Sydney's School Stories

One literacy strategy that my class & I did this year is an "Informational Text Walk & Notes" activity. For this unit I wanted to address the following standards: (1) CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.1 Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information. (2) CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.1.A Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure in which ideas are logically grouped to support the writer's purpose. (3) CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.1.B Provide logically ordered reasons that are supported by facts and details, and (4) CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.1.D Provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion presented. Introducing the lesson: Use the TIME FOR KIDS website for polls ( http://www.timeforkids.com/news-archive/polls ) to discuss different issues that have "pro" and "con" sides of an argument. As a class discuss different issues that TFK has on their poll webs...

Welcome 😁 Welcome to "Classroom Ideas With Mrs. C"! I am Syd (Mrs. C) and I'm so excited to enter the teacher blog world! I decided to start a blog because I've seen great resources from other brilliant teachers and want to share what's worked and hasn't in my 5th grade class.  I teach 5th grade in the Seattle, Washington area and it is my first year teaching! I graduated from UC Irvine with a MA in teaching in 2016 and now have the privilege of working in my own room.  In addition to teaching I like- spending time with my husband "K", our cat, playing Pokemon Go, watching TV, and am working on my cooking skills. Stay tuned for classroom ideas, my favorite teaching websites, and photos. Thank you for stopping by!