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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I've been wanting to make one of these desktop organizers for years. As soon as I saw these jars at the Target Dollar Spot I knew it was time for a project. There's something that makes my teacher heart so happy when my pens and markers are organized!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I used a Lazy Susan from Walmart and painted it black. All of the containers are from the Target Dollar Spot except the large mason jar in the center. This was such simple project since the jars are already adorable. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> This product has been my baby this summer. I have used this in my K-2 classrooms for years. It's been a goal of mine to get it into the hands of other teachers. The problem is that teaching writing is hard. It comes naturally for some but not for most. Learning to write is even harder. Insert writing is about to change that for you. At least for a few times a month when you use it, you'll know you're getting it write. Watch this quick video that shows rather than tells you what exactly INSERT WRITING IS.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I promise that this will help all of your young writers feel confident. It engages them and motivates them to write. It's also fabulous for a dozen other reasons they won't even be thinking about because they will be so excited. It reinforces vocabulary. It aids in comprehension of content. It distracts students from worrying about how to spell hard words. In writing, spelling isn't always that important. It is differentiated. There are multiple paper choices. It's up to the teacher what the students use - all pictures? all vocabulary? a mixture of both? Yes...that my friends is time saving differentiation. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Let me not forget the most important thing....the children will want to do this because it's <b>FUN</b>. We could all use <i>a little more fun in our lives</i>! </span></div>
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No. You introduce it a few times a month. The units I created follow weekly/monthly themes. In October you can do it for Bats and Christopher Columbus. This will keep students excited about the times you do do it. </span></div>
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Nope. Each student piece is printed 4 to a page or 2 to a page. If you choose to print in color you will be printing 6 to 12 pages with minimal color for a class of 24. </span></div>
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Yes! I've used it with so many different levels of learners and I can honestly say I've only cut pieces for 2 students. It was not because they couldn't do it....it was because they couldn't' be safe with scissors.
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've finally crawled out from under the rock I've been living under and created a few products. Not really...I changed schools and had a baby but you get the picture. I hope these items can inspire some of your back to school planning. Enjoy! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For years I've had a classroom carpet with alphabet squares for my students to sit on. I always assigned students a letter to sit on and they did. End of story. They had a pretty colorful box all their own and they stayed inside of it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This year after moving to a new school, I no longer had that carpet. At first, I thought how bad can it be? I'll just assign spots. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They'll remember I told myself. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We'll practice self control and personal space I thought. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, we're only 5 days in and my Sit Spots <strike>saved my sanity</strike> arrived Thursday when I got home from work. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After 4 days of bumping into each other and crooked rows, we spent a few minutes Friday morning arranging our Sit Spots. These are INCREDIBLE, LIFE CHANGING, GENIUS, little pieces similar to Velcro that stick to my carpet and don't move. They are however removable if you pull them up hard enough. They won't leave any residue on the carpet like tape would and they come in a lot of colors and shapes. You can also wash and reuse them or even write on them. I chose the pocket shape because I always remind my kiddos to <i>"Put your pocket on your pocket."</i> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Up close you can see my pocket shape better. I can already think of other ways I'll be able to use these on my carpet and can't wait to play with them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Seriously, these little things have changed my life this week with my little ones. We now know exactly where to go and how much space we have because we put our pocket on our pocket. I'm in love. The company did send me a sample Sit Spot to make sure it would work on my carpet. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I wanted to make sure to do something this year for the kiddos ahead of time since I will be out on maternity leave. I love these simple birthday cups that I made. All ready to grab and go! Since not everyone's birthday falls during the school year, we will have a class vote whether to celebrate 1/2 birthday's or have one big party to celebrate <i>all </i>birthday's not during the school year. