tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56905167032075569992024-03-25T06:58:09.859-07:00First Grade and Flip FlopsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17490646085535085854noreply@blogger.comBlogger145125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690516703207556999.post-70735752379321137262016-05-30T12:39:00.002-07:002016-05-30T12:41:09.251-07:00'Mani" Thanks! A great end of year gift for volunteers! <div style="text-align: center;">
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Happy almost summer everyone! Hope that you are making it through these last few days or weeks! I have 6 days left with kiddos and then 2 more days to pack up my teacher life for 2 months! I really hate packing!! </div>
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Packing is just as bad as unpacking! Why oh why must I pack up?? I mean, I know why but I still don't like it! </div>
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So, another year has gone and I wanted to find a cute and fun (also not bank breaking!!) way to thank my sweet volunteers who have helped me this year. So I decided to give them a jar of "mani" thanks! </div>
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*pint size mason jar (right now Michaels has them for $1! Plus if you show your teacher ID, you get 15% off!)</div>
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*mini-manicure items (I also found mine at Michaels)</div>
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*nail polish (your choice of colour)</div>
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*something extra if you want and it can fit in the jar</div>
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I found the nail polish and cooling eye masks at TJ Maxx! They have great spa and beauty items for less. I had some extra room so I put some in there. You can add whatever you like though. </div>
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I placed all the items in the mason jar and added my label and done! It's super cute and easy to make. </div>
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You can download the labels for FREE! Click on the picture to download a copy. It is editable. </div>
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Hope this helps make it easier for you! I'm excited to give this to my volunteers! Happy end of the school year friends! </div>
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Hey all! I know it's been a while but I think I'm ready to blog again! :-) So glad you have come here to visit me-- again! LOL!</div>
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I have always been a tech-gifted person! I love technology and I love incorporating it into my lessons and classroom. If you know me, I am the IT (not IT but Information Tech) for my grade-level and lots of other numerous people at my school. So, when the opportunity came for me to have a blended learning classroom, I jumped at the chance! </div>
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So, today, I'm here to share with you something that I and my students use. It's called S<a href="http://www.symbaloo.com/" target="_blank">ymbaloo</a>.</div>
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I totally use it everyday. </div>
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Symbaloo is great because you can have all your bookmarks that you use ready at the click. Before, I had to go to my bookmarks or have a bazillion short cuts on my desktop. </div>
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I am a little ashamed to show you my desktop at school but it has <i>quite</i> a few shortcuts and files that I just need to organize! I'll get to it... someday! Actually, I have cleaned it up some but there is <i>always</i> something new to add! </div>
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So, yes, that is my bookmark menu and then some. Then I came upon Symbaloo and it has made my start-up in the mornings easier and just getting my sites up and ready in a blink!</div>
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You can use Symbaloo for anything. Here is a screenshot of my teacher one:</div>
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I have all of my most used sites listed on my own Symbaloo. You can create single tiles or group them if you need to. Seriously, a <b>life saver</b>! I log into these sites on a daily basis. You can color code your tiles to make it easy to find. I also created a group tile for all the songs we sing. I uploaded them in a <a href="http://safeshare.tv/" target="_blank">sharesafe</a> link. No more youtube or getting ads galore! If you haven't heard of sharesafe, you can view my tutorial {<a href="http://firstgradeflipflops.blogspot.com/2014/11/native-american-week-in-first-grade.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>}. </div>
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You can create symbaloos for your students to use:</div>
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This is an example of one I created for Place Value. You can create tabs for whatever you are learning. I have ones for place value, keyboarding skills, phonics, for example. If you don't have time to create one, then you can search for one already made!</div>
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Here is an example of a Symbaloo I created:</div>
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My kids love doing Symbaloo in class as it is so easy for them to click and go! No more hearing, <i>"Mrs. Hamlin, what do I click on?"</i> 500 times over and then some. All the links you want them to view, play, or complete are in one place. </div>
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Oh, did I mention that <a href="http://www.symbaloo.com/" target="_blank">Symbaloo</a> is free?? I created a Google account for my class so that I could keep my accounts separate. I really hope you will try it out. I <b>KNOW</b> it will save you so much time! Let me know how it worked out for you and your students! </div>
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Welcome to “The Chalkies” Turkey Trot! We hope you enjoy a jog through our blogs gobbling up freebies, ideas, and recipes for some holiday joy!</div>
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We have a new<a href="http://primarychalkboard.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> blog name</a>! We switched out the word "Primary" for "Elementary". We want to meet the needs of any teacher K-6. Our blog has been thoughtfully designed to help you find what YOU need for YOUR classroom level!</div>
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I love those grade level tabs {seen above} that help me grab what I need. This trot will also take you through the grade level blogs of your choice. <br />
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We hope you enjoy this little meal from appetizer to dessert!</div>
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Here is a little freebie to help get you through the Thanksgiving Holiday! It's a great activity that incorporates writing and craft and definitely celebrates the season. Plus, they look so adorable hanging up!<br />
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It's a *glowing* one for sure! And literally a BRIGHT Idea! Ha!<br />
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I love Glow Sticks! They are fun, inexpensive, and kids will do about anything to earn one. I use them as little boosters to help my kids who need that little push to keep them going or just an affirmation that they are on the right track.<br />
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You've had some *GLOWING* good choices these past few days! Keep making those great choices!<br />
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Your use of math manipulatives/strategies is really *GLOWING* today!<br />
