Saturday, June 30, 2012
Friday, June 29, 2012
Break Time!!!!
I wish I could tell you that the most exciting time in my fifth grade classroom was when I grabbed the old basal and walked up to the front to impart knowledge on my students. However, this was not the case. Even with all of the differentiation, RTI, technology and other interventions that have been a part of my recent years of teaching, nothing seemed to get the students more pumped up than when I grabbed a die and walked to the front of the class. I immediately said "find a number" and then the mood in the classroom took a sudden change. (I had previously placed the numbers 1 through 6 around the room using sticky notes.) As the students settled on a number I rolled the die and everyone on that number had to sit down. The students chose a different number and the game continued until 1 or 2 students were left standing. Those students were rewarded and if time allowed we usually played the game a few more times.
I loved to see the smiles and excitement. I am going to revise the game, on occasion, this coming year to include math facts, squares and square roots. If I find something they enjoy I definately want to use it to help them learn.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Pinterest, Pinterest, Pinterest.....Gotta Love it!
Recently, while surfing through Pinterest <3, I happened across a great site entitled All Things Common Core. This site is just as it states, there are so many things pertaining to the common core. I worked through one of the links and found a tool that shows a visual comparison of the SSSS and the CCSS. The chart was a little difficult to get to and even more difficult to understand initially. After a while, however, I realized that this was a very key item in helping me understand the difference in planning and instructional time between the two based on each standard. I was so thrilled that I had to share it with you. Yes, I am a Math Geek!
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