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book week

by MV

Oct 2, 2014

Hello - I have to plan school-wide activities for book week. Can anyone give me some suggestions? Looking for some new ideas to change up what we've used over the years. Thanks in advance!!

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Mrsspider A play. At my school the teachers often put on plays of our favorite books. We do easy costumes and just a little scenery. It is so easy to put together, it's cheap, and best of all the kids LOVE it.

On 10/02/14, MV wrote: > Hello - I have to plan school-wide activities for book week. > Can anyone give me some suggestions? Looking fo...See More

Oct 3, 2014

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Heidi songs question

by Beth

Sep 21, 2014

Do you prefer the c.d.'s or DVD's? I'm so excited to purchase these great products this year, after years of "wishing" for them...but now I can't decide what would be best! I'd prefer the DVD's, for the motions/visual, but I'm not sure if they'd be as feasible to use. I have our sight words for the week/month on a smart board page and I would like ...See More

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jacque/Wa/K-1/nbct 2006 I put dvds on at lunch time (my students eat in my room which greatly enhances behavior). They love watching them, although my students are fairly high so I usually can watch the lower ones just once or twice before they outgrow them....sight words I can do longer---all but three of my students entered with letter knowledge of all capital letters a...See More

Sep 30, 2014

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Disrespectful Behaviors

by Becky

Sep 27, 2014

Just wondering if any of you have noticed a change in your students overall this year (or even the past couple years) in regards to disrespect. I have a class full of 5 year-olds who think they are 15. They groan and roll their eyes at me, they tell me no, they are demanding. I am wondering if it is a fluke or if it is a sign of the times? I'm afra...See More

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Steve I don't want to be disrespectful, or make it sound easy, but teach them how to behave. "Oh-oh, I just saw someone rolling their eyes at me. That is being disrespectful, and we are not going to roll our eyes in our classroom. The next time I see someone rolling their eyes at me, we are missing 3 minutes of recess. Wow! I just heard someone say 'no.'...See More

Sep 27, 2014

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jacque/Wa/K-1/nbct 2006 Iagree, you have to nip these things in the bud right off the bat...they don't know that these things are rude---just look at the movies where the kids are all smarter than the adults..... You can still be nice, but firm about what is expected, what is appropriate at school. I actually have a very nice little group this year (dare I say it's been t...See MoreIagree, you have to nip these things in the bud right off the bat...they don't know that these things are rude---just look at the movies where the kids are all smarter than the adults..... You can still be nice, but firm about what is expected, what is appropriate at school. I actually have a very nice little group this year (dare I say it's been two years in a row?) but even so, I have had to let them know what's appropriate and what's not and give tremendous praise for what they do well. They have consisstently lined up and gotten quiet immediately to go to recess which is extraordinary and I tell them so. Be sure to praise for whatever little pieces you can because it's easy to get trapped into just seeing the negatives. You'll find whatever you take timee to comment on is what will be repeated whether negative or positive, so try to make most things (goal=10 positives to every 1 negative) positive....even if you have to stretch it a bit. You'll find they eat it up and try even harder. Treat everything as if it were a privilege...even going to specials--I go and sit in if there is even a hint of a problem and have children sent back if they are not behaving....few times and that's it....done.

9/27/14, Steve wrote: > I don't want to be disrespectful, or make it sound easy, but > teach them how to behave. "Oh-oh, I just saw someone > rolling their eyes at me. That is being disrespectful, and we > are not going to roll our eyes in our classroom. The next > time I see someone rolling their eyes at me, we are missing 3 > minutes of recess. > Wow! I just heard someone say 'no.' Yes we are going to our > seats to practice our printing. And the person who said 'no' > (and I know who it was) is going to miss the first 5 minutes > of center time. I am the teacher and i plan lots of fun things > for our class, but there is some hard work that's not quite as > much fun, but we still have to do it. It is not OK to say 'no', > you go it? > > > On 9/27/14, Becky wrote: >> Just wondering if any of you have noticed a change in >> your students overall this year (or even the past couple >> years) in regards to disrespect. I have a class full of >> 5 year-olds who think they are 15. They groan and roll >> their eyes at me, they tell me no, they are demanding. I >> am wondering if it is a fluke or if it is a sign of the >> times? I'm afraid it is a sign of the times, and it is >> really sad when you have a class full of young children >> who should enjoy singing, being silly, reading picture >> books, and learning! It is making for a not very fun >> year! Any tips or ideas would be great!

