Katherine Bomer talked about celebrations this past summer at the TCRWP July Writing Institute. As I was planning my News & Announcements Charts for the upcoming week today, I found myself wanting to write about writing on four out of five of them. You see, I want my students to realize that their hard work… Continue reading Hard Work Should Be Celebrated
Category: responsive classroom
Unscramble the Teacher’s Motto
When I moved to RI, I borrowed a motto from a former colleague, Halli, in New York. She had a BIG sign over her door that read, "We will work hard, but we will have fun." I was playing around with Wordle tonight and created a scrambled motto for my class. I'm thinking about attaching… Continue reading Unscramble the Teacher’s Motto
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There Isn’t Time… The Gates Are Closing… Teaching ’til the End…
Next Week: Agh!!!!!!!!!!! Originally uploaded by teachergal Farjeon wrote a poem called "There Isn't Time," which has always resonated with me since I try to multi-task all of the time -- sometimes successfully and sometimes I just don't get everything done. At the end of every school year, because I've got this demented idea that… Continue reading There Isn’t Time… The Gates Are Closing… Teaching ’til the End…
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Poetry on all of my N&A Charts
My students are starting their poetry unit of study tomorrow. Hence, all of my News & Announcements Charts for the upcoming week have something poetry-related on them:
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Marching to the Music: A Great Way to Review Content & Have Some Fun
I'm introducing a bunch of new games to my students this week during Morning Meeting. I got all of them from 99 Activities and Greetings: Great for Morning Meeting... and other meetings, too! by Melissa Correa-Connolly. One of the ones I found in Correa-Connolly's Book is called "Milling to the Music," which is a great… Continue reading Marching to the Music: A Great Way to Review Content & Have Some Fun
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Draft Plans for Literary Essays
My students are going to be drafting while I'm out of the room doing reading assessments this-coming Thursday. Hence, I'm a little bit panicked since I don't like being out of the room on days when kids are selecting a seed idea or when they start drafting. (I have an amazing guest teacher... so it's… Continue reading Draft Plans for Literary Essays
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Stacey’s Slice of Life Story: #22
I woke up earlier than expected this morning. Therefore, I headed into my study, retrieved some chart paper, grabbed some specialty stickers, took out some markers from the drawer, and started working on my News & Announcements Charts for the week. I pulled my plan book alongside of me and began writing the charts for… Continue reading Stacey’s Slice of Life Story: #22
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Poetry Station: READY FOR LIFT-OFF!
I think I'm going to have my students sign-up to use this for one week at a time since there are seven activities. Though it'll take two weeks to complete all of the activities in a meaningful way since they're pretty elaborate. Here are the titles of the activities I put inside of the station.… Continue reading Poetry Station: READY FOR LIFT-OFF!
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Coming Soon: Poetry Station for Morning Work
I provide my students with academic choices for a half hour, each morning, during our Morning Work Period. Some read, some write, some play math games, some do flash cards, and some need more options! Since my class LOVES poetry, I decided to create something I've been talking about for a LONG time, a: I… Continue reading Coming Soon: Poetry Station for Morning Work
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Stacey’s Slice of Life: Day 11
It's Morning Meeting. A few minutes past 9 a.m. We've already had a successful group juggle with 14 kooshes and other items. One students has shared and took questions and comments. It's time for our activity, which is the HUMAN KNOT. As soon as the students hear the words "Human Knot," most cheer audibly, while… Continue reading Stacey’s Slice of Life: Day 11
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WN Entry: Today’s Closing Circle
I couldn't be prouder of my students today. I felt the need to boast about them to my husband when I got home from work this evening since they had a very intense discussion about the revision of one of our classroom rules this afternoon. (See Rule #1 on the photo, which has been cropped… Continue reading WN Entry: Today’s Closing Circle
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News & Announcements Charts
I'm a big proponent of Responsive Classroom, which places as much value on the social curriculum as the academic curriculum. (I attending a Responsive Classroom Institute during the Summer of 2006. It was excellent, informative, and exceedingly helpful to me as a teacher!) Even if you're teaching in a school that doesn't do R.C., you… Continue reading News & Announcements Charts
