tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49574439420382152112024-03-28T01:13:53.928-07:00Teaching to LoveShannon at Teaching to Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00054468409871789356noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4957443942038215211.post-17323174113576552372019-05-18T04:12:00.000-07:002019-05-18T04:33:43.386-07:003 Reasons You Should be a Teacherpreneur<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You CAN do it. Yes, you. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Have you ever wondered how teachers made such amazing resources to sell online? Do you want to make the switch from teacher to teacherpreneur? The secret is out of the bag, and Kayse Morris can walk you through the process step-by-step, all you need to get your teacherpreneur journey started is PowerPoint. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As teachers we hold our students to high expectations and provide them the steps they need to get there. Kayse embodies this teacher mentality through her course and BEYOND. She lays out every detail (plus invaluable tips and tricks) over her 7 week </span><a href="http://www.kaysemorris.com/sellyourteachingresourcesonline" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Transform Your Resources”</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> course. After 7 weeks the course may be finished, but Kayse isn’t! She continually checks on our progress, mentors us, and helps us reach our goals. I immediately enrolled in her monthly coaching program, The CEO Teacher, because once you start learning from Kayse, you will never want to stop. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You're already an expert at teaching your students. You're already creating and analyzing resources to use in your classroom daily. Why not share them with the world and enjoy the financial bonus? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Feeling burnt out? Exhausted? Overwhelmed? I hear you, in fact, I almost quit teaching...numerous times. </span></div>
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<a href="https://kaysemorris.com/make-money-online-easy-as-a-teacher/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs3whQJ93NWzyoYJSwtB6u__I2ap8IZPLDIBlw8pGvY23OX1yY-W7xk8OXL3qbThhe_DMTht8yIWtNhhwDpcCjh0qVG4YP_bKORijtuWiiXWA2xGE34ifYsHbsDURlR2ePn18-BEDGt0U0/s320/Teacherpreneur+%25283%2529.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="240" /></a><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">That was until I found the amazing community of teacher-authors (teacherpreneurs) on TeachersPayTeachers. I started my business in 2015, although I wasn't calling it my business back then. After stressful days at school it was an amazing creative outlet, and I became part of a POSITIVE like-minded teacher community - with teachers who LOVED teaching. It was exactly what my soul needed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">That fire was ignited again this past fall when I joined </span><a href="http://www.kaysemorris.com/sellyourteachingresourcesonline" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Kayse’s “Transform Your Resources” course</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Kayse’s unfailing and grounding belief in me gave me the confidence I needed to see my business as exactly that, my business. In a terrifyingly wonderful way Kayse has pushed me to be better and do better than I ever thought possible. I'm a better teacherpreneur, wife, mom, friend, and teacher. The happiness, creativity, and excitement I’m using in my business flows into my classroom and into my students. Our Facebook group takes positive supportive tribe to a new level, in our businesses, classrooms, and life. These women are killing it and we’d love to support you on your teacherpreneur journey too! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-Your Child's Hobbies</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-Double Your Teaching Salary...and stay home with your little ones</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Whatever just came to mind, it can happen. If you’re interested in making the transformation from teacher to teacherpreneur download <a href="https://kaysemorris.com/make-money-online-easy-as-a-teacher/" target="_blank">Kayse’s 10 step guide on how to get started</a>, you'll be so glad you did. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Simple. Kayse is the ultimate teacherpreneur. She is the perfect mentor and business coach for teachers because she has been in the exact place you and I are. She is all about serving her people, and boy does she have that mastered. It doesn't matter if you've never created a resource before or if you're a veteran teacherpreneur. Kayse meets you where you are and is skilled at tailoring material to your exact need. You can check out her top ranking business teacherprenuer podcast, the "Go-Getter Podcast"</span><a href="https://kaysemorris.com/go-getters/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">here.</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Have questions?</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I’d love to chat and share more about my teacherpreneur journey with you. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Teaching, like life, was never meant to be done solo. Join our tribe to chase your BIG dreams, make that side income (or crush your teaching salary- your choice!), and impact teachers all around the world. </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You can find me on instagram @teachingtolove or email me at </span><a href="mailto:shannon@teachingtolove.com" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">shannon@teachingtolove.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span><br />
