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
As the end of the year is drawing near, I thought I’d do a post sharing some of the anchor charts we’ve created throughout the year. Now, I’ll be perfectly honest and say my creative skills are lacking. I make these with my students, and so my handwriting is often sloppy as I’m quickly writing, and there are a few authentic mistakes. But that’s what makes them real and useful in our rooms. I also
Click the image above to go to all of my other Wednesday Website posts. It’s been a few weeks since I’ve shared a new site with you on Wednesday Website, but this week I’m back with my new FAVORITE website! Let me start by explaining the technology that we have available to us. In our class we have 6 ancient computers that sometimes work, and sometimes don’t. The computers are at least 10 years old,
I’ve introduced and worked on fractions using a variety of tools and resources over the years. In 1st grade, we explore fractions as part of our Halfway Day celebration on day 90- halfway through the school year. In third grade, I expect my students to have some understanding of fractions from their work in previous years, but, they always seem to need me to start with the basics. Over the years, I’ve found that what
December is usually the point in the year where I’m sort of freaking out about state testing coming up in spring. So much seems to be happening, the unknown of snow days in winter is looming, and I start to stress about not having enough time. I try to incorporate fun tasks into our days to keep engagement high and the holidays are a great way to bring fun into our learning while keeping things
