Posted on Aug 20, 2010 | 0 comments

Interactive Science Notebooks

After our school took a hard look at the way we taught science, we decided that the most beneficial approach for our students was an integration between science and literacy. In order to help facilitate the connection for my students, we made our own version of ISN (Interactive Science Notebooks). We incorporated our essential standards for each trimester and aligned them with our current science content. This was the first year I tried these notebooks and some sample pages are below. Feedback and...

Posted on Dec 8, 2010 | 0 comments

Simile Stockings

After studying the difference between similes and metaphors, our class read “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas.” In this poem, many similes are used to identify Santa and his reindeer. For example, “He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle / And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.” Because this comparison of two unalike things uses “like,” it is considered a simile. Each...

Posted on Aug 13, 2010 | 2 comments

Computer C-r-A-z-Y (Rack C...

In order to help my students remember the myriad of passwords and helpful websites we use, I decided to make racks cards with the more pertinent information. At our school, we use Accelerated Reader and Study Island from day one, so those spaces are left blank in order to fill in each student’s individual login information. On the bottom are classroom logins for BrainPop Jr and Scholastic. On the...

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