Fourth Grade Teachers Chatboard

Mid-Year Reorganization Strategies to Teach Your Students

The second semester should be a “second chance” for students, specifically, a chance to improve on their first semester performance. Very often, we as teachers tell our students to “Get organized!” A better way to help students to improve their performance, grades, homework completion, study skills, and organization skills is to teach them ...See More

Jan 10, 2016

Counterwill: The Most Misunderstood Teacher-Student Dynamic

Jan 6, 2016

Although adults experience this phenomenon, we seem to be surprised when we encounter it in young people.

3 Ways to Provide Support,Scaffolding to Struggling Learners

Dec 29, 2015

One of the key aspects of instruction for struggling learners is the support and scaffolding we provide.

Exchange letters US/FRANCE

by Anaïs

Sep 3, 2015

Hi ! I'm Anaïs and I teach English to 9 year-old children. I'd like to exchange letters and videos with a class to improve and accustom my pupils to the English language.

If you are interested, we can start as soon as possible :)

Best regards, Anaïs (Lecointe.[email removed])

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Katie On 9/03/15, Anaïs wrote: > Hi ! I'm Anaïs and I teach English to 9 year-old children. > I'd like to exchange letters and videos with a class to > improve and accustom my pupils to the English language. > > If you are interested, we can start as soon as possible :) > > Best regards, > Anaïs > (Lecointe.[email removed]

Dec 19, 2015

Spanish

by Susan

Dec 14, 2015

I teach elementary Spanish in Michigan, U.S.A. I am seeking pen pals for my 4th, and possibly 3rd grade students.

K-W-L: The Ingenuity (and Radicalism) of K-W-L

Revisiting the Ingenuity (and Radicalism) of K-W-L – Learning as a Sandwich - By Alfie Kohn

K-W-L in its own right is one of those nifty practical ideas that teachers can pick up quickly and start using the following morning, probably explaining why it became so popular. But, like other teaching strategies that are deceptively radical in...See More

Nov 23, 2015

7 Things You Don’t Let Students Do, But Should

Nov 22, 2015

7 Things You Don’t Let Students Do, But Should

"I don’t worry as much as I did before. I worry less because I let my students do more stuff than in the past. Here is a list of 7 things that I currently permit my students to do that I would never have allowed as a first year teacher."

Grant Ideas

by Sal982

Nov 13, 2015

Hi everyone!

I am in the process of writing some teacher grants and I need some ideas for which to write grants. I have written grants already for books for my literature circles, a Flocabulary subscription, and a classroom set of Base Ten blocks. I would love some more ideas! Thanks!