tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10832354679868711032024-03-05T01:30:13.782-05:00Fabulous Fun in Grade 1Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08451665106546695261noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083235467986871103.post-9578731085174992132016-02-02T18:17:00.003-05:002016-02-02T18:17:35.922-05:00February Currently!! <div style="text-align: center;">
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I just love the Currently from <a href="http://ohboy3rdgrade.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Farley</a> !! Don't you ??</div>
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I'm not listening to a single thing!! I left school early with a migraine today and with medicine and caffeine (which I was trying to cut out) it's gone, but I'm thinking that peace and quite might be necessary as well!! </div>
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The hubster was being super sweet this afternoon as I was laying in the bed with a cold cloth on my head. He headed to the grocery store and bought all the ingredients for dinner AND put them in the crockpot! Now I am just waiting on it to finish cooking! Boy does it smell good!! </div>
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My school babies have been OFF THE CHAIN the past week or so. After only a day and a half I feel like today should be Friday already! Anyone else's kiddos going nuts ??</div>
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I just recently signed up as a distributor for<a href="http://whitneywitty0913.myitworks.com/" target="_blank">It Works Global</a> and ordered some products I have not tried before. I can't wait for them to get here so I can try them out!! </div>
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With the craziness of the kiddos I could use another snow day, or a work day, or a mental health day... really any day that's not a weekend :) </div>
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You know how when you are so excited about something new you have tried or are trying you want to tell everyone you know ?!?! That's how I am with <a href="http://whitneywitty0913.myitworks.com/" target="_blank">It Works!</a> I'm in love with their products and how they make me feel! I love using healthy products to make my body healthier! I also love introducing this wonderful new product to others! If you haven't checked it out, I highly suggest it!!</div>
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Be sure you link up with Farley for the currently!! </div>
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We only went to school three days this week! Last Thursday night and into Friday we received quite a bit of snow in my part of NC. Therefore, Monday was a glorious snow day, except I couldn't get out of my parents driveway to get home :/ The Hubster and I had spent all weekend there: 4 people and five dogs- it was time for me to get out of there! Tuesday was a teacher workday, which I spent helping my teammate make a birthday present for her boyfriend's sister. I consider myself a great teammate, especially since I only had 100000 things I needed to be doing in my classroom! </div>
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Wednesday I had my second observation for the year! Lucky for me, it was an announced observation! I was able to remind my babies of how we behave and the structures we have in placed. Of course, let's be honest, this needed to be done anyway after being out of school for five days! </div>
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The Hubster and I were able to eat dinner with his dad on Thursday night! We live about 30 minutes away and with our jobs, we don't get to see him as much as we'd like. It's always nice to enjoy a nice meal, which you didn't have to cook, with good company! </div>
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I signed my first loyal customer with<a href="http://whitneywitty0913.myitworks.com/"> It Works</a> this week! Yay! I'm so excited to be expanding and taking this opportunity to make a little extra money! HELLO NEW HOUSE! </div>
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To end the week, my kids were OFF THE CHAIN. I don't mean just one or two, I mean every single last one of them. They were pushing and shoving, they were talking and screaming, they even got in trouble in art (their favorite special ever) ... so I came home and went to be at 7:00! </div>
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I <strike>can</strike> cannot believe how quickly 2015 passed us by! A lot of awesome, crazy, wonderful things happened and I can't wait to see what 2016 has in store! </div>
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Farley at <a href="http://ohboy3rdgrade.blogspot.com/">Oh' Boy 4th Grade</a> ready to go with January's currently! </div>
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Listening: I have been on a "Melissa and Joey" binge for the past like three days- LOVE NETFLIX! </div>
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Loving: I have found a nice spot on the couch that is officially my new BFF :) </div>
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Thinking: I finished up the majority of my lesson plans today and it feels so great to get them finished. Now I only have Guided Reading plans left to do !! </div>
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Wanting: I could really use one more week of vacation! Being sick this last week has killed me and I would love a little bit more of a break! </div>
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Needing: The hubster woke up yesterday morning with a sore throat, he isn't feeling any better today either :( </div>
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One Little Word: Balance! Balance between life, school, grad school, and doing nothing :) </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08451665106546695261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083235467986871103.post-91600324305752735442015-12-02T17:09:00.000-05:002015-12-02T17:09:09.990-05:00December Currently ! <div style="text-align: center;">
