tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92029562724229717202024-02-02T08:26:47.945-08:00Wild About Firsties!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14384695244273729807noreply@blogger.comBlogger215125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202956272422971720.post-32069175470451635302018-06-16T10:23:00.000-07:002018-06-16T10:23:00.617-07:00Summer = CHORES!<br />
Summertime has officially arrived here at the Travis house.... which means only ONE thing. The kids are going insane ;) #kidding #notkidding<br />
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We have been on summer break now for 3 weeks.... and while I have enjoyed EVERY.SINGLE.MINUTE.... my kids are active. They are boys. They NEED to be doing something. (or they are DRIVING me crazy).<br />
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They want new toys.... they want to go places... they want and want and want. <br />
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While they are only 9 years and 5 years … they are definitely old enough to help out around the house and earn a little spending money while they are at it! <br />
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I created a chore chart with chores that meet the needs at our house... but I wanted to share it so you can join in the chore fun too! (They may be "cheap"... but it's all about teaching value and a lesson for earning)<br />
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The chore chart below is 100% editable - BUT you will need the "<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Hello-Fonts-Personal-Non-Commercial-Use-301730">Hello Fonts</a>" which are free on TpT to make it look the same!<br />
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click <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OpiRcGR-GTV8xT-L1smaq3s2vVFImYct/view?usp=sharing">HERE</a> to grab the chart :)<br />
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Feel free to edit your kids names.... prices... chores... whatever fits your needs!<br />
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*** My kids DO NOT take naps anymore... which really makes me sad for multiple reasons (i need some sanity for an hour or 2!) LOL - so on MY chart... they get paid if they take a nap! Ha!<br />
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Happy Summer!!!<br />
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Happy Hump Day Friends!<br />
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If you are like me... you are officially in the countdown to summer. Some of you may even know the exact hours and minutes.... but you don't have to share that secret ;)<br />
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Let's face it.... the school year is winding down... and you may feel like your sanity is GONE. Completely gone. Lost forever. <br />
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Your students are behaving in ways that you thought only animals could. Their listening skills may be borderline toddler stage. AND.... your to-do list is only growing with the amount of things you have to complete for the end of the year. <br />
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I GET IT. I am finishing up year 11 (hard to believe!) and every year feels the same. Whether you have taught only 1 semester or you are wrapping up year 34.... the end of the year is draining. <br />
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You have worked SOOOOOOO incredibly hard for over 150 days in a structured routine of curriculum and behavior management.... its no wonder that you are TIRED. Your students are tired. BUT.... you still have days left with these students. To teach them.... to care for them.... to make it FUN and memorable for them!<br />
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SOOOOOO...... This post will hopefully help you in *some* way to save a part of your sanity so that you can survive successfully to the end of the year!<br />
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<a href="https://www.esgisoftware.com/">ESGI</a> hosts their LIVE monthly webinars for teachers (and they are free!) - be sure to follow <a href="https://www.esgisoftware.com/">ESGI</a> on Instagram and Facebook to sign up for these each month!!<br />
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Anyways.... I was blessed to be the webinar presenter / speaker for April.... and you guessed it... the topic was "Sanity Saving Solutions - Surviving the LAST month of School!" <br />
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We had SOOO much fun (even though you could only see me on the camera and I couldn't see you all!) I did receive LOTS of questions (hundreds.....) and I'm hoping this post will help answer some of those for you that did watch AND help those of you who are joining for the first time!<br />
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On the webinar.... I shared TEN different Sanity Saving tips that you could try or modify if you are already doing.... so hang in there with me til' the end......<br />
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Below I will share the same 10 tips from the webinar WHILE answering many of the questions received DURING the webinar!!<br />
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(A LINK TO THE WEBINAR IS AT THE END OF THE POST FOR ANYONE TO VIEW)<br />
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Now you are probably thinking.... I do BRAIN BREAKS all.the.time. <br />
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Well.... research tells us that if you take a student's age and ADD the number 2.... you get the maximum number of minutes they are able to stay truly engaged and focus before the mind needs to re-set. <br />
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That's only like 5-10 minutes MAX for our kids. So now... how often are you doing brain breaks? <br />
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I highly suggest you step back from the lesson or activity every 15-20 minutes and BREAK. <br />
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It doesn't have to be a video or guided dance break (although those are FUN!), you can easily do movements with your students. <br />
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( Examples - 15 jumping jacks, touch your toes 10 times, count to 100 by 10's - jump each time, etc...) <br />
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Although... I do like a good guided dance break as well! Some of my favorites include:<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">GoNoodle</span> - free for teachers and SO many options (all including educational!)<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Cosmic Kids Yoga </span>- can be found on YouTube! They range from 2 minutes to 30 minutes!<br />
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The big challenge here is making sure your students DO have a break from engagement to re-set back into learning mode!!! (or you AND the kids will lose your sanity!)<br />
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We've hit the point in the school year where curriculum is falling thin and most subjects and concepts have been taught in entirety. Sooooo... we need to have our students ENGAGED to help with behavior concerns AND to keep the learning rolling! <br />
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How do we do that? With PASSION PROJECTS! These are projects that students WANT to learn and read about. These can be research projects.... questions that students may have about a specific topic.... ANYTHING that the student is passionate about!<br />
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Many times we research animals because students are fascinated with knowing more information and facts about different animals (ocean, zoo, forest, etc...) but you can easily research just about anything! (food, sports, hobbies, talents, your school history, the next grade levels, etc...)<br />
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We recently went to the zoo on our kindergarten field trip and came back with a passion for zoo animals. We created charts, lists, questions, and I ended up creating an entire pack with non-fiction pictures and recording research pages.<br />
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A few questions answered:<br />
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<b><u>How do the kids do the research?</u></b><br />
Great question! Many of our students are still NEW readers and would have a difficult time researching on their own.... but that doesn't mean they don't have questions ABOUT the topic of research! I let them ask ALL of their questions and we make charts and lists together with me modeling and writing for them. I also check out books from the library, print pictures that are REAL for them to see and let them write and read all they want to! You can also pull up safe sharing sites and let students use the SAFE internet to answer their questions, look at pictures, etc.... <br />
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<b><u>When do you have time to do Passion Projects?</u></b><br />
Another great question... seeing as how our day is already full to the max with other content and learning! At this point in the year.... it becomes a little easier to do these passion projects (although we can integrate them in throughout the year!)..... our curriculum is often spiraling now and we can tie these research and passion projects into that learning. <br />
Are you learning about adjectives? Living/Non-Living? Problem Solving? Adding/Subtraction? You can easily incorporate those skills INTO your projects during already scheduled lessons and activities. It doesn't have to be a full day of passion.... easily 15-20 maybe even 30 minutes! You can do it.... and your kids will LOVE it!<br />
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Sometimes... when you have done something so long and with such structure.... you tend to slack and get laid back. It's ok... we all do it. It's the same with school. We have this constant routine and structure that we have done for 8 months... <i>every.single.day</i> and sometimes we still expect our students to just "know" how and when and why to do everything. But.... that's not the case! We still have to be on our toes at all times or chaos *may* be present!<br />
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One thing my partner teacher and I did was switch up our schedule for just ONE day. Instead of teaching writing in the afternoon.... we moved it to FIRST thing in the morning! Our results were AMAZING! Our students wrote like little authors for the first time in a long time. We didn't do anything different... except change up the time we did it! <br />
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CHALLENGE: Switch just ONE subject for the day to see if the engagement is different or you see different results with student work. I guarantee you will!!!!!!<br />
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You don't only have to change up your schedule... you can easily do something fun and simple!<br />
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- Eat lunch in your room one day with your students.<br />
- Sit in a different place while teaching<br />
- Switch up morning work - let them come straight into a brain break!<br />
- Read a book after every single lesson - just as a gift of reading!<br />
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It doesn't have to be a huge change... just something enough to rock the routine! <br />
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<u><b>I'm not sure my administrator will approve if they come in and see me teaching a different subject than I'm supposed to. How do you handle that?</b></u><br />
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Research tells us that our brains and bodies are MOST engaged and active the first 2-5 hours of the day. However... we often teach writing, science, and social studies at the END of the school day..... so I would share that research with my administrator if they do see a concern (most wont if you are changing for a positive result in students!) and just share that you are wanting to see students shine in their work and efforts! <br />
AND... if you are wanting to change it up for the day.... you can always go chat with your administrator before hand just to give a heads-up and reasoning as to why you are wanting to do it!<br />
Ahhhhhh.... E.S.G.I. has truly saved my sanity (and not just at the end of the year.... but ALL YEAR!).<br />
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You already know how many days you have left (12 here!) so why not celebrate WITH your students. Celebrate in a FUN way.... so they see the true joy of being in your room!<br />
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Many teachers do a 10 day countdown - with balloons and fun incentives or learning activities stuffed inside! Pop one a day and do the activity!<br />
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We do an ABC countdown and countdown the last 26 days of our year! Each day includes an activity that represents that letter!<br />
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You can also celebrate each and every student in a positive way! So.... if you have 23 students.... celebrate 23 days (one day per student!). They get to sit in a special seat... use special pens/markers, etc..., maybe eat lunch with you or sit somewhere special at lunch.... just a fun way for EACH student to be praised and recognized! <br />
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YOU'VE GOT THIS!!!!!<br />
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Y'all. The behavior is at it's finest towards the end of the school year. {sarcasm at it's best) The behavior is out of control. Even your most well behaved students are doing things they would NEVER do. Kids are rolling on the floor. Acting like circus animals that were just released after eating a bucket of cotton candy. It's insane! <br />
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BUT..... it doesn't have to be! <br />
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It's time to pull some extra tricks out of the bag for the last remaining weeks! What has worked throughout the year may not be working any more. (and that's normal!) Don't feel like you are the only class that looks like a movie clip from Kindergarten Cop. It's happens to the best of us!<br />
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One of our favorite incentives is <span style="color: blue;"><i>Ten Frame Take-Away</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">Ten Frame Take-Away is a great visual that DOES allow for extra warnings and reminders. Each day the class starts with ALL ten in their ten frame and the teacher with ZERO. As the day progresses, IF students are off-task, not following directions, etc... then one of the ten frame points goes into the teacher's ten frame. By the end of the day.... the goal is that the class has MORE than the teacher! </span><br />
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You can easily do this with small groups as well where each group must "beat" the teacher for the day! <br />
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You can determine an incentive that is rewarded if the class reaches the goal! <br />
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Another incentive I absolutely love is <b><span style="color: magenta;">Praise & Raise</span></b>!<br />
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Praise and Raise is giving positive praise to students to raise their confidence among their peers and self. I like to do this during our morning meeting. I praise multiple students with something positive so that ALL students hear the praise and truly lift up their confidence! It can be something as simple as "I absolutely love that you came in so nice this morning and got right to work..... what a great job!"<br />
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It's all about being POSITIVE..... and not so negative (as it's easier to do towards the end of the year!)<br />
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You can see some other favorites in the webinar (linked at the end of this post!)<br />
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When I say you are not alone.... I mean it. I guarantee you that the staff at your school is also in dire need of saving their sanity. Don't make the end of the year depressing.... make it FUN... and get the staff involved! <br />
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Our school does a "Keep the Quote" that hangs for all to see in the main hallway! It's a simple positive quote that can inspire anyone who needs the advice! <br />
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After about a week or so.... the quote is handed to a teacher (or feel free to tear it off for yourself if you feel the quote speaks to you!) and then another quote is added to the roll! <br />
