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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> This has been a life changing last 6 weeks.</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I have been re-awaken!</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I think that finding like minded people has reconfirmed my thinking about innovation, and all things technology.</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I’m blogging again but this time at a deeper level.</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">At this point the fluff is gone.</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">My blog has taken on a different vibe.</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I’m thinking that I need to blog about my successes and failures as a teacher and not just talking about all things first grade.</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> When I got my masters 8+ years ago I took two leadership courses.</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Even though I never aspired to be a principal I learned that we are all leaders in our school and if we wanted things to happen that we had to do it ourselves by being part of the solution to any problem.</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I have forgotten this over the years. Our school is not as vibrant as it once was.</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">We have had many principals come and go. The Innovator’s Mindset has reminded me that I can be that spark that ignites my school community.</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> I was inspired by another #IMMOOCer to create an inspiration project in my community. </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">We now have a wall full of pictures of kiddos and people who inspire others.</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">It has been just what we needed at my school.</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> Over these last few weeks I have been skipping around school on a bit of a high. I’ve been reminded of how important relationships are in our school communities. I’ve made an effort to welcome all into our school in the morning. Instead of hanging out with my colleagues I walk to the entrance of the building to welcome students. It has been a wonderful way to spend the beginning of my day. That one student who comes in late every single day who I have ignored and gone on with my teaching……I’ve stopped and really welcomed her in every day like she was a treasured visitor to my classroom. It’s those relationships that are the most important.</span></span></div>
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There needs to be a culture shift away from focusing on what
kids can’t do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It starts from the
top down. <span style="font-size: 12pt;">Standardized testing results
is driving our instruction.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Our
funding depends on standardized testing results.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Which causes a teach to the test mentality.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">That does not allow us to focus on
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the TEST!</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We are not prioritizing
the development of a growth mindset, we are</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">focusing on proficiency and task completion.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Due to the weight these tests are given
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Innovators are those that are performing under these
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First Grade Smartieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06189782826723947927noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410697063076806783.post-22671018007723454502017-03-16T20:44:00.000-04:002017-03-16T20:44:41.696-04:00Vision #IMMOOCB3<div class="p1">
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Wow! The deeper I delve into The Innovator’s Mindset by George Couros, the amazing growth in my own learning. I loved the <a href="https://youtu.be/kN6ER_O9Qwg" target="_blank">video discussion </a>with George, Katie Martin, and Sarah Thomas of <a href="http://edumatch.com/" style="color: #0000cc; outline: none;" target="_blank">edumatch.com</a> Edumatch.com is finding like-minded people to carry on THE conversation with. I will be checking that out.</div>
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I have a hard time when I hear the leader of my school say that all kids in first grade will receive the same education in any one of the 3 classrooms. Really? It’s not fair to the kids to be “Stepford Teachers”. I don’t expect anyone to have the same passions that I have for teaching. So it’s really going to look very different in my classroom than in the other 2 classrooms. I think that’s okay. Other teachers often just smile at me and say “Wow! I can’t do what you do!” But in fact they can.</div>
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First Grade Smartieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06189782826723947927noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410697063076806783.post-47045071368668842322017-03-01T12:49:00.000-05:002017-03-01T12:49:20.183-05:00The Innovator's Mindset #IMMOOC Wow! So much cool information all at one time. I am reading the book <b>The Innovator's Mindset</b> by George Couros and taking his online course at<b> #IMMOOC</b>. I am blown away by how many people have the same belief system that I have. Sometimes I feel like I'm a tiny island in the middle of this gigantic sea called Education. Every time I read something posted by people taking this same course I just want to "like" everything I read. It has been great to find like minded people.<br />
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I love the Quote by <b><i>Bill Fettiter, "Technology is a tool, NOT a learning outcome."</i> </b> Why are we so focused on how many apps we used? Why do teachers and others believe that if I make a video or create a document in Google or stick a child in front of a green screen that we have somehow fulfilled the technology standards? I have been guilty of this sentiment myself, using technology (computers, iPads, apps, videos, etc...) is what it's all about. We need to take it a step further and start conversations about how technology can make a difference to the questions our students ask and it can certainly drive the change in our classrooms. I have some bright thinkers in my first grade classroom that need many opportunities to push them to want something more from their education. I also have some give me a task and I'll be the first to get it done kind of kids. These kids never seem to do more than what is asked of them. I have got to take away the task and push students to think in different ways about their learning. What do they want to learn It's those daydreamers that may have a better way to approach problems so I need to be a better listener to these deep thinkers.<br />
