Friday, December 28, 2012
Practice Your Sight Words!
Here is a great classroom/school link I found with lists of sight words and nonsense words for parents to practice with their children: http://teachercenter.scps.k12.fl.us/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=65677& Follow the link and scroll down to download the pdf versions of the lists to practice at home. Sight words are very important and I will be incorporating them in my classroom lessons to make my students better readers!
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Websites for Teachers
I hope everyone had wonderful holiday experiences! Here are two links to sites that gives a list of sites teachers should be familiar with:
Have fun exploring the links! I know I will!
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Kindergarten Classroom Organization
I have been searching for tips and sites to help me set up my classroom properly. I have found THIS wonderful site that give specific directions and tips on Classroom Organization, Class Management, and Time Management. It is a site I will definitely use and revisit from time to time!
Saturday, December 22, 2012
35 Motivational Quotes
I found a list of 35 Motivational Quotes that I will keep in my classroom as a pick me up if I am ever having a frustrating day! Here are the Quotes from the site:
Quote #1
"The purpose of life is not to win. The purpose of life is to grow and share. When you come to look back on all that you have done in your life, you will get more satisfaction from the pleasure you have brought into other people's lives than you will from the times that you outdid and defeated them." –Rabbi Harold Kushner
Quote #2
"You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have." –Maya Angelou
Quote #3
"If you are going to do anything, you must expect criticism. But it's better to be a doer than a critic. The doer moves; the critic stands still, and is passed by." –Bruce Barton
Quote #4
"Creativity is especially expressed in the ability to make connections, to make associations, to turn things around and express them in a new way." –Tim Hansen
Quote #5
"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." –Martin Luther King, Jr.
Quote #6
“Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm." –Sir Winston Churchill
Quote #7
"It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer." –Albert Einstein
Quote #8
“You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him find it within himself.” –Galileo Galilei
Quote #9
“Other people can stop you temporarily. You’re the only one who can do it permanently.” –Zig Ziglar
Quote #10
“So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable.” –Christopher Reeve
Quote #11
“Start by doing what’s necessary, then what’s possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” –St. Francis of Assisi
Quote #12
"Achievement is not always success, while reputed failure often is. It is honest endeavor, persistent effort to do the best possible under any and all circumstances." –Orison Swett Marden
Quote #13
“The mind is a superb instrument if used rightly. Used wrongly, however, it becomes very destructive.” –Eckhart Tolle
Quote #14
“The highest form of ignorance is when you reject something you don’t know anything about.” –Wayne Dyer
Quote #15
"Stay committed to your decisions; but stay flexible in your approach." –Tony Robbins
Quote #16
“The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind.” –Khalil Gibran
Quote #17
“Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important.” –Bill Gates
Quote #18
“I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.” –John Steinbeck
Quote #19
“The greatest sign of success for a teacher ... is to be able to say, ‘The children are now working as if I did not exist.’” –Maria Montessori
Quote #20
“A teacher affects eternity: he can never tell where his influence stops.” –Henry Adams
Quote #21
The important thing is not so much that every child should be taught, as that every child should be given the wish to learn. –John Lubbock
Quote #22
“Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those the art of living well.” –Aristotle
Quote #23
“There are two kinds of teachers: the kind that fill you with so much quail shot that you can't move, and the kind that just gives you a little prod behind and you jump to the skies.” –Robert Frost
Quote #24
“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.” –William Arthur Ward
Quote #25
“When you study great teachers ... you will learn much more from their caring and hard work than from their style.” –William Glasser
Quote #26
“The Master said, ‘A true teacher is one who, keeping the past alive, is also able to understand the present.’ (Analects 2.11)” –Confucius
Quote #27
“The average teacher explains complexity; the gifted teacher reveals simplicity.” –Robert Brault
Quote #28
“If kids come to us from strong, healthy functioning families, it makes our job easier. If they do not come to us from strong, healthy, functioning families, it makes our job more important.” –Barbara Colorose
Quote #29
“Teaching kids to count is fine, but teaching them what counts is best.” –Bob Talber
Quote #30
“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” –William Butler Yeats
Quote #31
“Teaching is the one profession that creates all other professions.” –Unknown
Quote #32
“Education is not to reform students or amuse them or to make them expert technicians. It is to unsettle their minds, widen their horizons, inflame their intellects, teach them to think straight, if possible.” –Robert M. Hutchins
Quote #33
"Ideal teachers are those who use themselves as bridges over which they invite their students to cross, then having facilitated their crossing, joyfully collapse, encouraging them to create bridges of their own." –Nikos Kazantzakis
Quote #34
"Once children learn how to learn, nothing is going to narrow their mind. The essence of teaching is to make learning contagious, to have one idea spark another." –Marva Collins
Quote #35
"They may forget what you said but they will never forget how you made them feel." –Carol Buchner
Quote #1
"The purpose of life is not to win. The purpose of life is to grow and share. When you come to look back on all that you have done in your life, you will get more satisfaction from the pleasure you have brought into other people's lives than you will from the times that you outdid and defeated them." –Rabbi Harold Kushner
Quote #2
"You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have." –Maya Angelou
Quote #3
"If you are going to do anything, you must expect criticism. But it's better to be a doer than a critic. The doer moves; the critic stands still, and is passed by." –Bruce Barton
Quote #4
"Creativity is especially expressed in the ability to make connections, to make associations, to turn things around and express them in a new way." –Tim Hansen
Quote #5
"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." –Martin Luther King, Jr.