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I went to Starbucks and I asked for 24 cups for a class project since I'm a teacher. They were generous and grateful and handed them over. Make sure to ask for the cool whip lids with them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I went to the Dollar Tree and Walmart and purchased goodies that are in packages for birthday parties. Some items: stamps, mini bubbles, bouncy ball, jumping frogs, yo-yo's, and candy. I filled the bottom with some colored paper crumpled up and the top with some cellophane. I topped them with a red Tootsie Pop to represent a cherry. The straws I had on hand but I think they would be cute with a pencil or crazy straw sticking out too! The labels I made myself, printed and hot glued on. The labels are on the outside not laminated. Nothing fancy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You see, my blogging friends and I at the <a href="http://primarychalkboard.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><b>Primary Chalkboard</b></a> wanted to do something <b>BIG </b>for back to school for you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>YES! </b>It is a YouTube Partaaaaay!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Have you ever wondered what I sound like? Well now is your chance to hear and see me in action.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, I get by with a little help from my friends and we are here sharing lots of tips -- organizational, DIY, helpful ideas-- lots of things you can do RIGHT NOW to make your back to school a little easier!</span></div>
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<a href="http://primarychalkboard.blogspot.com/2014/08/primary-chalkboards-bts-youtube-party.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We are having a huge giveaway!</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>$100 Amazon Gift Card</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A fabulous <b>Michael Kors</b> bag </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I thought so.</span><br />
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<a href="http://primarychalkboard.blogspot.com/2014/08/primary-chalkboards-bts-youtube-party.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then you need to head over to the blog to enter!</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You can EVEN gain EXTRA entries in the giveaway by watching our videos and entering our SECRET WORDS into the Rafflecopter (but I know you were going to do that anyway, so... 2 birds, 1 stone).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We will be linking up 5 new videos every day this week... so you can come back, watch, and enter every day!</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And don't forget to <a href="http://primarychalkboard.blogspot.com/2014/08/primary-chalkboards-bts-youtube-party.html" target="_blank">head over to the Primary Chalkboard to enter our giveaway</a>!</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You can come back every day this week to watch more fabulous videos and gain more entries!</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">-Dates are aligned to my school year</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">-The 1st 4 weeks have 10 words because they are K review words and should be known</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You might be asking what I do with <i><span style="color: orange;">everything</span></i>....here's the answer! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1) <b><u>4 Boxes of Crayons</u></b> - I give each student a new box of crayons at the start of each quarter. Crayons are the cheapest during back to school season. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2) <b><u>1 inch binder</u></b> - This is the take home binder that goes back and forth each day. The binder allows me to fit the school agenda in it and page protectors to keep needed items handy (word lists/lunch menus).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3) <b><u>Glue sticks</u></b> - The reason I request 4 or more NOW is that during back to school time they are the cheapest they will ever be. We do many learning projects and glue sticks are a must.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">4) <b><u>Pencils </u></b>- because the kids eat them...and seriously, I don't really know how we go through so many...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">5) <b><u>Clipboards </u></b>- each student needs one because we are always on the go with our learning. Laying on the carpet to write, sitting with groups to gather information, or searching around the room for problems I've taped to every item possible. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">6) <b><u>Tissues </u></b>- because snot is gross and the toilet paper at school will tear up a little ones nose.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">7) <b><u>Composition Notebook</u></b> - Used as a writing journal and/or interactive notebook. To begin to learn to write on notebook paper. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">8) <b><u>Zip Lock Bags</u></b> - So many reasons...store yummy leftover food from a cooking project, a random lost tooth, a broken piece of jewelry...the list goes on. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This list is just that. It's my <i>wish</i>. If items do not get purchased, I will eventually buy them because they make my classroom work. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1) <b><u>EXPO markers</u></b> - I use them daily AND the kids use them daily in small groups. If a lid gets left off, then the marker dies a slow death. We need a lot of these. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2) <b><u>Lysol Wipes</u></b> - germs, germs, and more germs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3)<b><u> Watercolor Paints</u></b>- occasionally I wake up feeling brave and let 24 7 year olds paint...<i>at the same time</i>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">4) <b><u>Skittles</u></b> - I have an amazing candy machine in my room that takes real quarters. I use it as a reward and it's incredible what the kiddos will do to earn a quarter for the machine. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">5) <b><u>Hershey Kisses</u></b> - I reward students and say "Kiss your brain and make it sizzle!" and "You deserve a Kind Kiss for being kind!' - when this happens they are allowed 1 Hershey Kiss. This one Hershey Kiss is a big deal...I promise!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">6) <b><u>Paper Products</u></b> - we will <i>eat to learn</i> a lot and we will party like there's no tomorrow when we work hard and reach our goals.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">7) <b><u>Extra Erasers</u></b>- because mistakes happen a lot when you're learning to write! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">8) <b><u>Colored Paper</u></b> - For parent letters that need to stand out, for learning stations, for learning projects, for mothers day cards etc...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This school year, I will be moving back to first grade, changing schools, and......having a baby BOY! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm sure you've already forgiven me for being MIA on the blog. The back to school season is here and I do have a lot of teaching tips, ideas, and products ready to share with you. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I want to start with my curriculum maps that I've created for 1st grade. Every year my teammates and I set out to align curriculum after reflecting on what worked and what didn't. Sometimes I have text books to use with the curriculum and sometimes I don't. So...these maps are a reflection of skills, not any specific text. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I believe that each year is different and each group of students bring different challenges. I alter my "plan" as I see a need to. I am not locked into this curriculum but I know that to start a new school year, I DO need to have a plan so I can start somewhere. Another thing you will notice is that the curriculum only goes to February and then stops. This is because at that point in the school year, you will need to really look at the big picture and decide what skills your class needs the most practice with. You may be behind, you may be ahead, or you may be gearing up to re-teach. Either way, heading into the last quarter of the school year has always been different for each class I've taught. Some groups have different strengths than others and you will need to do what works best for you. I also want to mention that this curriculum is based on monthly skills. In the past, I've used curriculum maps that are aligned weekly - I think this is too much. At some point especially when team planning...someone gets off track. It always comes down to a decision of what to teach and what to let go of because of a time crunch. This method doesn't make sense to me since all of what is laid out needs to be done since the material is a scaffolding of skills.....so the monthly curriculum is what works for me. As I begin my month, I know what I need to get done similar to a checklist. If I'm a day or two off from last month....it's not big deal and not stress-worthy. I have time. I can get to it and even reteach it needed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am offering these as free downloads and I truly hope they will be useful to someone. They are specific to my school year and my needs but the downloads are editable to fit your needs. Please note: Fonts will change what you download on the editable document. I am also attaching the PDF so you can see the document without formatting changes. There are gaps in what is outlined for reading. I will assess where the kids are and then fill in a plan from there. I will always focus on building reading levels in conjunction with comprehension skills. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I know when I first started teaching this is what I needed. This information would have saved me many late nights and early mornings. If you decide to download or share please credit Randi @ Teach It With Class. Also, leave some love in the comments so I'll know! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hello friends! Are you ready for a HUGE giveaway? I have gathered together with some AMAZING teacher bloggers and we have put together a fantastic set of prizes for you. We have 42 bloggers participating, so we are giving away a prize pack of 14 products each to 3 winners! :) You can enter on the<a href="https://www.facebook.com/1stGradeFriends" target="_blank"> Firstie Friends Facebook Page</a>, and you can earn a LOT of entries. Go to the tabs under the header picture and click the tab that says "Giveaway". The giveaway will end on Sunday, August 4th at 8pm CST. At the bottom of this post you will also find links to ALL of my Firstie Friends' stores! :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">GoNoodle before you go home! If you haven't heard about this great interactive website yet, allow me to introduce you to it. It's life changing! Well...it's at least classroom changing! Yes. Yes I am wearing my very own GoNoodle t-shirt! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">GoNoodle is a FREE site for classroom brain breaks. It sounds simple, but it's so much more...your class joins the site and picks fun characters to GoNoodle with. The character keeps track of class progress and keeps the kiddos motivated. The activities range from relaxing brain breaks to energizing ones to burn off some energy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There are a variety of activities to choose from and each activity and each character brings something new to the screen. Right now we're working with "Freckles Sinclair" and he's adorable and hilarious. Freckles helps us keep track of our minutes and even takes us to educational places around the globe. We are in North Carolina and one of the first places Freckles took us to was Kitty Hawk, NC! It's as though Freckles and I are sharing a brain. Integrating curriculum into our brain breaks-GENIUS! