tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46810767601240239502024-03-08T16:16:01.343-05:00Elementary ShenanigansUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger434125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681076760124023950.post-4236424190976679672021-03-02T14:47:00.004-05:002021-03-02T14:47:42.120-05:00I'm Ba-aack! And with a Brand New Blog! <p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Friends! Testing. Testing! Is this thing still on? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Say what?! She's back? I am so excited to be back to my blogging roots. If you have been here since the ancient times, I started this sweet little blog of mine about 10 years ago as a way to connect with so many educators, like you. But a lot has happened since my last post, and I am so excited to hop back on the blogging wagon and share my little journey through education, motherhood, and more with all of you. That's right, it's time to dust 'er off, and I can't wait to share so many new things with you on a consistent basis. But I am even more excited to let you know that we are in the process of transitioning to a brand new site. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A new site means weekly blog posts, brand new resources, freebies, links to my favorites and more! It's going to be a good time, and I can't wait to connect with you! So make sure you check it all out by clicking the image below! See you over at, Hey Hope King! Much love you guys! </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.heyhopeking.com/blog" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" data-original-height="1660" data-original-width="1664" height="553" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3EBD7c7zonlBU12tIkXtcNrWsdHOoBYu8HJEUgzudYp-moXfCLV7cfM1hQFz5zxlsdI1SZSpf5M00qAeeNp38xTCXpxTc6ZMVTjO1GJp196OQ4rttyO9U7ULsPrcBk5eVzw7TtJaNvHA/w555-h553/Screen+Shot+2021-03-02+at+2.46.18+PM.png" width="555" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681076760124023950.post-78554986405382055692016-12-28T12:10:00.000-05:002016-12-28T17:47:34.417-05:00The Super Mario Challenge in the Classroom<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Are you ready to jump into the world of Super Mario....I mean the classroom of Super Mario? Come along for a super engaging lesson that will be sure to captivate your students' complete attention as they work to save Princess Peach!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Just a little note before we get started. I am posting a full video below - It's a long one...I am a talker! If you know me...you know THAT! The essentials are in this post, but if you'd rather see it live, scroll down to the bottom. But first...grab a cup of coffee or an entire bag of Oreos. Heck, maybe even grab a gallon of ice cream and a pizza as well. Now let's get rolling...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I always get two main questions when I post any type of room transformation that I do in the classroom. I am going to devote an entire post to that next week, but for now I will address the top two questions that I always receive in response to this type of instruction: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Truthfully, I don't. These are not my ideas. What's a teachers motto? Beg, borrow, steal? Yep! That's my philosophy, too! Toy companies, game designers, musicians, and popular food brands make this happen for me. How? They are the brilliant minds creating all of the many things that kids are interested in these days. They are the ones spending hours upon hours upon hours designing things that kids enjoy. They are spending the hours that I don't, and won't ever have. I figure if the kids already love it in the real world - I will piggy back, steal their concept, and morph it into the academic world. It's as simple as it sounds. I spend a lot of time with my kids at lunch, in the hallways, and during carpool finding out what they enjoy. Then I make a note of those things in my mind. Whenever I have boring or difficult content that I know is essential to my academic goals, or I want to spice up my instruction a bit, I will use one of those concepts to drive my transformation. Because let's be honest - we can tie content to just about anything. ANY.THING! So I decide the concept first, and then I add whatever content we are working on. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I will link some of the materials down below if you would like to purchase the Mario products that I found and loved. Now, let's get to the nitty gritty. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It's all about planning ahead. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">People often use money as a road block to not being able to do these types of lessons. Now call me crazy, but I refuse to let something like money determine how I am going to teach. Here are a few ways to take a little detour and not stop the journey of a room transformation altogether.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We all like a good toll road. Generally it's faster. But this isn't always the cheapest way to reach our final destination. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I will find beautiful decorations for birthday parties (here I searched Mario Birthday Parties on Pinterest). They were gorgeous but would cost a fortune. Rather than purchasing everything on the spot, I will think of places that I can find or recreate the decor super cheap. Enter the Dollar Tree, thrift stores, IKEA, etc.</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> I call this concept...making it happen.</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I will ask around, find a way to raise the funds, borrow materials, etc. until I get the job done. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Of course there are things that I purchase, but if I am going to purchase something expensive, I ensure that I will be able to use it for other transformations. Example: The turf for the floor is expensive. However, I use it for 4-5 other transformations throughout the year, so the investment is worth it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Let's bring my honesty out to play for a second: Half of the stuff that you see in pictures (mine included) is not even needed. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Turf - not needed. Mario hats - have them make paper hats instead. Wall decals - use a projector and trace/color your own wall decals. Or better yet, find an artist friend and ask them to do that for you! You'll be surprised that many will be all in for helping you create magic for kids. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> I assure you the kids do not notice the imperfections nor do they deem anything as lacking. You will never hear a kid say, "This room would be so much better if...." </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">My beginning room transformations sure didn't start out like this at all. You'll hear about that in the next concept. The decor only enhances the instruction. It makes the lesson unpredictable. It doesn't have to be perfect. Perfection is the thief of joy. Don't let the idea of the perfect decor steal your excitement. Do what you can. Do something different. THAT'S what kids will notice. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Don't try to conquer the journey over night! It's a marathon not a sprint! </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Another point to note is that I have been doing these transformations for 10 years. I have built up resources over the years. Start small. I run. The hardest part of each run is getting started. So just rip the bandaid off. Get started. Start somewhere. Do something! It will get easier and even better with time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Here's a peek at a few of my beginning transformations. Not nearly as detailed, but the excitement of my students was equally matched. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Folks, it's green table cloths and a hand painted sign. I am super proud of it! The kids could not have been more excited for this lesson. Why? It was different. Be different!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">How about when I recreated the Land of Chewandswallow for our weather unit? My mom and I used butcher paper to create gigantic foods. Nowadays, people use those great giant blow up foods. Are they awesome? 100% Are they essential to get the same excitement out of your students? Not hardly! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I get this whole money question often, and honestly this is the only way that I know to answer it! No, my school does not fund my materials for room transformations. Actually, I don't even ask them to do so. Don't limit yourself. Accept the challenge. Keep an open mind. Find a way to make the impossible...possible! I promise you will be so happy you did! </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The decor looks complicated, but it was actually pretty simple. I hung blue painter's drop cloths around my room (it was $15 to cover my entire room) and added some decals to give the "being stuck inside the game" feel. Then for coins I used gold plates from the Dollar Tree that I glued to fishing wire. Then I suspended them from the ceiling. Finally, I wrapped large boxes with yellow poster board and painted white question marks on them. Below is a broader look into the room. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Once I decide the concept and the decor, finally I figure out how I am going to break down the content that I want the kids to learn or practice during the lesson. During the Super Mario Challenge, the kids were reviewing all of our reading skills that were taught during a nonfiction unit of study. I thought Mario would be perfect for this because I had taught close reading, and it's just like the levels of the game - each level gets a little harder...each read goes a little deeper. I used this lesson for reading. It could easily be adjusted to math skills, science concepts, social studies themes, etc. Just choose a different skill that you want them to practice for each level. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Level two: The students were practicing identifying the key idea in shorter passages. Here's a fun little twist: the students selected their tunnel (1, 2, or 3). Each tunnel had a different number of passages. If they were lucky, they chose the tunnel that only had three passages. However, they could have selected the tunnel with 8 causing the level to take a little longer to complete. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Here the students were practicing identifying text structures in a passage to help them organize the most important details. The students would roll their partner down to the end of the path, collect a short passage (there were 6), roll them back, decide the text structure, and repeat until the level was complete. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The first team to the level busted the large box. There were mini question boxes inside. They would collect one mini box that contained 10 different short passages that had them identifying the meaning of unknown words. Once they identified the meaning of each word, they would move on to the next level. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The students worked through each level at their own pace. Once the challenge of a level was complete, they moved on. They had to complete all six levels to rescue the princess and capture the flag. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I created the flag with poster board and PVC pipe.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This was so much fun and the kids absolutely loved every second. But you better believe when I say each level was a challenge - it was just that! I made sure that the content was super challenging because we all know rescuing the Princess isn't a walk in the park! (Don't act like you didn't play the game...and throw the controller as a kid! lol!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Well, I guess that's that! I hope that you will challenge yourself to do something different in your classroom. It may not be a room transformation. That may not be your style. But do the unexpected. Give your kids a reason to anticipate school the same way that they anticipate the newest release of their favorite toy or game. Standards won't make that happen. Worksheets won't make that happen. WE make that happen! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Are you ready to get your research on? This has always been one of my absolute favorite writing skills to teach. Why? Because it gives our students every essential that they need to become an independent life-long learner - the goal of every teacher. Teaching kids that they have access to anything they want to know about is probably one of the most important things that we can do for them. Plus, kids absolutely dive right on into the challenge, and engagement is made super easy. They love researching. Period! (All resources pictured are available<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Write-On-Unit-5-Research-Animal-Research-and-Continent-Research-2929362"> HERE</a>!) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Next, I have the students select their essential questions that they want to focus on. Then they begin locating facts that will answer one of those questions. In the past when I just sent kids off to research a topic, the facts were ALL. OVER. THE. PLACE! It was a disaster. Essential questions keep them focused and on track. They aren't just researching Africa. That is way too broad of a topic to cover anyways. Instead, they are looking for specific facts about this continent driven by their questions. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The key to research is teaching students to locate facts - yes even at a young age. We never want to teach them the habit of copying text. The secret to this is developmentally appropriate websites and books. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">(I will link some of my favorite books to use for research below.) If the students can comprehend the level text that they are working with, they will have greater success at locating information to use for their writing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The second key is modeling the expectation and then being consistent with your reinforcement. Yes, it's exhausting. Yes, it will make you want to pull your hair out. All the wrinkles, people! All the wrinkles! But by breaking down and simply allowing writers, especially struggling writers, to simply copy (because that is easier for us) is a horrible habit that they will then fight to break for years to come. Let's just get it right the first time - for them! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I spend a great deal of time modeling and allowing the students to practice fact finding. I then make sure that they are not writing these facts in complete sentences. This also helps with the copy cat syndrome. Above the students are using their fact finder to identify facts in travel postcards. As they are finding facts, they are also reading a solid paragraph structure. Exposure is key to creating solid readers. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Once they have mastered this concept, we hit the books, and I allow them to find facts for their topic. Here the students are researching a specific continent for an <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Write-On-Unit-5-Research-Animal-Research-and-Continent-Research-2929362">Around the World and Back</a> writing prompt. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Once that instruction is done and your students know how to effectively find facts, they simply organize those facts into a paragraph - including details and examples to add depth. Easy as pie once they know how to create a strong paragraph! So let's talk about that writing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">To save the kiddos' sanity (and your sanity for that matter), the writing instruction should be done PRIOR to teaching students how to research. I always teach students how to write a strong informational paragraph before I transition them into little researchers. This way the focus can be on the research, and the writing and structure is something they have previously nailed. You will be so thankful to structure your instruction this way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">When teaching students are learning how to write a strong informational paragraph, I use a lot of strategies including paragraph puzzles, the hamburger strategy, and interactive editing. You can find the resources pictured <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Write-On-Unit-4-Informational-and-Paragraph-Writing-2866930">HERE</a>! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Paragraph puzzles are a great way to expose students to a great structure. I will say it a thousand times - exposure is key. Paragraph puzzles are super easy to create and extremely beneficial for young writers. simply cut apart a strong examples of a paragraph and allow students to organize and piece it together. Make sure that each paragraph has a strong topic and conclusion sentence. The more they see, the better they will grasp the concept. This is the best way to use a mentor text. You want the students to understand the text enough to use it as a template for their writing - taking note of the craft and structure. Paragraph puzzles are a great mentor text, especially for young authors. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We then focus on strong sentence structure. This is really the second component that will make research writing a breeze for your kiddos. They will then be able to take all of those details that they extracted during research and turn them into strong sentences that flow and create that paragraph. You can find the resources pictured <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Write-On-Unit-4-Informational-and-Paragraph-Writing-2866930">HERE</a>!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Reflection is such a critical part of the writing process. Students should always take time to see what went well with their writing and find areas for improvements. Too many times, teachers are telling students what they should do to improve. In the real world, the first step to fixing a problem is admitting you have one! When we teach students how to monitor their own writing, the value of them finding their own mistakes is so much greater than if we point them out for them. This part of the writing process is essential, so make the time for it. You won't be sorry. This is where the lightbulb moments occur, and we all know those are our favorites. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">What good is all of the work of research if you can't share it with anyone? Allowing students to learn and grow from what one another has learned is powerful. It also provides students with an audience and a purpose. These are both keys to building strong writers. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I always think of a way to engage my students in this part of the writing process. Allowing students to come up and read their papers out loud is straight up boring. I mean let's just be honest. So during Around the World and Back, the students take their passports and rotate around the room to learn about the seven continents. We put those fact finding skills to use once more as the students identify 2-3 facts about each continent.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Finding books and resources for research is the most difficult battle for teachers. I try to always integrate our research with science and social studies concepts that are tied to our standards. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Below are some of my favorite books for 2nd-4th grade researchers centered around those two content areas. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Games in the classroom are such a powerful way to get our students excited about learning. It makes the buy-in so easy which is super important! However, games can easily become just that...excitement without any academic content and mastery actually happening. The bottom line is this...if the excitement isn't matched with rigorous content, then fun = check....learning = not so much! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">So how do we use games to enhance our instruction without losing powerful learning opportunities? Two rules that I always keep in mind: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">1) No turns/no outs: When preparing a game, make sure that every single student is accountable to answer every single question independently. This ensures that each student is not having the fun until they put in the work. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">When students are given the opportunity to get "out", they often will do this when they are tired of working or would rather just sit. We need to make sure that every student is always a part of the game, and that they are accountable for their learning. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">2) Next level gaming: We need to make sure that games don't simply focus on memorization, but rather that they emphasize the application of a skill. Don't just get stuck on memorizing terminology, but give opportunities for the students to be able to use the terms to create and analyze. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">If you keep these two things in mind when planning out your game, it will help you get the biggest bang for your buck- student engagement mixed with powerful learning and application. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I wanted to spice up some easy games to help my students review for a major science exam coming up. I had a sweet follower give me the idea for neon Jenga. That idea immediately spiraled into the Glow Games. I took some of my favorite classroom games and transformed them into a glow in the dark version. Seriously, so easy and so perfect. The kids had a blast and worked so hard to apply their scientific knowledge to answer questions that would double as their study guide. However, these games can easily work with any content that you are working on in your classroom. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Let's break down the games. The students work to complete activities or answer questions that allow them to practice skills or current class content. After the question has been answered, they participate in one of four games. Students collect points in hopes of becoming the Glow Game Champion. Students rotate through four game stations. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">To begin, you will need to set up a few blacklights around your room. That's pretty much the secret to the magic. I will add directions for how I made each game "glow" below. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Of course everyone knows how to play Jenga, but too many times students answer a question, move their piece, and then wait seven rotations until they answer another question. This is where the no turns/no outs concept is huge. Every student must answer every single question. The student would decide which color block they wanted to move, then every single student went to their game card and answered a question under that color. Once everyone had completely answered the question, the student (whose turn it was to move the block) would present his/her answer to the group. If they all agreed with the student, then he/she could move the block. I have more information about how this version of Jenga works right<a href="http://www.elementaryshenanigans.com/2015/08/giant-jenga.html"> {HERE}</a>. The only thing that I changed is that I added some neon/reflective tape to the blocks. Simple and easy! The tape is a little pricy, but it goes a LONG way. You could easily use this for other lessons as well. I have also linked a few of my favorite Jenga games below. One is already painted if you choose to set up Jenga like mentioned in the link above. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Played just like ring toss minus the turns, of course! The students answered a question or completed an activity. Once they had their final answer, they shared with their team and made any adjustments/addressed any misconceptions. Then they each quickly took a turn to toss their ring (a glow stick necklace). You can have just a simple ring toss, or you can create categories where they toss the ring on the correct answer. For example here, they had to distinguish between physical and chemical changes for each combination in their study guides. Then they tossed their ring onto the correct answer (chemical or physical). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">To create: Place glow sticks inside a hamster ball (bowling ball). You will also need to place glow sticks inside water bottles (pins). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Points: Their points are based on their matches. If they snatched a spoon first, they obviously have four of a kind, so they receive four points. The other students will get points for however many cards they have of one kind. For example, if they have three examples of solids, they would receive three points. If they did not get a spoon, they do not receive any points that round. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">To create: I wrapped white spoons with the neon tape from the Jenga game. Then I created my content cards and printed on neon paper. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Author's purpose is definitely not the most exciting thing that we study, and it can also pose challenges when working with complex texts in 5th grade. So I knew a little room transformation combined with a game would be the best way to teach this skill. And then some genius had to show out and invent the game Pie Face. I will forever be in debt to that individual! So how does it all go down? Check it out below....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Welcome to the Get PIE'ED Bakery where author's purpose is our focus...and well, that may or may not come with a few pies in the face. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I begin by teaching the patterns for each of the five different purposes that we learn. Teaching students to identify patterns allows them to better analyze a text to find the author's intention rather than just trying to pinpoint or use process of elimination to make a guess. Those two things will only make them appear that they understand the skill. However, if we really want for our students to use and apply the skill, helping them identify patterns during an analysis will </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; line-height: 19.32px;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">give them more perspective when reading as they begin to see how the author views their subject. So how do I teach the pattens? </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">E = Entertain (We don't just simply look for dialogue. Rather, we focus on the organization. Most pieces meant to entertain will be organized into a storyline. Therefore we find evidence of a plot.) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">E = Explain (Explain means to teach. Therefore we look for evidence of steps teaching how to do something or how something happens. This evidence may either be given implicitly or explicitly.) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Once the instruction is done, it's time for the application. I provide the students with 15 different passages.You can either write your own or simply look for passages online. The student begins with the first passage. They read and look for patterns and textual evidence to identify the purpose of the writing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Once they have identified the purpose, they consult with their group. I group the students up into 4-5 students. They must each state what they think the purpose of the passage is as well as textual evidence to support their conclusion. The group works through any misconceptions to give the passage its final purpose. Once they have done that, they bake their first passage pie by placing their passage into the correct pie tin. I have them labeled the five different purposes they working with. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">After they place their passage into the correct tin (AKA their purpose pie has been baked), they get to follow the traditions of the bakery and play a round of Pie Face. Prior to this, I give very specific rules. Here are some that make this work like a charm: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">1) Only place a small amount of whipped cream onto the game. I even model this for the students. I also make them take off their hats prior to playing because the whipped cream does tend to fly. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">2) As soon as a student has been pied, that student immediately cleans up with the wet wipes. The others, wipe the game down and clean up any whipped cream on the table cloth. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">(The students know that they will lose points on the activity if I see evidence of whipped cream anywhere unless they are in the middle of the game). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">3) To keep them from running to the trashcan every two seconds, I place a bin in the middle of their table. They dispose all of the dirty cloths into that bin. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Then...I just let go and let God! Lol! This is my letting go face!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Seriously though, I have never had one issue with this lesson or game. Once the expectations are set, I am very consistent. The students know exactly what I expect which is key to making something like this successful. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">....oh and the anticipation that this game brings...