tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32637200012254939912024-03-19T04:22:38.130-07:00The Primary PackJessica Ann Stanfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14406854012035483532noreply@blogger.comBlogger334125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263720001225493991.post-45320501319519474022019-07-21T16:30:00.000-07:002019-07-21T13:30:25.300-07:00Honor The Crayons!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It is time to get colorful in your classroom, and teach teamwork at the same time! It's Jennifer from <i><a href="http://www.storiesandsongsinsecond.blogspot.com/">Stories and Songs in Second</a> </i>here with two great story suggestions, a fun collection of complimentary Pinterest ideas, and two FREEBIES to help you! <br />
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I hope this post will encourage you to plan your own classroom celebration that spotlights the sassy, colorful, humorous, and very outspoken crayons featured in Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers' playful picture books, <i><a href="http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/307942/the-day-the-crayons-quit-by-drew-daywalt-illustrated-by-oliver-jeffers/">The Day the Crayons Quit</a> </i>and <i><a href="http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/317262/the-day-the-crayons-came-home-by-drew-daywalt-illustrated-by-oliver-jeffers/">The Day the Crayons Came Home.</a></i><br />
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<i>Written by Drew Daywalt</i></div>
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Both books are perfect mentor texts to use when introducing a letter-writing or persuasive writing unit, and are written and illustrated in a spunky, delightful style that will engage and entertain readers of all ages! In <i>The Day the Crayons Quit, </i>young Duncan's box of twelve crayons have just had it with each other and their stereotypical roles.<br />
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<b>Black</b> is tired of just outlining. <br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Blue</span> is done coloring oceans.<br />
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<span style="color: #ffd966;">Yellow</span> and<span style="color: orange;"> orange</span> are always quarreling about which one of them is the true color of the sun. <br />
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Life inside their box is a battlefield, and the disgruntled dozen decides to go on strike! They write letters to their owner to share their worries and woes, and hilarity ensues!<br />
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In <i>The Day the Crayons Came Home, </i>you'll find that life outside the box has not been all that grand for Duncan's crayons. Their plan to run away and see the world has backfired, and they've mailed a series of postcards to their owner explaining their whereabouts and the reason he needs to come rescue them. Each page of the story reveals the hysterical scenarios each crayon has experienced in his or her travels, and will make you laugh out loud. <span style="color: #666666;">Grey</span> has had his point bitten off by Duncan's baby brother. <span style="color: #b45f06;"> Brown </span>has been eaten by his dog. <span style="color: orange;"> Orange</span> and<span style="color: yellow;"> </span><span style="color: #f1c232;">yellow</span> were left by the pool and have melted together in the hot sun. <br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Pea Green</span>, who has donned a superhero cape and renamed himself "Esteban the Magnificent," sums up his own woeful experience and admits that there is "no place like home" with this simple statement....<br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">It's rainy.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">I'm coming back.</span></div>
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Because the prodigal crayons are worn out, broken, and weary, they won't fit in the original box they once lived in. Duncan then decides to construct a new home for his creative friends out of a variety of boxes, making sure to meet each color's unique needs and adaptations. He makes a special space where they can all co-exist together peacefully and happily, Imagine what wonderful "Crayon Forts" your students could design and build using their own ingenuity, shoeboxes, cereal boxes, and a whole lot of glue and tape !?!?!! Talk about a great exercise in teamwork and problem-solving!</div>
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You'll find more wonderful ways to enrich and extend your crayon-themed learning activities here in this FREE pack of writing templates! Your students will surely enjoy using the prompts to write their own crayon postcards and letters! Thanks in advance for leaving thoughtful feedback! It is truly appreciated!<br />
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It's Jennifer from <i>Stories and Songs in Second</i> here! I'm dropping in during my spring break to share some ideas about how to keep your students on track, sparkling, shining, and putting forth good effort as they head into the end-of-the year homestretch. <br />
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My plan is to spotlight one deserving student each day, and shower special privileges and fun supplies upon them! I was inspired by this VIP STUDENT post from Rachel over at <i><a href="http://www.thetattooedteacher.com/the-vip-table-management-idea-for/">The Tattooed Teacher</a></i>, but felt that I needed to individualize and simplify it a bit.<br />
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I have to admit that fourth quarter is often a long and arduous one for me--full of data-collection, assessments, meetings, etc. It is a time when the paperwork piles sometimes outweigh the smiles I share with my little people. I am making a vow that when I return to school on April 4th, I am going to remember this quote. I read or heard it somewhere, but unfortunately have no idea who to attribute it to. It speaks volumes to me about what my priority as an educator should be ......<br />
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<br />Jennifer Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12071625027972237014noreply@blogger.com45tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263720001225493991.post-44214335319469108272016-03-13T03:00:00.000-07:002016-03-14T18:11:11.657-07:00A Lucky Linky from The Primary PackTop O' The Morning To You!<br />
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Welcome to our March Lucky Linky party! We are rounding up all things St. Patrick's Day-related here at <i>The Primary Pack </i>this week! We thought we'd make it easy for you to find all things green on our blogs and in our stores! May all Irish eyes smile upon you as leprechaun fun infuses the learning in your classroom!<br />
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Please hop through the resource and blog links below to find fun holiday resources and activities that are sure to keep your little leprechauns engaged and excited about learning! Be sure to grab this complimentary FREEBIE from the list! It includes bag toppers for rainbow-colored snacks like Skittles, Twizzlers, or Starbursts, as well as cute bookmarks!<br />
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Our school has done the Daily 5 for many years and I absolutely love it! My second grade students are really able to work on their own within the different components of the CAFE. I am amazed at how independent they become! Along with the Daily 5 we have always used a traditional reading series to make sure we target the comprehension strategies and have a program that spirals from one year to the next. However next year that will all change! Our district is taking away our reading series and replacing it with Reader's Workshop. YIKES! It is like pulling a safety net out from underneath me. I have been doing some research on what is "Reader's Workshop." It seems like a more structured version of the Daily 5. Please leave comments for me and steer me in the right direction if I am off base. I am looking for feedback! If you have a preference and would like to share which model you prefer using in your classroom please comment below. Thank you so much!<br />
