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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12436914551642507471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5202324949303978006.post-70305452340256542612014-10-29T15:55:00.001-04:002014-10-29T15:55:53.113-04:00Fall 2014: Back to BloggingAfter a tough year and a half of dealing with serious medical issues of my own and dealing with the death of my mother, I am finally ready to get back to this blog.<br />
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I am still teaching 1st grade and I am excited to focus on educational projects again!<br />
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I am in the same classroom I have been in for the past few years. However, this Summer I spent some time going through my classroom and changing out my "Jungle" theme that I kept for 3 years. Instead of going with a certain theme, I went with the colors turquoise, lime green and white. I do have a few "Hawaiian" themed items in the room also. I went crazy with the Hawaiian theme outside my door and in the bathroom, but I wanted to keep the classroom more calming for the children.<br />
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I thought that I may not like teaching the same things twice in one day, but it really has been like two totally different classes. Each class has their own overall "personality" and one of the classes seems to understand the Math Concepts quicker as a whole so that class ends up being a day or two ahead in each Math Unit. One of the classes behaves very well at Centers, so they are able to do them each day while I pull groups. The other class sometimes behaves well at Centers so I do more Whole (or almost Whole) Group activities. I still let the children who are behaving go to their Math Centers and the others all work with me. I have not been bored at all. I am actually loving it!</div>
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Several years ago, I gave this same test to my 1st graders. But, my county decided not to give it anymore due to the cost. Now, it will be a big part of our Evaluation, so they chose this as the test we will be evaluated on.<br />
It is hard during the test since I can only say things they way they are worded in the Direction booklet. I know that if I could reword some of the directions, they would really understand what to do.<br />
Throughout this school year, I have pulled in some test practice that I have found online. There are some wonderful resources for our test (Stanford 10) on Teachers Pay Teachers- although not a lot of them. I also bought a used Scoring High booklet to see what types of questions would be on the test.<br />
So far, I am proud of how hard my students worked on the test. I could tell halfway through the third day, several were already burned out. Hopefully with the days in between, they will do their best next week.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12436914551642507471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5202324949303978006.post-80660982753414983982013-05-01T17:59:00.000-04:002013-05-04T17:47:53.358-04:00Teacher Appreciation Week Sale at Teachers Notebook.com!I wanted to let you know about a wonderful Teacher Appreciation Week Sale that will take place at TeachersNotebook.com. All of my products will be on sale for 60% off- I marked them 50% off and TeachersNotebook.com is knocking another 10% off of the prices. The sale will be from May 4th-10th. If you haven't checked out Teachers Notebook yet, I encourage you to have a look. It has a lot of great resources.<br />
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I am busy working on the next Language units to fit all of the Common Core Standards. My school is giving our standardized test this week and I really see how the students can benefit from more practice in the Language Standards.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12436914551642507471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5202324949303978006.post-91039284084166277592013-04-29T17:37:00.001-04:002013-04-29T17:37:51.199-04:00Common Core Language StandardsI have searched for a while to try and find Language Activities to provide my students a spiral review throughout the year. I tend to focus on Math, since I love Math, so I used some of those activities as an inspiration to create some Language Arts reviews to use in my classroom.<br />
I have started going through the Common Core Language Standards more closely. I made a Language Common Core Activity Packet Set 1 that has card/word sorts and worksheets to help teach the first 4 sections of the Language Arts Standards- through types of Nouns. I have also made 8 (so far) Common Core Language Mini-books for students to do throughout the year as a spiral review which will incorporate all of the Standards throughout the year when I am finished. I plan to use 1 book a week, so 8 books would last me 2 months.<br />
I did some of the Proper Noun Activities as a review today and my students did half of the first Common Core Mini-book as a review for our standardized test. They did very well and I was able to see quickly who needed a minilesson on a skill.<br />
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I always do Earth Day activities with my classes. I have several books I have collected. Last year, I got <u>Fancy Nancy: Everyday is Earth Day. </u><img alt="Product Details" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ct9DYSULL._AA160_.jpg" /><br />
The children really enjoyed the book. I made a packet for the kids that go along with this book.<br />
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It is listed on TeachersPayTeachers.com in my shop "Celebrate First Grade". I also have Earth Day themed Meth games that would be great throughout the Spring.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12436914551642507471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5202324949303978006.post-42237737866537038362013-04-20T16:55:00.001-04:002013-04-20T16:55:45.453-04:00Back to It It has been a long time since I posted here. After many months of dealing with my health issues- mostly from the Lyme Disease- I am back at posting on this blog. I have missed it, but I just couldn't keep up with this and my class.<br />
Anyway, here I am.<br />
I wanted to start with some info on the Text Talks I have been doing in my class.<br />
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area where most of the children struggle with Language skills and vocabulary in
school, I have been on a quest to find Text Talk lessons that are easy to use
