Phonological Awareness Skills Test (PAST) | Ms. Jocelyn Speech A quick, easy, and comprehensive tool! I LOVE using the PAST with my students as a baseline and progress reporting assessment. The worksheets are great for storing data. I’ve attached my favorite here. Click to download: PAST Assessment PAST Individual Sheet PAST Data Progress Sheet Enjoy! File:Blooms rose.svg Cancel Edit Delete Preview revert Text of the note (may include Wiki markup) Could not save your note (edit conflict or other problem). Please copy the text in the edit box below and insert it manually by editing this page. Upon submitting the note will be published multi-licensed under the terms of the CC-BY-SA-3.0 license and of the GFDL, versions 1.2, 1.3, or any later version. Add a note Draw a rectangle onto the image above (press the left mouse button, then drag and release). Save To modify annotations, your browser needs to have the XMLHttpRequest object. [[MediaWiki talk:Gadget-ImageAnnotator.js|Adding image note]]$1 [[MediaWiki talk:Gadget-ImageAnnotator.js|Changing image note]]$1 [[MediaWiki talk:Gadget-ImageAnnotator.js|Removing image note]]$1
T is for Teaching: Desk Fairy, Princess, Duke. Prince, and Frog In response to questions about my Whole Brain Teaching scoreboard from my WBT update yesterday, here is the scoreboard: Unfortunately I can't tell you where to buy this little whiteboard with the handle, it comes with our math curriculum. Everyone has a class set, I use Go Math if your curious. Like I said before, it goes EVERYWHERE with me. On another note... My students are allowed in their desks this year. Yes, last year my first graders desks were turned around so they couldn't put anything in there. But I figured I needed to teach my 2nd graders some independence and organization skills so students have access to their desks. In order to bribe motivate them to keep desks neat, spotless, OCD organized I have created some mythological creatures named the Desk Fairy, Desk Princess, Desk Prince, Desk Duke, and the frog. Check them out: I personally think they're ADORABLE! They will be placing them in this little pocket on my lamp so everyone is clear where they are and where they go.
Levels of Questions in Bloom's Taxonomy: Teaching Methodoly Advice Page 1 of 2 The goal of classroom questioning is not to determine whether students have learned something (as would be the case in tests, quizzes, and exams), but rather to guide students to help them learn necessary information and material. Questions should be used to teach students rather than to just test students! Teachers frequently spend a great deal of classroom time testing students through questions. In fact, observations of teachers at all levels of education reveal that most spend more than 90 percent of their instructional time testing students (through questioning). And most of the questions teachers ask are typically factual questions that rely on short-term memory. Jabberwocky Taxonomy is an orderly classification of items according to a systematic relationship (low to high, small to big, simple to complex). Although questions are widely used and serve many functions, teachers tend to overuse factual questions such as “What is the capital of California?” Fire Alarm Knowledge
Delighted in Second A Dozen Activities to Promote Parent Involvement Research shows that children are more likely to succeed academically and are less likely to engage in violent behavior if their families are involved in their education. Many parents say, however, that they feel unwelcome or uncomfortable in their children's schools. Teachers often feel under attack by parents who are highly involved. Learn how to bridge the gap. Included: A dozen activities to promote parental involvement and ten tips for involved parents. The following quote comes from Fathers' Involvement in Their Children's Schools, a report from the National Center for Education Statistics. Additional studies have found that parental involvement is more important to student success, at every grade level, than family income or education. Build a bridge Be sure the first contact with parents is a positive one. The National PTA has also set the following National Standards for Parent/Family Involvement Programs: Establish regular, meaningful communication between home and school.
Digital Storytelling Teaching Guide Storytelling is an ancient art that is undergoing a renaissance with modern technology. By incorporating digital storytelling projects into classroom learning you can reach today’s students and at the same time help them develop the skills needed to be successful in our complex, technology rich world. Creating digital stories engages and inspires students, ignites a love for learning, and creates more teaching stories for others to share and enjoy. Learning becomes personal when students tell the story Microsoft's Digital Storytelling Teaching Guide offers countless ideas on digital storytelling techniques for teachers, points to valuable digital storytelling resources for educators, and tips on using the Microsoft software products most commonly found in digital storytelling projects. Digital storytelling can help students: System requirements: Get the system requirements by visiting the individual Microsoft product pages for the products you wish to use.
Science fair, journals, and experiments. Oh my! I l.o.v.e to teach science! I hate the mess I sometimes make with my experiments, but it's well worth it in the end. We've posted a couple science experiments {here}. I wanted to share with you my science journal that we use to write our hypothesis and conclusion. We also participate in a science fair. What works for you when teaching science?
MINI BOOK TEMPLATE - FREE CENTER! Pages This Blog Linked From Here The Web March 30, 2012 Word peeps . . . my Earth Day unit still in the works, but here's a little something to tide you over. On Mondays my kids were given an overall mini book topic and a basic cloze sentence to copy and finish. Labels: freebie, mini book template, writing 7 comments: Mrs. Load more... Newer PostOlder PostHome Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Visit My Store! Grab My Button! Blog Archive Follow Me @ Bloglovin' Followers A Few Favorites Labels Follow by Email Search This Blog Website Design By | Sour Apple Studio | All Rights Reserved
Math After our unit on Fractions, Decimals is going smoothly. We are working on writing, comparing, ordering, adding/subtracting and converting decimals. I need to create a few new center activities(maybe next year) . We are getting ready for our state MCAS test next week. We use Everyday Math as a resource to the Common Core. A student woking independently We use "Guided Math" two times a week. Games during "Guided Math", playing Decimal War Using slates to practice decimal skills. This summer I plan on organzing my math materials, resources and games to align with the Common Core Domains and Standards. How do keep your math materials and resources organized?