Hello everyone!
I'm in the process of moving my blog over to a new website! Yay! The website is https://sites.google.com/site/apluselementary/
Please feel free to head over and explore. All of my pictures/printables are already attached in the files and docs tab. I'll still be blogging on the main page. I also have a word and book of the week section. Also, please +1 me if you like me! I'd really appreciate it!
Thank you everyone and happy teaching!
Lauren
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Monday, August 20, 2012
First Printable
I am posting my first printable today! Hopefully it works out and you're actually able to print it. All I ask is that you keep the little copyright part attached. :) Please and thank you! More information after the picture!
Alright, so the plan here is that each child has this tapped to their desk. You can either cycle out the paper each week and send it home to the parents so they can see how their student did, or laminate it and use dry erase markers to just reuse! Rewards can range for whatever works best for your grade level and class (I made this with K-4 in mind). I like to use computer time, stickers, stamps, and extra time playing with a "toy" (ie-learning activity) as rewards for my kiddos. I printed mine out two on one sheet of paper like you see above and below is a picture of just half the page (don't forget to click to make it bigger/save as a text or picture and print). Hopefully you'll be able to print one version... Forgive me for being so inept...It's my first time doing this!
More to come soon! Keep teaching!
Lauren
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Literacy?
One of my bulletin boards for your viewing pleasure:
The letters curve in a downward motion reflecting the butterflies.
The tree is 3D: Made with light green tissue paper covered with paper leaves
The tree trunk is made of cardboard.
The caterpillars are painted cotton balls (that I plan on changing for next time. Puff balls from the craft store! It's okay to admit that something didn't go right!)
I colored all the butterflies but the books were printed out. I also colored the letters of the words. I just happened to have a bug border which I thought looked adorable and fit perfectly with the theme.
Have I mentioned that I love crafting? I'm hoping to get some printable materials up soon!
Keep Teaching,
Lauren
The tree is 3D: Made with light green tissue paper covered with paper leaves
The tree trunk is made of cardboard.
The caterpillars are painted cotton balls (that I plan on changing for next time. Puff balls from the craft store! It's okay to admit that something didn't go right!)
I colored all the butterflies but the books were printed out. I also colored the letters of the words. I just happened to have a bug border which I thought looked adorable and fit perfectly with the theme.
Have I mentioned that I love crafting? I'm hoping to get some printable materials up soon!
Keep Teaching,
Lauren
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Mini Bulletin Board
Hello everyone!
Busy week for me so here is a mini bulletin board to keep you happy!
This is called the Reader's Toolbox. Basically I found an idea on Pinterest (http://mrsgilchristsclass.blogspot.com/2011/07/readers-tool-box-stategies-to-build.html) and then changed it up a bit. The tools all say something on them. For example, the saw says "break the words into parts," the hammer says "act out the story," and the pliers say "Use the pictures." I just found pictures, cut them out and colored them, mounted them on construction paper, and put them on the window.
Hope you all enjoyed it!
Happy teaching!
Lauren
Busy week for me so here is a mini bulletin board to keep you happy!
This is called the Reader's Toolbox. Basically I found an idea on Pinterest (http://mrsgilchristsclass.blogspot.com/2011/07/readers-tool-box-stategies-to-build.html) and then changed it up a bit. The tools all say something on them. For example, the saw says "break the words into parts," the hammer says "act out the story," and the pliers say "Use the pictures." I just found pictures, cut them out and colored them, mounted them on construction paper, and put them on the window.
Hope you all enjoyed it!
Happy teaching!
Lauren
Monday, August 6, 2012
Some Information
Where I work we have a few kids who have visual/auditory perception issues. I've realized that a lot of people and teachers have no idea what I'm talking about when I say these words.
Basically, visual and auditory processing disorder can come by themselves or together as a team. Visual processing disorder is often misdiagnosed as dyslexia. Students tend to write or read numbers and/or letters backwards. They don't always write with regards to the lines on the paper (margins or otherwise). They can seem ADD or ADHD because of their doodling or tendency to write all over the paper. The technical end of it is that the information that is being seen by the eyes is not passing through the brain correctly. Instead of the student being able to see every letter in its entirety a student may see the sentence look like this: "Whr I wrk w hve a fw kd wh hae visl/adtry prcepon isue." They may also see have the letters; for example an upper case E may look like uppercase F and lowercase e may look like c to them. This is why when they read and write letters may get jumbled and words may not be read in their entirety. These students also tend to skip lines when they read in order to get through the work faster. They do this so that less attention can be drawn on their reading.
Auditory processing disorder is often misdiagnosed as ADHD. These children stare off into space, draw on paper, may get up and move around a lot, and spend a lot of time confused over directions that were given orally. These children suffer from a lack of connection from brain to ear and back again. They may only hear parts of sentences (similar to a child with VPD who may only read parts of sentences and words) and the often run into things when they walk. They are considered clumsy because they miss directions and lack fine motor skills. These students will often act like the class clown so that they don't get noticed for "not listening" when in fact they aren't hearing properlly.
There are very easy ways for students to learn to live with Auditory and Visual Processing Disorder. Often they are just easy fixes in the classroom, such as moving the student closer to the front of the classroom so that they can focus on the teacher's lips as the move and giving the student bolder colored lines on a paper. It may mean a slightly bigger font or a highlighter that changes white to hot pink. Most students can learn to cope easily with these disorders and they are not detrimental as long as they are noticed and evaluated.
Please feel free to message me or leave a comment if you have any questions!
Keep Teaching,
Lauren
Basically, visual and auditory processing disorder can come by themselves or together as a team. Visual processing disorder is often misdiagnosed as dyslexia. Students tend to write or read numbers and/or letters backwards. They don't always write with regards to the lines on the paper (margins or otherwise). They can seem ADD or ADHD because of their doodling or tendency to write all over the paper. The technical end of it is that the information that is being seen by the eyes is not passing through the brain correctly. Instead of the student being able to see every letter in its entirety a student may see the sentence look like this: "Whr I wrk w hve a fw kd wh hae visl/adtry prcepon isue." They may also see have the letters; for example an upper case E may look like uppercase F and lowercase e may look like c to them. This is why when they read and write letters may get jumbled and words may not be read in their entirety. These students also tend to skip lines when they read in order to get through the work faster. They do this so that less attention can be drawn on their reading.
Auditory processing disorder is often misdiagnosed as ADHD. These children stare off into space, draw on paper, may get up and move around a lot, and spend a lot of time confused over directions that were given orally. These children suffer from a lack of connection from brain to ear and back again. They may only hear parts of sentences (similar to a child with VPD who may only read parts of sentences and words) and the often run into things when they walk. They are considered clumsy because they miss directions and lack fine motor skills. These students will often act like the class clown so that they don't get noticed for "not listening" when in fact they aren't hearing properlly.
There are very easy ways for students to learn to live with Auditory and Visual Processing Disorder. Often they are just easy fixes in the classroom, such as moving the student closer to the front of the classroom so that they can focus on the teacher's lips as the move and giving the student bolder colored lines on a paper. It may mean a slightly bigger font or a highlighter that changes white to hot pink. Most students can learn to cope easily with these disorders and they are not detrimental as long as they are noticed and evaluated.
Please feel free to message me or leave a comment if you have any questions!
Keep Teaching,
Lauren
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