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If you have a pretty fun and care-free staff.... STAFF BINGO is the way to go!<br />
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You can easily set a goal (fill in 5 boxes..... get a row..... get the most in a week) whatever you want to do! <br />
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It's just a fun little activity for the staff to be a part of...... the "winner" can receive something simple - FREE JEAN day.... candy.... recess duty off! Doesn't have to be huge.... but super fun!<br />
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You can choose the duration! You can do one day.... a week.... till the end of the year... completely up to you!<br />
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Well.... not everyone is up to having fun. (Especially if you teach a testing grade and they are still in full on learning / teaching mode..... they have other things on their mind!) You can easily do this with your team of teachers or a select group! It's just to have fun during the end of the year!<br />
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Again.... you can see more staff fun by watching the webinar!!!<br />
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This one is my least favorite.... but sometimes a must! When our students start acting like the beginning of the year again... we need to teach the rules and procedures like the beginning of the year again. Get back to the basics of expectations!<br />
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You may have to create a new chart explaining the expectations of the cafeteria, the playground, how to sit on the rug, how to use materials, how to walk in the hallway, etc... <br />
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The end of the year is overwhelming. That's not a secret. We have end of year data to collect, assessments, parent conferences, papers to fill out, papers to file, etc....<br />
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Our classroom starts looking like a tornado comes through daily and our desk is barely visible. <br />
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This is where SMALL GOALS come into play!<br />
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Set small achievable goals so that you feel success and less frazzled!<br />
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- On Mondays - clean off your desk<br />
- On Tuesdays - organize book shelves and centers/stations<br />
- On Wednesdays - file a stack of papers away<br />
- On Thursdays - make next week copies<br />
- On Friday - wipe tables, clean off teacher table<br />
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That is just an example of SMALL goals. <br />
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You can easily do this with students as well:<br />
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- On Monday - read or collect data with 3 students, Tuesday, 3 more... etc...<br />
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It's all about setting small goals so you can ACHEIVE them...... :)<br />
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Tip 10..... is probably the hardest, yet easiest at the same time. It's all about finding the balance between school and YOU.<br />
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Find time for YOU. <br />
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Take a night off of cooking. Forget about the laundry tonight. Read a book for pleasure (not because you HAVE to read something for work). Have a glass of wine (or something stronger... I won't tell!)<br />
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YOU HAVE TO FIND THE BALANCE TO BE SUCCESSFUL.<br />
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Teaching can over-take your life. You spend your evenings, weekends, before school, after school, and every second in between thinking or working on something for school.<br />
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You need to do you! <br />
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Cell phones - set aside. Not for calling or texting.... but for social media. It's hard to see other teachers looking perfect in May and their students all learning and engaged on Facebook and/or Instagram... when you are barely surviving. <br />
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(That's all a highlight reel by the way) ;)<br />
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I challenge you to find time for you... even if it's just 30 minutes at night for YOU. Sit on the back porch. Take a hot bath. Take a nap! <br />
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Find the balance!<br />
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Now..... if you are still hanging around... you can easily watch the full webinar by clicking it below! <br />
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I truly hope (no matter how many days you have left)... that enjoy them. I know we are excited for summer... but all of the students in your class will always remember YOU. 30 years from now.... when they are asked who their _______ teacher was .... they will say YOU. So cherish the last few days.... enjoy them and make the most of them.... <br />
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Happy Easter friends..... and April Fools Day!<br />
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This post is NO JOKE.... you will WANT to read and be a part of this AMAZING deal we've got for you!!<br />
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It's nearing the end of the year and we all know what that means..... it's crunch time for assessments and making sure our students are where they need to be in order to be promoted to the next grade (or receive additional support to get there!)<br />
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<a href="https://www.esgisoftware.com/">ESGI </a>is here to help you save time AND get all of the data you need to successfully finish out the school year!<br />
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Not sure what <a href="https://www.esgisoftware.com/">ESGI</a> is? ESGI - "Educational Software for Guiding Instruction" is a teacher's dream resource! <br />
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What usually takes you 1-2 weeks to assess your students on letter ID, sounds, sight words, numbers, and any other skill you may assess... <a href="https://www.esgisoftware.com/">ESGI </a>is here to help you save HUNDREDS of hours and get ALL of your students assessed within 1-2 days (if not less!)<br />
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Hundreds of assessments are already created for you to use at your fingertips OR you can easily create your own assessment that matches your exact needs!<br />
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You will enter in your student names and you will have a homepage like this:<br />
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(Your student names will be easily visible). You will have multiple tabs (this being pre-reading), pre-math, phonics, phonemic awareness, and sight words!<br />
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You can easily move within tabs by clicking. Each student will have their own page as well (just click on the student name!)<br />
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You will receive data for each section that has been assessed.<br />
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**** This student was brand new in January and I easily assessed him in less than 20 minutes to have all the data on a BRAND NEW STUDENT!!!!! it's like HEAVEN!!!<br />
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What I love.... it gives you a percentage of mastery (in this case, the student mastered 100% of each section)<br />
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I can print parent letters to send home to communicate with families on student results as well as print out activities/flash cards for areas that were NOT mastered!<br />
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Not only can I gather individual student data, but I can look at my class as a whole! I can see what letters were missed as a whole group the most, the least, and I can better plan my instruction for whole group and small groups!<br />
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These are just a FEW of the AMAZING things within ESGI - and all of my data was given instantly to me and right at my fingertips!<br />
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SO....... for teachers who are NEW to ESGI.... this is the part you have been waiting for:<br />
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ESGI friends have teamed up to give you some AMAZING things..... but you have to act fast! This Spring Fling is good through TODAY (April 1) through May 15, 2018. <br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;">When you go to <a href="https://www.esgisoftware.com/">ESGI</a> and sign up for a free trial, use the code <span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">WILD</span>. While you would usually get 60 days free to try out <a href="https://www.esgisoftware.com/">ESGI</a>.... we are giving you a <span style="color: blue;">FREE TRIAL through AUGUST 31</span>!</span><br />
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Why is this so amazing?!?!?! - Because YOU get to finish out your report cards, assessments, end-of-year data for this class.... AND you get to get ready for next year's class and be ready to go right when school starts!!!!!! <br />
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<span style="color: #000025;">When you sign up between today and May 15.... using the code WILD.... not only do you get your free trial extended to August 31.... BUT you will receive a free ESGI t-shirt..... AND you are entered into winning a FREE trip to a national conference this summer!!!!</span><br />
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It's time to make the END-OF-YEAR stress go away with the ease and perfection of ESGI!!!!!<br />
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PLEASE email me if you have any questions : wildaboutfirsties(at)gmail.com and I will be more than happy to help you!!!<br />
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Happy Hump Day friends! We're over half way through the week.... you got this!<br />
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We've officially hit that point in the year where I am thinking "oh.my.word...... I still have soooooo much to teach and so little time!" Some light bulbs are starting to turn on in little minds.... some readers are progressing and moving right through the levels.... and some students are still trying to get out of the learning rut to make strides and hit that intended goal!<br />
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When I think of this "goal" or the progress that I'm looking for, I think of reading! My little kinder kiddos are really showing progress and growth, but there is still that small handful that just really need extra support and attention daily to meet these goals! <br />
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One of the biggest hurdles to climb over in emergent readers... is knowing and identifying those little tricky sight words! So today's post is ALL about those fun and pesky little SIGHT WORDS.... and helping our students climb that hurdle to master them!<br />
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Did you know.... that <span style="color: blue;">89% of our oral and written language </span>is SIGHT WORDS?! It's true.... and <span style="color: lime;">95% of the words within a Level A-C leveled book</span>... is a SIGHT WORD... that's a pretty high percentage if you ask me! It's no wonder that we really need our students to master these words!<br />
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So why do so many students struggle with identifying these words? <br />
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Well.... research tells us that students (and even some adults!) need AT LEAST 20 exposures to something before it goes into their working memory! <b><u>TWENTY! </u></b> So think about your sight word exposures in your classroom.... are you exposing your students to a sight word 20 times before you move on or expect mastery? Even if you only expose one time a day.... you are falling WAY short!<br />
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In a nutshell - we need <u>AT LEAST 4-5 exposures a day</u> if not more for our students to see and use a sight word to expect any type of mastery. <br />
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Recently I went to my Facebook page and asked teachers how many <i>sight words</i> their students are expected to know by the end of the school year. <br />
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The range of numbers varied greatly, anywhere from 25 to 220 for KINDERGARTEN..... <span style="color: blue;">WOWZA!</span><br />
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Developmentally.... (<i>and I'm sure there are critics on this</i>!).... but there is no reason for a kindergartner to have to learn 220 sight words by the end of kindergarten, yet only be expected to reach a reading level of C or D! It just doesn't match up! <br />
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When you look at research, typically.... every 10-15 mastered sight words can be a reading level. So if you have a student on a Level A, the student should be able to identify and read around 10 sight words. Level B - around 20, Level C - around 30+ words ,etc.... <br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">If your end of year promotional requirement is a level D, then the student should typically master between 40 - 60 sight words. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #001005;">Now.... I know that districts and people above the teacher's pay grade are making these decisions for the curriculum in which you are required to teach..... trust me! I know there is no kindergarten teacher out there saying.... "OOOOHHHHH I can't wait to teach my kids 200 sight words this year"</span><br />
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<span style="color: #001008;">BUT.... we can't really change what we are told to teach.... we can only change HOW we are going to teach it! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #001001;">SO...... think back to the 20+ exposures for mastery! Take this sample schedule into consideration:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b0110;">Every single day, students should be exposed to the word in isolation AND in context! They should have it read to them and reading it themselves. They should see it, say it, spell it, and write it! All of that takes less than 5 minutes AND can easily be done in your small groups, morning meeting, or even the beginning of a lesson!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b0110;">Students can write it in the air, dry erase boards, journals, build it with letter tiles, shaving cream, pencils/markers, etc.... any type of exposure to writing and reading!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b0110;">THEN you can incorporate in some fun sight word activities..... chants, word wall fun, fix and mix the word, sight word STEM, interactive pages, etc...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b0110;">If you can stick to a consistent routine with your sight words, exposure will come naturally and so will success!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b0110;">What are some activities that you can do? Great question!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b0110;">I definitely try to incorporate sight words into my morning message, but most importantly my small groups and learning/literacy stations!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b0110;">I have a growing collection of sight word activities including my most recent... Sight Word STEM! My kiddos absolutely LOVE building and designing sight words with various materials! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b0110;"><i>Another little research fact</i>..... did you know that a LARGE percentage of students who are behind or not meeting standards with peers, often struggle with fine motor skills as well? HELLO sight word STEM.... you are meeting multiple needs!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b0110;">All you need for this to happen: different materials for building and the sight words you want them to build! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b0110;">I've created an ENTIRE pack for the first 100 fry words (as well as blank templates and cards!) that can help you with this!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b0110;">I have designed this for multiple abilities.... beginning readers to have the support mats (featured in orange above!), simple building cards (in pink!), and advanced in context (in green)!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b0110;">Check out the examples below for each part:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #001001;">These mats are generic and can allow students to use with any word or material!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #001001;">These support mats are perfect for your young and emergent readers! A basic outline is provided for support as well as a writing area. Students can select their material.... and build away! (all 100 fry words are included!)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #001001;">Simple sight word building cards are also included and give students the freedom and creativity to build their sight words.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b0110;">This option if PERFECT for your readers to identify words in context. A simple sentence is given and students must select the correct sight word to complete the sentence from the three choices! Students can circle it, write it, and build it!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b0110;">You can grab the complete SIGHT WORD STEM pack by clicking </span><span style="color: #0b0110;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Sight-Word-STEM-First-100-Fry-Words-3712650">HERE</a>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b0110;">Another great tool that I have been using and recently created is the Sight Word Intervention Binder, which also includes the first 100 Fry Words.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #001001;">This tool is perfect to incorporate multiple activities and exposures with ONE sight word!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #001001;">Students will:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b0110;">- identify in isolation</span><br />
