tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49274759271751182402024-03-08T21:27:04.437-08:00Little WarriorsKatie Mensehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14275671586735644296noreply@blogger.comBlogger265125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4927475927175118240.post-44421248816862550232015-07-16T05:41:00.000-07:002015-07-16T05:43:41.553-07:00Christmas in July-PORTFOLIOS and MEMORY BOOKS!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">All of the portfolios include monthly poem divider pages with a place to put pictures from that month, number writing pages for each month, self portrait pages with a place to write their height, writing prompts. Each portfolio also contains a Memory book/All about me section with pages for favorite school lunch, where I live, my birthday, what I learned this year, where I go to school and so, so much more!!!!!!!!!!!!</span><br />
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Here are some example pages from the <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Kindergarten-Portfolio-and-Memory-Book-135787" style="color: black; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">Kindergarten Portfolio</span></a>....</div>
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Here are some examples from the <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Preschool-Portfolio-and-Memory-Book-144561" style="color: black; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">Pre-K portfolio</span></a>....</div>
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(It also includes TK options now!)</div>
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And...here are some examples from the <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/First-Grade-Portfolio-and-Memory-Book-151939" style="color: black; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">First Grade portfolio</span></a>.</div>
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I LOVE this August self portrait!!!! Can you see him?! Ha!</div>
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These are all self portrait pictures from the same little girl...Just look at her progress! <3</div>
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Here are some examples of the numbers and letter pages....</div>
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Here are some examples of the monthly poem pages with spots to put pictures from each month. I just added the August page for your first day of school picture...so, if you already own this packet-please download again to get it:)</div>
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And...here are a few examples of what you will find in the All About Me/Memory Book section:</div>
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Don't forget!! Tomorrow is your chance to grab any of my pattern block packs or the bundle for 20% off!!!</div>
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As stated yesterday, I'm teaming up with my friends from <a href="http://imbloghoppin.blogspot.com/2015/07/christmas-in-july-2015.html"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;">Blog Hoppin'</span></a> this week for Christmas in July!! Today all of my tags and labels are on sale!! Here are my supply labels! There is a label for just about everything! Give me a shout if there's something I'm missing and I'll add it for you!!</div>
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Here is how I have them displayed in my classroom!</div>
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You can check these out and get them for a great deal today here! Just click on the picture below!!<br />
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Also, on sale today are my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Katie-Mense/Category/Organization"><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">Themed Library Classroom Labels</span></a>!! These are a super cute and efficient way to organize your classroom library!</div>
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Here's how this system works:</div>
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And here is how my classroom library looks with these labels!!</div>
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Hop on over to <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Katie-Mense/Category/Organization"><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">my store</span></a> to grab some for yourself!!</div>
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Here's my store schedule for the week in case you forgot!</div>
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And, don't forget to hop over to <a href="http://imbloghoppin.blogspot.com/2015/07/christmas-in-july-2015.html"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;">Blog Hoppin'</span></a> to see what all my friends have on sale for you this week too!!!</div>
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Christmas in July?!!</div>
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I can't believe it's already Mid-July!!! School is right around the corner!!! (Yikes!) If you're like me, you've already started <strike>stressin'</strike> thinking about and planning for your new school year!</div>
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If you're like me, Back to School means dishing out a whole lot of cash on new materials and new decor for your classroom! Seriously, the hubby is NEVER happy with me around this time of year! Ha! </div>
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So, we're bringing you this sale to keep a little of that money in your pocket and make your better half a little happier with you! Who doesn't like to save $$!?</div>
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Each day this week, I'll be highlighting the products that are on sale in <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Katie-Mense"><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">my store</span></a> this week!!</div>
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My alphabet lines have been always a popular product for me since I made my first Jungle themed one for my own classroom back in 2011 ;) Since then, I've made LOTS more of them. I get so many requests for different themes, fonts, etc. I try to get to all of the requests that I can....but sheeeeew!!! Summertime is always so much busier than anticipated!! Here is a list of the ones that I have in my store right now ;)</div>
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The Dog themed Alphabet Line is also available in D'Nealian!! You can find it <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/DNealian-Dog-Themed-Alphabet-Line-Classroom-Decor-Black-and-Blue-1906592"><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">HERE</span></a>!</div>
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The Jungle Themed Alphabet Line is also available in Cursive! Find it <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Cursive-Jungle-Safari-Alphabet-Line-Posters-A-Z-287571"><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">HERE</span></a>!</div>
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The Monster Themed Alphabet Line is also available in D'Nealian! Check it out <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/DNealian-Monster-Themed-Alphabet-Line-Classroom-Decor-1283720"><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">HERE</span></a>!</div>
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The Pirate Themed Alphabet line also comes in D'Nealian. You can find it <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/DNealian-Pirate-Alphabet-Line-Posters-A-Z-288129"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">HERE</span></a>.</div>
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Cursive can be found <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Cursive-Pirate-Alphabet-Line-Posters-A-Z-288067"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">HERE</span></a>.</div>
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As you may know, if you follow me, you know that my classroom is decorated with our school mascot, just like my blog....a Warrior :) I decided to start a mascot line of classroom decor. So far, I have Eagles, Indians and bulldogs ;)</div>
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<span style="font-family: 'GrilledCheese BTN', sans-serif; line-height: 36.7999992370606px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Summertime means S.L.O.W.ing down, having time to do what I want, when I want! It means FREEDOM and spending lots of time with my BOYS!!!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'GrilledCheese BTN', sans-serif; line-height: 36.7999992370606px;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have found a PERFECT program to help with keeping my boys active. With this program you will hear the words <span style="color: blue;">ACTIVE</span>, <span style="color: magenta;">OUTDOORS</span>, <span style="color: orange;">ADVENTURE</span> and <span style="color: lime;">FREE</span>!!! </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;"><b>Camp GoNoodle</b></span> is a free online program for kids to stay active and be creative this summer! If you’re a teacher, then you probably already know and love <b><span style="color: purple;">GoNoodle</span></b> for the classroom….. but now, as a <span style="font-family: 'KG HAPPY';"><span style="color: purple;">PARENT</span></span>, you’ll love this summer extension called…<o:p></o:p></div>
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If this is your first time hearing of GoNoodle -- Camp GoNoodle is a great introduction that you can do with your whole family! </div>
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Trust me, your kids will <b><span style="font-family: 'GrilledCheese BTN', sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;">GO CRAZY</span></span></b> for Camp GoNoodle!<o:p></o:p></div>
