Webinar Tuesday

I'm so excited for the newest WBT webinar! Check out Chris B's Email:

Dear Colleagues: SUPERSPEED RHYMES, our huge, 500 slide PowerPoint program will debut on our webcast, Tuesday, January 31. 30 word families, 200+ words, every word illustrated with a high quality, cartoon graphic! Teach your kids rhymes, sight words, question answering, critical thinking AND with the included Phonics Decoder, a powerful technique for breaking words into letter sounds! Tune in at WholeBrainTeaching.com: Tuesday, January 31 5 PM Western and Mountain 7 PM Central 8 PM Eastern Get the free SUPERSPEED RHYMES download Tuesday night! Power to the Teachers! Chris "Coach B" Biffle Director, Whole Brain Teachers of America

 If you can't make the Tuesday webcast they post the videos http://wholebrainteaching.com/Whole-Brain-Teching/WBT-TV.html Check them out :) Hope to see you Tuesday

Report Cards and blog layouts

Taking a break from repord cards to play with the layout of my blog again. I think I will keep this one for a while :)  If you are new to Whole Brain Teaching or just want to be up on all things WBT be sure to visit and bookmark the links in the top left. These are the official WBT links where you can download ebooks, visit the forum to chat with other WBT'ers, get info on FREE conferences and of course watch WBT in action through videos. The blog list on the right will lead you to other WBT blogs where teachers are sharing their experiences with WBT. It is wonderful to read and share with follow WBT'ers on the web. 

As I was working on my final  report cards I noticed something interesting, attendance. Once we started playing SuperSpeed to start the day my tardies went way down. Think I will start that as Morning Work earlier in the year next year :)

End of the year

This is the last full week of school in my school district then we have Monday and a half day Tuesday. We are still teaching and testing in my class. Variation has been key since our late spring break. Different score boards, especially Mystery Road have helped and Mind Soccer. 

To prevent summer sliding I have made a Super Summer folder for my students. It is a simple pocket folder with Super Math in one pocket and SuperSpeed  reading in the other. I am typing a simplified direction sheet for the cover for parents so students don't forget how to play. I put the Super Math in a page protector so students can write with expo pens then correct. I will try to take pictures this week before the folders go home with the students.