Hey, all! I just posted on The Collaboration Connection about how I do my lesson plans. I've tried MANY different ways of planning, but I think I finally found what works best for me! Check it out :-)
Monday, March 10, 2014
Lesson Planning Made Easy!
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Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Guest Post from MRS. First Grade: Recording Your Own Audiobooks!
Mrs. First Grade recording Green Eggs and Ham |
The first time I tried this method was when I took a graduate class on new media and literacies. I had to create a sample book talk on The Lovely Bones that included two voices and music, and it worked like a charm! Here's how to make your own.
How to Record Your Own Audiobooks
First, go to the Audacity website and download the program-- it's free and doesn't take up much space on your hard drive.Then, follow the instructions to download the LAME MP3 encoder, which allows you to export your Audiobooks as MP3 files-- which you can easily open on any computer, tablet, or phone!
Once you've finished those two easy steps, you're ready to start recording! Watch my screencast below to get a glimpse into how it works. I take you through the whole process, from beginning to exporting.
~Mrs. First Grade
Cori is an eleventh grade English teacher who works with economically and socially disadvantaged students. She is pursuing her masters in English education and enjoys spending her rare moments of free time with the two men in her life-- her husband, Andrew, and their adorable dog, Charlie.
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Labels: Audio Books, Daily 5, Listen To Reading
Sunday, March 2, 2014
Mentor Sentences!
Hello friends! We had a faculty meeting about teaching grammar the other day... Our director of elementary education shared with us the idea of using a mentor text or sentence to teach grammar. I was like a kid in a candy shop. She said something along the lines of "these ideas are great for grades 2-5..." Womp womp. My heart sank. But then I started thinking. Obviously, at the beginning of the year, it would be very difficult to do this, as we are JUST introducing parts of speech. But, the more I thought about it, the more I realized that my little firsties were ready for something like this.
Last week, I read Bear Snores On as a read aloud and the kids loved it. Since we use Reading Street, we've been talking about changes and how animals do different things in the winter.
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Labels: grammar, Mentor sentences