tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44709927254005392002024-03-19T03:48:18.749-05:00Guide~Teach~InspireAppleton, WIJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156923843324471872noreply@blogger.comBlogger226125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4470992725400539200.post-79383359429770902512018-09-15T11:52:00.002-05:002018-09-16T12:24:49.806-05:00Tips for Conducting Small Group Guided Reading in Third Grade<div style="text-align: center;">
I conduct small group guided reading sessions with my third graders during our intervention time.</div>
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We call our intervention time WIN (What I Need).</div>
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For the past two years, our grade level's WIN time was the last half hour of the day.</div>
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I do small group rotations (or stations) during our WIN time, and one of the rotations is a small guided reading group, which I call Book Club.</div>
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I'm sharing some info on how I conduct guided reading groups.</div>
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This is what has worked for me, and has proven to make an impact on my students' reading growth.<br />
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<u>To me, guided reading groups are a way to target reading strategies with 4-6 students who are reading at a similar level, or working on a similar skill.</u><br />
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Listed below are tips for conducting guided reading lessons.</div>
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<span style="background-color: #666666; color: #f3f3f3; font-size: x-large;">1. Focus on one teaching point.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">I reference this resource when looking for teaching points for my groups. I have 4-6 students in each group, and they read at a similar level. </span><br />
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Notice that it has teaching points and discussion starters.<br />
Here's a sample page from the section on transitional readers.<br />
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Below is a sample page of the discussion starters. There are more pages like this, and the book also includes prompts for conferring about writing, too!</div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">The teaching points often connect to what I have done in my whole group reading lessons earlier in the day. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #666666; color: #f3f3f3; font-size: x-large;">2. Begin with a warm-up of reading language word cards.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Before introducing the teaching point, I do a quick flashcard like review of common reading language words.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">So, these are not phonetic words, or words related to the selected text, but words that are concept words.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">I've found that reviewing these words has really made an impact on my students' achievement and understanding on tests. You can find these words in my Teachers Pay Teachers Store<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Guided-Reading-Language-Word-Cards-Digital-and-Printed-3982699" target="_blank"> here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"> They love going through these words, and its a way to get started while we're waiting for the stragglers to arrive at our meeting place.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">This pack includes over 80 words that can be printed or used digitally on a device, like an iPad.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #666666; color: #f3f3f3; font-size: x-large;">3. After introducing the teaching point, make sure students have time to read the provided text.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">After doing a very brief intro to the book, the students have time to whisper read the book individually. As they are reading I sit across from each child, and listen to the strategies they use as they read the book.</span><br />
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If you had done a mini-lesson during workshop on how characters change, then you might address that same idea during your guided reading lesson.<br />
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Or, if this group struggles with identifying the setting of the story, focus on that.<br />
The most important part of guided reading is to have students read books at their level, while practicing a skill.</div>
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<span style="background-color: #666666; color: #f3f3f3; font-size: x-large;">4. Vary the kinds of reading material.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">Hopefully you have access to a wide variety of reading options at your school, or in your classroom.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">If your supply is limited, you can find leveled reading materials at these awesome websites:</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://newsela.com/text-sets/#/featured" target="_blank">Newsela</a></span><br />
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<a href="https://www.readinga-z.com/books/leveled-books/" target="_blank">Reading A- Z</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.readworks.org/find-content#!q:/g:/t:0/pt:/features:/" target="_blank">Readworks</a><br />
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<span style="background-color: #666666; color: #f3f3f3; font-size: x-large;">5. Record the teaching points and materials you have used with each group.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">You will want to collect some data on what you have worked on with your students.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">You will probably impress your administrator if you kept detailed notes of your meetings with students!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Here is an example of a form I have used with students:</span><br />
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<br />Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156923843324471872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4470992725400539200.post-29973083252777830692018-07-20T20:38:00.001-05:002018-07-27T10:01:21.372-05:00Five Useful Tips for Designing Classroom Learning Spaces<div style="text-align: center;">
Recently I had the opportunity to hear Dr. Robert Dillon speak about Designing Learning Spaces. </div>
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He and Rebecca Louise Hare have written a short book about this topic, called </div>
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During Dr. Dillon's session, he stressed that a teacher may not need to go out and buy lots of stuff to enhance their learning space. To me, it was really more about the mindset in developing a learning space.</div>
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I want to share 5 quick tips for rethinking your classroom environment. I was so motivated after hearing Bob speak that I went straight to my classroom and rearranged desks and tables! </div>
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<span style="background-color: #999999; color: white; font-size: x-large;">1. What story does your classroom tell at first glance??</span></div>
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This was the question Bob posed when discussing classroom design.</div>
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So, when someone enters your room, what is the immediate word that comes to mind?</div>
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I wanted my "story" to be one of <b>collaboration</b>.</div>
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Previously my rug had been in the corner. Throughout the school year I arrange the desks in a variety of patterns and groupings, but never had the rug as the middle meeting space.</div>
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Now I've arranged the desks in pods of 2, 3, and 4. Some are around the rug, and others are near the wall.</div>
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I had 25 students last year, so that is the number of desks that are currently in my room.</div>
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I also have small group work spaces in the outer areas of the room. </div>
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I love the look and feel of my room when I walk in. </div>
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I haven't put much on the walls yet, but I am continuing with a global classroom theme this year. </div>
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You can read more about that in this <a href="https://guideteachinspire.blogspot.com/2017/11/global-classroom-decor-classroom-tour.html">previous post</a>.</div>
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<span style="background-color: #999999; color: white; font-size: x-large;">2. Could you use whiteboards attached to your walls in a different way?</span></div>
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Dr. Dillon suggested turning long tall whiteboards from a horizontal display to a vertical one.</div>
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So, teachers could display classroom instruction on the upper section of the board, and the bottom area of the board could be used for student reflection and interaction of that content.</div>
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<span style="background-color: #999999; color: white; font-size: x-large;">3. Do the items on the walls of your room have an expiration date?</span></div>
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Anchor charts should not be left up indefinitely. Instead, put a date on the back of them that will serve as an expiration date. On that date, you can revisit what you want to do with that chart. Is it still serving its initial purpose, or did students stop noticing it weeks ago? If it's still useful, leave it up, but reevaluate at a future date.</div>
