#5thchat Archive
#5thchat is for people interested in chatting about topics in education, especially as they relate to Grade 5. The goal is to connect people who enjoy learning & sharing, plus supporting & creating partnerships worldwide!
Tuesday April 5, 2016
Welcome to ! Please take a moment to introduce yourself & tell us which Baseball team you're cheering for. https://t.co/QapxTGMB8U
We're about to start ! Please join us! ALL GRADES WELCOME!!!
I'll be posting the questions & will be moderating tonight. I'm excited about the start of the season!
Hello / chats Poppin' into both chats here and there :)
Lisa Mims (4th grade)from Delaware and I don't watch baseball.:( If I did, go Philly!? LOL
Two of my favorite people! and ! Whoot! Whoot!
Jessie Erickson, 5th grade, Grand Forks ND
Paul Solarz, 5th grade in Arlington Heights, IL. Thinking the Cubs have it this year - Fingers Crossed!
Hi Leslye! Great to be here! Usually I'm in a class :(
Question 1 is on the way in one minute...
Leslye Thiery, 5th Grade, Grand Forks, ND
Hello my friend! I'm cheering for the Cubs for you!
hi Sandy! Have fun multi-twittering tonight. :)
Hi. I'm Kelly, a first treat 5th grade teacher. I'm cheering for the team that wears uniforms.
Hannah Powell, 5th grade Math & Science in Raleigh, NC!
Misty from TN, Tech Spec. New to , but happy to share & learn together!!
Hey ! Rosy from DE here. Sorry as much as I do like Cubs, I'm thinking Royals again!!!
A1: Data collection, getting to know Ss, team building, surveys, procedures, listening to Ss stories and building relationships.
Katherine, 5th ELA, MansfielD, PA
Ah Oh, I have to cheer for Royals for Rosy :)
A1 I have to say Morning Meeting (Responsive Classroom) The whole greeting, sharing, etc... thing really works!
Jordan from Princeton, NJ. Lifetime Yankees fan. We got hosed today!
A1: Activities that are low-risk for Ss ( challenges, creative tasks, icebreakers) that encourage communication & bonding
Hello . Elisa in Quito, Ecuador.
A1 First of year- I do a LOT of team building activities
Andrea from Level Up Village in CT joining ! We connect Ss to peers in developing countries via our secure platform.
A1:This year started off with a lot of sharing of personal stories and social expectations. We had a mix of Ss opening a new school
A1: bonding field trips/team building activities. Lots of getting to know you conversations.
- Angie from OC - 3rd grade
A1: we create a family climate through frequent SEL class meetings focused on behavior expectations, empathy, tolerance
A1 Play dough on desks when they arrived and we ended the day talking with marbles theory!
A1: Also, work to set up classroom expectations for group work, daily routines. Help Ss find a routine so they feel safe.
A1cont: Establ routines, get to know each other, buddy interview, marshmallow challenge, birthday logic line-up, find someone who..
A1 This is where I think your 1st class read aloud is crucial! It can set up yr all yr!
I agree Jesse, surveys , with the right questions, give you a chance to get to know Ss. https://t.co/u5UifxBw6l
A1: Data collection, getting to know Ss, team building, surveys, procedures, listening to Ss stories and building relationships.
Last year I started with Wonder & this year I did Out of My Mind (which just won our Book Madness title!) Both gr8 for starting yr
A2 Train teachers to properly do formative assessment and have tools to reach students where they are. (Myself included)
Absolutely agree! Develops Ss "soft skills" -- and also tricks students into engaging in challenging content work.
A1 Routines are so important, my kids run my class now!:) It doesnt matter if I am there or not.
A1 I also establish a "class song" and "class motto" to build our sense of community and purpose for the year
About 20 minutes. Enjoy doing activities outside when it is warm. Good way to start the day!
A3 I say "we're gonna play a game" and they believe me. Also Sumdog, , traditional teacher board games.
A2 Get away from worksheet packets!!! Are you kidding?! UGH!
A2: Incorporate more Ss choice, voice and leadership. They can do so much more than some Ts expect - run class/self direct lrng
A2: Bring back the passion and creativity! Tell stories, incorporate play, give students opportunities to make choices.
A2 Definitely collaborative teaching! (both locally and globally)
A2 Loosen up! Get rid of the desks in rows! My kids sit wherever they want, couch, floor, hallway, as long as they are working.