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When I do my guided reading groups in the Daily 5, I structure the groups based on the student's Fountas and Pinnell reading level. The leveled readers are from our traditional reading series so they go along with the comprehension skill that we are teaching that week. The comprehension skill is taught with the Big Book on Monday in a whole group setting and each story throughout the week focuses on that skill. In the guided reading groups I can reteach the comprehension skill or expand on it depending on the needs of the group. Students are assigned to work on the different stations while I meet with small groups. They Read to Self from their leveled book boxes. The Working with Words station address the phonics skill of the week. The Work on Writing station starts off with a mini lesson that I teach to the whole class. Then the students receive an organizer, rubric, draft paper and instructions to complete their writing task throughout the week. I also have built in conference time for students as they finish their organizer and their draft. Maybe I am doing Reader's Workshop and don't even realize it!!! I hope so .... I will find out when I go for training in April!<br />
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The research I have done seems to indicate that Reader's Workshop Philosophy incorporates a Mini Lesson, Guided Practice, and Independent Practice. The teacher then uses the independent practice time to pull mini guided reading groups based on reading level of the students. They use a different time in their day to teach Writer's Workshop and phonics instruction/word work. My biggest concern is ... Will there be enough time after Reader's Workshop to fit in the other components of ELA instruction? The Daily 5 design along with the spiraled curriculum, leveled readers, and ready made materials from our traditional reading series made it manageable to fit everything in and see wonderful results! Our district is in the top 5 of the 197 districts in our area. It is just so SCARY to CHANGE when we have had such great success and things are going so well! When they take it all away, I will literally be creating everything we need to address the Common Core Standards with no ready made materials.........FRIGHTENING! Feel free to give SUGGESTIONS:)<br />
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In preparation for the BIG CHANGE I have been thinking about how I will teach comprehension strategies without having a skill of the week from the traditional series to focus on. So I created my own comprehension strategy pack for my second grade class. I have structured it in the same way as Reader's Workshop: Mini Lesson, Guided Practice, and Independent Practice. When I finished the packet, I had addressed 19 Comprehension Strategies and ended up with over 200 pages of materials ready to use in whole group and small group instruction. I would love to share my Story Elements strategy packet with you to thank you for helping me sort through my Reader's Workshop vs. Daily 5 Dilemma. I will be posting the entire packet soon! Thanks in advance for all of your comments and wonderful suggestions!<br />
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We all know that when children are learning how to read, sight words are a very important part of the process. These words are a big part of the reading material we use in the classroom, but many of them do not follow the basic phonetic rules, therefore they can't be sounded out. Some children learn their sight words quickly and others have no interest at this time. So we were looking for a fun and engaging way to motivate our children to WANT to learn their words.</div>
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So we talked and talked and thought about many different ideas and came up with sight word "money".</div>
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Who doesn't love money? Who doesn't like to earn something for their hard work? </div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;">BEST IDEA EVER!!</span></div>
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Seriously, best ever!! Our children are so excited to learn their sight words and earn their sight word money! They are excited, they are motivated, they are learning, AND they are reading!!!!</div>
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We teach many sight words throughout the school year, however, we have a list of 50 words that are assessed on our Kindergarten Literacy Assessment. These are the words we chose to track for the school year. We made 50 "dollar bills", each one with a different sight word shown. We also added a back side to the money for the children to write their name and the date they earned it.</div>
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We decided to make them black and white so the children could color their money and give them their own personal touch. We want them to show their pride in a job well done!</div>
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We also made a "Sight Word Wallet" for the children to store their money and to keep track of the words earned. We put the list on the back of the "wallet."</div>
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One of the great things about the Sight Word Money is the ability to differentiate expectations based on the child, the marking period, or any other criteria you would like to use. Our goals are based on the words taught during that marking period as well as what the child's reading level is. We highlight the words for each marking period using a different color highlighter. When the word has been mastered, we check off the word and the child earns their dollar.</div>
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We like to "try" (haha) to be organized at the beginning of the school year and get as many things copied as we can. We run off a class set of the money in the beginning of the school year and cut them apart. We don't cut them out completely, we let the children do that part. We found the most perfect storage folders at Target. You will need a few of these to store you sight words if you do many words like we did. They are easily accessed and they were stored best in ABC order.</div>
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In addition to receiving their money, we also reward the children in other ways. We want to keep them excited and keep them learning also. Some of the different incentives we use are:</div>
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We also give them a brightly colored and adorable certificate when they read all 50 sight words!</div>
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We asked the children what they thought about the sight word money. Here were some of their answers:</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">"I love it!</span>"</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: large;">"It makes us rich!"</span></div>
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How true that last statement is! It makes them rich in so many ways!</div>
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These proud faces say it all:</div>
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The 100th day of school is such a fun time! I love to watch all their faces as they move from 99 to 100. It seems that, with that extra zero, they have entered a new world. There are so many fabulous 100th day ideas out there, but my kids wanted to make up their own! Here is a fishy set of ideas that you can pull out any time of the year to get your kids collaborating and counting by 10's...</div>
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We have a little pond in our backyard and my kids are head over heels for the goldfish, so we made up a little song about 100 little fish. My daughter is still working on learning all her color words, so I threw in the colors. You can get your free copy <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bzdf4OqBvDfcQ05Bdnp6enRMSVU/view?usp=sharing">here.</a> In case you don't know the tune of "Found A Peanut", my kids and I decided to record a copy of our song! You can hear us <strike>screeching</strike> loud and clear over on my <a href="http://differentiationstationcreations.blogspot.com/2016/02/free-100-activity.html">blog!</a></div>