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1. Head to “camp!” Each Monday starting June 29, a new set of five adventures will appear at campgonoodle.com. #fourweeksoffun<o:p></o:p></div>
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2. <span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span>Go on new adventures every week! Each adventure uses GoNoodle.com’s active videos and games for inspiration, and challenges kids to use their imaginations, get moving, and be outside. Picture building your own DIY jetpack, creating an obstacle course race, or making sushi with things you already have at home. #somuchfun</div>
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3.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span>Sing along! Each week includes two brand new camp songs to inspire creativity and movement! #campjams<br />
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4.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span>Connect with fellow campers! Share your adventures using the #campgonoodle hashtag on social media to join the camp community. Each week, “Campers of the Week” will be recognized as “All-Stars” and earn exclusive Camp GoNoodle prizes. #lovethatgonoodleswag<o:p></o:p></div>
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5. Earn badges! Complete each week of adventure by printing the weekly badge to hang up, loud and proud. #bestcampever<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="line-height: 22.7700004577637px;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>My friend Holly from <a href="http://mrsehleskindergartenconnections.blogspot.com/">Mrs. Ehle's Kindergarten Connections</a> has teamed up with GoNoodle and is hosting this LINKY PARTY!!!! </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: medium;">And as a BLOGGER BONUS.... GoNoodle will be doing a (random # generator) drawing next Saturday (July 4th) to choose one lucky "linker" to win this awesome Camp GoNoodle prize package! #campswag</span></div>
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OMGoondess, you guys!!! Have you been to your Target Dollar Spot lately????? Be prepared to spend A LOT of money if you do!!! This stuff is AMAZING AND SUCH a great price!!!!! The first thing I saw when I walked in, was this GLORIOUS sight!!!!!! And, when I saw that they came in ORANGE and gray, I almost peed my pants!!!! Seriously!!! This stuff excites me SO much, I can't even handle it!!</div>
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These were my FAVORITE little centers supply baskets last year AND in my colors!!!! SQUEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!! </div>
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I have issues. These bad boys are only $1 each!!!! AND, they only come around during "back to school" time! AND, the thing with the Dollar Spot is....you never know if this stuff will EVER be back!!! Will you ever see it again??? AND in these colors?? So, it just makes sense that you have to buy EVERY. SINGLE. ONE. that you can find in your colors! RIGHT????? LOL!!!!</div>
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Here is how I use these little caddies in case you were wondering ;)</div>
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<br />And, here are some more bins that came in my colors!!!!! I didn't get quite as carried away with them :) I restrained myself from buying every single one they had...but, man it was hard!! Hahaha!! I still can't believe that they come in ORANGE!!!!</div>
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Next up, is this little hanging accessory holder!!! There were 2 of them....so, you guessed it!! They BOTH went in my cart!! Ha!</div>
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Ummmm....can you believe it??? ORANGE pocket charts?!?! Get RIGHT out of town!!! A Polka Dot dry erase planner!! AND a super cute little chalkboard/dry erase easel!!</div>
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Check out these ADORABLE little glass jars! They are chalkboard with handwriting lines on them!! Too, too cute to pass up!! I threw 3 of them in my cart. If I don't use them in my classroom, they will make GREAT Back to School gifts for my kids' teachers!!</div>
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Those little black clipboards!!! I have a plan for those ;)</div>
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And, Cute black and white bulletin board borders!</div>
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Check out these adorable banners!!! The one on the left is a dry erase banner!! I think they will be soooo cool in my writing center! The kids can actually write on the banner! Ahhhhh!! Brilliant!</div>
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And, these cute chalkboard banners too! These will be part of my decor.</div>
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OMG!!!! Pencil buckets and matching clips??? NO teacher in the entire world could pass these cuties up!!!! The clips also came in black! Sadly, this was ALL my target had!! I would have bought them out of this cute stuff too!!! Ha!</div>
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And, just some random fabulousness! Mini Seuss lunchboxes to hold my Seuss games. Pens with 6 colors for the Write the Room center! Pointers and Stickers.</div>
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This is what my cart looked like today! Hahahahaha!! People were looking at me like I was CRAZY! And about 10 people asked me if I was a teacher. LOL! </div>
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What kind of goodies did you find at your local Dollar Spot??? Leave me a comment and let me know if I need to keep searching! ;)</div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Century Gothic', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">This year will be our 4th annual Vegas Teacher-Blogger Meet Up. What started as a fun little way to get to meet other teachers and bloggers from across the country, has turned into the BIGGEST teacher-blogger meet up ever!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Century Gothic', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">I have been working with some of my best blog buddies behind he scenes to help make this the biggest and BEST meet-up EVER!!!!!!!!!!</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Century Gothic', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Century Gothic', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Century Gothic', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Century Gothic', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Here are the details you'll want to know:</span><br />
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The meet up will be on Wednesday, July 8th, and will start at 6:30pm at the Venetian in the Galileo room. </span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">RSVP on our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/657040004441240/" style="color: #b070ae; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Facebook event page</a> {<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/657040004441240/" style="color: #b070ae; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">HERE</a>}</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">You will need to download, edit, and bring your own name tag. Download the file {<b><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Teacher-Blogger-2015-Vegas-Meet-Up-Name-Tag-1901049" style="color: #b070ae; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">HERE!</a></b>} Below is an example of how your name tag should look. </span></li>
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">You do <u>not</u> need to be a blogger to attend. All teachers are invited and welcome to come! </span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Please be ready to have fun, meet people, and make new friends! Make sure to post pictures to social media using the hashtag #2015vegasmeetup.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Our main sponsors for this event are <b><a href="http://www.sde.com/" style="color: #b070ae; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">SDE</a></b> and <b><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/" style="color: #b070ae; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">TPT</a></b>, although we have dozens more who will be donating prizes, swag, and other fun stuff! You do not want to miss out on these awesome prizes!</span></li>
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Do you make an End of the Year slideshow for your class?? I've been making one for about eight years now. I used to do a paper scrapbook for each kiddo, but man, that was a TON of work and so, so expensive!!! To make a slideshow, all you have to do is buy a big pack of DVD+Rs and you're ready to go!!!</div>
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Three years ago, I was tired of putting the BORING titles in my slideshow and had this vision of making my own title slides. So, I put some together and WOW!! Did it make a difference!!! It totally cutsified my movie!!!! Well, last year, it was time for a make-over! So, I recreated all of the slides and added a TON of new ones!!</div>
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All of these slides are saved in PNG format, so they are just images....just like the photos that you will add to your slideshow!! VERY easy to use and will definitely add a HUGE CUTE FACTOR to your movie!!<br />
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Are you unsure because you've never used Movie Maker before?? Stay tuned for my tutorial at the end of this post :)</div>
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Next is music!!! Choosing music for your slideshow can be a difficult task!! There are so many good songs out there and looking at gigantic lists can be VERY overwhelming!!! I've decided to keep my list short and sweet to give you some ideas and not overwhelm you!!</div>
