Welcome to K-3 Teacher Resources Tips & Updates Newsletter No. 13 July 2008
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*Welcome
*Monthly Teaching Tips Winner - 'Class Daily Schedule'
*Ways to Keep Track of 'What's New'
*Teaching Tip - Alternative Homework Ideas
*New Resources
*Resources Coming Soon *Welcome..
Welcome BACK TO SCHOOL - Both overseas and in Aussie. June has again been a 'mega' month - thanks for all of your wonderful input via our NEW TEACHERS ZONE (NOW AT 108 MEMBERS) and our TEACHING IDEAS DIRECTORY - You are all wonderful and we all look forward to more ideas sharing this month. We still continue to receive many requests for resources each month - thank you. We do our best to accommodate these and place all of your ideas in our resource bank. Some we can put together for you straight away, however the larger ones take some time. Please note that these all take time to work through - and we will always endeavour to do our best in the time we have - Thanks! Please let us know if there is any way we can help you further..... Here's to a wonderfully resourceful August (ahhhhhhhhh it is August already)....... CHARITY UPDATE - WE HAVE RAISED $50 SO FAR AND RISING - KEEP THOSE TEACHING IDEAS COMING - THANK YOU THAT IS GREAT! Teachers Zone Update...We now have 108 Zonees with some fabulous blogs being created and ideas being thrown around - come join in..... Membership upgrade or renewal Contact Me with more suggestions and ideas Member Access- Free Members, and Full Access Members
*Monthly Winner - Teaching Tips Contribution.. Congratulations to Annie, Aust. who has won a free year of Membership to our Site. Thank you Annie for submitting a very informative rundown of your 'Class Daily Schedule'. I am sure this will help many Teachers. You can view this winning idea here and leave comments for Annie also. Let's Share - Read other great ideas, contribute your ideas and be in the running to have your Great Teaching Idea in our next Newsletter, as well as your next Year's Membership for Free. QUESTION OF THE MONTH - has been so popular - we now have QUESTION OF THE WEEK - Past month's questions... 1 August 2008 - ****Do you assign homework in your K-3 classroom? Please share your views on homework and how you assign it. 25 July 2008 - A Typical Day ! - Please share with us - a rundown of one of your 'typical days' at school or homeschool. Don't forget to state your year level. 18 July 2008 - Are you planning to do any activities related to the Olympic Games? Please share your thoughts, activities and ideas with us all... 11 July 2008 - Do you have some Great Classroom Storage Tips? Please share them and view others HERE RECOMMEND A 'QUESTION OF THE WEEK'
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*Ways to Keep Track of 'What's New'
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*Teaching Tip Time... Alternative Homework Ideas... Homework is always a very sensitive subject in K-3. There are positive and negative aspects to both sides of the homework debate. I personally believe that a small amount of homework can help prepare children for the more challenging homework tasks of future school years. It can also help to open up lines of communication between home and school. Again, I think common sense prevails here - homework does not need to be over the top at this age. I found this website recently which in my opinion is absolutely brilliant for alternative homework ideas for K-3. http://www.teachersnetwork.org/dcs/homeworkhotline/intro/directory.htm These weekly homework projects are both interesting and educational. This is definitely what I would be using in K-3. Would love to hear your views.... DO YOU HAVE MORE GREAT HOMEWORK IDEAS? - PLEASE SHARE THEM HERE
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*New Resource Additions to Membership... Classroom Themes ** Transport Theme Words
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** Circus Theme Words    Alphabet Printables ** Alphabet Fish Puzzles / Display Charts includes blank fish outline   Blank fish outline is a Free Download Reading Activities **Fairy Tale Story Sequencing Pictures The Gingerbread Man
Little Red Riding Hood
Three Little Pigs    Three Little Pigs is a Free Download
Concept Books **This Funny Clown...18 different pages Both A3 and A4 sizes, Coloured and Black and White   
*Resources Coming Soon.... Clock outline Words associated with writing genres - procedures, invitations, letters etc. Nursery Rhymes - 'Cobbler, Cobbler' Focus on adding black and white pages to all concept books...
Till next time - Take Care..... Donna PS ****(DON'T FORGET WITH ALL OF OUR PRINTABLES YOU CAN PRINT THEM ANY SIZE USING THE PAGE ADJUSTMENTS ON YOUR PRINTER - THIS PROVIDES SO MUCH SCOPE FOR SO MANY USES OF ALL OUR PRINTABLES - make them smaller and black and white - ideal for individual student copies as well.)**** Membership upgrade or renewal Contact Me Member Access- Free Members, and Full Access Members
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