Tuesday, 30 September 2014

Handout - Grade 6 Science Diversity of Living Things

I re-worked a science handout

Writing tool - Newspaper Generator

One tool which I was just exposed to that you may want to use in your class in order to spark interest is this unique newspaper generator tool.

Monday, 29 September 2014

Science - Understanding Earth and Space Systems

Students

Today we briefly spoke about the earth and the space systems.

Summary Tool - Trading Cards

Read Write Thinks explains, "The Trading Card tool gives students an alternative way to demonstrate their literacy knowledge and skill when writing about popular culture texts or real world examples.

Mind Map Tool - Popplet

A great tool that is online and free to use is Popplet. It is a mind mapping tool where one student, or several students working together, can map out their thoughts and ideas surrounding a topic.

"Hook" tool - Animoto

"Animoto is a simple-to-use video building tool that creates 30-second videos out of images, video, and music – all for free!

Review Tool - Tellegami

One great tool that I came across during one of my education course this last week was Tellegami. Tellegami is an app, so is meant to be used on a phone or iPad/Android device.

Math Resource - Laura Candler

Laura Candler's website has plenty of amazing math resources for teachers.

Music Lesson Plan Ideas - OMEA

A great resource for all music teachers to be aware of is the Ontario Music Educators Association (OMEA). The OMEA website has plenty of music lesson plans made up that are there and available for teachers to use and tweak to fit into their classroom.

Monday, 22 September 2014

Language - Trading Cards

Students

In class we have been completing a novel study.

Resources - Something Neat!

Students:

I found a neat resource that I thought might interest you while I was on Pinterest today. Take a look at these cool online stop watches that you can use to time yourself while completing tasks at home...

What Interests Me?

Today I am going to share with you three links that I use almost every day. These are some of my favorite sites, sites that show my interest, etc.

Resources - Orange and Black Spirit Day

Here are some URL's that I thought some of my students may find interesting and useful!

Welcome

My name is Ms. Koene, and I will be posting information, resources and details of my journey as a teacher.