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School has begun!!! We had 3 days with students last week, and I was completely, and utterly exhausted.... as always that first week. It was also an emotional week for me as a Mom. My oldest began high school and my youngest started kindergarten. I'm not sure if I am ready for this or not. Sigh!! </div>
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I hope to share with you soon my first day of school plans and my classroom. Until then... I have posted my visual plans for the first week of school with clickable links on the photos below the calendars. I am not a math teacher this year, so you will not see any math plans on the calendar. I teach two sections of reading and E.L.A. I love it!!</div>
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Hi Dear Friends! It's Back to School Time for me!! AND you know what that means.... time to get that classroom ready. Something that I spend some time on at the end of the year and sometimes at the very beginning of the year is streamlining my classroom. I feel <span style="background-color: white;">claustraphobic</span> in clutter. It's terrible.. I know!! </div>
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We all begin the school year with a beautiful and highly organized classroom. It's the rest of the year that I often struggle with. My motto used to be... if you can't see it, then there's no clutter. Seriously... my classroom could appear to be organized ,but if you were to open my filing cabinet, storage closet, and even inside some of my boxes that held files one would see a major paper mess. So I finally did something about it by finding ways to keep things organized... not just at the start of the school year.</div>
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<b>1. Get rid of most paper in your filing cabinet!! </b> </div>
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It's a leap, I know BUT it was the best thing I did. Most of my files are now digital. I purchased a flash drive and have files listed with subjects and by quarter. I dump the digital copy of each item into this particular folder. I have 2 school flash drives.... Just in case I lose one. Actually the other one I keep with my Danielsen binder. This has actually made my life much easier as many times my planning takes place of an evening after I tuck my kiddos into bed. There's no need to go into my classroom late at night because I have all I need for planning on my flash drive.</div>
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<b>2. Organize those task cards and games into plastic tubs that are labeled.</b></div>
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I have all of my math task cards and activities in plastic tubs. They are labeled according to the unit. I also have my Wonders for reading organized into these very same plastic tubs. It makes it so much easier for me to place those task cards or activities that I have spent so long laminating back into these plastic tubs. In the past, these task cards might be shoved into all different sorts of cubbies in my room. The plastic tubs stay shelved above the storage cabinet in my room. </div>
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3.<b> Banker boxes and canvas bins to keep copies for the week and lessons for each day.</b></div>
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<b> </b>It seems that each year I have been so fortunate to have amazing parent volunteers. Last year my parent volunteer came in EVERY single FRIDAY. One of the things she would do for me is copy all that I needed for the following week. I would simply paper clip items needed for each day that needed copying. She would copy them and then place the completed copies in the banker boxes for me. It was AWESOME, and such a time saver!! This also reduced my paper clutter by no longer having stacks of papers sitting in piles on the back of my cabinet.</div>
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<b>4. If you haven't used it in the past two years... throw it away!</b></div>
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Last year, our entire school had many classroom changes due to a grade level moving into a different building. So I had to move my entire classroom at the end of the year! It was a lot of work, but one of the best things I did to get rid of my clutter. I have taught for 18 years, and I had items from my student teaching days that were never used. SO there's nothing like having to pack your entire room to make you really think about whether you need something or not. If I hadn't used it in the last two years, I donated it to others or threw it away. It helped tremendously with the clutter, and I didn't miss one single item that I had thrown away in that purge.</div>
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<b>5. Lastly, try working without a desk. I think you will like it!!</b></div>
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I had a desk... that I NEVER sat at. It basically held my papers, lesson plan book, and supplies. It also took up a lot of room in my classroom. So I made the plunge 2 years ago to get rid of it. I replaced it with a round table that I desperately needed for small group work. My plan book with lessons and activities for the day sits on the back of my counter. My papers that needed graded, filed, copied and other supplies are now found in these containers next to my counter. It took me a few weeks to get used to not having a desk. I did miss it in the beginning, but now I would never go back to a desk in my room again. <br />
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Enjoy the rest of your week!! I know many of you are already back in the trenches or are working on your rooms. Best of luck to you on a new school year!!</div>
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Have you used paper bags in your classroom recently? As most of you know... those brown lunch sacks aren't just for lunch anymore. Ever since I attended a workshop a couple of years ago in which the presenter gave me a glimpse of the possibilities of these paper bags, I've been using them for all kinds of projects at home and at school. I'm hooked on Paper Bag Albums!!</div>
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These are so EASY to make. All you need are 4 brown lunch sacks to make 1 album.</div>
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Step 1: Lay the first paper sack down with the flap on the left side facing "up".</div>
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Then rotate the other sacks with flap on right then left and so on.</div>
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Step 2: Fold the paper sacks in half</div>
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Step 3: Place 3 hole punches in the folded paper sacks and tie with ribbon.</div>
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Voila! You know have a paper bag album in which the possibilities are endless!!</div>
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Just a few of my favorite ways to use these paper bag albums:</div>
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1. We are working on an alphabet paper bag album at home right now. My son also cuts out photos from some magazines of the alphabet sounds and places them in the appropriate pockets that are made from the paper bag album. He is creating his own masterpiece while working on his alphabet and fine motor skills. Bonus!!</div>
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2. A sports album</div>
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If your family is like mine, we have oodles of those sports' trading card pictures of friends from each season whether it be soccer, football, and baseball. The paper bag album would make a perfect sports album for these cards. I created a cover page and autograph pages to add to these sports' albums. Then the trading card could be adhered to the page or placed in the pocket of the album. <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzNouuyeXxevbHdvdXBnX2pQcVU/view?usp=sharing">You can get this FREEBIE sports album here or by clicking on the photos below.</a></div>
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3. School Albums</div>
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I have used these paper bag albums in all areas in the classroom. We've used them as a home for fold-its that go with literacy units, science units, and social studies units. I also created a Back to School Album that documents the entire year a couple of years ago as well.</div>
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I gave this unit a complete new look! </div>
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You can see more of this album by clicking<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Back-to-School-Paper-Bag-Memory-Album-Document-the-Whole-Year-721175"> HERE</a> or on the photo above.</div>
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I would love to hear how you use paper bag albums!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16698207028277372638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1363770833621907317.post-87643370575746505302015-03-08T14:17:00.002-05:002015-03-08T14:17:20.794-05:00Time Saving Tips for Using Lap books in the Classroom<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Today, I wanted to share with you some tips on using those lap books and interactive notebooks in the classroom. I ABSOLUTELY love the end results of lap books and interactive notebooks! It's the process that can sometimes be frustrating and just plain time consuming. I've used lap books and interactive notebooks for the past couple of years, so I've learned to streamline the process with my kiddos to make it quicker and less frustrating for me.</div>
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Let me give you a little glimpse into what using a lapbook in my classroom used to be like. We would discuss the lesson, and then it was time to work on the fold-it that would go with the lesson. Students would spend 5 minutes looking for their supplies or asking to borrow glue and scissors because they had lost theirs. In the meantime, I have asked my students in several different ways to quiet their voices so that they could listen to instructions. They would until another student or two began asking for materials they had lost. Agh!! Then we would get back to task. Some students could spend 10 minutes just cutting out the fold-it. Then the folding.... Yikes! For some it was so difficult. AND we haven't even written any information down in our fold-its yet!!! By the time the lesson was over, I was exhausted and oh so frustrated. There had to be a better way.</div>
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What kept me going??? I received so many positives from parents. They LOVED seeing these finished lap books! Most of our curriculum books for science and social studies are outdated, and these lap books are a great way to show parents what their children have been working on. I think they are a great way to introduce my students to researching for information as well. My admin. loves to see the lapbooks too! AND I love, love, using lap books as study guides for tests over the units.</div>
