tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27016213863611659692024-03-23T05:14:45.586-05:00Kindergarten KelKellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03641612717882817267noreply@blogger.comBlogger136125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701621386361165969.post-61987085781194626142019-10-05T22:42:00.000-05:002019-10-05T22:42:03.665-05:00Kindergarten Sensory Play for Halloween So, HI!!! This is my first blog post in SIX long years! Quite a lot has changed for me in that time. I’ve had two beautiful baby girls and moved houses and schools!<br />
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My kiddos are 3.5 years and 3 months old. My 3 year old has been absolutely loving sensory play, so while I’ve been home on maternity leave, I’ve been trying to come up with fun sensory tubs for her. I made our witch’s brew sensory bin into a TPT product. It has super fun recipes for spooky potions and creepy, crawly mixtures. My kiddo loves counting out each ingredient needed for the potion and mixing it all up in a cauldron I purchased from Dollar Tree the other day. In fact, mostly everything pictured in our sensory tub is from Dollar Tree!<br />
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The download from TPT also includes colorful graphics for each item mentioned on the recipe cards in case you don’t want to run out to Dollar Tree or Target.<br />
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We dyed the pasta with food coloring and vinegar for most of the colors and actually used paint for the black.<br />
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By far the best part of this activity is that children are so engaged that they view it as play. It is play of course, but it has the opportunity to mix in a ton of learning!<br />
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Check out this download on TPT by clicking <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Witchs-Brew-Halloween-Sensory-Play-4916861" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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So, to my loyal followers, thanks for hanging in with me! I have a color-by-number freebie for you to hopefully make your Halloween party easier at school. I like to have some super easy worksheets on hand that day or even Nov. 1st because you just never know what will pop up, run over time/under time, and how bad the students' sugar high will be!<br />
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Click the pic to get the goods on TPT. And have a great night!<br />
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This week, my students will finally get their own book bins! Up to this point, each table has had a book bin to choose from for read-to-self time, like the Reader's Workshop framework suggests doing.<br />
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I was going to order book bins from Steps to Literacy or Really Good Stuff, but then I procrastinated and ending up rushing around today to find something. Luckily, I was able to find these <a href="http://www.walmart.com/ip/Mainstays-Ice-Cube-Bin-White/16206958" target="_blank">ice cube bins</a> from Walmart for only $1.88 each. Score! The link for these bins is also in my visual plans file.<br />
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We will start talking about finding good fit books and how to use our classroom library. This seems late in the month to do this, but I decided to take baby steps this year after attending the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project Training from Columbia University this summer.<br />
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We are also finishing up our apple unit and are excited to have an artist parent come in and lead a fall tree project with the class! Perfect time because conferences are coming up very soon and I need something cool to hang up in the classroom. I am also getting a pre-student teacher (junior year, first field experience) from a local college. Yay for more help!<br />
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Anywho, here are my plans for the week. Click any picture to download the file as a PDF from my Google Drive. When you do this, all of the hyperlinks and pictures will become clickable.<br />
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I am working on an emergent reader for fire safety week. Look for it soon. Have a great week!<br />
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<img src="http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u378/designbychristi/kel/sig.png" />Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03641612717882817267noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701621386361165969.post-72831959256903206372013-09-22T14:50:00.001-05:002013-09-22T14:57:08.856-05:00Visual Plans for the WeekI have been so inspired by<a href="http://www.mrswillskindergarten.com/" target="_blank"> Deedee Wills'</a> visual plans so this week I am linking up with her to share mine. This is only my second attempt trying to make them. They pale in comparison to hers, but I tried my best! I hope they give you some inspiration for your own classroom. Click the picture of the plans to go to Google Drive, which will allow all of the hyperlinks to work. All of the pictures of unit covers are also clickable links. There is one freebie that I found and included for the play-doh shape mats.<br />
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I promise that I will get more detailed with my math and science instruction as I get faster at making these visual plans. Go link up yourself at Mrs. Wills' blog<br />
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Have a great week! Hope it's getting easier for you as the little ones learn the routines! :)<br />
<img src="http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u378/designbychristi/kel/sig.png" />Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03641612717882817267noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701621386361165969.post-15214907850707729832013-09-22T09:22:00.001-05:002013-09-22T09:23:11.494-05:00Let's Explore Apples!Whew, it's been awhile! What a busy start to the school year! I know you all are in the same boat. I so admire the bloggers who have consistently found time to post during these first few weeks of school. I do a blog for my parents, too, which has been taking up a lot of my computer time lately. I am hoping to get back to Kindergarten Kel soon to do a post about my math tubs, some color word ideas, and some letter recognition ideas.<br />
