December Teacher Talk

Posted by Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

It's December and time for our holiday version of Teacher Talk. Getting ready for the holiday festivities or just looking for some great ideas. You don't want to miss what these creative educators are doing this month.

If you're interested in joining this unique group of teacher entrepreneurs, blogging buddies and/or our blog linky, sign up here....The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs Marketing Cooperative. If you decide to join, be sure to mention one of our names.

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Connect Kids to the Real World with PBL

By Retta London of Rainbow City Learning

What if you could connect your units of learning to current events without missing a beat with meeting the standards? Find a way to accomplish this here!

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Qi Gong and Emotional Well Being
By Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

This past summer, I developed a love of Qi Gong which is a mind-body-spiritual practice that enhances our mental and physical well being by integrating posture, movement, correct breathing, self-massage, sound, and deep focus

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Beware of Creating Sweeping Generalizations

By Charlene Tess of Charlene Tess

Be careful not to say way more than you meant to say when comparing adjectives and adverbs.

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Recycle Drinking Straws Into Christmas CreationsBy Margo Gentile of Margo Gentile

Make a beautiful Christmas tree plaque using only drinking straws and paper! Teachers and students will enjoy making these and giving them as gifts. Learning happens incidentally-lots of math, "engineering", and language skills involved.
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An Ideal Gift
By Gini Musmanno of Reading Spotlight

It costs not a penny! It's so easy, and it fills everyone (teacher included) with genial feelings! Perfect at this time of year, or anytime! Give this gift to your students.
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Finding Success With a Challenging Class
By Marcy Howe of It's a Teacher Thing

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My Favorite Teaching Things
By Michelle Webb of Teaching Ideas For Those Who Love Teaching

My favorite things to use in my classroom.  Simple tools to make a teacher's life easier.  Pleasures perfect for teachers classroom gifts. 
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From a Wanna Be Organizer
By Kathie Yonemura of Tried and True Teaching Tools

Okay, I admit it. . . I'm a wanna-be organizer. I'm envious of those classrooms (and homes!) that never have piles. Here are some tried & true tips for what has helped me (attempt to) tame the chaos.

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Please check out the tips from all the members in this link-up. You'll find 
some fab ideas.

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Multiplication Flash cards! Color Coded for easy use! 144 Cards!

Multiplication Flash cards!

Color Coded for easy use! 144 Cards!

I've created 12 sets of cards (one set for each times tables from 1's to 12's) that are color coded by sets! 

For example, all of the 6's times table are yellow and the 7's times table are pink!

I even used a different style of task cards for the 10's, 11's and 12's because not all schools require those to be memorized.

So, if a student needs to work on the 6's times table, just give him/her those to work on! No more digging through store bought sets of flashcards to pull out just one fact set!

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These activities would work for grades 2-6! 
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Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom:

✿laminate and have handy in the classroom for math stations or fast finishers to practice.
✿ laminate and put them on a book ring by the classroom door so you can call the facts out the to the class as you line up
✿ copy and send home with students to practice at home
✿pair students to work on facts
✿ use to have students work with a volunteer or helper teacher
✿ early finishers
✿ tutoring
✿ sub tubs
✿ math stations/centers
✿ holiday work
✿ small group
✿ end of unit quick assessments 
✿ homework
✿ reinforcement
✿ enrichment

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✎"Love the colors in the cards. I can't wait to use them." Miriam G.

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❤3rd Grade Math Bundle- Year long

❤Multiplication Dice Bundle

❤Word Problem Task Cards BUNDLE -7 sets

❤Fraction Bundle- Parts of a Set

❤Multiplication Array Task Cards BUNDLE

❤Multiplication Bump Games (Sports Themes)

❤Multiplication Bump Holidays Bundle

❤Geometry task card Bundle

❤Measurement BUNDLE

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December Teacher Talk

Posted by Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

It's December and time for our holiday version of Teacher Talk. Getting ready for Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanza and New Years, or just looking for some great ideas. You don't want to miss what these creative educators are doing this month.

If you're interested in joining this unique group of teacher entrepreneurs, blogging buddies and/or our blog linky, sign up here....The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs Marketing Cooperative. If you decide to join, be sure to mention one of our names.
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The Quiltmaker's Gift: Anticipation, Generosity, Reading Lesson Ideas & A Freebie!
By Tracy Willis of Wild Child Designs

In this post, I use a picture book, "The Quiltmaker's Gift" to unpack our thinking about protagonists, antagonists, theme, conflict and persuasive talk and writing. This includes an idea for a motivating Generosity Challenge, too.
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Holiday Musings
By Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

For some of us, this is a joyful time, but there are many who are alone, and unhappy.  Some have no money to buy gifts and others are out in the cold with no homes.  It breaks my heart realizing that some people feel alienated from their families which can lead to depression and in extreme cases, suicide. Our kiddos aren’t immune, they see what’s going on and may not know how to deal.  
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The Great Homework Debate Comes Home
By Retta London of Rainbow City Learning

Thoughts on the place homework has in real life. What makes homework authentic and a part of lifelong learning?
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Hour of Code is coming: My top 5 web sites/apps!
By Lisa Robles of LisaTeachR's Classroom

My top five programs/apps for coding!
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Identifying Learning Disabilities in English Learners
By Rebecca Olsen of 2livNearn

Distinguishing between the second language acquisition process and a learning disability can be tough, even for seasoned professionals. But it’s not impossible to tease apart the two in order to make appropriate educational decisions for students. Click to find out more!  
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How Many Ways Can I Use This Toy?
By Susan Berkowitz of Susan Berkowitz

If you're gearing up for holiday gift giving, here are some tips for ways to build language through play.
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Wiggly Kids: 5 Easy Ways to Improve Thinking & Remembering! 
By Thia Triggs of Print Path

Researchers have found evidence for the use of movement tools, but there are some children with whom these tools have the opposite effect.
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Geology Rocks!
By Kathie Yonemura of Tried and True Teaching Tools

Teaching Next Generation Science Standards is easy with the help of theater arts! Students explore the various aspects of earth science while reading, speaking, singing, and dancing about the concepts!
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Bring History To Life With Informational Texts
By Michelle Webb of Teaching Ideas For Those Who Love Teaching

Tips on how to use more informational texts with your students.
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Click on these links and they'll take you to each post. They're all part of our December Link Up....

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