Johnny Appleseed Day usually occurs on September 26th, the day of Appleseed’s birthday. However, any day in September is the perfect opportunity to have fun with Johnny Appleseed activities. Students of all ages love to learn about Johnny Appleseed. Big kids love to learn and complete activities for Johnny Appleseed day, just as much as younger students. Keep reading to see ideas of how you … [Read more...]
Shark Activities for the Classroom
Students love learning about sharks! There are so many shark activities for the classroom. Students love watching, reading books, drawing, researching, you name it if it has to do with sharks students will be engaged. Shark week activities for classroom are so much fun! Recently I did a classroom transformation based on Shark Week activities for kids. Let me just say my students … [Read more...]
Christmas Activities for the Classroom
It is the most wonderful time of the year, but at the same time the most hectic too! I have a few resources and tricks up my sleeve to share with you for the best Christmas activities for your classroom. These Christmas activities will help keep your classroom running smoother, your students engaged and learning, but enjoying holiday activities at the same time. Christmas Literacy … [Read more...]
Digital Writing Prompts for the Classroom
Do your students complete digital activities in your classroom? Last year was the first year that I really truly started incorporating digital activities in my classroom. Yes, in the past we played learning games and such on computers and tablets, but what I mean is incorporating digital assignments through Google Classroom. My parish just started using Google Classroom a few … [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 … [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...]
