Our Books for Babies project is rolling along, right on schedule. I continue to be blown away! High effort and strong dedication was put forth by each student during the past week. Working in partners, students helped each other by…
What INSPIRES You??
Over vacation, my sister Robyn (a preschool and ballet teacher) and I talked about a class she took. The question posed of all participants was: What inspires you? We talked about how we have the inclination to throw out the…
Friday ALREADY???
I’m actually sad to see this week end 🙁 I had a great time with the kids, as they are maturing and better able to work hard and listen. If they are working hard and listening, we have the chance…
Mrs. Brooks, Unplugged.
I just returned from a week at sea. We booked a last-minute cruise out of NYC, and enjoyed a wonderful trip together as a family. It was the first time I was completely “unplugged” in a long time. That’s right…
Creativity
Our assignment from our Edublogs Student Blogging Challenge this week is surrounding the topic of creativity. Right before we left on vacation, we were treated to this year’s Art Show. Mrs. Benton does an amazing job of transforming the hallways…
Life in the Dojo
This week we took the plunge and started using Class Dojo. We keep track of our behavior as a team – Warm Fuzzies earn us extra minutes of Fun Friday Free Time, and our negative minutes are also tracked. Some…
Literacy for Life: Part III
“The more you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” ~Dr. Seuss I just logged off of the Scholastic Book Clubs website, where I used all of my Bonus Points…
Thank You, Rachel!
Friday was a sad day in Room 204. It was the last day our high school volunteer, Rachel, would be in our classroom. We can’t believe how quickly these past few months have flown by, as it seems like just…
Literacy For Life: Part II
HERE is the link to the first post we made on this Big Project!!! HERE is the link to the third post we made on this Big Project!!! We are continuing along our path to learn more about the importance…
Scaffolding Our Students
scaffolding: “A teaching strategy in which instruction begins at a level encouraging students’ success and provides the right amount of support to move students to a higher level of understanding. “ ~http://gse.berkeley.edu As teachers, we try very hard to instill…