tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62317311655990430732024-02-20T10:51:16.145-06:00Grow and EnjoyKindergarten teacher sharing ideas for teachers and students to grow and enjoy everyday.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08661183186030538633noreply@blogger.comBlogger95125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231731165599043073.post-67581952999291520612015-09-14T18:34:00.001-05:002015-09-14T18:34:45.439-05:00Apples!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our apple unit is already off to a great start! We have a ton of apple themed lessons going on. Here are a view that we are focusing on this week.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today we started creating our schema chart about apples. Credit to Mr. Greg over at Kindergarten Smorgasboard for such a good idea! We gave it our own spin by using apple cut outs instead of post-it notes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We will add to this chart throughout the unit. We will be using these books to help us learn as well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of our literacy centers this week uses my apple themed sensory bin pack. The pack includes differentiated recording sheets. We have already completed the page where students color a letter, so this week we are practicing writing the letters.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The pack also includes apple themed letter cards to place in the sensory bin. I switched it up this week with beans and letter magnets. </span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have also found some great freebies from some other awesome bloggers!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />Check out <a href="http://mrsalbanesesclass.blogspot.com/2011/09/apple-fun.html" target="_blank">Mrs. Albanese's Kindergarten Class</a> for this bobbing for apples freebie.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We will also be using a free interactive math book from <a href="http://mrskellysklass.blogspot.com/2014/07/lets-get-cross-curricular-freebie.html" target="_blank">Mrs. Kelly's Klass</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hope you enjoyed this peek at our week! I'll be sharing more apple fun soon!</span></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08661183186030538633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231731165599043073.post-3653551922161837102015-09-11T19:32:00.000-05:002015-09-11T19:32:21.679-05:00Fact and Fiction Cows<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the midst of grad school homework, I am coming to you to share just a small part of our farm unit from the past two weeks. Of course we have been reading a lot of farm literature! So I thought this would be a great way to introduce the concept of fiction and non-fiction.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I decided to focus on just one animal for this activity. I chose cows because most of the students in my class had some general background information.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our librarian helped me find a wide range of books for our unit. Here are just a few of our favorites.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After reading each book, the students had to tell me if they thought the book was fiction or non-fiction. They also had to provide reasons for their thinking.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This part was completed over the course of the unit. We recorded our thoughts on a very simple T-Chart.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As you can see from the chart, the cow theme also went along with our nursery rhyme of the week: Hey Diddle Diddle. The students did a great job!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today we also created a graph about our favorite farm animals. I love using Post-Its for our graphs! The horse was the winner.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you to <a href="http://www.schroedershenanigansin2nd.com/" target="_blank">Schroeder Shenanigans </a>and <a href="http://www.luckylittlelearners.com/" target="_blank">Lucky Little Learners</a> for hosting another awesome link up! This month everyone is sharing their classroom reveal. I can't wait to see all of the awesome ideas!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Creating a classroom really is a labor of love. Being a second year teacher, my classroom is mostly made up of hand me downs and yard sale purchases. Also, keep in mind that we have already been "living" in our room for about a month. It might not be perfect, but its our home away from home.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Welcome to Ms. Harlan's Classroom! </span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I kept the owl theme for this year, but I've already picked out my theme for next year!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is our main carpet area in front of the SMART Board and calendar bulletin board. The numbers on the wall are crooked because they are attached with velcro and the students remove/replace them by themselves. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We complete part of our calendar routine on the SMART Board, but we also keep a calendar, our job chart, or growing number line, and some other odds and ends on the bulletin board.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> You can see more details about this board on my #2getherwearebetter<a href="http://growandenjoy.blogspot.com/2015/08/interactive-kindergarten-calendar.html" target="_blank"> post from last month</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of my favorite parts of the classroom is our reading and writing area! This includes the library, listening center, and writing center. I change out the materials in this are regularly depending on what we are learning.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are clothespins attached to the wall to easily switch out anchor charts. You can see that there is also a small clothesline for displaying student work. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The little blue chair came from a yard sale and the cushions are actually for lawn chairs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This area is where we keep our workstations/centers and materials for indoor recess. The easel is another yard sale purchase and the kiddos love it! It was definitely worth the 5 bucks!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is where I conduct small groups during literacy and math blocks. I have some more clothespins on this wall for rotating anchor charts. I keep all of our small group materials on the white bookshelves. The number posters and small easel are from Really Good Stuff.