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HERE ARE JUST A FEW TIME SAVING TIPS I HAVE LEARNED:</div>
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1. Complete 1 fold-it at the end of each daily lesson. I never save the lap books for a project to do at the end of the unit. It gives me too much frustration. </div>
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2. ALWAYS pre-cut the fold-its before passing out to students. SUCH a HUGE TIME SAVER! This cuts down on students getting scissors or looking for lost scissors, and etc. I have parent volunteers that come in on a weekly basis to help. This is one of the items they are willing to help me with. </div>
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3. ALWAYS have fold-its prefolded. This makes it easier for students to already see where to make the folds. It cuts down on all those hands raised about how and where to fold. Again, I have my parent volunteers help with this.</div>
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4. Have a basket of glue sticks for each group of students. I always have a basket of glue sticks for each table of students. I have a designated leader for the week in each group that knows where to get these glue sticks. It cuts down on time significantly, when the materials that all students can use are readily available to them.</div>
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5. Have a designated place that all lap books go. Each of my students have a cardboard book box at the back of the room. These boxes are numbered to correspond with each students number. At the end of each lesson, students know to place these in their cardboard book boxes. They also know where to quickly get them before the lesson begins. It keeps the mess out of their desk and prevents them from getting all bent up or torn up if kept in a folder in their desk.</div>
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I would love to hear your tips on using lap books or interactive notebooks in your classroom!</div>
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If you are looking for lap books for social studies, science, or literacy units please stop by my store. I have many to choose from! Just click on the photo below for the link to the social studies and science lap books.</div>
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With this post, I will be wearing my heart on my sleeve. It's so near and dear to me, and something I've been struggling with as a Mom in some aspects. It's that darn Mother's guilt. I contribute it to some of the reasons why I've been so quiet on my blog awhile. My hubs and I have spent a lot of our time and energy these past several months, working on things at home with our amazing, youngest child. I am SO thankful for all the things we have learned on this journey thus far ,and this AMAZING little soul that God blessed into our lives. </div>
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I wanted to share a little bit of our journey with sensory integration therapy for our youngest son. It has been nothing but AMAZING!!! I know there are many families questioning some of the same kinds of things my hubs and I questioned about our youngest, and maybe this information will help some families and answer some questions.</div>
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Let me begin by sharing with you about our youngest, " T". What an AMAZING blessing from God this sweet boy is to our family!! I found out I was pregnant with T only 2 months after my Mom had passed away from cancer. He was a complete and utter surprise for my hubs and I. I have 2 children from my previous marriage, and my hubs has 1 child from his previous marriage. This would make NUMBER 4 for us!! T was born 3 days before Christmas and after spending a couple of days in NICU for low blood sugar, came home with us on Christmas day. If you've ever lost a loved one, you know that the holidays are excruciating, especially those first ones. The Christmas T was born was the first one without my Mom, so I can tell you there was definitely some sadness, but this sweet boy brought so much joy. My Dad even spent several days with us during this time. I know that T's birth was a blessing to my Dad also. AND if you are like my hubs and I, and have a BLENDED family, you know the trials and tribulations that come with blending a family. It's tough and takes work. This precious little miracle "T" is/was just amazing for blending together our 2 families. </div>
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"T" was a fussy baby. I didn't think too much about it because my first child was fussy too. BUT "T" was/is a terrible eater. I can remember going back to work and the babysitter calling me to ask if I could come over during my lunch break and give T a bottle because he had refused one all morning. We had several visits to the pediatrician trying to figure out if something was wrong ... At one point she even prescribed some medicine for acid reflux for T and then sent him to a specialist at Children's Hospital. Children's found nothing wrong with T and said he's just a fussy baby. T was gaining weight but he would only eat well when he was back home with Mom ,and I was feeding him. T's always been very active, somewhat clumsy, quirky, and is prone to meltdowns over minor things. So much that my hubs and I have to hold him closely to help him begin to calm down. He is prone to hurt himself during meltdowns. I just knew that T was different from my other kiddos. My hubs and I made sure we had daily routines for T and clear expectations. This seemed to help but once he began early childhood preschool, we knew there was more....</div>
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As a teacher, I struggled with this. I do not like labels. I'd rather work on the areas of weakness than label a child. So... I can tell you that T has never been diagnosed with ASD or Sensory Processing Disorder but has been evaluated by an OT on things that he needs help with. There may come a time where a diagnosis is needed.... We'll cross that bridge when/if the time comes. T does have an IEP in his Early Childhood Program in my school district. I had always hoped that it would magically disappear when he began kindergarten. BUT at his PTC in the Fall, his FABULOUS preschool teacher prepared me. I am so glad she did. She said she felt T would probably need an IEP in kindergarten because he really had lots of difficulty being attentive in a group setting. I was devastated. So my hubs and I began actively looking for other ways we could help T besides all the services he was receiving in the school setting. T has PT/OT 20 minutes a week through the school, and is enrolled in the early childhood/at risk program in our school district.</div>
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I work with some amazing special education teachers!!! I have shared with a particular teacher my concerns with T on many occasions. She suggested a book called <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Out---Sync-Child-Carol-Kranowitz/dp/0399531653/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1425231285&sr=8-1&keywords=sensory+integration+books">" The Out of Sync Child"</a>. Wow! After only reading the first chapter, I knew this described our T. My hubs agreed. So once again this amazing teacher gave me the name of a Pediatric Therapy place that was about a 45 minute drive from our house. We called and made an appointment for an evaluation. The therapist saw all of the things that T's preschool teacher and my hubs and I had concerns with. AND the best part was that T loved it there!!!! So once a week T goes to therapy for sensory processing issues such as self regulation and fine motor skills. He loves his OT Miss Eileen!!! T has been going since late November, and in just a few months time, his progress has simply been amazing. Miss Eileen began by introducing ankle weights and a wrap to place around his tummy ( for a hug) to T. He responded well to this and actually asked for them. It helps his self regulation. He would wear them for an hour in the morning, and hour before school begins ( 12:30), and an hour before bedtime. He's beginning to be able to regulate his self, so the OT just started this week by decreasing his time wearing the weights. She also has given us a Sensory Diet that includes heavy work to do with T. We do lots of scooter activities, and bear crawls. This also helps with his low muscle tone and with strengthening his core. We do this 15 minutes each evening and whenever we can add in more. For his fine motor strength, his OT has asked us to incorporate things like play doh and this <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Out---Sync-Child-Carol-Kranowitz/dp/0399531653/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1425231285&sr=8-1&keywords=sensory+integration+books">dinosaur popper.</a> T loves playing with the dinosaur popper. </div>
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The results so far have been absolutely AMAZING!!! T seems happier and more content. This is one of the first things his grandparents mentioned to us that they thought T seemed happier. T has had little to no meltdowns. T can finally write his name by himself. He still has work to do on this, but it's so much better. T is more self regulated. Before, he was a bundle of legs and arms moving in all different directions. Now he seems to have his legs and arms under control most times. T is gaining upper body strength and can attend to a task for 3 minutes without verbal cues. This is HUGE!!! T just went for his kindergarten check up and the pediatrician even mentioned how calm he seemed. ( Seriously folks when I took him to the pediatrician this past fall he was an anxious mess. He was shouting at me and screeching. Those in the waiting room could hear him telling me how he was never going to eat the food I cooked and that it was gross. I was just thinking it's a good thing we don't use curse words in our house or they would be hearing that instead.) Another huge success is that T had gained 3 lbs from his appointment that Fall to the appointment he had a few weeks ago. This is HUGE folks!!! T has remained the same weight since his 3 year old check-up. He's a terribly picky eater ,and it's a challenge to get him to just stop and eat. I truly believe that the therapy has been helping him be less anxious and able to slow down for a bit and eat.</div>
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If you live in the St. Louis or Metro East area, I highly recommend the pediatric therapy of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/b2atherapy">Believe to Achieve</a>.<br />
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T is such an amazing child. We are embracing his differences. He has such a fun sense of humor, and LOVES life!!! T loves his big brothers and sister and is able to connect with each of them individually. He is obsessed with toy soldiers and old, old WWII movies. He loves to cuddle with me and tells me " I love you Mommy" several times daily. Makes my heart melt.... <br />
