1st Grade Hip Hip Hooray!
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1st Grade Hip Hip Hooray!
1y ago
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The covers and side pieces are designed to fit with 1/2 inch, 1 inch, 11/2 inch and 2 inch binders.
Color too expensive???
Not to worry!! Each page is in black and white as well.
This resource will make creating you teacher binder so easy.
Best of all it is editable so you can easily add all your own personal information. Just use the text box and your favorite text.
The resource includes:
2 Binder covers to choose from
Side pieces for your binder
This binder belongs to
Class List for posting and for making a list
Dismissal chart for posting and list
Birthday chart
F ..read more
1st Grade Hip Hip Hooray!
1y ago
The goal for EVERY teacher is to keep KIDS MOTIVATED and LEARNING.
These two aspects go "hand in hand" because students who are MOTIVATED tend to retain concepts being presented, listen carefully, and in most cases be very cooperative.
So as an educator what can you do to keep KIDS MOTIVATED and LEARNING?
Create a classroom that promotes a love for reading and produces readers.
A love of reading promotes a love of learning.
Fill your classroom with books.
Read to your students and have them read to you.
Allow students to experience ownership in their l ..read more
1st Grade Hip Hip Hooray!
1y ago
JOY!!
Defined as...a feeling of great pleasure and happiness.
Hoping that each day you look for "joy" in the job that you do...educating our future ..read more
1st Grade Hip Hip Hooray!
1y ago
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Making students feel welcome is so important.
They most likely have the jitters about you and the new school year.
Sending an "invitation" to your new students is so exiting for them to receive.
Share with them about you and then have them share with you about them ..read more
1st Grade Hip Hip Hooray!
1y ago
In my classroom a familiar question is:
Have you helped someone today?
In my mind when we are kind and helpful we build a classroom community where students feel safe and an environment where they can learn.
Some of my favorite quotes.
So when I catch a student helping another...
Something to think about...
How do you as an educator help your peers, team, district ..read more
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1y ago
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Why I love using games in the classroom
Motivation. Studies show that playing games in the classroom can increase overall motivation.
Student Attentiveness. Games move quickly and are fun capturing student attention.
Problem Solving. Strategies developed for success.
Language Development. Students communicate with others while participating.
Self-Esteem Boosting. Games can be set to student levels for student success.
Increased Class Cooperation. Because games are enjoyable student interest is as well.
Memory Workout. Remembering game rules and stra ..read more
1st Grade Hip Hip Hooray!
2y ago
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June 19th... Let's celebrate Dad!
How will you surprise him?
Listen here.
From the author and illustrator of HOW TO BABYSIT GRANDMA AND GRANDPA comes another delightful story by Reagan and Wildish...HOW TO Surprise a Dad!
It is perfect for enhancing creative thinking and writing "how to" pieces.
This packet is filled with activities to support comprehension, vocabulary, writing, and even a little mathematics.
Vocabulary for posting (colorful cards with pictures)
Writing...
How to Surprise a Dad
How to Surprise My Dad
Sequencing
An opinion page
A "how to" page
Writing final cop ..read more
1st Grade Hip Hip Hooray!
2y ago
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Today I want to take some time to talk about FLUENCY but not only FLUENCY in reading. I also want to look at what I like to call FLUENCY in mathematics.
Let me clarify.
In my experience, students with a strong base of sight words are strong readers.
The same is true in mathematics. Those with a strong knowledge of facts are strong mathematicians.
DEVELOPING FLUENT READERS
**Make sure books are at or below student level.
Read to a partner!I like to assign partners and I keep a list and be sure I read with them on a rotating basis.
We choo ..read more
1st Grade Hip Hip Hooray!
2y ago
It has been proven that a teacher's expectations can affect the way a student learns or behaves.
A teacher who believes in their students, who has a positive attitude, and who presents challenging material will boost academic achievement.
Let's take a look at suggestions on how we can improve our expectations about every student in our classroom.
1. Find out what they are all about.
Get to know your students as individuals. What do they like? What are they good at?
How do they feel about school and learning?
By getting to know each student we are able to let rel ..read more
1st Grade Hip Hip Hooray!
2y ago
We've all heard...
Every student is an individual and needs to be treated as such.
And so when we think of DIFFERENTIATION we can really become overwhelmed.
How as an educator do I DIFFERENTIATE curriculum so that I meet the needs of every student in my classroom as an individual?
DIFFERENTIATION takes planning and with an educator's plate already full this task can seem daunting.
BUT
Let's give DIFFERENTIATION a POSITIVE spin!!
Let's look at making learning enjoyable and attainable for every student.
DIFFERENTIATION consists of the efforts of a teacher to meet the variety of ne ..read more