I teach 5th grade in Florida and I am trying to start a postcard exchange for my class. I am looking for a class that **promises** to participate. It is so fun and any elementary grade can do it. I am accepting the first teacher from each state that emails me. It is super easy and fun!
All you have to do is request that each parent send in 2 stamped postcards that have your state name on it. Then when the due date comes, you have your students write facts about your state's climate, what it is famous for, etc. In return you will also get a postcard from each state. The kids LOVE getting the mail and you can do so much with it.
If interested, please email me at gator.[email removed]!
I am going to be teaching kindergarten for the first time in the fall. I am hoping to do a fall leaf exchange. I am in Washington and I am looking for other kindergarten classes in other states who want to exchange with my class.
On 9/14/07, Mauce wrote: > > My kindergarten classes and I participated in the Leaf Exchange at > teachers.net last year, too. It was a great experience. I hope I'm > not too late to join. Our school is in Michigan, on the US/Canadian > border. Our leaves will still be green for about another month. > Then they turn beautiful colors. Please email me to let me know if > I can join your group.
I never received an invitation to join this leaf exchange so I decided to start one of my own. If you would like to join my exchange please email me with your name, email address, and school mailing address by Friday, October 5th. I will be sending out a list of teachers and their classes who have joined this exchange at the end of the week.
On 9/16/07, Amy wrote: > I am a first year kindergarten teacher in Minnesota and our school has > a strong environmental education strand to the curriculum. I would > love to join in the leaf exchange. Our leaves will be starting to turn > beautiful reds, yellows and oranges in about 2 weeks. Please email me > if I am not too late. > > Thanks! > Amy > > On 9/14/07, Mauce wrote: >> >> My kindergarten classes and I participated in the Leaf Exchange at >> teachers.net last year, too. It was a great experience. I hope I'm >> not too late to join. Our school is in Michigan, on the US/Canadian >> border. Our leaves will still be green for about another month. >> Then they turn beautiful colors. Please email me to let me know if >> I can join your group. >>>> >>>> On 8/05/07, Angela wrote: >>>>> I am a kindergarten teacher in Alabama. We participated last >>>>> year in the Leaf Exchange on teachers.net. My class enjoyed >>>>> it so much. We found leaves in everything in the room from >>>>> the kids enjoying the collection. I finally had to tell them >>>>> to stop bringing them in the room and to just enjoy them >>>>> outside. We would love to particpate this year. Please e- >>>>> mail me to let me know if we can participate. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 6/29/07, Marla Eckley wrote: >>>>>> I am going to be teaching kindergarten for the first time >>>>>> in the fall. I am hoping to do a fall leaf exchange. I >>>>>> am in Washington and I am looking for other kindergarten >>>>>> classes in other states who want to exchange with my class.
I am trying to post a project that I wish to find collaborators for and I keep getting a Cyber FBI pop up that is not allowing me to make my post! I really want to get my project out there and I am not having much luck!!
I use edublogs.org and it's free and easy! You can see my site at [link removed]!
On 7/27/07, WebHappy wrote: > On 7/14/07, teach1st wrote: >> I would like to make a classroom website. Does anyone have >> information or sites to help me get started? :) Thanks- > > I had a site on myschoolonline for 5 yrs and they closed this summer. So...I > decided to make a new one teacherweb.com . It is very user friendly and the cost > is reasonable at $27 per year. Take a look at mine then check out their info.
I used scholastic.com for my 3rd grade site last year. It is VERY user-friendly and easy to maintain. Bonus: it's free. I am re-evaluating this year as I have 6th-7th French. I already spruced up the site, but I like the edublogs someone else posted. Thanks for sharing!
I am seeking a vocational class that is willing to particiapate in a career exploration project. This is geared for high school level students. Your students will be required to participate in a discussion with someone in a technology related field. The project will run from July 23rd through July 27th. Please respond if you are interested or have questions.
hi everybody I am a teacher of english language.I am looking for pen friends for my students.They are in 9th -10th -11 th class.They can write about likes, hobbies different cultures.... so so .The number of the students are not important ,it can be 30 40 50..... Meanwhile we are from Türkiye ,a teacher's anatolian high school.We are preparing our students to become teachers in future.Our school will start in september ,you can answer this post till september.Hope to hear from teachers.
Everything in our world is made of matter. When we think about matter, we think about its three states and its properties. For this project, I invite students and teachers to join in an online community with the goal of learning about matter and describing its many properties. Please visit the URL to find out more about this project!
I’m considering hosting a new project this year. Some if you may be familiar with the leaf exchange project I’ve hosted for 6 yrs. This year I’m planning something new that doesn’t require mailing.
The new project doesn’t have an official name yet but will involve trees. The idea came from a new book I found at the spring science convention NSTA, “Our Tree Named Steve” and an old favorite “A Tree is Nice” plus the fact that I’ll be planting a couple of trees this year for our new sensory garden, as part of my K-5 Science Resource Lab. Anyway here are the basics: Participating classrooms will choose a tree from their schoolyard or neighborhood that they want to use for the project and give their tree a name. Submit photos of their tree or link to a webpage with photos. Tell info about their tree, type, size, location, etc. Submit some student drawings/writing about what makes their tree special or why trees are important or what people can do with trees. Maybe some favorite activities about trees, books they are reading, etc.
I was considering having this an ongoing project, for those wanting an added extntion, where info through the seasons will be submitted to show the changes that take place with their tree. (losing leaves, color changes, habitat for animals, flowers, etc.) If I do this, I’ll have several goal dates for tree updates.
