I agree! We have a teacher in our grade level who does a really good job of promoting (and placing emphasis) on AR points, and I am HORRIBLE at...
It sounds to me like this child is very impulsive and has a hard time focusing (or remaining focused) on tasks, even if they were tasks that would...
I got my rocking chair at a Cracker Barrell restaurant. It was quite a bit more than I wanted to pay (around $100) but it has lasted for many,...
What about a $5 gift card to Barnes and Noble? That way they could pick out their very own book.
I just ordered the handbook on half.com and would love to join you in the book club! We had a workshop a couple of years ago that used the book...
When I taught kindergarten, I used warm fuzzies and cold pricklies. I cut out tagboard circles and cut a sponge into a rough circle shape and...
So MissFrizzle..did you yourself use the E55 in your classroom? or was it something that was used school-wide? Did you teach all 55 rules? Our...
Congratulations!!! To showcase my students' works of writing, I made a space in my room using clothespins (one/child) to hang their papers after...
Wow! I had thought this thread was not going to get much feedback, but I'm glad to see that there is some advice out there about using the E55!...
East of Eden
I tend to find that if I'm not consistent asking for accountability for what I give them to do, my students don't consider the task "important" to...
Congratulations on your first position! How exciting!!!! One thing that I found VERY helpful when I first started teaching (13 years ago..WOW!)...
The workboard idea sounds great! I do have a few questions about the "managerial" parts of using this. 1) Do you change each of the...
The last couple of years, I have used the same 4 rules in my classroom. *Follow directions the first time *Keep hands, feet........ *Make...
After introducing a rule, I would write it on chart paper. When the chart paper was full, I would tear it off, and hang it from the ceiling, and...
The response I got from my 2nd graders to the Essential 55 was W-A-Y beyond anything I expected! They would remind ME to teach them another...
Last summer I bought The Essential 55[U] by Ron Clark to use in my 2nd grade classroom. My kids absolutely loved it! I had every intention of...
Thank you! :angel: I do believe I've died and gone to heaven! Thank you so much for all of those great web sites...now I need to roll up my...
Book suggestions... Okay! I did a little looking around on the internet last week to my usual haunts for trying to find books with the express...
Our school also sends home folders on Monday, but something our grade level (2nd) has added, is a grade summary for the previous week. We have...
