tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4603736297076000722024-03-05T04:32:09.777-08:00Teacher's Open HouseTeacher's Open House is a place where tips, trials, tricks, and tools will be shared with other teachers. Jenn Ayershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11720155462306644545noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460373629707600072.post-43764298153840686902016-09-14T00:08:00.000-07:002016-09-14T00:08:01.718-07:00Classroom Management: How to Line Up<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I have some really active kids this year and they try to race each other to the front of the line even if I call them by table, so I went to Google and Pinterest to get some ideas! <a href="http://www.teachhub.com/20-lineup-teaching-strategies" target="_blank">Teach Hub</a> had a great set of ideas. You can also check out my <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/teachersopnhous/elementary-classroom-management/" target="_blank">classroom management board</a> on Pinterest for some ideas!</span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Last week I tried something new...a line up song. I chose a slow Jim Brickman-type song which kept my Speedy Gonzales kids from being too speedy but was quick enough to get my snails moving. I played the song and gave them that time to clean up their areas and line up the door. It worked! They were quiet, in line, and my room wasn't a disaster. AND, I had gotten them lined up in less than 4 minutes. I am pretty proud!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Do you do the same thing? If you do, I would love to know which songs you use so that I can put them into my Spotify folder.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Speaking of <a href="https://www.spotify.com/us/video-splash/?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=start">Spotify</a>, have you been there? It is awesome!!!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">There is also a blog called <a href="http://theclassroomdj.wordpress.com/">Classroom DJ</a> if you want some specific music for specific things!</span></span><br />
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<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Classroom-Management-Behavior-Contracts-325402" style="clear: right; float: right; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigyla-mU4OeO3pTI4Q8DDrSUiqPNKF7pqJyO0uzUKRqir3upVV4IoJt9U71uI39gueAIIyIY5StGmlnswZR15UArzRDnpxKq3Qf5QOBk3v7UVAM-dN4MSOv_WPupYYsXdvRpgrBA3LMeeK/s400/Sample+behavior+contract.png" width="308" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">On another note, if you are having some really difficult behaviors<br />(and trust me I </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">know all about that because I had a load of them last year!) you may want to check out my </span><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Classroom-Management-Behavior-Contracts-325402" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">behavior management pack</a><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">! I am constantly upgrading it when I come up with new ideas. I've learned over the years that I have to be flexible and in tune with all of the kids that come to school unable to follow the rules. I've also become more understanding over the years because I've learned that these kids have usually had </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large; text-align: center;">in Utero</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"> trauma or have a lot of anxiety. The pack has MANY pages of ideas that you can use individually and for your whole group. You can click on the picture below to go check it out on </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large; text-align: center;">TpT.</span><br />
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Jenn Ayershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11720155462306644545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460373629707600072.post-33807893361717975782016-04-05T06:58:00.000-07:002016-04-05T06:58:04.516-07:00Repeated Addition Freebie!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Spring has definitely sprung in 2nd grade....but, you know they aren't really enjoying spring when they vote to stay in for recess because they are tired of the stuffy or runny noses, itchy eyes, and sore throats. Instead, we wrote letters so that we could 'fill some buckets' and attached <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Geometric-Eggs-for-Art-and-Fun-219961" target="_blank">geometric eggs</a> that my friend <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Robin-Sellers" target="_blank">Robin Sellers</a> put on TpT. A lot of the letters said, 'you are egg-stra special to me' and I even saw one that said 'you are eggcilent'. I thought that was pretty good...and this student even knew to put an i next to the c to make it sound like an s!!! It was an exciting day as they snuck through the hallways and taped the eggs and letters to the teachers' doors around the school! Who knows....we may even do it again tomorrow! IF it works, you ride the wave, right? Plus, who can argue with a bucket filler!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My kids are fired up right now because we have started working on multiplication. Every year the kids get more and more excited about it...I guess because they see older siblings working on it. I created an <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/teachersopnhous/anchor-charts/" target="_blank">anchor chart</a> showing the different strategies that could be used to find the product of the two numbers in the math problem. It worked so well that my students practices their multiplication and could even tell me which strategy they used! Some created arrays, some created pictures, and some used repeated addition. As we checked our dry erase boards they would say, 'I used repeated addition to find the product of 3 x 4 and it equals 12.' I didn't even have to coach them!!! I was so impressed with how well the <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/teachersopnhous/anchor-charts/" target="_blank">anchor chart</a> worked, that I typed a blank anchor chart up for you to use and even included the 'practice charts' that I will be using the next few days. So without further ado, here are the charts--they are simple, but they work! ! Just click on a chart to go and <a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B18c6bsgX1lAWnFDV3QxaFhTT2FrWkpjcmEyRGFLdw/edit" target="_blank">download</a>! Enjoy!!!! Hope you find this helpful! By the way, I couldn't get my camera to work today <blah to old batteries!> but I get most of my anchor chart ideas from the book <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="0325043426" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="06bc0ad99835f31c21c488e55a8606e4" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Smarter Charts" href="http://www.amazon.com/Smarter-Charts-K-2-Instructional-Independent/dp/0325043426/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=teasopehou-20&linkId=06bc0ad99835f31c21c488e55a8606e4&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_8950823" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Smarter Charts</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_8950823" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=teasopehou-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=06bc0ad99835f31c21c488e55a8606e4&_cb=1459519797268" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" />. It gives you a lot of quick ideas to use and I love it!</span><br />
