Have you tried directed drawing with your students? There are so many ways to use it in the classroom!
COMBINE DRAWING AND WRITING
Use your drawings as writing prompts! You can see more photos of the directed drawing activities we use in my classroom by clicking HERE.
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Teaching Social Skills: Growth Mindset Classroom
Welcome to the Social Skills Ideas Bank!
The Social Skills Idea Bank is a series of related posts, each dedicated to sharing strategies for teaching a particular social skill.
As teachers, our strength lies in sharing our ideas, experiences and strategies!
This is a growing list, and ...
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STEM and Growth Mindset
Growth Mindset STEM Bundle 1
What is STEM?
STEM challenges are not just about building things.STEM involves:
★ presenting students with an authentic problem★ challenging students to collaborate for possible solutions★ making specific plans for the solution★ testing the model to see ...
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Story Writing Ideas
We reserve time each day for story writing!
There are so many ways to encourage students to write, even when they are just at the emergent level.
Two priorities that I focus on the most in my primary classroom are:
Making students feel confident in their ability to express ideas through ...
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S.T.E.M. and Growth Mindset
Here's some real talk about my experience using STEM in the classroom.
When I am coordinating S.T.E.M. curriculum for grades 1-5, I observe many students exploring the STEM process who are truly engaged with hands-on learning.
For the most part, students LOVE it!
However...
Sometimes I ...
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Top Children’s Books To Teach About Emotions
A large part of my curriculum is purposely spent exploring emotions with my students. We explore what they are called, what causes them, and how to handle them appropriately in the classroom. The big idea is that emotions are all okay, but how we react to our emotions is worth some ...
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Christmas Trees and Wreath crafts tutorial
Looking for some fun and easy Christmas crafts for class? I have some ideas to share!
Here are some cute little winter craft ideas that my grade 2 students tried this year.
WREATH CRAFTS
First, you can make this simple curled paper wreath with just a few supplies. All you need is one ...
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25 Classroom Tested Mother’s Day Ideas
This will be my 25th year searching for cute new Mother's and Father's Day ideas! Because I often have siblings of my students from previous years, I don't want to repeat those ideas too often.
I've collected a big list of ideas, most of which I've tried in my classroom to see how well they ...
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Sentences: Building and Self Editing
My students LOVE building sentences with hands-on materials. We are also expected to use activities that can show progress, that are rigorous and that cover many differentiate skills at one time.
During center time, we use lots of different word tiles, word blocks and word puzzles to build ...
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STEM Exploration Outside the Classroom
During the past few years, STEM has gained significant momentum! When incorporating STEM activities, students think critically, use their hands, and design something they are proud of. Honestly, it is a fantastic experience whenever watching students complete STEM activities. However, we ...
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10 Minute Math Ideas
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 ...
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Differentiation In Writing Lessons
How do you handle differentiation when it comes to non-fiction writing?
Over the last 20 years, I've learned that when teaching in my multi-age classroom, differentiation is a MUST. There are many different ways to accomplish this, and I have found that getting this ...
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Directed Drawing Video: Skating Penguin
Do your students love directed drawing? Mine do!
WHY DIRECTED DRAWING?
There are lots of reasons to try directed drawing with your students! Here are a few skills and benefits:
practice with following directions
practice close attention to detail
fine motor development
increased ...
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Directed Drawing Videos: Polar Bear
Do your students love directed drawing? Mine do!
WHY DIRECTED DRAWING?
There are lots of reasons to try directed drawing with your students! Here are a few skills and benefits:
practice with following directions
practice close attention to detail
fine motor development
increased ...
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Directed Drawing Video: Gingerbread Man
Do your students love directed drawing? Mine do!
WHY DIRECTED DRAWING?
There are lots of reasons to try directed drawing with your students! Here are a few skills and benefits:
practice with following directions
practice close attention to detail
fine motor development
increased ...
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Back to School Writing
Honestly, it is shocking to think about all students learn at young ages. For instance, they enter kindergarten possibly knowing letters and numbers. Then, they leave reading and writing sentences. It is incredible to think about all the growth students show each year. Thankfully, all this ...
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18 Sight Words Strategies and Resources
Each new teaching year challenges me to find new and interactive ways to work with sight words in my classroom.
I like to keep my literacy centers fresh and engaging so that students are excited to try each new activity!
I'm sharing lots of ideas from my classroom ...
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Poetry: Interactive Activities
We LOVE poetry in our class - reading it, writing it, rearranging it, and reciting it!
Below are some of the many ways we use poetry for literacy in my classroom.
Why Is Poetry So Useful For Literacy?
1.Poetry can be thematic, informational, and funny. The funnier it ...
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Directed Drawing Videos: Butterfly
WHY DIRECTED DRAWING?
There are many reasons to try directed drawing with your students! Here are a few skills and benefits:
improve skills in following directions and attention to detaila fun way to practice fine motor developmentincreased stamina in focus and attentionincreased ...
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Directed Drawing Videos: Bee
WHY DIRECTED DRAWING?
There are many reasons to try directed drawing with your students! Here are a few skills and benefits:
improve skills in following directions and attention to detaila fun way to practice fine motor developmentincreased stamina in focus and attentionincreased ...
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Directed Drawing Videos: Leprechaun
WHY DIRECTED DRAWING?
There are many reasons to try directed drawing with your students! Here are a few skills and benefits:
improve skills in following directions and attention to detaila fun way to practice fine motor developmentincreased stamina in focus and attentionincreased ...
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Directed Drawing Videos: Turkey
WHY DIRECTED DRAWING?
There are many reasons to try directed drawing with your students! Here are a few skills and benefits:
improve skills in following directions and attention to detaila fun way to practice fine motor developmentincreased stamina in focus and attentionincreased ...
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Directed Drawing Videos: Bunny
WHY DIRECTED DRAWING?
There are many reasons to try directed drawing with your students! Here are a few skills and benefits:
improve skills in following directions and attention to detaila fun way to practice fine motor developmentincreased stamina in focus and attentionincreased ...
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