Back+to+School

==Without understanding and addressing the social context we are likely to simply keep changing the academic content over and over without seeing the desired result.[|—Chip Wood]==

Back to School is Here!!!!!
School prep schedule 2011-2012

Common Core Standards: [|common core standards]
>> ==[|Puzzle master]== > ===[|The Way To Start the Day]=== > == == > == ==
 * 1) =Responsive Classroom: [|home site__]=
 * 2) =Morning Meeting:=
 * ===[|Morning Meeting activities]===
 * Try putting all kids names in for one puzzle or the names of all the teachers/ staff in another. Make one with sort words or vocabulary content words to introduce or motivate. Kids love it.
 * ==[|Tons of activities]==
 * 1) =Management/ routines=
 * ==** School Chant **==
 * ==9-11 curriculum : [|9-11 Curriculum][|9-11 Timeline]==

Books to read to support the subject of 9-11:

 * __** 14 Cows for America by Thomas Gonzalez, **__** "Fireboat" by Maria Kalman, The Little Chapel That Stood by A.B Curtiss **
 * ==[|Ice breakers][[file:Ice breakers]]==
 * ==Setting up the classroom: computer drag and make classroom[|: arranging your classroom]==

Helpful sites for ideas

[|A to Z stuff for Teachers]
=[|scholastic Back to School]= =[|Back to School Lesson Page]=