tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26243863935614052612024-03-13T02:55:07.730-04:00MRS. GROOMS' ROOMFirst grade teacher, blogger, TPT author, wife, and fur-mommy to Daisy and Ningy, wanna-be gardener, and Netflix bingermrs grooms roomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04695670300109078412noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624386393561405261.post-78942976158983341962020-03-18T09:36:00.000-04:002020-03-18T09:45:25.293-04:00Do You Feel Lucky? <br />
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mrs grooms roomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04695670300109078412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624386393561405261.post-50852523362864897532016-11-27T06:00:00.000-05:002016-11-28T01:04:32.768-05:00WIN A TEN...TPT GIFTCARD!!! <br />
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<span style="font-family: "helloantsclose"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;">I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I sure did.
I ate too much, and I laughed too much.
I was thrilled to be with my family and friends! BUT now I am happy for YOU! A large group of TPT stores are joining together in a giant blog hop to give away a $10.00 TPT gift card from each store!! That means me, too! I am so excited to be part of this awesome giveaway! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helloantsclose"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;">So...buh-lieve it or not...we start our unit “Holidays Around the World” this
week. It's hard for me to believe...we are still eating leftovers from our
Thanksgiving dinner. I will be pulling
everything out on Monday after our introduction to the unit. Luckily, I have these little guys to help me out. These are PowerPoint presentations (I like to
call them ebooks now) on countries that we do for our “Holidays Around the
World” unit. </span></div>
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visit, we do a craftivity, a food or drink from that country, and these little
PowerPoint presentations. Of course, you
gotta have your passport, too. Have you
ever grabbed my free PowerPoint about Italy?
You can grab it <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/CHRISTMAS-IN-ITALY-1014873" target="_blank">here</a>! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helloantsclose"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;">There are 6 others, too, that you can try as
well. Jolly jingles!!! This is a great time to grab them since we
are having our Cyber-Monday sale at TPT! By the way</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;">…</span><span style="font-family: "helloantsclose"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;">you
can just click on each picture to take you to that particular country’s
PowerPoint presentation in my store. They will be on sale this Monday! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I hope that everyone has been keeping warm!! We had TWO snow days!! I am so proud because snow days are just not common down here. Give us a snowflake though and we got a snow day, and you know that is true if you live in the South! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We started our Light and Shadows Unit a weeks ago before the snow and so now we are teaching at the speed of light to catch up. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We have been talking about how light travels in a straight line and my students actually got to practice. Seriously, it feels like magic in my room! They are like "OOOH AAAH!" when the flashlights are on! </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My students used a flashlight to shine on each object. This experiment was so easy to do. Seriously, the hardest part was cutting out the holes in the cardboard pieces. Invest in some really good laser/flashlights because it will give you the direct ray of light that you need in your experiments.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We also looked at objects that were made from materials that allowed light to pass through (transparent), we looked at some materials that allowed some light to travel through (translucent), and then we looked at some materials that would not allow any light to pass through (opaque). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"> Materials that are shiny are great to use for reflective objects...anything metallic, shiny plastics, glass-like objects, or ceramics (small shiny tiles). Materials that absorb light may be things like cardboard, wood, brick materials, or cloth. We will be looking at most of these things and writing them down.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now that's not all. Seriously, I could talk for days on lights and shadows and about all the fun things that you can do with this unit. But for Groundhog's Day we will be talking about shadows! I found this cute little activity over at <a href="http://owlsandowlsoffun.blogspot.com/2013/02/groundhog-day.html" target="_blank">Owls and Owls of Fun</a>!! Seriously, it is adorable and we will drawing this little guy's shadow! Thanks Owls and Owls of Fun! We will also be predicting whether or not this little guy will see his shadow for 6 more weeks of winter. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We will be using our own groundhog template to create a shadow. You can find it <b><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4BBB3IfaIaNQVhsaERNbXdGT00/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a> </b>or by clicking on the photo below. Just color and cut out and attache the groundhog to your construction paper. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My students are going to cast a shadow with a flashlight of the paper groundhog onto white construction paper and color the shadow black. The photo above shows they used black construction paper instead. (I can't wait to see how they do! I will definitely keep you updated!) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hey everyone!!! I hope everyone is having a great start to the NEW YEAR! It's always great to have a fresh start and a clean slate. (Although, is it just me or does your new year always begin in August?) : ) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One of the things that I have been working on during my winter break is our lesson plans in science. By the way, we have a brand new standard this year in science!! (AND new standards are always exciting!) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Drum roll...our new standard is...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I know...so fun...kind of...except...I have never taught <i>light and shadows</i>, EVER!!! (Confession is good for the soul.) I mean, I have always taught first grade standards, AND light and shadows have never been one of our standards until now. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So I definitely had to share what I learned with my first grade friends!! YOU! I have a lot of ideas, freebies, and links that you might be able to use, too. This blog post is part one of two...so hang tight...shadows will be coming next week!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We are going to launch our unit with <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Oscar-Moth-About-Light-Science/dp/076364031X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1451601540&sr=8-1&keywords=oscar+and+the+moth" target="_blank">Oscar and the Moth</a></i> by Geoff Waring. He has a great collection of <i>easy to understand</i> books on science. This particular book is about light and shadows. Oscar the cat and his new friend the moth set out on a little journey to learn about shadows and light. Isn't Oscar a cutie? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Light is energy and it makes objects visible and without it, we cannot see anything!</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> So we are going to first</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> discuss the kinds of light that we find in our world and list them by two categories: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> natural light and artificial light! We are going to use an anchor chart just like </span><a href="http://www.lessonplandiva.com/2012/02/freebies-ideas-and-science-activities.html" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">The Lesson Plan Diva</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">'s chart. Perfect! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Since we don't have a real darkroom we are going to be using the restroom in our classroom. Hysterical! Just the thought of being in the restroom is going to crack my little firsties up! I am going to take them into the <i>darkroom</i> in groups cause my darkroom is tiny! My students who are not in the darkroom group will be working on the activity sheet below. You can</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> find it free </span><span style="color: lime; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4BBB3IfaIaNLTZscDBLSldFU0U/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In the</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">darkroom,</i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am hanging pictures of objects around the room. I want my students to see them when we shine the flashlight around the darkroom to make them <b><i>visible because of light</i></b>. We will discuss how light makes it possible for them to see the objects. And when I turn the flashlight off, the objects are no longer visible. (Yes...I totally expect some shrieks!! Eesh...but in the name of science, right?) In their science journals, they are going to record what they observed by drawing or writing what was visible in the darkroom.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you would like a copy of the pictures that I am going to use in my </span><strike style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">bathroom</strike><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> darkroom, you can find them </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4BBB3IfaIaNLTZscDBLSldFU0U/view?usp=sharing" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We are also going to be looking at peep boxes. Have you ever used peep boxes? <a href="http://kindergarten-lessons.com/">Kindergarten-Lessons.com</a> is where I learned about peep boxes!! You should totally check out the website because they have some great suggestions and ideas for light and shadows! You can click <a href="http://www.kindergarten-lessons.com/science-for-kids/" target="_blank">here</a>! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They are not hard to make and you can easily make one for your students to see. Here is an example of one I made: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I hope everyone is having an AWESOME holiday!! I know I am and I can't wait to get started!! My sweet blogging friend from the Elementary Entourage...<a href="http://www.tickledpinkinprimary.com/" target="_blank">Brittany over at Tickled Pink in Primary </a>started it all with this awesome Secret Santa gift!! I cannot wait to show you!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">First of all...my sweet hubs LOVES a package...I mean he LOVES a package!! He does not have the ability to NOT open it. So when I got home my package was open...sorry Brittany. BUT he did manage to leave the gift bag still in tact. Ha!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">LOVE LOVE LOVE MY GIFT!! Thank you so much, Brittany!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I love the holidays every year. I celebrate with my kids until I am "stick a fork in me...I am done!" </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Since we celebrate the holidays in Germany, one of the craftivities that we do is gingerbread houses. I know what you are thinking...WHY?? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Because gingerbread houses are fun!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It is truly pure joy for my firsties to decorate gingerbread houses. I do think they hum with merriment and joy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">These are my exact words to my students right before we make our houses...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"We are not making food to eat. This is a decoration to put on your table at home. It is not dinner. It is not a snack. If you sneak and eat things off of this gingerbread house, please do not ever tell me and it's probably not a good idea to tell your mother." </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Tip Two:</b> Note to self: You will need to do this at least three or four days before you actually decorate your gingerbread houses: You must wash the cartons with soap and let them dry completely. I even disinfect them with disinfectant.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> Now for the fun part! Every house takes 6 graham cracker halves or three long crackers. I use hot glue to glue the crackers to the milk carton. Yes....hot glue. I know...but remember it is a decoration. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Long ago, I had the students "glue" their graham crackers to their cartons with icing. But the crackers never even made it out my classroom door. They would actually fall right off the carton and the entire thing would end up in the trash.) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Here are the walls of the house being glued on! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Notice the graham cracker are glued on near the top of the carton leaving space at the bottom. This actually works better than gluing them to the bottom and leaving a space at the top. Students can easily disguise the bottom with icing and candies. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: center;">This part is a bit tricky. You want to put hot glue on the edge of the carton and the top of the wall to attach the roof. Can you see the dripping glue on the edges? You will want to be pretty generous here because it is an awkward position for the crackers but 80 percent of the time the crackers stay. Now carefully place your graham cracker halves. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It probably took me about an hour to do my 16 houses. That seems like a lot of time but you will be sooo glad you did. ;)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> I have parents donate candies, cereals, chocolate chips, and marshmallows to decorate the house. It is a big help to you and usually it's easy to get items donated because the students are way excited! <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4BBB3IfaIaNTWNRM082dDUyUXc/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Here</a> is the sheet we use! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I put everything on a single plate for each group of three or four students and I give them one tub of white icing with a butter knife. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Now it is go time. And they do...for all of the trouble and craziness and prepared-ness??? It is actually a quiet time for the students. They are focused and on task AND they are quietly eating the icing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Yes...they totally do it. It is gross but you probably will not know because they can be quite sneaky, or you may choose not to know. The latter is usually me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: center;">I stay busy cleaning up and getting grocery/wally world bags ready. Yep...just the good ol' plastic grocery bag. It ties easily and makes the trip home a little easier for everyone.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: center;">Especially, for the houses that look like Mount Crumpet. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Trick or Treat!!!! I am so excited to be hanging with you and The Elementary Entourage! I sooo love Halloween. You can be funny and crazy and eat lots of yummy chocolate and no one <i><b>really</b></i> judges you...uhhh hummm...unless you are in a costume contest. Haha! : ) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Randomness: LOOK at these "Halloween" cookies!! Perfect if you are learning about spiders!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We are thrilled to give you some sneaky teacher tricks and a yummy treat, AND we hope you join us. The more? The <strike>scarier</strike> merrier!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm going to tell you about one trick that has helped me the most and if you are TYPE B like me...then you will totally get it. My time management is not really my thing. I know...I know. All teachers are supposed to be "spot on." But <strike>sometimes</strike> I am not. I get lost in our lesson or our activity. Or we innocently head into another direction because of our activity. Sigh...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You know, it's not on purpose, and the job always gets done. But sometimes you just have to be on time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So...my trick this year has been to schedule every scheduled subject, and event into my phone. I know it's not "acceptable" in all classes and schools to use your phone...BUT IT HAS HELPED ME SO MUCH! It's not just a trick...it's been a treat!!! Take a look at how I have set it up...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I keep my phone in a small hidden place and the ring is soft...almost like soft bells ringing. My kids know a transition is happening and I DO, TOO! I just simply press "OK" and we move on. If you haven't set your phone up...try it!! YOU WILL LOVE IT! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Can you believe it is Back to School already? I am so glad to be linking up with Tammy from The Owl Teacher!!! She has an awesome giveaway that you have got to ENTER!!!! And even though I was late to the party today... I feel like I am in <strike>beast</strike> PREPARE mode.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My Back to School idea is about student birthdays!!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One thing that I have found with student birthdays is that </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1) Birthdays are the most important day of the year in a kid's life besides Christmas. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2) If you do something with one student no matter what it is, you have to do it with the rest of the students. They totally remember!!!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: start;">One thing that I am preparing for this year is BIRTHDAYS. I don't go CUHRAZY for birthdays BUT we do do these three things: We sing, "Happy Birthday," my students wear a cute little bulletin border crown, and they get a Birthday Bag. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: start;">It's like a plastic baggie with a few sweet candies, a couple of cute pencils and some coupons. BUT to my students its like PURE GOLD. (So cute and so funny...I love how proud they are about it.) </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So here is my hot mess... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">T</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">he office at my school calls out the birthdays of all our students every day, and when they call out your name, you get to go to the office to get your pencil and lollipop. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">NOW imagine <strike>whirlwind</strike> <strike>CUHRAZY</strike> ME trying to get everything together in five chaotic minutes...a crown, birthday pencils, coupons, erasers, and candy together in one little plastic bag for my little darling to surprise them as they come through the door and we sing "Happy Birthday!" </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I drove myself CUHRAZY because I didn't have my birthdays ducks in a row. That had to change. NOW? Birthdays are a breeze!! Now...I prepare all of my birthday bags at the beginning of the year!!! And it has made my life a thousand times easier!! I simply have the crown ready to staple, and I go to my closet and put the Birthday Bag on my student's desk. No hot mess or chaotic whirlwinds. I have no stress, I am prepared, I have a procedure and a tradition that my kids expect and love. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What do I do? I buy enough pencils, erasers, and candies to do enough Birthday Bags for an entire class. I go get erasers, pencils, prizes, candy, and coupons. I simply sit and make them like I do treat bags. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now for the coupons! You can use these cuties to put inside your bags. Your students will love them!! There is one to wish your student a happy birthday, one coupon for NO homework, and a free time coupon. Cut and stick them in your Birthday Bags...easy-peasy and your birthdays are ready to celebrate!!! (By the way, my kids LOVE iPad time for their free time coupon...plus it makes for a great birthday morning.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am so excited!! Can you imagine getting a gift like that? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have one iPad for all of my students and I use it all the time in small group, as a center, and as a reward. There are soooo many apps out there! It can be daunting to find the perfect collection of apps for your students. So I have made a list of my top 9 apps just for you. In fact...you can actually see them on my phone...yes...I have minions on my phone....I can't help myself...BANANAS!!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love my camera at school!! I use it all the time!!! I take pictures of students to send to parents, pictures of work that we have done in our classroom, and pictures of my students as they work. I don't just use it in the classroom but I also take pictures of ideas I see around me, student work that I need to keep in my records, parent notes that I might need later, or notes that we may bring up in our grade level meeting. I know that we all have <b><i>that</i></b> app but the use of an iPad or an iPhone camera in the classroom is definitely worth the mention.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/level-it-books/id584413429?mt=8" target="_blank">Level It</a> is the app I call on when I am leveling my books. I have several leveling apps but this is the one that most likely has the level I need. But you may use another one just like I use this one</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. Hey...that's okay! There are several out there to LOVE!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Also, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/classdojo/id552602056?mt=8" target="_blank">Class Dojo</a> is WONDERFUL. (I wish there were caps on those caps!) My parents love it, my students love it, and I love it. The thing that I love most is the cute little monsters....okay okay...that is true but what I really love is the fact that you can find patterns of behaviors and show parents that this particular behavior is a behavior issue or a great reason to go out for a Sonic shake. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Another thing that I love is that I can record behaviors on my phone while in my reading groups, and it shows up on my Smartboard. My students NOTICE that I NOTICE! When I see see good behavior and I record it, you can feel the pride, people, when they hear the ding and see their name.