Teaching methods and strategies vary based on teacher, classroom, and any other factor you can think of. Positive behavior can be encouraged in your class..
Don’t you love the beginning of the school year? I always enjoyed seeing smiling faces, reconnecting with students, and just soaking in the excitement a new beginning brings! But, if mid-year me could send a letter to beginning-of-the-year me, it would probably read something like this: “Stop stressing! Get to work, and please, ask for
Who likes waiting? Not this girl! And I can guarantee our students don’t like waiting either. If you teach students with special needs you know that asking a student to wait can cause a full on melt down in the middle of a seemingly normal Tuesday. And guess what, our classrooms get interrupted for questions, ... Read More about Teaching Wait: The Wait Basket
A simple activity for learning about measuring using…sticks!
In veel kleutergroepen kom je de patroonblokken tegen: gekleurde geometrische vormen, van hout of plastic. In deze blog geef ik je suggesties voor het werken met Patroonblokken.Wat zijn patroonblokken?Patroonblokken werden in de jaren '60 in Amerika bedacht door het Education Development Center. Ze werden uitgebracht onder de naam 'Pattern Blocks'.Een set patroonblokken bestaat meestal uit zes verschillende vormen in zes verschillende kleuren. Dit omvat een: • Gele zeshoek • Rode trapezium • Gro
Turn yourself into an ANIMATED emoji using the Emoji Me app to add to presentations or student projects. Bitmoji fans will love this iOS app!
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This week at Coop, the Storytime From A to Z was letter "X" and the book was "Fox In Socks". To review the letter "X" sound, I had the students stand up, while I called out some words. If the word had the "x' sound, then they did a jumping jack. X sound words included: X-ray, taxi, box, fox, ox, six, exit, exercise, explore, next, fix, mix, and extra Since, there are 7 students in the class, I took 7 pairs of socks from this game. And on each pair, I attached one picture that had an "X" sound and another picture that did not. Each student had to find one matching pair of socks, then say both words. The word with the letter "x" sound was put inside the washing machine "box". After the game, we read the book "Fox In Socks". Then the girls created their own Fox In Socks! The fox face template is from the Storytime From A to Z book. The letter "x" sound pictures are from KidsSoup. I simply cut out a large rectangle for the body, 4 rectangles for the legs, a half circle for the tail, and made a sock pattern template. Socks for Fox
The oldest known math puzzle is called the Ostomachion Math Puzzle (also called Stomachion) and dates back two thousand years ago to Archimedes. The Term Ostomachion in Greek means bone fight, because these puzzles used to
Use this poster to get to know your students! Learn their favorite color, favorite food, favorite sport, favorite subject in school, what they want to be when they grow up, etc. This blank poster allows students to be creative and color/decorate however they'd like! Perfect for Back to School!
Happy Holidays! I'm still adjusting to the end of the Christmas season and the start of a New Year. All of our decorations are still up, but we've managed to start cleaning out the pantry, closets, and more in anticipation on getting 2015 off to a great start! As this year wraps up, I wanted to look back and highlight my most-viewed posts that I wrote this year! Hopefully these will jog your memory and/or give you some new ideas to get the second half of the year started right! Counting down from 10..... Working on Weekly Class SMART Goals Classroom Tour 2014 Making my Erin Condren Life Planner Work for Me! Morning Meeting: Updated Packet Ho-Ho-Holiday Gifts for Your Students {2014 Link-Up} Teachers Thanking Teachers & Magic 3 Smooth Sailing with My Erin Condren Teacher Planner Bright Ideas: Sticky Note Summaries Technology Resources: Earth Day Using Student Numbers to Keep Organized Have a wonderful time exploring these popular posts and I can't wait to ring in 2015 together soon! What kinds of things would you like to see me blog about in the new year? Leave a comment below and I'll add it to my list! Thank you for joining me on this journey for another year and here's wishing you a festive and fun New Year's celebration! Clip art from Scrappin' Doodles & Fonts from KG Fonts
I've thought long and hard about defining a grace-filled classroom. It's the name of my blog after all! I should have an idea, right? I strongly believe though, that what it means for me and what it means for you could be different things. I've come to the conclusion that there might not be one […]
I am linking up with 4th Grade Frolics for this week's Monday Made it to share a few things I have been working on. :o) If you follow me on Twitter you will know that I have been busy with "Made Its" this summer. :o) I am trying to find a solution to a never ending problem. Students needing to use the bathroom is always such a problem and I have struggled with this every year. I am trying something new this year after coming across various ideas on Pinterest. I have made a Bathroom Pass Record Sheet for the students to keep in their Math Folder. They will be given 5 opportunities each quarter to use the restroom during class. My expectations and procedures are clearly given on My Bathroom Pass Record Sheet. Even though this is a Bathroom Pass Record Sheet, you will see that I included a spot for them to record their destination. This was done intentionally. I teach middle school. I want the students to write that they are going to the bathroom so therefore they should not be going anywhere else. :o) You will also notice that I am including Bonus Points for students who never leave to use the restroom. They will be able to use these Bonus Points on assessments and homework. :o) I am including files for you to download and use. Feel free to modify to fit your needs. I am including links to the PDF file, editable Word file and a zip file of the fonts I used. Download Links: Bathroom Pass Record Sheet PDF File Bathroom Pass Record Sheet Editable Word File Zip File of Fonts I Used I am also including another "Made It" that I shared on Twitter this weekend. :o) These are some Keep Calm Posters I made for my classroom. Feel free to download and use. Download Link: My Keep Calm Posters PDF File ** Update: Per request I am sharing my PowerPoint File. Feel free to modify and make your own posters. :o) Download Link: My Keep Calm Posters Editable PowerPoint File Thanks for stopping by and checking out my blog... :o)
Symmetry is something that I still struggle with as an adult. You know those pictures where on has to complete the other side of a face? That is super difficult for me. Symmetry is a
Help the car to get home by tracing the lines on the street in this color printable worksheet.
