tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76213661114327687232024-03-13T17:29:27.228-07:00Teaching in the NetAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16399591150655800814noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621366111432768723.post-87458456260297899422016-09-13T17:08:00.001-07:002016-09-13T17:08:17.017-07:00Classroom Reveal 2016I'm finally back to having a homeroom class! I am so excited to share the pictures of my classroom, even if it is a bit later in the school year than I had planned!<br />
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My student supply shelf, with some of my classroom library bins and baskets. I decided to separate my fiction and (most of) my non-fiction books, simply because I didn't have room to put it all in one section of my weird shaped classroom. It actually helps when students are searching for books that they are not all on top of each other trying to look through the same few baskets or bins.</div>
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Paper banner: Target $ Spot</div>
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Chevron lamp: Wal-Mart</div>
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Curtains: made by me with fabric from Hobby Lobby</div>
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I took these pictures before school started, and I've already moved these task card baskets. I have two more book baskets there now.</div>
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I was inspired by Tim McGraw's song "Humble and Kind". It's our class theme song this year. I refer to it almost daily, as well as filling our buckets.</div>
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This is one of my favorite bulletin boards - simple yet pretty. </div>
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Fabric on bulletin board: Hobby Lobby</div>
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Circle felt string "banner": party section at Target</div>
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I hated the ugly brown desks, so I covered them with contact paper from Target $ Spot. Does anyone have any good tips on keeping desks covered with contact paper clean? </div>
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Small group table</div>
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Stools: IKEA</div>
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Contact paper covering table (thanks to my friend, Jessica!): Target $ Spot</div>
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Chair: IKEA</div>
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The covered door in my room is my favorite section. It's my personal posting door, even though I put pertinent information about school and students there. My friend Jessica covered it with the same black with white polka dot fabric as the bulletin board nearby and I put up the pencil banner and I felt like it really came together. </div>
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My room had some UGLY marks, spots, chips, holes, etc in the walls. (See before pictures at the bottom!) So I had to be creative with some of my posters and wall decorations. Almost everything on my walls is strategically placed to cover said marks!</div>
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These are our website login loops. I found this pegboard "L" at Hobby Lobby. It was in the super clearance section. My last name starts with L, but "Login Loops" also start with L's and it worked!</div>
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These bins are now labeled, but this is my nonfiction section, specifically math, science, and social studies.</div>
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Trying to organize and store stuff off the floor!</div>
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Shoe organizer: Target</div>
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I actually have CABINETS for the first time in a LONG time!!! When you have cabinets, you stuff them full...</div>
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The above pictured cabinet is now full with student tissues and paper towels!</div>
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I seriously have an addiction to folders, dividers, etc. This was after I cleaned out and donated a lot! Eek!</div>
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This is a student supply shelf. I have always used magazine holders for student supplies in math and literacy. I tape them on the bottoms and add tape around the edges. They always last all year!</div>
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We recently added student faces (pics) to their boxes!</div>
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This bulletin board is in use now, but it was nice to have these up when parents brought in their children's supplies. Thanks to Gladys at Teaching in High Heels for this cute <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Back-to-School-Bulletin-Board-2651212" target="_blank">freebie</a>!</div>
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More important info added. Also, you probably notice <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Mentor-Sentences-Unit-Vol-1-Third-10-Weeks-Grades-3-5-743621" target="_blank">mentor sentence</a> posters on this bulletin board. (Thanks Jivey!) It's right behind my small group table. For the first few weeks, we are doing them together at the table, and it's working swimmingly!</div>
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Do you see that little green basket on top of my wide Sterilite drawers? The best thing I did all summer for organizational purposes. It's simply a TO DO basket. It's from the Dollar Tree, but it's great because it's large. It will hold papers as well as workbooks or even binders. I can simply stack the most important To Do list things in that basket. It keeps junk off my table (I got rid of the huge teacher desk in my room) and I know exactly where to look each day when school is over. I try to do as much as I can after school, but sometimes I have to take things home with me. In that case, I have a folder labeled "To Do". I try to keep it to a minimum.</div>
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As we read books, I displayed some of them on the weird triangle shelf in the corner!</div>
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Thanks to Amy Lemons for the Writing Boot Camp (<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Write-On-Unit-1-Boot-Camp-Back-to-School-Writing-Lessons-for-23-Grades-2575863" target="_blank">Write On!</a>) pack. My kids LOVED for me to treat them like I was a drill sergeant and they were soldiers!</div>
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We are lucky to have Chromebooks in our classroom. I had desktop computers until 3 days before school started. As soon as I got those out of there, it freed me to allow movement of desks for student needs.</div>
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Laura Candler's <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Laura-Candlers-Power-Reading-Workshop-198208" target="_blank">Power Reading Workshop</a> - my kids LOVE it!!!</div>
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More Writing Boot Camp!</div>
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We read The Invisible Boy and did a craft from Amy Lemons' <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Rooted-in-Reading-August-August-Read-Aloud-Lessons-and-Activities-2530579" target="_blank">Rooted in Reading August </a>bundle. My students loved the story and they LOVED making the craft!</div>
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Our first science unit (What is a Scientist?) and working with science tools - made fun thanks to <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Science-Tool-Bundle-2570168" target="_blank">More Than a Worksheet</a></div>
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We are REALLY working on bucket filling this year. My kids really struggle with this! The colored pages are a fun activity from <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Bucket-Filler-1248489" target="_blank">New and Noteworthy by Nita</a>. My kiddos enjoyed this sorting activity.</div>
