Ask Me!

I found an idea I'm really excited to try out! From Tales of Frogs and Cupcakes blogger Janaye, I found this post about how to get station work to function more efficiently.  Since the time goes so quickly and students often have questions that interrupt time for me to work with small groups, she designates one student as the "Ask Me!" person. (Think supermarket name tag)

This student gets to wear the coveted tag and is in charge of paying super close attention to directions so that they can help peers troubleshoot and problem solve.  To make my tag, I used an old one from a conference and fancied it up a bit with stickers.

I can't wait to try it out!

Hey, Macklemore! Can We Go Thift Shopping?

A few weekends ago I went thrift shopping with a dear friend.  She didn't have much luck finding the chairs she was looking for, but I found these Haikubes.

The set includes 63 word cubes, including two red die to help determine the title/ topic.  The package boasts that there are thousands of possible combinations.  I'm hoping it will make for a fun station activity during our poetry unit...or maybe a party game with friends!

Below is my first attempt, A Vision for our World

friendly, sweet, happy
turn along smooth promises
dreaming there, hmmmm

Pretty sure I'll be winning a Pulitzer with this bad boy.