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Threatening

by FMT

Mar 19, 2009

How concern would you be if a child makes threatening statements about hurting himself? I need input and perspective.

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Bev It is your legal responsibility to report this either to your school's team that should be in place to deal with these things or to social services if no team like that is available. We have a team called SIT...Suicide Intervention Team. This team responds to any situations that where a child states that they want to hurt themselves. It can be a se...See More

Mar 20, 2009

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Leah For a related short summary of a related article, click below

Mar 21, 2009

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Growing a child's reading level beyond 2nd grade when in 1st

by teachinNC

Mar 19, 2009

I would like my students to be as far beyond 2nd grade as they can be. Nowadays you just can't count on a lot of reading in the summertime. I think parents are so happy about getting a break that they just forget about school for a while too!

Any advice for growing students beyond a second grade level during the last 9 weeks of first grad...See More

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Gracie On 3/19/09, teachinNC wrote: > I would like my students to be as far beyond 2nd grade as > they can be. Nowadays you just can't count on a lot of > reading in the summertime. I think parents are so happy > about getting a break that they just forget about school > for a while too! > > Any advice for growing students beyond a se...See More

Mar 19, 2009

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girl in gulfport the main thing is to get them to want to read. And the more you increase reading time in class, the further they will go. Incorporate as much nonfiction as you can. A great way to build vocabulary and understanding of word parts is through nonfiction. Plus later on, most state tests are loaded with nonfiction work so it will help them in that aspec...See More

Mar 20, 2009

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Fountas Pinnell Phonics Lessons

by slc

Mar 19, 2009

Anyone using this resource? I love it but I'm wondering how people have organized the cards, and lessons so that next year they will be easier to find. Thanks!

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Free poster of quotes for educators

by Teachers.Net

Mar 20, 2009

There ain’t no rules around here. We’re trying to accomplish something. ~ Thomas Edison

As many here know, every morning Barb S. posts on the main chatboard an inspiring or thought-provoking quotation selected especially for educators.

Each month the previous month's collection of quotes is posted in the Teachers.Net Gazette w...See More

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Not Rewards ALONE

by Gracie

Mar 20, 2009

When I talked about the Merit store and rewards, that was not intended to be then ends of postive motivation!

You whole day should be postive motivation..and it is all intrinsic. It's the "Way to go!, I knew you could it! Look at you! What a day for you! Super Duper! You got it! It's the pat on the back, the thumbs up, the great big smile ...See More

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winkie Thank you for sharing. I can picture it clear as day. :o) >> On 3/20/09, Gracie wrote: >>> When I talked about the Merit store and rewards, that was >>> not intended to be then ends of postive motivation! >>> >>> You whole day should be postive motivation..and it is all >>> intrinsic. It's the "Way...See More

Mar 21, 2009

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Gracie Thanks, but actually I sometimes thought I taught for may own amusement. If I wasn't having fun, I wasn't gonna do it!

On 3/21/09, winkie wrote: > Thank you for sharing. I can picture it clear as day. :o) >>> On 3/20/09, Gracie wrote: >>>> When I talked about the Merit store and rewards, that was >>>> no...See MoreThanks, but actually I sometimes thought I taught for may own amusement. If I wasn't having fun, I wasn't gonna do it!

On 3/21/09, winkie wrote: > Thank you for sharing. I can picture it clear as day. :o) >>> On 3/20/09, Gracie wrote: >>>> When I talked about the Merit store and rewards, that was >>>> not intended to be then ends of postive motivation! >>>> >>>> You whole day should be postive motivation..and it is all >>>> intrinsic. It's the "Way to go!, I knew you could it! >>>> Look at you! What a day for you! Super Duper! You got >>>> it! It's the pat on the back, the thumbs up, the great >>>> big smile and the applaud from the class. >>>> >>>> Your whole day should be positive comments and having the >>>> class look at someones work or acknowledging someone. >>>> >>>> I will never forget one year I happened to be teaching 6th >>>> grade and everytime I graded a great paper I would sing >>>> out, "A special paper from a special person..." And there >>>> was a boy in the class who was so quiet and very big. One >>>> day, he got up put his arms out and sang it in a sort of >>>> opera! I laughed and applauded and so did the class. >>>> After that, I would just say, "Hit it, Louis!" and he >>>> would get up and sing and every one would applaud and get >>>> back to work. It was great. >>>> >>>> One day my supervisor walked in just as I said "Hit it >>>> Louis" and she just watched. She put her hand over her >>>> mouth and walked back out. I went out to get her and she >>>> was doubled over laughing. I guess it was a sight. >>> >>> Ps. Forgot to tell you, In later years. he would come in >>> after school and visit. One time he told me how I really >>> changed him. That year he felt better and made more friends >>> than ever before. Then one year, I was taking my first >>> graders on a field trip out of the school. A car stopped and >>> it was Louis. He ran over and gave me a great big bear hug. >>> He said he just wanted to stop and hug the best teacher in >>> the world. It just makles everything worth it. Even the bad >>> days.

