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JOB NEEDED!!!

by Vicki

Jul 27, 2011

Still looking for a position after 1 year!! I have 8 years of of experience, an MAT, a remedial reading cert, PLC and leadership experience, and special ed background. I have applied to 14 districts and have had 4 unsuccessful interviews...any suggestions? My fear is that I'll never teach again! All of my experience is in California, but CT won't g...See More

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Pam Your excellent use of exclamation points is all the resume you need for a language arts position. On 7/27/11, Vicki wrote: > Still looking for a position after 1 year!! I have 8 years > of of experience, an MAT, a remedial reading cert, PLC and > leadership experience, and special ed background. I have > applied to 14 districts and have...See More

Jul 30, 2011

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Writers Workshop The Essential Guide

by Ruth

Jul 28, 2011

Has anyone used Writers Workshop The Essential Guide by RalphFletcher? Pros? Cons?

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Pen pals

by Cathleen

Jul 29, 2011

I am teaching a 4/5 combo class this coming year. I will have 20 4th graders and 12 5th graders. is there anyone out there who would like to be pen pals with us? I am in Southern California.

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Editing Marks

by Rhonda

Jul 30, 2011

What editing marks do you use in fourth grade?

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What I use... On 7/30/11, Rhonda wrote: > What editing marks do you use in fourth grade?

I've included a link that shows the proofreading marks my students learn how to use in 4th grade.

Hope this helps.

Jul 31, 2011

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3rd & 4th grade writing prompts

by Felicia C.

Aug 1, 2011

I am looking for writing prompts for my daughter. She's a 3rd grader (with 4th grade Language Arts material) and I'm a new "teacher":-)

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4thintx There's a website called teaching that makes sense. On the front page, left column, he has a packet/ebook about prompted writing with good information and several pages of prompts in it.

Aug 2, 2011

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How do you create slideshows with multimedia?

by txteacher586

Aug 2, 2011

I am very proficient in the use of PowerPoint in creating presentations and slideshows, but it I've seen presentations done by other teachers that they say are easy to make that have special effects, incorporate music and video much more easily than PowerPoint. I'm looking for something free or cheap so I can purchase it...

Does anyone ha...See More

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how to vocab.

by mrszemog

Aug 4, 2011

Hi, I'm teaching fourth grade this year and i can't decide how to do my vocabulary. I am in desperate need of suggestions! For example do you... give homework test how many words give the words on Monday and test on Friday do you teach one or two words a day? what do you do? Please help!!!! MG

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NJ/4th Our LAL curriculum has a lot of components, but for vocab it includes about 6-10 words per story. I will introduce the vocabulary words when I introduce spelling words on the first day of a new story. I briefly explain the word, discuss the definition, and together we try to figure out the part of speech. During center time they may do an activity ...See MoreOur LAL curriculum has a lot of components, but for vocab it includes about 6-10 words per story. I will introduce the vocabulary words when I introduce spelling words on the first day of a new story. I briefly explain the word, discuss the definition, and together we try to figure out the part of speech. During center time they may do an activity using the words, but for the mostpart I just reinforce the words and meanings during our stories. For assessment, I include questions on the reading tests that use the words in context. An example might be, "Why did Johnny feel queasy on the car ride to grandma's house?" with the vocab word being queasy.

On 8/14/11, Language Arts Teacher wrote: > On 8/04/11, mrszemog wrote: >> Hi, I'm teaching fourth grade this year and i can't decide >> how to do my vocabulary. I am in desperate need of >> suggestions! For example do you... give homework test how >> many words give the words on Monday and test on Friday do >> you teach one or two words a day? what do you do? Please >> help!!!! MG > > > There's a wealth of research that shows the old traditional > vocab tests don't really have an impact on students' > vocabularies. The brain can't retain memorized definitions for > very long. > > I try to enrich their language experience - I will use words in > my speech that they don't know and I explain them in the next > sentence. " We can't linger....long on this day. We can't take > our time with this project today." > > As we read in our book, we encounter words we don't know and in > context. We go over those words. We occasionally play > vocabulary games like I give them a word they don't know and > they guess at the definition and then I tell them what it is. > > Sometimes I'll give them a word and tell them the class gets a > point every time that week someone uses the word correctly. > "Ms. Smith does your car have a musty... smell?" "Excuse me, it > does not, but the class gets a point for you using musty > correctly even if you're wrong about my car!" > > Language and its myriad words are fun - as I see it, if kids > aren't having a fun voyage of discovery with new vocab words, > then something's wrong. If we make learning vocab too mundane > and too staid, their brains don't really get much from it. >

Aug 14, 2011

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Samantha On 8/04/11, mrszemog wrote: > Hi, I'm teaching fourth grade this year and i can't decide > how to do my vocabulary. I am in desperate need of > suggestions! For example do you... give homework test how > many words give the words on Monday and test on Friday do > you teach one or two words a day? what do you do? Please > help!!!! ...See More

Aug 18, 2011

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how to vocab.

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Aug 4, 2011

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lizzie_ro@hotmail.com

by lizzieo

Aug 5, 2011

Every year the biggest problem my class has is quick recall of multiplication facts. It's hard to teach the next level of skills (long division, fractions, etc.) if students are still struggling to multiply. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to help with this?

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