(because I don’t have a lot of extra time to create my own Text Talk lessons)
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<span style="font-family: 'Kristen ITC'; line-height: 115%;"> A teacher at my
school showed me a wonderful resource on Teachers Pay Teachers. This resource
was made to go with the online resource of Text Talks from Utah. <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Vocabulary-Posters-Word-Cards-Student-Sheets-Aligned-toText-Talk-Lessons">http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Vocabulary-Posters-Word-Cards-Student-Sheets-Aligned-toText-Talk-Lessons</a></span></div>
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teachers from Utah created Text Talks for 101 books and posted them all online
FOR FREE. <a href="http://www.schools.utah.gov/curr/readingfirst/documents/combinedtexttalklessons.pdf">Utah Text Talk Lessons</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Kristen ITC'; line-height: 115%;"> The resource on Teachers Pay Teachers has all the same books listed,
but she created posters to print with the book cover and Vocabulary words for
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the books in the Utah Text Talk set, so I started with those in my classroom. I
have been doing the Text Talks for 10 weeks now and have really noticed a
difference in my students’ spoken language skills. I do have to remind them of
the words weekly and sometimes encourage them to let me catch them using a word
from our Vocabulary Wall. It hasn’t really transferred to their writing unless
I specifically tell them to use words from the wall, but maybe it will before
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hope to find, or create, Text talks to go with books that have some of the
specific vocabulary words my students need to know throughout the year. Of
course, the vocabulary in the Text Talks I have been using really help expand
the children’s vocabulary. But, I also want to find books with specific words
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12436914551642507471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5202324949303978006.post-59257491237283277632012-08-18T16:12:00.007-04:002012-08-18T18:07:15.224-04:00Ready for the School Year<span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Whew! I just made it through a week of Trainings, another week of meetings & finishing my classroom and we had Meet the Teacher Day yesterday. The children come back on Monday. I can't believe Summer Break is over! It always seems to go so fast.</span></span><div style="text-align: center; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:100%;">I have my room all organized, clean and ready for school. 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We are implementing a new program to help our students, which involves not having as many things up which will distract them. I understand the thinking, but it has been hard not to decorate my room as I usually do. We'll see how this works. I do feel more organized since I went through everything and got rid of what I don't use. I am having the children share cubbies this year so I can use half of them for storage (hidden under fabric). This new storage really helped me to hide many of the supplies I teach with throughout the year. </div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12436914551642507471noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5202324949303978006.post-1703188499510308752012-08-02T18:29:00.004-04:002012-08-02T18:49:10.849-04:00Book: All About Me (Teacher)Today I changed/updated an "All About Me" book that I read to the class on the first day of school. This helps them to learn a little about me and ,hopefully, they will find something that we have in common. This helps us to bond right at the beginning of the year and helps us to have a great year. I just used clipart that I already have on my computer and included pictures and images from the internet. This is what I ended up with:<div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9z8SgbOPWFTGpsZvepC3VgPZS9LOV5_pILDBh6qgw_Rf64AGqh6RTH1SOeJIoQFy3vvcTb1aa9XWr45cO3BG7FEPmmhZiXrXyRYicGZunjUHK_cOKf14RCg8yKkJJLMRZ79BhqeQtWuXz/s320/all+about+me+pic.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5772208041592401298" /></div><div>The first week of school I also have the children make an "All About Me" book that they can share with the class. For the past couple of years, I have been trying really hard to have a sense of community in my classroom. It is much easier for the children to follow directions when they have good feelings about me and school right from the start.</div><div>Under the Reading tab at the top, I just posted info about 2 great resources I found for 1st Grade Common Core Reading Standards.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12436914551642507471noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5202324949303978006.post-72489571785947525212012-07-30T19:22:00.008-04:002012-07-30T19:42:26.716-04:00Excellent Center Resources<div>I added info about my "Work on Writing" Center under the Writing tab, but I wanted to mention these 2 great resources in case you miss it under the tab.</div><div><span style="font-size: 100%; ">These are Writing Prompts I found that are so cute and perfect for my grade level. I got them from Mrs. Mabe on Teachers pay Teachers ($4).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Writing-Task-Cards-Topics-to-Write-About"><img src="http://datax.teacherspayteachers.com/thumbitem/Writing-Task-Cards-Topics-to-Write-About-1343670460/medium-286798-3.jpg" alt="Writing Task Cards & Topics to Write About" /></a> </div><div> You can click on the picture to purchase them if you like. I found them after I downloaded her Free Word Work cards. Those are wonderful! I added those in that Area. Here are the Word Work cards: </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Word-Work-Task-Cards-Recording-Sheets"><img src="http://datax.teacherspayteachers.com/thumbitem/Word-Work-Task-Cards-Recording-Sheets-1343670460/medium-277341-2.jpg" alt="Word Work Task Cards & Recording Sheets" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: left;">I am loving all of the Back-to-School resources teachers are posting right now! It is so nice to find materials that actually work well in my classroom.