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Today, though, I just wanted to let you know about my brand new apple unit. Let's Explore Apples is a <i>science</i> unit (not apple themed literacy or math centers). It features ten experiments/activities/resources for your students. They are hands-on and inquiry based. I know that in my district, science is becoming more of a priority and STEM is a big deal. I hope this unit will help you tie apples into your science unit and fulfill some of your science goals/standards! I am personally tying this unit in with the FOSS Tree Science Kit (it needs some livening up!).<br />
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Unit Contents<br />
1. Apple Attribute Sort- Students sort apples by color, shape, and size<br />
2. Apple Sample Comparison and Graphing Activities- students compare three different apples by their color, size, and taste, and graph their favorite apple.<br />
3. Apple Exploration pages- Students observe and explore the inside and outside of an apple.<br />
4. A Bad Apple? Experiment- This experiment focuses on what happens when an apple browns after it's been cut open and what different substances stop that chemical reaction. Recording sheets are included.<br />
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6. A Bad Apple? Blindfolded Taste-Test-Does an apple really go "bad" when it is cut open and browns? Would you be able to tell if you couldn't use all of your senses? This experiment forces students to find out! Recording sheet is included.<br />
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5. Parts of an Apple-Diagram- There is a student sheet and elements to make a large poster display.<br />
7. One Fresh Apple! Experiment and Observation Journal- Experiment to see what apple stays freshest over the course of two weeks. Includes hypothesis, observation, results, and analysis sheets.<br />
8. Apple tree life cycle book-Student book about the life cycle of an apple tree.<br />
9. Applesauce Recipe- Includes parent letter.</div>
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10. Apple Vocabulary Cards-Includes scientific terms as well.</div>
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Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03641612717882817267noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701621386361165969.post-81263726045204355992013-08-20T22:15:00.000-05:002013-08-20T22:15:01.744-05:00Kindergarten Classroom Set-Up...Making Progress!!Hi Everyone,<br />
If you're a fellow TpT seller, I hope the sale went well for you! Last week, I posted <a href="http://kindergartenkel.blogspot.com/2013/08/classroom-set-up-in-progress.html" target="_blank">pictures</a> of my classroom set-up and, after about 2/3 of a day of set-up work, it was still looking extremely unfinished. I decided to move almost every single thing in my classroom this summer, plus categorize my trade books and finishing leveling my library, so that's why it's taken so long for me to set up (and I do like to chat with other teachers!).<br />
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Here are some updated pictures after I've worked today and yesterday in my classroom!<br />
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My library is almost all set! I just need to get my book bin labels on! Can you see where I was SHORT ONE stinkin' book bin! Ugh back to IKEA...<br />
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Here is the other side of the library. I am going to spray paint the red bench lime green to match my room.<br />
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I keep all the books I have multiple copies of in my partner reading book bins. They are leveled by a range (A-C, D-F, G-I, J-L, M+). I still need to get labels on the totes.<br />
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This leveled shelf is double-sided. The rest of my leveled books are on the back of the shelf. I used <a href="http://www.scholastic.com/bookwizard/" target="_blank">Scholastic Book Wizard </a>to level most of the books.<br />
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My choice time bins house wooden blocks, plastic animals, felt boards, magnet play sets, a marble run, and a pretend vet clinic. I try to have choice time every day at the end of the day. It ends up being 3-4 times per week usually!<br />
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My puzzle cupboard needs some help still!<br />
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A big thanks to my sister for hanging my word wall today!<br />
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I almost forgot to include the picture of the cute frog my sister made for the top of my whiteboard. I am going to add our class rules around the frog.<br />
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We are having the students and their parents in for assessment conferences prior to school starting-tomorrow and Thursday. I have info folders ready along with my <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Meet-the-Teacher-EDITABLE-Book-830084" target="_blank">Meet Your Teacher</a> book, a parent questionnaire, and some project samples for the year.<br />
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I am hoping that my assessment conferences run smoothly and am excited to meet all of my new kiddos!<br />
<img src="http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u378/designbychristi/kel/sig.png" />Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03641612717882817267noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701621386361165969.post-40072067807413665062013-08-17T01:23:00.001-05:002013-08-17T01:23:13.371-05:00'Tis the Season! Link Up!It's kind-of, almost, sort-of like Christmas for teachers...it's the back-to-school sale at Teachers Pay Teachers. It's happening Sunday, August 18- Monday, August 19.<br />
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I am going to be a double-participant in this sale. I am hoping to sell some, but I'm also super excited to stock up on some clip art and fall products. My wishlist is literally overflowing. It's actually on my to-do list to go through it and decide exactly what I want to purchase during the sale!<br />
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I've just finished up giving feedback on all of my recent TPT purchases (confession: I am now in the triple digits of units purchased, yikes!). Remember, you can earn money towards your next purchase by leaving feedback on the units you purchase. This sale is the perfect time to redeem all of your feedback points!<br />
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Here are some of my favorite products from my store that will be 28% off on Sunday and Monday. If you have questions about any of my TPT packs, please don't hesitate to leave a comment or email me! Click the images to learn more about each product.<br />
