Teach Dailey

This was my second time at a book festival. It was so fun to spend the day with friends and search for some new books. I was pleased to find some graphic novels about historical events. I also found the book "Landed" that teaches about a child's experience at Angel Island. I was also lucky enough to meet the author of some amazing childrens' books that discuss her journey from poverty to traveling the world as an Air Force Captain. I am looking forward to working with Graciela Tiscareno-Sato to have her visit my classroom next year to talk to children about how education and perseverance can open doors for them no matter their current circumstances. Her books have text in English and in Spanish on each page. I think this will be a great scaffold for my English language learners.   My loot from the book festival. Three graphic novels (two about history) are my favorite. Me with Graciela Tiscareno-Sato. She is a bilingual author that "has been honored by the...

Structures built by students that they calculated the volume for At my school site we are lucky enough to have an amazing math specialist. He recently led a three day lesson on volume with my class. It was amazing to see how he had students working hands-on to explore concepts of volume. I am grateful that I have such a fantastic resource not only for my students, but for me to learn from . Students had to show their calculations I love how no two structures were the same Some students created houses Even with all the creativity, the whole activity was focused on the math and student exploration Early finishers got to decorate their structures There was a component of collaboration throughout the project as well Each day of testing I had positive messages posted for my students I made water bottle labels for the students with positive messages I made sure to give them some snacks to keep them going during testing Some of my st...