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<span style="background-color: #999999; color: white; font-size: x-large;">4. Do you teach lessons on body language, and how that can affect learning?</span></div>
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Making students aware of how their bodies send messages can be powerful. </div>
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Establishing expectations for best student learning positions may help to get your year off to a better start.</div>
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This is especially important if teachers are implementing flexible seating options. </div>
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<span style="background-color: #999999; color: white; font-size: x-large;">5. What message are your school's signs sending?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">For instance, these banners at ISTE convey an overall communication strategy for the conference.</span></div>
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My third graders have been writing persuasive pieces. We've used this anchor chart for writing transitions from one supporting reason to another. </div>
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The anchor chart is actually a compilation of other anchor charts I found online.</div>
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We had to do some goal setting to get us through these final weeks. </div>
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Our final social studies unit is about Japan. </div>
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Our city has a sister city in Japan, so we do lots to learn about this interesting country.</div>
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I put on Japanese music, and it makes for a calm class period.</div>
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I lead an after-school STEM Club with three other teachers, and our final meeting is this coming week.</div>
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We are going to explore augmented reality, and each student will get one of these!</div>
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It's called a <a href="https://mergevr.com/cube">Merge Cube</a>, and each side of the cube has multiple games and learning tools that come to life when you use the connected app.</div>
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This weekend I tried out a new recipe on the grill, and it was delish!</div>
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Thanks to Mrs. Wheeler for hosting the link-up!</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Happy Poetry Month!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">While we do poetry all year long, April is a great time to really highlight this genre.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Here are a few tips for incorporating more poetry into your daily routine.</span></div>
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Check out this introductory lesson on <a href="https://learnzillion.com/lesson_plans/6497-what-makes-a-poem-a-poem/">Learn Zillion</a>.<br />
This quick video introduces learners to "What Makes a Poem a Poem".<br />
It touches on the vocabulary of line, stanza, rhyme, and title.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Try any of the interactive poem tutorials on the <a href="http://www.readwritethink.org/search/?resource_type=16&type=28">ReadWriteThink</a> website.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This site provides a wide variety of poetry formats to easily access.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Here is what the acrostic poem page looks like:</span></div>
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There are easy to use interactive templates for acrostic, diamante, haiku, shape poems, and much more!</div>
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I would suggest sending the link to your students through Google Classroom, and then have them try out the tutorials. </div>
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Or, create a QR code of the website's URL, and post in your room if you have iPads.</div>
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Scour your
school's library for books by Shel Silverstein, Jack Prelutsky, and Bruce Lansky.<o:p></o:p></div>
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many books by these famous poets, and they are hilarious - kids love them!<o:p></o:p></div>
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You might
want to check out<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.shelsilverstein.com/">Shel Silverstein's website</a>, or <a href="http://jackprelutsky.com/">Jack Prelutsky's website</a>, too.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This is one
my favorite poetry books - it will have your kids ROFL!<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Check out
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This kit
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Below you can see an example
of the haiku poem and follow-up pages.</div>
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Students visualize and draw the poem.<br />
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Discussion questions are included for each poem.<br />
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Also included are templates for students to write their own poems, as well as a banner!</div>
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This kit is on sale for the month of April! <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/School-Poetry-Kit-1996064">Click here to take a look!</a></div>
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<br />Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156923843324471872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4470992725400539200.post-73620418675230072492018-02-11T12:58:00.002-06:002018-02-11T13:01:17.829-06:00Classroom Olympic Activities - 4 Quick Tips<br />
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Do you have Olympic fever?? My class does, and here are some of the things we've got lined up to capitalize on the interest in the epic sporting event.</div>
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Check out the <a href="http://www.classroomchampions.org/in-the-classroom/#lessons">Classroom Champions website</a> for inspirational videos from competitors, as well as classroom lessons on goal setting, perseverance and more.</div>
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Take part in the <a href="https://www.classroomchampions.org/studentchampionchats/">Live Chat with Olympic competitors on February 22</a>. </div>
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How fun will it be to connect with the athletes while they are in Pyeongchang?</div>
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Learn more about the science behind some of the <a href="http://sciencenetlinks.com/tools/science-olympic-winter/">Olympic events through ScienceNetLinks</a>.</div>
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I follow them on Twitter, and they always share lots of cool info!</div>
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Use this forever freebie in my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Olympic-Similes-1120149">Teachers Pay Teachers store to practice similes</a>.</div>
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Some of the similes are related to the Olympics in general, and some will describe specific athletes.</div>
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You may want to also check out this <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/2018-Winter-Olympic-Athlete-Independent-Study-Project-and-Class-Booklet-1059152">product in my store that supports research of individual athletes</a> competing in the Winter Games.</div>
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My students have selected an athlete, completed a research page using the <a href="https://www.teamusa.org/pyeongchang-2018-olympic-winter-games/team-usa/athletes">team website</a>, and are now excited to watch "their athlete" and the medal count.</div>
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I decided upon the theme of a Global Classroom for my third grade students this year.</div>
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This theme sprouted from our participation in the <a href="https://theglobalreadaloud.com/category/2017/">Global Read-Aloud</a> project.</div>
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I love the way our learning environment reflects our global theme of understanding, respect and communication.</div>
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The first wall visitors see upon entering our room is the one above. I felt it was important to explain to families and other visitors right away on the night of Open House what it meant to be a Global Classroom.</div>
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We use PBIS, so it was essential to link our school goals with our classroom goals.</div>
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I created a decor pack that is available in my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Global-Classroom-Decor-Banners-Posters-and-Bulletin-Board-Letters-3346477">Teachers Pay Teachers</a> store that includes a variety of bulletin board options for implementing a Global Classroom theme.</div>
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These <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Global-Classroom-Decor-Banners-Posters-and-Bulletin-Board-Letters-3346477">theme</a> materials have a burlap background with globe accents.</div>
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The set includes a a variety of bulletin board options, as well as suggested lessons and links for setting up a respectful, informed global classroom.</div>
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This pack also includes posters and suggested lessons for digital citizenship, like the one below.</div>
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Teacher Tips for using the <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Global-Classroom-Decor-Banners-Posters-and-Bulletin-Board-Letters-3346477">pack</a> are included, too!</div>
