Homework Helper

Do you have parents who call at the last minute to let you know they are going on an extended  vacation and need their child’s work they will miss while they are gone?  In lieu of gathering their missed assignments, why not assign them a vacation journal to record their travels?

This journal will provide the student to record their vacation trip and share with the class upon their return.  Simply print, cut the pages in half and staple into a booklet.

The journal includes  keeping a journal of their drawings and writing of land-forms, vegetation, food, money, historical sites they see and experience. This is a fun and creative way to show what they have learned! So start the year off on the right foot when it comes to "homework".  Remember it can be a fun, learning experience! 

And what about a holiday homework freebie?  

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Holiday-Homework-Helper-3943115

Home, Wherever That May Be!

Wilkomen!  I bet everyone's looking forward to the start of winter break but trying to get as many standards in, create and wrap gifts with the kids and perhaps throw in a program for the parents! Whew!  With so much to do I try to keep things low key. 

After coming across the book A House is a House for Me by Mary Ann Hoberman, I decided to do a unit on Homes (and Family) in lieu of The Gingerbread Man in December.   The potential of the use of a “Home” theme is incredible and limitless and still reinforces remediation skills that some children still need at this time. This is an important concept to me because of my own experiences of teaching so far away from my home and family. Relocation is a constant reality for our kids. A high degree of mobility is demanded of our students.  Our children move around the world, acclimating themselves to new cultures, new friends, new homes and new surroundings. Therefore a home is such a precious concept.  So this week our standards were centered on homes and families.

 

These are math journal prompts from my House is a Home for Everyone product:

More activities from my House is a Home for Everyone product.

Home art:(email me if you would like the roof templates for the bag and paper roll houses).

Feel free to check it out here and here's a freebie!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1oYI5XF1D1bcnJYdlZCZ0lsMFE/edit?usp=sharing

Another freebie to make your week go smoother!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1oYI5XF1D1bRk1wc1p3b0lnMU0/edit?usp=sharing

Have a great week!