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now you are looking at our back wall. You can see our awesome color wall! Look for an upcoming post about that project. I use this bulletin board for displaying student work throughout the whole year. Underneath it is the blue table that we use for computers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And finally, the desk area! This area is kind of my catch all. The top owl print is from the Dollar General and I painted the bottom one myself. I keep my master copy binders on the top shelf, instructional books on the second shelf, my read alouds on the third shelf, and my snack stash on the fourth shelf (Everyone has one of those, right?) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After a long week of MAPS testing, we were ready for some fun! We always start the beginning of the year with nursery rhymes. This week we focused on Humpty Dumpty, so we ended the week with an egg experiment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not only was this a lot of fun, it was also a simple way to introduce my students to the scientific process of creating a question, making predictions, and conducting an experiment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last year I developed an effective snack routine with my kinders and am already implementing it with my students this year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We have snack time right after literacy centers and the students know that the quietest table gets their snack first. I then release students by their tables to get their snack out of their backpack. Students are responsible for bringing their own snacks, but I always keep extras on hand in case someone forgets.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My paraeducator and I ask the students to try opening their snacks to help build their independence. Then we circulate to help anyone still struggling. After the students are done eating, they are allowed to come to the carpet for brain break time. They know that they are not allowed to come until all of their snack trash is cleaned.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I have been very busy this week preparing for my new class of kinder kiddos! Our open house is on Monday and they will start school on Wednesday.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">These are five of my favorite things I have ready for open house.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>1.Interactive Door Display</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Each student gets an owl for their name and chooses where to put it on the door. Instant ownership of the classroom. Even if they all end up near the bottom ;)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Each student receives a book from our resource center and a bag of Jitter Glitter! I don't know who wrote the original Jitter Glitter poem, but you can find many variations of it on Pinterest. It is so cute to look down at their little heads on the first day and see some of their glitter still stuck in their hair :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I give the students their first homework assignment at open house. It is a family project to help us get to know the students. I also send home the small poster boards with them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So fun! I have this up for open house and the first day of school so parents can have a little photo op. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I am so excited for my new students to get here! Kindergarten Rocks!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of my favorite parts of setting my classroom up is getting out all of the great books!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have a set of books that I keep out for the kiddos in the library. I change these out every couple of weeks depending on what we are learning about. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I LOVE being able to share new books with my kiddos! If you share them with excitement, the students will react to them with excitement. It becomes one of their favorite parts of the day as well. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These are some of the read alouds I include at the beginning of the year.</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Kissing Hand </span></i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">is a back to school classic, so I had to include it! I know most kindergarten teachers read this book within the first week. There are a ton of activities out there to go with this book and make a keepsake hand print. I refuse to get paint out on the first day of school so we just use it to discuss our feelings. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I read this one of the very first day of school and the kiddos love it! We talk about the different places in school that Pete goes to before we take a school tour. We also make a graph later in the week showing our favorite color of shoes. I use a coloring page and first day certificate from <a href="http://inspiredbykindergarten.blogspot.com/2012/07/first-day-pete-cat-tour.html" target="_blank">Inspired by Kindergarten</a> that you can download for FREE!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Laura Numeroff is one of my favorite children's authors, so I was pumped when Kohl's had her books and stuffed animals this summer. I grabbed the mouse to use as our class pet this year. My dad has named him "Colby". I am going to introduce Colby to the class with this book. Each student will get an opportunity to take Colby home throughout the year. We also revisit this book at the end of the year to write our own "If You Take a Mouse to Kindergarten" stories. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love to incorporate this book because it was one of my favorites as a child. I usually use it towards the end of week one as students are becoming more comfortable with school. You have to read it with lots of expression! It is a funny favorite of the kiddos.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This book is perfect for kinder kiddos during the first week of school! I read it towards the end of day one when they are starting to get tired, cranky, and wondering if their parents are going to come back to get them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I use this book during the third week of school to introduce our color unit. It is a very calming book and the illustrations are awesome!! One of my favorite read alouds!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Classics! No kindergarten class should be without these books. I use them, of course, to introduce letters.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another great humorous book! After reading this book, we make a graph about how we come to school. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I saw this book last year and just had to have it! I can't wait to use it to introduce literacy centers. Many students coming into kindergarten have never sat down with a book. This story is the perfect place to start!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I attached magnets to the titles and my kiddos' names to make them easy to change out each week. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I am so happy to have my bulletin boards ready for the beginning of the year! Only 9 more days to go! :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since we are gearing up for another school year, I thought I would share what went well on my first day of school last year. These are things that I will definitely be implementing again this year with my kinder kiddos.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This trick works wonders for quickly teaching your students how to form a line. Each of my students is given a number on the first day of school indicating which cubbie is theirs and where they stand in line. </span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yesterday I shared a Periscope about the essentials that I keep behind my guided reading table. Thank you to all of the viewers and hearts! :) Just in case you missed it, I thought I would do a round-up of the things I shared.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is what my small group table looks like. On the top you will see that I have a numbered bin and binder for each </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">group. I keep the lesson plans, data, and notes for each group in their individual binders. I also keep each groups' books and written work in those bins.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of the most frustrating problems with setting up a classroom is hanging things on the walls. You have limited space and things either fall off or pull off paint.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love this because I can easily change out posters throughout the year without a hassle! And the posters don't fall off the wall onto a student's head!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last year we had these donated to us and I had no idea what to do with them since I already had alphabet banners. Now I seriously use these flash cards all the time! They are super cheap so you can make multiple sets for students to use during literacy centers, your own guided reading groups, and for your para-educator. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We mix them up and practice letter naming fluency, sounds, magnetic letter matching, etc. They are also super handy to pull out when a student is struggling with writing a letter. I have them practice tracing the letter on the card with their finger. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've seen the Pinterest posts where teachers glue a pom onto the tops of markers and honestly, I just don't get it. I don't have time for that! And do you do it all over when the markers run out?!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just giving the kids a black pom works for me because A) It's cheap B) It's effective C) It doesn't take up my time and D) They are easily replace if lost or swept up by the janitor.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I put almost all of my center activities and games in page protectors. Kiddos use the dry erase markers, wipe them off with one of the poms, and they are ready for the next center. This helps your school save on paper and printer ink. Plus, I always keep mine ready for easy sub planning or a center emergency (paper jam, computer probs, para-educator dealing with potty emergency, etc.) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Students want to include you in their drawings, stories, and notes! Place your name somewhere in your classroom for their easy reference so they don't have to ask how to spell your name everyday :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We all have magnetic letters in our classroom and have a huge focus on learning letters at the beginning of the year. So, here is a fun way to engage your students in the process!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">You will need a package of dowel rods, string, and circular magnetic stickers. I already had plenty of lacing string, so that is what I used. You can get the materials to make a set of these fishing poles for less than $5!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I had fun doing this as an adult, so I know the students will love it as well. Have the students stand over a bowl or bucket of letter magnets and go fishing. They have to identify the letter and sound of whichever letter they catch!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I also made these tactile number and counting cards from burlap stickers I got at the Target dollar spot. They will be great for students to trace with their finger to practice number<span style="color: #0000ee;"> </span>formation and one to one correspondence.<b> </b> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">It is hard to believe, but school will be starting in just one month. Recently I have seen many new teachers asking for advice as they prepare to start their first year. So, today's favorite 5 focuses on my favorite tips for new teachers. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">I decided on my tips after reflecting back on my first year of teaching. It was the most challenging learning experience ever! Als<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">o, most teachers h<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">ave been giving the advi<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">ce to focus on procedures. That is very important, but I left it off of my list because it already highly discussed<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">. </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><u>1. Take care of your body. </u></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">I think I was at my school working everyday for a month after I was hired. I felt like I constantly had something to work on in the classroom, lessons to plan, copies to make, etc. This led to me gaining weight, not sleeping well, and having some anxiety and stomach issues. I had to make a change.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">I quit going to the school or bringing school work home every day. I worked on bringing healthier food and drinks for lunch. I started taking exercise classes and got back into running. This is me and my teacher BFF after we completed a Waterfront Challenge 5K.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">All of these changes made a huge difference in the second half of my year and ultimately made me a better teacher for my students.</span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">This past year I found so many inspiring and helpful educators through Facebook, blogs, Instagram, Teachers Pay Teachers, Pinterest, etc. You do not have to reinvent the wheel. Find teachers on these sights that work in the same grade as you and adapt their ideas to your classroom. Also, don't forget to seek out the teachers within your own building. I have the privilege of working in the same school with my own kindergarten teacher and I am always going to her for advice! Other teachers are your best resources!