<span style="color: #001001;">- identify in context </span><br />
<span style="color: #0b0110;">- trace the word</span><br />
<span style="color: #001001;">- construct the word</span><br />
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<span style="color: #001001;">All of the materials are provided except the binder itself, the pointer, and the building materials!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #001001;">You can check out the SIGHT WORD INTERVENTION pack <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Sight-Word-Intervention-Binder-First-100-FRY-Words-3592810"><span style="font-size: large;">HERE</span></a>.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #001001;">Do you sing or chant with your kids? </span><br />
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<span style="color: #001001;">DID YOU KNOW - that when content is put to lyrics or a rhyming musical pattern, it is 90% more likely to be retained?! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #001001;">After reading this research a few years back, I wrote a song for EVERY.SINGLE.SIGHT WORD in the first 100 Frys word list!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #001001;">This is just an example of a song.... "THE" (pictured above!)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #001001;">You can grab the COMPLETE set of songs.... <span id="goog_359474808"></span><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Sight-Word-Songs-First-100-Fry-Words-2620872">HERE</a>!<span id="goog_359474809"></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b0110;">One of the things that we often forget to do while teaching sight words.... is TRACKING sight words.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b0110;">There are so many tracking tools out there, but this one is a generic tracking tool I use that doesn't really focus on specific words, but more so the amount of words a student has mastered!</span><br />
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You can easily use stickers, paint dabbers, initials, etc... to mark and show the number of words a student has mastered. I've included TWO different versions (counting by5's to 50 and by 10's to 100 - depending on the number of words needed to master!)<br />
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You can grab this tracking tool by clicking <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZsDzpT7DBpOg-IzixDeOCIfnwNcZXP5c/view?usp=sharing"><span style="font-size: large;">HERE</span></a>!<br />
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<b><i><u>NEED MORE SIGHT WORD ACTIVITIES? </u></i></b> Check out all of the sight word packs and activities (some are FREE!) by clicking <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Jessica-Travis/Category/Sight-Words-222027"><span style="font-size: large;">HERE</span></a>.<br />
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Sooooo... sight words can definitely be tricky and frustrating. BUT... if you are only exposing once a day (or less!) then there is a reason to be frustrated! <br />
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Students need constant exposure and various activities to master these words! Make it FUN, meaningful, and engaging... and you are sure to see success!<br />
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Feel free to contact me with any questions :)<br />
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Have a great rest of the week!!<br />
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SO...... we are at that point in the school year where my little kinders are taking off in their reading! They are thirsty for new books all of the time and absolutely LOVE having a variety of text to choose from throughout the day. The BIG game changer..... I (the teacher!) know what level of books that my students need. I read with them daily in small groups, I know their levels, and I have easy access to a large selection of books ON their level. <br />
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The BIG problem.... students don't just want to read at school. Once they get thirsty for reading... they want to read everywhere! The car, their house, a friends house, a family gathering, etc... But I can't be at all of those places picking out the appropriate leveled books for them. AND.... parents who aren't in education probably are unsure of what a leveled book is, where to find one, how to find one, etc...<br />
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There are so many great books and text selections everywhere (WalMart, Target, grocery stores, EVERYWHERE) and many of these books even have a level attached to the cover (Level 1, Level 2, etc...) But here is a little secret (that isn't so secret!) ..... those levels are not always accurate! (insert big gasps everywhere!) Most of them are actually TOO difficult.... and students are not able to read independently. <br />
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SOOOOOO.... the question that many parents have is "How on EARTH do I find books on a level for my new readers.... or any reader?" <br />
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Parents can't go into a store and find a book that is a level B or a DRA 3.... they just aren't found in public. Sure.... our 3rd graders and 5th graders and pick out a chapter book and read away... but for our young readers, this is TRICKY my friends!<br />
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I whipped up this simple and quick little cheat sheet for parents. It's not much, but it's a game changer when trying to find appropriate books for your new readers. It takes less than 5 minutes AND you can begin to have a collection of books that are on your child's level....that's a WIN my friends!<br />
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It's 3 quick tips for parents.... or teachers ;) <br />
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You can grab your own copy by clicking <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qErB6NuSS-gEK2aM2jK3DKmmKsxFl0vf/view?usp=sharing">HERE</a>.<br />
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Feel free to print for your parents and share away..... we WANT our students with books in their hands that they are CONFIDENTLY reading!!!<br />
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Hi there. It's me.... the author of this neglected blog. Yes.... it's been well over a month since I've written a blog post. While this post will not include fun and engaging pictures from my classroom, it will hopefully let you know that you are not alone.<br />
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It's the end of week 9 for me here in kindergarten for this school year. I'm a quarter of the way through with the school year. (insert wide eyes) While these first nine weeks have gone a lot quicker than I thought, I'll have to admit that I am still struggling to stay ahead. (please tell me I'm not the only one!)<br />
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9 weeks. In just 9 short (but fast) weeks, I've gained twenty new part-time kids. I've learned their names, their unique behaviors (and they are VERY unique!), learned what they are strong with and what they struggle with, seen how they interact with other students, met each and every parent of these kiddos, learned their favorite color and TV show, what they did over the weekend, and so much more.<br />
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You see, the work of teacher is so much more than just "<i>teaching</i>".<br />
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Unless you are a teacher (probably why you read this blog!), you are married to a teacher, or have a teacher in the family, then you most likely don't understand exactly what a teacher does on a daily basis. Sure.... we work 8-3 and have summers off. (insert LOTS of rolling eyes).<br />
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I'ts 7:40 PM as I'm writing this and I JUST got home 15 minutes ago from "work". 3:00 passed a few hours ago and I was NO-WHERE near ready to go home.<br />
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Teachers have this amazing ability to do SO many jobs as a "teacher".<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">We as teachers are:</span></i><br />
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- lesson plan creator (mostly consuming our entire weekends to plan and create activities for!)<br />
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- lesson deliverer (while delivering this lesson, you are monitoring multiple behaviors, making sure all students are attentive, understanding, progressing, using, and retaining, etc... )<br />
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- RTI Specialist<br />
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- Advanced student specialist<br />
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- Right on Target student specialist<br />
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- Nurse<br />
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- Playground monitor<br />
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- Lunchroom specialist (making sure each and every student has their food, their tray, their lunch number, and they make it to their table and have their food in front of them!)<br />
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- Hallway leader and police!<br />
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- Parent Conference PRO!<br />
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- Behavior Specialist<br />
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- Restroom monitor (and boy they need to be monitored!)<br />
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- Advocate for student rights<br />
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- Attendance marker<br />
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- Email checker (and yes.... you must respond to some of these emails!)<br />
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- Faculty meeting expert!<br />
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- Filing organizer (you know.... after you planned all of the wonderful lessons and you need to store them for next year!)<br />
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- School supply sorter (find a basket and location for the 48 different supplies they bring!)<br />
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- Calm Down Caregiver - (when students are melting down over something very simple in our eyes.... but the entire world to them!)<br />
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- Germ Fighter (because we know those little babies are flying!)<br />
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- Newsletter creator (oh.... and that's every week my friends!)<br />
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- Guided Reading Royalty - yes... that's MULTIPLE groups with multiple levels of activities, differentiated activities and you do this DAILY my people!<br />
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- Science and Social Studies - yep.... gotta teach those too!<br />
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- Document the Data - (for ALL students!)<br />
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- Did I mention the Copy Machine and Laminator? - we kinda need these every now and then too!<br />
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- After school Duty Pro - I mean... we gotta get these kids to their home right?!<br />
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- Objectives - post these somewhere....everywhere.... you MUST have them!<br />
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- Centers and Stations - (I mean.... you can't leave the same stations up all year.... we are constantly changing out these engaging activities to meet the needs of all of our students!)<br />
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- Shoe Tie King/Queen - (Velcro should be mandatory until you turn 12)<br />
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- Relationships - (yep.... you gotta manage to build a relationship with all students - trust me.... this one is a good one!)<br />
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- Computer Login Leader - (have you ever tried to login 20 five year olds on a computer with a username and password? - you should try it sometime!)<br />
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- Weekend Warrior - this is where you spend all weekend thinking, prepping, planning, creating, and re-planning for your upcoming week!<br />
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- Part Time Parent - you are with these students for a big chunk of the day.... they get sad, scared, sick, and worried..... we become a parent for these students!<br />
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- Team Planner - so after all of your weekend planning... get ready to come to the table and share! You will probably lose a conference period for this!<br />
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- PLC - say no more! It's all about that Data.... growth.... and student success! So bring that 17 inch data binder and get ready to share! (it's really a good thing)<br />
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- Bulletin Board Master! - you create monthly, adorable, and creative ways to display your students work!<br />
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- Artist - (you know... you're gonna draw little pictures, create charts, and make things for your lessons to stand out a little more!)<br />
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- Special Needs Supervisor - yep.... you will have students with special needs... which makes you even more special as a teacher! :)<br />
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(yeah.... that's all for the job of a "teacher"....that person that works from 8-3......)<br />
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Did I mention that with all of that..... you still have a family at home. Kids. Spouse. Dinner to cook. Kids to bathe and put to bed (don't forget the reading and nightly homework!), downtime (HA!) try to watch the news to see what's happening in our world..... all while doing the things on the teacher list above.<br />
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While most people think at week 9... we should be rockin' and rollin'..... well we are. But that doesn't mean it's easier. It doesn't mean I have more time. It just means that I know my students, I know how and what I need to plan, what things I need to focus on, change, and re-plan.... but it's still hard.<br />
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It's not my first year or second year of teaching.... i'm over the decade mark and I still struggle.<br />
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I struggle with finding time with my own children. Making sure i'm giving them quality mommy time, doing the mommy thing, eating a meal with them, slowing down to let them know they are still my first priority.<br />