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Jenn Ayershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11720155462306644545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460373629707600072.post-80141305689807673542016-04-01T06:32:00.002-07:002016-04-01T06:32:59.080-07:00Keep Calm....and Wait for Recess!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">It has been a while since I posted....life just seems to be moving too fast these days. It seems like I spend more time filing papers and testing than I do teaching my students. I just don't know how to fit everything in!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;">If you haven't been <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Multiple-Meaning-Menagerie-1137287">to my store</a> lately, be sure to drop by and see what is new. My kids are loving my new multiple-meaning packs and I can see a real difference in vocabulary with my ESL kids. I have such a hard time 'marketing' myself and pushing the things I make, but this pack is making a huge difference with my kids. Here is the link. Go check them out!</span><br />
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Jenn Ayershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11720155462306644545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460373629707600072.post-66244587693639468942016-03-11T08:40:00.001-08:002016-03-11T08:40:42.152-08:00Writing Process---From a Student's Point of View<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I recently spent a few days in a writing workshop hosted in my <span style="background-color: white;">district that featured both poetry and non-fiction writing. In the workshop, we discussed the merits of different writing programs such as 6 Traits and ideas that are taken from Lucy Calkins but spent a lot of time on developing mini lessons and how to make the most of the writing conferences. Amid the discussions that we had in how we presented topics and edited with students, we never talked about the writing process as a whole. We discussed the different steps of the writing process, but as we talked in groups or in pairs, I noticed something that was universal among us. We all added 'extra' steps into the writing process. Even more interesting to me was that these 'extra' steps were added at the same exact place by each teacher. We may not have referred to them with the same vocabulary, but they were there, just the same. I identified 12 steps needed to help students improve their writing:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I know that realizing this validated not only me as a teacher, <span style="background-color: white;">but also me as a writer. I had never thought about breaking it all down so that I could analyze the way I taught the writing process. I hope that this helps you strengthen your writer's workshop like it has me. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have a unit that goes with <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Desert-Giant-594545" target="_blank">this book</a>. Bet you didn't guess that! So, here is what the cover of the unit looks like:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The unit covers these skills:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">* Knowledge of desert animals</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">*Saguaro (plant) life cycle</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">*Uses of the Saguaro Cactus</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">*Desert Animal Habitats</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">*How plants and animals rely on each other</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">*How plants, animals, and people benefit from each other</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">*an illustrated booklet for students to write about the desert</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">*locating the Sonoran Desert on a map of the U.S.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is a freebie from the unit! Enjoy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;">I also wanted to share this book with you! These are some pictures from the book <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="0870446878" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="3afe322a339a1551e55eb2a7288b6859" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Creatures of the Desert World" href="http://www.amazon.com/Creatures-Desert-National-Geographic-Society/dp/0870446878/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=teasopehou-20&linkId=3afe322a339a1551e55eb2a7288b6859&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_2360500" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Creatures of the Desert World</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_2360500" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=teasopehou-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=3afe322a339a1551e55eb2a7288b6859&_cb=1457621229970" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /></span><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;">that I blogged about a bit ago. I use this as part of my unit also. Aren't the illustrations beautiful? Makes you want to walk right in! The illustrator, which I guess is National Geographic, is unreal!