Sep 29, 2014

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Writing Workshop Question

by K/MA

Sep 29, 2014

For the past several years I have started Writing Workshop by having the kids write in journals about something that really happened to them. We do small moment stories and talk about picking one part etc. I usually do this for a few months, then we do personal narratives with a beginning/middle/end and then move into other genres- research, poetry...See More

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jacque/Wa/K-1/nbct 2006 I let my students write about anything they want in the beginning by teaching sight words, I, a, am, like, love---then they can immediately write sentences "I am 5 or 6", "I am Caleb", "I like ___", "I love____". I spend time labeling first too. I still like Kidwriting as a way to begin writing with kindergartners, then blend in Lucy Calkins and so...See More

Sep 29, 2014

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Re: letters

by Beth

Sep 21, 2014

Hi:

I am having a very hard time teaching my student's their alphabet's. I don't know what else to do. Can you Please Help me!!

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Sara Some things that I use

1. Leap Frog Letter Factory video - we sing the song at random times also - I also suggest it to parents as Christmas/birthday gifts! You can often get a double set = letter factory and word factory for under 10.00

2. Jack Hartman Learning Letter Sounds - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qy1Kmt9sMOA

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Sep 22, 2014

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jacque/Wa/K-1/nbct 2006 I have letter bean bags and in order to line up for recess, I toss a bean bag to each child, have them identify the letter and sound, we help each other if necessary or they can 'phone a friend' and they get to press the Staples "Easy" button and then line-up.

I do the same with letter-dice ....with both of these you can design your letter...See MoreI have letter bean bags and in order to line up for recess, I toss a bean bag to each child, have them identify the letter and sound, we help each other if necessary or they can 'phone a friend' and they get to press the Staples "Easy" button and then line-up.

I do the same with letter-dice ....with both of these you can design your letter choices to coincide with what you know about each child, differentiating for each, i.e., if I know that Caleb only knows 7 letters, I make sue to give him a letter from his name so that he feels successful, I give the tougher letters (w,y) to the children I know have already mastered mixing these up. Gradually, as we get to know each other, I increase the difficulty level.

I also do Study Dog and Starfall, Earobics on the computer---in fact I had parents laughing the other day because students were begging me to put Study Dog on at lunch (we eat in our room which I LOVE) and they were all excited, couldn't wait for their turn---and I have a new computer without a mouse at the moment so I also had to teach them how to use the touchpad, which they LOVED. Parents and I agreed we weren't going to tell them they were learning.....

I try to plug letter/sound knowledge into every transition until I know they are solid on letters and sounds. We sing who let the letters out while I use large flashcards or Dr. Jeans "where is a?"--some do sign language but I don't so this works. I also just do a chant to the flashcards (Wright Group) A apple /a/, B bird /b/, etc....these have two cards for the vowels and letters "G" and "c" which is nice.

On 9/21/14, Flacka wrote: > What have you tried so far? > > I find songs and games work well along with lots and lots of > repetition. There are many alphabet videos on youtube and > the kids enjoy them, I also like Leap Frog Letter factory video > and songs by Dr. Jean, Jack Hartman and others. Games such > as bingo, fishing, and the many games and smart board > software that you can buy at Lakeshore capture their > attention. Starfall.com is good as are many of the iPad apps. > There is lots out there! > > > On 9/21/14, Beth wrote: >> Hi: >> >> I am having a very hard time teaching my student's their >> alphabet's. I don't know what else to do. Can you Please >> Help me!!