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Another exciting part that I'm enjoying is the detail of each brain break. This week we chose a dance brain break. I selected "Hammer Time" out of curiosity. The brain break was excellent and to me, who grew up with MC Hammer and Hammer Time dancing it was extra fun. I felt like myself and Freckles Sinclair had a little secret. The kiddos didn't really understand the humorous undertones in this one but I sure did! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You know that time of year when things slow down and you can almost see the warmer weather just within your reach? The time when you can breathe a little.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, I think that time is finally here for me. All year it's been a race to keep my head above water. It's not so much the actual teaching, just everything that goes along with it. Paperwork, parents, PEP's, IEP's the list goes on...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My point, is that I've been B.U.S.Y but now I'm not. I have more time to think, share, PIN, create, and reflect on what worked and what didn't. I plan to share those tidbits with you! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">First, let me introduce you to a character I just fell in love with. I happened to also make 17 out of 18 little 2nd graders fall in love with him too. His name is Mercy Watson. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Kate DiCamillo is the author of the series that features this cutie above. Mercy gets into hilarious scenarios that are interpreted by the humans in her life in hilarious ways. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My favorite part is that the books are chapter books but they have words that are easy enough for almost all of my second graders yet there are parts that lead to really great vocabulary discussions. I've used this series in my reading groups. My higher groups look up the vocabulary in the dictionary and use it in their writing and book reports. Whereas, my lower groups are able to still follow along and really dive into character traits, problem & solution, text complexity and many other skills. Basically, I'm finding there's something for everyone!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The first book we read was Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride. We all completed the same class book report on this book (<a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Book-Reports-Booklets-1149958" target="_blank">here</a>). It allowed me to really see what areas the students struggled with. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mercy's world revolves around hot buttered toast...and since those are adjectives...I'm all for it! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Remember I said I was able to get 17/18 students to love Mercy...?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, one section of the book reports ask "Did you like this book?" and "Would you recommend this book to a friend?" - My one little boy answered "No". When asked why, he informed me that he didn't really like pigs because that's what his brother calls him! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you're looking for a new easy to understand and read chapter book series, this is definitely one that I recommend! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One of the most effective things I do this year is my math number line with key words for word problems. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1) Read the problem. Read it again. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">4)Find your key word and decide what to do.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As you know, teaching what to do with a word problem sounds easy enough but it isn't. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With this system I am able to help struggling students easily. The addition key words are to the far right...students know that those key words mean add and then they begin to know that means their number will get "<i>bigger</i>". The subtraction words are on the far left. The numbers are "<i>smaller</i>" and students know things are being "<i>taken away</i>". Notice that they are also color coded. This allows me to have conversations that get them thinking. Conversations where I <b><i>don't </i></b>give them the answer. Conversations like this</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"What is your key word?" - (<i>sum</i>)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"Did you find your word on the number line?" - (<i>yes</i>)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"So......what do you do?" - (<i>add???</i>)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here is a cheat sheet for you. Of course there will be those few problems which break the rules but for the most part the student will be successful using the common key words. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>We write.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> We read and then we write about what we read. Then we do it again and again and again. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As most of the world can relate to, I've been stuck in a snowpocalypse rut. I think there is an unsaid rule somewhere that snow days = lazy days. So today,when I saw Amanda's post about "Must Read Monday" I knew this was a great place to jump in and get blogging again.
One of my all time favorite books to read is Katie Loves the Kittens by John Himmelman. The story line is touching, compassionate, and relatable. The main character (dog) in the story Katie has 3 new kittens who have come to live with her. She looooves the kittens so much that she just can't control herself. Her overwhelming love makes her bark and chase the kittens. She simply can't help it...she is bursting with love for the kittens!