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I think that it would be a lot of fun to do an activity with the fish in the classroom. Break your kids into 10 groups. Each group will get a strip of 10 fish, 1 pond, and they will be assigned one color.</div>
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Each group will be responsible for coloring their 10 fish. </div>
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Kids can color the fish with crayons, markers, or even bingo dabbers.</div>
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It can be used to count by 10's to 100. The ponds can be laid loose around the room, or glue them to a mural.</div>
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I've included numerals 10-100 in the pack. After all of the ponds have been created, the groups can help counting by 10's until they have counted all the fish. The kids in each group can place or glue the numerals next each pond.</div>
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I've included 2 extension worksheets that you can use after the group activity. Kids can count, color and trace </div>
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We had a lot of fun counting up a rainbow of fishies! We counted up 100 goldfish crackers, too!!</div>
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Hopefully, you have a wonderful 100th day of school with lots of learning and tons of fun! And don't forget to go enter <a href="http://theprimarypack.blogspot.com/2016/02/our-heart-belongs-to-teachers-giveaway.html">The Primary Pack Giveaway</a> that is running from February 7-14th. </div>
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Valentine's Day is one of my favorite holidays during the school year. I love making valentines with my students, putting together valentines to give them, and of course binge eating all the chocolate! The Primary Packers wanted to do something fun for Valentine's Day too. I created a little play-doh valentine to share with you, in case you are still looking for the perfect idea for your students. Check it out, and then check out the giveaway to win some "doh" for your classroom from The Primary Pack!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hello friends! This is Cara Taylor from <a href="http://carascreativeplayground.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Creative Playground</a> and I'm so happy to be learning and sharing with you today! Since we're at that half-way mark in the school year, many of us are at that point when our kiddos are nearing the end of publishing a writing piece. If you have or are planning to hold an Author Celebration or Publishing Party, make sure to keep reading to discover...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We could go on for days talking about how to create a positive celebration experience, but I've narrowed it down to a few ways I've learned over the past 18 years to have it be somewhat of a success. (insert wink here!) I need to clarify, that when I'm speaking of a celebration or party today, I'm talking about the kind that you invite people from the "outside" world of the school building; you know, those people that have no idea what we do every day!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Friends, if you really don't have the time to have a celebration, don't do it. If you don't have the time to PLAN it, don't do it. If you don't know how, find out first before having a celebration. If you're having parents, families, community members come to your classroom, don't you want them to see your room at its best? Especially because it's YOUR room, with YOUR name on the door! So really take the time to carefully plan out every aspect of the party as much as you can and know how to do. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Everyone's arrived at the party and seated at 10 am for the first author to read. Please don't forget that some of our students like to write a little and some like to write A LOT. Don't let students that write novels present all their material; the audience will be asleep by the time the first reader is done reading!</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: large;"><b>~Having students choose their favorite parts of their piece.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: large;"><b>~Reading one line from a paragraph or just showing the illustrations and discussing them instead of reading their piece.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: large;"><b>~Have the audience do a gallery walk of your room to visit each author to talk about their writing instead of having them read it.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Not all our students are excellent readers either. Please don't put Lizzy in the spotlight with a 5-page story and less that average reading skills, WITHOUT some kind of support system. It's not fair to Lizzy for one. Trust me, Lizzy knows she doesn't read well, so let's give the girl a hand here to make this a successful experience because the purpose of the celebration! </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: large;"><b>~Provide a microphone, especially for those students with low voice volumes. </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: large;"><b>~Allow students to present with a partner, to ease some of their anxiety. </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: large;"><b>~Show their piece on the document camera for the audience to follow along with, while the student is reading.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This one can be a hard call! You definitely want to have ENOUGH time for all the students to share with someone. Their little hearts would be devastated if they couldn't be the star for at least a moment during the party! And don't plan for TOO MUCH time without something for everyone to do. </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: large;"><b>~Always have something for the audience to do. You know what it can get like when you have down time in the classroom and nothing for the kids to do! Agghhh!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">By this I mean try to think out of the box and make your even different and fun for everyone! No one wants to come and just sit and hear kids read and that's it. Search the web, look on Pinterest, ask your peers about what they do to jazz up their celebrations; just don't make it plain Jane style.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: large;"><b>~Think about where your celebration will be held. Maybe you could have it outside in the school garden! Or what about in the decorated Library? Think somewhere other than the classroom!</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: large;"><b>~Publish some of the pieces online ahead of time. Have them on your classroom blog or school website for parents and relatives that can't come to the celebration to be able to read as well!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm sure we all have an idea or two that we could talk about having an awesome party or celebration for days! I hope you learned something or I made you think a little about how you could make your next Author Celebration even better!</span></div>
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QR codes that link to your email! We downloaded a free QR reader app on our iPads and I used <a href="http://qrstuff.com/">QRstuff.com</a> to create my QR codes. It was super easy. You choose email address on the first step for 'data type' and then enter your email or the email you would like the code to lead to. For today I projected the QR code on my board, but you could aways print them for their tables or folders. </div>
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My kinders then took out their morning writing page and typed it up (corrections and all) and sent it to my email.</div>
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They loved getting to send me special mail and this teacher loved that they were building keyboarding skills!</div>
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They couldn't have been more proud of their work and loved asking me if their email made it to my Apple Watch for me to read! </div>
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Oh my word? Have you ever spent hours at the end of the school year sorting through student work to put into memory books. Have you ever lost your mind trying to figure out who stole the binding machine to put together books while you so desperately need to begin yours. Were you <i>that</i> teacher who took the binding machine? Oh geez, this is stressing me out just hearing about this!</div>
