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Ice Breaker Activities for the 1st day of school
| Name Glyph The introductory activity that was done with my third grade class was a name glyph. Each student was given a paper with their name enlarged on it and then the glyph code worksheet that is attached. They were then allowed to follow the glyph code worksheet and design their names. The names will be displayed throughout the classroom and each letter tells something about each student based on the code that they followed. This activity was a great way for students to show their individuality and to show their classmates a little bit about themselves. Glyph information and codes can be found online Scavenger Hunt In addition to the name glyph activity, students also did a scavenger hunt to find out different information about each one of their classmates. It was a great activity to use so that all students could interact with and get to know one another. They then were allowed to share their findings with the class. The questions looked something like this: Ate toast for breakfast ________________________ Has tried asparagus ________________________ Has more than 2 pets _________________________ Students were not allowed to use the same person’s name twice so it made them talk to everyone in the room in hopes that they would be able to fill up their papers in the end. |
Two Vowels Go Walking
| This is a
lesson designed for kindergarten students that teaches
them about the two vowel rule and about how to apply it when they come
across them in words. It is a very fun and interactive lesson
that
appeals to all learners. My favorite part, as the teacher, is
listening to the students sing the songs they heard in the video clip
days, weeks, and months afterwards to help them remember the rule.
The clips are also very easily accessible through the pbskids.org
website and they are free! I hope you like it!!!
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Geography Unit
| This
is a third grade geography unit that I designed backwards.
Although it may sound strange, looking at your enduring
understandings
and essential questions helps to mold and design all of the activities
that are done within a unit. Teachers, like myself, are too quick
to
figure out activities first and then the assessment pieces afterwards.
This backwards design that I followed was the exact opposite.
You
needed to discover what you wanted students to know first and how you
were doing to assess it, then you came up with activities to help
proceed to those goals. Take a look and see what your think!!!
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Run-on sentences
| This lesson was done in a fourth grade classroom. I did this lesson during my student teaching and it has always been one of my favorites. Run-on sentences are always a very hard and usually boring concept to teach, however, this lesson was enjoyed by all. I used one of the grammar tales stories to teach it and I found that the students really liked the humor in it and they really seemed to grasp a full understanding of what a run-on sentence truly is and how they could go about fixing them in their writing. |
| Heather Arthur 05/09/09 RYAN2050@plattsburgh.edu SUNY Plattsburgh |