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Proofreading / Editing ActivitiesDo you struggle with getting your students to proofread and edit their own papers? Are you looking for a common proofreading "language" in your classroom? This activity pack is perfect for you! I created this proofreading/editing packet so that my students and I woul...
This is a fun way to help students learn the Doctrines associated with each Doctrinal Mastery Scripture. It is not my original idea. This idea is from fellow teacher, Sharon Haynie, who uses marshmallow shooters for her Turkey shoot. Click HERE for directions she shared on how to make Marshmallow shooters. I use Nerf guns because that is what I have. You could also use rubber band shooters. Set Up: Turkeys on paper plates stapled to upside down large plastic beverage cups. (see photos below) Inside each cup is written a point amount ( 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 50) (I recycled my cups and plates from last year-they come apart easily and store in a small space-I don't like to do double work so anything I can use from year to year is a win!) Divide students into teams ( I had 4 teams of 3 each-one team had 4 members) Each team sat together on the perimeter of the "Turkey Coop" (see photos below for set up ideas) For each round: Students sit as teams in the chairs set up around the perimeter. Each team has a Nerf gun Call out the key words or phrases from a Doctrinal Mastery scripture Teams work together to locate the scripture ( all team members must turn to the scripture), then a runner comes to me and shows me the scripture and states the Doctrine associated with that Scripture. When I confirm it is correct, I say, GO! The Team takes their Nerf gun and starts shooting the paper plate turkeys (each round a new team member takes their turn with the Nerf gun-some of them rotated during the same round so they all got more "shooting time") Each team does the same to find the scripture and show it to me When the last team comes to me with the correct scripture and doctrine, I call out "30 seconds left" and set my timer. When I say stop, the teams would bring their turkeys to me and call out the points earned. Points are posted on the chalkboard and added up at the end. After each round, the turkeys are put back on the tables so we would have enough for each round. I would go scramble them sometimes as I could tell the students were catching on to some of the higher point turkeys. As much fun as this is, the most important point is that the students had to dig into their scriptures match them to the doctrines associated with them. This was very effective.
For centuries, artists have created self-portraits to give others a glimpse into who they are. Since our likes and dislikes, personalities, hobbies, and skills all contribute to making us interesting and unique, why not include those in a self-portrait, too? And what could be a more fun approach to this than a mixed media collage??!...
This is one of my FAVORITE art lessons for 2nd grade!! I LOVE each and every one of them!! (More info. and how they were created below! Plus a little virtual gallery walk video!) &nbs…
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Well, my friends. The time has come...it's back to school we go! For many of us, anyway. I know some of y'all kept on teachin' until, like, the end of June which is absolutely WILD to me. First of all, the temperature here in Tennessee during that time of year is literally the surface of the sun. I cannot imagine trying to teach, let alone put kids on a bus, in that type of heat. And, second, let's be real: I'm tapped out come May. Okay...I'll be for-real for-real...I'm tapped out the week after spring break. So those of you that teach into June, y'all deserve a break. BUT for those of y'all that are heading back, I thought I'd put together a blog post of a simple, fun and IMPACTFUL project for your Back to Schoolin' days. Let's talk Back to School Banners! One of the biggest back-to-school stressers for me was "what am I gonna teach on the first couple days?!" Because, honestly, that's not of great importance. What's VITAL is establishing Rules, Routines, Do's and Please-for-the-love-of-God Don't's. For that, you may want to check out my book, my videos or my podcast. BUT be sure and pop back here later this week as I've got more coming your way. BUT...I always want a project that gets the kids excited! AND that gives me something fun, vibrant and happy to hang up as soon as possible. So, for that reason, I'll be sharing my fave tried and true ...Back to School Banners! If you tap the link, I've got a video with more detail on these from how they are made to how I use them in my art room. Full disclosure: I usually create these at the END of the school year for my students to paint/color on field day. Then I hang them up in August to have some bright and happy color in the halls when students return. However, they could easily be created and utilized during Back to School! Here's how I created these: * Using large bulletin board paper and an ink filled bingo dauber, I draw the designs in yellow or peach chalk. (SIDE NOTE: If you'd like to see/read more about bingo daubers and the lessons I have done with them, check out this blog post!) * The chalk makes it easy to adjust and erase my drawings before tracing them