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If you hate putting memory books together, then I've got the solution for you! All you'll need are <a href="http://amzn.to/1Sq3LtZ">file folders with the prongs</a> and a<a href="http://amzn.to/20yPqOF"> two hole punch</a>. <br />
See the entire tutorial over at <a href="http://wp.me/p7HOsY-D">Easy Teaching Tools!</a></div>
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Easy Teaching Toolshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00732353666719326771noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263720001225493991.post-35257908447043047612016-01-26T03:00:00.000-08:002017-01-22T14:12:47.491-08:00HOORAY FOR THE 100TH DAY!Hello Friends!<br />
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It's Jennifer from <i><a href="http://www.storiesandsongsinsecond.com/">Stories and Songs in Second</a></i> here to share ideas for one of my favorite classroom celebrations!<br />
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Has the countdown to your 100th Day of School begun yet?<br />
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My classroom celebration is only four days away, and I've rounded up some of <i>The Primary Pack's</i> best and brightest ideas that I plan to use in Room #2! Before I share my list, I must take a moment to just say THANK YOU to this group of bloggers that I am honored to collaborate with.<br />
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Two years ago I was a struggling "baby blogger" and TpT creator. Finding my way, making mistakes, feeling frustrated, and floundering more than swimming. Thankfully, many of the fine ladies in this colorful box of crayons reached out to help, give advice, answer questions, and offer support. Featuring their great work in this post is my way of showing gratitude for their encouragement. While we all have moved on to post for other groups or primarily to our own personal blogs over the past year, we continue to be friends and support each other's journeys as teacher-authors!<br />
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First up is <a href="http://kellyandkimskindergarten.blogspot.com/2015/02/100th-day-fun-and-tpt-sale.html">DOTTY DUDE</a> from <i>Kelly and Kim's Kindergarten Kreations</i>! What a fun way for your little learners to visually "see" their sets of ten! Grab this fun activity for <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Dotty-Dude-Turns-100-A-100th-Day-Freebie-1155841">FREE</a> in their TpT store!<br />
They also have this cute, free <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/100th-Day-Hat-Craft-781789">HAT</a> your kids will love to color and wear!<br />
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A special learning celebration is never complete without a sensational snack, and Kelly from <i>Sweet Sounds of Kindergarten </i>has a great recipe for <a href="http://sweetsoundsofkindergarten.blogspot.com/2016/01/100th-day-of-school.html">100TH DAY TRAIL MIX </a> . <br />
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You'll want to grab her <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/100th-Day-of-School-1102641">100TH DAY ACTIVITY PACK</a> as well! You'll find a coloring sheet, and a crown for your students to decorate and wear, a mini-memory book, and a gumball machine craftivity! Be sure to check out this grand entrance that she made for her classroom too!<br />
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Elyse from <i>Proud To Be Primary</i> encourages you to go into "full Granny mode" along with your students! I've never dressed up myself, but am considering "getting my gray hair on" this year! I think the kids will get a big kick out of it!<br />
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Laminated snack sorting mats are another stroke of genius Elyse shares in her <a href="http://proudtobeprimary.com/100-days-of-school-activities/">100TH DAY</a> post, along with this great STEM Solo cup challenge! <br />
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Elyse over at <i>A is for Apples </i>has these beautiful <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Brag-Tags-for-Special-Days-Behavior-Incentive-1268827">BRAG TAGS</a> that will make a great 100th Day souvenir for your students! What a fun way to commemorate a special milestone!<br />
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Gina from <i>Teaching With Heart </i>adopts a <a href="http://misspelusoskindergarten.blogspot.com/2016/01/its-almost-100th-day.html">CENTER-BASED APPROACH</a> to her 100th Day celebration! Some of the choices she provides for her students include making a design with 100 pattern blocks, stringing a 100-bead necklace, building a 100-piece unifix cube structure, and creating a 100's chart with Starburst candies! <br />
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<br />Jennifer Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12071625027972237014noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263720001225493991.post-37784652248536183462016-01-24T00:00:00.000-08:002016-01-24T00:00:05.678-08:00Let's Get Scratching! Using 'Scratch-Offs' In The Elementary Classroom!<div style="text-align: center;">
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It's Jenn from <a href="http://crayonsandcutiesinkindergarten.blogspot.com/">Crayons & Cuties In Kindergarten</a>!</div>
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Today's post is all about a 'Do-It-Yourself' project that is sure to spark excitement while engaging your students in meaningful academic practice!</div>
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Grab your coins because it's time to...</div>
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Get Scratchin'!</div>
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Last year I stumbled upon a 'how to make scratch-offs' on Pinterest...but it was geared toward small business owners who may want to include for a 'mystery percent off' on future purchases when shipping goods.</div>
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It got me thinking about how I could use it in my classroom and I gave it a 'trial run' to see how easy/hard they would be to create.</div>
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You can read about it in more detail <a href="http://crayonsandcutiesinkindergarten.blogspot.com/2015/02/lets-get-scratching-valentine-writing.html">HERE on my blog</a> but here is a quick 'how-to' and some pictures of how well it worked in my classroom last February!</div>
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You will only need 3 ingredients...</div>
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Dish Soap (any brand)</div>
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Silver Metallic Paint (can be acrylic or latex)</div>
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Packing Tape</div>
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I was able to find the paint at a local 'hometown' hardware store, but you can also find it at craft stores!</div>
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I used a glass plate for mixing because I didn't want the paint to get 'soaked' into a paper plate.</div>
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Watch how easy this is....</div>
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1. Print your <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/h1ktnfj0ytr1pwk/scratch%20off%20pack.pdf?dl=0">scratch-off cards</a></div>
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2. Cover the 'scratch-off area' with a piece of packing tape</div>
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Just laminate the entire <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/h1ktnfj0ytr1pwk/scratch%20off%20pack.pdf?dl=0">sheet of cards</a>! DUH!</div>
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This occurred to me AFTER I cut packing tape into small rectangles!</div>
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Plus then the cards would be re-usable for next year- I'd just need to whip up some more 'potion!'</div>
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Now it's time to mix up your 'potion':</div>