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12436914551642507471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5202324949303978006.post-56246394834256918132012-07-29T15:35:00.003-04:002012-07-29T15:37:13.197-04:00BUILD Math postI just added pages to this blog. They are listed across the top- just click on a subject. So far, I have a post under "Math". I wrote about the BUILD Math Center system I have been learning about. If you are interested, click on "Math". I haven't yet posted anything under the other headings.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12436914551642507471noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5202324949303978006.post-14342749262134020292012-07-28T23:55:00.010-04:002012-07-29T10:20:57.326-04:00<div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-family:Copse;color:#222222;"><span style="line-height: 16px; ">Somehow I didn't post the info about The Versatile Blogger I received from Melissa at <a href="http://teachertreasurehunter.blogspot.com/">Teacher Treasure Hunter</a>.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-family:Copse;color:#222222;"><span style="line-height: 16px; ">Thanks so much, Melissa!</span></span></div><div style=" text-align: center; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:100%;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM-9knD2hn0yzOjkjZrmg3l71P2ui8YavyypPTx_0_him_7A3xJVLGQnUsCK9KFkuqZk6VU1yxZcNkHA8NaaAIPTLq1TbfsO6zBcSPN9YH3kU685V-cNgzFJb7dN-O85zTN4li5FUn0lb-/s1600/versatile+blogger.png" /> </div><div style=" text-align: center; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:100%;"><span style=" text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 251, 240); color: rgb(56, 118, 29); font-family:sans-serif;font-size:large;"><span style=" ;font-family:'LD Dabble';font-size:medium;">If I have passed the award along to you...</span></span><br style="color: rgb(105, 105, 105); line-height: 23px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 251, 240); font-family:sans-serif;font-size:15px;"><span style=" text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 251, 240); color: rgb(56, 118, 29); font-family:sans-serif;font-size:large;"><span style=" ;font-family:'LD Dabble';font-size:medium;">Here are the seven rules to follow when receiving this award:<br />1. Thank the blogger who nominated you. </span><span style=" ;font-family:'LD Dabble';font-size:medium;"><br />2. Include a link to their blog. </span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:'LD Dabble';font-size:medium;">3. Include the award image in your post.<br />4. Give 7 random facts about yourself. </span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:'LD Dabble';font-size:medium;">5. Nominate 15 other bloggers for the award.<br />6. When nominating, include a link to their blog.<br />7. Let other bloggers know they've been nominated. </span></span> </div><div face="Georgia, serif" size="3" style=" text-align: center; "><span style=" text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 251, 240); color: rgb(56, 118, 29); font-family:sans-serif;font-size:large;"><span style=" ;font-family:'LD Dabble';font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><span style="font-family:LD Dabble;">My 7 Random Facts:</span></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><span style="font-family:LD Dabble;">1. I just finished making a "Movie Room" out of my son's bedroom. He moved out last Summer. It's not a huge room, but I have my own place to get away and all my movies (and crafts and school stuff) are in there.</span></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><span style="font-family:LD Dabble;">2. I live in Florida, but HATE the Summer weather. July is miserable outside with the high humidity.</span></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><span style="font-family:LD Dabble;">3. My daughter just got married on July 7th. The wedding was beautiful, but the preparation was stressful.</span></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><span style="font-family:LD Dabble;">4. I taught my first 6 years at a private Montessori School. I loved it! I got certified in teaching with the Montessori Method and taught a 1st & 2nd grade combined class. My kids went to school there through Middle School. (They didn't have High School.) Then I went to public school for more money and benefits.</span></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><span style="font-family:LD Dabble;">5. I loooove the color blue- any shade. And I really don't like Pink! My best friend who teaches next door to me, loves pink as much as I love blue. It's kind of a joke between us how much I dislike pink. </span></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><span style="font-family:LD Dabble;">6. (Same friend as in number 5) We are in the process of setting up a blog just for the families of the students in our two classes. I have been adding buttons for kid websites they can do at home. I'll begin adding our personal info this week.</span></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><span style="font-family:LD Dabble;">7. I got married at 18! Husband was 19. We will be married 23 years this September. Now a sI look back I realize how lucky we were, but when you know it's right, you know.</span></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><span style="font-family:LD Dabble;">Nominating: </span></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><span style="font-family:LD Dabble;">I have found many wonderful "new" blogs through this Newbie Blog Hop:) Here are ones I am nominating for this award:</span></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><span style="font-family:LD Dabble;">Pam at <a href="http://pocketfulofcenters.blogspot.com/">Pocketful of Centers</a></span></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; ">Shannon at <a href="http://theteachersworkroom.blogspot.com/">The Teacher's Workroom</a></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; ">Summer and Charles (husband and wife) at <a href="http://teachersland.com/">Teacher's Land</a></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; ">Stephanie at <a href="http://backinfourth.blogspot.com/">Back in Fourth</a></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; ">Kristine at<a href="http://tearlessteaching.blogspot.com/"> Teaching Without Tears</a></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; ">Mrs. E at<a href="http://www.easypeasyeducation.blogspot.com/"> Easy Peasy Education</a></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; ">Mrs. H at <a href="http://justaprimarygirl.blogspot.com/2012/07/new-blog-blog-hopper.html">Just a Primary Girl</a></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; ">(I will add more new ones as I find great ones that don't already have this award.)