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Retired 5th Grade Teacher Will Pass On Free Poetry CDs

by Raftery

Mar 5, 2009

Example- Vincent Price reading The Landing Of The Pilgrim Fathers, Thanksgiving Day, The Village Blacksmith, Paul Revere's Ride,The Star-Spangled Banner, The New Colossus, The Barefoot Boy, Casey At The Bat, Casey Jones, Jesse James, America For Me, In Flanders Fields, Chicago, Trees, America The Beautiful or Mike Whorf reading See in Things At Nig...See More

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kathy Holbrook On 3/05/09, Raftery wrote: > Example- Vincent Price reading The Landing Of The Pilgrim > Fathers, Thanksgiving Day, The Village Blacksmith, Paul > Revere's Ride,The Star-Spangled Banner, The New Colossus, > The Barefoot Boy, Casey At The Bat, Casey Jones, Jesse > James, America For Me, In Flanders Fields, Chicago, Trees, > America...See More

Apr 4, 2009

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Stephanie On 3/05/09, Raftery wrote: > Example- Vincent Price reading The Landing Of The Pilgrim > Fathers, Thanksgiving Day, The Village Blacksmith, Paul > Revere's Ride,The Star-Spangled Banner, The New Colossus, > The Barefoot Boy, Casey At The Bat, Casey Jones, Jesse > James, America For Me, In Flanders Fields, Chicago, Trees, > America...See More

Apr 7, 2009

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Anyone heard of the Junior National Young Leaders Conference

by Victoria

Mar 5, 2009

Just wanted to know if anyone has any experience with this program. Thank you!

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teach4 My son has been invited to the conference in Washington, DC. I checked this program out with several local families that had teenagers attend. It came highly recommended - though expensive. My son is 15, and he has not attended a conference in DC - we live 7 hours away, so much additional cost.

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Mar 6, 2009

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Victoria Thanks! A few of my 5th grade gifted students were nominated and a couple were talking about fundraising to go. I just wanted to make sure it was legit and they wouldn't be wasting their money. I love when any of my students can participate in different activities to enhance their abilities. I teach 2nd thru 8th grade gifted in a rural, low-income ...See More

Mar 7, 2009

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Reading remediation

by Patrice

Mar 6, 2009

I have a group of 25 third graders to "tutor" two hours a week in reading comprehension. I have materials to use, but with such a large group and short time period (1 hour, two mornings a week before school), I'm looking for ideas on how to make this most effective and NOT BORING! We'll need to do skills such as main idea, cause & effect, etc.

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Sara On 3/06/09, Patrice wrote: > I have a group of 25 third graders to "tutor" two hours a > week in reading comprehension. I have materials to use, > but with such a large group and short time period (1 hour, > two mornings a week before school), I'm looking for ideas > on how to make this most effective and NOT BORING! We'll > need ...See MoreOn 3/06/09, Patrice wrote: > I have a group of 25 third graders to "tutor" two hours a > week in reading comprehension. I have materials to use, > but with such a large group and short time period (1 hour, > two mornings a week before school), I'm looking for ideas > on how to make this most effective and NOT BORING! We'll > need to do skills such as main idea, cause & effect, etc.

Put two chairs in the front of the room for the bench. One child is sitting on the 'bench' and the other comes up and sit down as if sitting on a park bench.

From there on there are different ways to play the game. It's Always the person sitting on the bench first who tries to make the other person a. laugh or - some other emotion. Never mad or angry ever. The kids actually like 'creep me out Park Bench....' The Major Rule is - you have to be honest cause if they're not, there's no fun to the game. With laugh park bench, the first person can tell a quick joke or a long story or whatever they think might make the other person amused - if the other person is amused, they must show it. Regardless, that person then moves over and becomes the speaker. Each child who wants it gets a turn. Of course, they can't make fun of anybody - I give gentle reminders and have never had a problem. One child might turn and say " Do you remember the day Mrs. Smith threw the eraser at the spider?" (that's me) Say that and every kid in my room will smile. It's not about winning and losing - it's an oral language exercise and the whole class likes to watch and plan for their turn. I usually give a few minutes before we start to play so they can plan out. Sometimes I have to say ' no spider story today' because they all want to use it. Or do you remember the day in kindergarten when the kid who was visiting threw up on the gym teacher? It gets a laugh -

'Creep me out' .... park bench - when I was their age we called it 'give someone the willies' but that seems to have taken on some different meaning so now it's 'creep me out'. I startle easily and even though I've played this game with them a million times they know if I sit down and they wait a bit and then turn and say boo! - they got me. I jump every time. But that's an extreme example. 'Last night I saw a big spider on the ceiling and it was looking right down on me and then" - right there if the other person is being honest, that got a little too creepy - he got a case of the willies - and you're supposed to make your eyes go all round as in 'fake scared' when you got your first willy.

