I'm actually excited about starting fresh with the new year. I purchased a few sets of behavior beads in August but I didn't feel they were a good fit for my class at the time. I think now would be perfect for introducing them and get my class re-energized in the new year!
I'd also fallen off the math centers wagon in the last month. Both my 3rd and 4th graders were studying fractions and I found myself teaching to both groups at times. It worked well for their initial chapters in fractions because my fourth graders needed a little review and I could introduce a couple of concepts earlier to my third graders. However, it's time to get back to centers! My kids need them and I love spiraling the math through the center activities. This means I need to print out a couple of new ones and pulling out a couple I made last year.
For Reading, I have so many ideas my head is spinning! This is where I will spend the bulk of my mapping time. There are just too many wonderful books, activities, and choices out there! Not to mention all of the fab TpT purchases I've made and still have in my wish list. :-) I definitely need to work on my fables/folk tales/myths/fairy tales unit and I can't wait to use Nicole Shelby's Greek Mythology products. I love all of her things. I also pinned a few things on Pinterest last night for this unit. I think this will be mid-January because I really, really want to start off with Mr. Popper's Penguins! I purchased a few things last year from TpT to use with my last group and they loved it!
And, of course, I hope to find time for blogging this year. I think about it a lot, but...well...you know...
What do all of you have up your sleeves for the New Year?
Renee'
