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Science lessons & worksheets

by The Resourceful Teacher

Apr 7, 2012

Today I'm sharing some great resources I've found. Here's a whole bunch of science lessons and worksheets!

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Helping Teachers with Technology

by Dan Hoffman

Apr 9, 2012

You will discover many lessons for all grades and all subjects. Videos are often used to allow you to very easily understand and incorporate lessons in your classroom with many examples. This site is updated every day. Interactive lessons will provide you with time to work one on one with students. Look for Teachers tool box (located under differen...See More

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d thanks Da

May 6, 2012

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Next year

by I need help

Apr 16, 2012

We are in Texas wanting to do a three way split. We need help on making a schedule..

We want to have one Writing Teacher, One who teaches Sci/Math and the other teach Reading and Social Studies. Our reasoning for doing this is with the new Writing state testing the Lang Arts is overwhelming. The tests are too close.

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roundstanley My advice is don't do it at all. 4th graders aren't ready for changing classrooms, etc. They are always forgetting something in their homeroom. We tried and it failed miserably.

May 6, 2012

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English plans

by Shelly

Apr 24, 2012

Help! I would love to hear how other 4th grade teachers plan out their grammar plans. Our scope and sequence is all of the place, and I know there is a better way to map it out over the entire year.

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I don't know what to do with this kid!

by Ms. S

Apr 25, 2012

The title says it all....I don't know what to do with a particular student. I am tutoring a 4th grade boy, C, and I am trying to figure out what to do about this problem. His English level is on the low side and he is making little effort to learn and work with me. C claims that the reading material I use with him (2nd grade level) is too easy and ...See More

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Steve On 4/25/12, Ms. S wrote:

Learning a foreign language asks any student to continually take a risk - for a young child it likely makes him feel dumb. It's understandable that he doesn't want to learn a new language -many young children don't and a lot of adults don't seem much interested either.

The 'it's boring' is a cover-up for ...See MoreOn 4/25/12, Ms. S wrote:

Learning a foreign language asks any student to continually take a risk - for a young child it likely makes him feel dumb. It's understandable that he doesn't want to learn a new language -many young children don't and a lot of adults don't seem much interested either.

The 'it's boring' is a cover-up for 'it's hard.' He knows it's supposed to be easy reading but it's not easy for him. Try to find other activities at which he can be very successful.

What about teaching the cognates? To emphasize the point to him that English and Spanish share a great many words and the cognates should help him to feel that it's truly possible for him to learn English.

I'd also recommend watching cartoons with him - a wealth of research shows that cartoons are an excellent way to further your language skills. The sentences are short and there are visuals to demonstrate the meaning of what's being said.

Make it fun, praise him, teach the cognates and watch cartoons until he's feeling more comfortable.

Play a game - you have to say the word in Spanish and he has to say it in English - you each get a point for knowing the word. You can take turns pointing to things in the room, items of clothes, body parts, pictures in books. See who wins or - let him win. Start with the easy things that he might know to reinforce his confidence and ask him to take it each on you too.

> The title says it all....I don't know what to do with a > particular student. I am tutoring a 4th grade boy, C, and > I am trying to figure out what to do about this problem. > His English level is on the low side and he is making > little effort to learn and work with me. C claims that the > reading material I use with him (2nd grade level) is too > easy and that it is borring. However, he doesn't know the > vocabulary very well. He also answers my > questions/comments in Spanish most of the time and I am not > seeing much evidence of effort to learn and use English. > (I do speak Spanish, fortunately!) > > All I want is to see him learn and do well. It's hard to > get him on board though. What do you suggest I do with him?

Apr 25, 2012

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Are you doing MAP testing?

by 4th

Apr 25, 2012

What kind of results are you seeing with MAP testing. Our results seem kind of stagnant, especially for kids who started the year with higher scores. This is our first year of using it, so it's hard to know what to expect.

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Bob What do you think of the questions? They seem a bit hard...

On 4/25/12, 4th wrote: > What kind of results are you seeing with MAP testing. Our > results seem kind of stagnant, especially for kids who > started the year with higher scores. This is our first year > of using it, so it's hard to know what to expect.

Apr 25, 2012

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4th I saw some of the math questions today, which included lots of topics we never cover in 4th grade. Multiplication of 4-digit by 4 digit numbers, division with decimals in the divisor and dividend, and stuff I can't remember! I was pretty sure their scores would be terrible, but they were very good. Most of them came up several points over the fall....See More

Apr 26, 2012

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How about the NYS testing?

by teach4

Apr 27, 2012

Wondering what others thought.

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Exhausted

by Need suggestions, please

Apr 27, 2012

Hello all, Suddenly, every day after recess, there is a flood of complaints from the children about insults and near-fights or fights beginning. My principal spends HOURS trying to counsel and intervene - and things our school really needs are falling apart. And then the same kids are right back at it the next day.

