Sunday, February 3, 2008

Welcome 1st Grade Teacher!

We are so glad to meet with you today. Please respond and tell us a way that you have used something from the grade level meetings in you classroom? We all would like to know! :~)
Tina & Krista

28 comments:

Anonymous said...

Cool blog!

Anonymous said...

I love the arrow cards.

Anonymous said...

The cool activities for reaching students have been very useful!!!!

Anonymous said...

The hands on activities have been great. My students were so excited I was coming today to learn new fun ideas. Thanks!!!

Anonymous said...

I really enjoy all of the hands on activities and manipulatives that we can leave with.

Anonymous said...

The math trainings throughout the year have been EXTREMELY beneficial. I have received so many wonderful hands on applications which I am using and will continue to use within my classroom. This has truly been the most worthwhile training I have had provided by the board of education.

Anonymous said...

I really value the hands-on activities and the materials we receive at the trainings...things we can't find the time to put together!

Anonymous said...

I have used the arrow cards to teach place value. My students really enjoyed them!

Anonymous said...

I have been able to use some of the materials that we created during our previous setting. My kids worked with the number strips-I had them color each 10 grouping different colors. Also, I have used counters to help with math facts.

Anonymous said...

These sessions are very helpful to me - I think it is important that teachers get together and discuss what is going on - and ideas to take back with us for the students. I hope that it ensures that everyone is open minded and working together...

Anonymous said...

I really learned a lot from the technology workshops that were held over the summer. I would like to receive more trainings like this especially over training point and using the clickers.

Anonymous said...

I really think the idea of talking partners is a worthwhile and meaningful experience in the classroom. The children are actively involved in their learning, making them more active participants in the learning process. The hands on activities that we are able to implement immediately have been valuable. These are things that we can take back to the classroom and start teaching right away. They allow for students to construct their own meaning rather than the teacher being the focus of the lesson.

Anonymous said...

Hello,

Thank you for creating an on line resource for teachers. I hope that this will become a place where we can post ideas and share as a county. With the amount of transient students, we need to think like a county.

Anonymous said...

I have really enjoyed the hands on activities. Being able to actually be the student and do the activities myself has been very beneficial to me as a teacher. It helps me to see potential problems that may occur in the classroom. I have really enjoyed these sessions. I think that I have become a stronger math teacher since taking these trainings.

Anonymous said...

I used the five frame and made a five page book to do the numbers one throught five. I used the red/yellow round counter to demonstrate the number. Using both colors on the counter(s), we wrote all addition sentences/subtraction sentences that could be made from the counter/counters used. From these the addition number sentences, we made dominoes to match the number sentence. We extended this to also show the number represented in the 5 frame as a die, tallies, picture, and money. The students were very engage and saw the numbers in varies representation.

Anonymous said...

hi

Anonymous said...

I have not been using the partner sharing. I plan to use it as soon as we establish our classroom criteria for sharing!

Anonymous said...

I really enjoy these trainings. Also, I have been using the powerpoint bank through our web site and it is awesome! Thank you for all of your time in creating that for us!

Anonymous said...

Looking forward to trying some of the great ideas that have been presented.

Anonymous said...

I love all the new math hands-on materials that we have been able to make and take with us back to our classrooms.

Anonymous said...

My students really enjoy math! I enjoy teaching it too.

Anonymous said...

I really like the ABCE response cards. We use them as a quick review at the end of a lesson. Our MIT has also been very helpful in getting new ideas and games to us. Thanks so much.

Anonymous said...

I do talking partners. To prepare them for this, I ask them a question such as "What is your favorite animal?" and then I make the partner tell what the other partner said. It is so hard for first graders to do this. Once they are really listening to their partners, they are more ready for real discussions.

Anonymous said...

First grade at Kirksville appreciates the trainings!

Anonymous said...

I have really enjoyed being able to do the hands on with the computers. It helps me to remember things better.

Anonymous said...

I think this would be a really great resource for me as a first grade teacher!! I like to hear other people's ideas!

Anonymous said...

The rainforest website was terrific. The money game was not though. Check it out!

Anonymous said...

All the different links are great. This is very helpful when planning lessons.