Today I had the students play a game I call, “Who’s On My Back?” I had the student create a trading card (see previous post) for homework. I had them pull it out and place it on their desk. Those that didn’t do the homework could not participate. I placed little pieces of Scotch tape on […]
Today I returned back to school. It was tough waking up, since I was not used to waking up so early. Today I gave a lecture using my Powerpoint presentation on the Civil War. After the notes, I was going to show a video, but I remembered an old activity that I used to do […]
Hello all, I added some more good advice for new teachers. I found these on a forum that I joined. Check it out here: http://www.successintheclassroom.com/bestadvicefornewteachers.html Still on my vacation, but I’ll be back in the classroom next week. That month just flew by. Once I’m back in school, I’ll be updating the blog more regularly. […]
Hello all, I’m about four days into my vacation. Being a teacher in a year-round school, I get three months off each year, and April is one of my OFF months. Not being in the classroom, I didn’t have anything to discuss in this blog, so I thought I would tell you about an experience […]