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Here's another math activity from Amy Lemons - We are mathematicians! <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Lets-Get-Started-Beginning-of-the-Year-Math-Activities-297895" target="_blank">Let's Get Started-Beginning of the Year Math Activities</a></div>
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Phew! I could share a thousand more pictures! But just so you can see how far this room came, here are some of the before pictures!<br />
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All of Amy Lemons' store. Just kidding. But I will be stocking up on some <b>Rooted in Reading</b> and her new "<b>Write On!</b>" units!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16399591150655800814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621366111432768723.post-68027603708600262732016-02-16T13:45:00.002-08:002016-02-16T13:45:50.585-08:00Fun Practice with Cause & Effect + FREEBIEI was working on cause and effect lesson plans this past weekend, and I don't know how it came to me, but I thought of the old song "On Top of Spaghetti." It lent itself beautifully to teaching cause and effect. However, when I wanted to create an entire activity for my students to use, there wasn't enough "right there" cause and effect references in the song. So I thought, "Why don't we review a little sequencing?" (It was our last skill we reviewed.)<br />
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Surprisingly, NOT ONE of my students had ever heard the song!! I couldn't believe it!!! Therefore, being the teacher that I am who sings at any chance I can get, I HAD to sing the song! My students all whined and complained, but then as I sang it, they either a) really got into the rhythm of it, or b) laughed their heads off! Either way, I don't think they'll ever forget the song!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16399591150655800814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621366111432768723.post-36813754764230660982015-10-13T09:58:00.003-07:002015-10-13T09:58:45.049-07:00Modifications ChecklistIt's almost that time of year for us...dun, dun, dun...report cards. IT'S THIS WEEK - I can't believe it! It feels like we started last week!<br />
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Anyway, one of the things we include with our report cards is a modifications checklist for every single child. Why do we this? Let me explain!<br />
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I work at a school for kids with learning disabilities. It is a <a href="http://www.summit-academy.org/" target="_blank">unique private school</a> in that every student enrolled has some type of learning disability or difference. Most of them do not have an IEP in a public school setting. But our kids need support, and when they come to us, they get it! Our mission statement is "If a child can't learn the way we teach, we need to teach the way they learn." Our specific mission states,<br />
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"<em style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Summit Academy of Greater Louisville provides a nurturing educational environment for children with learning differences, in which each child’s academic achievement comes to reflect his or her learning potential."</span></em><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We are truly unique in that every child who attends our school has a learning difference! When they come to us, they have either been at another private school or a public school with minimal to no support, accommodations, or modifications. So one of our goals each term/semester is to maintain a list of modifications we provide for each student. We attach them to their report cards so parents can clearly see how their child is being helped in each class (in addition to their grades, notes, and comments from each teacher). </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This list is helpful to parents, but it's also extremely helpful to me. Here is why.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1. It helps me to make sure that I am truly providing the help that each of my students need. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">2. It helps me when I simply read the list when I need ideas of how to help each student get those extra little bits of support. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">3. It reminds me to make sure that I am truly modifying my teaching for each child. The checklist (done by me) for each child in the same class could be different. Most of them have the same actions marked, but for specific students/needs, I mark those specific actions that I take to help that child. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Our parents have been told (usually) for so long, "Your child is not doing well in __" or "Your child needs to improve in __". But our principal reminds us to ALWAYS tell the parents, "Your child needs help in ___ (this) area, AND this is how we're helping them do/get __". The modifications checklist just supports this idea. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I did not major in Special Education in college. I never thought I would be working at an all special education school, but I love it! The kids are amazing. The staff is amazing. I am always so touched by parent stories and even Summit graduates who return to tell us how awesome Summit was for them and their families. It feels so good to know that what you (and your school) are doing is truly helping a child - sometimes changing their lives!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Do any of you use modifications checklists? If so, I would love to hear from you. I'd love to know what you do to ease the parents' minds of those students who do need that little bit of extra support!</span></span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16399591150655800814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621366111432768723.post-889882841769296502015-10-06T09:28:00.004-07:002015-10-06T09:28:57.369-07:00Football MeasurementsOk, it's been a little while...again. I'm just gonna be honest with you all, I have taken on all KINDS of new roles this year and I am still a bit overwhelmed. I am teaching high school math and literacy, as well as high school technology, and 1st-8th grade technology classes. I do not have a regular planning time each day, and all of this is new to me. Since I've been teaching at the school where I am currently (9 years!), I have not taught the same two classes, and probably not even the same two lessons twice. Let that sink in for a minute.<br />
It's really tough to get to know your material and get experience at teaching one area, subject, or skill super-well when you don't teach it every year. I haven't even taught a math class since 2010! Don't get me wrong, I love it! I have had a blast teaching it so far - finding new materials, fun games, and engaging hands-on activities for my math kiddos. It's surprising really, considering I was terrible at math growing up. It's much more fun to teach it than to learn it!<br />
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With all of that being said, I work with special ed students in a very unique school situation. My math class is a high school group and we're working on about a sixth grade math level. We're still reviewing some 5th grade level skills just to sharpen them before pushing ourselves!<br />
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Recently, I needed to review measuring to the nearest 1/16th of an inch. I teach Saxon math, and they titled the skill "Fractions & Mixed Numbers on a Number Line". Of course, my first place to look was TPT. (What did I EVER do without TPT????) Surprisingly, I didn't find anything dealing with measuring that small, so I had to create something. It had to be engaging and fun for my kiddos. Well, it's football season, and what better way to motivate them than to measure football items? I made a set of task cards with football items for them to measure.<br />
