Sharing the Joy of Giving! A Holiday Giving Project
…needy family in the community (not at our school). I tried to find a family with several children who was having a difficult time and who could use our help…
…needy family in the community (not at our school). I tried to find a family with several children who was having a difficult time and who could use our help…
…The game encourages higher level thinking, and is highly engaging for students of all ages. Not only will they be having fun, they’ll be practicing basic addition skills, learning to…
…where they are. It’s also really helpful for your parent volunteers because they know exactly who’s in your class. Therefore, they feel more comfortable speaking to any of your students…
…admit that after the excitement of the trip, I really enjoyed that bit of quiet reflection time! The completed reports make a great bulletin board, too. You could easily turn…
…a separate page for each letter of the alphabet. On each page they include a word, a bit of text, and an illustration related to their topic. The problem is…
…my answer.” Sometimes this step takes a bit of coaching because most kids have never really tried to figure out why they do the things they do. In the three…
…believe I would have struggled quite a bit even if my first students had not been so challenging. I didn’t know how to be friendly without trying to be friends…
…a System for Getting to Know Students Knowing your students on a deeper level doesn’t happen quickly, and it takes a bit of work. Many teachers use some kind of…
…curriculum is constantly evolving. Change can be exciting, but often it’s frustrating as well. This is especially true when it comes to the Common Core Reading Standards and the new…
…be wondering how and where you can purchase these materials since they can be a bit costly. That was my concern, too, but I solved that problem by setting up…
…fun!” “Grade six was like making a really hard jigsaw puzzle, it took a whole year and it wasn’t easy, but I finally got all of the pieces in the…
…game board. There’s a bit of luck involved, but in order to win, students have to be able to read word names and compare numbers accurately. All four games are…
