Hello all!
Last week was all PARCC testing in the morning and all fun and games in the afternoon. Unfortunately we did not have any formal YESS classes last week but this week we will make up for it!
See you next week!
Monday, April 24, 2017
Monday, April 17, 2017
Ranum Week 30!
Hello and welcome back!
Last week we worked on Test Taking and Note Taking skills in order to prepare students for the upcoming PARCC testing this week.
The Test Taking lesson gave students some helpful hints on how to handle themselves before, during and after tests. Studying is obviously very important but you do not want to over study and end up losing sleep because that will effect how much of it you'll actually remember. Students asked great questions and some even shared their study tips that have worked well for them. Including, eating before taking a test, breathing exercises, and even as simple as just going to the bathroom to take that distraction away.
The Note Taking lesson tested students ability to take notes in a multitude of ways. The first was strictly auditory, so I read them a short story and they had to pick out the important parts to write down for notes. Then I quizzed them on the story. After that, they watched a video that had no audio so their notes were based off of what they saw and then they were quizzed. Finally, I showed them another video that had a lot of dates but it had audio and visuals so it was a little easier to take notes.
Overall, it was a great test of their note taking abilities and realization of what they need to work on/listen for in the future when they're taking notes.
Thanks for reading, have a great week!
Last week we worked on Test Taking and Note Taking skills in order to prepare students for the upcoming PARCC testing this week.
The Test Taking lesson gave students some helpful hints on how to handle themselves before, during and after tests. Studying is obviously very important but you do not want to over study and end up losing sleep because that will effect how much of it you'll actually remember. Students asked great questions and some even shared their study tips that have worked well for them. Including, eating before taking a test, breathing exercises, and even as simple as just going to the bathroom to take that distraction away.
The Note Taking lesson tested students ability to take notes in a multitude of ways. The first was strictly auditory, so I read them a short story and they had to pick out the important parts to write down for notes. Then I quizzed them on the story. After that, they watched a video that had no audio so their notes were based off of what they saw and then they were quizzed. Finally, I showed them another video that had a lot of dates but it had audio and visuals so it was a little easier to take notes.
Overall, it was a great test of their note taking abilities and realization of what they need to work on/listen for in the future when they're taking notes.
Thanks for reading, have a great week!
Monday, April 10, 2017
Ranum - Post Spring Break!
Hello!
It was a short but action packed week coming back from Spring break.
Tuesday was a chance for all of us to talk and catch up on how everyone's break was. If there were any issues that needed to be resolved we talked about them, but basically we just tried to gear up for this final stretch of the year.
On Wednesday and Thursday, we created Treasure Maps. Students cut out pictures and words from magazines that they wanted to connect to their future. For example, they could look for the house of their dreams, a location on an island to build that house, a picture of a fishing pole that could represent a favorite hobby. Basically they were trying to associate pictures and words with their future life (a.k.a the things they treasure).
(Sorry it's upside down)
On Friday we participated in a team builder called the Egg Drop Challenge. Students were randomly assigned to teams and with a bunch of different supplies they had to create a structure that could hold and protect and egg from a 12 foot drop. They had a lot of fun with this activity even though only about 1 in 3 eggs survived.
Have a great week!
It was a short but action packed week coming back from Spring break.
Tuesday was a chance for all of us to talk and catch up on how everyone's break was. If there were any issues that needed to be resolved we talked about them, but basically we just tried to gear up for this final stretch of the year.
On Wednesday and Thursday, we created Treasure Maps. Students cut out pictures and words from magazines that they wanted to connect to their future. For example, they could look for the house of their dreams, a location on an island to build that house, a picture of a fishing pole that could represent a favorite hobby. Basically they were trying to associate pictures and words with their future life (a.k.a the things they treasure).
On Friday we participated in a team builder called the Egg Drop Challenge. Students were randomly assigned to teams and with a bunch of different supplies they had to create a structure that could hold and protect and egg from a 12 foot drop. They had a lot of fun with this activity even though only about 1 in 3 eggs survived.
Have a great week!
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