Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Grade 2 Begins the 1 to 1 iPad Initiative NOW...
Along with the rest of our building. Any advice would be MUCH appreciated. So far, we've managed to use Edmodo for a quiz, Google forms for an exit slip, Show Me for math explanations, Brain Pop's free movie of the day, Paperdesk LT for journaling, and Skitch for labeling thank-you photos that I have yet to send out (learning curve).
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Saturday, August 18, 2012
Technology Tip
Find favorite websites quickly by shortening their URL at http://goo.gl/ or make a QR code at http://qrcode.kaywa.com/ or http://www.classtools.net/QR/ or http://www.qrstuff.com/
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Sunday, August 12, 2012
Lesson Planning
Sun-check
Books-check
Soda-check
Snacks-check
If I could only figure out a way to do this IN the pool!
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Classroom Peek 2012-2013
Several things are from Teachers Notebook and ideas from Pinterest. It was my own idea to do the birthday bags and Easter eggs to look like balloons.
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Great Teachers are Made by the Teachers Down the Hall
I'm sure we can all relate to the fact that great teachers are made by the teachers down the hall! We've all been the "beginner" at one time or another.
Well recently, one of the teachers "down the hall" shared an idea bout making inferences using commercials. My class was rolling on the floor laughing about watching commercials. We all fun, while focusing on making inferences. We all liked the recent graduate jumping up and down about getting car, when in reality he was just getting a dorm sized refrigerator.
I'm going to look on Pinterest and my Google docs to see, if I can find the original owner of this idea. When I find it, I will post it in the comments. Pin It Now!
Well recently, one of the teachers "down the hall" shared an idea bout making inferences using commercials. My class was rolling on the floor laughing about watching commercials. We all fun, while focusing on making inferences. We all liked the recent graduate jumping up and down about getting car, when in reality he was just getting a dorm sized refrigerator.
I'm going to look on Pinterest and my Google docs to see, if I can find the original owner of this idea. When I find it, I will post it in the comments. Pin It Now!
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Teachers Notebook and Teachers Pay Teachers
It's official! I have posted work on Teacher's Notebook and Teachers Pay Teachers. What do you think about teachers selling their work online? I'd love to hear your thoughts.
My shops are found at...
http://teachersnotebook.com/shop/destinykc
and
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Pizza-Homophone-Matching-Sequencing-Fractions-and-Coins
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My shops are found at...
http://teachersnotebook.com/shop/destinykc
and
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Pizza-Homophone-Matching-Sequencing-Fractions-and-Coins
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Random Anecdotes
I want to protect the innocent so some of these are from years and years ago and others are much more recent. A couple are from colleagues of mine and there are even some from relatives and neighbors. Please add some more to this list, because I can't wait to read about your funny moments in the comment section.
1. I'm going to the reader's response station to make a "diarrhea". Of course, they meant a diorama.
2. "Teacher, you sure are pretty." I replied "Why thank you, that's very sweet of you to say." He then asks "Have you ever been to Tennessee?" I told him "Actually, No I haven't" and with out skipping a beat he looks up at me and says "Well you're the only TEN-I-SEE!"
3. My favorite quote of all time from a 6 year old...."When I was little..."
4. We were studying coins and bills. One student referred to the bills as the "expensive money".
5. We were discussing healthy foods. One student said, "white broccoli is better than green broccoli."
6. We were talking about schools now and schools in the past. The topic of records, CDs and cassettes came up. One of the students said, "that is probably a really big computer to play that CD." (he was pointing at the record)
7. Someone didn't know what "wedding" meant. First we had to get past that it was wedding not wetting. So when our brains finally departed from the water park, we talked about the bride and the groom and how they want to live happily ever after. Of course, the student says, "why would the girl want to marry a broom anyway?"
8. I love it when they slip and call me Mom, but MUST they call me nanna and grandma?
9. I asked one student to take a break in the "Cool Down Spot". He responded with, "I don't have a temperature".
Please add your own anecdotes below, because I can't wait to read them. Pin It Now!