Sep 28, 2014

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How To Cultivate A Positive, Effective School Culture

by Teachers.Net Gazette

Sep 28, 2014

Tips and methods for teachers and school administrators... gazette.teachers.net/gazette/wordpress/editor/how-to-cultivate-an-effective-and-positive-school-culture/

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How To Cultivate A Positive, Effective School Culture

by Teachers.Net Gazette

Sep 28, 2014

Tips and methods for teachers and school administrators...

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Zones of Regulation

by Cindy

Sep 27, 2014

Does anyone use this in their classroom?

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Partnering with a 3rd grade classroom

by kteacher

Sep 12, 2014

Hello everyone, I was interested in having my kindergarten class partner with a 3rd grade class in our building. Have any of you ever done this and if so would you be will ing to share some things you had the kids do together??? Thanks so much.

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jacque/Wa/K-1/nbct 2006 On 9/12/14, kteacher wrote: > Hello everyone, > I was interested in having my kindergarten class partner with a > 3rd grade class in our building. Have any of you ever done this > and if so would you be will ing to share some things you had > the kids do together??? > Thanks so much. I have had third grade buddies for several year...See More

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jinK On 9/13/14, jacque/Wa/K-1/nbct 2006 wrote: > On 9/12/14, kteacher wrote: >> Hello everyone, >> I was interested in having my kindergarten class partner with a >> 3rd grade class in our building. Have any of you ever done this >> and if so would you be will ing to share some things you had >> the kids do together??? ...See MoreOn 9/13/14, jacque/Wa/K-1/nbct 2006 wrote: > On 9/12/14, kteacher wrote: >> Hello everyone, >> I was interested in having my kindergarten class partner with a >> 3rd grade class in our building. Have any of you ever done this >> and if so would you be will ing to share some things you had >> the kids do together??? >> Thanks so much. > I have had third grade buddies for several years now....here's > what we do every year--very little planning for either teacher > yet a valid, quality product...... > > First time we get together I make a Bingo game from all the > student names and the 3rd grade teacher, plus my assistant- --this > year a 3rd grade student asked if our Principal was on it and I > think I might add her too..next year. They LOVE playing this and > we will play it again at the end of the year when kindergartners > won't need so much help with the names. After that, we have a > poem called "Follow Your Heart Little One" written by a retired > teacher from our school that lends itself well to having students > illustrate each line. There are just enough lines (sometimes due > to schedule changes we have to double up a couple of lines but > there are some short ones that are easy to do that with) to last > most of the year with us writing down the line and then > illustrating it. We bind them together with either a plastic > spiral binding or Raffi, ribbon, etc., and each child has a > poetry book to take home at year's end. It's fun to have some > 3rd graders in my buddie class who were also in my kkinder class > and now get to make another book---they have never complained! > > We just use white construction paper for each page and they use > one day to make a cover at the end, then a blank page for the > back. > > We also go on a field trip to the beach with our buddies at the > end of the year. Beach Ranger comes and leads us around to look > at sea creatures. > > Simple, but delightful.. If you care to share the poem you use, I would love to have it! Thanks!

Sep 24, 2014

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Looking for ideas for the PGP- professional growth plan

by Laura B.

Sep 20, 2014

I am in need of some suggestions about what to use for the plan. I tried timed math tests last years. I am looking for something that I already do. Perhaps connected to DIBEKS or the NWEA. Thanks so much for all your responses on this website- I always learn so much from you.

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Flacka We had Smart goals and I have used sight words, rhyming, patterning, and addition in the past. We give the PALS test so I have used scores from that as well.

Sep 20, 2014

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JinK On 9/20/14, Flacka wrote: > We had Smart goals and I have used sight words, rhyming, > patterning, and addition in the past. We give the PALS test > so I have used scores from that as well. What are smart goals?

Sep 24, 2014

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