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">As the students entered the carnival, the room was filled with excitement. I welcomed each student and had them sit directly in the front of the room. They were beyond excited at this point. I then said...."welcome to YOUR carnival. Students, today you will be in charge of the Chemist's Carnival." Again, cheers of joy! I then went another step...."Unfortunately students, we have a big problem on our hands. The manuals for running each machine were "misplaced" during construction." I went on to explain that they would have 20 minutes to figure out a way to get the carnival up and running. At this point, there would be no questions...it was up to them to make this happen. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Note: I DID NOT allow them to touch or try any machine. They simply had to design a plan. They could make observations, but no trial and error. That could have been a disaster!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Within 15 minutes, my fifth graders had the entire class organized into stations. They quickly got their ipads up and running. Next up...they even identified the brand of each machine to quickly locate the operation manuals and YouTube videos. They also recognized the need for materials and measurements. They found the recipe to create each food along with the cooking times and baking temperatures. Research, analysis, and problem solving at its finest.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">By this point, we had experts for each machine. When I tell you these kids knew exactly how they were going to operate each machine...they knew! 100% they knew. I then told them that their next task would be to go into operation. The class quickly realized (on their own) that they would need to regroup. They then divided up into expert teams. They placed one expert for each machine into a group. This was perfect. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">During this challenge, they had to use their knowledge to operate and cook each food. This included mixing any and all ingredients (measurement skills). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">They were also charged with one more mission: While the cooking process was in action, they would need to make strong scientific observations to identify changes occurring within the matter. At the end of the cooking process, they had to use their observations to make a scientific inference as to whether they thought the food had undergone a chemical or a physical change. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Finally, the students were given a reading passage. I found some information online about each food. They had to use their close reading skills that we've been working on to interpret each technical text. The texts did not explicitly state whether the food had undergone a chemical or a physical change. Rather it implied the change that occurred. After reading, they had to make a second inference using textual evidence. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Finally, they used both their scientific observations and textual evidence to draw a conclusion about the change that each food represented. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This was definitely a student favorite and was quite tricky. Cotton candy simply goes through physical changes as it goes from sugar (solid), to a liquid once heat is added, and then back into a solid as it "slingshots" back out of the spinning head. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Of course as with most baking, funnel cakes go through a chemical change. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Contrary to popular belief, popcorn is simply a physical change. Pressure is added (through steam) that allows the popcorn to pop. The corn kernel is simply inverted meaning what was on the inside is now on the outside. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Of course when heat is added to a meat and changes the composition of the protein, the meat has undergone a chemical change. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Since the shape of the ice is the only thing that has changed, a sno cone is a physical change. The syrup can also be identified as a solution - another physical change. </span></div>
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<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Menu creation - practice of counting money, making change, adding amounts, etc. </span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Figurative language - describing the foods using vivid vocabulary </span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Adjectives - using strong words to describe </span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Research - identifying where these foods originated and how they came to be </span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Descriptive paragraphs - turning research into an informational text </span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">PBL - designing and running a successful operation (carnival) </span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">STEM - You could easily create STEM challenges to match each station </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I will link some of the materials down below if you would like to purchase the machines. However, my philosophy is beg and borrow. It's all about planning ahead. Ask around. You will be surprised at how many people might actually have an air popper (which is common), a sno cone machine, hot dog maker, etc. Contact a local party company and see if they will donate a cotton candy machine to the cause for a few hours. Again, you will be surprised at how many people will actually say yes. Visit thrift stores...they have the best materials. I definitely do not purchase everything that is needed because who can afford that? I call this concept...making it happen. Find a way to make learning come to life. People often use money as a road block to not being able to do these types of lessons. Now call me crazy, but I refuse to let something like money determine how I am going to teach. I will ask around, find a way to raise the funds, borrow materials, etc. until I get the job done. I get this question often, and honestly this is the only way that I know to answer it! No, my school does not fund my materials for room transformations. Actually, I don't even ask them to do so. Don't limit yourself. Accept the challenge. Find a way to make the impossible...possible! I promise you will be so happy you did! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">If you are looking for a way to help your students get that plot terminology down, check out this little gem of a song below! :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I did this very thing at the beginning of the year after a few weeks of instruction. Of course it is my requirement that all students read 30 minutes each night. Now, the students have complete control over what they are reading. If you don't follow this concept, I highly recommend that you read Donalyn Miller's <i>The Book Whisperer</i>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It's good stuff, y'all. But back to that interesting set of questions: a) What are you reading? b) Why are you reading it? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">After posing this question to a group of thirty-four 5th graders and thirty-seven 6th graders, only two could answer. TWO! Let me say that one more time....TWO! Two, y'all! I couldn't believe it. I thought that students just naturally knew how to set a purpose. No? (Insert sarcastic laugh here!) Ok, so I knew that all students wouldn't naturally select a book because of something greater than "the cover is cool"...but TWO? Really? Only two could do this? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Even worse, only a few could recall their title. When I asked those students why they selected that specific title, most responded with....1) the expected: the cover looked cool, 2) I just grabbed it off the shelf, 3) I don't know, 4) because you told me to read. Disaster. That folks is a straight up disaster if I ever did see one. I realized that the very same way that most students come and go to school because A) they have to, or B) "to learn" is the same exact way that many of my students were selecting their books. They were just going through the motions. Why? Because they HAD to and definitely not because they WANTED to. I could tell that they weren't progressing in reading the way that I would like. At that moment, after posing those questions and realizing they were reading because they had to, I knew exactly why. They had no clue how to identify a purpose for their reading. If they didn't even know why they were reading that selection, how did I ever hope for them to actually gain something from their reading? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">At each table, I had 8-10 different high interest selections. I hand selected 8-10 books that I thought the kids would just die to read. You know...video games, blogging, Minecraft, sharks, Legos...you name it! I will link some of my favorite books below. I also put a few snacks out because at a tea party....you snack! And food always wins! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">1) Identify the topic: I taught the students how to read the title, summary, and table of contents (if needed) to identify the topic of the book. I mean isn't that step 1 of realizing if you even want to read it? Is this a topic of interest for you? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">2) Identify an attention grabber (your purpose): I then taught the students that simply because they like the topic may not be reason enough to read it. Maybe they like video games, so naturally they are interested in GAME ON 2017. But what if that book doesn't even contain information about their game of choice? This is why we must use the text's features to help us dig a littler deeper. I taught them to use the table of contents, headings, subheadings, graphs, charts, etc. to see if the book contained the information they need or want. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A) I would love to read the book <i>Sharkopedia </i>because I am extremely interested in sharks. More specifically, I am interested in what causes aggression in Great White Sharks, and this book contains a whole entire section to explain that. I can't wait to read and find out the main cause of this and to learn more about my favorite type of shark. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">B) I am not specifically interested in reading <i>Sharkopedia </i>because a) I am not interested in the topic of sharks or b) because I am specifically interested in Hammerhead Sharks, and after viewing the table of contents, it is clear that this book does not contain the information that I am looking for. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">After 2-3 minutes, the students would rotate to the next book for another tasting. We did this for 2-3 days...and let me tell you...100% worth it! Every single second of it. Now the kids realize the importance of not just reading to read...but reading to learn...what that means...and how they get there! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Throughout the entire tasting, they earned tickets. They earned tickets for deep thinking, work ethic, etc. These tickets were then used for our book raffle. I set out every book at the tasting and allowed the students to place their tickets in their buckets of choice. I raffled off each book, and you would have thought I was handing out hundreds. Why? Because they had a purpose. A *reason* why they wanted *that* book! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We have been working on all things physical science which can be quite abstract. If you want for your students to truly "get it" and not just memorize terms (I call this word vomit), experiments are a must and application is key! We don't just want for them to have knowledge, we want for them to use it, right? Now, I will be honest...things get a little messy. However, I would rather the room get a little messy than their understanding. Am I right? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">You guys have posted the desire to know more, so I give you....science lately! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We began, of course, by discussing the three states of matter. We discussed the characteristics of each, as well as the role and location of the atoms and molecules. This can be quite abstract, so here is a little visual lesson that makes it stick: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This little gem can be found in my As a Matter of Fact unit. (You can learn more about that <a href="http://www.elementaryshenanigans.com/2013/04/as-matter-of-fact-new-unit.html">HERE</a>!) These 5th graders loved it just as much! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Next up to bat was exploring volume and discovering how much space an object can occupy. I wanted to give the students a wealth of experience using a graduated cylinder to measure liquid volume. Here is a fun lab we used: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Procedures: Find the lab that we used <a href="http://sciencespot.net/Media/volumelab.pdf">HERE</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Next up, we discussed mass, volume, and density. Here are two of my favorite ways to help students explore and grasp the concept of density because let's be honest...just having them memorize the term isn't going to cut it! It's way confusing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This layering lab is all over Pinterest. It's a great demo lesson for your class. You simply layer the liquids for your kiddos in a large class jar or vase, and then allow students to drop a variety of objects and discuss density and buoyancy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Lab set up: 1 cup of alcohol (green), 1 cup of water (red), 1 cup of Karo syrup (blue), 1 cup of salt water (yellow), 5 or 6 test tubes, pipettes </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Note: This lab can be done as a demo or as lab groups. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Lab set up: Any types of fruit (separated), 2 tablespoons of powdered sugar, 3 tablespoons water</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The students combine all of the fruits into a bowl and discuss the change. They should identify a physical change (mixture) because the fruits can be easily separated. Then allow students to mix the water with their powdered sugar in cup. The students explore the difference with this mixture. It can't be easily separated, yet you still have each individual ingredient and have not created a new substance. Use this concept to introduce a solution. The students then add the syrup to the fruit and combine their mixture and solution. Enjoy! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">bucket, 1 cup sand, 5 cups water, 1/2 cup gravel, rocks, jewels, 3 tablespoons salt, 1 tablespoon iron filings, magnet, coffee filter, funnel, shovel, filter screen (fish scoop)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Procedures: The students combine all of the ingredients to make Alien Soup. Then explain that you have messed up the recipe and they must start over. But first, they must separate the ingredients back into their original form. They will die...and look at you like you are crazy! (It's the best!) That's when you give them their separating tools. Then turn them loose. Let them figure out the procedures for themselves. This is a great exploration lab where the students are forced to learn through failure. You'll love it! ;) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Who doesn't love creating ice cream in a bag while learning about the properties of salt? I mean...count me in! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Lab set up and procedures found <a href="http://scienceofeverydaylife.com/families/pdfs/activities/Kitchen-Chemistry.pdf">HERE</a>! We also calculated the temperature every 20 turns and created a line graph to chart our temperature change. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">If you live near a Krispy Kreme, they will give you free hats! Then you can grab my Salty Cream Template right </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-orThff_zb4VDNUcXRVNWdZNGM/view?usp=sharing" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">HERE</a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> for you little ice cream creators! Glue it on top to create your soda jerk hats! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">During this lab, the students are exploring chemical changes using powders and liquids found in our kitchen...thus the chef hats! They will create tests by mixing mystery powders and liquids to see if the combinations result in new bonds being formed by the molecules (chemical changes occur). They should look for things such as fizzing, bubbles, temperature change, color change, odor, or gas production. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Place the following powders in cups labeled 1-6: epsom salts, powdered lemonade, baking powder, calcium chloride (found on Amazon), washing soda </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">(found on Amazon)</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">, corn starch</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Allow the students to perform 5-7 different tests. For each test, they will combine two powders of choice into a Ziploc bag. They will select one liquid and place about a tablespoon into a condiment cup. They will place the condiment cup on top of the powder and close the bag. Pour the liquid onto the powders and observe. They will discuss the changes that occurred and note both physical and chemical changes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Hands down....<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Magic-of-Math-3rd-Grade-Month-3-Multiplication-2808290">multiplication</a> is one of the most challenging things to teach in third grade. Amy and I have worked extremely hard to find ways to make <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Magic-of-Math-3rd-Grade-Month-3-Multiplication-2808290">multiplication</a> challenging, engaging, rigorous...but most importantly FUN! If kids are having fun, we have found that the knowledge actually sticks! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Here is a little peek inside our <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Magic-of-Math-3rd-Grade-Month-3-Multiplication-2808290">Magic of Math Multiplication Unit (Unit 3 - 3rd Grade). </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Each lesson is strategically broken down into three sections. This helps keep our math block consistent, but the breakdown is also tied to research based practices. We begin with a quick 10-15 mini-lesson, followed by independent/guided practice, and concluding with interactive notebooks to demonstrate mastery of the skill covered. Our lessons are also tightly focused to ensure that we are breaking content down so that it builds a strong foundation for our learners. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Here is what will be covered in <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Magic-of-Math-3rd-Grade-Month-3-Multiplication-2808290">3rd Grade Unit 3:</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As they transition on to <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Magic-of-Math-3rd-Grade-Month-3-Multiplication-2808290">week three,</a> the students will be working on mastering those <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Magic-of-Math-3rd-Grade-Month-3-Multiplication-2808290">properties of multiplication</a> to build fluency and understanding. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Finally in week four, they will put all new skills to use as they learn to attack those <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Magic-of-Math-3rd-Grade-Month-3-Multiplication-2808290">tricky word problems</a> using our P.S.A. strategy! </span></div>
