tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30464564963339276532024-03-15T18:10:01.147-07:00Kindergarten SchmindergartenVanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03184245754057918702noreply@blogger.comBlogger96125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3046456496333927653.post-6764125823653784912013-08-01T20:27:00.000-07:002013-08-01T20:27:05.436-07:00August Currently! I'm baaaaack! Hello my long, lost friends!!<br />
I haven't blogged in soooooooo long so I decided that I would make my comeback with the August currently! I'm sitting down and I just opened up <a href="http://ohboy3rdgrade.blogspot.com/2013/08/currently-august.html" target="_blank">Farley's blog</a> and there are already 198 entries! Wowsa!<br />
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Here's mine...<br />
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Listening...<br />
So You Think You Can Dance... anyone else a fan? Don't tell him that I told you this but my husband loves this show, too!<br />
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Loving...<br />
My new computer! I think my last 5 currentlys said that I needed a new computer and I FINALLY saved up enough pennies to get a new one! I couldn't even remember what a working laptop was... my old one had a broken screen, the power cord was broken and the track pad would go crazy every once in a while. My new one is fresh, clean and super fast!<br />
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Thinking...<br />
I want to meet my new nephew already! So, my sister's due date is actually today but we want him out already! Like last week! Maybe it'll be tomorrow...<br />
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Wanting...<br />
To start setting up my classroom but I have to wait until next week because it is going through cleaning this week.<br />
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Needing...<br />
Just...one...more...week... Next week I start setting up my classroom and the week after I start school! Boooo! Gotta make the best of the little time I have left.<br />
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B2s must haves...<br />
1. New pencils... I gotta have new pencils to go with my new plan book, right? I ONLY use pencil in my plan book because, well, you all understand the need to erase and switch things around.<br />
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2. New first day of school outfit... I just gotta have one! I always feel just a little more confident talking to those parents for the first time when I have extra cute clothes on!<br />
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3. New lunch bag... because... well... I'm just a nerd that way. I always loved back to school shopping ever since I can remember. My mom would always joke that she would lose me in a Staples or Office Depot because I would just roam all the aisles and looking for a new lunch box/bag was always on the list. I finally got myself a 31 bag...<br />
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Isn't it cute??<br />
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That's all for me today... I'll be back soon with my Back to School Goals and hopefully a picture of my new nephew!<br />
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Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03184245754057918702noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3046456496333927653.post-30588717074301661452013-04-16T19:55:00.000-07:002013-04-16T19:55:09.865-07:00Banker Freebie! Hi friends! <br />
I was such a slacker yesterday but today I have the freebie for you!<br />
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Here it is... Print the wallet double sided, cut the solid like down the middle and have your students fold up to the dotted line. Decorate and have some fun! Click on the image to get you to the freebie! There is also play money included in the freebie! <br />
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Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03184245754057918702noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3046456496333927653.post-43376679096917046802013-04-15T19:41:00.002-07:002013-04-15T19:41:28.748-07:00Community Helpers... I'm a banker! Hi friends!<br />
So we started our community unit today, I remembered at the end of the day that this is my favorite unit! I love that we teach the jobs in a way that the students can be 5 again and enjoy role playing! I LOVE it. Today we taught about bankers. We talked about what a banker does, what tools a banker needs and why a bank and banker are important to our community. Then on to the fun stuff! We made our classroom into a bank! The kids LOVED it! I think they loved it more because I was so excited about it, too. hehehe. I asked some students to be a banker and the others were all given $4 of pretend money. They then had to "deposit" their money into the bank. We had a talk about how much money they deposited and how much money they could take out, let's not get into debt already kids! lol.<br />
It was sooooo cute! Went a little like this... <br />
Banker: "Hi, how can I help you?"<br />
Customer: "I want to deposit my $4"<br />
Banker: "Ok."<br />
Customer: "Thank you!"<br />
Teacher smiling from ear to ear because of how cute these kids are! <br />
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If only it were that easy in real life, huh?<br />
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The funniest thing happened, too...<br />
Banker: "Hi, how can I help you?"<br />
Customer #1: "I want to-"<br />
Customer #2 (standing directly behind #1, waiting for about 30 seconds): "What is taking so loooooong????" <br />
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That's more like it...<br />
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When we were done with depositing our money, I asked, "How are we going to get our money back?"<br />
"GO BACK TO THE BANK," they yelled. Impatient customer #2 says, "Awww, again?" Exactly, my friend. He's not a fan of standing in line. lol.<br />
We made wallets next, paper wallets. "When we go back to the bank, we will have a place to keep our money now!" (Enter screams of excitement.) I love kindergarten.<br />
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After folding our wallets and making them our own, we got back in line and withdrew our money. My students were so excited for everything we did! This is my favorite lesson guys! I planned on giving these away as a freebie... the wallets and pretend money BUT I am a ridiculously big slacker and didn't save the files in my dropbox so now I can't access them from home and now I have to wait until tomorrow to give them away to you. Sorry. Come back tomorrow for the freebies and for how we will teach police officer! </div>