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Also, for those of you that have your own <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B0010JEJPC" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="a5fc3e4b031aef5157f5dd516ee14ba1" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="laminator" href="http://www.amazon.com/Scotch-Thermal-Laminator-Roller-TL901/dp/B0010JEJPC/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=teasopehou-20&linkId=a5fc3e4b031aef5157f5dd516ee14ba1&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_5222532" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">laminator</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_5222532" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=teasopehou-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=a5fc3e4b031aef5157f5dd516ee14ba1&_cb=1457621195507" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" />, I found these sheets CHEAP and they work really well. These are the ones I have started using. Just click on the pic to go look at them. I use the 5 MILs when doing cards for centers and the <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B0006VZAZS" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="ad932fa60591e9020b856f5e7e020c68" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="3 mils laminator universal" href="http://www.amazon.com/Letter-Thermal-Laminating-Pouches-UNV84622/dp/B0006VZAZS/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=teasopehou-20&linkId=ad932fa60591e9020b856f5e7e020c68&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_2853816" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">3 MILs</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_2853816" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=teasopehou-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=ad932fa60591e9020b856f5e7e020c68&_cb=1457621158802" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> when laminating a whole sheet.</span></div>
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Jenn Ayershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11720155462306644545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460373629707600072.post-85176622287308537852016-03-03T13:39:00.000-08:002016-03-08T12:22:05.514-08:00Puzzle Pie Giveaway!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Have you heard of <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Puzzle Pies</span>? My friend and co-work, Heather from <a href="http://hojosteachingadventures.com/" target="_blank">Hojo's Teaching Adventures</a> worked together to create these fun little manipulatives to help kids with their addition, subtraction, multiplication, and <coming soon!!> division facts.</div>
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I've used these as a whole group activity to introduce them and my class is now working on them independently. It is interesting to watch them as they turn the pie around to get a different view point! My class is totally silent when they are working on them as a whole class...they are intense in their 'battle' to figure out how to complete the pie. It is awesome! For the kids that were ready to do them independently, they didn't want to be bothered by others because they wanted to 'do the puzzle' and were super engaged. I follow the Pearson and Gallagher model of Gradual Release of Responsibility very closely <you model, share it, guide it, and then move into the independent range. Some kids can do this all in one demonstration or class time....for others, it takes a little longer and those are the kids that you pull to your table in small groups or even independently. </div>
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The puzzles are so cool because it allows the kids to practice their basic facts and get in some much needed review work, but they have fun while doing it. Plus, it gives you a way to move away from 'drill and kill' while having paper proof that your kids know their facts or just gave up and glued the pieces together. If you aren't yet convinced, go grab our freebie and give it a try!</div>
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Here’s a quick little video of one of my kids working a pie. You can even show this video to your class the first time you introduce them so that they have a little more understanding of what you expect them to do!</div>
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Here are the Puzzle Pies currently in our <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Hojo/Category/Puzzle-Pies" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0332ff; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.1s ease-in-out;" target="_blank">shop</a>:</div>
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: circle;">Division – Coming soon!</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: circle;">Click <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Hojo/Category/Puzzle-Pies" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0332ff; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.1s ease-in-out;" target="_blank">HERE</a> to see all the Puzzle Pies that are currently being sold</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: circle;">Other requests? Ask them in the comments!</li>
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Let's say you have students that struggle with their math facts and it is delaying their understanding of other skills you need to be working on with them. You test them and they end up in your RTI group. You can pull these students together at your table and work on those pesky math facts as a group or in pairs. Use manipulatatives to make them even more kinesthetic! <b>Hint: Start off with a smaller pie and then work up!</b></div>
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Puzzle Pies for Enrichment?</h3>
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So how do you enrich your Little Einsteins? Easy! While others are working on addition or subtraction, go ahead and introduce math arrays and show them the connection between repeated addition and multiplcation and have them begin working on those pesky tables to get them ready for the next grade level. (I'm coming at this from a second grade perspective). Have them complete an array for each problem so that they can find the answer!</div>
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Notice that the student here (she is working on an enrichment pie) is actually working on her pie without using the template. Who said you needed a template? It looks like she is ready to go to the next step. If they don't need the template to guide them with the gluing stage, drop that from the expectation. And hey--it saves you from making another copy! Just give them a piece of construction paper for gluing so that you have a paper trail.</div>
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You can even have the students create their own Puzzle Pie using this <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw19GjZlyb-sWVV1ZFpXQTg1RWc/view?usp=sharing" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0332ff; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.1s ease-in-out;" target="_blank">free template</a>!</div>
