tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57497774523047070552024-03-14T07:33:12.634-07:00The HiveRikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01721326246625289697noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749777452304707055.post-30249924485056728252016-03-17T11:59:00.000-07:002016-03-17T11:59:43.638-07:00Lucky You! Kwik Stix Giveaway<br />
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Okay, so I'm one of those mom's. I go all out on St. Patrick's day and I don't feel bad about it. I did run to the store at 10:30 last night to get everything. But I figure my kids are only little for such a short amount of time that I'm going to cherish these moments while they last. So last night the leprechaun visited out house. He left doughnuts, gold coins, green milk, and turned our toilet water green. He also left some cute messages for my kids. So this brings me to another amazing product. They're called Kwik Stix. They're an amazing product. I used them to write my message to my kids and they're awesome. </div>
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They go on wet but dry in 90 seconds. They use Tempera paint in them and they're not messy. You just unscrew the cap and start using. The consistency is almost like lipstick. But not messy. I love them. I know my students at school are going to LOVE them too. Such easy clean up. You don't have to worry about the paint getting on their clothes or spilling. This is where you can get them:http://www.thepencilgrip.com/p/kwik-stix-12pk<br />
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When I cleaned it up this morning, all I did was wet a paper towel and it came off my table so EASY!<br />
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The Pencil Grip Inc. Is going to give one of you a set. How lucky are you? All you have to do is leave a comment that you follow. Also tell me what you did for St. Patrick's Day. I also never chose anyone for the Pencil Grip giveaway. So I'll also choose 2 people for the Pencil Grip Giveaway too. <br />
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Do you have students who struggle with their handwriting and it's so hard to read? I have found the best product. It doesn't come with just one pencil grip, but three. Each pencil grip step helps correct the way they were holding the pencil. My daughter is very bright but has always struggled with handwriting. We've tried teaching her the correct way to hold her pencil and as a teacher this has driven me nuts. What teacher wants to hear at their child's conference that their child has bad handwriting and it isn't legible. So when the pencil grip contacted me I was ready to try anything. Honestly I have to say this is one of the best. It has different stages to help your students become better at their handwriting. The colors are fun and bright and my kids were fighting over who got to use them</div>
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This is my daughter doing her homework with the first step pencil grip.<br />
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Honestly I wish I had a before and after but I can actually read what she is writing. This is huge difference.</div>
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This is my son using one of the other grips on his homework.<br />
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I love how it shows them the correct way to hold the pencil. Plus it's soft so it doesn't hurt their little hands when they're trying to hold it correctly. . I know my students in my classroom are going to love this product too. <br />
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The pencil grip is being so generous and is giving away 2 packets with the three pencil grips inside them. I'm going to draw the winner from my Instagram Account. If you want the chance to win one, go over there and enter. I'm excited to see who wins.</div>
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If you're interested in getting some pencil grips for yourself. Check them out: http://www.thepencilgrip.com/</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My son got this game from Santa over Christmas Break and we can't get enough of it. If you haven't heard about it. It is called Pie Face. It comes with a spinner and you crank the dial, it's kind of like Russian Roulette you never know when the whip cream will hit you in the face. It also comes with a sponge you can wet and have that hit you in the face instead.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had to think of a way I could incorporate this into my classroom. So I decided to come up with a sight word game that would correlate with the game. Sorry you won't be able to play the sight word game unless you have the Pie Game. In class we use the sponge instead of the whip cream. But you could totally use the whip cream too. My students ask me every time we do guided reading if we can play this game. Click the picture for the link.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Good news TPT's is having a BIG SALE today too.</span> <br />
