My classroom stuff...

So it is not very often that I actually post things in my classroom but I must say I am pretty proud of some of the latest things I have done to try and make Language Arts in 4th Grade..."off the chain":)  ha  Have I mentioned lately that I am really loving my new job??? 

Believe me there are moments when I am not quite so positive but the good far outweighs the bad. 

Today I was reminded there are going to be kids that you cannot save.  I am not saying I have given up but some kids are fighting demons that will stay with them forever.  Sometimes you just cannot love a kid enough to make them want to choose what is right.   

I will keep doing all I know to do...teach and try to keep things interesting.  

My Mustang tree:)  GO BLUE!

TRIMMING THE TREE WITH POSSESSIVES...

My kids were having trouble using possessives in a sentence correctly.  (applying what they know)  They have to read and fill in the blank with the correct possessive form of the noun given on their red sentence card each day.  This is a daily activity I am doing in the month of December...I am proud of this!  I say, "Let's trim the tree with possessives"... they get an "ornament"(a colored dot sticker)...and a sentence card (I ran these off on red paper) from inside the Gingerbread house box at their table.   I walk around and check their answers and when they have the right answer on their red card they transfer their answer on the ornament they hung on the tree for the day. 

They are loving it and it is hopefully helping them read for clues in sentences to figure out how to use singular and plural possessive nouns correctly.  Sorry to be so long winded...but I worked hard on this one!  Maybe someone can improve my idea or tweak it to make it work for you.  I found these gift boxes at Wal-Mart for $1.75 each.  (score!) 

My plans are to use white stickers and a snowman in January and give "snowballs"...maybe fun??? ha I will be on the lookout for snowmen gift boxes...at a dirt cheap price, of course. 

ANOTHER TREASURE...

50 cents each at Dollar General! The kids used these in a center and loved them...funny how junk like this can make things more interesting.  I love this kind of stuff:) 

I will go ahead and apologize to all of my friends who are not school teachers.  You probably think I am totally weird for posting such nonsense.  Some of my best ideas are some form of nonsense, though.  haha

Hope you are all having a great week!