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As they went around the room measuring items, I played some <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6FgV6fiq8U" target="_blank">college football fight songs</a> on YouTube. <br />
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They loved it! They were roaming around the room humming and dancing - happily measuring, engaged, & active!<br />
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If you will be teaching measurement any time soon, you can get my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Football-Measurements-2122118" target="_blank">Football Measurement pack here</a> on TPT. It will be 50% off until Friday, October 9th. You can also get it by clicking on the picture below!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16399591150655800814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621366111432768723.post-19033255343723478132015-09-02T17:47:00.003-07:002015-09-02T18:05:05.463-07:00Classroom Tour, #teacherweek15I have been looking at everyone's classroom tour pics and LOVING them. I wanted to join in and share one of my classrooms - yes, one of them. I have TWO! So I'm joining up with Blog Hoppin' to share some classroom tour love!<br />
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Wow, I just noticed, it's been a while since I blogged! I promise there is good reason for it! The paragraph above sort of alludes to the fact that I've been a BUSY girl, unfortunately and sadly for me, not enough time for blogging! :(<br />
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Our school is a private school for students with learning disabilities, and for the last 20 years, we have been a K-8 school. We added preschool last year, and this year, we added a ninth grade! Exciting stuff! We're expanding and growing and providing services for our community that not many other schools around offer! I was assigned to teach 9th grade literacy, math, and technology. Let me just say, I am certified to teach K-5, and in some states K-6. I have been teaching middle school literacy for the last four years, which wasn't a huge step up from 5th (or 6th). But man, I was nervous and took a lot of preparations this summer to make sure I knew what I was doing come August 13th. I want to treat these students (whom I've taught for the last 8 years) like they are high school students, but let's face it, I'm geared towards teaching about....5th grade! Most of my students are on varying lower levels, so the material I'm teaching is stuff that I'm familiar with. I did have to make some changes though, including simplifying classroom decor.<br />
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Oh, and did I mention that I have two classrooms? LOL. I know I did. You're thinking that I didn't address that above. Well, here goes. I have the same classroom that I have had for the past six years. It is set up exactly how I want it. I know where things are and this summer I cleaned it out and organized it even more than it already was. Mary, from <a href="http://www.teachingwithamountainview.com/2015/08/peek-of-week-peek-into-ashleys.html" target="_blank">Teaching with a Mountain View</a>, recently featured my classroom on her "Peek of the Week" series! SO exciting! I follow her blog and buy all of her stuff on TPT - you should too. I know that's a little off-topic, but seriously, check her out if you haven't already! You can click <a href="http://www.teachingwithamountainview.com/2015/08/peek-of-week-peek-into-ashleys.html" target="_blank">here</a> to go see detailed pictures of my classroom on her post!<br />
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All of that said, it brings me to classroom #2. Technically, it's the high school teacher's classroom. He has his homeroom in that classroom. It's where all 14 of our high school students report in the morning for homeroom, and they all return there after literacy to spend the afternoon with health and career instruction from Ben, our high school teacher.<br />
However, I am in there ALL morning - for math and literacy. I haven't taught math in over five years. I wasn't nervous about teaching it again. I actually like teaching math, despite the fact that I was terrible at math in school!<br />
Anyway, I couldn't look at bare walls all morning every day. Plus, my classes need anchor charts and posters to refer to about current learning, etc. So here are SOME pictures of how the room is turning out now.<br />
(P.S. Did I mention that I couldn't decorate this classroom until 2 days before school started because we were waiting on the carpet to be replaced? Aaaaahhhh!)<br />
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our awesome new TV/Mimio/computer screen - it's completely like an iPad - all touch, but I use a pen to write with, even though it still looks a little messy!</div>
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I had to buy some pencil boxes for my math students to keep their pencils, calculator, and other miscellaneous supplies. They sit at tables and don't have anywhere to store materials like their GIGANTIC binders while in class. I hate them on the tables. It's a mess! This is still a work in progress!</div>
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I got this idea from Mailbox magazine. This week, we are reading a current events article about potential Oscar movies. I "polled" the students about which movie they saw this year that they feel should win an Oscar. "Jurassic World" and "Fantastic Four" were at the top of the list!</div>
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All of the high school students have Chromebooks this year. These are so nice. We are converting our stuff over to Google Classroom this year. This, too, is a work in progress. I'm learning right along with the students! :)</div>
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This is my "teacher area" - again, this is not my classroom so I am having to work OVERTIME to be more organized and only have out the essential materials. It's hard when you're a hands-on, teaching-with-engaging-games kind of teacher!</div>
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I read about this idea on Pinterest this summer. I belive Erin from I'm Lovin' Lit has mentioned it before, but it's a great way to connect with students and encourage the love of reading. I put up this poster, and I added one for Mr. Ben (the high school teacher) to show students that we are reading for pleasure all the time! Hopefully it will inspire my students to read for pleasure as well!</div>
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I will be back soon and I will add more pictures of how the room is arranged with our large round tables. Hopefully I will be adding that we have chair pockets or some type of organization for my kiddos who need it desperately! And for me to stay sane with all of our<b><i> STUFF</i></b>!</div>
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Check out <a href="http://imbloghoppin.blogspot.com/2015/08/teacher-week-2015-is-here.html" target="_blank">Blog Hoppin</a>' for #teacherweek15. Come on over and link up too! I LOVE looking at everyone's classroom!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16399591150655800814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621366111432768723.post-69444840416039038152015-07-21T11:40:00.000-07:002015-07-21T11:41:04.530-07:00Classroom Management Plan + a special announcement from Class Dojo!Ok guys, it's been a while since I've blogged. I went on (a very needed and wonderful) vacation in Maine. We had a great time, saw and visited with lots of family members we don't get to see often, ate delicious food, and played at the beach! Ah! Then...on our way back home, my transmission died and we were delayed an extra four days while our car was being fixed. Ugh. Anyway, we made it back home and I just couldn't muster up the strength to blog. I've been getting my class lists for each subject I will teach, and there have been a lot of changes. But more on that later!<br />
