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The 2008 - 2009 school calendars are now ready and available for download. Just click on each month, add your text, and print!
http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/printables/forms.htm
Bookmarks for back to school --- includes "Welcome to Our Class" and "Welcome to First Grade (Second Grade, etc.)".
http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/school/back2school.htm (Click on Back to School Links)
Alphabet Book has been added and the alphabet tiles have been revised.
http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/printables/languagearts.htm
Labels: calendars, classroom organization, printables
There is a new page for new teachers who are entering classrooms for the first time. This page organizes all the resources new teachers will need -- New Teacher Page.
On a personal note, my summer reading list has been updated! I am a pretty fast reader so I always have a pile of books on hand when I'm finished reading my current pile. Take a look on the side to see my revised summer reading!
In the fall, there will be a few teachers who will be entering the classroom for the first time in their careers and have already asked me to help them setup and organize their classroom. As I was thinking back on how I used to prepare my own classroom, I remembered a great book I used called Classroom in Photographs. It was a great help to me (since I am a visual learner) to be able to see ways that classrooms could be set up.
In my search, I found a new book published by one of my favorite authors, Debbie Diller. Her book, called Spaces & Places: Designing Classrooms for Literacy, shows teachers how to design their classrooms by using photos and diagrams. Now this is my kind of book! The book has just been released and I ordered my copy. This is a great resource for both new and veteran teachers! Go here to read a sample chapter of this new book!
The following pages have been added to BTC:
- Reading Workshop - A basic overview and description of the Reading Workshop.
- Guided Reading - Information on implementing or revising your guided reading instruction.
- Balanced Literacy Framework page has been updated with more links and resources!
- Units of Study for Reading and Writing Workshop
- Writing Workshop Page
I don't know about you, but I'm am thrilled to finally be on summer vacation!! It has been a hectic year for me working, graduating, and trying to keep the site updated and running.
One of the things I really look forward to is catching up on my reading. A stack of books await me these next few weeks.
For those of you who are interested in doing some summer reading yourself, I've added some recommended books (see side panel). These are books I am currently reading or have read and found enjoyable or helpful. Some are about literacy or education whereas others are for pure enjoyment.
Hope you find something worth reading!
Labels: book list, summer reading
Many have asked about the penpal exchange!
Well, it's now back in a new platform! The Penpal Exchange is available as a forum for a few reasons:
- I was unable to keep up with the sheer number of submissions in the old Penpal Exchange. Now, individual teachers can place their own submissions in grade appropriate forums.
- Others can reply to teachers via the forum without having to give out their email addresses. This protects users from exposing their email to junk mail and other unsolicited emails.
- Teachers can update their information once they have found a class to correspond with, helping keep the Penpal Exchange up to date.
Labels: penpals
The following pages have been updated:
Class Site of the Month
Educational Site of the Month