The Great Virtual Teacher Adventure!

 Have you ever wished you had more time in the day and/or had more opportunities to simply read to your students? I know our students have access to Epic and myON and some books can be read-aloud to them, BUT....wouldn't it be cool if they could have a book read to them by a familiar voice and person??  Well, great news! I have created a digital read-aloud library using Google slides and Flip (Flip really is great) ! I'm still working on adding books every week, but that's the beauty of it - I can keep adding and adding! I can even change out the themes of the books depending the month, holiday or time of year. Click the picture below to check out Ms. Moore's Library and feel free to put it on your Google Classroom for your students! Once on the library, students can click on the name or picture of a specific library and it will take them to a slide just for that topic or character. Then, they can click on the picture of the book they want to have read to them and it ...

 

  Free for teachers! I have found that students benefit greatly through learning mindfulness.  This app allows teachers to find and use resources for teaching meditation, breathing exercises, and relaxation techniques.  It also has an area for teachers to use outside of the classroom.  It is very easy to use in both the virtual classroom and the traditional face to face class. Here's a sample: If you would like to try it, you just need to sign up with your school email address. Calm Schools

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I've had the opportunity to do a Reading Club with our elementary aged students this year. It is divided into two groups: a K-2 Reading Club and a 3-5 Reading Club. Each group meets once a week for about 45 minutes.  A big part of Reading Club is, of course, reading, but specifically read-alouds. I do one or two read-alouds with each group each time. Why read-alouds? Read-alouds have many benefits for students! (YES, even middle school students!) Check these benefits out:  Teacher read-alouds are not all we do in Reading Club, though! The last part of our Club is spent letting students read a book outloud to the group. They absolutely love this! As soon as they join our Reading Club meet, they raise their hands and ask, "Can I read a book when you're done?!" It has been a joy to see students get excited about reading! Students who may not volunteer to read during class are gaining confidence and are wanting to read during our Club time.  The only problem? We run out o...