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Teachers Must Grow with The Class

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There is no set way to teach a group of children. Each teacher has to develop their own style and technique for teaching. Teachers also have to develop their own strategies for classroom management. Each year the group of children is different. Teachers must adjust to the new personalities that have arrived in their class. They must also adjust to meet the academic needs of the group. However teachers do not only need to be flexible from year to year but also from month to month and from stage to stage. Children change as they develop more skills and mature. … Continue reading →

Tips for New Students

Every now and then I like to offer a teacher tip for new teachers or just an idea for veteran teachers. Many of you teachers out there probably already do this. However, I am not the most organized when it comes to paper work and filing. In some of the past articles, I had discussed how it can be difficult on teachers to receive a new student. Not because they do not want the child or that the child is bad. It can be difficult because the routines must be taught again and new materials must be created. Yesterday I … Continue reading →

Teachers, Be Honest with Parents

In the last eight years I have worked at, been in contact with, or had teacher friends at several different schools. I have observed and researched many different teaching styles and teacher personalities. I have seen teachers who are less than social and personable and I have observed teachers who are all out almost obnoxious. There are teachers who are very approachable for students and parents and then there are teachers who I do not even dare to approach! I suppose the one thing about some teachers that bothers me the most is the sugar coating and telling parents what … Continue reading →

Effective Teachers Evaluate Themselves

Every so often I like to write to my readers who are teachers. I consider myself a pretty creative person. I love to write all different types of genre and do arts and crafts. Therefore, I do personally create a lot of activities and games for my classroom. However, I love to steal from others too. I watch, observe, and read for new ideas. I then take these ideas and adapt them to match my personality and the needs of my students. I hope that by writing ideas and thoughts aimed at other teachers, I can too aide them in … Continue reading →

Teachers Taking Off from work

In my county, teachers receive two personal days a year. These days may be taken for any reason that the teacher desires. Teachers also receive one sick day each month. Those days would give the teacher ten sick days each school year. If the days are not used within the school year, they roll over to the next year. If the personal days are not used, they turn into sick days and roll over to the next year. Teachers in my county also receive breaks throughout the school year. We have a break in the fall and a break in … Continue reading →

Tips for Teachers: More Ideas for Lunch Choices

In my last Tips for Teachers article, I began offering advice on how teachers can turn over the responsibility of making a lunch choice to the students. I first described how I use a chart type lunch choice system. For upper grades, the choices can be written. In lower grades the teacher can announce the choices or use picture cards. In other classes, I have seen teachers decorate cans (such as coffee cans). Each child has a stick with their name on it. The children place the stick in the can titled with their choice for the day. I have … Continue reading →

Tips for Teachers: Lunch Choices

Earlier I began a new section in education at Families.com. This section is titled Tips for Teachers. In this section I have been offering advice for teachers based on my own experience and the experience of others. I have found throughout the years that the more responsibility the teacher can place on the students the faster and easier tasks can be accomplished. Such tasks that come to mind when I think of handing over some duties to the students include morning routines. Most schools require teachers to collect money, take attendance, and record a lunch count for the day. These … Continue reading →

When Teachers are Moms

Being a teacher can have many pros and cons. I love my job and would not trade with anyone else in the world (however I would trade salaries with a few people!) One aspect of being a teacher that many moms must learn to overcome is that fact that children are a constant part of your life. While it is very important for moms and teachers to love and enjoy children, the time spent with children each day can get overwhelming. Teachers have very little time away from their students each day. They usually get a thirty-minute lunch break and … Continue reading →

Tips for Teachers: Be Honest

A few articles age I introduced my new addition to education at Families.com. This addition I named Tips for Teachers. Over the past few weeks I have occasionally offered tips for teachers. My tips come from experience and observation in the classroom. Some tips I have learned the hard way, from experience. This is one of those tips. As a teacher, always be as honest with the students as possible. Never say something thinking that it will pacify them for the time and that they will forget about what you said. Students are very clever. They can tell when you … Continue reading →

Tips for Teachers: Pencils

Today, I would like to add another selection to my Tips for Teachers section. This tip comes from my personal experience in first grade and kindergarten. Primary grade teachers need as few distractions and complications as possible when it comes to teaching the children. Young children have shorter attention spans and do not need help getting off task. Therefore I choose not to allow my students to carry out particular activities that take away their attention and time from class. One such activity is sharpening pencils. Young students are completely fascinated by pencil sharpeners. They will spend a great amount … Continue reading →