Tick tock, tick tock

Telling time

Time is a measure. However, it is difficult for young children to grasp this and express it in words, because time is an abstract concept and we cannot hold it, touch it or handle it. The pupils will have some experience of time as it relates to their daily routines and they should know some of the words related to day and night times. Therefore it is important to provide many practical activities which will allow pupils to manipulate with analogue clock (with movable hands), to make their own clocks and to learn proper expressions about time measurements.

So, we begin with songs...

 

Students imitating analog clocks hands.

Then, we were playing interactive games on Smart board.

We were making Sun clock outside and played "Mr.Wolf" game.

Eventually we learned WHAT TIME IS IT?

Links for interactive games:
http://www.timemonsters.com/
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/maths/time/index.htm
http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/clock/clock7hour.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/dynamo/den/clock/index.htm
http://resources.oswego.org/games/StopTheClock/sthecR.html
http://www.primarygames.com/time/2a.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/maths/telling_the_time/play/popup.shtml
https://www.cgpbooks.co.uk/interactive_ks1_maths_wolf

Worksheets link:
http://www.havefunteaching.com/activities/math-activities/telling-time-activities

Smart board games:

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-SuKVuNYa5WNHlHN3daSFJrQTg/edit

 https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-SuKVuNYa5WYVMxazJUQWdnV0E/edit

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-SuKVuNYa5WVmh6aWpFaDhyQ3M/edit

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-SuKVuNYa5Wcng3dWl2UEh0Nzg/edit

Money

Pet shop

These money activities helped students to learn about addition and subtraction of pence and pounds, and learn some elementary economics lessons as well. Students also practiced identifying types of coins and bills through play! These interactive and engaging money activities included "Pet shop" role play and Smart board games.

At first we played Smart board games. 

 

Then we shared roles for "Pet shop" game. Students brought their toys and put price tags on it. 

 Coins were made out of laminated paper.

 

Links for Smart board activities:

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/money

Links for role play materials:

Coins

The Great Pet Sale

Money fans

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Magic potion

Fun way to learn about Capacity?! 

It's possible if you use a little bit of Magic. All you need to do is to believe in fairies, magic dust and love. 

Woodpeckers believed in all of that and result was amazing. They learned how to measure milliliters and liters, how to compare capacity and how to have fun while learning.

Magic potion film can be seen on following address

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOINUWvI5RQ

This film was one of the 7 most successful At the 11th International festival of children’s creativity THE CREATIVE MAGIC Mionica-Banja Vrujci, 2015.

Magic potion recipe

Super Hero Behavior Clip Chart

This is a perfect classroom management tool for all little super heroes!

It includes 7 steps with personal clothespins and Behavior Calendar form for each student. Students start their clothespins at H.E.R.O. and clip up as they make good choices or down as they make poor choices.

Super Hero Chart

Each student have Behavior Calendar with colors that represents 7 steps and our own 10 classroom rules. At the end of the day students color their Behavior Calendar form depending on their place on the chart- purple for Superhero, blue for Gaining power, green for H.E.R.O., yellow for Losing power and red for Powerless.

Behavior Calendar 2015

Behavior Calendar 2016

This awesome chart was created in collaboration with my creative colleague Bojan Savić.

"Samo se srcem dobro vidi. Ono bitno je očima nevidljivo." Antoan da Sent Egziperi

Mali princ

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Link za preuzimanje radnih listova  Mali princ knjiga