Support

My posts have been slim to none because I have been adjusting myself to all of the life changes I am going through.  I am so very grateful to have a job!  I love my class so much and I am very happy to say that I have a full time para!  She has helped me so much throughout this entire process.  We are both learning since I am a first year teacher and she just joined the public education system.  I am blessed because she has been supportive, open-minded, and loves to learn!  She is a great help in my behavior challenged classroom.  She works with my students everyday and does not question when she should step in.  She supports them and I think they are learning more because she is there.  The point of this post, is that teachers should utilize their paras and provide them with direction so they can help in your classroom.  They are there to help and they will help!  :)  Paras need the same support and direction teachers get.  Where teachers have lesson plans to guide them....the paras need teachers to guide them.  This teamwork has been wonderful and I am learning how to collaborate more and more every step of the way!  Thank you Mrs.Gilbert!

My Top Ten

Top Ten Sites I use in/for my classroom:
1. Have Fun Teaching (Videos can be found on YouTube)
2. pbskids.org  (Educational games/videos and interactive SmartBoard games)
3. Starfall.com (The kids love playing the reading games!)
4. wegivebooks.org (Free online books that the kids can SEE while I read out loud.)
5. brainpopjr.com (LOVE THIS SITE!  Videos and quizzes for almost every topic.)
6. unitedstreaming.org (educational videos)
7. TeachersPayTeachers (Free Resources for lessons)
8. PrometheanPlanet (Free FlipCharts for lessons)
9. pIntrest (Educational pins and ideas for the class)
10. Teacher'sNotebook (Free Resources for lessons)

School YouTube Channel

Take a few minutes to look at our school YouTube Channel.  Support Thomasville Heights Elementary!