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A variety of bulletin board letter styles are included.</div>
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I found some additional pieces that fit nicely with the theme.</div>
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I found this globe at Hobby Lobby.</div>
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These squishy globes are from <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01KKVBZG6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1">Amazon</a>, and students will receive these as gifts for Christmas.</div>
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I absolutely love this<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0984080600/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1"> book</a>, as it is written in kid-friendly terms. It is a must-have for any classroom!<br />
You can purchase the book entitled <u>What Does It Mean To Be Global?</u> by clicking <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0984080600/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1">here</a>.<br />
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As part of our Global Classroom theme we have done a Skype with a Scientist, connected with a classroom in Canada as part of the Global Read Aloud, and invited in a local business owner.</div>
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We also connect with parents everyday through Seesaw Learning Journal.</div>
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Do you have other suggestions on how to promote and lead a Global Classroom?</div>
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I'd love to hear your feedback through a message below!</div>
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This week's topic for Monday Motivation hosted by <a href="http://www.teacherbythebeach.com/2017/07/monday-motivation-morning-routines.html">Jen at Teacher at the Beach</a> is morning routines.</div>
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Our first bell rings at 8:21, and my third graders come in from their outside line-up spot at about 8:25. I do greet them at my classroom door - I believe having a happy face meeting them in the morning can set the tone for the day.</div>
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Once they are in the room, they mark their lunch choice for the day, note any reminders I have posted on the Smart Board and.........................read.</div>
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I don't plan any morning work. The students just pull out a favorite book and read for about 20 minutes. They don't have to log the time, they don't have to use a post-it for a reflection, they don't have to record a response in a journal, </div>
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Students can also work on a writing project if they'd like to do that, too.</div>
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During this time I am taking attendance, checking assignment notebooks, and if needed, pulling students aside to review something from the previous day. </div>
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In the photo below you can see the assignment notebooks that we use.</div>
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Students bring a 3-ring binder at the beginning of the year, and we put their school-issued assignment notebook inside. Parents initial it each night (well, most of them do), and I check and initial each morning.</div>
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Also, I create a weekly update of events and learning for students to slide into the clear pocket on the cover of their 3-ring binders.</div>
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Usually one day of the week I ask students to review multiplication and division facts with flashcards or sheets. </div>
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We switch classes for science and social studies at 8:45, so these options work well for the short time we have before switching.</div>
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<br />Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156923843324471872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4470992725400539200.post-50027154063538262722017-07-11T10:57:00.001-05:002017-07-11T10:57:49.287-05:00Motivation Monday - Classroom Schedule for Third Grade<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This week I'm joining Jen at <a href="http://www.teacherbythebeach.com/2017/07/motivation-monday-daily-schedules.html">Teacher by the Beach</a> to share my daily schedule.</div>
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This is my schedule from last school year as it was listed on my classroom website.</div>
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The website was very easy to create on Google Sites. You can check it our <a href="https://sites.google.com/a/aasd.k12.wi.us/room-219/our-class-schedule">here</a>.</div>
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Here is a zoomed in view of just the schedule!</div>
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The specials are highlighted. We do not have any recess duties.</div>
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I had to teach my own computer lab classes, but the rest were led by specialists.</div>
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On Thursdays during specials my teaching partners and I had PLC planning time.</div>
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I loved having science and social studies the first hour of the day. </div>
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We switch students during that time to help out the grade 2/3 split teacher. She does not teach any of the SS/Sci to her students but does math during the time those grade levels come to us for SS/Sci. </div>
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So, because I took on her students, I had 30 during the first hour of the day.</div>
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Students switch back for math, and I had my homeroom of 24 for the rest of the day.</div>
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Here is a picture of my math wall from two years ago.</div>
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We use Math Expressions, and start with multiplication. I cover the facts until we get to them.</div>
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See that chart in the lower center? That is a daily warm-up activity we do to start our math lessons.</div>
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There is a new <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Grade-3-Common-Core-Aligned-Math-Review-Boards-for-Math-Focus-Wall-729366">chart</a> for each month, and it serves as a review, or front-load of math content. Here's a sample:</div>
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I laminate the charts, and then each day I write a number on the chart in the top space with a Vis-a-vis marker. Students complete the rest of the info about that number in their math notebooks as we discuss the answers.You can find these charts on sale in my TpT store <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Grade-3-Common-Core-Aligned-Math-Review-Boards-for-Math-Focus-Wall-729366">here</a>!</div>
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Also, we use the Seesaw Learning app, so I can save the math charts to the app for students to write on, and save to their feed. </div>
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This is a sample one student saved to her feed last year.</div>
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The entire afternoon is for ELA (English/Language Arts) instruction.</div>
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We ended the day with small group intervention time.</div>
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Students did review activities in small groups while I worked on guided reading/strategy groups.</div>
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I would love to hear about other options!</div>
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<br />Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156923843324471872noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4470992725400539200.post-88953777739388292762017-07-04T10:13:00.002-05:002017-07-04T10:13:35.732-05:00Monday Motivation - Content Word Walls<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
For the first time this summer I am happy to join the wonderful Jen at <a href="http://www.teacherbythebeach.com/2017/07/monday-motivation-word-walls.html">Teacher by the Beach</a> for Monday Motivation.</div>
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I know - it's hard to be motivated when the summer is in full swing. But, hopefully you'll tuck this idea away for when you really need it. </div>
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I teach third grade, and I've found that I prefer to use a word wall for content words that relate to our units in science and social studies.</div>
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I begin when we study non-fiction text features. We use the text features to discover definitions of words - for instance the meaning of a word may be listed in a sidebar, or as a caption to a picture, or </div>
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Students choose a word that they want to become an "expert" on that relates to the unit we are doing.</div>
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Students neatly print their word on a word card, and then write the definition on the back.</div>
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I like to do interactive games with the word cards, so the students have a chance to teach others their word.</div>
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Next I attach each student's picture to their word card, and post them on a bulletin board.</div>
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The students really take ownership of their word, and notice it as we work through the related unit of study.</div>
