Calling all educators! Dive into a treasure trove of hilarious teacher memes that perfectly encapsulate the ups and downs of teaching life.
ENOUGH.
If you are at the start of your art teaching career, the following inspiring 5 books would be a good start to your art library.
Sometimes a Snapchat can be so witty that letting it go extinct after just 10 seconds of viewing is an affront to humankind. Many of these hilarious snaps demonstrate a strong use of puns.
Wut?
Harness all that chatter into something truly amazing, collaborative conversations. Take your students' talking and turn into academic talk!
Funny, weird and WTF images that will make your day better.
From teachers who wore pyjamas to early lectures, to those who saw the funny side of assignments handed in late, students around the world have shared their comical classroom moments.
True legends of the educational field.
The cat sure thinks so.
What Makes a Parent Love a Teacher ... and it's not what you might think! Read this terrific post by Jennifer Gonzalez to find out what really matters to parents. Be sure to download her free "deep data" chart for organizing your student data!
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"Do I have my wallet?" *Slaps ass loudly* "Yep."
It is so much more than girls jumping. So much more.
Have a chatty class? Do your talkative students get louder and louder during small groups until it feels like chaos? Do they talk when you'r...
*makes sign of the cross*
We're sharing 10 things NOT to do on the first day of school. If you're a teacher wanting a smooth start to the school year, look no further. This post will show you what mistakes to avoid so that you have the best classroom management practices in place from the beginning!
Some of the most iconic roles on film were refused by the A-list.
"How do you kick a ceiling by accident?!"
I don't know, CAN you go to the bathroom?
Sitting on the benches is basically like sitting on a throne. From the brilliant Primary School Problems.
A Montreal high school student has unwittingly started a revolution by refusing to change out of a pair of shorts that high school authorities deemed too short.
A Free Time Poster to print and hang in your classroom. Hang the poster on your math wall or use when teaching about time. Click the picture below to download it and start using it today. Check out more TIME resources below. Are you looking for Elapsed Time? I have some fun and engaging task cards to help learn about elapsed time. This set includes 3 math centers! A total of 48 Task Cards. All Task Cards use 5 minute intervals. Here is a set of 20 worksheets all about time to the nearest 5 minutes. This pack has 5 different types of worksheets. Students tell the time on the clock, students draw the hands on the clock, and students use elapsed time to solve problems. There is also a set of assessment worksheets for a quick quiz on who's telling time. Click the picture on the left to read more about it. Here are 24 task cards to tell time to the nearest minute. This set will surely help your students practice telling time. This pack comes with recording sheets. Use these task cards at a math center or during your small group time. Here's a great resource that practices time and elapsed time. This pack has 32 half sheets all about time! These are perfect for your lesson, homework, classwork, centers, or for exit tickets! Time Bingo! This one comes in 3 different sets. Set one has just to the hour and half-hour. Set two has the hour, half-hour, and quarter-hour. Set three has all times to the nearest 5 minutes. Click on the set you are working on to learn more about Time Bingo! Here is a pack of Blank Calendars and Calendar Questions to ask when learning about the calendar. This pack is great for 1st-3rd grade classrooms. Students will understand how to use the calendar in this neat pack. Click the picture on the left to read more about it. Click the picture on the left to see another blog post about some time telling tips and preview newer resources. Here are some classroom resources you may need while teaching your time unit: Classroom Clock Kit Little Class Clocks Thanks for stopping by today! See you soon,
Througout the animal kingdom, friendships are made that, if you're like me, will fascinate you, read on to learn more about these interspecies friendships.
Nothing cements long-term learning as powerfully as retrieval practice. Learn how to incorporate it into your classroom.
Subscribe to the Teach 4 the Heart Podcast.When I think of teaching, I think of a roller coaster of emotions. There are so many ups and downs, so many great days followed by incredibly challenging ones.But it really is up to us whether we - as a whole - enjoy our time teaching or allow ourselves t
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"How do you kick a ceiling by accident?!"
Can you relate?
How to Write Circular Gallifreyan (Doctor Who): Today We are gonna learn how to do the easiest form of Circular Gallifreyan!
Inside: A collection of funny Spanish jokes for kids. Spanish teachers and parents know that positive emotions or a sense of fun boosts learning. Jokes and chistes are a fun way to learn or celebrate what students can understand. They can be a great brain break and a low-stress chance to do a tiny bit
Teachers today seem to have a better a sense of humor.
It's never the same after the first time.
Museums and art galleries can become an overwhelming experience for the casual visitor. Luckily, some people untangle centuries-old ideas and dumb-down them into language us mortals can understand, too. Previously, we covered museum museum snapchats; now it's time for something else - an array of hilarious art memes. After diving into this list, you might just feel as a highbrow art critic yourself.
I used this with students who were having difficulty remembering which was which and this was a funny and easy thing to post by our writing center. It has helped a lot ...
If you do fewer teacher-directed activities, that means the kids will naturally do more talking, doesn’t it? Not necessarily.
Would you rather questions for kids | Hard would you rather questions. Family game night. Funny would you rather questions.
Student: How's your day? Teacher: Not relevant.
Going on a school trip and being told "you're representing the school."
