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Do’s and Don’ts of Preschool Circle Time By Cheryl Hatch

by Teachers.Net Gazette

Nov 3, 2014

Circle Time is so much more than discussing the weather, the calendar, and shape/letter/number of the week or month. If that is the main focus of Circle in your classroom, you are missing the boat on the true potential of this large group time and possibly setting yourself and your preschoolers up for boredom, frustration and very limited learning....See More

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teacher costumes

by she

Oct 27, 2014

Anyone have great (easy, simple) ideas for teachers to dress up on Halloween? Thanks!

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jacque/Wa/K-1/nbct 2006 On 10/27/14, she wrote: > Anyone have great (easy, simple) ideas for teachers to > dress up on Halloween? Thanks!

We have Literary Character Dress Up Day and every costume must be a character from a book. So I will dress up as Tillie or Mrs. Goosebump from Max, the Bad-Talking Parrot...both require simple women's clothing---dress, bo...See More

Oct 30, 2014

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she thanks so much! I ended up being the chick-a-chick-boom boom tree (that would work for the literacy, huh?)!

Nov 1, 2014

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Activities done first thing? Ideas?

by Bee

Oct 21, 2014

Hi! Wanna try some new ideas. What do your kiddos do when they come in and you are busy collecting notes etc??? I need something that's fast maybe 5 minutes?

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Jessie I had the Smartboard on with Heidi's Songs (color words, sight words, alphabet, or letter sounds) playing. They loved this and it was a cheerful, educational way to start the day. My principal liked it, too!

On 10/21/14, Bee wrote: > Hi! Wanna try some new ideas. What do your kiddos do > when they come in and you are busy collecting ...See More

Oct 25, 2014

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jacque/Wa/K-1/nbct 2006 On 10/21/14, Bee wrote: > Hi! Wanna try some new ideas. What do your kiddos do > when they come in and you are busy collecting notes > etc??? I need something that's fast maybe 5 minutes?

Mine always sign-in and then go read books in my class library. It's something that is quick, easy to stop/start and quick to clean up...we have...See More

Oct 25, 2014

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pumpkin carving tip

by treetoad

Oct 24, 2014

cut the hole in the bottom instead of the top. Easier to level the pumpkin and also easier to set it over the candle.

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Jessie, another way Also, you can cut around the top (in front part and sides of pumpkin) and then cut down to make a doorway type opening at the back. So easy to lift the top by the stem and you have easy access to area where you put the candle or other type light. Part of the back is open when you lift the top by the stem. This is not my original idea, but I will us...See More

Oct 25, 2014

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Parent teacher conferences

by Cindy

Oct 21, 2014

How long do you designate for each conference.....some teachers at my school do 30 min, some 15......

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Steve Not all conferences are held on one day. We also offer conferences before or after school that whole week. (that takes care of maybe 6 parents, and I only have 21 students so that saves 1 1/2 hours by itself. As for mental breaks, most conferences last 20 minutes or so, so I have built in mental breaks.

On 10/24/14, Flacka wrote: > Wow...See More

Oct 24, 2014

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kinderesl All our conferences are held after regular school hours (no days/afternoons without kids - its a contracted expectation I will have conferences with parents twice a year after school) I get a translator one day, 3-7 pm for my Spanish conferences. If a parent requests a different day I try to accommodate them. conferences can also be scheduled befor...See More

Oct 25, 2014

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Carls Corner

by Teach

Oct 20, 2014

I'm looking for the material that used to be on the Carls Corner website, namely, Little Book Lane. Is anyone aware of where the materials can be found on line?

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Teach On 10/21/14, Jessie to Teach wrote: > Oh, Little Book Lane is included in the materials. > > > > On 10/20/14, Jessie wrote: >> >> The website is now carlscorner.us.com All the materials are >> still there. It's unbelievable how much this person has >> donated! I was very thankful for sites like this when I was...See More

Oct 21, 2014

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Rest?

by Stickchick

Oct 19, 2014

I teach full day K,, 24 kids and no aide. We've been doing rest in our kindergartens for years. It's about 20-25 minutes, kids can look at books. I'm pretty sure that we are going to have to send home their bath towels and discontinue this. Do you have rest in your room? If not, how do you get your progress monitoring and individual assessments don...See More

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Jacque/WA/K-1/nbct 2006 On 10/19/14, Flacka wrote: > I teach full day K and haven't had rest time for at least the past > 10 years. I used to have a bit of quiet time during the first few > weeks of school but that, too, has been gone for years. I have > an assistant just during our lang. arts time and we both work > with children while she is there and the...See More

Oct 19, 2014

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Lindylu lease do not give up rest. The children need it. When children rest it allows everything they did in the morning to become fixed in their memory. They need the down time. I do very little assessing at rest time. I too set up independent centers and use this time for assessment. It takes weeks to get the centers running but worth it.

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Oct 20, 2014

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The parent-teacher conference tips you've been missing

by Teachers.Net Gazette

Oct 19, 2014

Who knows better than teachers what measures and practices offer the best chances for a comfortable and effective parent conference?

Pay particular attention to #5.

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