Tired of asking ‘What did you do at school today?’ and getting a shrug? Consider using these activities at home to delve into what happened at school in a more creative way. (You can also participate by sharing your details or answers!) (1) Play ABC’s about Your Day Start by offering your “a” word, then… Read More »
Your brain is amazing! Check out these facts based on ideas from one of my favorite online sites www.biglifejournal.com The brain is always changing. There are about 100,000,000,000 neurons in the brain (same as the number of stars in the Milky Way). The brain produces enough electricity to power a light bulb. The brain grows… Read More »
Now’s a great time to play a few math-themed games to relight a spark in math skills. Check out my Pinterest pages (https://www.pinterest.com/annaeger/boards) and my Teachers Pay Teachers account (https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Paddy-Eger-Strategies-For-Educating-America)as well as my website http://www.paddyeger.com for tons of math games at a variety of skill levels. NOTE: The teachersnotebook.com site is closing Sept. 14th forever so… Read More »
Recently I ran across a list of silly rhymes worth sharing. They are the beginning of a never-ending list kids could add onto and create their own silly rhymes of ways to say good-bye. Enjoy a smile, crocodile! See you later…Alligator Adieu…Cockatoo After while…Crocodile Better swish…Jellyfish Got to dash… Succotash Chop, chop…Lollipop In an hour…Sunflower… Read More »
Day after day, week after week, month after month, you give our children everything you have to give. Enjoy these words of praise for what you do: I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework. ~Lily Tomlin as “Edith Ann” A teacher’s job is to take a… Read More »
Each year comes faster and faster. Even as time has sped up, I have one memory from several decades ago to share with you. Balloons in the Trees As I think back, some birthday parties stand out while other recollections are barely images; some have no sound or color. One that recently floated into… Read More »
As 2017 draws to a close, let’s look at ways to improve our time spent volunteering in classrooms. Ask yourself, “Am I setting a good example for students?” Are you a 1 or a 2? (1) Do you pay attention to directions given by the teacher or (2) are you having side conversations with students… Read More »
As 2017 draws to a close, let’s look at ways to improve our time spent volunteering in classrooms. So, what does active listening look like? Meet students at their eye level. Listen to their comments or questions. Try to understand what they want/need from you. Attempt to have them tell you what they already know… Read More »
This school year I plan to continue my ideas for classrooms but will also share single themes across a month of blogs: working with vocabulary, volunteer ideas, etc. That will allow me to KISS (Keep it (my blogs) Short’n Sweet). As always feel free to send me your concerns, questions, ideas, and great educational finds… Read More »
That’s cursive not cursing, although some people are doing a bit of cursing about the demise of cursive writing. When I taught third grade, I enjoyed teaching cursive. Each day we spent about 20 minutes working on it. We worked from the most basic hand movements (i, l, e, t ) into more elaborate ones… Read More »