Stellaluna

We will be reading Stellaluna soon, so I wanted to create a vocabulary activity in google draw. Stellaluna

Teachers Pay Teachers

Check out my new store on TPT:
 Crazy For Cupcakes  I just started and only have a few items on it.  Keep checking back for more goodies.  

Halloween Creations

Elsa's Hidden Numbers

                                                  Digraph Bubbles

      

  

  

Blended Learning Strategies for the K-2 Classroom

SMORE

Today I started to use Smore.  It is a free and easy way to create your own classroom newsletter.  After you create your letter you can share the link with parents using the RemindApp.  Here is the link to my recent newsletter:  Room 103 News
Parents can comment on it and you can see how many people visit your newsletter.

Made a change to my Bears on The Bus place value activity.  Instead of rolling dice, kids will click on the die and it will take them to virtual dice to roll.  You can use this recording sheet to record their rolls.

Bears on the bus    Recording Sheet

Measure the brooms!!

                             New Google Draw for the kiddos with a Halloween theme.  Measure the Broom

Non-Standard Measuring with Kahoot

We are working on Non-standard Measurement in First Grade.  So I created the Kahoot Game below:
                                                Non-Standard Measurement

Put the link for the game in Google Classroom.  The kids just click on the link, add in a code and choose a nickname.   They love Kahoot!

Enjoy :)

Compliments of Ten

Here are a few more     Beads

Gumballs

Chicka Chicka CVC Words

Here is a fun activity to use for a reading center:  Here is the link:Chicka Chicka CVC

Screencastify

So I am going to use Screencastify this week with my kiddos.  I want them to record themselves reading a story on their chromebook.  Throughout this year, I plan to have them use this tool to document their reading progress and I can use these recordings at Parent Conferences or even in IEP/RTI meetings.

Common Curriculum Planbook

So I found a wonderful online planner this summer and I LOVE it!!!  It is a planbook that can be shared with as many teachers as you want.  It allows for real time collaborative lesson planning and it is Free.  I am mentoring a first year teacher and this online tool is a wonderful resource for sharing ideas.  There is a pop up CCSS section and you just click the standard and it is in the plan.  All your electronic resources can be easily inserted into the lesson along with photos of exemplars.  Teachers can insert comments on any part of the planner.  Here is the tool bar and all of the gadgets.  Enjoy :)

     

                                              

Blended Learning in a First Grade Classroom

You can check out my article on any of these sites:

https://medium.com/@scappelli3/blended-learning-in-a-first-grade-classroom-8bd1ca6ee87

 http://www.sharemylesson.com/article.aspx?storyCode=50039951#.VfGLhZ1VhBd

http://www.p21.org/news-events/p21blog

Back To School Back to Googling!!

                                         
Welcome Back Everyone!!!  School year has begun and chromebooks have been distributed.  Students have already begun to take them home and they are practicing math facts on Xtramath and reading on their individualized Razkids reading program for homework.  Parents are signed on to the Remind App and we are ready to roll.