tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23231993429288491972024-03-17T03:23:44.519-04:00Shut the Door and TeachFourth grade classroom blog filled with ideas for activities, anchor charts, book reviews, and more teacher related advice. amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15252920643013195783noreply@blogger.comBlogger219125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323199342928849197.post-360253870785415132023-03-04T07:00:00.003-05:002023-03-04T07:00:00.187-05:00Building Student Engagement with Math Coloring Pages<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wpyOcd2rHKE/YOT1UMP-HwI/AAAAAAAANNM/024EkPjRpwQBrGzz7lZnX9BujOtT_ScrwCLcBGAsYHQ/s600/quilt-coloring-bundle-thumb.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wpyOcd2rHKE/YOT1UMP-HwI/AAAAAAAANNM/024EkPjRpwQBrGzz7lZnX9BujOtT_ScrwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/quilt-coloring-bundle-thumb.jpg" /></a></div>Have you reached that point in the year where your students are not engaged? Are they bickering with each other during math learning centers? Small group work is so important to practice social and emotional skills, as well as to give you time to differentiate your instruction to meet learners where they are. But sometimes I find that even when I give my fourth graders tools daily in their SEL tool belt, they reach a point where they need a break from each other, even for just one class period. That's when I break out the coloring pages.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Now I know what you're thinking. Fourth graders are smart enough to look at the bigger picture, skip the math content and color the sky blue, the skin whatever neutral shade is listed in the code, and then maybe do the math to find out if the shirt is yellow or red. Typical "color by code" coloring pages aren't usually rigorous enough for upper elementary, and that's why I developed Math Quilt Coloring Pages. </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><h2 style="text-align: left;">Differentiated Math Coloring Pages<br /></h2></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7RxED7ahmErUqFt0aLxmRlbYZXamTQcsTnLep9UMtuwvPr3nas9l61m64qWivAIWAoq1xItBe0ccOjOEky-WaccA3rX6SWvEiXlkNhlVa89o2v2g_BpCuDPHRqPZEIKZSbWfPYK0UwkOy4JY8zwZNltoHIxfw6U-1mTNrRvMBCiAUYVHEgT6D3a2S/s1650/Quilt%20fractions%20unsecured%20preview_Page_06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7RxED7ahmErUqFt0aLxmRlbYZXamTQcsTnLep9UMtuwvPr3nas9l61m64qWivAIWAoq1xItBe0ccOjOEky-WaccA3rX6SWvEiXlkNhlVa89o2v2g_BpCuDPHRqPZEIKZSbWfPYK0UwkOy4JY8zwZNltoHIxfw6U-1mTNrRvMBCiAUYVHEgT6D3a2S/w309-h400/Quilt%20fractions%20unsecured%20preview_Page_06.jpg" width="309" /></a>These math coloring pages are perfect for upper elementary students because students can't just guess the colors of the polygons. Most pages have triangles or squares, and each set of pages have patterns that aren't immediately obvious. That being said, each set of pages is <i>differentiated</i> so there is at least one page with fewer problems on the page for learners who benefit from less visual noise. Having a variety of pages also cuts down on kids peeking at their peer's papers who work faster than they do. And the end result makes a beautiful display for your hallway.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><h2 style="text-align: left;">Fourth Grade Math Objectives<br /></h2></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">The math objectives for these coloring pages are designed with fourth graders in mind:</div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Long division</li><li>Decimals</li><li>Factors</li><li>Equivalent Fractions</li><li>Rounding</li><li>Prime and Composite</li><li>Least Common Multiple</li><li>Multiplication</li></ul></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">So if you're looking for math review when your students are burned out, try these <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Amber-Thomas/Category/Math-Coloring-Pages-541554" target="_blank">math coloring pages</a>. <br />
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amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15252920643013195783noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323199342928849197.post-2225011424734724132022-10-08T07:00:00.000-04:002022-10-08T07:00:00.180-04:00Mentor Sentences with Answers for Grades 3, 4 and 5<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<![endif]-->Do you use Mentor Sentences with your students? They
are a great way to cover Common Core Language Standards as well as what makes
writing effective, as opposed to the traditional sentence correction method
used in worksheets that ask students to find the errors. I find that
providing models helps students elevate the quality of their writing in
context. If you're new to the idea of incorporating grammar practice
into the craft of writing new, creative sentences you can read my <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.shutthedoorandteach.com/2020/08/stop-teaching-revising-and-editing-like.html" href="https://www.shutthedoorandteach.com/2020/08/stop-teaching-revising-and-editing-like.html"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast;">introduction
to Mentor Sentences here</span></a>.
<p style="margin: 0in;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRhq7RX-t7_WKl_AP_ZiBabAhvEfQdTRVcRpAg-1u25sdXjVSbYh1YaTX8Xmu1qczUt_feClWjoCmCRPgfL6wspsJykjBFtXiePaRx6lDUjTs28JLgDP6dB_J4Tjl5SxhMWoS5bOlj_mCWhb5dVDziQNsxmsY8EQ9yKnsk21O-E7bWLwsQOq1iPDRt/s1200/mentor%20sentences%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRhq7RX-t7_WKl_AP_ZiBabAhvEfQdTRVcRpAg-1u25sdXjVSbYh1YaTX8Xmu1qczUt_feClWjoCmCRPgfL6wspsJykjBFtXiePaRx6lDUjTs28JLgDP6dB_J4Tjl5SxhMWoS5bOlj_mCWhb5dVDziQNsxmsY8EQ9yKnsk21O-E7bWLwsQOq1iPDRt/s320/mentor%20sentences%20copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />Another great feature of Mentor Sentences is the time
spent on spiral review. Those of us who use Mentor Sentences during our
English Language Arts block encourage students to notice what works well in
sentences they read. Of course, an invitation to notice language is an
open-ended activity; no one answer key will fit all possible responses.
Facilitating a variety of responses during daily class discussions will make the
real reason for grammar instruction (learning to communicate more effectively)
come to fruition. <p></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0in;">However, after a few years of use, (and the RETELL course
emphasizing the importance of sentence frames for English Language Learners) I
realized that I was helping my students with similar specific terminology in
certain sentences. Some students benefit from multiple choice options to
initiate a discussion. Because I teach fourth grade, I went to the grade
level below to see what concepts they have already learned. This helped
me create a list of terms that I could draw from that they were more likely to
be familiar with. This helped cut down on students writing “I notice the
sentence has a period” for every paper every week! So today I wanted to
provide you with the answer options for Mentor Sentences at each grade level: </p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"> </p>
<h1 style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Third Graders Might
Notice These Concepts in Their Mentor Sentences</span></h1>
<h6 style="margin-top: 0in;">Some third graders will recall these common core
standards concepts from second grade:</h6>
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know that _______ is a collective noun.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>I
know that _______ is a plural noun.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>I
know that _______ is a reflexive pronoun.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>I
know that _______ is an irregular past tense verb.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>I
know that _______ is an adjective that describes _______ .</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>I
know that _______ is an adverb that describes _______ .</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>I
notice this is a simple (or compound) sentence.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>I
notice that _______ is capitalized because it is a holiday (or product name, or
geographic name).</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>I
notice that the apostrophe is used in the contraction (or possessive) _______ .</p>
<p style="margin: 0in;">These sentence frames set a high standard of analysis for
your third graders. For example, some students will recognize a pronoun
but not recall the term “reflexive pronoun.” Some students will write “I
notice the sentence starts with a capital end ends with a period” because it’s
a safe, correct (if terribly generic) answer. Obviously as the year goes
on, you will want to encourage them to branch out, and these frames will help
scaffold that process.</p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"> </p>
<h1 style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Fourth Graders Might
Notice These Concepts in Their Mentor Sentences</span></h1>
<h6 style="margin-top: 0in;">Some fourth graders will recall these common core
standards concepts from third grade:</h6>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>I
know _______ is a noun (or pronoun, verb, adjective, or adverb) because
__________.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>I
know _______ is an irregular plural noun.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>I
know _______ is an abstract noun.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>I
know _______ is an irregular verb.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>I
know _______ is a simple tense verb.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>I
know _______ is a pronoun referring to _______ .</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>I
know _______ is a comparative (or superlative adjective).</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>I
know _______ is a comparative (or superlative adverb).</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>I
know _______ is a coordinating (or subordinating) conjunction.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">10.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>I notice
this is a simple (or compound, or complex) sentence.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">11.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>I notice
_______ is capitalized because it’s a title.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">12.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>I notice a
comma is used because it’s in an address.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">13.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>I notice
the comma and quotation marks are used because there is dialogue.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">14.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>I know
_______ is a possessive noun (or adjective).</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">15.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>I know
_______ is a base word and _______ is the suffix. </p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in;">Again,
these set a high standard at the start of the year for your fourth
graders. As they progress through the year, they should also begin to
notice concepts covered in the fourth-grade standards you’ve covered early
on. On the other hand, you may find some fourth graders recognizing
second grade standards. They may need support or reteaching of some
third-grade standards. </p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in;"> </p>
<h1 style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Fifth Graders Might
Notice These Concepts in Their Mentor Sentences</span></h1>
<h6 style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in;">Some fifth-grade students will recall these standards
from fourth grade:</h6>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>I
know that _______ is a relative pronoun (or adverb).</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>I
know that _______ is a progressive tense verb.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>I
know that _______ is a modal auxiliary.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>I
notice that _______ are correctly ordered adjectives.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>I
know that _______ is a prepositional phrase.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>I
notice this is a complete sentence with no fragments or run-ons.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>I
notice _______ is the correct homograph because it means _______ .</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>I
notice _______ is capitalized because _______ .</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>I
notice commas and quotation marks are used to mark direct speech (or quotations
from a text).</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">10.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>I notice a
comma is used before _______ because it is a coordinating conjunction in a
compound sentence.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">11.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>I know
_______ is a Greek affix (or root).</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">12.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>I know
_______ is a Latin affix (or root).</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">13.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>I know
_______ is figurative language. </p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in;">Here
are the fifth-grade standards that your fifth graders should start recognizing
concepts from after you’ve taught them:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>I
know that _______ is a conjunction (or preposition, or interjection) because
_______ .</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>I
know _______ is a perfect tense verb.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>I
know that _______ is a verb that conveys this time (or sequence, state, or
condition) _______ .</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>I
notice these verbs _______ and _______ show an appropriate shift in verb tense.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>I
notice _______ are correlative conjunctions.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>I
notice _______ are used to separate items in a series.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>I
notice _______ is an introductory element separated from the rest of the
sentence with a comma. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>I
notice _______ is a tag that is set off from the rest of the sentence by a
comma.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>I
notice _______ is underlined (or has quotation marks or italics) because it is
a title of a work.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">10.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>I notice I
notice _______ is a Greek affix (or root) that means _______ . </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">11.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>I notice
_______ is a Latin affix (or root) that means _______ .</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">12.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>I notice
_______ is figurative language that means _______ . </p>
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discussion about their Mentor Sentences. If you are looking for Mentor
