1st Semester of Kindergarten

We are ready to move it, move it!

KSAT news interview

KSAT news interviews Beatrice and I about how we are gearing up for the move to
the new school in January.

 

Edible Landforms

My Little Cloud

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Tami Greenwood

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Daily Message in Kinder...

Name puzzles, Workstations, Vocabulary hats in all

My Name is...Class book

Students use their predicable sentences we create in class together on a chart.  Students take sentences that have been typed up and cut them apart.  This helps students learn the difference between a single letter and a group of letters that make a word.  Direction of creating a sentence from left to right.  Here is a look at the sentences they dictated to me. 

DIY End of the Year Girls Gift

1. Lemon shaped chipboard designed coasters in the $1 section at Target. (packs of 8)
2. A variety of pens that match are also at Target in the $1 section in packs of 2.


3. Sticky notes and a 18 pack of polka dotted or striped binder clips in the supply section.


Quick and easy idea that all elementary aged girls would love to have!!

Let's Watch them Move... I'm Movin' and I know it...

Our Real LIfe Experience during our Bird Adaptations Unit

Tonight, this is what I found. They hatched!!

About 2 weeks ago we found these little guys hanging out in our wreath on the front door.

Phases of the Moon

                                   

                         

                                                                                  

                         

                       Click Here to grab The Phases of the Moon

The 100th Day of School in 4th Grade

Today, we celebrated the 100th day of school.  I took pictures of each student with the "Aging Booth app" on my iPhone to age them to 100 years old.  I printed each picture on a full size page in black and white as students created oval frames for a finishing touch.  Each student wrote about what it would be like to be 100 years old, what their life was like before they turned 100 years old or described themselves at 100 years old.  We all had such a great time as well as shocked to see each student age so quickly!  Next year, we might just have to dress up as if we were 100 years old and write a compare/contrast with our current age.

QR Codes in the Classroom

I have been exploring all the possibilities of using QR codes in my classroom.  Next week, I plan to teach my 4th graders how to create their very own QR code and embed it into their blog.  A QR code is a  bar code you scan that takes you to a site on the internet.  What a safe way to have students get exactly where you want them to go and not worry about them misspelling words that take in the wrong direction.  All you need is a bar code scanner found in the app store.  There are many different ones that are free.  The bar code to the left will take you to my teacher webpage.  Here are a few ideas on how you can use QR codes in your classroom:

1. Extention activities:  print QR codes on index cards for students to scan and take them to specific sites for online Math activities, research material, etc.
2. Famous People you study in class: Each code will take them to a site that students can read and research about that specific person in history.
3. Incentives:  Create different codes that will be a surprise to the student until they scan the bar code that says, "Free Homework Pass" or "Sit by a Friend today". 
4. Checking their Homework:  The QR code will be a scanned picture of the answer key to their assignment. Once scanned, they will have all the answers revealed to reflect on how they did on the assignment.
5.  Scavenger Hunts:  Students scan and reveal clues or pictures that they can add to their list of items they are hunting for.
6. Vocabulary:  Students walk around the room scanning posted codes or use bar codes on index cards during literacy stations to reveal the definition to new vocabulary.

My mind can't stop thinking of all the ways to use QR codes in the classroom.  Please leave a comment if you have any ideas for using QR codes.  What a fun way to learn and move around a Techie Classroom!  I wish I had these opportunities as a child.