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Friday, December 11, 2009. More Adventures of the New Substitute. Adventures of the New Substitute-continued. Last week I subbed for a 1st grade class and learned something very valuable. I CANNOT TEACH 1st GRADERS! The Teachers Funeral by Richard Peck. How does this decision effect Russell and Lloyd? Wednesday, December 9, 2009. Twilight-New Moon by Stephanie Meyer. I read a 600 page book in 3 days. Do Bella and Edward get back together? I would li.
Friday, December 11, 2009. That means benchmark is fast approaching! I guess that this will be an end to my blogging for now-I have enjoyed keeping up with you guys and thanks for sharing your classrooms and ideas with me. I hope that everyone has a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Monday, December 7, 2009. Above are a few pictures of my class today as they watched the Magic School Bus studying the water cycle-they loved this! .
Saturday, December 5, 2009. One even brought in a cake in the shape of a book decorated with icing. This was a GREAT idea! Thursday, December 3, 2009. I was hoping that this horrible schedule of mine would be only for a year. Looks like it will carry on next year. Literacy AND Math for two different grades are killing me! Tuesday, December 1, 2009. How is everyone else? .
I do not live where I teach. I have a husband who is teaching an hour from where we live. A book written by a local poet. Wednesday, December 9, 2009. Ghosts I Have Been - By Richard Peck. Blossom Culp and Alexander Armsworth were on another outer world adventure. This time on a transatlantic voyage to see the Queen. Breaking All The Rules - by William Shrum.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009. Well, this will be my last blog post for the semseter. I hope you all enjoy your Christmas holidays! Monday, November 30, 2009. Well, the turkeys are down and the Christmas tree is up. What a whirlwind! Thursday, November 19, 2009.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009. Now that I know what a blog is, I may use one in my own classroom to facilitate student communication and participation. Sunday, November 29, 2009.
Sunday, December 6, 2009. I had my first conference with a parent on November 30. It concerned a students that has need a discipline. Monday, November 16, 2009. Sunday, October 25, 2009. Around the the World is a game which two students are given a math problem and whoever answers with the correct answer first wins. I like to play this game with the classroom split into two teams and the winning team is award a prize. Tuesday, October 13, 2009.
Sunday, December 6, 2009. Teaching language to 6 th. Graders can be a bit of a challenge. It is something that most kids do not have a passion for and often find it boring. One of my students asked me the other day why we had to have language. He thought that everyone should be able to write or talk anyway they wanted to. I explained to him that using proper English.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009. Sunday, December 6, 2009. Around here, people shoot guns into the air for Independence Day and New Years. Where does the bullet land though? A bullet that was shot in the air, comes back to the ground. Birthday, which is also the July 4 th. Michael world slowly begins to deteriorate.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009. Well guys, this semester is finally over. I have enjoyed keeping up with everyone through your blogs. I regret not being able to communicate. With the group I was in class with this past summer. I hope everyone is doing well! I want to wish everyone a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.