What read aloud books do you guys use for 5th graders?

How Can You Make IEP Students Successful in Your Classroom?

Even though you may not have a degree in special education, it is likely that you will have students in your classroom that have an IEP. These students can be just as apprehensive as you might be. As their teacher, you have the power to turn this apprehension into something positive. What can you do to make their year successful? Here are a few tips:

Work with the special education team for ideas and strategies.

Get to know them and find out their strengths. Utilize these strengths as you are working with them.

Break things down into smaller chunks – this will help to make things more manageable and provide steps of successful tasks. The more success they have- the more confident they will become.

Working with students who have learning needs can often be challenging. Be aware of your body language and your voice – this might influence the other students’ attitude toward them. You want all your students to feel that each one brings something unique and special to the classroom.

Celebrate each success your students have, no matter how small they are. There is no better feeling than seeing the joy of their accomplishments.

What ideas can you add to this list?

What are your favorite back to school read alouds or picture books for elementary students?

What are the first science topics or units you teach in the new school year?

Does your district operate on a schedule where you attend less than 5 days a week - i.e. 4 day school week? If so, what are the benefits for your school - community? If not, how would that benefit your school - community?

Does your district operate under a modified calendar? What is your start and end date? What would your ideal school year calendar look like?

Our second grade team is starting with different types of graphs. What resources or read alouds would you recommend for them?

Chemistry is too hard for elementary...or is it? Use this lesson to teach your students more about endothermic and exothermic reactions while they learn the basics of chemistry.

Does anyone have a good resource for science experiments or simulations that allow students to interact with content and data simultaneously?

Not a question per se, but I wanted to share a book I’m reading this year that I think is a struggle for all teachers in the area of mathematics instruction.
“Underestimated and over- scaffolded” is what stood out to me and mostly because I know that I am guilty of both as a teacher.
Has anyone read this book?

What are some AI tools to use in a K-4 classroom and how do you use them?

What are some things you do at the start of the school year to build relationships with students?

What are some of your most effective methods for building a positive classroom community?

How do you manage difficult parents that seem to blame teachers for their child's behavior and absences?

When setting up and cleaning out spaces in your classroom, how do you decide what stays and what goes?

How do your students get to play? Here’s a peek at how my Kinders get to play!

How do you set up your classroom? How do these decisions influence and prioritize learning?

What are some classroom management rituals or practices that you start at the beginning of the year?

What happens when science experiments don’t go exactly as planned? How do you improvise?

What are some of your favorite places to find warm-up questions or problems of the day for math? I had a friend just recommend this site to me and it's awesome! https://www.wouldyourathermath.com I'm looking for more great ideas!