Linking up with <a href="http://ohboy3rdgrade.blogspot.com/">Oh Boy 4th Grade</a> for the December Currently :) </div>
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You know when you have had a crazy day and you just want silence.. yeah that was today- no radio on the way home, no phone calls, no tv... it's excellent! </div>
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I love how every time I remember I only have 3 classes left and I will be finished with my masters I get a huge smile on my face! </div>
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It has been a long 3 days, factor in no specials on Wednesdays and it makes it even worse! I could so use a nap right about now. </div>
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The other night the hubby mentioned wanted some brownies and I have been wanting some ever sense! </div>
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Currently, I'm content I don't need anything necessarily, other than to just stay on the couch :) </div>
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Honestly, I have a fake tree but I haven't put one up at all the past two years :( Our dog has a tail that is destructive and I am not willing to put my ornaments through that torture! Not to mention we spend most of the holidays with our families and never at our own house. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08451665106546695261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083235467986871103.post-91691771801712587702015-11-17T13:02:00.000-05:002015-11-29T14:02:56.798-05:00Apples, Apples, Everywhere! <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #333333; text-decoration: underline;">Exploration #1:</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"> </span><strong style="color: #333333;">The Leveling Model</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">. Joan, Jane, John, Jen, Jack, and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of apples. Joan found 9 apples, Jane picked 5 apples, John got 3 apples, Jen fetched 4 apples, Jack found 7 apples, and Jill got 8 apples. The six friends decide to share the apples equally among them. Use stacks of unifix cubes to model the apples that each friend picked (use a different color of cubes for each friend, if possible). Then use the cubes to distribute the apples among the friends. (That is, find the arithmetic mean number of apples for the friends.) How many cubes (apples) are in each stack initially? How many cubes are in each stack after distributing apples? What is the arithmetic mean number of apples?</span></span><br />
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For the first time in a long time, I'm linking up for <a href="http://doodlebugsteaching.blogspot.com/2015/11/five-for-friday-linky-party-november-6th.html">Five for Friday</a>! </div>
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I feel like every night this week I have had something to do. From graduate school to conference night I am EXHAUSTED!! I am definitely using tonight to sit back and relax.</div>
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This week I received a new guided reading/small group table and I couldn't have been more excited! All of last year and up until this week, my guided reading table has been a semi circle with no cut out in the middle. This made it impossible for me to reach all my kids as they were reading! Not to mention the table was huge and took up a TON of room! Now that I have my new table, I have a lot of extra space and I am so excited about rearranging!! </div>
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With conferences being on Thursday night I did a lot of progress monitoring this week. I am so thrilled to say about 95% of my students grew in all the assessments I gave them! Some of them have not grown a full reading level yet, but have mastered all their digraphs and most of the s, l, and r blends we have been working on !! Hooray ! </div>
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With conferences and the fall festival these past two weeks, my school had a door decorating contest. Many teachers did a Halloween theme, but my teammate and I joined up together for a Fall scene! Lucky for us we have 2 amazing teacher assistants that worked extremely hard! We WON !! </div>
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Under the pumpkins our students sequenced a story! We adapted the cute activity from <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Perfect-Pumpkins-a-Writing-Craftivity-315739">A Cupcake for the Teacher</a> !! </div>
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Loving: it's almost time for Thanksgiving and Christmas! I love love love the Holiday season! Spending time with family, having a nice break from school, and having a pretty good excuse to make crafty things in my classroom!!</div>
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Thinking: I'm still getting over this sinus infection and I'm exhausted! If I didn't have report cards, and graduate school work to do, I'd go to bed right this minute. </div>
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Yummy: Corn Puddin' -- more specifically my grandmas! She passed away last September and no one can make it like her! Aww I miss her so much :( </div>
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My county does not have a set math textbook or resource that we all use. In fact, in the four years that I have been teaching, I have never seen a math textbook or teachers guide. For one of my masters classes I was asked to evaluate a textbook that I had access to. Since I do not have a textbook that I use daily, I chose to closely examine the "EngageNY" resource that my teammate and I use for our math block. </div>
