David, a successful veteran teacher relatively new to teaching with C.I. writes: Bryce, I am frustrated by the fact that I enter every semester with the good intentions of doing CI. I start, and then I get frustrated as I don't see the results and don't feel skilled enough [...]
SONGS FOR CINCO DE MAYO This is a set of 11 traditional Mexican songs—lasting favorites that will not go out of style in 2 weeks. The songs are in Spanish, with English translations and colorful graphics, and there are historical and cultural notes in English for each song. You [...]
Here are some more PAT activities shared by Diane Volzer: Hangman Around the World Sr. Wooly lyric game contest (if you can reserve computer lab and don't mind the noise! I did this is pairs in a small class.) Charades Simon Says (works for the first few weeks of [...]
Here are some more PAT activites that my students have enjoyed: . Quiet Partner Games with Numbers are just simple paper activities I have on hand for the PAT days when I am tired or just need some quiet time. --"Battleship" type game--Make your own grid with numbers on one axis and letters on [...]
I mentioned PAT a few days ago and have been getting some requests for examples. . The idea of Preferred Activity Time as a positive consequence for desirable class behavior comes from Fred Jones' book "Tools for Teaching"". On his web site he has many ideas, and you may want [...]
In many school districts there is a big push to be sure that all students have their basic math skills down and the classroom teachers in all other content areas are asked to help. Apparently many students do not have their times tables down pat and this is affecting [...]