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Today, I wanted to share with you what I plan to do with Class Dojo this year. I teach eleven different technology classes each week with first through eighth graders. This year, our school is adding on 9th grade, so I will be teaching (sped) high school technology as well. Whew! I'm a little nervous, considering I don't have a technology degree, and I was just chosen to teach technology a few years ago because "I was the person in our school who knew the most about technology". Funny. I mean, I'm comfortable navigating computers, the internet, social media, etc. for myself, but teaching others...not my best area. However, I try to make the classes useful, engaging, and fun for my kiddos.<br />
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I used to struggle with getting my students to follow technology lab routines each day. I would have at least four different classes each day with 10-12 students in each class coming in to the same 12 computers in an already tight space. So, I created something called a "Correct Exit" (so fancy, right?) because I wanted them to leave the computers ready for the next class to come in and start.<br />
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We talk about them a lot and practice the routines at the beginning of the year, and I award a Class Dojo point for "correct exits". The steps are<br />
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2. headphones returned to CPU<br />
3. push chair under all the way (again, the space is tight in between my two computer tables)<br />
4. stand behind your chair and wait to be dismissed<br />
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Last year, I started using Class Dojo in my technology classes, and what I would do is after students would reach 5 points, they could get a prize from the prize box or candy. I'm not crazy about giving out prizes and candy, but when you only have a class for 30 minutes twice a week, or for an hour only once a week, it's difficult to have authentic classroom rewards.<br />
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I decided to change it up a bit this year. I checked out a few blogs today as well as TPT for some ideas with Class Dojo. I found this blog post by <a href="http://www.uppergradesareawesome.com/2014/07/monday-made-it_21.html" target="_blank">Nasreen at Upper Grades are Awesome</a>! It gave me just the inspiration I needed: BRAG TAGS! Then I found this FREE brag tag (Class Dojo) product from <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Brag-Tags-Class-Dojo-Style-1770324" target="_blank">A Trendy Teacher</a> on TPT. You don't get much better than free! :)<br />
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I printed out enough for each student to get to all levels (I'm positive and hopeful!), and then I laminated all of them. My husband helped me cut them out, what a sweetie!</div>
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I'm actually VERY excited to start using this positive reward system in my tech classes! My kids will love showing off their awesome behavior and rewards throughout the school!<br />
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Now, I mentioned in my title that there is a special announcement from Class Dojo today....are you ready? Class Dojo now has "group points"! So many of us put students in pairs or groups to collaborate (and listen:) It only makes sense that groups can earn points just like individuals can!<br />
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I love how Class Dojo keeps things simple. The purpose of CD is to manage a class by encouraging positive behavior and keeping negative behavior in check. I LOVE LOVE LOVE how easy it is to share how a student is doing with their parents, and even more so, I love how easy it is to message parents on CD. I keep my phone with me all the time, even at home, so if a parent messages me or asks me a question, it pops up on my phone and I don't have to worry about missing a school email and the information is relayed quickly and easily!<br />
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This is how it works, according the Class Dojo:<br />
<i>ClassDojo Groups enables teachers to group students any way they like: table groups, reading</i><br />
<i>groups, house teams, project groups and more. Teachers can easily encourage a team for any</i><br />
<i>skill important to their classroom with just a single tap. Each group will keep its own running</i><br />
<i>total, which students love to maintain a sense of accomplishment and a desire to keep going!</i><br />
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However, Mr. Potato Head has MANY uses in the classroom, and I wanted to share just a few of those with you. Some are my examples of how I use them, and others are from fellow Pinterest users (genius, how did we ever live without Pinterest?).<br />
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Here are 7 uses for Mr. Potato Head in the classroom. (Make sure you read all the way to the end of this post. You might have a little surprise at the end!)<br />
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1. As mentioned, CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT (whole class)<br />
I like to bring him in and set him at the front of the class. Almost always, students are familiar with exactly what it is. I let them name him and then I explain how he will help us behave for x amount of time. This can be the last 20 days of school or the last 2 weeks before a holiday or break. You can use it at any time of the year.<br />
I've done this two ways - you can do a positive, add-on approach. Take off all the Mr. Potato Head pieces, put them all in a box or container and as the students earn behavior points each day for following the rules, being kind to one another, or just keeping it together before a holiday or break, I add one piece at the end of the class (or at the end of the day).<br />
Or you can do a take-away approach. You can deck Mr. Potato Head out in all that he can wear, and if he keeps all of his clothing, accessories, and parts, the class earns x reward. This can be a popcorn party, or even just an extra recess at the end of the day or the end of the week. The rewards must be geared towards your kiddos - do what works for them and motivates them!<br />
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2. CLASS MASCOT<br />
This is similar to the classroom management approach, except he's just a member of the class. You can have your kids name him, dress him, make accessories or signs for him. Use toothpicks and tape to hold signs to his hands. You can decorate him according to seasons or holidays. It's just an extra, fun way to encourage classroom community. He could even be a buddy to read to, or if you want at times, he can be a reward to sit on someone's desk for extra good behavior for a day or so.<br />
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3. LEARNING BODY PARTS<br />
For younger students, this is an excellent way to start labeling and spelling body parts.<br />
For older students, you could use this as a spelling/vocabulary activity. For example, they could find synonyms for "shirt" or "shoes". You could easily do a "shades of meaning" type of activity with this - you could have students find versions of clothing from casual to dressy.<br />
I created a very simple FREEBIE for you to use. You can get it <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Label-Potato-Man-1919080" target="_blank">here</a>, or click on the picture.<br />
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4. BOOK DISPLAYS<br />
I saw an example of this on Pinterest. I even thought of the line "I'd give an arm and a leg for a good book!"<br />
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5. 5 SENSES<br />
Younger children could learn the 5 senses and list something you do with each sense.<br />
Older children can write creatively using adjectives to describe what Mr. Potato Head (or Mrs.) might see, smell, taste, feel, and hear!<br />
I have found that teaching students to write a diamante poem is a great way to get them to express and describe the 5 senses creatively!<br />
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6. SEQUENCING<br />