Aloha friends. I am excited to be participating in this summer's book study Teaching With Intention hosted by The Kindergarten Smorgasboard. This week is Chapter 2 Beliefs and Practices. This weeks hosts are Flying Into First, The Primary Gal and Mrs. Dailey's Classroom. This chapter focuses on our ideal teaching practices and how students learn best. Do you have a personal philosophy on teaching and learning? Being in the classroom for over 20 years I have seen so many changes in education. In college we were taught the holistic approach to teaching. Basals were bashed and we were to use only "real literature". We learned thematic units were the way to integrate all subjects and cover our schools standards. Over the years I have seen the educational pendulum swing in opposite directions and then come right back. No matter what your admin or district throws your way you still need to have personal insight into how students learn best and how to teach them. In this chapter Debbie Miller lists 6 things that guide her in teaching. I whole heartedly agree with this. Your classroom needs to have a set place for everything and students need to know where and how to access materials for learning. I label everything and we work on routines from day 1 to make sure all items have a place and are replaced where they need to go. My walls have lots of posters that we use everyday and throughout the year along with anchor charts and student work. We are such important role models! Students will pick up on our behaviors and emulate them from Day 1. You lead by example. If you focus on the negative so will they! I work really hard at finding the positives in everything. Somedays are easier than others. I am pretty sure we all know this. Some days you wonder why aren't they getting it? If it's not engaging you will lose some of those kiddos. It's definitely hard to have those active and engaging lessons all the time, but it's possible to tweak any lesson to make it more engaging. Just working with a partner can help even the most reluctant learners. This is something that I have worked on in the last few years. I have done centers forever, but it was a lot of work on my part. Once I read The Daily 5 I was hooked on the workshop method for Reading, Writing and Math! It has helped so much and I know my students love it! The following books really helped me to put this all in place. We do this informally almost everyday. You take mental notes all the time on how each child is doing. Sara is always the first one done and Jessica may never finish. But why? It's not necessarily one is smarter than the other. There could just be different motivators for each child. I try to do quick checks each day to see how and why my students are performing the way they are. Bobby never finishes his work independently. Is the work too hard? How can I help and adjust my teaching strategies to get him to finish independently. This chapter continues on with putting your beliefs into your teaching practices and reflecting on them. Debbie suggests writing them down. Believe me this is so helpful! I started this blog 3 years ago and it has helped me to reflect so much on my teaching practices. I go back and reread many of my posts and it inspires me to do more and keep learning. Sharing ideas with others and reading other blogs has also helped me to reflect and improve. In her final statements of this chapter Debbie mentions district mandates. I hear complaints from so many teachers of how they can't teach the way they want because of what has been mandated. This can really be hard and frustrating. I love what she says " Take the high road. Don't let them defeat you. Do what you have to do; in the end no one can mandate how you feel about children." How are you liking the book so far? Next week is Chapter 3 Environment, Environment, Environment! I will be hosting and I am really looking forward to sharing! See you then.
We all fall into one of nine learning styles. Which one is your strongest?
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About The Quantum and the Lotus Matthieu Ricard trained as a molecular biologist, working in the lab of a Nobel prize—winning scientist, but when he read some Buddhist philosophy, he became drawn to Buddhism. Eventually he left his life in science to study with Tibetan teachers, and he is now a Buddhist monk and translator for the Dalai Lama, living in the Shechen monastery near Kathmandu in Nepal. Trinh Thuan was born into a Buddhist family in Vietnam but became intrigued by the explosion of discoveries in astronomy during the 1960s. He made his way to the prestigious California Institute of Technology to study with some of the biggest names in the field and is now an acclaimed astrophysicist and specialist on how the galaxies formed. When Matthieu Ricard and Trinh Thuan met at an academic conference in the summer of 1997, they began discussing the many remarkable connections between the teachings of Buddhism and the findings of recent science. That conversation grew into an astonishing correspondence exploring a series of fascinating questions. Did the universe have a beginning? Or is our universe one in a series of infinite universes with no end and no beginning? Is the concept of a beginning of time fundamentally flawed? Might our perception of time in fact be an illusion, a phenomenon created in our brains that has no ultimate reality? Is the stunning fine-tuning of the universe, which has produced just the right conditions for life to evolve, a sign that a “principle of creation” is at work in our world? If such a principle of creation undergirds the workings of the universe, what does that tell us about whether or not there is a divine Creator? How does the radical interpretation of reality offered by quantum physics conform to and yet differ from the Buddhist conception of reality? What is consciousness and how did it evolve? Can consciousness exist apart from a brain generating it? The stimulating journey of discovery the authors traveled in their discussions is re-created beautifully in The Quantum and the Lotus , written in the style of a lively dialogue between friends. Both the fundamental teachings of Buddhism and the discoveries of contemporary science are introduced with great clarity, and the reader will be profoundly impressed by the many correspondences between the two streams of thought and revelation. Through the course of their dialogue, the authors reach a remarkable meeting of minds, ultimately offering a vital new understanding of the many ways in which science and Buddhism confirm and complement each other and of the ways in which, as Matthieu Ricard writes, “knowledge of our spirits and knowledge of the world are mutually enlightening and empowering.” “ The Quantum and the Lotus is a mind-expanding, eye-opening exploration of the exciting parallels between cutting-edge thinking in physics and Buddhism–a scintillating conversation any thinking person would delight in overhearing.” —Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence “ The Quantum and the Lotus is the rich and inspiring result of a deeply interesting dialogue between Western science and Buddhist philosophy. This remarkable book will contribute greatly to a better understanding of the true nature of our world and the way we live our lives.” —His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Is there a way to keep kids from eye rolling, teeth sucking, and muttering under their breath every time you give a direction?
LET'S REMEMBER.
