Normally I would wait until the end of the week to reflect back and post a blog, but this week has already been filled with so many exciting learning opportunities that I felt like I needed to jump on here and add a few lines just to stay ahead.
Yesterday I introduced my students to Zopler which is an online collaborative community for writers; boy did they ever embrace that!! They went right to work--writing there little hearts out. It was so refreshing to see them excited about writing.
In social studies I told them about an upcoming project where we were going to research the early explorers and instead of groans they were actually excited. They wanted to know when they could start. They are very interested in the controversy over who actually discovered America, according to my students after seeing the voyage maps they are not convinced that the right person is receiving credit for the discovery. I can not wait to see what they unearth in their research.
I have also created a quizlet site for them to use to review their terms and definitions. I know that budgets are tight for everyone, so I figured this might be a way to help us all out. Quizlet.com 7th Grade-Unit 1 is the current location of the first group of words. I hope that it will be simple to locate. I will have the students give it a try when they return this morning from exploratory.
Have a blessed day!! And, happy learning.
Yesterday I introduced my students to Zopler which is an online collaborative community for writers; boy did they ever embrace that!! They went right to work--writing there little hearts out. It was so refreshing to see them excited about writing.
In social studies I told them about an upcoming project where we were going to research the early explorers and instead of groans they were actually excited. They wanted to know when they could start. They are very interested in the controversy over who actually discovered America, according to my students after seeing the voyage maps they are not convinced that the right person is receiving credit for the discovery. I can not wait to see what they unearth in their research.
I have also created a quizlet site for them to use to review their terms and definitions. I know that budgets are tight for everyone, so I figured this might be a way to help us all out. Quizlet.com 7th Grade-Unit 1 is the current location of the first group of words. I hope that it will be simple to locate. I will have the students give it a try when they return this morning from exploratory.
Have a blessed day!! And, happy learning.