I’m going to spare you the list of reasons why this blog has
been left to sit alone, forgotten, for the past months. I’ll simply sum it up
as this: I’m a new teacher. Now, however, I’m feeling re-inspired to try to
keep track of my experiences, growth, and musings as I wrap up this year and
head into the future.
Our final state test has moved past its creeping stage and
is now flying up from me. A week from today my kids will have one chance to
prove how much they have learned and grown over this past semester. They are
stressed, I’m stressed. It’s not making for a pretty or fun classroom
environment these days. I’ve got to shake things up and find some fun new ways
to review. Everyone has reached their fill of Jeopardy and, to be honest, that
is my go-to study game.
So, I did what any tierd but
earnest teacher would do: hit up Teachers Pay Teachers. This website is the
Mecca of teaching resources. I spend so much- probably too much- time browsing
the great ideas that other teachers put out there. Today I came across a great
resource, “Concentric Circles.” This is a creative, original way to have
students review their material. Best of all- IT’S FREE! You can download this
resource here on Literary Sherri's TPT site: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Review-Game-Concentric-Circles-Common-Core-Aligned-433495
I’m really excited to try this
out with my kids tomorrow. I’m hoping this will be the refresher we need to be
motivated about this test!
Tell me- what do you do to keep
your students motivated and excited as you near testing time?
