We’d rather be outside for recess almost any day, but we’re finding some fun possibilities for indoor recess when we have to.
Our weekly visit to the library is such joy! Right now, the librarian has organized a reading challenge. Any book kids read (or have read to them), they can write on a bear and add to the challenge. We’re trying … Read More
One of our morning meeting activities is Guess My Number. This meeting manager picked a number and did an AMAZING job of helping her classmates keep track of what they had guessed to help them narrow their thinking. She did … Read More
I meant to capture more of our Waffle work but got too caught up in it! There is a lot of impressive thinking happening we when play this game. Some is about the letters and words and how words work … Read More
Students have been using their number sense to really think about rounding and doing awesome!
We have been writing poetry and these kids are serious poets!
One of the greetings we use during morning meeting is the Name Greeting. Each student’s name is on a card and they are flipped over and greeted until we’ve gotten through the whole list. It means we often greet people … Read More
During our writing workshop, we spend some time on word study. Recently we’ve been exploring open syllables (syllables that end with a long vowel sound).
Another math routine we’ll use a lot this year is Which One Doesn’t Belong. In this routine, there are no wrong answers. You just have to justify your thinking. We began with some fun ones, like the emojis above. Then … Read More
After our greeting, in morning meeting, we have share. Everyone can share once a week. They can share about anything they want.
