The next unit in our CKLA Amplify Knowledge Celebration series is always one of their favorites: Different Lands, Similar Stories.
My 1st graders always enjoy CKLA Amplify's Human Body unit every year. They have so many questions about how their bodies work, and this unit does a great job of helping them understand the way each body system functions.
It cover 5 systems: skeletal, circulatory, digestive, muscular, and nervous system.
These are the activities I used to help to enhance their understanding of each system.
Are you using Amplify's CKLA Knowledge program? It is a bit overwhelming when you are starting out.
This was my 3rd year teaching Amplify's Knowledge and Skills programs. My students and I absolutely love both of them!
One of my favorite things is using the image cards to create an art gallery for every unit - it helps to keep them talking about it throughout the day!
Teachers know it is challenging to keep your students focused during independent or group activity times.
Classroomscreen has changed the way our day runs. and I could not be more grateful (or excited) about it!
Sustainable Classroom Swaps
6/23/2023I'm always working on finding new sustainable swaps for different parts of my life, and that applies to my classroom too. I want to make sure my students are aware of alternatives they can choose from, as well as ways to repurpose and reuse everyday items.
Here are some of my favorite swaps that I use in my classroom.
Once my students are comfortable with the idea of opinion writing, I like to move onto more open-ended books. The types of books that force them to think about what really happened at the end of the story and form their own reasons for it.
I have been using DonorsChoose since my first year of teaching. Thanks to them, I have provided my classes with many amazing resources!
I have always enjoyed teaching opinion writing to K-1 students. Opinion writing is more motivating, as we all know they have opinions they love sharing!
However, getting K-1 students to include a reason for their opinion can be tricky.
Over the past eight years, I have used these books to launch our opinion writing unit. They have helped my students understand why their opinion need a reason in an engaging way!
2023 Classroom Reveal
2/25/2023It sounds odd to be doing a room reveal at this point in the school year - but I have a great reason. My old room was closed off at the end of last year for a remodel.