Afgelopen woensdag was ik bij de feedbackbijeenkomst van Curriculum.nu in Utrecht. Daar had ik me, natuurlijk, ingeschreven voor de sessie over Digitale geletterdheid. Want digitale geletterdheid gaat deel uitmaken van ons nieuwe curriculum en dat juich ik van harte toe. Waarom ik dat zo belangrijk vind? In dit filmpje wordt het uitgelegd door het ontwikkelteam zelf.
Cela fait un moment déjà que je réfléchis à un calendrier de l'avent qui puisse combiner ma passion du voyage et la découverte du monde. Cette année j'ai enfin franchi le pas. 💡 Deux grands axes de réflexion: - d'abord le support, la forme, qui a évolué...
Seems like lately I’ve been having lots of conversations with my colleagues about math. Could be because (if you ask me) January is a perfect time for a math block. The more inward, reflective quality of this time of year makes it a great time to sit down and crunch numbers. (That’s what we’re doing […]
In class this week we were introduced to this idea of “constructing meaning.” For this blog posting, you are to investigate strategies that can be used to develop or construct meaning.…
Four quick and easy lessons for the first week back to school in third grade. Fun and engaging lessons to help students get to know each other that are low prep!
Rapunzel is locked in a tower with nothing to do but play with her hair. As the year goes on she decides to keep a braid chart for every foot her hair grows.
Math About Me is a fun getting to know you activity where students describe themselves using math!
This lesson started off by me showing my students a PowerPoint presentation which introduced the Pop Art movement and some of its major artists. I really emphasized that Pop Artists wanted to connect to everyday people, so their subject matter reflected the pop culture of the time (movie stars, advertisements, comic strips, food items, etc.). People saw their work, recognized it, and connected with it (a BIG difference from Abstract Expressionism). Then we began talking about popular things in our culture today - which of course lead to talk of iPods, iPads, video games, Instagram, Facebook, texting, and a slew of other apps I'm sure I'm not cool enough to know about. It hits hard when you don't even know what your students are talking about - I used to know it all! I explained that emojis are also a great example of contemporary pop art because they are super recognizable and relevant to the tech-savvy time we live in. Then we looked at a few different (emotion) emojis and talked about what they meant. Then I asked students what they would mean if they were used in a different context. So for example, the emoji with one eye closed and its tongue sticking out. On its own my students said it meant "crazy." Then I asked them what they thought it meant if it were sent with a text message that said something like, "I hate you." The words on their own sound mean and hurtful, but when sent with the emoji, they become almost endearing - clearly not meant to be serious. Emojis can help to provide context to written words, like in the previous example, or they can be used decoratively in a fun illustrative manner. As visual people ourselves, I think art educators are in an amazing position to teach our students about the power of this type of visual imagery and its effectiveness in communicating more meaningful messages. Once we were done talking about the symbolism of emojis, we began talking about what soft sculptures are. I told my students that they would be creating their own double-sided emoji soft sculptures using felt and yarn. Guys I gotta say - I love it! I used to do an angry birds sewing project with my 5th graders, but decided to change things up this year to keep the project super relevant to my student's interests. They were crazy engaged during this lesson! Prior to deciding to do emojis (and the decision was made pre-happy meal) I was planning on doing Minecraft Soft Sculptures with my kids. If you are interested in that lesson, check it out in my store. :) Also available in my Teachers Pay Teachers store.
This pencil spin and cover game is a back to school themed numbers game that your kids will have a blast playing! It's no prep and perfect for math centers
Hi. I´m creating a reading comprehension series for my adult ss. Hope you and your ss will enjoy the stories about my four fictive ss, Charles, Violet, Peter and Sophie. There are 7 different tasks: 1-true, false or don´t know; 2-matching; 3-questions; 4-complete the chart; 5-complete the chart about yourself; 6-quess who; 7-write a similar text. Thanks Philip Martin for the nice cliparts. Have a great day. Hugs, Zsuzsapszi. - ESL worksheets