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<img src="http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u378/designbychristi/kel/sig.png" />Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03641612717882817267noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701621386361165969.post-5956968223628385632013-08-15T21:55:00.000-05:002013-08-15T21:55:34.666-05:00Open House IdeaI am so excited that I was finally able how to figure out how to create an editable product for Teachers Pay Teachers! I made an editable "Meet Your Teacher" book that's perfect for open house or the first week of school.<br />
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I know that for me, open house is always hectic and there is never time to talk to each family for very long. I always end up feeling like some families, especially the ones that don't visit school regularly, don't get to know me as well as I'd like. Also, since I teach kindergarten, I want to make every effort to make sure children feel comfortable coming to my classroom on their very first day of school. Tonight and tomorrow (Aug 15 and 16, 2013), this pack is 50% off, which mean it's only $1.50! <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Meet-the-Teacher-EDITABLE-Book-830084" target="_blank">{CLICK HERE}</a> to go to my TPT store to check out the preview and all of the included pages.<br />
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I edited the product (I wanted to make sure it worked well!) and made my own book for my open house that's coming up in about a week and a half. Now you can see how the pages end up looking once they are edited with someone's own text and pictures.<br />
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I hope this will be a fun, successful idea for open house. If you have any questions about this pack, please leave me a comment!<br />
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I just got home from my first day of classroom set-up for the year. Our first day of school is not until September 3rd. I missed the<a href="http://imbloghoppin.blogspot.com/2013/08/teacher-week-now-teach-organizing-for.html" target="_blank"> Blog Hoppin' link-up for Teacher Week</a> yesterday since I couldn't get into my classroom to take pics, but I figured I would sneak in some pics today along with an organizational tip!<br />
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When you are looking at these pictures, please keep in mind that I've only put in about 5-6 hours of work so far and ALL of my classroom furniture was in the hallway when I started this morning! A HUGE thank you goes to my mom who spent four fabulous hours keeping me on track and helping me haul furniture today! I would have nothing done without her help! It's is definitely a work in progress and will be all week long! I will post pics of the finished product next week.<br />
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This is the entrance into my room. If you've read my blog for awhile, you know that I work in an open space. There is no actual door to my room! You just walk down a hallway/ramp and here you are! Off to the left is an accoridian door that opens into the library. You are looking at my mailboxes. Underneath in the blue cupboard is puzzle storage (obviously some puzzles have not made their way into the cupboard yet!).<br />
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This is standing at the mailboxes looking into my room. You can see that there is NO wall on this side of the room-just portable cupboards as a room divider. I will be putting bulletin boards up on all of these cupboards-only had time to do one today! In front of the tall cupboards are my book bins, math manipulatives, and art and writing supplies.<br />
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This is just a zoomed out view of the picture above--lots of work to do yet!<br />
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This is the "front" of my room. I used to have my rug, easel, and calendar up here. The problem was that the wall is one of those foldable temp. walls and could not support my Promethean Board. So, this year I put the meeting area in the back of my room by the Promethean Board. The "front" of the room is now where my teacher table is, as well as my classroom library-which is hard to see in this picture. The bookshelves are behind the stack of red chairs. I'm going to spray paint the red bench green to go with my green and yellow theme.<br />
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Here's a close-up of my Daily 5 choice board. You can get this for free by going to my <a href="http://kindergartenkel.blogspot.com/2013/07/daily-5-and-open-house-freebies.html" target="_blank">post about it</a>. I still need to put up the clothespins with the kid's names on it!<br />
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Here is a closeup of my reading strategies board. I am going to add all of our strategy friends (Chunky Monkey, Stretchy Snake, etc) as we learn about them!<br />
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Here is my poor leveled library shelf. Looks like it needs some straightening!<br />
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The beginnings of a meeting area! Love that easel!<br />
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The other end of my meeting area.<br />
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As you can see, I have my work cut out for me this week! Considering my room was totally empty at 9:00 this morning, I think I got a good chunk of work done today though.<br />
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Also, here is one small organization tip: make a prioritized to-do list instead of one mega list. It really helps me to stay on track with what is important to get done immediately. Otherwise, I tend to do the "fun" projects first and forget about really important things until the last minute. Below is an example that I made for the coming week:<br />
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1. Last summer I got married to my husband, Jon, at a resort "up north" {anything north of the northern Twin Cities suburbs is considered "up north" or lake country in Minnesota} at a cute resort on a lake! It was so special to me because my family had a cabin on that lake that we visited every summer growing up. We stayed at the resort for a long weekend and were fortunate to have lots of time to visit with all of our out-of-town guests.<br />