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If you've been following this little ole' blog for awhile now, you'll know that my school district adopted the McGraw-Hill Wonders curriculum last year. Now that I have one full year with this series under my belt, I feel better prepared for what I NEED to do/ WANT to do with this series to help it blend with my teaching style.</div>
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So.. I sat down and created a pacing guide that I could follow this year. When we first began the series last year, each week for me was more like 10 days. Everything was so new to our kiddos and they needed extra practice and a slower pace. This year it is much different. I LOVE to use stations and more hands on activities with the Wonders series to change things up a bit. I created a 7 day pacing guide for each week in our series. I'm still making sure I get in the skills, vocabulary, and stories, but I'm making it fit "me" and my teaching style. ( I should preface this by saying the district I teach in does not require that we teach things exactly from the series, but make sure we hit the skills that are with each week.) I also have been teaching a novel/literacy unit at the end of each unit. The kids love it! AND... it's a nice break from the reading series. By the end of the school year, I will have completed 4 Wonders Units and 4 literacy units. (My admin. asks that we get through 4 units of the Wonders during 1 school year.)</div>
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So, here's the 7 day pacing guide I created for myself. I simply copy one for each week, pencil in the information with stories we will read and the activities that we will do with each skill. Then I 3 hole punch this pacing guide and place in my lesson plan binder. </div>
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You can click <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzNouuyeXxevaGJZUVJXZHc1bm8/edit?usp=sharing">HERE</a> or on each picture above to download my 7 day pacing guide.<br />
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I have also created Wonders supplemental units that include fold-its with comprehension and skill strategies over the reading stories. These work well in an interactive reading notebook. There are also vocabulary activities that work well in stations, spelling tri-folds, and my favorite are the daily morning warm-ups. These review the language arts skills that are taught in each week. I also send home weekly focus walls to my student's parents. These include the vocab words, spelling words, and skills taught in reading for that particular week. If you are interested in finding out more, please click<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/My-Products/Digital-Products/83224"> HERE</a> to find these units in my TPT store, or on the photo below.<br />
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My school district is embracing the Danielson model of teacher evaluations. There is still some dispute in our district on what types of items should be included for showing student growth, so that part is missing right now. This year our school district was simply asking for volunteers that would be willing to pilot this model. I volunteered. I realize it would require more work, but it's something that will be expected in the future years.<br />
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I created a binder with sections for Domains 1-4. In this binder I have things such as copies of parent e-mails and communication and district logs of activities. That is all that I have in this binder!!! My administrator is a proponent of less paper, so I decided to keep the rest of my evidence in a digital file. I love it, especially since I did away with most of my paper files in my classroom this past summer. I keep most everything on my flash drives in files labeled with each subject area and month. <br />
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To create my Danielson Digital Binder, I first purchased a flash drive. I would load my file from my laptop onto the flash drive to give to my administrator. Then I created files on my desktop so that I could easily copy my "evidence" from my other flash drives. Here's a photo of the files I created. I created a language arts, behavior management, writing, social studies/science, lesson plans and newsletters, parent communication, and reading. You can include whatever files fit for Domains 1 and 4. I could have also included a student data file with samples of student work. Rather I decided to make a file within each subject area for uploading samples of student work.<br />
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Once I created files on my desktop, I simply began copying my "evidence" from my flash drives into the files. This was easy since I have already have my information organized on my flash drives. For reading, I included things I had created to go with our reading series and other products I have purchased to go along with our reading series. I also had copied student work and uploaded these samples into an area called " student work". I included rubrics created, photos of bulletin boards created, and research projects as well. I did this for each file area. In my behavior management, I included copies of my rules, clip chart, classroom coupons, information handed out to parents, and etc. In my parent communication, I included notes that I've sent home, information with passwords for various online tools students have access to, and my parent handbook that is given at the beginning of the school year. In my lesson plans and newsletters, I included a copy of my online digital lesson plan book, lesson plans that I daily have out on my desk just in case a substitute is needed, and copies of newsletters that are e-mailed to parents on a weekly basis.<br />
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After I had copied all the information I wanted, I then created a file on my desktop called " Mehrtens' Digital Danielson Binder".<br />
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Before I dragged and dropped all of my files into this one file, I created an introduction that I placed in each file for my administrator to look it. I basically just mentioned some of the things my administrator was going to find in each file. Here's a look at one sample of this:<br />
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If you would like this cute little format, you can snag it <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzNouuyeXxevakZHSXp4OWxueVU/view?usp=sharing">HERE</a> for free from my Google Docs. The graphics are by the amazing Ashley Hughes.<br />
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Finally, once I had created and placed these introduction pages into each file, I was ready to drag and drop all the files into my "Mehrtens' Digital Danielson Binder". Then I was able to insert my new flash drive and drag my file onto the flash drive. Voila! It's ready for me to give to my administrator tomorrow.<br />
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I would love to hear from all of you on any suggestions that you have. This is my first time with this type of evaluation, and so I'm on a huge learning curve right now. What are some things you have included and have you created a digital binder rather than a paper binder? <br />
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Thanks so much for stopping by friends!!!</div>
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*** I didn't redo or change my classroom this year.***</div>
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I JUST couldn't do it. </div>
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1. It gets too EXPENSIVE to change everything.</div>
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2. Too time consuming. ( Seriously.... why didn't I listen to my family and friends who said that when your kids get older you actually have LESS free time than when they were younger. It's TRUE, I tell you! I'm in the middle of finding that out now. I have 2 teenagers, a 9 year old, and a 4 year old. Our Nissan Armada is now officially a taxi to sporting events, piano lessons, gymnastics, and so much more. ) Life is hectic and I don't have a lot of time to redo it all. </div>
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I FINALLY said it. I feel better.</div>
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I did move to a new classroom this year, so my bulletin boards and etc may be in different places. I even purged so much stuff at the end of the year. ( Like those all those bulletin board pieces from 15 years ago!) My filing cabinet no longer holds files.... I purged all of my paper files too. I went digital! My filing cabinets are the new home to games and activities that I use in stations.</div>
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Just for memory's sake you can check out last year's Classroom Reveal <span style="color: red;"><a href="http://stellar-students.blogspot.com/2013/07/introducing-my-2013-2014-classroom.html">HERE</a>.</span></div>
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Of course, with all the photos I took of my classroom, I forgot to take a picture of the Welcome Banner I created for the outside of my classroom. You can grab this Welcome Banner Freebie <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzNouuyeXxevSGlLOXhIQW45VVk/edit?usp=sharing"><span style="color: red;">HERE </span></a>or by clicking on the photo collage below. Enjoy!!</div>
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ONE more secret..... Did you know that TPT is having their BACK To SCHOOL Sale on Monday, August 4 and Tuesday, August 5? </div>
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Everything in my store is 20% off. If you use the TPT promo code BTS14, you get a total of 28% of everything you purchase. Now is the time to stock up! Just click <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Krista-Mehrtens">HERE</a> or on the photo above to check out the products in my store.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16698207028277372638noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1363770833621907317.post-81561296660063876742014-07-29T07:00:00.000-05:002014-07-29T07:00:03.554-05:00Adding some SUNSHINE to a school year and a FREEBIE<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I've had a chance to get back into my classroom this week and begin preparing it for a new group of 3rd graders. As I've been working in my classroom, I have time to reflect upon the new group of students I will have this school year, and how to make our learning community a positive and FUN (yes I said fun) experience for every student. </div>
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Do you ever feel like teaching at times is like the postcard below?</div>