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Oh my goodness, I was so excited to review the new <span style="color: purple;">POPULAR PURPLE</span> pencil sharpener. Don't you just <span style="color: #cc0000;">LOVE</span> the color? I'm in love, SERIOUSLY. <span style="color: purple;">Purple</span> was always my favorite color growing up. People used to call me the <span style="color: purple;">purple people eater</span> because I loved <span style="color: purple;">purple</span> so much. Have you heard that song? I actually play that song in my class and the kids love it. Anyway,<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit-aePKDHBsZgww4Zho1ImJyJvkb0DMecCRA6jcW8G9_oniBaf7mr4OvLaombK_XRg8SXBRYuWSfZRZ1ZI793SGlTVGGgFLaKcBKVlqUPokqpDXUK8229ZvI7Es5d89d_vePRI6O-cqH3c/s1600/pencil+sharpener.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit-aePKDHBsZgww4Zho1ImJyJvkb0DMecCRA6jcW8G9_oniBaf7mr4OvLaombK_XRg8SXBRYuWSfZRZ1ZI793SGlTVGGgFLaKcBKVlqUPokqpDXUK8229ZvI7Es5d89d_vePRI6O-cqH3c/s320/pencil+sharpener.png" width="320" /></a></div>
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So this came in the mail and you would have thought it was Christmas Morning. I opened it so quick and couldn't wait to try it out. </div>
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This is my lovely dull pencil that has been sharpened with our good old regular pencil sharpener.<br />
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So I decided to give it a whirl and try out the new quiet <span style="color: purple;">purple pencil sharpener</span>.<br />
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And LOOK at the difference. You could barely even hear the pencil sharpening and LOOK at the difference. Now guess what I'm doing? At the request of my kids and students, I'm sharpening every pencil in my house and all my pencils at school. But I really don't mind because this pencil sharpener is so Awesome. You should so go get one. www.classroomfriendlysupplies.com<br />
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Also if you're looking for a last minute thing to do with your class. Check out this freebie. I made it up this weekend and were going to do it tomorrow in class.<br />
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I'm going to have my little Firsties read it a total of 10 times by themselves and then they have to play with a friend 10 times. There is also a graphing freebie so grab that too.</div>
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It also has a reading level badge on every story cover. So you know that the story is appropriate for the child's age. I have a few students in my classroom that really struggle. I'm going to pull them during some of our whole group instruction and have them listen to these stories online to help with their reading skills. <br />
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Here are a few of the cute stories they have on their app.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm a cleaning freak and I'm trying to clean out my basement while I still have time off. I have tons of manipulatives and I don't need them anymore. I hate to donate them to Deseret Industries because I don't know if a teacher would check there. I would love to give them all away to a good home. I know there are teachers that are just starting out and don't have a lot. If you would like any of these manipulatives let me know. You would have to pay shipping and handling but that is all. Or if you live in Utah you could pick them up from me. Let me know if you're interested. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFyBxbpilNWlelHeA-hFj8G8x-P1Gqn2sF0AxhfIRpYJUpBs_XOSQjT4R5jX4I2MkQZ7wKI8uBqO1y4LYrx7sI4h6TO836hOB-1uq9YmD6Qcv0xC5Zvb9xH4J0PHfJyQRU5ZHgUR1BMWDq/s1600/100_0447.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFyBxbpilNWlelHeA-hFj8G8x-P1Gqn2sF0AxhfIRpYJUpBs_XOSQjT4R5jX4I2MkQZ7wKI8uBqO1y4LYrx7sI4h6TO836hOB-1uq9YmD6Qcv0xC5Zvb9xH4J0PHfJyQRU5ZHgUR1BMWDq/s1600/100_0447.JPG" height="477" width="640" /></a></div>