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Puzzle Pies for Centers?</h3>
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Once your kids are familiar with how puzzle pies work, put them into a work station, or as we call them here, 'purposeful practice'. *I* just call them 'centers'!! Be sure to have a place for students to put them until their dry or they will all get stuck together! I have my students place theirs in the hallway to dry. Now you have an easy assessment!</div>
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Now is the fun part! Puzzle pies make a great bulletin board display. Other teachers or YOUR PRINCIPAL will ooooh and ahhhh over these because they are not 'the norm'. They are great to show that you are showing higher order thinking or critical thinking skills in your classroom, don't you think? =) Also...if you have a tree in your room, you can punch a whole in them and add a string and you have an awesome little ornament or decoration. Just let the kids color all of the pieces first and you can even use bottled blue to trace the lines and add some glitter for a little extra sparkle!</div>
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This first item is one of my favorites. It is one of the easiest ways I know to introduce <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Multiple-Meaning-Words-1137287" target="_blank">multi-meaning words</a>. My kids' vocabulary increases a lot from it and I have found that it really helps my struggling kids and my ESL students.</span></center>
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I want to give a quick shout out to Kristin from<a href="http://www.ateenytinyteacher.com/" target="_blank"> A Teeny Tiny Teacher</a> for sending you over to me. Isn't that girl a hoot? She is hillarious! Anywayz...it's time to GOBBLE GOBBLE! Our theme is GOBBLE TIL YOU WOBBLE...or if you are part of my family, GOBBLE TIL YOU DROP! In this case, I want you to gobble up a freebie that I think you will enjoy! So, There is a sample below that is a lot like my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Sight-Word-Fluency-Growing-Bundle-1725428" target="_blank">bundle 'o' joy</a> here.</span></center>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hello every one! I hope you are having a good week as we get closer to Thanksgiving Break! Before the holiday has come and gone, I want to share a couple of great strategies that I found when talking with my blogging friend, Nicole from <a href="http://www.teaching-with-style.com/" target="_blank">Teaching With Style</a>. Get ready to get jealous......she lives in Hawaii!! So....when I used these in my classroom, I know that a teacher in Hawaii is helping to shape my kids' education. Who would have ever thought?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">With the adoption of Common Core came the the directive in my district to teacher more persuasive writing in every grade level and we are still working it even today!. This comes with the perfect prompt to easily work that in since there is a prompt which encourages students to persuade the reader to eat something besides turkey.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've also been using these <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Sight-Word-Practice-for-Kindergarten-Bundle-Packs-1-3-289762" target="_blank">printables</a> by my friend, Michelle Griffo. She is awesome....so sweet....and she is a brilliant curriculum writer!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you are like me, you kids at every level in my classroom, so for my RTI kids, this is the perfect review...sight words are so hard for some kids because they don't always sound like they look. So....if you need something to help with sight word identification, here is the exact thing you need.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">These next three packets come from my friend Megan at <a href="http://mrswheelerfirst.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Mrs. Wheeler's First Grade</a>. This packet helps with non-fiction writing also and helps with our trusty-not so dusty-time order words that my kids keep forgetting to use. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This file is filled with all sorts of skill work that makes like really simple....ABC order, synonyms, antonyms....you name it and it is probably in here. And, I love the graphics, too!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you have this file, you get another stab <no pun intended!!!> at writing some more persuasive writing. These poor turkeys sure do want to get us to eat something other than turkey!! The part that is so helpful are the pages that go with the book<i> If You Sailed on the Mayflower </i>since I am using that book this week. There is even 2 craftivities in the file.</span><br />
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Jenn Ayershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11720155462306644545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460373629707600072.post-69364171483123901162015-09-15T00:00:00.000-07:002016-03-10T06:54:45.194-08:00Tic Tac Toe Survival<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">When we are out at a restaurant, my kids often turn to Tic Tac Toe while we wait for our food. And, of course, there was the argument of 'I want to be the X.' Why is 'X' so popular I wonder? Well, anyway, I have come up with a few strategies to keep everyone happy so that I don't have to give them the 'teacher' look. hehe It works for mom's, too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The two biggest things I struggle with at school is 1) time management and expectations other than teaching and 2) great anchor charts. Because of #1 I don't have #2 and when trying for #2 I can't because of #1. Got that?? </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have to admit that I HATE copying what other teachers do in their classroom <unless it is a really great idea hehe>. But, let me tell you, I have resorted a few times to having a print out of a great Anchor Chart beside me as I began one with my class. I used to think that was cheating. Then I thought it was probably helping me and my kiddos. And then I concluded, it was pretty dang smart because with it, my organization and the intent behind the chart would be out the door. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This year so far, when I haven't been testing <ahem> I have tried to make some 'neat' charts. I talk a lot about having sloppy copies and that I can go back <or we as a class can> to make the charts look nice later on. It rarely happens because of #1. It's not that I am a slacker....I keep telling this to myself....it is because I am a tester, nurse, social worker, 'wanna be' super hero that can save all kids, and I like to be innovative. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I couldn't wait to get it in the mail because there are some books that you just KNOW are going to help you. And I was write. I've had it for 2 days now and I keep reading it over and over, letting it all soak in. With all of its pictures and all, it is a very easy read, too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I've also been using my friend Courtney's <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Anchor-Chart-pack-192979" target="_blank">anchor chart pack</a>. You may want to check it out as well. Also, go see her blog at <a href="http://www.swimmingintosecond.com/" target="_blank">Swimming into Second</a>!</span></div>