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Here are some of my favorites that I have used in the past and some that I'm planning to add this year:</div>
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1. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqfCfUQxM4I"><span style="color: red;">We're Going to be Friends by Jack Johnson</span></a></div>
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4. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIVaUcE4kAM"><span style="color: blue;">You'll be in My Heart by Phil Collins (Tarzan Sound Track)</span></a></div>
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5. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MggNFU0_4Fs"><span style="color: purple;">Never Grow Up by Taylor Swift</span></a></div>
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6. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhrCc8VCHns"><span style="color: red;">My Wish by Rascal Flatts</span></a> (My FAVORITE!! It's like they took my thoughts and feelings right out of my head!!!! :')</div>
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7. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGEe_zpddNI"><span style="color: orange;">Forever Young by Rod Stewart</span></a> (Did I ever tell you how much I L.O.V.E. Rod Stewart??? I've had a crush on him since I was 8 years old!!)</div>
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8. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHFy3YWpRx8"><span style="color: lime;">You've Got a Friend in My by Randy Newman</span></a> (Toy Story Sound Track)</div>
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9. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RwN9cWToas" style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;">Kindergarten Rock by Joe Guida</span></a></div>
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And, here is my little tutorial to help get you started!!! Hope this helps!!</div>
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One more thing!!! You're FREEBIE!!! These are little covers for your DVD cases! I just buy the little DVD envelopes that look like this:</div>
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Sorry, this is a horrible picture from last year....but I haven't made them for this year yet, so it's all I have! Ha!! You get the idea:</div>
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This week's chapter is all about visuals!!</div>
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This is something that really hits home for me! As a student growing up, I had a very hard time in school. I was the girl with the SUPER SMART brother who everyone expected to be just like him. But, I sure was the complete opposite!! Ha! Things always came so easily for him and I was the C/D student. Now, as an adult and as a teacher, I know that it wasn't because I was any less smart than him....I just learned in a VERY different way than him. </div>
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As I got older (it took me until about 1/2 way through High School) I figured out how to cope. How to read, and reread and reread until I understood. I figured out what worked for me...it just took me a little bit longer :) What was missing??? What would have helped me learn and retain and understand more?? MORE VISUALS!!!</div>
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Now, as a teacher, I am CONSTANTLY thinking about what I can do to help my students better understand, learn and retain what I'm teaching them. It kind of comes naturally for me. I just think about what would have helped me :)</div>
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One super easy way to incorporate visuals into your classroom is:</div>
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These are examples of emerging visuals. They appear as the lesson is taught. The teacher and students are creating them together.</div>
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These are examples of Static visuals. They have been previously prepared by the teacher in preparation to teach a lesson or a certain skill.</div>
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The little visual cues below aren't exactly anchor charts, but we hang them each time a word chunk is introduced and they work WONDERS!!! Seriously!! My Kinders are AMAZING spellers thanks to these little chunk cards!!! <a href="http://mrsjumpsclass.blogspot.com/">Thanks Deanna</a>!!!</div>
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Every morning, after the pledge of allegiance and our character pledges, we say this acronym for Warriors. So, every morning my Kinders would say "Warriors: We Are Respectful, Responsible, Intellegent, Open minded, Reliable Students. Those are all great words!! But, my Kinders had NO IDEA what they were saying. So, I made this little PDF file. I'm sure it has no use for you....but, I'm attaching it so that you get the idea. Each graphic has a hyperlink attached to it. When you click on the clipart, it will take you to a video that helps explain what each word means.</div>
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Here is the infamous MLK egg experiment showing that like eggs, although we may look different on the outside, we are all the same inside :)</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt;">A couple of years ago I was T.I.R.E.D. of
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt;">I wanted to give my Mommies and students
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meant something. Something that they would carry with them forever.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt;">I had heard of some people doing a
Mother's Day Spa Day. I thought this was SUCH a cute idea!!! So, I put together
my </span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "KG All Things New"; font-size: 40.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: "KG All Things New"; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #7030A0; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">"Mommy
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decorations, recipes and ideas to make your Mommy Spa a HUGE success!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt;"> Just look at the </span><span style="color: #ff66cc; font-family: "KG Blank Space Sketch"; font-size: 18.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: "KG Blank Space Sketch"; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #FF66CC; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">AMAZING</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt;"> day
we had last year!!! The kids LOVED pampering their Moms and their Moms LOVED
EVERY. SINGLE. MINUTE. of it!!! Just look at their faces in these pictures!!</span></div>
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enjoyed some reading material and tasty snacks....fingernail polish shaped
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I even taught my </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt;">Kinders</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt;"> how
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She just "relaxed" while her boy caked her face!! </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt;">Hahahaha</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt;">!!
Look at the top picture with his tongue sticking out!!! He's working </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt;">sooooo</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt;"> hard
to pamper his Mama!!! </span><span style="color: #ff66cc; font-family: CupcakeBirthdayCake; font-size: 18.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: CupcakeBirthdayCake; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: CupcakeBirthdayCake; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #FF66CC; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">So
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'KG All Things New'; font-size: 24pt;">hair styling </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt;">and </span><span style="font-family: 'KG All Things New'; font-size: 24pt;">moisturizing and fragrance </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt;">station
into one...but, it worked out perfectly!!! The kids </span><span style="color: red; font-family: CupcakeBirthdayCake; font-size: 18.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: CupcakeBirthdayCake; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: CupcakeBirthdayCake; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: red; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">LOVED</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt;"> putting the hair extensions in their
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt;">And...some more!!! This Mom </span><span style="color: red; font-family: CupcakeBirthdayCake; font-size: 18.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: CupcakeBirthdayCake; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: CupcakeBirthdayCake; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: red; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">LOVED</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt;"> her extensions so much, she had to take
a </span><span style="color: #cc66ff; font-family: "KG Blank Space Sketch"; font-size: 18.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: "KG Blank Space Sketch"; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #CC66FF; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">selfie</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt;">!!!
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt;">Everyone had </span><span style="color: #cc66ff; font-family: CupcakeBirthdayCake; font-size: 18.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: CupcakeBirthdayCake; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: CupcakeBirthdayCake; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #CC66FF; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">THE. BEST. DAY. EVER</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt;">!!!!