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I like how you've been such a good friend to Sally! Those really are *GLOWING* friendship traits!<br />
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You can use them for anything and insert the word *GLOWING* into your praise as you give out a glow stick. Its amazing how students will perk up and puff up with that little glow stick necklace hanging around their neck. It's even cuter to see them explain to peers and adults why they have a glowing necklace on! It really does make their day GLOW a bit brighter!<br />
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OMG!! Can you just smell them from the picture?? These are my absolute favourite during the holidays. I usually have a holiday party (or two) and these are a hit! The bowl rarely stays full. It's super easy to make and you don't have to pay $5 for a little cone of it when you can make a big batch for yourself and a few friends!<br />
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Click {<a href="http://www.cookingclassy.com/2013/11/cinnamon-sugared-pecans/" target="_blank">HERE</a>} for the recipe!<br />
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I'm so glad that you joined us on our hop! I hope you gathered some great treats and more! If you liked my freebie above, I'd love for you to visit my store to see my other materials! I am placing my store on sale.<br />
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Click {<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/First-Grade-And-Flip-Flops" target="_blank">HERE</a>} to go to my store! </div>
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Hey everyone! Just wanted to share a quick activity that I am doing this week! You know how we have "THOSE IDEAS" that just hit us either in the shower, on the toilet, in traffic, or me.. early in the morning when I've woken up and can't go back to sleep?? So, yeah, that SO happened this morning! </div>
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This week our phonics pattern is short /o/ and I was thinking of a fun and engaging way for my students to learn this pattern and it hit me! I'll get a big pot and have them scoop up words! I don't know about you, but I am always thinking of ways to incorporate everyday items or props to make learning fun! But then I took it even further, and this year, I am lucky to have a class that celebrates a certain October holiday so I decided to create a cauldron of words! </div>
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As I start the school year, it is important that we all get our expectations and procedures down. One of the procedures that I want to make sure to start right away are my student data notebooks. Some teachers like/love the student data notebooks and some teachers do not feel them to be necessary. </div>
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Personally I enjoy and truly find the value in using them. My students have used them for several years now. You can read my original post about them {<a href="http://firstgradeflipflops.blogspot.com/2014/07/how-do-you-do-data.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>}. Before I began them, I did a lot of reading as to the why's. I also read <a href="http://www.theleaderinme.org/" target="_blank">The Leader in Me by Stephen Covey</a></div>
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and was inspired by his 7 Habits of Happy Kids. I've linked the site above so you can check it out. I've always been a believer in kids first and giving them the choices in their learning (of course, the teacher is always the facilitator of learning, but you know what I mean!). So, I started reading more about student-led conferences where they were showing their parents their data notebooks and showing their parents how they performed on their tests. I was completely BLOWN away! Students, in upper grades mostly discussing data. Now, I am not going lie, data is not the most interesting thing in the world to discuss (unless you're a statistician) but 8-9 year olds talking about their scores and reflecting on what they needed to improve and score. Brilliant! </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Students are responsible and accountable for keeping track of their data. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Students write <span style="color: lime;">GOALS</span> (short term goals that lead to long term) for themselves and make small steps to achieve. </span></div>
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I'm not here to convince you, truly! And if you are already reading this, then I've piqued your interest enough. I'm here to show you how I use them and how I've set them up. Every notebook is unique and all classroom needs are different. The best thing about these notebooks is that you can collect data for ANYTHNG!! </div>
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It all starts with ownership! My students start off with an "All About Me!" page. Oh, and did I mention, these are firsties doing this?? Yes!!! 1st graders!!! </div>
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My little one helped me. My students have theirs already in their notebooks. I'll take some pictures this week of them. They came out so cute! Here Aidan told me that he likes to play and is really good at Art. For this page, I let them write what they wanted. I wasn't too specific. </div>
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This is a simple but GREAT book that appeals to kids. After I read the book we retold the story and talked about the small steps that the engine took to go up the mountain. I discussed with them that we all take small steps to reach our GOAL. </div>
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I introduce my data notebooks one subject area at a time. It is WAY too much for me to introduce more than one subject area to my 1st graders. If you are an upper elementary grade, you may be ok with introducing more than one subject area. I start with one and it is for math facts. It is up to you! </div>
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So back to my goal, you could do a goal for the quarter or year. I do one for the quarter (or grading period) and insert this into that particular section. So I had students think about a math goal. "What would you like to accomplish in math this year? What is your goal?" We brainstormed ideas and most students just wanted to pass their math facts and do "times" because they heard my students last year were doing multiplication facts when they left me. So they wrote that down. Again, I let them write a math appropriate statement. </div>
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Happy beginning of the school year! I *think* I finally have gotten my school groove on enough to blog about my new classroom. I am sure I am preaching to the choir but starting back to school and getting back into the groove is ex*haus*ting!!!</div>
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I LOVE this!! I feel like this every day. It's a good tired because I love my class but it's beginning of the year tired. You get it! I know! </div>
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We have a new block schedule that I am getting used to and just feel I can't fit everything into my day like I did last year so that has really thrown me for a loop. And my class is split for special area so I feel a little disconnected from the special area teachers that I really love. I am sure the stars and planets are also misaligned that is also adding to my loss of class/school mojo, too! LOL! I'll get there! </div>
