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Back in the Groove

January 11, 2014 By Rachel

I just finished my first week back after Christmas Break!  
I went by fast, so I have no complaints!
Here are some highlights from this week.
Monday morning the kids were so quiet!
Must have been the late nights or sugar hangover.
We made goals for 2014 with a foldable.
The original idea came from The Tattooed Teacher.
I changed it to fit my class’s needs.
I know many of you had snow days extending your break!  
Here in SC, we had a 2-hour delay for the frigid temperatures!
It was 18 degrees with a windchill of 8! 
That’s crazy for us!  We wear flip flops year round!
 
I gave a homework assignment to see what my students remembered about animal adaptations!
They remembered so much more than I expected! Yay!
 
I blew out the heels in my Danskos!
It’s crazy how they just fell apart like that….well…maybe not, they are 7 years old.
Maybe I just walk weird!
 
We did a graphic organizer about our national, state, and local governments.  
We put them in our Social Studies notebooks. 
I hope you’re enjoying your Friday night!
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    1. Alison Rose says

      January 11, 2014 at 2:56 AM

      You got a two hour weather delay for 18????? That's NOT fair! We were at 19 and we had to go….on time. I hear ya about the flip flops year round. I miss my Rainbows something fierce. On a positive note…I'm getting my money out of my UGGs. I can't wait for all the Spring Breakers to show up wearing their skimping bathing suits while I'm still all bundled up. It cracks me up every year. Happy Weekend!
      Alison
      Rockin' and Lovin' Learnin'

    2. Anonymous says

      January 11, 2014 at 3:33 PM

      Love the frozen fountain! That's definitely something we don't see to often here in the Low Country. Isn't it great when your kiddos retain what you've worked so hard to teach them! Looks like there was lots of great learning going on in your classroom this week!

      Karen
      An Apple a Day in First Grade

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    How long is your students’ attention spans? I o How long is your students’ attention spans?
I only have about 10 minutes before I lose them! 🤪
And I don’t know about you but my lessons are typically longer…so I try to mix it up every 10 minutes with a Think-Pair-Share or some kind of movement
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    6 ways to get your students participating in your 6 ways to get your students participating in your lessons!
1️⃣ Think Time - giving your students time to think about the answer keeps your over achievers from answering all the questions 
2️⃣ Movement - Stand/Sit if this is your answer
3️⃣ Turn & Talk - Everyone shares their answer with a partner
4️⃣ Hand Signals - Perfect for multiple choice questions
5️⃣ Think-Pair-Share - Combines the think time with turn & talk 
6️⃣ Repetition - repeat important information to help it stick
🗣🗣Which number are you trying this week?!
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    Do you have these 4 teacher goals?! 1️⃣ Instr Do you have these 4 teacher goals?!
1️⃣ Instructional Goal - How are you improving your instruction?
2️⃣ Relationship Goal - How are you building relationships with students or coworkers?
3️⃣ Balance Goal - How are you trying to have a better work-life balance?
4️⃣ Non Instructional Goal - What other area are you trying to improve?
Here’s my 4 goals!
1. Vocabulary Instruction 
2. 2 Positive Notes a Week
3. Leave by 3:00 3 out 5 days
4. Clean off back counter once a week
What are your goals?
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    Coming back from break is a lot easier than the fi Coming back from break is a lot easier than the first day of school!
Less teacher talk 🗣
More student talk 👥
1️⃣ Give your students time to catch up with each other. Even adults like to chit chat about what we did during break!
2️⃣ Review procedures by playing a fun game. Charades is a great way to act out procedures to see if other students can guess what they’re doing!
3️⃣ The halfway point of the school year is a great time for students to set goals!
What’s your favorite thing to do after a break?!
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