4 Corners is a strategy typically used to build students’ anticipation for new content. You can use it to gauge students knowledge and comfort with a topic before you begin teaching. But, one of my favorite ways to review a skill is to use the 4 Corners strategy. I like it because it gets the kids up and moving. I also like it because your kids can hide within the pack if they aren’t confident
Today, I’m going to share the second video in the series. It’s how you can use Google Docs to create Mind Maps with your students. Check out the video below in the post for a step by step tutorial. In April, I shared how I use Google Docs in my classroom to give students a quiz or instead of a worksheet. I also shared how I use the spreadsheet for data tracking. If you missed
I have an exciting new website to share with you today for Wednesday Website! PixiClip provides the tools to give you an interactive whiteboard, and even allows you to connect your mic and webcam to add in recordings of your voice and yourself! If you are doing a flipped classroom, this would be an amazing tool! I’m not lucky enough to have an interactive white board in my room, but received a projector and document
A few years ago when I started this journey posting my creations and blogging, I slowly started incorporating new fonts that I’d find. I literally have spent HOURS scouring the internet looking for new ones that I wanted. I will completely admit that I downloaded any font that I saw that I liked from dafont.com regardless of whether or not it was free for commercial use or not. I now have hundreds of fonts on my
I am a big fan of repurposing things for the classroom, especially things I can find for free or very cheaply. I keep an eye out for games at places like Salvation Army, rummage sales, and Dollar Tree and bring them into the classroom. Of course there are many games that already pretty simple at tying into education (Battleship works on the coordinate grid, Chutes and Ladders can also easily be used to work on
