Here is a fun way to motivate students in a math journal or math workbook! As you teach a new concept or unit of study, introduce the reference tools...
Science journal activities for budding scientists. Have your students keep a standards-based science journal like a true scientist.
Here is a fun way to motivate students in a math journal or math workbook! As you teach a new concept or unit of study, introduce the reference tools...
Here is a fun way to motivate students in a math journal or math workbook! As you teach a new concept or unit of study, introduce the reference tools...
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Guided Math and workstation resources are compared, organized, and explored here in this youtube video for K-5. Free downloads for labels!
This week we were learning a few prefixes and suffixes! We introduced the lesson with an anchor chart. Here is a super cute flipchart I found on Promethean Planet. It uses Mr. Potato Head to explain the root word, prefixes and suffixes. The class loved it! It includes a short quiz at the end. We used our ActivExpressions for this! Prefix/Suffix lesson with Mr. Potato Head We then made these flipbooks to add to our reader's notebooks. We used the books to quiz partners on prefixes and suffixes. Prefix Flipbook Suffix Flipbook As one of our reviews we completed this page: Prefixes/Suffixes Page
Organization Every Summer for the last 19 years, I have organized and created lessons and activities for the new school year. In the last 10 years, this has been increasingly...
If you follow me on Facebook, you may already know what I am about to tell you. I took some time this weekend to update my Sight Word Stick Activities! ...
Here is a fun way to motivate students in a math journal or math workbook! As you teach a new concept or unit of study, introduce the reference tools...
I posted a picture of this volume control chart on Instagram today (even though it is a little blurry! I need to work on taking better p...
This year I am planning on using a reader's notebook. I found a lot of GREAT ideas from other teachers. I made a few things of my own to add to the notebook and I also plan to add some things that I have used in the past. I think it will be great for them to have all of their learning in one place to refer to. I have added an example of how I am going to start the year with my reader's notebooks. I hope to write more posts about the notebooks as we add to them throughout the year! I plan to have the students decorate and personalize their journals first. Here is an example of mine! I used this awesome website: www.festisite.com to create a word shape. So fun! I plan to have the students write- I read because... and then add their words to one of the sites below to create their word bubble for the cover of their journals. These sites are great: www.festisite.com www.wordle.com www.tagxedo.com I am also going to have the students glue a little introduction and goals page at the beginning of the journal. I plan to meet with them during groups to add some things to their goals page. Here's what it looks like...click the title to get the download. Reader's Notebook Goals One of our first lessons for the year will be how to pick a just right book. I am going to have them add this hand to their journals as a reminder. I found it on Pinterest....here's the link! This would be the perfect time to teach the Daily 5 lesson about Good-Fit books. I would have the students add their notes on this page about IPICK. If we don't have the time (or patience) to take notes, we might just add this little cheat sheet to their notebooks! I Pick Good-Fit Books During the first weeks, we will be adding this little flip book to the notebook. They can list what genre's/author's/topics they are interested in reading. (this would be good to add to writer's workshop for writing ideas...I have to remember that!) Reading Interests Flip Book I am adding a genre breakdown page for them to refer to....we will get to discuss that frequently throughout the year! (This resource was found here: http://hill.troy.k12.mi.us/staff/bnewingham/myweb3/ MANY great resources on this site...check it out!) Genre Categories I created this genre graph/bingo page for them to keep track of the genre's they are reading. I used this last year. The class really liked it! Genre Graph I hope some of this helps you out and gives you some ideas to get started! Here are a few other sites I found that have great suggestions for reader's notebooks. Enjoy! Thinking of Teaching Miss Klohns Classroom Scholastic Teaching My Friends Beth Newingham
The Rise and Shine Binder uses interactive morning activities to wake up with the standards! This is a year long hands-on math and literacy interactive notebook that will engage your students each morning! Great for Kindergarten and First Grade.
Math Strategies Books for young mathematicians. Working with numbers, addition strategies, and subtraction strategies help students gain...
One of the ways I love to keep myself and my students organized is by labeling everything. One, there’s no guesswork, two, students learn to recognize the words and what...
Student created math journals for the entire year! These interactive math notebooks are a great way for Kinder through Fourth Grade to practice math skills in an interactive way. These math notebooks cover number sense, addition and subtraction, graphing, shapes, money, word problems, and so much more!
Science journal activities for budding scientists. Have your students keep a standards-based science journal like a true scientist.