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What I do LOVE is my class! I say that every year and I am lucky to have another great group of kids to love on for the next 180 (now 170) days. I am SUPER excited to have created a super hero classroom for them! Now, I will have to admit that I am not a super hero aficionado (my hubby and kids are) but I thought, I could incorporate so much with character ed into it, too! Kids also love super heroes and they were so excited to see the decorations in my room! I didn't take pictures of everything in my classroom-- just a few! We've been busy! Here's just a few highlights! </div>
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This bulletin board is outside my door. I used <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Super-Heroes-Clipart-1300717" target="_blank">2 Super Teacher's Clipart</a>, typed their names on the kids, and made buildings with construction paper. Very easy to do! </div>
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This is also in my hallway and perhaps my favourite! I wanted to create a "Metropolis" feel to my classroom so I wanted a "city" of some sorts so I built this city! LOL! I used <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Craft-Vinyl-Removable-Adhesive-CraftROBO/dp/B00NEQYHI8/ref=sr_1_19?ie=UTF8&qid=1441414588&sr=8-19&keywords=black+vinyl+adhesive+roll" target="_blank">reposition-able black vinyl </a>to make this city. It was a 2-man job as one person had to be on the bottom to remove the backing and the other person had to be standing above you to hold the vinyl taut to make sure it didn't bubble. I linked you to the one I bought (I love Amazon Prime!!) as it was a perfect width for what I was making. If you plan on doing this, I would make sure you get the one that is removable as there are ones that are "permanent". It can get pricey. I looked at Michael's for this type of roll and it was way expensive for the amount I needed to use. I still have more than half a roll left! There are rolls with less footage but I didn't want to make a mistake and not have any leftover. </div>
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My table signs! My husband said that they needed a cape! So each table lantern has a cape! It's hilarious! </div>
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I love my little job chart! </div>
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I did not give them a pattern for these little heroes! They moaned and groaned about it but they did it and they are as CUTE as can be!! I only gave them a head and arms! I love the cape on the little guy on the left! So clever!!! </div>
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As always, here is our annual picture! I say it time and time again! I love these girls! They make coming to school worth it. No matter what stinky thing our district may do, we always have each other and I am so thankful for them. Some of us have been teaching together for 10 years and I think that is amazing! Here's to many more years together! Love you ladies! </div>
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Hey all! Today I am linking up with my fellow Chalkie, Terry from <a href="http://terrysteachingtidbits.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Terry's Teaching Tidbts</a> for her Tuesday Top 10! I love Top 10 lists! This week it's </div>
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How fun is that? I always think back to why I became a teacher and why I am so happy I made the decision to become one. I didn't start off that way. I went to school to be a doctor-- like all Asian kids do. </div>
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However, long story short and some large school loans to still pay off (and disgruntled parents), I changed my mind and I have been teaching young children for 12 years now! I love it for these top 10 reasons! </div>
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I have a fetish for school supplies--especially stickers! I have an entire drawer dedicated to them. I collect them and I admit, that I am a little stingy to give them away. I mean, I do put them on papers and such but I have a special collection, ahem... just for me. I love pencils, papers, washi tape, all the fun craft things! </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">8. We get to play with cool apps and gadgets! </span></div>
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I love using apps to help teach! I am a little geeky (but fun and cool, too) and love to use my iPad and activboard to teach with. We sing and dance our way to learn sometimes! Learning should be fun, engaging, and interactive. </div>
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Creating meaningful lessons is what teaching is all about. I love to sit down and really look at my maps and see what scope and sequence I am needing to teach and find new and unique ways to deliver my instruction. My students will not always remember the "test" I gave them but they will remember the learning experiences that I give them to go through the process of learning and that is what is most important to me! I love when they get it and they so excitedly tell me that and I love that I can rejoice in that success of learning. Or if they are struggling, we can work together to find a way to make that struggle a success! </div>
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I believe that children are placed in your class for a reason; for you to love them and teach them. Some you will have to love extra hard. Some classes have their quirks. However, they are your babies! I have been lucky to have a classful of great kids every year. I love their hugs, cards, apples, slip-ups when they call you mommy or GASP! Grandma! haha! I love their smiling faces (the best is when their front teeth are missing!) especially when they are smiling at you. </div>
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I can still remember my teachers' names from kindergarten to high school (most of them). My most favorite teachers are Mrs. Harkenrider who was my kindergarten teacher and Mrs. Hepsworth, my 2nd grade teacher. I loved them so much! Mrs. Harkenrider was so sweet and kind to me-- I went to school speaking no English but I just remember being comforted by her hugs and smiles. Mrs. Hepsworth was also so sweet and kind! When I became a teacher and started teaching at my current school, she was actually the media specialist at my school! Life really does become full circle sometimes and where we were once student and teacher, we are now colleagues. I told her how she inspired me to go into teaching and she always said she knew I would do great things! I love her!!! </div>
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I know that working with a good team is important and not necessarily why I became a teacher, but they are one of the main reasons why I stay sane as a teacher!! These are my girls and I love them. We have been teaching together for many years and we get each other. They are my <a href="http://tamaravrussell.blogspot.com/2015/06/finding-my-tribe.html" target="_blank">tribe</a> as my sweet bloggy friend Tamara calls it. </div>
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As a mom, this was important to me. I wanted to be able to share in their day and their school experiences. I love that I get to go to school with them during their elementary years and see them at lunch or in the hallways. I know it won't be that way for middle or high school but for elementary school, I am enjoying having them with me. </div>
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You never really stop learning. I learn something new everyday. In fact, I learned that a watermelon is both a fruit and vegetable!! Did you know that?? Anyhow, I try to encourage my students to always extend their learning and find out more about the things we learn about in class if they are still interested. I find myself constantly reading or watching some documentary on something. </div>
