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F/P Guided Reading video collection

by ruth

Aug 17, 2011

Has anyone used the Guided Reading: The Primary Literacy Video collection series by Fountas/Pinnell? Would it be good for a staff development on Guided Reading?

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Paragraph Writing

by sophie

Aug 17, 2011

I am struggling with teaching topic sentences, adding details, and a concluding sentence. They also panic at the thought of writing more than one paragraph. This is a high intermediate ESL class. My curriculum is not working. Ideas?

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First day script or Classroom Management Plan

by NCTeach

Aug 21, 2011

Does anyone have a first day script of classroom management plan that they would be willing to share? I am working on one, but need some inspiration. Thank you in advance.

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arlene/4/ohio Google what you're looking for...2 pretty good ones will pop up...one is a power point that is editable and the other is from Harry Wong...scads of similar postings on Google

Aug 22, 2011

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Leah You may want to view the following

Aug 22, 2011

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Call for participation in Educators Inclusion Perspectives s

by Merissa Jones

Aug 23, 2011

Dear Educator:

I am currently working on my Masters’ Degree in Education at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Part of my degree requirement is the Capstone Project which involves my choice of a research project that is conducted under the guidance of Dr. Yvonne Carey. I am emailing you to request that you participate in a surv...See More

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Student teacher in need of some help!

by Nicole

Aug 25, 2011

Hey everyone! I'm student teaching in 3rd grade right now. My Cooperating Teacher would like me to do a unit about citizenship. I am getting my Reading Endorsement, so it is required from me that I focus my unit on literacy. There are a few sites I found that list some books I could use and incorporating literacy is not so much the issue. I'd like ...See More

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Nicole These are all great ideas! Thank you everyone for your suggestion and support! I really appreciate it!

On 8/26/11, Elaine wrote: > On 8/25/11, Nicole wrote: >> Hey everyone! I'm student teaching in 3rd grade right now. >> My Cooperating Teacher would like me to do a unit about >> citizenship. I am getting my Reading En...See MoreThese are all great ideas! Thank you everyone for your suggestion and support! I really appreciate it!

On 8/26/11, Elaine wrote: > On 8/25/11, Nicole wrote: >> Hey everyone! I'm student teaching in 3rd grade right now. >> My Cooperating Teacher would like me to do a unit about >> citizenship. I am getting my Reading Endorsement, so it is >> required from me that I focus my unit on literacy. There >> are a few sites I found that list some books I could use >> and incorporating literacy is not so much the issue. I'd >> like to incorporate voting into this unit and since >> classroom jobs have already been established, I'd like to >> come up with something else to vote on within the >> classroom.. any ideas? I'd also like to do a lesson where >> the students are given different scenarios where they write >> about what they would do in that situation (this would go >> under doing the right thing/being a good citizen). I can't >> really think of different scenarios though that would be >> suitable for 3rd grade. I'd also like to incorporate >> acting out a classroom courtroom or something with the >> different branches of government, but I'm not sure if this >> would work into the unit. Any ideas on that? Any ideas are >> appreciated!!!!!! I havent been able to find anything that >> would really be fun for the kids. This topic is a bit dry >> and I want to do something that would really be awesome! I >> think I've got some good ideas, but I seem to be drawing a >> blank with specifics! Thank you so much!!! :) > > You may be able to get an actual voting machine from your > local Board of Elections. Kids could vote on a mascot for > their classroom, their favorite field trip destination, their > favorite sport, entertainment character, etc. > We had the mayor visit US. Cost no money and no > transportation worries. We wrote interview questions ahead of > time, used the principal's conference table and partnered -- > one student asked the question and their partner recorded the > answer. Could you invite a real judge to do some community > service and 'arbitrate' a real crime in your classroom? Maybe > an alleged theft, lie, forgery? Good luck!

Aug 28, 2011

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Bev-MI ret. Google "Blame it on the Wolf". This is a play by douglas Love and was in my 4th grade reader. You can get a copy through Amazon $3.50. It is a courtroom play where the wolf is blamed for eating Red Riding Hood's Grandma. Cute and easy to put on with costumes and backgrounds for different scenes. Characters are the three little pigs, Hansel and Gret...See More

Aug 29, 2011

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California "Treasures"

by DPC

Aug 26, 2011

Is anyone using the "Treasures" series? Did you set up a theme at the beginning of the year....How did you organize your room? I did a search on this literacy series and found teachers putting in an extrodianary amount of time in planning (nothing new there :) Has anyone used the CD for their lessons plans? Thanks for any suggestions as this our fi...See More

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Christiana/3 New site I found. It has cute Vocabulary and Problem/Solution booklets to go along with each basel story in the Treasure Series Grade 3. It also has a Vocabulary Power Pt for Monday morning to start lesson. Plus more. Great site. Check it out.

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Vocabulary Power Points Vocabulary Dominoes Vocabulary Booklets Focus W...See More

Aug 30, 2011

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talk like a pirate day

by Lisa

Aug 28, 2011

Is anyone doing a pirate day for Talk Like a Pirate Day? What activities are you doing?

Thanks,

Lisa

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PedagoNet Try administering this test to your students

Aug 28, 2011

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How many students do you have this year?

by Kid@Heart

Aug 29, 2011

As of right now, I have 18.

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Nicole I am a student teacher in 3rd grade! We have 27 kids! 9 girls and the rest boys.

On 9/02/11, Sally wrote: > On 8/29/11, Kid@Heart wrote: >> As of right now, I have 18. > > I'm a little confused. Are you bragging about how good you > have it, or whining about how bad you have it

Sep 4, 2011

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Lexis On 9/04/11, Nicole wrote: > I am a student teacher in 3rd grade! We have 27 kids! 9 girls and > the rest boys. > > > > > On 9/02/11, Sally wrote: >> On 8/29/11, Kid@Heart wrote: >>> As of right now, I have 18. >> >> I'm a little confused. Are you bragging about how good you >> have it, or whinin...See More

Sep 4, 2011

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Ideas for 9-11 lessons

by al

Aug 30, 2011

Free lessons and resources to teach about 9-11

They are posted here for all levels:

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paula On the day it happened, I wasn't allowed to turn on the television, the site was too much for my students to view.

Now, my students are supposed to "remember" something that happened before they were born.

Sep 3, 2011

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Elaine S On 9/03/11, paula wrote: > On the day it happened, I wasn't allowed to turn on the > television, the site was too much for my students to view. > > Now, my students are supposed to "remember" something that > happened before they were born. >

I think it's important to think about HOW we teach this topic. No, they weren't...See More

Sep 9, 2011

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Teaching the metric system?

by Kate

Sep 1, 2011

Hello - I'm wondering when teachers start using the metric system with their science classes. Does this begin in elementary school? I am particularly interested in temperature - celcius versus fahrenheit. Thank you!

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