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2. If you've read my blog at all, you know I live in Minnesota and it's a love-hate relationship for me! I LOVE it because I grew up here, my family and best friends are here, and it's home! But the weather can be dicey at best!! Right now I live in our lovely capital city of St. Paul!!! I have never lived in a very big city, but I do love all of the fun places in our neighborhood. Here are some of our faves:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Patina is the cutest little shop with jewelry, accessories, home decor, etc. </td></tr>
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3. We adopted our "fur baby", Kona, last summer right after we returned from our honeymoon. We actually saw her and wanted to adopt her right before we left for Hawaii, but knew that we couldn't adopt a dog right before leaving for ten days! So, we checked the humane society's website everyday and called from the airport to put her on hold! We drove straight from the airport to pick her up. It also happened to be my birthday--a very lucky day!!<br />
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4. My sister Anna is my best friend! She had a summer job in Colorado and I visited her twice! I am so excited that she is moving back to MN this weekend.<br />
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5. I am a big Minnesota Vikings fan! I also play Fantasy Football...in 3 different leagues!! Crazy, I know! I didn't intend to play in that many, but it spiraled out of control quickly:).<br />
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6. I love the color PINK!!! Although I do not have much pink in my house anymore since Jon moved in a few years ago...hopefully when we're ready to have kiddos of our own I can decorate a pink nursery:).<br />
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7. I have only ever taught Kindergarten. When I was going to college for teaching, I cried my little eyes out when I found out my student teaching placement was in kindergarten because that was the one grade I did NOT want to teach. Obviously, the kinder kids grew on me right away and I haven't looked back since then!<br />
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8. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE fountain pops. There is nothing as delicious as a McD's Coke. Seriously, it's a bad habit and I am now afraid of the dentist.<br />
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9. If I wasn't a teacher, I would love to be a graphic designer! I would have a lot to learn, though.<br />
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10. A big accomplishment for me was running the Get in Gear half marathon in 2012. Since then, I dislocated my knee/broke my leg and have not fully recovered, but it is a goal of mine to get back in the swing of things with running soon.<br />
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Thanks for visiting! I can't wait to go back to the link-up and read everyone else's posts!<br />
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Winner's Choice Pack: Jessica E.-R.<br />
Classroom Decor Pack: Debbie P.<br />
Literacy Pack: Margo N.-A.<br />
Back-to-School Pack: Diane B.<br />
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I emailed all of the winners earlier tonight. Thanks to everyone who entered the giveaway!!<br />
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I also wanted link up with Monday Made It (even though it's Wednesday, yikes!) to show you the banner I made for my classroom yesterday! I teach in an open setting so I don't have an official door to hang it over, but we do have a ramp going down into our little kindergarten area that leads right into my room space. I am going to hang it there to define and label my space better. I should have paid better attention in geometry because cutting perfect triangles was a little harder for me than expected. lol!<br />
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I used this fun chevron mini paper pack from Michael's to make the inner triangle. The outer triangles are just bright green and yellow card stock.<br />
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Speaking of Michael's...I got quite a haul of classroom stuff from good ol' Mike's on Monday! I was planning on buying my border and tags from Lakeshore, but they had a ton of stuff that matches my classroom theme, so I decided to pick up a few things! Everything is laid out on my poor dining room table...we definitely ate dinner on the couch last night!!<br />
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<img src="http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u378/designbychristi/kel/sig.png" />Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03641612717882817267noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701621386361165969.post-42716509506556852162013-08-02T11:35:00.002-05:002013-08-02T11:45:59.467-05:00The B2S Dreams Have Started!!It's August!!! AKA month of the vivid school dreams. They started for me right on schedule--2 nights ago--so far no nightmares, but I'm sure those are yet to come:).<br />
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Here is my August Currently. Link up w/<a href="http://ohboy3rdgrade.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Farley </a>to do your own!<br />
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I really, really want new school clothes! I did a little sneaky online shopping at Forever 21 and got a pair of pants, blouse, and super cute chevron print maxi dress. That is just not going to cut it, though! I think a little trip to Mall of America is in order!!! I think that would pull me out of my depression over the fact that I'm getting older and older! Don't get me wrong, I love celebrating my birthday, but it lost some luster after around age 21! <br />
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If you are coming here from the Currently Linky, it's your lucky day! My birthday giveaway is going on and you should enter! <a href="http://kindergartenkel.blogspot.com/2013/07/big-back-to-school-birthday-giveaway.html" target="_blank">{CLICK HERE}</a> to see all of the fabulous prizes you could win! Enter using the Rafflecopter below.<br />
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I have only been teaching kindergarten for five years (this year coming up will be my sixth), but even in that short amount of time, I've noticed that there is less and less time for dramatic play. Or really any play at all. I am lucky to squeeze in 20 minutes at the end of the day, and usually we only get to it three days a week. My students do also get 20 minutes of outdoor recess with a paraprofessional. During the fall and spring months, I do try to get them outside for an additional 20 minutes at some point during the day, but then there is no time for inside play.<br />
