Jack-o-lantern Writing Activity

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You can feel the excitement in the air! If you are looking for a last minute Halloween creative writing activity, look no further.  Eric Curts (an Ed Tech Guru) has created a template for us!  Students can decorate their pumpkin on slide 5 with the various pictures on slides 6-13.  Copy and paste is a great skill but the real challenge is writing a story about your jack-o-lantern!  Simply type in the text box next to the jack-o-lantern.

Use this template during writing class, free write, fun Friday or even your holiday celebration.

"Build a Jack-O-Lantern" template - Google Slides link

Sarah Kiefer (yet another guru) updated it for our younger students!  Students can decorate their pumpkin on slide 2 with the various included pictures.  Simply type in the text box on slide 3.  

We can even download these and hang them for parents to read while they wait for a conference.

Bloomz

Bloomz allows for quick and easy conference sign up.  If you use Bloomz to communicate with your parents, families can sign up for conference time slots.  Be sure all your parents/guardians have signed up for Bloomz if you decide to use this tool for conference sign up.

                               

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Shout out to Amy for telling me about Bloomz!  My coding parents, as well as many of our colleagues, are loving it!  Parents love quick easy access to photos highlights of your day or week.  The ease of Bloomz makes dinner time conversation so much more meaningful and rewarding!

IXL Check it out!

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If you haven't checked out IXL lately, take a moment to give it another look!  Teachers can identify the specific skill for students to complete by clicking on the star.  The student view will then highlight each skill for easy access.  

Varied question types and skills provide our students with the practice they need!

Or use IXL in your mini-lesson.  Model for students how you can "Learn by Example"

Detailed reports identify students' strengths and areas of need to inform your teaching.  Check out 'Analytics' for your individual students or the class as a whole.

Check out these features to make the most of this math program!