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As a third grade teacher, in the state that I teach in, I do at times. I feel like the the bar is constantly being raised for our students ,and that they are missing out on some important life lessons such as social time with others and just having time to be a "kid. It makes me sad for our kids. I LOVED going to school and enjoyed 2 recesses a day to talk with my friends. I remember my 5th grade teacher teaching us how to make these little bunsen burners out of a coffee can for a day camping trip we were going to take. We even got to repel off of a small, small, cliff. ( I know.. it's been decades since I've been in grade school.)</div>
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Life has changed so much for the society in which we live and SO quickly it seems to me. In my little learning community, I have had students who have parents with cancer, parents who have passed away from cancer, students who are homeless, students who are home alone for long periods of time after school, students who come from broken homes, students who are being raised by their grandparents, students who may have a sibling that requires lots of extra care and assistance, and the list goes on and on. Can you imagine being a student with one or more of those worries weighing on their little heart? It breaks my heart, AND then we expect them to come to school and leave all those worries at the door and LEARN? I don't know about you, but if I were going through some of these things I couldn't do that. </div>
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SO it's time to put some FUN back into learning. For many of the students mentioned above, school is a "safe" place from those problems. It's a place for students to visit with their friends and just be a "kid" for a little while each day anyway. </div>
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I realize I may sound like I'm on my soapbox. I apologize! It's so important to me to make sure my learning community is a safe, caring, and fun place for my students.</div>
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Here are just a few easy things I do/ plan to do in my classroom to help encourage a positive and caring classroom environment: </div>
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1. I LOVE to share with my students a funny story from home or maybe something my family did over the weekend.... Believe it or not... Students LOVE to see this "real" side of you. I often have parents that comment or e-mail me about these little stories as well because their child shared it with them after school. I think it also helps my students feel more comfortable and at home in our learning community.</div>
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2.Sunshine notes<br />
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While it would be extremely difficult to give each and every student in my classroom a personal handwritten note about a success that day, I do pick 5 or 6 students daily to give handwritten sunshine notes. These notes are short little notes from me that might compliment them on something that day, praise them for working hard in a particular area, and etc. If I do 5 or 6 a day, by the end of the week each student in my room has received a personal handwritten sunshine note from me. It's amazing what these little notes do for some of these students! ( I just need to be a lot better about fitting these notes in on a weekly basis this year. These notes do make a big difference.) You can snag these little "Sending you some Sunshine" notes for FREE <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzNouuyeXxevODJzdGdJdVljT3c/edit?usp=sharing">HERE</a> or by clicking on the photo below. I've included a color and black and white version.<br />
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3. Warm and Fuzzy Jar<br />
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This works similar to the marble jar except that students get to put in
those pom poms for doing something kind for someone else. Once the jar
is filled to the top, the class gets a "classroom filled with kindness"
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To make this project all you need are: some pom poms- I purchased mine from the Dollar Tree<br />
ribbon to go around the top of the jar<br />
a jar- I stocked up on the plastic jars from Dollar Tree<br />
the "warm and fuzzy" printable- you can download it for free from <a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzNouuyeXxevUEtYbjNZbnU3S28/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">HERE</a><br />
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4. Brag Tags<br />
I started using brag tags on a regular basis with my students last year. It was such a hit! They looked forward to getting a new "tag" on their necklace. I had a special place in the classroom in which all of the necklaces were placed. Students could wear their brag tags on Fridays. This was so great for inspiring a positive learning environment. Students would give out compliments to others on the "earning" of a new tag.<br />
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These fabulous tags came from Corinna at Surfin Through Second and Miss Nelson from Run Miss Nelson's Got the Camera. Click <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/AwardRecognition-Tags-312889" target="_blank">HERE</a>. and <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Braggin-About-Behavior-Beads-750892" target="_blank">HERE</a>. for the links.<br />
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5. Brain Breaks<br />
I find my students start asking for these once the school year is just a few weeks in. These are a great way to take a "break" for just a few minutes between subjects. Students often have the opportunity for movement and social interaction during these brain breaks. You can find them anywhere.. I LOVE using <a href="https://www.gonoodle.com/">Go Noodle</a> also for brain breaks.<br />
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Here is one of the brain breaks I have in my classroom:<br />
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You can find this in my TPT store by clicking <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/All-Star-Breaks-Baseball-Themed-Activities-to-get-your-students-moving-771551">HERE</a> or on the photo below.<br />
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These are just a few easily manageable things I have added to my classroom to promote a positive, fun, and caring learning atmosphere. I would love for you to share some of your favorite activities to promote a fun and positive atmosphere for your students!!!<br />
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If you are like me, you are gearing up for another school year.</div>
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I'm ALL about staying organized in my classroom. I feel like I teach better when my classroom is organized and runs efficiently. SO I wanted to share with you 2 things ( my STARS) I feel help me stay organized and something I wish I could do better. ( I'm hoping you all will have some tips to help me with this WISH.)</div>
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Use magazine boxes labeled with the days of the week to keep your needed copies and other items needed for that particular day.</div>
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I used to keep my copies and needed items in a file folder in my desk. I LOVE these magazine boxes. They hold so much more material, AND they are easy for another teacher to access if needed. It also helps with those last minute emergency plans for a sub if one of my little ones wakes up and is ill that morning. My parent volunteer comes in every Thursday or Friday and makes the copies for the following week. Once the copies are made, I quickly refer to my teacher plans and place the copies in the corresponding box for the following week. </div>
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A teacher on my team introduced this to me last year, and I LOVED it.</div>
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I am forever trying to keep track of students who have forgotten their homework, didn't do their reading assignment and etc. The school in which I teach does a monthly Homework Club Reward, and I have a Homework incentive in my classroom as well. I used to keep track of missed reading assignments and etc in my teacher planner. BUT with all of the other notes I jotted down, the student names and assignments missed were hard to find. I needed something easier and more organized to help me keep track of missing homework. The "Forgot My Homework Binder" has a tab with each student's name. Inside of the Binder, each student has a homework sheet. Each student simply writes the date, assignment that is missing or not completed, and I initial the entry. I have it sitting by the homework basket in my classroom. Each morning I check student's planners while they are working on their Daily Morning Warm-Ups. If a student is missing an assignment or did not complete their reading minutes, I ask them to sign the homework binder.</div>
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To create the homework binder, I purchased a 3 ring binder along with enough of the tabbed file folders for each student in my class. I wrote each student's name on a tab. Then I made a homework sheet that included a column for the date, item not completed, and my initials.</div>
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Oh my, I need SO much help with this one. I would love ANY and ALL ideas that have worked for you. I have YET to find a system that keeps my students responsible for classroom books that they check out of our library. What do all of you use? I WISH for a system that is easy for the students to use, helps keep the responsible for returning the library books back to the classroom library, and helps me keep track of my classroom library books. I loose OODLES of books every year. I also don't want to have to spend a lot of time managing this system. </div>
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I have entered all of my classroom books online into <a href="https://www.librarything.com/">LibraryThing</a>. I've even reorganized my books by subjects. Here's a little peek into my classroom library.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16698207028277372638noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1363770833621907317.post-26623204912785422132014-07-11T21:22:00.004-05:002014-07-11T21:22:28.475-05:00Five for Friday... AND You're invited to a party in which you could win it ALL!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I really wish the summer would just SLOW down! I know I've said it already, but goodness time does fly!! Our first day of school is August 13. Anyone else begin a new school year around then?</div>
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I couldn't wait to link up with <a href="http://doodlebugsteaching.blogspot.com/2014/07/five-for-friday-linky-party-july-11.html">Doodle Bugs</a> for another Five for Fraturday. Sorry! I'm a day late.</div>