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I love the excitement that Genius Projects instill in my students. I've got to get them thinking about learning something more, ways to innovate, and using to technology as an avenue to get there.<br />
I want the voice of the students to be in the forefront of our classroom. Sometimes as teachers we need to be in control of everything. Why can't I just let my students take over and dictate the path we follow. It may not always be pretty, but it will be real.<br />
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First, Class meeting to discuss a new path for our class.<br />
Second, Make a list of student ideas.<br />
Third, Choice from Student Voice.........How do we want to proceed?<br />
Fourth, Make an action plan together.<br />
I will not have all the answers......I will push my students to work out problems as they arise.<br />
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I'm scared ! YIKES!<br />
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<b><i>Change is an opportunity to do something amazing! ........George Couros</i></b><br />
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This has got to be my mantra for the next couple of months. Thanks George for the inspiration to further myself as a teacher/coach/innovator.<br />
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<br />First Grade Smartieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06189782826723947927noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410697063076806783.post-52556448627432517082016-07-30T18:48:00.002-04:002016-07-30T18:58:08.424-04:00EdCamp Global<div style="text-align: center;">
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I am sooooooo pumped! I just attended my 2nd EdCamp Global and it was awesome. It's all about the connections and using technology. I've learned so much in the last 22 hours. This is a 24 hour Edcamp with connections all over the world.<br />
I loved the Twitter Chats about maker spaces and NGSS all things science. I've stepped out of my comfort zone as I dabbled in Google Hangouts, Periscope, Voxer, and AppearIn. Wow! Connect! Connect! Connect! <br />
My favorite part was the end of the hour challenges where EdCamp Global allowed me to express myself in pictures, GIFs, videos, and favorite quotes. There were dance parties, Where in the world Are You? videos and Name that Game Show Tunes challenge. Yes, I was a winner in two of the challenges. It's so exciting to win. I can't wait to use my new Buncee Account this fall and I've already got my $10 Amazon Gift Card spent. If you know me it'll be another book.<br />
I want to give a shout out to all the organizers of this great event. Wahoooooo! Thank you so much for a great experience. You have all been amazing. I loved the hourly Periscope Chats. You feel like a family to me. <br />
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I can't wait until next summer.......... Check out #ECG2016 on Twitter. Amazing stuff!<br />
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<br />First Grade Smartieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06189782826723947927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410697063076806783.post-53514908583944157472016-06-23T18:44:00.000-04:002016-06-23T18:44:07.588-04:00M.S.M.s and Building Materials<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Last look at my old carpet and linoleum. Good Bye...... New flooring happens at the end of July.</div>
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Kids try to put 11 nails on the head of one nail. Love their attempts and failures......kids love the science googles.</div>
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Pattern Blocks are one of my favorite building materials just like the kids. They beg me often to create with the colorful blocks.</div>
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I love the imagination that pattern blocks foster. Check out the bee hive at the bottom.</div>
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I love summer time. I love<br />
writing again and sharing<br />
all things first grade.<br />
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First Grade Smartieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06189782826723947927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410697063076806783.post-87249211713039558532016-06-21T20:36:00.000-04:002016-06-21T20:36:14.543-04:00Summer Time RechargeWahooooooo! It's summer! I'm so loving this time to recharge. I'm binging on Orange is the New Black. Wow it's great to escape into another world. What's your favorite recharge activity?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We loved using Chalk Markers to draw on the windows. <br /> I love how the bright the dots for International Dot Day came out.</td></tr>
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I just love the colorful creations of my kiddos. These designs were done on 4" X 5" white copy paper with Sharpie Markers. I told them to try to fill in all the white space. I love how the marker bleeds through the paper and looks great on a sunny window. This was a winter time activity. You can see the snow in the background of each design.<br />
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The following pictures were created in MS Paint. I love their color choices. I taught them how to copy and paste. So if you look closely enough you can see some kiddos used that technique in their images. Don't you just love how all of their characters are happy? That's how my kiddos see the world.<br />
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<br />First Grade Smartieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06189782826723947927noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410697063076806783.post-71135026625269891962015-07-31T19:31:00.000-04:002015-08-02T23:16:48.912-04:00Pondering Ideas From OthersI love July. I am so glad that we still have some beautiful summer days left. I always like to catch up on what's trending in education by reading lots of different blog posts. I'm sharing interesting thoughts of others today. <br />
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Here is a great blog post about tips for how to have a stress-free year.<br />
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It's all about technology at ISTE.....Read about the best tools in ed tech here.</div>
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Connecting kids with nature.....a lost art</div>