You can take pictures of each step in "building" a Mr. or Mrs. Potato Head. Students could follow the steps and directions and complete it in a center. You could also take pictures of completed Potato Heads and have students "build" him/her and write down the steps/order they followed to build the Potato Head.<br />
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I wouldn't advise having students just color to color (well, maybe only a few times a year), but you could use coloring sheets to have students practice a variety of skills - sequencing, labeling, spelling, writing, etc. Also, if you are using a center like I listed in #6, you could have a coloring sheet as a follow-up activity. These could also be used as morning work. You could use them as an entrance or exit ticket, having students write a new word they learned or one of the 5 senses they've learned about. </div>
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8. HEALTH/FOOD UNIT</div>
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If you teach health or food/nutrition, you could have students create a "Healthy Mr. Potato Head". Here is one example I found on Pinterest. </div>
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Ok, this was just cute. It's not necessarily academic. If you have a toy class theme or your kids like "Toy Story" or just Mr. Potato Head in general, this would be so cute. </div>
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Ok, let's be honest, our back to school prep lists are probably over 100+ items long! I know! I know! And, we keep adding to them constantly. If you're anything like me, the list keeps growing every time I finish an item on the list, and then I never finish it. I've found B2S To-Do lists at the end of the year that were only half-checked off. Oh well, such is life. We can't do everything.<br />
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However, I wanted to share with you 3 things that I do each year to help me keep my sanity while preparing for my kiddos to return. You probably do some of these things too.<br />
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1. Teacher/Curriculum organization<br />
That's probably a no-brainer, but surprisingly, many of my fellow teachers start the year back in their rooms with little to no change in their organizational strategies. Some things you do, you keep from year to year. BUT, for me, each year, I teach something different, and I teach different kids. Now, I know what you're thinking, "I teach different kids every year too." No, what I mean is that I haven't taught the same spelling, vocabulary, reading, writing, etc. curriculum over the last 9 years. I've mentioned it before, but I teach at a private school for students with learning disabilities. Our math and literacy classes are grouped according to student ability, so depending on the students enrolled and how many each class can handle, that is how our groups are created. There are also no more than 12 students in a math or literacy class. We use a lot of the SRA (special ed) materials, MUCH older versions of Houghton-Mifflin and Steck-Vaughn materials. Plus, we have to wait until late July-early August before we get our class groups and curriculum. They change all summer depending on enrollees, and we get new students all through the summer. ANYWAY, I'm going on and on.<br />
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Once I find out what my curriculum is for each area (spelling, vocabulary, reading, and writing), I decide on how I'm going to store all of my materials for the year.<br />
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Various organizational strategies I've used for curriculum supplies and daily supplies:<br />
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2. Student Organization<br />
One thing I've done over the last 5 years or so for student organization is use the large paper magazine holders. I let students decorate them and they put all of their notebooks and textbooks in those boxes. I have a shelf next to our meeting area, and they come in each day and pick up their "literacy box" with all of their supplies in it and take it to their desks. That way, they have all the supplies they need for class.<br />
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Here's the ones I use:<br />
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They are the larger ones so they can hold more than the regular magazine file holder. You can get either the 4" or 6" depending on how many books and supplies your students have. I found this website where you can get them for cheap. The 4" 3-pack is $5.97. I use these boxes for 2 years, just covering the name tags on the fronts. You can check the pictured set above <a href="http://www.zerbee.com/Products/Bankers-Box-4-Magazine-File-Holders__FEL3381801.aspx?zbp=1&gclid=CjwKEAjw5J6sBRDp3ty_17KZyWsSJABgp-Oa2v67qTemDMPi-7HOVsYSNESrnKawIad8JKc1WWb9ORoCPi_w_wcB" target="_blank">here</a>. </div>
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**Note, I put packing tape on the bottoms and front of the boxes. This helps them last longer and gives them strength on the bottom. I also teach students how to pick up the boxes and hold them on the bottom! If you teach your kids to take care of these things, they will last longer!</div>
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3. Choose, Design/Decorate, & Create my "Teacher BIG Binder"</div>
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One of the most exciting prep activities is choosing a fun color BIG binder to put all of my important teacher "stuff" in for the year. There are about a hundred options to choose from on TPT for Teacher Planner/Binders, but mine is so individual, it would be hard to create a generic example for others. I teach a literacy class, 10 technology classes, and I have lunch duty, carpool duty, and recess duty. My schedule and the information I have to keep up with is MASSIVE. I literally look at my calendar/schedule every single day to keep up with which classes I have that day and which kids are in each class. I have to plan about 8 different technology lessons each week because the range of my kiddos' knowledge and abilities are so vast. </div>
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I will share some of my sections in my binder:</div>
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*To Do List (one page with post-it note squares)</div>
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*Lesson Plans</div>
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*Calendars</div>
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*Monthly Plans</div>
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*Yearly Plans</div>
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*Student Grouping Lists (homerooms, math classes, literacy classes)</div>
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*Current Info/Planning</div>
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*Important Info (tech log-ins, important school memos/notes, etc.)</div>
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*Special Ed resources (depending on the student population, I keep quick lists of how to help these students with their specific academic, behavioral, and emotional needs</div>
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*Professional Development (I keep copies of certificates and PD hours for the year)</div>
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As I said earlier, my list is so long. This is only my top 3 important prep tips. What are some of your Back to School prep tips? I'd love to hear what you do!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16399591150655800814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621366111432768723.post-85451777816293154402015-06-16T13:03:00.002-07:002015-06-16T13:03:12.251-07:00My Teaching QuirkHow can I pick ONE teaching quirk? I think I've had many over the years, and I think they have changed just a little bit over time.<br />