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Jenn Ayershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11720155462306644545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460373629707600072.post-52036420432911485112015-09-12T09:38:00.001-07:002016-03-10T06:53:49.078-08:00Favorite Books For Back to School <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hi everyone. I am Heidi from <a href="http://mynotsoelementarylife.blogspot.com/">My (Not So) Elementary Life.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was so excited when Jennifer asked me to be a guest blogger for her this week. I couldn’t figure out what I wanted to post about. I have a million things happening right now that I thought I could share. One thing I have realized though: It is never to early to start thinking about the beginning of the school year. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And with that said, I thought I would share some of my favorite go to read aloud stories for back to school. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/A-Bad-Case-Tattle-Tongue/dp/1931636869/ref=as_li_tf_sw?&linkCode=wsw&tag=bestprac4teac-20"><img alt="image" border="0" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-URGxUHFZGr0/UcDPxRItxLI/AAAAAAAADKI/ec4GPQBPfW8/image%25255B3%25255D.png?imgmax=800" height="367" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="400" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a amzn-ps-bm-asin="1931636869" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="ea0c5f85d9d44b2653563bb14b2143dc" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="A Bad Case of Tattle Tongue" href="http://www.amazon.com/A-Bad-Case-Tattle-Tongue/dp/1931636869/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=teasopehou-20&linkId=ea0c5f85d9d44b2653563bb14b2143dc&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_9814055" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Bad Case of Tattle Tongue</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_9814055" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=teasopehou-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=ea0c5f85d9d44b2653563bb14b2143dc&_cb=1457537173343" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> is a great book to have on hand to help teach your student’s about the difference between reporting and tattling. I start out the year with making a chart to figure out the difference between the two and then reference the chart and this book any time tattling starts to become a problem. There is also an <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="1931636923" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="1b4eed4aa04ac4dcb324c148afa2f7e5" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="A Bad Case of Tattle Tongue" href="http://www.amazon.com/Case-Tattle-Tongue-Activity-Book/dp/1931636923/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=teasopehou-20&linkId=1b4eed4aa04ac4dcb324c148afa2f7e5&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_6196930" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">activity book</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_6196930" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=teasopehou-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=1b4eed4aa04ac4dcb324c148afa2f7e5&_cb=1457537227183" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> that will help you with some ideas!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I love these books by Jane Yolen and Mark Teague and the kids find the pictures in <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="0439020816" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="bb5db4eacd158ca6ee07728a4b16c0b0" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="How Do Dinosaurs Go to School?" href="http://www.amazon.com/How-Do-Dinosaurs-Go-School/dp/0439020816/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=teasopehou-20&linkId=bb5db4eacd158ca6ee07728a4b16c0b0&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_1983063" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How Do Dinosaurs Go to School?</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_1983063" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=teasopehou-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=bb5db4eacd158ca6ee07728a4b16c0b0&_cb=1457537264424" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> hilarious!!! There is an <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="0545225949" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="981f1b9cf13b183edffc655fa57992cb" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="How Do Dinosaurs Go to School" href="http://www.amazon.com/How-Do-Dinosaurs-Go-School/dp/0545225949/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=teasopehou-20&linkId=981f1b9cf13b183edffc655fa57992cb&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_8494239" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">audio book</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_8494239" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=teasopehou-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=981f1b9cf13b183edffc655fa57992cb&_cb=1457537300325" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> that can accompany it!</span></div>