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I struggle with finding time with my friends. Going to eat with them. Catching up on our latest tv show gossip and fashion trends (I mean... I can only say so much about CAMO)<br />
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I struggle with trying to find an engaging lesson for EVERY lesson..... guess what.... it's ok if every lesson isn't PERFECT. You give your best effort, you plan, and you go from there. Your kids will not fail from one not-so-perfect lesson.... and you won't fail as a teacher because of it.<br />
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Guess what.... you are not alone with struggling.... and that's OK!<br />
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It's ok to struggle. It's ok to ask for help. It's ok to extend a deadline. It's ok to not blow dry your hair each day. It's ok to go to bed at 8:00. It's OK!<br />
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Whether you are in week 6, week 9, or week 12..... it's ok to still be struggling with the balance of teaching.<br />
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I promise. It's ok.<br />
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Teaching isn't easy. You have to have a college degree. You have to observe. You have to be critiqued. You have to control students. You have to share knowledge. You have to learn. There's no wonder why 50% of teachers leave the profession within the first FIVE years. It's not a walk in the park. But it's rewarding walk.<br />
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You are not alone in this world of TEACHING. You are a teacher... who is changing the world! If you don't ever fail... you won't ever know what success feels like.<br />
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Go get some sleep..... grab some ice cream and cookies.... and relax. You need it. Your family needs it. Your students need you to.<br />
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If no one has told you.... you are a ROCKSTAR. You are a teacher for a reason. You are making a difference. Your kids need you. They love you. You aren't perfect..... but you are perfect to them!<br />
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So ROCK ON!<br />
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Happy Tuesday that feels like a Monday! <br />
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We just came off of our three-day weekend where I had ALL of these plans to knock off some things on my TO-DO list.... but my list only grew and few things got done! <br />
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Anyways... it was back to the grind today down in kinder-ville! <br />
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Last week we focused on numbers to five and really diving deep into each number (showing the different representations of each number, counting to and back from the number, creating our class charts, etc...)<br />
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Today we started working with all of these numbers to five, starting with decomposing!<br />
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If I can tie in literature with other subjects.... I'm definitely on board! Decomposing to 5 has a few books to use, but "Five Green and Speckled Frogs" has to be my favorite :)<br />
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Prior to our lesson this morning, I grabbed my large chart paper, post-its, pipe cleaners, beads, and my favorite decomposing book!<br />
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I started off the lesson reading (well.... singing really!) the story of <i>Five Green and Speckled Frogs. </i> As I was reading, I used the frogs to demonstrate and act out the story! </div>
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After introducing the term "decomposing" and showing students the motions, we read through the story again and reinforced the decomposing piece of the story! (5 frogs on the log, 1 jumped into the pool... now there are 4 ----- 4 and 1 make 5!)</div>
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To get my students involved, we created these little frog bracelets (using brown pipe cleaners (LOGS) and green beads (FROGS) :)</div>
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Each student will need ONE "log" and FIVE "frogs"</div>
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As we read through the story (sang!) students became interactive learners and moved the beads as the frogs jumped into the pool in our story! </div>
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As we go through this slowly during our read-aloud, we create this chart together using post-its to represent the two set of frogs (on the log and in the pool)</div>
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This chart hangs in our room now to give students a great visual for decomposing the number five.</div>
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Students get to take the bead bracelets home to share with family and introduce decomposing to them at home!</div>
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This is always one of my favorite beginning of the year lessons with numbers!!!</div>
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Excuse me while I dust the cobwebs away on this little ole' blog! I may or may not have had to look up how to write a blog post .... it's been a while :)<br />
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I'm not sure about you, but summer seemed to sweep right in and FLY by! I officially go back to school tomorrow with students and I'm wondering how summer is already gone.<br />
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BUT.... this year is going to be different. I'm at a new school.... in a new school district.... with a new team and I couldn't be more excited! Another reason to be excited..... my OWN two boys will now both be with me at school. That's right.... my youngest little mess ball is heading to kindergarten! #watchoutworld<br />
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So I officially have a kindergartner and a 3rd grader in the house! Woo Woo!! While I'm a little sad they are both growing up so quickly, this will be the first time as a mom that both of my kiddos will join me daily on the drive to school (and stay at school with me!)<br />
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Now... it's been since June since I typed on this blog BUT I must say that with a new job comes new trainings and this gal has been pretty busy! I had a few PD conferences in June and July and then *maybe* 3 days of relaxation and then it was right back to work....<br />
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SO.... if you have been like me, spending the last couple of weeks in back-to-school trainings, in-service meetings, Meet the Teacher events, and setting up an entire classroom, then hopefully this blog post will help you with filling in some of your first week lesson plans!<br />
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The first week is always (and should be!) filled with lots of fun getting-to-know-you activities, constant exposure to classroom procedures and routines, and did I say FUN activities? This first week is so crucial in setting the classroom community.... so FUN (while of course meaningful) activities are necessary!<br />
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We all have our favorite back-to-school books that we dive into with our students, some on repeat every single year and some books making their first appearance this week. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is always one of those books that is on repeat (for me!) I know some teachers are probably Boom Boom'ed out.... and tired of reading this fun and up-beat book, but I still ALWAYS make time for it!<br />
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Sooo.... since we also are getting to know each other in the classroom AND doing a lot of name activities, it's an easy book to tie into a name craft!<br />
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I whipped up some coconut tree templates, letter boxes, and a little rhyme chant and now the perfect little craft is ready for this week! (probably toward the latter part down in kinder world!)<br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">When I said, "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom",</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">All the letters came,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">To help me spell my name</span></div>
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This activity is a great literature tie-in and exposure to letters! Don't have the book? There are some great read-aloud versions on YouTube as well with the music and up-beat tempo!</div>
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You can click on the picture below or (<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3VxoRRAmuUadEVqWnVydHlaVHc/view?usp=sharing">HERE</a></span>) to grab your copy of this little free craft :)</div>
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Just wanted to stop in today to share with you about Kinder Games! I know... I know.... you probably just came in from the pool, or the movies.....you are NOT thinking about school.... but my brain can't shut off.... and I'm always prepping for something!<br />
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So..... while I have only created this one pack so far, I do have my list handy of other Kinder Games packs that I will be creating..... but I did want to show you all about Letter Sounds today!<br />
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Now.... my FAVORITE thing about this pack (drum roll.....) it's ALL in black and white. That's right.... time to save on some colored ink and bust out your <a href="http://www.neenahproducts.com/astrobrights">Astrobrights</a> paper! <br />
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This pack has five games that all address letter sounds. These games can easily be used in small reading groups, morning work tubs, fast finishers, literacy stations, etc.... Where ever you see fits best!<br />
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Just to give you an idea of how I organize these....<br />
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I print each game on a different colored paper for easy identification and organization. (All of game 1 is on blue paper, all of game 2 is on green, etc...)<br />
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I print the title page to match, paste it onto a large manila envelope, and tuck all the pieces of the game inside the envelope!<br />
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This simple organization easily allows me to see the activity/game from the outside without ever having to open it up and dig through it! </div>
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Now.... for a look at each of the games inside:</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Game 1: Match it Up!</span></b></div>
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In Game 1, students will simply match the letter to the picture that has the same beginning sound. </div>
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You can also play this as a memory game where all cards are face down (pull out specific letters if you need to!) and select cards to find a match.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Game 2 - Same Sound!</span></b></div>
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In game 2, students will use the Same Sound mat and the letter/picture cards. Students will need to place the letter in the top box and find the three pictures that all begin with that same sound. </div>
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Again, for small group purposes, you can pull out specific letters that students are focusing on!</div>
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Students will roll the dice (one player at a time), and using the matching key card and board (key #1 with board #1), they will cover up a picture that begins with that sound. (use the key to know what number represents which letter.)</div>
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In game 4, students will have two cards for each letter (one that matches and one that does not). Students will have to sort the cards to the correct mat (yes, the letter matches the picture's beginning sound, or no the picture and letter do not match)</div>
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Students will identify the picture on the card and clip the letter that matches the beginning sound.</div>
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There is a card for each letter and I also included capital and lowercase letters so that students are exposed to both throughout the activity.</div>
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So..... 5 simple games... low prep..... and perfect for teaching/reinforcing letter sounds. </div>
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Happy Monday friends! <br />
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For those of you enjoying summer (like myself).... I hope you have your feet propped up with a good book or magazine in your hand (perhaps a yummy beverage!).... and for those of you still trucking through the last days.... you've got this! <br />
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Now... I've only been off a merely 4 official days... BUT.... I've already been thinking (briefly!) about next year!<br />
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I managed to get side-tracked on another project I was working on today and somehow I whipped up some new and fun ten frames for the beginning of the year!<br />
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Math is one of my ALL-TIME favorite subjects to teach.... but gosh it's a close tie with reading......<br />
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Number sense is SO important for our students. I know you know this.... but I stress.... it is SO important.... and it has become one of my favorite things about teaching math. There are so many tools that we can use and utilize in our classrooms to help our students with their number sense foundation, but ten frames are one of the most popular strategies in the classroom.<br />
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Ten frames help our students visualize in base 10. It prepares them for place value, addition, subtraction, number patterns, and so much more! <br />
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It's not only a simple question such as.... how many are on the ten frame? <br />
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With ten frames you can ask:<br />
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1. How many MORE to get to 10? (great for decomposing!)<br />
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2. Find two numbers that make 10 (great for using two different colored counters)<br />
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3. Greater or less than 5?<br />
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4. Why do we need two ten frames? (great for numbers 11-20)<br />
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5. Great for teen numbers (turn the two ten frames up and down to represent place value blocks)<br />
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So.... I created this back-to-school themed pack of ten frames that I can't wait to use with my kiddos!<br />
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The activities in this mini-pack are perfect for small group math, morning work tubs, fast finishers, and your math stations in the classroom.<br />
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Here is what you'll find in the pack:<br />
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You will find 1/2 page ten frames with numbers 1-20. </div>
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These are great for students to pull at random (out of order), and students will represent the number using some form of manipulatives (erasers, cubes, counters, stickers, dry erase marker, etc...)</div>
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For this example.... I had some googly eyes which I thought matched the little characters perfectly on the card!</div>
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Sometimes... you just need to practice with your own numbers, so I have included these blank single and double ten frame template mats! </div>
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You can call out a number and students can represent it, OR you can use the included cards:</div>
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I can't wait to use these with my students when we head back to school..... and you can grab them too... (On SALE now!!!!)</div>