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These are laminated and ready to use.<br />
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I have two containers of place value blocks.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">How is classroom management going in your classroom? I decided to change things up for the month of November. My class is working really hard to earn a pumpkin pie party. They have to earn 8 pumpkin pie slices by the end of the month to get their pumpkin pie. Every year, I make little pumpkin pies with the students. Not really pumpkin pies but ones the students can easily make on their own that look similar to pumpkin pies. So I thought this year why not have them earn it. Don't tell them they will for sure get to do it. But it's fun for them to think they have to work to get it. I do take the slices off if they're being noisy or not following directions. You could easily put them on a pizza pie pan and make it look like the real thing. I was going to do that but ran out of time. I also wanted to add the magnets to the back of the slices but my life is too busy so you get the ugly rendition. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQYpYipcOPAJn5L2mBA2YF3NXzdC-sRlFZAPq4_YnDorA9sQ6So3UFqTQ1IICEByegOvSg2Zvgzc-Ycls4kelZw0Vv2gHoS9rXziLmDDCMZ85CL8NdlpJQZy1IU9Hymtce6s_3D22g8cqC/s1600/103_0607.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQYpYipcOPAJn5L2mBA2YF3NXzdC-sRlFZAPq4_YnDorA9sQ6So3UFqTQ1IICEByegOvSg2Zvgzc-Ycls4kelZw0Vv2gHoS9rXziLmDDCMZ85CL8NdlpJQZy1IU9Hymtce6s_3D22g8cqC/s640/103_0607.JPG" width="477" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm not so sure that anyone checks this anymore. I have been so absent. I found out that I'm pregnant and that has pretty much consummed my life lately. I'm finally in my second trimester and starting to feel a little better so I thought I would blog tonight. I hope you haven't given up on me. :) We've been studying spiders like crazy. My students are so into non-fiction it blows me away. Especially the facts they come up with after studying non-fiction. Today they were telling me all about the body parts of a spider. I was amazed at the names they could remember, like abdomen, and spinnerets. These first graders blow me away. Today as a wrap up to our study we made spider hats. They turned out so cute and several of them wanted their spider hat to have 6-8 eyes. They were so proud of their hats that they wanted to wear them all day even in the hallway where others could see. They were too cute. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYpCwNbjJlg0IDqubAlateOob5AOxKOPPk2knRC-MZpPbvKKcRoV6Ujn1oTE-YbBCRoS0WY0rlFvwu3TF1dpQAlzNGyahB-Ke9PXAwISW-h_J4If0aabrXt3to2nIfJDP2I0cMPVwKjinw/s1600/smiley+face+pic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="481" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYpCwNbjJlg0IDqubAlateOob5AOxKOPPk2knRC-MZpPbvKKcRoV6Ujn1oTE-YbBCRoS0WY0rlFvwu3TF1dpQAlzNGyahB-Ke9PXAwISW-h_J4If0aabrXt3to2nIfJDP2I0cMPVwKjinw/s640/smiley+face+pic.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"> I told them they had to cut 8 lines because spiders have 8 legs. I found a great idea of using an elastic to attach them together. You staple the elastic to both sides. Then it gives them plenty of room to fit their head in between. Then you're not measuring all their heads perfectly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> We've also made our hallway witches and they turned out so cute. I love seeing all the different ways they come up with to decorate theirs. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> One boy in my class was adamant that he wasn't going to make a witch, his was going to be a wizard. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> We had to add warts to our witches too. Chick peas worked out perfectly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I love the different hair ideas they come up with.</span><br />
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I'm loving this holiday. It always feels like there isn't enough time to fit every fun thing I want to do in.<br />