Have a great week everyone! <br />
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Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03184245754057918702noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3046456496333927653.post-75983782412306228352013-04-11T18:50:00.001-07:002013-04-11T18:50:26.023-07:00Subtract with a Pirate and Linky PartyHello friends! <br />
Have you ever subtracted with a pirate? Do you know Harry Kindergarten? If you teach kindergarten and haven't answered yes to both of those questions, don't worry, I'm here to help! lol.<br />
Harry Kindergarten is an awesome kindergarten teacher who creates A-MA-ZING YouTube videos for all kinds of parts of our curriculum. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/HarryKindergarten?feature=g-high-rec" target="_blank">My kids jam to Harry Kindergarten videos</a>! <br />
He has one that is called When you subtract with a pirate that my kids were Yo-Ho-Ho-ing to today.<br />
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It is super cute. I had a student teacher last year who made a workbook to go with the song so we would sing, listen to the song, cross out those squawking parrots and find the difference!<br />
Watch just a few seconds of it and you'll want to sing and subtract, too!<br />
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Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03184245754057918702noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3046456496333927653.post-41088704061498559482013-04-09T18:00:00.001-07:002013-04-09T18:00:18.799-07:00Classsroom Photos Linky Party! Hi everyone!<br />
I hope you can all join the party and post your mid-year classroom photos! I'm sure all of you, like me, have made many changes to your classroom since the beginning of the year... SHOW OFF YOUR STUFF!<br />
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Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03184245754057918702noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3046456496333927653.post-28566787577518966342013-04-08T19:34:00.001-07:002013-04-08T19:35:15.661-07:00We have a winner! Hi friends!<br />
My giveaway was a great success! Woo Hoo! Thank you all for participating but today is the day and there can only be one winner... This person wins...<br />
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That's all for today friends, tomorrow I am taking pictures of my classroom for my mid-year classroom photos linky party... be sure to snap some too and come back tomorrow to join in!<br />
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(now off to try to make a cute button for it, lol)<br />
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Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03184245754057918702noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3046456496333927653.post-52652280912569234642013-04-05T13:42:00.001-07:002013-04-05T13:47:26.559-07:00Freebie Number 3Freebie Number 3<br />
All of the Pre-primer and primer Sight Word cards that fit into most pocket charts. <br />
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Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03184245754057918702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3046456496333927653.post-85176810333971549132013-04-05T13:36:00.002-07:002013-04-05T13:36:58.598-07:00Freebie Number 1Hello!<br />
It's my last official day of Spring Break (well there's still the weekend) and I'm celebrating with a mini-trip to Temecula and 3 freebies!<br />
I'm posting them in 3 different posts because I want to include them all on the TBA Ultimate Freebie Collection!<br />
Here is freebie number 1... My Teacher Posters. All of these are framed and posted in my classroom for all to see...<br />
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Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03184245754057918702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3046456496333927653.post-7719617139497424842013-04-04T20:19:00.000-07:002013-04-04T20:29:26.811-07:00Insects Continued and another Freebie!Hello again friends!<br />
I wanted to share the rest of my insect stuff with you all but first... What do you all think about a mid-year classroom photos linky party?? thumbs up? thumbs down?<br />
So, I was going to go to work today, take some photos of the activities I wanted to blog about and get ahead with some prep stuff BUT I spent the entire day at the stinkin' DMV! UGH! I spent 3 hours waiting and 3 minutes completing my transaction. AND my phone had just 30% battery so I couldn't sit and tweet, pin or read on my nook app. So, I'll have to put the pictures up next week. Sorry.<br />
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Anyway, this year we spent our time teaching just 4 insects: ants, ladybugs, bees and butterflies. We started the unit with a KWL chart which the students LOVED because I typed their responses right in front of them. They were so excited to see their words on the interactive whiteboard as I typed it. I always include the name of the person who helped fill out our chart so at the end of each sentence I typed you'd hear the whole class say that student's name. It goes a little like this:<br />
"Boy bees are called drones"<br />
"Great idea Andy! Let me type that, Boy bees are called dron..."<br />
"ANDY!"<br />
"Oh, Andy said that? Thanks friends"<br />
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I love it! Carrying on...<br />
We also label the parts of the insects we learn about. I set up a whole Insects bulletin board/station for the students to come back to and for us to add to. Here is a snapshot of it... <br />
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At this point, we had not gotten to our L part of the KWL but the K and W are up. After we learn about each insect (we spent about a week on each one), we type up what we know about that particular insect. You can see under each one of the insects is a sheet of facts that the students have helped me create. I use that same type during the lesson approach and it is quite engaging and meaningful. I also like that the students remember who said what fact when we create charts. In the picture, you can also see my Insect Lifecycles which you can download for free <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Insect-Lifecycles-Freebie" target="_blank">here.</a> We also fill in a sheet to describe each of the insects. We give a big talk about being Entomologists during our insect unit and the kids guzzle it up! Does anyone use Kaplan's Icons of Depth and Complexity? We do so you'll see the little glasses icon on the sheets but there is a set without them too.<br />
