Who in the Wordle is in Mrs. Lemke's Class???

I'm super excited for this new bulletin board creation I found online to try out on the first day of class.  I am going to have a banner reading "Who in the Wordle is in Mrs. Lemke's Class?" and then have each student create a Wordle about themselves.  Words that students want to emphasize more, like their name, they will need to type in more often for it to show larger.  This activity will not only brighten up the room but demonstrate the student's basic technology skills as well as help students get to know each other better on the first day.  (when students print I would make sure they have a design with a white background so they don't waste so much ink)<a href="http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/3930101/Mrs_Lemke"

Limited Bulletin Board Issue Solved!!!

I found this on a blog and thought it was a fantastic idea!  I can't wait to try it out!
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We had limited bulletin boards in my old building, so my former colleague Mrs. Widelitz got creative and made one!  It’s a large piece of heavy cardboard covered with bulletin board paper, suspended from the ceiling using metal hooks.

Book Reports

For our Biography Book Reports students dressed up as an important figure in history and them presented facts about the impact they have made on America and why they are important to know about.  They also explained inventions, wars, changes, etc. in his/her life.

Science Fun!

Students created a cardboard and string arm to represent how muscles and veins work together to make an arm move.

Donating to Charity

Our student council created a pencil and eraser drive set up similiar to a penny war at our school.   Pencils were considered positive and erasers were considered negative.  We collected over 6,000 pencils to donate to Haiti!

Technology in Today's Classroom

Using an Interactive IPOD Touch
-engaging educational apps
-focuses on small motor skills
-interactive review games
-practice on grade appropriate instruction

Oreo Activity

Oreo Adjective Activity

Objective:

• To teach students how to use a variety of adjectives as details to expand their word choice while writing.

Materials:

• Dry erase boards
• Dry erase markers
• Oreos
• Paper
• Pencil

Procedure:

1. Give students a brief introduction and discuss expectations for today’s lesson.
2. Review that an adjective is a word that describes a noun.
3. Tell students that today we will be using our five senses to list adjectives that describe an Oreo.  We want to try and stay away from words like “good”.
4. Discuss White board expectations and hand out materials and Oreos.
5. Students will independently create a list of adjectives to describe their Oreo.
6. Students will work with a partner to share their list of adjectives.
7. Share adjective lists with the class.
8. Now students should take some time to write a paragraph using their list of adjectives to describe how they would eat an Oreo and what it would taste like.  Give a few example sentences.

Assessment: Share paragraphs with the class.  Depending on the time left either call on volunteers or let everyone read.  Collect.