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Upper Elementary Teachers Chatboard

trimesters

by lmb

Apr 7, 2009

Our district is in the midst of trimester planning at the high school level. Administration also plans to implement this schedule at the elementary level with three report cards and three parent teacher conferences. I'd like to hear the pros and cons to trimesters from teachers whose districts have already adopted this schedule, particularly at the...See More

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kcf I have been teaching for five years in a district that is on a trimester schedule for elementary and middle schools but not for high schools. We have parent/teacher conferences twice a year. The first one occurs a few weeks after school begins and doubles as a goal setting conference. The second conference occurs right before second trimester repor...See More

Apr 9, 2009

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Janette No direct experience, but I do know in our school parents of younger children (preK, K, grades 1-2-3) like to have feedback, lots of feedback. It seems like forever until that first report card or that first parent-teacher conference. (Yes, I know they can request a conference any time, but most of them won't.) If I were going to go to a trimester ...See More

Apr 10, 2009

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Baseball Geography and other learning skills

by Cybrary Man

Apr 8, 2009

The game of baseball lends itself to many learning opportunities for your students. I used to have my students pick a team out of a baseball hat and then do research on how the team got it’s name. I also used this derivation of the team nickname activity for basketball teams. The Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Lakers were my favorite research assignments...See More

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Lady J Oh I love baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and Chevolet!

Thanks for all your wonderful links. It is always one of the first places I look for info.

Got any great ideas for the World Series? That is when I like to talk baseball with the kids.

Apr 9, 2009

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Cybrary Man Thanks for the nice words about my site.

For the World Series you can do the distance between the cities, the population of each city and a little about the history of each city. Using a world map you can create a listing of where each of the players was born. You can then graph the results. Have the children create the flags of these cou...See More

Apr 10, 2009

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The Beatles

by Michelle

Apr 8, 2009

I am doing a unit on the Beatles with my fifth graders. I am connecting to the current area of study in social studies (1950's-1970's). I am looking for ideas on incorporating the Beatles and their music across the curriculum.

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Cullen I don't remember where I got this idea from, but I use Hey Jude to teach writing. I play two minutes of four different versions of it sung by different people... there are lots to choose from on Itunes... and use that to teach voice. Two people can take the same idea and communicate it very differently. We talk about how each song makes you feel. T...See More

Apr 8, 2009

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lw6OH On 4/08/09, Michelle wrote: > I am doing a unit on the Beatles with my fifth graders. I > am connecting to the current area of study in social > studies (1950's-1970's). I am looking for ideas on > incorporating the Beatles and their music across the > curriculum.

The first thing that popped into my head was "Taxman". You co...See More

Apr 10, 2009

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Wisdom for the Pain? Why pursue National Board Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) certification

by Kathleen - Teachers.Net

Apr 10, 2009

Teachers reveal the motivation behind their passion in "Wisdom for the Pain: Why Pursue NBPTS Certification?"

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Arrow

by addarts

Apr 11, 2009

Does anyone know the catalog code for the Scholastic April Arrow book order?

I don't usually order from this catalog and do not have one, and the downloadable pdf of it has the code blocked.

Thanks!

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