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Teaching is such a rewarding career. Obviously, I am not in the teaching career for money; if I was, then I am in the wrong profession. Teaching is a passion that I have always had and it is one that I go to bed at thinking that I am helping to shape the future. </div>
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So that's all! I am sure we all have some similar reasons! I hope you'll link up with Terry or share them here with a comment! I love hearing stories on how teachers got their careers started! </div>
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Oh, how I love being crafty! I have as much crafting and arts supplies as I do teaching and cleaning supplies (I have a major cleaning disorder! My boys always ask me why it's cleaning day <b>every day.</b> That's just how I roll, kids!). So today I want to share with you a great and easy way to display your photos. They make great gifts, too. I've used them as coasters to give on Mother's Day or as table favors for a wedding or even for birthday parties to show special events in that person's life. </div>
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The Modge Podge you use depends on you! Here I used the Glossy Finish. It has a really nice finish; some of you might like the matte finish. The size of tiles also depends on you. Like I mentioned, I used the plain white bathroom tile. A little tip, I wiped the tile off and let it dry before I started gluing my picture down. The tiles can be dusty. </div>
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I love summer. Plain and simple. I really do need this time to recharge and enjoy actually being a mommy and wife. Don't get me wrong-- I ENJOY being a wife and mommy during the school year but I really enjoy it MORE in the summer when I am not stressed out over:</div>
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This week I am linking up with my sweet friend, Tammy from The Resourceful Apple and her <a href="http://theresourcefulapple.blogspot.com/2015/06/meal-plan-monday.html" target="_blank">Meal Plan Linky</a>! What a great idea!!! One thing I have always enjoyed is meal planning and cooking! If you follow me, especially my <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/lesliehamlin77/kitchen-recipes/" target="_blank">Kitchen Recipes Board</a> and the <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/mrsrussellsroom/teacher-foodies/" target="_blank">Teacher Foodies Board</a>, you will see I love to cook! I really do. I know most people find it a chore and a bore but I find joy and peace cooking. I love finding new ingredients and trying new recipes. So here I am to share in a new recipe I found while pinning away! A wonderful, low-fattish (not a word but it's my word) and delicious chicken salad recipe! I have eaten it for 3 days now (for lunch). It's that good, people! </div>
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I tweaked mine a bit. I used pecans instead of walnuts. I also used already cooked rotisserie chicken because I didn't have enough time to cook the chicken myself so mine had a mixture of white and dark meat. Still came out just as tasty and it was a bit quicker! Just a little tip if you are in a bit of a hurry or want something quick! </div>
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Wow! Time surely goes by fast! I have not been much of a blogger this year. My class and family life just took a toll on me this year! Sometimes you just have a take a step back and take care of what is most important to you! I hope to be back more next year and put more life into my blog and share with you the ideas that I have! The pictures are all there on my phone and the posts are written in my head---- BUT! They never made it to the blog! *sigh* There's always this summer and next year! </div>
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Hope you all are soon coming close to the end! This is my last week of school. We have been so busy with end of the year performances. My 2nd grader had a performance and my little kinder did, too! Both were amazing and I am so glad that we were there to watch it! </div>
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There's my Gabriel (the short asian one! lol!) in the front! </div>
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Getting the "Smarties" Award for knowing fun little facts! It will win him big in Jeopardy one day! </div>
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My Aidan after his ocean performance! His class was all hermit crabs! They were so cute. We heard ocean songs NON-STOP for weeks. We are still hearing them! </div>
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I am also busy cleaning out and packing up my classroom. I know we all do this but this is a dreaded task for me because I am slow. It takes me forever to pack it up. I have to admit that I also putz around and am not organized in my packing. You will often find little piles of where I've been. I partially have ADD and I like to re-organize as I go. That could have something to do with my slowness. Plus, my room is being used for summer school so I am being extra careful in my pack-up so I remember where I place things. </div>
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In my pack up, I found I had so many notebooks! I mean, tons of them that I didn't use! Every year I give my students a notebook over the summer to write so they don't slide over the summer because as we all know the summer slide is for real! Yet, I wasn't really giving them or their parents too much guidance. </div>
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I have to laugh! My little one's prompt was about chores. He wrote, "I like to feed my cat. I do not like to scoop cat litter." Hahaha!</div>
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I hope to get these printed and back from copy center by Tuesday so I can send them home in their beach buckets. I also send home a summer calendar as well as helpful links and logins to the various programs our county has purchased for us. </div>
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Happy Monday! </div>
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We are on our first official day of our We {HEART} Teachers event! </div>
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I know as teachers, we don't usually look forward to Mondays... but this Monday is special! It's the first day of Teacher Appreciation week! That means you'll be showered with notes of thanks, tokens of affection and LOTS OF HUGS! <3! </div>
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Today, we have this amazing #TeacherEssentials prize pack for you!</div>
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This is a small collection of items to help you get through your weeks! </div>
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1. <b><span style="color: cyan;"><a href="http://www.blairturnerpaper.com/paper-shop/#!/The-Inspiration-Pack-4-Notepads/p/47730243/category=11388985" target="_blank">Blair Turner Paper Notepads</a>- </span></b>How cute are these? Perfect for all those last minute lists! And the Fun colors are SURE to brighten up any paper piled desk! ;) </div>
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2. <span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/227927689/spring-bling-coffee-cozy?ref=shop_home_active_1" target="_blank"><b>Spring Bling Coffee Cozy from Miss Squirrels Shop</b></a>-</span> Now that the end of the year is starting, coffee is a must! keep it warm with this adorable bejeweled cozy! <3</div>
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3.<b> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Paper-Mate-PointGuard-Assorted-74423/dp/B000J09CO6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1430699688&sr=8-1&keywords=Flair+Pen" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">12 Pack of Flair Pens</span></a></b>- So you can write beautiful "to do" lists on those notepads! ;)</div>