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There has been so much research done to prove the importance of social, pretend play at school, so I want to make sure to continue it in my classroom (besides, we all know the kiddos LOVE it!). To help this effort, I have made a pack of 35 writing templates for use in dramatic play centers. They get kids writing, reading, doing math, and add a teensy bit of academic rigor into play. The kiddos love to write and to have authentic tools in the play center, so I think these will go over well. Check out some of the templates included in this picture below:<br />
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There are templates for the following play centers: grocery store, restaurant, doctor's office, vet clinic, garden center/flower shop, wood shop, post office, business office, post office.<br />
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The pack is on sale today and tomorrow for 50% off, which makes it only $1.75 for 40 pages. I think that is a pretty great deal, especially since these sheets are all super easy to prep. Basically, just print, copy, slice with paper cutter if needed, and stick in the play center! I hope you'll check them out at my TpT store!<br />
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ALSO-Don't forget to enter my Birthday Giveaway that's going on now. There are 4 winners and tons of amazing prizes!!! <a href="http://teacherspayteachers.com/store/kelly-findsen" target="_blank">My TPT store</a> is also still 20% off for 2 more days!<br />
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I was WOW'ed and so grateful for all of the awesome contributions to the giveaway...have a look for yourself:<br />
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<img src="http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u378/designbychristi/kel/sig.png" />Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03641612717882817267noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701621386361165969.post-67786009881787701372013-07-30T15:49:00.000-05:002013-07-30T15:49:23.264-05:00Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Letter Recognition ActivitiesChicka Chicka Boom Boom is pretty much required reading for the first month of kindergarten. For the last few years, I have found myself doing the same golden oldie activities to go with this classic book. So, this year, I've decided to change it up and add in a wider range of both whole group and small group activities. <br />
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Here are a few activities I've prepped over the summer:<br />
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<b><u>Coconut Tree Shake N' Color</u></b><br />
In this activity, students shake the "coconut tree" (pop bottle filled w/ card stock letters and rice) and color the letters they see. Sensory fun and learning at the same time!<br />
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<u style="font-weight: bold;">BOOM BOOM Game</u>: Played like "boom", "splash", "crash" or whatever you call it! Students pick an ABC card, read it, and keep it. If they get a BOOM BOOM card, they have to put back all of their cards. Play for a specified amount of time. Winner is the one with the most cards when time's up.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I used a lime green plastic pot found at Target's dollar spot. Any container that's large enough for the cards will do.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Get your freebie BOOM game by clicking <a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5Vjz2dkDkmGNndSV0c1ckllSXc/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">{here}</a>.</td></tr>
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All of these activities plus many more are included in my new pack, <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Learnin-Letters-Boom-Boom-794979" target="_blank">Learnin' Letters BOOM BOOM</a>, available on Teachers Pay Teachers. <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Learnin-Letters-Boom-Boom-794979" target="_blank">{CLICK HERE} </a>to take a peek at what else is included!<br />
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I know there are a bazillion versions of Daily 5 menus floating around online, but I decided to make my own version to match my classroom theme. Here's a preview of what mine looks like:<br />
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I have them all printed and mounted to bright yellow card stock! Now I just need to pop into school to laminate. I am planning on linking together with metal binder rings. You can kind of see the clothespin on the Read to Self sign...I am going to use clothespins with student's names on them to allow students to independently manage their 2-3 Daily 5 choices per morning.<br />
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Another back-to-school to-do item that I checked off my list today was making the labels for my open house folders. I like to make a cute label for these, since it's one of the first impressions parents will get of my classroom. <a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5Vjz2dkDkmGaXQwZW40Q0IyTjg/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">{Click Here}</a> to pick up your free set- I made them in color or black and white for you!<br />
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Here is one of my own folders-mine is personalized with my name and school (blocked out) but the freebies are blank of course!<br />
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Head over to Classroom Freebies and 4th Grade Frolics to link up with these fab bloggers and check out all of the other awesome ideas!<br />
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Just a short note to let you know that my brand new pack, <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Learnin-Letters-Boom-Boom-794979" target="_blank">Learnin' Letters Boom Boom</a> is on sale for 50% off tonight only (7-27-13), which means it's only $2.25 for 75 pages of content! <br />
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All of the activities go along with the favorite story <i>Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, </i>and focus on letter recognition, so I think it's perfect for August or September. There are both whole group and small group/center activities included in the pack. I made "I Can" sheets for each small group with student-friendly language and pictures to help kiddos remember the directions and expectations for each activity. I also made recording sheets for many of the activities to help keep those little babies accountable and on task!<br />