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've used this book over the years for many different lessons. It's excellent for book reports because it has all the elements needed to explain the different components. I've used it for cause and effect. It's also interesting to read and have discussions about. I explain how sometimes we have great intentions, we don't mean to say or do something hurtful, but sometimes, despite our best efforts we do. This book is a great example of how sometimes things just come across wrong when you don't mean them too. Whatever you decide to use it for, I believe it would be a great addition to your elementary classroom. Check back next Monday for another book recommendation!
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On October 12, 2013, I married the most amazing person I've ever known. It was an emotion filled day with lots of love and laughter. </div>
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I started out with plans for a nice size wedding complete with a Pinterest board to lead the way. About 3 months into the planning part, we called off the large wedding and decided that we only wanted a small ceremony with only the people closest to us. Let me say that this was the BEST decision we've ever made. As soon as the decision was final, I felt like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders. My fiance and I never looked back.</div>
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After a proposal in May in the pouring rain, I knew without a doubt that the wedding day would bring rain as well. It rained and it was perfect. What may be even more perfect is someone told me that </div>
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-"A wet knot doesn't come undone.".</div>
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I had never heard this before and I think it's precious. I would like to share with you some pictures of my perfect day that my talented photographer and friend captured.<br />
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My family and I just moved into our new home and we've had a crazy few weeks. Thankfully, we have had the Thanksgiving holiday to unwind a little and get organized. Thankfully, for the last few days I think my biggest decision has been which pajama pants I'm going to wear for the day! It's back to reality today and I'm preparing for my week and the mega, super, gigantic, larger than life CYBER MONDAY sale! </div>
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My Teachers Pay Teachers store will be on sale Monday& Tuesday! Make sure when you check out you use Promo Code: CYBER to receive up to 28% off. You can get a jump start on your shopping by adding items to your wishlist now! I have included quick links to some of my favorite bestselling items below. Just click on each picture to be taken directly to that product page. Happy shopping! </div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Last fall, we made <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Crock-Pot-Applesauce-More-317681" target="_blank">Crockpot Applesauce</a> and <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Pumpkin-Pie-in-a-Cup-166510" target="_blank">Pumpkin Pie in a Cup</a>. This year I have a brand new classroom friendly recipe. Pumpkin Bread in a Crockpot! </span></div>
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My passion has always been reading and my new passion since beginning 2nd grade is math. However, I do fit Science in from time to time. Now, I even have some pictures to prove it. </div>
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This year I have an amazing intern April who has been doing some great science lessons and getting the kids excited. Here we are below. </div>
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One of the first experiments we did was a huge hit. Mentos and Diet Coke. I actually have a video of April doing this. She had a plan to get more than one Mentos in the 2 liter and let's just say it didn't work. So here is my teacher tip on this science project - AS SOON AS THE FIRST MENTOS HITS THE DIET COKE - MOVE AWAY FAST!</div>
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If you notice in the above picture, April is a little wet from the eruption. I couldn't even pretend to not laugh in front of the kids. It's sprayed out like a water hose sprays everywhere when you put your thumb over the end of the hose. Soda everywhere! So funny. </div>
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Another exciting experiment we did was making our own lava lamp. Well kind of. I personally think the title is a little misleading. It doesn't actually light up. It's not a lamp. However, the bubbles move around and make for some scientific conversations. All you need is a clear bottle, water, vegetable oil, food coloring, and Alka Seltzer tabs. I think the kids could have watched this bottle for hours if I let them. </div>
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I'm knee deep in 2nd grade. Let me first just acknowledge that 2nd grade is NOT 1st grade. Nope. Not even close. With that being said, I think I'm falling in love with a new subject. Math. Those of you who know me in my real life are probably shocked. Reading is my passion and has been from day one. I'm just as surprised about this as the rest of you. </div>
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My kids have always done alright in math. I do get excited about it. I like math manipluatives; I once spent an entire weekend painting hundreds of Lima beans orange. On the orange side of the Lima bean I used a black Sharpie to draw pumpkin faces and on the other white side I drew ghost faces. That's dedication right? I've added and subtracted with my share of Goldfish crackers and I've glued every food imaginable to paper. My new found love of math is different than first grade math. Thanks to Amy Lemons, I am inspiring <a href="http://stepintosecondgrade.blogspot.com/2012/08/functionality.html" target="_blank">Mathematicians </a>in my 2nd grade classroom. I am excited that we are really getting into number patterns. We are exploring numbers to the thousands place and actually coming up with multiple strategies to solve problems. I enjoy seeing how my students are deciding what strategies work for them and which ones don't. Recently there have been a lot of light bulb moments and what more could a teacher ask for? </div>
