Back Files: A Monster Sandwich

During a week in October, we read the book "A Monster Sandwich" by Joy Cowley.  

The kids were learning to write using Beginning, Middle, and Ending. We spent the week writing about what our Monster Sandwiches would look like. On the first day, they wrote why they would eat a "monster sandwich". On the second day, they used images (the same food choices from the book) to decide what they would use to make their monster sandwich. On the third day, they wrote about eating it! On the fourth day, we really made "monster sandwiches" in our classroom using their recipes! On the fifth day, we wrote how it tasted! I pasted each page together and added a picture of them eating their sandwich at the bottom. Before we sent them home, Ms. Jones photocopied them to go into their portfolios.

  

  

  

Back Files: Thanks McDonalds: Studying Greater Than & Less Than!

In September, we studied comparing quantities. We used McDonalds french fry pouches and some yellow "fries" to tell if the number inside the pouch or the number outside the pouch was greater. The kids had a great time and they learned a way they can practice this skill on the go!

   

Back Files: Homemade Light Table

I love my light table! It can be used for soo many things! I found this idea on Pinterest. Just take a clear storage container, turn it upside down, and stuff clear Christmas lights underneath! Grab some old overhead projector pieces and let the kids get to work!
Great for: letter recognition and word formation, geometry, counting and cardinality, numbers and operations!

 

Back files: First Day of School

First Day of School - "When I grow up..." Each year I take a picture of my kids holding this sign.  I do it for my son as well. It makes a great keepsake! It also helps me get to know my students and what they like. One year I had a little boy who wanted to be a paleontologist! All year, I knew dinosaurs were his thing. It helped me keep instruction fun for him! I paint on the words and use chalk for the career.