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amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15252920643013195783noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323199342928849197.post-1061660399977260292022-09-03T07:00:00.001-04:002022-09-03T07:00:00.164-04:005 Ways to Teach Place Value and Word Form<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdkqC9h8cWlYR0OJyX_PwNHUVrE1aBKbaanponYfVcPGv73Mg6nGRRH6r6fMu5p9srZiDoODmDPpx_VTCAXdHn261YP6CF-p1WA4-nBCXODli0LZF7lBf7jbc3AiVnTR_P5QJQXV-7niVOoD88DW3mmqAMJcZIzk92KP9XbuErDYrtjIs32k1zzs9v/s1200/Place%20Value%205%20ways%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdkqC9h8cWlYR0OJyX_PwNHUVrE1aBKbaanponYfVcPGv73Mg6nGRRH6r6fMu5p9srZiDoODmDPpx_VTCAXdHn261YP6CF-p1WA4-nBCXODli0LZF7lBf7jbc3AiVnTR_P5QJQXV-7niVOoD88DW3mmqAMJcZIzk92KP9XbuErDYrtjIs32k1zzs9v/s320/Place%20Value%205%20ways%20copy.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>Once your students can count past 20, it's a good time to teach them place value. I'm glad our curriculum in fourth grade starts with place value. It makes sense that students understand what a number with multiple digits means and how to say it before we ask them to find products with 4 or more digits! So to start out our year, I want to share with you 5 ways to teach place value and word form.<br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><b>1. Money (Hands on Learning)</b></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">The biggest hook I have for teaching place value is MONEY. I ask students what is it about big numbers, like millions, billions, or more, that interests them the most. Usually we get to money early on in that introductory discussion! I have students start sorting play money on a place value chart to keep the learning tactile. <br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">There are several activities you can do with small groups, a place value chart, and money. Students can build numbers (show me $23, 852). Vary the number of places according to your objective and their zone of proximal development. You can repeat this activity later in the year when teaching <a href="https://www.shutthedoorandteach.com/2013/10/Estimatingtoagivenplacevaluemoney.html ">estimating</a> as well as decimal place value by introducing dimes and pennies as tenths and hundredths. You can also use these materials to add numbers. I like to start with multiples of ten, such as "What is $2,000 more than $23,852?" You can multiply, such as "Show me 3 sets of $42,312." You can <a href="https://www.shutthedoorandteach.com/2018/03/practicing-long-division-with-money.html" target="_blank">divide, as shown here</a>. And of course, you can demonstrate regrouping, such as, "I notice when I added I got 12 bills in the thousands place. I'll trade ten of them in for the place to the right of it, which is ten times as much." <br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><b>2. Be the Number (Interpersonal Learning)</b><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI2WyjesSel3rU3QepRP-b8i0E_3Z3NB_RTnT18AY4NNcsyRwLfcnaZzopq9qwhXKctIkUg9lmwoNu31L96ExQM-GvKUbh39GE1RQ8x88QGV6sZLHz2MoH52VIOlUh0Ll11BO5bTliA5tvzzB7tOCPJrNbfqrvYMzBw4dOAtq8fHm9oBGhsXd_SPs9/s1200/Place%20Value%20Anchor%20Chart%20Pin%20copy.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI2WyjesSel3rU3QepRP-b8i0E_3Z3NB_RTnT18AY4NNcsyRwLfcnaZzopq9qwhXKctIkUg9lmwoNu31L96ExQM-GvKUbh39GE1RQ8x88QGV6sZLHz2MoH52VIOlUh0Ll11BO5bTliA5tvzzB7tOCPJrNbfqrvYMzBw4dOAtq8fHm9oBGhsXd_SPs9/s320/Place%20Value%20Anchor%20Chart%20Pin%20copy.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>The second place value lesson will always hold a special place in my heart, because <i>it's the reason I was hired </i>at my present school (skip this paragraph to get to the lesson itself, or read on if you'd like my origin story, haha). I got called in mid September for the fourth grade position when funding came through for the present teacher to take on a different role (so no red flags there in terms of why there was a vacancy). When I arrived for my interview I had a gut reaction like never before; I felt like this could be home. My interview went better than usual (I said things like "when I work here," not in an overconfident way, but because I was feeling it). The panel was leaning toward the more outgoing other candidate, I later learned, but I was the second choice going into round 2, which was to come and teach a lesson. I was given the option between reading and math (place value). While the other candidate did a read aloud (and failed to impress) here is the lesson I taught that won over the panel (and the children).</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Without seeing any of their curricular materials, I decided direct instruction of place value should point out that there are patterns to numbers. There are times to say the period (thousand, million, and so on), times to say the word "hundred" in every period, and there are numbers I like to call "buddy numbers," such as "forty-seven" as opposed to "four, seven." And speaking of the periods, in standard form, their names aren't explicitly written. No, instead of writing "million," or using a period as in the punctuation mark, we write a comma (go figure?). So to make all these patterns come alive for students, I created an activity for this group of students that I was meeting for the very first time called "Be the Number." <br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">After selling them on the idea that we'd be learning how to read big numbers like 247,856,423, I told them I was going to need some volunteers to come up and Be the Number. Or more to the point, a part of the number. And they'd hold up a sign. Then I told them, "I also want to get to know you all a little bit. I'm sure some of you have a good friend in this class. Some of you love to be the center of attention. And some of you don't talk very much but you're hard workers. However you see yourself, I am going to need your help to build the number. And if you aren't called to come up to stand in front of the class and hold up a part of the number, I need your help too, because audience participation is going to support the building of this big number, so are you ready?<br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">First, raise your hand if you have a good friend in this class [I'll spare you the part where I asked their names each time so the interview panel saw I was already getting to know the children; there were 2 parents on the panel so I wanted them to see me getting to know their children right away]. Okay you two are the number 23. Not '2 and 3;' you're going to <i>say your buddy name together</i>, 'twenty three.' Next, I need someone who loves to be the center of attention. Okay, Mickey, you come on up. You are going to say your number, 'Four,' nice and loud. Now we, the audience, are going to give you that attention you love by <i>answering you</i> with the word, 'hundred.' Next, I need someone who is a quiet worker. You're going to hold up this comma, and you don't need to say anything. And <i>we, the audience, are going to respect your need for quiet work by whispering, 'thousand.'" </i><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Now I'm hoping you can see where this lesson is going, choosing partners, centers of attention, and calm students, so I'll skip ahead to how the final number sounds:</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><i>Kid #11, loudly: </i> Two</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><i>Audience:</i> Hundred</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><i><i><i>Kids </i></i>#10 & #9: </i> Forty-seven<br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><i>Kid #8 silently holds up comma, Audience whispers:</i> Million </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><i>Kid #7</i><i><i>, loudly:</i> </i>Eight</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><i>Audience:</i> Hundred</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><i><i><i>Kids </i></i>#6 & #5:</i> Fifty-six <br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><i>Kid #4 silently holds up comma, Audience</i><i><i> whispers</i>:</i> Thousand</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><i>Kid #3</i><i><i>, loudly:</i> </i> Four</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><i>Audience:</i> Hundred</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><i><i>Kids </i>#2 & #1: </i> Twenty-three <br /></div></div> </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Round of applause! <br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">The only preparation I needed here were about a dozen pieces of colored card stock (all one color so as not to be distracting in terms of patterns) with a number on each and two with commas. Of course there was repetition built during the construction of the number as roles were being added in in so we practiced saying 423, then 56,423, then 47,856,423 before getting to the final number. And I did plenty of pointing at who was meant to be speaking to help prompt the speakers throughout. The social emotional part of the lesson, in my opinion, was even more important than the place value, but of course it also cements the concept of patterns in math by creating a real world framework. The anchor chart in this post was designed to anchor students' thinking to the activity throughout the rest of the unit. </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><b>3. Chips (Hands on Learning)</b></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">The chips can be used the same way as the money, as explained above, but it makes the concept slightly more abstract. The numbers on the chips are especially helpful when you move into decimal place value, since there is no coin representing a thousandth of a cent. <br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><b>4. Number lines (Visual </b><b><b>Learning</b>)</b></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpX-VDtxglSea87coV9w4KtwikqvK7bEHJByZ7yAntS_SCymDJg_vvxVP-bDw0jtlk_rM4jcqWsMeWYdFpQK4wzy9LC-kusfLQIbrp02LA44CI0c4f3Uwmiwhm_QqGHW2wz9Vep3KqhYrFVqGglDVDNkenL4li2aCrS0hweU7gY2y1kfvs9_g1_ZHq/s878/Number%20Line%20Worksheets%20Thumbnail%202.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="636" data-original-width="878" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpX-VDtxglSea87coV9w4KtwikqvK7bEHJByZ7yAntS_SCymDJg_vvxVP-bDw0jtlk_rM4jcqWsMeWYdFpQK4wzy9LC-kusfLQIbrp02LA44CI0c4f3Uwmiwhm_QqGHW2wz9Vep3KqhYrFVqGglDVDNkenL4li2aCrS0hweU7gY2y1kfvs9_g1_ZHq/s320/Number%20Line%20Worksheets%20Thumbnail%202.png" width="320" /></a></div>If you like to teach math like I usually do, starting with hands on learning and then moving on to visual before ending with the abstract, <span class="h1"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Number-Line-Worksheets-for-Place-Value-in-the-Thousands">Number Line Worksheets</a></span></span> are a great way to do it. I feel like there is a lot of buzz about <a href="https://www.shutthedoorandteach.com/2019/04/numberline-tightrope-activity.html">fraction and decimal number lines</a>, which I use as well, but that's just even more reason to start with whole numbers when exploring place value. Having students look at the increments on these pages get them ready for <a href="https://www.shutthedoorandteach.com/2018/07/estimating-on-number-lines.html">estimating</a>, as well as thinking flexibly about units in measurement, graphing, and of course, place value. <br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><b>5. Games (Logical)</b></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVy1iFQ7h9wCh-EStT8hEHkd9KOFLU6sdEyvkWp-ihVchJM-uXyzWkRqp3QAQr8qrlTSWzI1lZPGU4of3Kl7cZd6kYewdBKKQZqWV0TaaX9nuL1lYQGLmomSppbpSBX0nFNY6v9OwXyAuH3Ag_fiUHPUgB8OG1QpmjoBJQsUHEu_8nbxuD_hX5QuiI/s450/Power-of-Ten-Place-Value-Ca%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="450" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVy1iFQ7h9wCh-EStT8hEHkd9KOFLU6sdEyvkWp-ihVchJM-uXyzWkRqp3QAQr8qrlTSWzI1lZPGU4of3Kl7cZd6kYewdBKKQZqWV0TaaX9nuL1lYQGLmomSppbpSBX0nFNY6v9OwXyAuH3Ag_fiUHPUgB8OG1QpmjoBJQsUHEu_8nbxuD_hX5QuiI/s320/Power-of-Ten-Place-Value-Ca%20(2).jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Finally, a math concept isn't complete for me unless we can make a game out of it. You may notice that I put games <i>last</i> in my list. The reason is I find a lot of math games are not playable unless students already understand the concept they are practicing. That's just going to lead to off task behaviors. So either save the games for independent practice or make sure you are partnering a motivated student who struggles with a student who enjoys taking on a teaching role (games are wonderful in those partnerships). I have multiple games that I use for place value practice:<br /></div><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span><br /> </span>a. <b>Power of Ten</b> is a card game. This low-prep game has just 8 cards to cut out for each level (I have a <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Power-of-Ten-Place-Value-Card-Game-935945" target="_blank">whole number version with 3 levels</a> as well as a <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Decimal-Card-Game-Power-of-Ten-7048986" target="_blank">decimal version</a>). Students draw cards to see if they are multiplying their number by 10 or 100 and moving across the place value chart in the process. <br /></div><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRsR818gPtKdF39op9g8UWadnZou4Fp8y6Imu4sPtNf_Ei0bXI6Tfq1Y3CruvCpmSViGAu2TARY5X2Sm_smoUzD2aEQeY-Wl_sMBLPh9LC4D2QAj9kGT9H9oRLCRlCWr76NFz06qlGvcZOAIf25QTcvvf7aNp7h6Iq6V19sj8eCu-79Xo0P9PVpB5i/s1100/code%20breaker%202_Page_4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="850" data-original-width="1100" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRsR818gPtKdF39op9g8UWadnZou4Fp8y6Imu4sPtNf_Ei0bXI6Tfq1Y3CruvCpmSViGAu2TARY5X2Sm_smoUzD2aEQeY-Wl_sMBLPh9LC4D2QAj9kGT9H9oRLCRlCWr76NFz06qlGvcZOAIf25QTcvvf7aNp7h6Iq6V19sj8eCu-79Xo0P9PVpB5i/s320/code%20breaker%202_Page_4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span> </span>b. <b>Codebreaker </b>requires even less preparation! You can make copies of the <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Place-Value-Game-to-Hundred-Thousands-Codebreaker" target="_blank">Codebreaker gameboard</a> for students to write on, or laminate/stick them in screen protectors. Each partner writes a number of their choosing at the top, then asks specific questions about their opponent's number, such as, "Is the number in the hundreds place less than 5?" I have a <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Decimal-Place-Value-Game-Codebreaker-7048397 " target="_blank">decimal version</a> as well. <br /><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHYw1t17QtnJcoPbLxbgzNimZE1YwKkBExYy1fXN9x6gn9rK9n6qPeQG75ZhSlnnWb5TnMMJa1lCtjwk5xBtQQKC4mZ28PSsPly_HoznPKbfrzbwMXlKWHOjOq2lizGIcrWWCD4r5J94BQgBHCz6AkIIRltNsvQmdxWKDVrrTLxVPDAfoe0pfdQIn4/s320/02%20desk%20backgrounds%20peppers5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="213" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHYw1t17QtnJcoPbLxbgzNimZE1YwKkBExYy1fXN9x6gn9rK9n6qPeQG75ZhSlnnWb5TnMMJa1lCtjwk5xBtQQKC4mZ28PSsPly_HoznPKbfrzbwMXlKWHOjOq2lizGIcrWWCD4r5J94BQgBHCz6AkIIRltNsvQmdxWKDVrrTLxVPDAfoe0pfdQIn4/s1600/02%20desk%20backgrounds%20peppers5.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><span> </span>c. If you're moving on from the concept of place value and word form and into the application of place value, such as comparing numbers, <b>Comparing and Ordering Peppers</b> is a fun game similar to the card game War. I use the Scoville units for measuring the heat of peppers (and researched them so they are factual) because my many of my fourth graders are fascinated with which is the hottest pepper. You can read more about my <a href="https://www.shutthedoorandteach.com/2021/04/how-to-teach-comparing-and-ordering.html ">Comparing and Ordering Peppers Game here</a>. <br /><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ekXhZI3Yb2g/Xf5tZfbxcFI/AAAAAAAALKo/XSxIslR9fSo4gjxIGWY6b3eYgKMRdq_gwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Amber%2BThomas%2BShut%2Bthe%2BDoor%2Band%2BTeach%2B150%2Bcopy.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="150" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ekXhZI3Yb2g/Xf5tZfbxcFI/AAAAAAAALKo/XSxIslR9fSo4gjxIGWY6b3eYgKMRdq_gwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Amber%2BThomas%2BShut%2Bthe%2BDoor%2Band%2BTeach%2B150%2Bcopy.jpg" /></a></p>If these activities sound engaging to you, you can find them all <a href=" https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Amber-Thomas/Category/Math-Place-Value-187919 " target="_blank">here in my Place Value category page</a>. 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Here's <span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">how <span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">to</span> <span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">eliminate the stress that <span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">goes </span>along with <span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">welcoming a new student to your classroom, even when it's sprung on you at the last minute.</span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Prepare for New Student Orientation in September. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Sxl338fJlR_RrpH6aFzvjYvXAWWjbv8ogq8xxPjCHBUdE63xGzVZt15ML5bCF0ZIk9myD8xPccEnkLF9uwXm2yptJu2OOwgEzZMBPguavBtXm3eaVwAQxlSqfo9XYONmp6noGP3RRf8wxrO2RF91ZS_hG5d_C0Pfv3CF5d-t75kX4L5syUwPSRhD/s1200/New%20student%20to%20do%20list%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Sxl338fJlR_RrpH6aFzvjYvXAWWjbv8ogq8xxPjCHBUdE63xGzVZt15ML5bCF0ZIk9myD8xPccEnkLF9uwXm2yptJu2OOwgEzZMBPguavBtXm3eaVwAQxlSqfo9XYONmp6noGP3RRf8wxrO2RF91ZS_hG5d_C0Pfv3CF5d-t75kX4L5syUwPSRhD/s320/New%20student%20to%20do%20list%20copy.jpg" width="213" /></a></div></span></span></span></h2>
<span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Keep <span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">new students </span>in mind </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">while you are in “<span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Back <span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">to School</span></span> Mode.” Here's how to make <span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">a new student feel welcome<span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"> even <span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">when </span>his or her arrival is sprung on you unexpectedly.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Have "ice breaker activities"</b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> on hand. Look through your back to school ice breakers. Have materials ready to go, be it "find someone who" worksheets, "<a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Figure-Me-Out-6-in-1-Surveys-Bundle-268738" target="_blank">getting to know you surveys</a>," or Morning Meeting greetings. Depending on your class, you could pull out an old favorite or try something you didn't have time for in September. </span></span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcrtkhCkgo8I4bSZdR__Im66vMpx03vY8Zkh2pBuItdaRJSvwy9T54LrG4YgE07yVyrX_5teN2sGOb3YhW228ls-gEZNFtEwMQpoT8oV-n4Yf0TmECgDcLXS9k0pRse-phKdZa1dVRB1jgf6cHdFTBiCxx599P_pZ8czDpMgIWoWrueaH4V47Dik4J/s1500/Online%20learning%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcrtkhCkgo8I4bSZdR__Im66vMpx03vY8Zkh2pBuItdaRJSvwy9T54LrG4YgE07yVyrX_5teN2sGOb3YhW228ls-gEZNFtEwMQpoT8oV-n4Yf0TmECgDcLXS9k0pRse-phKdZa1dVRB1jgf6cHdFTBiCxx599P_pZ8czDpMgIWoWrueaH4V47Dik4J/s320/Online%20learning%20copy.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>I hope 2021-2022 was a better year for you than 2020-2021.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I hear the term “collective trauma” thrown
around a lot, and it makes perfect sense to me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>An expression that resonated with me was “We were all in the same storm,
although we were NOT all in the same boat.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I’m sure that we all had our own very specific problems that came up between
March 2020 and now that are either related to the pandemic or how others
handled it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But right now, at least for
me, things feel different today than they did that March.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>
<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In January 2020 some of my students were getting a “weird pneumonia.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had heard of COVID spreading in China, but
it wasn’t in this country yet (at least, that’s what they tell us).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I started washing my hands a whole lot by
February, and I remember telling my husband, “I wonder if this will be the last