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4. <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/201720406/standard-mini-pencil-door-sign?ref=shop_home_feat_2" target="_blank"><b>Custom Designed Pencil Door Hanger from Tallahassee Sunday</b></a>- They made the CUTEST apple door hanger for me! Now you'll get one too! </div>
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5. <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/228882130/set-of-teachers-favorite-things?ref=fp_shop&aref=38165642795" target="_blank"><b>Custom Water Color Print from The Teacher Print Shop</b></a>- Rachel from <a href="http://mrslambsclass.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Tattooed Teacher</a> has an eye for desgin and she'll make you a CUSTOM Water color type print and MAIL it you! YES PLEASE! </div>
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6. <b><a href="http://pamperedteacher.com/collections/subscription-box/products/teachers-monthly-subscription-box" target="_blank">Pampered Teacher Box</a>-</b> Every teacher deserves a little pampering! Pampered Teacher is a monthly subscription service that sends you special hand picked teacher items based on your likes and wants! They've graciously donated one box for you! </div>
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7. <b><span style="color: blue;">$10 Starbucks Gift Card- </span></b>So you can have a cup to wrap that ADORABLE coffee cozy around! Oh and help fuel you for a few more days! </div>
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8. <b><span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://planbook.com/" target="_blank">Planbook Subscription for a year</a></span></b>- I switched from a word document style lesson plan book to using this online service and I LOVE it! User friendly, easy, and soooo convenient. I can even send my lesson plans to my teammates! </div>
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Welcome back to our 2nd Annual We LOVE Teachers Event! I am so excited that I am actually participating in 2 (yes, 2!!) Teacher Appreciation Events this week! So forgive me if I toggle back and forth between events! I know how hard we all work and how many hours, blood, sweat, wine, tears, and cheers and celebrations we go through as teachers! </div>
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The first one is for your students. One of my biggest MUST DO's is to always give my students feedback on their writing. I created a little form that I attached to their writing pieces with a check-list of the mechanics and components I'm looking for as well as a section for a GLOW and GROW! That is HUGE! We always talk about ways to improve and reflect on best practices. They look forward to reading their glows and grows whenever they get their writing pieces back. During writing conferences, I ask them what area they are "growing" on. It's a great tool! </div>
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I also number my letter tiles and eggs. Call me a neat freak but it's more like I don't want to hear that a word is not a word because the tiles are all messed up or missing! My class this year is not the neatest! </div>
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I did the same thing for some easy rabbit sentence scramblers, too! Same idea. Although you might want to play around with it. I had a lots of trimming to do to make sure everything fit. </div>
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I also made another word work activity for my kids. They really need help with making words. Every time I have put that in a center, it's like a whole new world to them. SO again, at the Dollar Tree, I saw some pool noodles and thought of Scrabble and BOOM! I made Word Makers. I cannot claim my fame on these. I have seen similar items at Lakeshore where they hold letter tiles like the game but this was my simple version. </div>
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Cut the pool noodles with a serrated knife. I cut mine about 7 inches. </div>
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Then slice them in half as best as you can. Mine were not perfect but it worked! </div>
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Take a Sharpie and draw a line for where you will cut. It will also help students see where to place their letter cards. </div>
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Then I bagged them up and yes! I numbered the letter cards. Had to-- OCD doesn't allow me to not number them! Now they are ready to roll out for Monday! </div>
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Pretty easy and it took me about an hour to cut and get letter cards done. You can use these for any word making set. I am thinking about making a longer version for sentences but not sure how they would all fit at a center table! </div>
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We will be making bunny baskets this week and I love that project! They come out so cute and it's simple! I'll try to post that for you tomorrow! </div>
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It's got some SWEET prizes! I'd like to win but can't. You can get my Vegas Trip Tip and card number from my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FirstGradeAndFlipFlops" target="_blank">FB page</a>. Then head over to the <a href="http://primarychalkboard.blogspot.com/2015/03/who-wants-to-go-to-vegas.html" target="_blank">Primary Chalkboard</a> and enter (once you hop through and gather the tips and numbers) for your chance to win! </div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Can you picture it now?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;">YOU</span></span> </b>in LAS VEGAS? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How about <b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;">YOU</span></span> </b>in <span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>LAS VEGAS</b></span></span> attending a
one day session of the <span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://www.sde.com/"><span style="color: red;">SDE</span> </a></b></span>conference?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Primary Chalkboard is giving away <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><b>YOUR
CHOICE</b></span></span> of a 1 day session at <span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.sde.com/">SDE</a></span><span style="color: red;">!</span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, will it be Singapore Math,
Differentiated Instruction, I Teach K, I Teach 1st, or the newly added I Teach
2nd?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How fun is that?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><b>BUT</b></span></span>, that's not all, we're also including
a <b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;">$25</span></span> </b>gift card to the <b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;">SDE</span></span> </b>bookstore, <span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://www.crystalspringsbooks.com/">CRYSTAL SPRINGS</a></b></span>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, <span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red;">NOW</span> </b></span>can you picture <b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;">YOURSELF</span></span> </b>in <span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>VEGAS</b>?</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh, you say you need money for airfare,
hotel accommodations, or just some spending money while you are here?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, we've got that covered, too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How about <span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS IN CASH</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to help you
