Most people have discovered Pinterest
by this point, an online visual pinboard that covers everything from
home decorating to fashion to EDUCATION resources. I have been on
Pinterest since last spring but was mostly using it for home projects
until the end of the summer. Then, I began to discover what a great
resource it is for my job as a school counselor. I am now
officially obsessed and am finding fun and helpful ideas for all aspects
of my job: classroom lessons, Student Support Team ideas, behavior
management tips, and the list goes on and on. Here is a brief glimpse
into some of the ideas I have been using recently.
This picture is from her project, and she used it to discuss lots of
different character traits that students used. My students created
“Perseverance Frames” and wrote all the different academic skills they
have been able to learn in first grade by NOT GIVING UP. I plan on
applying this idea in lots of different ways next year. That’s why I
love online collaboration because you can put your own twist on great
ideas!
I also borrowed behavior management ideas from msk1ell.blogspot.com and keepcalmandteachon.blogspot.com, which I found on Pinterest.
The sticks each have brain break ideas on them like “Do 10 jumping jacks” or “Stretch”. I gave them to a teacher so that she could direct students to them when they needed a brain break after finishing classwork. The idea is to take a couple of minutes to have a movement activity so they can refocus for the next lesson. The stop sign is a visual reminder to refocus. I laminated a whole sheet of the stop signs and then gave them to teachers. They cut them apart and are placing one stop sign on the desk of any student who is in need of the reminder. It is inconspicuous and also saves the teacher from interrupting their lesson over and over to redirect students verbally.
Blogs and other online resources such as Pinterest have truly taken educator collaboration to a new level, which brings nothing but GREAT things to our students. I hope I will also have ideas that others can use as I move forward with my blog and other professional development. Feel free to follow me on Pinterest at Angela Poovey and happy pinning!
In first grade, I am teaching a
classroom guidance unit on being a successful student. My first lesson
focused on the character trait of Perseverance. The students inferenced
about what the word Perseverance means by discussing different
characters from popular movies: Flynn from Cloudy with a Chance of
Meatballs, Winter from a Dolphin Tale, and Bethanny Hamilton from Soul
Surfer. After they had a solid definition, we applied the character
trait Perseverance to not giving up at school, even when learning
something can be difficult. The students then created a project that I
found on Pinterst, which had been pinned from adventuresofroom129.blogspot.com — so cute!
I also borrowed behavior management ideas from msk1ell.blogspot.com and keepcalmandteachon.blogspot.com, which I found on Pinterest.
The sticks each have brain break ideas on them like “Do 10 jumping jacks” or “Stretch”. I gave them to a teacher so that she could direct students to them when they needed a brain break after finishing classwork. The idea is to take a couple of minutes to have a movement activity so they can refocus for the next lesson. The stop sign is a visual reminder to refocus. I laminated a whole sheet of the stop signs and then gave them to teachers. They cut them apart and are placing one stop sign on the desk of any student who is in need of the reminder. It is inconspicuous and also saves the teacher from interrupting their lesson over and over to redirect students verbally.
Blogs and other online resources such as Pinterest have truly taken educator collaboration to a new level, which brings nothing but GREAT things to our students. I hope I will also have ideas that others can use as I move forward with my blog and other professional development. Feel free to follow me on Pinterest at Angela Poovey and happy pinning!
No comments:
Post a Comment