Saturday, March 3, 2012
Aim for the Moon! My first TPT item!
Today I dove into our next unit for science: The Universe. One key thing they are going to explore is the the Moon. So, I created a fun moon journal for my students to use to observe the phases of the moon. It turned out pretty neat so I decided I would put it on TPT. This is a pretty big deal for me, haha. So, here it is! (And by the way, the download is completely FREE!)
Spelling + Wordle
To make spelling word practice a little more fun, I created a Wordle here.
To create your own, type your list in like this and hit go!
Spelling~Test~Friday
Spelling~Test~Friday
once
let
there
food
country
know
mother
next
father
while
their
something
too
write
light
place
together
To create your own, type your list in like this and hit go!
Spelling~Test~Friday
Spelling~Test~Friday
once
let
there
food
country
know
mother
next
father
while
their
something
too
write
light
place
together
Friday, March 2, 2012
Crafting Writers
Wow, what a week! I feel like the to-do list keeps getting longer, and the kids are starting to feel the increase in the work load too. We had a nice relaxed day today, with some fun graphing, Scholastic News, our new BFFs Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny, and WRITING!
So, as a first year teacher I try to be as "reflective" as possible. The third quarter is coming to a close so I have begun to reflect, reflect, reflect. I finally feel comfortable with our guided reading groups, math, science, and reading, BUT there's this one subject I just cannot wrap my head around--Writing. I suppose some of this is due to the fact that most my background is in early, early childhood where marks on paper, correct letter formation, and maybe even writing your own name was about the extent of the writing I "taught." So it is time for some personal professional development. Luckily our professional library is awesome. After browsing some, I picked up this! :)
I did my "picture walk" and read the intro and already can tell this is going to be so useful! Today I tried one suggestion--give the students "writing spots." HOLY COW! 20 blissful (and silent) minutes of engaged writers! I think the best thing I did was to call my teacher desk "The Office" and use it as the most desired writing spot. "Whoever is doing the very best job writing today will get to move to 'The Office'." *Insert Hallelujah Chorus here*
Will follow up with a full book review!
<3
So, as a first year teacher I try to be as "reflective" as possible. The third quarter is coming to a close so I have begun to reflect, reflect, reflect. I finally feel comfortable with our guided reading groups, math, science, and reading, BUT there's this one subject I just cannot wrap my head around--Writing. I suppose some of this is due to the fact that most my background is in early, early childhood where marks on paper, correct letter formation, and maybe even writing your own name was about the extent of the writing I "taught." So it is time for some personal professional development. Luckily our professional library is awesome. After browsing some, I picked up this! :)
Will follow up with a full book review!
<3
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