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In the first Word Experts board we did last year, I wrote the student words on the cards after they had done the word and definition on a sloppy copy.</div>
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As an extension of this activity, I asked my students to find word in online books on the <a href="https://www.getepic.com/educators">Epic</a> app!</div>
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They worked in pairs to find a word related to our unit on Simple Machines.</div>
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They cropped took a photo of the word and definition, cropped it, and saved it to our class <a href="https://padlet.com/JaneSav/simple219">Padlet</a>.</div>
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We were able to print this, and add it to our science notebooks.</div>
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Also, I've found it easy to use nameplate word walls from <a href="http://www.stepstoliteracy.com/desktop-word-walls-set-of-30.html">Steps to Literacy</a>.</div>
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An added bonus is that the dog under D looks just like my own dog!</div>
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They have four different versions of desktop word walls to choose from, depending on your grade level. </div>
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<br />Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156923843324471872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4470992725400539200.post-71289508670674255382017-06-11T14:36:00.002-05:002018-02-18T14:29:54.248-06:00Green Screen in the Classroom - Five Easy Steps!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Are you looking for a simple way to use green screen technology in your elementary classroom?</div>
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Well, recently I took on this task, and I found it to be very easy!</div>
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1. For this method, you need an iPad or iPhone.</div>
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2. Download the app called <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/green-screen-by-do-ink/id730091131?mt=8">Green Screen by Do Ink</a>. It is $2.99, but well worth the three dollars.</div>
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For more information about how to use this app, check out the <a href="https://thekindergartensmorgasboard.com/2017/05/green-screen-technology-classroom.html">short video clip</a> from Greg at Kindergarten Smorgasboard. I credit him with my inspiration for this project!</div>
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3. Purchase green tablecloths from any dollar store. I bought 5, but really needed only 3. I layered the three tablecloths over each other, and used push pins to attach them to the wall in our filming area. The whole wall in my classroom is made of bulletin board material (lucky me) so this was an easy set up.</div>
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4. We started this project because my students chose to do a television news show to share their persuasive writing projects on a<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Social-Issues-Book-Clubs-3660860"> social issue.</a><br />
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So, I asked the students to choose a background idea that connected to their persuasive writing piece, and went to work searching for their backgrounds.</div>
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I would highly recommend this site - <a href="https://pixabay.com/">pixabay</a> for free images and videos! I found many of the background images I wanted on this site.</div>
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5. I saved the images and videos to the iPad I was using for filming the students, and it was easy to layer these two videos together because the of the simplicity of the app.</div>
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Here are a couple samples of the videos that were created:</div>
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After I collected the videos from 20 of my students (4 chose not to be videotaped), I compiled them together into a class news show with iMovie.</div>
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Our news program was shared with parents at an end-of-the-year program.</div>
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We also shared the video on our class Seesaw feed.</div>
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Questions? Feel free to message me below!</div>
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We got a lot of "WOWs" after sharing our class news video!</div>
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Check out this related <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Social-Issues-Book-Clubs-3660860">literature unit that we used to introduce Social Issues</a>.</div>
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<br />Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156923843324471872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4470992725400539200.post-53534664454340947132017-04-14T18:36:00.001-05:002017-04-14T18:37:47.995-05:00Five For Friday - Easter and Earth Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Hi All!</div>
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Happy Easter Weekend!</div>
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I'm happy to be joining <a href="http://doodlebugsteaching.blogspot.com/2017/04/five-for-friday-april-14th.html">Doodle Bugs Teaching</a> for this week's Five For Friday.</div>
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I found some cute Easter decor this year, and will be sad to put it away come Monday.</div>
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The lower right bunny is from Pier 1.</div>
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The lower left egg and candle is from Steins.</div>
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The upper pieces are from Gordmans. Sadly our Gordmans is going out of business.</div>
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We've been working on synonyms, so I found an Easter egg template online that was a simple stripe pattern.</div>
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I put different words in the line under the name, and students chose which word they wanted.</div>
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We used the website www.thesaurus.com to find a variety of synonyms.</div>
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I have an online thesaurus investigation available in my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Using-a-Thesaurus-to-Improve-Writing-Skills-2456976">Teachers Pay Teachers store</a>.</div>
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These made for a cute bulletin board display!</div>
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Have you ever received recipes in the mail and wondered what to do with them?</div>
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I used to receive lots, and decided to take them to school. I noticed on a standardized test once that students were required to read and analyze a recipe.</div>
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This station activity is always a BIG hit with my third graders.</div>
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They are required to answer questions about the order of the directions, and I run a copy of recipes that students are really interested in.</div>
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My Spring Break was two weeks ago, and I went to Los Angeles to the NSTA conference.</div>
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I was lucky to meet two fantastic authors, and get their autographs on classroom books.</div>
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Ashley Spires was giving away her book!</div>
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Andrea Beaty's books were only $5.00! Many of us teachers in line bonded over our love of these books!</div>
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I was also lucky to attend the premiere of this movie with a group of teacher friends while in LA.</div>
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The producer of the movie spoke to us about the making of the movie.</div>
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The visuals in this film were beautiful, and it had a cute story, too!</div>
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I would highly recommend it.</div>
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If you are looking for a pack of fun and engaging activities for <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Earth-Day-Scrambled-Sentences-Skits-and-More-1184773">Earth Day</a>, check out this pack, which is available in my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Earth-Day-Scrambled-Sentences-Skits-and-More-1184773">TpT store</a>!</div>
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Happy Easter!</div>
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I'm back for a look at my week through <a href="http://doodlebugsteaching.blogspot.com/2017/02/five-for-friday-linky-party-february.html">Doodle Bugs'</a> Five for Friday!</div>
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We've been working on reading traditional literature.</div>
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A few years ago I came across this great app that features many popular fables, and they are told through animation. My students love them.</div>
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The app is called Animated Aesops Fables and is $1.99. You can find it at this<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/animated-aesop-fables/id498912796?mt=8"> link</a>.</div>
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I created a reflection booklet for our unit on Fables, and it covers many of the Common Core skills.</div>
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You can check it out in my TpT store<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Fable-Exploration-Booklet-2429612"> here</a>. It is a great deal at $2.50!</div>
