Earth Day Pinwheels helped us celebrate this year. Templates can be printed from DLTK kids
Of course we had to take them right outside for a trial spin!
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Fraction Anchor Chart
This poster/anchor chart has been laminated to be reused. During a
lesson: In the 1st blank circle I'll add a shaded area that is NOT
correctly divided to stress the point that fractions show "equal" parts
of a whole. In the area that shows a set, students will write in the
fractions to show the number of blue, green, red & yellow crayons. I
added a ruler at the bottom to relate fractions to measurement.
Pencil Management
Something as simple as keeping sharpened pencils can make your day with 20+ kids run smoother. They place a broken pencil in the "Needs to be Sharpened" basket and take one from the "Sharpened" basket and continue with their work without disturbing the whole class.
(I haven't allowed the small handheld pencil sharpeners in my room for years. I can't stand the mess!)