and hands on. It might be hard to use if your district or state bans...
My students like Sharon Creech, Jerry Spinelli, Hank Zimmerman series (by Henry Winkler), Gary Paulson, mysteries, Andrew Clements, Series of...
I don't know if you teach in Texas or not, but I would definitely have a science section with vocab and posters (even kid related labeled work)...
