For my lesson plan, I followed the guidelines of ITIP. I am creating a lesson plan in the subject of English Language Arts for kindergarteners. The standard is that with prompting and support, the students should be able to ask and answer questions about key details in a text. Anticipatory Set– To get the interest […]

Grants That Interest Me One grant for teachers that I found interesting was the Elmer’s Teacher Tool Kit Grant. This grant is $100-$500 and will fund school supplies for high-needs schools. If I were a teacher and receiving this grant, I would use it towards supplies for a back to school craft. For the craft, […]

Khan Academy is a program for students, parents, and teachers. It has lesson plans for students and teachers in every subject for every age and grade level. There are courses and missions for children to complete. It also helps the students track their progress. Students and teachers can also be linked through the site. https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-kindergarten-math/cc-kindergarten-add-subtract/kindergarten-making-5-9/v/getting-to-10-by-filling-boxes […]

For my Road Trip, I have decided to start in Washington and end in California. We will stick along the coast and stop at National Parks, Historic Sites and more along the way. The first stop is Olympic National Park. The Forest is known for having many diverse plants as well as many diverse ecosystems. […]

After doing my research on worksheets, I have come to the conclusion that they can be beneficial, but under certain circumstances. To be more specific, I believe that worksheets should be used as lesson reinforcement or practice, but not the lesson itself. Many of the articles I read talked about the fact that when a […]

For my concept map, I chose the topic of “Being Kind.” I want to be an elementary school special education teacher and I feel this would be a good topic for my class. Being kind is extremely important and is not always something that is directly taught in the classroom. This concept map breaks down […]

A PLN describes how you plan to grow professionally as a teacher. It can be used as a network to connect to other educators and to share or find resources. I have found found 5 Professional Organizations and 5 blogs about Technology Integration in the classroom that will help me as I continue in my […]

The first Webquest I looked at is “ABC Zoo Book” which is for kindergarten through second grade. For this Webquest, after doing research and reading a few books, the students will make their own book in which they will choose an animal to represent each letter of the alphabet. The Webquest starts out by reading […]