At my school we have faculty meetings every month. Each team leader is responsible for the "inspirational message" at a meeting. I saw this TED Talk this summer and knew it would be perfect for my message so I asked for the month of September. I am thoroughly exhausted, cried all the way to work last Friday, had a panic attack after I got to work last Friday, have watched several colleagues break down in tears and I myself am on the edge of a nervous breakdown! But I am reminded, from Dr. Rita Pierson, that I am an educator and I was born to make a difference!
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Sunday, September 8, 2013
Celebrity of the Week
I haven't done "Celebrity of the Week" in a couple of years. I need to start back up because I always had positive feedback from parents about the program. Someone emailed about it since mswinston.com is now retired so I figured I'd blog about it.
Celebrity Poster- The Wednesday before their week, two students will get a poster to complete over the weekend. On Monday morning they will share their poster during morning meeting with the class.
Celebrity Book Pick- On Tuesday our celebrities will share their favorite picture book with the class during morning meeting.
Celebrity Share- On Wednesday our celebrities will bring in 3 special items from home to share during morning meeting. Examples include photographs, favorite books, favorite movie or anything else that is important to them.
Fan Mail- On Thursday the class will present our celebrities with a homemade book made of letters that they have written to their classmate.
VIP Treatment- On Friday our celebrities will be our line leader and helper for the day. They will also get to sit anywhere they choose during the school day.
I've uploaded the documents onto Google Docs at this link
Monday, September 2, 2013
Favorite Free Items (gathered from Pinterest)
There's a lot of great ideas on Pinterest...some free and some paid. I've found some great things for my classroom for FREE. Here is a couple of my favorites...
What free items have you found on Pinterest?
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| Can't wait to use this resource when I teach the Scientific Method. |
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| Great Bucket Filling Packet! |
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| Scientific Method Posters |
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| Daily 5 Posters and Resources, will work with any reading workshop model though. |
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| Great Math Station |
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| Great for morning meeting, printing them out right now so I can laminate them before school tomorrow! |
What free items have you found on Pinterest?
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