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Rudolph

Melissa Kozerski — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 06:06:56 +0000

Rudolph: This project includes a little bit of math, writing, and art.

Students begin by using plane shapes to assemble Rudolph, write an expository writing about what they did step by step, and end with an adorable art project.

The file includes directions, student resources, colorful anchor charts to use for reference. Older students can do this entire project independently and younger students will do well with this lesson as a whole class.

Copy and paste the link below to see some more pictures of this activity in action on my blog:

Recipe for a Really Cute Rudolph

If you have questions, please email me!
Thanks,
Melissa :)

Animal Reports

Melissa Kozerski — Sun, 26 Jul 2015 00:06:39 +0000

Animal Experts Extravaganza: Calling All Animal Lovers!
This 94 page file is aligned to *Common Core Writing Standards*

There are 14 different mini-lessons that engage your students in using the writing process to use research skills to write a non-fiction report about an animal of their choice.

This file includes:

* Unique and creative ways to engage your students in a traditionally “boring” writing genre

*Creative way to celebrate and publish papers: Animal expert extravaganza (which will knock the socks off of your administration!)

*Colorful, student friendly anchor charts that clearly state the mini lesson and learning target

*A cooperative group learning project, which motivates and teaches your animal experts how to complete their own paper independently

*A bulletin board idea for how to display the writing process and the status of the class

*Student worksheets and resources which correlate directly with the 14 mini lessons and learning targets

Math Workshop

Melissa Kozerski — Sat, 25 Jul 2015 23:40:33 +0000

This resource will help you implement math workshop effectively and successfully in your primary classroom. 1. Introduction to Math Workshop- Definition and breakdown of math workshop, list of advantages and challenges of using a workshop approach to teach math, and a list of guidelines to keep in mind when starting math workshop. 2. Color Posters Explaining Math Workshop Structure- Five posters that break down each part of math workshop, including: the overall structure of math workshop, the mini-lesson, work time, closing/sharing. These pages can be displayed in your classroom or kept as a reference in your math/lesson planning binder. Also included is a list of ideas for activities to use during independent work time. 3. Creating Anchor Charts- Tips and examples of how to create effective anchor charts as part of your math workshop mini-lessons. 4. List of Procedural Mini-Lessons- List of 11 procedural mini-lessons that are suggested to teach as you implement a workshop approach to teaching math. 5. Anchor Charts- For every procedural mini-lesson, there is at least one color poster that you can use to display with your anchor chart. Some mini-lessons have multiple color pages for you to print and display. 6. Accountability with Math Workshop- Ideas for how to keep your kiddos accountable during math workshop! Included are four different recording sheets that students can fill out to track their work for the day/week. You could also use these recording sheets as exit tickets to informally assess the students’ understanding of the lesson. 7. Math Workshop Bulletin Board Display- I explain how to display the posters to create a math workshop rotation bulletin board. Color posters for the following rotations are included: teacher time, manipulatives and games, on my own, and practice math facts. 8. List of Activities for Each Rotation- There is a color poster with a shape to print and display for your students. On these posters, you can write the list of activities/options for the students to complete at each rotation. The shapes on the posters are as follows: parallelogram, octagon, trapezoid, hexagon. 9. Math Groups Display- Print these color posters to help the students identify the group they are in. Directions and a picture are included to explain the math group display. 10. Organizing Math Materials- Print the color shape posters (four ½ sheet posters) and post it next to the bin of materials that are available for each rotation. **SAVE BIG!!! This file is also part my Guided Math and Math Workshop 101: The Ultimate Math Resource for any Teacher!** If you have any questions, please ask me prior to purchasing.