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's how to enter for a chance to win.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hop through our Facebook pages and
collect a tip for your (possible) visit to Vegas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Be sure to "like" each page as
you hop through so that you can collect the tip.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Each tip will have a number on a playing
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Add the numbers together and enter the
sum <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>on the Rafflecopter on the <a href="http://www.primarychalkboard.blogspot.com/">Primary Chalkboard blog</a> for a chance to win.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Be sure to add a comment and include <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><b>#primarychalkboardsendmetovegas<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">.</span></span> </b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For an extra chance to win this, take a
selfie, post it on IG with <b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;">#primarychalkboardsendmetovegas </span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Don't forget to tag us in your picture! @primarychalkboard</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">The winner will be picked on April the evening of April 5th.</span></span> </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A HUGE thank you to <a href="http://www.sde.com/">SDE </a><a href="http://www.sde.com/">(Staff Development for Educators)</a> for their kind
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Happy Wednesday! I'm linking up with my Chalkie brothers and sisters for our monthly linky party, <a href="http://primarychalkboard.blogspot.com/2015/03/no-worksheet-wednesday-1.html" target="_blank">No Worksheet Wednesdays</a>! We all know that as teachers, worksheets are a necessary evil that we sometimes use. I am guilty of this practice. It is not my first choice but I admit I have pulled a worksheet or two. </div>
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So today, I wanted to share with you a worksheet free activity I did! We are working on money! I mean, we have been working hard on money: identifying it, counting it, and now ways to make a dollar. I wanted a hands on experience for my class to find ways to make a dollar. </div>
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I bagged up some coins (more than what they would need) and discussed how much was in a dollar. We also sang this great song from <a href="http://safeshare.tv/w/OAqfAMlaKc" target="_blank">Jack Hartmann</a> to review coins and basic counting. Then I passed out bags of coins and assigned a student to open the bags. I only used pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters. </div>
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I was pleasantly surprised at how quickly they worked and all before the time limit. So I gathered them around and we walked to every table and had groups talk about how they made their dollar and we counted together to verify it. </div>
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At the end of our activity, we took out our journals and students wrote the 4 ways we made a dollar. </div>
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I was super proud of their journal entries. They wrote the correct amounts and showed the coins used. Authentic learning at it's best! Love it! </div>
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Happy Monday all!! Hope your week is off to a great start! If you are like me, you are probably celebrating Read Across America Week! We are geared for a whole week of fun! Look at what we have planned this week:</div>
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I LOVE these hats! They are so cute! I saw that <a href="http://littlebirdiesecrets.blogspot.com/2012/02/get-creative-with-lorax-blog-tour.html" target="_blank">Little Birdie Secrets</a> had done them and they were too cute not to do, too! I tweaked mine a bit but it still came out adorbs! Check out her post! </div>
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We also talked about ways to save the Earth and how to conserve our resources. I created this little center...</div>
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This is a great little center for cause and effect! The kids were so creative in thinking of ways to also conserve. Some were quite enlightened by how much you can actually save when you turn off the water when brushing teeth or turning off the lights in a room! You can download this activity <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2JjTrkxvrvnNmVtYzFXR1ItbUU/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a>. </div>
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*** <i>I do want to add a <u>disclaimer</u> to this file. It is a HOT MESS of files-- there are only a few pages! hahaha! It was one I intended for my team to use only so please don't judge on what you see in that file. There are some freebies for a story about a certain cat and a "wacky day of the week!"*** </i></div>
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I am sure you can find some use in those files! You can also see what we did last year <a href="http://firstgradeflipflops.blogspot.com/2014/03/read-across-america-week.html" target="_blank">here</a>. </div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17490646085535085854noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690516703207556999.post-91855040131715031132015-03-01T09:15:00.000-08:002015-03-01T17:11:17.995-08:00The Myth of the Perfect Classroom! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The perfect classroom day! What does it look like to you? What does it feel like? Sound like? How did it "go down"? I think that it's absolutely hilarious when interns/volunteers come in and they actually see life in the classrooms. The wide eyed looks are taken in with much sympathy and empathy from me because I know how they feel. It's NOT like those videos they show you in class, is it? Or like in the movies. Not AT ALL! The little ones talk and move around constantly and the big ones do, too! They just do it on a larger scale and with attitude! Not all of them; the majority of them are really good! </div>
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As a 12 year veteran in the classroom and the ultimate perfectionist, I have learned to just go with the flow. Sounds like an oxymoron but those of you who suffer from my same affliction of perfectionism and who are in the field of education know what I am talking about...sometimes you just have learn to let some things things go. If you don't you will drive yourself into an early grave and have to be heavily medicated and imbibe in some strong spirits after school OR you will cause yourself unnecessary stress and ain't nobody got time for that. You could also end up like me who deals with life struggles with sarcasm and humour, too! That gets me by pretty well! LOL! We all know that in reality your days and how you perceive you lessons, your kids, and the flow of your classroom look nothing like this</div>
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Last Friday, my room looked similar to the image above, except we were taking a test. I got a call from the office that a child was leaving. <span style="background-color: white;">Child</span> gets up and starts to pack while the walkers are waiting for them. The other kids at their desks are waiting for me patiently to finish the test with them.</div>
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Kid 1: "I don't know why my teacher is giving you this box. There's nothing in here"</div>
