Lighting the Path to Knowledge
With so much dishonesty in our world today, us gals from We Teach So Hard have decided to dedicate this month’s book chat to the subject of honesty. I’m going to share two wonderful read alouds that I came across and I know you’ll love them as much as I do. They’ll be a welcome addition to your classroom…
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Years ago, before the onset of digital technology, an educator’s job basically consisted of teaching academics. Social Skills were learned at home. It was the job of the parents to teach their child to say please and thank you, to respect adults, to treat others the way they would like to be treated, not to talk to strangers and so…
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Most bullies are unhappy and have low self-esteem. They may come from an abusive home, or one where they are left alone most of the time, they.may even be bullied themselves. In any case, they have not learned appropriate behavior and may be acting in this manner for attention from anyone, even the police. The bottom line is, a…
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If you’ve never used read aloud picture books with your middle schoolers, you should consider it. Not only do picture books get a point across, but they’re fun, images are beautiful and they don’t take much time.. You can easily come up with ideas to reinforce what you’ve read. This month, I’m joining my “We Teach So Hard” BFF…
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Picture yourself as a child, it’s the beginning of the school year and you’re attending a new school in a different country. If this isn’t difficult enough, you don’t even speak the same language. Talk about feeling alone and isolated! As teachers, we’ve all had kids in our classes who appear to be loners, they don’t have friends, they…
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Summer vacation is waning, days are numbered, soon your time will no longer be yours and you’ve got the PD blues thinking about those long drawn out workshops you’ll be sitting through when you’d much rather be setting up your room and planning for the new year. Why not plan an unconference with a few of your teaching buds….
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