Richi over at Ribbons, Recipes, and Rhymes has recently created some cute penguin clipart. She invited me to use her creations to create a product to share with others. My students are currently elbows deep into a Geometry study. I thought putting penguins and polygons together would make a perfect pair. I created a polygon sort: In the activity, students… Read More
Me on the Map
A few months ago I wrote a post about studying map skills with my students. I mentioned a Pinterest project I wanted to try with my students. It involved the following two ideas: Source: Finally in First After a long journey I am finaly ready to share our version of the project. I provided the students with the maps, paper,… Read More
Gobble, Gobble, Gobble
There is inspiration everywhere. I must thank Susan over at T.G.I.F. for providing this source: I looked at these turkeys and knew my second graders could do this, too. Our district uses Everyday Math. One of the routines the students practice is name collection boxes. In these, students write different ways to represent a number. Students often need encouragement to… Read More
Gettin’ Crafty
Ok, this post is not really school related, but it does appeal to my crafty side. One of my friends (and colleagues) decided to host a Pinterest Party. Everyone brought an appetizer or dessert to share from a pin they found on Pinterest. The hostess had a craft prepared for all of us to complete. She had wooden blocks, Christmas-themed… Read More
Map Skills
We are doing a unit on map skills right now. Our learning targets this past week have been focused around continents, oceans, and a compass rose. When we first started, I had a large number of student misconceptions. I am proud to report that my students are now grasping the idea that there is only one Pacific Ocean (even though… Read More
Apple Art & Giveaway Reminder
Long, long ago in a world when Pinterest didn’t exist, I stumbled across a teacher’s website. It was filled with bright, colorful photographs of her classroom. On the cabinets I saw an art project hanging. I was inspired to create my own version of the project and have been using it for years ever since. The students start with an apple template which has… Read More
