It's no great secret. Ask any teacher what their least favorite time of the week is, and they'll most likely reply "Sunday Evening." It's the day before the start of a new week and a repeat of writing more lesson plans, grading more papers, observations, testing, and, heaven-forbid, another fire drill. And for many teachers,… Continue reading Bright Hope for Tomorrow: A Teacher’s Sunday Night
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The night before class
Author/Illustrator Anchor Chart
Plot Box
All this project takes is a box (a cereal box should work fine) and some paper. After reading a story, I give each student a part of the story that they are responsible for. The students draw a picture of that part of the story, and can add words if they want. Then, we put… Continue reading Plot Box
Teaching on Grace
I saw a sign recently that read: this classroom runs on laughter, love, and lots of coffee. While I still want a sign like that for my desk, I've also been reminded recently that my classroom runs on grace. And mercy. It's only the second week into the new semester, but the crunch has already… Continue reading Teaching on Grace
The ELL teacher home office… part one
(Part two is in the closet, (thank goodness for walk-in closets in the bedrooms!) which would be a little weird to post here.) Since I teach at three schools -- and don't have my own room at some of them -- it is better to do most prep work/store supplies at home.
One Year Down… or, the Sanctifying Work of Teaching
Last May, I had just finished my degree and was feverishly sending out job applications (while trying to catch up on sleep). Little did I know that I would end up, a year later, two states and one time zone away... already missing the 24 kids who call me their teacher. Now that the school… Continue reading One Year Down… or, the Sanctifying Work of Teaching
Wednesday: Lesson Prepping
The Berenstains’ B Book: 6 teaching ideas
This week's Fun Friday book that I brought for my students was The Berenstains' B Book, a Bright & Early Book for Beginners, published by Random House (available for $2 here). Each class was on a slightly different topic this week, but I was able to read the book in all five classes... simply because… Continue reading The Berenstains’ B Book: 6 teaching ideas
Fun Friday Craft: This is the Way We Build Our House
Many thanks to enchantedlearning for this idea.
thoughts and songs 