Teaching Tips, Strategies and Best Practices Shared by Mrs. Moorehead
CDC Readiness and Planning Tool
CDC offers readiness and planning tool to share ways school administrators can help protect students, staff, and communities, and slow the spread of COVID-19.
CDC offers readiness and planning tool to share ways school administrators can help protect students, staff, and communities, and slow the spread of COVID-19.
Report Card Comments
Always say something positive about your students when you are making comments. If you take the time you can find something good to say about every student, even the ones that drive you up the wall.
Try to be specific when making comments. You are letting parents know what areas their child is glowing in and also how their child can grow. Scholastics put together a list of comments that you can use when completing report cards.
"If You Were An Exclamation Point" - Read Aloud
Share this video with your students to help them understand punctuation.
Resources
Sometimes punctuation can be tricky for students. Allow students to practice reading sentences to determine which one is telling, asking or shows excitement.
Don't Rush the Procedure!
The first few weeks of school are very crucial for establishing rules and procedures for the year. We discuss, demonstrate, and apply procedures everyday for several weeks. Over the years, I have noticed that the more time I spend on rules and procedures during the first few weeks of school, make a huge difference in how the children respond and follow procedures during the school year. Taking the time to insure that rules and procedures are understood and being followed properly, can make or break a school year.
Yes, this is the same as the one above it. However, this one includes visuals, for my kindergarten students. The rules are not grade specific. I used the same rules when I taught 5th grade also.
Classroom Set Up
This is my classroom set up. I try not to post too many anchor charts before students arrive. I think it is more effective to post charts as I teach the skill.
This is the front area of my class (calendar). There are visual cue cards posted (at all times) to keep the class on task. The posted cards show the students what they are supposed to be doing and what they should be doing next. Supplies are also kept in this area (scissors, paper, crayons etc.). The Work Station/ Center chart is also located here.
At my table, we do small group work and guided reading. Together we work on reading strategies, fluency, word work, writing and any other skill that needs to be strengthened.
Back to School Bulletin Boards
Let's get 'Back to School' ready. Here are some bulletin board ideas to get you started for a terrific year. Welcome your students back to a new school year of inspiration and excitement!
"Now Learning...Mrs. Moorehead's Class"
8 Strategies and Behaviors of Good Readers
- Use pictures to understand words.
- Choose a book that is appropriate for reading level.
- Make predictions, then read to the end to confirm or adjust predictions.
- Recalls details of what was read.
- Ask questions and read to answer the questions.
- Uses information to think and make connections.
- Uses text to discover unstated meanings.
- Seeks help when needed
Here are FREE samples of products from my Teachers Pay Teachers Store. Please download and use for the first days back to school. You will also find the full version of each sample on Teachers Pay Teachers.
REUSING MATERIAL FOR THE CLASSROOM
How are you reusing material in your classroom?
In my classroom there are centers that I have created from material that can be reused over and over again. For example, the tops of water bottles are used to write letters, numbers, words, etc. I also use them for a match game where I cut out pictures and glue them onto the tops. Old magnetic flyers or advertisements are perfect in your magnetic center (for obvious reasons). You can glue them onto the back of pictures, flashcards, instructions etc. Shoe boxes are great to store material, student work and my favorite...sand. The sand is poured inside of the box and students can practice writing words, numbers etc. If you have creative ways to REUSE material in your classroom, please share.
In my classroom there are centers that I have created from material that can be reused over and over again. For example, the tops of water bottles are used to write letters, numbers, words, etc. I also use them for a match game where I cut out pictures and glue them onto the tops. Old magnetic flyers or advertisements are perfect in your magnetic center (for obvious reasons). You can glue them onto the back of pictures, flashcards, instructions etc. Shoe boxes are great to store material, student work and my favorite...sand. The sand is poured inside of the box and students can practice writing words, numbers etc. If you have creative ways to REUSE material in your classroom, please share.
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