Mind Mapping (Poplet)

Core Standard 3- Students will understand the relationship and attributes of objects in the Solar System.
(6th GRADE/ SCIENCE)

Ed. Tech. Standard 8-Use technology resources probes, videos, educational software, for problem solving, self directed learning and extended learning activities.
(GRADES 3-5)

Building presentations that helps us to view information in an organized and clear format can help us get a visual understanding that tells a bigger story.
Creating presentations that are pleasing to look at help link us in to exploring and appreciating the creations that make up the universe of which we live.
There is beauty and wonder in much that lies beyond what the naked eye can see here upon the earth. As we explore what lies beyond our view it will open our eyes up into seeing that there is so much for us to learn about that shapes the very reason why life on this Earth is sustainable.

Classroom Management (Pinterest)

Core Standard 4-Students engage and extract information.
(5th GRADE/LIBRARY MEDIA )

Ed Tech Standard 5- Use technology tools for individual and collaborative writing, communications, and publishing activities to create knowledge products for audiences inside and outside the classroom.
(GRADES 3-5)

Imagine 35 children with 35 different needs 35 different abilities 35 different personalities.
This can be a little overwhelming, okay a lot... but knowing that you have prepared for every imaginable situation by having a class management plan can help a teacher stay clam and carry on!
As we better learn to manage our environments we are more capable of handling the many situations that can occur when teaching children. things happen spontaneously and you can never be completely sure of what will happen next but if you have a plan in place and have practiced and studied that plan things are sure to run a lot smoother and all involved will have a better experience from the out come.

Creative Story Writing (Story Bird )

Core Standard 2- Students will understand that organisms depend on living and nonliving things within their environment.
(GRADE 3RD/ENGLISH)

Ed. Tech. Standard 4- Use general purpose productivity tools and peripherals to support personal productivity, to re-mediate skills, and to facilitate learning throughout the curriculum.
(GRADES 3-5)

Stories are a wonderful way for children to express themselves and what is going on in the world around them. Much can be learned from the words they print to the pictures that they draw to help us understand how they are feeling. For example, as you have students create their own stories about the environment of living and non living organisms in their own back yards they can learn more about how living and non living organisms work together.
Stories can express any subject matter with a greater degree of interest for students, and allowing them to create their own stories gives them experience with writing as well as processing all that is going on in their minds out onto paper.
As they see their stories in print and visually see images they gain a greater sense of accomplishment that they themselves created this very project and it is enjoyable and they will hopefully have a desire to share with others their stories.

Country Reports (Google Presentations)

Core Standard 4-Students will understand current and global issues and their rights and responsibilities in the interconnected world.
(GRADES 5-6 /SOCIAL STUDIES)

Ed Tech. Standard 6 -Design, develop, publish and present products (e.g., Web pages, videotapes) using technology resources that demonstrate and communicate curriculum concepts to audiences inside and outside the classroom.
(GRADES 3-5)

Presentations are a wonderful way to connect us with other people in other countries. As we explore their customs and culture we come to a better understanding of the world around us and its people.
Giving the students an opportunity to learn customs, eat different foods and learn traditions and languages helps them to see that the world around them can be very interesting and enjoyable to explore and do research on, in hope that one day they might be able to go there in person.

Library Genres Survey (Google Forms)

Core Standard 2 -Students identify, evaluate, and select potential information resources available in or through the school library media center.
(GRADES K-6 /LIBRARY MEDIA)

Ed Tech. Standard 2- Discuss common uses of technology in daily life and advantages and disadvantages those uses provide.
(GRADES 3-5)

All of us have varying interests and when we go exploring in a library or on the internet we can zero in on our interest of genre and find hundreds even thousands of different books that will aide us in visiting and enjoying our particularly chosen genre in the eyes of many different authors.

 Newsletter

Core Standard 3- English Language Arts : Interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas. Information in text.
(5th GRADE/COMMUMICATIONS)


Ed.Tech. Standard 3 -Responsible use of technology and information
(GRADES 3-5)

Extra Extra read all about it! Communication through newsletters is a great way to keep everyone on the same page. Having students participate in being reporters, editors and photographers for the class will go along way in helping them to feel that it is their new and take pride in coming together to create news that will be shared with the class and their parents as well.

Math Corners (Thing Link)

Core Standard 1-  Reasons with shapes and their attributes. Understand that shapes in different categories (e.g., rhombuses,rectangles, and others) may share attributes (e.g., having four sides), and that the shared attributes can define a larger category (e.g., quadrilaterals). Recognize  rhombuses, rectangles, and squares as examples of quadrilaterals, and draw examples of quadrilaterals that do not belong to any of these subcategories.
(3rd GRADE/MATH)

Ed. Tech. Standard 9- Determine when technology is useful and select the appropriate tool(s) and technology resources to address a variety of tasks and problems.
(GRADES 3-5)

Learning that math can be FUN!
At an early age will build confidence and security when approaching any new equation in the future. Engaging students in different ways to learn helps them to see subjects in a different way. Math is one of those subjects that can be very intimidating for students and anything a teacher can do to help them feel at ease and relax in the classroom, I believe will help them to approach math with less fear and more fun!