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First Grade
04-22-2013, 05:25 PM
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eportfolios
Posted By
Squirl
No idea, but...
I think this is a pretty good idea if it's implemented correctly. I have no clue how to effectively implement it with first graders because it seems like it would just be way more work on the...
Board:
Math & Science
02-22-2013, 10:03 PM
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Go Math
Posted By
Squirl
Thanks, jen_nup!! That makes me feel a lot better...
Thanks, jen_nup!! That makes me feel a lot better about this! I know that I really just need to wait until they get the materials to us. They've already purchased the materials, so it is what it...
Board:
Kindergarten
02-11-2013, 08:51 PM
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15
Counting to 100 by tens
Posted By
Squirl
Discovery method
I try really hard to teach my kids to think about things and form their own understandings (TRY being the operative word there. LOL Sometimes, I do get frustrated because we go over the same things a...
Board:
Social Studies
02-10-2013, 06:36 PM
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new to teaching states and capitals
Posted By
Squirl
The Great Mail Race
So, this has almost nothing to do with actually teaching the states and capitals, but I had my fourth graders participate in "The Great Mail Race." (Information here:...
Board:
Primary Grades (K-2)
02-10-2013, 06:31 PM
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13
No name papers
Posted By
Squirl
I read something online (maybe Pinterest? I...
I read something online (maybe Pinterest? I don't know lol) about the highlighters. I was going to mention that, but two already did. I don't do that in my classroom, but it seems like it would...
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Primary Grades (K-2)
02-10-2013, 04:25 PM
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5
Words their Way
Posted By
Squirl
As for the test itself...
I will staple this scoring sheet to the test. I still circle every misspelled word on their test, but they get points for having the parts of the words that I was looking for. They don't lose...
Board:
Primary Grades (K-2)
02-10-2013, 04:20 PM
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5
Words their Way
Posted By
Squirl
Sure.
Here is an example of one of my "rubrics" if you will. It's not perfect by any means, but it works for what I'm doing. This one is for a group that was learning to differentiate between CVC words...
Board:
Primary Grades (K-2)
02-10-2013, 04:12 PM
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4
4 Square Writing Anyone?
Posted By
Squirl
Heard of it, but not used the program
I haven't used it exclusively... Of course, I taught it to my kids as a strategy for writing, but it was not a "curriculum" for my writing block by any means.
I taught in a district that was...
Board:
Primary Grades (K-2)
02-10-2013, 04:06 PM
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8
Parent Volunteers
Posted By
Squirl
Parent Volunteers
I have been tossing around an idea in my head for the last few weeks, and it seems like it would be brilliant - but at the same time it could turn into a complete nightmare. What do you think? Keep...
Board:
Primary Grades (K-2)
02-10-2013, 03:46 PM
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5
Words their Way
Posted By
Squirl
I use it...
with my Firsties. I like it, and the things that the kids learn from word sorts and talking about those sorts can't be replaced by simply "giving" them the information. I have spent the last two...
Board:
Primary Grades (K-2)
02-10-2013, 03:42 PM
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4
Read Aloud Movie Tie in
Posted By
Squirl
I'm with 1956BD
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is a personal fave when it comes to books...
The movie doesn't really coincide very well, and (if I'm not mistaken) there were parts in the movie when I thought...
Board:
Primary Grades (K-2)
02-10-2013, 03:40 PM
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4
New Reading Series
Posted By
Squirl
Scott Foresman/Pearson Reading Street
Oh. My. Gosh! My last district adopted Reading Street, and it was AWFUL!!! I left the district before they adopted the CCSS, so I don't know if it aligns well with that, but the basal itself was...
Board:
Substitute Teachers
02-09-2013, 11:57 PM
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36
This has probably been asked before but...
Posted By
Squirl
Alaska
Subs in my district got $120/day without a state teaching certification and $140/day with a state certification (has to be AK; they don't accept out-of-state certifications... not even for classroom...
Board:
Teachers' Lounge
02-09-2013, 11:05 PM
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4
Coffee Maker recommendations
Posted By
Squirl
I suppose if we were avid coffee drinkers in this...
I suppose if we were avid coffee drinkers in this house, we wouldn't really like the Keurig either. As it is, I sort of love ours. DH only makes coffee "when he thinks about it" and I don't drink...
Board:
Teachers' Lounge
02-09-2013, 10:58 PM
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20
Whoops...I made a young sub?future teacher mad
Posted By
Squirl
This is a tough one...
I definitely think "unfriending" was the way to go for you! Perhaps you could send her a private message in a few days (give her some time to cool down a bit). I was a beginning teacher what feels...
Board:
First Grade
02-06-2013, 08:17 PM
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2
Vowel sounds help
Posted By
Squirl
Same
I tell mine the same thing, and they're pretty good at *reading* the words (some of them do still forget about the silent e when they are reading words, but they know the deal when I point out the...
Board:
Primary Grades (K-2)
02-04-2013, 09:52 PM
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8
lock down drills
Posted By
Squirl
I'm with Hariasa...
I tell mine the truth. I've never said "we have to hide because people kill people" (which I'm sure Hariasa doesn't use those words either), but if they ask, I won't lie to them. We had a lock down...
Board:
Primary Grades (K-2)
02-04-2013, 09:44 PM
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1
Lesson Plans
Posted By
Squirl
Lesson plans?? What are those??? LOL I kid. I am...
Lesson plans?? What are those??? LOL I kid. I am in a district that doesn't really micromanage the lesson plans, though. I write pretty detailed plans that include standards and objectives and...
Board:
Primary Grades (K-2)
02-04-2013, 09:40 PM
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1
anyone hve a free groundhog template?
Posted By
Squirl
I know it doesn't help now...
It does no good now that the day has passed, but I usually toto TPT first for this like this. :)
www.teacherspayteachers.com
Lots of teachers post lots of things - both free and paid. :)
Board:
Teachers' Lounge
02-03-2013, 11:02 PM
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12
Candy Crush
Posted By
Squirl
Second time
So, I started playing about two months ago and got all the way to the part where you had to have FB friends playing in order to advance. I deleted the app because I hate getting game invites - I...
Board:
Teachers' Lounge
02-03-2013, 10:59 PM
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19
At the risk of sounding like an old fuddy duddy...
Posted By
Squirl
Liked it
I, too, liked the show. I did wonder if she was a singer or dancer at first (lol), but I liked the performance and the effects. And having Destiny's Child back together for even just a few brief...
Board:
Teachers' Lounge
02-03-2013, 10:24 PM
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2
Sports
Posted By
Squirl
OH MY GOODNESS!! At least I'm not the only one!!...
OH MY GOODNESS!! At least I'm not the only one!! I'm not even a 49ers fan, but I knew in the first playoff game that the Ravens would win the Super Bowl because the games were fixed for Ray Lewis!!...
Board:
Teachers' Lounge
02-03-2013, 10:14 PM
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18
They made me cry...
Posted By
Squirl
For those that missed it...
The Budweiser commercial. :)
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=o2prAccclXs&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Do2prAccclXs
Board:
Teachers' Lounge
02-03-2013, 06:55 PM
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18
They made me cry...
Posted By
Squirl
Budweiser = my favorite commercial!! Lol
Budweiser = my favorite commercial!! Lol
Board:
First Grade
02-03-2013, 01:26 PM
Replies:
2
Vowel sounds help
Posted By
Squirl
Vowel sounds help
I have a group of kids (first grade) that are having some trouble differentiating between long and short vowel sounds. It's tough, though, because they have shown me that they know the sounds. If I...
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