I CANNOT wait to do it again this year! It was just so much fun!! And, great
quality time! Just the Mom and the Kinder...no siblings or anyone else. They
just got to focus on each other for that time. It was a really special day. One
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Spa</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt;">! We
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Day cards! On the back of the bag, students write why they think their Mom is
beautiful. The compact has the writing prompt "you make me blush
when...", Students write a list of adjectives about their Mom on the
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something new for your Mommies!! I can't wait until our </span><span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: "Janda Happy Day"; font-size: 24.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: "Janda Happy Day"; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #00B0F0; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">Spa</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt;"> this
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<br />Katie Mensehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14275671586735644296noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4927475927175118240.post-26446297010385408912015-04-04T06:21:00.000-07:002015-04-04T06:21:43.804-07:00Throwback Post: BEST. EARTH DAY EXPERIMENT. EVER!!!<div style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;">
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time to start talking about </span><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "KG Second Chances Sketch"; font-size: 32.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: "KG Second Chances Sketch"; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #0070C0; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">E</span><span style="color: #00b050; font-family: "KG Second Chances Sketch"; font-size: 32.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: "KG Second Chances Sketch"; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #00B050; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">a</span><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "KG Second Chances Sketch"; font-size: 32.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: "KG Second Chances Sketch"; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #0070C0; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">r</span><span style="color: #00b050; font-family: "KG Second Chances Sketch"; font-size: 32.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: "KG Second Chances Sketch"; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #00B050; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">t</span><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "KG Second Chances Sketch"; font-size: 32.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: "KG Second Chances Sketch"; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #0070C0; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">h</span><span style="font-family: 'KG Second Chances Sketch'; font-size: 32pt;"> </span><span style="color: #00b050; font-family: "KG Second Chances Sketch"; font-size: 32.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: "KG Second Chances Sketch"; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #00B050; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">D</span><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "KG Second Chances Sketch"; font-size: 32.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: "KG Second Chances Sketch"; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #0070C0; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">a</span><span style="color: #00b050; font-family: "KG Second Chances Sketch"; font-size: 32.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: "KG Second Chances Sketch"; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #00B050; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">y</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt;">!! I </span><span style="color: red; font-family: "KG Second Chances Sketch"; font-size: 18.0pt; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: "KG Second Chances Sketch"; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: red; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">LOVE</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt; font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt;">this
Earth Day Experiment!!!! It is such an amazing, hands-on activity and
GREAT visual for the kids to see just exactly what reducing and recycling
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt;">First we read this book that you can find
in my </span><span style="font-family: 'KG Dark Side'; font-size: 18pt;"><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Where-Does-Garbage-Go-An-Earth-Day-Experiment">"Where
does Garbage go?" pack</a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt;">. This book talks about how
when you throw trash "away"-it doesn't really go away!! It explains
the difference between dumps and landfills. It also talks about things you can
do to help...</span></div>
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what they can do to help.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">There is also an activity in the pack where kids can sort different household
items that they can recycle every day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">Last, there is a cute activity about tires. Did you know that tires take up
TONS of space and can sit in a dump for thousands of years and NEVER break
down??? This activity tells them ways that tires can be
recycled.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">So, then comes the </span><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: 'KG Second Chances Sketch'; font-size: 40pt; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">experiment.
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begin, each group gets a "Tiny Landfill" filled with tires.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt;">Wow!!!! Look how we've </span><span style="color: red; font-family: "KG Second Chances Sketch"; font-size: 18.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: "KG Second Chances Sketch"; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: red; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">reduced
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amount of tires that we had!!!!!!</span></div>
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mix in a couple of other ingredients, mix it all together and......</span></div>
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WHAT TO DO on these short little weeks. We don't have centers this week because we only have 2 days and then we are off for Easter Break!! When that happens, although it's rare, the days seem to last FOREVER!!!!!!!!!! So, we need to get up and move and do something fun at some point during those long days!!</div>
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I have a SIMPLE, NO PREP, engaging little game for you that my kiddos just LOVE! That's the BEST kind, right?!?!</div>
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All you need is 2 copies of the game sheet and 3 big foam dice (2 number dice and a +/- dice). I use the ones below. I think just about every teacher on the planet has them!!! Ha!</div>
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You will need to break your class up into 2 teams....we usually just do boys against girls because it's easier to keep track of that way. But, you can do it however you'd like :)</div>
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I call 3 teammates up to throw the dice....I let them throw them at me while I just stand there. LOL!! That's probably why they LOVE it so much! :)</div>
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When the dice stop, we check their equation and solve.</div>
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Then, we color that number on their team's egg. If the number has already been colored then nothing is done and their turn is over. So, this game can take a while to get a winner!</div>
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This game could easily be adapted for small group or centers as well. There are many possibilities!</div>
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Ahhhhhh!!! Finally! Finished with my April Pattern Blocks pack and ready to share it with you!! Here it is!! You get 8 puzzles, each with 3 levels of difficulty. So, that's 24 pattern block mats!!! Click on the picture below to go check them out!!</div>
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There are also spinners and dice included so that your kiddos can turn it into a game and see who can make their picture first!</div>
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There are also 4 different response sheets! So, you can use these puzzles at any point in the year and choose the response sheet that is appropriate for your class at that time. You can also use them as ANOTHER way to differentiate the activity!!</div>
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So, soooo many possibilities!!!</div>
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When I start off with pattern blocks, we just focus on learning the shapes and it's attributes. The kids LOVE these hands on activities to learn the names and attributes of the shapes! It so much fun this way....just like playing a game!!</div>
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But, when we do these activities we are hitting so, sooooo many of the common core standards! Just about every one of the Geometry Standards are hit right here!</div>