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1. My Classroom Before/and a work in Progress photos</div>
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Every teacher in my building had to move classrooms over the summer. Our 6th grade is moving out to the Middle School, SO we will have more room. This is my NEW room. Notice my stack of boxes along the window. After 4 hours of hard work this past week....my room now looks like this</div>
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The boxes are all unpacked, my classroom library is put back together, and I was able to hang the curtains. Progress!! I have lots more to do.... but at least everything is now unpacked. I am LOVING all the storage in my new classroom. </div>
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2. Classroom Decor</div>
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I decided not to change the color scheme and pattern of my classroom this year. I've had the black and white polka dots with yellow accents for the last 2 years. Maybe I'll change next year.... Here's the classroom pack I created: <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Classroom-Decor-At-the-Lemonade-Stand-Chalkboard-and-Chevron-Themed-760756">"Classroom Decor: At the Lemonade Stand- Chalkboard and Chevron Themed.</a></div>
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You can click the photo above or <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Classroom-Decor-At-the-Lemonade-Stand-Chalkboard-and-Chevron-Themed-760756">HERE </a>to check this out at my TPT store.</div>
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I needed new paper lanterns, locker tags, and bulletin borders SO I ordered these from <a href="http://www.teachercreated.com/">Teacher Created Resources</a>. Just click each photo below to be taken to the link on this product.</div>
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AND this I found on Amazon</div>
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3. 21 Day Fix</div>
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I've heard so many awesome things about this program, that I thought I'd give it a try. I'm on day 5, and I LOVE it. Summers get so busy that often I forget to eat, and then I'm starving and reach for food I shouldn't be eating. Especially this summer... I had braces put on at the end of the school year and eating salads and etc has been quite an adjustment for me. </div>
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4. Family Pics from the week....<br />
This week has been packed with baseball, baseball, baseball, swim lessons and gymnastics.<br />
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This is my daughter's half smile after having to go to another one of her brother's baseball games.<br />
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5. You are INVITED!!!<br />
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I am hosting a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/255754681287069/">Jamberry Mystery Hostess Party </a>that begins on Wednesday, July 16 and ends Saturday evening, July 19. If you love Jamberry, you must stop by and participate. It's all ONLINE and you can drop by whenever and how often you want at this Fun Facebook Event. There will be door prizes of Jamberry products and games each day of this event AND the best thing is someone will be the Mystery Hostess. This means that ONE of you will be selected to be the hostess at the end of the party and the hostess gets ALL of the hostess rewards and FREE stuff. How awesome is that?! I host the party and post games and give away door prizes and one lucky person gets the hostess rewards just for participating in the games, inviting friends to join, and SHOPPING.<br />
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I promise it will be fun, and I guarantee you will find some cute nail wraps or nail lacquer to wear for a Back to School Night or Meet the Teacher Night.<br />
<br />Click <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/255754681287069/">HERE</a> for the link to this Mystery Hostess Event. Please make sure you hit " Join" or "Going" so that you get the event notifications and posts when the party starts. I will be posting more on this event page later this weekend to give more information about how you can be the mystery hostess. If you share this link with a friend and they "join" the party, please let me know. You can just comment on the Mystery Hostess Event to let me know. You get MORE party points for inviting a friend.<br />
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I can't wait! I hope to see you there!<br />
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Enjoy your weekend Friends! </div>
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During the school year I NEVER seem to have time to simply browse, look, read blogs and etc. online. I think I am FINALLY caught up this summer on all of this or so my hubs hopes as another package arrives at our doorstep. Check out some of my favorite new things I have found this summer via online browsing.</div>
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1. Luci Bags</div>
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Have you heard of these bags? They are totally too adorable! These AMAZING bags caught my teacher eye right away. There are several different styles to choose from. The bags have built in compartments to put photographs of your family, fur babies, vacation destinations, and etc. My advice is to find someone who is selling them and order one right away! I just ordered one to use for Jamberry, but I WANT another one to use as my "teacher bag". Click <a href="http://www.lucibags.com/">HERE </a>for a link to the Luci Bags if you want to take a peek at them for yourself.</div>
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Here's a sneak peak at my Luci Bag</div>
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Okay.... I have to admit I thought this was too good to be true, but I tried them and LOVE them. Fabletics is an online athletic wear company by Kate Hudson. Fabletics is different from other athletic wear in that the entire ensemble is sold together. You get the matching pants, shirt, and sports bra. How does this work you ask?? Sign up at the link <a href="http://www.fabletics.com/invite/49614874/">HERE</a>. You will be given an online survey to determine the kind of athletic wear that best fits your needs. Then you will be given athletic outfits to choose from. The first outfit ( 3 piece) is $25.00. Then each month you will find customized outfits that have been selected for you to choose. You can either "skip" this month or select an oufit and purchase it. Here's the outfit I just received in the mail yesterday. It's my July pick. I LOVE the bright colors and how comfy it will be for my jog through the neighborhood.</div>
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I LOVE to have pretty nails, but being a busy Mom who never seems to have time to fit in a salon manicure made pretty nails almost impossible. I am TERRIBLE with polishing my nails. I don't have the patience to sit long enough without doing too much for my polish to dry. SO... I've become obsessed with Jamberry nail wraps. I LOVE all the cute and stylish designs. I have gotten so many compliments on my nails everywhere I go.... my kiddo's swim lessons, baseball games, gym, even at the grocery store. </div>
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I love the nail wraps so much that I took the plunge and became a Jamberry Independent Consultant. Look at all the FREE stuff I received from my first Facebook party.</div>
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In just the first month of joining Jamberry, I've had such a blast. I had the opportunity to help my mother in law get ready for her 50th wedding anniversary. She received so many compliments about her fingernails during the celebration that she's already chosen more Jamberry nail wraps to order.<br />
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I also just had the opportunity to host a mani/pedi party for the Moms of my son's baseball team. It was such a fun girl night! We applied baseball nail wraps to get ready to cheer on our favorite team for an upcoming baseball tournament.</div>
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If you haven't yet tried Jamberry, you must. They last up to 2 weeks even through washing dishes, trips to the pool, and even the beach. AND the best part, they are easy to apply and take about 20 minutes to complete a manicure. Seriously! </div>
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If you would like a FREE sample of Jamberry to try for yourself, click on the pic below. Just fill out the google doc form, and I will send out a sample to you. </div>
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Are you interested in earning FREE Jamberry items, I'd love to help you host a Facebook party. It's easy, peasy and lots of fun! Click on the photo below or <a href="http://teachingwithstyle.jamberrynails.net/host/">HERE</a> to be taken to my link to sign up for a party. I will get back with you on dates and times that fit your schedule. This would be a great way to welcome your coworkers back to a new school year. Everyone could be rocking out their new Jams!</div>
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AND if you are like me and love Jamberry and decided to be a consultant for the great discount and free stuff on Jamberry, I invite you to join my team. It's been so much fun and the opportunities have been so amazing! Just click HERE or on the photo below to join my team or find out more information about becoming a Jamberry Independent Consultant. You would be getting in on a ground floor opportunity of a rapidly expanding company.</div>
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Here's just a few of my favorite jamicures I have done this summer.</div>
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<a href="http://teachingwithstyle.jamberrynails.net/product/black--white-polka">Black and White Polka </a> on my daughter's nails<br />
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Born to Sparkle and <a href="http://teachingwithstyle.jamberrynails.net/product/navy-skinny#">Navy Skinny</a><br />
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Enjoy your day! I get to go into my classroom and work today. Yipee! We all had to move classrooms and pack up everything at the end of the school year. Today is the first day I get to go in my new classroom and begin getting it ready. </div>
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It's been awhile since I linked up with Farley at <a href="http://ohboy3rdgrade.blogspot.com/">Oh Boy 4th Grade</a> for a Currently.</div>
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As my kiddos get older they seem to get along with one another so much better. This summer I have so enjoyed listening to my kids play together, giggle together, and just have fun being with each other. My 3 boys enjoy playing Minecraft together.... I can't lie.. I can tell you there were some disagreements ( VOICES RAISED) when their little brother decided to destroy their homes. </div>
