Mentor Newsletter
Fall 2015 - Volume 1: Starting School
Welcome to the Mentor Program!
We are here to guide and support you. Our goal is to ensure that you are providing the best possible first instruction to students. It has been our pleasure to work with you all during this first month of school. This monthly newsletter has been created to give you ideas for your classroom and various resources. We will also include highlights from our visits including photographs, lesson plans and learning targets. Best of luck to you on your new adventure in the teaching profession!
Karen & Tara
Educator Highlights
Mr. Krueger's Classroom
I Can…
Identify the parts of the guitar
Describe or demonstrate syncopation
Identify the strings of the guitar
Play notes on the e-string
Play notes on the B-string
Switch between notes on the e and B-string
Use the notes on the e-string and the b-string to compose a song using predetermined rhythms.
A look into a co-taught class with Mrs. Grandits & Mr. Licata
8th Grade Science!
Time Capsule
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson243.shtml
Turn empty Pringles cans or paper towel tubes into miniature time capsules. Ask each child to create a time capsule that includes such items as a handwriting sample, a hand tracing, a self-portrait, and so on. At the end of the school year, compare samples from the beginning of the year with new samples.
Classroom Ideas
Click on this link to find more great ideas to check for student understanding that are hands-on and for all content areas. http://www.christina.k12.de.us/literacylinks/elemresources/comprehension/techniques.pdf
Teacher Talks
This resource provides research based lesson plans to meet a diverse population of students.