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Alright..... now off to enjoy some summer (until the next project starts!)</div>
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BUT..... we are on the road to recovery so we can start enjoying the perks of summer now!<br />
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For the last two years, I have posted about the calendar that I use in my classroom and how it can all be yours for FREE! <br />
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So.... here is the calendar at a closer look:<br />
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I absolutely love this calendar set up because it allows me to include so many skills and spiraling in just a short time with my kiddos! <br />
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My favorite part.... the ten frames to help us count the days of school!!!<br />
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I use the little colored garage sale stickers to fill in the spaces, but other teachers use dry erase markers to fill in the circle, themed stickers, star stickers, etc....</div>
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During this time in calendar, I can easily incorporate number sense DAILY.... which is crucial for our little learners!</div>
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Things I do with the ten frames:</div>
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1. How full is our ten frame? (what number?)</div>
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4. How many ones? (how many stickers in the ten frame that is not full)</div>
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SO MANY SKILLS!!!!!</div>
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All of the days of the week are included to help you fill in this chart above as well. Each of the months are also included :)<br />
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I also have an abundance of little tubs and buckets (it's an addiction really!), but these little tubs from the Dollar Tree were the perfect way to hold my calendar pieces!<br />
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So many of us teachers are thinking "oh my goodness..... I can't wait for summer!" or "Whew.... that was a rough year.... I don't know if I can handle another one like that"..... or perhaps even "How in the world did I make it through that year.... alive?" <br />
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So often we get so wrapped up into making summer come quickly (<i>don't worry.... I am and I have been there too!</i>) but we often forget that many of our students are about to leave the most structured part of their life they have had for the last ten months. </div>
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I know, I know.... some of these students gave you a few extra gray hairs this year.... had you thinking about retirement..... maybe you used a personal day for some "me" time..... but you have heard that the most challenging students need our love and support in the most unusual ways.... usually by acting out or behavior. </div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14384695244273729807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202956272422971720.post-81224663855939271722017-04-23T10:15:00.000-07:002017-04-23T10:42:45.586-07:00Brain Breaks: We ALL Need Them!Let's face it.... whether it's the first day of school or it's the last week of school... our students NEED a break at some point throughout the day.<br />
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Now I'm talking about lunch or recess... or even PE. I'm talking about giving your students an actual break from structured learning while still in the classroom! Many of our students don't know how to independently take a break from working.... in our eyes, their "break" is when they start talking to other classmates, asking to use the restroom, or even getting up and wandering around the classroom, which then leads the teacher to thinking that the student is not following directions. <br />
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<i><b><span style="color: blue;">SCARY (BUT TRUE!) FACT:</span></b></i><br />
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Take a child's age and add 2. (example.... the child is 6, plus 2, your answer is 8) Your answer is the maximum number of minutes that the student can be fully engaged in learning before needing a mental break! <br />
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IF a child has truly been labeled with an attention deficit disorder (ADD, ADHD, etc...), then you MINUS 2, leaving the amount of student engagement time even less!<br />
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Now think about your daily schedule. How long are you having your students sit on a rug in the morning? During Math? I'm guessing it's for a MUCH longer time than they really need to be sitting!<br />
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This is where BRAIN BREAKS come in! If you are not doing brain breaks in your classroom.... START NOW! There are so many great things your can do so your students can have a break from structured learning and re-gain focus for better success!<br />
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Need some fresh (or even just need!) ideas? <br />
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I created a little pack just for brain breaks! <br />
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This pack has 36 different options that you can choose, ranging from 30 seconds up to 15 minutes, depending on the length of break you want to take! You can choose one activity.... or up to as many as you like!<br />
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Here are some different options:<br />
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You can use technology and pull up <a href="https://www.gonoodle.com/">GoNoodle</a> (which is also one of the choices in the brain break cards pack!) Set up a FREE account..... and you won't regret it!!!</div>
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You can also head on over to YouTube and search "Cosmic Kids Yoga" which has MANY different children-safe yoga videos ranging from 5 - 30 minutes. AND .... each yoga episode tells a story! My kiddos LOVE this! It's also great for indoor recess! </div>
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So.... it's not too late to start brain breaks.... and what better time to start than at the end of the year when our student's attention NEEDS to be refreshed often!!!!<br />
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Off to finish up some growing bundles.... plan for the week.... and enjoy the rest of Sunday!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14384695244273729807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202956272422971720.post-50670260451277642452017-04-20T18:06:00.000-07:002017-04-20T18:11:58.057-07:00Teachers: You are NOT alone!Dear Teachers Everywhere,<br />
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I know many of you are probably counting down the days until summer. Don't Lie. We've all done it. Maybe this is the school year that has you questioning why you became a teacher. You have THAT class this year. Behavior problems. Lack of parent support. Maybe lack of administration support. You are up to your elbows in things to do and the list keeps getting longer. <br />
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YOU ARE NOT ALONE. <br />
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We as educators have all been there (and may be there now). You feel over-whelmed. Not all of your students are where you want them to be academically. Maybe you aren't getting along with a team member. Your evaluation didn't go as planned. You have a parent that just doesn't have a nice word to say about you.<br />
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YOU ARE NOT ALONE.<br />
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Maybe you raised your voice more today that you would have liked. You didn't have the *perfect* lesson today. You ran around trying to make copies because you used your conference time to call a parent or went to an ARD meeting. You forgot to email a parent or team member back.<br />
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YOU ARE NOT ALONE.<br />
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Perhaps you have a student (or three) in your class this year that leaves you crying at the end of the day. You can't quite put your finger on why their behavior is the way it is. You haven't made that connection yet. You don't how to make it better and your patience is fading quickly.<br />
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YOU ARE NOT ALONE.<br />
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Maybe you are considering staying at home next year. You have new baby on the way or You have supplemental income that will allow you to stay home. You don't know the best way to tell your administration or team in fear that they will be "mad" at you. You're juggling with the thoughts of should you stay or should you leave?<br />
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YOU ARE NOT ALONE.<br />
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Jealousy. Tell me it doesn't happen in the workplace and I'll call you a liar. It's sad....but it's there. Teachers are trying to "out-do" another teacher. Teachers are marching up to the administration to gloat about themselves or to make another teacher not look as good. Teachers are bashing other teachers because they are jealous. Some teachers have yet to understand that by working together you could achieve more success than ever before.... instead of trying to compete against one another. <br />
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YOU ARE NOT ALONE.<br />
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To the first year teachers..... I'm sure you are about to jump for joy after completing your first year of teaching. and you should. You are in the greatest profession out there. Give yourself a pat on the back because I know this year wasn't your easiest! <br />
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YOU ARE NOT ALONE.<br />
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Guess What?! Each and every single day that you step into your classroom... YOU ARE NOT ALONE. You have a room full of students that absolutely adore you. Many want to be you. Some already think of you as the greatest influence in their life right now. You were chosen to have this specific group students and you have to give them your everything! A simple smile in the morning. Greet them. Let them share something special. Look at them when they speak. Acknowledge them. It doesn't take much. I know all of the stuff above happens in a school and sometimes we feel worthless. We feel like we don't matter. YOU MATTER. You matter to your students. <br />
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I'll be the first to admit....Everything mentioned above is something that describes some point in my ten year teaching career. <br />
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So as you head into the last weeks of school.... the home-stretch I like to call it.... think of the reason we come to school each day. It's not for the paycheck. It's not to be overwhelmed or to see another teacher that we may not be the best of friends with.... it's for the kids. Make every day count until the last day. <br />
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Just trust me when I say.... YOU ARE NOT ALONE. Teachers should support every other teacher. We are the only ones who know how demanding, yet rewarding our job is. No one else will understand a teacher.... except a teacher. So teachers...... YOU GOT THIS!<br />
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Sincerely,<br />
A teacher who has been there before!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14384695244273729807noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202956272422971720.post-13695896740753044682017-04-16T17:45:00.000-07:002017-04-16T17:45:18.021-07:00Earth Day Freebies!Can you believe that we are already talking about Earth Day? Yes... the end of April will be upon us soon! <div>
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Earth day is such a great opportunity to share all about our Earth, taking care of our Earth, recycling, and all things in between! However.... some of these concepts can be a bit tricky for our younger friends! </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14384695244273729807noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202956272422971720.post-89676891087675465822017-04-12T17:44:00.000-07:002017-04-12T17:44:26.892-07:00Main Idea (for our younger students!)Let me just say..... we've officially hit Spring Fever down here in Kinder-World..... please tell me I'm not the only one. Every.Single.Day feels like the first day of school all over again! I'm telling you.... this full moon and end of year <i>crazy vibes</i> has the kiddos forgetting every.single.thing that they had learned about following directions and behavior! Can I get an Amen? <br />
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With that being said.... we still have 6ish weeks left which is still full of content and learning for these kiddos!<br />
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Down in Kinder-Land... we are about to hit the lovely and favorite topic of "Main Idea" in our reading plans. You know.... that Main Idea that pops up in every state assessment in the older grades?! The Main Idea that has kids just guessing an answer because they ALL seem correct? Yep.... it's <i>THAT</i> Main Idea! <br />
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A few years back our campus took a CLOSE look at our state reading assessments in 3rd and 4th grade and really wanted to hone in on what questions were most often missed. Guess which ones were most missed? Yep.... the Main Idea questions!<br />
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SOOOOOO...... the campus got together and really wanted to make sure that ALL grade levels were exposing their students to this main idea concept..... even the youngest of the young!<br />
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So...... what's the easiest way to teach Main Idea to younger students?<br />
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Our main goal for our younger students is to understand that there is ONE big theme with smaller components that fit within that theme. We do NOT need to get technical with text just yet with our younger kiddos, at least not independently. Whole group discussions are GREAT with your shared reading time allowing for students to hear and share parts of the text and to hear the vocabulary being used. <br />
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One of the best things I have found is to use what our kids already know! THEMES they are familiar with! <br />
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I created these theme cards (Main Idea) with the smaller components (details) that fit with that theme that we can use and sort whole group and even independently! <br />
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The large title cards are the main idea..... the smaller cards are the details. Each main idea has 4 detail cards that go with it! <br />
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Students will have to find the two cards that do NOT belong with the main idea! This is great for assessing, whole group challenges, or just a fun extension!</div>
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After using the sorting visual cards, students can use the templates/printables to illustrate their own details. They can choose to use the same four details from the sort.... or again, you can challenge your students to come up with one detail of their own that would also fit with the main idea theme. </div>
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I have included a printable for each of the visual main idea/detail sorts as well as a blank one that students can use if needed! </div>
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And last (but definitely not least!) if you are into interactive journals or want to spice up a literacy station.... I created two interactive templates that your students can do!</div>
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The pictures on the top of the flap are the details and students will be finding the main idea card to paste under the flap! (2 different versions are included!)</div>
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Sooooo..... next time you get to Main Idea for your younger students.... remember: it doesn't have to be so hard! Visuals are key! Getting our students to understand what Main Idea truly is.... will help them in the older grades when they do have to apply it with their text!</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14384695244273729807noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202956272422971720.post-83428619359138304342017-03-12T13:21:00.000-07:002017-03-12T13:21:42.701-07:00Spring Break Challenge The first two words of this titled post.... describe the glorious week that has just begun! That's right... this Texas gal is officially on Spring Break! <br />