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Another favorite app of mine is <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/epic!-unlimited-books-for/id719219382?mt=8" target="_blank">Epic</a>!! Not only can you use this app on your iPad, but also on your laptop or computers. It is fantastic to use for reading centers!! There are so many choices, students have their own profile, and the best thing about it...it's FREE for teachers! Remember to keep a file on books that you happen to find for free in the app store. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hey everyone!!! OH SNAP!! August is in like two weeks!!!! (Insert gasp!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Seriously, I am so excited to be part of this Teacher Deals and Dollar Steals' linky!! This is one of my favorite blogs because I have found so many DEALS AND STEALS on products that I LOVE!!!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And believe it or not the summer is the PERFECT time to find steals and deals at Teachers Pay Teachers! You know what you need during the year, your brain is not a big ol' mess of crazy, AND you have time to shop for the products you love that are just right! AND a big giant plus...you have a little extra time to put your new units together! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have been a printing and laminating like looney tune getting ready for next year. Why? Because...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"My year will be a little less stressful!!" </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Can you see my finger quotes???</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">HAHA. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That is exactly what I tell myself.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">BUT I want to tell you all about my new product, BIG MOUTH!!! I am so excited to use this with my little firsties this year. Ya know...life is hard sometimes when you are a firstie. You have to remember signs and big numbers and little numbers. Let's not even talk about equal numbers. It can be tough. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I use the alligator mouth and I know a lot of teachers do. It's fun and easy to understand. (If I were an alligator, I would eat the bigger number, too!) I have heard some teachers say not to use the alligator mouth, but I think using it helps younger students to use those signs. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just to make it a little MORE fun...I add the name, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/BIG-MOUTH-Finding-Numbers-that-are-Greater-and-Less-Than-1927888" target="_blank">Big Mouth</a>, for my students. They understand that that <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/BIG-MOUTH-Finding-Numbers-that-are-Greater-and-Less-Than-1927888" target="_blank">Big Mouth</a> has to eat the BIG number. (Of course!) The other end is a small point, so why shouldn't it point to the smaller number?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Big Mouth was created! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This summer, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/BIG-MOUTH-Finding-Numbers-that-are-Greater-and-Less-Than-1927888" target="_blank">Big Mouth</a> was finally made into a unit!! And you get to peek inside! I have included posters, games, and worksheets to use in class. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You can find this unit by clicking on any of the <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/BIG-MOUTH-Finding-Numbers-that-are-Greater-and-Less-Than-1927888" target="_blank">BIG MOUTH</a> photos above or you can click <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/BIG-MOUTH-Finding-Numbers-that-are-Greater-and-Less-Than-1927888" target="_blank">HERE</a>! This little guy...I mean BIG guy will be $1.00 for the next three days. You won't find it at a lower price ever again...you will definitely want to SNAP it UP!! :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Please, make sure you come by every month to see our linky at Teacher Deals and Dollar Steals, AND come see my post on the 25th of every month! That's my day to share an awesome $$$$ DEAL!!!! I would love to stay connected so follow me in your favorite social media, or even better all of them! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Click <a href="http://teacherdealsanddollarsteals.blogspot.com/2015/07/oh-snap-it-almost-august.html" target="_blank">here</a> to head back to Teacher Deals and Dollar Steals!!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So some of the sweetest TPT sellers have started a TPT seller challenge. And of course...shouldn't we all be out of our comfort zone just a little bit?? It keeps us fresh, inspired, and eager to move forward. I am so excited!! This is exactly what I needed! A big ol' kick in the fanny! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So I took the challenge, to be better as a TPT seller, and to to grow my little store into a thriving store! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For our first challenge, we had several activities to complete to help with our final products. These activities really have helped me grow as a TPT author!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Here is my cute little <i><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/DEAR-MR-PRESIDENT-A-LETTER-WRITING-UNIT-1615133" target="_blank">Dear President...A Letter Writing Unit. </a></i> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I think just changing my graphics helped A TON!!! So to celebrate we are making it half off! PLUS the 20 percent off today (July 4th) and Sunday (July 5th)? YOU gotta check it out!!!! Just click on the photos above or below. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My students loved writing to the President especially after they had learned all about his job and about some of the other Presidents like George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Okay...uh hummm....Mr. President...we are still waiting on our letter back! Just kidding...you are a busy man...running a country and everything. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's time to DREAM BIG! This week Amber, Ashley, Emily, and Jen were all encouraging TPT sellers to blog about our dreams for TPT and our little stores. You can find their dreams for TPT just by clicking on their names. <a href="http://www.peppyzestyteacherista.com/" style="line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" target="_blank">Amber</a>, <a href="http://www.teachcreatemotivate.com/" style="line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" target="_blank">Ashley</a>, <a href="http://www.thirdinhollywood.com/" style="line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" target="_blank">Emily</a>, and <a href="http://sparklinginsecondgrade.blogspot.com/" style="line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" target="_blank">Jen</a>. And here is mine! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1. <b>Bills, bills, bills!</b> It's not like I am asking for the moon, right? Ha! I just want to pay my bills. That would be wonderful!!! That would make my heart happy and I could sleep like a baby. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2. <b>Travel the world with my husband. </b> Truly, this guy is my best friend. And I love him with every fiber of my being. We never got to go on a honeymoon and I would LOVE to go to Europe with him, or around the world, or anywhere, or everywhere!!! He's so stinkin' great! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3. <b>Write a children's book. </b> I LOVE children's books. Way more than grown-up books and I love to draw. I love telling my students all about the crazy adventures my brother and I got into when we were younger. AND my students LOVE to hear them!!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">4.<b> Create my own clip art.</b> (A little unknown fact: I am an art flunky. Okay...okay...not really. I just had two majors and art was the major that got left behind. I would have to stay one more semester, and I just couldn't do it. It wasn't cost effective. I have no regrets, tho. I love what I do! AND I still get to love all the artsy-fartsy stuff. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just a couple more things....my sweet friend Melissa Dailey at Mrs. Dailey's Classroom is having an AWESOME giveaway over at her blog. She is celebrating 1000 TPT Followers and I am celebrating with her. SO please go enter...she has some really awesome prizes! (Like the way cool ERIN CONDREN planner!!! )</span><br />
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mrs grooms roomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04695670300109078412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624386393561405261.post-60339619569448886342015-07-01T01:07:00.000-04:002015-07-01T01:12:06.310-04:00It's CURRENTLY....JULY!!!!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am linking up with Farley, at <a href="http://ohboy3rdgrade.blogspot.com/2015/06/currently-july-2015.html" target="_blank">Oh, Boy 4th Grade</a>! Thank you so much, Farley! I love this link-up! It's so much fun! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">SO Aunt Fifi (me) will be taking them to the Children's Museum and to my house. My husband and I are creating a scavenger hunt for them. My husband, is on it like a P on please!!! WE are even going to buy old coins for them to "find." Maybe I should get them a hat like Indiana Jones. (CUTE!) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We are working on a cardboard Barbie house. But they are going to have to do the outside remodel and the interior design. Don't tell!!! But Fifi has donuts to make and that is like 10 minutes I can sneak in!! :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">HELLO! Oh my stars...I feel like I have been gone FOREVER! This month has been sooo draining! I am sure most of us have felt like that at the end of the year. But for some reason...this year has been too much. I am SO excited about summer. I mean...maybe a bit too excited. PLUS, no alarm clocks!! Right? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I haven't told many people about this but about two weeks ago we had a staff member pass away...at school...at lunch...in front of his students. He just died. It was more than most of us could bear. He was young. It was his first year of teaching. He had been really stressed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We all have been in shock and devasted. And his poor family has been a wreck. It is so sad. It makes you think about your own life and how you live it. How every second is not guaranteed...which is why I want to make my summer count. I want to spend as much time as I can with my hubs and my family and my friends. Annnnnd squeeze some organizing and creating time in between. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My heart was gushing when I read this quote! I LOVE IT! I love this quote because it is so true. Sometimes it is hard to stop and remember those very words when we have a tough year or tough students. I think it is perfect for Teacher Appreciate Week! </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Teacher Appreciation Week is a great time to reflect on our jobs and how much teaching affects our lives and the lives around us. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What a great prize right??? Shoot...I never ever mind getting gift cards to be appreciated. Ha! What would you spend your gift card on? