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We’ve found that teaching your classroom rules and procedures right away at the beginning of the school year will tremendously improve your chances of a…
As a former teacher of high school mathematics, I understand the day-to-day frustrations that any teacher might experience, particularly when trying to teach a subject…
Writing paragraphs in our school’s program means following a specific rubric. We teach the students to use the same format and steps. We follow the…
After meeting with your child’s teacher spend some some time thinking about these ideas listed below to help you decide if you have a great…
Opening your lesson is always important to focus your students for class. And a good wrap up activity is great for summarizing and closing your…
I often wonder if we are exerting too much pressure too soon on young students when they begin attending public school. Hopefully, they were in…
The benefits of classroom reading are many. Children (especially young children) have a natural love of reading. However, we at the middle school often see…
(on an overhead you can print and use) Journal Topics Week 1 Imagine that you are going to be stranded for 6 months on a…
I use a grading system that makes the journals easy to grade. In my class, a full page is given ten points (ten being the…