Competency #2: Related Blog

Have Fun Teaching Blog
http://blog.havefunteaching.com/

This blog's focus is not only on free ideas for teachers, but it also provides teachers with opportunities to obtain free stuff for their classrooms. I can see this being a useful site that teachers will want to refer to frequently.

The blog's most current post focuses on Learning Activity Centers:

After teaching 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and now 5th grade I can honestly say that Learning Activity Centers are amazing! Learning centers, if used effectively, can eliminate behavior problems in the classroom and make learning fun, motivating, and meaningful.
I am currently using centers with my 5th grade math class. I have four different homeroom classes each day. Each class is split up into 6 groups with 3-4 students in each small group. The students rotate between two different centers each day, spending 25 minutes at each center. An effective classroom with learning centers consists of students doing 85% of the working and talking while the teacher is guiding them the other 15%. It is great when you leave work feeling stress-free and energetic!

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