My first few years teaching I went back and forth on reading homework to give my students. I teach in inner city, title 1 schools so the majority (if not all) of my students to not have access to good books to read at home. So, I knew I needed to give my students something to read and respond to, but I wanted it to be purposeful and meaningful homework, and a plus if it … [Read more...] about Common Core Reading Review Homework
Archives for February 2014
Quick and Easy Social Studies Ideas
I am writing a quick post today to share two of my recent favorite "activities" for social studies that are quick and easy to implement. 1. Social Studies "Head" Organizer I don't know about your social studies standards, but we have what feels like a hundred different people to learn about and remember. Geesh, sometimes I even get some of the people mixed up in my … [Read more...] about Quick and Easy Social Studies Ideas
Elapsed Time Freebie
For this month's math is real life, I am back to the topic of wedding planning, and I have an elapsed time freebie for you!. Sheesh, who knew planning a wedding required so many decisions and so much math! For this post, I dabbled with a little elapsed time. After booking my photographer and getting package choices with different times that I would have the … [Read more...] about Elapsed Time Freebie