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Kid 2: (standing there twirling hair): Here's the note....</div>
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I run to my purse and place the items in the box and as I look over I see chaos start to ensue. The kids at their desks are getting restless and talking to the kids who are waiting for the feminine items and Kid 2 is STILL twirling her hair oblivious to the impending chaos around her, the kids are waiting for me to give them the folder that I still had clutched in my hands, and NOW I hear another knock at the door!!</div>
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I quickly get the office kids on their way (I'm buzzed again to see what the delay is!! They have NO idea!!!). </div>
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I give the box to the other kids and threaten them to not look in the box in case they discover a new type of q-tip or something. Kid 2 is still oblivious and twirling her hair! It was so funny!! </div>
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At that moment in time, I decided that I had to stop the test as I had lost them at that point and that we would have to continue another day when they were more focused instead of having the constant carousel of children coming in and out of our door!! </div>
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The perfectionist teacher in me would have tried to regain control and continued on with the test; however in reality I know they would not have given me their best given all he distractions of the afternoon. I had to cut my losses and move on. </div>
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Please tell me you've had days like this! It was too comical not to share and I know you all feel my pain and can laugh at my day! </div>
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Hi everyone!! Just wanted to share a cute idea I had when I walked into my local Michael's store! I had originally gone in there to buy some things for little kinder-baby's Valentine's day box when I got distracted! I NEVER get distracted there, I know, but I saw these cute 50% off holiday toys!! (I'd <b>RUN</b> now, if you are reading this post!! and did I mention they have a 30% off coupon, too?? Look at their <a href="http://www.michaels.com/" target="_blank">website</a>. If you miss out, you can use your teacher discount of 15% off). I knew just the thing for them! </div>
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I am not a huge fan of candy on Valentine's Day! I'll be honest and I did say it out loud. I rather give them something fun and non-candyish. So when I saw these items on sale, I had to make cute little gifts for my boys and myself to give out! </div>
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How cute are these and the dentist will love us for it!! And since I love you all so much, download them for <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2JjTrkxvrvnVEgzVFNNdHpkeTA/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">FREE</a> here!! </div>
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I am always on the lookout for new technology and new apps to better enhance my classroom. I am a 1:1 IPAD classroom and I use my student computers in the my classroom (they are super slow and can be frustrating!!). I do use my iPhone for some apps for teacher management like the Kagan Student Selector but I was on the lookout for an easy way to assess my students, use some technology and get instant, real-time results.I also didn't want for my firsties to be bringing in ipods, ipads, and such of their own. Its so hard to manage all that and a classroom, too! </div>
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Plickers is the answer! I love that I can give a quick assessment after a lesson (if I am not doing an exit slip) and the kids love it. I can say I am in LOVE with it. It is SUPER easy and the best part is that only the teacher uses a technology device (my kids get plenty of technology use with our Interactive Board and IPad) and did I mention it's <span style="color: lime;">FREE</span> for teachers??</div>
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So, just log into <a href="https://plickers.com/" target="_blank">www.plickers.com </a>and sign up. I found that opening Plickers in my<b> Mozilla Firefox</b> browser works much better than in the Google Chrome. When I use Chrome not all the features work. Another thing to keep in mind when using this. You also have to download the app to your phone or device. </div>
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Once you do that, you have the technology part down, now get your students logged in. </div>
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I really love the fact that each card is different. How many times have you asked an answer and the kids have looked around at their peers and choose their peer's answers and not their own. Or have asked a question and not everyone gives you their non-verbal response (a thumbs up or down, 3-2-1 fingers, etc...)? Again, this tool makes sure that everyone is accountable. </div>
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I have a numbered system in my class so this worked out beautifully. It displays the name and number. After you assign the cards, you can start inputting your classes or subject area. </div>
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Once you click on your "Library" you will see all the questions you have typed for every subject area. </div>
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The only drawback here is that I cannot display a picture. I guess I could also toggle screens to a picture and have my question match. Hopefully that is a feature that will come up in the future. </div>
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So, now that you got the app installed, the classes made, and questions typed, you are ready to get your Plicker on! LOL! </div>
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Happy New Year Friends! Long time no blog! We've been super busy getting into the swing of things and chugging along! These past 2 weeks we've been studying winter and snow. Kinda funny, right, when I love in Florida but Florida kids need to have some winter fun, too! We started with The Snowy Day and followed Peter on his snowy day adventure. I even found a read aloud online. You can check it out <a href="http://www.ezra-jack-keats.org/fun-games/the-snowy-day-read-aloud/" target="_blank">here</a>. I loved the sound effects! We also did a writing and art project. The kids loved the art and painting a snowy scene.<br />
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I LOVE how they came out! So adorable! If you'd like to make these, click on the pictures below to download the tracers and writing paper!</div>
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Of course, we had to have a snowball fight! Florida style! They had no clue what we were doing! </div>
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A few weeks ago, my mom had a stroke... It broke my heart.... </div>
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It is such a shock when anyone gets sick, suffers a heart attack, has an injury, suffers a stroke... It turned our whole world upside down. My sweet mom who is the center of our family fell victim to a stroke (and she didn't realize it for 2 days but that's a whole other story for another day!!!) and we were lost! </div>
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Let us fast forward 3 weeks and she doing much better and is going through rehab to regain strength on her right side. They said she has a clot on her right side that caused the stroke. She has difficulty walking and doing some things but we are confident that she will be *almost* 100% soon. I mean, she will never be back to her old self but she is trying! So, that is the reason for my long and infrequent posts. I am thankful for the positive healing thoughts she has been given!! We feel the love for sure!! </div>