<img align="left" src="http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/g447/eschaff/The%20Hive2/sgn1.png" />Rikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01721326246625289697noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749777452304707055.post-65696100684016839392013-08-16T20:25:00.002-07:002013-08-16T20:25:47.989-07:00Back to School WOWZA!! (freebie)I don't know about you but I have been spending the last two weeks in the classroom everyday. It didn't help that I had to move classrooms plus change districts this summer. I'm now closer to home and I feel like that is where I'm supposed to be. But I really feel like a brand new teacher. I can't believe all the new things I have to learn. Lunch count, school wide behavior program, grade book, new teacher series, the list goes on and on and on. I'm starting to stress because Monday is back to school night and Tuesday is our first day. So basically I'm scrambling to get everything together before I go back to school. Here is a back to school questionnaire that you can give to parents. I hope you can find it useful. Good luck on your back to school/first days!<br />
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<img align="left" src="http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/g447/eschaff/The%20Hive2/sgn1.png" />Rikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01721326246625289697noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749777452304707055.post-49510900921361267492013-08-12T09:27:00.002-07:002013-08-12T09:30:35.337-07:00Meet Me Teacher Week 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Meet Me......</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My family is the most important thing. I love my children so much and I'm so thankful God sent me two of the best kids. I'm seriously the luckiest to get to spend everyday with these people. They make my heart happy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My two favorite people. ........My daughter K and my son N.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUC0T1osu9qqpiL00T-7gtH3ApcIpKETn2MOZC4HmuRcREyBB_kqcEZvtf0I7yX8E8BkEdoj_y8rUlZjSooqQbCNC1RTLc6bHgOw3IOy6fSAck7pqMNfk4LOa56aAtNm2nn_DVYECDR3H_/s1600/Minnoch+Family+057.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUC0T1osu9qqpiL00T-7gtH3ApcIpKETn2MOZC4HmuRcREyBB_kqcEZvtf0I7yX8E8BkEdoj_y8rUlZjSooqQbCNC1RTLc6bHgOw3IOy6fSAck7pqMNfk4LOa56aAtNm2nn_DVYECDR3H_/s640/Minnoch+Family+057.jpg" width="427" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">N will be going to Kindergarten this fall and it really makes my heart happy and sad. As a teacher many of you know that we have to spend our back to school night and SEP's with our own students. I will miss all those special nights with this little guy. It makes me very sad. I won't even get to take him to school on the first day because I'll have to work. :(</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc6EYSSCwDqFKe-qB2fpykRU6lT0fOghelBjN7_PjsoIktSd2KBQ6Ke8YYJprASNAdPPNitRf6aNpghvbZ_Mcghd0cJCsb4Adjep-jOSt3532d3malk_4ni6LMJUmkHug7stZ1TTTrBf9w/s1600/Minnoch+Family+062.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc6EYSSCwDqFKe-qB2fpykRU6lT0fOghelBjN7_PjsoIktSd2KBQ6Ke8YYJprASNAdPPNitRf6aNpghvbZ_Mcghd0cJCsb4Adjep-jOSt3532d3malk_4ni6LMJUmkHug7stZ1TTTrBf9w/s640/Minnoch+Family+062.jpg" width="427" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"> I LOVE LOVE LOVE to shop for little girl clothes.... One of my new favorites is Appearel Tree. You can find them on Facebook. They have seriously the cutest stuff. My daughter has this exact outfit and it looks so cute on her. I also plan on having her wear it to the first day of Preschool.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I love headbands too. The bigger the better in my eyes. I love the over the top frilly kind. My husband always says it looks like her whole head is covered but I just find them to be so stinkin' cute. My favorite are Cozette Couture also on facebook. Here's one of my favorites.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Have you seen yonique products. They sell this amazing mascara that makes your lashes look like fake lashes. If you know me. I seriously have no lashes with out mascara. My lashes are white until I put on mascara. This mascara is fabulous. If you're a mascara snob like me check it out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I love girly things, my last favorite thing is Jamberry nails. If you haven't tried these you should. Can I just say how amazing they are. I have the chevron print ones on right now and they have been on my fingers for three weeks now. No chips, nothing. They look awesome. I'm scared to death of germs. I know great that I chose the teaching profession. I wash my hands constantly so for them to stay on my fingers this long. I'm amazed. If you're looking for a consultant I can hook you up with the gal I bought mine from. They have so many fun prints and even some back to school ones. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Last but not least I'm addicted to candy crush. Don't play it because you will be too. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">I found this great article off of <a href="http://petalsofjoy.org/?p=728">Petals of Joy</a> it is exactly how I am feeling as I'm starting to head back to school. I know many of you will feel the same way. Best of Luck as we start our coming year.</span></h1>