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<br />First Grade Smartieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06189782826723947927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410697063076806783.post-31912416896050254972015-07-27T09:00:00.000-04:002015-07-27T09:00:10.612-04:00My Favorite App<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Nutshell Camera</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I love love love this app. It is a video app. You take a picture and that starts the video. Then you take a second picture. It continues to video tape. Lastly, take a 3rd photo and that ends the video. The app then lets you add cool animated illustrations. The app puts the photos and video together. It turns it into a 12-13 sec video. Here are a few videos so you can get the idea.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had to figure how to use this great app with my class. Check out what I came up with for my Mother's Day Tea! I just strung all the Nutshell videos into an iMovie. Soon I'll share my Mother's Day video that highlights this app.</span></div>
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First Grade Smartieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06189782826723947927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410697063076806783.post-88011886461029259872015-07-23T22:03:00.000-04:002015-07-23T22:09:22.517-04:00Random Thoughts About First Grade<br />
Here are a fun first grade ideas:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An easy compettition is stacking Oreo cookies. <br />
Katie won the challenge with 19 Oreos!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So fun to create funky glasses to spice up a cold January day. </td></tr>
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I have an addiction to dice. I love to give everyone 4 dice to add together. Helps with practicing quick mental math.....I always say "Go To The Ten" So that's what I call the game.</div>
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I had a great parent who would create wooden shapes throughout the year for us to paint. We used acrylic paints and puff paint. I love how they turned out.</div>
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These are cut sponges that my class loves to build with. I bought cheap sponges at the dollar store and cut them into logs. It is so simple yet my kids loved playing with them all year.</div>
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Here are a few ideas for displays.</div>
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Mother's Day Display.......portraits of our moms......During our Mother's Day Tea the moms all try to find their own picture. I like how cheery and colorful it looks.</div>
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This is a simple board but I love it. I took a full length photo of each child. I asked them to pose and show me some attitude. My class was adorable.</div>
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Another Mother's Day display, I had each child hold a different letter that together spells out "I love you mom." </div>
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International Dot Day display........I had all kiddos create their own dots on an iPad then printed out several copies of each dot and taped them on sentence strips to display on the wall.</div>
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Ten Apples Up On Top Display.....I too a full length picture of each child in odd positions and they colored some apples to stack up on top.........I loved this Open House display and so did the kids and their parents.</div>
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I always do some kind of pumpkin patch.......I love these pumpkin characters with their googly eyes and scary mouth and teeth.</div>
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Rhyming Dust Bunnies are easy to create on iPads.......it's was easy to make them dance along the walls.</div>
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Each season I like to hang some kind of garland in half of the doorway. The dollar store is a cheap place to get colorful garlands. Here the students created snowmen and cut them out. I strung them together. I love the look of them and the kids are proud of their own handy work.</div>
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This past winter seemed to last forever. I love snowmen displays. Pinterest has wonderful ideas. We did a penguin unit and each child created their adorable little birds.</div>
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My favorite kind of display is one where the kids use creativity to express their own ideas. What are your favorite kind of displays?</div>
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<a href="https://www.playosmo.com/en/" target="_blank">Check out Osmo Here.</a> Great videos to see it in action.<br />
<a href="https://www.playosmo.com/en/schools/" target="_blank">Osmo for Schools</a><br />
<a href="https://www.playosmo.com/static/downloads/teachers_guide.pdf" target="_blank">A Teacher's Guide for Osmo (new)</a><br />
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Very engaged students!</div>
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Look how happy these two are!</div>
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Love how this student got excited each time he created the design correctly.</div>
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Love the collaborative nature Osmo instills.</div>
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Osmo is an Amazing Product! It might be just what you need to spice up the technology in your classroom. Have Fun!<br />
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<br />First Grade Smartieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06189782826723947927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410697063076806783.post-82298033209272941872015-07-20T06:37:00.000-04:002015-07-21T17:17:20.816-04:00The Coolest Activity In My First Grade<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="text-align: left;">My students showed amazing tenacity, grit and perseverance this past year with a very simple yet cool activity. We called it a Thneed. It is really a simple knitting machine made with an empty toilet paper roll, 4 popsicle sticks and some duct tape. </span></div>
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On the first day of school last year my class each made their own thnead. I used a document camera to illustrate the simple technique of knitting on the machine. I was lucky enough to have 2 other adults to help with the project on that first day. After about an hour of building thneads and choosing colored yarn each child was learning how to knit on their own thnead. We started off slowly.</div>
