Teacher's Lounge Radio Episode 20

Thank you for checking out episode 20. Enjoy!



Teaching Book
Teaching Outside the Box: How to Grab Your Students By Their Brains by LouAnne Johnson

Teaching Tune
The Presidents Song by The Broadway Kids

Website of the Week
Jupiter Grades

Language Strategy
4 Corners: for some more great ideas on how to use this strategy check out the West Virginia Department of Education Website.

Uncommon Uses for Common Things
Letter Baggies: check out lots of pictures on Pintrest of this idea.

Teacher's Lounge Radio Episode 19

Hello everyone!  I'm so happy to bring back Teacher's Lounge Radio after a rather long winter break!  Thank you so much for tuning in.

Uncommon Uses for Common Things
Paint chips make great tools for the classroom.  Here are a couple ideas

Vocabulary lesson teaching shades of meaning or synonyms

Contraction flash cards

Book of the Week
The Daily Five by Gail Boushey and Joan Moser

Song of the Week
Listen and Move by Greg and Steve on the album "We All Live Together Volume 2"

GATE Guru
The icon this week was for Language of the Discipline

Website of the Week
Check out Class Dojo

Upcoming Episodes

We are well into December and the rush to squeeze everything in before break has begun in our classrooms. Teacher's Lounge Radio is taking a break for these upcoming holidays.  I am looking forward to getting new episodes ready for the new year.  Do you have ideas or suggestions for upcoming episodes?  Have a favorite management tip, a great song, or a book you can't teach without?  Let me know!  I'd love to incorporate some of your ideas.  

Have a wonderful holiday season, and I'll see you in the New Year!

Teacher's Lounge Radio Episode 18

Hello everyone!  I'm very happy to report that after a week of recovery, my voice is finally back.  I apologize for the missed week.  Enjoy episode 18 and have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

 Management Magic
Use a "magic" word

Teaching Book
Thank You, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving

Teaching Tune
Gobble! Gobble! Gobble! by Simon Mayor and Hilary James is available in CD format.
Gobble! Gobble! Gobble! is also available as a Sing and Read CD book.

English Language Learner Strategy
Try a gallery walk

Website of the Week
My Cute Graphics

A sample from My Cute Graphics - don't you just love it!

Get a free poster of this week's parting thought on Teachers Pay Teachers!

New Episode Delayed

Hello everyone!  This week the wind has changed and with it, my voice has left me.  The next episode of Teacher's Lounge Radio will be delayed until my voice returns.  Have a wonderful week!

Teacher's Lounge Radio Episode 17

Thank you for checking out episode 17!



Teaching Book
Never Work Harder Than Your Students and Other Principles of Great Teaching By Robyn R. Jackson

Gifted and Talented Support
GATE Icons are great and easy to use in the classroom.  Check out this chart to help you get started.

Website of the Week
Grammar Ninja!

Management Magic
Are you looking to learn more about how color effects a classroom? The National Clearinghouse Education Foundation has lots of links to research.

Teaching Tune
Have Fun Teaching's Stretching Song

You can download a poster of the parting thought of the week for free!

Teacher's Lounge Radio Episode 16

Thank you for tuning into Episode 16!



Management Magic
Check out the Quiet Critters on The Teaching Chick, The Lemonade Stand, and Keen on Kindergarten.

Book of the Week
Scholastic Easy Simulation books have everything you need!
Easy Simulations: Pioneers
Easy Simulations: American Revolution
Easy Simulations: Explorers
Easy Simulations: Civil War
Easy Simulations: How a Bill Becomes a Law

Song of the Week
The version played on the show was from Robots and Rainbows off thier album The Magic Crayons.
Days of the Week

(to the tune of "The Addams Family")

Days of the week, (snap snap)
Days of the week, (snap snap)
Days of the week,
Days of the week, 

Days of the week. (snap snap)

There's Sunday and there's Monday,

There's Tuesday and there's Wednesday,
There's Thursday and there's Friday,
And then there's Saturday.

Days of the week, (snap snap)

Days of the week, (snap snap)
Days of the week,
Days of the week,
Days of the week. (snap snap)

English Language Learner Strategy

Word Walls!

Website of the Week