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Also, through the different response sheets you can hit sooooo many more standards!!! Counting to show how many, writing numbers, comparing numbers, graphing (categorizing), adding....the list of standards goes on and on!!!</div>
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Not only that, but you are fostering spacial skills and critical thinking!!! What a great way to encourage problem solving!!! There are so many ways that they puzzles can be put together and solved. Here are some pictures of them in action:</div>
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Here are some shots of my April Easter bunny pattern blocks. You can see all 3 different levels of diffictulty.</div>
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One bunny has the shapes already provided for the builder. The other one, is just an outline of the bunny. You can see this builder did her own work and used different shapes to build the bunny! They are always amazed to compare and see the differences!!</div>
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And, here is a "Build your Own" bunny mat!!!!</div>
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On this one, the student used the mat that just had the outline of the pot and attempted to build it with different blocks. He then recorded his data onto his response sheet. This sheet has them tallying their shapes and then adding the numbers together to solve the different addition problems.</div>
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A couple of weeks ago, I was lucky enough to get to take a little time for myself and spend the weekend in Indiana with some of my most favorite people in the world!!!! My blog buddies!!!! I don't get to see them very often, so when I do, it's a BIG deal!!!</div>
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To start our weekend, I met up with a good friend of mine, Erin Mullet from <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Erins-Ink"><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">Erin's Ink</span></a>. We used to work together and both taught Kindergarten at the same school for a couple of years. I just LOVE her!!! We hit the road and drove the 3 1/2 hours to French Lick, Indiana. A teeny, tiny town in the middle of nowhere with an AMAZING hotel and resort!!! It was just beautiful!!</div>
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The only thing was, when we got there, we found out that we were on the dreaded 6th floor!!!!!!!!!! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! <a href="http://www.frenchlick.com/hotels/westbaden"><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">French Lick Hotel</span></a> has been there for nearly 170 years and the 6th floor was said to have been HaUnTeD!!!!!!! WhoOoOoOoOo!!!!</div>
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Later on that evening, we met up with some of my favorite friends for Dinner!!!!!! Megan and Kim from <a href="http://kindergals.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">KinderGals</span></a>, <a href="http://mrsjumpsclass.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">Deanna Jump</span></a> and Deedee from <a href="http://www.mrswillskindergarten.com/"><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">Mrs. Will's Kindergarten</span></a>!! Kim's daughter-in-law, Ginny also joined us! Sweetest thing ever!!!!<br />
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Then, around 2:30 A.M. (It's a looooooooooooooong story) my beautiful, wonderful, bright, happy and smiling friend, Crystal Radke from <a href="http://kreativeinkinder.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">Kreative in Kinder</span></a> arrived!!! We have been roomies many times before and it was soooo good to see her!!!<br />
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The room was just packed with teachers from all over the country!!! And it was sprinkled with the perfect amount of decor from <a href="http://www.schoolgirlstyle.com/"><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">Schoolgirl Style</span></a>!!!!<br />
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And then, of course there was the teacher SWAG!!!!!!!! We got so, soooo many fabulous goodies!!! There are sooooo many companies out there who are all about THE TEACHERS!!!! Here are some of the goodies that we got:<br />
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Check out these little tables decorated to look like beds!!! So cute!!! We had to take some pics!! The beds were also stocked with pillow cases for us to decorate and take as souvenirs!!!<br />
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Have you checked out Deedee and Deanna's <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Guiding-Readers-MARCH-NO-PREP-ELA-Unit-for-K-1-1713678"><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">Guiding Readers units</span></a>??? The "Lazy e" clipart was drawn by my girl, Erin!!!! So, Deanna had Erin decorate her pillow case with "Lazy e" on it!! Soooo cute!<br />
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But, seriously, the BEST part of the weekend was just being with all of these amazing, wonderful teachers!!! These ladies ARE THE best of the best!!!! People who LOVE their jobs and give it there all!!!! What an inspiration!!!!!!!!!!<br />
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This ENTIRE, AMAZING weekend was was planned and organized by my dear, adorable, giving, selfless friend <a href="http://mrsehleskindergartenconnections.blogspot.com/">Holly Ehle</a>!!!</div>
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Well, I've been focusing this year on how to get ALL of my students more engaged ALL of the time. I've been researching Whole Brain teaching. I LOVE sooooo many of the ideas in this program, but just don't think that I personally could implement it entirely into my teaching. So, I've been trying out ideas and thinking of ways that I can make it work for ME and my kiddos in my classroom.<br />
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Counting was definitely one of those things that I knew I needed to improve on. So, I started thinking of ways that I could get all of my kiddos to actively participate and have fun with it!! I came up with counting voices. You can check out the Counting voices sticks in my TPT store by clicking on the picture below.<br />
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I know that I'm probably not the first person to think up this idea. Ha! It's actually a pretty obvious way to help make it fun and get the kids involved! Whyyyyy didn't I think of it before???<br />
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I made these little counting sticks to hold up so that the kids know what voice to use. I just laminated the sign and hot glued it to jumbo craft sticks. The direction cards can also be printed, laminated and hot glued to the back of the stick so that anyone can come in and know how to lead the kids in counting with their voices :)<br />
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Here is a little video one of my parents took of us counting! We are new at this and have only done it a couple of times....so, we aren't perfect yet!!! But, you can get the idea! Ha!!! In this video, the voices we use are: boxing, turtle, sheep (my favorite), Elvis (the kids fave), pig, runner, mouse, fish, kisses and air writing.)<br />
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Like many of you, a few years ago, our field trip money was CUT!!! No field trips!?!? Boooooooo!!!! Luckily, we have our field trips back this year! But, if you don't, don't worry!!!! DON'T let it stop you! There are sooooo many ways to BRING the "field trips" to your kids for FREEEEEE!<br />
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What's the big deal?? Why are field trips important, you might ask?? Because kids need to have REAL LIFE experiences!!! The authentic experiences are the ones that stick. Field trips bring all of the learning together and make it real and more genuine. That's what the kids will remember. It's so much more meaningful that way!!!<br />
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I LOVE bringing those experiences into my classroom every chance I get!! How do you do it with NO budget??? Well, you'd be surprised what you can get when you tell people you are a teacher! ;)<br />
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I've always felt like if you do a pumpkin unit, YOU NEED a pumpkin patch!!! Well, when I started here, the other teacher said that we get one field trip and we take it at the END of the year! So, since we couldn't GO to a pumpkin patch, I brought a pumpkin patch to my kids and I've been doing it ever since.<br />
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I always find someone to donate our pumpkins! (I live in IL, so there are PLENTY of farms and fields!) You see a pumpkin field, you go ask. Usually people have waaaaay more pumpkins then they could ever use. So, they are happy to donate to us. I just get little pie pumpkins and set them all outside. If it's muddy, we do at least part of the activities on the blacktop :) Then, after we pick our pumpkins, we sit on haybales (that we usually borrow from local farmers) and have rice crispies and apple cider (that are donated by the parents)!<br />
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So, see!!! ABSOLUTELY FREE!!!! You just have to do a little work finding everything, getting it to school and setting it all up. But, man!! Look how much fun! They LOVE it!!! The kids are obsessed with pumpkins for WEEKS after this! ;)<br />
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O.K. So, this next one is about as close as you can get to real life...but without a farmer or a real cow! Ha!!! We do this during our Farm Unit!<br />