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<span class="_36" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; display: block; line-height: 1; margin: 1px 0px 4px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Time for a commercial break from your regularly scheduled post about books you're reading, or things you're doing this summer, or how you're getting your room ready for Fall 2015.</span></span><strong class="_36" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; display: block; line-height: 1; margin: 1px 0px 4px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></strong><span class="_36" style="background-color: transparent; display: block; line-height: 1; margin: 1px 0px 4px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #333333;">I am Patty from </span><a href="http://2ndinline.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: red;">2nd in Line</span><span style="color: #333333;">.</span></a><span style="color: transparent;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And I'm here for Jennifer today.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> She is a busy busy girl and some of us </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">If you don't know me, let me give you the </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I taught 2nd grade for 36 years and for what ever reason. . . then I retired. But as many of you who are reading this, I am passionate about teaching. I couldn't just quit. I love working with kids and making a difference in their lives. I love helping them understand new things. SOOOOOO. . . . the PERFECT job opened up for me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am now working as an interventionist in a teeny tiny room no bigger than your bathroom. . . SERIOUSLY! I work with one or two students at a time for 30 minutes. I only work until noon. That's it! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And only minimal lesson planning. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Isn't that what we all went to college for? But alas, all those things that I'm not doing now, I have done plenty of before and they do have a purpose. . . really . . . they do!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am married to a teacher. My two kids are teachers. Their spouses are teachers. My sister was a teacher but is now retired.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> My brother in law was a principal but is now retired. So I guess teaching is what I know. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Now I have 3 grandchildren that fill me up with giggles, snuggles, and love all the time!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My blog is about 3 years old. I've been selling on <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Patty-Rutenbar"><span style="color: red;">TPT</span> </a>for almost 3 years also. I do love to create things for my class, so I thought I might as well see if someone else would also like my things. That is why TPT works for me. It's not really any extra time than what I would normally put into what I make. </span></div>
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I am a necklace person....in fact, I always wear a little owl necklace that <a href="http://teachingmaddeness.com/" target="_blank">Amanda Madden</a> got me when my mother passed away at Thanksgiving....she said that it would represent our owl friendship (we are both on the <a href="http://owlwaysbeinspired.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Owl-Ways Inspired Blog</a>) and all of the wisdom my mom had imparted to me. The only time I have taken it off is when I had surgery. Thanks, Amanda.....much love to you!</div>
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Jenn Ayershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11720155462306644545noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460373629707600072.post-39965882354709527652015-07-29T10:23:00.000-07:002016-03-10T06:41:54.406-08:00The Key to a Healthy School Year<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Jenn Ayershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11720155462306644545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460373629707600072.post-68276841466951976352015-07-26T09:21:00.001-07:002016-03-10T06:41:16.204-08:00Back To School Classroom Decor<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am not really good at tooting at my own horn and it is so hard to blog about my own products, but I wanted to share my 2 favorite Back to School products! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is the room decor pack that I used the year before last....I love it!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Right now I am using this pack (it still has my old blog button on it!! Oops!!) I wanted to change from being so 'retro' but still have <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Bright-Color-My-World-Classroom-Decor-Pack-DN-Manuscript-745573" target="_blank">lots of color</a> in my room so I changed to this. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I hope you are having a great week. I wanted to share some of my favorite books for teaching units on Folk Tales. We do a huge unit on folk tales in second grade at my school and these are some of my favorites that go way back! I've included YouTube links when I could find them so you have some media to share with your students.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">This story has to be at least 35 years old! I can vividly remember our mean librarian (well...she wouldn't let me talk and went around ssshhhhing me!) sitting on her desk (which we were not allowed to do) and reading this book to us. She had me hook, line, and sinker. This is definitely one of my favorites!</span></div>
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Jenn Ayershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11720155462306644545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460373629707600072.post-67916043180322732002015-06-21T00:00:00.000-07:002016-03-10T06:39:44.304-08:00Make Your Summer Memories Last (Giveaway!!!)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I wanted to share some pictures that I took with my <a href="http://www.amazon.com/D5100-Camera-18-55mm-3-5-5-6-Accessories/dp/B00PIWD28M?tag=teaopehou-20&linkCode=w13&linkID=&ref_=assoc_res_sw_us_dka_crp_c_result_6&ref-refURL=http%3A%2F%2Fteachersopenhouse.blogspot.com%2F" target="_blank">Nikon</a> that I just got! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">So now is the time to make your memories last! And you can by entering in this giveaway!! Just take a look!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Last summer was a rough one for my daughter...her RAD diagnosis was specified as a huge impairment and we made the decision to move her to a specialized therapy school in another state. But, in some creative downtime, she and I worked together to <a href="http://teespring.com/summertimetee">make this t-shirt</a>. She picked the colors...which is virtually every color you can think of. The good thing is that it will match anything she puts on! She is so proud of it! You can have one, too, and help her continue her therapy.</span><br />