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Chicken pox? I couldn't resist laughing. He was really trying to throw me off my game. lol. You can grab Insect Jeopardy at my TpT store <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Insect-Jeopardy" target="_blank">here</a>. </div>
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Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03184245754057918702noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3046456496333927653.post-77758156308828354782013-04-03T20:55:00.001-07:002013-04-03T20:55:46.248-07:00Insects and a FreebieHello friends!<br />
Maybe some of you have noticed but I have made some (not many) adjustments to my blog... what do you think?? Mainly I added a Pinterest and Twitter icon that I made all by myself! AND I got the images to link to the right places AND I got those images to be next to each other! lol. Oh the small achievements that make me happy! Follow me on Pinterest and Twitter with a simple little click now! (I hope) Also, I realized today that my Classroom Pictures link is broken (wonder how long that has been) and I wanted to put up new pictures of my classroom anyway SOO I was thinking about making a linky party about it, what do you think?? I figure that most are like me and have made many changes to our classrooms since the beginning of the year AND it would be pretty cool to see others' bulletin boards with actual work on them, right? I'll do it if someone gives me a thumbs up! =) <br />
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Ok, on to Insects! I love Spring because insects are all around us and the students get so excited. We have many caterpillars making their way around our campus and under the breezeways. I popped in to work last Thursday and I saw 4 chrysalises (?) hanging... I hope they are still there on Monday!<br />
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We are all done with our insect unit so I wanted to share a few things today and a few more tomorrow...<br />
We start each and every insect unit with Dr. Jean's Insect Song. Do you know it? It goes like this:<br />
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Head, Thorax, Abdomen, Abdomen,<br />
Head, Thorax, Abdomen, Abdomen,<br />
Eyes, and mouth, antennas, two!<br />
Six legs, and that's an insect for you! <br />
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It's the best! I love it, the students love it, anyone who walks in while we are singing loves it! AND, the best part of it all, the parts of an insect are taught with a little tune! hehe.<br />
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After we sing the song a million times, we make a generic insect and label it with all of the parts we have just learned. We only put 3 legs on it because we are looking at the insect from the side, of course! We just used pom-poms, pipe cleaners and LOTS of glue. It's hard to stick on those pom poms and it's the only time that I regret teaching my students, "just a dot, not a lot," because I find pom-poms all over the floor and head-less insects on papers! hahaha. Also, the labels are just paper. If you'd like a copy of the labels, just leave a comment below with your email and I'll get them to you. <br />
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Next, we teach different kinds of Insects butterflies, ladybugs, ants and bees: (more on that tomorrow). We also teach about the lifecyles of each. Grab a copy of my Lifecycles interactive bulletin board:<br />
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Here you can see the bee lifecycle (the only one in clip art). I printed the pages, glued the blank ones onto a blank poster and laminated everything. Then I placed velcro on everything, taught the different lifecycle stages and put the poster up. The students come over to the board and manipulate the board all on their own! It is super cute to see them acting like teachers while I watch and think, "Do I really sound like that?"<br />
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Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03184245754057918702noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3046456496333927653.post-41439594765021632452013-04-02T11:36:00.000-07:002013-04-02T11:38:54.983-07:00Autism Awareness and Let's Get Acquainted! First of all- Happy Autism Awareness Day!<br />
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I work at an amazing inclusive charter school. We strive to meet the needs of all students. In my kindergarten classroom, I have students who are gifted, typical and have special needs. The best part of all of it? Watching the kids learn and grow with and from each other. The empathy and respect that our students learn from being in classrooms with friends who would typically be in a separate classroom is astounding! I cannot even put it into words. I am thankful that there is more awareness for students with autism and I hope for every person- especially teachers- to know that there is nothing wrong with any person with autism, just something different just like you and me. Visit my friend Adie's blog, she is a Special Education teacher at my school and an awesome person! <a href="http://specialedmeetsgeneraled.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Special Education Meets General Education</a><br />
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Ok, next order of business... Let's Get Acquainted!<br />
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I just started following Flying Into First Grade's blog and she has an awesome idea for a new linky each Sunday! This Sunday is about our faves, here are mine... <br />
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Favorite Place to Shop<br />
Ummm...well... I have a little bit of a problem with shopping! lol. I can spend some serious time at the mall. But what can I never resist, ever?? TARGET! Target holds a special place in my heart (and my wallet) <br />
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Favorite TV Show<br />
I'm a little embarassed about how much TV I really watch... let's just say my DVR is always full. But here are a few shows that I hate missing... New Girl, The Mindy Project, Any of the Real Housewives series, Grey's Anatomy, Modern Family and The Office<br />