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I allowed my kids to work on their thneads whenever they were finished their work, when I was reading a story, if we were watching a movie, and when we went to assemblies. This activity was amazing at keeping my class focused. </div>
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This is what they looked like on that first day! A great start!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It looks like a spider's web if you are are knitting correctly.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Each child chose one ball to start with and worked until they ran out of yarn. I would then just tie on another ball so they could continue. The goal was to work until they knitted 10 balls (because 10 is an important number in first grade). It was amazing to see some kids work hard just to get to the next ball. </td></tr>
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The kids were so proud of their progress.</div>
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Some kids were amazingly fast at making the long knitted strings.</div>
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After a while the long strings were hard to manage so we used a rubber band to make it easier to manage. </div>
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Then we moved on to an empty square tissue box to manage the long strings.</div>
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At about the 4 week mark in school we shared our project with the school.</div>
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One child made it to 16 balls at 4 weeks............it was a huge moral booster for my kiddos. </div>
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Here my class is in January measuring their long strings of knitted yarn. We laid out the strings and counted the 12 inch squares. Wonderful math project.</div>
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Here we are counting the squares.</div>
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Here are some of the large balls of knitted yarn once the kids got to 10 balls. We added a tag to each one and dated it.</div>
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Here my class is the last week of school stretching out all of their work.</div>
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This shows my class with all of their yarn stretched out. They were so proud of their hard work all year. In the photo you will notice an open area that separates the class from one student. This child made it to 104 balls. Which is over 400 feet of knitted yarn.</div>
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The parents in my class were amazing at donating skains of yarn through out the year. We used different colors that went with different times of the year, like orange in October, and red and green in December. I spent many an evening rolling balls of yarn to keep this project moving along. I can't wait to teach a new group of kids how to knit.</div>
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Please let me know if you want more details to this project. There are lots of YouTube videos out there teaching you how to create a thnead. I think it's called a French knitting machine. </div>
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Happy Knitting!</div>
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<br />First Grade Smartieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06189782826723947927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410697063076806783.post-8253415791476412902015-07-19T10:52:00.000-04:002015-07-19T11:39:38.832-04:00My Target FindsCheck out my Target Finds. I started to panic a bit when other bloggers were posting their finds and I hadn't had a chance to check it out.<br />
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Here are my dollar spot treasures:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love these colorful small pocket charts......a few book marks and a collapsable open box </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love these colorful pointers......I can use them as different team signals for answering questions.</td></tr>
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Storage Boxes area finds:<br />
Two years ago I found these terrific plastic open boxes that were just the right size to fit into a desk. I was happy to see them on sale at the end of the summer and snagged 10. I discovered that these boxes make the best pencil boxes. It acts just like a drawer. They are nice and long so they don't fall out of the desk when the students tries to retrieve a pencil or crayons. Some kids love to have all of their markers and crayons spilled inside their boxes. There is plenty of room for that. The kids like not having to take out their closed boxes every time they need an eraser or color pencils. I love them and looked everywhere online to get more so that my whole class could have a box. My find of the day was I snagged 7 more boxes for my classroom at Target! I was thrilled. Try at least one and you'll be sold like me.<br />
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Here's an idea for you. If you go to the beach somewhere at low tide write some vocabulary words in the sand. I love being on vacation in Maine and doing something fun on the beach that benefits me in the classroom. I print these words out on cards and have kids alphabetize them, have kids give these words a category (ocean/beach/Maine words), write sentences using these words, find these words in a story book about the ocean, etc...... You get the idea. Use my words if you are not able to take a trip to a sunny beach. Enjoy!<br />
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I forgot the word sandcastle.<br />
Which words are compound words? Which words have digraphs in them? So much learning.<br />
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First Grade Smartieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06189782826723947927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410697063076806783.post-50158196039556643652015-07-17T07:22:00.000-04:002015-07-17T07:23:35.172-04:00I Love New Books!Books Books Books! My own kids and my friends often think I'm crazy for spending so much money on new books. They all think that I've got enough books..........I always tell them......."You can never have enough books." It funny how, when I find a book I like it's a must have for my collection. Check out of the books I found over this past year.<br />
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I tell my first graders that 10 is the most important number. This book helped to make this point. As well as how being by one's self is ok but life gets much better with friends.</div>