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<li style="margin-left: 0px !important; text-size-adjust: 100%;">We love all things snowman! It's a great winter subject that all of my students can enjoy. Their favorite activity is to make a "snowman puddle" craft story (see below).</li>
<li style="margin-left: 0px !important; text-size-adjust: 100%;">A great attention getter for any lesson is to pose a question and have students record their answer on a sheet of paper and crumple it into a ball. Students then have a "snowball" fight where they toss their paper on the floor and everyone has to pick up someone else's snowball. They read and write a response to the new snowball they choose, then repeat as many times as fits your lesson.</li>
<li style="margin-left: 0px !important; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Candy cane geometry - you bet we snack on candy canes while we work :) Super simple to add a treat and excitement to any lesson.</li>
<li style="margin-left: 0px !important; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Our math & ELA centers are winter themed too! I love to stock up on Target's dollar spot erasers then swap them out for new ones each week. They can't wait to get to their rotations and see their new erasers. </li>
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Shannon at Teaching to Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00054468409871789356noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4957443942038215211.post-66828570780631359642017-01-31T18:28:00.001-08:002020-02-17T05:01:30.877-08:00The Power of Yet<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I wanted problem solving, independent, growth-minded students. Looking around, I
knew my students weren’t at that place, but I knew they could be. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">When my four my math friends came over whining
that they didn’t know what to do, I swiftly added the word “yet” to the end. “You
don’t know what to do, YET.” They sort of smiled and looked at one another. As
they sat down we talked about what they could do to figure it out on their own.
I assured them that I would be here to help, but only if they truly needed it.
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the problem realizing they knew what to do all along.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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life. One simple word helped me transform my room full of one try and I’m done
mentalities into mistake making and try again mentalities. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The power of yet is a wonderful and well
known antidote in my room. It’s been
around for a few years but just recently it made its way into my classroom and
I hope it finds its way into yours! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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any statement made by a student declaring that they couldn’t do something. It
quickly caught on and now two weeks later I love hearing other students saying
it to each other. Their stamina, determination, and growth mindsets have developed
tenfold. We still have a lot of work to do but this has been an amazing start.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">*Watch the video, “You
can learn anything” with your students: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC82Il2cjqA"><span style="color: blue;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC82Il2cjqA</span></a></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">*As a class brainstorm
and record some negative messages you may think during the day, how can you
change them by adding the word “yet” to the end?</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">*Read aloud books that focus on overcoming
challenges: The Energy Bus for Kids, <span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">Nadia: The Girl Who Couldn’t
Sit Still, Emmanuel’s Dream</span>, Giraffes can’t dance, <span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"> Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl’s Courage Changed Music, Hana
Hashimoto, Sixth Violin – You’ll also notice many of your already favorite read
aloud already have challenges that the main characters work through and you can
use those to model with too!</span></span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #2f303a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">*Have a class discussion where you remind
students that <b>making mistakes is part of learning!</b> How have
you overcome obstacles in life? What’s a moment you’re proud of because you had
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<span style="color: #2f303a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">*Check out these Dojo resources on growth
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busy, and December is no exception. Does anyone else feel like the year is
flying by and you’re just trying to catch your breath? Despite my ever growing checklist I absolutely
love December, absolutely love Christmas, and absolutely love the gift of
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done is given each student a book along with a personalized bookmark.
