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Are you loving this fabulous blog hop? I know I am! There are so many great ideas I want to try out. I have always read about how important it is to have a "special" spot for anchor charts and keep the same type of anchor charts in the same spot in your room. It helps the brain retrieve information when that information is organized. For example, always hang the math anchor charts in the same spot. My classroom has a lot of bulletin boards, but the ones large enough for anchor charts were either already in use for other things or not easily seen from everywhere in the classroom. What was I to do? I don't like my room to be too "busy" either. This is what I came up with: I hang my anchor charts on my blinds. I just use clothespins that I covered in some cute wash tape. It is so easy to change out the charts as needed this way. On the two windows on the left I keep my math anchor charts. On the two windows on the right I keep my ELA anchor charts. You might be wondering about opening those blinds right? I never open them because the morning sun blinds my students, we can't see the smart board with the open, and it helps keep the cold out during the winter. (My windows are very drafty) I hung the charts high enough that when it finally warms up I can pull the blinds up to open my windows enough to get some fresh air. (We have screens that we have to put in if we open the windows so they are not able to open much.) Do you like this idea? Feel free to pin any picture to pinterest to share this Bright Idea. :) And now you will want to go check out Lidia over at Kinder Alphabet because she has a bright idea about dry erase boards. Just click on the image to check it out. Alternatively, you can search by topic using the link-up below and move along to any blog on the blog hop! An InLinkz Link-up An InLinkz Link-up
Helping K-2 Teachers Like You Save Time, Grow Instructional Skills, and Teach With Confidence!
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I came out with this idea as I want the children to memorize all the body parts and the words in a fun way. No more boring teaching technique! Hihihihi....This is a hands-on activity where kids get to participate in the class instead of just sit and listen to what the teacher says. I used velcro at each of the words. Teachers can ask the children to place the correct words accordingly. Perhaps you can have a pop quiz where the highest point will get a small token from teacher..! Yippee..!!!
I mean, seriously, how much smarter can my little Firsties get! Check out these awesome blends they came up with today. I am so proud of them!
Happy Friday!!! It's Sarah from A Sunny Day in First Grade! I hope your Halloween celebrations are (or were!) a blast! I have a super fun dollar deal for you today! Your kids will have so much fun learning digraph "sh" with Shady the Shark. :) Shady the Shark has everything you need to teach the sound of "sh." It comes with a poster to remind your kids of the "sh" sound. There are 2 centers, a game, lots of practice pages, a mini book, and a craft! Here's the mini book! It's all about Shady. :) I promise your kids will love him! The mini book is full of "sh" words. We always highlight them all! At the end of the week, we make this Shady the Shark craft! Inside the mouth, we write as many "sh" words as we can. This weekend I found this shark hat at Target. I TOTALLY needed it. Don't you agree?!?!?! Anytime we talk about "sh," the kids want to know where Shady was. ;) Grab Shady while while he's only $1!!!!! Have a Happy Halloween! See you next month. :)
