What a year this has been! I am so excited to be back in 5th grade again. This year, I am back in the position I first started teaching in which is ELAR/SS. While I do miss my self-contained class, I am thoroughly enjoying getting to know these awesome students at my campus. 5th grade has my heart! 😍😍
It also appears that SOMEONE has been neglecting updating on all things Teaching with Soul...don't tell her I told you 😄. So here I am with a retro post because I just can't help but think about my 3rd grade kiddos from last year and all of the fun things we were doing around this time. Unfortunately, this group hasn't gotten there yet, but I feel like we are on our way to the crazy things that take place in my imagination. Enjoy the look back and look forward to some awesome posts coming soon! Here is to having a GREAT YEAR!!
------------------------------------------ This day was so epic and so much fun! This was my first time implementing this transformation. Of course, the students had no idea what they would be walking into that morning...complete darkness was the last thing on their minds. Half the job of classroom transformations is the set up. With the right set up, and rigorous content, everything will flow the way it should. For this transformation, I combined Glow Day with a review for our district's 1st math unit assessment on Place Value and Problem Solving with Addition and Subtraction of Whole Numbers.
I had several stations located around the classroom that included activities for students to complete with a partner. For this particular transformation, I timed students at each station so that they could rotate and get to all of the areas. I knew that there would be certain areas students wanted to stick around in longer 😁.
It also appears that SOMEONE has been neglecting updating on all things Teaching with Soul...don't tell her I told you 😄. So here I am with a retro post because I just can't help but think about my 3rd grade kiddos from last year and all of the fun things we were doing around this time. Unfortunately, this group hasn't gotten there yet, but I feel like we are on our way to the crazy things that take place in my imagination. Enjoy the look back and look forward to some awesome posts coming soon! Here is to having a GREAT YEAR!!
------------------------------------------ This day was so epic and so much fun! This was my first time implementing this transformation. Of course, the students had no idea what they would be walking into that morning...complete darkness was the last thing on their minds. Half the job of classroom transformations is the set up. With the right set up, and rigorous content, everything will flow the way it should. For this transformation, I combined Glow Day with a review for our district's 1st math unit assessment on Place Value and Problem Solving with Addition and Subtraction of Whole Numbers.
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| This was up on our screen as students entered the room. |
I had several stations located around the classroom that included activities for students to complete with a partner. For this particular transformation, I timed students at each station so that they could rotate and get to all of the areas. I knew that there would be certain areas students wanted to stick around in longer 😁.
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| That's me! 😊 |
I love how these vest are GLOW ready!
For all of the stations, students had a booklet made. Inside the booklet, there were review questions aligned to our STAAR examination. Students followed along in their booklets as they answered questions, discussed, and played the game that was set up at that station.
Below, you can see photos of each station set up. Of course, this was before the students came in! I think next time, I am going to go for more darkness with darker panels. This year, I used black table clothes. I have so many windows in my classroom that I had to place them strategically. Tweak it every year!
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| Glow Pong |
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| Glow Flippin' |
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| Glow Jenga |
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| Glow Bowl |
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| Glow Cotton Bowl |
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Glow Toss
Glow Spoons
At each station, students had directions for the station and matching task cards to the questions in their booklets. They worked together to solve the problems, discuss and make corrections if needed. This was an amazing thing to see in motion as students talked though some of their confusion.
If I do have a Glow Day this year, I wonder what fun learning we can get into!! As always, until next time!
