I have to teach the class how to do something. Everyone does. All my ideas were takin. Playin a simple song to how to skateboard. I have to teach the class lacrosse. So any ideas on any cool things to teach the class. You have to do it alone.
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Well ive been playin lacrosse for 4 years. You should start off with cradiling, the movement in which you move the head of teh stick back and forth to keep the ball in. Then work on pasing and catching. To spice it up throw in a rainbow whihc is when you have the ball in your stickand you move it over your head to avoid defenders. Also work on checking on defense. (When you hit the other oponents stick to get the ball out.)
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You can read them the David books and make up some rules as a class (but have a general idea what you want your rules to be). I think the name of the book is NO, David! and its about a boy who misbehaves in class.
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lol my friend and I were talking about that one day. She said that if a girl wants to have sex she needs to use a dildo. They would help with the teen pregnancy and with all the std's . I said yea but that would be really weird to teach in school. my answer will be no im sorry that would be strange to teach in school.
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If you take the same lesson plan that was devised for older students and simply resolve to spend more time explaining and demonstrating to the younger kids, will that work?  I hate to think there's anything the younger ones can't do, although grant you they won't do it with the polish of the older kids.  Please tell me we are not talking about the idea that safety is a major factor in the difference; having to use blunt-end scissors, no small parts they can swallow, and all that garbage.  A major problem when I was a kid was too boring, so the idea of working on something originally designed for older kids would have thrilled me no end.
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We are one of the most stupid countries on this planet (as evidenced by the questions & answers on this forum). Will you please do your part and actually learn something? Not just the physics required for your class but also, learn the work ethic that is required to finish a project yourself that will keep this nation great?\n\nThanks,\nan American
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SORRY, FELL ASLEEP. BUT MY SON TOLD ME ABOUT IT.\nWISH I SAW IT. AND YES HE SHOULD BE SUSPENDED.\nWHAT ARE WE TEACHING ARE KIDS?\n\nGO PACKERS!!!!
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What are the actual knowledge, skills and attitudes that you expect your students to acquire through this unit?  I suggest that you try to incorporate jumping into the different classes that you teach normally.  You could try having a "Jumping Day" where in Language Arts the students read one of the books below and in math class they measure the distance that they can jump.  In gym class they can jump rope and play hopscotch.  If you've got time for a quick science lesson you can talk about frogs and kangaroos (assuming that fits with the curriculum at your grade level).
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First, decide on the grammar point you want to teach.  The idea here is really to teach a concept, and then give the students a chance to APPLY it ---hence, the game every few minutes.\nSo think of it as teaching the concept, and then playing the game TO REINFORCE THE CONCEPT.  I would leave time at the end of your lesson plan to REVIEW the concepts AND the point of the games to reinforce your theme.  That would pull your lesson together nicely.  The use of skillful questions in your lesson plan is a good way to summarize, and to see if the students learned from your lesson.
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Believe it or not, classmates.com has a place where you can go. If there is not already a group for your class, you can start one yourself. You would be suprised who will repsond.
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Why are you even talking to the school, get your butt to the top of the Board of Ed. You know the saying "the sqeaky tire gets the oil"? If you dont get onto these people, the school will try to push it under a rug. Go to the top and start yelling!!!!!!
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I did a presentation once on how to blow up a balloon.  I had charts, and handed out balloons.  Except for one condom.  Fun class to give
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When my class is getting a little crazy. I don't try to stop everyone, I randomly pick one or two kids that are misbehaving and punish them. This tactic normally scares the crap out of my students and they've gotten better at noticing when I get that crazy look in my eye.
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This happen to me in jr. high.  I told my mom,  she said, " the teacher must of really wanted you to go, maybe there was something you could of learned that now you missed out on. "  Don't worry about the teachers threat.  I did and had a knot in my stomach,  my teacher just wanted the best for me, and thought the old way of do it else would work.  The only misery I have is wondering what I missed out on learning, even if it was a lesson or two.  Every lesson is something to grow on.  So Just ignore your teachers bad method.  Nothing will happen.
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well i played in 6th grade first. just spin the bottle. its not that smart. i ended up doing something that i regret and i heard about it for the rest of my middle school. its might seem fun and appealing but i dont think its worth it. when you get older it no one really does it anymore. good luck. do what feels right.
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Me! I'm in fifth grade! I live in Charleston, West Virginia. I read, skateboard, play tennis, play with my 7 year old brother and I take guitar lessons. I've been taking lessons for about 2 and a half years. I play a lot of sports, but I like soccer the best. I'm not as athletic as I used to be, because my mom and dad took me out to excercise more often then they do now. They are often very busy. So now if I want to excercise, I have to run on our treadmill or play in our backyard. I'm homeschooled, but when I finish all of my stuff, I pretty much just sit around the house and play video games, play with my younger brother, use the computer and read. We don't go out as much as we used to, so I have to excersice on our treadmill. Being homeschooled means you can hang out all day, but you can be lonely sometimes, because all of my friends are nowhere near me. We have a homeschool gym class twice a week at the YMCA with various activities that my friends and I go to. And we go out to see movies together, or play in a park or go to a museum. But even then I get lonely when I'm not with them for a while, so I have to go everywhere with my family. My email address is gintrisoc@yahoo.com
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I too am a chronic procrastinator, and like you, a straight-A student (even through graduate school :) but I do have a story that may scare you a bit. It's the only F I ever got in a total of 20 years of school! I was in 6th grade and lived in a rural community, in a house in the woods. Our assignment was to do a leaf collection with 50 pressed and mounted leaves, scientifically named and categorized. I knew the names of most trees in the area, and was fairly interested in botany, but could care less about doing the project, so I set it aside. On the night before it was due, I wandered through the woods, carelessly plucking leaves, and stacked them into a large encyclopedia to dry a bit. I managed to find 40 different leaves, but they didn't have time to press, so I ironed them (BIG mistake) then ended up gluing them onto typing paper, and writing the scientific names with a marker, and putting them in a folder. It was awful, and I knew it. Other students (like C students!!!) brought in beautiful keepsake-type albums...I sneaked up and slid mine on the bottom. The next day the teacher talked about the projects, and held up mine as a NON-example. I'm sure I was scarlet but no one guessed that shabby work was mine!!! The teacher looked at me with a you-ought-to-be-ashamed-of-yourself stare and my heart sank to the floor. I will never forget that blazing red F on the paper. It was horrible! I never let that happen again!!! Good luck and get it done!!!! :)
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I teach third graders (8-9 year olds). I arrange their individual desks in groups of 4-5 with two people side-by-side- and then two facing them and maybe one on the end.  I select students who are lower to put next to average students and then higher students with average or low students. I give them many opportunities to discuss ideas in partners next to them(elbow partners) and partners across from them (mirror partners). They can also discuss things as a whole group which I allow them to name their table together. I also set up a reading corner.with pillows and books of varying levels. If you have room, you can set up a writing table to publish their writing. It could contain various papers, pre-made blank books, envelopes, markers, crayons, hole punches and zig-zag scissors. I have lots more ideas but hopefully this will help for now...Good Luck!