What is Blended Learning? This is a question that I frequently think about and a term that gets tossed around in education. It's a smorgasbord of teaching strategies that uses analog and digital technologies to teach and learn. Wikipedia says, "Blended learning is a formal education program in which a student learns at least in part through online delivery of content and instruction with some element of student control over time, place, path or pace.[1][2] While still attending a “brick-and-mortar” school structure, face-to-face classroom methods are combined with computer-mediated activities.[3] Proponents of blending learning cite the opportunity for data collection and customization of instruction and assessment as two major benefits of this approach.[4] Schools with blended learning models may also choose to reallocate resources to boost student achievement outcomes.[5]" That being said, I decided to curate a list of resources that can be used for Blended Learning instruction. *This list is in alphabetical order. 10 Sites for Blended Learning Answer Pad - Is a free visual and student based response system that educators use to blend learning and assess students in real-time on browser based devices. Been for Education - A educational tool that allows educators to browse and curate the web w/ students in a safe environment in real-time. Buncee - A fantastic and easy to use tool w/ educational portal that educators are using for blended learning, digital storytelling, creating presentations and more. Edmodo - A free and safe social learning environment where educators can collaborate w/ students and assess them to deliver best teaching strategies. EDpuzzle - Is one of the most popular resources on the web to flip a classroom or lesson. This is done by taking a video editing (i.e. cut/crop) it, adding questions, and generate assessments to blend learning. Also, it is ideal for student centered self paced learning. GoClass - A innovative tool that uses a web interface and mobile app to allow teachers to create digital lessons, blend learning, and generate detailed reports. Kahoot - Is a easy to use game based blended learning system that allows educators to assess students in a visual bar graph manner, while students take control of their learning. Khan Academy - A very popular resource for online learning where the user learns at their own pace through interactive exercises and videos. LessonPaths - Formerly known as MentorMob, LessonPaths allows users to create learning playlists to blend their, flip their classroom, and learn at their own pace. Otus - Otus is a new and innovative free learning tool designed for the iPad that allows educators to blend learning by creating a digital learning environment. Educators, can manage and track student performance, take attendance and notes, grade, and more. Blended Learning Tool Kit - http://blended.online.ucf.edu Blended Learning Infographics - http://elearninginfographics.com/tag/blended-learning-infographic/
This weather activity packet has hands-on engaging activities that will fit in a science journal or in a 3 dimensional folding book.
Welcome to A Day in the Life Linky Party! I can’t wait to get to know you better by learning all about your day! Please link up at the end...
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! This free booklet is designed to help educators do what they do best. It's full of articles, printable teacher tools, and more.
What is explicit teaching and how to do you use this teaching method in the classroom so that it is an effective method? Check out this blog post where I walk you through everything you need to know to help you make explicit teaching successful in your classroom!
Teaching students to work in cooperative groups is vital to any classroom. BUT, they can go terribly wrong! Find out how to keep them cooperative!
Science journal activities for budding scientists. Have your students keep a standards-based science journal like a true scientist.
The Rise and Shine Binder uses interactive morning activities to wake up with the standards! This is a year long hands-on math and literacy interactive notebook that will engage your students each morning! Great for Kindergarten and First Grade.
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A format that provides students with personalized feedback and works to keep them from focusing solely on their grade.
Guided Math and workstation resources are compared, organized, and explored here in this youtube video for K-5. Free downloads for labels!
Teaching can be really hard. So much is expected of teachers in so little time and with so few resources. Sometimes we find ourselves facing problems which we just can’t unravel, no matter how hard we try. And there are days when we ask ourselves why we persist. Each year I choose a word
Meeting standards with science and social studies themes and standards alignment. Interactive activities for kinder, first, and second grade.
Source: TEACH THOUGHT 28-student-centered instructional strategies
Asking a question can be a scary step into the void. How do you create a culture of using questioning in the classroom?
Research based teaching strategies you can use today with a free printable chart.
This year I wanted to learn more about education outside of the professional learning at my district and school. I wanted to learn more about being a teacher that supported students’ social and emotional needs. This led me to seek out more information on culturally relevant/responsive teaching. These books flow together perfectly and are great...
Math Tools toolkit for small group instruction and support through reference mats, charts, andvisuals for independent station and center work.
From creating content for students to analyze to sharing strategies for assessment and classroom collaboration, ChatGPT has the potential to save you hours of time and make your life infinitely easier. Here are 50 prompts that will help with that.
Hi, friends! I just love using games in my classroom. Recently, when I attended the French Lick Teacher/Blogger Meet-Up , I led a little...
Transformational lessons don't just happen. They require planning, mindfulness, and a commitment to shift away from educational approaches of the past.
If you don’t already know by now, I am quite a fan of collaborative learning. Maybe fan isn’t quite the right term, obsessed may be more accurate? Either way, I am passionate about implementing collaborative learning into the fiber of my classroom and advocating for and equipping other teachers to u
One of my favorite times of the day is math. I adore the concrete to abstract discovery that I see in my students year after year. The manipulatives oh the...
