Global Read Aloud 2015

Amy Krouse Rosenthal books are the focus of our first grade participation in the Global Read Aloud!  Very clever stories that we need to pay close attention to with both our ears and eyes! The firsties are thrilled to share their understanding of the story, their interpretation of the images (especially with Duck! Rabbit!), and to make connections to their lives at home or in their classrooms.

We love her books!

Tellagami app for teachers & students

The Tellagami app is great app for teachers and librarians for providing parent updates and directions for students. Tellagami is also great for student projects.

Project ideas:

- Tell about your favorite app, using a picture of the app as the background.

- recap your learning in your own words.

- give a report on an inventor.

Communication ideas:

- weekly update on what we did in class.

- introduce a new feature on your website (a screenshot of your webpage is the background).

- invite your staff to an upcoming training session.

Check out this free app (30 second videos) or purchase the app.

DOT Day!

We read "The Dot" by Pete H. Reynolds.  The kids loved the book. We decided it was a little book with a big message!  Today we stared decorating our own Dots and displaying them in 3-D with the Quiver app.  WOW was the response!  Tons of fun to see our creations come alive.

Nearpod for learning

To give me a chance to get to know the students, I used Nearpod.  This tool allowed me to keep the students focused, with the content right at their fingertips. 

3rd grade students collaborated on a creation with "1+1=1" and 2nd graders pondered choices with "Would You Rather..." The 3rd grade students discussed collaboration and what it means and brainstormed what it looked, sounded and felt like and discussed strategies for compromise. While 2nd graders talked about choices and why we make our choices.  

It was fun and very informative. I learned about my students and they also had an opportunity to learn more about themselves and the classmates.

Note: I used the free version.  

Labor Day camping

This weekend was spent with family, gathered around the campfire.  The Book Club met in the morning; three generations of readers...my parents, my husband and I, and our kids are avid readers and take time to read and share our recent reads.  The aternoon was full of snacking, watching the chipmunks chasing one another, playing Sequnce (card game) and catching up with each other.  Looking forward to dinner & dessert over the campfire!

Enjoy the beautiful weather!

Mmmmmm, s'mores!

First Day of school Kahoot!

Get to know your librarian with Kahoot!

Summer fun before the new school year

Traveling with the family to Zagreb and Dubrovnik in Croatia!  Beautiful cities!!