#Histagram Board

Here is the Histagram board I created for my husband's 6th grade Social Studies Classroom!

Send Urban Kids to Camp!

School starts in a few weeks. 

Can't you help a child this year? 

Alma Mater PRIDE

I am proud that I was given the opportunity to go to an amazing, small college for my Undergraduate and Graduate degrees...it is NOW a tremendously large school with quite the reputation!

BEST COLLEGE on Long Island, NY

My Reading Autobiography

Hey folks! I am taking a State mandated reading course online and I am enjoying it thus far! My first assignment was to write the story of how you learned to read, in under 600 words. Well, mine was over the limit a bit, but I am proud of my little story. I hope it encourages other educators to take pause, and reflect on HOW and WHY you like to read. It's a very powerful exercise and I hope you do it before your next school year!

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2015-2016 School Year-I'm Back in 5th grade!!!!!

I have been gone all year....sorry followers!

I was supposed to loop from 4th to 5th, but instead I am just moving with (hopefully) most of my kids to 5th grade! I am overly excited to get back into the curriculum and be able to work with some amazing folks!

Our district is giving each 5th grader their very own iPad starting next October, so my blog should be filled with some resources and tricks I pick up while starting this school year!

More to come.....HAPPY SUMMMER!

HELLO SUMMER!

This year has been a whirl-wind for me, with moving schools, being hospitalized and out of school for 2 months, time has flown by! I wish everyone success who does follow my blog, but next year, I am moving to 4th grade, so the content will be changing! I am excited.....summer here I come!!!

It's good to be back blogging!

After a short hiatus, I have decided to do some more postings!! Time has flown by...my son is starting Kindergarten in the fall, so it's been super busy!

PLANS FOR THE REST OF THE SCHOOL YEAR:

Social Studies---Geography Unit

 

Math---$1,000,000 Project EveryDay Math

COLD WAR Resources

Lesson Plan Format

A lot of new teachers are still using lesson plan books!!? WHY? This is a digital world! SO I thought I'd share my lesson plan format for anyone out there looking for a new way to plan their weeks or new teachers looking at different styles of planning.

I did not create this one, but I have tweaked it over the years. At first, it was not my style, but WOW has it saved me over the years and kept me focused on just what the children need on a weekly basis.

When I complete the planning, I print it and place it at the front of my room, right next to my daily agenda. By doing this, I am able to quickly write the next day's lesson quickly and efficiently before leaving for the day. It is also helpful for administration and/or unexpected subs to see my weekly plans.

HOPE IT HELPS!?!?

2014 Classroom Pictures

My classroom as of 2/21/2014

TOP SECRET WWII Case File!

1920s Dance Floor Station Rotation!!

After being at an interactive science retreat center for my kiddos, I decided to amp up my social studies lessons with more hands-on activities. This is difficult, but I am going to try to make learning about the 1920s MORE INTERESTING! YES I CAN!! ( I hope)  LOL :)

I came up with a station rotation and a place for a "photo booth" so the kiddos can dress in the time period while listening to music of the period. After the kids go through the stations, filling out their foldable, we will review with the slides below with a WORD SPLASH. Feel free to leave your email if you want a copy of the SMARTfile.

Social Studies WWI-1920s

Sketchnote-style WWI

Covey "Begin with the End in Mind" Goal Activity

I saw a pin on Pinterest from an art teacher and revamped it for a new year's resolution/goals activity I am planning to do Monday morning prior to starting our day.

Original Idea

2014 Guided Reading Rotation Schedule

Took me countless hours to get this right! I'm looking forward to trying this out next week!

DVD Jewel Case Storage Idea and Classroom Photos

I tried to find as many uses for those old DVD cases as possible: 

This was a quick Decimal, Fraction, Percent match-up game I used at the beginning of Math class.

 

DVD Case holds all those little cards the kids need for station work!

 

Revamped the side of my classroom upon walking in. I brought in a painting from my house and use long, viny plants and pillows to make it home-y.

Weekly Station Schedule (changing soon, but had this up while I was in the hospital so my kids knew exactly where they had to go!)

 

Always rearranging my tables to keep the kids guessing and motivated!!

 

Outside wall bulletin board

 

Imagine It board 

 

Landforms T-chart (I love a good comparison!)

 

Unit 5 vocabulary words with pictures! Great for my ESOL kids!

CCSS 5th grade Reading Vocabulary

Yes...I know we are off from school today, but as many of my teacher friends know, we are NEVER off from schoolwork! So, with that being said, I have just spent the last hour or so creating what looks like nothing---NWEA MAP words for reading in the RIT bands 201-220.

I am trying to fill-in-the-gaps with words that don't show up in a TPT purchase I made of Literary Devices this summer.

Immigration in America early 1900s

Just finished revamping my IMMIGRATION powerpoint presentation. It is wordy, but so is the South Carolina support document! Buh-dum-dum!

I always have my kids make T-charts (they know I am obsessed with them) to help them understand the shifts from being an "old" immigrant to "new" immigrant in early 20th century America. Also, for this lesson, I am going to print them a map of Europe and Asia and we will color code Old vs New immigrants by country. Geography skills are totally lacking these days, so I try to add it as much as possible!!

If you would like a copy, please leave your email address in the comment box below! :)

Land and Water Science Unit

I found a very quick powerpoint that can either be used whole group, or as a differentiation tool for the students who need less of the "bells and whistles" in order to understand content vocabulary in science.