The Pre-Service Teacher Life

kbkonnected: Cute calendar idea for primary students!...

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:13:30 -0400

Cute calendar idea for primary students!

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donteatthepaste:

everydayramny:

I created a custom calendar for my classroom, and since I have thirty students this year, each one of them gets to be a calendar day!

The calendar is made of thick poster paper with clear plastic stapled to make sleeves. The photos are square-cropped and laminated.

I created little icons — for birthdays, holidays, special days, and test days — that can be sticky-tacked right above the photos when appropriate.

I made the 31st day my picture, by the way.

This is really cute, I can have my kids do double duty on the dates.

ambedu: t-rexboots: I went into the school I completed my...

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 13:50:04 -0400

ambedu:

t-rexboots:

I went into the school I completed my practicum at today to do this art project with my grade six students.

I had them mix up a paint colour in a paper plate then put a handprint on some cardstock. Once the paint was dry, they decorated their handprints by reminding themselves of positive things (they had friends write on them, drew pictures of important things to them, wrote quotations, etc.). We then laminated them and put magnets on the back.

HERE’S WHY:

First of all, I wanted these 11 and 12 year olds to remember how fun it is to finger paint. They may be the big kids now, but next year they’re starting out as the little ones again. They hadn’t done it in years, and lots of them were hesitant, but they ended up having a lot of fun with it.

These students are all being split up and going to different junior high schools next year. During my practicum, I had them do a journal entry on their thoughts and feelings toward junior high, and although almost everyone said they were terrified, they were also almost all excited to have a locker.

This project not only gives them their first locker magnets, but it also is a way of giving them a “hand” throughout junior high. I remember being as scared as they are now, and sometimes all you want is someone to hold your hand or give you a high-five. And most of all, you need a reminder of something positive to get you through your stressful days. So, Mission Locker Magnets has been completed.

I love this idea! Even for any age range of students. This project could be used as a beginning of the year activity to help increase the sense of classroom community. They could then be displayed or used throughout the year!

ambedu: craftdiscoveries: (via Paper Plate Frisbees | Crafts...

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 12:37:02 -0400

ambedu:

craftdiscoveries:

(via Paper Plate Frisbees | Crafts by Amanda)

Our campers would love this project. They already throw paper airplanes around almost constantly.

classroomcollective: Once you give directions - put check marks...

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 18:56:22 -0400

classroomcollective:

Once you give directions - put check marks or x’s so students know what they can and cannot do

mikebyster: Assisting in discovery

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 15:37:53 -0400

mikebyster:

Assisting in discovery

ambedu: positivelypersistentteach: I don’t think just posting...

Sun, 17 Jun 2012 14:57:35 -0400

ambedu:

positivelypersistentteach:

I don’t think just posting this picture is enough.

THIS BAND CHAIR IS AWESOME.

Put it on chairs for your antsy kids, and it can help the focus.

Another idea — cut those pool noodles into smaller pieces for the kids to roll back and forth with their feet. Worked so well for my kiddos with ADD.

I’ve seen this idea before, but reblogging because I think it is a good one!

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Fri, 15 Jun 2012 16:24:19 -0400

classroomcollective: Plastic tablecovers for Bulletin Boards....

Fri, 15 Jun 2012 16:23:18 -0400

classroomcollective:

Plastic tablecovers for Bulletin Boards. They are bright year to year without fading, and it saves some trees.

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Wed, 13 Jun 2012 11:29:42 -0400

classroomcollective: A place to put all the beautiful pictures...

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 11:28:17 -0400

classroomcollective:

A place to put all the beautiful pictures your students give you throughout the year. Keep it on a shelf where the kids can also look at it, and you don’t have pictures everywhere!!!

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Tue, 12 Jun 2012 13:57:28 -0400

classroomcollective: boxes from the Target Dollar Spot, covered...

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 23:56:38 -0400

classroomcollective:

boxes from the Target Dollar Spot, covered them polka dot scrapbook paper, and attached them to white board with magnetic clips. They hold my remotes, chart markers, dry erase markers, erasers, and board clips.

classroomcollective: First day project: Friend Tree. Everyone...

Fri, 18 May 2012 18:54:29 -0400

classroomcollective:

First day project: Friend Tree. Everyone puts their thumb print on the tree then teacher later frames it and hangs it as a reminder that we are all friends.

ambedu: childlifespecialist: Fun memory game! Perfect activity...

Sat, 12 May 2012 22:37:14 -0400

ambedu:

childlifespecialist:

Fun memory game! Perfect activity to exercise cognitive functioning for patients.

Could do it with vocab or sight words too!

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Fri, 04 May 2012 18:47:13 -0400

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Wed, 02 May 2012 17:36:54 -0400

good idea!

Wed, 02 May 2012 17:36:30 -0400

good idea!

ambedu: wincherella: world-shaker: Everyone is a reader… Some...

Wed, 02 May 2012 11:31:13 -0400

ambedu:

wincherella:

world-shaker:

Everyone is a reader…

Some just haven’t found their favorite book yet.

That’s what I keep telling my students.

I can’t wait to have my own classroom library and find books for students that really inspire them to become “readers”. This is one of the reasons I want to teach middle school at some point!

eatsleepdraw: one of my sustaining ads for my undergrad...

Wed, 02 May 2012 11:29:53 -0400

eatsleepdraw:

one of my sustaining ads for my undergrad thesis.

seekelslearn: I visited a 4th grade classroom where each...

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 22:32:13 -0400

seekelslearn:

I visited a 4th grade classroom where each student had one of these — a t-shirt that was stuffed, sewed, and used as a reading pillow.

The teacher told me that the students bring in an old shirt at the beginning of the year, and parent volunteers help each student stuff their own shirt pillow before sewing it closed.

The teacher also told me that the students take the pillows home every two weeks so that the parents can wash them.

Given, this is a school with an incredible amount of parent involvement, but I LOVE the idea!