Class Pets

I think that having a class pet is a really good idea. You can have a class survey where you name it and having an animal like a hamster, gerbil, or fish is a good way to have students get involved. It will teach them responsibility because the animal needs to be feed and taken care of. Every week you could pick a new person to take the pet home for a night (with the parents permission) and I think they would love that.

Fun Educational Gaming Websites!

These are all fun and free websites with educational games on them. Have some fun and check them out!

http://www.funbrain.com

http://www.eduplace.com/edugames.html

http://funschool.kaboose.com/
-This one is my favorite. It has really good graphics, sounds, and fun games!

Teacher Quotes

Here some quotes about teaching and teachers that I really liked:

Teaching is not a profession; it's a passion.-- Unknown

Your heart is slightly bigger than the average human heart, but that's because you're a teacher.-- Aaron Bacall

The secret of teaching is to appear to have known all your life what you learned this afternoon.-- Anonymous

A teacher effects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.-- Henry Adams

In an effective classroom students should not only know what they are doing, they should also know why and how.-- Harry Wong

The important thing is not to stop questioning.--Albert Einstein