2020-21 4th grade Extended Math/Reading Lines Elementary School

  Sketchnoting  is a powerful tool that can really helps students learn, think, and grow their ideas. We learn and practice this as a tool in our extended class. Take a look.... Why Teachers Are So Excited About the Power Of Sketchnoting Katrina Schwartz Nov 3, 2019 Facebook Twitter Email Copy Link Carrie Baughcum's sketchnote of why she uses sketchnoting in her classroom.  (Courtesy  Carrie Baughcum ) Once a month,  Rayna Freedman ’s fifth-graders present their genius hour projects. They get to explore anything that interests them and present what they’ve learned to the class in whatever way they want. Freedman likes  genius hour projects  because students often get more excited about researching and sharing their knowledge about a topic that interests them. But she was never sure what the other kids were getting out of listening to the presentations. One day she noticed a student in the back of the class drawing during the presentations. She went over, ready to reprimand him for

As I have been reading more and more I have come to see a pattern of what is important in teaching and learning. A pattern I see is having a positive growth mindset and being grateful and happy about yourself and your life. Here is some information about what noticing 3 good things a day and reflecting can do. I will be doing a project called #3GoodThings with my reading classes as a way to promote social-emotional learning and reading/writing. Students will notice 3 positive things in their lives or the lives of others around them and write them in a digital journal (or they can choose to use a journal they have) and then on Friday, there will be a Reflection Friday assignment. This is a way to help encourage us to notice more and to find a way to be positive.  This is a website called Action for Happiness that has other ideas as well.  Enjoy...and let's be happy together! Warmly, Pam

You are doing amazing things at home to support your child! Here is a resource to help. It's a great visual!  SEL at School and Home  

Hi all! I hope things are going well. I know this is a difficult time and we are all working hard to make the best of it. I found this resource that I wanted to share with you. I found it to be organized very well and seems like a helpful tool.  Working at home with kids   Although all of this is difficult I hope we all can find the silver lining during this: Silver lining article As I continue to help students have a growth mindset, it forces me to take that same approach in my teaching and my personal life!  We can do hard things! Warmly,  Pam