1. I'm going to the reader's response station to make a "diarrhea". Of course, they meant a diorama.
2. "Teacher, you sure are pretty." I replied "Why thank you, that's very sweet of you to say." He then asks "Have you ever been to Tennessee?" I told him "Actually, No I haven't" and with out skipping a beat he looks up at me and says "Well you're the only TEN-I-SEE!"
3. My favorite quote of all time from a 6 year old...."When I was little..."
4. We were studying coins and bills. One student referred to the bills as the "expensive money".
5. We were discussing healthy foods. One student said, "white broccoli is better than green broccoli."
6. We were talking about schools now and schools in the past. The topic of records, CDs and cassettes came up. One of the students said, "that is probably a really big computer to play that CD." (he was pointing at the record)
7. Someone didn't know what "wedding" meant. First we had to get past that it was wedding not wetting. So when our brains finally departed from the water park, we talked about the bride and the groom and how they want to live happily ever after. Of course, the student says, "why would the girl want to marry a broom anyway?"
8. I love it when they slip and call me Mom, but MUST they call me nanna and grandma?
9. I asked one student to take a break in the "Cool Down Spot". He responded with, "I don't have a temperature".
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Monday, January 9, 2012
Curiosity
Does anyone know what these little bars are on the top of the light poles about every quarter of a mile in KC
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Behavior Management
I know there a thousand possible behavior plans. I hope to implement a new one on Monday. There's a website called Dojo. It will allow me to quickly give positive and if necessarily negative feedback with only the click of a button. Parents and students will instantly see the feedback. I'll keep you posted about how it goes. What are some strategies that have worked for you?
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Sunday, January 1, 2012
Make your own crayons from left over piecies.
I made these crayons by removing the paper wrapper from our old crayon bits and breaking the crayons into smaller piecies. I put these in a flexible mold pan and cooked them on the lowest setting until they melted.
Friday, December 2, 2011
Pencasts
Please share sites for finding great pencasts from Livescribe pens. I'm especially looking for primary examples.
Here's some math pencasts I found for kindergarten...
http://www.wcschools.com/education/components/links/links.php?sectiondetailid=50331& Pin It Now!
Here's some math pencasts I found for kindergarten...
http://www.wcschools.com/education/components/links/links.php?sectiondetailid=50331& Pin It Now!
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
My First Post: Livescribe Pencasts
This is my first real post. I'm choosing to write about Livescribe Pencasts, because I just attended a training last night! I can't wait to get started using my Livescribe pen. If you have other ideas for incorporating the pen, I'd love to hear them. I'm not sure how to best utilize this technology in my first grade class.
Some ideas I've had are...
- Recording the phonemic awareness assessment
- Making interactive worksheets/centers
- Using the pen to develop fluency in writing
- Sharing classwork on the internet
- Sharing math problem solving
- Share learning with students who have been absent
- Share literacy (extra opportunities for some students to learn)
- Recording some of my SmartBoard lessons so I can take some anecdotal records without influencing the flow of the lesson
- Recording word wall words and charts (by taping small squares of the paper on my posters or purchasing the stickers from Livescribe)
- Recording our vocabulary work
- Recording our P.W.I.M.s (picture word induction model work)
I just can't wait to read some of your ideas.
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Saturday, November 26, 2011
Graphing and Data
My first graders are learning about minimum, maximum, and mode. We're making comparison statements about bar graphs, pictographs, Venn diagrams, pie charts, frequency tables and more! Recently, I was able to use a spider pie chart that I found online with my class. Of course, I've gone complete overboard with the use of the "Pinterest" site to find teaching ideas. Below are a few of the pinned and repinned ideas I've found on that site...
I absolutely love the idea of graphing sight words presented by the Moffatt girls on Teacher's Notebook.
Kindergarten Crayon's blog at http://kindergartencrayons.blogspot.com/2011/06/chapter-4-now-lets-explore.html had a great template for your yes/no graphs.
Froggy Friends had a project posted on Teacher's Notebook that integrates the use of pattern block shapes into graphing at http://www.teachersnotebook.com/product/kgl925/pattern-block-activities
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