time we eat out at a restaurant.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A few
days before the state closed all school buildings, we started having meetings
about advanced cleaning protocols.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then
we closed for a day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I immediately
prepared some activities kids could do at home and Emailed it to parents.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My gut told me, “This isn’t doing to be over
in one day.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then we closed for a couple
weeks. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our district wanted to know what
we were doing to support kids because they (like everyone else) had no idea how
to support kids.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Long-Division-with-Remainders-Matching-Game-179446" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="350" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7euFyyC-qc8j0lxZRM5Un57dtRcn6wWobcgfXKL0Q75sa_Od3yE8h0EcdfNiy7Dn5Kyb_E-R7qEY2RNhX83RVfApaYvrVijUhgbIg04LsyBpqWM4S-CwoGQ1-anwI-tOSeknKaY3nCvhKFcoH7WOe8kLLmpPRnz_36jnC9Be9bApDV4Na3hXXisQ0/w200-h200/original-179446-1.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Around this time, I started creating online activities on
Google.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was before I knew how to
assign things on Google Classroom, and before we were asked to teach new
concepts online (for months we were told to review only, because we didn’t want
to penalize any student whose family could not facilitate a homework routine or
did not have the resources to print papers or work on a device).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> <p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixQH6ruM8oKB_AtNHfRDIWy7HP8SQBglhZmhu_5C0dm0dGzJjjTazuvblG1vn-cxC7XD5a-1xnaPm-yPe6o-h1H8qNUMAI3mCdeBJed7T8KLLh3Xf-lou6n9tb8h-gwhJ8DJaXT754u5MLeOQFfXI9lrqBj8F29PoYwl9vQUT9RCS37-fdcQ6l0j9c/s350/original-666868-1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="350" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixQH6ruM8oKB_AtNHfRDIWy7HP8SQBglhZmhu_5C0dm0dGzJjjTazuvblG1vn-cxC7XD5a-1xnaPm-yPe6o-h1H8qNUMAI3mCdeBJed7T8KLLh3Xf-lou6n9tb8h-gwhJ8DJaXT754u5MLeOQFfXI9lrqBj8F29PoYwl9vQUT9RCS37-fdcQ6l0j9c/w200-h200/original-666868-1.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>And within a week I started updating my
existing products on Teachers Pay Teachers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Mentor-Sentences-Fourth-Grade-Bundle-1136024" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="350" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSAa0sGrAjv5gXY_ECCR9ljhE8QXfOyE0NsZxvdusAbIUGuOtR9IsK0Nh7irjdtKGPKkgsgrNm4vOuNuw9K0h7jwYc4uwHz_GsFfCSRo9P_FbVyI6XSuZW56DC0neJdwL2VYD7-cq-BvUS-LuTE5BDs7lyI3Hs7fXYIQMwNg-ljG0GvpHnRb2eCBmv/w200-h200/original-1136024-1.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>It was slow going, because I was learning as I went.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were some teachers who had a head
start.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But my priority was never to
match them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was for those of you who already
purchased and enjoyed my products.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span> <p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Mentor-Sentences-for-Revising-and-Editing-Fifth-Grade-Bundle-2131695" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="350" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7aDEMJm98EC3DQgVSr7KaADTJFM0i5yPgqS8j9rj5JpFifMfg2M_AsJf8Bw4glRwTiAZyhT2xxDC7qzoY4vD_zQBJlj3pnatVOO6_3b858dgPHvTJo6EF7VMaBfU_b3BQ4tzCQ37BP5JGvBvwRdxyAVweT_bk38DePPm-fWOA6H00TpOj-NblHxgA/w200-h200/original-2131695-1.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Suddenly you (and I) needed to do ALL our teaching online.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We couldn’t send home folders of papers or bags
of manipulatives and task cards.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was
having nightmares about the things I couldn’t do with my students anymore, with
all the shame of feeling unprepared.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Like
me, I knew you had all these activities to support your standards that weren’t
usable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Mental-Math-Flash-Cards-Fourth-Grade-Bundle-5927172" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="349" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9WTNgH-sF9Gb_VtbhlYhq1QDHYBaufjynaghodbfN4T80iPLjtp_AtSxJymvZjLSonKdQJXegeTnBrV0gzEmLvILeTRlupMAMe9LK6zgI_D6MWI4vRs5I7g3jzjNZJkD8oc0PnYzpPp5kcJQTih-tXgtM-gCvh0CspYifdAJ4wOethfjo0-K7VFSN/w199-h200/original-5927172-1.jpg" width="199" /></a></div>So I started updating them. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was familiar with Google Slides, so I took the
ideas behind those pdfs I was selling, created activities that didn’t need to
be printed and cut out, and added Google Slide links to those existing
products.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That way at least some of your
old purchases would still be usable during the time of remote learning. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Line-Up-Compare-and-Order-Fractions-BUNDLE-6600475" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="350" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtQX0-DmD-RqwwTQMgdeFEOjEyBN0RQZ47XHj6rtDyC-2YIngAYy38IpdkursvniLfh5ZLjJzHdFNHgZFUPlKbS3oLEIxwctZviN4fMkV4dvFcm40wl3nJZwE17qKVxqcxYpToxMMs9HLK5MBalWUrv2xpUtt-sIoir3Rz99L4jcIARdiCkdgULwUp/w200-h200/original-6600475-1.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>I made products for<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Compare-and-Order-Peppers-Numbers-to-the-Hundred-Thousands-Place-6799328" target="_blank"> comparing and ordering numbers to the millions</a>, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Long-Division-with-Remainders-Matching-Game-179446" target="_blank">long division with remainders</a>, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Line-Up-Compare-and-Order-Fractions-BUNDLE-6600475" target="_blank">comparing and ordering fractions</a>, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Decimals-Bingo-6967716" target="_blank">decimals</a>, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Mental-Math-Flash-Cards-Fourth-Grade-Bundle-5927172" target="_blank">mental math</a>, and <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Mentor-Sentences-Fourth-Grade-Bundle-1136024" target="_blank">mentor sentences for fourth</a>, and <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Mentor-Sentences-for-Revising-and-Editing-Fifth-Grade-Bundle-2131695" target="_blank">fifth grade</a>.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnttlCJkGGen0kGFi4XQbyrIZYyjLB6NAs8ad6prh1rb-_ugyYLhYJniNZVTVvHnEJ2N4zWDUVbPvZauhUzaN9bGr5kueLQPWhM5lvEyD9-ArUYztOiRTVxSREUdIZEFydkszHkbnnH-mCcmf5IZOvgPZZTafnQBZLu5XBlqbIV0zhW4EgN-h1n1-B/s350/original-6967716-1.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="350" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnttlCJkGGen0kGFi4XQbyrIZYyjLB6NAs8ad6prh1rb-_ugyYLhYJniNZVTVvHnEJ2N4zWDUVbPvZauhUzaN9bGr5kueLQPWhM5lvEyD9-ArUYztOiRTVxSREUdIZEFydkszHkbnnH-mCcmf5IZOvgPZZTafnQBZLu5XBlqbIV0zhW4EgN-h1n1-B/w200-h200/original-6967716-1.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p>I felt like I was making some real headway with the activities that upper elementary students needed the most practice with.<br /><br /><br /> <p></p>
<p></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Compare-and-Order-Peppers-Numbers-to-the-Hundred-Thousands-Place-6799328" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="350" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMBs4UdRcQ5QkP1i-3QexhLk5rQZP8aRPZlSBues0DRCHF2XATS93uDUxtG9yi_G0wd6FsUGFRNjXEQf3lIoPcIAjNTWqTN0JM23W_2HHSjeu73ynE-HIWWwCEpTjDGKqKfDZDabzip48M0s4VOcxW3uxD4ZGM1Jvk6K4QrlTbCwtzDLJMITz2v2ii/w200-h200/original-6799328-1.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I was getting better at it by April.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Obviously, activities that involve cutting
and drawing just don’t translate well to a Google Slide activity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">But I was getting better at it, and then we
had April vacation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And obviously, we
weren’t going away anywhere (I was even getting my groceries delivered, so my
dream of not having to drive anywhere was coming true, at least).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Then Thursday of my vacation, my mom called.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hysterical.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>My sister died.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">She was in her 30s.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In the height of the pandemic, we couldn’t hold a
funeral.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My mother was terrified of even
a small gathering with my brother and I so we couldn’t even grieve together in
person.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We worked in shifts to go
through my sister’s apartment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My mother
did some sorting, my brother did most of the hauling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I went through paperwork.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This same week that I took for bereavement to sort through
my sister’s things, our district, with guidance from the state of
Massachusetts, clarified some of the remote learning expectations for the rest
of the year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Suddenly I had to learn how
to assess student work on a variety of learning platforms.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">And then another family member was hospitalized.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">That put an end to my dabbling in Google Slides
creation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Trauma Informed Teaching is a buzzword I’d heard before the
pandemic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’d been a good learner and
test taker all my life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had no fear of
technology.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But now I was learning
SeeSaw and Google Classroom and Renaissance and Kami and document cameras and
Google Meet and a dozen other platforms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I sat through trainings over Zoom and I could not follow along.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was in a haze, tearing up because I couldn’t
click through and make notes fast enough, getting headaches, not sleeping well,
feeling more absent minded, startling easily, and feeling short tempered.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was experiencing the effects of trauma on
my brain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I couldn’t blog anymore because I felt like I wasn’t the
expert anymore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was the one who had a
lot to learn, and I wasn’t even doing a great job at that. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At least my administrators and colleagues
supported all of us during the wave of educational and protocol changes that kept
rolling over us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But because I wasn’t,
well, fully operational, I knew I had to focus all my energy on my own students
instead of my Teachers Pay Teachers store.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">But then…that was my creative outlet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I couldn’t go out for recreation. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I couldn’t go to the gym.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There’s more to life than work and losing my
little sister was a reminder that life is short.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I started yoga and crochet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These were activities I could handle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They helped me relax.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Completing a crochet project helped me feel
accomplished.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yoga became a routine to calm
my mind when life was feeling chaotic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And
I felt like it was going to make me physically stronger too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Then a year after it started, a vaccine was made
available.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I could go out places again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I could see my family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Things are back to normal…but also not
normal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’re not housebound, but Covid
is still here with its quarantines, (with students and co-workers suddenly needing
a week of extra support) part-time mask usage, and of course, illness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My sister is still gone; that won’t
change.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But my other family member is
better (so why am I still not sleeping well?).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I’ve started taking some 1 hour PD sessions this summer, and instead of
feeling like I’m in a haze, I’m feeling excited about trying new things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I’ve started blogging and creating new resources
for my Teacher’s Pay Teachers store.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ekXhZI3Yb2g/Xf5tZfbxcFI/AAAAAAAALKo/XSxIslR9fSo4gjxIGWY6b3eYgKMRdq_gwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Amber%2BThomas%2BShut%2Bthe%2BDoor%2Band%2BTeach%2B150%2Bcopy.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="150" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ekXhZI3Yb2g/Xf5tZfbxcFI/AAAAAAAALKo/XSxIslR9fSo4gjxIGWY6b3eYgKMRdq_gwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Amber%2BThomas%2BShut%2Bthe%2BDoor%2Band%2BTeach%2B150%2Bcopy.jpg" /></a>It's been a long 2 ½ years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We teachers were (mostly, but not always) praised in the beginning of pandemic teaching. Then in the middle, well, all of us, parents, teachers, state and local officials, school boards, we all got frustrated and got less praise. And I wondered, as I walked the halls, "How many of my colleagues are quietly hiding their trauma?" <br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">I’m starting to find some balance. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had a rough time learning how to do online
learning, and I prefer making activities that students can draw on, cut out,
and make a game out of.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But what do you
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<p class="MsoNormal">I feel very lucky that here in MA, viral rates have been
dropping over the past few months and teachers have had the option to register
for vaccines for about 2 months.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
children switched from hybrid instruction (in September) to fully in person at the end
of March.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Like many schools, I’m seeing
some children who were remote learning rock stars and others who
struggled.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Plus they haven’t interacted
with half of their peers for over a year!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The building was closed from March to September, and then my students
were separated into 2 cohorts for 2 days in, 2 days asynchronous, and 1 day of remote instruction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So now
what?</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Now that I feel more protected (and my mom and husband are too)
I feel like a huge weight has been lifted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It’s true that group and partner activities don’t work like they used
to.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Protocols around eating and general sanitation
are still in effect.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But the brain fog I
experienced with too much all at once has cleared.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m feeling a sense of cautiously moving on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I’ve started thinking about next steps as
a teacher for my students to finish the year stronger and prepare for the
inevitable learning gaps some, but not all children will have next year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My first priority with this class was some
extra social and emotional learning time during the day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But at night, now that remote learning is
out, planning differentiation is my biggest priority!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The good news is TpT is having a sale, so if you are also
prioritizing differentiation now (or planning for next year) you can save
25% May 4th and 5th.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<h1 class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">Differentiating Your Return to in Person Learning </h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LT9YZCVBiGY/YI75hRsCyeI/AAAAAAAANFA/OEeQhlEHR5wto_g6lPjQi4V8cHfX1MQYQCLcBGAsYHQ/Long-Division-Matching-Game.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="450" height="240" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LT9YZCVBiGY/YI75hRsCyeI/AAAAAAAANFA/OEeQhlEHR5wto_g6lPjQi4V8cHfX1MQYQCLcBGAsYHQ/Long-Division-Matching-Game.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Many people love my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Long-Division-with-Remainders-Matching-Game-Distance-Learning-Included-179446">Long
Division Matching Game</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s easy to
