Each year, most teachers are given a budget and are then to decide what would be some materials that would be beneficial and useful in their classrooms. Sometimes, it is not always so easy to decide or determine what you need. And of course, if you do have a wish[Read more]
Looking for some ideas to help you get organized and stay organized throughout the school year, check out the ideas below. Need more ideas, you can check out the additional links listed below as well. 1. Plan your space. You can use Classroom Architect to do this or hand sketch[Read more]
If you are even slightly interested in going digitial in your classroom, check out the following downloadable samples below of cd covers and labels. They are just templates but they are downloadable in word and editable so you can change them in any way that you like. If you are using templates such[Read more]
Feeling green for the new year, how about digitizing your start of the year paperwork and other important documents/forms that students will need throughout the year. You may get starting by: Creating a list of all paperwork that you give to the[Read more]
Boot Camp: Survival of the Fittest A day filled with trivia questions and physical fitness challenges (PFC). Always great when you can dress the part! Like a boot camp tee shirt and some camouflage… Split the class into groups of four Create two rounds of trivia and two rounds[Read more]
Looking for simpler ways of adding variety to your classroom, try changing up the way things are done with Class Meetings and Student Lessons. Class Meeting Guide for Teachers Purpose of class meetings Class meetings are a way for teachers to allow students to take charge of their learning and environments,[Read more]
Do you love what you do? Are your students engaged at least most of the time? If not, maybe it’s time for a career change or time for you to change your teaching methods. I remember finding myself with a set week of event s in my classroom: Day 1: [Read more]
Now that most, if not all, of you have gotten out for summer vacation and of course have spent your week or more of not doing anything school related, I only felt time to inform you of Just FACS’ newest event: Summer Camp 2012. This summer camp will take place over the[Read more]