Quote #6
“Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm." –Sir Winston Churchill
Quote #7
"It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer." –Albert Einstein
Quote #8
“You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him find it within himself.” –Galileo Galilei
Quote #9
“Other people can stop you temporarily. You’re the only one who can do it permanently.” –Zig Ziglar
Quote #10
“So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable.” –Christopher Reeve
Quote #11
“Start by doing what’s necessary, then what’s possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” –St. Francis of Assisi
Quote #12
"Achievement is not always success, while reputed failure often is. It is honest endeavor, persistent effort to do the best possible under any and all circumstances." –Orison Swett Marden
Quote #13
“The mind is a superb instrument if used rightly. Used wrongly, however, it becomes very destructive.” –Eckhart Tolle
Quote #14
“The highest form of ignorance is when you reject something you don’t know anything about.” –Wayne Dyer
Quote #15
"Stay committed to your decisions; but stay flexible in your approach." –Tony Robbins
Quote #16
“The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind.” –Khalil Gibran
Quote #17
“Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important.” –Bill Gates
Quote #18
“I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.” –John Steinbeck
Quote #19
“The greatest sign of success for a teacher ... is to be able to say, ‘The children are now working as if I did not exist.’” –Maria Montessori
Quote #20
“A teacher affects eternity: he can never tell where his influence stops.” –Henry Adams
The important thing is not so much that every child should be taught, as that every child should be given the wish to learn. –John Lubbock
Quote #22
“Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those the art of living well.” –Aristotle
Quote #23
“There are two kinds of teachers: the kind that fill you with so much quail shot that you can't move, and the kind that just gives you a little prod behind and you jump to the skies.” –Robert Frost
Quote #24
“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.” –William Arthur Ward
Quote #25
“When you study great teachers ... you will learn much more from their caring and hard work than from their style.” –William Glasser
Quote #26
“The Master said, ‘A true teacher is one who, keeping the past alive, is also able to understand the present.’ (Analects 2.11)” –Confucius
Quote #27
“The average teacher explains complexity; the gifted teacher reveals simplicity.” –Robert Brault
Quote #28
“If kids come to us from strong, healthy functioning families, it makes our job easier. If they do not come to us from strong, healthy, functioning families, it makes our job more important.” –Barbara Colorose
“Teaching kids to count is fine, but teaching them what counts is best.” –Bob Talber
Quote #30
“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” –William Butler Yeats
Quote #31
“Teaching is the one profession that creates all other professions.” –Unknown
Quote #32
“Education is not to reform students or amuse them or to make them expert technicians. It is to unsettle their minds, widen their horizons, inflame their intellects, teach them to think straight, if possible.” –Robert M. Hutchins
Quote #33
"Ideal teachers are those who use themselves as bridges over which they invite their students to cross, then having facilitated their crossing, joyfully collapse, encouraging them to create bridges of their own." –Nikos Kazantzakis
Quote #34
"Once children learn how to learn, nothing is going to narrow their mind. The essence of teaching is to make learning contagious, to have one idea spark another." –Marva Collins
Quote #35
"They may forget what you said but they will never forget how you made them feel." –Carol Buchner
Thursday, December 20, 2012
New Year, New Career, New Blog!
Greetings fellow bloggers and teachers!
I previously created a Student Teaching Blog but I am starting a new blog because I have found my forever home at Thomasville Heights Elementary School! Go Cougars! I will be teaching Kindergarten in January! It will be a new year and a great start to my career! I would like to ask everyone for support this Spring! Please give me any tips or ideas you have about successfully teaching Kindergarten! I hope you will enjoy my posts about my new experiences as much as I will!
My theme for the Spring is: The Garden of Learning.
I think all students should be life-long learners and that it is up to the teacher to help them begin to develop and grow successful habits. Here is a wonderful garden poem that can help show the relationship of the garden of my classroom to the seeds of knowledge.
Promote student learning and they will blossom everyday! Feed their thirst for knowledge and it will never go away! : )
I previously created a Student Teaching Blog but I am starting a new blog because I have found my forever home at Thomasville Heights Elementary School! Go Cougars! I will be teaching Kindergarten in January! It will be a new year and a great start to my career! I would like to ask everyone for support this Spring! Please give me any tips or ideas you have about successfully teaching Kindergarten! I hope you will enjoy my posts about my new experiences as much as I will!
My theme for the Spring is: The Garden of Learning.
I think all students should be life-long learners and that it is up to the teacher to help them begin to develop and grow successful habits. Here is a wonderful garden poem that can help show the relationship of the garden of my classroom to the seeds of knowledge.
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