Handy worksheets to help students find the meaning of words based on context. Includes 50 examples that feature important vocabulary words for first through third graders and a word box to guide students and improve spelling and vocabulary usage. Upon purchase, you will download a PDF with all 5 worksheets that is print ready.
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Rekenreks, also called number racks, are tools that help students build important benchmarks, such as 5, 10, and 20. FREE instructions for making you own!
Howdy! Jen Bradshaw here from TeacherKarma.com Teaching students how to determine importance while reading can be daunting! But, it doesn't have to be. Get a simple set of mini-lessons that range from the most simple to the complex. You can use these lessons to ensure your students will have a deep understanding of determining importance. Once your students are able to determine what information is most important, you will see comprehension skills IMPROVE IN ALL AREAS! To get your free determining importance anchor charts and ideas for mini-lessons, please click here.
The first week of school generally consists of getting to know one another, in addition to discussion and practice of classroom procedures and routines. We also got our creative juices flowing by creating summer reflection writing pieces, squiggle stories, and "All About Me" mini-posters. Students are getting to know one another and me, and we are learning to work together to build a successful and positive classroom environment. On Wednesday, I wrote out six questions, all having to do with how to make our classroom and ourselves function to the highest level, on six pieces of chart paper. Students, in groups of three, spent two minutes at each chart, collaborating and responding to each question on a sticky note. After all groups visited each chart paper station, I hung all of the charts up and we discussed each answer and noticed some very interesting trends. Here's the finished product, which you can click on to enlarge: Inspired by Life in 4B To tie into the previous activity, I was inspired by my wonderful teammates, Mrs. Fadden and Ms. Mattox, to develop at class pledge with my students. We reviewed our responses to the above questions, and then we put all of the ideas together to form a cohesive paragraph that we have all agreed will help us to remember why we are here at school and what our common goal is. Below is the rough draft of our class pledge (which I will type up, make pretty, and have all of my students sign): Since we were able to develop a class goal (to achieve success in third grade), I also had each student determine an individual goal after reading the story Matthew's Dream by Leo Lionni. I displayed our "Hopes and Dreams" for third grade near the classroom door, so that we can refer to, and revisit, them throughout the year. Lots of students are interested in learning how to sharpen their cursive skills, multiplication and division skills. I was very impressed by the number of students ready to take on our 40 book challenge! More on that later! Here's our class display of our hopes and dreams for third grade: Lastly, I read a book called Have You Filled a Bucket Today? The premise is that everyone carries an invisible bucket everywhere they go. When your bucket is "filled" you feel happy.When your bucket is "empty" you feel sad or upset. People can fill buckets by lending a helping hand, smiling, being kind, including others in games, and more. People can empty buckets by teasing, being ungrateful, acting disrespectfully, and more. I encourage my students to recognize the actions of bucket-fillers by writing them quick note and sticking it in their bucket display. This helps make everyone feel good. When we feel good, we want others to feel good. Therefore, kindess is passed from person to person. This is our bucket-filling display, complete with ways we can fill buckets and ways we can empty buckets: I look forward to more of these types of meaningful activities that promote teamwork, kindness, and achievement with your child!
WHAT IS SUBITIZING? Subitizing is not a term that we use often, but it is an important mathematical concept that can greatly benefit student
This sound assessment is perfect to follow up a sounds investigation or sound activity. Students will describe the volume and pitch of the sounds pictured. Using descriptive language in writing and speaking is always an important skill to emphasize in young writers and with all the integrated writing we include in our STEM resources this is a simple but effective tool to help connect science concepts surrounding sound with the use of adjectives in speaking and writing! Reinforce 1st Grade Next Generation Science Standard: (1-PS4-1) Plan and conduct investigations to provide evidence that vibrating materials can make sound and that sound can make materials vibrate. We use this tool to reinforce and assess the 1st Grade NGSS physical science standards that focuses on sound and how sound is created! Our Exploring Light & Sound 1st Grade NGSS Complete Physical Science STEM Bundle includes over 40 hours of hands-on activities, 50 resources, Step-by-step instructions, teacher PowerPoints, & engineering design challenges. More 1st grade NGSS Sound Activities and Resources: Sound STEM Unit & Engineering Challenge How Sound Travels - Exploring Sound Waves First Grade NGSS STEM Unit Complete Year Bundle! - Life Science, Earth Science, and Physical Science Activities, Lessons & Engineering Challenges ______________________________________________________________________________________ Follow Us on TPT It pays to follow my store! all new products are 50% off for the first 48 hours! Just click the green star to follow and you will be the first to know when new products are posted. Follow Us on Pinterest Follow Us on Instagram ______________________________________________________________________________________ If you have any questions or concerns about a product please email us at [email protected] or choose the "Ask a question" option and we will help you in any way that we can!
