Tuesday Teacher Tips: Recess

 Tuesday Teacher Tips: Indoor Recess Help
 

Every Tuesday Michelle, from Teach 123, and I will have a new installment of my favorite post, Tuesday Teacher Tips!

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This week's tip is about games you can play during indoor recess.

In Texas, my district wasn't allowed to go outside over 100 degrees. In Florida, it rains and we're not allowed to go out. Up north, where I've never taught, but spent a cold second grade year of my life, you can't go out if it is icy.....

What's a teacher to do?

I've been writing a series about indoor recess games and this week, our Tuesday Teacher Tip subject is recess! I love indoor recess and having some terrific games can make it so much better!

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Looking for more tips? 

Click on the picture below to go to my Indoor Recess Pinterest Board.

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Michelle has some great tips about recess and what has worked for her in the classroom that she would like to share with you, too.

Be sure to head over to her blog!

In addition to our tips each week, we are hoping that you will share some of your ideas in the comments below!

Each week we will choose one person who shared a tip on our blog to get a $10 shopping trip. We will announce the winner in the following Tuesday's post. The winner for today, September 30th will be announced on the October 7th post. :)

Do you have a great classroom tip to share?

Please be sure to include your email so I can contact you if you're the winner of the $10 shopping trip.

 

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Bright Ideas Blog Hop: Read to Self

  

Read to Self
Readers Need To Read Every Single Day!

How can we expect children to learn to read if we don't give them class time to read? I was a teacher for a long time when those word hit me smack in the forehead! Just because I went home and read as a child, just because my children went home and read everyday, just because we tell children to go home and read ... it doesn't really mean that children DO go home and read daily. 

We must squeeze at least 20 minutes a day into our reading block for students to read material that 

1. interests them and 

2. is on their reading level.

Twenty minutes a day, in class, equals 60 hours a school year. Sure, we have a lot to teach, there is a lot to do each day, but squeezing 20 minutes in a day not only gives your students 60 extra hours of literature and vocabulary compared to other children, but also shows them the IMPORTANCE of reading. Then indirectly, the ♥LOVE of reading. 

The Daily Five is a structured system that will help students develop the daily habits of reading, writing and working with peers that will lead to a lifetime of independent literacy. If you're not familiar with it, I recommend you Google it, as there are many resources available as well as The Daily Five website from the authors of the book. You can start out with just trying to fit a "Daily Three" into your routine, Read to Someone, Read to Self and Word Work. Last month I wrote about Read to Someone, today I wrote about Read to Self and you guessed it, next month will be Word Work. I would love to have you come back! :)

Reading 20 minutes a day, that's my tip, I hope it helps!

 

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Fern's Freebie Friday ~ FREE Fall Fun! Basic Addition Facts - Color Your Answers Printable Sample

 

FREE Fall Fun! Basic Addition Facts - Color Your Answers Printable Sample

 Answer Key Included!
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Fall Fun! Basic Addition Facts - Color Your Answers Printables

I love making resources, and I've been busy this week. Each Friday I'll list everything new for you and your lesson plans for next week!

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Fern's Freebie Friday ~ FREE Area Arnie - Finding Area Four Sample Task Cards

 FREE Area Arnie - Finding Area Four Sample Task Cards

This week's Freebie Friday is four area task cards. These task cards are available free when you download the FREE PREVIEW at my Area Arnie Mega Math Pack - Finding Area Printables, Center Games and Task Cards. Click here to get it!

Area Arnie Mega Math Pack - Finding Area Printables, Center Game and Task Cards

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Fern's Freebie Friday ~ FREE Perimeter Penny Four Sample Task Cards
I love making resources, and I've been busy this week. Each Friday I'll list everything new for you and your lesson plans for next week!

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Tuesday Teacher Tips: Teacher Team Building

 Tuesday Teacher Tips: Teacher Team Building

Every Tuesday Michelle, from Teach 123, and I will have a new installment of my favorite post, Tuesday Teacher Tips!

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 Team building events help to develop the following:

1. Improve Morale
2. Build Self-Esteem
3. Create a Place of Belonging
4. Improve Motivation
5. Improve Communication

Three Things Teachers Can Do Together For A Little Fun That Help Build Camaraderie Together!

Bunko is a terrific group dice game that usually works best with 16 or more people. Click here for directions, or here for a video. No matter what, it is a lot easier than it seems. Once start playing, it is so much fun!

Laser Tag!

Don't knock it until you try it! You can have the second grade team compete against first grade. Or the primary teachers against the intermediate teachers. Or like my clip art, it's just Michelle and I, the Dynamic Duo, heading out for an afternoon of fun! :)

Looking for more tips? 

Click on the picture below to go to my Pinterest Back to School Board.  This is where I've been pinning some more Teacher Team Building Tips!

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  Michelle has some great tips about team building and what has worked for her at some of her different schools that she would like to share with you, too.

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In addition to our tips each week, we are hoping that you will share some of your ideas in the comments below!

 

Since Michelle and I loved reading all your teacher tips this summer, and we still have so many ideas to share with you, we're going to continue this weekly feature for the 2014 - 2015 school year. Stop by Michelle's blog and my blog each week for Tuesday Teacher Tips.  We hope you will share your ideas, too.  

Each week we will choose one person who shared a tip on our blog who will get a $10 shopping trip.  We will announce the winner in the following Tuesday's post.  The winner of this post will be announced on next week's post.

Do you have a great tip to share?

Please be sure to include your email so I can contact you if you're the winner of the $10 shopping trip.

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Fern's Freebie Friday ~ FREE Perimeter Penny Four Sample Task Cards

 FREE Perimeter Penny Four Sample Task Cards - Finding the Unknown Side for the Perimeter

This week's Freebie Friday is four sample task cards that come in the preview of my favorite Perimeter Penny resource.
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 Perimeter Penny Mega Math Pack - Finding the Unknown Side for the Perimeter

I love making resources, and I've been busy this week. Each Friday I'll list everything new for you and your lesson plans for next week!

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This post is linked up to the following blogs. :)

 
Enjoy your weekend friends!
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