Playing Games in School

I believe that the use of computer software and games in the classroom that are used as a practice or investigative tool are great in the classroom. My students use a number of interactive games to work on reading and math skills daily. We use Comprehension Expedition provided by Harcourt and many interactive games in GoMath/Harcourt to engage the students in math concepts. I use reading interactive games daily in my reading rotations and interactive math games in whole and small group settings.

Teaching without material

I wonder if the companies that send us our consumables realize school has started. In fourth grade, we start math and reading day one? This however is somewhat hard to do without all the necessary materials, but we are busy with pretesting for learning groups!!

1st Week Back

The first week of school is coming to an end. Lots of paperwork!! But its all done!Yay! Time to take my baby girl to a few birthday parties this weekend with her friends!

About Me

Hi! My name is Amanda Lyons. I have been teaching for five years in the TCSS. I have a sweet little girl, Haley Brooke, who is 2. I graduated from UA in 2007 and am stressfully working on my masters in elementary education now at UWA :-)