Black History Month

February is quickly approaching...can I get an AMEN????.....and with February comes Black History Month.  I had a fun time teaching about Black History Month last year because we incorporated it into literacy and social studies.  Our students learned a lot about historical figures in the African American culture, and had fun doing so.  We learned about Madam C.J. Walker, we read Uncle Jed's Barber Shop, and then we made the produc that I am featuring on tonights blog......

 

**DRUM ROLL PLEASE**

 

Black History Month Lapbook!!!

 

 

If you have never had the opportunity to create a Lapbook before, I highly recommend looking into them! A Lapbook is basically a place where students get to store flipbooks, vocabulary cards, and other diagrams or charts that are all based around a particular unit.  It is kind of like a portfolio of student work for that unit!! When I student taught, I sat through a Lapbook professional development and learned all about how to assemble a Lapbook, what to include in it, and how to make it fun for the kids! We have made Lapbooks on the human body, the life cycle of a butterfly, geometry, and Black History Month!

 

In this particular Lapbook, students learned information on Rosa Parks, Michael Jordan, Louis Armstrong, and 4 African American inventors.  When it is all said and done, students get to take home their own little portfolio on all of these historical people. 

 

I decided to type up a packet on this particular Lapbook for February and post it on TpT.  Included in the document you will find all the templates needed for certain flipbooks, a list of all the materials you would need to make the flipbooks, possible links or sites to help with finding information (my Michael Jordan Smartboard lesson being one of those), and pictures of a completed Lapbook from my class. 

 

Again, I would highly recommend looking into making a Lapbook for any subject.  They end up being an awesome artifact of student work, and it is something they may be interested in keeping themselves instead of chunking it into the garbage....which I'm sure NONE of my kids have EVER done..............................................

 

To go look at this product, click on the link below! Please feel free to leave feedback, suggestions, comments (both good and bad....preferably good!!). 

 

Black History Month Lapbook

 

Did you make it over this hump day?? Only two more days to go until that fabulous weekend hits us!! Anyone else praying for a little (or a lot) of snow???? I AM!!! :)

 

It's Been a While...

It has been a while since I have been able to sit and express my inner most thoughts on my blog.....:)

So my New Years Resolutions....stay positive, don't complain, manage my time better.......

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no comment......

 

The weather here in Charlotte/Clover has been so depressing the past week.  It has been wet, not cold but not hot, muggy, foggy, and just down right BLAH!!!!  Now they say we have a chance for snow....not that I believe it....but REALLY??? I love snow, but I am quite ready for sunshine and beauty outside again.  It helps to make things a little more happy and shiny! Not to mention, indoor recess....well....it SUCKS!!! :)  No running, no screaming, don't touch that, watch out for the projector and ELMO....need I say more? I feel bad for the little heathens darlings!!

 

It has been a VERY eventful time in room 102 since the start of the year!! Day 1, back at school, knock on the door.....why, hello new student!!!  Third grade got 5 new students in the first couple days back to school.  All but one teacher got a new one.  Our school as a whole got around 14 new students!  So far....my new one is doing okay.  Low in math, decent in reading, behavior is questionable, but not bad!! I'm still trying to get a feel for who she is.  I'll keep ya updated....

 

 By the way....has your school reached the 100 day mark yet? WE HAVEN'T!!!! Holy moly!!

 

Next week we have Martin Luther King Day off, followed by....hold your breathe........hold it....hold it......A TEACHER WORKDAY!!!!! Can you hear the screams of every teacher in the Charlotte school system?? Screams of joy!! Screams of I can finally sit in my room and do something that will make me feel productive!!!! I can't WAIT!! I have never been so excited about going in for a teacher workday.

 

Third quarter starts next Wednesday when we get back to school.  Two more to go....I think I can!  I hope the remainder of your school year continues to go well....or becomes well. 

 

I leave you with a verse from my morning devotional today to help you think about your job, whether it be teaching, or some other business.....

 

Phillippians 2:14: Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, "children of God withouth fault in a warped and crooked generation." Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky as you hold firmly to the word of life. And then I will be able to boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.     

 

 

And the winners are.....

My first giveaway is done, and the winnerS have been selected!! I decided to choose two winners!! Here they are:

 

 

a Rafflecopter giveaway

 

Congratulations, Alyce and Corinna!!

 

Thank you to all who entered my first giveaway!! There were only 16 entries, but I was excited for it being my first one!! Hopefully there will be more in the future, and more entries entered!!

 

Have a great week, everyone!!!

January 2013 Linky...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! I hope everyone rang in the new year with as much fun as I did!!

To start the year off, I am linking up with Oh Boy, 4th Grades Currently Linky Party!! I hope you enjoy!!

1. Have you ever watched 24?? OH...MY...GOSH!! This is the third time I have watched this show through from season 1 and up. It is one of the best shows I've ever watched. We have 7 seasons on DVD and will get season 8 soon!! 

2. I got a new treadmill for Christmas from my parents and I LOVE it!! It will definitely come in handy on rainy days and cold days!!

3. I need to use my treadmill. I've used it several times, but it's time to make it daily!! 2013!!

4. School starts back tomorrow....boo. I've enjoyed my days of sleeping in and not having to worry about lessons and work. I would LOVE to stay a little longer, but I guess I will always feel that way, even if I did get more days.

5. I decided to hold a giveaway to see how it would go. So far...not so good. I am giving away three of my novel units from TpT. Check it out if you get a chance!! 

6. New Years Eve got the best of me. We stayed up for quite some time, so today has been nothing but laying around and being lazy!!

Head on over to Oh' Boy 4th Grade to do your own currently!! Happy 2013!!