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Although summer is very busy for my family with baseball and other sporting events, it's still so much of a more relaxed pace than the school year. I LOVE this down time. No homework to rush to finish, school events to race to after supper, and late night papers to grade......... </div>
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I have a long list of TPT units that I hope to create over the summer that I can use in my classroom this next school year. BUT I've finished NOT ONE. Sigh.... </div>
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I would LOVE to hire someone to clean my house but it hasn't happened yet. Someday.... Maybe.... Actually, I don't mind cleaning a house. There's some satisfaction to things looking all nice and tidy for a few minutes anyway. ... I have four children. </div>
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For the Fourth of July we have a tradition of having family and friends over to our house. My husband grills hamburgers and hotdogs. We have the traditional 4th of July backyard barbecue. Our house is located on the outskirts of town, so we are able to sit on our back deck and watch the fireworks displays of 3 nearby towns. Then we have our own fireworks complete with the "snake", "sparklers", and the "flying parachute" men. My kids love it!</div>
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Don't forget to check out all of my FRIENDS' July Currentlys.</div>
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Mondays are always just a bit SWEETER in the summer. </div>
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I had so much fun last week with the Monday Meet Up through <a href="http://www.theteachingtribune.com/">The Teaching Tribune</a>, that I couldn't wait to link up again.</div>
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As I type this, I notice the date..... JUNE 27!!!!</div>
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Oh my goodness! The summer is flying by AND must S--L--O--W down. </div>
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It's another FIVE FOR FRIDAY sweet friends! I'm linking up with <a href="http://doodlebugsteaching.blogspot.com/">Doodle Bugs Teaching</a>.</div>
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1. Classroom Colors/Design Change</div>
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I am in need of a new updo in my classroom. I have had the same color pattern and design for a couple of years now and want something NEW. I found just the colors and patterns that I want to use that will change things a bit, but yet I can still use a lot of what I already have. Bonus!! I found these two photos on Pinterest, but when I try to click on them to find the link, there is nothing. If these are one of your classroom photos, please let me know. I will add the link onto this page. I LOVE the turquoise blue chevron with the black and white polka dots. I already have LOTS of polka dots, but wanted something different. This chevron will be perfect. Now to find those gorgeous chevron bulletin board borders.....</div>
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I've been working on items to add to my vocabulary stations with my 3rd graders. I found this fun app to add to our station activities on Fridays. It's FREE!! Students can select either the easy, medium, or hard level. Take a peek at the game in the photos below.</div>
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94 seconds is another great Ipad app that I'm going to add to my vocabulary stations. It's also a FREE app. 94 seconds has several different categories for students to choose from. Once a category is chosen, students will be given a letter. Students have 94 seconds to list as many words as possible that start with this letter and belong in that particular category. Here's a sneak peek of the game in action:</div>
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I LOVE all my family time in the summer, BUT this week has been C-R-A-Z-Y between baseball games, baseball camps, and gymnastic practices. Here's a peek at my family summer fun this past week:</div>
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I couldn't wait to link up with The <a href="http://www.theteachingtribune.com/">Teaching Tribune</a> for <a href="http://www.theteachingtribune.com/2014/06/monday-meet-up-4.html">Monday Meet Up</a>!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16698207028277372638noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1363770833621907317.post-29279562578286686822014-06-20T07:50:00.000-05:002014-06-20T07:50:10.675-05:00Five For Friday ... June 20<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It's my second full week of summer break ,AND I am loving it. Things get extremely hectic at the end of the year for teachers but getting to summer vacation is definitely worth it. I am so thankful that I have a job that allows me to be home with my own kids 3 months of the year, and the rest of the year I get to work with some amazing students. We've spent the beginning of our summer break just hanging out at the pool and going to sporting camps and events. No stress!! Woot! Woot!<br />
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At the end of each school year, I send home a letter to parents giving them tips on things their child can do to help prevent that "Summer Slide". I even created "My Summer Bucket List" to send home with my students to complete during the summer. (Click on the photo to learn more.)<br />
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But as a parent helping my own child prevent that "summer slide", I am horrible. My daughter loves to read and write, so this was never a problem in the summer. But my 8 year old, a typical boy, would rather spend his summer from morning until night outdoors. I know the skills my soon to be 3rd grader needed to work on during the summer, it was some accountability that I needed. This past winter our school district passed out some information on a summer reading program that would fit the needs of each child. It is through the Institute of Reading Development. Click <a href="http://readingprograms.org/summer-reading-programs/">Here</a> for the link. The program has an online portion in which my son watches a video before either reading from one of the books shown in the photo above, or watches a video before completing some phonetic exercises in his workbook. He does this 4 days a week for about 20-30 minutes. He LOVES it! It helps that my son gets an incentive for completing the lessons for the whole week.<br />
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Have you heard of <a href="http://www.zoo-phonics.com/">Zoo Phonics</a>? I'm getting ready to use this with my 4 year old son. He was so excited to see the different animals that created the letters of the alphabet. He can't wait to play the letter bingo game that is included. I first heard of Zoo-Phonics my first year of teaching. That was almost 17 years ago!! I was a 1st grade special education teacher. There was no curriculum of any kind for these little ones. So I did some research and found this program and ordered it. It was awesome! I taught students with severe learning disabilities and these students were able to learn their letters, sounds, blends, and even began to read easy level readers by the end of the school year. </div>
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As if life isn't busy enough with 4 sweet kiddos, creating products for my classroom and other educators, and blogging, I have a FUN, NEW Summer job! I am having SO much fun while having cute manis and pedis for the summer. I am a Jamberry Independent Nail Consultant. Can I just say "LOVE"?!!</div>
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My sweet hubs called me yesterday morning from his work excited to tell me about this site he had heard from his morning radio station. Too sweet! He said as soon as he heard about this he thought about me and my classroom. Brad Meltzer has a series of children's biographies about heroes from history. His message to children is that we can all be heroes. Currently there are 3 books in this series: I Am Rosa Parks, I Am Amelia Earhart, I am Abraham Lincoln. If you go to his website: Click <a href="http://www.ordinarypeoplechangetheworld.com/">HERE</a> or on the picture above, you will find more information and activities that go along with the books along with the links to order these books. I'm really excited about this. This would be great to include in my study of Presidents, Black History month, and famous American Women.</div>
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Thanks for stopping by! I would love to hear how you are spending your summer vacay. Please check out everyone's 5 for Friday <a href="http://doodlebugsteaching.blogspot.com/2014/06/five-for-friday-linky-party-june-20th.html">HERE</a>. </div>
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It's easy. First you must prep your nails by removing any old nail polish, pushing back your cuticles, and taking any oils off your nail using an alcohol wipe. Then you will simply need a blow dryer to apply heat to the nail wrap and apply to your finger. Here's a video below on the application. It takes me only 15-20 minutes to complete a Jamberry manicure. Click <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaykpuMe53w&feature=kp">HERE</a> or on the PHOTO below to view the video.</div>
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Super easy! I am so thankful that <a href="http://www.msfultzscorner.com/">Christi Fultz</a> introduced to these wraps back in the Fall. I have received so many compliments on my nails just from simply signing a receipt. Jamberry nail wraps last up 2 weeks on your fingers and 6 weeks on your toes. I recently wore my Jamberry nail wraps to Clearwater Beach Florida and even with the salt water and sand, they remained on my toes. I was impressed! Normally my polish comes right off my toes when I go to the beach.</div>
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AND if you have already tried Jamberry nail wraps and are in love with them like me, you probably already have a dozen or more designs on your wish list. There is a way that you can get several of those designs on your wish list for FREE. Just host a party.</div>
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You can hold a FACEBOOK Party. It's easy. All you have to do is come up with a guest list. I will create a private Facebook Group for the party. I will also come up with the games and information to post to the party. You just need to pop in and join the party throughout the week by commenting and interacting with the guests. It's that EASY. </div>
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Enjoy trying out Jamberry nail wraps! They are SO easy to apply and SO Cute! You have to check out some of the cute summer designs that would be perfect for your beach vacay or just getting away.</div>
