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Games Galore…a little play based learning!

Day 2 of trying out this play based learning business went pretty well! I still need A LOT more work and tweaking to figure out how to get that right balance between the play and the learning.I borrowed this idea from a teacher at another school and the kids went nuts!Here is what I put out for them:I put out paper, dice, markers and pencil crayons.My hope was that they would catch my drift and create some games and boy did they ever!This is the start of a Minecraft game! This is "Gummy ... Read the Post

Why Writers Write…

The primary division at my school has decided to try out something new with our writing program.  In the past we have always taught each of our learning cycles with a focus on a particular writing form.  We came to find that this wasn't producing better writers because we were so focused on the particulars of each writing form rather than the basics of writing.  So we selected learning goals for our students based on what they really needed to improve on and we gave them the ... Read the Post

Daily 5

My students absolutely love Daily 5 time! They love that they get to choose what they are doing each day and that helps to keep them engaged.  I love that they are working on meaningful literacy activities while I confer with small groups or conduct individual conferences.I got my Daily 5 posters from this blog! I would post her button but I'm not quite sure how to do that yet (feel free to comment and let me know!!).The most popular word work activity in my room is definitely the ... Read the Post

My First Freebie

My little explorers have been researching other countries using books and the ipads.  I created a booklet for them to record their information about food, clothing, climate, shelter and so on.  First they worked in research groups and did some rough research and recorded it on chart paper.  They transferred their information to the booklets in sentence format.You can get it as a freebie here: Country Report Booklet.  If you have any tips for me, feel free to ... Read the Post

My First Blog Post

I’m so excited to be writing my first blog post! I’ve spent years reading other blogs and being inspired by so many teachers around the world and now I have caught the blogging bug.My first post will be about something new I am trying in my class! I’ve been a part of a group of teachers in my district who are trying out play based learning (or inquiry learning or exploration time) in Kindergarten up to grade two. The idea is that you find out what the students are interested in and you guide ... Read the Post

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