Friday, November 23, 2012

When the Wind Changed - Updated with Lesson Plan.

"Don't make that face, the wind might change."  I remember my mother telling me this when I was little.  I would look around to see if the wind was about and then check the mirror just to make sure it hadn't changed my face.  It's funny the stories we remember from our childhood.



 
As a teacher, the wind means something else to me now.  Usually craziness.  While team teaching a class of 30 students last term, we decided to have a little fun.  Bring back some of the old fashion teaching and focused on 'faces' for the day.  This decision was not made until ten minutes to 9 o'clock.  With two of us on the job, we each took a different activity and ran around getting ourselves ready for a busy day.



 
It was such a simple idea.  An outline of a face with it divided into three parts.  The top section was for the hair and eye brows.  The middle section for the eyes, nose and ears and the bottom section for the mouth, beard and neck.

We walked the students through the activity without telling them about how the finished product was going to look.  When each of the students finished their picture I collated it into this 'faces' book.


The students' loved seeing their faces mixed up with someone elses.  The detail that some of the students put into their pictures was amazing.

This session was simple but very effective.  You could easily make it into a art lesson, a writing session or a follow up activity to the book!

Since some of you have asked, I have made up a lesson plan (including a basic face pro-forma) and support video to go along with this activity!  You can download the free lesson plan from Teachers Pay Teachers here:

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Classroom-book-activity-When-the-Wind-Changed-by-Ruth-Park

  Mel

Saturday, November 17, 2012

40 weeks, 40 classrooms! No 7

This weeks "40 weeks, 40 classrooms!" video is about reading to generating enthusiasm for literacy in your classroom!



Regards, 

Mel Lichnovsky-Klock

Friday, November 16, 2012

Last workshop for 2012!

Hi everyone,

We have just finalised our final workshop for 2012. 



Ian Trevaskis 
 presenting 
Having fun with Writing

All details can be accessed from the link below and booking are open.


Regards

Mel   

Friday, November 9, 2012

November Inspire Magazine

Here is the November edition of the DEECD's Inspire Magazine.  It appears that the DEECD has stopped producing it's online version and the magazine is now only available in .PDF format.


Happy reading!

Mel


Thursday, November 8, 2012

40 Weeks, 40 classrooms! No 6.

Today's "40 weeks, 40 classrooms!" video is about using a bit of sign language in your classroom!.



Click here to visit the Auslan sign bank!

Regards,

Melinda Lichnovsky-Klock
Wodonga CRT Support Network Coordinator.

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Paper dolls lesson plan.

Hello everyone,

Since some of you have asked for a lesson plan for the paper doll emotions activity I have uploaded them to my Teachers Pay Teachers store (free download).

My Teachers pay Teachers store.

Should this link not work please be patient!  My TPT store is in the process of a name change which will change the internet address.  I will keep an eye on it and update it as soon as I can after it changes!

**  the name change has now gone through and the link is updated! **

Regards,

Mel.

Thursday, November 1, 2012

40 weeks 40 classrooms! No. 5

Today's "40 weeks, 40 classrooms!" video is an EQ exercise using paper dolls allowing students to explore their different emotions.



Regards,

Melinda Lichnovsky-Klock
Wodonga CRT Support Network Coordinator.