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One of my favorite science units to teach at the end of the school year is on weather.</div>
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There are so many interactive lessons and activities that my students can participate in. It's wonderful! It's also easy to tie in lessons on clouds and storms with the weather we currently have at the end of the school year. My students love making those real life connections.</div>
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Below are just a few activities/resources I use with my 3rd graders.</div>
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1. Check the weather each day for 1 week and record on their chart. They will also use this to create a graph that will go in their weather lapbook.</div>
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I have my students log into <a href="http://weather.com/">weather.com</a>. This can also be loaded onto a classroom iPad and students can easily check the weather on this device.</div>
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National Geographic has terrific video resources on different types of weather. They are easy to find and some last from 1 minute to 5-10 minutes. These are perfect for introducing a lesson on a particular type of storm. To find these videos simply go to <a href="http://www.nationalgeographic.com/">National Geographic.com</a> and click on the search videos button on the top right hand of screen.</div>
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Students create their own rain gauges to use at home and collect date for the week. <a href="http://weirdsciencekids.com/RainGauge.html">Weird Science Kids</a> has a great website for a student made rain gauge. Just click <a href="http://weirdsciencekids.com/RainGauge.html">here</a> for the link. </div>
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We also make rain clouds in the classroom with food coloring. This is so much fun and super easy. </div>
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Hilary's Home Daycare and Preschool has an awesome tutorial on this activity. Don't let the age range fool you, my 3rd graders loved this! Click <a href="http://www.hilaryshomedaycare.com/home/cloud-in-a-jar">Here</a> to go to the link.</div>
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4. Create Scavenger Hunts on online weather websites for kids.</div>
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My students love to work in groups and complete a scavenger hunt on an online website. This is great to get the students to read and look at all the information a website may offer. Sometimes my students get stuck just looking at the pictures or searching for the games that a site may offer and never really getting to the great information. So I create a scavenger hunt. Students are given a sheet of paper with questions that ask them about information that can be found on this particular website. Students work together in groups to find this information. Listed below are some great weather websites for children. Just click on the names below to check out these amazing sites.</div>
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2. <a href="http://eo.ucar.edu/webweather/">Web Weather for Kids</a></div>
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3. <a href="http://urbanext.illinois.edu/treehouse/">Tree House Weather Kids</a></div>
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4. <a href="http://www.weatherforkids.org/">Weather for Kids</a></div>
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5. Weather Lapbook to record all the information my students learn about weather.</div>
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I created this fun lapbook for my students to use. It also comes with a weather workbook. This lapbook helps my students keep the information they learned at their fingertips and provides for a great study guide before their weather assessment. You can find "Weather and Meteorology 101 Lapbook and Student Workbook Mega Pack" in my TPT store. Just click on the picture below or click <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Weather-and-Meteorology-101-Lapbook-and-Student-Workbook-Mega-Pack-1149092">HERE</a>.</div>
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I was so impressed with all of the marine animals that the volunteers were helping with. Each animal had a story on why it was rescued, and how the animal found its way to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium.<br />
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We were able to see 3 dolphins while visiting the aquarium. Those were Hope, Winter, and Nick.<br />
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Then the magical thing happened. My hubs was wearing bright orange which must have caught Winter's eye because she swam right up to us. It was so very cool!<br />
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If you are studying marine animals, Clearwater Marine Aquarium has some fabulous resources to use on its website...<a href="http://www.seewinter.com/">See Winter.com </a></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16698207028277372638noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1363770833621907317.post-84548075636309047542014-06-07T09:30:00.003-05:002014-06-07T09:30:27.430-05:00Another school year has come and gone.....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Well, another school year has come and gone. It's hard to believe. My Mom wasn't kidding when she told me in my teenage years that the older you get, the faster time flies. It's going at lightning speed as I am about to reach my 40's.</div>
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As I reflect upon this school year, I think there are SO many things that happen during one school year. Just think about it.... The growth and change that happens is AMAZING! I had a great group of students that I enjoyed watching their academic and social growth. They begin 3rd grade as what seems like just babies and end the year as students who have matured so much that they are getting ready to embark on adolescence.</div>
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It was definitely a challenging year for me, not in the classroom, but personally. I started off the school year blogging regularly and creating products that I could use in my classroom on a weekly basis, and then as the school year was underway, I realized that I had too many things I was juggling. My almost teenage daughter was going through a difficult time, my second grader had really started off the year struggling with reading, and my 4 year old began his preschool year by screaming, crying, and kicking everyday that I dropped him off at school. I wish my personality was more relaxed, but it's not. When something is not going well, I tend to focus most of my energy and time on doing what I can to do to make things better. </div>
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So.... that's what this year was with my own children. SWEET FAMILY TIME. I NEEDED to spend more quality time with my almost teenage daughter. I NEEDED to make sure I was giving my second grader the help he needed at home to help him succeed in reading. I NEEDED to be consistent and develop a daily routine that my 4 year old would feel secure with.</div>
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Now as I look back upon this past school year, there have been so many amazing changes. I am so proud of my kiddos! My daughter is once again a happy, full of life, teenager that has accomplished so much during her 7th grade year. My 8 year old ended his second grade year by jumping ahead almost 2 grade levels in reading. He had an AMAZING 2nd grade teacher! AND my 4 year old... he loved going to preschool and finally began to interact socially with his teachers and peers by the second semester. He's even now taking gymnastics and swim lessons. Something he would have refused to do before this school year began.</div>
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<br />Normally it feels as if these months fly by, but I have to say that January was not one of them.</div>
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I am not a fan of cold weather, AT ALL. This has been the worst winter I can remember in such a long time. We only had school 12 days out of the whole month of January!</div>
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It's been awhile, and I couldn't wait to link up with Farley at <a href="http://ohboy3rdgrade.blogspot.com/2014/01/currently-february.html">Oh Boy Fourth Grade</a> for her Currently Linky.</div>
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I'm loving how incredibly sweet and thoughtful my students have been this week. Seriously!! It just warms my heart. I tore my meniscus while doing a crazy workout that no one that will be 40 in a few months should be doing ( lesson learned), so I literally hopped on one foot to school the next day. My sweet students were so concerned because I spent the day rolling around in my office chair around the classroom. I'm one that NEVER sits except during my lunch. I had so many sweet notes and help during the week. I even had one sweet boy who can be a bit challenging say to me, " I feel kind of different today because I know you aren't feeling the best." It was even his best week yet!! </div>
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Truth 1: I can't watch scary movies. I just can't. My hubs loves them. </div>
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Truth 2: <br />My hubs and I hiked up to the top of a mountain in Alta, Utah last Fall. It took us only 4 hours to get to the top, but it was worth it. The view was incredible, and we were literally standing above the clouds. It wasn't an extremely tall mountain ( elevation of about 11,000 feet) but nonetheless it was challenging. </div>
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I spend my summers in the Caribbean. While my hubs and I joke about retiring and buying a home on Water Island ( near St. Thomas) someday, I am lucky enough to visit somewhere in the Caribbean about every other year. Love that crystal clear water and sunshine!</div>
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Another week down! </div>
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Woot Woot!</div>
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This was the hardest week for me yet, as we started back to school after 3 weeks off. I forgot how exhausting it is to get my dear third graders back into a routine. They did a great job, but boy was I EXHAUSTED at the end of each day.</div>
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I'm linking up with Gina at <a href="http://www.thirdgradetidbits.blogspot.com/2014/01/slim-down-saturday-january-18th.html">Third Grade Tidbits for another Slim Down Saturday</a>.</div>
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Here was my week:</div>