</div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: center; "><span style=" text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 251, 240); color: rgb(56, 118, 29); font-family:sans-serif;font-size:large;"><span style=" ;font-family:'LD Dabble';font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12436914551642507471noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5202324949303978006.post-81216722096208093592012-07-28T23:44:00.004-04:002012-07-28T23:48:20.216-04:00Another Award!<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN4ysyAHcaTB_VopUsggNqfvhMDAy4kuBjyuo4geeAEPgXwt-jqOGS19FVlh151qJqtQ0BULme9jQKOA6HLvH4YvZeYDzu9p1mkBtOEFqQjpzabrttJhh5PsU4_TFUPuSx1ZI-UBoUrdJR/s1600/Liebster.png" /> </div><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Thanks so much to Patti at </span></span><a href="http://primarypizzazz.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; ">Primary Pizzazz</a><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> for this new award! Be sure to check out her great blog.</span></span><div style=" line-height: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:100%;">These are the rules for the award:<br /><div><span style=" line-height: 24px; background-color: rgb(243, 242, 238); font-family:'Coming Soon';font-size:large;">1. Thank the person who gave you the award and link back to them.</span><br style=" line-height: 24px; background-color: rgb(243, 242, 238); font-family:'Coming Soon';font-size:large;"><span style=" line-height: 24px; background-color: rgb(243, 242, 238); font-family:'Coming Soon';font-size:large;"> 2. Copy and paste the award on your blog.</span><br style=" line-height: 24px; background-color: rgb(243, 242, 238); font-family:'Coming Soon';font-size:large;"><span style=" line-height: 24px; background-color: rgb(243, 242, 238); font-family:'Coming Soon';font-size:large;"> 3. Present the award to 5 other bloggers who have less than 200 followers and leave them a comment on their blog.</span> </div></div><div style=" line-height: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:100%;"><span style=" line-height: 24px; background-color: rgb(243, 242, 238); font-family:'Coming Soon';font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Coming Soon;font-size:130%;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">I have been busy checking out some of the blogs I have discovered through the Newbie Blog Links. They have all been great! But...the ones I have looked at so far have this award. I will post the blogs as soon as I can.</span></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12436914551642507471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5202324949303978006.post-56661614244922899602012-07-28T18:12:00.003-04:002012-07-28T23:35:51.393-04:00<div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; font-size: 100%; text-align: center; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6kw2MzyYtQTWVuEUwZzrdod7-km4UzwyVov2lvCwe9hmen1f2Bpicb8I05q0LVP9xhyyiWjaNampHEioO7c9DuKXmZgnPzPWiq8Q7XE_X0_V7tjsdYuKtMwPDwHEX9RbR3LW-iHTSD8We/s1600/One+lovely+blog+award.jpeg" style="font-size: 100%; " /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; font-size: 100%; text-align: center; ">Thanks to Kim at <a href="http://lessonslearningandlaughter.blogspot.com/">Lessons, Learning and Laughter</a> for giving me this award! That was so nice!</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; font-size: 100%; text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; font-size: 100%; text-align: center; ">The Guidelines for this award are:</div><div style=" line-height: normal; text-align: center; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: rgb(106, 106, 106); line-height: 28px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(233, 237, 236); font-family:cursive;">1. Follow the person who nominated you.</span><br style="color: rgb(106, 106, 106); line-height: 28px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(233, 237, 236); font-family:cursive;"><span style="color: rgb(106, 106, 106); line-height: 28px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(233, 237, 236); font-family:cursive;">2. Link back to the person who nominated you.</span><br style="color: rgb(106, 106, 106); line-height: 28px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(233, 237, 236); font-family:cursive;"><span style="color: rgb(106, 106, 106); line-height: 28px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(233, 237, 236); font-family:cursive;">3. Pass the award onto 15 new bloggers and let them know you nominated them.</span> </div><div style=" line-height: normal; text-align: center; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: rgb(106, 106, 106); line-height: 28px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(233, 237, 236); font-family:cursive;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#6a6a6a;"><span style="line-height: 28px;">I am looking trough a lot of the new blogs I have discovered through the Newbie Link Up. There are so many teachers with blogs. I love all the great ideas. So far, I am nominating...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#6a6a6a;"><span style="line-height: 28px;">Carrie at <a href="http://1stgradecurtis.blogspot.com/2012/07/newbie-blog-hop.html">The First Grade Derby</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#6a6a6a;">I will add more blogs to this award when I find great new blogs that don't already have the award:)</span></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#6a6a6a;"><span style="line-height: 28px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#6a6a6a;"><span style="line-height: 28px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; text-align: left; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; font-size: 100%; text-align: center; "><br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12436914551642507471noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5202324949303978006.post-25912173063427128162012-07-28T13:51:00.003-04:002012-07-28T14:08:23.440-04:00American SymbolsFor many years now, I start the school year with American Symbols. I started that because we talk about rules, responsibilities and the Pledge of Allegiance. Last year, I bought a set of small books- each covers a different American Symbol. I bought them from Amazon. They are about $5 each. Here is a link to one:<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://http//www.amazon.com/American-Flag-Welcome-Books-Symbols/dp/0516278738/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1343498153&sr=1-2&keywords=american+symbol"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51BSKT84NJL._SL160_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-dp,TopRight,12,-18_SH30_OU01_AA160_.jpg" alt="Product