For example, today, I had just read a story about a horse to the first graders. And since everyone knows that idioms for kids can be a lot of fun, I asked my kiddos to finish the following famous line ... "You can lead a horse to water, but ... " ...
Fun Stuff to Do With Seventh Graders During the First Week of SchoolKevin Corbett
My first book by this author. I've been on a wait list forThe Arrangementfor months and then the library inexplicably doesn't have it anymore. This was on Kindle Unlimited. I liked it. The style of writing was good. I kept waiting for the twist. It was a good enough story/tale. I...
"Game for Two, Three, or Four"A rummy card game for first or second graders provides work with different number families, addition, and subtraction. "Who Has" - Whole Numbers Group GameOne of a family of mental computation math games for a group. Ideal for first or second grade classes....
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I went to a workshop and the presenter used this to get our attention. I use it with my first graders, and it is amazing how well it works. All I say is “May I have your attention please?” with my hand raised. They have to raise their hand and stop talking. As soon as I ...
My own contribution to the show was basically two bits of shameless pandering to the second-grade audience. For the first, I introduced the show, which was right after lunch, by asking “Do you guys like ice cream?” “Yes!!!” they all yelled, because they’re second-graders. ...
First Day Nameplates On the first day of school, I have enough pre-cut letters ready for each child to spell out their first name twice. Each student is provided a sheet of cardstock cut to fit their name, and folded in half to form a tent. The students then glue their names on both...
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Lessons for sure, but at the moment only a few simple things stand out to me. First, it didn’t occur to me until today that March is also Women’s History month. As I’ve written about and reflected on Mom’s life in depth the last year, I’ve contemplated her and the other ...