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Learning to Teach
 ... not just for beginners

by Linda Shalaway

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The following is an excerpt from the book:

Line up if you can tell me ...

  1. what you would wish if you had one wish

  2. something people don’t like: being late, sour milk, flies, noise.

  3. something people do like: rainbows, picnics, hugs, good movies...

  4. a safety rule for home or school: don’t play with matches...

  5. a health rule for home or school: cover coughs and sneezes

  6. the name of a television character or show title

  7. the name of a state: Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico...

  8. where your father works, mother’s occupation

  9. the name of a city: New York, Boston, Detroit, Chicago...

  10. the name of a country: Scotland, Canada, India, Italy.

  11. what you would like to be when you grow up: an engineer, a news reporter, a pilot, a movie producer...

  12. your favorite subject in school

  13. your favorite place to visit: the woods, the ocean, the park, the gym.

  14. a book title, author, character, or illustrator

  15. a kind of fruit: banana, plum, grape...

  16. a kind of vegetable: lettuce, beans, corn, cabbage, carrots...

  17. a type of tree: oak, maple, weeping willow, elm, lilac...

  18. a type of flower: rose, tulip, daisy, iris, marigold...

  19. the name of a movie star, singer, or rock group

  20. your favorite cereal: Cocoa Puffs, Rice Krispies, Raisin Bran, Sugar Smacks...

  21. a hobby or collection: gardening, stickers, stamps, dolls, biking, shells.

  22. an animal in the zoo: ostrich, panda, monkey, rattlesnake, polar bear...

  23. an animal on a farm: rooster, goat, pig, cow, hen, duck.,.

  24. where your family went on vacation

  25. the name of a school worker: Mr. Manors, the cook; Ms. May, the principal...

  26. your address, phone number, birthday

 

Line up if you have ...

  1. a tooth missing, two teeth, three, four...

  2. aqua as your favorite color, violet, maroon, peach...

  3. a T-shirt on, short sleeves, long sleeves

  4. a ribbon in your hair, a watch on your left hand, a ring, a necklace...

  5. az’ inyourname,a”b,”an ‘f,”a”q”...

  6. a short vowel in your name, a long vowel

  7. a birthday in January, February, March...

  8. been to the circus, a rodeo, the zoo...

  9. sneakers on, boots, loafers...

  10. two persons in your family, three, four...

  11. a pet dog, cat, bird, fish, turtle, horse.

  12. seen the movie Star Wars, Pinocchio, E. T.

  13. striped socks on, pink socks, brown socks...

  14. taken lessons in dance, judo, swimming, voice, piano, guitar, flute...

  15. visited other states: California, Florida, Texas, Utah, Arizona...

  16. participated in a wedding as a bridesmaid, flower girl, ring bearer...

  17. flown in an airplane, a helicopter, an air balloon, sailed, motorcycled...

  18. gone snow-skiing, water-skiing, snorkeling.

  19. cooked: hotdogs, hamburgers, grilled cheese sandwiches, cookies, cakes...

  20. helped parents mow grass, wash the car, clean the kitchen .

  21. performed in a recital, play, sports activity for an audience...

  22. moved to a new country, state, city, town, neighborhood...

  23. brought back your library books today, yesterday or will bring them back tomorrow

  24. walked to school, ridden the bus, the subway, driven with a parent or friend

  25. been polite to a friend, teacher, parent today

  26. blue eyes, brown, hazel, black...

  27. been to a hospital for tonsils, broken bones or to visit a friend

  28. written a poem, story, song, play...

  29. stood on your head, played tag, skipped rope, hung on the monkey bar, raced...

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Contents of Learning to Teach ... not just for beginners  

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: First things first: first day and before

bulletBefore the beginning
bulletThe first day of school
bulletWhat the veterans say
bulletWords of wisdom
bulletThe intangibles
bulletRead more about it

Chapter 2: Getting organized: classroom organization and management

bulletThe same old routine
bulletPlanning
bulletSeatwork can work
bulletLearning centers
bulletPaperwork, paperwork
bulletA timely topic: time management
bulletDelegate, delegate
bulletManaging your own time
bulletRead more about it

Chapter 3: Best Behaviors

bulletIs your behavior at its best?
bulletWhat do you expect?
bulletThe multi-ability classroom
bulletWhat about discipline?
bulletBehavior problems
bulletSpecific strategies
bulletResolving conflicts
bulletHelping the underachiever
bulletPunishment
bulletShoring up self-esteem
bulletMotivation
bulletAtmosphere counts in classrooms
bulletCooperative learning
bulletRead more about it

Chapter 4: Instructional strategies that work

bulletWhat do they know?
bulletTeaching the lesson
bulletPlan your strategy
bulletKeep them actively engaged
bulletAbility grouping
bulletRead more about it

Chapter 5: Teaching certain subjects

bulletIntegrating subject matters
bulletReading instruction
bulletWriting instruction
bulletPutting it all together
bulletSolving the problem with mathematics
bulletScience instruction
bulletRead more about it

Chapter 6: The home-school connection

bulletCommunication and interpersonal skills
bulletParent conferences
bulletWalk a mile in my shoes: parents in the classroom
bulletPhone home!
bulletThe written word
bulletHomework
bulletRead more about it

Chapter 7: Teacher helping teachers

bulletThe buddy system
bulletWorking and growing together
bulletRead more about it

Chapter 8: Still so much to learn

bulletReflective teaching – think about it
bulletThe search for knowledge
bulletResearching teaching
bulletGetting personal
bulletRead more about it

Index of charts

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