Teacher Pay

November 24, 2008 in Random

Received from my Principal:
Teachers’ hefty salaries are driving up taxes, and they only work 9 or 10
months a year! It’s time we put things in perspective and pay them for
what they do– baby sit! We can get that for less than minimum wage.
That’s right. Let’s give them $3.00 an hour and only [...]

Winter Wonderland Project Announcement

November 17, 2008 in Projects

The Winter Wonderland Project is now open for registration!
The Winter Wonderland Project is an online project for grades K-3 that includes winter-themed technology activities with reading, writing, and math components. Registration will open on Monday, November 17th. The Project will begin December 1st and end February 29th. Teachers who participate will share student work on [...]

Butterfly Life Cycles & Counting Coins

November 11, 2008 in Projects

I love it when students really enjoy the lessons I’ve planned for them. I’ve had some success recently that I wanted to share.
4th Grade- Butterfly Life Cycles on Kerpoof.com

Our 4th grade Science teacher asked me to plan an activity on animal life cycles. I remembered seeing a lesson plan on Kerpoof for butterflies, so I [...]