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What I Want the Parents of My Students to Know</h1>
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My refrigerator holds a list. Summer to-dos. Almost 20 items needing attention before school begins. Important things. Things like: Sort through financial records. Write my AP syllabus and book proposal. Take down Christmas lights (wish I was kidding about that one.) Clean, <i>really</i> <i>clean</i>, my house.<br />
This year my list has six red lines. Only six crossed-off tasks. Six out of 20. I go back to work in two days. When all I want is to sit in the middle of my living room and cry. I mean really sob over my list that won’t get done. But I can’t. I have to take my daughter school shopping.<br />
Then the school year begins. And I won’t sit again until June 2014.<br />
So before the madness of the coming weeks ensues, there are some things I want you to know about your child’s teacher. Things which may spur you to pray for me over the coming year, or which may cause you to shake your head—<i>I’m glad it’s her and not me. </i>Things which sometimes need to be said.<br />
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<b>I’m already tired. </b>I’ve worked all summer. I’ve sat through workshops and certification <a href="http://petalsofjoy.org/?p=728#" id="_GPLITA_0" in_rurl="http://i.tracksrv.com/click?v=VVM6Mjg5NDA6MTAzMzpjbGFzc2VzOjRlYjcxMDE3ZDM3YzY1OTBjMmNjZDgwMGI5NjY5YWUxOnotMTQ5MC0yNTMxMjI6cGV0YWxzb2Zqb3kub3JnOjQ2NTI5OjFmZWEwNTQ4MzYyYzRlOTk3M2YyYjVlZGY1ZmVkNzBk" title="Click to Continue > by CouponDropDown">classes</a> and read journal articles on the newest teaching strategies and creative ideas. If I’m not physically working toward the next year, I’m thinking about it. All the time. I will begin the school year exhausted, leaving behind an incomplete summer task list.<br />
<b>Right now—I’m broke.</b> My pockets are empty. Every spare penny has been used to purchase bulletin board materials, novels, and extra <a href="http://petalsofjoy.org/?p=728#" id="_GPLITA_2" in_rurl="http://i.tracksrv.com/click?v=VVM6MzM5NDA6MTMwNDpib29rY2FzZXM6YjA4YTQ0ZWE4YmRhMDVmNDMxYWM5MmRhNzMyZjRjYWU6ei0xNDkwLTI1MzEyMjpwZXRhbHNvZmpveS5vcmc6MzQxOTg6YWMwNmFjNDdmN2I4NDY4MTZhMDMyMWEyZDg2NTllYjI" title="Click to Continue > by CouponDropDown">bookcases</a>. Anything that will bring warmth and brightness to my classroom. The state or school doesn’t fund these expenses. My purse foots the bill.<br />
<b>The bell never ends my day.</b> School hours don’t provide enough time to finish the job I’ve been given. Like a briefcase full of papers, I carry the cries of hurting students home. And then? When I walk in my door? I still must help my own children with homework, fix dinner, carpool to dance, finish laundry, and straighten the house.<br />
<b>I spend more time with your sons and daughters during the week than my own.</b> And while I love to teach, my heart breaks a little each time I hug my baby and say, “See ya later, alligator!”<br />
<b>I’ve trained hard for this role</b>—going to college and then <a href="http://petalsofjoy.org/?p=728#" id="_GPLITA_3" in_rurl="http://i.tracksrv.com/click?v=VVM6NDMwNDk6MTUyNjpncmFkdWF0ZSBzY2hvb2w6NTY4NWNjZDg5NWYwMTY0YzgzNjRmNzliYzNkMzRmN2I6ei0xNDkwLTI1MzEyMjpwZXRhbHNvZmpveS5vcmc6NzQxMDk6MDQ4NmU0Y2FjMjM2YjhhMjUyMDJlYzQxN2NhOGZkMGE" title="Click to Continue > by CouponDropDown">graduate school</a> in preparation to teach your child. You may have said, “How hard can it be? You learn. You teach. It’s as simple as that.” I want you to know it’s so much more than ABC’s and 123’s.<br />
<b>Because teaching is hard. Very hard. </b>For just one lesson I can spend hours thinking through Piaget’s cognitive theory, Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences, anticipatory activities, appropriate pedagogies, exit strategies, <a href="http://petalsofjoy.org/?p=728#" id="_GPLITA_1" in_rurl="http://i.tracksrv.com/click?v=VVM6MjE4NTc6MTg6c2NhZmZvbGRpbmc6NmU3YzgxZjdjZWE3YjNkZjA5NjllZjhlNzA3OTlmYzk6ei0xNDkwLTI1MzEyMjpwZXRhbHNvZmpveS5vcmc6MDow" title="Click to Continue > by CouponDropDown">scaffolding</a> techniques, and hierarchically-ordered questioning. <em>Each</em> of these theories is necessary for one effective lesson. Not so easy.<br />
