I can’t speak for your school & classroom, but in ours the majority of my students have some type of smart device. A little over half of my Grade 8s have a device that they can have in the classroom with them and this percentage increases as my students get older. If they don’t have their own, I have access to a class-set of iPads as well as my personal iPhone that I use in the classroom as well. With all of these resources at our fingertips, I’ve been closely watching to find new apps that I… Read More
12 Days of Christmas Giveaway! Day 7
Merry Christmas everyone! Welcome to Day 7 of my 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway Everyday, yes, EVERYDAY for the next 5 days I will be giving away a classroom resource that I have developed to everyone who visits! It is, however, the holidays so I’d love for you to spread the Christmas cheer as well and link up to give away a resource of your own! You can link up and celebrate with us for 1 day, 2 days, or all 12 days! Please keep the holiday spirit going, if you enjoy the freebies, link up below, share a… Read More
12 Days of Christmas Giveaway! Day 6
Merry Christmas everyone! Welcome to Day 6 of my 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway Everyday, yes, EVERYDAY for the next 6 days I will be giving away a classroom resource that I have developed to everyone who visits! It is, however, the holidays so I’d love for you to spread the Christmas cheer as well and link up to give away a resource of your own! You can link up and celebrate with us for 1 day, 2 days, or all 12 days! Please keep the holiday spirit going, if you enjoy the freebies, link up below, share a… Read More
12 Days of Christmas! Day 5
Merry Christmas everyone! Welcome to Day 5 of my 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway Everyday, yes, EVERYDAY for the next 7 days I will be giving away a classroom resource that I have developed to everyone who visits! It is, however, the holidays so I’d love for you to spread the Christmas cheer as well and link up to give away a resource of your own! You can link up and celebrate with us for 1 day, 2 days, or all 12 days! Please keep the holiday spirit going, if you enjoy the freebies, link up below, share a… Read More
12 Days of Christmas Giveaway! Day 4
Merry Christmas everyone! Welcome to Day 4 of my 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway Everyday, yes, EVERYDAY for the next 8 days I will be giving away a classroom resource that I have developed to everyone who visits! It is, however, the holidays so I’d love for you to spread the Christmas cheer as well and link up to give away a resource of your own! You can link up and celebrate with us for 1 day, 2 days, or all 12 days! Please keep the holiday spirit going, if you enjoy the freebies, link up below, share… Read More
12 Days of Christmas Giveaway! Day 3
Merry Christmas everyone! Welcome to Day 3 of my 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway Everyday, yes, EVERYDAY for the next 9 days I will be giving away a classroom resource that I have developed to everyone who visits! It is, however, the holidays so I’d love for you to spread the Christmas cheer as well and link up to give away a resource of your own! You can link up and celebrate with us for 1 day, 2 days, or all 12 days! Please keep the holiday spirit going, if you enjoy the freebies, link up below, share a… Read More
12 Days of Christmas Giveaway! Day 2
Merry Christmas everyone! Welcome to Day 2 of my 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway s Everyday, yes, EVERYDAY for the next 11 days I will be giving away a classroom resource that I have developed to everyone who visits! It is, however, the holidays so I’d love for you to spread the Christmas cheer as well and link up to give away a resource of your own! You can link up and celebrate with us for 1 day, 2 days, or all 12 days! Please keep the holiday spirit going, if you enjoy the freebies, link up… Read More
12 Days of Christmas Giveaway! Day 1
Its that time of year again! Last year I celebrated the Christmas season by hosting a linky-event and I am bringing it back again this year! s Everyday, yes, EVERYDAY for the next 12 days I will be giving away a classroom resource that I have developed to everyone who visits! It is, however, the holidays so I’d love for you to spread the Christmas cheer as well and link up to give away a resource of your own! You can link up and celebrate with us for 1 day, 2 days, or all 12 days! Please… Read More
Stanley the Koosh Ball!
This post is for all of you that have a SMART Board or other brand of Interactive Whiteboard in your classroom. Did you know that you can use a “Koosh Ball” to activate your board and, thus, create a kinesthetic learning opportunity for your students? Before I graduated with my B.Ed I spent a lot of time substitute teaching in a Kindergarten class near our home. As part of their morning calendar time, students reviewed months/days/years by activating review prompts on their SMART Board with a “Koosh Ball”. These rubbery balls are the perfect sensory tools if you have… Read More
Using Siri in Math Class
Today I was playing around with the Siri application on my iPhone and I discovered that it can solve math problems! Not only does it solve the math problem, but it also visually represents the answer in different ways! I have a few students who have difficulty with realizing that numbers can be shown different ways. For example, the fraction 4/5 can also be written as: – 0.8 (decimal) – 80% (percent) – 8/10 (equivalent fraction) It could also be represented using a: – number line – 100-grid paper – pie chart – cubes or other manipulatives After experimenting… Read More