The first thing I want to share is my Leprechaun's from Cara at the First Grade Parade
I think they came out soooo cute! This is defiantly a keeper activity for next year!!
Next up on my post-o-randomness is ACTIV-EXPRESSIONS! {Or Activ-votes} If you don't have them in your classroom, Please, for the love of all things techy, find a way to get some!!!
And if you don't know what they are, take a peek!!!
They are little "voting"machines that go along with our promethean board. {Which I also love with all my heart!}
On your flipchart, you can make quizzes! The students use the machines to "vote" on the correct answer!
I use this for multiple choice quizzes. All the student's information is saved and then I create an excel file, and voila! No stack of papers to grade!
It takes a lot of time training the students on the correct way to handle and use the machines, but once they get the hang of it, they LOVE using them!!!! And believe me, when someone has to lose a machine for improper handling, they remember it next time!!!
Our machines came with our boards, and I think it's the BEST thing my district has ever purchased!!!
Next up is Olivia!!!!
A little background story: The very first teaching blog I ever found was that of Ms. Leslie Ann over at Life In First Grade! In the fall of 2010, I had taken leave to care for my mother who was {and still is} battling esophagus cancer. I came back to school in January and found my classroom, my students, and everything in between to be in total chaos!
After some time, I was losing hope and decided I had to do something! Our story in our reading series was Olivia. I googled and came across Ms. Leslie Ann activity she had done on Olivia.
I purchased it here.
I used it again this year and I had to share it! They are soo cute! And we're studying Reality and Fantasy so using Olivia and real pigs worked out perfect!!
I added the sheet at the bottom. One side is Reality and the other is Fantasy. The students had to write things pigs do in real life and in fantasy life.
I know that teaching blogs have made me a better teacher! And a big ole thanks to Ms. Leslie Ann!!!
and Mrs. Carroll for sharing her leprechauns!
Spring Break is 2 weeks away...I think I can....I think I can!!!
Have a blessed day!
I just saw this...I'm so glad you discovered teacher blogs through my blog :) I remember the first one I ever found and I just remember spending days and days searching through all the new blogs I found after that. Teacher blogs have helped me sooo much!!! :) :) And your Olivia's are adorable, by the way! :)
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