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This resource does a great job of linking all the lessons together. Students are not jumping around from one concept to another, but flowing smoothly. However, the lessons do not provide much for differentiated instruction across various development levels. Students are all doing the same tasks as a whole group. (This is one reason I chose to teach my whole group lessons in my small groups, I can now provide the extra scaffolding or advanced questioning that my students need.) Students do have an opportunity to practice independently and then talk with the class about how they solved their problems or the strategies they used. This part does lend itself to great discussions. </div>
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This curriculum follows a very modern style of teaching. Students are using number bonds and relating facts, they are encouraged to draw pictures or use manipulatives. The lessons do not follow the same format in which I was taught. Students are encouraged to think for themselves and help the teacher move the lesson. This resource does not have the teacher up talking for 30 straight minutes, but instead has the students talking with a partner and answering questions to help themselves gain knowledge. </div>
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My ideal math curriculum would give students a variety of examples, as as experiences. Students should have the opportunity to chose the method they would like to solve a problem instead of having to do it a certain way. The ideal curriculum would introduce multiple strategies, but not force a student into using one particular strategy. Just like in reading we do not always make predictions, or chunk words. We know many strategies to help us read but we must decide which one works best in a given situation. The same applies for math, students need all the tools, but must decide which one is the most useful for a given problem. The ideal curriculum would also have students up moving around. Students would not simply be sitting on the carpet or at their seats working problem after problem. They need to be working with partners or group members on a common task. This could be real world application problem or even a simple word problem. Having students working together allows for discussion and brain storming. Another aspect of an ideal curriculum would be differentiation, suggestions for tasks for students who are struggling, as well as for students who are above level. This does not mean that the teacher must do those tasks, but examples to help the teacher design his/her own task to meet the needs of all students. The final thing I would put into the ideal curriculum is writing after each unit or every few lessons. There is a big push for writing across curriculum's, not only in reading. Students being able to put their thoughts and ideas about math down in writing is just as important as them being able to express their ideas in any other curriculum. This type of curriculum is most suitable for mathematics teaching and learning because it can scaffold student learning while also encouraging students to use critical thinking skills. Teamwork also allows students to develop those communication skills that are necessary outside of the classroom. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08451665106546695261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083235467986871103.post-37744100769418823732015-10-06T21:02:00.001-04:002015-10-06T21:02:34.493-04:00Tuesday Ramblings<div style="text-align: center;">
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I have just finished reviewing my plans and materials for my observation tomorrow. In my county, teachers in years 1-4 have 3 observations a year, one announced and two that are a surprise. I'm feeling pretty good this year and told my principal she could come whenever she wanted... not knowing she would choose two days later. Although I was able to pick the date, she decided she wanted to see a whole group math lesson and at least one guided reading lesson. Moving down from third grade, I feel pretty great about my whole group lessons.. but some days I struggle with guided reading and what these little babies need. </div>
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I feel like I can really see which of my students are getting it and which are still struggling! The other great thing about math groups is my assistant also pulls groups during this time. He always sees the one group that I do not see, plus two others. I want to think that my students are benefiting from this smaller instruction, but I don't want them to be shafted from their whole group time either. </div>
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Incorporating math talks has been a rocky start, but my students are picking up on it quickly. For those of you who have seen or who use the EngageNY program, I'm using problems similar to those in the "application" section as our number talk. These are usually a review from previous lessons and allow my students to think deeper about the problem. </div>
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I'm linking up with <a href="http://ohboy3rdgrade.blogspot.com/">Farle</a>y for the October currently. I'm a few days late, but late is better than never .. right? </div>
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I am addicted to cooking shows! Right now I'm listening/watching to Southern At Heart! In about an hour.. it'll be the UGA game, Go Dawgs!! **I never watched college football until I started dating my husband. He is a hardcore UGA fan and pulled me in :) **</div>
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Loving: I love cuddling up on the couch with the hubby, or in this case, the pups. It's rainy and gross here so it's a perfect day for it! </div>
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Needing: The reason I'm not taking a nap.. I need to finish up some Graduate School work and some work for regular school. I'm in the process of redoing my centers for math and reading. I have 1000 ideas running around in my head and need to get them out on paper to see what is going to work best! </div>
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Boo-tiful: I recently started back at the gym and realized how much I really missed it! I love the way I feel when I finish a workout, not to mention how much better I sleep after a good day at the the gym! </div>
