Do you use caddies to help organize your students supplies or to place in the center of a group? I know a lot of teachers use caddies for various reasons in their classroom. I wanted to try them out this year, but I could never find the color I needed. My classroom theme is currently in black and white polka dots with teal. So, I was in need of solid black caddies. … [Read more...]
Formative Assessments in the Classroom
Are you using formative assessments in your classroom? We all use summative assessments in our class in some form or another. Summative assessment is used after a unit or time of period to assess how much learning has taken place. We use summative assessments after a chapter or topic has been taught. We use them on our weekly test. … [Read more...]
Teaching Chinese New Year vs. New Year in America
This past week we headed back to school for our first full week after Christmas break. I had a dilemma, we came back to a full week of Benchmark Testing and I was not 100% prepared for what to do after testing was completed each day. Benchmark Testing can be long and painful on many levels. First, we only test for the first half of the day. Second, my team and I need things … [Read more...]
Boom! Learning App: A Digital Task Card Must
Task cards are not a new invention to a classroom. Teachers love task cards! They help cover the standards that teachers are required to teach. Task cards are perfect to use in small group settings. They can be used to help self assess learning, bellringers, partner work, and so much more. If you can't tell already, I love to use task cards in my classroom. What if I … [Read more...]
How do you handle school supplies?
This past week I did a little back to school shopping for some school supplies and I started asking myself should I change up the way I have the kids get, use, and store their school supplies this year. And I am just wondering, how do you handle school supplies? Are you a community user or an individual user? I would have to say that I am an individual user!! I … [Read more...]