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Favorite Sweet Treat<br />
Doughnuts! I LOOOOVE doughnuts! So bad for you but soooo tasty. I like to bake, a LOT, so I usually don't eat too much of what I bake but I do love some doughnuts! <br />
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Favorite Food<br />
PIZZA! That's it, I just love pizza. (I'm not really that healthy, am I?) <br />
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Favorite Restaurant<br />
Wood Ranch BBQ...yummy! In fact, today's the day my hubby makes his final decision about work, so maybe we will visit Wood Ranch tonight!<br />
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Lastly, are any of you on Twitter??? Follow me! (in the right sidebar) I just followed The 3am Teacher this morning and totally got hooked, there are so many bloggers out there on Twitter! I joined last month and haven't been able to put it down since, I can't wait to start tying in my blog, my job and everything in between! <br />
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Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03184245754057918702noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3046456496333927653.post-38979700089966753732013-04-01T18:33:00.000-07:002013-04-01T19:56:31.086-07:00Currently & a Giveaway! Hello folks!<br />
It's April Fool's Day and I have no pranks, jokes or fools... I'm quite the party pooper but that's okay because I'm joining Farley's fabulous <a href="http://www.ohboy3rdgrade.blogspot.com/2013/03/currently-april.html" target="_blank">Currently Linky party</a> AND I'm finally having my 200 follower giveaway!!! <br />
Here's mine... <br />
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Listening- Spring break couldn't have come soon enough! I needed the break and I totally feel like the kids were ready for a break as well. They were driving me nuts! I had a day to catch up on some work and prep and the rest is relaxation...<br />
Loving- For Easter, I got to spend the day with my husband and our newest niece! She's only 3 months old, doesn't care about Easter but she is super cute to stare at and play with. My husband doesn't understand how my sister-in-law and I can just stare at her but I'm sure the ladies and mommies out there understand me! Maybe when (hopefully) we have our own, he'll understand (no it's not a plan yet)<br />
Thinking- about my husband's great dilemma! After high school, he was in the military for 6 years, traveled overseas, went to war 3 times and moved far away from me and his family. After the military, he took a year off then started school. He finished his BA in three and a half years and was just offered 2 positions at UCLA (where he was interning). I am more proud of him today than I have ever been. Now he has to make a tough choice between 2 completely different jobs. <br />
Wanting- a new phone! I picked up my cousin's phone on Thursday and said, "that's it! I need a new phone!" Her phone was so awesome; it was some sort of Galaxy phone. I want one, but I don't need one (until I throw it on the floor! just kidding).<br />
Needing- a pedicure... badly... enough said...<br />
Advice- JUST LAUGH IT OFF! Come on, what else can you really do sometimes?<br />
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Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03184245754057918702noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3046456496333927653.post-2443263617081202082013-03-29T11:10:00.001-07:002013-03-29T11:10:16.338-07:00ULTIMATE FREEBIE COLLECTION<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Here are your freebies! If you take a freebie and use it in your classroom, will you PLEASE snap some pictures and send them my way?? I'll be posting some more freebies throughout next week, so stay tuned! </div>
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Here is the one I promised from yesterday RHYME GUY! To find out more about Rhyme Guy and how I use it in my classroom, visit <a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/rhymeguy" target="_blank">yesterday's post</a> Click on the picture to get your own</div>
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Lastly, I wanted to invite you all to a new blog that belongs to my friend, fellow kindergarten teacher and the one I swap many ideas with... <a href="http://specialedmeetsgeneraled.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Special Education meets General Education</a><br />
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Adie is an amazing teacher with amazing ideas. At our school she is a super SPED teacher but she holds a SPED credential and General Education credential making her twice as good as me! Visit her blog and tell her I sent ya!<br />
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I wanted to share something that we do with our students each year to help them with their math skills and reading skills... RHYME GUY and CALENDAR JOURNALS! After winter break, the students always return juuuuussstt a little bit more mature and they are ready for this next step in our routine. Sooo, after recess each day with have our Class Meeting. On Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays we complete our Calendar Journals and on Tuesdays and Thursdays we do Rhyme Guy. The students pick up on this routine quickly and I don't have to do much work to get them with that (I am a creature of routine and my students follow suit). OK, OK, hold on, before we alternate, we spend a week completing each one slowly together and then after that we alternate and work slowly until they can get to it all on their own. Let me show you pictures:<br />
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I use my interactive whiteboard to walk the students through each step. We walk through all the steps together and they know exactly where to find the information they need. <br />
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I LOVE using the calendar journals! After a week or two of doing strictly calendar journals, we start rhyme guy...<br />
Rhyme Guy is a superhero who only speaks in rhyme. He says a word and the students try to write as many rhyming words as they can...<br />
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When they are done writing, we put as many as we can on the board. I call on a student, they tell me their word, spell their word and we all read it together. LOOOOVE Rhyme Guy! After a while, I ask some students to write silly sentences using those rhymes, "The dog sits on a log with a hog."<br />