explain how to play (flip them over and try to find a match).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But what about students who have been unable
to complete their work for the past 15 months during remote instruction?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes, some fourth graders still haven’t
grasped the concept of multiplication, and it can feel frustrating when we want
to move on to fourth grade standards.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This game will help you bridge the gap.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Multiplication-Arrays-Matching-Game-6810090">Multiplication
Arrays Matching Game</a> looks very similar to the long division graphics, but it
features multiplication equations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
like to work with my multiplication skills group this game while the rest of
the class does the long division one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
spend time modeling how to count rows and columns to match the equations and
then matching it to the answer on their multiplication table.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Soon they are playing the game independently
and getting that much needed repeated practice with the concept of what
multiplication really is.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It also helps
them transition to the long division concept.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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over the past year, and a few may have really excelled at online learning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I found that although many of my students
need reteaching now that they’re back full time, others are ready to move
on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many people love my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Line-Up-Compare-and-Order-Fractions-BUNDLE-6600475">Line
Up! series for comparing and ordering fractions</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What started as a small, quick activity has
expanded into bundle covering multiple standards, and then turned into a Google
Slides version with a motivating superhero theme for remote learning (although as
adorable as those cityscapes look on the Chromebooks, I prefer using the
original because the kids get up and moving to discuss the sorting process).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But what about students who are ready to move
on to decimals?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This new addition to my
product line:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Line-Up-Compare-and-Order-Decimals-6808510">Line
Up!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Compare and Order Decimals</a> takes
the game your students are already familiar with and has them apply the process
to comparing and ordering decimals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-a5VCTUWa8-A/YI74tHw7mbI/AAAAAAAANEo/7yrfbRGA5d4hP8OCtW-U0FGKZ4_BPv-MgCLcBGAsYHQ/Decimal-Number-Line-Workshe.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="450" height="240" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-a5VCTUWa8-A/YI74tHw7mbI/AAAAAAAANEo/7yrfbRGA5d4hP8OCtW-U0FGKZ4_BPv-MgCLcBGAsYHQ/Decimal-Number-Line-Workshe.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Or
if you want low prep practice to introduce the topic, check out these <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Decimal-Number-Line-Worksheets-6811420">Decimal
Number Line Worksheets</a>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ePSjJkEr6xU/YI75PdZuhSI/AAAAAAAANE4/n0LcxMRW7qUfuiGDzYUBHqtCgBg-Wh6cACLcBGAsYHQ/Comparing-and-Ordering-Pepp.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="450" height="240" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ePSjJkEr6xU/YI75PdZuhSI/AAAAAAAANE4/n0LcxMRW7qUfuiGDzYUBHqtCgBg-Wh6cACLcBGAsYHQ/Comparing-and-Ordering-Pepp.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>And if you missed <a href="https://www.shutthedoorandteach.com/2021/04/how-to-teach-comparing-and-ordering.html">my
last blog post</a> (or were waiting for a sale…and now it’s nearly here) I have
<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Compare-and-Order-Peppers-Numbers-to-the-Hundred-Thousands-Place-6799328">Compare
and Order Peppers:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Numbers to the
Hundred Thousands Place</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
product is priced for the 4<sup>th</sup> grade standard but comes with levels
of differentiation above (over a million) and below (under 10,000).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Keeping with the spicy theme, the levels of
the place value are grouped into mild, medium, hot and extreme heat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The illustrations and Scoville Heat Units for
each pepper were researched to be accurate because most years my 4<sup>th</sup>
graders become seriously interested in this topic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Comparing and ordering numbers for different
place values has never been more relevant to them!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ekXhZI3Yb2g/Xf5tZfbxcFI/AAAAAAAALKo/XSxIslR9fSo4gjxIGWY6b3eYgKMRdq_gwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Amber%2BThomas%2BShut%2Bthe%2BDoor%2Band%2BTeach%2B150%2Bcopy.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="150" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ekXhZI3Yb2g/Xf5tZfbxcFI/AAAAAAAALKo/XSxIslR9fSo4gjxIGWY6b3eYgKMRdq_gwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Amber%2BThomas%2BShut%2Bthe%2BDoor%2Band%2BTeach%2B150%2Bcopy.jpg" /></a>Are there other math skills you find yourself reteaching
this year?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let me know!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I might have a product already, or it might
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<![endif]-->Are your students learning to compare and order
numbers?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fourth grade, our objective
is to read, write, compare, and order numbers up to 999,999.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here is how you can organize your lesson
sequence for place value with numbers in the hundred thousands.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>
<h2 class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b>Assess Prior Knowledge of Place Value</b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal">Students should know place value up to the amount you are
asking them to compare.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In other words,
if you want your fourth graders to compare and order numbers in the hundred
thousands place, but they can’t read numbers higher than 9,999, practice finding
the value of the digits in numbers such as 12,345 and 234,567.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have a fun, differentiated game called
<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Place-Value-Game-to-Hundred-Thousands-Codebreaker-365037" target="_blank">Codebreaker </a>to help them practice applying this skill.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Students who can’t read numbers as high as your goal can
still practice the skill of comparing and ordering numbers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Start them with numbers that have fewer
places (in other words, numbers to 9, then numbers to 99 before delving in to numbers in the hundreds
and beyond).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As you introduce the skill
of comparing, nearly all your students can participate as long as you differentiate
the numbers you are using.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then during
small group instruction you can provide intervention with the place value of
higher numbers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<h1 class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b>Provide Direct Instruction for Comparing Numbers</b></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal">When we compare numbers, we start from left to right because
digits on the left have a greater value than those on the right.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the number 1,234,567 the number with the
greatest value is 1.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s because it’s
in the millions place so it’s not worth just one; it’s worth 1 million.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Use the place value when explaining.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The 7 is in the ones place so it’s not worth
as much as any of the other digits.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">When we compare numbers with a different number of digits,
the number with the most digits is greater.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In other words, 100 is more than 99 because it has 3 digits but 99 only
has 2 digits.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">When we compare numbers with the same number of digits, compare
numbers starting on the left because they have the greater value.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For example, <u>8</u>76,543 is greater than <u>7</u>65,432
because 8 hundred thousand is greater than 7 hundred thousand. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Again, name the place value when explaining.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">When we compare numbers with the same number of digits and
the numbers on the left match, move one space to the right on both numbers to
compare (as many times as necessary).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>For example, 999,991 and 999,992 have identical numbers until you get
all the way to the right.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The numbers 54<u>3</u>,210
and 54<u>6</u>,789 have identical numbers starting on the left, and in the next
place over, but we find a different number in the thousands place.</p>
<h2 class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jsmHCsxyxm8/YH8pMJEBpHI/AAAAAAAAND8/ggJHCEzc0tsLw2S5ejlXWcKMBE89EtTTQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1500/02%2Bdesk%2Bbackgrounds%2Bpeppers5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jsmHCsxyxm8/YH8pMJEBpHI/AAAAAAAAND8/ggJHCEzc0tsLw2S5ejlXWcKMBE89EtTTQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/02%2Bdesk%2Bbackgrounds%2Bpeppers5.jpg" /></a></div><br />Provide Opportunities to Practice Comparing and Ordering
Numbers in Context</b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal">Now students have the math knowledge they need to compare
and order numbers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But your work is not
done!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Teach the associated vocabulary
and provide and model a variety of contexts for applying this skill.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For example:</p><p></p>
<ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Which number is greater?</li><li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Which number is less?</li><li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>If I have this many and my friend has that many,
who has more?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who has fewer?</li><li> Fill in the blank: 123,456 is __________ 123,210. <br /></li><li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Order these 3 (or more) numbers from least to
greatest.</li><li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Order these 3 (or more) numbers from greatest to
least. </li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Fq7pmCRimEw/YH70SAEIGsI/AAAAAAAANDo/kp996UvxWkwOH-kw9jFUMSFXQycE-szLwCLcBGAsYHQ/s450/Comparing-and-Ordering-Pepp.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="450" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Fq7pmCRimEw/YH70SAEIGsI/AAAAAAAANDo/kp996UvxWkwOH-kw9jFUMSFXQycE-szLwCLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h200/Comparing-and-Ordering-Pepp.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />If you’d like a fun activity for your students to practice
comparing and ordering numbers, I have a fun task cards activity: <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Compare-and-Order-Peppers-Numbers-to-the-Hundred-Thousands-Place-6799328" target="_blank">Compare and Order Peppers</a>. And yes, it includes a paper version as well as a Google Slides version.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was inspired by some of my
fourth graders who were very interested in spicy foods, bringing in spicy Doritos
and arguing which is the hottest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some
watch the One Chip Challenge videos on YouTube to see people’s reactions to eating
spicy food.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My husband (also a fan of
spicy foods) introduced me to the Scoville rating system and I realized the
potential connection to math!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ARFw65ckDyg/YH70XlElEjI/AAAAAAAANDs/mACmgou0UQUXm-SY3p4l4sINU-UkWYGRQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1198/compare%2Band%2Border%2Bpeppers%2Bslide.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="826" data-original-width="1198" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ARFw65ckDyg/YH70XlElEjI/AAAAAAAANDs/mACmgou0UQUXm-SY3p4l4sINU-UkWYGRQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/compare%2Band%2Border%2Bpeppers%2Bslide.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Or, if your students have mastered comparing and ordering numbers in context, start planning your lesson sequence for estimating. You can get more teaching tips specifically about estimating <a href="https://www.shutthedoorandteach.com/search/label/estimating" target="_blank">here on my blog</a>.<br /></span></p>
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<br />1. <b>Introduce with models. </b> I present one page each week, such as the conjunctions, as an introduction to the concept. The grammar concept is taught in a sentences so students can see how the concept works in context. They analyze the sentence for things that they already understand. For example, they might notice it starts with a capital letter, or it ends with a period. Hopefully they will recognize the subject and/or the verb that they learned in third grade.<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PwGcprWSojg/Xy7hvPABZvI/AAAAAAAAMuE/QW0Uoo-xSHU08vyqoFIrZJOF3jEZh-J_QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/mentor%2Bsentence%2Bfree%2Bpage.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Revising and Editing Sample Page" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="771" height="410" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PwGcprWSojg/Xy7hvPABZvI/AAAAAAAAMuE/QW0Uoo-xSHU08vyqoFIrZJOF3jEZh-J_QCLcBGAsYHQ/w315-h410/mentor%2Bsentence%2Bfree%2Bpage.png" title="Free Revising and Editing Sample Page" width="315" /></a></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Students also glue one of the note cards into their Editor's Notebook for future reference. This will help them use academic language later on as they analyze future sentences. As I said, at first you may hear a lot of students notice the capital and period, but as the year progresses, hopefully as they are learning about verb tenses they will recognize other grammar concepts they've learned this year, such as, "This sentence also has a compound subject." Recognition is important before students can start using revising strategies independently.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">2. <b>Try it out and share. </b>After you've taught the concept and students have seen the model, they write their own sentence. For students who need a sentence frame, you can accept a sentence that is similar to the model but with a different subject or verb. For students who want to push themselves, they might choose one of the examples from the note card that they haven't seen in context and they want to try out.<br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">It is important to make time for students to share their writing. Whether this is done in a one on one conference with you/a partner, in a small group, or whole class depends on what makes sense for you. I have found that having 3 kids share with the whole class each day is a nice wrap up for our lessons. I confer with a few students who need/prefer it. <br /> <br />3. <b>Practice. </b>If students appear to need more practice, I use task cards, <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&sxsrf=ALeKk03unS-Aj3gexOmo8viX_OckuNUACQ%3A1596904932737&ei=5NUuX9POLPiwytMP2Z-pmAs&q=grammar+songs&oq=grammar+songs&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQAzICCAAyAggAMgIILjICCAAyAggAMgIIADICCAAyAggAMgIIADICCAA6BwgjELADECc6BwgAEEcQsAM6BAgjECc6CAgAELEDEJECOgUILhCRAjoFCAAQsQM6CAgAELEDEIMBOgcILhAnEJMCOgUIABCRAjoICC4QsQMQgwE6BQguELEDOgoILhDHARCvARAnOgsILhCxAxDHARCjAjoICC4QxwEQrwFQ8zNY3j9guEFoAnAAeACAAW2IAc8IkgEEMTAuM5gBAKABAaoBB2d3cy13aXrAAQE&sclient=psy-ab&ved=0ahUKEwjT0IW6hozrAhV4mHIEHdlPCrMQ4dUDCAs&uact=5" href="https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&sxsrf=ALeKk03unS-Aj3gexOmo8viX_OckuNUACQ%3A1596904932737&ei=5NUuX9POLPiwytMP2Z-pmAs&q=grammar+songs&oq=grammar+songs&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQAzICCAAyAggAMgIILjICCAAyAggAMgIIADICCAAyAggAMgIIADICCAA6BwgjELADECc6BwgAEEcQsAM6BAgjECc6CAgAELEDEJECOgUILhCRAjoFCAAQsQM6CAgAELEDEIMBOgcILhAnEJMCOgUIABCRAjoICC4QsQMQgwE6BQguELEDOgoILhDHARCvARAnOgsILhCxAxDHARCjAjoICC4QxwEQrwFQ8zNY3j9guEFoAnAAeACAAW2IAc8IkgEEMTAuM5gBAKABAaoBB2d3cy13aXrAAQE&sclient=psy-ab&ved=0ahUKEwjT0IW6hozrAhV4mHIEHdlPCrMQ4dUDCAs&uact=5" target="_blank">songs</a>, games, sorting activities, workbook pages, and so on as part of the Writer's Workshop block. Of course, you can switch this step with the "try it out" step. You can also spiral this step in <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;">revising and editing </span></span>centers during your writing block (I highly recommend this).<br />
