The Polka-dotted Teacher: Goodbye Class of 2011-2012
Wednesday was our last day of school. This has been such a challenging school year that really tested my nerves and skills as a teacher. I was very happy to have almost all my students pass the C.R.C.T. (just my one E.S.O.L child did not pass...but she has only been speaking English for a year and a half and was expected to pass all of the tests! Umm...yeah ok...passing the English/Language arts section alone was pretty amazing...) I am happy to see this group move on to fifth grade! I adapted these from B. jane brewing... and Lorraine from Fabulous Fourth Grade Froggies's Classroom DIY post. Then I gave them a little something else... but since we have learned hoe to use this resource this year (and they love it)...I challenged my students to use a thesaurus to help them find better descriptors for their classmates. I presented each student with their framed word art...and they were thrilled! I was so excited that they were excited!
Books to Read Aloud for Grades 3-5
When I look back on my own elementary days (so very long ago), I can't remember what books my teacher read out loud to us, with one exception: My fourth grade teacher, Mr. Watson. Mr. So, this all leads to the question, what can you read to delight and inspire your students? Sideways Stories from the Wayside School by Louis SacharI always start the year with my 3rd graders with Sideways Stories from Wayside School. "Beginning of the year I always read, There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom; it lends itself to so many different discussion topics. -Georgia Koepke I also am a huge fan of this book (and I also cry every time), so much so that I did an entire post on it, which you can read here. I also read Holes because I think it it's one out they most brilliantly constructed books ever written for kids. Frindle by Andrew Clements Frindle...my college professor read it to our lit class when it first came out. -Brenda Ronnebaum I do a Roald Dahl author study with my third graders. -Robin Klein
Metaphor Examples for Kids
The word metaphor comes into the English language from the Latin word metaphoria and from a Greek work metapherin, which means to transfer. In a metaphor, certain properties of one object are transferred to the other, when two objects are used. It is one of the most commonly used figures of speech, which connects two or more things. A metaphor is a word of analogy used between two objects or ideas, which is conveyed by the use of one word in place of the other. To put it in simple words, a metaphor is the comparison of two unlike things. When you are comparing two things, using a simile, you use comparing words such as, "like" or "as", to show the direct comparison, which is not the case with a metaphor. Common Metaphor Examples for Kids The most commonly used example of metaphor is "the apple of my eye".
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4th Grade Frolics: MLK Mobile Activity and Sharing some Love
Happy 3 day weekend all:) I wanted to share the Martin Luther King Jr. activity we did yesterday (in case maybe anyone needed an idea for next week.....or, there's always next year) First my kiddos watched two video clips about Martin Luther King Jr. that I had downloaded from United Streaming. They were super intrigued and I have to say, I even got goose bumps during the parts of his famous speech! After the video clips we brainstormed some of the words that stood out and were important to Martin and what he stood for: Then we read the book Martin's Big Words and added to our list. We talked about Martin's dream for this world and how one person can and did make a difference. I also wanted to join the wonderful linky that Mrs.
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Simply 2nd Resources: My Resources
I just wanted to share some of the websites I have bookmarked on my computer.
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Create●Teach●Share: Boggle Board w/ Printable!!!
I have been working on some new ideas for my students to do during their Daily Five "Word Work" rotation. A couple days ago I posted about my Word of the Week Graphic Organizer. Another idea I had was inspired by a couple different sources. I first saw the idea for a Boggle bulletin board on Pinterest. Click here to see the pic. Here is a picture of the Boggle Bulletin Board that I put up today: {I'll have more pics from my room when I finish later this week!!!} I printed up the following letters on card stock, cut them out, and laminated them. My plan is to change the letters {bi}weekly. {Click the pic to share!} This will probably be a "last choice" for word work. I have seen so many wonderful classroom pics.
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