I used this great printable from Teacherspayteachers.com
Simple Machine Scavenger Hunt and Flapbook
Who says you have to be IN the classroom to be learning?
ACS Simple Machine Scavenger hunt
Saturday, February 20, 2016
Simple machine Scavenger hunt
To wrap up our science unit on simple machines, my Smarties embarked upon a scavenger hunt through the gym building of our school looking for simple machines.
I used this great printable from Teacherspayteachers.com
Simple Machine Scavenger Hunt and Flapbook
Who says you have to be IN the classroom to be learning?
ACS Simple Machine Scavenger hunt
I used this great printable from Teacherspayteachers.com
Simple Machine Scavenger Hunt and Flapbook
Who says you have to be IN the classroom to be learning?
ACS Simple Machine Scavenger hunt
ACS Color Run
What a fun day!!! This was a great opportunity for all the ACS students to get to get outside, enjoy some exercise, and help raise money for our school!
I'm having so much fun creating videos with Flipagram!
ACS Color Run
I'm having so much fun creating videos with Flipagram!
ACS Color Run
Superhero classroom decor
I have been teaching 4th grade for the past 2 years! These kids are so much fun!
This is my 4th grade classroom. I love the theme. My students LOVE the superheros. We are able to incorporate it into all things in our classroom.
ACS 4th Grade Classroom
This is my 4th grade classroom. I love the theme. My students LOVE the superheros. We are able to incorporate it into all things in our classroom.
ACS 4th Grade Classroom
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
It's been such a long time, and I'm not even sure where to begin. I'm just going to leave it here with some pictures of my classroom throughout this year. These are in no sensical order :) Just thrown out there.
Just more classroom set up (I change the arrangement every few weeks)
Board for Martin Luther King Jr. lesson. "I can dream like Dr. King"
Winter and spring door decor
Winter tree
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Organization
Another classroom organizational tip:
Have all those pop out bulletin board letters in a box or bag somewhere. I hate sorting through those. Sort them by letter into extra strength zip up bags (all colors and styles of letter in a bag, just sort them by letter) and hold them together alphabetically with a ring...Simple but so helpful!!!
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Daily folder
This year I did my daily folders like every other year before, but this week I decided that I was going to change some things so I redid my student's daily folders...
Front of the folder is labeled and the folder is a cheap paper folder that was laminated- I just cut slits for the pockets and brads
On the inside front cover I put an incentive chart to record what color the child was on today (refer to older posts about my discipline/reward system). I put a sticker for the color the child was on for the day.
In the brads is a zip up binder pouch for money or small notes etc.
Weekly newsletter stays in a clear plastic sleeve in the brads.
Daily folder form that the parents fill out is also in the brads.
My attempt at daily folder organization. The older I get the more organized things HAVE to be!!!
Thursday, September 6, 2012
No homework policy
WARNING WARNING
This entry is bound to find new heights of unpopularity among my fellow teachers!!!
What is the purpose of homework? My son, M, HATES homework, and I mean with a T Total Passion-- Hate, loathes, abhors homework. We were doing homework, with the normal battle - crying and gnashing of teeth and all other forms of mayhem, when I had a moment (if you haven't realized yet, that happens a lot).
Let me back up a couple posts, around my second post I had had a moment and decided that I was going to concentrate my doctorate in special education. I'm not even sure why I decided that. Maybe I was experiencing a "my last books of my masters degree have arrived and I'm deliriously excited" high, or some other sort of nonsense, but that desire to go into special ed lasted about 2 days. But then what am I going to do? What will my concentration be? I wore my hubby out talking about it (I think he finally just stopped listening, and started tuning me out- see, he knows me well enough to know that if I talk about something long enough, it will eventually sort itself out in my brain, and he will never have to remember all the stops along the way. He knew what I would decide, but he also knew that this sorting out process was essential to my decision making).
So back to 4 days ago, doing homework with M and trying to see through all the tears (his and mine) what he was actually getting out of this. I mean what was the purpose? He wasn't learning anything, he wasn't going to obtain any of this info. It was at this point, nothing but a hassle (we worked on homework for 2 hours that night). So, as a mom and a teacher, I started raking my brian to decide how I feel about this.
