Now soaring in Kindergarten
Are you familiar with S.T.E.M. (Science Technology Engineering & Math) Lessons? To be honest, I knew it had to do with science, but I didn’t know much else about it. Enter one very curious, engineer-loving little boy into my classroom this year (my son, Jack) and I decided it was time to learn MORE and to add some of these type lessons to my classroom.
I’ve been SUPER busy with school, even more so than usual. I decided to teach my son, Jack, this year and was filled with trepidation at the thought. I am happy report that it’s a lot better than I thought it would be, but still a lot of work. Jack requires a lot of attention, so I find myself battling between giving him the attention
Ok, so here it is (so far)…we started school last Thursday and I figured I needed to go ahead and share the pictures before my room gets that “lived in” look! My new balance beam from IKEA works perfectly for seating at my carpet area: All my rugs are from IKEA! My new desk pockets…I am IN LOVE with them! They are from Really Good
The beginning of the chapter is focused on what to do when you have a “barometer” child who is repeatedly the one that is keeping your class from building stamina. (Barometer as in, affects the “weather” of your room) Hello? My son! They list 4 steps to helping this type of child gain independence and build stamina: Step 1 Reflection Step 2 Extra Support Step
I am joining in again with two of my Freebielicious Girls {Lyndsey and Tara} this week for their Close Reading in Elementary School book study. Reading Informational Text or any challenging text can be difficult because rarely do kids ever want to reread a challenging text just for the “fun of it.” Not many people do =) ***** Chapter 4 is all about close reading across different
We are working on Chapter 7 (instead of including Chapter 8 with 7, we decided to give Math Daily 5 a week all its own next week!) Get the FREEBIE Pack {HERE} on TpT! Chapter 7 is all about when to launch the next Daily 5. They suggest waiting until children have demonstrated independence and increased stamina during Read to Self before going on to
I enjoyed Chapter 5, my favorite part is about creating independent readers and writers, with a gradual release of responsibility. The key for independence with Daily 5 is multiple short practice sessions, with repetition and discussion throughout the first weeks of school. My least favorite part was when they shared (which would be difficult for me) the idea of having mostly bare walls, for
I am linking up with two of my Freebielicious Girls {Lyndsey and Tara} for their book study on the book, Close Reading in Elementary School. Here is a little {FREEBIE) to get started on your future Close Read endeavors! ***** Now, back to the book! A students’ ability to access challenging text has become a major focus for teachers and a button for stakeholders. Even
Ok, so this week we are looking at Chapters 3 and 4. They are both all about Independence. Chapter 3 was a large chunk of information, so let’s get started! Chapter 3 is about the 10 steps to teaching and learning independence. I LOVE the idea of my kids being independent learners. We all know that kids learn differently: visual, auditory, and kinesthetic…but the book
The latest book by “the 2 sisters” is the second edition of the Daily 5. I have to admit that I am not a complete and faithful Daily 5 Believer. I like a lot of things about it and there are a lot of things I took and adapted to fit my classroom over the years since reading the first book. I can say that