with the "paint marker" or ink-filled dauber. * No time to create these? That's okay, I made some for you! You can purchase the banners I created right here. Ideas on how these banners can be used in your art room: * So...you could go the route that you see above if you are feeling brave enough to bust out paint...on the first days of school. I would HIGHLY not recommend that. Trust me...I speak from experience. * The above photo was taken before I discovered tempera sticks! These work far better than paint as they are less messy and the kids love them. That is what I'd recommend. Now don't feel limited to creating giant coloring sheets as I have done. In fact, why not take it a step further and have students create a huge self-portrait banner?! How to make this happen with a room full of kids: * Create stations! Have students rotate from table to table. One table could have a banner with frames like this where students can draw their self portrait. I provided construction paper crayons and Sharpies for this. A short selfie demo was given first by instructing students to use ONE frame only (ahem) and draw with their marker before adding color with Sharpies. We made the frames extra fancy by coloring those with metallic tempera sticks. * The other table stations could include your banners! So students are always active, creative, coloring and moving around the room. This would also be a great way to get students acquainted with your art room. * Why not include a Gratitude Banner where students draw portraits of their teachers and the faculty and staff in the frames? That's similar to a lesson that I did here and here. Now, let's take the Back to School Banner in a totally different direction and make Back to School table covers! In my book Art Teacherin' 101, I talk about how I have my tables color coded as I'm sure many of you do too. Each table is referred to as a 'team' and expected to work together. As they do, I give them points for their table in Class Dojo. Here's where it gets interesting. On Class Dojo, where you would normally put in a student's name, I put in the table color. EVERY class has the opportunity to earn points for their table team. So...if the Red Team earns 5 points in Ms. Smith's first grade class, those points are earned across ALL of the Red Teams in ALL of my classes. This creates a School-Wide incentive to do well of the team. Does that make sense? Let me tell you...it works great! During those first days of school as we get used to our table and the idea of table teams, I roll out (literally) these color coded mats. After hearing rules and routines, we often don't have much time left in class. So we spend that time adding color and kind words to our table covering. Students use construction paper crayons to add bright colors to these banners. In the past, I ALWAYS used paper to color code the tables on those first weeks of school. After a month, the banners were a mess so they were tossed. Usually, I only had them to signify the table colors those first few days and after that, my students knew their table. However, when they made these, I really wanted to save them. So...here's what I did: * Fold the table covering in half LENGTHWISE. * Slowly put the table covering through the school laminator. Ours was the width of the paper folded lengthwise. * Once through the laminator, cut along the unfolded edges of the folded banner. * And Ta-Da! You now have a banner that is laminated on one side! Because of the crease, you do have to flatten a bit. I simply taped mine to the underside of each table. Added bonus: now you can draw on them with dry erase markers! And there ya have it! Some ideas for creating fun and impactful Back to School art! Stay tuned...I've got more projects coming your way! AND if you are feeling like you need some classroom management tips...I would really recommend you check this out.
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La lecture dès le jeune âge donne à l'enfant le plaisir de savoir lire, l'envie d'apprendre et la possibilité d'imaginer. A travers les livres l’enfant peut voyager et découvrir énormément de sujets qui captivent son attention, développent sa curiosité et améliorent sa mémoire. les parents aussi peuvent passer plusieurs messages concernant la vie sociale de l'enfant : la tolérance, le partage, le respect.... Il existe sur internet plusieurs albums accompagnés des activités qui permettent à l'enfant de comprendre mieux l'histoire, de penser, de créer et d'inventer. J'ai choisi Roule galette de père Castor avec des activités que j'ai trouvé sur le site "fiche maternelle" *la morale de l'histoire : Se méfie, mettre en garde par rapport à certains adultes trop gentils ( qui utilise la flatterie pour arrive à leur fin) http://ww3.ac-creteil.fr/ID/94/c2/cms/IMG/pdf/fiche_de_lecture_roule_galette-ROBESPIERRE.pdf Roule galette (vidéo) Fiche de lecture Activités Découvrir
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This blindfolded maze game teaches obedience to children. My kids loved playing this game, wanting to try completing the maze over and over again. Teaching through games speaks volumes to kids. The concepts resonate with them because kids learn through play. Some people are questioning whether obedience is outdated. They don’t want their children being...Read More
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