In my day-to-day doings here at The Mailbox, it’s not unusual for me to be wishing I had a list of some sort. Yesterday, I was working with the color red and could have really used a list of kid-friendly red items. Of course I was able to put together a list on my own; it just took time—and time always seems to be in short supply. I know that’s something you can identify with!
This morning, I’m working on a project where I could really use a list of sound-related words, such as jingle, slam, thud, boom, crunch, and rattle.
You probably know what’s coming next: I just can’t help it! I have to ask—what kinds of lists would you find helpful in your day-to-day doings as a teacher? Heck, maybe you could even use picture lists. I’d love to know!
Your very, very curious colleague,
Diane
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I also love to create lists. They are so helpful. The most obvious lists that I make are To Do lists. When I create these they help organize my day and there is so much joy in highlighting or crossing off a task when it has been completed. It is refreshing to look at a To Do list at the end of the day and see what has be acommplished.
I also makes lists in my classroom to guide my teaching. For example I have a list of my favorite picture books and I how used them as a resource for teaching a certain content area. I make a list of the title, author, and what I used it for like teaching about friendship or using it for cause and effect.
I also have my students create list as a graphic organizer. For example if we are reading a novel I have them create a list of characters in their reader resonse journals. Whenver the author introduces us to a new character the students add the name to the list and a few details about the character.
So basically I love lists. They keep things organized!
I frequently generate lists. I find them to be very helpful when planning lessons or special activities. Besides the never ending to do list, lists of resources, websites for myself and for parents, word lists to help expand vocabulary and ideas for class parties are among a few of the lists I rely on. I love the Mailbox magazine and website! You have provided amazing ideas and printables to enhance our weekly theme-based curriculum. I subscribed when I was student teaching four years ago and I still look forward to each and every issue! Thank you!
I could use lists of synonyms and antonyms.
I love lists too. I make lists of things to do each week. I have lists of each child’s names that I check off as I do indiviualization with them. A supply list and a book list.
I also have a music list that I created this year. So I know at a glance what songs I have that fit a theme.
I love my lists and I think they make me a better teacher because they enable me to make the most of the resources I have at hand to use with the children.
1. Speaking of picture lists, I think the practice of using the Rebus method is rarely implemented and is a great teaching tool for children in child care. When I was teaching child care providers I was suprised that the majority (90%) of them had no idea what a “Picture List or Rebus was and the purpose it served.
2. I think making a lists or training yourself to make lists is very impotant in every day life. For myself, I think the first list that comes to mind for child care educators is when they have to learn to create a lesson plan. When you create a lesson plan you have to list what you are teaching that week, then you should list the supplies you will need in order to teach your weeks lesson.
3. I also think a indoor and outdoor “Safety Check Lists” is important.
4. A health and safety check list is important. Checking children as they arrive.
5. The ever needed “To Do Lists”.
6. Taking inventory lists(supplies and materials) is good to stay on top of.
7. Field Trip check list form.
8. Interview list of questions for potential staff.
The best book of lists I have found is called the yellow book of lists.
I LOVE lists. My students brainstorm lists all the time. Every Tuesday they have to brainstorm a list of things that fit a clue they have been given to solve a mystery. The next day they are give the rest of the clue and have to cross things off their list off to narrow their choices.
For myself the list I use most often is a shortened nitty gritty of our state standards. I reorder it regularly to fit what I feel we need to work on most.
Lists are an absolute nessecary item in teaching and in life! I would not remember all the things I need without lists! Gathering things for the week to use with the lesson plans is made easier, things needed to be brought from home are not forgotten, and completing projects are done in a timely manner. I have 2 list with the students names, one from the Mailbox monthly forms where there are columns to check things off (Great for field trips) and one I type with just the names to highlight or check off for homework, book sign outs, sub folders, and anything else (administration loves that one). Those are the first lists I put together at the beginning of the year!