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First we meet Farmer Jack and he teaches us how to milk a cow!! (on Youtube)<br />
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Then, I bring out our cow!!! She is just drawn on paper and laminated :) But, I fill a surgical glove with a bit of white tempra paint and water and attach it with a string. Poke a whole in the end of one of the fingers with a pin and you're ready to go! The kids HAVE TO use the same technique that farmer Jack taught them. If they don't do it that way, the "milk" will NOT come out....it will go back up into the "udder".<br />
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Here's a video of one of my kiddos milking!! So fun!<br />
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For our Wild West unit, after learning all about Cowboys, we invited a local "Real Life" cowboy to come to our class!!!! He showed us his saddle, his tools and what he has to wear when he is in a rodeo. He also showed us all of his big belt buckles that he had won from riding!! (Again, this was a man that had graduated from our school district several years back and was happy to donate his time to us!! Totally free!)<br />
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Every February, our local dentist and hygienists schedule a time with us to come and talk to our Kindergarten classes about Dental Health and they do such an amazing job! This is the PERFECT wrap up to our unit!!! And, you guessed it! Totally Free!!! I bet your local dentist would do it too! Just ask!!<br />
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And, this one is from St. Louis Children't Hospital!! We are sooooo blessed to live just 30 minutes from some of the BEST rated hospitals in the entire country! Everything that St. Louis Children's Hospital does is pretty great! And this program, <span style="color: orange; font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.stlouischildrens.org/health-resources/advocacy-outreach/safety-street">Safety Street </a></span>is NO exception!!! It is an absolutely amazing, interactive program that show kids how to stay safe and handle real life situations! And, the best part is it's TOTALLY FREEEEEEEEEEEE and they bring it to any IL or MO school in the Metro area!</div>
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Safety Street features an interactive, life-sized cityscape to help children learn important safety lessons! All they need is a big area to set it up....so, the gym might be off limits for a day or two.</div>
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Don't forget to hop over to <a href="http://www.mrswillskindergarten.com/2015/03/book-study-worksheets-dont-grow.html">Deedee's blog</a> to see what others have to say about field trips!! Just click on the image below!</div>
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This is what March 1st looked like in Southern Illinois! We had a SUPER FUN snow day!!! Check out our igloo!! But, I'm sooooo over the ice and snow!! Come on, Spring!!! It's supposed to be in the 50s tomorrow! Whooohooooo!!!!!</div>
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Gray and I both had Wacky Wednesday at our schools!!! I got to wear my "Oh, the Places You'll Go" shirt AND my Lorax Chuck Taylors!!! Dress up days are my FAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!</div>
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The kids and I so love doing all of my lift the flap centers!! This one is a subtraction one using eggs! They count the eggs on the outside and lift the flap to see how many eggs have broken on the inside. Then, they write the number sentence. So fun! You can find this center in my <span style="color: orange; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Super-Silly-Centers-Math-and-Literacy-1153253">Super Silly Centers</a></span> Pack!</div>
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P.S. Check out these perfectly cute eggs that my friend Erin from <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Erins-Ink">Erin's Ink</a> made for me!!! You can grab them for FREEEEEEE <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Rainbow-Egg-Clipart-1738050">here</a>!!! She has some other super cute freebies to snag too!!!</div>
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We got to try out our Super Silly Cat Pattern block Puzzle this week!! It comes in 3 different levels of difficulty and has 4 response sheet options! You can find it in my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Pattern-Block-Puzzles-for-March-1712648"><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">March Pattern Block Puzzle Pack</span></a>!!!</div>
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And, check our classroom doors that my Kinder Partner and I decorated together!!!! See that little paper hanging at the top? We won "Best in Show" for our school! That equals a popcorn party and FREEE books!!!! Ha!!! So fun!!</div>
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My class can't get enough of GoNoodle!!! And, neither can I for sooooo many reasons!!</div>
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Are your kids getting squirmy??? Time for a BRAIN BREAK!!!</div>
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Have something you need to look for or set up for your students and it might take you like 2 minutes (which is an eternity for a 5-year-old) Show them one to keep them busy and active during that time!</div>
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Have a birthday in your class?? Show one to celebrate!!!</div>
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Use it as a reward, an incentive, to charge them up OR to calm them down! You can even use it for indoor recess!!!</div>
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Whatever you use it for, your kids are going to LOVE it and so are you!!!</div>
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If you haven't signed up yet, you have to RIGHT. NOW!!!! It's sooo easy! You can sign up for <a href="https://www.gonoodle.com/"><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">FREE here</span></a>!</div>
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Here's how it works!!</div>
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You will have a "channels" page that looks like this to choose the kind of Brain Break you want to do.</div>
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Our favorite lately has been this song from the KooKoo Kanga Roo Channel. check out the video below to see my kiddos dancing! :) Sooooo fun!<br />
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When you click on the channel that you want, all of the Brain breaks that you can choose from will come up! This is the YouTube Channel!!! I LOVE this one because the first window is a place where you can add ANY video that you want from Youtube and it saves it for you!!! So, you NEVER have to search for it EVER again!!! </div>
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Go to Youtube and search for Just Dance Kids videos and save them all!!! They are PERFECT!!!! Here's just an example of one!! We play this one every time we have a birthday in our class!!!<br />
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Another GENIUS thing that <a href="https://www.gonoodle.com/">GoNoodle</a> has thought of is Indoor Recess!!!!! They have put together <a href="https://www.gonoodle.com/">GoNoodle</a> mixes that last up to 15-18 minutes long!!! 18 minutes of uninterrupted brain breaks!!! Just play it and let them dance, exercise and yoga recess away!!! ;)<br />
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Another feature that <a href="https://www.gonoodle.com/">GoNoodle</a> has is their Champs!!! "What in the world are those things for????," You might ask. Well, it's actually pretty ingenious!!!<br />
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Just pick your favorite Champ and the kids will LOVE this little creature!!!! It will become kind of like your Class Mascot for the next couple of weeks!!!<br />
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Now, each time your class watches a brain break, your Champ earns a point! This makes for an EXCELLENT transition time!!! Because, my kids know that I will NOT close the video and show them how many points our champ has unless they are back at their seats sitting quietly!!!! (I told you! Ingenious!!!!)<br />
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Now, every time your Champ gets up to 10 points, it earns a level and it GROWS!!!!<br />
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This makes for GREAT learning!!! What is one of our Kindergarten Common Core Standards??? Ways to make 10!!!! After we see how many points our Champ has, we figure out how many more we need to get to TEN!!!<br />
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So, I made this little <a href="https://www.gonoodle.com/">GoNoodle</a> Ten Frame for the class!! I ModPodged the ten frame to a cookie sheet and then I put packing tape over the bottom portion of it so that it is like a "dry erase" board now :) Then, I just laminated the coins and used a little E6000 to attach big button magnets to the backs so that my kiddos could easily manipulate them! Here's how it turned out!!! (Gotta LOVE those little magnetic erasers from the Target Dollar Spot!!! :)<br />
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You can click on the little picture below to grab your very own FREE GoNoodle 10 frame and coins if you want!! :)<br />
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So, once your Champ finished his 4th and final level, then he is finished and you have to pick a new class Champ!<br />