Here are some of the reasons why Fayston Artists think that art is important: You have to use your imagination! Art is a fun way to learn Expresses Creativity Art is a creative break from schoolwork Without Art, the world would be colorless. Art is more than just fun and games. Art is an escape from reality. Art makes you see the beauty in things. Art is a break from academics. It is a relaxing way to let your thoughts go. Art is a great way to express yourself. Art calms you down and makes you happy. You can draw your imagination! There is no right or wrong. It makes the world colorful. Art helps you use your mind. Art can help you learn. It’s FUN! If you didn’t make art, your walls would be blank. You need color and pictures in your life. If you make a mistake, you can always fix it. Art can show love and peace. In life you need to be creative to solve problems. Art is inspiring! Art makes me feel free! Many different jobs use art.
Today I'm sharing one of my favourite tasks for building community in the classroom. Students are able to share an important aspect of themselves (the story of their name) with the class and with me, their teacher. Through this task we are also working on important skills, like reading comprehension, writing, and reflection. Day 1 To begin, I asked my students to write any name they wish they had on a sticky note. They then placed it in a mason jar. I read my class the story "The Name Jar" by Yansook Choi. We stopped at several points in the story to predict, make connections, infer, and ask questions. At one point, we paused in the story so that students could journal about the name they wrote down on the sticky note earlier: - Did they choose their own name? Or another? - Why? - If you chose another name, where did you hear that name before? Day 2 At the end of Day 1, students were given homework. (Stick around to the bottom of this post for a chance to get your own copy of this sheet.) I make it very clear, that while names all have meanings, your family may not have chosen your name for that reason. They might not know the meaning, and you can choose to look it up with your family if you wish. I also focus a lot on nicknames and your own feelings about your name. While I've never taught a student in foster care, or one who was adopted, I do think it's important to mention that this could be a touchy task in those situations, so be sure to know your students first, and modify as needed. Students use the homework task, and the journal write from the previous day, to write "The Story of their Name". Some possible options to include are: - who you are named after - the meaning of your name - a name you'd rather have - your feelings toward your name - nicknames you may have - the person (or people) who chose your name - how your name was chosen This piece of writing is then self, peer, and teacher edited, and a "good" copy is made. Day 3 I found this excellent step-by-step self-portrait from "Art Projects for Kids". I modified the task so that instead of drawing the left or right side of their face, they would draw the top half. Students find that folding their page into quadrants as she suggests is very helpful. Under the document camera I demonstrate each step, and students copy, adapting to their own facial features. Each student gets a mirror to look in to help them personalize. The final pieces are put on a bulletin board for display. Students also coloured in a bubble letter version of their names to complete the display. (I used the font KG Red Hands Outline for this.) Day 4 Once we've completed the task, the last job is to reflect on our work. I pulled some elements from our Arts Education curriculum (very relevant regardless of where you teach) for students to self-assess on. I've used the proficiency scale language our school has moved to for all reporting. A few students found it helpful to complete their reflection while looking at the finished product on their bulletin board, but most didn't need this. Want a copy of both my homework and reflection pages? Follow the image or button below to grab your copy. Take Me to the Free Download Pin this post.