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These are some the books we use for our Fables unit. </div>
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You can find the suggested titles in my TpT <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Fable-Exploration-Booklet-2429612">product</a>.</div>
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We also read myths as a part of our unit on traditional literature.</div>
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I used the easy myths from Starfall, but was surprised to find that the website is no longer free.</div>
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Luckily, they do offer a <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/starfall-im-reading/id723107920?mt=8">free app</a>, so my students were able to access the myths through that.</div>
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Our current social studies unit is on Russia.</div>
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Our city has a sister city in Russia, Kurgan, so we research what life is like in this large country.</div>
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I created a class Google Slide presentation, and groups of three each worked on a specific topic.</div>
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We had President's Day off which is a rare occurrence in my district.</div>
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My college friends and I took advantage, and drove to St. Louis to see BON JOVI!</div>
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The concert was awesome, and we got a great deal on a hotel room on Hotwire.</div>
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Our hotel was right next to the Arch.</div>
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Happy Weekend! It's Five For Friday time!</div>
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Here's a look at five events from my teacher life this past week.</div>
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We started Stone Fox as a read aloud. I LOVE this book, and so do my students.</div>
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To invoke curiosity about this book before we begin reading I put a potato, a dog collar, and a tax bill in my classroom mystery box. I pull out each item and explain that each one is somehow important to the story.</div>
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I'm part of a teacher book club, and this was the book we read this past month.</div>
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I'll admit that it was hard to read, but it really got me thinking.</div>
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The author spent time living in two separate poverty-ridden areas in Milwaukee.</div>
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We had a great discussion, and all agreed there are no easy answers for solving the problem of housing in low-income areas.</div>
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We do a poem a week, and this is our poem from last week.</div>
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I created a template of the poem for students to revise, putting their own spin on the concept.</div>
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I loved their ideas.</div>
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We just don't get to do enough poetry!</div>
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I have ten iPads in my classroom, although obtained through grants.</div>
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Recently, the screen on one of our oldest iPads shattered. </div>
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The crux behind the match offer is that the project must support student/parent communication.</div>
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We use the Seesaw Learning Journal app to communicate with parents throughout the school day, so it seemed like a no-brainer to write the project with this idea in mind.</div>
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The wonderful parents and grandparents of my students funded this project in</div>
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LESS THAN 24 HOURS!</div>
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We are so lucky to have such supportive families. 3></div>
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Black History Month has begun, and we will soon tackle some research about Famous Black Americans and their contributions.</div>
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My students love the projects within this packet.</div>
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There are guidelines for working through the projects, as well as rubrics for scoring.</div>
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Take a look at this product <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Black-History-Buff-Independent-Study-Project-and-Pyramid-Craftivity-1079927" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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The product also includes a colorful display banner!</div>
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If you'd like to use the poem by Eloise Greenfield to begin your study of Black History Month, </div>
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Be sure to check out all the posts on <a href="http://doodlebugsteaching.blogspot.com/2017/02/five-for-friday-linky-party-february-3rd.html" target="_blank">Doodle Bugs Teaching</a>!</div>
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I'm excited to be joining <a href="http://doodlebugsteaching.blogspot.com/2017/01/five-for-friday-linky-party-january-27th.html" target="_blank">Doodle Bugs Teaching</a> for Five for Friday this week. </div>
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We're working on writing realistic fiction stories right now, and one of the lessons this week was on Show - Not Tell. I loved this freebie idea from <a href="http://crafting-connections.blogspot.com/2014/04/show-dont-tell-writing-minilesson.html" target="_blank">Deb Hansen</a>.</div>
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We are studying simple machines in science, and on Thursday we used the free Epic Books app to find related vocabulary by analyzing text features.</div>
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We get the Mega Math games with our Harcourt math series.</div>
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<br />Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156923843324471872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4470992725400539200.post-10644008513470573272017-01-22T17:38:00.002-06:002017-01-22T17:38:16.136-06:00Lego Wall<div style="text-align: center;">
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Recently a Lego Wall was installed in our library/media center. It is a part of the developing MakerSpace in our library. If you are not familiar with MakerSpaces, these are areas in classrooms or schools where students are encouraged to use creative and critical thinking skills to build, design, tinker, make messes, explore, collaborate, problem solve, and more. These spaces may or may not include technology tools. </div>
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Our building engineer built the backboard and shelf for the lego wall.</div>
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Our media specialist asked for lego donations for the wall, and she also wrote a local grant to add to the donations.</div>
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We currently have Ozobots, Spheros, and BeeBots in our developing Maker Space.</div>
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Does your school have a MakerSpace? Please leave a comment to share what you might have. We would love more ideas for our MakerSpace!</div>
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For more on Maker Spaces, check out this <a href="https://www.edutopia.org/blog/creating-makerspaces-in-schools-mary-beth-hertz" target="_blank">article</a> from Edutopia.</div>
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<br />Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156923843324471872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4470992725400539200.post-15827759320472931402016-07-29T13:53:00.003-05:002016-07-29T13:53:36.809-05:00BEST MARKERS EVER - Five For Friday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
For the first time this summer, I'm able to join <a href="http://doodlebugsteaching.blogspot.com/2016/07/five-for-friday-link-up-july-29th.html" target="_blank">Doodle Bugs Teaching</a> for Five for Friday!</div>
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I used them this summer at a workshop I led for teachers, and I loved the bold, vivid colors.</div>
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They are a bit pricey - I found this pack at Office Max for just under $10.</div>
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We do, and I've found these pouches to be perfect for storing weekly word sorts.</div>
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These are also from Office Max, and these happen to be our school colors - blue and gray!</div>
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In the light, the polka dots reflect rainbow colors.</div>
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Last week our Book Club took a 2-day trip to beautiful Door County, WI.</div>
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One of our book club members has a condo in Egg Harbor.</div>
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This is what summer mornings are made for - having a cup of coffee or tea while enjoying that view.</div>
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This was our view of the sunset later that day outside a favorite restaurant called The Waterfront.</div>
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Are you getting pumped for the Olympics??</div>
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I created a product for the Winter Olympics 2 years ago and it become one of my best sellers.</div>
