I tend to be stubborn, so I'm just going to keep on plugging away with Interactive Monday, even though the "Interactive" aspect of it has been somewhat lacking...
My question today is, "What kind of Christmas (or Holiday) party (if any?) do you have with the kids?"
My partner and I are planning a little party for Friday afternoon. We will buy pizza, but we've sent a note home with the kids asking the parents to supply things like juice boxes, fruit, and chips. Cupcakes and cookies were expressly forbidden this year. Rum-heavy eggnog was not EXPRESSLY forbidden, but I think it is understood.
For most of the day, we will be doing things like writing winter-themed word problems, drawing winter-themed shape patterns, adding winter-themed numbers. I also have great aspirations for Christmas-themed stories that we started brainstorming for today. Mine will apparently include a scary robot named Chippy McFlatfoot. I am very interested to see what the kids come up with. They were scribbling furiously during our brainstorming time today. Hopefully, a lot of the kids will share their stories during the party on Friday.
So I open the floor to you -- yes YOU! What do YOU do with the kids?
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Monday, December 13, 2010
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Education.com revisited
This week's Tuesday Tip o' the Hat goes towards my old online employer, education.com. Some of you may recall I was a weekly columnist there, until they decided to do away with their regular columns, and I was out on the proverbial interweb street. I'm not bitter though. :)
Anyway, I got an email from Kat, their community outreach director, about some pretty cool things brewing at education.com for the holidays. One of them is a Holiday Gift Guide. Here's what Kat says about the Guide:
"Our team of editors, teachers, parents, and of course kids spent the summer testing thousands of toys, games, and books. The products that made the final list had to be fun, well made, and fairly priced – and they also had to sneak in some learning. We ended up with about 12 choices for each grade level including at least one “splurge” and at least five “Under $10” items (you won’t believe the awesome stuff we found in this stocking stuffer category!) Unlike many other gift guides, no one pays to be part of our list. These are items that we found on our own and fell in love with!"
Kat then goes on to say that they even have a customizable widget for the guide, so I thought I'd check that out and tailor it to the grade that I teach, 3rd. Here's what I found:
Finally, Kat talks about a brand new Winter Activities Challenge:
"Many of you participated in our 2009 and 2010 Summer Activities Challenges. With generous support from the folks at Campbell’s we’re going to help parents survive the holiday break with a Winter Activities Challenge. It will run from 12/6 through 2/28. In that time, participants just have to sign up and complete at least five Education.com activities. Everyone who completes the challenge will be entered to win one of 101 prizes. We’re giving away 100 LEGO creator sets and our grand prize winner will receive an iPad! Unfortunately, you can’t sneak a peek at the Challenge until it’s live on our site (12/6) but here’s the link to use at that time: www.education.com/activities-challenge. If you’d like an email reminder when the challenge is live, just shoot a note to ActivitiesChallenge@education.com. I can also send you the Winter Activities Challenge logo or other visual assets if you need them. "
I don't know if this is ONLY for parents, or if teachers can be included, but it's worth checking into.
Anyway, I got an email from Kat, their community outreach director, about some pretty cool things brewing at education.com for the holidays. One of them is a Holiday Gift Guide. Here's what Kat says about the Guide:
"Our team of editors, teachers, parents, and of course kids spent the summer testing thousands of toys, games, and books. The products that made the final list had to be fun, well made, and fairly priced – and they also had to sneak in some learning. We ended up with about 12 choices for each grade level including at least one “splurge” and at least five “Under $10” items (you won’t believe the awesome stuff we found in this stocking stuffer category!) Unlike many other gift guides, no one pays to be part of our list. These are items that we found on our own and fell in love with!"
Kat then goes on to say that they even have a customizable widget for the guide, so I thought I'd check that out and tailor it to the grade that I teach, 3rd. Here's what I found:
Finally, Kat talks about a brand new Winter Activities Challenge:
"Many of you participated in our 2009 and 2010 Summer Activities Challenges. With generous support from the folks at Campbell’s we’re going to help parents survive the holiday break with a Winter Activities Challenge. It will run from 12/6 through 2/28. In that time, participants just have to sign up and complete at least five Education.com activities. Everyone who completes the challenge will be entered to win one of 101 prizes. We’re giving away 100 LEGO creator sets and our grand prize winner will receive an iPad! Unfortunately, you can’t sneak a peek at the Challenge until it’s live on our site (12/6) but here’s the link to use at that time: www.education.com/activities-challenge. If you’d like an email reminder when the challenge is live, just shoot a note to ActivitiesChallenge@education.com. I can also send you the Winter Activities Challenge logo or other visual assets if you need them. "
I don't know if this is ONLY for parents, or if teachers can be included, but it's worth checking into.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Shortest. Week. Ever
Do you remember the discussion of a 4-day school week? How it would save electricity, power, the universe, etc? And my counter-proposal was that if cutting ONE day off of the usual week would do that much good, why not shave FOUR days off?
Well, this week is going to be pretty darn close to that proposal.
Yesterday (Monday) was a student holiday/staff development day. No kids, no lessons, no teaching.
Today was a regular day.
Tomorrow is a regular day.
Thursday, I have to attend an off-site meeting for some math program I had never heard of before. Thus, I will not have kids, or lessons, or do any teaching.
Friday is Fair Day, so there is no school.
This boils down to a 2-day school week for me. Thank goodness it's the end of the grading period, and we're just reviewing. I'd hate to try to introduce anything new and expect it to stick.
Well, this week is going to be pretty darn close to that proposal.
Yesterday (Monday) was a student holiday/staff development day. No kids, no lessons, no teaching.
Today was a regular day.
Tomorrow is a regular day.
Thursday, I have to attend an off-site meeting for some math program I had never heard of before. Thus, I will not have kids, or lessons, or do any teaching.
Friday is Fair Day, so there is no school.
This boils down to a 2-day school week for me. Thank goodness it's the end of the grading period, and we're just reviewing. I'd hate to try to introduce anything new and expect it to stick.
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