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This week was tough! I didn't do enough meal prep for the week, and found myself craving sweet treats. It was also back to school for me this week after our long holiday break, and it was a struggle to fit in those work-outs each day. I did it, but it was a struggle. </div>
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Strength: I finally made sure I was drinking 6-8 glasses of water a day. I have always doubted whether or not this makes a difference, I must say I definitely think drinking lots of water makes a HUGE difference. </div>
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Something I need to do better this week: Meal prep.. It helps me stay organized and not reach for things I don't need to be eating. So this morning, I prepped most of my meals for the week. I have my oatmeal ready for breakfast, brown rice with grilled chicken for lunch, sauted onions and green peppers to use in my omelet, and I'm working on these yummy healthy peanut butter oatmeal cookies. </div>
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Goal for next week: Only 1 diet soda a day....</div>
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My word for the week: Strong </div>
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I need to be strong enough mentally to force myself to work out on those days I just don't feel like it and strong enough to stay away from the foods that I should not be eating.</div>
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AND this is the recipe from the <a href="http://www.theskinnyfork.com/">Skinny Fork </a> that I'm getting ready to try. It looks GREAT!</div>
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Click <a href="http://www.theskinnyfork.com/blog/2013/3/18/healthy-peanut-butter-oatmeal-cookies">HERE</a> for the link to the recipe for these healthy peanut butter oatmeal cookies from the Skinny Fork.</div>
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This post is all about our new reading series.</div>
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Does anyone use Wonders by McGraw-Hill?</div>
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Beginning any new series in reading or math makes for an exhausting school year, doesn't it?</div>
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I'm finally beginning to get into a routine with this series and feeling comfortable with it. FINALLY!</div>
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<span style="color: red;">What is Wonders? </span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">This quote can be found on the McGraw Hill website: "</span></span><span style="color: red;"><i><span style="color: black;">Reading Wonders is the <b>first and only reading program</b>
designed specifically for the Common Core State Standards for
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tools to meet today's challenges, every component and every lesson is
designed for effective and efficient CCSS instruction."</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">* The online resources are phenemonal! The student books, teacher books, and all resources can be found online. LOVE this! Students can even access their books and games that go along with what we are studying by going online to their very own account at home.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">* There are leveled readers that fit fabulously with each unit that is studied. The best part about most of the leveled readers is that the stories and content are the same for EACH level. My students have no idea that their leveled readers differ from another groups leveled readers.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">* The stories that go with each unit have been fabulous for our grade level. Many of them fit well with our social studies and science curriculum. </span><span style="color: black;">The rigor is also very high.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">* The weekly unit tests were extremely difficult for our students in all grade levels at first. Since the questions are unlike anything most of our students have experienced, we spent a lot of time modeling and working through the questions together. This has paid off tremendously as students are now performing well on these tests.</span></span></div>
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I wanted a place for students to be able to keep their vocabulary words that they have learned throughout the year. So the students created a vocabulary notebook. Each week when new vocabulary is introduced, students complete the vocabulary fold its with the definition "in their own words", a picture that makes them think of this word, and a sentence using this word.<br />
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This is definitely something I want to do each year. It took some time at the beginning of the year for my 3rd graders to assemble these notebooks, but it has been well worth it. Students are also in such a great routine now that writing in their vocabulary fold-its and placing in their notebooks goes rather quickly. I am generally able to get through everything in Day 1 along with these notebooks during our ELA time. If you are interested, below is a link and photo to my vocabulary notebooks. It does not include the fold-its vocabulary words. These are in my Wonders Mega Packs.<br />
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<b>V<a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Vocabulary-Notebook-for-Bigger-Kids-822597">ocabulary Notebook for Bigger Kids</a></b></div>
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2. Interactive Reading Notebooks<br />
I also use interactive reading notebooks with this reading series. I love that the students can paste in their compare/contrast activities between stories, citing evidence from the text that particular stories are of a specific genre, story map fold-its, and even comprehension fold-its in these notebooks.<br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">I have created these mega packs for each week that I have covered so far. Included in these mega packs are: Fold-its for the reader's notebook, vocabulary station activities, weekly themed skill posters ( I love to send these home with the students in their Friday Folders for the parents.) daily morning warm-ups that review the language activities from the skills during the week, and spelling tri-folds. Here's a peek from Week 1 of Unit 4:</span></span><br />
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If you are interested in checking out these Mega Packs click on any of the links below. I have been working on bundling these mega packs as I finish a complete unit. I will continue to update as I create these units.<br />
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Okay Friends, it's week number two for Slim Down Saturdays.</div>
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I must admit, I was kind of dreading getting on the scale this morning. I've been out of my regular routine for 3 weeks now. Due to the extreme amount of snow and cold temps, we did not have school ALL week. It is SO hard for me to not want to make those delicious comfort foods and freshly baked chocolate chip cookies on those cold, snowy days.</div>
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I'm linking up with <a href="http://www.thirdgradetidbits.blogspot.com/2014/01/slim-down-saturday-week-2.html">Gina from Third Grade Tidbits</a> for her weekly Slim Down Saturdays.</div>
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I was jumping up and down after getting off of the scale this morning. Let me tell you, it was a tough week for me. When I'm home with my family, I love nothing better than to do but bake and cook. Warm chocolate chip cookies are at the top of my list, hot chocolate with loads of marshmallows, homemade lasagna, and so forth. Yum!! </div>
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<b>Positives for the week: </b> I was able to fit in a workout 7 days this week!!! That's due to the fact that I didn't go back to school and had plenty of time to fit one in. I just started P90X3 which is only 30 minutes. LOVE! My hubs and I also got a treadmill over the holiday so I spent some time on it as well. AND I can't forget all the snow shoveling that we did. While my hubs made it into work, my boys and I shoveled the sidewalk of a close friend that lives next to the school, and after our lab had been stuck inside for too many days to count we had to find a way to get him outside to run and play. If you have a lab, you can so relate. My boys and I finally shoveled a path from our house to his kennel,and then shoveled out his kennel which was filled with 3-4 foot drifts of snow. EXHAUSTING! Our lab was so happy to get back outside to run and play.</div>
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<b>Something I need to do better: </b> I have a terrible habit of nibbling/sampling food as I prepare dinner for my family. I'm horrible with this as well when it comes to snack time for my kiddos.</div>
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<b>My Goals for next week: </b>I hope to lose another 1lb. We will be back to school, so hopefully that means my temptation to snack will be much better. I also need to drink at least 6 glasses of water reach day. I didn't do that this week and drank way too much diet soda.</div>
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<b>My word for the week: </b>Self Control</div>
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I thought I'd share a "clean recipe" that I prepared this week for my family of 6. It's called <a href="http://wannabite.com/white-chicken-chili/#_a5y_p=993503">White Chicken Chili</a> . While it wasn't a hit with my boys, my hubs and daughter loved it. I thought it was delicious. I found this recipe from <a href="http://wannabite.com/white-chicken-chili/#_a5y_p=993503">wannabite</a>.</div>
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Some Favorites for me from this week:</div>
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I am a numbers person. It helps me stay motivated. I do realize there is so much more to becoming more healthy than the weight on the scale. It's how I feel about myself, the example I am setting for my family, my overall mood ,and how I feel in my clothes to name a few. </div>
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With that being said, I STILL loved seeing that progress in numbers when I worked with a trainer.</div>
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So I purchased these two items to help me track my weight loss goal as well.</div>
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Omron Body Fat Loss Monitor</div>
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It's a quick and easy way to measure your B.M.I.</div>
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I would love to hear about how your week went as well or any fabulous tasting healthy recipes that you tried! Thanks for stopping by! We can do this!!!</div>
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