Hey there! So, I am moving classrooms for the next school year. I moved in all my treasures in the spring and chose not to think about it until about a week ago... (pretty good right?!) Well, I wish I would have gotten a true before picture but I thought I would share some of the progress. So... not too bad... well for an OCDer... I mean organization freak this was not good. HAHA! I cannot believe I put it off this long. I had the hardest time choosing location of my desk and small group space, etc. I also had a listening center that took up way to much real estate (Until I got an … [Read more...] about Classroom Move!
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Learning Targets
Hey there! So I'm sure your school is the same as mine in the fact that all the talk is over learning targets and learning goals. My team has been working hard to focus in on those goals/targets in a kid friendly way. We want it to be useful, meaningful and attainable (lets be honest, there needs to be more time in the day.. AHH) Anyway, after cruising through Pinterest looking for new ways revamp my ideas I was inspired by a mix of ideas. It is so simple and I'm sure I am not the first, but it is working well in my room so I thought I would share. I made each kiddo a popsicle stick … [Read more...] about Learning Targets
Wonders
Hey there! So, one of my latest projects has been going through our Wonders language arts curriculum and really dissecting the writing and grammar portions. I have put together 4 of the 6 units so far. Each unit is broken down into 6 weeks. I have put together brainstorming, graphic organizers, prompts, papers, key idea posters and 3 grammar practice worksheets for each week. The great thing about these units is that you don't need to be doing Wonders for them to be beneficial to your writing program. Since making these units my kids are getting through the process like never before. They … [Read more...] about Wonders