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We made the change this last year to guided reading as specified by <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="0545133610" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="37cfef45d758f18b56603cf4c096b957" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Jan Richardson" href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Next-Step-Guided-Reading/dp/0545133610/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=teasopehou-20&linkId=37cfef45d758f18b56603cf4c096b957&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_7493213" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jan Richardson</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_7493213" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=teasopehou-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=37cfef45d758f18b56603cf4c096b957&_cb=1457616860415" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> recommends. This book is FILLED with things to do and almost every question you could come up with is anticipated. There are even <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="0545397049" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="0cb819bc76749a57aeec737dfd35aba9" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Jan richardson" href="http://www.amazon.com/Next-Step-Guided-Reading-Action/dp/0545397049/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=teasopehou-20&linkId=0cb819bc76749a57aeec737dfd35aba9&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_6432604" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">videos</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_6432604" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=teasopehou-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=0cb819bc76749a57aeec737dfd35aba9&_cb=1457616915151" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> which will help you improve your guided reading sessions! So, today, I worked with my little guy on <a href="http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/elkonin_boxes">Elkonin boxes</a>. Finally, those vowel teams are making sense!</span><br />
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Jenn Ayershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11720155462306644545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460373629707600072.post-22172949859206008292015-06-12T00:00:00.000-07:002015-06-12T00:00:10.768-07:00Jenn's Birthday Post<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Not your usual greeting when you arrive? It's because this blog has been hijacked!!!!
By a squirrel!!!
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Yep, Squirrels here. I took some time off of <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/MissSquirrelsShop?ref=em" target="_blank">crocheting some Cozies</a> so that I could help my bud out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">It is June 13th somewhere...maybe here or there...according to where you are on the International Date Line, but definitely somewhere and it is Jenn's Birthday!!! Everybody leave her a Happy Birthday comment below!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Insert shameless plug here for my cozies...have you seen my cozies? <cue the lights and music> You can grab one at my Etsy store! They go great with either hot or cold beverages!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"> So, anyway, I told our pal Jenn to take a break and relax, to put her feet up, to eat loads of chocolate, to take a nap, to enjoy an adult frothy beverage and VEG OUT!
And all of this can be done "guilt free" because IT'S HER BIRTHDAY!!! YEAH!
All of those things (and many more) can happen WITH NO GUILT- I mean, none- at all. Naps don't count against you. There aren't any calories or fat in ANY of the food you eat. Chores get done while you are kicked back in the recliner.
I swear.</span><br />
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Jenn told me, she said, "Squirrels- please, please, please make sure you tell EVERYONE how old I am!"
I was all like, "What? Really?"
She insisted!!!
So, we can all wish Jenn a very happy ---- birthday!
(Man, I WISH I was sitting next to her while she read that part..... ha ha! I'm a stinker)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"> So anyway, thinking about Jenn's "summer" birthday, made me think of all the sweeties in school this year who have June and July birthdays. Each time a mommy would come in with a dozen or two cupcakes to school, they would come up to me and remind me that "My birthday is when we are outta school, so I can't bring cupcakes".
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I mean, we all know the truth, right people? Teachers go into this gig for some pretty big reasons:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">#1 Only working 8-3</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"># 2 No Weekends Ever</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">#3 Summers and Holidays off</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">#4 A potential for having cupcakes on at least 20 out of your 180 day schedule</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"> (I totally cracked up writing 1-3... I hate it when people say those things!!!)
But I am NOT joking about #4!!!
When I got my roster on those first few days of school, the first thing I do is look at their birthdays. All of the June and July babies are immediately singled out....those are the children who <u><b>will not</b></u> be bringing us Chocolate Cupcakes with Whipped Icing from Publix. I won't lie. This a like a "demerit", sort of like "strike one"!! They have a lot of making up to do and they haven't even met me yet!!!
Just kidding (maybe).
I tell the sweeties that mommy can always bring them in before school is out and we can celebrate with them AND they will have their summer celebration, too! It's a win- win (for me).
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Before I took over Jenn's blog for the day, I thought it would be super cool to post about how we all celebrate with our sweeties on their special day- maybe even link up. But after some looking around, I saw that one of our blogging buds have already done this and there are some FANTASTIC ideas on here!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">All joking aside, I realized that I was going to miss the birthdays of my summer babies too late in the game my first year of teaching. It was after I had dropped the ball that I started letting moms know about the option of bringing in treats early and I make sure that we acknowledge their special day coming up during those last couple of weeks.
