My elementary school serves first through third graders. A huge passion of mine has always been around classroom culture and climate.
I train and expect my students to be independent, hard-working and cooperative learners focused on setting and reaching their own individual goals.
I offer a variety of seating options including adjustable stools, exercise balls, wobble stools, tall stools, traditional chairs and cushioned benches to sit on everyday.
I opt to not use overhead fluorescent lighting. Instead I have provided over thirty lamps throughout the classroom to foster a more relaxing environment for learning.
We listen to instrumental music during our independent work times in the background.
My students know they are safe, loved and valued. We are family.
My Project
Scholastic News is a weekly subscription based publication. Students receive their own individual copy of Scholastic News which allows them to be fully engaged with the articles and focus on their own learning. Materials are connected to the Common Core through the lessons and supplemental skill sheets. Students will also be exposed to maps, graphs and charts.
My students will be able to learn about current events at their reading level through Scholastic News.
These events are age appropriate and high interest. Reading Scholastic News creates lively discussions and interactions. Students can also bring their copy of Scholastic News home to read and discuss with their family.
I believe it is critical to build my students' content area knowledge in order to broaden their awareness of the world around them. Topics that aren't in my students' text books will now be available to them. Scholastic News provides flexibility as students can read the articles individually, with a partner, in small groups or even whole class groups. And...this is a product that can be used while students are at home learning virtually, which is how we are starting the school year this fall.
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