Welcome back...to a new year...a new semester...a new start...with a not-so-new -- but hopefully newly motivated -- group of students.
I begin this new year as a new -- a first time -- grandmother. My grandson's name is Gavin Chase and he's absolutely beautiful, absolutely perfect. And I think, as I look at him (We simply can't take our eyes off him :), that no one has had a chance to screw him up yet -- and I wish I could keep it that way. Read more.
Four Things You Must Do In the New Year
For this new year, let's make a few subtle shifts in our attitudes that can pay substantial dividends in our daily routines. We're educators, right? Let's educate ourselves.
A Resolve to Be Better -- in Verse
The New Year dawns, and I awake, determined to the core, to be a better person than Ive ever been before.
Teacher Feature Brag Phone Calls
Donna Kelley's students share their accomplishments with "brag calls."
Strategy of the Week Stress Relief
Do you ever find yourself dealing with unmotivated, disrespectful, or unruly students? With large classes, heavy workloads, or unreasonable accountability standards? With job-related stress? What teacher doesn't?
Ken Shore: Classroom Problem Solver The Whiner
Few behaviors are more annoying to teachers than whining. The student who constantly responds in a shrill, high-pitched voice can annoy even the most tolerant teacher.
Ms. Powell's Tips for Organizing Your Classroom Organizing Worksheets
Use a magazine file box or other box with cardboard dividers to store fact-practice worksheets.
Classroom Management Article of the Week
Handling Difficult Students: Lessons From Mrs. G
A tribute to teacher Deb Graudins, whose measured, consistent approach could hold lessons for any teacher who must handle difficult students.
From Our Classroom Tips Library Classroom Management: Just Passing Through Behavior Management: Prevent Problems Motivating Kids: Reward Them Book Report Makeover: Just Say the Word Homework Tips: Homework Hotline Best Idea Ever: The Silence Game Testing Tips: Essay Steps
Emma McDonald: The New Teacher Advisor Getting a Fresh Start
Whether you feel as though you've had a rough start to the year or believe you sailed through it, now is the time to regroup, review, and make necessary changes.
Fred Jones's Tools for Teaching Tools for Teaching Implements PBIS
PBIS defines secondary prevention largely in terms of individualized behavior management programs to eliminate persistent problems or group interventions to teach social skills.
Eric Baylin's Songs to Brighten a Teacher's Day We're Back!
So you show up at school well rested and refreshed after a badly needed break and immediately it's as though the vacation never happened. It must be time for a song!
Leah Davies: The Teacher Counselor Movement Activities for Elementary Classrooms
Movement activities planned intermittently throughout the day can help children maintain focus on their schoolwork and reenergize themselves.
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THE MATH CORNER
Wendy Petti's Math Cats Connecting to Math in the News
Who needs word problems when the world around us is rich with real-life math problems? Discover some practical suggestions for tapping into newspapers and online news sources as an integral part of your math program.
Boxcar Math Multiplication Fish
Practice multiplication facts to 16.
What's for Lunch?
Can students figure out which meal goes to which restaurant customer?
Math Mnemonics
Learning about the 9-times table.
THE SCIENCE LAB
Rapid Transit
A demonstration of the concept of the force of inertia.
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Understanding and Teaching Revision
Revision is the second most important part of writing (after the idea). Revising denotes stepping back and looking at content. It means removing a perfectly good sentence because it doesn't belong, adding details or clarification, tightening our language.
The Captions Project Ktia Pereira's students express their thoughts in captions.
Mysteries in the Bag Build a mystery story around a bag of evidence. (Grades K-12)
Perfecting My Pal's Poe Paragraph Celebrate Poe's birthday (Jan. 19), improve paragraph writing. (Grades 9-12)
Writing Bugs Going for the Goal Write about a goal you have for the year ahead. A Fitting Introduction A person you admire is coming to speak at your school
The Talking Eggs
A wise old woman and some talking eggs teach a self-centered girl that a mean disposition and greedy nature can leave one speechless.
Cathy Puett Miller Building a Better Classroom Library
Build vocabulary, fluency, comprehension, and research skills with a single tool -- an effective, engaging, irresistible classroom library. Learn how to give your classroom library new life and make it work for your curriculum and your content goals.
Best Books for Teaching About... Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Letter Writing
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