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Personally, my school does not have a "text" book or a given math curriculum. When I started teaching 3rd grade we were introduced to a program called KEMS through the National Training Network. KEMS started in the third grade and worked up. This program started with a pictorial representation and practice, then moved to concrete and then to abstract. I am now in 1st grade and we do not have a math program. Teachers develop their own lessons using ideas, each other, TPT, and of course Pinterest. Our 3-8 just started a new program that I am not familiar with all all. I know very little about this program, other than it is being referred to as "Project C3M." </div>
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If a program teaches students so many different methods, how does one have time to master that one method? I can see students getting confused and wasting time deciding which method they would like to use for that problem. Just like the standard algorithm, each of those other methods requires you to memorize a set of steps. I have always said it is important for students to understand the why, before they begin to use an algorithm. This is where the teacher before comes into play. If a student in third grade masters the basic concept of division and how it works using pictures or models then will then be ready for the algorithm. I would never take time in my day to day life to draw out a "lattice" in order to solve a division problem. I have the standard algorithm memorize and can usually see the numbers in my head enough to complete the division in that manner. </div>
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For my Teacher Leadership class this semester we were asked to answer these three questions. It could be an essay, a multimedia presentation, a photo essay, etc. I chose to use Powerpoint to make an image of each question, with a combination of quotes, pictures, and text. I encourage all teachers to ask yourself these three questions and jot down your thoughts, then go back to them at the end of the year and see if you answers remain the same. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08451665106546695261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083235467986871103.post-42892230084094170422015-09-13T22:13:00.001-04:002015-09-13T22:13:22.648-04:00Mentoring A Fellow Teacher<div style="text-align: center;">
I am almost finished with my Masters degree in Elementary Mathematics!! For one of my classes this semester, I am required to choose another teacher at my school and serve as their mentor in the area of mathematics. (I am also required to document my journey through this course on a blog and did not feel I could handle two different blogs, so I will be posting about my everyday classroom adventures, and my graduate school mathematics adventures here). I chose to mentor my teammate! This is the second year we have worked together and are both in our fourth year of teaching. From the start, I have felt more comfortable teaching mathematics and she feels more comfortable with the ELA aspect of the classroom. We work very well together and balance each other inside and outside the classroom. This is the second year in a row my teammate has taught a combination class, had I had more experience in the lower grades it would have been my honor this year. This year she is teaching a K-1 combo, but only 7 of her 24 students are Kindergarteners. Due to this, most of her class will be mastering the same standards and my 21 first graders. We both have high, average, and EC students in our classrooms. We will focus a lot on small group math instruction, while using lesson plans from engageny.org. I anticipate that with a combo class, and the wide ability levels I have in my own classroom, small group instruction will be more beneficial to all students, as opposed to a long period of whole group instruction. In order to measure our student's growth we will use county benchmark testing, as well as the mid-module and end of module assessments that accompany EngageNY. We will use standards based grading to ensure that our students are meeting all of the first grade standards for mathematics. </div>
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Listening: My group of firsties this year are such chatter boxes when I come home I do not want to hear a sound. Luckily for me, the hubs had to jet off to work right about the time I walked in the door. I haven't had the TV on at all tonight! </div>
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Loving: I am almost done with our reading benchmark testing, only 8 more students to go! We do not do a beginning of the year, county wide, math assessment- CRAZY I know, so I have my students working on one while I am pulling others! </div>
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Thinking: WOW I AM EXHAUSTED! On Wednesdays, my students do not go to a special, they only have PE in the morning, not getting that afternoon break makes a HUGE difference! I'm still trying to get back in the swing of things as well! </div>
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3 Goals: 1) Be patient: I have to keep reminding myself that this first graders are still babies, they haven't reached the point of my group at the end of last year. I feel like it is taking so long for them to learn the procedures and start to follow the rules. I have incorporated some aspects of Whole Brain Teaching and we started our "practice cards" today. I'm hoping after a few days of missing their free time they will understand I mean business! </div>
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That's right, we are starting the second week of school tomorrow and on Tuesday my county starts our benchmark testing, mClass Reading 3D. Now if any of you teach first grade, you know that having those babies sit and work independently at the beginning of the year is a stretch and this is where the problem arises! I completely forgot how needy first graders are at the beginning of the year., this is only my second year in first grade as it is! I went into this year thinking about how much last years babies could do, that was a HUGE mistake! </div>
