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| A Cheer for Spelling
When spelling words are presented, write them on a marker board in red and blue markers. Use red for vowels and blue for consonants. Then have the students write them in their notebooks the same way. ... | (by 0 users) |
| A Class Full of Reluctant Readers
If you're having trouble getting your high school students to read and improve their reading skills, I would highly recommend the book, I Read It, but I Don't Get It: Comprehension Strategies for Adol... | (by 0 users) |
| A HyperStudio Book Report Project
The sixth grade reading teacher and I collaborate so that our students read the book 'From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler,' do vocab, and discuss the story in her reading class, while... | (by 0 users) |
| A Kid Friendly Pledge
Each morning, public school students have to stand and salute the flag by reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. After my students complete the Pledge in its standard form, we repeat it in a kid friendly ... | (by 0 users) |
| A Left Handed Solution
I am left handed so I used to end each day with an enormous black and blue smudge down my hand from writing on the overhead projector. I no longer have this problem since I started leaving a lightweig... | (by 0 users) |
| A Magic Solution
The very best product I have EVER used to clean a white dry erase board is a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. They don't have to have any cleaning solution or water on them to work. The best thing is that the ... | (by 0 users) |
| A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
I take a picture of each student next to a measuring tape at the beginning of the year. I get double prints and mount one set. These pictures are used next to anything that is hung up on the bulletin ... | (by 0 users) |
| A Purpose to Read
Through a service learning grant I was able to purchase hard cover story books for my students to read aloud during story time at the local library. Three students read on a Saturday morning once a mo... | (by 0 users) |
| A Variety of Uses for Seating Charts
I laminate my seating charts and use them in a variety of ways. With my laminated charts, I can check daily attendance, record homework, monitor participation and document student behavior. I also use... | (by 0 users) |
| A Very Bright Idea
I use a press and light up mobile light device (sometimes called a tap light) to motivate and reward my students. When a child contributes an idea that goes beyond a simply correct answer, I allow the... | (by 0 users) |
| A Week in the Life
Each week, as part of the regular homework assignments, my children write 3 paragraphs entitled, A Week in the Life.... The Focus Correction Areas for this assignment change as we add to our writing s... | (by 0 users) |
| Absence Notebooks
To help my students stay organized and responsible for work following an absence, I keep an extra copy of my school's agenda/planner in a notebook near the assignment board. One of my classroom jobs i... | (by 0 users) |
| Absent Bags
I have different colored gift bags for each class on hooks. When a student is absent, I put that student's name on the work for that day. I place the work in the appropriate class Absent Bag. When the... | (by 0 users) |
| Absent Planner
I keep an extra homework planner at the front of the room. At the end of the day I get a responsible student with good handwriting to write down the homework for the day. When anyone is absent they kn... | (by 0 users) |
| Absent Students I
I keep track of tests, hand-outs, etc. for students who are absent. When something is handed out, I write the name of the absentee in colored marker on the hand-out. I keep these with the original so ... | (by 0 users) |
| Absent Students II
One of the things I hate dealing with is parents and little brothers and sisters coming in at the end of the day wanting the missed homework for an ill student. The way I deal with this is to have a s... | (by 0 users) |
| Absolute Deadlines
We started a new grading policy this year. We give 80% for academic grades and 20% for productivity. Academic grades include those assignments that are tests, quizzes, and projects. Productivity grade... | (by 0 users) |
| Abused Privileges
It seems that my students constantly want passes so now each of my students may only have three passes every nine weeks. Each time they use a pass, I mark it on the list next to their name. After thei... | (by 0 users) |
| Accidental Art
I call this accidental art. It's suitable for any age from about fourth grade through adult. Students take any color water color except brown and black. They cover their paper with shapes of color, wi... | (by 0 users) |
| Accommodating Blind Students
As well as being a teacher, I am the parent of a vision impaired student. I urge other classroom teachers to contact experts in the EEN field whenever they have questions or concerns. Blindness is a r... | (by 0 users) |
| Accurate Lunch Count
In order to take an accurate lunch count each day, I bought calendar cut outs in the shape of a school bus and wrote the students' names on them. I laminated the buses and stuck magnetic strips on the... | (by 0 users) |
| Acquiring Classroom Books
I work at a school that has a transitional bilingual program implemented in Grades K-5. We use the same curriculum as the English-speaking students. For silent reading or guided reading, many times it... | (by 0 users) |
| Active Bingo
I received a Bingo game idea from a nutrition specialist. As way to incorporate exercise into this game, the bingo spaces have various activities, such as... | (by 1 users) |
| Active Listening
I find that I work really hard at trying not to step on that escalator towards a conflict. Some things that have worked really well for me have been to ask the student to go take a walk or to get a dr... | (by 0 users) |
| Active Student Learning Games
I have a class this year two-thirds of which are very active boys, most of whom are struggling readers, and I had been looking for ways to engage them and boost their progress. | (by 0 users) |
