I am currently working on my Masters’ Degree in Education at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Part of my degree requirement is the Capstone Project which involves my choice of a research project that is conducted under the guidance of Dr. Yvonne Carey. I am emailing you to request that you participate in a survey that you will find at this link [link removed],
Merissa Jones
Merissa A. Jones, Graduate Student 217-390-6730 [email removed]
Yvonne Carey, Professor 773 350 4746 [email removed]
Anne S. Robertson at the Office of School University Research Relations 217-333-3023 [email removed]
Am looking for 5th grade math vocabulary cards to match the language used in the Common Core. I remember reading something on here about some and thought I'd saved the post but can't find it now.
I got these after reading a post on the 4th grade chatboard. The vocabulary cards are good. I printed them on cardstock and they came out nice and didn't use as much ink as I thought they might. I also made the math vocabulary books for my kids today and I think they are going to be a really useful tool.
ny/5Schooled by Gordon Korman Flying Solo by Ralph Fletcher Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key by Jack Gantos
On 8/25/11, Julie wrote: > What are your favorite books to read to your fifth graders? > I would like a new one to begin the year. Thanks for any > suggestions.
Because of Winn-Dixie Sign of the Beaver Number the Stars Among the Hidden Chasing Vermeer From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler* The Cay* The Island of the Blue Dolphins* Pollyanna The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe Frindle Maniac Magee Aesop's Fables
*some I save for reading group time but have read them whole group, too ... there are so many more actually
I try to pick each year based on state objectives/genre studies
I am once again organizing a POSTCARD EXCHANGE for the upcoming school year 2011-2012. My classes and I have enjoyed this experience tremendously over the years.
This project works well when all participants hold up to their promise. I would like one participant from each of the 50 states and DC. This will be on a first come, first serve. I will have all info ready mid to late September and email every so often with updates.
If you are interested and willing to make the commitment, please provide the following information:
Name (Mr./Mrs./Ms./Miss) School and grade School's full address Email
STATES THAT ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ARE:
Available states: DE, ME, LA, NH, NV, OK, RI, SD, UT, WV, WY
If your state is not listed, it is not available-good luck! Please do not hit reply...contact me off the list serve so it does not get overloaded!
I just started this as a read aloud for my 5th and 6th graders. Great book! I'm looking for some lesson plans/activities to go with the book. I looked on the internet and didn't find much. Ideas?
I want to use differentiated spelling this year, and I have the Approaching, On-Level and Beyond spelling lists. We currently have 5 teachers who want to participate in a group creating multiple choice differentiated spelling tests, I am using mail merge fields, so all you have to do is write the incorrect spelling in the rows and write the sentences. I will merge everything and produce the final tests.
Email me so I can send you some Word files, so you can see how our project works.
I have Miss Alaineus, Shiloh, and Goin Someplace Special done. Join our group and tell us what stories you need done in the next week, and each of us can help you.
We can work on one story a week, and we can get this project done in a few months, making sure we have our story needs met first. If you have a list of the stories you teach in order, I can start assigning stories based on the ones coming up.
I will provide you with the differentiated spelling lists, ready to go in separate Word files, and you will write the misspelled words and the sentences. Email it back to me, and within a few days I will produce the spelling list for the week, the 3 different tests, and the answer guide.
Please email with the story you want to work on next, and I will send it to you. Let me know if you decide not to participate.
Thanks for your collaboration! It is a large project, and the more teachers who join our group, the less we have to do!
Hello - I'm wondering when teachers start using the metric system with their science classes. Does this begin in elementary school? I am particularly interested in temperature - celcius versus fahrenheit. Thank you!
I know from having worked in the lower grades in the past that actually using the metric systems is mainly done in math classes. The exposure begins in K (maybe even before that- I never taught PreK).
I can't recall truly "using" metric in science classes at all in the early childhood classes, though I know the system was discussed when covering topics like matter, weather, etc. The first grade I remember truly using it is 3rd grade.
On 9/07/11, SStec wrote: > Hi, > I was wondering if there are any classrooms that are open > to collaborating about their local Native American cultures > with my 5th grade class. Part of my social studies > standards is to teach my students about the Native > Americans in the different regions of the US (Pacific NW, > SW, Great Plains, Eastern Woodlands). I thought it would be > beneficial for my students to directly talk (through Skype) > with classrooms in these regions to make personal > connections to the material I am teaching them. I teach at > a Native American charter school in the Uppper Peninsula of > Michigan. Our students are knowledgeable in the Ojibwe > culture. Is anyone interested?
I got these after reading a post on the 4th grade chatboard. The vocabulary cards are good. I printed...See More