We finished up our first round of state testing this week, and have our next test coming up the following week. As much as I felt I had given my kids enough practice with story problems, I apparently hadn’t, because many of them did not do as well as I had expected on the math test. Of course, this was just from over the shoulder peeking, but the first thing that jumped out was that
I’m participating in another Bright Ideas blog hop today. This time I’m sharing a different take on word walls. I started this year in a new grade, in a new building, and of course wasn’t as organized as I should be, even though I spent a ridiculous amount of hours at school this summer. Once the school year started, I could not, for the life of me, figure out where my premade Word Wall words
I missed last week’s Wednesday Website because I was incredibly busy. I’ve also been trying to brainstorm websites I’ve used in the past so I can share them with you. We really only use the same couple sites in my class and because our computers are very old and jankity, I haven’t really researched many new ones. This website isn’t a traditional education one, but it’s not as well known as I think it
I don’t know about you, but in my house, once the Olympics start, they’re all I can focus on. It’s always so engaging to see young people going for their dreams, and it’s such a sense of unity and pride for our country. I wanted to incorporate the games into our classroom, and so I had an idea of using the medals alongside our current work on fractions. I posted about it over on Owl-Ways
Click the image above to go to all of my other Wednesday Website posts. This week I’m sharing an app with you instead of a website. Because I don’t have iPads or other tablets available in my classroom, I don’t tend to pay much attention to all of the awesome apps out there. This one, though, has shown up in my Facebook feed twice and I thought I’d check it out. It’s from Arcademic Skill
I’ve spent the last 15 years teaching in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grades, and working beside elementary classrooms as an instructional coach and resource support. I’m passionate about math, literacy, and finding ways to make teachers’ days easier. I share from my experiences both in and out of the elementary classroom. Read more About Me.
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