Feb 9, 2014
Earth Science of the Olympics Freebie
Feb 2, 2014
Science of the Olympics and Football Freebie
I am trying to link up more frequently with Charity Preston's "Manic Monday" which is a huge resource of K-12 free resources.
I want to share with you some of the small things that I'm doing in my classroom.
This week we had a lot of state testing, and I needed something to "fill" at a time when kids were finishing, but some kids were absent.
I created this "Science of the Olympics and Football." Kids loved it! Mine is focused on life science, but it could easily be modified for a different class.
The activity could also be given for homework or extra credit, and is very timely right now.
It is based on this resource from NBC.
Also, it is a great common core connection. The videos have transcripts, if you want students to be able to read the transcript. Text does not have to be only written text in a book. This is another great tool to build in relevancy, and text analysis skills.
I want to share with you some of the small things that I'm doing in my classroom.
This week we had a lot of state testing, and I needed something to "fill" at a time when kids were finishing, but some kids were absent.
I created this "Science of the Olympics and Football." Kids loved it! Mine is focused on life science, but it could easily be modified for a different class.
The activity could also be given for homework or extra credit, and is very timely right now.
It is based on this resource from NBC.
Also, it is a great common core connection. The videos have transcripts, if you want students to be able to read the transcript. Text does not have to be only written text in a book. This is another great tool to build in relevancy, and text analysis skills.
Jan 26, 2014
Get This Valuable Exit Ticket 4-Pack Free
Jan 19, 2014
Teaching with Poverty in Mind Chapter 2
If you would like to read my second chapter journal entry, it is available at this link https://www.dropbox.com/s/ho5u8wgtbt8af2g/journal2.pdf
The second chapter got much more in depth about how a student's brain is affected by poverty, and specifically their behavior and emotional responses. We had a great discussion at my school after reading this chapter.
Some of the most striking discussions, to me, were about how behavior and emotional responses are learned, and how our role as teachers, even high school level content teachers, is to help teach those emotional and behavioral responses.
In addition, we discussed how many students come with emotional baggage, and part of our job, in order to make them successful, is to help build up their emotional 'bank account.' We can do this through building relationships.
This is a very very short reflection and summary on the second chapter. The second chapter can be seen at the same link that the first chapter was available (see previous post).
I'd love to hear specific strategies that you use to teach problem solving and to build up emotional responses and teach behaviors, particularly in a high school setting. I think, as high school teachers, we don't do as much of this as elementary teachers do, but it's still important.
The school culture makes a huge difference, but we as individual teachers can change the climate within our classrooms, and can play a role in the overall school climate.
Jan 12, 2014
Printable Free Testing Sign For Your Classroom
I know that many of you may have testing coming up (we have midterms and state tests coming up).
It can be handy to have a nice-looking sign to put on the door. I made two versions, ready to print. One for "do not enter" and the other for "quiet please"
Both can be downloaded here:
It can be handy to have a nice-looking sign to put on the door. I made two versions, ready to print. One for "do not enter" and the other for "quiet please"
Both can be downloaded here:
Jan 6, 2014
How to Clarify Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration: A Free Foldable
Teaching Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration
A free resource
If you have never used foldables, this article is a good explanation of why they can be really beneficial.
Other Photosynthesis and Respiration Resources
If you are teaching photosynthesis and respiration, they can be confusing for students. It often helps to sort the terms and components into categories: photosynthesis, respiration, or both. I have my students do this digital version, and they really get into it! Students can move the words and sort them into the correct category.These topics can be confusing, but even some of my struggling students were able to learn them successfully when the processes were broken down, compared, and they were allowed to practice with them. How else do you help your students understand photosynthesis and cellular respiration?
Jan 4, 2014
Looking for Task Cards That Will Make Your Students Study?
I don't know if you have used task cards yet in your classroom. I had never heard of them until I started hanging around the Teachers Pay Teachers forums, and reading some of the other blogs. Even after I heard about them, I was afraid they were too elementary. It seems like the elementary teachers are often the ones talking about task cards. Boy.....I was missing out. I haven't used a few sets, in a couple of different ways, and plan to use them more often (I am teaching all high school this year).
If you haven't used task cards in your classroom yet, they can be used a lot of different ways. They could be a warm-up or closure activity that is used with a projector (in my set I created a full-size version and a 4 per page, card version). They could also be used for review activities such as "scoot," "roam the room," or put a few at each station. Another one of my favorite things about task cards is that they are easy to differentiate. In my set there are 5 different levels of questions on each topic. You can certainly pick and choose which cards you use, or which cards are used by each student (you can even assign them card numbers to work on).
I created my first set to post on Teachers Pay Teachers. See the picture preview below.
They are human body systems task cards. This is a topic that is commonly taught in 4th grade, again in middle school, and again in high school (at least here in NY). These cards go from a basic level to more complex. They include a total of 50 cards, where 5 of the cards on the human body systems in general, or together, and then there are 5 cards on each body system.
Here is my first bit of feedback! That makes my day!!
Do you have particular topics on which you would like to see task cards? What tips do you have for using them?These are also part of a larger bundle of human body activities, which include labs and foldables on the respiratory system, digestive system, circulatory system, skeletal and muscular system, and nervous and endocrine systems
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