WHAT IS SUBITIZING? Subitizing is not a term that we use often, but it is an important mathematical concept that can greatly benefit student
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If you teach Spanish reading to beginning readers in the USA more than likely you are expected to teach high frequency words. Here are 3 things you may want to keep in mind when teaching these words: 1. Spanish high frequency words are not sight words. Sight words in English, are words that usually cannot be decoded phonetically or 'sounded out'. Because of this, we teach children to recognize them by 'sight’ that is, to memorize them. Spanish however, is a mostly phonetic language, words are decodable. They don’t need to be learned by ‘sight’. Because many sight words are also the most frequently used words in the English language, the terms sight words and high frequency words tend to be used interchangeably. That, I think, is the cause of the confusion. While we don't have sight words in Spanish, we do have words that are used more frequently than others. 2. There isn't one particular list of Spanish high frequency words that is 'the right list' for everyone. Now this might be my own personal opinion but I've looked at lots of Spanish HFW lists. When teaching reading in English the Dolch or the Fry word lists are the most commonly used. When teaching reading in Spanish however, there seems to be a multitude of different lists used. Some words are found in most lists, others are not. You can find some of the popular lists here: Real Academia Española CREA Spanish Pronto I Teach Dual Language Another popular source is 'la lista' found in this book: LA LISTA is a list of 'words most frequently used in Spanish basal reading programs in the U.S.' compiled by Hampton-Brown. Although it was published in 1989 I believe it is probably not very different from what we'd find in more recent published basal readers. These two books are Spanish frequency dictionaries and are also usually cited: And of course there are also lists provided by school districts and basal readers publishers. 3.Your students will eventually learn to decode all their high frequency words. Some of the high frequency words have decoding patterns that are introduced later in the teaching sequence. Introducing those words as just high frequency words will give students a wider range of opportunities for reading and writing in the earlier stages of learning. However, you can learn to read in Spanish with the syllabic method without necessarily using this strategy. I know a lot of people that have learned that way. I am one of them!
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Overview of this digital piano sheet music: "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" or simply "Joy" Composer: J. S. Bach Level 4: intermediate (See other levels of this song) Pages: 2 pages of music Cover sheet Fingerings: some of them provided. Key (for this arrangement): G major - original key Instrumentation: For piano solo Complete audio sample: Always free to listen to on our website Downloading file: PDF Arranger and music editor: Mizue Murakami Publisher: Galaxy Music Notes Product code: GMNS00184 About "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring": "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" was written by a German composer Johann Sebastien Bach (1685 – 1750) from the baroque era. It is one of the most popular pieces by Bach. It is the last movement (the 10th) from the cantata, Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben (Heart and Mouth and Deed and Life), BWV 147. Tips for playing Level 4 "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring": This arrangement is at Level 4 (intermediate level). Some fingering numbers are suggested on the sheet music for piano players to easily move around on the keys with both right and left hands. Both hands require a lot of extensions. Therefore, please take advantage of the fingering numbers. It is in the original key of G major that Bach wrote. This Level 5 "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" sounds very full and traditional. Please listen to our free complete audio sample on the top of this page. Download, Print (or see it on your tablet), and Practice! This product is a digital download. After you purchase it, you will be downloading a PDF file. You should be able to download it to your desktop, laptop, smartphone or tablet if they are connected to the internet. You'll also receive a download link via email. You may download it later when it's convenient. After you download it, please print it out or see it on your tablet for your use. And most importantly, PRACTICE! If you have a difficulty downloading a PDF file, you may need to upgrade or download Adobe Acrobat Reader. Please visit Adobe Acrobat Reader to download the newest Adobe Acrobat Reader. You may also like: Piano solo sheet music of pieces from the baroque era at multi-levels: Music by J. S. Bach Canon in D by Pachelbel at multi-levels Minuet in G Major by Petzold at multi-levels Ave Maria by Schubert at multi-levels To learn more about the composer, J. S. Bach for "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring," please visit our page, "About Johann Sebastian Bach."
Teaching self contained is a challenging but very important job! Are you up to it? Most of the time, and especially in my program, special education courses are all lumped together. They rarely focus on self contained, or more severe students. This usually leaves teachers scouring the internet or coming up with everything from scratch! […]
Using music to teach literacy is a great tool! See how this teacher grabs her students' attention with music and teaches them valuable reading skills in doing so!