A8 revamp math and writing notebooks. They're a mess. I'm a messy :0)
A2:I don't think I would try to change them. My team is very different in our styles & I think we complement each other's strengths
it's really great, especially when ss start leading the meeting.
I struggl with "keeping the conversations" on track when they work in the hall.But they're a little younger than yours.
A2 Give up ownership of the classroom. Do it a little at a time. Put a student greeter at the door in morning.
Hi all! Im a 5th ELA teacher and a Tiger!
That's very positive and affirming of you!
A1: I start the year by setting expectations and getting to know my kids. Team building to gain trust from all.
I keep the door and my ears open.:) I know they're not always on track. Consequence- come inside.
A2: Also, encourage risk taking in Ts -- try new teaching strategies, give Ss more choice, and loosen up the reins a bit.
A2: I would lead teachers to a more student centered approach.
A2: My focus for colleagues would be to create a learner-driven classroom that promotes deep thinking & engagement Genius Hour, PBL
Shift to be student-centered vs teacher is a big one for many https://t.co/rFP6lNHR0K
A2: I would lead teachers to a more student centered approach.
Hi! Running late, Shanda, from Kansas!
it is something that I am working hard to do. Best for students in most cases!
A3 out of all of those I probably do simulations more although not nearly as much as I want/should!
A3: Using math task cards with board games (Candy Land, LIFE, Jenga) is a favorite way to add more play. Also vocabulary charades.
A3 All of the above- simulations, gamification, and sometimes just PLAY - w sphero, makey makey, create/play board games
A2 Convince teachers to get rid of multple choice questions - and labeling maps! yuck! More non-essential questions!
Super! LUV programs are impactful & put theory into practice. Do share with your team & get in touch for more info.
A3: I struggle with this for ELA. When I taught math, SS and science we played lots of games to review.
A3a: Prodigy, MobyMax, Breakout Edu, Maker Space, board games, recess, dodgeball (T plays too), dance
It's so fun! I love it. Last year we did one with the KC Royals in mind! :)
Yes! Play-based learning is so effective and inspires joy, love of learning.
Hi. LeAnne from Bozeman, MT. Joining late. A3: Breakoutedu, kahoot, math games
I usually start with the lyrics and talk about them then intro song. Really cool imo
Lots of love for student-centered classrooms! Hope you can join on Mondays at 7pm Central! ("Learn Like a PIRATE")
A3: My class has played jenga math! We are getting ready to stimulate our Revolution Unit. We became Advertisers of the 13 colonies
A3 We gamify educationally.:) Games at the back table with index cards, games with dice
A3: My Ss love , great formative assessment
Love these ideas! Games create an immediate need to learn, too.
love the "just play" part! Sometimes I let them just draw! gasp!
A3: A new "Kahoot-like" game site I found is Quizziz. Funny memes that are engaging for kids. Check it out for .
A3b: Quiz/Quiz/Trade, match mine, bump, Top It, Inside-Outside Circle, Scoot, Kahoot, Skype, MaKey-MaKey, line-ups, etc.
A3: We gamify math a lot. Tomorrow we are using patterns to stop an evil genius from destroying the world.
A3 That is an area I need 2 work on more. Don't yet feel comfortable to go full throttle so to speak. Am working on Ss teaching me.
A3: I want to incorporate gaming into my class, but still not quite sure how I want it to look at this time.
A3: is my kids favorite right now.
I didn't even think about that! Yes, we do breakouts in my class too. I even made a 5th gr decimals one
Looks like I'm missing a good tonight. I'll check back tomorrow when I have cell service
I love that idea! So great to make it real via creativity & collaboration.
Just want to say, all the things I do require classroom management, it doesn't just happen,takes time, time , time.:)
And I will share it with anyone that wants it!
It's kinda nice to sit back and let them teach you... and they love it... huh!??
We "bank" a few days during winter when we're stuck inside so that we can spend more time outside in sunshine-Spring
I'd love to learn more about this! New to the idea of breakouts, but they look awesome!
I’d definitely want teachers to change to student driven learning!
They LOVE it! They greet EVERYONE that passes our door and they take it seriously!
Me as well! I have a math review and a poetry! The Poetry may need to be tweeked!
Starting breakoutedu tomorrow! Any suggestions for next session? https://t.co/U2MyO1DZNR
A3: is my kids favorite right now.
Best thing I have ever added to my class!
Sorry I don't know why I didn't just tweet out link! I'm hungry & tired! Here's the breakout I made https://t.co/5vSnvGcY6k
I want to be ramifying curriculum. We do a lot of simulations, some online games. We combined Pie Face and jeopardy on Pie Day.Fun!
