Here are 10 amazing All About Me back to school art projects perfect for getting to know your students in art class!| Art is Basic | Elementary Art Ideas
(Please note that I have linked to the book lists on the Ambleside Online website to respect their licensing terms and the hard work they’ve put into such an amazing curriculum that they... The post Our Charlotte Mason Homeschool Fifth Grade Recap (take 2!) appeared first on a humble place.| a humble place
It’s time for part two of our year-end curriculum review! You can read part one here, where I review the resources we used this past year for our morning basket and group subjects. In this post, we’ll look at the curriculum we used for second, third, and fifth-grade independent/core subjects. Click here to read ... Read More about Year End Curriculum Review | Second, Third, and Fifth Grade Pt. 2 The post Year End Curriculum Review | Second, Third, and Fifth Grade Pt. 2 appeared first on A...| Arrows & Applesauce
This is a beautiful Earth Day art project for kids that uses simple materials such as Sharpies and watercolor paints. Click to read more!| Art is Basic | Elementary Art Ideas
This is another project that is abstract and involves sticky materials! This washi tape art project is always a hit with kids! It uses two very fun art materials: patterned washi tape and Kwik Stix paint sticks. Many people are familiar with the technique where you lay down tape, paint over it and then peel the tape off to reveal the white sections. Here is an example of that project I did using hopes and goals with my Girl Scout … Read more... → The post Washi Tape Art Project for Kids a...| Art is Basic | Elementary Art Ideas
When half of the fifth graders selected 0.45 as the smallest of 0.8, 0.45, and 0.125, I had my work cut out for me. I planned a lesson that went wonderfully. Those are the days that remind me of how good it is to be a teacher. The post Comparing and Ordering Decimals appeared first on MARILYN BURNS MATH.| MARILYN BURNS MATH
Did I teach an entire division lesson focused on just one problem? Yes! From giving many hundreds of interviews where students solve problems mentally, we’ve learned that solving 100 ÷ 3 is often a challenge. After recently interviewing and hearing two answers for 100 ÷ 3 that I’d never heard before, I taught this lesson.| MARILYN BURNS MATH
Have you ever engaged students with a Card Sort? I’ve known about Card Sorts for quite a while, but this was my first go with it. The students were engaged and the experience was useful for building their understanding of division. For sure, I’ll do more. The post My First Ever Card Sort . . . And I’ll Do More appeared first on MARILYN BURNS MATH.| MARILYN BURNS MATH
In my previous blog, I described a lesson I taught based on measuring the area and perimeter of my foot. Here I describe what happened when I returned to the class to have the students think more about the data they recorded and the mathematics it revealed. The post Part 2: Untangling Area and Perimeter appeared first on MARILYN BURNS MATH.| MARILYN BURNS MATH
This is a lesson that I’ve taught for many years when teaching about area and perimeter. I recently revised the lesson and I think my changes were an improvement. How did I change the original plan? What was my thinking behind the changes? How did the students respond?| MARILYN BURNS MATH
After teaching this lesson, I taught it to another class to work out some of the kinks. My, it’s hard and time-consuming to prepare for and plan lessons. I hope my story makes the lesson accessible for other teachers and students to enjoy.| MARILYN BURNS MATH
In my last blog, I describe how I planned a lesson about number lines. In this blog, I describe what actually occurred when I taught the lesson to a class of fourth graders. Read about which parts of my plan I followed, when and why I made some changes, and what the students did on the assignment I gave them.| MARILYN BURNS MATH