I recently read a post on Raising Reading and Writers that talked about Glogster. I hadn't heard of Glogster, which is a tool for creating virtual posters, and therefore checked it out immediately. This is a site that allows you to create a poster through text, images, video, and music. Once you create your own… Continue reading Glogster
Tag: back to school
Celebrate What You CAN Do!
If I were still a classroom teacher, then tomorrow would be my first day back to school (unless I were still teaching in Manhattan, and then I'd be heading back the day after Labor Day). Even though I no longer have a classroom of my own, I can still recall how overwhelmed I felt in… Continue reading Celebrate What You CAN Do!
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Launching Writing Workshop in the Primary Grades: A Guest Blog Post by Mary Brothers
Mary Brothers is starting her tenth year of teaching with Dublin City Schools where she has taught first, second, and fourth grades. Last year she was a Technology Support Teacher for the district and started her blogging journey. She blogs about her learning, as well as that of her students’, at Teaching in the Tech… Continue reading Launching Writing Workshop in the Primary Grades: A Guest Blog Post by Mary Brothers
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Start the Year with Some Small Poems
Poetry has always been one of my favorite ways to get kids writing during the first weeks of school. If you've done bio poems and are looking for an additional poetry activity, or just for something different, then this post is for you! All the Small Poems and Fourteen More is written by Valerie Worth… Continue reading Start the Year with Some Small Poems
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S-C-H-O-O-L Swap
I participated in The Reading Zone's Back-to-S-C-H-O-O-L Swap. My partner was Lori from Morning Glories and Moonflowers. Here's what I sent her: Here's the awesome package she sent to me: Isn't Lori creative? Check out her Etsy Shop to see the rest of her creative creations.
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Day in a Sentence: Beginnings
Deb is hosting Day in a Sentence this week. She's offering a couple of themes to work off of in case you need inspiration when you boil-down your day. Here's my submission: The beginning of the school year is about striking the right balance in three ways: making kids feel safe, setting high expectations, and… Continue reading Day in a Sentence: Beginnings
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Beyond the first week of school in my plan book
Week Two: Plan Book Originally uploaded by teachergal Sarah asked me how I was going to plan, using my new plan book, week-to-week. I realized, when she wrote this, that I neglected to put a blank week's template into the slide show I posted. Hence, here's what a typical week's worth of plans will look… Continue reading Beyond the first week of school in my plan book
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Empty Bulletin Boards
I took all of my strategy charts off of the walls last week. I realized that they were more like posters than instructional aids if I kept them up since they weren't created alongside my students. I cannot believe how barren my classroom's walls are, but I know that creating charts with my kids, rather… Continue reading Empty Bulletin Boards
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Trying to Banish the Back-to-School Jitters
Postcards to Help with the Eradication of First Day of School Jitters Originally uploaded by teachergal I created some postcards to send to my students later today. I'm sending them with the hope that this can help alleviate some of the jitters kids feel when they're about to head back to school. (Hence the reason… Continue reading Trying to Banish the Back-to-School Jitters
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Trading My Favorite Classroom Spaces
Trading Our Favorite Spaces: 1 of 2 Originally uploaded by teachergal Mary Lee & Franki are hosting something of a blog carnival over at A Year of Reading. It's called Trading (Our Favorite) Spaces. Click here to learn more about it &/or to submit photos of your favorite space by September 1st. I'm posting just… Continue reading Trading My Favorite Classroom Spaces
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Writing Center
My Students' New Writing Center Originally uploaded by teachergal Last year my students' writing center was a pretty tall bookcase. The wooden structure, pictured, housed the math center. However, as the amount of math manipulatives I have continues to grow, I had to swap spaces. Hence, the old math center is my students' new writing… Continue reading Writing Center
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Stacey’s SOLSC
Warning: Music will come on when you click on this album! Make a Smilebox scrapbook
