Eight weeks have gone by so fast. HOW? As I have said before, I have a love/hate relationship with summer classes. I love that we can do the assignments on our own time, we don't have to look socially acceptable, and really don't even have to leave the couch :) Okay.. I leave the couch, I promise. However, it is also a bad thing that we can do things at our own pace.. I am notorious for doing things last minute if I can. In my other summer class, I have papers due every Sunday night at midnight. I work Sunday's from 10-9pm... then I'd go home and write my papers. I think I just like the challenge.
Anyway, I have really enjoyed this class these past eight weeks. This is my second Hybrid course (both being with Dr. Steffes) and she has been great. Even though this is a summer class, I feel much more connected to the class than other summer classes I have taken. I enjoy blogging a lot and seeing others' blogs. It is much better than doing the D2L discussions because we can make it our own and get creative with them.
The blog posts we have done about book lists are my favorite. I cannot wait to go back and look at them when I get a classroom of my own. I am hesitant to start building my classroom library, just because I have no idea which grade I will be getting. I am not set on primary grades or upper elementary. I think there is good and bad about each grade, so I am still waiting to collect books.
Teaching language arts is so important when it comes to being an elementary teacher. Students are literally learning life skills they will use the rest of their lives -writing, language, communication skills, etc. I am grateful to have taken this course this summer and I really look forward to teaching language arts with my future students one day soon. :)
Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Wednesday, July 6, 2016
Books on Presidents!
Here I have researched various books about presidents that will help students gain insight on past presidents' experiences, challenges, early life, etc. was like for them. It is important for children to know about the presidents, as they are a key element of our nation's history. It is also important for children to understand why we have a president in office, and what it means to have a democratic society. Enjoy.
1. What Does the President Do? by Amanda Miller. This has current president, Barack Obama, on the cover page and is a very engaging/factual resource.
2. Scholastic: I Grew Up to Be President by Laurie Calkhoven. Personal favorite.
3. Lives of the Presidents by Kathleen Krull. This shows more of the maternal side, as well as random facts, of these presidents.
4. So You Want to Be President? by Judith St. George. This story helps kids understand more of the judicial system side of the presidency.
5. If You Please, President Lincoln! by Harriette Gillem Robinet. This story talks about the Emancipation Proclamation and slavery.
6. Franklin D. Roosevelt by Sue Vander Hook. This story is all about the life of President Roosevelt, the only president to be elected four times.
7. Brain Quest Presidents. I loved doing Brain Quest challenges in school. This little game/book will help students gain insight about the various presidents in a fun way.
8. Presidents FYI by Gary Drevitch. This book has random facts about different presidents that will surely spark a conversation in the classroom or lunch table.
9. Discovery Welcome to My World: Presidents of the USA by Parragon Inc. Many interesting facts!
10. Presidents' Day by Anne Rockwell. This book, I believe, is a picture book with different facts about presidents and Presidents' Day.
1. What Does the President Do? by Amanda Miller. This has current president, Barack Obama, on the cover page and is a very engaging/factual resource.
2. Scholastic: I Grew Up to Be President by Laurie Calkhoven. Personal favorite.
3. Lives of the Presidents by Kathleen Krull. This shows more of the maternal side, as well as random facts, of these presidents.
5. If You Please, President Lincoln! by Harriette Gillem Robinet. This story talks about the Emancipation Proclamation and slavery.
6. Franklin D. Roosevelt by Sue Vander Hook. This story is all about the life of President Roosevelt, the only president to be elected four times.
7. Brain Quest Presidents. I loved doing Brain Quest challenges in school. This little game/book will help students gain insight about the various presidents in a fun way.
8. Presidents FYI by Gary Drevitch. This book has random facts about different presidents that will surely spark a conversation in the classroom or lunch table.
9. Discovery Welcome to My World: Presidents of the USA by Parragon Inc. Many interesting facts!
10. Presidents' Day by Anne Rockwell. This book, I believe, is a picture book with different facts about presidents and Presidents' Day.
Friday, July 1, 2016
10 Books about Kindness
Teaching kindness in schools is not only encouraged, it is now part of the standards and mandatory for teachers. Here I have come up with a list of ten books that teach children kindness:
1. I See Kindness Everywhere by Shelley Frost.
2. Kindness is Cooler, Mrs. Ruler by Margery Cuyler
3. The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
4. The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney
5. How Kind! by Mary Murphy
6. Have You Filled a Bucket Today? by Carol McCloud and David Messing
7. Rude Cakes by Rowboat Watkins
8. Wonder by R. J. Palacio
9. My Mouth is a Volcano! by Julia Cook
10. What does it mean to be kind? by Rana DiOrio
1. I See Kindness Everywhere by Shelley Frost.
2. Kindness is Cooler, Mrs. Ruler by Margery Cuyler
3. The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
4. The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney
5. How Kind! by Mary Murphy
6. Have You Filled a Bucket Today? by Carol McCloud and David Messing
7. Rude Cakes by Rowboat Watkins
8. Wonder by R. J. Palacio
9. My Mouth is a Volcano! by Julia Cook
10. What does it mean to be kind? by Rana DiOrio
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