Layla Henry- Fancy Free in 4th- Blog
Fancy Ideas for the Everyday Classroom
I was talking with some of my colleagues in the teacher’s lounge about updating our classroom bulletin boards and we all shared a common problem- making a Math bulletin board is difficult. Well… challenge accepted. Check out my C-U-T-E Algebra Bulletin Board. My Broken Heart Equation and Variable activity from my Fall in Love with Algebra set was the perfect… Read More
We have been reviewing Figurative Language this past week- reteaching everything that they “forgot” over Winter Break. I wanted to come up with some new activities to review similes, metaphors, personification, idioms, hyperboles and onomatopoeias and this is what I came up with: Here is what is included in this set… 6 Figurative Language Posters with examples: A Figurative… Read More
I am soooo excited to share this wonderful set of Valentine’s Day themed algebra practice. Algebra can be really difficult for some kids because of the abstract thinking that is needed. My Fall in Love with Algebra set has several activities to teach and reinforce basic algebra concepts in a variety of ways. Here is what is included: 4 Definition… Read More
Poetry is a great way to reinforce grammar concepts like parts of speech, figurative language and punctuation. I always have my class make poems for the different seasons or holidays to collect to put in our end of the year scrap book. I had great success with my mini-unit for Fall Poetry, and for Winter. Today I present to you… Read More
Well, Winter Break has finally come and I am so excited to have 3 weeks off, not that I will have a lot of down time with us moving into our new house and all! I wanted to share the CUTE Christmas Factor Trees that my class did during the last week of school to reinforce all of the concepts… Read More
This month, the 4th grade team were responsible for the bulletin board in the front office. We were trying to think of something creative and new and I stumbled across this CUTE Snow Globe idea from Fabulous in Fourth! on Pinterst. Here is what you need: – clear plastic dessert/appetizer sized party plates- we got ours at Party City because… Read More