This is great for years when you have a lot of allergies to be mindful or
want to get away from sweets. Scholastic always runs great holiday book pack
options and has rotating $1 deals. I love being able to use my Scholastic
points to grab the books for free too! Click the photo below to see how </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><a href="http://www.notsowimpyteacher.com/2015/11/5-simple-holiday-gifts-for-your-students.html?m=1" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "calibri light" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Jamie of Diary of a Not So Wimpy Teacher</span></a></span><span style="font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> creates a class book auction, and gives
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probably most popular holiday gift I've given my students. She's sharing this
wonderful STEM based gift with you for FREE. </span><a href="http://teachoutsidethebox.com/2016/11/give-students-gift-stem/" style="font-family: "calibri light", sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;" target="_blank">Click here</a><span style="font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> or the image above to
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these because they're only $1 and the marker is included. Pass them out as is
or write a sweet personalized note for each kiddo on their board. <a href="https://www.dollartree.com/Jot-Dry-Erase-Boards-with-Eraser-Topped-Markers/p335907/index.pro" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext;">You can order them here. </span></a> Mine
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appreciated non-treat gifts SO MUCH. I have a handful of students with severe
allergies and creative little gifts like this are so inclusive and great for
everyone. Check out what The Room Mom posted as a back to school idea but would work great with Target's super cute dollar holiday pencils too! We're also half way through the year so you can really come up with fitting adjectives for your kiddos. </span><span style="color: #c40000; font-family: "sweet pea"; font-size: x-large;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 16pt;">I use props all year but really amp them up at the end of the
year. Kids go crazy for props and they enhance my lessons. Even at the end of
the year kids do better with structure, so while I add in fun end of the year
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 16pt;">For example, one day I passed out a crown, a mustache, and a clown
nose (all Dollar Store gems). For a lesson on perspective, I posted a picture
on the board. Then I’d ask my crown wearing volunteer what a princess would be
thinking, what my mustache wearing volunteer what a detective might be
thinking, and of course how a clown would feel if they were in this picture. We
related this back to the story we’re reading by discussing how even though they’re
all looking at the same thing they see something very different based on who
the character is and what their life experiences have been. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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games, some students model their game after a classroom game, others combine
their favorite games into one, etc. They included trap spaces and advance
spaces, some had headbands. No matter their choice the outcome is AMAZING! They have their pick of
subject, skill, and topic. Once every team is finished we rotate and play each
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 16pt;">One of my favorites from last year was a mystery game where they
had to identify the main idea of paragraphs to move through a board game
similar to Chutes and Ladders that was riddled with fun spaces. The girls
ordered their paragraphs so as each player took their turn the players learned about
a mystery that took place in the house. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 16pt;">This was created by high flyers and they spent many recesses and
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pretending to hold up the world (they always love picking a pose!). Then I
print them at school, you could of course get them developed instead for more
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">To create the world, grab some
coffee filters from the Dollar Store. Have students use blue and green washable
markers to color in their world. Then use a spray bottle (Dollar Store) and
dampen each coffee filter. The colors will blead and blend. Let them dry while
students write about how they’re going to make the world a better place. I use
the free paper provided by Mrs. Thompson’s Treasures, and you can grab that <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Earth-Day-Writing-Paper-1194072">here.</a>
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hands-on experiment (best done outside) teaches kids how difficult it is to
clean polluted water. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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buckets of fresh water. Have students take turns adding in trash (we do this in
the afternoon after snack so there’s plenty to pick from). Add in some
vegetable oil to represent toxic oil spills. Have a number of “clean up tools”
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;">As soon as I heard about flexible seating I knew I wanted to give it a try!</span><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;">I’m thrilled that you’re here and interested in improving your students’
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students that allows them to work around the room comfortably and focused. It
provides students the environment they need to be their best. These seating
arrangements can look wildly different from room to room, and the depth of
implementation can too! Every year we have students who do their best when they
can get their wiggles out, students who do their best standing, kneeling, or in
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local carpet companies to donate old carpet squares to your classroom</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://amzn.to/2NHADkB" target="_blank">Clipboards</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://amzn.to/2JeK4o4" target="_blank">Yoga Mats</a> (I cut these in half! Kids love them, and they're easy to roll and store!) </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://amzn.to/2L7QE1o" target="_blank">Bouncy Bands</a> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://amzn.to/2Ng8xMk" target="_blank">Chair Cushions </a></span></li>
<li><span style="color: blue; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.hobbylobby.com/Crafts-Hobbies/Kids-Crafts-Activities/Lap-Desks/Multi-Purpose-Lap-Tray/p/25119" target="_blank">Lap Desks - Hobby Lobby</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://amzn.to/2N6Cnmh" target="_blank">Scoop Chairs</a> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10135659/" target="_blank">Stools - Ikea</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://amzn.to/2zssIon" target="_blank">Stools </a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://amzn.to/2JeUO5W" target="_blank">Sign Stands </a>(I use these to display rules/expectations for flexible seating)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://amzn.to/2L3lpYE" target="_blank">Puzzle Floor Tiles</a> (love these bright colors)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://amzn.to/2ulV7qg" target="_blank">Stability Discs </a>with pump</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://amzn.to/2N7GPRT" target="_blank">Adjustable Bed Risers</a> (perfect for creating standing tables)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://amzn.to/2NpuvfV" target="_blank">Crazy Creek Chairs</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://amzn.to/2uzehcY" target="_blank">Stadium Chairs</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://amzn.to/2NIsRqL" target="_blank">Balance Ball Chair</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://amzn.to/2N9qufr" target="_blank">Animal Pillow Chairs </a>(I love these animal designs, you can also grab similar pillows in the College/Back to School sections of Target/Walmart)</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://amzn.to/2uc8TfX" target="_blank">Wobble Stools </a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://amzn.to/2zwA1eK" target="_blank">Bookshelf Reading Nook</a></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">If you're lucky enough to live near the "5 Below" stores then there are a ton of deals you can scoop up! <a href="https://www.fivebelow.com/sports/yoga-mats-and-fitness-balls.html" target="_blank">Here are my favorite items from 5 Below:</a></span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">Exercise Balls </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">Yoga Mats (again, I cut these into smaller sections so more students can use them)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">Pillows - they have a lot of different options from long body pillows, pillow chairs, fun shapes (my kids loved a poop emoji pillow I found here), and little squares. </span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;">Our PTA gives us an allotment of money to spend
on our classrooms each year. This year I used mine towards some of our seating!
