I recently received 4 Amazon Fire tablets for my classroom and I'm trying to figure out how to best use them. I'm thinking that reading and math rotations would be ideal but have no idea what apps would be best for my students. Wondering what you all have used your classrooms and loved??
I ac...See MoreOn 8/06/16, Amy wrote: > I recently received 4 Amazon Fire tablets for my classroom and > I'm trying to figure out how to best use them. I'm thinking that > reading and math rotations would be ideal but have no idea > what apps would be best for my students. Wondering what you > all have used your classrooms and loved??
I actually just found this link but I would love to hear from teachers who have actually used some of these (or others) in their classrooms. What have you loved, what have you not cared for...?
Carolyn FerrellOn 7/29/16, Sazm42 wrote: > What advice would you offer a new teacher preparing for > her first week as a second grade teacher? Totally agree with using HARRY WONG's First days of school... I've been teaching 26 years and still find these procedures included in the top important... [link removed]#
That's so exciting. First grade is so much fun. Here are some thing that were helpful to me when I first started out:
-Plan every minute of your first day or even your first week. Write out detailed notes and a detailed schedule for yourself. After the first week or so and once I am comfortable with my schedule I can simplify and just write short notes in my lesson plan book, but for that first week I have to have detailed notes to help me stay on track. There are so many things to think about and it is difficult to keep track.
-Have a plan for parents coming in that first day. I don't think I have ever had a year where a few parents have left when the bell to begin rings. Parents often stick around and it can be a little nerve racking and difficult if you don't have a plan. I always give it a few minutes after the bell and then just do a little announcement thanking them for being there that day and assuring them that we are going to have a great day and can't wait to share about it. They see that as the sign to head out so we can begin our day.
-Find someone to help you sort out supplies and be there that first day for anything you need. In my district the 7th and 8th graders always start a day later than we do. I always ask a former student to come in and help me open glue sticks, sharpen pencils, sort supplies, put names on folders. You will be absolutely exhausted that first day and first week and staying late will happen anyway. You definitely don't want to spend your energy doing these tasks.
I hope this is helpful! Best of luck in your new year!! Hope
I want to make some of my anchor charts ahead of time and have them pre made before my lesson---I always do a mini lesson and have covered them up as we introduce the skill---or is making them as the lesson is introduced a better strategy. Is one way better than another!
Maybe the problem is unique to me. But I don’t think so. I’ve seen too many crossed out names in books I’ve picked up in second hand stores. [Click below to read the rest of Sarah Powley's essay.]
Being involved in movement positively affects children both cognitively and physically. Here are 20 quick, simple ideas to use (and adapt) in your classroom. {Click below]
Let me know if you are interested and I'll connect you with Julia at E...See MoreEyeread (www.eyeread.co). developed a series of games for children in K-2 that focus on foundational reading skills and allow teachers to track student progress. The Eyeread games are being developed with research driven data, teacher input and fun for students to play.
Let me know if you are interested and I'll connect you with Julia at Eyeread.
I am a second grade teacher in a diverse rural village in central Ohio. I would love to have a pen pal class that is in a location different from the Midwest. I will have 21 students in August.
Core muscle strength actually affects the area of the brain which controls executive function. Research shows that only one in twelve students now has the core muscle strength and balance of students from the 1980’s, only 1 in 12!!
Interestingly, the 1980s is when many schools began to reduce recess and playtime in schools. (It is also when child obesity rates began to climb at an alarming rate.)
Click below to read more about why it's important that educators fight for more activity and exercise during the school day.
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