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2 parts paint to 1 part soap (but I will be honest and say I DID NOT measure!)</div>
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I just 'eyed' it and used a big fat brush to make sure it all mixed together well!</div>
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Once well mixed, 'paint' the area(s) to be revealed.</div>
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You want to sort of 'gob' it on so that when it dries there is no 'see through'!</div>
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Let it dry 1-2 hours.</div>
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You can check the cards- if you can see through then do a second coat.</div>
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All of my cards were A-OK after one coat, but I had put it on pretty thick!</div>
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Now comes the magic...</div>
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What will be my mystery word?!</div>
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Use a coin just as you would for lottery scratch-offs:</div>
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It has thicker 'flakes' than traditional scratch-offs but kids won't know the difference (or shouldn't!)</div>
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Here is how it went in my kindergarten classroom last February:</div>
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I made it a center for the week leading up to Valentine's Day.</div>
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They picked a card from a heart-shaped basket (not sure where that picture went!).</div>
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I had a cup of coins for them to use for scratching and then they used it in a sentence.</div>
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They LOVED that they got to glue the card to the paper to take it home too!</div>
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LOOK at all the sentences they wrote using their 'mystery word!'</div>
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THEY LOVED THIS!</div>
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They asked for 'mystery words' repeatedly after this activity!</div>
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They loved it so much I made scratch-offs as part of their Valentine gift:</div>
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It went into a baggie with a Smencil and some Smarties candies:</div>
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They took them home to scratch and then had to bring it back to me to redeem their prize!</div>
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I PROMISE making these scratch-offs <b><i>DID NOT take a lot of time</i></b>!</div>
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The most tedious part was covering the spaces with packing tape- but that can be avoided by just throwing the entire sheet of cards through the laminator!</div>
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Maybe your students are beyond practicing sight words and you are wondering how to use them in your classroom?</div>
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<u>How about:</u></div>
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1. classroom incentives (Do 'X-Y-Z' and earn a scratch-off! You determine the prizes so you can cater it to what you have!)</div>
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2. reading log incentives (Read so many books/for so many minutes and get a scratch-off!)</div>
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3. participation or attendance in classroom events (this could even work for parent/teacher conferences or open house- attendance gets you (or your child) a scratch-off!)</div>
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4. word work centers (vowel patterns you are working on, vocabulary, spelling words, etc)</div>
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The scratch off could also determine what they do with their weekly words that day (rainbow write, write 3 times each, use in a sentence, etc!)</div>
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5. letter and/or word to picture match activities (scratch the word and find the matching picture in a pocketchart- great for CVC words or beginning sounds!)</div>
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All you'll need to get is some soap, paint and tape or laminate because I am giving you the cards and recording sheet for <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/h1ktnfj0ytr1pwk/scratch%20off%20pack.pdf?dl=0">FREE in this download</a>!</div>
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I also included the Valentine bag topper pictured in this post if you would like to use that idea for gifts!</div>
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The download will included pre-programmed frog word cards, as well as a sheet of blank cards that you can print/write additional words you may want to use!</div>
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It also has the monkey gift cards- programmed and blank sheet too!</div>
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I used KG Red Hands font for my words. It is free for personal use and can be downloaded <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/KG-Red-Hands-Font-Personal-Use-1500528">HERE</a>.</div>
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And don't forget to check-out last year's Primary Pack 'Valentine's Day' theme post from me...</div>
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<a href="http://theprimarypack.blogspot.com/2015/01/add-some-bubbly-to-your-valentines-day.html">Dancing Hearts Experiment</a> if you are in need of some 'love'-ly scientific fun!</div>
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Every morning when our Pre-K students arrive at school they sign their names in little books that we made for them. Making individual practice pages for each student can be so time-consuming, though! We've developed a way to make it quick and easy!!</div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://playtolearnpreschool.us/easy-name-practice/">Click HERE</a></span> to see how we use these Name Practice Sheets, and to download a set of sheets for your own students!</h3>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06154745197633019106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263720001225493991.post-15827501178958539872016-01-22T16:29:00.001-08:002016-01-22T16:29:26.601-08:00Sneezy the Snowman: "Word Melt" Freebie!<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Hi friends! Kelly here from <a href="http://sweetsoundsofkindergarten.blogspot.com/">Sweet Sounds of Kindergarten</a>. Today I wanted to share a fun activity with one of my favorite winter books: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sneezy-Snowman-Maureen-Wright/dp/1477810544">Sneezy the Snowman by Maureen Wright.</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>My first grade class had just started studying /oo/ words and all of the different spellings that this sound can have. I happened to read Sneezy to them, and low and behold, that story has a TON of /oo/ words with the oo and ew spellings. I thought that it would be fun for us to do a word sort with these different spellings, and whipped up a quick activity: </b></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwJnkbLouNgWR0AcJFFonTAXsFnPqdIauCf77OBeRbpmcPXZ507Na3Am6yOIUsHn1JLFj3resw51zrtF0ROgyWDZmiGL1dYQ-LbL37beiSF60vLNhaiUWZ7ArV5-961v0x4cfqyh98bloz/s1600/Slide7.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwJnkbLouNgWR0AcJFFonTAXsFnPqdIauCf77OBeRbpmcPXZ507Na3Am6yOIUsHn1JLFj3resw51zrtF0ROgyWDZmiGL1dYQ-LbL37beiSF60vLNhaiUWZ7ArV5-961v0x4cfqyh98bloz/s640/Slide7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>For this activity, I had my students sort between the two /oo/ spellings found in the story. We re-read the story, and made a list of words first. Then we put them on our snowballs: </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>The picture above shows this activity with two different CVC word families! As I was doing this activity, I realized that it would really work for any groups of words, especially word families. So I made a sample to show that too :)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Finally, we got to put the face and arms on the melted snowman! My kids loved being able to put these however they wanted on their "snowman blob" :)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>My first graders just LOVED doing this word sort, and I hope that your students do too! </b></span></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03272040468592489064noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263720001225493991.post-9025182809065099772016-01-21T19:34:00.000-08:002016-01-21T19:38:21.733-08:00Anchor ChartsHey y'all! It's Kourtney blogging from <a href="http://paytonspreciouskindergarteners.blogspot.com/">Mrs. Payton's Precious Kindergarteners</a>. I don't know about y'all, but my school is all about the Anchor Charts this year. It might just be us, but there's always something new we've got to focus on. This year it's the anchor charts. We are a Learning Focused School and I'll have to save that for another post, but seriously let's talk Anchor Charts.<br />