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Students do independent research on current athletes.</div>
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This product includes links to projected medal winners from the U.S.A.</div>
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You can check out this product at this <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Summer-Olympic-Athlete-Research-Independent-Study-Project-and-Class-Booklet-2686935" target="_blank">link</a>.</div>
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Hi Friends!</div>
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What do fables, Lakeshore Learning, subtraction, hand-washing, and Donors Choose all have in common?</div>
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Well, they're all a part of my Five for Friday week!</div>
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Hurray! My Donors Choose project was fully funded on Tuesday morning, by the parents of students in my class! And, this was before the big announcement from Donors Choose about the #bestschoolday.</div>
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So I posted another <a href="http://www.donorschoose.org/project/enhanced-learning-with-ipads/1913793/?challengeid=304297&rf=page-siteshare-2016-03-proposal-teacher_1481075" target="_blank">project </a>on Wednesday night to obtain iPads for our room.</div>
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I was lucky enough to have that project posted on the <a href="http://www.donorschoose.org/caringclassrooms/?id=304297&active=true" target="_blank">Caring Classrooms site</a>.</div>
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It has actually been the #bestschoolweek ever !</div>
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We completed our traditional literature unit this week.</div>
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Fortunately we have quite a few books in this genre for our students to read.</div>
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I created a reflection book for the unit that can be found in my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Fable-Exploration-Booklet-2429612" target="_blank">TpT store</a> for only $2.50.</div>
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There are more "I Can..." posters and reflection sheets that directly relate to the Common Core standards in reading. You can find this product <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Fable-Exploration-Booklet-2429612" target="_blank">here</a>.<span id="goog_586328767"></span><span id="goog_586328768"></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/"></a></div>
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We used these clips from <a href="http://www.lakeshorelearning.com/product/productDet.jsp?productItemID=1%2C689%2C949%2C371%2C911%2C343&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=1408474395181113&bmUID=1457801540909" target="_blank">Lakeshore Learning</a> while reading some <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Tall-Tales-Exploration-Booklet-1191807" target="_blank">Tall Tale</a> books.</div>
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The kids loved using these while they read in small groups.</div>
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After they finished the book at our Book Club table, we went back and discussed where they had put the clips and why.</div>
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Do you use the box method for subtraction?</div>
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To subtract from 100 or 1000, box all the digits to the left of the ones place, and think of how many 10s there are. For example 100 is 10 tens, and 1000 is 100 tens.</div>
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An anchor chart, an iPad buddy, a school fundraiser, pendulum fun, and a kindness tree! This is what you'll find when you get a peek at my week in this week's <a href="http://doodlebugsteaching.blogspot.com/2016/02/five-for-friday-linky-party-february_26.html" target="_blank">Five for Friday</a>!</div>
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My third graders needed a tune-up in the accuracy department. </div>
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One day I did a mini-lesson on accuracy in reading, and another day we discussed accuracy in writing.</div>
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Hopefully these reminders will make some kind of impact.</div>
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This month we had some fun with pendulums.</div>
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Students worked with a partner to count the frequency of the swings in a thirty-second time period.</div>
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They could shorten or length the string, increase or decrease the weight of the bob, or change the arc of the swing. It was a fun investigation with little prep!</div>
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I have seven iPads in my room which my students take turns using.</div>
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I found this cute and cuddly iPad buddy at Office Max for $5.00!</div>
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Students earn a chance to use the iPad buddy if their homework is in, they have their assignment notebooks signed, and they have all of their supplies for the day.</div>
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The students love this incentive! They've named this guy Rascal.</div>
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Our guidance counselor created this tree for our lobby to recognize students that do kind things for one another. It's called the Kindness Tree and it supports Random Acts of Kindness Day. </div>
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Our PTA organized a Mardi Gras bingo night last night complete with a silent auction and loads of prizes.</div>
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The silent auction items included Disney passes, and two signed Green Bay Packer footballs.</div>
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<br />Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156923843324471872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4470992725400539200.post-76891382953822599402016-02-20T10:56:00.000-06:002016-02-20T10:56:04.941-06:00How to do a Mystery Skype<div style="text-align: center;">
For the past three school years my class has done a Mystery Skype with a friend's class in Alabama.</div>
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Because I teach in Wisconsin we often do this during the winter months, </div>
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when there is a drastic difference in the weather in our two states.</div>
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My students are so surprised to learn that in Alabama the cut off for indoor recess in 40 degrees.</div>
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For us, the cut off is 0 degrees!</div>
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A Mystery Skype is a way for students to go beyond the classroom without taking a bus trip!</div>
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During a Mystery Skype students are learning about geography, weather, life in other places, and so much more!</div>
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Classes of students ask each other yes/no questions to discover what state they live in.</div>
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We have also done questions to find out the grade of the other group.</div>
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How can you set up a Mystery Skype?</div>
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First, you need a camera.</div>
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The first two years we did the Skypes I used a Web Cam.</div>
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I asked my principal about this, and he loved the idea of the Skype so much he purchased a Web Cam for my classroom.</div>
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(It is available for anyone in our school to use, too.)</div>
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Since that time, our district has updated our document cameras, and the new ones have video and audio capabilities. If you have a document camera, you probably are able to use it for a Skype.</div>
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In the picture below you can see the students sitting in front of the document camera, which is directly in front of my desktop computer. These students are asking questions of our friends in Alabama.</div>
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If you have a projection system, you can project the Skype on the screen for all in your class to see.</div>
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They love seeing themselves down in the bottom right corner.</div>
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A few days before the Skype session, my students come up with questions they want to ask our Skype partners to find out what state they are in.</div>
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I project a map of the United States, and students create questions about whether the state is landlocked, in the north, south, east, or west, if it borders Canada or Mexico, if its east or west of the Mississippi, and what time zone they are in.</div>
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Does your state's name begin with a vowel?</div>
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Is your state in Tornado Alley?</div>
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Does your state have a professional football team?</div>
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Once students have generated an individual list of 5-6 questions, I go through the questions and select the ones I think might work best during the Skype.</div>
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I usually group students in pairs to ask the questions, looking for students who had similar questions of the ones they submitted.</div>
