Layla Henry- Fancy Free in 4th- Blog
Fancy Ideas for the Everyday Classroom
My students LOVED this Place Value activity from Fourth and Ten. It is sometimes hard to get a good Math Bulletin Board, but this activity was perfect for covering the standard and making my room look even cuter for tomorrow’s Back to School Night. The principal even commented on how much she loved this bulletin board when she came into… Read More
Our first grammar lesson this year was Nouns. The students remembered that nouns were a Person, Place, Thing or Idea… but when it came to Proper Nouns vs. Common Nouns and Abstract Nouns vs. Concrete Nouns they had trouble differentiating. I made two different Noun Sorts to help reinforce this standard. You can grab them here. This is a great activity… Read More
Have you ever wanted to streamline how you send home student tests, collect parent signatures and have them all ready for reference for Parent Teacher Conferences? Well, I know I was sick of passing out test on random days (aka whenever I got to grading them) and I was also tired of not having test returned. If I send a… Read More
Teaching Place Value is one of the first feats for 4th graders. The concept of numbers to the millions is sometimes a difficult and abstract concept for kids. So for this week’s Made it Monday, I created this bundle to help the students ease into math in an interactive way. This comprehensive Place Value Set is perfect for teaching this difficult… Read More
Today was my first day back with my new class. It was a great, fast, whirlwind of a day. I am so excited to share my FINISHED classroom! After many days of working on it, organizing all of my belongings and moving furniture in and out, here is the final product. This a reminder of where I started at: This… Read More
I am on vacation right now, trying to enjoy the last bits of summer and trying NOT to freak out that I haven’t even moved into my new school/classroom yet! Tomorrow is the big day that I finally get to move in, meet my new staff and GET-T0-WORK. I am linking up with Tara from Fourth… Read More