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February was probably one of the craziest months for me personally as I felt like I didn't have a second to breathe or relax. Both of my children were sick at some point, one ending up with hospital care, two funerals in the family, 10 presentations at two different conferences that I presented, plus still teaching full time, trying to be a wife here and there, and of course a mom! Let's just say.... I'm pretty excited for Spring Break to arrive!<br />
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I know my students were just as excited for spring break to begin..... BUT... I also know that research says when a student misses a week of structured learning, that they will actually lose some of their academic knowledge (which we already knew!) <br />
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Sooooo.... I created a little Spring Break challenge for my Kindergarten Kiddos! Now... this is completely optional for them, BUT, it does come with rewards! <br />
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I created a one-week Spring Break Challenge calendar that has three activities per day. These activities are pretty simple, however their parents must sign that they completed them. AND to make sure that students *<i>actually*</i> complete the activities (this may come as a surprise.... but parents DO sign off on things their children never did!) Shocking...I know ;) I have included an activity that must be completed and TURNED in the week they come back. <br />
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So while they have three activities a day, only one activity from each day will have a turn-in activity. <br />
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When my students return the following Monday after Spring Break, if they have anything signed off, they will of course get a prize or reward. BUT I have offered the Complete Challenge for students who DO complete the entire calendar and turn it in on the next Monday. <br />
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Each student that turns in a COMPLETED calendar will receive the GRAND PRIZE from me! <br />
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For me personally, I am doing a Lunch Party with ME! We'll eat lunch in the classroom, have a movie going, and have FUN! <br />
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You can of course come up with your own Grand Prize that fits your class and students! <br />
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A quick look at the calendar:<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14384695244273729807noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202956272422971720.post-90205450123706486172017-02-01T17:47:00.001-08:002017-02-01T17:47:59.986-08:00Planning for Small Groups!Welcome to February sweet friends! <br />
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Man.... January just slipped right in and back out again. It seems like we JUST had Christmas! <br />
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We are getting our feet pretty wet in the world of Guided Reading down in the world of kindergarten! We don't really start our full on guided reading until January, mainly focusing on small intervention groups during the first half of the year and building those important foundation skills to lead us into reading!<br />
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With different groups, different skills, and pretty much different everything for each set of students, I wanted a quick and effective way of planning and organizing this to help me run my hour of guided reading as smooth as possible! (And I wanted to share this with YOU!)<br />
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Note: This post is NOT about what I do in my groups as far as the activities, printables, etc...(that's for a whole different post!).... but this is just a quick overview as to how I plan for those groups!<br />
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My binder is definitely nothing fancy.... but helps me keep everything in ONE place for my groups!</div>
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When I open my binder, I keep all of the extra copies of reading logs, planning pages, etc....</div>
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I place sheet protectors in my binder to easily place the printables inside of! </div>
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The first thing I will see is my group listings that show the group and what students are in each group. </div>
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I place the sheet inside of the sheet protector, then place the post-it notes on top of the sheet protector. Groups will definitely change throughout the semester and instead of having to complete re-write an entire group sheet, I can easily just change the post-its that need to be re-written!</div>
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(And.... adding a pop of color doesn't hurt either :)</div>
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Behind my group listing sheet, I will have a lesson plan for each group.</div>
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I place the sheet inside the sheet protector and use a dry erase marker to write the week and group number.</div>
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I place TWO post-its inside of the skills box, (1) for new words/vocabulary for the particular lesson(s) and (2) for the skills that we will work on during the lessons.</div>
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I can easily see each group throughout the week and the skills that will be used! </div>
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Inside my binder you will also see RTI - Data sheets. I place the sheet inside of the sheet protector and then I can write the student's name and subject (if you are doing reading groups, math posts, or just an intervention group!)</div>
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I have the page set up for 3 weeks, because after 3 weeks of intervention, we should be taking a look at our student's progress and making the necessary changes in our plans as needed! </div>
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On the post-its, I write the skills that will be focused on (beginning sounds, blending sounds, etc...) Then the bottom boxes will be for results (8/10, 70%, etc...) You can easily write on the sheet to keep in student file OR use a dry erase marker and then take a picture for student files. </div>
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***I do NOT do an RTI sheet for every student.... just those that are below level ***</div>
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While this is just a QUICK overview, (and I focused on Guided Reading)... you can easily use these for any subject that you teach in small groups! I do plan on coming back soon to share guided reading in much more detail! </div>
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In the meantime... you can grab these printables (for FREE) by clicking on the pictures below!</div>
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HAPPY TEACHING!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14384695244273729807noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202956272422971720.post-59852097591987437632017-01-07T11:26:00.002-08:002017-01-07T11:26:29.856-08:00The Alphabet - Up Close and Personal Is this a blog? Am I blogging? <br />
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It's been well over a month since my last blogging adventure (I apologize for that!) but with a few SDE conferences, the holidays, and everyday life as a mom, wife, and teacher.... blogging somehow got put on the backburner! <br />
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November and December were both packed full of conferences, starting with the I Teach 1st Conference in Nashville, followed by the I Teach Pre K, I Teach K, and I Teach 1st in Baton Rouge.... where I had the most AMAZING time presenting to hundreds of teachers.... eagerly awaiting Christmas break! <br />
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As we reached Christmas break, most of my time was spent with the family at the deer lease, soaking up the last few weeks of deer season. We also had a pretty good Christmas too, even though it was our first spent without my father-in-law. (Although I'm sure Christmas in Heaven... is a sight to see!) <br />
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New Years came and went so quickly because I was back to work on January 2nd! A couple of work days and my students were officially back this past Wednesday morning! <br />
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I kinda had one of those panic moments this past week.... something like this: <br />
"Oh my goodness... half the year is gone.... where are my students academically? How much did they lose over Christmas break? Will they get where they need to be in the next 5 months?" Something along those lines..... (which happens every.single.year at this point!)<br />
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For us to really kick it into high gear.... my students MUST know their letters and sounds for the alphabet.... like HAVE to know it! Much of the first semester is spent building this foundation of reading; mastering letter identification and sounds, working on blending sounds into words, segmenting words to isolate the sounds, etc.... <br />
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At one of my conference sessions last month, I presented all about the ALPHABET and this led me to really sit down and write a post.... getting up close and personal with the alphabet and just exactly what this may look like in a PreK/Kindergarten classroom.<br />
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If you are a Pre-K or a Kindergarten teacher.... then the alphabet is something that you could probably teach in your sleep. We do it year by year, day by day, and this is one of our goals for our students to master throughout the school year. Even though the alphabet seems like a pretty simple thing to teach, we always have students who struggle to master letter ID, beginning sounds, often leaving us (the teacher) wondering what else we can do for our students!</div>
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Is your current alphabet curriculum working for you and your students? Here are FIVE tips to think about when teaching the alphabet:</div>
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What order are you teaching the letters of the alphabet? Do you start with A and go to Z.... do you pick and choose what you feel your students need help with the most? Do you use a researched method of letter introduction? </div>
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This is something each and every teacher who teaches the alphabet needs to consider! </div>
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While the old and familiar method of teaching ONE letter a week seemed to be the way to go.... it's a proven fact that this is no longer the most successful way to teach the alphabet to our students.... for a couple of reasons!</div>
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<b><u>1.</u></b> It is taking 26 weeks (that is TWENTY SIX weeks people!) to get through the entire alphabet with our students. </div>
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<b><u>2.</u></b> If we want our students to become beginning readers sometime throughout the school year, this method will only hinder them from reading sooner.</div>
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<b><u>3.</u></b> Some of our students come in already knowing and are familiar with some of the letters in the alphabet. We are only holding these students further back by taking another 26 weeks to get through the alphabet.</div>
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<u><b>4.</b></u> A typical school year is 40ish weeks. If we are taking 26 weeks to teach the alphabet, then we only leaving ourselves (and our students!) approximately 14 weeks to master the art of reading! And we all know that in those 14 weeks (3.5 months!) ... we have the beginning of school, the end of school, and so many other factors that will limit us the maximum time of those three months.</div>
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So.... you know the order that you are teaching the alphabet... but now what?!</div>
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Teachers should be introducing and teaching the letter and sound together. Students need to be identifying both so that they are relating to each other in the child's brain. This connection is an important step towards reading!</div>
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Even if you are not specifically teaching the alphabet in your lesson plan today... your students still need to be exposed to the alphabet EVERY.SINGLE.DAY! </div>
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This doesn't have to be a formal lesson on the alphabet, but it should be included in your day:</div>
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If we want our students to be successful... that last thing we want or need to do is confuse them!</div>
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Let's take a quick look at what research says about the alphabet!</div>
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Do you do this in your classroom?</div>
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Research suggests teaching the lowercase letters <b><i>FIRST </i></b>because they account for 95% of the text that we read, leaving only 5% of text for capital letters. </div>
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I can definitely see the reasoning behind this as well, because most students come in developmentally only writing in all CAPS, and then we are spending a chunk of time reversing the bad habit of only using capital letters. </div>
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Personally, I teach both capital and lowercase together so that students can visually see and make the connection between letters... but I also agree with the research behind this fact!</div>
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Here is an example of an Alphabet lesson:</div>
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<u>During this 10 - 12 minutes, the mini lesson should include:</u></div>
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<b><u>1.)</u></b> Identifying the letter and sound</div>
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<b><u>2.)</u></b> Identifying the letter within text (great for your shared reading book, sentences, morning message, etc...)</div>
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<b><u>3.)</u></b> Producing the sound for the letter (teacher will model, students will produce sound)</div>
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<u><b>4.)</b></u> Writing the letter </div>
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The activities that you include per step should also alternate from lesson to lesson, giving students a variety of opportunities to learn and master the letter. </div>
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It is hard for our students to master the letters of the alphabet, without first mastering the letters in their name. Have you ever (or still have) a student that still cannot master or successfully identify the letters within their own name? It happens all.the.time.<br />
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This is where all of the amazing NAME activities you see on Pinterest and online can come into play!<br />
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When you are planning your brief alphabet lessons, literacy stations, small group activities, etc... keep this research tip in mind! Our students should be learning the alphabet through play (yes PLAY!), writing, fine motor activities, and songs / chants / motions! <br />
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Did you know that when content is put to lyrics or musical form, it is 90% more likely to be retained?! Trust me... we sing A LOT in our classroom!<br />
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That's right ladies and gentlemen.... the letter a week has GOT TO GO! It's not just me saying it.... this is research based.... classroom tested! <br />
With the diversity of our students and the ever narrowing curriculum that we are having to teach, we don't have time to waste! 26 weeks is TOO long to teach the alphabet to our students! <br />
