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We had polar animal adventure day in first grade last week. Polar animal adventure day is a theme day we have as a culminating activity for your polar animal unit. We set up six stations and rotated the first graders through them. Each station was about 15 minutes long. Here are the stations we had.
Last week we continued our polar animal study. We learned about cetaceans (whales and dolphins), focusing on the orca, beluga and narwhal. My kids had a “whale” of a time with this! They learned so much about their adaptations.
Happy weekend! It’s an especially wonderful for me because it’s a three-day weekend. I think all weekends should be three days. I am linking up with with Kacey over at Doodle Bugs Teaching.
Word Building Kits are here to make your life easier. 10 word making routines for each reading level A-J, that’s 100 word making activities. I use them in guided reading, RTI and parent helpers can even use them. goo.gl/g7cn2c
Social and emotional learning in so important. Here is a great article about it. Do you use any specific programs? goo.gl/Pp5zdo
Social and emotional learning appears to provide benefits that last
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The students retained those skills when researchers tracked them months or even years later.
Are you a new teacher? Here are some tips to help with your school year. bit.ly/TBnewteachertips
Do you Go Noodle? Check out how you can incorporate math and Go Noodle!
Go Noodle Math (freebie) – The Teacher Bag
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Do you Go Noodle? If you do, have you ever tied it into math? Check out how I have incorporated math and opinion writing in with some Go Noodle. If you are familiar with Go Noodle, you will…
Do you provide opportunities for your students to build their fine motor skills? Here are some fun ideas!
Putting Together Fine Motor Skill Kits – The Teacher Bag
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Each year I have students who struggle with their fine motor skills. I believe many kids these day are often more into screens than building, crafting and so many other tinkering activities. In the…