Teacher Park

Michael Dooling Children's Author and Illustrator

2013-06-17T14:45:00Z

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SCOOT and Thoughts about Games

2013-06-11T13:23:00Z

SCOOT! Games have always been included in my classroom. When I first started teaching, I would look for games for my classroom at tag sales. I'd always come across a board game sitting to one side on a table, that had a box top cover that looked like...(read more)

Punch or Stamp Cards A Reward System that Works!

2013-05-13T03:28:00Z

On April 24th I announced a surprise that I'd be posting on my blog. Unfortunately, there is a delay and the surprise won't be announced until the beginning of June. Stay tuned! Hey! It's that time of year when kids believe they're on summer vacation...(read more)

May TeachersPayTeachers HUGE SALE!!

2013-05-06T00:24:00Z

HI EVERYONE!! It's coming! It's coming! TpT's next two-day sale is May 7-8 (beginning at 12:01 EDT on Tuesday morning and ending at midnight in Hawaii on Wednesday night). I love the sales because it's a time when I can give back! I have many free downloads...(read more)

Similes, Metaphors and More!

2013-04-28T07:06:00Z

I know many people are waiting for the surprise announcement, but I wanted to post my figurative language packet that's been a HUGE hit with many teachers. I'm an avid writer and teaching children how to write is fun! For students who say they don't like...(read more)

2013-04-24T22:20:00Z

Coming Soon! A Surprise! I've been working on a project with an award winning author and artist for the last four months and the project is almost done! It's been hard keeping this a secret and it's one reason why I haven't been posting much on my blog,...(read more)

SPRING SALE MARCH 30 - APRIL 1, 2013

2013-03-30T16:31:00Z

Our first white crocuses blossomed yesterday and there were about nine robins in the yard, searching for worms!! I WANT to say it's spring, but with the crazy weather we've had, I'm a little leery. We've had snow in April, so I keeping my fingers crossed...(read more)

101 Book Activities Kids Love!

2013-03-24T02:59:00Z

It's spring! Testing is over or almost over! It's time to have fun reading some great books, writing poetry or doing some hands on activities! When I was in elementary school, my teachers always gave us the same kinds of book reports to do. They were...(read more)

Homophones Are Fun!

2013-03-17T17:20:00Z

Which which is which? I remember my fourth grade teacher writing that question on the board and explaining what homophones are and why it's important to always write the correct spelling of them. To this day, I remember the important lessons I was taught...(read more)

Booking Across the USA in Connecticut

2013-02-25T15:45:00Z

Hello from Connecticut! Thank you to Jodie of "Growing Book by Book" for creating this wonderful project! Her hard work and perseverance is a great tribute to all authors whose books have been selected to represent our 50 states and to the participating...(read more)

Shiloh Student Worksheets

2013-02-17T04:12:00Z

I don't know about you, but as a child, I loved dog and horse stories. It seems that when I was growing up, girls loved animal stories and boys loved mysteries and adventure stories. The Call of the Wild by Jack London, Old Yeller, Sounder, The Black...(read more)

Storm Nemo Turned Blizzard

2013-02-12T02:28:00Z

Why we've had so many deadly storms in the last couple of years is a question everyone's asking. Especially Connecticut residents in our area. A few months ago, Hurricane Sandy roared in and left a path of destruction we never thought we see again in...(read more)

HURRY! THREE HOURS LEFT!

2013-02-12T02:06:00Z

Celebrate Lessons from the Middle's first blog birthday! A HUGE GIVEAWAY!!!! $500.00 in Resources and Gift Certificates! Due to the blizzard, I'm sorry I'm late posting this! Click below to see this amazing giveaway There are only THREE hours left to...(read more)

SUPER SALE SUNDAY!

2013-01-31T05:28:00Z

This is an amazing sale! SUNDAY! Stop by and see my whole store on sale. I have MANY free lessons too. My Common Core generic student worksheets can be used with any book or story. I have several of them. Click to see a listing of them Store: Ruth-S -...(read more)

Bloom Ball Reports

2013-01-31T04:21:00Z

CHECK OUT MY NEW TEACHERSPAYTEACHERS WIDGET!! YAY Click on the arrows to see my other lessons! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE hands on projects! As I've said in many of my posts, we have to really encourage creativity in our classrooms these days, even if it means...(read more)