What the PTA didn’t cover I submitted a project on donor’s choose, and asked
for parent/community donations. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;">Here are some options for funding your flexible
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;">ONLINE: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;">-Create a project to be funded via
crowdsourcing. You can share these projects with family, friends, and social
media networks in seconds. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;">-Donor’s Choose: <a href="http://www.donorschoose.org/">www.donorschoose.org</a>. <br />
-GoFundMe: <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/">https://www.gofundme.com/</a> </span><br />
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-Classwish: <a href="http://classwish.org/">http://classwish.org/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;">-There are also online resources like</span><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.freecycle.org/">Freecycle</a></span><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;">where you can pick up free items others in your area no longer
want. It reminds me of a virtual curb pick up. You can see what people are
offering to give away for free in your neighborhood. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;">AT SCHOOL: <br />
-Describe your vision to the PTA and ask if they would be able to help cover
any part of the cost.</span><br />
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-Ask parents/families to donate any gently used children’s chairs/rugs from
home (we had 2 pillow chairs, a bean bag chair, mini table and a handful of
rugs). You will be amazed at what furniture people are looking to give away.</span><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 14pt;">J</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;">-Start a classroom fund, let parents and
community members know your goal and ask them to donate towards your classroom.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;">COMMUNITY: <br />
-Check out local garage or rummage sales.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">-Look at donation centers
such as Goodwill or the Salvation Army.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">-Facebook Marketplace/Craigslist<br />
-Late spring check out college areas as many students are getting rid of
furniture they no longer need.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;">The idea
of flexible seating can be overwhelming at first, and that’s OKAY. You can
start small, see how it goes, and add more options as you go. That’s what we’re
currently doing! This approach allows me to see what’s working for my kids and
what’s not. We make changes, improve, and keep moving forward.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I shared the idea to students in class, wrote a note home to parents notifying
them of the exciting change happening in our room, and asked for donations.</span><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;">During
the time of collecting donations, donors choose project funding, and my
personal shopping for items I prepared the students on what to expect when we
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;">When
first introducing the idea of flexible seating to my students they became
extremely excited, I could tell their little eyes were filling up with all
sorts of off-task ideas. To keep this train from derailing we talked about
being</span><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;">strategic</span></b><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;">in where they chose to work. We talked about what strategic meant
and why that would be important. I listed the initial options they would be
able to choose from (pillows, carpet squares, exercise balls, and standing).</span><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;">We then
we brainstormed ideas of when you would choose to use an exercise ball
(reading, word work, small group), when you would choose to stand (partner
work, using</span><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;">manipulatives,
centers), etc. For the</span><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;">first 2
weeks I walked around asking students why they choose their</span><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;">workspace. This held them</span><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;">responsible
for choosing an appropriate seat for their task. At times students were
thoughtful and deliberate in their choices, other times they responded with, </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;">“…</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;">because I
wanted to do what </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;">–</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;">so-and-so- did.</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;">”</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;"> (<b>Remember:</b></span><b><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;"> This is a work in PROGRESS! It will not be
perfect from the start.</span></b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;">) Over time, we continued to discuss the
expectations, the WHY behind flexible seating, and now they’re independently
able to make strategic choices.</span></div>
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reviewing our classroom rules for flexible seating students signed a contract.
