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ALT 13 classroom roles posted on a wall, each with a short description of responsibilities. The roles are: Poet Laureate (sharing a poem of the week and other interesting poems or quotes), Class Jester (sharing jokes of the day and cheering up classmates), Tech Support (resolving tech issues), Assistant (to the) Regional Manager (assisting with tasks like passing out paperwork), Botanist (taking care of greenery), Safety Manager (helping classmates exit the classroom), Equipment Manager (helping organize recess activities and equipment), Ornithologist (assisting with bird feeder), Custodian (making sure classroom is clean), Meteorologist (keeping track of weather), Cinematographer (film activities), Chief Financial Officer (helping with class store), Classroom Artist (collect art pieces for classroom).
ALT βMay you find the people who will sustain you and remind you that this work matters. May you delight in your studentsβtheir brilliance and their quirks. May you find the good in your day, tuck it into your heart, and work to replicate it. May you always know: You are enough.β βRebecka Peterson, Teacher
ALT Why Students Should Write in All Subjects. By Youki Terada, Edutopia Editor
ALT Tic-Tac-Toe Directions: complete 3 activities from the choice board in a tic-tac-toe design Choose 4 words to create a poem Write a sequel to the story and put a title Complete a concept map of important events in the story. If you had to change something in the story, what would it be and why? Make a model of the main character using construction paper pieces. Draw and label the setting of the story.
ALT Create a memory game about MLK Create a timeline of MLK's life Create a display board of MLK listing at least 10 important facts. Student choice. Prepare 10 interview questions for MLK. If MLK were alive today, he would say... Create an acrostic poem about MLK. Create a song or rap about MLK.
ALT Writing letters by hand leaves clearer memory traces in the brain than typing them does, indicating deeper learning. Brain scans of preliterate children reveal crucial reading circuitry flickering to life when kids hand-printed letters and then tried to read them. The effect largely disappears when the letters are typed or traced. Sources: James & Engelhardt, 2012; Askvik, Van der Weel, & Van der Meer, 2020