<br />4. <b><b>Use proper revising and editing for grammar in context. </b> </b>Near the end of a unit of study in Writer's Workshop, I review the relevant concepts from Mentor Sentences that I expect students to look for when editing. In the drafting stage of the writing process, we learn about the types of writing (what makes a good <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.shutthedoorandteach.com/search/label/Narrative%20Writing" href="https://www.shutthedoorandteach.com/search/label/Narrative%20Writing" target="_blank">narrative</a>, <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.shutthedoorandteach.com/2014/12/opinion-writing-for-authentic-purpose.html" href="https://www.shutthedoorandteach.com/2014/12/opinion-writing-for-authentic-purpose.html" target="_blank">persuasive piece</a>, and informational article). <i>During the revision stage, the real test of revising and editing ability is having kids edit their own work. </i>Students have their Editor's Notebook with note cards to refer back to.<br />
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5. <b>Summa</b><b>tive assessment. </b>For a our standardized assessment, my district uses Journeys, which includes weekly tests in grammar. </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><h2 dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Do You Need More Revising and Editing Support?<br /></h2><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">I get it. Gram<span style="color: red;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ekXhZI3Yb2g/Xf5tZfbxcFI/AAAAAAAALKo/XSxIslR9fSo4gjxIGWY6b3eYgKMRdq_gwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Amber%2BThomas%2BShut%2Bthe%2BDoor%2Band%2BTeach%2B150%2Bcopy.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="150" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ekXhZI3Yb2g/Xf5tZfbxcFI/AAAAAAAALKo/XSxIslR9fSo4gjxIGWY6b3eYgKMRdq_gwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Amber%2BThomas%2BShut%2Bthe%2BDoor%2Band%2BTeach%2B150%2Bcopy.jpg" /></a></span>mar is just not fun for everyone. I like it because it I feel like it's logical, like math, but also creative, because we use language to talk about, well, whatever we want! So whether you are frustrated with all the language standards or just one specific objective, I can help. I currently I have Mentor Sentences bundles as well as isolated grammar concepts for grades 3, 4 and 5. You can <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Amber-Thomas/Category/Mentor-Sentences-117462" href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Amber-Thomas/Category/Mentor-Sentences-117462">browse them all here</a>. </div></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> </div>
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amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15252920643013195783noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323199342928849197.post-20080390163469607032020-08-02T07:05:00.000-04:002020-08-02T07:05:00.260-04:00 5 Ways to Encourage Participation During Distance Learning<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Will you be distance learning for back to school 2020? I've been trying not to worry about it for the past month because it was out of my control and up in the air. But now that our state has received more guidance that we'll be doing part time remote learning and possibly part time in person, I can start to prepare. I can think back to what worked well in the spring and then grow from there. So here is what worked for our elementary school when we started teaching during the pandemic. <br />
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How to Make Distance Learning More Engaging</h2>
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one of our biggest struggles. Our city was fortunate enough to have some assistance for families who needed it. Here is a list of <a href="https://abc30.com/comcast-coronavirus-att-t-mobile-sprint/6069869/" target="_blank">companies that provide internet access</a> during
Covid-19. Note that some of the offers on the page have extended their deadlines for application, so check each company page on the list that provides service in your area. </div>
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2. Think about the home environment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course everyone’s home is different, and
not everyone has equal access.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However
it is likely children have access to kitchen and pantry items, a freezer, a
microwave or stove (with supervision) and running water that is shared among
fewer people than in the classroom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How
can these materials be leveraged in science?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Are
there beans or fruits that can be used for your life science standards?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Can water be heated and/or cooled to
demonstrate aspects of physical changes to matter, or do you have weather
standards for precipitation and condensation that can be taught with a
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3. Think about siblings, especially younger siblings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A big pain point for parents who are distance
learning is helping children of varying ages complete different things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here’s the silver lining: we know <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0361476X14000022" target="_blank">one of the best ways to learn material is to teach material</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What practice activities can you choose to
encourage students to play with or teach a younger sibling?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Dice games with a <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Estimation-Dice-Game-Printable-Distance-Learning-381200" target="_blank">variety of levels, such as estimating to different place values</a> can work on lots of levels, making it easier for family members of different ages to play. </span></div>
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4. Consider how to use audio recordings for formative
assessment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the classroom it can be
difficult to find time to listen to every student every day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With audio recordings, you can listen to
students, especially those struggling writers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>SeeSaw has this capability built right in but Google Classroom can be a little tricky. <a href="https://info.flipgrid.com/" target="_blank">Flipgrid is a great website</a> to use for students to record video if you need to supplement Google Classroom.</div>
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5. Phone your students who need extra support.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had
some students who were showing signs of mental health decline in April.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course as teachers it is not our role or
area of expertise to treat these students, and the first thing we should do is
to notify our guidance councilor and other specialists who are.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>See if your district has additional programs
designed to help your students.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But <i>also
</i>reach out yourself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Contact the parents
to set up a good time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To help protect
your privacy, there are 2 ways you can hide your number.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If your school district uses Google Suite you may have access to a <a href="https://voice.google.com/u/0/about" target="_blank">Google Voice</a> line. Otherwise, simply dial *67, listen for a change in the dial tone, then dial the phone number. <br />
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6. Hold informal synchronous meetings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was so important for the kids and me
too!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our class does <span style="color: red;"><a href="https://www.shutthedoorandteach.com/search/label/Morning%20Meeting" target="_blank">Morning Meeting</a><span style="color: black;"> in person,</span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> s</span>o it was only natural to carry
this through. If you don't have time to look through my blog series on Morning Meeting, during distance learning you want to consider doing a fun greeting for every student, give opportunities for students to share (it can be open ended or focused on a topic) and have a fun activity.<br />
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7. Get parents on board and keep them on board. Connecting with parents was such a struggle for me during my first several years as a teacher. In my next post I plan to share another list of strategies dedicated to how we can support parents. <br />
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lpMILs5ulTs/XyDF9jtaPnI/AAAAAAAAMsc/XumO1OmuG8QaJ39CrjvBSHwu6EaEBIlxwCK4BGAYYCw/s1600/Amber%2BThomas%2B2020%2Bupdate%2Bcopy.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lpMILs5ulTs/XyDF9jtaPnI/AAAAAAAAMsc/XumO1OmuG8QaJ39CrjvBSHwu6EaEBIlxwCK4BGAYYCw/s400/Amber%2BThomas%2B2020%2Bupdate%2Bcopy.png" /></a>I was hoping I didn't need to write this post, because distance learning was definitely not ideal. I've written a piece on "hey there are perks to distance learning" and I wrote a super dark piece about sending us back when I was feeling unsafe. Because writing helps me organize my thoughts and feelings...but those ones are just for me (I won't be posting them). I was finally able to write this (hopefully more helpful) blog post series because my district has a plan that attempts to keep us safe while helping us carry on with our need to work, teach, and learn, and that is some comfort. So I'm going to do my best with it, and Shut the Door and Teach however my students learn. But open the windows because ventilation is important.<br />
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amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15252920643013195783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323199342928849197.post-85269439048013706262020-06-05T18:22:00.000-04:002020-07-22T19:01:09.433-04:00Let's Keep Educating Ourselves about Structural Racism<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "" "arial" "" , serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">When
I started creating resources, I thought “I’m not racist; I try to include lots
of cultures.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I make an effort to buy
books for my classroom library that represent a variety of perspectives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I used to have a fun Cultural Foods Event
(until continuing this tradition would have meant excluding students with food
restrictions).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I thought I was doing
plenty in my classroom to make everyone feel seen so I was doing enough.</span>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "" "arial" "" , serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Now I
understand that although I try to kind and inclusive, that doesn’t mean I’ve
been perfect. Just because I don't <i>intend</i> to offend anyone, doesn't mean I haven't offended anyone. And I need to be open to hearing it when I make a mistake. Looking back, I can think of 3 specific mistakes I made in my
teaching career. One I was called out on. One I saw others make too
and get called out on. And one that no one ever called me out on, but I
realized oh...I should have handled that differently. I didn't intend to hurt anyone, but I realize now that I did. And I regret that. </span><br />
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recognize <i>why</i> the assumptions I made and things I said are wrong, and I
won't make those specific mistakes again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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and need to learn from those later on. </span><br />
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I don’t feel like an expert I know I need to educate myself. Here are
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "" "arial" "" , serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><a href="http://www.thetututeacher.com/search/label/diverse%20books" target="_blank">Vera at Diverse Reads and The Tutu Teache</a>r has helped me grow my classroom library over the past 2 years. She is passionate about sharing children's literature written by authors of diverse backgrounds and I've been happy with many of the purchases I made. When searching for her section to link you the most posts at once I realized I missed one of her posts so after I click publish it looks like I'll be doing some Amazon shopping!</span><br />
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This article has a few good ideas for <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/things-white-kids-say-race_l_5f0e00fdc5b63b8fc10f7f9b" target="_blank">addressing children's questions, beliefs, and behaviors</a> that can easily be adapted from the family context to a school context. <br />
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of seeing diverse groups of people as one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She grew up in Nigeria and shares multiple times when her eyes were
opened to seeing people as “more than one thing” and times when others made
assumptions about her, as a former resident of an entire continent they know
only a little about.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The takeaway for me
is that one thing I can do to help round out my perspective better is to read
more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fortunately for us, she is an
author who has a novel about a family in Nigeria.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But if I choose that one to read, it’s just
one of many stories. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And she humorously reminds
us that fiction is, of course, not real.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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both sides of nations in conflict or conquest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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It took a while to really "sell" me on the idea of
using number lines (and I'm a visual learner)!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>However, since number lines don't seem to be going away when it comes to
curricula and standardized testing, I knew I had to accept them, get
comfortable with them, break them down for those kids who also are not
initially "sold" on them either, and make them interesting for my class.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I've developed games and
<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Fraction-Number-Line-Worksheets-690374" target="_blank">homework pages</a>, but this year I wanted to "step" it up a notch and
engage those kinesthetic learners.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So
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I followed the horizontal line to the left until I got to 1.3. At that point I came to another intersection. Just as before, I worked up and down the vertical line from 1.3, filling in the tenths, but saving some spots for the kids to complete.<br />
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I had each of the 4 groups take a "line" to fill in some of the blanks.<br />
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Finally, a simple dice rolling game kept the kids engaged in studying the lines. Roll a dice, move your "guy" that many tenths (for the vertical lines) or that many hundredths (for the horizontal lines). <br />
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Then to reinforce the activity I created a follow up <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Fraction-Number-Line-Game-Long-Jump-1003540" target="_blank">fraction number line game</a> that can be played again and again during small group work or math centers. Our custodians preferred this game.</div>
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I've been asked to reflect on the goals I set at the beginning of the summer. This post is week 7 of 8 in the 8 <a href="http://hotlunchtray.com/" target="_blank">Weeks of Summer Blog Challenge </a>for educators. And it appears I re-prioritized (that's usually how I roll).<br />
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The reason I reprioritized is because I have been traveling this summer. Recharging and making time for family (especially when they live overseas) is important and as much as I love to teach and improve my craft, teaching is not my whole life. So planning for next year has to wait until after my trip. <br />
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As for the anchor charts course, I'm nearly finished! At first I thought I just got a lot of ideas to copy, haha. But as I progressed through the course I was happy to find that I really was able to come up with some original ideas for my own new anchor charts. <br />
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Other than that, I've been working on a few personal goals and hobbies. I spent a good deal of time photographing products for my store. I've been learning to create videos using that footage. Stay tuned for more on that!<br />
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The hobby I've been working has been hand lettering!<br />
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educational philosophy differ from yours and more importantly, will they
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The good news is, I think many new principals, like all
professionals, at the very least start out the year thinking that they want to
get along with people and do a good job.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They don’t all show it the same way, and although some are skilled at
meeting new people, others may might rub you the wrong way on the first
impression. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I don’t think many start
out desiring to be the conductor of a train wreck.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So if you’re a veteran teacher at the school,