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Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03184245754057918702noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3046456496333927653.post-64828602541113899632013-03-26T16:53:00.002-07:002013-03-26T19:24:09.196-07:00Plant fun! Hi friends!<br />
Ok, ok, I'm here, I'm ready, I'm setting my time aside to finally sit down and blog again! I feel like this time of year is my most stressful and therefore the best time to blog! What do we have, you ask? Well, we are currently on spring break (yippppeeee!) but after that we have...<br />
1. Our school carnival- a school fundraiser on a Saturday where each grade level comes up with a performance based on a theme... Our theme this year is California Adventures so we are singing a California song... and we gotta practice, and practice, and practice, all in a week...<br />
2. Annual Project- a school wide activity where we construct something giant, you'll see pictures soon<br />
3. Student-led conferences- Anyone else do student-led conferences with their kindergarteners? I'm curious to see what other people do.<br />
4. New kindergarten parents' orientation- fun, right? =/<br />
5. Buddy day -where incoming kindergarteners come and visit our current kindergarteners for the afternoon<br />
6. AAAAANNNNNDDDD in between all of this we will start doing Daily 5.... ahhhh!!!!<br />
That's okay though, I'm ready! (at least I'm telling myself that)<br />
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Here's what we've been working on over the past month... PLANTS! I see all kinds of ideas on Pinterest and I can't wait to add my team's ideas to the mix! To introduce plants we start by making a plant and labeling it... Yes, that's a handprint! Super cute right? Well, when you don't have a sink in your classroom, it sucks out the fun a little bit... no too much though because look at how cute they are! We make our plants, then label their parts. <br />
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After we make our handprint flowers, we learn about how plants grow, what they need and how to plant them. We read From Seed to Plant and The Tiny Seed to help us with the concepts.<br />
We then teach about how each part of the plant helps the other to grow. We teach that roots dig down deep to get all of the vitamins and mineral they need to push up the stem. The stem sucks water up like a straw to grow taller and takes it to the leaves and flowers. The leaves collect water and sunlight to make food and the flower makes seeds and feeds insects. Phew! That was a lot to say! lol... Next, we taste the parts of the plants! SOOOOO much fun! I couldn't get any pictures of that part without having all of their faces plastered on here. Just imagine 22 little faces being grossed out then excited then crunching away! Here is the sheet we did afterwards: <br />
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We taste the flowers- broccoli, stem- celery, leaves- spinach and roots- carrots. We also make our What a Plant Needs Flip book... (not all in the same day, don't worry!)<br />
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Cute right? Grab your copy <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Needs-of-a-Plant-Flip-Book" target="_blank">here</a><br />
Lastly, we do my favorite part of the plants unit... dissection! We all turn into botanists and wear our "multiple perspectives" glasses (part of the Kaplan's Icons of Depth and Complexity) and dig in! We have conversations about plants, ask questions about what we are seeing and get down and dirty with learning!<br />
The scientists (we are called scientists during this time, not students) separate the parts of the plants they find: roots, stems, leaves and flowers... some find other things and make that a category! I gave the students some tools to use BUT they could only use them IF they were SCIENTISTS... we used a rake (fork) and a magnifying glass. <br />
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<br />Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03184245754057918702noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3046456496333927653.post-70317680423988033442013-02-26T18:28:00.001-08:002013-02-26T18:28:20.926-08:00ECET2 Hey friends!<br />
Been really busy but I just wanted to ask... anyone going to the ECET2 conference in La Jolla, CA? I am presenting on Wednesday but I don't know any other teachers that are going except myself and 4 of my colleagues! If you don't know what it is, it's the Gates Foundation's Elevating and Celebrating Effective Teachers and Teaching and I am super honored to be going.<br />
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VanessaVanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03184245754057918702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3046456496333927653.post-25043344034755383612013-02-05T17:31:00.001-08:002013-02-05T17:31:16.102-08:00200 Followers and a Freebie! I can't believe I have 200 followers! It took some time but now we are here! Time to celebrate... anyone want in on a giveaway??<br />
Side story- We had a Chinese New Year parade today... anyone else do that? We don't have a big Chinese population and we don't have parade for any other events (besides Halloween) so I'm not sure I like it too much! Luckily, today was a nice, cool day so we weren't sweating as we were wearing our dragon hats. =)<br />
Anyway, since I'm in such a great mood because I'm at 200 followers... here's a freebie! We've been working on our best estimation skills and I have to say, they are pretty good at it! There are some, of course, who don't realize the difference between 100 and 40 but besides that, we are all good. Here are some shots of my kiddos in action...We used the Sunflower Estimation sheet where we estimated how many seeds would fit in the middle of the flower. The other is the Marshmallow Mouth... how many marshmallows will fit in the mouth? You may notice that in one of the shots there are circles drawn in the center of the flower. In my classroom, everyone gets what they need and not all students are quite ready for estimation so their job is to glue the seeds in the circles and count them. The same goes for the marshmallow mouth except there is no picture. <br />
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Thanks friends! Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03184245754057918702noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3046456496333927653.post-12081138194078048752013-02-04T17:30:00.004-08:002013-02-04T17:30:43.433-08:00I'm baaaack with a CURRENTLY! Hello folks!<br />
