Monthly Archives: January 2010
Using “Hangman” to teach writing…creatively!
Comment on this post and you could win a $20 School Box Gift Certificate this month! Getting your kids excited about writing by Sandra Jacoby I have been extremely lucky this year in that I have a classroom full of … Continue reading
Filed under Academic Success, Assessments, Motivation, Teaching, Writing
Your First Year: What you need to know in the primary grades.
adapted from advice by Sandra Jacoby Comment on this post and be entered to win one of several $20 School Box gift cards this month!! Your first year as a teacher can be crazy. Scratch that. It will be crazy. … Continue reading
Filed under Academic Success, Behavior Management, Classroom Community
Make Your Classroom Pop!
Comment on this post below, and you could win one of several $20 School Box gift cards this month! by Sandra Jacoby From the very beginning of the school year, students are watching your every move and your classroom’s every … Continue reading
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Filed under Behavior Management, Classroom Community
An Ocean of Discovery
Comment on this post below, and you could win one of several $20 School Box gift cards this month! By Sandra Jacoby At some point in every primary level classroom, an ocean creature is going to float across the minds … Continue reading
Start the New Year with a Bang! Games and Activities to Inspire and Excite
Write a little comment on this post, and you could win one of several $20 School Box gift cards this month! By Sandra Jacoby The presents have been opened, fireworks have welcomed the new year and kids have gotten used … Continue reading
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Benefits and Tips for Making Children WANT to Read
by Melissa Nelson Literacy Coordinator, North Cobb Christian School We all know that reading is the foundation of a successful education. Moreover, reading ability, like exercise, is improved through repetition. Helping your child learn to love reading is the key … Continue reading
Filed under Motivation, Parenting, Reading
Teachable Moments…in the Tub!
Comment on this post and be entered to win one of several $20 School Box gift cards this month! Wanna know a great place to teach your young child? In the bathtub! Talk about a captive audience…it’s perfect! Recently, my … Continue reading
Filed under Motivation, Parenting, Writing
