I loved your Scholastic blog entry this week. I especially like the pictures of your reading anchor charts that you posted. I can't wait to see...
Ms. Jasztal, Your room looks fantastic! Looking at your pictures has made me excited to get back into my classroom! Quick question - what...
Hi, all! I am going to be getting a Mimio for my classroom this year and am very excited to begin using it. I currently use Homeworkopoly in...
I have made a powerpoint about myself in the form of a true/false quiz. Every other slide has a statement about me and students guess whether it...
I went into school today and found the book I am going to use. It's by scholastic and the title is Instant Independent Reading Response...
I also found the response letters to be frustrating, not to mention that my students started getting very bored with them. This year, I have...
Hi, all! My fifth grade students have been asked to do a "mini-presentation" at our school's opening ceremony. I was hoping to find a poem...
Hi, all! My school is purchasing Mimio's this year for every classroom. I have looked over their website, but am still not clear on what...
Bumble, Right before I began my first year of teaching, one of my mom's best friends threw me a "Teacher Shower". She was a former teacher...
The manilla envelopes are a great idea. I'm not planning on burying them, but just collecting them from students and then handing them back on...
Hi, all! I am a fourth grade teacher and am wanting each of my students to make thier own time capsules at the beginning of the year. I was...
Moma2 - Every new teacher (protege' - I HATE that word :)) in our district is assigned a mentor teacher in their same grade level. I will be...
I am putting together a basket of teacher goodies for the teacher I am mentoring this year. Since it is her first year teaching, I am including a...
I couldn't decide what to do with my desk either. My principal wants every room to have a 'teacher's desk', so unfortunately I can't get rid of...
I too use hanging file folders in a crate. I have them marked with their classroom numbers and place the papers that need to be filed in the...
Thanks for all the input! I think I'm going to try it....I'll let you know how well I like it! shouldbeasleep.....that's hilarious! I've...
I will be allowed into my classroom in 10 days (yeah!) and have started thinking about arranging my classroom furniture. Like most of you, I'm...
My cubes kept falling apart last year, too! I finally had my husband come in and snap them together and that didn't see to hold very long either....
I am currently in the process of making daily writing prompts for my fourth grade class. I am using www.teacherscorner.com. They have journal...
YES!! The insomnia started about two weeks ago! The second I lay down my mind starts running through my "to do list" for this year! Even when...