My poor little blog hasn't gotten any love in such a long time! Well, I'm here today and I'm ready to jump into the <a href="http://ohboy3rdgrade.blogspot.com/2013/02/currently-february.html" target="_blank">Currently linky party</a>! Ok, ok, first let me tell you what's been going on since I've been gone... my sister-in-law had my first niece! Hailey Marie... oh, she's so stinkin cute! AND my sister is pregnant now! Oh babies are going to be everywhere! That has put the pressure on my and my husband like no other... we have a plan... now isn't the time... now isn't the time... now isn't the time... lol. I have to keep telling myself that because seeing so many babies makes me drool! =) Anywho...here's my currently...<br />
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Listening: Ahhh the sound of clean dishes and well moisturized hands!<br />
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Loving: My new red Toms! I usually stick to the basic colors: black, white, blue, beige but I went out and got RED! I love them! My feet are quite small so I was able to snag some kid's sizes AND they are sooooooo comfy!<br />
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Thinking: It's been a long time, I missed you all!<br />
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Wanting: to try Hulu. Anyone have it? Is it worth it? Could I get rid of my cable for it? A friend of mine said that her friend has Hulu and Netflix instead of cable but is it really worth it? Will I still be able to see my Housewives?? lol.<br />
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Needing: A haircut! My locks are getting dry and long and out. of. control!<br />
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Pet peeves: Loud chewing. Ugh! You know that Kit-Kat commercial that has everyone taking a bite? I mute that commercial because I can't stand the sound! It especially gets under my skin when I can see the food or hear the food turning around in your mouth as you chew so loudly on it. Ick! Keep your lips together people. If it's too hot, don't drink it because slurping is gross! lol. Ok, I think you get it. My next pet peeve? Rule Breakers! Can't everyone just follow the rules? Not following the rules makes it harder on everyone else. I'm talking about adults people. Adults who choose not to do what has been asked. It really bothers me because I am such a rule follower that I can't even believe others would do something different.<br />
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Ok friends, I'm off to complete the rule of 3... Head over to<a href="http://ohboy3rdgrade.blogspot.com/2013/02/currently-february.html" target="_blank"> Farley's blog</a> to see the almost 300 other Currentlys! <br />
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<br />Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03184245754057918702noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3046456496333927653.post-68207793023602734042012-12-10T22:26:00.002-08:002012-12-10T22:26:42.419-08:0012 in 12Well, I'm joining the party! Because I LOOOVVE me a party! I can't believe it's the end of 2012 already but I'm ready for 2013 to bring me some luck!<br />
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12. Favorite Movie Watched.<br />
My husband and I love going to the movies but I am stick to what I like: comedy, romance & action. It's why the remake of 21 Jump Street was my favorite movie this year! There were some others that I really liked but 21 Jump Street topped my list for now. I'm really looking forward to to This is 40.<br />
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11. Favorite TV series.<br />
BIG BANG THEORY! I do have many things on my DVR, I'll give you my scheduled recordings: Modern Family, Big Bang, Real Housewives of any city =), Teen Mom, Happy Endings, Glee, The League, Chelsea Lately, The Office, New Girl & Grey's Anatomy. When all else fails, HGTV & the Cooking Channel win. I'm a TV junkie. Please don't judge me.<br />
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10. Favorite Restaurant.<br />
Hmmm... I do love to eat.... I don't really have a favorite restaurant... I can't choose... Oh! No! The Pressure! I'm not sure!! Anything with a good salad & pizza =)<br />
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9. Favorite New Thing I Tried.<br />
Can I be totally cliche and say blogging, pinterest & TPT? It's true! All 3 of things have truly and sincerely made me a better teacher. I love the instant feedback from all of you reading. I just appreciate anyone being here at all. I can't tell you how it affects me when I make a sale on TPT or find out that I have more followers. I absolutely am in love with my work and I am happy to be a part of an online community that feels the same way I do. There are so many teachers out there who are being let down by their school systems & the ever growing budget cuts AND because of this, losing faith in their positions. I admire all of us on here that are doing what we can with what we've got AND with a smile. This is 100% my favorite new thing I've tried.<br />
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8. Favorite Gift Received.<br />
A friendship bracelet from my BFF. Thank you Zuleyka- love you!<br />
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7. Favorite Thing Pinned.<br />
Anything on my <a href="https://pinterest.com/vanescobar/for-a-laugh/" target="_blank">For a Laugh</a> Pinboard. My favorites are the e-cards. I LOVE those!<br />
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6. Favorite Blog Post.<br />
<a href="http://www.kindergartenschmindergarten.blogspot.com/2012/07/teaching-with-ipods.html" target="_blank">Teaching with iPods</a> I liked this post because I like using my iPods and I like to help others out with getting started as much as I can. Actually, I am going to start using them more regularly in my classroom especially for differentiation in January. Stay tuned! <br />
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5. Favorite Accomplishment.<br />
Successful implementation of Daily 5. I got so excited about it, I started telling everyone who would listen at my school and now first grade is doing it, second grade is on board and we are all LOVING it. We haven't started in kindergarten just yet but we will in 2013! I can't wait!<br />
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4. Favorite Picture.<br />
Because my nephew is the best. He only has aunts and girl cousins but somehow figured out how to tackle Tia Vanessa. This is my favorite. <br />
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3. Favorite Memory.<br />
Camping and hiking with my best friends, my sister & my nephew.