their personality may not allow them to say the words, “I need help getting
started here,” they will probably appreciate your help.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And just like you do with your students,
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</span>A week ago, at the request of my principal, I met with her for a one to
one chat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her way of asking for help
came in the form of some introductory questions about me as well as the school.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I personally appreciated that she gave
us the questions ahead of time so I could be very thoughtful and honest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So instead of saying “Everything is fine,” or
blurting something out I regret about problems in the past, I could refine my
answers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I realized that this was my
opportunity to be an agent for change in my school.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By giving my new principal ideas about our
strengths and areas for improvement for the school, I was shining a light on an
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So I told her that although I don’t have all the answers, I
had an idea about a topic we might want to discuss on an ongoing basis at
school.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And that is discipline.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our school used Responsive Classroom over the
past several years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And although I hope
we keep some of the elements of this practice in place, I feel that it would be
helpful to talk about some guidelines for conduct.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not download something at random and adhere
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Was I taking a risk opening up and revealing our
weaknesses?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But it shows that I’m reflective about my
professional practices and the practices of all teachers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I think there’s a very good chance she
would figure it out by October anyway.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>So it’s better that she can plan ahead.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She obviously likes to do that since she asked us to come in
(voluntarily) over the summer to meet with her (as a bonus I learned we both
like to take time to pre-plan over the summer).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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you believe in small, attainable goals?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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</span>That's Big Hairy Audacious Goal?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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8 Weeks of Summer Blog Challenge for educators.</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So although I tend to focus on the former,
today I will explore the idea of an almost unattainable goal.
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but it's not enough when it comes to writing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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I teach writing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The kids write in journals
4 times per week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We do research in
social studies<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">. </span>We have science notebooks
with prompts from FOSS.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And we keep
writing folders.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It just that with the
rigorous expectations in fourth grade getting ready for the MCAS, I feel like I have more work to do. Whether or not MCAS helps elevate the rigor of writing skills acquisition, MCAS in an of itself does not motivate students to love writing (often it's quite the opposite). </div>
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to check over the whole year in context).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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related to teaching the writing process.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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equations when it comes to getting kids excited about writing and feeling
confident that they can do it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I still
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learning?<span> </span>This post is week 4 of 8 in
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educators</a>.” The first few prompts were a bit challenging for me.<span> </span>I would read the prompts, step away from the
computer, do some cleaning or watch a video, mull it over in the shower,
revisit it the next day, and repeat until the end of the week.<span> </span>This was not one of those prompts.<span> </span>I have a LOT
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I can sum up my working style in one word:<span> </span>Introvert.<span>
</span>The ideal working and learning environment for me is a period of observation
followed by isolated time and space to synthesize and create.<span> </span>I've known I was an introvert since I first
heard the word in middle school or high school.<span>
</span>But I never really appreciated how misunderstood we introverts can be
until a few years ago.<span> </span>My principal
encouraged LOTS of collaboration between students.<span> </span>I changed my teaching style to incorporate
collaboration pretty much at all times (except of course for tests).<span> </span>And sure enough, I started to feel like the
days were slipping by.<span> </span>Certain students
who I most closely related to were not performing as well.<span> </span>Under his direction, I was squashing my
introverts.<span> </span>And I felt a little lost in
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It started with the desks.<span>
</span>I used to move the desks around often.<span>
</span>Sometimes 3 times per day.<span> </span>For
some activities, I wanted small group work.<span>
</span>Often I'd assign jobs within groups.<span>
</span>Other times we'd be in a circle for a whole class discussion.<span> </span>And yes, there were times that I had the kids
in traditional style rows so they could all quietly focus on their own
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I knew he was wrong, but at first I went along with it.<span> </span>Then once I noticed the negative changes in
our learning environment I read <a href="https://www.shutthedoorandteach.com/2016/07/an-introverted-teacher-preneur.html">Quiet:<span> </span>The Power of Introverts</a>.<span> </span>I wrote a blog post about this book because
it changed some things for me.<span> </span>I knew
that one style isn't better than the other, but I guess I didn't really know
how to communicate it to people who didn't understand.<span> </span>And my principal REALLY did not
understand.<span> </span>I think he saw introversion as
something to be remedied.<span> </span>This book
reassured me that both styles are equally important, and that we all need to
work together at times and do our own thing at times.<span> </span></div>
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So I once I remembered to "Shut the Door and
Teach" I started looking for work arounds.<span>
</span>Although I don't have all the cute little furniture, I took cues from
the "flexible seating" movement to covertly give space to the
introverts.<span> </span>The middle of the room had
the groups he insisted on.<span> </span>During
reading, students could sit at a group with a partner to read together and
discuss the book.<span> </span>But around the
perimeter we had quiet spaces (under tables, spread out in the library, and
tucked into corners) and pillows for independent reading.<span> </span></div>
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During writer's workshop too, I kept the desks in
groups.<span> </span>Even though it felt like madness
to me to have kids talking to each other while trying to write about an
experience outside of school, they were physically side by side.<span> </span>But I circumvented the physical proximity of
groups by walking around saying, "Would you like a shield?"<span> </span>Half the kids said yes.<span> </span>The kids who still complained about others
bothering them were free to choose a table at the side of back of the
room.<span> </span>The kids had freedom to practice
and self assess their work in a quiet space, but if he walked in, he saw the
groups he wanted and he saw a few kids working together which was important to
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Math was the trickiest to circumnavigate.<span> </span>Once our district ran out of money for
workbooks and I had created enough games to cover the standards, it was all
group work all the time.<span> </span>The result was
that the stronger students started carrying the lower students, who never had
the time and space to think for themselves.<span>
</span>Finding independent activities during math is my next challenge.<span> </span>Science will be in a year or 2 (since FOSS
uses so much hands on group work).<span> </span><span> </span></div>
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to learn to work in less than ideal conditions for ourselves.<span> </span>But no one should have to do it for 6 hours
per day.<span> </span>Do you find your school
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How am I a teacher-leader and a follower?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This post is week 3 of 8 in the 8 Weeks of
Summer <a href="https://wp.me/p4cW8a-2NY">Blog Challenge for educators</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had a hard time with this prompt because I
pride myself on NOT being a follower.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
didn't name my blog "Shut the Door and Teach" because I felt like I
only get by by copying others.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sure, I team
up with my colleagues to plan and make sure we're in synch, but the word
"follower" rubbed me the wrong way!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It took a while for me to revisit this term and come at it from a few
angles to start to approach it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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interests and new trends my students bring to our class each year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When Minecraft was popular, I used it to
enhance our studies of natural resources.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>When bottle flipping was popular, I used it as a way to practice the
steps of the scientific method.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
doesn't always work out (Fortnite is not really school appropriate, for
example) but often I find the children keep things fresh and new for our
classroom and it pays to follow their lead.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>And of course we love to dance to current songs at the end of the school
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Another way that I've been a follower is that of course, our
principal sets expectations that we have to follow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The district purchased Math in Focus and
Journeys, so we are expected to follow those curricula (although I supplement
plenty).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He also set policies about
holding Morning Meeting as well as<a href="http://www.shutthedoorandteach.com/2011/09/homework-for-parents-and-teachers.html"><span style="text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> </span>not grading homework</a>
(which I talk more about in the linked post).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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officially his last day) is to make every child feel a sense of belonging.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I didn't always agree with how he handled
behavior issues.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But with Morning
Meeting, greeting kids when they arrived, fun Friday lunches, the graduate
parade on the last day of school, and Student of the Month assemblies to
promote character, it was obvious that it was what he strove for above all
else.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As I described in my <a href="https://www.shutthedoorandteach.com/2019/06/timeline-of-my-teaching-development.html">Timeline
of Teaching Development</a>, he helped me develop a greater empathy for my
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Overall, I feel I'm more of a leader than a follower.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course I act as a team with my grade level
partner, but because I have seniority (and was on the committee that
interviewed and hired him) I feel like the lead teacher often times.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our district doesn't have a social studies
curriculum so we've used my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Amber-Thomas/Category/Social-Studies-1334">regions
units</a> from the beginning. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
developed a <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Teachers-Back-to-School-to-do-List-254213">to
do list</a> to help him set up and think about how to get started in his first
classroom (it's free and editable if you'd like to download it).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Otherwise, when it comes to my colleagues and
online learning communities, I am more of a collaborator than a leader or
follower.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I get lots of ideas about
teaching science and informational writing, and I share my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Amber-Thomas/Category/Math-All-Games-187920">math
games</a> and <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Amber-Thomas/Category/Mentor-Sentences-117462">grammar
resources</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here on my blog, I write
and reflect on my experiences teaching fourth grade, and I also read other
blogs to see what others are struggling with and how they are improving their
instruction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On <a href="https://www.instagram.com/amberthomas7/">Instagram </a>and <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/amberdawn7/">Pinterest</a>, I share photos and
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contributed to the educator you are today?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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Tray.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This post is week 2 of 8 in the<a href="https://wp.me/p4cW8a-2NA"> 8 Weeks of Summer Blog Challenge for Educators</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I feel like I could write a novel about this
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zMGNASbDz-Q/XkybAlDUxZI/AAAAAAAALTI/4tFkLKZXMso30kWsjVuhO6hX159NXeSjwCK4BGAYYCw/s1600/development%2Bas%2Ban%2Beducator%2Bcopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zMGNASbDz-Q/XkybAlDUxZI/AAAAAAAALTI/4tFkLKZXMso30kWsjVuhO6hX159NXeSjwCK4BGAYYCw/s400/development%2Bas%2Ban%2Beducator%2Bcopy.jpg" width="266" /></a><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">When I was in
first grade, my teacher gave us the prompt, "What do you want to be when
you grow up."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I said an artist, a
teacher, or a mom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I loved school so I
never wanted to leave it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
experience taught me that school = SECURITY.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">When I was in
upper elementary, I taught a classmate a math concept by explaining and
illustrating it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My classmate said
graciously, "You should be a teacher when you grow up!"<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I thought of a few nasty kids in the class
and answered, "No thank you."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This experience taught me: not everyone, but others besides me really do
VALUE learning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span>
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Age 11-20</div>
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I was one of the older kids in my learn to swim class at the
YMCA.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wasn't bad at it, but I think
they probably promoted me through the ranks a little quicker than they might
have so that I didn't get embarrassed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Either way, it boosted my confidence and I liked it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So with a little encouragement from my mom,
as soon as I was old enough I transitioned from taking swimming classes to
teaching them and becoming a lifeguard.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I worked for and with really nice people there, so I double majored in
psychology and elementary teaching in college.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This experience taught me:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>CONTENT DELIVERY.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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My last year of college was tough.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After 3 years of being the top of my class, a
bad practicum experience in a middle school (not elementary, like I signed up
for) nearly ended my career before it started.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This experience taught me:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>PEDAGOGY.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Age 21-30+ </div>
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It was hard to get a full time teaching job.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I took a "part time" job teaching preschool at a private daycare where
