Not Exactly a Do-Over But....
I am so glad that it is the beginning of a new semester. It's a great excuse to crank it up a notch. :o) Not in speed. In focus.
A couple of years ago I began giving Thursday quizzes. I am often telling my students that Thursday quizzes are for me. I look at the Thursday quizzes so I know where I am going the following week. Midterm exams are the ultimate Thursday quiz!!!
I'm lucky enough, after a couple of decades in the classroom, to have notebooks and files full of potential activities. Truth is, most of us have access to more activities than we could ever use in three lifetimes. Between texts, ancillaries, conferences, and the wonderful world of the Internet there is no shortage of things to do come Monday morning.
The question is....which ones really matter?
This weekend (because I rarely leave my teaching brain at work, even when I leave my papers and gradebook there) I'll be rolling that question around in my mind....reading other blogs, checking out listserv posts....so that come Monday I can do a sort of sorts.....Use, Toss, Save for further consideration...
What do you most want to hold on to?
with love,
Laurie
A couple of years ago I began giving Thursday quizzes. I am often telling my students that Thursday quizzes are for me. I look at the Thursday quizzes so I know where I am going the following week. Midterm exams are the ultimate Thursday quiz!!!
I'm lucky enough, after a couple of decades in the classroom, to have notebooks and files full of potential activities. Truth is, most of us have access to more activities than we could ever use in three lifetimes. Between texts, ancillaries, conferences, and the wonderful world of the Internet there is no shortage of things to do come Monday morning.
The question is....which ones really matter?
This weekend (because I rarely leave my teaching brain at work, even when I leave my papers and gradebook there) I'll be rolling that question around in my mind....reading other blogs, checking out listserv posts....so that come Monday I can do a sort of sorts.....Use, Toss, Save for further consideration...
What do you most want to hold on to?
with love,
Laurie
The thing I want to keep for Mondays is my question of the day "What did you do this weekend?" I know we're not supposed to force kids to speak too early, but this has been one of my greatest successes. The kids learn the past tense (or are at least exposed to it), including with verbs take which helping verbs. They are hearing it and using it at least once a week. It's one of the few things they remember after summer break. AND, if I'm too lazy to plan anything concrete, I can always talk and ask questions about what they did and fill an hour. Especially if we start adding crazy details!
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Hello Bess!
My kids come back tomorrow after a three-day weekend and we jump right into this. The seniors have to turn in their senior thesis paper tomorrow, so we'll be talking about all the things they did to procrastinate lol
with love,
Laurie
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