You can grab that for FREE as well. This contract helped students view this
opportunity seriously and show that they understood it needs to be respected as
much as our other classroom materials.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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tried using a student rotation schedule in the beginning but found that it
wasn’t nearly as effective as students picking their seats. It took away choice
and made more work for me in creating centers that matched those specific
students with their specific seating options. As our options grew (as donations
and funding became available) the schedule became too complicated and wasn’t</span><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;">benefiting</span><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;">the
students enough to continue with it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;">To remedy
the scheduling mess I got myself into, I now create engaging, fun, and
meaningful daily 5 centers and I let the students take the responsibility for
choosing the right</span><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;">work
space. Thanks to many</span><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;">rounds of
modeling, encouraging feedback, and student accountability they</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;">’</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;">re
choosing appropriate strategic places, staying more focused than ever, and
loving the choices. It’s less work for me and more choice for them. Win-Win.
Sometimes I’ll even hear them asking each other why they chose their</span><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;">workspace. #happyteacherheart</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;">After a few days, students would want to rush to
the same spot/same resource and it became a competition of who would get what
type of flexible seating. In no way was this the type of environment I was
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">We had a classroom discussion
about why we are doing flexible seating. I reminded students that my number one
goal when using flexible seating was for them to be relaxed and find the best
workspace possible.</span><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> What works well one day
may not work best the next. Subsequently, each day forward they had to choose a
spot that was NEW to THEM. Each week we started over, but this prevented the
same students from always having the same resources or spots. Students fell
into the routine of choosing a new spot, quickly, quietly, and no arguing.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> As time has gone on I've added choice charts (see below) which have been a great visual addition that's helped immensely with the management of choosing spots. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;">Whole Group-</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;">As we
still have our classroom desks, students sit at their desks or on our front
carpet for whole group instruction. I love to have students turn and talk and
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I also have a friend who really needs to move around, stand up, etc. He
recognized through flexible seating what works best for him so we moved his
desk to the back and he is allowed to stand and move as needed to pay attention
during whole group instruction.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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teach small groups I pull them back to work at a table with me. We have
exercise balls around the table that students use. While I meet with students
for strategy groups the other students are working on their weekly centers.
They are allowed to pick any</span><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;">work
space</span><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;">as long as it</span><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;">follows our classroom rules.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;">*Level of Flexible Seating*</span></b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;">My
classroom is not 100% flexible seating. We use our desks in combination with a
fantastic amount of flexible seating options. It started off as a small
endeavor to see what impact it would have on my students and has grown into a
wonderful integral part of our</span><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;">workspace.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;">Someday
down the road, we may move towards 100%, but for now, I love having the option of
using our desks OR our flexible spaces around the room. The desks are a place
to house their materials and aid their organization. State testing requires us
to have students in rows of desks, another reason why we keep our desks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;">There are
some amazing teachers out there, like Angie from Lucky Little Learners, who did
switch to 100% flexible seating. Check her post out</span><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="http://www.luckylittlelearners.com/2016/01/flexible-seating.html"><span style="color: blue;">here</span></a></span><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;">if you’re
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<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">*Focus
and productivity has skyrocketed.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">*Students enjoy the extra responsibility of choosing a strategic workspace and
take their learning more seriously.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">*Students have a better understanding of what works best for them! I’ve even had
parents say they’ve noticed their child picking new locations at home when
reading or doing homework.</span><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">*Students are able to engage in tasks longer than when they were stuck sitting
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by spending a week researching entomophagy. Students gathered facts
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="line-height: 21.4667px;"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">In this resource, I give you all of the research ready to go. We used two videos and a handful of articles. It also includes daily lesson plans, student writing packets, teacher notes, and step by step directions on ordering insects for your own celebration! </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 18pt;">It's called trashketball because you're throwing a ball of trash (typically crumpled paper - I add some tape around it) into the trash can. </span></div>