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This is a beautiful book with a beautiful message. I used the title as a prompt for my Mother's Day Tea videos from my kiddos. I read this book at the Tea. The pictures are very inspirational, colorfully painted rocks. I love this book.</div>
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I love chicken books and this was a great addition to my chicken collection. Great book to teach problems and solutions.</div>
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Here is a great book about loving who you are.</div>
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Another book by Cronin and Lewin with lovable characters.</div>
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This a wonderful leprechaun story about being smarter than you think you are.</div>
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Cute story about having friend!</div>
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Love Love Love this story! I love it so much that I bought another one for a friend. Winning is over rated. This book is so fun as a read aloud. The fart contest is just what your smelly class will want to try. Hahaha OK maybe not but kids love the monsters and the message.</div>
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First Grade Smartieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06189782826723947927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410697063076806783.post-88337635273225380102015-07-16T10:56:00.000-04:002015-07-16T11:01:54.431-04:00I'm Back!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I had a wonderful class of parents this past year! One parent was so thoughtful that she brought me dinner on the 2 evenings of my parent conferences this year. I cherished that meal and was happy to accommodate any-time she wanted for a conference. It was a pleasure chatting about her daughter. Here are a few pictures of a few gifts from other fabulous parents.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Thanks Diana for this beautiful quilt. It is something I will always cherish. It will be hung permanently in my classroom. Greg is a super student who is seated right beside me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Thanks Heather for everything including my new Smart Board this year. This party basket made my day. It was full of lots of fun stuff. I love how Julia matches the basket with her clothes and her personality. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Thanks for everything Jamie. Your moral support saved me a few times. Katie is quite a reader now and her math skills shine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Some other favorite gifts from students were lots of love notes plus lots and I mean lots of chocolate. I just love my chocolate.</span></div>
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1. The End (Almost) by Jim Benton, is a hilarious book about a bear named donut that doesn't want the story to end. My kiddos loved loved loved it. We read the story over and over again with kids playing the two parts. Great practice for reading with expression. Such great voice in this book.</div>
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2. It's an Orange Aardvark by Michael Hall is a book of wonder and discovery. It will keep the kids guessing and making predictions for what will come next. This book is funny and full of suspense.<br />
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3. Mouse Was Mad by Linda Urban. Great story about a mouse figuring out how to be mad. It's all about self expression.<br />
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4. I'm Not by Pam Smallcomb is about what makes everyone special. Love the pictures and the message.<br />
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5. The Handiest Things in the World by Andrew Clements, is all about the how important our hands are. This book is done in beautiful pictures.<br />
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During our field days in June, I was thinking about my kiddos when I came up the idea to use cardboard boxes in a Mine-craft activity. I collected 80+ cardboard boxes of all sizes. The boxes took over my classroom. Unfortunately, it rained all morning long during our morning field day stations. And by rain I mean poured buckets. Both kids and boxes got soaked. But everyone had loads of fun. <br />
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This was a hit on field days! I had the kids building different structures in two different teams.<br />
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Kids love constructing and building of all kinds. It reminds me of the engineering piece we are implementing into our Next Generation Standards.<br />
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School starts for me on Tuesday. I'm almost ready. When do you start?<br />
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Good Luck on a new school year.<br />
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First Grade Smartieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06189782826723947927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410697063076806783.post-41054590267787567332014-08-11T16:18:00.000-04:002014-08-11T16:18:35.726-04:00Word Wall FreebieOver the years I've had several different designs of word walls. I hate how much space they take up on classroom walls. My first wall I created using index cards and I did it all by hand. Yuck! is all I can say about it. I've bought other word walls and there seemed to be a million pieces. For the last few years I didn't have any word wall except for a Words For Writing Chart. At the end of the year I noticed a word wall in a second grade classroom at my school that hit me like a ton of bricks. That's it! That's what I need, a smaller word wall that kids can use to help with reading and writing.<br />
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It takes the space on a half a door. I have a bathroom in my classroom and it is the perfect place for all to see and an easy space to attach words with just tape. I am thrilled with how it looks. <br />
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I created it using tables. I put all words in alphabetical order. It was easy to attach to the door and I can always add more words if we need to. Here's how it looks.<br />
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I printed the alphabet on bright pink for bright contrast. It is just what I've been dreaming of for years. You are welcome to try the Mini Word Wall out here. </div>
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<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B635KeF4R8wVSHhwV3NYYzBxdE0/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Alphabet in Squares</a></div>
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