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Then I strategically order the questions, so that each person will have a turn to ask a question (with a partner or alone) before we take a guess as to what state our Skype friends are in.</div>
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During the Skype each student has a map, and they cross out states that don't fit the clues we've received in the answers to our questions.</div>
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After we discover the state, we usually leave time to ask questions about each other's school situations.</div>
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My students have asked questions like:</div>
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What is your school's mascot?</div>
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What are your school colors?</div>
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What grades are in your school?</div>
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Do you ever have indoor recess? </div>
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At the end we always wave a thankful and friendly good-bye!</div>
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Now, you may be thinking - how do I find a classroom to Skype with?</div>
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You can go to a website called <a href="https://education.microsoft.com/skypeintheclassroom" target="_blank">Skype in the Classroom</a> to find many teachers that looking to Skype.</div>
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My Alabama teacher friend has used this site, and has had her students Skype with a forest ranger and a scientist.</div>
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My class has also been able to Skype with scientists at ExxonMobil because of connections I have with the company through <a href="http://www.sendmyteacher.com/" target="_blank">MEMTA</a>.</div>
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I have also found teacher friends to Skype with through my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/guideteachinspire/" target="_blank">Instagram account</a>.</div>
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I put a post out about our Mystery Skype earlier this week, and now have dates set up with teachers in Missouri and Pennsylvania.</div>
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After a busy week, it's great to be looking at a three-day weekend!</div>
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And I'm spending my Saturday watching my favorite golfer, Phil Mickelson, in the Pebble Beach Golf Tournament. The weather looks awesome there....</div>
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Last week Newsies came to our local Performing Arts Center.</div>
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Such a great show!</div>
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Since we've had such a busy week I took the easy route with our valentine bags.</div>
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I found these at Hobby Lobby, and I had chalkboard labels that we used for the names.</div>
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If you're looking for a cute, easy book for young students to write about what they love, this is available in my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Valentines-Day-Things-I-Love-Booklet-and-Puppy-Love-Cup-Craft-1066570" target="_blank">Teachers Pay Teachers</a> store for $1.50.</div>
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It's Saturday. So...here's my <a href="http://doodlebugsteaching.blogspot.com/2016/02/five-for-friday-linky-party-february-5th.html" target="_blank">Five for Fraturday</a> (as <a href="http://www.ateenytinyteacher.com/2016/02/five-for-fraturday.html" target="_blank">Kristin</a> would say).</div>
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Do you know about the free Epic Reading App?</div>
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An educator can sign up and have access to TONS of books for their students to read.</div>
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The cool thing is, you can see just what books your students selected, and how long they spent on that book.</div>
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And look at how many pages this boy flipped??</div>
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My students LOVE the app, but are almost overwhelmed at the choices.</div>
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I posted this on Instagram, and someone from Epic commented on my post!</div>
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We are working on using text evidence to support our answers when reading, as I'm sure all of you are.</div>
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My students have really gotten the idea of restating part of the question, telling the answer, and then citing the spot in their book that supports their answer.</div>
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If the students read enough minutes, they earn a ticket to a game, as well as a hot dog and soda.</div>
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This is the second year of the study, and I was lucky enough to work with a math coach from Harvard last year. We skyped about twice a month to chat about my math instruction.</div>
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This study has made a big impact on my students' understanding of math concepts.</div>
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We use a Samsung Galaxy to videotape lessons.</div>
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Thanks to <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Tamara-Russell" target="_blank">Tamara</a> and <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Read-Like-A-Rock-Star" target="_blank">Naomi</a> for putting this together.</div>
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You will find many wonderful products for observing Black History Month!</div>
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I've been on a Currently hiatus the last couple of months, and am glad to announce that the hiatus is over!</div>
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Did you by any chance notice that we have a SNOW DAY today??</div>
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Hence, the reason for my suspended Currently hiatus.</div>
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Winter Storm Kayla has graced my area of WI, and I couldn't be happier.<br />
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So easy...</div>
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My cookies did not not turn out this perfectly, but they were good.</div>
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While making the cookies I had Millionaire on in the background.</div>
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Former Bachelor contestants were playing - I didn't realize Chris Harrison is now the host of this show.</div>
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I posted a Donors Choose project earlier this week, and was sad to realize that there is not a code for matching donations during the first week of my project.</div>
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I thought that was standard practice during the first week of new projects.</div>
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I wanted to send the info to the parents of my students, but hoped to send along matching </div>
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Here is a link to my project called......</div>
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We would like to go beyond the Hour of Code by programming robotic balls through </div>
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maps and obstacle courses.</div>
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My students are very excited about it!</div>
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We have a few new teachers on our staff this year, and they have been great additions.</div>
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Hope you're having a wonderful Groundhog Day!<br />
Check out <a href="http://ohboy3rdgrade.blogspot.com/2016/02/currently-february-2016.html" target="_blank">Farley's new blog here</a>!</div>
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I've done every Five for Friday in 2016! I'm on a roll!</div>
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Thanks <a href="http://doodlebugsteaching.blogspot.com/2016/01/five-for-friday-linky-party-january-29th.html" target="_blank">Kacey at Doodle Bugs</a> for the fun weekly linky!</div>
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I've been asked to buy Girl Scout cookies every day this week.</div>
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Yep, my freezer will be full of boxes come March.</div>
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On Wednesday a girl asked if I wanted to buy some, and of course I said yes.</div>
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I was surprised when she went to her backpack and got her phone.</div>
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She told me she's doing all her orders on the app.</div>
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She walked me through the app order like a pro.</div>
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Time they are a changin.....</div>
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We got a surprise 2-hour delay on Tuesday.</div>
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The trees in my backyard looked beautiful covered in the heavy snow.</div>
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It was a perfect day to pull this out.</div>
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These snowmen turn out so cute!</div>
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It's in my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Contraction-Snowman-Craftivity-1133939?aref=um1aqh57" target="_blank">TpT store</a> for only $2.00.</div>
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If you've followed my other posts, you know that we've been working on a unit on Simple Machines.</div>
