Wednesday Wishlist #4

With Maths Week just around the corner I felt it would be apt to share five math based websites I wish I had known about this time last year.

No. 1   k-5 math teaching resources

This site provides an extensive collection of free resources, math games and hands on math activities.
Here are some screenshots of the site.

No. 2  Virtual Manipulatives

This link would have been such a life saver a year ago but I am glad it found its way into my life now It. provides any math manipulative you want displayed on you IWB in an instant from number lines to clock faces to fraction tiles.. It even virtually roles two number cubes!!!! Mind blown!! How come nobody told me about this site!!!! (sigh)

No. 3 Matific


This is a wonderful child friendly site, You will need to sin up but the games are fantastic. There are many strands covered which will reinforce concepts or perhaps you could use this site during station teaching.



No. 4 Classmaths Irish Primary School Maths

This website is designed to support the Irish Primary School Curriculum.
This sorting game is so cute!

No. 5 Get Smart

I shared this website in my Facebook page a couple of weeks ago and I hope you all have got some use out of it. The breakdown of each math area is laid out clearly and I hope everyone loves it as much as I do.

I hope these websites are helpful to you and you class over the next few weeks. If you have any Math Websites that you love using why not share them below. 

Wishlist Wednesday #3

Hey everyone,

This week I am mixing things up and sharing some of my favourite resources from  Teachers Pay Teachers. If you are new to the site all you need is an e-mail address to sign up and you are good to go! Be warned it is seriously addictive, a little like browsing on pinterest... You know the way you just keep clicking and wonder how you managed to end up on teacher outfits when you were looking for a science expereiment!! Well with that warning - I give you my best picks from TPT.  


Free Free Free!!!

1. Roll a Story Writing Activity made by MsJordanReads
Classes will love rolling a dice to mix-and-match st

ory elements to create their very own story.

2. Division of the Day for Upper Grades made by Jennifer Findley
Division problems (1 digit and 2 digit divisors with 3-4 digit dividends)
Children asked to do the following on their sheet:
Solve the problem.
Check the answer with multiplication.
Create a story problem to match the division problem.


3. Profile of a Scientist made by Riona Kelly 
Have either laminated information about scientists/ have a Powerpoint detailing the informaion and you will have the perect lesson with this brilliant template to accompany it.


4. What a Dilemma Poem and Teaching Guide made by Rachel Lynette
Pefect way to get children to connect with poetry helping them to create their own poem based on their own experiences and emotions.

5.Brain Breaks Roll a Brain Break made by Rachel Lynette
You may not always have access to the laptop to put on GoNoodle so this freebie will be the perfect backup to have! All you need is a dice!! 

You will need to pay a small fee for these ones!!!!

1. Dear Teacher A Persuasive Writing Assignment made by Runde's Room

Dear Teacher, I can explain … is a fun, persuasive writing activity that the students will love. Havng them write a persuasive letter to their teachers to explain why they couldn’t finish their (imaginary) homework. The more ridiculous the excuse, the more fun students will have with this!!

2. Fictional Narrative in 5 Days made by Teaching in Room 6

If you have a class for an extended period this would be handy to have. It is so detailed and they are tried and tested lessons!

3.Winter Themed Multi Step Word Problem Task Cards made by Ashleigh

Concpets addressed throughout;

-Place Value
-Rounding
-Addition
-Subtraction
-Multiplication
-Division
-Geometry

4. Word Work Centers 4 Low Prep Centers made by Tessa Maguire

5. Literacy Stations in English Set 2 Suitable for 5th/6th Class made by Realta Ranga

Love this resource - everthing you need for a fun english lesson. The stations cover Oral Language, Reading, Writing, Vocabulary and Grammar.

These are my personal favourites 

1.Self assessment Two Stars and a Wish made by A Crucial Week

Love it - perfect for individual assessments. 

2. Collaborative group reflection sheet made by A Crucial Week

 Used this with third class when they worked collaboratively together. Loved hearing what they could do differently the next time.

3. Comprehension Question Fans made by Runde's Room

Can't reccomend these beauties enough!! Used them while I was with 5th class when we were doing a novel study. 

4, Role Cards for Cooperative Group Work made by Kate O'Connell
Everything runs much smoother when everybody has a job to do. 

5. 15 Minute Timer made by Teacher's Take-Out
This PPT changes slides after every minute it's brilliant. The classes loved it - especially when working against the clock. 





So there you have it,  my top picks!
Have you seen anything on TPT that you love OR that has been useful in the classroom? If so why don't you share below. 





Niamh

Wishlist Wednesday #2

                                    


1. Jumpstart Literacy

Pie Corbett is an excellent author and has some fabulous ideas for storymaking, poetry and one of my favourites literacy. The literacy games will help consolidate pupils' previous learning and stimulate pupils' memory. Obviously I don't have this book (yet) but if you click on the link (title) you will be able to look inside the book! When I do eventually purchase it I will share some of its amazing ideas with you all.

2. Patterend Hand Pointers

For only € 2.83 check out these beautiful hand pointers. I stumbled upon these during the summer. Ii still am trying to find out how long the handle is!! If anyone already purchased them you might let me know what you think of them. Thank you.

3. 500 activities for the primary school classroom

4. 100 fun ideas for practising modern foreign languages in the primary classroom

If you are looking for some new ideas for Gaeilge, then look no futher this book will help you put the fun back into Gaeilge :)

5, Unshakeable

I am actually reading this book at the moment so my wish is that you enjoy reading it as much as I have. I purchased it at the weekend and have loved it so far. I have been following Angela Watson's blog for quite some time and she always has great tipe and advice but this book is suitable no matter where you are in your teaching career. I must say her book does give you a great sense of positivity and comfort that you are infact Unshakeable.. If you are looking for some light reading at night instead of scrawling through pinterest or facebook (cough, cough) well this my friends may be a more suitable option. You can read the first chapter for free (bonus). 

That's all for now!

Niamh 

Wishlist Wednesday #1

1. Pictionary €12.99

While I was on teaching practice the class teacher used this game throughout the week. 

- Class is split into groups

- one person puts themselves forward to go first

- that person is given the pictionary card and they have to exlpain the word on the card without saying the word (or even part of the word that they are explaining) (they also can't do any actions)

- another child is in charge of the timer (included with pictionary) 

2. Gaeilge Bheo! available here!

It contains questions, orders and even pupil answers as well as useful information such as subjects in Irish, colours, time, weather or school furniture and equipment. It also contains a section on the Briathra Neamhrialta. 

3. Primary- Ed Books

Particularly the Listening Comprehension books - excellent when you need a lesson quickly. 

4, Squeeze Whistle available here

A whistle that all can share. A soft plastic whistle which is squeezed by hand rather than blown so can be shared by any number of people and particularly suitable for mixed ability classes.

5. Students love when you read aloud to them, but sometimes teachers don’t want you to move ahead in a story that they have begun with the students already. Of course you can’t really start a new book with students when you won’t be there to finish it with them.

However, it is a great idea to always have a favorite book or two on hand that allow for one-time reading. This mystery book would be perfect for the senior classes; Two Minute Mysteries by Donald J. Sobol.


That concludes the Wednesday Wishlist  -  let's see what will make the list next week :)

Niamh.