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| We named our new friend, "Ocho Piernas Applet!" |
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Volume 1.8
Take a look at Team Schappelkins' new classroom pets! Yep, we've got our tarantula! I've posted a pic below incase you want to see the close up!
Monday, November 7, 2011
Writing Folders
Yeh, I know most of you probably have writing folders already implemented in your classroom seeing is how it's almost the 50th day of school (for us at least) but it's taken me a while to develop an easy system for my first graders to stay organized...Until now!
A few weeks ago a (wonderful) parent volunteer glued and taped all of the folders for the whole entire first grade class! (A monster thank you!) Each child has two different colored pocket folders that were glued together from the back of on folder to the front of the other folder. Scotch tape was placed around the edges for durability. Now students have four pockets to use for their writing!
In the first two pockets, students keep their writing "Tools". These are items like Topics I Can Write About, Words I Use When I Write, or our Vocabulary Dictionary that will help them generate ideas or work on writing conventions. These two sections are labeled with a toolbox (the link to print is below!)
In the last two pockets, students keep "Work in Progress" and "My Completed Work". On the weekends, I will be able to take home their folders and assess the writing that students are working on...I have some rubrics I will post (soon) to show you how I can assess where a child is in their writing process. I'm also hoping these folders will be helpful when I pull kids back at the table for Writer's Workshop.
My kiddos took their folders home and "decorated" them with pictures and words that are meaningful to them that might "spark" some writing ideas. I think they turned out pretty fabulous...Although this pic would have been better if I would've used my camera!
I'd really like to know how you organize writing folders for your kiddos...Please share!
A few weeks ago a (wonderful) parent volunteer glued and taped all of the folders for the whole entire first grade class! (A monster thank you!) Each child has two different colored pocket folders that were glued together from the back of on folder to the front of the other folder. Scotch tape was placed around the edges for durability. Now students have four pockets to use for their writing!
In the first two pockets, students keep their writing "Tools". These are items like Topics I Can Write About, Words I Use When I Write, or our Vocabulary Dictionary that will help them generate ideas or work on writing conventions. These two sections are labeled with a toolbox (the link to print is below!)
In the last two pockets, students keep "Work in Progress" and "My Completed Work". On the weekends, I will be able to take home their folders and assess the writing that students are working on...I have some rubrics I will post (soon) to show you how I can assess where a child is in their writing process. I'm also hoping these folders will be helpful when I pull kids back at the table for Writer's Workshop.
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| Letter to Families |
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| Writing Folder Labels (Avery 5163) |
I'd really like to know how you organize writing folders for your kiddos...Please share!
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Team Schappelkins' Video Newsletter
It's hard to believe we've just created our 7th video newsletter. We had a little help from our principal, McStemmy Martindale!
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Math Websites for Kids
ReadingResource.net has gone mathematical! Will there ever be a MathResource.net???? We'll just have to wait and see! But for now, we've got some new math sites to share with you that align with the Common Core Standards.
After five weeks of promising my kids that I'd create a Math Websites for Kids it's finally here! Although it's under construction, I think it's good enough for my little mathematicians to use!
If you have any links that you think should be added, please send them our way.
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| Math Websites for Kids |
If you have any links that you think should be added, please send them our way.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
A Week in Pics!
It's been a busy (crazy) week to say the least! Room 161 completed their Power Point for Mrs. Martindale and will be presenting to her next week...Freddie kept us busy with his Star Scientist goodies, we had STEM Night on Tuesday, and we had our Fall Foliage Festival. Here are some pics of our week!
...Oh, and I just realized I forgot to post our weekly Team Schappelkins Video Newsletter...Here you go!
...Oh, and I just realized I forgot to post our weekly Team Schappelkins Video Newsletter...Here you go!
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Speech Room News
One of our (very creative)friends, Jenna Rayburn has just created a new blog! She's created games that we have posted on ReadingResource.net...She's always got the greatest ideas. You should probably check out her blog, Speech Room News! I will be adding a similar activity for my Daily Five "Word Work" station!
As well as this too...
She's pretty fabulous.
As well as this too...
She's pretty fabulous.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Spider Math
This has always been a favorite of my first graders. I just remade the graphics and spruced it up a little.
Simply print 5 or so copies of page 2, place the title page on top, and place two staples on the left side of the page. Cut the booklet in half and you have 2 Spider Math Books!
Have the kids draw spiders on each web and then write numbers sentences that correspond with their illustrations.
Simply print 5 or so copies of page 2, place the title page on top, and place two staples on the left side of the page. Cut the booklet in half and you have 2 Spider Math Books!
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| Spider Math FREEBI Download |
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