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How I Learn The Best
Every kid in my SSP program has a poster that reminds teachers and parents how that student learns. I tell the student one thing at a time about what the testing found, then they tell me what to write on … Continue reading
Go Soapbox!
http://gosoapbox.com/tour/ Go Soapbox helps a teacher use student cell phones, iPads, laptops, etc. to provide a “backchannel” for real-time feedback, The teacher can instantly poll the audience, elicit questions, gauge confusion, and more. Watch the 2 minute video and decide … Continue reading
I Spy!
You know the books. You have to find the needle in the haystack, the oar in the weather vane. Where’s Waldo when you need him?!? Here, the folks at Scholastic have put I Spy games online! http://www.scholastic.com/ispy/games/index.htm
SpellingCity.com
We’ve just become Premium Members at http://www.spellingcity.com/. View 1 min video All of Harley’s 4th Grade students have been assigned their own set of customized lists, and can practice the words by using the 25+ games on the site. They … Continue reading
Complete Sentences
I’m working with a 3rd Grade boy in ten minutes, and he needs help with writing complete sentences. This Frogger-like game will help me determine if he knows the skills of complete sentence-writing or not. If he can put complete … Continue reading
Bibliotherapy???
http://nancykeane.com/rl/index.htm#Values The above link is a great resource, as it has super book lists that address values like persistence, honesty, self-reliance, asking for help, and so on. Click on the value you wish to teach, and voila! There is a … Continue reading
Your child’s math difficulty may not be math.
Success in math also depends on a discrete vocabulary. Watch the child doing math worksheets. Are they stumbling over the math vocabulary (equals, regroup, rounded, nearest, value, subtract, answer, lowest terms)? Use the site below to work on math vocabulary: … Continue reading
Try out Storybird!
Make books that can be viewed online or get them made into softcover books. Making books cooperatively (2-3 kids) is a valuable activity. Make sure you have a good speller/typist in each group. I’m supplying an account for you to … Continue reading
Reversals Reservals
Kids with nonverbal learning disabilities (an awful term–it means those who have no problem with verbal) often profit from verbal “litanies” to narrate while doing letter and number formation. Here are some we use: To make a star: (start at … Continue reading
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Time Management With Kids
This is one of several “Work Smarter” workshops your whole class needs to hear, or needs to put in your newsletter and/or blog. Some ideas I’ve collected from around the web: 1. Parents, set a good example. Kids learn what … Continue reading