I’m so depressed.   I have less than two weeks of vacation left. Some districts have already started! The time sure did fly by. I didn’t quite get through my summer to-do list, but I’m not giving up.  As you’ll see in the sidebar, I have uploaded my lesson files for Unit 1.
You may need to make more changes than usual to make them work for your classroom. For example, I treat my toolkits differently than described in the manual. I used to have Ziploc bags for every kid.  It was OK, but now I have a few sections of third grade math students, and now a section of SECOND GRADERs.  I’ve moved to tubs of materials. It worked pretty well last year. It’s all about setting those expectations high and stress showing respect towards the materials.
I also ignore the Length Of Day project. After doing it for a couple years, I really can’t say all the work and effort was worth it. I can pull out an old chart and the kids get the idea pretty quickly.  We practice elapsed time through the year as well, so I don’t think I’m taking away from the experience. Anyway, you might need to add a few pages to lesson 1-13 if you do the project.
Remember, I make no claims that my Math lessons are the greatest thing in the world, or even what you should be losing. I just know it is time consuming to create them, especially if you are not comfortable using the Smartboard. I hope if you all have files to share, you will add them to the forum. It would be nice to have a big library.
Hope you all have a great start to a new year!
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August 30th, 2009 at 9:52 pm
We skip out on the Length of Day project as well. I still have my toolkits, but I need to get rid of them. I have most of the materials in tubs and they typically go to the tubs instead of their toolkits anyways. I really appreciate all the work you have done to put up the lessons for the units! Thanks!