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Before this year...I thought Anchor Charts were something like these:<br />
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Anchor Charts...ARE NOT pre printed. Take that in for a second. I know, I know. I HATE my hand writing. I want to print all the things. I want it to have cute clip art. I don't want to write or draw anything. Anchor Charts are charts you make with your students that include information, strategies, processes, cues, guidelines, and other content you are teaching for students to refer to. Since they are helping you make it by contributing information and watching you make it, it is more meaningful and they should use them more often and commit that information to their memory. Also, you aren't supposed to laminate these..I know GASP! But if the light shines on them the wrong way the kids can't see them correctly and that's a problem too. Yep, all the Anchor Chart rules. I didn't make them, but trust and believe this girl follows them. </div>
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3. Content. You can make an Anchor Chart about practically ANYTHING. Writing and Math are the easiest...but seriously you can make a circle map about ANYTHING! My kids use the words in these maps in their writing and that's super helpful. </div>
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Alright...so go and make some Anchor Charts with your kiddos. I want to make some text connection ones and reading strategy ones next. It's on my to-do list. If you have a great one, share it with us! </div>
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In the midst of state testing, MAP testing, district assessments, progress monitoring, meetings, IEPs, PPTs, and SSTs (among the countless number of other acronyms), we may all be feeling the "teacher burnout," and our students may be experiencing the comparable "student burnout." Or perhaps, behavior problems are on the rise in your classroom or school because the demands on students are sky high, and that's the only way they can deal with it. Either way, the "f" word has been banished from classrooms far too much. Now I know what you're thinking.. what is she talking about? Not THAT "f" word, the more important one... FUN!</div>
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I read a blog post (and listened to a periscope) from Brooke Brown of <a href="http://teachoutsidethebox.com/2016/01/why-do-teachers-stay-in-the-classroom/">Teach Outside the Box</a>, and she mentioned that all of the factors contributing to "teacher burnout" can be characterized under the umbrella of school culture. She posted this on her blog:</div>
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It got me thinking. It's the same way for our students as it is for us. Our school culture, and most importantly, our CLASSROOM culture (because that's really what we as teachers have direct control over) can play a tremendous role in how our students FEEL about school and learning! How do we incorporate more FUN into our classrooms while we have all of these other things on our plate to juggle? We can't just ditch our curriculum aside either! I'm here today with some tips and tricks to make learning more FUN for your students while still getting in the necessary things!</div>
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Independent practice of skills is important, but it doesn't always have to be paper and pencil practice. With the amazing TpT community, it's super easy to find meaningful and engaging activities that are NOT worksheets! Students get equal practice of important concepts, but are more engaged in what they are doing. In my classroom, two of our favorites are <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Teaching-With-Heart-By-Gina-Peluso/Category/I-Spy">I Spy</a> and <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Teaching-With-Heart-By-Gina-Peluso/Category/Write-the-Room">Write the Room</a>.</div>
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In <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Teaching-With-Heart-By-Gina-Peluso/Category/I-Spy">I Spy</a> activities, students use a magnifying glass to find hidden letters, words, pictures, or numbers in a larger image. They use the things that they find to complete their activity. We use I Spy for things like letter ID and letter writing at the beginning of the year, all the way to addition and subtraction at the end of the year. </div>
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In <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Teaching-With-Heart-By-Gina-Peluso/Category/Write-the-Room">Write the Room</a>, students are up and moving around the room practicing their target skill. Just like I Spy, this can be done with anything!! At the beginning of the year, we practice beginning sounds and letter formation, and now, we're onto CVC words! The kids even walk around the room wearing special Write the Room sunglasses. Why? Why not! We're adding FUN, right?!</div>
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If you read any research on child development, you know that young children aren't developmentally ready to sit and work for long periods of time. That's why we love the Write the Room activities that I talked about above. It's also why I switched from traditional assigned seats to a more alternative seating plan. </div>
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In my classroom, I had 4 tables with 4 or 5 students assigned to each one. When I decided to make the switch to flexible seating, I decided to lower one table to the floor and raise one table to standing height.<br />
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Now, my students can choose between those two tables, a regular table with chairs, our writing center with wobble stools, the carpet with pillows, our crate seats, or our guided reading table with stools. What's better? They don't come in and choose one spot for the rest of the day. They get to choose a workspace for each part of the day. Let's be real. I like to work on my computer at my desk, but I'd rather read on the couch. Kids are the same!</div>
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Can you teach at the board? Yes. Can you teach whole group? Yes. But is it the most engaging and fun way for students? No! Here's one of my favorite quotes that really gets to the essence of what I mean here.</div>
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Especially in kindergarten, learning needs to be hands-on and novel for students. We need to constantly be changing it up to keep our kiddos engaged. I LOVE teaching through games, and my kids love it too! Step outside of your comfort zone for a day and see if there's a concept that you can teach through a game. I find that math concepts lend themselves to games really easily. Here are a few pictures of us LEARNING while playing math games:</div>
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^^Pumpkin toss: Throw a bean bag and build the number on the ten frame</div>
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^^Candy Comparisons: Pick two cards, build the numbers on a work mat, and compare them</div>
