Posted by Chip on September 24, 2008
Over the years, I’ve come to call this time of year in school “the honeymoon period.” For better or worse (pun intended), children and teachers tend to be on their best behavior as they navigate the waters of their new learning community together. Everything in the classroom is fresh and new, from materials and books [...]
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Posted by Chip on August 26, 2008
As parents and as teachers, we’re especially aware as a new school year starts of the importance of the teacher-student relationship. It’s at the forefront of our children’s minds, too: ”Who will be my new teacher?” they ask. “Will my teacher be strict? Will she like me?”
How shall we answer these questions? Or, more importantly, how [...]
Categories: Building Relationships with Children, The School Year |
Tags: challenging children intellectually, cognitive bonding, getting ready for school, knowing the children we teach, start of the school year, The School Year | 6 Comments »
Posted by Chip on August 21, 2008
As you ready your child for the first day of school this year, your thoughts naturally turn to all the things you hope for and worry about with regard to this particular precious and wondrous mystery you wake up most mornings and tuck into bed many a night. Maybe you make a list, at least [...]
Categories: Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum, The Responsive Classroom® approach, The School Year |
Tags: back to school, Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum, first day of school, start of the school year, the Responsive Classroom approach, The School Year | 3 Comments »
Posted by Chip on August 4, 2008
Truth of the matter is, we Americans have too much stuff. Look around at home and school—it’s hard to keep it all organized! There’s never enough storage space, and we’re not very good at giving or throwing away things we might just need some day. But summertime offers a great opportunity for tag sales—a terrific [...]
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Tags: classroom organization, Last Lecture, Randy Pausch, start of the school year, Yardsticks | Post a Comment »
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