Our classroom blogs is a place devoted to allowing the students of our class to develop a place to share books that have been read and work that has been completed.. We will share many ideas and items, and we will have an opportunity to comment on each other's work.
Highs and lows is a reflection strategy. It asks students to identify parts of their day that they are proud of and that they did well on, highs, as well as parts of the day that they see as areas to improve on, lows. This provides good discussion and an opportunity for follow up the next day to focus on ways to improve our climate.
Do you own an iPod, Miscrosoft Zune, or other personal media device? Check out this awesome tool to help you in your studies. Using the photos feature of your device, these flash cards can be flipped through for some quick studying! Additionally, these files can be downloaded on computers for a quick flip through as pictures.
This is an opportunity for extension and enrichment. Find information about our memorization challenge as well as view a list of some of our challenges.
One of the important literary aspects of reading is to note settings. A setting is the place and time a story is happening. This is an opportunity to locate on a map those places we find while reading.
Join our educational club and start earning points! Research in Action is an educational club that was created to help Mr. Schrader's students learn research skills by looking up interesting information and trivia.
Rise n' Shine is a great way that we start our days. After we have had time to complete our planners, enter our lunch count, and begin other independent work to get started, we work through our Rise n' Shine as a class. Rise n' Shine is a great way to work though our morning routines as a class and be productive as late comers trickle in.
Each week a student is in charge of blogging about the main ideas of what was covered. This recap is featured here on the website, in our weekly newsletters, and in our weekly podcasts.
Vocabulary is an important part of literary learning. Check our our online word wall full of the vocabulary we have covered this year!
about mr. schrader
I am an elementary educator currently living in Lawrence, Kansas, and working in Topeka, Kansas. I graduated college from Washburn University in Topeka, KS with a degree in Elementary Education and an emphasis in Special Education.
I want to make learning accessible to children, especially in the realm of educational technology.