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I know we don't all have our "dream" classroom, and I don't either! But, I do like changing up where I teach, and my students seem to enjoy it too. I teach guided math on the carpet in front of my interactive white board. That's right, on the floor! I don't worry about if my kids are sitting up, lying down, or sitting with their legs stretched out, as long as they are engaged. You'd be surprised how much longer their attention span is when they don't have to use all of their energy to sit up on a chair!</div>
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I have always LOVED the classroom community that is built during Morning Meeting. It's a fun, energetic, joyful way to begin our day each day. This year, I decided to incorporate an Afternoon Meeting into our schedule as well. Right after lunch, before we begin our afternoon, we have Afternoon Meeting. It follows the same structure as Morning Meeting, and is a great way to re-focus my little learners on the final few hours of the day. It's also a great way to re-energize ourselves! We forget about anything negative that happened in the morning, and are ready to tackle the afternoon. We also play some community building games and let loose a little! It's great to take part in some FUN together!</div>
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Many kids work best when their schedules are predictable and their routines are the same, and I completely agree. But, that doesn't mean that you can't have some FUN once in a while! Change up your read to self time and have an outdoor reading picnic ---></div>
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Or, have some flashlight Friday read to self! ---></div>
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These little alterations in your schedule can lead to tremendous JOY in the classroom and kids will be asking for special treats like this more and more.</div>
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We all have a lot of curriculum to get through and have a busy classroom schedule. I get that. But I also get the research on PLAY in the classroom and how important it is for students' social and emotional well being. I found just 10 minutes in our schedule each day to let my students play, and I have noticed a huge change in their attitudes toward school, how they interact with one another, and their focus during the day. It's a time when I let them just be kids, and remember that there's only so much their little minds can handle at a time.</div>
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So I leave you today with a challenge. How will you incorporate more FUN into you classroom? I'd love you to add to this list in the comments below!</div>
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Gina Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02341059640956868283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263720001225493991.post-35446927542486765042016-01-14T08:00:00.000-08:002016-01-14T18:42:16.522-08:00Penguin Palooza Hop, Freebies & GiveawayHELLO, sweet friends! One of my most favorite things to teach about in January are PENGUINS! They are just the cutest, and the kiddos absolutely love to learn about them! Talk about 100% participation and engagement! Since we know how much the kiddos enjoy this topic, we thought it might be fun to have a little Penguin Palooza over here at The Primary Pack!<br />
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So sit back, grab a fishy treat, and swim along! Each of us will be sharing our penguin ideas, as well as some freebies, to help kick off your penguin unit! Plus, we'll be giving away a pack full of penguin products!<br />
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One Sharp Bunch by Ashley Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14677599520988541908noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263720001225493991.post-58763607630242005822016-01-08T01:00:00.000-08:002016-01-08T02:35:55.511-08:00Rock Your Blocks Center!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
My daughter has one of the best kindergarten teachers imaginable. She is caring, patient, and so imaginative. Her activities seem to seamlessly flow together, integrating all content areas. In short, she is amazing! </div>
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One of the activities, that I really loved, was her newest addition to the blocks center. My daughter came home and told me that their "Blocks Center is really rocking the house!" That is high praise coming from my baby.</div>
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A few days later, I got to go in and see this "rocking" center for myself. It really is amazing. It's so amazing that I decided to put my own spin on it and share it with you! The center has pieces of felt (or foam) for different symbols on a map. All the pieces are hand cut and are just a quick shape in different colors. </div>
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The center that I made includes: rivers, lakes, roads, houses, bushes, and trees. You can get a free copy of the <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bzdf4OqBvDfcbDF4TkE0QkVWTUU/view?usp=sharing">map key here.</a> </div>
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Print out the key and cut out felt, then you have all you need to make "Interactive Maps"! Cut out some pictures from a magazine and label them for specific places in the community. Simple and fun! The part I love the most about this activity is that it can include math, writing, science, social studies, and so much more!</div>
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I wanted to include specific places in my version, so I went through my clip art and whipped up a few. I love how every map will be different and each child's personality can shine through.</div>
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When I started making our version at home, there were only straight roads. This created a lot of protesting from my kids. Thus, a variety of roads were created. They were right, it does make the maps more interesting and realistic.</div>
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As we played with the concept, I added task cards. This will allow kids to create maps with a model. It is really great for kids that have a difficult time starting an activity without direction. Sometimes, open ended play seems to overwhelm these children. Adding task cards with directions, allows these children to work from a task. AND task cards give kids practice reading numerals and using one-to-one correspondence. </div>
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I also made blank task cards, so that partners could create tasks for each other. It's more fun to do a friend's activity, than one provided by the teacher. Why not capitalize on their enthusiasm for "being the teacher"?<br />
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I love adding a recording sheet to the activity, because it holds each child accountable for their learning and provides a physical record that is sent home to their parents. </div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">One thing I so appreciate about my daughter's teacher is that every center has some written or physical component that comes home. </span>I am able to infer from the directions, or completed project, what my daughter is doing that day. I am able to ask her more specific questions about her day, after looking over the work that comes home. It allows me to get more meaningful information about my daughter's learning that day.</div>
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I love having different recording sheets for the same activity. It can change the whole focus of the activity and it makes it very easy to differentiate.</div>
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I hope you found some easy ideas to use with your kids. I love that you can just add felt and open up a whole new world...</div>
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Get your kids excited about maps and the parts of their community with these hands on activities. </div>
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Make your own, or find mine <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Interactive-Maps-2292199">here</a>.</div>
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Are you lucky enough to have technology in your classroom? If you are, you know how tricky it can be to keep it all organized, right?</div>