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Also in the month of December, my friends and I at <a href="http://primarychalkboard.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Primary Chalkboard</a> are celebrating this month with an advent calendar of goodies! Each day we will have a little treat for you from one of our author/bloggers. You can only get that treat for that particular day so make sure you check back often. </div>
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This week we learned all about Native Americans! It is one of my favorite weeks to teach! You can see what we did last year <a href="http://firstgradeflipflops.blogspot.com/2013/11/join-me-for-learning-pow-wow-and-some.html" target="_blank">here</a>. There are some links for a video and an idea to help create an ambiance to your learning! I used the resources from my Native American Learning Pow-Wow resource! It is packed with cultural learning resources for your classroom! </div>
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The students had a blast learning about Native American culture. We made our vests, too! Sorry for the lack of pictures-- sometimes we just get too engrossed in our learning that I forget! We also read our story Baby Rattlesnake. See the link above for my blog post on that. The kids really got into the story and learned a little bit more on being responsible. </div>
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Next week we will be starting long vowels with silent e! Eek! Such a difficult skill! I try to incorporate song as much as I can into my lesson so that my kiddos can sing to remember. I learn something easier if there is a catchy phrase or tune! Before I start telling you about the videos, I NEED to share with you a great site to share videos with your kids! It's called sharesafe.tv (for some reason, the link isn't working for me. Just google sharesafe tv). </div>
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Teachers use rubrics. We use rubrics for writing, math, social studies projects, listening and speaking, science-- everything! We are even evaluated on a rubric (depending on if your county or state has gone that route)! So why can't our kids? I got to really thinking one day and I was so tired of constantly reminding my kids (and sounding like a broken record) of what my expectations are and how I will be evaluating them that I decided that they would be coming up with a grading system of their own. Hence the birth of a student created rubric. </div>
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I know that these are not new but I know that many teachers shy away from these. What do you mean, my kids grade and assess their own work? How will they know what to expect? What are the exemplars and non? Those are all very good questions! Much like the data notebooks (my update blog post is almost ready!) they require time and patience on your end as well as theirs. </div>
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My class and I had a serious heart to heart. I showed several pieces of work up. I erased names and asked them, if they were Mrs. Hamlin, how would they grade this? I will not show the work but I am sure you could pull some examples from piles on your desk. Depending on the work, they gave me their honest answers:</div>
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What is that?? I can't read that!</div>
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Look how nicely that is colored! Cute!! (the girls said this, of course! haha!)</div>
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You get the picture! I totally agreed with them. I conveyed to them that that was how I felt when they showed me their work. So, we decided on three major points: </div>
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From there, there were varying degrees where we used words like always, sometimes, and never. Every class will work differently. You and your class may want different criteria. </div>
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We talked about what each meant. They (and I did , too) wanted smiley faces. You could also do a 3-point scale if you are doing standards based grading. I tried to keep it simple for my kids to do. This is an example (above) of the rubric my class came up with (after I tidied it up a bit!). </div>
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After every piece of work we do, they ALWAYS come up with a self assessment. I have stapled a smaller version of their rubric to their center folders as well as placing a rubric at each center they go to as a reminder to the goal they are working for. </div>
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The ability to change the status of their assessment is key! Sometimes they just run out of time or maybe it took them a while to figure it out. I always give them an opportunity to change that "frown upside down"! Thanks McDonald's for that saying. I am not a fan of coloring in a circle red, green, or yellow. I feel like that color just stays with them. This way, they can just change that smile around! Plus, it changes the real smiles on their faces! Again, what you and your class decide is up to you. </div>
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Again, another key point. After they have made their assessment and I have come around to double check, we must come to an agreement. Honesty is the best policy. We talk about their work and one point that they are especially proud of and one point to work on if they happen to get a straight or sad face. </div>
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These have really worked well in my class. Their quality of work has GREATLY improved. They have the zone or goal that they want to work based on their rubric that they created! <i><u><b>I just love that.</b></u></i> That has made me one happy teacher. They have worked hard to be in the smiley zone but also understand that there are times we work in the straight and sad face zones. I think that also teaches them about life skills and that sometimes we do our best and work to meet the goals we want to achieve! </div>
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We are working on missing addends and wanted to give it to you!! I will be using these acorns I found at the Dollar Spot at Target (they were $3) and I know my kiddos will love to use these are manipulatives! I tell you, they love the hands on feel of working with real world items. </div>
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Happy Monday, friends! This year I have really been trying to strengthen my math centers with more use of manipulatives. I'll be honest and say that I cringe when the manipulatives are brought out:</div>
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I took them out and my kids used them. My lesson might've taken longer but they got the concept. </div>
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The favorite center in my classroom is the Hands on Learning Center. Here is where my kids get down and dirty with the standards and some fun games and manipulatives. Today I wanted to share with you some fun finds I used!</div>
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You all know I LOVE Target! I do not go to Wally World unless something major happened and I have no other choice! So I was shopping at Target Dollar Spot and saw some cute candy corn erasers, spider and bat rings, acorns.. and BOOM! My hands-on math centers were created! Look how much fun they had learning!</div>
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