#sanfordbookpushers
dec 8
UPCOMING EVENTS
Dec 8 Book Fair at Barnes and Noble (afternoon/evening)
Dec 8 RSVP for holiday party next week-hope you will be there for a fun time together
Dec 12 Holiday Sock Exchange 315
Dec 13 Lead Team Meeting 310
Dec 15 Class Record Cards due--posted onto S-drive
Dec 15 #sanfordbookpushers Holiday Party
Dec 19 Interims go home-grades 1 and 2
Dec 20 ½ day Dismissal
Dec 21-Jan 1 Winter Break
Jan 2 School reopens
Observational Look-For's
Curriculum implementation with little downtime for students. The holidays have our students excited and it is up to us to keep them focused on their academic and social growth by having well planned instruction.
Anchor charts posted for current units of study
Manipulatives and graphics (concrete and representations) to support math instruction
Planning is important. In this student led small group, a card guides thier discussion after reading a biography
Planning is important. It is clear that materials and book selection have been prepared in advance. A lot of work got done in this Laura Archer small group.
Materias, text selection and the plan were evident in this Brittany Fiscus small group.
Reading during reading--students really reading
Another fifth grade reader taking notes on a biography that he is reading
Students really writing--
A kindergarten student showing their strategy for solving a problem. At least three different strategies were demonstrated by K students who solved this problem in Heather Hudgins class
Anchor charts
Developing anchor charts so students can reference them in subsequent lessons is important.
What anchor charts do you have on display?
Anchor charts are an observational look for in the coming days and weeks
Problem solving in Kristie McCrays.
There are manipulatives and tools to represent every math strand we teach.
Third graders working in Vocabulary Alley
Focus on Instruction in December (repost)
Our instructional time with our students is limited and precious. The month of December can include many distractions to instruction. Please keep the focus on your students academic and social emotional growth.
Learning can be fun.
Instruction can be fun.
To that end,
- Reading and math instruction must occur everyday.
- STEM projects including the suggestions that Shelly B. has sent out are great ideas that will keep the students engaged socially and cognitively.
- Work assignments that are grade level appropriate and result in student created work products are a great way to engage students during December.
- Students reading and writing Book Reviews so they can be a #sanfordbookpusher You Tuber will keep kids engaged in reading and writing for an authentic purpose.
- Lessons that use NearPod would be a good strategy.
To this end, there should be no videos that last longer than 30 minutes, thus movies should not be a part of our learning day. If you are absolutely convinced that you should be watching a video that is longer than 30 minutes, you are welcome to propose the idea to me for approval.
Our time with students is precious. We can create memories for them by engaging them in school and grade level appropriate learning activities throughout December