SOL Update

Wow- it sure has been a long time!  Almost two months since I have posted.  My SOL test was Monday, May 13.  I had a plethora of work to get the kids reviewed and ready for their test.  One thing that I did was make stations for the students. I went back to my teaching roots and designed this lesson.  My first few years of teaching I was blessed to have a job teaching pre-school.  I taught the 4 and 5 year olds M/W/F.  I would use stations to work on the craft, help students with fine motor skills and sharing.

So I figured I could tweak the stations for middle schoolers.  I utilized already created items in the class like our daily warm-ups and I also devised a smart board activity.  The additional stations were Mrs. Roaches' Place (click here to go to her site), creating questions from the SOLs (which were collected and graded) and a matching activity that I had made a few years ago.

First, I divided the students into five groups and then they each had 7 minutes at the stations.  The kids seemed to enjoy it.  However, if you like a classroom that is quiet and organized, prepare yourself for the noise and chaos that will ensue.  However, the kids stayed on task and turn in the questions that I asked for.  The assignment was they had to pick one page from the scope and sequence and write three multiple choice questions that had four options.

The students organized the desks into four groups (the smart board did not need a desk set).  I also needed 7 laptops (no Macs as Mrs. Roaches' Place will not run on a Mac.)  The students were free to play at their own pace at this table.

One more computer was needed for the warm ups as the warm up was on a powerpoint.  One student ran the power point while the others decided what the answer was.

The other two groups were used for the questions and then the matching.

Below are some pictures I snapped.

Happy Teaching!

C