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Here are some preview pics from the pack so you can get to know a little more about it:<br />
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It's a rainy day today and I am over at my parents dogsitting. My mom has a huge craft room, so I thought it would be a perfect day to get going on some D.I.Y. classroom projects that I've been procrastinating on. So far, I've finished one super easy project and wanted to share it with you. It's seriously the easiest little project ever...<br />
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<i>Modge Podged clothespins for student displays</i>. {I bet a lot of you have done this for your room, too!}.<br />
Here's what you'll need:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Modge Podge- I used this generic equivalent which I think is from JoAnn's. </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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You will also need: your choice of scrapbooking paper (I chose green and blue to go with my classroom color scheme), something to cut with (paper cutter is best), and a paintbrush (I used a regular old paintbrush, but foam brushes probably work best).<br />
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First, cut strips of the scrapbooking paper to size. My clothespins meausured 1/3" wide by 3 1/2" long.<br />
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Then, paint a thin layer of Modge Podge onto your first clothespin. I poured my M.P. into a cup for easier application.<br />
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Next, place one strip of paper onto the clothespin. Make sure it's positioned evenly.<br />
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And then, just brush on one more coat of Modge Podge over the top of the paper. The Modge Podge that I used for this project leaves a shiny finish, but there are others that will leave an antique or even a crackled finish.<br />
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And that. is. it. Easy peasy lemon squeezy! I made 30 of these puppies in about 15 minutes. That's my kind of craft! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's how I want to set up my clothespin work display as soon as I can get into my classroom. I'm going to have laminated scrapbook paper as the background of each piece of student work. </td></tr>
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I am going to hot glue the clothespins to the wall (shhhh- don't tell
my custodians) for a permanent bulletin board. I have very, very
limited wall space in my classroom because I work in an open setting, so
this will be the main way I display student work. Because of my lack of
space, I needed something that would make it easy to change out work often.<br />
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Hope that sparks an idea for you! I know it's an overly simple one, but I always like to remember simple ideas since there's a better chance that I will actually DO them instead of just pin them:).<br />
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I shared last week that I had gone to a MN (and Wisconsin, too!) blogger meetup at Brit's Pub in Minneapolis. We had a such a blast that we decided to celebrate by throwing a freebie hop through all of our blogs and also a Rafflecopter giveaway!<br />
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Here's the pic of all of us together again:<br />
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Here is my freebie for the hop! It's great for Pre-K, K, or possibly even first grade back-to-school. It's the game BOOM! designed to go with the book Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. Click <a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5Vjz2dkDkmGNndSV0c1ckllSXc/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">HERE</a> to get it (it's a Google Doc) Hope you enjoy!<br />
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<img src="http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u378/designbychristi/kel/sig.png" />Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03641612717882817267noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701621386361165969.post-15248165088253361242013-07-21T14:00:00.000-05:002013-07-21T14:00:02.750-05:00Advice for New TeachersI am linking up with LaToya from <a href="http://flyingintofirst.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Flying into First Grade</a> today to share some advice for brand new teachers! Be sure to stop by her blog and link up with your own advice or to check out all of the other great bloggy advice. I was happy to see this post late last night because it's my first anniversary and I am out celebrating with the Mister!<br />
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Here is my advice to all of the wonderful, brave new teachers just starting their career:<br />
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<b>Buy:</b> Buy everything that you can from garage sales, Craigslist, Goodwill, etc. Also, make sure to wait and see what your school is providing you with before you run out and buy a whole ton of stuff! Your teammates may also have things to share with you. The first year that I taught, I spent over $2,500 on teaching-related expenses. That is TOO much! Try to set a budget and stick to it.<br />
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<b>Always:</b> Set your personal Facebook account to private. This is a little random, but I've known some student teachers who have really gotten into trouble with this one. I don't even have my account available to search for anymore. I like to share pictures, etc. on Facebook and just like to keep my personal life separate from my classroom life! In my opinion (and most school district's opinion), it is not appropriate to FB friend/accept a friend request from a parent or a student!<br />
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<b>Never:</b> Get down on yourself for a rookie mistake. It's your first year and you are going to make some...probably lots and lots...of little mistakes. It's all part of the learning process, and by the end of the school year, you will look back and laugh at yourself. You will also be able to reflect on how far you've come as an educator. Don't be afraid to take risks and make mistakes--you will become a better teacher! If you get down on yourself for every little mistake, it will be hard to enjoy your job and keep a positive attitude, which is SO important!<br />