Details" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: left;">For this next school year, I have made a book for my class to read with me about the American Symbols. I also created picture cards and labels to match. There is also an assessment page. We work on American Symbols the first couple of weeks. It is a good time to incorporate some arts & crafts activities and writing with this unit. </div><div style="text-align: left;">Here is a link to my American Symbols items on TeachersNotebook ($4). My items inclue the symbols: American Flag, Liberty Bell, Statue of Liberty, Bald Eagle and the White House. The student book includes the Pledge of Allegiance, but the cards don't include the Pledge (but does have the flag). </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.teachersnotebook.com/product/Sdawnhogle/american-symbols-book-webs-fact-sheets-and-matching"><img src="http://www.teachersnotebook.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/ls_product_listing/shops/34497/2FcMyyk4vfpg9bTR.JPG" alt="American Symbols: Book, Webs, Fact Sheets and Matching" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">There are many ideas on the internet about activities to do with American Symbols. I have even downloaded a couple of Power Points to use this year about the Symbols. I think they were even free on TeachersPayTeachers. I know this is a unit that many teachers kind of gloss over and teach it quickly, but I have found that the kids are engaged in this topic and throughout the year, they have a good understanding when references are made to any of the symbols or the President. Last year, each child made a book with a page for eac h symbol- some type of picture/paper craft and facts for each symbol. </div><div style="text-align: left;">If you haven't spent much time on the Symbols in the past, you may want to try it this year and see how your kids enjoy learning about them.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12436914551642507471noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5202324949303978006.post-80977022675703761332012-07-27T21:05:00.001-04:002012-07-27T21:08:56.702-04:00New Blog List<div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><script src="http://www.linkytools.com/thumbnail_linky_include.aspx?id=154838" type="text/javascript"></script></span></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12436914551642507471noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5202324949303978006.post-61006758865875133122012-07-27T20:55:00.003-04:002012-07-27T21:15:51.532-04:00Newbie Bloggers Blog HopJust joined this list! It looks great! I have already found several great blogs I will be following.<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://gr3istheplace4me.blogspot.com/2012/07/newbie-blog-hop.html"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdezRNgj5eSl9KeWKANgJBl2xAT5V560s5GV9aIRkyPIR3SmFRVbxv3k27db0WfRtajc7JLeWhW0usPtIMIAEizUmettYnX-k5KVLjJhNsxSJmJkx_y27kil_HYvc-VcjJScguv12vom8/s1600/Newbie+Blog+Hop.png" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">When you join, be sure to include the following:</div><div style="text-align: center;">1. State you teach in.</div><div style="text-align: center;">2. Current teaching position.</div><div style="text-align: center;">3. Teaching experience</div><div style="text-align: center;">4. When you started blogging</div><div style="text-align: center;">5. Share a blogging tip/blogging resource</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For me...</div><div style="text-align: center;">1. I teach in Florida.</div><div style="text-align: center;">2. I teach 1st Grade.</div><div style="text-align: center;">3. I have taught 1st grade for 15 years. For the first 6 years, I had a combined 1st and 2nd grade class at a private Montessori School. I also taught only 2nd grade for one year.</div><div style="text-align: center;">4. I started blogging April.</div><div style="text-align: center;">5. Blogging Tip: Visit lots of other Teaching Blogs. I have picked up a lot of great tips from other teachers/bloggers, as well as, found great resources to help enhance my teaching.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12436914551642507471noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5202324949303978006.post-40754378803814185622012-07-27T19:49:00.003-04:002012-07-27T20:30:40.700-04:00Beginning of the Year Reading<span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I have been focused on planning for beginning of the year reading activities this week. I always start with Nursery Rhymes and Fairy Tales. I have discovered over the years that many children did not hear many of the rhymes and fairy tales that I heard growing up. They usually heard some in Kindergarten, but I like to start with them. They are a familiar review for some children and an enjoyable way to start the year for others.</span></span><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">I created some printable pages to go with <i>Jack and the Beanstalk.</i> I like to read multiple versions and have the children compare them. You can download my unit for free by clicking on the picture below. Enjoy!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.teachersnotebook.com/product/Sdawnhogle/jack-and-the-beanstalk-literacy-activities"><img src="http://datax.teacherspayteachers.com/thumbitem/Jack-and-the-Beanstalk-Literacy-Activities/medium-261857-1.jpg" alt="Jack and the Beanstalk Literacy Activities" /></a> </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12436914551642507471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5202324949303978006.post-19535935014641159102012-07-25T07:18:00.006-04:002012-07-26T21:22:07.094-04:00Reading Area<span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I have been back up at school this week starting to organize. My school will be implementing the suggestions Max Thompson gave us when he visited our school in the Spring. (If you haven't heard of him yet, look him up.) He said we have too many things up in the classrooms for the</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;">types of children we have in our school. (I work at a Kindergarten-2nd Grade school.)</span></span><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">So, we had to remove EVERYTHING from the walls in June. They set up some "Model classrooms" and we are to make our rooms look similar to those.