Before I go much further with setting up a webpage for the project & an invitation to participate, I want to see if there is much interest. I’ll have it open to all grade levels .
I finally took the pictures of my tree! The kids are so excited... I am trying to access the site to put my pictures on, but it won't come up for me. Is it having trouble? Lucie
On 7/28/07, Malinda Ponton wrote: > I’m considering hosting a new project this year. Some if > you may be familiar with the leaf exchange project I’ve > hosted for 6 yrs. This year I’m planning something new that > doesn’t require mailing. > > The new project doesn’t have an official name yet but will > involve trees. The idea came from a new book I found at the > spring science convention NSTA, “Our Tree Named Steve” and > an old favorite “A Tree is Nice” plus the fact that I’ll be > planting a couple of trees this year for our new sensory > garden, as part of my K-5 Science Resource Lab. Anyway here > are the basics: Participating classrooms will choose a tree > from their schoolyard or neighborhood that they want to use > for the project and give their tree a name. Submit photos > of their tree or link to a webpage with photos. Tell info > about their tree, type, size, location, etc. Submit some > student drawings/writing about what makes their tree > special or why trees are important or what people can do > with trees. Maybe some favorite activities about trees, > books they are reading, etc. > > I was considering having this an ongoing project, for those > wanting an added extntion, where info through the seasons > will be submitted to show the changes that take place with > their tree. (losing leaves, color changes, habitat for > animals, flowers, etc.) If I do this, I’ll have several > goal dates for tree updates. > > Before I go much further with setting up a webpage for the > project & an invitation to participate, I want to see if > there is much interest. I’ll have it open to all grade > levels .
Is there anyone who can give me the new web page address for the "Our Tree Named Project"? I would really appreciate it, as I have tried and tried but am getting nowhere.
I am applying for a grant for a smart board through my school district! I have recently completed a technology academy, and will be applying soon. One of the questions on the grant is, how will you integrate the smart board into your class.
Has anyone used a smartboard in 1st grade? Can you give me some ideas?
That was an awesome post! Thanks for putting up some great suggestions to help other teachers use their Smartboard.
Jim
On 9/26/07, Robin wrote: > On 8/09/07, Lucie wrote: >> I tried that site. I could never pull up any lessons. I got >> titles to a few, but no lessons! I guess I was doing something >> wrong, but have tried on 3 diff occasions. >> >> On 8/09/07, Wendy wrote: >>> You can use it for so much stuff. First off you can use it for >>> movies and videos and such. >>> >>> Also go to smarttech.com they have tons of premade lessons that >>> you can use on the smart board. You can use it for science by >>> largely displaying on it what you see on your computer. >>> >>> Need more email me. We have them in most classrooms at my >>> school. >>> >>> Good luck!' >>> >>> On 8/06/07, Lucie wrote: >>>> On 8/06/07, mh wrote: >>>>> On 8/06/07, Lucie wrote: >>>>>> I am applying for a grant for a smart board through my >>>>>> school district! I have recently completed a technology >>>>>> academy, and will be applying soon. One of the questions >>>>>> on the grant is, how will you integrate the smart board >>>>>> into your class. >>>>>> >>>>>> Has anyone used a smartboard in 1st grade? Can you give me >>>>>> some ideas? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks! > It would be easier to list ways you CAN'T use it. I got mine last > year and I wonder how I taught for 22 years without it! Lots of > school systems have templates and activities already made. > I have personalized mine to include my spelling word introduction, > morning warm up, homework and reminders.....on and on! By using the > same formats each week, the kids start to teach themselves. I also > put up my seating chart. I can move students as needed and have > placed myself, up front of course, with a crown next to my name > (lol). My kids bought me a septre! > It is great to put notes up and be able to save them to print for > students who are absent or EC kids who need that modification. > Review games (i.e. jeopardy, matching) can be used for all subjects. > Current events are a click away via the internet. Two of my favorite > activities are the matching maps and science equipment. I made these > myself using the gallery. > The tools it provides at your fingertips are effective and > timesaving! It is great to be able to say, "Remember when we learned > about _____?" and simply touch the board to bring the info up. > The novelty of the board NEVER diminished from Day 1 to Day 200, even > with middle schoolers! SmartBoards are the best thing to happen to > education in a long time. Next to smaller, much smaller, class > size....SmartBoards are the way to go! Good luck with your grant! >>>>> > > > > > > >>>>> >>>>> Use with Starfall reading site. Children can write on board >>>>> and interact with the site. >>>>> >>>>> Phonics and spelling- you can use notebook pictures and they >>>>> can label them or write a story about them. interactive >>>>> writing. >>>>> >>>>> Magnetic spelling. They can create words on this site. >>>>> >>>>> There are many interactive math sites where they can make >>>>> sets, add and subtract, do place value >>>>> >>>>> Any topic you use in science and social studies- you can pull >>>>> up info from the internet and use. >>>>> >>>>> If you do a search on interactive computer sites, you will >>>>> find many ideas. >>>> >>>> >>>> Thanks a million!
JoUse your Smartboard for any interactive activity. I do a lot of map games. Try MissMaggie.org for many interactive games in all subjects. I use GeoSpy and my students love it. I also use Brain-pop for their short cartoon-type movies on a variety of subjects.
On 9/14/07, Mauce wrote:
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> My kindergarten classes and I participated in the Leaf Exchange at
> teachers.net last year, too. It was a great experience. I hope I'm
> not too late to join. Our school is in Michigan, on the US/Canadian
> border. Our leaves will still be green for about another...See More