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2. Goal for 2013.<br />
Get excited about working out and doing it routinely. I know I can do it. I know I can do it. I know I can do it.<br />
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Ok amigos, it's your turn. Write about your 12 in 12 and link up!Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03184245754057918702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3046456496333927653.post-43748199221611468002012-12-05T18:06:00.001-08:002012-12-05T18:06:34.811-08:00It's almost 2013! Hi everyone!<br />
I talked yesterday about my favorite site Starfall and today, as promised, I have pictures! =)<br />
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We are making calendars as we teach calendar parts and our goal is to make them as cute as can be because we will send them home all wrapped up as gifts for the students' family.<br />
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First, you'll have to pick up my newest TPT product: <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Calendar-for-Kids" target="_blank">Calendars</a>! The one we used in class in not as cute as what I made for my product, you all lucked out! <br />
We had the students start making their pictures for the months and then we'll glue them all on for them. Today, we glued in the missing months. It was so awesome to hear the students singing as they were gluing. "january, february, march and april..." Ah! So cute! We had a tour group (I teach at a popular school!) come through as some of the kids were gluing and they were so impressed!<br />
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Now on to the cute stuff:<br />
The students have been working hard on these things!<br />
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We haven't gotten August, November & December done yet but we will tomorrow. I can't wait to see all of their finished products! Well, yes I can because I have a lot of gluing ahead of me!<br />
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I am off to make some sugar cookies... a practice batch before I make them as gifts next week... fingers crossed!<br />
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Hasta manana! Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03184245754057918702noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3046456496333927653.post-6742897897807758362012-12-04T17:37:00.000-08:002012-12-04T17:37:01.159-08:00Is it vacation yet?Is anyone else feeling the drag?? I feel like my students are getting a little crazier, my patience is getting smaller, and I just want to sleep! =) Anyone with me??<br />
Even though we have been on the coo-coo side, we have still been getting lots of work done!<br />
The past week we have been teaching calendar: the parts of a calendar, how to read a calendar, etc. My students are already pretty strong in this area but we teach and re-teach, modify and extend for all! The reason why they are so great is because we do the Starfall calendar each day along with our morning meeting. The Starfall calendar is an AWESOME way to get the students talking about the calendar and interacting with the calendar. I just added a bookmark to my desktop and so that it is easy and ready to go! Before I had my fancy schmancy interactive whiteboard, I just used my projector and my laptop and a wireless mouse. If you don't have a interactive whiteboard, I HIGHLY suggest a wireless mouse. They are about $20 but it is soooooo worth it. I used to just hand the mouse around and the students were involved!<br />
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Click on the calendar and you are set to go! AND if you haven't explored this website... DO IT NOW! Especially if you teach Kindergarten or first grade.<br />
Here's a snapshot of the first calendar page...<br />
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I LOVE this calendar and site... My students are excited to play even when they can play any Starfall game! The best part of it? It's free!!! In the picture above you can see that there are little icons to mark special activities throughout the month. It doesn't save but by the end of the month, all my students have those special days memorized because we do them over and over again. <br />
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Tomorrow I'm going to snap some pictures of the students and the calendars that they are currently making AND if you're back tomorrow, I'm even throwing a freebie your way!<br />
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One last thing... I decided that I wanted to change my RAK (random act of kindness) to something different. I really like the idea of the Starbucks thing BUT I was thinking about it a little more and I'm going to donate to a Donor's Choose classroom of someone who I don't know and someone who is far away from me. I know how much all of us need things for our classrooms and I know it is so exciting to get a donation so I figured that that would be worth my $10-$20 instead of a cup of coffee (which is also much needed sometimes). So, who is with me on that one??? If you are, feel free to donate to <a href="http://www.starfall.com/n/holiday/calendar/load.htm?f&n=main" target="_blank">my classroom</a> (hehehehe). If you do, I'll give you anything you want from my TPT store... ANYTHING! <br />
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Be back tomorrow! <br />
<br />Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03184245754057918702noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3046456496333927653.post-72602131991613452062012-12-03T19:18:00.002-08:002012-12-03T19:18:50.500-08:00CurrentlyI made it back just in time for December's Currently!<br />
I have had a whirlwind past few weeks! My mom had surgery, my husband is in his final weeks of school (fingers crossed it all goes well), I have a student teacher and you know what? I sure do love my naps! lol. But I'm done being a blog slacker...<br />
Here's my currently...<br />
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RAK= Random Act of Kindness... I'm gonna do it! Pay it forward friends!<br />