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Happy Weekend friends! Amy and I wanted to give you a better peek into what a day in the life of <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Amy-Lemons/Category/-01-The-Magic-of-Math-by-Hope-and-Amy-248100" style="color: #66c5c6; text-decoration: none;">The Magic of Math</a> looks like. You can check out my first blog post about it {<a href="http://www.stepinto2ndgrade.com/2016/05/the-magic-of-math-place-value.html" style="color: #66c5c6; text-decoration: none;">HERE</a>}. So, this blog post will take you through a day (although every single day is so different and it's full of variety!). I'll also answer some questions at the end!</div>
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Each lesson starts with a <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Magic-of-Math-Second-Grade-Month-One-Place-Value-2550454" style="color: #66c5c6; text-decoration: none;">minilesson</a>. Some of the minilessons have pocket chart activities, anchor charts, websites to use, or just guide you on how to approach the skill.</div>
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We also have a <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Magic-of-Math-Second-Grade-Month-One-Place-Value-2550454" style="color: #66c5c6; text-decoration: none;">word problem</a> of the day that compliments the focus for the week. These word problems can be glued into a spiral. And, yes, I know there is an error on the problem. It's been fixed already :)</div>
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After the lesson, students will complete <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Magic-of-Math-Second-Grade-Month-One-Place-Value-2550454" style="color: #66c5c6; text-decoration: none;">activities</a> that help them become engaged and involved in their learning. We included lots of games, math hunts, or activities like the one shown below.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9zNZAjsJ40iHbiSytDfSlzz0kbE_F0_8jwx_5gdS7-BLr-NKfZmWk-weVqeN_rSd0Zwj6R4pJ4S6XT3yEspWpZrqmOFhcabYgwiEuT0jj6x_6CeCExvE4ZysjwN4KGNpMA2wRLDMdDymw/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #66c5c6; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9zNZAjsJ40iHbiSytDfSlzz0kbE_F0_8jwx_5gdS7-BLr-NKfZmWk-weVqeN_rSd0Zwj6R4pJ4S6XT3yEspWpZrqmOFhcabYgwiEuT0jj6x_6CeCExvE4ZysjwN4KGNpMA2wRLDMdDymw/s640/4.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div>
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For each day we also have some sort of <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Magic-of-Math-Second-Grade-Month-One-Place-Value-2550454" style="color: #66c5c6; text-decoration: none;">interactive notebook</a> entry or printable for your students to use during practice. Many of these can be differentiated to meet the needs of your learners!</div>
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We organized all of the activities into <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Magic-of-Math-Second-Grade-Month-One-Place-Value-2550454" style="color: #66c5c6; text-decoration: none;">daily lesson plans</a> like the one shown below so that you can prep quickly and easily!</div>
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We also printed every single thing out and took pictures so that you can get a glimpse of what the day will look like. Of course, you can always move things around or do as much or as little as you desire!</div>
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The <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Magic-of-Math-Second-Grade-Month-One-Place-Value-2550454" style="color: #66c5c6; text-decoration: none;">monthly overview</a> will help you know what to expect each week!</div>
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You can grab all of the <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Magic-of-Math-Second-Grade-Month-One-Place-Value-2550454" style="color: #66c5c6; text-decoration: none;">activities and lesson plans</a> shown above in {<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Magic-of-Math-Place-Value-Sample-2551870" style="color: #66c5c6; text-decoration: none;">THIS</a>}<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Magic-of-Math-Place-Value-Sample-2551870" style="color: #66c5c6; text-decoration: none;">Magic of Math Sample for FREE</a>!</div>
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Before I go, I want to answer some questions that I have already been asked:</div>
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Q: What is the timeline for completion on the other units?</div>
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A: I promise we are working as quickly as we can, but QUALITY is so much more important to us. We will not just be copy/pasting and changing out numbers each unit. We will carefully navigate the standards to make sure we are hitting everything you need. We also want to make sure that the lessons are fun, interactive, and meaningful... So, it takes time. We will try and have the first few units done by the beginning of the new school year. For a year overview click <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-Magic-of-Math-Year-Overview-and-Book-Suggestions-List-2544254" style="color: #66c5c6; text-decoration: none;">HERE</a>.</div>
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A: The Math standards are so specific and differ so much from grade level to grade level, so we are only aligning them for 2nd grade. You are more than welcome to adjust if you'd like, but we don't want to steer you in the wrong direction by saying they are appropriate for your specific grade level!</div>
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A: This is why we are trying to work ahead of time so that you can move the units around to best fit your needs. However, we are only human and can't make all nine units overnight. We tried to make a sequence that we thought most 2nd grade teachers could use.</div>
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A: You will see that we print everything on colored paper, but you don't have to. That just makes for pretty pictures, ha! Most of the lessons and activities require very little prep. Some may take a little more time, but nothing too intense!</div>
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A: We will not bundle anything until every unit is complete. Growing bundles make me nervous because I don't know what might happen in my personal life. I would hate to not be able to fulfill my promises!</div>
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A: We have included pretty much everything you need. You may need paperclips, food, or something simple for different activities, BUT most everything is included. </div>
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I think that about does it! I hope you have a fabulous week and that your summer break is just around the corner!!! You can check out The Magic of Math: Place Value {<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Magic-of-Math-Second-Grade-Month-One-Place-Value-2550454" style="color: #66c5c6; text-decoration: none;">HERE</a>}. It's 20% off until Sunday, May 15th at midnight :)</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681076760124023950.post-25932132766581584722016-05-13T15:10:00.000-04:002016-05-13T15:11:30.313-04:00The MAGIC OF MATH is HERE! Monthly Math Units for Second Grade<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Amy Lemons and I are so excited to bring you a brand new math curriculum/supplemental resources for second grade. The <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Magic-of-Math-Second-Grade-Month-One-Place-Value-2550454">Magic of Math</a> is just what it sounds like - strategies and lessons that will engage your students all while teaching them all of the necessary skills needed to master the second grade concepts and standards. For teachers...that's magic! ;) This program is completely aligned with all Common Core and TEKS standards and will work with </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">(or in place of)</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> any math curriculum. All of the materials are easy to print and prep to hopefully save you some important planning time! :) Check out all of the resources and materials included in <a href="mailto:3amteacher@gmail.com">this first month's collection</a>... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">So go ahead and check math off your list for the first month of school! Our next unit will be out soon. You can check out our sequence of future skills as well as some book suggestions right <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-Magic-of-Math-Year-Overview-and-Book-Suggestions-List-2544548">HERE</a>! </span></div>
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Are you nearing the end of the year, my friends?! Amy and I have been hard at work creating fun and engaging <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Write-On-Unit-11-End-of-the-Year-Descriptive-Writing-Lessons-for-23-Grades-2534686" style="color: #66c5c6; text-decoration: none;">writing activities</a> for the <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Write-On-Unit-11-End-of-the-Year-Descriptive-Writing-Lessons-for-23-Grades-2534686" style="color: #66c5c6; text-decoration: none;">end of the school year</a>! Your students will go on a<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Write-On-Unit-11-End-of-the-Year-Descriptive-Writing-Lessons-for-23-Grades-2534686" style="color: #66c5c6; text-decoration: none;"> Summer Tour and Camp Under the Stars</a> with our two writing themes!</div>
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Students will use descriptive writing to write about their summer vacation...</div>