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<b>Make:</b> Friends with the custodians, office staff, and trustworthy subs! Seriously, these are the people you rely on for sooo many things...furniture, potty clean-ups, copies, class lists, ETC. You don't want to get on their bad side!!<br />
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<b>Be:</b> Humble yet confident. I think this is so important if you're young and just coming out of college. You need to be humble and accept that you don't know everything about teaching just yet (even if you had just <i>greatest</i> class on Reader's Workshop, you don't know anything until you've tried to teach 25 kinders to quietly read all at the same time for the first time!). It's fine to talk to your teaching teammates about some new ideas that you'd like to try out, but make sure it's not coming off as lecturing. Listen to your older, more experienced colleagues. Maybe they don't have the most up-to-date teaching methods, but they have succeeded at the profession for many years and probably know lots about classroom management, dealing with parents and tough situations, and the ins-and-outs of your particular building. That being said, make sure you are confident, especially when you are speaking with parents! Starting off with.."uhh this is my first year so I'm not sure" is not a good way to gain their trust!<br />
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If you are a first year primary teacher and have questions, please don't hesitate to email me or leave me a comment!!!<br />
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<img src="http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u378/designbychristi/kel/sig.png" />Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03641612717882817267noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701621386361165969.post-15641892439628388092013-07-20T18:41:00.000-05:002013-07-20T19:12:01.837-05:00My TPT Shopping Spree..And a Chance to Win!Happy Weekend, Friends!<br />
I have been shopping up a storm this summer on TPT and wanted to share some of the fun products I've picked up along the way in case there is something you find helpful in your own classroom! {Disclaimer: I purchased all of these products and was not compensated for this post}. You can click the pictures to check out the products yourself.<br />
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I'm starting with my very favorite new purchase- The Backpack Boogie pack by Growing Kinders. OMG I have been missing out! This is my first Growing Kinders product and it is a-maz-ing!!!!!! Kathleen did a great job coming up with engaging activities that are very appropriate for the beginning of kindergarten.<br />
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Next up is the Digital Paper-Rainbow Pop collection by Red Pepper. This paper is just the cutest. I think Red Pepper is a newer TPT seller, and I'm always happy to support newbies!! :) Although I'm a little afraid of having a new graphic/clip art seller to follow...I have mini-clip art and font obsession! I've also purchased more borders and some clip art from other websites this summer, but I won't bore you with all of that...<br />
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"It's in the Bag Take-Home Activities" by Shari Sloane has 30 fun ideas and forms needed to make take-home bags for every occasion under the sun! I'm excited to start making a few of the bags for the coming school year!<br />
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I'm sure everyone already has this next item- Literacy and Math Fun with Names by Deanna Jump. This is another pack that I'll use right away in September. We all know how much kinder kids love their own names! I really love that this pack has activities that go with children's books that I already own!</div>
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Like I've mentioned in previous posts, I use Daily 5 (or a kinder-friendly version of it) to structure my classroom literacy block. This Work on Writing pack by Caitlin Clabby is filled with all sorts of writing papers and forms that you can simply set out throughout the year. They are so easy for even kindergartners to use!<br />
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I also purchased the mother of all nursery rhyme packs from DeeDee Wills. We are going to do a big nursery rhyme unit this year with a performance for grandparents, so I'm excited to have this. If you use the HM Journeys curriculum for reading, this would be a great pack for you to purchase because Journeys introduces nursery rhymes right at the beginning of the curriculum.</div>
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I am excited to add Jessica Travis' Super Rhyming Activities and Digraphs-Word Work Activities into my literacy mix!<br />
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Have you ever been to the <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kinderkids" target="_blank">Kinderkids TPT</a> store? She has permanently marked everything at $1.00!!!! I snagged these units and lots more. I didn't put pics of all of the units I purchased because I'm sure you're thinking that I have a major shopping problem by now!!<br />
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Annd last but not least...Simply Kinder's snap cubes mats for sight words and numbers. They were on sale when I purchased them last month and I couldn't decide which ones I wanted...so of course I got both! I am especially anxious to use the 0-20 number mats. I am looking to expand and differentiate my math instruction methods this year, and I know this will be a fun, easy activity to pull out for morning work or centers!<br />
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I think I need to make an ink cartridge run!!! I know I purchased a bunch, but these units will be so helpful to my students. I also justify my spending my only using my PayPal money from selling on TpT;)...and I bet TpT loves that!!<br />
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<img src="http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u378/designbychristi/kel/sig.png" />Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03641612717882817267noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701621386361165969.post-79606931627120094872013-07-19T16:31:00.001-05:002013-07-19T16:31:30.467-05:00FUN!!! I had such a blast meeting up with a bunch of fun ladies at the Minnesota Nice Blogger Meetup. I have to say a HUGE thanks to Sara from<a href="http://polkadotkinders.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> Polka Dot Kinders</a> for organizing it all! She has a bunch of other pics up on her blog. It was sooo dang hot and humid, and the AC in the restaurant didn't quite seem to be keeping up so I was way too lazy to take pics of my own!<br />
