How do you finish up the school year?
So many things to do on the check off list. In addition to lots of administrative requirements, here are some things I also do before I close the door with a "Yippee...it's summer!" and leave the building.
1. Before the students leave, I have them write a Dear Incoming 6th grade letter. I tell the students to list a couple of tips that they'd like to give the incoming students about my social st ...
Self Contained or Departmentalized Classrooms for 5th and 6th Grade?
For those veteran teachers, you know that the old is often "new" again when it comes to teaching!
When I first started teaching back in(yikes...1973), I started in 5th grade. As a self contained classroom of upper elementary students, I taught science, math, language arts, social studies, reading and even a daily penmanship lesson! The following year, my team "moved up&q ...
In 1923,George Mallory was asked,”Why do you want to climb Mt. Everest?” HIs response, “Because it’s there.” Learn about Mt. Everest, Nepal and the Yeti with this fun and informative webquest! May 29th,2013(60th anniversary of the first successful climb).Nine informative webquestions, Ten activities(and web links),lots of interesting facts and comprehension review,too. Key also included.Addresses several common core standards in social studies and language arts. ...
With more and more responsibilities and testing pressures, current events may be getting pushed into the background in importance. If this is the case, you can place a news story on the board as you are doing attendance, checking homework, etc.(is BELL-RINGER still a term used or am I dating myself?????) and ...
They're coming....After 17 years, cicadas are about to return. From states along the eastern coast, billions and billions of the insects will soon be making an appearance. The cicada,a relative of the katydids and crickets, have been living underneath the ground and are now ready to make an appearance above ground to chirp loudly,find a mate, lay their eggs and...die. Actually, the cicadas that will be showing up are the children of those tha ...