I came to the following conclusions:
1. One of my educational passion, strong stances, is that a child who has not only a strong support system in the school/classroom but also a strong support system in the home, is more likely to find academic success that leads to the building of strong citizens. (I am not naive enough to think that this is possible for every students, the students who do not have that support at home, need to be with a teacher/school who is willing to go above and beyond to offer extra support). Many teachers, myself included, feel that homework is an effective way for parents to be involved in the child's education. I agree on some level with that.
2. Some students need extra work outside of the classroom to help them grasp a concept (this could be given on an as needed basis).
3. Children are in the classroom 7 hours a day. To require them to come home and sit at a table and work more math problems or write spelling words, etc for another hour- 2 hours is just plain and simple too much to ask. (reading at home, in my opinion, is another story)
4. I believe in having a "No Homework Policy" (except for the occasion that extra work is needed to grasp a concept- as needed basis).
5. My doctorate concentration is going to be Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment. Not because I want to take on all teachers who make kids do homework, but because I want to teach future teachers to have a purpose behind their curriculum, to write work, assignment, tests, projects in a way that brings learning to new heights.
Disclaimer: I love Ms teacher, he has only been with her for 2 1/2 weeks and I haven't had the opportunity to spend as much time with her as I would like, but she is already doing an excellent job teaching him new things. This post is in no way directed at her. That night at the table merely spurred on another "moment" for me.
And yes, I make my boys do their homework, but we have revamped our evening schedule. Now they come in from school, get a snack, and play for 2 hours. Then we sit and do homework right before dinner. This allows them to play and get the pent up energy out before I ask them to sit and work. For the last 3 nights, homework has gone much more smoothly, and not lasted any more than 30 minutes, and been done with a cheerful heart and attitude. :) YEA
Let me back up a couple posts, around my second post I had had a moment and decided that I was going to concentrate my doctorate in special education. I'm not even sure why I decided that. Maybe I was experiencing a "my last books of my masters degree have arrived and I'm deliriously excited" high, or some other sort of nonsense, but that desire to go into special ed lasted about 2 days. But then what am I going to do? What will my concentration be? I wore my hubby out talking about it (I think he finally just stopped listening, and started tuning me out- see, he knows me well enough to know that if I talk about something long enough, it will eventually sort itself out in my brain, and he will never have to remember all the stops along the way. He knew what I would decide, but he also knew that this sorting out process was essential to my decision making).
So back to 4 days ago, doing homework with M and trying to see through all the tears (his and mine) what he was actually getting out of this. I mean what was the purpose? He wasn't learning anything, he wasn't going to obtain any of this info. It was at this point, nothing but a hassle (we worked on homework for 2 hours that night). So, as a mom and a teacher, I started raking my brian to decide how I feel about this.
I came to the following conclusions:
1. One of my educational passion, strong stances, is that a child who has not only a strong support system in the school/classroom but also a strong support system in the home, is more likely to find academic success that leads to the building of strong citizens. (I am not naive enough to think that this is possible for every students, the students who do not have that support at home, need to be with a teacher/school who is willing to go above and beyond to offer extra support). Many teachers, myself included, feel that homework is an effective way for parents to be involved in the child's education. I agree on some level with that.
2. Some students need extra work outside of the classroom to help them grasp a concept (this could be given on an as needed basis).
3. Children are in the classroom 7 hours a day. To require them to come home and sit at a table and work more math problems or write spelling words, etc for another hour- 2 hours is just plain and simple too much to ask. (reading at home, in my opinion, is another story)
4. I believe in having a "No Homework Policy" (except for the occasion that extra work is needed to grasp a concept- as needed basis).
5. My doctorate concentration is going to be Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment. Not because I want to take on all teachers who make kids do homework, but because I want to teach future teachers to have a purpose behind their curriculum, to write work, assignment, tests, projects in a way that brings learning to new heights.
Disclaimer: I love Ms teacher, he has only been with her for 2 1/2 weeks and I haven't had the opportunity to spend as much time with her as I would like, but she is already doing an excellent job teaching him new things. This post is in no way directed at her. That night at the table merely spurred on another "moment" for me.
And yes, I make my boys do their homework, but we have revamped our evening schedule. Now they come in from school, get a snack, and play for 2 hours. Then we sit and do homework right before dinner. This allows them to play and get the pent up energy out before I ask them to sit and work. For the last 3 nights, homework has gone much more smoothly, and not lasted any more than 30 minutes, and been done with a cheerful heart and attitude. :) YEA
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