A4: we just finished Egypt projects. SS created rubric and guidelines, made a presentation, and graded each other. Lots of learning
Depends what you want! I would love to find a way to do a global breakout!
4: mystery skype, outdoor ed field trips, genius hour
so curious about this! Haven't had time to check out out yet.
A4: Genius Hour, Breakout Edu, Twitter, Mystery Skypes, choice, all of our interactive/hands-on/minds on activities, good reads!
- teach at Christian school so gota say God loves them.. and really he does. But also hardwork feels good. https://t.co/PiKduYdTcZ
A4: Our 2 week Market Time/Colonial Tax activity or Fraction No-bake Day.
A4 A kid reminded me of a community service project we had done. Another, the song "Unwritten" I played at the end of the day.:)
Here's the entire decimals unit I did-skim & change, ues etc. Lots of links to videos & forms I made https://t.co/ouaFKcOZsk
Message me your email & I'll send the resources. Basically you use patterns to unlock code to turns off doomsday device
A4: They may also giggle when they recall the cartwheels they got for extraordinary "wins".
Do share more! Sounds like problem-solving FUN!
A4: BreakoutEdu and STEM projects!
So what exactly is this genius hour that I see many posting about?
Need time TOO! We're on year-round so those days that we track off- I incorporate more play time- better than video
If you can share any photos, videos or links for these amazing ideas, please do! We can all benefit from your ideas & work!
Oh yeah! The 1st one we did felt like an out of body experience (in a not good way!) Def. prep Ss 1st!
A4: genius hour, Night of Wonder entire school STEM fair projects.
Always ! Looking for one for Thursdays, starting this week if anyone is available!:) https://t.co/CbuqCOADXE
A4: Genius Hour, Breakout Edu, Twitter, Mystery Skypes, choice, all of our interactive/hands-on/minds on activities, good reads!
A4: projects! Building a car for Humpty Dumpty's 16-yr old son is a recent fave. Friction, gravity, air resistance oh my!
- teach at Christian school so God loves them... really he does. Also hardwork feels good.
It is waaay exciting at first so step by step expectations behaviorally & tell them what to expect!
Everything I read/talked to said take back seat & see where kids go; hands off but it was INSANE!
A4: Hamburger blind taste test and then improvement plan. Covered scientific method, business letters, problem-solving. And fun
I also have some other resources I'd be happy to share with you - PM me your gmail or email.
We're at that place now but I wish I would've given ideas/strategies & been a bit more restrictive @ 1st
A4: genius hour, Night of Wonder entire school STEM fair projects. Renewable energy this year.
A5: Failure is fresh...happened today! A demo on heat conduction resulted in accidental flames and a weird smelling classroom.
Check in with for resources on Genius Hour. He started that & more programs Riverside School
A5a: Hmmm, I usually fail in some way daily. It is status quo for me - I am always trying something new, stretching -
A5 Can I just say life!? ha! Change is hard!
A5: It's nice for Ss to observe Ts making mistakes. Gives us an chance to model , and how to LOL at ourselves!
A5: Team leveling in math and informational papers (way too long) are the first two things that come to mind.
A5cont: with that comes failure! I model well for my Ss and they see how I deal with it! Miss 100% of the shots you don't take!
A5: keep up on blog=fail. Need to better define purpose before restarting. Restarting=one of my fav parts about being a T & human.
Q5 Failures this year- as numerous as the stars!!! What I learned is to keep going- LAUGH Science experiments- LOLOL
I can't wait to check out the poetry ones! Just started "The Crossover" yesterday
A5 New grade, don't feel I did my best.Used to knowing content. I don't think the kids noticed though, they were learning!:)
I also have failed at my blog.
Good for you to jump in to a new grade - Makes us learners too to change! Awesome!
Just looked this up. This is something I want to try. Thx !
A5: Some of the STEM projects have been a big fail!Blogging on Kidsblog was a big fail.
Learning from failure = important part of the iterative process (sense of humor helps, too!) https://t.co/yLALiNvK5c
Hey Say "British ships" 5 times fast! LOLO Don't teach that when you're in a hurry!
A5: starting a new grade this year led to failure with first writing projects expectations.
A6: Well.... is MY responsibility partner and I learn with her all the time! , Jeanne Lunski, Annie Glass
A5: I tell the students its a "growth mindset" when we fail and sometimes we try new things to find better things like
A6: Using ideas and book talks have always been very successful.
