Give your bulletin board a makeover with these cute black and white borders! Super fun and easy to use to get the customized look the way you want. Mix and match the different prints for a unique fun look. Add a splash of color for some fun or keep it simple with the black and white motif. The upsid...
Earlier this month I came across an idea from @misscalcul8 that was apparently taken from @msrubinmath! So I carried on the tradition and m...
The beginning of the year is always a whirlwind with the first few days of school and Open House/Visitation. Whether you have your Open House/Visitation before school starts, or once the year is already in full swing, it’s still a huge undertaking! Today I’m sharing with you my 5 favorite tips for your Open House ... Read More about Kindergarten Visitation!
Hi Everyone! Happy 3 Day weekend! :) This will be a quick post... I will be diving into inferencing next week. (although I've dabbled in it here and there) I LOVE to start with this book: It is quite a simple read with MANY opportunities for the children to use their inferring skills. I first start off by reading it orally and talking about what inference really means- Use the text clues + Use what I know (schema) = Inference The kids catch on pretty quickly! Then on the second day we use an organizer to fill in our thinking. I find that this helps those that need a visual, will understand more clearly after practicing it this way. (click above to get a copy) The sample is filled in with references to "The Stray Dog," but it could be used with any book! I also found this website that has a inferencing game!! It will give clue by clue and then allow the children to make a guess. It is super cute and VERY appropriate for young children! I have also discovered that there are TONS of people that have created inference boards on Pinterest. Oh Pinterest, what would I do without you ;) If it works... click HERE to see all the boards!! Finally, I end my unit with this AMAZING activity!! This is so fun for the kids and it pulls our "unit" together. There is a lot of prep to this, but once you have it all put together it is so much fun. If you bought this, I added a new recording sheet to it and also made a final "what really happened" story. I'd be happy to share! Just leave a comment or shoot me an email! :) Thanks to those that entered my Narrative Writing giveaway!! Amanda and Kathy were the big winners!! :) Don't forget my buy one get one offer ends tomorrow night!! Just email me for details or to tell me of your purchase!! I leave you first with my mustachey class :) (this was part of my valentine to them... BIG HIT!) ...and a tiny sneak peek at my upcoming product...
This year I will be starting "Station Activities" in my math classes (Geometry, Precalc and Math for College Readiness). Two of them will be set out for each class each week. Students will take turns working on them during the week. Most, but not all, of them will have accompanying worksheets. This activity is to review the properties of quadrilaterals. It consists of the orange paper, which has 7 quadrilaterals listed, and the business cards, which have the properties printed on them. Students will go through the cards and place each one in the correct rectangle beside the quadrilateral name. All properties are represented as many times as applicable. The sheet in the folder is the worksheet (2 to a page). On the backs of the cards are numbers. When all the cards are distributed, the student will turn them over and record their numbers on the worksheet for each quadrilateral. I found this idea on Pinterest. So far, I have only made 8 of them, mostly for Geometry. I used a (scrapbooking) circle cutter to cut colored paper that I had already laminated into 7.5 inch diameter circles. I wrote on them with a Sharpie which dries out the marker quickly. In the future, I will cut, write on, then laminate. Some have an inner circle that contains a drawing (see below), all are divided into 8 sectors (but I am working on some that will have 16). The problems are written in the sectors and the answers are written on clothespins. Here's one that has an inner circle. In this example, I decided to include 3 incorrect answers. They are answers the students would most likely get if they did it incorrectly. Another Pinterest idea...the other side of the chip says "add"... Below is the half-sheet worksheet to go with this station. These are soap containers from Walmart. I labeled each one from the inside with the name and on the end with how I plan to use it. I will hand these out as students arrive and have them call out what is on their card and the simplified number. This will be used as a review. Students get one when they come to class. After bellwork, I will tell them to line up at the front of the room in order from smallest to largest, without talking. They will have to simplify the rational expression before lining up. There are a couple that are the same number just in a different form (-1.25 and -1 1/4). I can't wait to see how they will handle that! This is my Student Function Machine that I wrote about in a previous blog post. I have 3 activities on rings. Elapsed Time, Making Change and Order of Operations. Each one has a worksheet to go along with it. I am keeping a master copy and answer key for each station in these folders by topic. I bought a hanger for pants at Goodwill for 99 cents with the thought that I could probably use it...somehow. Well, when I was looking for a way to hang my ziplocs, it was the perfect solution. The last type of station that I have created is called Tarsia. These are puzzles that the students put together similar to dominoes. I've printed out 5 of them on colored paper. I didn't laminate mine, but I might in the future. You can find out all about them here. There are also files you can download at the bottom of that page. NOTE: Software is PC only. Here is the solution for Laws of Exponents (downloaded free from link above). You will print the "output" and cut apart. Print the "solution" to grade it. If you cut out the solution, students may be able to piece it together simply by looking at the way it was cut.
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What are types of propaganda? Sharpen critical thinking and analysis skills. Ideal lesson for middle school. Includes a free slide show.
Today, my Math for College Readiness classes started the section on Patterns and Iterations. Ahead of time, I made 8 sets of 5 colored cards. On each colored card, I wrote 4 or 5 terms of a sequence. Students' desks are already in groups of 3. Each group got one set of cards and a half-sheet worksheet. On the worksheet, students brainstormed to come up with the pattern for each sequence and the next 5 terms. It was definitely a success! They enjoyed the challenge and worked well together. One of my sequences was O, T, T, F, F,... Most of them were able to figure it out without a hint. Patterns Activity
This is a fun worksheet to practice pronouns with your EFL students.
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Hi Everyone! Happy 3 Day weekend! :) This will be a quick post... I will be diving into inferencing next week. (although I've dabbled in it here and there) I LOVE to start with this book: It is quite a simple read with MANY opportunities for the children to use their inferring skills. I first start off by reading it orally and talking about what inference really means- Use the text clues + Use what I know (schema) = Inference The kids catch on pretty quickly! Then on the second day we use an organizer to fill in our thinking. I find that this helps those that need a visual, will understand more clearly after practicing it this way. (click above to get a copy) The sample is filled in with references to "The Stray Dog," but it could be used with any book! I also found this website that has a inferencing game!! It will give clue by clue and then allow the children to make a guess. It is super cute and VERY appropriate for young children! I have also discovered that there are TONS of people that have created inference boards on Pinterest. Oh Pinterest, what would I do without you ;) If it works... click HERE to see all the boards!! Finally, I end my unit with this AMAZING activity!! This is so fun for the kids and it pulls our "unit" together. There is a lot of prep to this, but once you have it all put together it is so much fun. If you bought this, I added a new recording sheet to it and also made a final "what really happened" story. I'd be happy to share! Just leave a comment or shoot me an email! :) Thanks to those that entered my Narrative Writing giveaway!! Amanda and Kathy were the big winners!! :) Don't forget my buy one get one offer ends tomorrow night!! Just email me for details or to tell me of your purchase!! I leave you first with my mustachey class :) (this was part of my valentine to them... BIG HIT!) ...and a tiny sneak peek at my upcoming product...
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