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This is me hard a work. It's as though you can just feel the learning right?! </div>
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Look at us! We're headed into the thousands place!</div>
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I'm so proud of how well my 2nd graders picked up this concept! </div>
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This is my new dry erase calendar. It needed a little something because it was VERY white. I added Washi tape and it took about 5 minutes. It left me wondering where Washi tape has been all my life!?!</div>
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I bought the calendar at Hobby Lobby. You can click <a href="http://shop.hobbylobby.com/products/18-x-22-magnetic-dry-erase-calendar-812578/" target="_blank">here </a>to order it and/or see pricing. </div>
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I bought my Washi tape at Office Depot. I had these colors on hand because I used Washi tape in my weekly planner. To read more about <i>that</i>, click <a href="http://www.teachitwithclass.blogspot.com/2013/08/using-washi-tape-for-planning.html" target="_blank">here</a>. </div>
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This picture does a great job of showing you Washi tape and how not to get it confused with other types of tape. Some of the tapes are "re-positionable" and "writable". Those are 2 things I look for when buying Washi tape. Because it is so forgiving, I know that I will be able to pull the tape off of my calendar with no problems. </div>
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I have now created 3 scrunchy bulletin board borders in my classroom. After many people coming in to ask how I did it, I decided that a tutorial might help. </div>
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Below you will find a picture/video tutorial on how to create a scrunchy border in your classroom. </div>
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This is a close up picture of the one that I did. This one lays over another piece of border. </div>
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Start with a long strip of bulletin board paper. The width of the strip will determine if you do a thin border or a thick border. For this window, I did a thin border. </div>
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Crumble the strip up into a tight ball. </div>
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1) I have now done 3 boards like this. Until you have one entire side complete and maybe even into an L shape - it won't look right. You will think that it's horrible and you are doing it wrong. I encourage you to keep going until the L is formed and then decide. </div>
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2) You do not need to do a border under the scrunchy paper, you can just to a thicker scrunchy as the main border if you choose. I doubled up for this because it was a window and it didn't look right. </div>
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4) It is probably possible to staple the scrunchy onto your bulletin board if you are careful. This way, you will not ruin the bulletin board frame. I have an obsession with hot glue so that's always my first choice. </div>
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5) It does not take long to complete once you get into the groove of scrunch and go! </div>
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6) The width of the strips do not need to be exact or even cut straight. Once it's scrunched up you really can't tell the difference. </div>
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<b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 19px;">Everything in my store will be 20% off and</span></b><b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 19px;"> </span></b><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Randi" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 19px;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; text-decoration: none;">TpT</span></span><span style="text-align: start;"></span></b><b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 19px;"> </span></b></a><b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 19px;">is giving an additional 10% off if you use the discount code BTS13 when you check out! </span></b><b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 19px;"> </span></b><b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 19px;">My Teacher's Notebook shop will be on sale as well. </span></b><b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 19px;"> </span></b><b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 19px;">Both of my sales will run from Sunday until Tuesday. </span></b><b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 19px;"> </span></b><b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 19px;">TpT's discount code works on Sunday and Monday! </span></b><b><span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;">I
have listed some of my newest items below. </span></b><b><span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;">By no means is this
everything, just some of my top picks for getting the school year started off
right! You can click on any picture to be taken to that product. </span></b><b><span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;">If you would like to
just head over to my store first, click on the back to school sale button. </span></b><b><span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;"> <span style="background: white;"><span style="text-align: start;"> </span></span></span></b></div>
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