</div><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style=" margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;font-size:100%;"></span></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">I don't mind reducing the visual noise, but I must say, it is not as much fun getting ready for the new school year for me. I always enjoy decorating and coming up with a theme and colors to use. I am keeping some of the last theme- "Jungle-theme" and I am using color where I can.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Yesterday, I worked some on the Reading Area and where to keep the Book Baskets. For the last 2 years, the children used tote bags and kept them in</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "> their cubbies. But, I have decided they won't have cubbies this year (due to a lot of stealing the last couple of years) and I will use the cubbies for storage. The kids will put their backpacks in 2 large tubs I will put in my office and lock. (I am one of the lucky ones that has an office:) </div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Here is a picture of my Reading Area. </div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Gqm8PtSVrEWpeABxsUV4PDTrbx6MpgBsNXS-F-2icqyjpzd9fIdhKnjmf6FKExzN9Qg1OpROoEjD3ZYvWPRc-w1_ZwM73u0a1DPHUdKYokoZWV3ymjoYScAdBL2hcnCBXqHWb1JUtbKb/s320/IMAG0050.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769646626236223090" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /><br /><span style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:medium;"><span style=" margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; font-size:16px;"></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">This will also be where we do our group Reading lessons. Before, I had 2 separate areas.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">I think I have decided to keep the book baskets on the back side of the book shelves. They are the colorful baskets. I had these from when I used them a few years ago. I went yesterday to the Dollar Tree and they still sell the same kind so I got more so I would have 20. </div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">I found these adorable (free) numbers on Teachers Pay Teachers done by Michelle McIlhinny.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitzJFYvLJ9JrVgW2gZy2etkylX8ZPaG0Bhi4Ie79A0QDgcruCopxGGX4XsgHWpxYLXiaXRMJq9rPjaH8DAgyGqOxP4OTa8Nzi5a6eC2kQWf0BUaBOW88RyUqa7zREUEb0BgJaTDHah0dDA/s320/IMAG0075.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769651256913739074" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /><div><span style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:medium;"><span style=" margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; font-size:16px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmj8hJYm2Llyr9VL7xhZIuFhVq2-zR4_WtdNthSUQwzWKvOsellP2bWwgJBJMpC5zmdbP70E-Ze5nRQZV5T6DJsMCyBtZJR-gZ2gfu0feFMWE2wJet7rwjxDgt5c1nc2ifEOogz2CFY4yK/s320/IMAG0078.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769651263120639250" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div><br /></div></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "> Since the kids will all be assigned a number, I thought this would be the easiest way to mark the Book Baskets. Here is where I think we will keep the Reading Baskets.</div></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBMUaubHjBK6zj_txfoORGsPXiTP9wATzAGovYfLnymFkk9KEQlg_JbGjZ-e2sLAdL5tZujkszDVN6DeAbdzm1dIERq07InREgHTXtU2ht4tZQm78_ncSDV5NNYPdrbOufPMl4UPQ_xL4E/s320/IMAG0054.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769652451942756450" style="font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; "></div></div><div>I have used Book Baskets before and they worked very well. We'll see how this set-up works.</div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12436914551642507471noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5202324949303978006.post-33227473192535263132012-07-17T09:52:00.002-04:002012-07-17T10:08:55.324-04:00Common Core MathI love Math! Of course, I enjoy Reading and teaching reading, but I love teaching Math. I think because it can be so hands on, especially in 1st Grade, and the children enjoy it. I love that my struggling readers usually understand Math Concepts well. Some of my lowest readers (due to learning disabilities) have been my highest Math students. It just involves a different part of the brain. My son Jake (22) had a wonderful grasp of Math Concepts almost from birth, but he really struggled with reading. He had such a hard time learning the letter sounds that I briefly considered trying to help by giving each letter a numbers and having him associate numbers with the letters. (And I read to him from birth). He finally caught up and excelled in Reading, but never Spelling. Thank goodness for Spell-Check. <div>Anyway, I was on my school's Math Committee which studied the Common Core Standards and correlated it with our resources. I created a Daily Math Journal for my school that we used last year and will use again this year. I like it because it starts as a review and continues to spiral review through the year. It follows the order of our Curriculum Map. I posted the Math Journal in 4 parts on Teachers Pay Teachers and Teachers Notebook. I removed the dates so you can change the order to follow your own Curriculum Map. You can click on each picture to see one of the parts of the Journal at Teachers Pay Teachers.</div><div><a href="//http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Math-Journal-1st-Grade-First-9-weeks-updated"><img src="http://tcdn.teacherspayteachers.com/item/Math-Journal-1st-Grade-First-9-weeks-updated/medium-230755-1.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Math-Journal-First-Grade-Second-9-Weeks-updated"><img src="http://data.teacherspayteachers.com/item/Math-Journal-First-Grade-Second-9-Weeks-updated/medium-230761-1.jpg" style="font-size: 100%; " /></a><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/First-Grade-Math-Journal-3rd-9-Weeks-updated"><img src="http://data.teacherspayteachers.com/item/First-Grade-Math-Journal-3rd-9-Weeks-updated/medium-230783-1.jpg" style="font-size: 100%; " /></a><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/First-Grade-Math-Journal-4th-9-weeks-updated"><img src="http://data.teacherspayteachers.com/item/First-Grade-Math-Journal-4th-9-weeks-updated/medium-230791-1.jpg" style="font-size: 100%; " /></a> </div><div>If you are looking for a Math Journal, these may work for you. I had time last Summer to go through the Standards and make sure they are covered in the Journals. Enjoy!