Monday, February 6, 2012

Blog Love: January/February

We're halfway through the school year! Can you believe it? Here are my blog highlights from the past month; hope they help get you and your students to Spring Break!


The Assistive Technology Blog

Classroom Freebies
  • The Leader in Me: nice 14 page packet to use if you are using Stephen Covey's work in your classroom.

Differentiation Daily
  • New visual for comprehension checks: Using paint swatch cards in new and different ways are kind of a hot thing out there in blogging land these days. Check out the neat classroom strategy for students to indicate their level of understanding from "My Life as a Fifth Grade Teacher". Quick way to assess a larger group AND aesthetically pleasing!
  • Problem solving graphic organizer: Who doesn't have kids who respond, "because that's the answer" when asked about their process for a problem? This predictable organizer might help our students have more success in knowing what is expected when asked how they got their answer(s).
  • Use Microsoft Word: another reminder of the capabilities of Word! This might be a sign that you need to use it for more than just typing simple documents ...

First Grader at Last!
  • Classroom cheers: great community builder and reinforcement! love! You can use her post as inspiration to create your own cheers or you can go to her TPT site and pay $4 to get the printables for keeps.

A Fly on the Classroom Wall

Free Technology for Teachers
  • Get to know your school: great rundown of ways to become more familiar with a large school, a new school or as a way of community building ...

KidCrave

PreKandKSharing
  • Class pledge with visuals: nice, approachable visual for younger grades to see what behaviors are expected in a classroom. Plus, who doesn't have extra Mr. Potato Head pieces laying around their house or room?

TechMamas