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I think my biggest quirk (if you want to call it that) is my obsession with organization in the classroom. Not only do I strive to be organized with all of my teacher materials, but I took an entire summer to organize all of my student (and teacher) supplies. I bought all of the smaller rubbermaids to put the supplies in and I labeled every single box. I even went back and put labels on both ends of the boxes because students would put the boxes back on the shelf with the label facing the back, so it wasn't clear what all was in each box.<br />
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I work with students with learning disabilities. One of their biggest challenges, especially at the beginning of the year, is being organized. I teach them how to organize their planners, their desks, and we go over where things are organized in the classroom. I do this for their benefit and my own sanity. I need to be able to find things too! I used to separate student supplies from teacher supplies (aka supplies that only I could use). Then after a few years, I found out that 1. I wasn't using the "teacher only supplies" - I kept saving them for special occasions. I had to teach myself that every day is a special occasion! and 2. I kept raiding the student supplies (tubs/buckets, boxes, etc.), so I just combined and simplified. </div>
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I still keep some of my supplies separate from the students' supplies. I don't want them using my grading markers and pens, but pretty much everything else is fair game. </div>
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My fellow teachers come to me for organization advice!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16399591150655800814noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621366111432768723.post-73796581513154706842015-06-14T20:20:00.000-07:002015-06-14T14:33:52.855-07:00Top 3 Favorite Holidays in the ClassroomIt's the THIRD week of June already! I keep saying it, but where does the time go?<br />
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During this third week of my month-long Birthday Blowout celebration, I'd like to share a little more about myself! This week, I want to share about my top 3 favorite holidays at home and school.<br />
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1. CHRISTMAS - I'm sure this one is at the top (or close to it) for many of you! What an exciting time of year! When you teach kids - and I don't care if they are 2 or 20, they LOVE Christmas. It's a magical time of year. When you are old enough and have kids (or just teach them), your excitement turns to a more adult form of magic, but it's still a happy and joyful occasion!<br />
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2. HALLOWEEN - Again, it's like watching a bit of magic with the students! I have taught middle school kids in literacy the past 5 years and I love finding ways to incorporate dressing up for Halloween into our lessons/units. I usually do something with vocabulary projects. I will either have students dress up as their favorite book character or dress up as a character in a descriptive way with their vocabulary words. For example, if a student wanted to dress up as Freddy Krueger, he could use the words "gruesome" or "hideous". We usually do some type of descriptive writing activity to go with these fun activities. Gotta keep it academic!<br />
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3. VALENTINE'S DAY - This is the easiest holiday to incorporate character education in class. It's disguised as Valentines and "love" letters from classmates. It's just a feel-good holiday all about giving and showing others that you care. What's better than that?<br />
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I would love to hear what your favorite holidays are in the classroom. You can link up at the end of this post!<br />
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There are some great products for every single season in this prize pack. Just think, if you win it, how much you would have ready for the upcoming school year?!?! Awesome!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16399591150655800814noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621366111432768723.post-79894307648014354382015-06-14T15:18:00.002-07:002015-06-14T15:18:48.635-07:00Week 2 Winner!Just a short post today to let you know the winner of the Summer Products prize pack. This is our Week 2 winner of my month-long birthday celebration!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Winner #1: Dawn Broussard</span><br />
$50 gift card to Sit Spots<br />
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Over $300 in 28 teacher/seller store credits<br />
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My Favorite Things pack<br />
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$50 Membership to The Creative Art Teacher's Exclusive Clipart Club<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16399591150655800814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621366111432768723.post-18649182404412840992015-06-08T19:18:00.002-07:002015-06-09T18:00:13.368-07:00Pool Party Blog Hop with The Education HighwayWow! June is turning out to be a very busy month in the blogging world! I'm actually celebrating Celeste DiDonato's birthday with her Pool Party Blog Hop until June 14th.<br />
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She is doing a TON of stuff over the next few days. There are giveaways, craft ideas, recipes, and freebies galore! So let's get this party started!<br />
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So, today, I wanted to share a recipe with you. It's not my original recipe, but as you'll read on the recipe, it's so easy and yummy, it's worth sharing! It's for my go-to entertaining dip, and it's great for any season!<br />
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In honor of American Pharoah's winning the Triple Crown (amazing!), I am sharing my Derby Race freebie! It's a great math game - perfect for any time of the year AND perfect for almost all ages! It's just a ton of fun. All you need is a pair of dice, the recording sheet, and a pencil!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16399591150655800814noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621366111432768723.post-71878392395529962362015-06-08T08:59:00.001-07:002015-06-08T08:59:31.860-07:00What are your favorite vacation spots, activities, & summer places?I can't believe it's the second week of June already. It always does this, summer just flies by, like the rest of the year. I'm sure school supplies will be in full swing...NEXT WEEK in all the big box stores!<br />
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I thought it would be fun to share some favorites of mine this month during this month-long birthday blowout celebration!<br />
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I recently shared some experiences of mine in Ogunquit, Maine. It is my favorite vacation destination! I wish I could spend more than a week there every year. It is amazing!<br />
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However, that is only one week during the year. I do plenty more in the summers. I mostly stay home and tutor, but I do plan a few fun activities for me and my family!<br />
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One thing we like to do is hang out in our yard and swim in our little pool. Ok, it's really a kiddie pool, but hey, when it's hot out, and you want to cool off, you'll do whatever you can to get your feet in some cool water!<br />
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We always visit my mom in Mississippi. My son and I usually go, because my husband has to work. (He's not a teacher and doesn't get the summer "off" like I do!)<br />
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I think the best thing about summer is just relaxing and taking time to spend with my family. Just this past weekend, we went to Nashville for the Nashville Teacher/Blogger Meet-up.<br />
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My sweet husband drove us down with my amazing son in the back seat. They dropped me off to party with a few other passionate teacher/blogger/sellers and they went to eat lunch. They had some fun at the Lane Auto Museum, and then we drove home. We watched American Pharoah win the Belmont Stakes and become a Triple Crown winner - the first in 37 years!<br />