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I have been stressing out ALL weekend about what my firsties can do independently while I being testing all 21 of them! Now don't get me wrong, I will be glad to have the testing out of the way and to get all that wonderful data for those lovelies, BUT ... WHAT IN THE WORLD AM I SUPPOSE TO DO WITH THEM ?!?! </div>
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I can't believe it's time to get back into the daily grind of the school year! I feel like Summer just started! I guess that could be since I spent the first half of vacation at school! Open House went well on Wednesday night and my room is all ready for those bright smiling faces tomorrow morning! We had to make a last minute change, my teammate will now be doing a combo class, again, and I gained three more kiddos!!! I'm trying to stay positive and make the best of it though :) </div>
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I never got around to posting pictures of my classroom before Open House, so here are a few before the days of learning take over and it doesn't look so new and clean anymore. </div>
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**I just realized/remembered I'm going to have to have another table, more chairs, and another bookshelf! Not to mention, I'm not sure if that carpet will hold 21 firsties! </div>
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View from the doorway- The back of the bookcase is chalk and normally has a welcome message for my students. </div>
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Looking left from the door. Student cubbies and tables</div>
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This weekend, the hubby and I, went to the NASCAR race in Bristol, TN. While there I made a new friend with this Praying Mantis! He sat on my boot for 30-45 minutes just looking around! The people sitting around us thought it was the coolest thing! </div>
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It seems I am always a day late when it comes time for Five for Friday! I just can't even get it done on time! Late is better than never though right? </div>
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I spent all week at a Reading Foundations training and I learned so much! It was an amazing week filled with lots of new knowledge and ideas about teaching reading. We discussed how all the parts [phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension] all fit together to made a solid reader. We also discussed ways that we can help our students be successful in al those areas, plus ways to identify areas a student may be struggling. Parts of the training were reassurance that we were already doing the right things in our classrooms! </div>
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Good Morning to all you wonderful people reading this little blog of mine! I'm linkin' up with Farley, at <a href="http://ohboy3rdgrade.blogspot.com/2015/08/currently-august-2015.html">Oh' Boy 4th Grade</a> for the August Currently! </div>
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I am loving these last few days I have to curl up on the couch with a good book and the pups. Next week is a Reading Foundations training, followed by teachers workdays the next week. </div>
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As many of you know, I am vacationing with my grandma right now in St. Louis, MO. We have been having a blast and I will have a lot to share a little later. I just wanted to pop on and say that the word wall cards that match my Bright Chevron Header Cards are now ready in my TpT store.<br />
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These would be the perfect addition of a bright pop of color for any K-1 class. Right now, all of Kindergarten and first grade is included, but second grade will be added soon. Click below to check them out :)<br />
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I have finally jumped off the ledge and posted my product(s) on TpT !!!! The first product was my Word Wall Header Cards that I had made for my classroom. </div>
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I also posted an excel file I have been working on for awhile. I used the first grade version last school year to help me keep all my student data, for mClass, in one spot. It was nice being able to glance down and see who needed what. I also took this to data meetings and to planning. It is SO much easier than having to log onto the website, find the child, and then find the area you are looking for. </div>
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This is my actual data from last year! I had all of the Exceptional Children, and most of the students who were below level coming into first grade. My teammate had a 1/2 combo class so it was only fair, or so they say. This year we will both be teaching ONLY first, so I am looking forward to it!</div>
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Just another look. Each worksheet has the grade specific benchmark outpoints at the top. Each is also set to turn red, yellow, or green based on the student data. </div>
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I have been packing like crazy! This weekend I leave for a 10 day vacation to my "second home" I haven't been to in over 4 years! I remember in middle school spending all summer in Missouri; having some of the best times of my life. I finally get the chance to go back for 10 days! Needless to say, I cannot wait !! </div>
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To be completely honest, I have been so lazy this week, I have NOTHING for number 5. My couch and I have become best friends this week since I haven't been able to be at school. I'm sure my pups are loving it though! They are curled up at my feet as I type :) </div>
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