Anger Management

How about you?

Do you get angry often?

What do you do when you are angry?

Do you do or say anything you'll regret when you are angry?

How to stay calm when you are angry?

Try it and share your experience! :)

 

Very Inspiring. Teaching Is Touching Life

I'm glad I started my teaching career in a Christian school, where I got the ideal of being a good teacher: teaching is touching life. Teachers make a difference in one's life.

I saw this movie for the first time when I was still in that Christian school. It was played in one of the Professional Development days. I forgot about it and found the link again in my friend's blog. I watched it again, and inspired one more time.

Let this movie be a reminder for us of the higher purpose of a teaching career. In fact, it's more of a calling rather than a career :)

Here's the link. Do watch it. It's inspiring:
http://makeadifferencemovie.com/

Skip Counting Strings

1. Students write the skip counting numbers on the paper, one number each. Decorate.
2. Students string up the numbers in order.
3. Memorize and create a skip counting song using an existing song melody. Change the lyrics with the numbers.
4. Sing it and have fun!

 

Annual Project: It's Cool to be an Eco School

Our Annual Project theme this year is 3R Campaign: It's Cool to be an Eco School. Yes, we're aware of this global issue happening around us, and want to contribute to make our Earth a better place! Let's stop global warming!

How did we do it?

First, we surveyed the students' awareness and implementation in 3R. We compiled the data we collected in a form of bar graphs. We also researched about waste problems and how 3R can help us solve this waste problem. Then, we made a power point presentations  and campaign posters to raise people's awareness. Some of us decided to also make 3R flyers, stickers, and even 3R songs. We campaigned about 3R from class to class, exhibited our works, and presented our slideshow.

With all the hard works we put on this project, we hope we can make a difference to the world.

Let's save the Earth!

Junior Reporter News on Channel 3B

The 3rd graders were having a lesson on news, and as the activity for the portfolio piece, we did a junior reporter presentation. Students were assigned with a newspaper report, then to analyze it with 5W+1H questions and finally to retell it in a form of a news report. They could choose whether they wanted it to be news anchor presentation, or junior reporters in which students became the reporter, eyewitness, victim, police officer, or whoever was involved in the events reported.

I provided the microphone so the voice will be loud enough, and the students got really enthusiastic -- they said, "Ms, it's like a real newscast!" and recorded the presentations with my BB.

Some students were able to comprehend the news as well as reported it without reading the script they prepared, but some were not that advanced. Either way, they had fun and learned something.

I added an opening, title, and news banner recently. Unfortunately, two presentations got really low voice volume even though I maximized the volume in the software.

Take a look and let me know what you think about them!