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Well, I definitely want to involve my class in the selection of our next champ, so last time I just picked a couple and we all raised our hands for a class vote....but, that wasn't good enough!! Ha!<br />
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So, I made these little survey sheets. Each sheet has 5 Champs on it. Now, I can give my class a sheet and we can survey the class and keep tallies to show our data. Then, we will graph our data to see who our winning champ is!<br />
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Please let me know in the comments if these GoNoodle printables were helpful to you AND if you already GoNoodle or if you plan to start with your class on MONDAY!!! :)<br />
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So, you know when you have a vision?!?! You see something that inspires you and you have this idea...this picture in your brain and you go for it!!! But, you're never quite sure if your vision is going to work. Will it really turn out like that picture in your head??? Or...will it be a complete flop?! The term that comes to mind for those "tries"..."Nailed it!" Ha!!</div>
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Well, this time, it REALLY WAS a success!!!! This time, it really DID turn out like the picture in my head!!!</div>
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You guys, I am just OBSESSED with our new bulletin board!!!!!</div>
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So, it all started with this book. It is my absolute FAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've been reading it to my class since I found this little treasure at a Yard Sale 10 years ago!! Did you know the story was published under TWO different titles?? My copy is actually <i>Four Valentines in a Rainstorm</i>. I think most people know it as <i>The Day it Rained Hearts</i>...but, the stories are the same. Just an FYI :) Don't be confused!!</div>
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Anyway, this story is absolutely PRESH!! I just LOVE it!! But, I never really had a super excitingly cute activity to go along with it. At least, not as cute as I thought it should be.....</div>
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.....and then, the week before Valentine's Day, I just happen to see this on Amazon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</div>
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SHHHHHHHHHHUT. THE. FRONT. DOOR!!!!!</div>
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Could it be ANY more perfect!!! So, I ordered it immediately, clicked two day shipping and crossed my fingers!</div>
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It came!!!!!!!!!! And, it was perfect!!!</div>
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I brought a couple of pairs of my boys' rain boots to school and called a "Girl MOM" to see if I could borrow some girly ones too :)</div>
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So, I got out the camera....oh, wait!!! I forgot the camera, as usual!!!!!!!!! And, used my phone to take pictures!!! Uggggggh!!! It was just a few days before Valentine's Day!!! No time for trying to remember a camera!!! So, I went for it!!</div>
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I pinned up a little white bulletin board paper back drop and we struck some rainy day poses!!!</div>
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Seriously, are you dying over how cute these are?!?!</div>
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Poke your finger up through the middle until the "end" of the cotton pokes out. take that "end" piece and start unrolling it!!! Yes, it VERY easily unrolls once you have found the right place to start!!!! Now you have a loooong piece of cotton!!! Here's a close up of one of my students doing it :)</div>
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Get Ready to do some on-line professional learning with some of your favorite bloggers! After so many of my friends have gotten to visit the Ron Clark Academy, so many of us are so inspired to find ways to reach our learners in fun and exciting ways! I wasn't one of the lucky ones that got to visit...but, it's on my bucket list!!! Just hearing them talk about it is enough to inspire anyone!!!</div>
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Starting February 28th, we are going to be hosting a linky party each Tuesday and Saturday with chapters from this<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Worksheets-Dont-Grow-Dendrites-Instructional/dp/1412978505/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1424109327&sr=8-1&keywords=worksheets+dont+grow+dendrites" style="color: #71dfd4; text-decoration: none;"> book: </a></div>
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<a href="http://kickinitinkindergarten.com/" style="color: #71dfd4; text-decoration: none;">Kickin it in Kindergarten</a>- Chapters 1 &2 (February 28th)</div>
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<a href="http://www.mrswillskindergarten.com/" style="color: #71dfd4; text-decoration: none;">Mrs. Wills Kindergarten</a>- Chapter 3 (March 7th)</div>
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<a href="http://mrsjumpsclass.blogspot.com/" style="color: #71dfd4; text-decoration: none;">Mrs. Jump’s Class</a> Chapter 7 (March 28th)</div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;">In April, you will be visiting these girls for the remainder of the study:</span></div>
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<a href="http://mrsehleskindergartenconnections.blogspot.com/" style="color: #71dfd4; text-decoration: none;">Mrs. Ehle’s Kindergarten</a> Chapter 9 &10 (April 4th)</div>
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<a href="http://whattheteacherwants.blogspot.com/" style="color: #71dfd4; text-decoration: none;">What The Teacher Wants </a>Chapter 11 (April 7th)</div>
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<a href="http://firstgraderatlast.blogspot.com/" style="color: #71dfd4; text-decoration: none;">First Grader At Last</a> Chapter 12 (April 11th)</div>
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<a href="http://ericabohrer.blogspot.com/" style="color: #71dfd4; text-decoration: none;">Erica’s Ed Ventures </a> Chapter 13 (April 14th)</div>
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<a href="http://kindergals.blogspot.com/" style="color: #71dfd4; text-decoration: none;">KinderGals </a>Chapter 14 &15 (April 18th)</div>
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<a href="http://www.mrswillskindergarten.com/" style="color: #71dfd4; text-decoration: none;">Mrs. Wills Kindergarten</a> Chapter 17 (April 25th)</div>
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<a href="http://littlekinderwarriors.blogspot.com/" style="color: #71dfd4; text-decoration: none;">Little Warriors</a> Chapter 18 (April 28th)</div>
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<a href="http://kickinitinkindergarten.com/" style="color: #71dfd4; text-decoration: none;">Kickin’ it in Kindergarten</a> Chapter 19&20 (May 2nd)</div>
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Need a quickly prepped, super FUN, hands on and meaningful activity for Monday?? <span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Geneva, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.0030002593994px;">This is a lesson that your students will LOVE and one that they will never forget!! That's the BEST kind of learning!!!</span></div>
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Ok, so first thing you're going to need is a few flashlights!!! I have one in my classroom and raided the custodian's storage room to find three more!!!!!!!!! :)</div>
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Now your students need to cut out their little detective hats and groundhog puppets to prepare for the experiment!! You can also give them a "shadow detective" badge to wear. I made those after we did the activity....I thought it needed a big more cuteness :)</div>
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Now it's time to ask the essential question!!! What kind of day do you think you need for Groundhog to see his shadow??? Have the kids make their predictions!</div>
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Let the kids take their groundhogs around the dark room to see if they can find a shadow for him. Give them some "exploring" time. Then, call them back to their spots to regroup and discuss their findings. (you can turn the lights on for this :) </div>
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Now, turn the lights back off. This time the students take their groundhogs and flashlights around the room. Can you find a shadow for groundhog now that you have flashlights?? YES!!!!!!!!!!</div>
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OH MY GOODNESS!!!!!!!! I cannot even tell you how much fun my kids had with this activity!!!! I think part of the fun was that THE LIGHTS WERE OFF AT SCHOOL!!!!! Ha! :) But, they were also so AMAZED at all the different things that the light did to the shadow. You can make a shadow grow???????? Shut the front door!!!!! Just amazing!!!! :) </div>
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Here are some of the response sheets that my kiddos did. I love reading all of their different discoveries!!!!</div>
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1. "When you put in a cloud, it blocks the light."</div>
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3. "If it (the light) moves back, it (the shadow) will get bigger."</div>
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4. "Light makes a shadow."</div>