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Oh! And I wanted to share that I got an award today! Well, everyone gets one, it just so happened to be my turn. =) My students were so excited for me. I really hate being put on the spot though, I could feel my face turn tomato red in front of all of kindergarten, first grade, and their families. The nicest part was that the administrator giving the award had some really kind things to say about me AND it just so happens that her daughter is in my class. It was sweet. Does anyone else feel their ears burning and face turn red in public or is it just me? Anyone know how to control that?? lol.<br />
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Anyway, head over to <a href="http://ohboy3rdgrade.blogspot.com/2012/12/currently-december.html" target="_blank">Farley's blog</a> to read all of the other wonderful Currentlys... <br />
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Teaching Tip Linky Party?? Yes, Please!!! <a href="http://www.miss-kindergarten.com/2012/11/teaching-tip-linky-party.html" target="_blank">Miss Kindergarten's Linky Party</a>? Absolutely! <br />
I love me a good linky party and this one is great! I've been reading through almost all of the teaching tips...<br />
Soooo... what's my teaching tip? I've been trying hard to think of a good one. One that everyone will remember and come back to my blog about BUT I couldn't think of anything that good.... lol... Here are mine:<br />
1. STAY ORGANIZED! Take 10 minutes at the end of each day to organize files, clear off your desk and get the day started for tomorrow. My summer is usually spent organizing my books, files, and what nots into places where I know I can find them and get them quickly. If there is anything in front of it, it's never coming out. Can I always find my things? No. Can I always take the last 10 minutes of my day to organize? Almost.<br />
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2. LABEL EVERYTHING! I teach kindergarten and labeling everything over the summer saves me SOOO much time throughout the year. The kids know where to get things and, more importantly, where to put things away. Can you imagine? YES! They can do it. Someone always asks how I keep my classroom so clean and my answer is: hard work! My next answer is: teach the kids how to clean! =) Most of them don't clean up after themselves at home (just being honest) so, it's time to give them that responsibility! =) Can you tell that I'm passionate about it?? lol.<br />
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3. USE MUSIC! Save your voice and use music to countdown, clean up, transition, teach EVERYTHING! In my classroom right now we use music to: *tell us when to clean up and when to end ("When the song is done, we can sit down") *help us remember the days of the week, months of the year, and letter sounds *the seasons of the year (thanks, Harry Kindergarten), *numbers in the teens (Harry, you're the best)<br />
<br />Alrighty everyone... be back tomorrow... wait... no I won't.... it's my baby sister's 21st birthday!! We'll be out to dinner for her tomorrow. Will we do anything else to celebrate this milestone?? Why, yes! Yes we will! We are going to VEGAS!! Woo Hoo! Totally excited. Aw man, I just realized that I have been a blogging slacker again. I'll try harder next week. THANKSGIVING WEEK!<br />
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Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03184245754057918702noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3046456496333927653.post-88883633649234676482012-11-10T10:58:00.000-08:002012-11-10T11:22:37.971-08:00A Saturday post? Yup! Happy Saturday everyone! I rarely post on Saturdays but I here I am!<br />
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We continued our numbers through 20 centers this week and the kids are gobbling it up! (haha, since Thanksgiving is coming, haha) Harry Kindergarten's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5eaBjKI8xQ" target="_blank">Numbers in the Teens video</a> has been really fun and engaging for the kiddos, thanks Harry! <br />
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Here are some shots of my kid in action...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Treasure-Hunt-Teaching-Numbers-1-20" target="_blank">He's going for the more traditional route. </a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Treasure-Hunt-Teaching-Numbers-1-20" target="_blank">WOW! Look at her go! </a></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Treasure-Hunt-Teaching-Numbers-1-20" target="_blank"><br /></a></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Treasure-Hunt-Teaching-Numbers-1-20" target="_blank"><br /></a></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Treasure-Hunt-Teaching-Numbers-1-20" target="_blank"><br /></a></td></tr>
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I loved seeing the variation of work with all of my students. Our centers are only 15 minutes long so for some of them, I had the ships pre-cut so that they could focus on the number part. Others cut in 10 seconds and were gluing away in no time.<br />
Check out my updated products <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/All-About-Numbers-My-Number-Book" target="_blank">The Number Book now with 11-20</a> and <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Treasure-Hunt-Teaching-Numbers-1-20" target="_blank">The Treasure Hunt</a> with the number sequencing activity shown above. They are both $4 for now but the price will go up next week! <br />
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Last thing...<br />
I have been reading a new blog that I LOVE! She is a special education teacher and the way she talks about her students is amazing. I think she belongs at my school but she doesn't! She is so close to 100 followers... head over and check her out!<br />
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Ok folks! Enjoy your weekend, I am spending mine with my veteran hubby. Don't forget to thank a veteran this weekend!<br />
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