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And to write their dreams for the next school year...</div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I created a booklet that had 7-10 questions that correlated to the colors of food. So I had 7-10 questions for red, pink, blue, orange, green, and yellow. The students took their baskets of food back to the bleachers and would draw one piece of food at a time. If they drew a green piece, they had to answer question #1 under the green section. Then they would throw the food back into the arena. They would continue to answer questions until their food was gone. Then they would head back to the arena for more food. They continued this process until they answered all of the questions in their booklet. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I organized my questions into the categories that we've studied this quarter. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Such a fun game. The kids loved it. It was the perfect way to review all of the skills that we've worked so hard on this quarter. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681076760124023950.post-18690798144307592302015-10-08T20:18:00.000-04:002015-10-08T20:18:44.642-04:00Halloween Party Ideas: #throwbackthursday<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Halloween is right around the corner. Like literally *just* around the corner. It is literally one of my absolute favorite holidays. I know, I know...I am a little strange. I seriously love it. At home. At school. Halloween parties! Give me all of it. So I thought tonight for a little #throwbackthursday, I would share some of my favorite Halloween ideas for decorations and parties just in case you'll be throwing any over the next few weeks. I guess this is only partially teacher related. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I always love making our house a little spooky to fit the theme! Spiders and skulls do the trick! Most of my decorations come from Home Goods and Michaels. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Loved both of these drink ideas that I found online. They are equal parts scary, tasty, and EASY! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Mix ginger ale and rainbow sherbet if you are going for that dirty water look. I also add monster ice, but forgot to take pictures. So here is the look...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I just use <a href="http://www.target.com/p/prepara-bucket-of-10-ice-balls/-/A-14631539?ref=tgt_adv_XSG10001&AFID=Google_PLA_df&LNM=%7C14631539&CPNG=Kitchen&kpid=14631539&LID=PA&ci_src=17588969&ci_sku=14631539&gclid=CKuMoODnuroCFWxo7AodoWEAnQ">these ice molds</a>, fill them with green water, and add a cherry. Easy and they will keep your drink cold for hours!!! I love how realistic they look without changing the flavor of the drink. They are perfect in the sewage water! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I used this recipe right <a href="http://www.browneyedbaker.com/2013/05/20/dirt-dessert-recipe/">{HERE}</a> to make dirt pudding and it is always delish!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So I give you...Jurassic World! A lesson where the students' abilities were tested and challenged to see if their knowledge could help them escape the park. They had a ticket to enter, but only their knowledge of new content could get them out. They learned all about animal classifications, adaptations, life cycles, food webs and food chains, while working their way through the scientific method, dodging park disasters by solving math problems, and using close reading and comprehension strategies to infer, predict, and draw conclusions about the Jurassic Era. I am happy to report that all 38 students did manage to escape the park...and only seconds before feeding time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">These jeeps were created out of black plastic (you could also use trash bags), insulation pipes ($1.00 a piece at Lowe's), aluminum foil, and pie pans. Easiest thing I've done in a while! Plus they totally scream Jurassic World! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Making the headlamps was another super easy task. I simply put a piece of clear tape over the batteries, added a dab of hot glue to a black sweatband, and secured the push light. I found these lights at Walmart super cheap. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Now, let's talk content. Before the students entered the gates of the park, they had to complete a close read activity to educate themselves about the Jurassic Period. We have been working diligently on close reading skills, so the students got right to annotations, identifying key ideas, vocabulary, text structure, etc. Each student in the jeep selected a different article. After each student was an expert on his/her topic, they jigsawed to share their findings. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It was finally time...all students were welcomed into the park. I showed several video clips but had to heavily monitor the language! :) This made it feel extremely real as we were sitting in our jeeps. Here is the video I showed as they were welcomed into the park! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">After their initial welcome, the students were instructed that they are given the challenge or completing four tasks in order to exit the park. </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Here is a closer look at those tasks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">During task one, we reviewed animal classifications and talked about how specific dinosaurs would be classified. Each group was then handed a giant dino egg. Inside the egg, they found six new species of dinosaurs. They were given the task to create their own dichotomous key to name the new species. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Task #2 was all about animal adaptations. We discussed the difference between physical and behavior adaptations, along with understanding the difference between instinctive and learned behaviors. We discussed the ways that scientists have learned about animals in our world and how they have been able to draw conclusions about the past. We explained how scientists must use fossils to infer adaptations about the dinos in our park since we have never actually observed a dino in real life. The kids quickly transitioned into their next role as excavator. They had to dig to find the fossils of three different dinosaurs. Then they had to piece their findings together and infer adaptations. At the conclusion of their inferences, I showed some research from real scientists. They confirmed their observations. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Then came task #3. My favorite! We had a lesson about energy, food chains, and food webs. I told the students that our scientists at the park, much like all scientists, find a lot of information about animals through inspecting their feces. Lucky for them, I had gone out to the field to collect samples for them to investigate. They freaked! OUT! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This was such a fund day. I may have had more fun than the kids. If you have any questions about this lesson, feel free to leave them in the comments below and I will do a follow up post! :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This was one of my absolute favorite units when I taught 2nd and 3rd grade. I will be venturing into traditional literature in the next month or so with 5th and 6th and am already thinking about ways to tweak this to challenge my older students. I will definitely post how I teach tall tales, along with myths, fairy tales, and other types of traditional literature within the next few weeks. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Until then, this sweet little unit will be my featured product of the week. It will be on sale all week long. You can<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Tall-Tales-Story-Mapping-Literature-Circles-663158"> snag it here</a> for only $5.00! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">TALL TALES! I mean what kid doesn't love studying famous American Tall Tale Heroes. When I taught this unit in 2nd and 3rd grade, I loved tying in some practice with narrative elements as well. This little tall tale study happened through literature circles and story mapping. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We begin our lesson each day with a little close reading practice. During the initial reading, the students read to become familiar with the passage. Then, they were assigned a focus/purpose </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">{one of the four elements we are working on} </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">for their reading that they will take back to their literature circles later on. During their second reading, they highlight evidence or clues that will help them describe their element. Then, on the final reading, the students write details to support their story element.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This was such an engaging of tall tales. The kids not only learned about some pretty cool American Tall Tales, but they received practice in some pretty important reading skills along the way. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If you need a little extra boost to your tall tale study, you can check out my unit on TPT.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Click<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Tall-Tales-Story-Mapping-Literature-Circles-663158"> {HERE}</a> to check it out! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">If you read my first Unlock the Magic post (<a href="http://www.elementaryshenanigans.com/2015/08/unlock-magic.html">FIND IT HERE</a>), here is a little update and a freebie! Plus you get a little peek at my first Unlock the magic ceremony from this past Friday. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This is super easy to create and use. In short, the kids earn keys {paper keys} throughout the month for different behaviors and achievements. At the end of each month, we have a key ceremony where the students will receive their actual key and have a chance at unlocking their lock. If that lock opens, they get to attend that months reward trip. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">And remember...reward trips do not have to be super expensive, but it is a great way to build relationships with your students outside the four walls of your classroom. If you can make it work...I HIGHLY recommend it. Watch the video for some ideas of inexpensive reward trips! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A little key update: I DO NOT give the students an actual key when they earn one in the classroom. I would be replacing keys every single month. Instead, I give them a paper key that they have to redeem at the ceremony for their actual key that could potentially unlock one of our locks. I have created a little freebie that I just uploaded to my TPT shop. It contains all of the keys that you will need. A few suggestions: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">a) I print the keys on cardstock paper. I have the students write their name on the back of their key in pen and hang tight until the ceremony. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">b) Each month, I print a set with a different colored background. No sneaky business here! Lol! You can download the freebie by clicking on the image below. </span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681076760124023950.post-13142458405171351972015-09-27T21:21:00.002-04:002015-09-27T21:22:26.651-04:00It's fall y'all! A little #throwback<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">No! No. It's not Thursday, but I wanted to do a little throwback post to some of my favorite fall activities. I am telling you...fall {mainly October} is my absolute favorite month in the classroom. I have a TON of brand new lessons in store for this month so stay tuned. Until then, here are a few things from the past. You can click on any of the links to read the original post for more details! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I think the pictures do all of the talking here! :) This is such a great project to engage your students and motivate them to read some really great books. I have done two different versions of pumpkins in my classroom: 1) Fiction - pumpkin BOOK reports 2) Nonfiction - pumpkin BIOGRAPHIES. They both were perfect opportunities to tie literature and nonfiction texts into the month of October. Here is a look. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Which or witch?!? Come on! Perfection. Original post <a href="http://www.elementaryshenanigans.com/2012/10/right-before-sugar-high-freebie.html">{HERE}</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">On Wednesday I will be back to share a fun lesson that I am doing with my 5th graders. I will give you one little hint. On Friday when they left school, I handed them this ticket. {Our kids are out on Monday and Tuesday}. As they left, I wished them luck on the adventure that they will encounter on Wednesday when they return! I. Can't. Wait! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I couldn't be any more pleased with how the bucket list has been working in my classroom. Many of my students have already completed 5, 6, 7, 8, & 9 texts. My parents are also a little in love with it as well. This text message the other night just made my teacher heart all kinds of happy. :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This is sure to be unlike any early childhood/elementary conference you've attended. Deanna and I will be spending the day sharing our ideas, techniques, and teacher secrets that have led to a successful classroom in grades K-3. We have tons of surprises in store along with some great breakout sessions. Here is everything you need to know: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Although we had a lot of fun going on in that first hour on our first day, you better believe that we hit that content hot and heavy as soon as the back to school party ended. Here is what went down in science this week. I will have to post what we did in reading later on. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This year, my students will be working in lab groups as they complete a variety of science experiments. Each group will have four students with different roles. I wanted the students to determine which student would be in charge of what role. In order to help them get to know one another's strengths and figure out which student would best fill each role, I had them complete a little activity that I am sure you all know called Saving Sam. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Only, I made one slight change. As they were trying to find a way to get Sam into the safety raft and back onto the boat, they must remain completely silent. Here is a look at the kids working in collaborative groups. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I am happy to report that all 10 groups were able to effectively save Sam! This was a great conversation starter to what you noticed from your teammates. What happened when things got a little frustrating? How did your lab group react? Did you notice that someone only wanted things to go there way or only wanted you to follow their possible strategies? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This really made the kids begin to think about their lab group and which student would fit best in each role. After the activity, I gave the students about three minutes to determine their roles for the quarter {leader, manager, note taker, communicator}. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This lab group idea came from my mad science partner, Daniel Thompson. Daniel and I will be doing a Periscope tomorrow to explain this in further detail. You will thank him later. It is pretty genius! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I taught them the six steps to the scientific method using a song that I wrote to Hit the Quan. I am not trying to sing that for y'all {LOL!} so I will share that later on in the week. I might have to make some kids stay after school and sing it for y'all. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">After I taught the six steps in detail, and I showed them how they truly use the method all day er' day, we had a little rewind to step four. I began walking them through what their lab reports would be expected to look like this year. They have some pretty extensive lab reports, and step four is all about the experiment which must include the procedure for completing the experiment. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The students were each given a 3x5 card and asked to write the steps to making a s'morewich. They all were commenting about how easy this assignment was and how they had nailed the procedure. I said...hmmm...okay...let me have one of your cards. I quickly went to work following the steps they had written out. This is what I ended up with: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It was messy and a complete disaster {not one student had correct procedures}...but let me tell you something....these scientists now get it! They GET it! Tons of lightbulbs going off. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I recently shared my classroom updates at RCA on my Periscope account and finally had time to snap some pictures today. I am sad to admit that I forgot my legit camera, so we are going iPhone style. Doggone. But, you will get the idea! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So why Alice in Wonderland? At RCA, we are all about creating engaging environments that inspire our students. Since I teach reading, I wanted my students to feel like they are jumping straight into a book. I want them to learn that reading can take you on the most amazing adventures. What better adventures to find than in Wonderland?! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Now, just a little note. I do not have an unlimited budget to decorate my room. At RCA, we are all about making things happen. Hutch {an RCA dad} and I made way too many trips to count to Hobby Lobby {with 40% off coupons}, thrift stores, Goodwill, and IKEA to make this vision come to life. I also found so many things on online yard sales, and I went straight to Facebook to <strike>ask</strike> beg for donations from people. If you really believe in something...you find a way to make it work. That is exactly what we did with this room. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The entrance. I am a little obsessed with these hobbit doors that lead you through a giant stack of books. Everyone knows that things are larger than life when you are in Wonderland. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So there you have it...my little version of Wonderland. If you have any questions about my room, feel free to leave them below. I will add a little Q&A section below this post. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If you would like to come visit RCA and join the revolution during one of our Educator Training days, click <a href="http://www.ronclarkacademy.com/Educator-Welcome">HERE</a> for more details! :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Now I am off to hibernate. Until Tuesday! :) Happy weekend, my friends. Do something fun, take some time for yourself, & relax. You certainly deserve it. I will be back later on this weekend to share all of the many things that went down in my classroom during our first week of school. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Fact #1: I am sort of a daredevil. I am an adrenaline junky. Now...this doesn't mean that I am brave. I still think that I am going to die every single time I try a new feat. But that doesn't stop me from trying. One time, I even decided to jump out of a plane. I might have called my mom 5,000 times to ask her if she in fact, thought I would die...but once I got going, you couldn't stop me. My husband, Wade, hates heights. Somehow I managed to talk him into jumping along. You can watch this video to enjoy the experience along with us...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Fact #2: I am a dog lover. Let me clarify...not animal lover. Dog lover! :) I despise spider, snakes, lizards, frogs, and anything else in the slimy family. However, I love, love, love my sweet puppy Maya. I call her Tas. You know? Tasmanian Devil? She is full of joy and love, but boy does she get into everything. Yep. She is a mess! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Fact #3: I loooooovvvvvveeee basketball. Football? Not so much. But man oh man! When it's basketball season, I am all over it! Wade and I are huge Duke fans and we are also frequent visitors at Phillips Arena to cheer on the ATL Hawks. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Fact #5: I love to teach in costume? Like I might be obsessed with it! Why? Because, well...why not? ;) </span></div>
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