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Sooo.... you may be already doing this in your classrooms (or you may be having a mini panic attack right now because you aren't).<br />
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DON'T WORRY! Do not go back to school on Monday and re-vamp or change everything! If what you are doing is working.... don't change it. However, if you see students struggling or not mastering these alphabet concepts sooner, then you may want to gradually tweak what you are doing and try some of these researched ideas out in your own classroom!<br />
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Not sure where to start?<br />
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If you need to pick an order to teach the alphabet in.... consider one of these:<br />
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This is favorite among educators because it has been around for a while! The order will begin with teaching the letter M, followed by S, F, and so on, then concluding with the letter E.<br />
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This is one of the popular Montessori methods, although there are a few out there with little tweaks in the order! <br />
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Again, your district may already have an order for you or if you lucky and get to choose, try one out throughout a school year and see how your students adapt or find success within that order you are teaching. <br />
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Are you teaching one letter a week? Maybe you are transitioning into trying two, maybe even three (gasp!) letters a week? Below are some examples of how to introduce and teach the letters when doing multiple letters a week:<br />
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This example is introducing and teaching two letters within a week. This will get you through the entire alphabet is approximately three months, or 13ish weeks. (still a lot better than 26!)<br />
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Want to try three letters a week?<br />
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This will move at a pretty fast pace.... but with appropriate planning and activities, your students will master the alphabet in 7-9 weeks.... leaving much of the school year for valuable time to teach and really dig into other areas of need!<br />
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<u><b>Another big question/concern:</b></u><br />
Assessing students for progress on the alphabet!<br />
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What assessment system do you use? Do you flip cards and document the correct/incorrect responses? Do you fill in a graph for letters? sounds? A simple check list?<br />
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If you are looking for a quick, time-saving way to assess your students AND get your data immediately.... I highly suggest you look into <a href="http://www.esgisoftware.com/ESGI/?promo=WILD">ESGI</a>! <br />
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Trust me.... teachers everywhere are PRAISING E.S.G.I for saving time AND giving teachers valuable data on their students!<br />
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After assessing your students, not only do you know where your students are and where they need to go, but you can use your results and data from ESGI to help you plan and teach your instruction for the alphabet! <br />
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Are you looking for alphabet resources?<br />
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These three resources are used in my class every week throughout my alphabet instruction! <br />
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Alphabet Write the Room is a student favorite! (and mine!) Want to see students engaged and up on their feet? You NEED this!!!<br />
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I have included 10 cards for each letter of the alphabet and a recording sheet for each letter! You can grab the pack on sale now by clicking the picture above or <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Write-the-Room-Alphabet-Edition-2886536">HERE</a>.<br />
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Alphabet Tongue Twisters.... yes please! <br />
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Again... my students LOVE these! I have included a color poster for each letter as well as the matching b/w version for your students to get interactive with! Throughout learning the particular letter, my students will highlight/color the letter throughout the tongue twister, count the number of words, highlight sight words, and much more! These posters are a must have!!!!!<br />
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Click the picture above or <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Alphabet-Tongue-Twister-Charts-Color-BW-2928104">HERE</a> for more details!<br />
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This is a JAM-PACKED bundle filled with everything ALPHABET! <br />
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There are letter sorts, letter writing, intervention notebooks, play-dough cards, tracing cards, stations, and more! This pack is perfect for your small group interventions and activities that focus solely on the alphabet! <br />
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You can check it out in more detail by clicking the picture above or <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Mission-INTERVENTION-Alphabet-Recognition-Identification-2818593">HERE</a>.<br />
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This little alphabet chart is in poster-size in my classroom and we go over it DAILY! I also include student sheets in my small group bucket and use as a warm up to small groups! We chant each day, (A, /a/, apple..... B, /b/, bear.....etc.....) through the chart! It really allows my students to make a visual connection with a picture and the sound/letter. </div>
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You can grab this chart for FREE by clicking above or <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3VxoRRAmuUaSG1xbmVETndlX3M/view?usp=sharing">HERE</a>.</div>
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Whew! That was A LOT..... but I hoped you can take something back to your classroom with you as you start the second half of the school year! </div>
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Just remember.... don't go into your classroom and make a complete change tomorrow! Find what works best for you and your students and go from there! Baby steps.... get you success!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14384695244273729807noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202956272422971720.post-70985662990025028452016-11-30T13:55:00.000-08:002016-11-30T13:55:52.050-08:00Merry GRAPHmas with Reindeer!See that title..... that's right... we about to head into my FAVORITE month of the year! DECEMBER.... here we come (full of high-energy kids who completely forgot the classroom rules after Thanksgiving break... but that's ok!)<br />
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I absolutely love THEME teaching... and the holidays are the perfect time to do that and incorporate your favorites themes with the content you are teaching. Teacher heart happy....check!<br />
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This week in Math we started our graphing unit down in kindergarten, and we decided to make this week all about REINDEER! So needless to say.... we were going to be graphing about some reindeer at some point in the week! We have all seen the typical graphs.... "Have you ever seen a reindeer? YES/NO"..... But I wanted something fun and maybe a little non-serious for this particular graph! We were going to graph "Our Favorite Reindeer"! <br />
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Oh.... don't worry... they didn't have eight choices! I narrowed it down to three and we of course had to include the one and only Rudolph, and then I added Comet and Prancer to the mix as well :)<br />
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In order for my students to get to know the other "not-so-famous" reindeer, I created these little posters to help us get to know more about our three choices! (otherwise EVERYONE would choose Rudolph....right?!) ;)<br />
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After learning about our three choices, each student had to select their favorite based off what we knew about them. <br />
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What do you know.... Rudolph is the winner :) <br />
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We went through our graph, naming the title, our three choices, what was our DATA that we gathered and our results. <br />
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After doing this whole group, each student then created their own (and yes... a themed craft for the win!) little reindeer graph!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14384695244273729807noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202956272422971720.post-16204971462457434652016-11-19T12:24:00.002-08:002016-11-20T13:47:57.552-08:00ESGI - Your New Best Friend!!!Happy Saturday friends!<br />
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I just had to stop in today and tell you about MY NEW BEST FRIEND in the classroom! <i>I mean.... Super excited, kick up your heels, can't wait to get to work kind of friend! </i><br />
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I have been presenting for <a href="http://sde.com/">SDE (Staff Development for Educators)</a> for 2-3 years now, but it wasn't until this past week while presenting in Tennessee that I was truly introduced to something AH-MAZING! <a href="http://mrswillskindergarten.com/">DeeDee Wills from Mrs. Wills Kindergarten</a> and I were talking for a while one evening and we got on the subject of using ESGI in our classroom.... something that I had heard of and even seen at conferences, but never really took the time to really dig deep into what they were offering! (until this week!)<br />
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As a kindergarten teacher myself, I'm pretty embarrassed and a whole lot of sad that I have not had this sooner! I'm constantly assessing my students, collecting data to better my instruction, holding conferences with parents, assessing again.... and the cycle continues (with tons of paperwork, binders, and other organizational methods!)<br />
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BUT..... this new friend of mine is here to save me HOURS of my precious time while still doing everything I just mentioned above!<br />
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Let's get straight to it.... Four simple letters.....<a href="http://www.esgisoftware.com/ESGI/?promo=WILD"> <span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>E S G I</b></span></a><br />
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If you already use <a href="http://www.esgisoftware.com/ESGI/?promo=WILD">ESGI</a>... then you know what I'm talking about! This life-saving tool and resource for teachers is completely changing how we utilize our time in the classroom when it comes to assessing our students, collecting data, communicating that data with parents, and maximizing our time for instruction! <br />
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I *JUST* set up my account this week and all I've done is put in my class list, and then Thanksgiving Break took over! I don't think I've ever been MORE excited to get back into the classroom after a week-long break until NOW!<br />
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After students have completed their assessment, I can create a letter for EACH student that will go home to their parents! I know....right?! AHHHH! </div>
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<b>If you are a Pre-K Teacher, Kindergarten Teacher, or 1st Grade Teacher..... don't waste another minute!!!!!!!</b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Use my code: </span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">WILD</span></b> for a HUGE discount!!!!!</div>
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This week has definitely been an interesting week! (Full Moon, Sub, some other crazy things..... you know... the joys of Kindergarten!)<br />
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The week did start off pretty AMAZING as I got to spend a few days with some blogging buddies and Tennessee teachers in Nashville for the I Teach 1st and I Teach Kindergarten conferences!<br />
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I presented eight sessions but I wanted to highlight a few of those sessions in this post and let you know where you can find some of the resources that were mentioned!<br />
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My <i>Sight Word Session</i> is always one of my favorites! I am ALWAYS looking for fun and meaningful ways for my students to master their sight words. Below are a few of the resources I mentioned, although it on my to-do list to create a pack with ALL of the activities that were presented as well as printables, material lists, directions, etc....<br />
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<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Interactive-Sight-Words-The-First-100-Fry-Words-2488182">Interactive Sight Words (First 100 Fry Words)</a> is great for morning work, fast finishers, interactive journals, and MORE!</div>
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<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Fun-with-Frys-The-First-100-Fry-Words-THE-BUNDLE-2088968">Fun with FRYS </a>includes multiple activities AND songs for the first 100 Fry Words! (1000+ pages!)</div>
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These were just a *few* of the resources mentioned in my "It's Gonna Be All WRITE" session! (links are below!)</div>
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I really need about a week to talk all about RTI.... 75 minutes is definitely a short amount of time to discuss all of the components, but hitting the high spots was about all I could do! Below you find some resources that can help you when implementing RTI!</div>
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<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Mission-INTERVENTION-Alphabet-Recognition-Identification-2818593">Mission Intervention - Alphabet</a> - Includes printables, activities, games and intervention activities for students who need additional instruction with the alphabet and sounds.</div>
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<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Guided-Reading-for-First-Grade-THE-GROWING-BUNDLE-2594941">Guided Reading for 1st Grade - The Bundle</a> (Includes monthly packs with multiple activities and resources to use for reading groups, stations, and more!)<br />
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NUMBER SENSE..... just a few of my favorite words as a kindergarten teacher! I absolutely LOVE teaching concepts and activities that will better my student's number sense! This is also one of my favorite sessions that I present on.... and below are a few of the math activities :)</div>
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<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Monthly-MATH-Kindergarten-GROWING-BUNDLE-2547488">Monthly Math - Kindergarten - Bundle</a> - Includes monthly packs with 8-12 math stations!</div>
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<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Mega-MATH-Bundle-A-COMPLETE-Bundle-of-Math-Packets-1785147">MEGA Math Bundle - 1st Grade</a> - Includes 8 packets with content specific activities - full of engaging activities for whole and small group, stations, crafts, and more!</div>
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<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Math-for-ME-Activity-sheets-to-review-assess-and-RTI-Grade-1-1142550">Math for ME! - 1st Grade</a> - an RTI intervention binder that covers the math standards for grade 1.</div>
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<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Know-Your-NUMBER-SENSE-Number-Sense-cards-0-20-2727935">Know Your Number Sense!</a> - 60 number cards that will help students identify the multiple ways to represent a number!</div>
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Since I am still in the classroom as a full time teacher, I usually only present about 3-5 conferences during the school year. You can click on the tab at the top of the page to see where I will be this year! (I need to update a few summer conferences once they are set in stone!)<br />