Today I decided it is r...See More

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cateach4 On 5/01/12, Sara wrote: > On 4/27/12, Need suggestions, please wrote: > > State testing drives everybody crazy - the kids pick up on the > tension. NO teacher likes giving these tests and the kids > sense our underlying resentment and at the same time they're > outright told how important these tests are and they should > try t...See MoreOn 5/01/12, Sara wrote: > On 4/27/12, Need suggestions, please wrote: > > State testing drives everybody crazy - the kids pick up on the > tension. NO teacher likes giving these tests and the kids > sense our underlying resentment and at the same time they're > outright told how important these tests are and they should > try their best. > And how happy would any of us be as a child sitting still and > filling in the bubbles?? So yes the very recentn escalation of > issues you're having could be all about the state tests. >> > We all do things differently and what works in one school > doesn't necessarily work in the next school. I emphasize the > concept of community from the first day - that our class is > one - and we're there to support each other. I remind them > that life is not perfect (they already knew that) but that we > can make it better by having a great classroom to come to each > day. But I also tell them I can't really do it alone - I need > their help. I promise them that I won't take out my bad days > on them and I do try to lighten things up whenever I can and > make the school day pleasant, interesting and even fun. > > I find unhappy kids can become somewhat happier then and I > think a lot of kids' constant fighting comes from their own > unhappiness. State tests can be directly spoken to - telling > them that 'while always a lively class, this is something > more. There is now it seems constant fighting. My guess is you > all are nervous and a bit overworked and some of you are > taking it out on each other." > > That can help. Reassure them about the tests - that can help > too. > > >> >> >> >> On the positive side, my students set up a color card >> system earlier this year and it really helped with >> classroom behavior. Today, I rewarded every kid whose card >> stayed green all week, with 1/2 hour of board game time. >> Each kid whose card changed color whether for in-class or >> on the yard behavior- got to copy the dictionary for 1/2 >> hour. It was 20 kids on games, 6 on dictionary. 4 were in >> the office for the fight this morning, and 2 kids went home >> for appointments. >> >> Any other suggestions? I've had class meetings, read Lil >> Bill's "The Meanest Thing", taught a lesson on tattling vs >> reporting. The recess consequence, I put in place today >> because I'm getting so overwhelmed. >> >> The last few days also, I've had several kids throw >> screaming, howling tantrums - snot and tears everywhere, so >> loud no one in two classrooms could learn, really >> inappropriate for 10 year olds, over getting minor >> consequences about not getting to play a game they weren't >> participating in anyway (now having to do the work >> individually) or getting recess detention... >> >> It's state testing right now (only 4 days though out of 10 >> in the two week window), could that be triggering these >> fiascos? And what to do about that since we don't have a >> choice about the tests? >> >> Any advice welcome!! Thank you!

May 3, 2012

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cateach4 Okay, I'm so exhausted I sent that last one without any info...

Like the last responder, I also emphasize the idea of community in the classroom. The book I use is "How Full Is Your Bucket?" The students really respond. One day, we were having a fabulous day and one of my (difficult to focus) boys looked up and said, "I think your bucket ...See More

May 3, 2012

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Really really tired

by Any advice?

Apr 27, 2012

Hello, Every year at this time, I become very tired, and this year is particularly bad. This has been my first year back teaching elementary school (4th grade) after 9 years of teaching high school- and up until Spring Break, I was working til 5:30 or 6pm most nights and still bringing home work on the weekends.

But, I've been so exhauste...See More

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teach Since this happens every spring have you considered seasonal allergies? I know that is what causes mine, sometimes I have a lot of congestion, other years like this one I am not really congested but am still fighting them and making me tired, etc.

Apr 28, 2012

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Need summer reading suggestions for

by third graders going into 4th grade

May 7, 2012

thank you

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Orly On 5/07/12, third graders going into 4th grade wrote: > thank you I would like to update you about new book that promotes gender equality and financial literacy that I co-authored with Ellen Neuborne. The book has attracted support from the educational community (see bellow).

Orly Sade (PhD) Finance department, Hebrew University (head ...See MoreOn 5/07/12, third graders going into 4th grade wrote: > thank you I would like to update you about new book that promotes gender equality and financial literacy that I co-authored with Ellen Neuborne. The book has attracted support from the educational community (see bellow).

Orly Sade (PhD) Finance department, Hebrew University (head of the BA program in Business Administration) [email removed]

HOW ELLA GREW AN ELECTRIC GUITAR A girl’s first adventure in business By Orly Sade & Ellen Neuborne

What does a smart, talented 11-year-old girl do when she wants an electric guitar and is told by her parents, “Money doesn’t grow on trees”?

She grows the money herself.

This is the story of Ella, who when faced with a cash crunch, learns business skills to solve her problem. HOW ELLA GREW AN ELECTRIC GUITAR is a novel aimed at young readers ages 9 to 12 and it combines a drama with an introduction to financial literacy.

ELLA is the brainchild of Orly Sade and Ellen Neuborne, two moms eager to give their own girls inspiration to pursue business dreams. In searching for age-appropriate books with a business theme, Sade and Neuborne were shocked to discover there was little in the way of new children’s literature that offered business lessons – and even less that featured a girl as the entrepreneurial hero. So the two tapped their own talents to solve the problem. Sade, a PhD in finance-business administration and a professor of finance at the Hebrew university, New York University, IE (Madrid) and NES (Moscow), created the story of Ella and her entrepreneurial quest. She teamed with Neuborne, an award-winning writer and a former editor at BusinessWeek magazine to bring the story to life.

Education experts say financial literacy should be the fourth “R” – a mainstay of elementary school curriculum. What better way to introduce young readers to critical information than in a fun, engaging story? Already, ELLA has attracted support from the educational community.

“A crash course (for older children and young adults) in raising money for a particular goal…The book makes a useful resource for teachers and parents seeking to branch out beyond traditional textbooks for teaching these important concepts.” Rutgers University Project on Economics and Children

Introduce ELLA to the young entrepreneurs in your life.

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May 10, 2012

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Karen/pa On 5/07/12, third graders going into 4th grade wrote: > thank you I teach fourth and there are so many good books. In order to find the best ones, look at Newbery award winners first. Depending on the child's reading level anything there is good. Also, scholastic.com has a suggested list of books that we sent home this year.

Jun 4, 2012

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