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I just wanted to thank everyone who has been reaching out to us since last Tuesday. Yes, my family and I are safe and we still have a house! The fires in Southern Oregon have decimated our community.
So much loss, trauma, and tragedy.
I am reaching out and sharing a Go Fund Me page for 3 families I have the honor of knowing. I have taught their children over the years and watched their successes and accomplishments. In the blink of an eye all was lost as their trailers and belongs burnt to the ground.
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Many of us are getting ready for Distance Learning. We know that both students and teachers reap the rewards when best practices are used. Therefore, I decided to write down some Best Practices for Distance Learning that I wanted to remember and engage in. I thought I would share my list with you!
· Explicitly teach expectations and engagement
· Describe expectations for online participation, communication, and etiquette
· Get students into the habit of participating
· Make online learning as interactive as possible
· Balance synchronous and asynchronous learning
· Give students choices
· Engage students with a variety of ways to learn
· Change your background each week
Need an ELD pacing guide?
This one is free!
As many of you know, I am a K-5 ELD teacher in Ashland, Oregon. For many years I did workshops throughout my state for ELD teachers. Many ELD teachers asked me for a pacing guide so I made this.
Each month has a combination of ELD units and/or grammar components essential for English learners. Again choose some or all of what I have here. Feel free to mix it up to suit you!
♥If I have a product that contains all or parts of the language I teach during that month I have listed it. All resource images are click-able links for your convenience. Just click on the image you want to see and it will take you to my TPT store.♥ I use these products according to language level more than grade level. Each column represents a language level. The column has language grammar, forms and functions I teach for that level. Under the column heading I list products I use to teach those language components. Some of the products may have a grade level on it, but I have used it at that language level based on the language I am teaching students at that level.
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Hello Teachers!
Counting by 2s, 5s, 10s or 100s also known as skip counting is an essential Math skill to teach young children. Skip counting is simply counting by the same number (other than 1) again and again. Skip counting helps students with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Skip counting increases number recognition, number sense and seeing number patterns. At risk students, ELs and special education students all benefit from having a firm foundation in these Math areas.
If you have English Learners (ELs) in your classroom skip counting is a great way to work on articulation. Make sure your ELs are pronouncing the numbers correctly. Many times the number three is incorrectly pronounced as ‘tree’. This is the time to make sure that gets corrected!
Teaching skip counting to students is easy.
Explain that skip counting is when you add the same number over and over.
Start by having students use a number line. Students choose a number and then add 2 to that number and circle the answer. Have students add 2 to the answer and repeat. Students get a visual hands-on model of counting by 2s.
Skip count by 2s, 5s, 10,s your way through transitions. When lining up for recess or lunch encourage students to join you while you count by 2s. This is great for practicing skip counting and creating a sense of urgency to save on transition time.
Another fun game to play whole class is ‘Let’s count by’. Teacher decides on a number to count by. Then the teacher calls out a number and the class responds with the next number.
Teacher says: Let’s count by 2
Teacher says: 4
Students say: 6
During distance learning send flipbooks home or have families print them off. Flipbooks are a super fun way to keep students practicing at home. During online class time you explain the rationale of skip counting and model on line how to put the books together. Students make their skip count books with you and share their books later with the whole family.
Skip counting flipbooks are great hands-on Math games and activities for kindergarten, first grade and second grade students. These engaging books work well in math stations, centers, rotations, review, test prep, early or fast finisher activities and more. Use them with Kinder, 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade elementary students. With easy differentiated options, they fit a variety of learners. The critical thinking work for enrichment, GATE, or worksheet alternatives for individual kids, small groups or partners. Great for ELD and ESL.
If you would like to try our free skip counting by 2s flipbook you can grab yours today here! https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Math-Skip-Counting-By-2-Flip-book-1361620
Let us know which games and activities you use when teaching students to skip count!