they cared more about profits than what we actually did with the kids all
day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was on my own in terms of curriculum and not paid for
supplies or prep time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I couldn't stay
late to decorate or set up because I had to punch out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This experience taught me:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>PRIORITIES.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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Then I got a job in a public school with a consortium for
the hearing impaired.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although it was
not a professional position, it was finally a professional setting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I worked with a teacher who was enthusiastic
and inspiring.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So different from my
practicum and preschool positions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mrs.
Swift, I would not be the teacher I am today if you hadn't shown me how to
captivate a classroom full of children all day, every day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thank you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This experience taught me:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>FLOW
over the course of a day, week, and unit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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A year later I got a full time teaching position 100 miles
away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I finally got my own apartment and
taught 7 to 4 at a charter school.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
school climate was draining.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our dean
collected our lesson plans weekly (the format came out to 10 pages per
week).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We sent progress reports home
every 2 weeks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We started our mornings
with a staff meeting followed by a whole school assembly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then we started every subject with a Do
Now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No talking allowed for at least 3
minutes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were on camera being watched
by our dean.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They could flick on audio
any time without us knowing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If we were
sick there was no substitute, although we did have 2 teachers in every
room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The neighborhood was so sketchy
that the custodian walked me out of the building at 4:30 during the dark winter
months.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If it rained there was no recess
that day; the rooms were only big enough to hold desks, not play.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our charter was to pass the state's
standardized test, so if we didn't, we'd be shut down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were caught off guard the year we got laid
off during the summer (no contract, no union) but unable to collect
unemployment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That was the year I sent
out resumes elsewhere.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This experience
taught me:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>DISCIPLINE.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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When I arrived for the interview at my current school, I
knew I belonged there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It felt a
confidence I hadn't felt before in a teaching interview.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My fourth graders that year had had 3 weeks
with a teacher who took the reading specialist position, and by the end I loved
them so much that I wanted to loop with them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There were a handful of other teachers my age at the school, hired the
same year as me (a month earlier) so I was part of a cohort of newbies that I
have "grown up" with.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although
our first principal stressed a lot of people out, my horror stories of that
charter school made this one feel like heaven.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She collected lesson plans like at my last job, but I got to use my own
format.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Reports 6 times a year was nothing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Having a union and a contract made me feel
secure regardless of the state testing, sick time, and summer pay.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This experience allowed me:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>SELF DIRECTED GROWTH.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Our current principal is retiring, and has been even more
relaxed than the first.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He doesn't
collect plan books.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He cares more about
Responsive Classroom than MCAS scores.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
experience taught me:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CHILD CENTERED
TEACHING.</div>
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group of children has taught me so much along the way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think I can sum that up with DIVERSITY, not
just in a cultural sense, but also in abilities, personalities, needs, and
interests too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Getting married has
taught me about BALANCE.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My colleagues
have taught me about TEAMWORK.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know
I'm a better team member than I was at the start of my career, and that's
thanks to the teachers at my current school.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>So basically, the things that contributed to the educator I am today is:
college, work, and family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That's life,
right?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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The last day of school is one of the most emotional times of
year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course you're eager to have
several weeks off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But you're going to
miss your kids.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not all of them, but at
least a couple AmIright?
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Here's How I Facilitate a Great Last Day</h2>
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1. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Reminisce.</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I'll admit, I didn't do this on the last day this year (but I did it
over the course of the last week in a variety of ways) and it's my one regret.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes I collect these ahead of time to
share on the last day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This year it was
a quick freewrite for students to write their favorite thing from June. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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2.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Reflect</b> on what they've learned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I do portfolios of students' work that they
have a hand in assembling. These <a href="https://amzn.to/392TsJJ" target="_blank">portfolios</a> are easy so assemble after hole punching (affiliate link)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also print
a few photos to stick on the front cover (I used to do more all over the
inside, but nowadays we have classroom websites with "all the photos"
so I am more selective and just choose a few).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>These are usually completed the last week of school, but I like to make
them leave them at school until the last day in case we have time to highlight
parts of them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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3.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Keep a small part
of the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">routine</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A little normalcy on the most hectic day
helps them feel safe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course you're
not going to teach math and science and reading and spelling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But if you do morning meeting, you probably
want to pick this routine to do on the last day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We'd been practicing the "electricity
greeting" for the past 5 days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
all hold hands in a circle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I initiate
the "electric pulse" by giving a squeeze to the person's hand on my
right, and click the stopwatch with my left.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Then I hold the person's hand on my left as the "pulse"
travels around back to me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The 23 of us
made it to 12 seconds today!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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If you have calendar time, of course they want to see their
countdown to the last day of school come to a conclusion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also sing for summer birthdays, so I
wanted to include this in our last day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We didn't do the WHOLE calendar routine, but enough of it to create a
sense of a school day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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4.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The opposite:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Make time for <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">"loose" time</b> if your students can handle it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had such a lovely, cooperative class this
year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So for morning work I had them
autograph each other's portfolios.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
loved it, and they could handle walking around without being micromanaged in
terms of how many people at one desk at a time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Do what makes sense for your students, but try out "loose
time" in a safe way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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5.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Dismantle</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not only does it help me to have help
cleaning, packing, and taking down things around the room, it also helps
provide some closure for kids.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It helps
them see the process involved in permanently leaving a space to prepare it for
new people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I feel like learning to cope
with letting go of a physical place is a life skill.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This year the kids helped hand out papers
that were hanging up on the penultimate and final day of school.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They cleared out their desks and ripped off
their nametags.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some even helped me sort
classroom supplies (others needed extra time shelving their library books.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One young darling said to me when I opened
his desk and gave him a tired look before helping him, "I'm not good at
cleaning."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yeah...I noticed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I'm going to miss that one
the most).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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6.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Awards</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I give a different award to every student (occasionally two will get the
same award, but I try to differentiate my delivery of the award).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I explain, "I know what it feels like to
see someone else get the award for great artist and think, but I wanted that
award.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And guess what?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You're probably a great artist too!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It's just that I thought of this other award
for you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And my opinion is just one
person's opinion of you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In your life,
other people will notice other great things about you and that's okay
too."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although I don't say so in my
speech, I try to avoid awards with "best" because again, I might
think Katie is the best artist who is also my best math student.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And Kevin might struggle with SO many things,
but art is his strength so I give him the art award.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Although I actually give out my awards a few days before the
last day (with parents present) our school does a whole school assembly for
awards on the last day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It's a half hour
long during a 3 hour half day, so it helps us with a little down time (I can
stuff report card envelopes).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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7.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Celebrate</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We play music as a whole school and dance in
the cafeteria after the awards.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then we
dance to music again 10 minutes before dismissal (and the class "moving
on" to middle school parades through and high fives us).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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This year for the first time I served ice cream for
breakfast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was unplanned, (I had it
left over from an event that fell through) but they LOVED it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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8.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Debrief</b> with your colleagues
after.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have our staff party on the
last day of school, which I love.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But if
you don't, at least spend some time debriefing with a bunch or even just
one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have a lot of
"movement" this year in terms of retirements, layoffs and people
being "bumped" to other schools in the district.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not only did I want to spend time with those
who I knew were leaving, I also learned about a couple that people kept secret
until the last day!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I heard a little
more about probably newcomers for next year and who has their eye on which
classrooms in the future.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a VERY
informative party.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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9.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Give</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I give cards or gifts to support people at school as well as my
students.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don't know how many others
do this, but I feel like showing your gratitude keeps things warm and
collegial.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No one expects a lot, but
small thank yous go a long way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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For the kids, I gave them bubbles, which I do every
year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If I have time, I look for them at Target when they are 3 for a dollar. If I'm short on time, I order them on Amazon (here's an affiliate link for some <a href="https://amzn.to/35Q8qRf" target="_blank">bubbles</a>). I like gifts that will amuse them
but are still disposable enough (I am a bit of a recovering hoarder so I
understand the struggle).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sentimental
kids/parents can keep the gift tags I personalize.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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10.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Thank them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></b>Often students will give you gifts on the last day, so have your
note cards ready to write out thank you notes!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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3 Point Bonus: <br />
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Here's What I Do NOT Do on the Last Day of School<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></h2>
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1.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Take time to share
what we're doing over the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">summer</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have a very diverse population in terms of
socio-economic status.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some kids travel
