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Do You Scaffold?
Sometimes, teachers can fall into the trap of thinking that ESL or Special Education strategies are only necessary for those specific subgroups of our student population. However, the wisest teachers know that these techniques represent just plain old good teaching to help all children meet their learning objectives.
So, if you aren't already in the habit of using various Scaffolding Strategies, now's the time to refamiliarize yourself with these tools that are so crucial to student learning. Scaffolding gives students a context, motivation, or foundation for integrating new information into their minds.
What is your favorite way to introduce your students to new information? Do You Scaffold? originally appeared on About.com Elementary Education on Monday, August 30th, 2010 at 08:51:13. Permalink | Comment | Email this
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Getting to Know Your New Students Through Ice Breaker Activities
Ice breaker activities help you and your students get to know each other at the start of a new school year. When everyone's a little nervous and looking to break the ice, use these simple fun activities to start conversations, uncover surprising commonalities, and generally warm up the new relationships for the coming year together.
One of my favorites is the Human Scavenger Hunt game. I choose to participate alongside my students. How do you help your students relax and get to know each other during the first week of school? Getting to Know Your New Students Through Ice Breaker Activities originally appeared on About.com Elementary Education on Monday, August 23rd, 2010 at 08:40:43. Permalink | Comment | Email this
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In These Tough Times, Teachers Must Ask Parents to Supply the Basics
What school supplies do you ask your students (or, more accurately,their parents) to bring from home? With today's budget crunches, many teachers are in need of more basic supplies than crayons, scissors, and glue sticks. Sometimes they require paper towels, facial tissues, and all-purpose cleaning sprays just to make it through the school year. What a sad state of affairs for our education system.
Help out your fellow teachers by sharing your tips for saving money in the classroom. Thanks! In These Tough Times, Teachers Must Ask Parents to Supply the Basics originally appeared on About.com Elementary Education on Friday, August 20th, 2010 at 00:01:03. Permalink | Comment | Email this
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Birthdays and Kindergarten Enrollment Dates Linked to ADHD Diagnosis Rates
If you teach elementary school, you are certainly familiar with the increasingly high rates of ADHD diagnosis in recent years. Interestingly, a new study links student age (and kindergarten enrollment date) with the diagnosis. Perhaps younger students are not truly deficient in attention, but rather just a little immature still?
What are your thoughts on the issue? Birthdays and Kindergarten Enrollment Dates Linked to ADHD Diagnosis Rates originally appeared on About.com Elementary Education on Wednesday, August 18th, 2010 at 15:32:26. Permalink | Comment | Email this
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Do You Assign Classroom Jobs?
With so many things to do each day in the classroom, why not take advantage of kids' natural desire to help out the teacher? Assign classroom jobs in a deliberate and well-planned manner, and watch your students rise to the occasion while they learn personal responsibility.
I recommend using job applications to assign the various jobs. It helps students take the situation a little more seriously, while giving valuable Language Arts practice in filling out forms for a purpose. Do You Assign Classroom Jobs? originally appeared on About.com Elementary Education on Monday, August 16th, 2010 at 09:23:40. Permalink | Comment | Email this
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