Wednesday, September 8, 2010
It Takes 2 to Tango
Today was our second meeting and it was honestly like the first day on steroids. We did much more than the last class and I thoroughly enjoyed it. We decorated our journals which really took me back to elementary school when I made my first collage. It really allows me to express myself and it allows me to socialize and get to know my classmates. After I huffed and puffed away all of Hayley's pictures....I mean we finished our masterpieces we moved onto talking about spelling. I know for sure that I never want to sound like the lady from the video. I also learned that memorizing spelling words is not the most effective way to teach students. I hope to have weekly spelling test of about 12 words each week. I want to have a daily homework activity for the students to practice their spelling words. One day will target each type of learner. The technical terms for each learning method is something I already forgot so hopefully I will be refreshed of those techiniques or I am in trouble! I hope everyone has a great weekend!
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I think it is great that you already have thought about what you want to do,in regards to spelling, with your future students.
ReplyDeleteLike the title! Getting to know each other is important in creating a community of learners.
ReplyDeleteJust looked at your blog..your title tells everything about you..I love it! I also really enjoyed last weeks class. I had a lot of fun decorating my writers journal and liked that I was able to work on it throughout the entire class. I love that you are proactive and are already thinking of ways to implement what we are learning in your classroom. Love reading your blog...keep the fun titles coming! :)
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