Casey, Author at Fair Winds Teaching

I see, I think, I wonder

Post author:Casey
Post published:April 15, 2012
Post category:**Teacher Tools**Communication Professional Development Reading Strategies Writing
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Simply show the students a picture, famous artwork, or book cover and ask them what they see in the picture, what the think is going on, and then what they…

Soundscapes

Post author:Casey
Post published:April 14, 2012
Post category:**Teacher Tools**Movement
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This music technique of characteristic types of sound commonly heard in a given period or location. Some example of topics for a soundscape are: *City *Rain storm *Beach/Ocean *Forest *Culture…

Welcome to EdCampAI

Post author:Casey
Post published:April 14, 2012
Post category:Art Professional Development Technology
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Thank you for coming to my session today! I hope you can take away some useful information on making writing more FUN with art and technology! :-) Captain Keyser

Why writers write

Post author:Casey
Post published:April 13, 2012
Post category:Bulletin Boards Literacy Centers Writing Writing Center
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A poster to talk with your students about why they write! To express thoughts To share experiences They love to write To communicate They want something To tell about important…

Space, Airplane, Road, Ground, and Worm!

Post author:Casey
Post published:April 10, 2012
Post category:**Teacher Tools**Literacy Centers Writing Writing Center
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Here is a chart I created that shows the students the way they should be correctly writng their letters. Some letters go in the worm zone, some go up to…

Jelly Bean Graph

Post author:Casey
Post published:April 6, 2012
Post category:**Seasonal**Easter Holidays Math
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Today we graphed jelly beans by their color. You can even do them by their flavor! Here is what we used! I placed about 30 jelly beans (jolly rancher) in…

Fun Easter/Spring pencil toppers !

Post author:Casey
Post published:April 6, 2012
Post category:**Seasonal**Art Easter Holidays Seasons Spring
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Easy! Easy! Easy! All you need is form stickers and pipe cleaners. Have the student pick a sticker and add it to the top of their favorite color pipe cleaner.…

A shoe and a note !

Post author:Casey
Post published:March 18, 2012
Post category:**Seasonal**Holidays Seasons St. Patrick's Day Winter
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I also found little leather shoes that I decorated to look like a Leprechauns shoe. I then wrote a letter that says, "Hi Boys and Girls, I had a wonderful…

Ah the Luck of the Irish !

Post author:Casey
Post published:March 17, 2012
Post category:**Seasonal**Art Connecting with your students Holidays Seasons St. Patrick's Day Winter
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Want to add a little excitement to your classroom for your students? Here is a simple way to do that! All you need is green paint, glitter and your hand.…