I wanted to try to represent the simple act of cleaning my desk in just ONE layout today. Here's what I created to show that: CLEAN DESK = HAPPY TEACHER Make a Smilebox postcard
Category: organization
Stacey’s Slice of Life Story for 4/1/08
It wasn't on the side table. It wasn't on my desk. It wasn't on the storage shelf. It wasn't anywhere that it should be. WHERE ON EARTH WAS MY WILSON CURSIVE KIT!?!!? I wondered. I scheduled my kids' first day of cursive writing instruction for tomorrow afternoon and I couldn't find the box that contained… Continue reading Stacey’s Slice of Life Story for 4/1/08
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Stacey’s Slice of Life Story: Day #25
SOLS 032508 Originally uploaded by teachergal My SOLS was inspired by two of my students today. I'm happy to report that our afternoon with our new desk arrangement went well. Should be interesting to see if how long this lasts. (Hopefully longer than the banquet tables did.)
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Literary Essays
I started thinking about the next unit of study, Literary Essays, that I'm going to teach in March (even though my students are only half-way through their fiction unit of study). Therefore, I spent some time creating my students' collection folders yesterday. Here's a peek at what they look like: Materials I needed to create… Continue reading Literary Essays
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Discovery from a Weekend Writer’s Notebook Assessment
Reminder for a Student Writer Originally uploaded by teachergal I recently changed-up my Weekend Writer's Notebook Assessments. One question I ask, now, is "How can I help you as a writer?" I noticed that one of my kids said, "You can remind me to bring home my writer's notebook. I seem to be forgetting it… Continue reading Discovery from a Weekend Writer’s Notebook Assessment
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Why am I writing this over and over again?
After hearing about Janet Angelillo's new book from Ruth, I went online and started reading the sample chapter. I started thinking about the fact that each and every day I write down what the kids need to bring to the minilesson on the board. Granted, there are changes to the list daily, but most of… Continue reading Why am I writing this over and over again?
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organization help.
I happened across this website today. It offers many tips and ideas to help tackle all of your organization dilemmas. Check it out! Life Organizers.com
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Getting Organized for a “Report” Writing
Th entire fourth grade is going to be doing a report writing within science class (separate from our Writing Workshop). (It's not actually a report since the final form will be an illustrated 10 page non-fiction picture book.) They're also reading nonfiction books about the Solar System in Science Class. Hence, we needed to teach… Continue reading Getting Organized for a “Report” Writing
