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Sunday, June 21, 2015

Back to School Freebie on TPT


I am so excited to finally open my Teachers Pay Teachers store. I love implementing QR codes in my classroom in all subjects. Not only are QR codes fun, they allow my students to stay engaged when completing tasks, and give my students the independence of self checking their own work. This upcoming year, my plan is to eliminate as much paper as I can. Does this mean that I'm going to cut paper completely out? No! I just plan to eliminate at least 80% of my worksheets. My goal is make my classroom more hands-on and interactive.I introduced QR codes and some Augmented Reality to my students this school year. I cant brag enough on how they stayed on task during Daily 5 and Math stations.
During Daily 5 my students engage in 5 Literacy Stations: Read to Self Read with a Buddy Listen to Read Work on Writing Word Work Qr codes were a huge hit, especially the Listen to Read station. I created a READBOX where students could scan a QR code to hear their favorite read aloud and then respond to the story.
This has inspired me to create products to share with other educators who are looking for ways to balance hands-on and technology in their classroom. I will be putting the QR Code Readbox on TPT in a couple of weeks. I am adding additional authors and monthly themes.Right now, I just uploaded my first two items. The first item is a QR code Count It, Write, It, Draw It 0-10, and it's a FREEBIE!
You can grab my freebie by clicking on my button and visiting my TPT store. The second item is a Back TO school Ten Frame 0-10 activity. In this activity, students will identify the number, build it on the ten frame with manipulatives, and scan the QR code to check their answer.
You can grab this item at my TPT store.