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I do have one pic of our whole group though!:<br />
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L to R: Irene from <a href="http://learningwithmrsleeby.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Learning With Mrs. Leeby</a>, Kimberly Ann from <a href="http://livelaughilovekindergarten.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Live, Laugh, I LOVE Kindergarten</a>, LuAnn and Amber from <a href="http://mrsosterman.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Kindergarten Rocks</a>, MOI, Sara from <a href="http://firstgradefuntastic.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">First Grade Funtastic</a>, Sara from <a href="http://polkadotkinders.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Polka Dot Kinders</a>, and (in the back) Jameson from <a href="http://lessonswithcoffee.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Lessons with Coffee</a><br />
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Stop by and follow these lovely ladies if you don't already...you will want to soon because we are all planning something special!!!<br />
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Here are some of the cute treats and favors people brought to the meetup:<br />
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OK-Blogger rotated my photo for me and would not let me re-rotate! Grr! This is from Sara at Polka Dot Kinders- it says "Dice in Dice for Minnesota Nice, You Rock" and she gave us the dice and pop rocks! So cute!<br />
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This cute little flower dude was from LuAnn and Amber...it came with the sweetest poem for welcoming back a student who has been absent. Here's a close-up of the poem:<br />
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The class takes turns making the flower give a pretend welcome back "kiss" on the student's head, arm, etc.<br />
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This past week has been such a whirlwind for me. I usually don't post any personal pics on my blog, but I wanted to show you what I've been up to! On Friday, my husband, his siblings and their significant others and my sister all went to the Kenny Chesney/ Zac Brown Band concert outdoors at Target Field. I'm not even a huge country music fan but I do LOVE me some Zac Brown!!! It was awesome!<br />
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Zac Brown!!! He sounds better live than on his albums:)<br />
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When it was time for Kenny to appear, the lights got cray cray! :)<br />
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Then, on Saturday I went to a fellow teacher's awesome wedding. I had to get home early though, because I woke up at 4am on Sunday to drive with my sister back to Colorado!!<br />
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On the way, we picked up some pretty funny shirts and took pics at Mt. Rushmore...<br />
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And FINALLY, after a terrifying late night thunderstorm/flash flood on mountain roads...we made it to CO!</div>
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Shopping, eating out, and ice cream:)</div>
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I haven't done too much shopping for school, other than TPT and Dollar Tree. The school stuff isn't really out yet at Target or Walmart because school doesn't start until September 3rd for most of us in Minnesota. That hasn't completely stopped me, though!!<br />
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Here is what I have picked up. You can see that I have a lime green theme going this year. Our school mascot is a frog and for PBIS we give the kids "Ribbit Tickets" so I thought a lime green frog theme would be cute and school-spirited!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Check out these awesome containers from the Dollar Tree. They are the right size for crayons and also fit note cards perfectly. I love them because they don't have slats/holes like most containers this size for crayons!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Okieee. worst pic ever right here! But they're more Dollar Tree finds...clothespins (I am going to Modge Podge something cute on them and use for hanging student work) and some note cards!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fresh Sharpies for all that labeling! And card stock for the PILES of TPT units I've purchased and need t print. </td></tr>
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Well, those are my finds for back-to-school so far. Nothing too exciting yet! Hope you link up with Christina for the linky!<br />
<img src="http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u378/designbychristi/kel/sig.png" />Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03641612717882817267noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701621386361165969.post-27173007428005099982013-07-10T20:33:00.001-05:002013-07-10T21:16:30.623-05:00Reader's Workshop FreebieHi Friends,<br />
Like I mentioned in my last post, I have been at a Reader's Workshop training all week. I am really committed to teaching literacy in the Daily 5 format, but since Daily 5 is a spin-off based on Reader's Workshop, I have still picked up lots of valuable tips!<br />
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One thing that I really loved about the training is all of the new prompts I've learned to help kiddos with their reading. To help me remember these fabulous tips while I am conferencing with students, I typed all of the prompts (some I changed up a teensy bit to fit my style better). The background is colored coded to go along with each type of problem a reader could encounter. (You'll see what I mean when you download!) I think having these ready will help me be a make more purposeful/intentional comments and really help me guide the students through their problems.<br />
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I am going to print these out and glue onto 3 by 5 note cards, hole punch and put on a metal binder ring. The link to all of the prompts is <a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5Vjz2dkDkmGMi1zeUZ6TnVHNkE/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">{here}</a>. You will be directed to Google Drive. Leave me some comment love if you downloaded the freebie!<br />
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