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I needed a place to store our chrome books and iPads on a budget so I bought <a href="http://amzn.to/1UfDnSx">these</a> letter trays and spray painted them. Just place them in front of an outlet and pull the chords in from the back of the tray. <b>A little tip:</b> Teach your students how to use this organizational tool, how you expect devices to be outback, and your overall expectations.</div>
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So now that you've found a home for your devices, it's time to organize your <i>actual </i>devices. In our class, we have five computers. Students are assigned to different computers to keep things organized. Plus, a few of our computers headsets get plugged into the back instead of the back and I was tired of kids coming to me every day asking where to plug in their headphones. Assign them a computer and they'll know how to use it! So, I solved this problem by creating <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/ipad-and-computer-screensaver-FREEBIE-1-8-1765462">numbered screensavers</a> for up to eight devices.</div>
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Kelly here from <a href="http://sweetsoundsofkindergarten.blogspot.com/">Sweet Sounds of Kindergarten</a>.<br />
I am excited to share with you today one of my favorite new ways to help my emergent readers gain confidence and practice their reading skills. If you stick around, there's even an exclusive FREEBIE for you!<br />
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While I may not be teaching Kinder this year (I'm teaching 1st) I still LOVE creating products for Kinder, and I like to be able to use these products for my low first graders as well. I teach a lot of students who speak English as their second language and I find that these kiddos get overwhelmed when there is too much text on a page! Some of my students just need simplicity.<br />
I wanted to provide for my lower students basic reading passages that used only CVC words, & pre-primer and primer sight words. Thus, my new reading passages were born:<br />
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I use these passages in small groups and one-on-one with my low first graders. And they just LOVE them!! They feel confident, and really feel like they are reading independently!!<br />
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The tracking dots under each word are probably my favorite part. Students point to each word and don't lose their place as they go:<br />
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The comprehension questions on the side always include 2 fill in the blank questions as well as 2 multiple choice questions. Students can practice using the text to help them answer questions:<br />
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If I was still in a Kinder classroom, the options would be ENDLESS for these fun passages! They would be great to use whole class, as well as in small groups.<br />
Thinking about how my old K classroom used to run, I would have LOVED to have used these stories in my weekly homework packets. Especially since students need to read each passage at least 3 times, these would have been perfect to send home with directions for parents as part of a weekly homework packet.<br />
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I decided that my ELL students could really benefit from seasonal comprehension stories that introduced new vocabulary words as well, so I created seasonal passages too:<br />
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The same tracking dots and basic words are included, but 2-3 new seasonal vocabulary words are introduced on the bottom. Students need to read these passages 4 times before answering the questions:<br />
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My students LOVE to highlight their new vocabulary words that they learned. The repetition of reading the passage 4 times really helps them to recognize those new words!<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">These stories have been such a hit with my low first graders as well as with several Kinder teachers that I know, that I have decided to keep making more! </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">There will be a pack for each season: Spring, Summer, Back to School, & Fall, as well as one more Volume of the basic CVC stories. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">I recently added a <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Kindergarten-Reading-Comprehension-Passages-GROWING-BUNDLE-2264725">GROWING BUNDLE</a> to my store. If you buy the bundle now, it includes 3 packs and a bundle bonus story. As soon as the other packs are added to the bundle, you get to re-download the bundle for free and snag the new passages! How cool is that!?</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">These stories are some of MY favorite things, but don't just take my word for it!! Try it out with your students before you purchase!! I created an <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1YW4s_PA96CQXdfb2J3emRzNTg/view?usp=sharing">EXCLUSIVE FREE story</a> for you that is not in my TPT store. Try it with your kiddos and see how they do! Click on the image below to grab your freebie. :) </span></b></div>
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Winter is upon us and so are some fun activities!! I'm all about having fun while learning, so I'm super excited to dig into my winter products. I just didn't even realize how many <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/A-Is-For-Apples/PreK-12-Subject-Area/Winter" target="_blank">winter packs</a> I had until my friends and I decided to do a mini winter promotion today! From write the room and sight word games to graphic organizers and writing to print & go and math task cards - the winter fun is endless!!</div>
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We used my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Winter-Tree-Map-Graphic-Organizers-973278" target="_blank">winter tree maps</a> and <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Winter-Writing-Bubble-Maps-Writing-Pages-2233455" target="_blank">winter writing</a> pack to write all about reindeer in December. Both of these packs contain <i>lots</i> of winter writing topics to help your little learners with their writing skills in January and all winter long!</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">My teammate likes using the snowman bubble map from my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Winter-Writing-Bubble-Maps-Writing-Pages-2233455" target="_blank">winter writing pack</a> and a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=206yVUMtQBs" target="_blank">YouTube video</a> on </span>how to build a snowman to help her students with their snowman writing! Teaching and learning about snow can be a bit tricky when you live in sunny Florida!<br />
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In January, my literacy stations are full of winter activities! This picture is from last year with some <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Winter-Write-the-Room-1041977" target="_blank">winter write the room</a> fun and my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Winter-Sight-Word-Match-Up-Game-1047495" target="_blank">winter sight word match up game</a>. Like I said, living in Florida and learning about winter can be interesting. I try to do lots of winter activities throughout the day so my students can understand winter as much as possible.<br />
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There are over 40 printables for reading, writing, and math in my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Winter-Print-and-Go-ELA-and-Math-1617077" target="_blank">winter print and go pack</a>! This math page helped my kiddos last year with number order to 50. Writing numbers can see be difficult for some of my kiddos this time of year, so this page lets them cut and glue the missing numbers.</div>
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Head on over and check out <a href="http://bit.ly/aisforappleswinter" target="_blank">my winter activities</a>! If you like what you see, grab some <b>TODAY </b>at <b>20% off</b>!!</div>
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<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Missing-Tooth-Grins" target="_blank">Missing Tooth Grins</a></div>
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