I substitute taught at Lehigh Valley Academy (a charter school in the Bethlehem Area School District) on Friday, October 30, 2009.
It is always interesting to me to observe not only the students and the teachers in throughout the various grades but also the classroom dynamics. On this particular occasion, I made notes of certain items within the classroom that I found creative and educational.
That day, I took note of the following:
1. Charts hung from various locations in the classroom for: vocabulary development, place value, times tables, and "A great paragraph has . . .", chart;
2. A chart of jobs which was marked by a popsicle stick with the student's name inside a pocket. A picture was affixed to the pocket with a description of each job. For example, custodian, pencil sharpener, paper passer, line leader, etc.
3. 8 1/2" x 11" laminated papers containing definitions of: antonym, synonym, homophone, plot, problem, solution, point of view, cause and effect, main idea, alliteration, rhyme, story maps, setting, theme and suffix. These were attached to the blinds with clothespins. I have also seen similar things hanging from a clothesline strung across a classroom.
4. A parts of speech poster with words listed underneath; and
5. A burning questions chart in which students attached questions with posted notes to it.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
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