IEP's By Dr. Seuss

IEPs by Dr. Seuss

Do you like these IEPs?

I do not like these IEPs

I do not like them, Jeeze Louise

We test, we check

We plan, we meet

But nothing ever seems complete.

Would you, could you

Like the form?

I do not like the form I see

Not page 1, not 2, or 3

Another change

A brand new box

I think we all

Have lost our rocks.

Could you all meet here or there?

We could not all meet here or there.

We cannot all fit anywhere.

Not in a room

Not in the hall

There seems to be no space at all.

Would you, could you meet again?

I cannot meet again next week

No lunch, no prep

Please hear me speak.

No, not at dusk. No, not at dawn

at 5 pm I should be gone.

Could you hear while all speak out?

Would you write the words they spout?

I could not hear, I would not write

This does not need to be a fight.

Sign here, date there,

Mark this, check that

Beware the students ad-vo-cat(e).

You do not like them

So you say

Try again! Try again!

And you may.

If you will let me be,

I will try again

You will see.

Say!

I almost like these IEPs

I think I'll write 6003.

And I will practice day and night

Until they say

"You've got it right!"

Building Sentences

The past week, I've been working on writing skills with my students. I sometimes find it hard to think of ways to teach students ways of writing sentences. I did some research online and found sentences that were CVC words and working with blends. For each CVC, it started with short a and went through short I words. For each set, I cut out different shapes just so I could keep them separated. To me, the best way to learn how to write a sentence is being able to put together words that are being presented to you. This way, the student can see what a complete complete sentence looks like.

 

I first gave the students a set of words mixed up. Then they were instructed to construct the sentence. I gave them clues as to the beginning of the sentence starts with a Capitol and ends with a punctuation mark.

 

Working hard.

 

 

This is what the completed sentence looks like.

 

Leaps and Bounds

This video that I'm about to post on here just melts my heart. When we got this little boy, well I guess he's not little anymore, he wouldn't talk or make any sort of words or repeat after you. He has been in our school district a little over a year and has made leaps and bounds. He is very special to me and I was observing him working on an activity and he was saying the letters all by himself. I was so amazed that I wanted to video tape it and show the progress he has made. I ran over and grabbed my I-pad and took the letters off the board and had him complete it again. Once again I did not prompt him. I only sat there video taping him with a big smile on my face. I hope you enjoy! I know he loves watching it back. He get's a big smile on his face and get's very excited! This is why I love my job so much!!!!

 

Lain Alphabet from Shannon Beck on Vimeo.

 

Happy Halloween

I know this is a little late, but things in the classroom got kind of crazy! All the IEP and ER meetings had to be completed.

I found this game on Teachers Pay Teachers and my student's just love it. It's called, I have....Who Has. I'm sure many of you have heard about this game, but it comes in all different versions. This one happens to be about Halloween. They always request the game when we get done with work. So, back on Teachers Pay Teachers I went again and found one that deals with Thanksgiving and Christmas.

I have some pictures of the game to show you what it looks like and a short video for you to also look at the game in action.

I printed out the cards on cardstock and then had them laminated. I turned a file folder into a folder to hold the cards, but taping the edges.

 

It also comes along with the order the cards should go. This is nice so if you are not playing or even if you are playing you can help the students read any words they may not know or making sure they have the right card.

Now, here is the video to show you it in action.

Halloween from Shannon Beck on Vimeo.

 

 

trim.65C63263-1ED9-4B7E-BBF1-767D4F93E5FE from Shannon Beck on Vimeo.