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On Sunday, we went to an off-road truck show (my husband's favorite hobby). Then we went exploring for new places or just fun places to eat in town. We didn't find anything better than our nearby Buffalo Wild Wings. We had fried pickles and watched the U of L baseball game. They were winning 6-1 when we left. Later in the day, we swam in that little kiddie pool I mentioned earlier. It was just an amazing, low-key, and fun weekend!<br />
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Anyway...Congratulations to Erin Murphy! She is the winner of the End of the Year Products pack for Week 1. That's 28 different end of the year packets - activities, awards, centers, printables, etc. that she will have to choose from for many years to come! Congrats! I sent you an email already, but I will be contacting you soon about other products and the sellers will be contacting you soon too.<br />
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Sooooo, that means it's time for Week 2's fun to start! Week 2 is all about summer! This week's giveaway is SUMMER products! We will also be blogging this week about summer activities, vacation spots, and favorite places.<br />
I have a FREEBIE for you already! My husband is from Canada, and in July, we celebrate Canada Day. Canada Day is celebrated on July 1, which will be here before we blink. If you are tutoring this summer, or if you teach a Canada unit during the year, this is a great little reading activity for your students. This "What is Canada Day?" reading comprehension freebie is just for you! Click on the picture to download it from TPT.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16399591150655800814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621366111432768723.post-37200112019527285232015-06-04T17:03:00.002-07:002015-06-04T17:03:43.469-07:00#CraftyTeacher - Shark Craft (FLASH FREEBIE)Well, it's officially SUMMER! What a beautiful word that evokes so many emotions right now! I'm joining up with Kristin from <a href="http://thetherapeuticteacher.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Therapeutic Teacher</a> for her #CraftyTeacher blog linky. She is celebrating summer with her "School's Out - Start of Summer Bash" giveaway and linky! Check it all out <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thetherapeuticteacher" target="_blank">here</a>. Also, click on the picture to read more about this summer bash!<br />
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So what did I do that was crafty at the end of the year that was summery and fun for my students???<br />
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Before sending my kiddos off on the last day, we read a cute little book called <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Im-Shark-Bob-Shea/dp/006199846X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1432840319&sr=1-1&keywords=i%27m+a+shark" target="_blank"><i>I'm a Shark</i> by Bob Shea</a>. It's about a shark and a fish who is asking the shark about things he's afraid of. We end up finding out that he's only afraid of spiders. It's really a short, cute, funny book. Since it was the end of the year, and we were winding down, I thought it would be fun to do a shark craftivity and write about what we were afraid of.<br />
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Some of my kids came up with interesting fears - tsunamis, nuclear bombs, paranormal activity...wow! They had so much fun doing it that I decided to create a full product for all of my teacher friends. I added a variety of writing prompts, writing papers, and optional craft pieces. It's a fun little summer craft that you could do with your kiddos with ANY shark unit, ocean unit, shark book, or as a fun end of the year activity. Take a look at some of the awesome work my kiddos did....<br />
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Again, if you want to link up with Kristin at The Therapeutic Teacher's Summer Bash Giveaway, click on the picture below. Also, if you have any good summer crafts, post about them, link up, and use the hashtag #craftyteacher on social media so we can all share ideas!</div>
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Post-note: I am an idiot! When Kristin said to share a "summer craft," I thought she meant a summer craft that I did with my students! I've noticed other teachers' blog posts as well as Kristin's and it seems she was talking about personal/teacher crafts, not student-made crafts!! Duh on my part! SOOOOOOO, for MY mistake, I'm going to mark this product FREE until I go to bed tonight! Next time, I will get clarification before I post! :)</div>
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I think I was born this way, but I find it very difficult to truly relax! As soon as I sit down with a bowl of popcorn to watch "Steel Magnolias" and <i>relax</i>, my brain starts thinking of things I have to do or ideas about how I can teach a specific lesson on Monday with my kiddos.<br />
However, it is VERY easy to relax when we go to Maine in the summer. It is one of my favorite places on earth, and I just blogged about this last week. You can check out that post here. But I will share a few more pictures of past years' good times in Ogunquit, "a beautiful place by the sea".<br />
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Even on rainy (and sometimes chilly) years, it's the best place to be!<br />
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We always look forward to trolley rides around town. All of the trolleys have names that rhyme - Molly, Lolly, Rolly, Polly, Holly, Dolly, Jolly, etc...so cute. We also get a Christmas ornament each year with the name of the trolley we ride first. Just a simple tradition!<br />
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Down the road a bit is Perkin's Cove - so peaceful and cute. We eat at the Lobster Shack and shop at some of the little shops in the cove. We walk across the drawbridge and watch for boats to come into the cove too. I'm sitting here typing this and looking at all these pictures, desperately wanting to be there RIGHT NOW.<br />
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Then we walk on the Marginal Way. It's a beautiful little walkway right by the sea. It's about a mile walk between Ogunquit and Perkin's Cove. Amazing views and it's so peaceful!<br />
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Oh, and did I mention that George and Barbara Bush have a vacation home near Ogunquit? A few years ago, we were watching some of the boats in Perkin's Cove, and he and Barbara and an entourage of people showed up to eat lobster! It was wild! I've never been that close to a U.S. President before! It was pretty cool! Plus, you can drive to Kennebunkport and see his house. It's huge!<br />
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The best part, though, is the beach! It is where I read books FOR FUN and I can actually focus on them. Just the waves and the seagulls in the background!<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It's like the start of school each year - there's nothing like the smell of new crayons, pencils, pens, and paper. You know what I mean, right? I mean, I'm not the only person who likes the smell of the printer when I print out 25 pages, right? Ok, enough of my teacher-freakiness!</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">These are the best ball point pens. I usually use gel pens, but these have such a large tip that they write so smoothly, I just have to use them!</span></span></div>
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I use these for EVERYTHING - I love to use them for grading. When I grade 10 different sets of papers, I can use 10 completely different colors!<br />
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Best markers for anchor charts and for motivating students to do their best artwork. They always do their best when you let them use SCENTED markers!<br />
