Are you ready for another week?
We only had 3 days last week because of the cold temps.
This week the kids are in class Monday - Thursday
and Friday is a Teacher Work Day.
Not too bad of a schedule.
I was organizing my computer files this weekend
and came across this sheet.
Here is the link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4_vASnpCuzob3VXMkhqaUtUTzg/edit?usp=sharing
(I tried to add the link to the picture,
but Blogger isn't letting me.
Anyone else having this problem?)
I used it to have the kids think about how they begin their writing.
Individually, the kids ranked the openings.
Then they got together with a partner and had to agree on an order.
Each partner group joined another group and had to agree on an order.
Finally, we came together as a class to discuss the outcomes.
The next day, I saw some more exciting openings being written!
What are some ways you get kids to write more exciting openings?
The second big news...
I got a new pencil sharpener!
It's from
www.classroomfriendlysupplies.com
Do you want to see how well it works?
Here is the unsharpened pencil.
I placed it in the pencil sharpener.
I turned the handle a few times.
This is what happened!
I highly recommend having one of these in your classroom.
I'm even thinking of getting a second one.
Have a great week!
Here is the link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4_vASnpCuzob3VXMkhqaUtUTzg/edit?usp=sharing
(I tried to add the link to the picture,
but Blogger isn't letting me.
Anyone else having this problem?)
I used it to have the kids think about how they begin their writing.
Individually, the kids ranked the openings.
Then they got together with a partner and had to agree on an order.
Each partner group joined another group and had to agree on an order.
Finally, we came together as a class to discuss the outcomes.
The next day, I saw some more exciting openings being written!
What are some ways you get kids to write more exciting openings?
The second big news...
I got a new pencil sharpener!
It's from
www.classroomfriendlysupplies.com
Do you want to see how well it works?
Here is the unsharpened pencil.
I placed it in the pencil sharpener.
I turned the handle a few times.
This is what happened!
I highly recommend having one of these in your classroom.
I'm even thinking of getting a second one.
Have a great week!