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nothing but smiles when it comes to Read Across America Week. Crazy hair day,
dressing up, special treats for the kids, and a major focus on READING. YES,
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celebrated Dr. Seuss' birthday by dressing us as characters from a book. We had
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<span style="font-family: "kg miss kindergarten"; font-size: 13.5pt;">-Regular vanilla cupcake recipe</span><span style="font-family: "kg miss kindergarten"; font-size: 13.5pt;">-Buttercream frosting with green food dye</span><span style="font-family: "kg miss kindergarten"; font-size: 13.5pt;">-Colored fun toothpicks from party city</span><span style="font-family: "kg miss kindergarten"; font-size: 13.5pt;">-Twisty marshmallows from Walmart</span><br />
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of butcher paper from the workroom and hang it up (spans from the front of the room
to the back). Students spend about 15 minutes writing and drawing all over the “paper
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<span style="font-family: "kg miss kindergarten";">The last special thing we did this year to celebrate Thanksgiving in our room is I surprised the kids with cards on their desk this morning, plus a little candy treat! Each card said, </span><span style="font-family: "kg miss kindergarten"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">“I’m thankful for YOU because…” with a filled in note. It's the little things! :D </span></div>
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Shannon at Teaching to Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00054468409871789356noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4957443942038215211.post-39480674042718645432015-10-13T08:07:00.000-07:002015-10-13T08:10:03.800-07:00Fall Sale! <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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fall my wonderful, now hubby, and I became engaged! This past year we focused
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up, sharing in the excitement with my kiddos.... all of it!</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Simple Kind Of Girl'; font-size: 18.6667px; line-height: 21.4667px;">Over the last few weeks I've created 2 products that my students have been loving in the classroom that I wanted to share with y'all. </span></div>
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students engaged with fun Halloween themes! My students’ favorite so far has
been the division riddle! We've used them for partner review at the end of math. I'm
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the Teacher” already for my new school last night! (I'm switching from a
traditional calendar to a year round school). </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Simple Kind Of Girl'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">The families and students were amazing, I'm excited for these sweet
kiddos!</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Simple Kind Of Girl'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Here are my stations I had ready for them </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">–</span><span style="font-family: 'Simple Kind Of Girl'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"> really happy how they turned out! </span><br />
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been on instagram for maybe a month now? Not sure exactly - and I am LOVING it!
After a year of hesitation towards joining I finally decided just to do it.
Couldn't be happier that I did! (If you're on the fence like I was, do it!) If
you have instagram, I'd love to follow you and if you're interested you can
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will these be for task cards?!?! Only $12 for 6 at the Container Store - sale
through August she said! You can also get 12 slots for only $20. After I see my
classroom and have things set up further I plan on returning to purchase the
larger one as well! I have too many sets of task cards to keep them all
organized this way. My thought was to put these at a center with the most
relevant task cards and swap them out as we cover different standards. How
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flew in from Phoenix last night!!</b> Cannot wait to spend the next few days with
her!!! My boyfriend picked her up while I was meet the teacher. She brought me
this aaaa.dorable framed picture of Spain. We met teaching abroad so we share a
love for all things Spanish! I might take it to my classroom as my whole house
is filled with memorabilia from my time there.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Simple Kind Of Girl'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">;) (The pic didn't turn out as fabulous as it truly is!) </span></div>
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Shannon at Teaching to Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00054468409871789356noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4957443942038215211.post-27141775217383679442014-06-21T10:05:00.003-07:002020-02-17T05:11:48.406-08:00Using Parent Volunteers in the Classroom<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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week since summer vacation has started for us and while I find myself wondering
how my kiddos are doing I AM THRILLED that it's summer!! It was a long year and
I am finally starting to gain back energy and feel like a human again! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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every second working on school (although let's be real - it's Saturday morning
and as soon as I get back from Zumba I'm posting and planning for next year
haha). Really though, I can drink as much water as I want because I can
actually use the restroom, etc. etc! </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: "simple kind of girl"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">It
really is the little things in life, <i>come on teachers you know you can relate</i> </span><span style="font-family: "kg seven sixteen"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">;)</span><span style="font-family: "kg seven sixteen"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: "simple kind of girl"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "simple kind of girl"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">My summer
vacation is going to be short and sweet because I'm transferring from a
traditional caldendar school to a year round school. <b>Meaning...Meet the Teacher is 5 days away</b>! WOAH! To stay on point though, last year </span><span style="font-family: "simple kind of girl"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">I had one volunteer all year.
