Loren Martell Electronic Resource File 1. At least 15 activities which may be used to enrich lessons. a.

Each time students read a new book, instead of move onto a new book allow them to reflect on the book they just completed through a book review by creating a Glogster poster b. After completing a science lesson, have students use a WebQuest on the topic c. When learning about a topic bring in a tub filled with books so students can continue their own learning on the topic during independent reading time d. When talking about a math concept, have students research different jobs that use that math skill so students find the information more relevant to their lives e. When learning about different periods in history, play popular music from the time so that students can get and idea of the culture and feelings at that time f. When learning about controversial issues, show students videos that demonstrate both sides of the arguments so that they are able to create their own opinions g. When doing math activities bring manipulatives so that students can develop a better sense of what the numbers actually mean h. Use Web 2.0 applications so students can see live simulations of lesson topics i. Give students materials to build models of what you are learning about in science and social studies j. When learning about historical events print out eye witness accounts for students to read about and connect to the emotions of people at that time k. Bring in pictures of the people you are talking about in books so they are able to see who the person was to help them better understand that person l. During social studies units give students maps that they can use to better understand the area of the world you are learning about m. Allow students to apply the new math skills they learned in interactive class games n. Allow students to graph and manipulate math data that they collect from the class or school to make the information more meaningful o. Provide opportunity to go on field trips that will further engage students learning about a topic 1. At least three formats for behavior change contracts/records. http://specialed.about.com/library/Behavior-contracts-monitoring/MY-CONTRACT .pdf http://specialed.about.com/library/Behavior-contracts-monitoring/Countdown-I-CAN-DO-It-handraised.pdf http://specialed.about.com/library/Behavior-contracts-monitoring/Race-to-20and30.pdf 2. At least two fieldtrip permission forms. http://ncchildcare.dhhs.state.nc.us/PDF_forms/form4a_rsg.pdf http://www.childfun.com/childcare/printable/fieldtripprintmon.html 3. A checklist of things to do to prepare for a fieldtrip. http://ux.brookdalecc.edu/staff/sandyhook/checklist.PDF (This one is very thorough, but it is for a trip to Sandy Hook, I would change my own to say where we were going)

4. At least one form to report a discipline problem to parents. http://www.abcteach.com/free/n/note_discipline.pdf 5. At least one computer-based weekly/daily planning form. http://highland.hitcho.com.au/weeklylessonplans.pdf 6. At least one format for a childs homework assignments. http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/school/time/print_homework_chart.html 7. At least three bulletin board ideas. http://bulletinboardideas.org/209/in-this-class-youre-a-special-piece-of-the-puzzle/ http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/bulletinboard3.html http://classroomitemss.com/classroom-bulletin-boards/ 8. At least four lesson plans or activities which can be used by a substitute teacher at any time. 1. Life of Abraham Lincoln Procedure: Tell students that they will be reading about the life of our 16th President Abraham Lincoln with a partner at one of their book nooks. As they read the story highlight any information they think is important. After reading they will use the information they read about in order to fill out a short comprehension worksheet about Lincoln. Materials: http://www.teachervision.fen.com/tv/printables/abestory.pdf Closing: Ask students to turn to the people sitting at their table and share one thing they learned about Lincoln form this activity. Collect the complete worksheet. Have the students keep the reading. 2. Life Cycle of Frogs Procedure: Tell students that they will be learning about the life cycle of frogs. As a class study the Frog Metamorphosis diagram. Afterwards ask students to describe the changes they see in the frog throughout its life. After studying the diagram tell students they can go to their book nook with their partner to answer the reading comprehension questions. They will need to look at their diagram to answer these questions. Materials: http://bogglesworldesl.com/froglifecycle.htm Frog Metamorphosis Diagram Frog Reading Comprehension Closing: Ask students to raise their hand and share the most interesting fact they learned about the life cycle of the frog. Collect the completed worksheets. 3. You Make the Call Procedure: Tell students that good readers make inferences, or educated guesses, about what they think will happen when they read. Today we are going to practice making inferences about what is going to happen next in certain situations. We can make an inference by using the information we get from the reading, as well as from information we have learned and know from living on this Earth. Read the first prompt to the class and then ask them to talk in their groups about what they think will happen next. After about a minute ask one group to share what their group discussed. Discuss why or why not this could actually happen. Then write their answer on the lines under the prompt. Then instruct students to complete the rest of the worksheet working with their groups and following the same steps as they did for the first problem.

Materials: http://www.havefunteaching.com/worksheets/reading/inferences/making-predictionspredict-infer.pdf Closing: Tell students making inferences is something we do all the time without even realizing it. Next time you are reading stop and make an inference about what you think will happen next in the book! Collect the worksheet. 4. Rounding Rockets Procedure: Tell students to talk with their tables about the rounding rule we learned in class. After a minute ask someone to share the rule. Students should tell you that first they must identify the number they are changing, and the number who is the boss and tells that number which way to go. If the boss number is 5 or more, we round up. If the boss number is 4 or less, we round down. Tell students that they should use this rule in order to complete the worksheet independently. Students will be looking at the number of the rocket and will round that number to the nearest ten and draw a line to connect the rocket with the correct rounded planet. Materials: http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/rounding/rounding-rockets-10s_TZQWQ.pdf Closing: Tell students that they should switch papers with a partner and will grade it with a marker. Tell the students the rocket number and ask for volunteers to share the planet they matched it up with. When they are done grading write the number out of 8 the student got correct at the top of the paper and collect it. 10. At least three center plans appropriate for your grade level. 1. Listening center: Students listen to a story on CD while following along in a book. Afterwards they will talk with other members at the center in order to answer comprehension questions about the story. 2. Word Work: Students will complete a variety of tasks using their vocabulary words for the week. These activities include creating vocabulary squares with the word, definition and picture of the word. Students will also work on completing word sorts. 3. Journal writing: Students will reflect on the current book we are reading as a class. They will answer response questions about the characters and main idea of the text. In these questions they will include their own feelings and opinions of the book.