I'm linking up with Jivey for this week's Workshop Wednesday: Response to Literature! When I take reading groups, we spend a lot of time discussing the story (as much discussing a first grader can handle anyway!). I always remind them what good readers do and I model it for them. For example, I'll say a good reader thinks about what the author wanted us to learn by reading this story. Then I'll pick a story we've previously read and have say I think so and so wanted us to learn blah, blah. After, I ask the kids to think back and see what the story we're working on is about. I do this for setting, main idea, pretty much everything! I also have a little graphic organizer flip chart that I use in my groups. It's part of our Reading Street reading program and can be written on with Expo markers. It has a page for character, plot, beginning, middle and end of a story, and lots more. Many times, I will use these for the kids to show their understanding of the characters, setting, and the stories problem. They especially love the part where they have to answer how they would solve the problem in the story. :) My kids do a lot of written responses in their writing journals as well. Often times, I'll give them a sentence or question to get the started. For example, our first unit is about pets, so their journal prompts may be about how they would take care of a pet, their favorite type of pet, or if they could have any pet, what would it be....things that activate prior knowledge or make them think a little more about the topics we are reading about. :) How do your kids respond to literature? :) One more thing before I take a break for dinner!! Here's a little something special I made for my classroom this weekend! I found the idea on Pinterest (surprise, surprise!). I think it came out pretty good!! I brought it to school on Monday and my kids absolutely LOVED it!! Lately they've been feeling sad because I've been doing special "second grade" things with them and they don't want to leave first grade. I don't want them to go either! But I told them whenever they're feeling sad, they can look at this and remember what a super bunch of friends they have! :) Happy Wednesday!
I have updated this link with a freebie! Click here to get there. "No, David" is one of our favorite books to begin the year or use anytime we need a little review of what our classroom expectations are. One corner of our classroom is devoted to David and our school rules. We read the book several times then the students chose one rule they thought was especially important to them and they typed their rule during Computer Lab time. Then each student created a picture of David and they turned out AMAZING! We had so much fun with David this year that we decided to use iMovie to create a short video of David following the rules and showed the video to the entire school. How FUN! If you would like to view the video you can see it on my classroom webpage. The poster shown above was printed at Staples. I used PhotoShop to edit the title to fit our lesson and class.
A blog post sharing information about why Contraction Surgery is a success in classrooms! Hands-on information is shared. #ContractionSurgery
Set a friendly tone in your classroom with these 30 "Get to Know You" games perfect for back to school or when welcoming a new student.
Whether you're teaching place value to kindergarteners, 1st or 2nd graders, there are some important and critical points you should know. Do I use pre-grouped or ungrouped manipulatives? What place value activities should be done? What's the progression in learning about place value? Read more about place value on my blog post. SIgn up for the newsletter and get a FREE place value game activity! Read it now! #twoboysandadad #commoncoremath #math #placevalue #firstgrade #secondgrade #kindergarten
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You hear it all of the time. What’s inquiry-based learning? What is an inquiry-based lesson? It seems to be all the rage in education...
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Are you looking for some ideas that you can use to review important content with your class before a test? Check out these 5 engaging games for reviewing!
Need tips for launching guided math centers in your 1st grade classroom? I'll show you step-by-step how I launch my math rotations in 3 weeks
L'aménagement de la classe est aujourd'hui considéré comme essentiel dans l'épanouissement, le bien-être et le développement des élèves. Si repenser l'espace d'une classe est mis en avant, il ne pas oublier de réfléchir aux méthodes qui vont avec ! On ne va pas se leurrer l'environnement de travail parfait qui conviendrait à tous les types d'élèves, à tout moment de la journée, n'existe pas. Je vais donc vous présenter le fonctionnement qui me correspond et qui, jusque là, correspond à mes élèv
When teaching the scientific method, it's important that you also teach the scientific process skills. Check out these science activities to help you get started and grab a freebie!
Writing activity based on Margaret Wise Brown's classic, The Important Book.
In this post, I'll talk about why teaching schema is important, give some ideas and tips for teaching about schema to your young readers, and discuss when we
Classroom management and thinking through how my classroom will run is more important than the decorations and arrangement! Do you agree? My classroom has several different strategies set up; and as needed, I will adjust accordingly as my students arrive and I learn their needs. Today, I have 8 Classroom Management Tips for you to […]
WHAT IS SUBITIZING? Subitizing is not a term that we use often, but it is an important mathematical concept that can greatly benefit student
Copywork is an important part of the writing process. But how can we make it a meaningful and enchanting experience with the written word? How to Create an Enchanting Experience with Copywork This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure statement for more information. Copywork. Does it bring up images of the hard schoolmaster making students […]
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Classroom movie day ideas and activities that are both fun and educational with FREE printable movie day resource to keep students engaged and still learning even after the movie is over! Ideal for end of the year theme days or any time teachers show a movie.