Every single field trip it was my entire class and me. It was like this across
our grade level! Pretty crazy. Needless to say, there was no extra help during the school year either. </span></div>
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has very involved parents - can you say <b>YAY!?</b>
I'm so looking forward to it!! It will be a big adjustment for sure but one
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use</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "simple kind of girl"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.signupgenius.com/index.cfm" target="_blank">SignUp Genius</a>.
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ways that I'd like to have the parents help us:</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></u><span style="font-family: "simple kind of girl"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is vague and short - which is why I would <b><i>LOVE LOVE LOVE</i></b> any thoughts, ideas,
and to hear how you utilize parent volunteers in your classroom!!</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #2f303a; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><b>P.S. Are you looking for ways to cultivate a culture of kindness in your classroom? Eliminate disruptive behaviors? Help your students with social-emotional learning? I've got your answer! Check out this totally free teacher right here. </b></span><br />
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Shannon at Teaching to Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00054468409871789356noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4957443942038215211.post-8621073712360401262014-06-09T09:48:00.000-07:002014-06-09T15:06:19.952-07:00How to Blur Student Faces in Pictures<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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simple way to blur out student faces in pictures? I stumbled upon this
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<span style="font-family: CharlieSkinny; font-size: 16pt;">They have an apple and an android
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examples that took me less than 30 seconds to blur!</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: CharlieSkinny; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Shannon at Teaching to Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00054468409871789356noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4957443942038215211.post-3064263991099353412014-06-09T07:01:00.002-07:002014-06-09T15:05:42.997-07:00The Bigger Picture<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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finished up our End of Grade (EOGs) testing. The kids were exhausted, I was
exhausted, and we needed a little pick me up! Pharrell Williams started us off
as we did a dance line around the room to HAPPY - the line leader choose the
dance move and we all did what they did :)</span><span style="font-family: CharlieSkinny;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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some sillies out I could tell some students still had lingering stress from the
test. In the whirlwind of testing it's easy to lose sight of what's important.</span><span style="font-family: CharlieSkinny;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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my kiddos to be upset I knew I had to take advantage of this "teachable
moment."</span> <span style="font-family: CharlieSkinny;">I started off by asking what are the most important things in life?
Not a single student said tests, assessments, or scores, are you surprised? Of
course not. </span> <span style="font-family: CharlieSkinny;">In pairs students came up with 1 thing in life that's truly
important to them and then wrote it on our</span> <span style="font-family: CharlieSkinny;">easel.</span> <span style="font-family: CharlieSkinny;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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discussion encompassed that yes, we will always do our best on tests. However,
we also know that a big test at the end of each year isn't why we go to school,
it can't define us as people, and it won't be the reason we have a happy life
or not. We spent a while discussing their goals and dreams in life, how they
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what they want their career to be and how they're going to change the world for
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using so "Mr. EOG won't Trick Me!" A new one we've been practicing is
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<span style="font-family: CharlieSkinny; font-size: medium;">In my last 5 for Friday I mentioned how I wanted to start a Minecraft Club - well we did! Last week we held a meeting with a few students who had a lot of experience to create spawn (I didn't know what they meant or why we needed it but apparently it's like home base haha). This week we launched the first whole group meeting and while there were kinks and problems to work through it was PHENOMENAL to see how excited the students were to build and engineer these projects together. They couldn't get their sentences out fast enough and everyone's voices came out a pitch higher! It. was. wonderful. As a teacher, that's the excitement I'm inspired to bring to the classroom every day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: CharlieSkinny;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 21.466665267944336px;">The kids had a BLAST Egg hunting this week! When it was chilly outside we did an indoor egg hunt and later when it warmed up we did the fraction review outside! We had a minor mishap when the </span></span><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21.466665267944336px;">Kindergartners</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 21.466665267944336px;"> moved the eggs during their recess! HAHA, it really frustrated some of my kids who thought they knew where they all were :) Sneaky kindergartners :) You can check the resource out in my store too, just click <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Math-Egg-Hunt-Equivalent-Fractions-Adding-Subtracting-Fraction-Review-1187467" target="_blank">HERE for fractions</a>.and <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Poetry-Egg-Hunt-1189120" target="_blank">HERE for poetry!</a></span></span></span><br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/90603566">Let It Go (Testing Parody)</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user8093834">Michelle Morse-Wendt</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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