Whimsy Workshop Teaching

Whimsy Workshop Teaching

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Drawing as a Writing Prompt

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Directed Drawing is a fun and engaging way to integrate art and writing.
Here are some ways that I use art in my classroom to encourage more writing!

WRITING COMPLIMENTS
After your whole class directed drawing lessons, invite students to do a “gallery walk” around the room to see other students’ work. Then, leave a post-it note beside each picture and assign secret partners. Students study their partner’s drawing and write a compliment on the post-it note. Students love to return to their [Read More…]

Number Bridge No-Prep Math Game – Bright Ideas October

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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…]

No More Dried Up Markers!

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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…]

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