Teacher Clip Art, Literary Resources, Classroom Ideas
Today I’m sharing one of my favorite no-prep ideas for math or spelling.
All you need is paper and crayons.
I call it Number Bridge.
This simple game can be adapted to any grade level, but here are the basic rules to play for my little ones.
That’s all there is to it!
This is great practice while making the number board themselves, and more practice creating the bridges. Each student will have a uniquely different board, and it’s a great tool for [Read More…]
I am always collecting and sharing word work ideas for my classroom, and if it’s no prep, then even better! Today I’m sharing a simple, inexpensive way to practice hands-on literacy with little ones.
All you need is dried pasta!
Have you ever tried using pasta in your literacy centers?
This is an old idea that I’ve been using for 20 years, and here’s what I use:
dried spaghetti
curved macaroni
dried ABC pasta
With younger students, we simply build capital letters with spaghetti, [Read More…]
Today I’m sharing an idea for teaching about communities.
This is a big part of our social studies curriculum, and the way it’s done is authentic and interactive!
How do you teach about communities and professions?
Our school creates a town to make it an authentic experience.
The idea is simple : each student is assigned a profession and a space in the class or hallway to represent a “profession” in a town.
After practicing their jobs, parents (or another class) will be invited [Read More…]
Teacher Problem #4
How to deal with all those dried up markers!
Students love to use dry erase markers during literacy and math centers, and it saves me time and money avoiding photocopying. However, it’s hard to keep track of all the lids in those bins, and often I’ll find that a whole set of dry erase markers have dried up!
Solutions
Here’s an idea I had in my classroom to deal with this. First, I attached all the marker lids in a row, so [Read More…]
Assessment can be difficult for both teachers and students, depending on how it’s done.
Here’s a super simple little trick for assessment that I call Hop Across the Pond. It can be used for a lot of different things, but I use it mostly for assessment of students’ sight word knowledge.
I used to ask my students to read through a list of sight words and tick off the ones they knew; I’d use this for reporting and to know which words to [Read More…]
Welcome to another Bright Ideas Link Up!
My favorite teacher ideas are those that solve a big teacher problem, so I’m sharing with you how I organize my online resources with the free website Symbaloo.
When I first began using my computer to project things for my class, I’d bookmark the webpage for future use.
However, soon I [Read More…]
This post is all about daily math when you only have a few minutes to spare.
It’s really amazing how much learning you can fit into those few extra minute each day, and they add up!
10 Minute Graphing Activity
Use your morning attendance as a math lesson. While waiting for everyone to settle, students read the daily question and add their name to a spot on the graph. This accomplishes two things: I can immediately see who is absent, and we also [Read More…]