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12436914551642507471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5202324949303978006.post-64755334354730068352012-07-16T14:50:00.002-04:002012-07-16T15:09:46.776-04:00Getting Ready for WritingToday I have been busy buying (& finding free things) and printing resources to get ready for the school year. This past school year, I had to follow the Common Core Standards as well as the Sunshine State Standards that were not covered by the new Standards. This year, we will only be focusing on the Common Core Standards. So, with one year's experience with the Common Core Standards, I know better what resources I want to find. <div>I am looking at Writing today. Writing has always been the hardest for me to teach. I have always enjoyed writing and found it easy so it is hard for me to help the struggling writers because I am not sure why they are having a hard time.</div><div>So, I am putting together a Writing Notebook that includes divider for all of the Common Core Standards. I found 2 great resources on Teachers Pay Teachers that I printed out. I divided the papers by which Common Core Standard they cover and put them in those sections. I am providing links to the 2 resources I bought. I am sure there are more great ones out there and I will continue looking for them. I'll post them as I find them. I would love to hear of other Writing resources you have found that relate to the Common Core Standards.</div><div><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/First-Grade-Common-Core-Writing-Standards-Lessons-Prompts"><img src="http://data3.teacherspayteachers.com/item/First-Grade-Common-Core-Writing-Standards-Lessons-Prompts/medium-273320-1.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Writing-Common-Core-First-Grade"><img src="http://tcdn.teacherspayteachers.com/item/Writing-Common-Core-First-Grade/medium-267803-1.jpg" style="font-size: 100%; " /></a> </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12436914551642507471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5202324949303978006.post-77977479719231666292012-07-15T11:11:00.004-04:002012-07-15T11:30:07.912-04:00Class Organization<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPOTC4LRgaBF0fsZkBtne_6A4VlDGLnoNP5X_jd-aO1k6JuojFQ1qRiWqvbP4uo47yLQ-j5eHCmSG2icv6KLP0qoRX9_GWJqMJt1LbLxrWFocnVW1tj8gWxYK8ajrQl2ivbNhanyz8jm5T/s1600/IMAG0033.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPOTC4LRgaBF0fsZkBtne_6A4VlDGLnoNP5X_jd-aO1k6JuojFQ1qRiWqvbP4uo47yLQ-j5eHCmSG2icv6KLP0qoRX9_GWJqMJt1LbLxrWFocnVW1tj8gWxYK8ajrQl2ivbNhanyz8jm5T/s320/IMAG0033.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5765418643981031730" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhClxP_N8dy0AY4ZEFp2YddY0DPby-vABr6ABOKvfVuiXYS0iilr_ZPmnLSPIFZZ08v9y1q2ZUR_sK6iCumsqFgS16IXBGg0rInBCw3-9royZ78SLuP6fTnTd9SGzKDLH0NA6cthLQUT_JQ/s1600/IMAG0036.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhClxP_N8dy0AY4ZEFp2YddY0DPby-vABr6ABOKvfVuiXYS0iilr_ZPmnLSPIFZZ08v9y1q2ZUR_sK6iCumsqFgS16IXBGg0rInBCw3-9royZ78SLuP6fTnTd9SGzKDLH0NA6cthLQUT_JQ/s320/IMAG0036.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5765418635205435682" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7YLDdmcoxdm5vfNqiudTGggtPisKl_XWwR7ibu5saMq_Gv4XE9V7DmqgCU8VfmD8viQQu1iiDqsOKVvaJsibIlpPfIbe3hFnZ0ESwd-X0ysNgZ28ZHY_emVmC46CLxpL1Xyq8qYe74Ua7/s1600/IMAG0034.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7YLDdmcoxdm5vfNqiudTGggtPisKl_XWwR7ibu5saMq_Gv4XE9V7DmqgCU8VfmD8viQQu1iiDqsOKVvaJsibIlpPfIbe3hFnZ0ESwd-X0ysNgZ28ZHY_emVmC46CLxpL1Xyq8qYe74Ua7/s320/IMAG0034.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5765417369791163010" /></a><br /><br />In between Wedding planning this Summer (for my daughter) I have been trying new crafts. I have always enjoyed being creative and with both of my kids grown, now I have time to find crafts I enjoy. I always helped my children with crafts, but they weren't necessarily things I would have chosen.<div>Anyway, these are pictures of 2 glass canister-type containers I decorated for my classroom. </div><div>I used my new Cricut machine to cut out the "H"s and "Mrs.Hogle" as well as some of the small dots. I used a 1" circle paper punch for the larger circles. I am having a blast with this Cricut machine. It is the mini one- since it was cheaper than the large one and I wasn't sure I would like it. For Becca's wedding, I made some personalized cups for people who helped in the wedding. Everyone loved them. </div><div>The large container holds 52 oz and I'm not sure about the little one since I already pulled the sticker off the bottom, but it was the smallest one of that type. I got them at Walmart in the kitchen section. It was about $5 for the large one and $3 for the little one. I plan to use them near my "Teacher Table" (for lessons) to help with organizing small items. I ordered the adhesive vinyl from Amazon. You could even do this without the Cricut machine and cutting out the shapes (or name) you want out of the adhesive vinyl.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12436914551642507471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5202324949303978006.post-61543545367778473422012-07-13T17:11:00.007-04:002012-07-13T17:40:55.180-04:00Common Core Math Activities<span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style=" margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;font-size:100%;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikIX5G20NtYr9_mgXsteCHQwhcKXo0BGO3HvKib37guRkUxJaGyXUoJUtfOkO8HRTGcLxE8z61dxkT3ud5qZ5BctlSQ3gHIFX3maHHpfj1TonZuvGLDGTcFLQXJSGrGDPNTZ0pdLyhx-gg/s320/fall+cards+pic+2b.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5764767274258677698" /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/First-Grade-Common-Core-Math-Addition-Card-Match-up-Unknown-Addend">Unknown Addend Center (above)</a></span></div><br /><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style=" margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;font-size:100%;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 245px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnAi8LD8Nd2ZBw7mCfmta98IOV9u8XhDdyF9kA2iPcMIXbOpO2xeZuXf9yYZGn7GLvxz0Z1c6PcDWuilmMAhV_hcDX4znDotA2p1Nt-8i6pzpgcQJSCbHBLGCfimNcclloBuuyQ54MtbD-/s320/fall+cards+pic.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5764767262279668962" /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Fall-Themed-First-Grade-Common-Core-Math-Subtraction-Missing-Numbers">Subtraction: Unknown Number (above)</a></div><br /><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I have been looking through my Math Activities at home and organizing them by Common Core Standard. I love making my own class materials and I made some new Centers this week focusing on Common Core 1.OA8: Determine the unknown whole number in addition or subtraction equation...