Mar 21, 2009

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community members - brief activity/worksheet 1st

by Mary

Mar 20, 2009

Hi folks,

We have some community readers coming to our school next week. I don't have much time, but would like to incorporate a brief lesson/activity/worksheet on people in the community. This topic was covered in our grade level in the fall and the other teachers aren't doing anything on this, but I wanted to revisit the topic briefly. A...See More

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Gracie On 3/20/09, Mary wrote: > Hi folks, > > We have some community readers coming to our school next > week. I don't have much time, but would like to > incorporate a brief lesson/activity/worksheet on people in > the community. This topic was covered in our grade level > in the fall and the other teachers aren't doing anything >...See More

Mar 20, 2009

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Doctoral Student Needs Help

by Mike Schaefer

Mar 21, 2009

I am writing my doctoral dissertation on character education in elementary schools. The NEA has basically ignored me, can anyone tell me where I might obtain 100 private and 100 public school teachers to take my 10 question survey? Thanks for all the help. Mike

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TeachinNC Find a teacher you know through work, school or church. Ask them to ask their guidance counselor if she will help you out and pass it out to the teachers and collect it. You may want to ask her to make sure it is o.k. with the principal first. Good luck.

On 3/21/09, Mike Schaefer wrote: > I am writing my doctoral dissertation on charact...See More

Mar 21, 2009

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Michael Schaefer Thank you very much, I am planning on posting the online survey here on teachers.net. From the response I have received from this posting, I think I will not have a problem getting 200 respondents. I hope that you being from NC, will participate as well, since I am from NC as well. Take care. Mike

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Mar 22, 2009

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Entertaining yourself while teaching

by Gracie

Mar 21, 2009

I guess it's my ADD that makes me the way I am. I get bored easily. So I had to entertain myself with stories..all the time.

I used to tell the children that their was a strange lady who always stopped at a red light the same time I did every morning. Every once in a while, she would get out of her car and ask me a question. Like this one:...See More

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paulaj Wonderful ideas!

Mar 23, 2009

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What do you call your desktop carrels?

by Other than "office" what do you call them?

Mar 21, 2009

What are some uses you've found for desktop carrels, and what do you call them?

Can your kids decorate their own in their own way like the ones advertised at the top of this page?

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2nd Grade Teacher On 3/21/09, Other than "office" what do you call them? wrote: > What are some uses you've found for desktop carrels, and > what do you call them? > > Can your kids decorate their own in their own way like the > ones advertised at the top of this page?

I teach 2nd grade and we call ours "Secret Keepers"

Mar 21, 2009

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NFM On 3/21/09, 2nd Grade Teacher wrote: > On 3/21/09, Other than "office" what do you call them? wrote: >> What are some uses you've found for desktop carrels, and >> what do you call them? >> >> Can your kids decorate their own in their own way like the >> ones advertised at the top of this page? > > > I teac...See More

Mar 22, 2009

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Behavior Issues

by Olivia

Mar 21, 2009

A fellow teacher told me to discipline the kids using "color cards" Purple is Excellent, Green is Above-Average, Blue is Average, Red is Okay, Orange is not so good and Yellow is horrible. I don't know if this is a good idea, please post follow-ups! - Olivia from MA.

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Debbie On 3/22/09, question about privacy wrote: > I personally don't use this system, but understand that many do. I > forget the name of the plan that was common in our area for quite a > long time, but basically if a child misbehaved you wrote their name > on the board. The second time you put a checkmark (15 min. > detention after schoo...See More

Mar 22, 2009

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Leah For another idea, click below

Mar 22, 2009

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