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Teachers will have an opportunity to share their products to others all around the world. And to celebrate EDUCENTS is having a giveaway...they are giving away <b><i>eleven</i></b> $50.00 gift certificates!!! So you have to enter below! You could be one of the winners!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I’m super excited to be participating in the NEW Educents Marketplace - it’s even easier to discover affordable educational resources that make learning FUN!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Until today, Educents was a website for parents and educators to take advantage of daily deals. But those deals expired… And there were only 50 deals available at once… I wanted saving money to be even EASIER. Kate and Kaitlyn of Educents agreed. So they created the NEW Educents Marketplace. It’s even easier to discover affordable educational resources that make learning FUN! Check out thousands of new products and make sure to <a href="http://www.educents.com/mrs-grooms-room" target="_blank">Follow Me! </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here is the link to my <a href="http://www.educents.com/mrs-grooms-room" target="_blank">store</a>!! Can I ask you a favor? Please come visit and follow me! <span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">The new Educents “Follow Me” feature lets you add your favorite Sellers to a list. </span>Just click on the little heart when you get to my store. I promise I won't drive you crazy. :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Soon all of my products will be up and new products will be added. Did you see my new freebie??? Please download and tell me know what you think about it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hey everyone!! Happy April 1st.!! Hey...you got a spider on your shoe!! Just kidding!!! I am totally doing the brown E with my kids. They will look at me like I have 6 heads but it will make me giggle. <br /><br />So I have been looking for my new Netflix binge...have you seen The Carrie Diaries?? It's a look at Carrie Bradshaw's teenage life. Yes, please! And it is a throw-back to the eighties...ha! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Been LOVIN' my spring break, y'all!! I am SAVORING every hour like it is my last hour of spring break. I have cleaned, graded papers, created a unit, did blog posts, pulled weeds....these are the things that make me feel better. GETTING STUFF DONE! And by stuff I mean...um..stuff. Haha.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have you seen Kate Hadfield's clip art? Oh my goodness...go check her out. She is pretty awesome and her drawings are just gorgeous. <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kate-Hadfield-Designs">https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kate-Hadfield-Designs</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have decided to team up with some of my very best first grade buddies to write for a collaborative blog! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am sooooo excited about Teachers Pay Teachers sale!!! It's been a while and my wishlist is getting a LOT bigger than me. Haha!! Have you ever looked at someone else's shopping cart at Target?? And said "Where did you get that???" That is me at Teachers Pay Teachers. SO I thought I would let you peak at mine....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is a unit from Brittany Lynch over at <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Brittany-Lynch-Tickled-Pink-In-Primary" target="_blank">Tickled Pink in Primary</a>!! I LOVE this unit. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 16.0030002593994px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In her bundle, she has 6 slideshows with Fry's first 100 words. She has divided the slideshows into the fry word order which includes 5 slideshows with 20 words each and one slideshow that has ALL 100 words. Each slideshow has 5 different exercises for students to do. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Geneva, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.0030002593994px;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am a firm believer when it comes to students moving and learning. Have you ever read the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Brain-Gym-Simple-Activities-Learning/dp/0942143051/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1424625414&sr=8-1&keywords=brain+gym" target="_blank">Brain Gym</a> books? Brittany's unit is a great example of how to increase learning by moving. PLUS...my kiddos </span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">have</i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> to learn their word wall words. If you would like to take a peak at this awesome unit...click on the picture below. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The next thing on my list is from <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Melissa-Dailey" target="_blank">Melissa Dailey at Mrs. Dailey's Classroom</a>. It is her Year Long Writing Program! They have been on my list forever!! I can't wait to implement them in my classroom. I plan on doing it during our morning time because it is a great way to warm up those dendrites, and it will give me time to get attendance and lunch count down. One sheet of morning work is just not enough anymore. I can't EVER get enough writing in during the day or at least it certainly feels that way. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">AND I can start the year off "WRITE" next year. :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My last BUT not least item on my wishlist is from <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/The-Crazy-Schoolteacher" target="_blank">The Crazy Schoolteacher</a>! