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15-17 Rotation Musings
I’m going all iPads next year and no laptops. Kindergarten-grade 2: We read new books. Next rotation grade 2 will use Destiny Quest on the iPad and be introduced to searching. One unique feature with the iPads is students can … Continue reading
14th Rotation – that time of year
My schedule turns topsy-turvy this time of year. Between camp Taiwan, field trips, CPT4 – er… or is it the CTP4 …or the CPR4? and the WRAP… (is there another P in there?) combine those and you have (drum roll) … Continue reading
Virtual Badges
I taught grade 5 students how to use Goodreads and told them if they wrote book reviews on their own I would award them a badge using Edmodo, a social network out school uses. I’ve had a torrent of reviews … Continue reading
13th Rotation
Kindergarten – We did the All About Me unit which I was supposed to do in the fall. Better late than never? They like this lesson and this was the easiest time I had with them doing it. Grade 1 … Continue reading
Digital Libraries
We just got back from a trip to the Taichung National Library with an amazing array of technologies put to use from an electronic book sorting system to a robot that shelves books. They use RFID technology or radio-frequency identification. … Continue reading
12th Rotation – Author Visit
Linda Sue Park’s eyes tap-dance as she explains the spur-of-the-moment decision to give her Newbery medal for A Single Shard to her dad at the ALA awards ceremony in 2002. The auditorium went from noisy to dead silent as I … Continue reading
7th rotation – happy feet
Kindergarten – Students performed Pete the Cat. The book has been scanned and I put the audio to it using a video editing program. I did this lesson differently from my past and had students cut out the shoes versus … Continue reading
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5th Rotation – Halloween
We got the online subscription to Fountas & Pinnell that can be used with our Follett catalog system. It doesn’t level all the books but it has been really helpful for students getting “just right” books. I find that it … Continue reading
4th Rotation – Shipwrecked Lessons
Ever have a week of lessons that seem to bomb? This was my week. The ship didn’t always sink to the bottom of the ocean but it came close. Kindergarten: I spent two hours pulling picture book titles that told … Continue reading
Start of a New Year
I read this to 2nd graders and they loved the character of Fox. He is annoyed with his younger sister that he has to babysit, has to deal with his fear of heights, and makes a bad choice by racing … Continue reading
