The other day, I received a phone call from a parent, whose trying to continue the progress made in the classroom.
The way I learned two digit numbers:
I do best with using an example to explain:
28
+14
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Step 1: Add from the one's column 8 plus 4. This equals 12. .
Step 2: Looking at the answer for step 1 we have to regroup. Looking at 12, you need to regroup the number in the 10's place. Which would be "1".
Step 3: Add the 2, the 1, and the 1 to get 4.
Your answer would be 42.
Every Day Math Approach
I will teach it as I show my students. I found it works well.
2 8
+1 4
_____
Step 1: I always have the students draw imaginary lines to separate the one's and the 10's. It keeps the students focused.
Step 2: The students are responsible for writing 10's over the 10's column and 1's over the 1's column.
Step 3: Look at the ten's column. You will write a "0" next to the 2 and next to the 1
Step 4: Now add the 10's column first. 20 +10= 30
Step 5: Now add the 8 and 4= 12
Step 6: Add 30 and 12 to get 42.
There are more steps, but the organization keeps the student focused and organized. You can eliminate the first two steps, however, they may help your child.
My students can use whatever approach helps them get the answer. Whatever technique they use, they have to demonstrate an understanding of the process of solving the problem.
Monday, June 25, 2012
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Educationally Fun Vacation Tip 1
Reading and listening to books being read is a crucial part of your child's learning development. Always try to fit time into read to your child. This Vacation Tip Number 1, is an additional thing on top of what you are already doing.
Your child can listen to a book read by a celebrity or an author through Barnes and Nobles. I found this on Pinterest. This is good for almost any age.
Your child can listen to a book read by a celebrity or an author through Barnes and Nobles. I found this on Pinterest. This is good for almost any age.
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Parent, Teacher, and Community Resource on Sign Language
American Sign Language is a language that is near and dear to me. I am not Deaf or Hard of Hearing. I teach and work with children whom rely on Sign Language to communicate with other students. Some of the students might use American Sign Language and others use more of Signing Conceptually Accurate or most commonly known as PSE.
As an Educator of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, I am constantly asked for good resources to learn sign Language. Here are some resources and suggestions:
The best online resource I have found is
This is one of my favorite book dictionaries:
As an Educator of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, I am constantly asked for good resources to learn sign Language. Here are some resources and suggestions:
- Check out a community college or university near your house. Many will offer a class in American Sign Language.
- Some local churches will provide sessions and methods to learn.
- Check out your local library for class options.
- Ask about Deaf Socials. Even with 1 and 2, this is the best way to grasp the language.
- Dictionaries (books and online resources).
The best online resource I have found is
This is one of my favorite book dictionaries:
My Teacher's Notebook for 2012-2013
As an educator, organization is crucial. I have seen some neat 3-ring notebooks that would work well with my size class. I'm beginning to correlate things that I currently use (donated, given by district, and things on pinterest) that I want to incorporate into my notebook.
This picture I'm including is just a sample of what the notebook would look like. I'm thinking one of the larger variety 3-ring notebooks. The colored tabs and the typed cute font, will be appealing and cute.
I like this page in this teacher's notebook from Pinterest. A curriculum map or place to plan out the State Standards onto the months!!
This lesson plan format,I love. Its a single page and can be placed into a notebook. I might actually make a couple changes. I might keep this format for handing into work, but for my personal notebook (a how to improve the lesson. Things that went well and didn't).This was found on Pinterest as well.
I'm going back and forth with the one above. However.. I designed this one below. Now its not a completed example.. I will do one in the near future..
This page below I found on Pinterest. (Which by the way, is an awesome resource!!!) I'd adapt this for my classroom, but I love it! Communicates with parents. Not to mention.. This gives a more pointed of how a child gets a E, S,N, and U for the class. So many report cards, don't explain this well. So if the parent doesn't attend parent conferences they may not understand.
I would love to have one copy of this in the notebook in a section titled "If I'm out". This page could be photocopied to fill up the sub folder if emptied.
One section would be a student information page. At the start of the year, I would send this home to gather information. This I found on Pinterest as well.
The other sections I would incorporate into this notebook would be blank rubrics, and an area for related service contacts/other professionals. Due to the nature of my job. I need to at times contact related service, audiologists, and SLP's. If I get the job I'm hoping for, I will be working with several districts. This would be a good resource to keep in place.
Please feel free to comment. If your an educator, and there is a resource you think that would add to organization let me know. In the weeks ahead, I'll add resources that I've created that are not pinterest designs.
This picture I'm including is just a sample of what the notebook would look like. I'm thinking one of the larger variety 3-ring notebooks. The colored tabs and the typed cute font, will be appealing and cute.
I like this page in this teacher's notebook from Pinterest. A curriculum map or place to plan out the State Standards onto the months!!
This lesson plan format,I love. Its a single page and can be placed into a notebook. I might actually make a couple changes. I might keep this format for handing into work, but for my personal notebook (a how to improve the lesson. Things that went well and didn't).This was found on Pinterest as well.
I'm going back and forth with the one above. However.. I designed this one below. Now its not a completed example.. I will do one in the near future..
Subject:
Date:
Marking Period:
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Lesson Objective:
(Observable)
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Lesson Essential
Question:
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Vocabulary Words Addressed in Lesson
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Materials /
Resources for Lesson
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Activating
Strategy:
Background
Knowledge Pretest:
Instruction:
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Activity One:
Differentiation:
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Activity Two:
Differentiation:
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One on One –
Classroom Teacher
Para-educator:
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Formative
Assessment:
In the class or
outside for homework
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Reflection of
Lesson
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This page below I found on Pinterest. (Which by the way, is an awesome resource!!!) I'd adapt this for my classroom, but I love it! Communicates with parents. Not to mention.. This gives a more pointed of how a child gets a E, S,N, and U for the class. So many report cards, don't explain this well. So if the parent doesn't attend parent conferences they may not understand.
I would love to have one copy of this in the notebook in a section titled "If I'm out". This page could be photocopied to fill up the sub folder if emptied.
The other sections I would incorporate into this notebook would be blank rubrics, and an area for related service contacts/other professionals. Due to the nature of my job. I need to at times contact related service, audiologists, and SLP's. If I get the job I'm hoping for, I will be working with several districts. This would be a good resource to keep in place.
Please feel free to comment. If your an educator, and there is a resource you think that would add to organization let me know. In the weeks ahead, I'll add resources that I've created that are not pinterest designs.
Friday, June 22, 2012
Welcome!!
This blog is for teachers, parents of my classroom, and students. At times I'll post extra credit, assignments up on the website for my students to access. During summers you can expect a lot of different projects that I worked to create for the classroom or pinterest ideas / websites that are good for educators. Parents, once a week, I will try to post summer activities that you can do with your child.
While this blog is going to tie into my classroom, anyone is welcome to view this blog. No personal information of students will be posted on this blog. If I post pictures of lessons/activities, it will be without the names, faces, and work of my students. I welcome comments and questions.
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