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After we completed our experiment we read a really FUN book called <span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bear-Shadow-Frank-Asch/dp/0590440543/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1422713199&sr=8-1&keywords=bears+shadow">Bear's Shadow</a></i></span>. It explains even further what happens to a shadow as the sun moves across the sky and the day goes on. It also talks about what happens when the light source is blocked.</div>
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One of my kinders took this pic of me introducing the book!!! Ha!!</div>
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You will also definitely want to check out this awesomely perfect interactive online <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/light_shadows.shtml">activity from BBC</a>!!!!!!! It is also another PERFECT follow-up activity to help students further understand lights and shadows and how they're made!!!!</div>
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Surveys are one of my students' most favorite centers to choose. I actually use them during my "Can-do" center time. But, they can be used for any type of Math center. (You can read more about my "Can-do" centers <a href="http://littlekinderwarriors.blogspot.com/2014/10/early-finishers-at-center-time.html"><span style="color: orange; font-size: x-large;">HERE</span></a>).<br />
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Do you do surveys with your students??? If you don't, this is a great way to start and the kids LOVE it!!!! Plus it is takes pretty much ZERO time to prep this simple math center, which is a BONUS for us teachers, right??? :)</div>
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The student will grab the survey sheet for the week. They will also grab a clipboard and a writing utensil or two and.....off they go!!!!</div>
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This is my ONLY center where students are EVER allowed to continually move around the room. They just walk around to different students and ask them a quick question....(the one you see below was for our 100th Day unit and it was "Can you count to 100?") The responder would answer "yes" or "no". The surveyor records the data with a quick tally mark and moves on.</div>
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After the surveyor has asked the correct amount of people, he/she will graph the data.</div>
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Once the data is collected and graphed, then they will analyze their data. They have to tell me one thing about what they found out. Many times they will tell me which one had more or less. On the survey below, the student just told me that he found out that "9 people liked Cracker Jacks". Which, to me, is perfectly amazing and fabulous for a 5-year-old to be able to do all of this independently!!</div>
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Check out this pie graph!!!! My Kinders were already doing these independently in January!!! It just AMAZES me what they can do when you provide them with the opportunities!!!!!!! We, as teachers all introduce graphing and different kinds of graphs within our units. We did a big Pie graph as a class at Thanksgiving time and again in December to show which part of the Gingerbread Man we ate first. Why not provide them with the tools to create the graphs themselves!?!? It's so important for them to make those connections!!!! Keep the learning going!!!!!!!!!!!</div>
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My surveys pack exposes them to many different kinds of graphs....bar graphs that go from left to right, and ones that go from bottom to top, pictographs, and pie graphs!</div>
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If you'd like to check this pack out, just click on the picture below!!! The <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Surveys-Through-the-Year-1005236"><span style="color: orange;">survey pack</span></a> comes with surveys for just about EVERY theme throughout the year that you could think of (41 of them to be exact :) !!!</div>
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Now, do these skills just come automatically?!? NO!!!! These surveys start out simple!!!! The skills build on each other. In the preview below, you will see that the fire survey is just a graph and some questions. So, they aren't using tally marks just yet. The surveys for the themes at the beginning of the year are even more simple. Things like: ask 10 friends and color the smiley or frown face. We're building the skills.</div>
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And, as always, you MUST introduce the concept to your class first. Do a couple of them together, as a class. You will be amazed at how quickly they get the hang of it!! It will become one of your students' most favorite centers!!! They LOVE that they get to move around the room, carrying a clipboard and asking all of their friends' opinions!!!</div>
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I made these little silhouette ornaments for my Kindergarten students this year. They turned out soooo stinkin' cute!!! After posting them on IG and Facebook, I had so many requests to do a tutorial...so, here goes....</div>
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First, I asked my Dad really nicely to cut some wood for me :) My parents live about a 3 minute walk through the woods from me. We all live in the middle of the woods and our properties are loaded with trees so luckily, wood is not real hard to come by for me :)</div>
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So, anyway, Dad said we would need a wood that was tight so that when it dried out, the wood wouldn't separate and the bark would stay on :) So, we picked a nice, straight Hickory tree that was about 3 inches across and he was able to cut about 70 circles that were about 1/2 inch thick. He used a miter saw (below) to do this. Then, he drilled a hole in the top of each one with a 1/4 inch drill bit.</div>
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O.K...now onto the silhouettes :) You will need to take a picture of your subject in front of a white background. I just used some white bulletin board paper and clipped it to the front of my easel, it made for the perfect backdrop :)</div>
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I am on a PC and use Powerpoint 2010 for pretty much EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!! Sorry Mac users!! This probably isn't going to be the same for you :( I have no idea how a Mac works. Everything seems a million times more complicated to me!!! Ha!<br />
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Anyway, insert your picture into Powerpoint. Make sure you click on the picture so that it is selected. Then, just go up to the top toolbar and click "color". A bunch of color choices should appear for you to choose from. Click on the choice that shows the picture completely blacked out with a white background. Wah-lah!!! You now have your PERFECT silhouette!!!<br />
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I shrank the image down quite a bit. To shrink it down without distorting it, you must grab it from the CORNER and drag it in. Do NOT resize by dragging from the bottom, top or side! It will distort the image.<br />
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When you have it to the size that you want, just print it out on regular printer paper. You will need a small, sharp, pointed pair of scissors to help cut your tiny features precisely. It's really not hard at all!!!!! But, a good pair of scissors will help!!!<br />
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Next, use a sponge brush to paint a layer of Mod Podge on the front of your wood circle.</div>
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Position the silhouette and stick it down.</div>
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This step is optional, but, I highly recommend it to help avoid any bubbles developing under the paper. This is just a little seam roller tool used for wallpapering. I'm sure you can find one at your local hardware store, or you can order one <span style="color: orange;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Precision-Brand-Tool-Wrap-Roller/dp/B00065UYQY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1419292282&sr=8-2&keywords=wooden+seam+roller"><span style="color: orange;">HERE</span></a> </span>on Amazon. </div>
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Just take the roller and roll over the paper to make sure there is no air trapped under there.</div>
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Last, Just add one more coat of Mod Podge over the top and let it dry.</div>
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When the front was dry, I flipped it over and repeated the same exact process with a small piece of paper that had their name, grade and year printed on it.<br />
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Almost finished....</div>
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To finish off the ornaments, I put a piece of orange yarn through the hole and made a loop in it. I cut a small piece of ribbon and stuck it through the loop and pulled the loop tight. I then made another loop in the yarn and pulled it tight so that there was a knot in the top.</div>
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Next, I tied the ribbon in a knot to make like a little bow. Last, I tied the two ends of the yarn together at the top to make a knot.</div>
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And, there you have it!!!! The perfect keepsake for your Kinders!!! You will be AMAZED how perfectly these silhouettes turn out!!! They look EXACTLY like my students ;)</div>
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Hope this little tutorial helps!!!!!!!!</div>
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