Routine can be extremely important, especially with younger students. One of the routines that I have found very effective on a daily basis is our goodbye routine. Students collect their communication bags and then place their chairs on their desk with their shoes on top before exiting the classroom.
Today I was lucky enough to lead two classes in an exploration on the concept of consumerism. For this first look at this section of the You and Your World Grade 2 curriculum I used a fun SMARTboard review of wants verses needs followed by an engaging activity that our students loved.
We gave each child a fake 20$ with their name on it and had them place it under one of three images they wished to purchase. After making their choice we had them watch the commercials for these |
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