This post has been reposted at my new weblog here--
http://love5thgrade.blogspot.com/2014/12/minded-activities-enrichment-box-idea.html
Thank you! I will continue to improve upon this idea! =)
A weblog geared toward grades 2-6 (depending on the entry) with content about being creative, organization, reading, math, and writing workshop, science experiments, mentor texts, and so much more! (Ideas are included for K-1, too, in "Book Buddies"-related posts!)
Love these ideas Victoria! I was looking to enhance my enrichment program, and I'm definitely going to use your ideas! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI'd love to see a video showing the thinks in your box. I think this sounds Ike a great idea. I will have to look at coming up with something for my students.
ReplyDeleteI have been a follower for a while but I don't remember ths post. Thanks for sharing again
Heather
http://room4imagination.blogspot.com
I would like to see the video!!!!!
ReplyDeleteYes please to the video!! :)
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The Teaching Thief
When I come back, set up, and take the other video (of the classroom layout), I will do some other videos as well, including this one. :) I am a huge dork, but I guess you'll put up with that... ;) - Victoria
ReplyDeleteGreat ideas, wish I still taught 4th grade. I have moved down to 1st but could still use this idea. Speaking of old posts from your closed blog, I found a substitute teacher binder with pictures on pinterest, any chance you could give me a little information about that past post.
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Dana, I think you can certainly do a modified version in first grade. I don't know exactly entailing what, but... you can do some short challenges. Kids of all ideas embrace technology really well, too.
ReplyDeleteThe teacher binder idea is from Amanda Nickerson... she is the blogger at "One Extra Degree". Perhaps she will post about it again. I may also come up with my own binder idea this year and post about that while mentioning some other sub binder ideas I have seen online.
Wow!! I love this idea. Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI would love to see the video! This will be my first year teaching and I think this will be fantastic and so helpful in my classroom.
ReplyDeleteA video would be helpful, also some google documents would be extremely helpful
ReplyDeleteLove your blog. I am starting a new year in a new school and would love to have something like this for my students. Thanks so much.
ReplyDeleteI am excited to post more about this when I get back... I didn't know what kind of response this post would get, but it seems like a great idea to share. The box is in my middle closet at school-- so when I get back next month during set-up, I'll shoot the video and show everything.
ReplyDeleteBesides that, I don't do Google documents, but I upload .pdf files to my website and post them here. I don't know what I'll post for .pdf files, seeing I got everything from a whole bunch of places, but I'll see what I can do. A bunch of pictures may do......
I love the philosophy behind these activities. I teach gifted 3rd grade and all of my thirdsters have different areas of strength so it is difficult to involve all of their unique interests into whole group class activities. I would love to use this as an option for my students. They will enjoy the challenge and the choice
ReplyDeleteI'm a 2nd grade TAG teacher in Central TX & I'm always looking at things my kids can do when they've "gotten" the concept & completed their work, which is often. This is an amazing idea. Looking forward to the video :)
ReplyDeleteI have always wanted to do something like this! Love that you have done it and that it works!
ReplyDeleteAwesome idea! Please do the video! I so want to implement this in my classroom.
ReplyDeleteDarlene
jdsargo@sbcglobal.net
I really like this idea & was too late to get it on TPT. Will you be selling it again soon?
ReplyDeleteI love this idea & would love to learn more about it!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI wish I had seen this at the beginning of the summer. :) Great ideas!
ReplyDeleteI love this idea!! I'm a learning specialist and I'd really like to create a resource for kids who are "high fliers" not just the kids who need remediation. I can't wait to start putting it together and will certainly be using some of your wonderful ideas!
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Love the idea! I am a first year teacher and so far I have been searching for other activities for my early finishers to do. I love the activities you listed. Would you possibly have the documents with the student explanation in a document that you could upload?
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Sarah
Love this idea! I am a fifth grade teacher and yes, I'm guilty of using the "typical" activities. With the majority of my students being gifted or very talented this year I have been looking for something like this to cross my path. I know that they would LOVE this.
ReplyDeleteI noticed that on the light bulb you wrote...Why do we need enrichment?, etc. I can only read 1/2 of the first sentence. Would you mind sharing what the rest of it says?
Thanks!
Renee
Great idea! Thank you! I was wondering, do you grade their work from the box,? If so, how if not all the students will complete them, and if not, what do you tell your class when they ask, "Will I get credit for this?" How do you make them want to go to the box?
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Julie