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Left to Right (DeeDee Wills, Reagan Tunstall, Kristina Grant, Elizabeth Hall, and Jessica Travis(me!)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14384695244273729807noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202956272422971720.post-92011553437283441872016-10-20T15:08:00.000-07:002016-10-20T15:08:34.068-07:00Pumpkin Number Freebies!It's Thursday.... it's Fall... yet down here in Texas, you wouldn't know by the 93 degree temps outside! (I'm trying to be really patient to bust out my sweaters and booties for Fall!)<br />
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We did manage to have a pretty good cold front come through today though.... which may explain the <strike>unusual</strike> <strike>crazy</strike> <strike>wild</strike> behavior lately (and don't forget the full moon we had earlier this week!)<br />
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We are in week 9 of school (yes.... already!) and we are finally trucking along at a pretty consistent rate and *finally* into a good routine down here in Kinder World! <br />
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After working with students, small groups, one-on-one, analyzing student assessments and observing independent work.... it's safe to say that I officially have my students figured out and where I need to go (academically) to get these sweet babies truckin' through Kindergarten!<br />
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I posted about my most recent RTI pack (<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Mission-INTERVENTION-Alphabet-Recognition-Identification-2818593">Mission Intervention - Alphabet Recognition and Identification</a>) but with fall officially here... I can't help but throw in some themed-learning/intervention! <br />
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Working with my math groups, I wanted to create some pumpkin-themed activities BUT .... make it beneficial for learning AND fun! So.... I whipped up a few activities that I wanted to share with you (and if you hang around till the end.... you can grab them too!)<br />
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1. simply count the pumpkins!</div>
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2. Teacher calls a number - students find a pumpkin cards with more/less/equal to the teacher's number.</div>
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3. Match the pumpkin picture with the number cards (next picture!)</div>
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You can either call out a number, or use the number cards to call out a number. Students will need to identify that number that you call out and cover it on their mat. We just use unifix cubes, but small erasers, pumpkin seeds, whatever you want!</div>
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The pumpkin to fill up first or with the most cubes "wins". </div>
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Last but not least.... these little pumpkin wagons are great for building the number!</div>
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Students will just pick a number wagon mat and represent the number using the pumpkins (or orange cubes if you don't want to cut out the pumpkins!)</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14384695244273729807noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202956272422971720.post-26492181023770626902016-10-07T17:42:00.001-07:002016-10-07T17:42:24.418-07:00Mission: INTERVENTION ~ The AlphabetHello October. <br />
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September seemed to fly by. Really fast. Pretty sure I only blogged once during the last month and I really do apologize. Lots of things kept me from blogging... you know... work and teaching, being a mom, staying afloat in the back to school madness, still having to cook dinner every night (really wish I could hire a chef the first month back to school!), watching the Cowboys now that football is back on, and just being really busy. I'm sure you can relate.... right?!<br />
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It's no secret that our students will all learn at different rates, by different teaching styles and strategies, and by different activities in the classroom. I'm sure you know by now that the students in your classroom are all over the place when it comes to what instructional level they are on. Some are above grade level, some are working right on grade level, and some are buckled in tight on the struggle bus! (and you could probably point each of these students out on DAY 1)<br />
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Wouldn't it be just flippin' fantastic if we would plan and teach a lesson and ALL of our students would show mastery on that skill and we could move on?! Well.... I hate to break the bad news to you... but THAT.WILL. N - E - V - E - R .HAPPEN. <br />
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We of course want ALL of our students to succeed, but often struggle with WHAT to do with these students, WHEN we should do it, etc....<br />
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Do you have a specific time in your daily schedule for intervention? If not.... you should! There HAS to be a time devoted to meet the need of all of our students, including our students who are behind and need that small group or even one-on-one instructional time with the teacher. IT IS CRUCIAL!<br />
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For me as a kindergarten teacher, we are flying daily through the alphabet trying to get our students to master letter identification, begin development on their letter sounds and fixing to set sail on the cruise ship called READING. If my students are still struggling and not mastering their letter identification, we can't even begin to move to the next step. <br />
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I have a few students who definitely fall into the category of needing some intense intervention right now! I despise trying to come up with last minute activities for these students during my small groups and decided it was time to finish a product that had been on my to-do list for MONTHS! <br />
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My new mission is.... getting these students on grade level (or at least some significant progress!)<br />
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<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Mission-INTERVENTION-Alphabet-Recognition-Identification-2818593">Mission:INTERVENTION ~ Alphabet Recognition and Identification</a> was created so that I don't have to dig or try and find new activities..... they are now all in one place for me (and YOU!)<br />
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I wanted to pop in tonight and share with you what you will find in this JAM-PACKED pack of activities (over 170 pages!)</div>
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I created a binder to hold all of the assessments and printable activity pages.</div>
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The cover is included, but always feel free to use what works and matches with you! </div>
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Each activity in the packet includes directions and pictures... as well as the MISSION of the activity (the intended goal of the activity).</div>
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Each letter of the alphabet will have it's very own page! I have included 4 rows on each page, which allows me to easily say during groups, " ______ read line 3" This will give me 4 different lines to show mastery. </div>
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Students can use their "eyes" to identify the letters, use a stick or pointer to find the letters, or even use a cube or manipulative to cover the correct letters.</div>
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A closer look at the alphabet pages:</div>
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My students absolutely LOVE this activity. I can use this when focusing on specific letters with my intervention groups!</div>
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And they LOVE using these eyes!</div>
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Students will identify the letters on the card and determine they match (capital to lowercase). There are FOUR different assessment pages like these shown above that you can use. </div>
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(1) Point and identify the pairs that match</div>
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(2) Use counters and cover the pairs that match</div>
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(3) Use TWO different colors - one color represents pairs that match, the other color is for pairs that do NOT match.</div>
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A closer look at the activity:</div>
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Use the cards and activity as a mini-lesson in your intervention group, then use the binder assessment pages to really focus on each student for mastery. </div>
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Another FAVORITE activity:</div>
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This activity "Sort it Out" has students sorting the capital and lowercase letters. Students do not necessarily need to identify the letters in this activity, but just recognize if the letter is a capital or lowercase letter and sort.</div>
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I have also included FOUR different assessment pages that you can put in your binder, also labeled by four rows on the page. Again, this easily allows me to say, "Read line 4" etc.... after doing the mini lesson activity.</div>
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It's one thing to identify the letters, but I also think that writing the letters is equally important!</div>
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I have also included this activity in the pack, which is great to put into the binder!</div>
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There is a page for EACH letter in the alphabet, using the same format on each page.</div>
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The pages include:</div>
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(1) Trace the capital and lowercase letter with your finger</div>
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(2) Trace the capital and lowercase letters with your dry erase maker</div>
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(3) Write the capital and lowercase letters with your dry erase marker</div>
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This activity is a great step-by-step building activity for writing the letter!</div>
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This activity in the pack is a student favorite (and also great for literacy stations for ALL students!)</div>
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I have included a half page for each capital and lowercase letter that has the proper letter formation on the card. Students can use their "eyes" to trace with their finger, use a dry erase marker, use Play-Dough, a dry paint brush, etc....</div>
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So many ways to practice the formation of the alphabet!</div>
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I have also included a few games that you can do with your students including:</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">"Stack it Up"</span></b> is a fun game AND a great visual for you! </div>
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All you need is the cards provided AND stacking cubes!</div>
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I turn the pile of letters upside down and one student will choose a card at a time. If they can read the letter correctly, they will get a cube. If not, no cube! The group will alternate turns and stack their cubes each time they identify the letter correctly. Once the stack is gone, the student with the highest stack... is the winner!</div>
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I usually separate the cards into the lowercase and capital piles, and give one stack at a time. The students will work together (or individually) to put the alphabet back into order!</div>
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You can print 2 sets (complete matches will included 2 capital and 2 lowercase of the same letter) OR print four sets and only use the capital cards OR the lowercase cards.</div>
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Students will ask the other player if they have a specific letter to help them build a set. If so, the player will give it to the partner. If not, the player will say "GO FISH". </div>
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A fun little twist on the traditional fun-loved game!</div>
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This activity is great if you are only focusing on 2 - 3 letters at a time!</div>
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The mat has a blank circle that will allow you to put in the specific letters you are working on. </div>
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I have included SIX letters (mixed fonts, capital and lowercase) for each letter. I keep them each stored in their own baggie so I can easily grab the letter I am working on!</div>
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Students will sort (either 2 or 3 letters). (Both mats included!)</div>
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This is where the binder comes into play! I simply print all of the printables and place them into sheet protectors (which also are dry-erase friendly!)</div>
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I got these boxes at Wal Mart and it's how I store ALL of my literacy stations and math stations as well!</div>
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It's the start of week 4 for me and it's officially time to get down to business! The honeymoon stage is over (long gone!), the students are completely comfortable in the classroom, and we are knee deep into the curriculum now! (with a few procedures and routines on repeat!)<br />
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I really (like Really Really) am ready to get to know each student on a deeper level (academically!).<br />
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I have started pulling my kiddos back one-on-one with me during specific times in the day and I'm slowly but surely learning who is sailing through with ease and who is riding the struggle bus! (Can I get an AMEN?!) <br />
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When I assess my new kinders (prior to any district wide testing), I don't use any formal or fancy assessment! I just whipped up some simple (and student-friendly!) back to school assessments just to help me get the basics for my kiddos! That pretty much includes (1) alphabet identification {capital and lowercase letters} (2) beginning sounds (3) Number Identification to 20 (4) color identification and (5) sight word recognition. <br />
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While I don't expect my students to master all of these, it definitely gives me a baseline and shows me what I'm workin' with! <br />
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Today was all about letter identification. I created this simple form that includes all capital and lowercase letters (out of order!) as well as the same exact layout for the students in a colored version!<br />
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While I'm recording the student's response, the student has a color-coded sheet that is identical to mine. I can easily say, "Read the orange row". "Read the green row", etc...... </div>
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The color-coded lines help break it down and not seem so daunting while students are trying to show me their best!</div>
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If a student identifies the letter incorrectly, I simply just mark through it with the highlighter. I write in the white space ___/26, and we continue with the lowercase letters.</div>
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I also created the same thing for the other areas of assessment that look like this:</div>
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I have two forms (yes, they look the same!) One is for letter ID and the other is for beginning sounds!</div>
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It breaks it up into small chunks of assessments and it's very student friendly!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Just in case some of you are JUST now assessing (like me!).... you can grab these assessments for FREE!</span></div>
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and if you have any questions on how to use these.... please let me know!</div>
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