</span></span><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">I made a Center for Addition and one for Subtraction. I posted them on TeachersPayTeachers.com. I will probably also post them on Teachers Notebook.com when I get a chance. The words under the pictures above have links to the Teachers Pay Teacher page for each item. Each Center is $1.50. I have a lot of other sets that are based on the Math Common Core Standards for First Grade. I have really enjoyed making the lessons and activities. Most of them I used with my class this past year. </div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12436914551642507471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5202324949303978006.post-89038305323258377372012-07-12T16:53:00.003-04:002012-07-12T17:01:44.868-04:00Welcome Letters to Students<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg1JyKhyphenhyphenAAeOWj4OPEpDrrbRGW52zw_Mt7Mixqq_I6g-CTvt8Mq9NOXjam7sF0Ba41XzkpyhBonF_Xx_kYaNTVXsNewLKM50t4YB0ag5MgH0NAsB5kPzR5HJggGoZ5UNnU5VOY0QStChOs/s1600/Welcome+letter+pic.JPG" style="font-size: 100%; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 254px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg1JyKhyphenhyphenAAeOWj4OPEpDrrbRGW52zw_Mt7Mixqq_I6g-CTvt8Mq9NOXjam7sF0Ba41XzkpyhBonF_Xx_kYaNTVXsNewLKM50t4YB0ag5MgH0NAsB5kPzR5HJggGoZ5UNnU5VOY0QStChOs/s320/Welcome+letter+pic.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5764390112985241154" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family:";">I’m home recovering from my daughter’s wedding last Saturday. It went well and was beautiful, but it was A LOT of work! Thankfully, I have a great family who helped so much. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family:";">Anyway, as I am taking it easy this week, I have started looking through papers and</span><span style="font-size: 100%; line-height: 115%; font-family:";font-size:14.0pt;"> files I have at home for the beginning of the school year. I always mail a Welcome letter to the students in my class. This year, I have decided to print a Welcome letter on cardstock and glue them to the left over magnets I have from my daughter’s “Save the Dates” she sent out several months ago. This way, the students can put them on their refrigerators and see the Important Dates for the beginning of the year. The above image is a draft of what I plan to send. (Still have to get the exact dates). On "Meet the Teacher" day, I give the students an Orientation Packet with detailed information about me and classroom polices and routines. My Welcome Letter is really just to say "hi".<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=" ;font-size:100%;"><span style="line-height:115%;Comic Sans MS"font-family:";font-size:14.0pt;"><br /></span></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12436914551642507471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5202324949303978006.post-66183372046443685512012-06-28T12:48:00.005-04:002012-06-28T13:10:01.157-04:00Summer!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEityfxYie7Ps7flefjMUMdvLX2l_syVqh-TL_i0LxymuGCXPn-5z5U76AgBwXUnJrTvBlHJSCGycKtHQykGlPXkgIcjxl50lEW5Sds2bBMjn3GAydck3-CdrFDxcqLGvWMjQ1bCbYKu5J_e/s1600/camera+pics+443.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEityfxYie7Ps7flefjMUMdvLX2l_syVqh-TL_i0LxymuGCXPn-5z5U76AgBwXUnJrTvBlHJSCGycKtHQykGlPXkgIcjxl50lEW5Sds2bBMjn3GAydck3-CdrFDxcqLGvWMjQ1bCbYKu5J_e/s320/camera+pics+443.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5759133953780666050" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ21kctmjw2H8ATitdGuoye_XBf9_N8JoxA9z7BJH_R039QiIAEtrIfwjXdUakkDO_n3hyphenhyphenP2xcNXi2PIN0k2A81QRShHvmFH4W8lwSuTlGLpi17mR0S98LRzZ3kQOVR2IgtHR9jkjo39Pt/s1600/camera+pics+442.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ21kctmjw2H8ATitdGuoye_XBf9_N8JoxA9z7BJH_R039QiIAEtrIfwjXdUakkDO_n3hyphenhyphenP2xcNXi2PIN0k2A81QRShHvmFH4W8lwSuTlGLpi17mR0S98LRzZ3kQOVR2IgtHR9jkjo39Pt/s320/camera+pics+442.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5759132079479424978" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin53idHO0jaiXWzAs4eJiQ23yKA5sYHq-aFufZopInQaQ_ZAs-RLsO6Qftjjy8V-wj6jkB-YOZc0pfR3mG6XVgx3dNem9nU0IBFRRmqMdQ0N9288qE0W1P7Q1zp4-Q8OESfoeHil7tvCID/s1600/camera+pics+432.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin53idHO0jaiXWzAs4eJiQ23yKA5sYHq-aFufZopInQaQ_ZAs-RLsO6Qftjjy8V-wj6jkB-YOZc0pfR3mG6XVgx3dNem9nU0IBFRRmqMdQ0N9288qE0W1P7Q1zp4-Q8OESfoeHil7tvCID/s320/camera+pics+432.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5759132064894450770" /></a><br />I'm back! My Lyme Disease has been flaring up for a while, but at least it is summer and I don't have to worry about working at school. My daughter is getting married next Saturday, so I have been helping with that. It's been a busy few weeks.<br />Anyway, I wanted to put a few pictures up of things we did the last few weeks of school.<br /><div>For some reason, the pictures went above the beginning words. We did a 2 week unit on Sports. The children LOVED it! I had mostly boys (14 boys and 5 girls) and most of them (and some of the girls) were on Sports teams already. We focused on 2 sports a week- Football and Soccer the first week and Baseball and Basketball the second week. I read a book by Gail Gibbons for each Sport (shown above) and showed clips from YouTube of children playing each sport. We went over vocabulary specific to each sport. We were working on writing directions so the children wrote to explain how to play 2 of the sports. They also did narrative writing with each sport. We created large charts (one shown above) and the children labeled the pictures. We started with Schema charts for each sport and the children added their New Learning to the charts.</div><div>At recess, the children were able to play each sport (except baseball) and they had a lot of fun. It went really well and I plan to do this again next year at the end of May. </div><div>If you are interested, I posted the Sports Unit I made to teacherspayteachers.com.</div><div>You can click on the picture to get to the unit.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Elementary-Sports-Literacy-Unit"><img src="http://data.teacherspayteachers.com/item/Elementary-Sports-Literacy-Unit/medium-240354-1.jpg" /></a> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12436914551642507471noreply@blogger.com0