For now I am going to wish our Summer Sweetie, Jenn, a very Happy ----Birthday. Here's to hoping she had a very relaxing, indulgent day! And a thank you to her for letting me "take over" for the day!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"> Jenn and I would love for you to tell us what you do for those "Summer Sweeties" in your class each year!</span><br />
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Jenn Ayershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11720155462306644545noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460373629707600072.post-11344200984953974652015-06-09T17:03:00.004-07:002016-03-10T06:38:39.892-08:00Teach Kids How to Spell: Phonics You Need<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Today I experienced the present meeting the past. Or, maybe the past met the present. Anyhoo....as I was cleaning the basement, I decided to go through some boxes of old school materials and ran into some cards and a phonics sheet that I used 17...yes 17 years ago! The cards and phonics sheet were part of a phonogram program that I was taught to use when I taught using the Montessori Method way back in 1995 when I was a brand new teacher and thought I was going to conquer the educational world because I knew it all and had pity for those 20 year veterans that didn't know the things that I knew because I had just graduated from college! If I only knew then what I know now.....what a learning experience I have had. Now, I guess I am one of those 20 year veterans that the new college graduates pity because they know more than me. Wow.</span><br />
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The Spalding Method, as we called it back then, was created based on the premise that non-readers can not read or understand the variety of sounds that phonograms make. The program has <a href="http://www.spalding.org/index.php?tname=support&p=cues">87 phonograms</a> that everyone must be able to read and sound out in order to learn to read. Some phonograms like 'a' have 4 sounds <'a' as in apple, 'a' as in ape, 'a' as in was, and 'a' and in ahhh <the light bulb turns on with this one!> or 'th' which has 2 sounds as in 'th' in think and 'th' as in that. Now, you know 2 of the sounds....just 69 more to go!!! If you want to view the whole list, you can go <a href="http://www.spalding.org/index.php?tname=support&p=cues"><here></a>.</span><br />
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Below you will see the cover of the latest addition of the <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="0062083937" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="1f697fe509aa15fe8c43bba89164b58a" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="The Writing Road to Reading" href="http://www.amazon.com/Writing-Road-Reading-6th-Rev/dp/0062083937/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=teasopehou-20&linkId=1f697fe509aa15fe8c43bba89164b58a&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_2678989" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Writing Road to Reading</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_2678989" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=teasopehou-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=1f697fe509aa15fe8c43bba89164b58a&_cb=1457620711231" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> detailing the <b>Spalding Method</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Back in the old days, there was no Spalding website, so finding a website was so cool! They have an instructional materials store that can be clicked on. So, of course, me being me, I had to go and check it out. Low and behold they are selling the completed phonogram cards! I spent HOURS and HOURS making these cares in front of the television on school nights so that I would have enough sets in my classroom. A picture of the phonogram cards are below. Boy howdy, do I wish I had been able to purchase those years ago! To be honest, I am going to put a set of these cards onto my wish list because there is not a day at school that I don't refer to this method of teaching sounds and I would love to have a set of the cards. When I first started teaching we used the cards as flashcards and reviewed them at least twice a day. The phonogram cards can be purchased at <a href="http://spalding.org/store/instructional.php">http://spalding.org/store/instructional.php</a>, or you can click on the cards below. There are even teacher guides for each gradelevel now....boy do these new teachers have it made now!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Note: One interesting thing you can do with these cards is use them to help students 'chunk' words and choose the sounds that they need from those phonograms to 'create' the word.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The different sounds of each phonogram are listed on the back of the phonogram card. The card for EA would show 2 sounds of EA <1 or long e and 1 for short e>. The chard for TH would show the soft TH sound and the hard TH sound. When put together, the student can try all of the different sounds available and will eventually put together the word WEATHER. Pretty interesting because eventually the students internalize the different sounds that the phonograms make!</span></div>
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Jenn Ayershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11720155462306644545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460373629707600072.post-25786495518947659132015-05-07T13:39:00.002-07:002016-03-10T06:36:42.360-08:00Happy Mother's Day (with freebie)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">We used this template for our culminating poetry project. You are welcome to click on it and use it as well! They picked backgrounds, fonts, etc. to make spectacular poems to give to their mom's for Mother's Day! Take a look!!! <names have been changed to protect the innocent!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I can't do a Mother's Day blog without first telling you how thankful I am for my own children...they have made me the woman I am today. I also need to send a 'Happy Mother's Day' up to my own mama, up in Heaven. She was the one that taught me how to be a mom. I love you, mama, and I miss you. </span></center>
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Martha Lindsey<br />
April 18, 1941 - November 28, 2014</td></tr>
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