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These are my FAVORITE mechanical pencils! They have a large triangular barrel, so they're easy to hold. Also, the lead is 1.3mm - larger than any other lead I've seen in a mechanical pencil. No more breaking the leads off when I write too hard (and I always do with a mechanical pencil)!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16399591150655800814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621366111432768723.post-39788198116248100182015-05-31T00:00:00.000-07:002015-05-31T08:16:09.795-07:00Drum Roll....It's the start of my Month-long Birthday BLOWOUT Giveaway!!I LOVE birthdays!! That love of birthdays took on a whole new meaning once I had a baby. I mean, it's fun to have your own birthday, but to plan a huge birthday party for someone else (especially a kid)...so much fun!!!<br />
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With that thought in mind, I wanted to celebrate my birthday, but what kind of person would I be if I just celebrated myself for an entire month? Boring. I wanted to celebrate teachers - the people who inspire me EVERY month of the year! I want to do that by giving away a bunch of FREE stuff! I also have 27 other teacher-blogger-TPT sellers who want to share their wealth as well! Happy Summer! Happy Birthday!<br />
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Here's how it will work. The fun will start today, Sunday, May 31! There will be 5 different giveaways throughout the entire month of June!<br />
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My store will be on sale throughout the entire month of June. It will be 20% off! On my actual birthday (Thursday, June 11), certain products will be 50% off. Be sure to follow my store <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Ashley-Lafleur" target="_blank">here</a> for updates and new products! I will be putting up new freebies all month!<br />
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If you follow me on Facebook, I will have some of my products as FLASH FREEBIES. You can follow me on Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/teachinginthenet" target="_blank">here</a>!<br />
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You can check out all of the immediate goodies up for grabs below. There are 2 Rafflecopters to enter RIGHT NOW. The first one is for the first week. It starts today and ends Saturday, June 6. There are 24 different sellers participating in Week 1's giveaway. Week 1's products are END OF THE YEAR-themed.<br />
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<li>$10 Starbucks gift card (my addiction)</li>
<li>$15 Target gift card (my favorite store EVER!)</li>
<li>PaperMate Triangle Barrel mechanical pencils (THE BEST - try them! You will love them!)</li>
<li>Mr. Sketch Scented markers - every teacher's favorite!</li>
<li>Bic Cristal Bold colored pens (I'm not usually a fan of ball point pens, but these write so well, I just love them!)</li>
<li>Maybelline Baby Lips lip balm</li>
<li>eos Berry Blossom hand lotion - it's so lightly scented and it fits in your purse!</li>
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One of our end of the year countdown activities was "Blowing Bubbles"! I bought a huge pack of bubbles and wands at Target and my middle school kids went to town with them. They loved it. You know they always say, you're never too old for bubbles! Plus, you just can't say "bubbles" in a negative way! Try it! It's just a fun word to say! :)</div>
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My class did a cute and fun SHARK craftivity this last week of school. We read <i>I'm a Shark</i> by Bob Shea. So cute! Come back and check out my blog next week for a little more detail on this craftivity, and possibly a little freebie too!</div>
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One of our last end of the year activities we did was our SHAVING CREAM FUN Day! What is it about putting Dollar Tree shaving cream on a desk that is so fun? My middle school kids loved it! They are very kinesthetic. It was almost soothing for them!</div>
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I hope everyone had a GREAT week! Hopefully you are either done with the school year or getting close! In the words of my grandmother, "This too shall pass!" Don't let it pass without soaking up the memories and good times!<br />
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I have been accused of working too hard. I'm sure all of you have the same issue. I normally tutor about 8 kids in the summer, and I usually do a book group or two with our incoming middle school students who need the extra group support. However, I haven't gotten any students to tutor, and as of tonight, only have a tentative book group. I usually do those late in the summer - end of July or early August so students have the book fresh in their minds. </div>
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Anyway, one of the ways I plan to relax is by enjoying some time at our favorite vacation spot, Ogunquit, Maine!</div>
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Here's a very brief look at some highlights of the past few years of vacationing there!</div>
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I had to put my cat, Jake, down. He had cancer in his liver and spleen, and there was nothing they could do for him. I knew he hadn't been quite himself lately, but to have to put him down was a complete shock. I am heartbroken. He was only 9 years old - not very old in cat years. I've had cats live to be 18 or older! I'm not quite ready to go into detail about it. I'm still in some shock and I'm still completely sad and heartbroken. I will post a tribute to him later, when I feel the time is right. In addition to having to make the horrible decision about Jake, my husband was out of town. I was all alone in having to make this decision. Plus there were other things going on, happy things, like our 8th grade graduation. It was a celebration of a job well done, but I found myself sorta sad about all that too. I was more emotional about it than usual, partly because of my sadness with Jake, but I've known all of these kids for so long. It was hard to see them graduate and move on to bigger and better things. Plus I was so proud of them. They all had their own learning/behavior/social challenges, and they worked so hard to overcome them. It's like being a proud mama of 12 kids!</div>
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Anyway, the rest of my week went fine! My literacy kids and I continued our end of the year countdown. I <a href="https://instagram.com/teacherashley/" target="_blank">instagrammed</a> earlier in the week about our flashlight reading day. We were supposed to go outside and read, but Wednesday was rainy and almost cold! So we had to improvise. The kids LOVED it though. I bought some of those cheap flashlights from Oriental Trading, handed them out with a (FREE!!) summer-y reading passage from <a href="http://www.readworks.org/" target="_blank">ReadWorks</a>, and voila! There was 100% reading, 100% focus, and 100% engagement by every single student. Maybe I should do flashlight reading more often! :)</div>
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In other news, I have to give a shout-out to one of my best friends and colleagues, Mrs. Janna Mathews! She had a "State Fair" with her 3rd graders on Thursday. They've been studying the regions of the United States all year, and she assigned each of her students a state on which to do a report/project. They created posters and presented them at the state fair. It was held in the auditorium, and the students were placed around the room at their "stations". She invited the parents to come in and use the school's popcorn machine to pop popcorn and hand out to people as they went around and viewed each station. She also had patriotic/state/US songs playing overhead, so it felt very stately! It was a great success! Everyone enjoyed learning about the states, and the students were overjoyed to share it a million times with all of the viewers!</div>
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