across the Atlantic and others run around their
trailer parks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It started to feel
divisive to share our plans, and we have so many other things I prefer to do so
I just don't bother with this.</div>
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2. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Wash</b>
desks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Washing can be messy if you're
being thorough, and honestly I feel like time is better spent taking things
down or packing things away because it makes a better visual impact that the
space is finished with its purpose (educating the outgoing kids).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I feel like if I wash a desk I'd like to be
around to enjoy it tomorrow so that sends a backwards message to them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wash them after the custodians do the
floors and set them out for the next class.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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3.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Party</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I like to have parents in for a party a few days <i>before </i>the last
day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For the last day, I want the kids
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Do you have any professional learning goals this summer? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I'm participating in a teacher blogger
challenge from Hot Lunch Tray. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This post
is week 1 of 8 in the<a href="https://wp.me/p4cW8a-2MY"> 8 Weeks of Summer Blog
Challenge for Educators</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am taking
a "meat fork approach" to my summer PD with an online course and
attempt into online planning. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Points to
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fabulous teacher blogs and Pinterest. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of
course, I'm learning actionable steps and reflecting on how I apply what I've
seen in my own teaching, but it's one of the most fun courses I've ever taken for graduate credits. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>If you want to look up this course here's my <a href="http://advancementcourses.refr.cc/kellit">affiliate link</a> for
Advancement Courses. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">I already have a master's degree and although I don't currently have plans to get a second, my district does offer salary advancement for taking graduate courses. If you're not sure if yours does too, look into it! </span></div>
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used the LMNOplanner for a couple years because I love the look of it and it's more streamlined than many of the others on TpT. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This year our principal is retiring so I'm not
sure what our next principal's expectations will be for planbooks. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our current principal hinted we might want to
look into online planning in case she likes to collect them. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I'm looking into the process of using
Google Slides.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I already looked at <a href="http://www.amodernteacher.com/google-drive-teacher-planner/">A Modern
Teacher's videos</a> for setting up an online planbook, and I think this is
where I want to start. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I tried
Planbook.com and didn't like the feeling of putting all my work onto their
system. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I feel like Google isn't going
anywhere so it's a more long term, secure storage space. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don't know if the LMNOplanner will work on Google Drive, but
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finding out what my new principal's expectations are. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">I have a few hobbies I'm pursuing as well, but that's a post for another time. Are you planning any summer PD? </span></div>
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Last year I tried having the kids write letters to the
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"And here's something else you should know about Mrs. Thomas's
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ceremony" with the rest of the school in the cafeteria, for our final
Morning Meeting share, we'll be reading "Memory Strips," which we've
been writing all week in secret as part of their Morning Work. The prompt was simply, "Write a memory you have from this year. We'll share them on the last day of school."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have
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Notice that in fourth grade we use units that are divided into tenths and hundredths (there are also thousandths in this set which are great for kids who like a challenge).<br />
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<li>Deal the cards so that each person has the same number of cards. Note: the number of red cards (tenths) and green cards (hundredths) each person has does not matter.</li>
<li>Players should NOT look at their cards. </li>
<li>Both players flip over their top card at the same time.</li>
<li>Determine who has the most shaded area. That person wins both cards.</li>
<li>In the event of a tie, both players will place their next 3 cards face down, and choose 1 of those to simultaneously flip over. The winner takes all 8 cards. </li>
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Each player needs to create a T chart with their names at the top. They write the card they flipped over in decimal form. Finally, they need to write < > or = in the center to compare who had the greater amount. <br />
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This type of War Card Game is easily adapted to fractions, negative numbers, numbers of varying place values, coins, or anywhere that comparing or ordering numbers enters into your curriculum.<br />
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If you would like a version that includes the cards and is ready to print, you can get a <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Decimal-War-Card-Game-1162032" target="_blank">Decimal War Card Game</a> in my TpT store.<br />
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1.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Color.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b>When kids are ready to practice an algorithm, a coloring page is much more appealing than a worksheet of 20 examples set into a grid.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://www.shutthedoorandteach.com/2013/03/using-what-we-know-about-fractions.html" target="_blank">This post on 1/2 as a benchmark fraction</a> breaks down the lesson and has a link to a free coloring page for finding fractions greater than, less than, and equal to 1/2.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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2. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Make a real life connection. </b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I'm not talking about a worksheet with 10 completely separate word problems.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I'm talking about one overarching idea, such as meal planning, that can have multiple related math problems involved.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The more invested kids are in the topic, the more engagement you'll get.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Find out how I created an <a href="https://www.shutthedoorandteach.com/2015/01/playing-with-our-food-nutrition-and.html" target="_blank">overarching fourth grade fractions lesson</a> based on analyzing the sugar content in their favorite foods.<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Bonus!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>6.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Games.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b>I included this as a bonus because often manipulatives have a game component, but there are games you can play with the whole class using NO materials.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I walk you through a fun fourth grade <a href="https://www.shutthedoorandteach.com/2014/04/easy-fraction-of-set-game.html" target="_blank">fraction of a set game</a> in this post.</div>
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Happy Square Day's Eve, Readers! Do you celebrate this (or other) fictional holidays with your class? At my school, along with Math in Focus, we use Every Day Counts (or "<a href="http://www.shutthedoorandteach.com/2013/08/every-day-counts-wall-summer-project-6.html" target="_blank">Calendar Math</a>," as we commonly refer to it). The beauty of this system is its daily repetition. But I like to make it fun with fictional holidays. Kids, like all people, learn things better if they are emotionally involved. So in looking over the math Common Core frameworks for fourth grade, I started thinking about where I could fit in square numbers.<br />
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This year I realized how easily square numbers could fit into the Every Day Counts portion of our day. It would work <i>especially</i> well during a month when we work on area and perimeter every day. So one day, after we looked at our improper fraction with a numerator of 9, the perimeter of a random figure we had drawn with 9 square centimeters, the geometric figures in our pattern, and the next entry in our running cash total,<i> <b>I got the idea of fictional holidays and wished my fourth graders a "Happy Square Day." </b></i><br />
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"What's Square Day? It's the happiest day of the month! You don't get brightly wrapped square presents, or eat square shaped cake or sing, Happy Square Day to You, but it's still the BEST holiday."<br />
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Hey, some of them saw the humor. The ones that didn't, well, <b><i>their curiosity about this fictional holiday stayed piqued</i></b> as I started to demonstrate how to create square numbers with one, then two, then three, and finally 4 small squares, the latter which formed a larger square. "We had a Square Day on the 4th. It's a 2 by 2 square." I continued around the first square with 5, then 6, 7, 8 and finally nine small squares that formed a square. "And today is also Square Day! 3 long by 3 wide is 9. A perfect square."<br />
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"You do use the number twice, so it's like a <i>special</i> sort of doubles fact. But here's why we call it a SQUARE number. You CAN'T turn 5 blocks into a square. You CAN'T turn 10 boxes into a square. But you can with 9, and you can with 16, and you can with other Square Numbers, nice and even and neat. That's why I love Square Day! Definitely my favorite of the fictional holidays.<br />
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Instead of drawing the squares on an anchor chart, I drew it on the white board so I could erase one square from each corner.<br />
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Once we explored squares (as well as what it looks like right before and right after a perfect square is drawn) I challenged them to redraw their previous figures for the month. I asked them to create figures that were as compact as they could. That is, I wanted figures that are as close to squares as possible. Although sometimes it's great to draw creative, zany shapes to find the perimeter, interesting patterns emerge when the figures are more compact. The kids love it when it's their turn in our <a href="http://www.shutthedoorandteach.com/2013/09/daily-math-tasks-rotation-chart.html" target="_blank">Calendar Rotation</a> to color in the boxes. Coloring at their desk is a fun break from sitting with the whole group while we complete the rest of the routine. <br />
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As a result, the kids started to see patterns in their work. They were noticing that the figure that is one off from a perfect square has the SAME perimeter as a square! "It's like that one square is just inside out; it goes in at the corner instead of out to fill the corner." They also noticed that the perimeter never went down as we progressed. Previously there was no rhyme or reason to how area and perimeter were connected, because many kids were drawing skinny rectangles instead of allowing for irregular figures in between squares. Now they actually had some data to analyze and draw conclusions from.<br />
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A while back I wrote about how I set up my Literacy Centers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My school has been using Journeys for a few years now, and I'm more familiar with common core this year than I was at the beginning of last year, so I felt ready to really delve in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can see how I set up my literacy center rotation topics and schedule <a href="http://shutthedoorandteach.com/2013/12/SettingUpLiteracyStations.html" target="_blank"><u>here</u></a>.</div>
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Today I thought I'd share how I organize my materials.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let's face it; the best instructional activities will not engage students if the organization behind them doesn't work!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And if it's too complicated for us to manage, we're not going to want to use it either.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> There was some</span> trial and error when it came to different locations in the room and moving desks, which the kids HATED.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who knew how nervous they would get about other people sitting at their desk! </div>
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So I scrapped that first idea and instead created a file folder system.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It worked for my math games, so I shouldn't be surprised that it turned out to be the best solution for my literacy activities. They know where to access the folders, how to distribute materials, and they can stay at their own desk. There is only one activity in the course of the week that requires a single group to move to a separate spot in the room, and fortunately I have the space to accommodate that.<br />
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7v4Lpti7zH4/UqfwUU5iHQI/AAAAAAAAFTg/nFfgbbwaBrM/s1600/ELA+Reading+Center+Stations+Rotations+(5).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Literacy Centers Organization" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7v4Lpti7zH4/UqfwUU5iHQI/AAAAAAAAFTg/nFfgbbwaBrM/s1600/ELA+Reading+Center+Stations+Rotations+(5).jpg" style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; height: 202px; width: 320px;" /></a>I keep the bin with 3 file folders right in the middle of my leveled readers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My literacy centers <a href="http://shutthedoorandteach.com/2013/12/SettingUpLiteracyStations.html" target="_blank">rotations </a>are right above this set of bins as well, so everything is within reach.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Other than "read with the teacher," each of the other stations has its own file folder of activities.</div>
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Literacy Centers: Topics</h2>
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<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Mentor-Sentences-Fourth-Grade-Bundle-1136024" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Mentor-Sentences-Fourth-Grade-Bundle-1136024" border="0" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-myclBYNbFrc/XLJARzn5fTI/AAAAAAAAKXQ/2gCInoSfx7EGptphBuf2tMW5c4NAb6jcACK4BGAYYCw/s200/mentor-sentences-bundle.jpg" width="200" /></a>Inside each file folder I can "preload" the activities for the week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The <b>Mentor Sentences</b> page has 3 different activities in one, so it keeps them occupied in the "Editing" station for 3 days, and I load the spelling in on the final day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The <b>Vocabulary </b>pages look different enough from one day to the next, so the kids don't mix up which one to do first, second and so on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I clip the "not yet" pages to the folder as a gentle reminder, and their current pages are loose in the folder for them to take.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And finally, the <b>Independent Reading Response</b> folder has 3 separate envelopes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These are clearly labeled for each Close Read slip they need to do, in order.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The kids know they need to tape the first into their notebook and complete it before they take the second.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is the most time consuming center, so often they come back to it when they finish a different literacy center early.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Mentor-Sentences-for-Revising-and-Editing-Fifth-Grade-Bundle-2131695" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Mentor-Sentences-for-Revising-and-Editing-Fifth-Grade-Bundle-2131695" border="0" height="200" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DHqXBBDeEIY/XLJAWDDBsFI/AAAAAAAAKXY/h3SHV3sB4qwFrcJAoAeF2wHfpRex43O8QCK4BGAYYCw/s200/mentor-sentences-bundle-6.jpg" width="200" /></a>Considering that this is my first year running literacy centers since moving to fourth grade (and since Common Core began) I think they are going pretty well!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I plan to offer my <i>Close Reads</i> in my TPT store this summer, so if you are thinking about trying stations next year, stay tuned!<br />
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