They want to play 'gross me out' park bench but no way - creep me out is as far I let them go and if someone doesn't want to take a turn, they don't have to. It's amazing the quiet kids who never say a word or raise their hand are almost jumping in the air to have a turn at park bench.

And for writing exercise, I've made them write down what they plan to say - it's the only time no one gives me a rough time about writing.

Some days we just do joke telling as in 'who's got a joke' and I keep kid joke books around the room - 'getting' a joke is a very good exercise for comprehension. Jokes are often rather figurative and play on words.

Mar 8, 2009

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Nora in Texas/3rd We use Tumblebooks on line and they are e-books that are read to the children and the words read to the children are highlighted. You can manipulate the pages manually or automatically. I check for the AR level provided so that it may be on level or close to 3rd grade level. Music, sound effects etc. maintain their interest. Then my children answer...See More

Mar 10, 2009

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Tips: Educating homeless children

by Kathleen - Teachers.Net

Mar 6, 2009

With a growing number of families at risk due to the economic collapse of 2008, the special needs of students whose families lose their homes makes this article especially important; it provides specific tips for working with children who are homeless.

Educating Homeless Children

Children with no permanent residence lack a sense o...See More

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Open House Ideas

by Amber D Isbell

Mar 6, 2009

Hi everyone,

I am looking for Open House ideas/activities-for 3rd grade, not Meet the Teacher Night type stuff. I know I don't want to handout procedural information, we've done that. I have a PowerPoint-I have been documenting our year's major activities with photos, I will loop throughout the evening, but I am not sure what else would be...See More

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Bev-MI Create a Search and Find game, for the students to take their parents on, things around the room to discover or show off student activities/work.

If students are not going to be there, have them create life- size cutouts of themselves, sitting at their dests. Fun to do and looks great. Or you could display them on the hall walls.

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Mar 9, 2009

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integrating music

by will

Mar 6, 2009

A good site to go to to get free social studies songs and curriculum packets is [link removed]

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Stolen Goods!

by Kid@heart

Mar 6, 2009

Anyone else have known thieves in their classroom? I've had two girls (that I know of) steal from me. One stole a cheap flashlight from our science kit, and the other raided my prize box. I suspect she stole four items, but only found two of the stolen goods in her desk. One wrote an apology letter, the other just got P.O. at me, and tried to lie t...See More

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Leah There is usually a reason why children lie. The following short article lists reasons

Mar 12, 2009

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Leah Sorry, I posted a related article on my last post, but this is the one I was thinking of that lists reasons

Mar 12, 2009

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Is it too late?

by Wondering...

Mar 7, 2009

I just found the four blocks model and am curious if it is too late to start a word wall. I teach 3rd.

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5th in GA On 3/07/09, Wondering... wrote: > I just found the four blocks model and am curious if it is > too late to start a word wall. I teach 3rd.

I do not think it is too late to start a word wall. It will give you a chance to play around with it here toward the end so that next year you will better know how it can work well for you.

Mar 7, 2009

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Sara On 3/07/09, Wondering... wrote: > I just found the four blocks model and am curious if it is > too late to start a word wall. I teach 3rd.

It's never too late to make changes in any classroom and a reflective teacher comes up with new ideas all the time. Tell them how excited you were to read of something that's being done in other c...See More

Mar 7, 2009

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90 minute math block? departmentalized 3rd grade...help!

by Ellis

Mar 7, 2009

We have been told we are going to departmentalize in 3rd grade.

I will teach a 90 minute math block and have to come up with how my block will be used. (schedule of class period sort of or things I will work on daily during this time)

Please share ideas of activities and ways to use this time wisely.

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Ellis How are you integrating sci and ss into math?

What is the Georgia website?

What do you use for intervention or determining needs ?

Thanks, Ellis

Mar 13, 2009

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JAM I do math twice a day-- one block is 40 minutes and the other is 55 minutes. It is EASY to fill meaningfully!

My first block is Every Day Counts Math Calendar - it's a supplement I bought with a PTA grant. Costs about $180. It is an EXCELLENT hands-on way to review/introduce/spiral all the math strands. You can also buy PRactice Counts wor...See More

Mar 15, 2009

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