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">I found that parents have many misconceptions about what goes on in kindergarten, but they want to be informed. I let my parents know what is going on in our class through a Facebook page. I invite all of them to like it during our open house at the beginning of the year. The parents also fill out an info sheet giving permission for me to post their child's photo on the page. All of my parents consented! And they loved it! I even had some grandparents that ended up liking the page as well.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">I posted a lot of pictures and the parents would comment cheering their child on. I also posted reminders about things going on at school. The parents said that they loved getting on and seeing pictures of their children smiling at school. Consider making a classroom Facebook or Instagram page to share what your students are doing! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">One of the first things you have to overcome as a new teacher is the fear of people observing and evaluating you. Most schools have systems of evaluation that include your principal, curriculum coach, and peers. Instead of viewing these observations as if you are on trial, view them and use them as a learning experience. Even better, meet with your observer beforehand and let them know some areas you would like assistance or improvement in. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">You can not improve on everything in one year. Pick a few priority areas and set intentional goals for yourself before the school year starts. Keep these goals in mind as you are looking for resources, planning lessons, and interacting with students. Also, keep them in a place where you can easily refer to them to keep you focused. I shared my own goals for this coming year in a <a href="http://growandenjoy.blogspot.com/2015/07/2015-classroom-goals.html" target="_blank">previous post</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">These are just a few of the things that stuck with me from this past year. Remember, being in the classroom is your best professional development! Feel free to share any advice you have in the comments below.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">These chalkboards come with two pieces of chalk and an eraser. I got the purple sandwich holder from the Dollar Tree to hold everything. I love using the sandwich holders to store just about anything! I grabbed a whole stash of them. I also grabbed some colored chalk from Michael's for a dollar to add some fun. I plan on having students use this center to practice writing letters, sight words, or write the room. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I think my kiddos are going to love these! They are perfect for little hands and add just enough novelty to make rainbow writing super fun.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">You can grab a <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Superhero-and-Princess-Rainbow-Write-FREEBIE-1955533" target="_blank">Rainbow Write FREEBIE</a> I made specifically for use with this center over at the Grow and Enjoy TPT store. It includes a recording page for super heroes and princesses.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">These awesome storage containers come in one set, so you get all four for just a dollar! I immediately thought of a shape sorting center when I saw them. The pattern blocks shown are already in my classroom.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">These small plastic containers come in a set of 10. I used six of them to hold dice and keep them off the floor, in mouths, etc. Last year I used plastic Gerber food containers and they did not hold up very well. Hopefully, these will work better! One easy way to use these is to have students roll the dice and practice writing the number it lands on. You can also have them roll and graph the numbers. I have a ton of roll and write activities that the kinders always love.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I have to give Mr. Greg over at <a href="http://www.thekindergartensmorgasboard.com/" target="_blank">Kindergarten Smorgasboard</a> for this awesome idea. The Dollar Tree has all kinds of different die cuts you can use for matching games. I did capital and lowercase letters with the milk and cookies and will probably do math facts on the lock and key die cuts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I don't actually have a specific use for these yet, but I can imagine lots of possibilities using them as dice, letter blocks, etc. If you have a good idea for using these, please share!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I hope you can find some of these products at your local Dollar Tree! I have also done some previous blog posts about Dollar Tree centers. Click on "dollar tree center" in the label cloud to the right for more ideas. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Ok, the end of the school year and starting grad school got me. But I have continued to be inspired by so many blogging teachers so I am finally making my return!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I have been reading several blogs of teachers who are doing a book study on Teaching with Intention by Debbie Miller. She has awesome suggestions, along with questions to get you thinking about your own classroom. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><b>1. Give students more choice in the classroom.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I chose this goal because I believe it will make my students more engaged in their work. I will focus on giving students seating and task choices during center time. Students will feel ownership and responsibility for their own learning.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Because it supports listening standards, student creativity, and it is FUN!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I post the learning targets and we used them, but not consistently. This year we will use the targets from day one!<b> </b> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Some of my smaller goals include introducing schema charts, reaching out to families through a (stuffed) class pet, and the use of hands on center activities.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Just thinking about these goals is already getting me excited for lesson planning! These goals will guide my choices throughout the year. I encourage you to pick up this book and make some of your own intentional goals for the classroom. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy Earth Day!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had a great time learning about Earth Day today. One of the flowers we planted on Monday even sprouted for us! Each student has their own little seedling pod. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Most of my students had no idea what Earth Day was so it was fun introducing it to them. We read <u>The Lorax </u>and watched lots of great videos throughout the day:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Slpz0D35oRI" target="_blank">Let It Grow </a>song from The Lorax movie </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08661183186030538633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231731165599043073.post-31052688104535908712015-04-19T13:03:00.001-05:002015-04-19T13:03:16.905-05:00April Birchbox<div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These boxes just keep getting prettier! I always love the designs. Plus all of the goodies inside! ;) This month's theme was spring and the box design was from Rifle Paper Co. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This was the first time I have ever been upset when I opened my Birchbox. One of the eyeshadows in the trio palette was broken. Thankfully it wasn't too messy and I was still able to use it. Here is what was in my box this month:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last month I tried the Number 4 clarifying shampoo and thought it was too thick for my hair. I liked the volumizing shampoo much better! It lathered up well and didn't feel heavy on my fine hair. <b> </b> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have tried Whish products before, but never in the blueberry scent. The scent is pretty strong, so I wouldn't get it if you aren't a blueberry fan. However, it feels great on your skin and leaves it silky and smooth. I didn't have any razor burn after using this product. <b> </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This oil is designed to protect your hair against UV rays, heat, and breakage. I have been having some trouble with tangles when I used a blow spray, so I added this oil to the ends of my hair. It worked great! I didn't have the tangles and my hair felt smooth after blow drying. I was impressed that it didn't leave my thin hair feeling oily. </span><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The full size version of this palette has a ton of colors! This sample had three different colors from the palette and I loved them all! They went on easily, had a great finish, and I loved the shimmer in them. This would be a great palette for those of you who like to try out different colors and looks everyday. <b> </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The term "peel" is a little misleading for this product. After applying to your skin, you massage your face. The gel combines with dead skin creating little solid balls that can be washed away. I would recommend applying this product to one area of your face at a time (forehead, then nose, then chin) so you can focus on massaging that area. It was hard for me to gauge how much product to use, but my skin did feel smoother afterwards. I would like to see what the long term results with this product are. </span><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I used all of these products yesterday to get ready for the rodeo! I also used some of my favorite Birchbox hair products for my messy braid.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08661183186030538633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231731165599043073.post-68447327790474261522015-04-17T16:22:00.000-05:002015-04-17T16:22:14.983-05:00Dinosaur Week<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today we wrapped up our fun unit on dinosaurs! You can see my previous post for a couple of resources we used earlier in the week. Yesterday we made shape dinosaurs and dinosaur fossils.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Dinosaur-Make-Ten-True-or-False-724672" target="_blank">Dinosaur Make Ten True/False</a> by First Grade Kate </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We have been having a blast this week learning about dinosaurs! The kiddos absolutely love all of the dino activities. I am also happy to say that I completed my KTIP internship making this week even better.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First off, the<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Dinosaur-Literacy-and-Math-Activities-1464069" target="_blank"> Dinosaur Literacy and Math Activities</a> pack from Ms. Makinson has been awesome! We have used these activities during centers every day this week. Today the kiddos wrote about what they would do if they met a dinosaur. I loved reading their hilarious answers! </span><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXu2jsH2K93Sosg0mOC4pKb4VjnY6eTyomTwLvWxUTn-ps8ghC3arsa10unMF3K-_m28mJgfT8Prhs8H-wjkAezKn2KhjL4s0jkP58_1XiXKIxb-6z6xnUblehJZKMUiZHLyOQ4kSd_AZb/s320/blogger-image-695823128.jpg" width="240" /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With only 52 days until school is out I am catching summer fever. To get ready for the summer I signed up for the Tone It Up Bikini Series. This fitness challenge starts tomorrow and runs for eight weeks. It is the perfect length to prepare me for my summer vacation! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Day one I am starting at 113 lbs and 32 inches around my waist. I am a 5'2'' girl who has always been pretty active but I'm hoping this challenge keeps me more accountable and helps me feel more confident this summer. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank goodness it is Friday! We have had a crazy week back after spring break. But we did have fun learning all about the weather and seasons this week. My classroom was in charge of the school writing board this month, so we wrote about what we like to do in the spring.</span><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxAAIxTtDe8Otk8R-fUoy75om3cnz-1KkbF37pSGN4Ph0j16AR0ISXRbvd1stwhCl8v2GqqMZSbfu41XuMYkG_y8KzkmL9N6D7j4CXlFi7dMQC-LBrJVbSGA2DZzdjhKtzfCE0-i53VKc7/s320/blogger-image-726433847.jpg" width="320" /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have had a great spring break! I completed the Color Me Rad 5k, went to the movies, had a pampering day, and spent time with family.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Tuesday: </b>We will read Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and complete the <a href="http://first-grade-fever.blogspot.com/2013/03/wacky-weather-freebie.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+FirstGradeFever+%28First+Grade+Fever!%29" target="_blank">free writing prompt </a>from First and Second Grade Fever. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Friday: </b>I really want to take the kiddos on a nature walk and discuss the five senses, but the weather for this week is look awful. If the walk does not happen we will still discuss the senses and what we see, feel, and hear during the spring time. We will be using one of the prompts from my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Spring-Writing-Prompts-1748336" target="_blank">Spring Writing Prompts</a> packet. </span></div>
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