Sophie and Sadie's Scholarly Site

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary defines a cornerstone as

• the basis
• a bedrock
• a foundation
• the groundwork
• the root
• the underpinning
• the keystone

The keystone in old days was set to give support and LOCK OTHER THINGS INTO PLACE.

This book and Angela Watson’s website are being exactly what is needed to do that in a classroom. To me, it’s the manual that should be passed out before student teaching or at least by graduation from any early childhood or elementary teaching program. Why? It’s the common sense but nobody told you stuff that everybody needs!Practical, set-by-step, but never in a talking down tone, these resources help set up procedures and routines such as working together, sharpening pencils, and paperwork. ( If you think you don’t need a procedure for doing these things, you are in for a HUGE surprise! I’m just sayin’…)

It’s worth your while to get these “how we do things here in my room” procedures in your mind before the kids arrive, or as we say around here “The wheels are gonna come off that bus.”

Look here for some  great ideas  for all those small details, organizing,and classroom set-up:

http://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/