Ah, the last week before the holiday! Let's jump right in.
Monday- We played the Trashketball review game with our reviews. Here is the review game.
Tuesday- My students took their Unit Test
Wednesday- We did new vocabulary! I decided that we needed to get this out of the way, and give the kids a preview of the next unit.
Thursday- My intentions for today were excellent. I put together a slidehow with all of the questions on the 2014 STAAR that we'd covered (through the Earth Unit, I didn't include space and weather). I gave the kids popsicle sticks with A B C D answer choices (color-coded and laminated, even). I went through the slides, read the questions and answers to them. Gave them a moment, and then polled them.
I was surprised at how many got them wrong! Obviously, they've forgotten a lot over the year. I honestly just wanted an informal benchmark, and to fill up an otherwise useless day. Be careful what you ask for!
Friday- It was an Early Release day, and the last day of the 6-weeks. I did what any borderline insane teacher would do...I put on the Land Before Time and graded papers. All hail old movies.
I hope you had an amazing Holiday break. Tomorrow is a Staff Development day for us (sorely needed).
Here's to an outstanding 2016!
~Ms. Kat
Monday- We played the Trashketball review game with our reviews. Here is the review game.
Tuesday- My students took their Unit Test
Wednesday- We did new vocabulary! I decided that we needed to get this out of the way, and give the kids a preview of the next unit.
Thursday- My intentions for today were excellent. I put together a slidehow with all of the questions on the 2014 STAAR that we'd covered (through the Earth Unit, I didn't include space and weather). I gave the kids popsicle sticks with A B C D answer choices (color-coded and laminated, even). I went through the slides, read the questions and answers to them. Gave them a moment, and then polled them.
I was surprised at how many got them wrong! Obviously, they've forgotten a lot over the year. I honestly just wanted an informal benchmark, and to fill up an otherwise useless day. Be careful what you ask for!
Friday- It was an Early Release day, and the last day of the 6-weeks. I did what any borderline insane teacher would do...I put on the Land Before Time and graded papers. All hail old movies.
I hope you had an amazing Holiday break. Tomorrow is a Staff Development day for us (sorely needed).
Here's to an outstanding 2016!
~Ms. Kat
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