A6cont: The GFPS Tech. Partners, , , , , , My PLN Peeps - Love you all!!
A6cont: The GFPS Tech. Partners, , , , , , My PLN Peeps - Love you all!!
A6 I'm a number 1 thief of ideas so I have to credit everyone! (great PLN!)
Stepping out for dinner! So glad I finally made it here! Thank you for a great chat. Talk soon
A6: Mathematical Modeling
Wasn't by choice, but I love my 4th grade sweeties!
A6: I steal ideas from & & my student teacher Kylie Hurrell, who isn't on Twitter yet, all the time
A6: She allowed me into her class for my student teaching semester, and now she's my fantastic 1st yr mentor.
A6: My teammate at work! So passionate about teaching, and has awesome ideas for student engagement.
Yes they share great ideas!
A6 I saw at the Colonial Tech Conference & learning abt annotated videos in has made a huge impact in my class!
Have you shown them the growth mindset videos?
Yes, resiliency is so crucial + learning from mistakes & from each other. sets the stage for that.
A6: Shout out to for so many ideas, for genius hour
A5: Tried to have Ss write a game about graphing using Smart Notebook. Bombed. Not enough prep or directions.
A6 There's so many ideas that come just from ongoing discussions! Big thx to
A7 Definitely moderating twitter chats and doing Ss led edcamps! Also, breakouts.
A7: I've created a sense of community in our room. Kids feel safe to share and work together without judgment.
A7: Breakout Edu, Twitter chats, Mystery Skypes, Google Hangouts, Line-ups, Match Mine, Quiz/Quiz Trade, Inside/outside Circle.
A7 We're working on a class dig. book- learning is messy- hope it works out!
A7: Mystery Skype, Science Labs collecting collaborative data, collaborative art mural
I steal from the entire twitter world! -flexible seating -student-led classroom -gaming ideas.
I really really want to do an edcamp in our classroom! Have any of you done this?
A5 starting a class blog :( Sade ed to say it just never took off!
Student led EdCamps... Sounds great! How do they work? How do you facilitate these?
A7: Working toward a class goal builds community and allows students to collaborate as a whole class.
A7: It's still a work in progress, but our and .
Definitely want to learn the tricks! has some wonderful examples!
A7: "How to make our school a better place" SEL project, haven't yet but want try this paired with design thinking
My recent fave example of a successful global collab was b/w a classroom in Australia & Ghana https://t.co/P3iM7STr2V
I will be asking you questions! Thanks Nat!
Are you on voxer? Send me a vox & I can talk thru what I've done & where I plan to go! Easier to talk!
A4 virtual field trips! They absolutely loved it! Collaborative writing
Woot! Need to learn from you!
A8 I "fuss with love". I model love AND respect, they follow. (Most of the time) :)
you got it! Happy to share in the learning of my mistakes lol
Not on voxer - but, will be by the end of the night!!! Ha! Always learning!
Thanks for a great ! Awesome topic and some great ideas from PLN!
If it's easier I can DM you! I tend to talk fast and a lot! (so I'm told!)
If you create it, they will come! :)
That's my end goal but I have not yet! Still working up to that point!
Yes! has amazing virtual field trips! https://t.co/VJsnD9Ox3B
A4 virtual field trips! They absolutely loved it! Collaborative writing
A8: Next year I go down to 2nd grade. Hoping to use some of the things I've learned in 2nd too!
A8: 3 goals: A "gamified" classroom, more focus on , and flexible seating.
I will def. create a voxer group if anyone is interested! Or if we want a temp one so I can share abt Ss edcamp
A8: More Breakouts!!! Waiting for my boxes to arrive. Want to use them monthly! Excited about the learning & 4Cs!
A8: I want to find a classroom to do hangout math with!
A8: Class blog, digital portfolios, Google classroom
A8 Not sure if I want to add anything next year but rather continue/stick to more regularly & make what I'm doing now better
Thanks everyone for participating in tonight's ! Hope to see you back next week! All grades welcome! :)
Stayed the whole time, didn't realize how much I missed this chat!:) Thx ! https://t.co/br5inQl6gc
Thanks everyone for participating in tonight's ! Hope to see you back next week! All grades welcome! :)
and thanks for another great night on ! Love this PLN!!!
Thanks for hosting a great ! Walking away tonight with some great ideas and new people to collaborate with!