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To complete the unit, we took a field trip to our local history museum which had an exhibit on bikes.</div>
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Did you know that Trek bikes are made here in WI?</div>
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The kids were able to ride stationary bikes on virtual bike paths!</div>
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I found an iPad app that was a perfect match for the unit.</div>
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It's called "Teaching Graphs", and the cost is $2.99.</div>
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There are games, and students can also create their own graphs.</div>
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Have you heard about <a href="http://www.fabletics.com/invite/Guideteachinspire/" target="_blank">Fabletics</a>?</div>
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It's a company that sells c-u-u-u-t-e workout clothes, and you get your first outfit for $25!</div>
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I got an outfit last week, and I paid $30 because I chose a long-sleeve shirt over a tank.</div>
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There is no charge for shipping!</div>
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The yoga pants are so comfy I ended up wearing them the night I got the package.</div>
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You can sign up for a monthly outfit suggestion emailed to you, however </div>
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Quite honestly I signed up just to get the $25 outfit, and will see what the monthly offers are like.</div>
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If you want to get your own $25 outfit, check out the site <a href="http://www.fabletics.com/invite/Guideteachinspire/" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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Here is this week's update.</div>
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We are wrapping up our unit on Simple Machines, and one of the assessments I used was on Google Doc.</div>
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I created a Google doc that included a paragraph (not shown) that the students had to edit for missing periods. Then they had to use that paragraph as a model to write a new paragraph about the wedge (an axe) shown in the picture. I shared the document with the students through Drive, and they made a copy, worked on the paragraphs, and then saved to their Drive.</div>
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I also asked them to share it back with me.</div>
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Google Drive provides an easy way to view completed work! No papers to mess with!</div>
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I do a weekly poem, and this one was about the season of Winter.</div>
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We rewrote the poem, choosing a new topic.</div>
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Some students wrote about sports, others chose books, and this girl wrote about friends!</div>
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Our week started out with sub zero temperatures.</div>
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Here's my love bug trying to stay warm cuddled in a blanket!</div>
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As I write this I am avoiding writing report cards.</div>
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They are due Monday.</div>
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Thanks to Ryan for making the process a bit more tolerable.</div>
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Are you one of those people getting pummeled with snow this weekend?</div>
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Here's something fun to do with all that snow when you return to school.</div>
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This results collected on this tally chart are probably no surprise to those that work with young students.</div>
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After viewing the competed tally chart, my students were instructed to go outside and fill a 100 mL beaker with snow from anywhere on the school grounds.</div>
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They worked in groups of three on this, and some wanted to find the (what they thought to be)<br />
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We then placed the snow on a coffee filter that sat atop a screen over a plastic container.</div>
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The papers noted group members' names and where they found their snow.</div>
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After letting the snow melt overnight, the students came back to observe the remains on their coffee filters</div>
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YUCK!</div>
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Students recorded observations on a tri-fold sheet.</div>
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This fun activity, which leads to lots of great discussion, can be found in my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Guide-Teach-Inspire" target="_blank">TpT store</a> for only $2.00.</div>
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I'm back for another week of Five For Friday. Thanks to <a href="http://doodlebugsteaching.blogspot.com/2016/01/five-for-friday-linky-party-january-15th.html" target="_blank">Kacey at Doodle Bugs</a> for hosting!</div>
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Our district has adopted the Math Expression Common Core series.</div>
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If you use this program you know that it includes MANY pages of story problems</div>
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This week we finished a unit section on elapsed time, and had worked on strategies for computing starting times, ending times, how much time, etc...</div>
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Too make these story problem worksheets a bit more interactive, I decided to make timeline drawings for the problems, and post them around the room. </div>
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Students had already practiced making these timeline drawings themselves in previous lessons.</div>
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The students worked with a partner to match the problem on the worksheet with a drawing posted somewhere in the room.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Each partner group started with a different problem on the worksheet to avoid all crowding around one timeline.</td></tr>
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The directions were:</div>
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1. Read the problem, circling important information.</div>
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2. Look around the room for a timeline that matches the information you circled, as well as the text in the story problem.</div>
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3. When the matching timeline was found, students wrote the answer to the problem, as well as the corresponding letter of the timeline picture. </div>
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You can see in the photo above, that it was labeled as timeline A.</div>
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4. Once all partner groups were finished, we came back together as a class and compared answers.</div>
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Students discussed their reasoning in matching problems to timelines.</div>
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Many students said they loved doing our math work in this way.</div>
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I have done it before with other kinds of story problem sheets.</div>
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Measurement is the theme for this current math unit, and the first part of the unit dealt with measuring weight.</div>
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I asked students to donate cans, and each day we weighed them on a simple scale.</div>
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Before weighing them we estimated if they were less than a pound, equal to a pound, or more than a pound.</div>
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We did begin to read the info on the labels to help us.</div>
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Now, we will donate all the cans to our local food pantry.</div>
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We do this project every year!</div>
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We are finishing up a unit on Simple Machines.</div>
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See my previous post for more on that.</div>
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We read books about force, and student pairs looked for sentences that included the word force.</div>
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They wrote the sentences on sticky notes, and sorted them on this anchor chart.</div>
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I rewrote the sentences so they were easier to see.</div>
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Did you know the Green Bay Packers are playing in a big game this weekend?</div>
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We wrote letters to our favorite team to cheer them on!</div>
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Go Pack GO!</div>
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We used these great books to learn about Martin Luther King.</div>
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I love the illustrations in this book!</div>
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A small group worked on the reading and related pyramid project each day this week during our station time.</div>
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