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />Can you believe this Friday we are going to be passing out Valentine's Day cards?? Actually, it is always one my students' favorite holidays. You would think Christmas would be their favorite holiday but ummm....nope!!! They really love Valentine's Day!! Which is appropriate! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">At The Elementary Entourage, we love it too!! In fact, we are celebrating with each other. We got to exchange cards and I got to send a card to the awesome Kelsey Brosey from <a href="http://alohatosecond.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Aloha to Second</a>! </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Shhh....don't say anything just yet to Kelsey. I don't think she has got my card yet. Too bad we can't go stick their Valentine card in their decorated Valentine bag. Haha. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Listening:</b> Have you ever seen <i>Call the Midwife?</i> I LOVE this series. IT is PRECIOUS!! It takes place in a small town called Poplar in England. Four midwives live in a convent and deliver babies in the ever growing town. It's all about their lives and the adventures they experience. It is so sweet and one of my favorite actresses narrates it. LOVE Vanessa Redgrave. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Loving:</b> As a teacher, I love the month of February! It's so full and fun! It's almost as if your plans are written out for you. And Valentine's Day? I think kids like it more than Christmas! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Thinking:</b> We haven't gotten a single flake this year in my neck of the woods. I live in South Carolina and it is a lot warmer than the Northern states BUT usually we get some precipitation of the frozen sort. BUT nothing this year. Waah. No snow days at all...but maybe...the season is definitely not over yet. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Wanting:</b> Okay...maybe you can help me with this one. I need a new series to watch on Netflix. I think I have watched ALL of them. I am not too picky. My tastes range from <i>Dexter</i> to <i>Call the Midwife</i>. We usually only Netflix it. What do you watch on Netflix? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Needing:</b> I just need time. Lots of it and I never seem to have enough. How about you? Wouldn't you like an extra day in the weekend? :) </span></div>
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mrs grooms roomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04695670300109078412noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624386393561405261.post-42168136828404185432015-01-25T09:00:00.000-05:002015-01-25T09:00:01.227-05:00Dear President...A Letter Writing Unit<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /><span style="color: #444444;">Hey everyone! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">When I was little, we had to write to the President. Boy, was I nervous. You had to make a good impression, right? This is the PRESIDENT!! You had to be able to write a letter discussing important political ideas and theories. AND you had to have great handwriting. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">Okay...okay... I know I <i>didn't </i>write about political ideas and theories. I am sure I wrote about my beagle, Murdock, and my little brothers. And most likely my handwriting was legible. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">But having the opportunity to write to the President is wonderful for teachers and students!! It's a chance to implement social studies into our writing unit and to practice writing letters. You probably remember that we wrote to Santa in December. Let me tell you...it was a great unit. My students did not mind one jolly iota! </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Did you know that an iota is the ninth letter in the Greek alphabet? I had no idea. Our ninth letter happens to be the letter i. </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You learn something everyday!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There are posters, practice pages, writing organizers, and scaffolding writing papers! It is a chance to take their writing through the writing process and show them how to write a letter. </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There are pages that you can use to introduce letter writing or anchor charts. We are fortunate enough to have a poster maker at my school. (However, I love to use them on my Smartboard to introduce lessons, or practice with students.) </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You can practice the parts of a letter. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Proof-read children's letters to the President . </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You can check for understanding or comprehension of letter writing. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Students can use graphic organizers to help them brainstorm, and plan their letters to the President. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And there are writing papers for different levels of students, whether the level or age!! Or you can scaffold their letters from the first draft while they are still learning how to write a letter, to their final draft...the one President Obama will be reading!</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">WOWZERS!!!! I cannot even believe that I have 500 followers on TPT! What an honor!! I am so proud to be in your fold of TPT sellers! I have such happiness in my heart!! So to celebrate....I am having a giveaway!!! Below you will find some of the sweetest and talented people in the TPT world who have generously donated a credit to their store to my giveaway. I am honored and thrilled to have such generosity surrounding me! Thank you all <i>snow</i> much!!!! :)</span><br />
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