<b>I will make mistakes.</b> Numbers get crossed. Eyes do too. After hours of grading, sentences can begin to run together. Something right will be marked wrong. But something wrong may also be marked right. Approach me with kindness, and I will right my wrongs. Because, I promise, even if I have a typo, I know proper grammar and mechanics.<br />
<b>I am in desperate need of grace. </b>If I don’t immediately respond to an email or a phone call, it may be because I want to have all the information I need to give you all the information you need. Give me time.<b> </b>I’m human.<br />
<b>I need a chance. </b>Please. Please, please. Approach me with a problem before you approach my boss. Wouldn’t you want someone to do the same for you? It may be a simple miscommunication. A miscommunication that could wrongly put my job in jeopardy. Did I say please?<br />
<b>I hate standardized tests. </b>Not in the we-should-never-measure-student-growth way. But in the there’s-so-much-more-to-life-than-choose-A-B-C-or-D way. The learning box we are stuffing children into tears at my heart a bit each day. It’s wrong. And my hands are tied.<br />
<b>It’s not always my fault. </b>Even if I sang every lesson while doing cartwheels dressed like my favorite book character, some students still won’t pay attention. I can beg. I can bribe. I can cry. But some of my students are already too hardened by life—they just don’t care. Yet, society tells me I’m responsible for every student who fails. Every. Single. One. This is an anvil around my neck.<br />
<b>I want you to know every year is a make-or-break year for me.</b> It could always be my last. Because this is not <i>just</i> a job. It’s a calling. And there are some days I wonder if I’m still called. Because some days rip me to shreds, leaving wounds that gape and scars that haunt.<br />
<b>I feel responsible</b> <b>for the next generation in mind-blowing ways.</b> This is a heavy burden. I sense its weight each time I step into my classroom. I understand—really understand—how great the task is that lies before me. The question <i>Am I making a difference? </i>is a constant.<br />
<b>But I know my job is worth it. I know this in the way I know my students are worth every ounce of effort in my body. </b>And when I see the light behind a teenager’s eyes? Every fiber, every muscle, every tendon tightens and then soars. The light of knowledge is mine to bestow. The role is serious. Success is always just a breath away. Sometimes I’m holding mine. When my students <i>get it</i>? I can smile. I can breathe.<b></b><br />
<b>Because really, I’m teaching them about life.</b> Each day. A new lesson teaching rhetoric, similes, or Thoreau is really a lesson about life. How we’re connected. How we’re living. How we’re breathing.<br />
<b>And you must know, you absolutely must know—I pray for my students. </b>Their hurts break my heart. Magic wands and pixie dust don’t work in this real world. I know there is only One who has the power to heal souls. So my knees are raw from the bending and stooping over the desk of your precious one.<br />
<b>I love your sons and daughters.</b> And while a need for education may be the reason they walk through my door, my deepest desire is that my students know they are loved. This is my goal. My objective. My mission.<br />
Because they will know my sweet Jesus by my love. <b>And even though His name can’t even be a whisper on my lips within school walls, I will love your children. I will love them because He first loved me. I will be His light in their darkness.</b> And because I love your sons and daughters, they will learn. They will learn all that matters in this life. They will learn because they are loved.<br />
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<i>By this all people will know that you are My disciples,<br /> if you have love for one another</i><br />
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Are you looking for an idea for your own child's teacher? These are what I'm giving my own children's teachers. I got this cute idea from a student in my classroom. I got one of these for teacher appreciation and I loved it. It is a Pringles can, I just used the example he gave me to make these. I'm sure you can find instructions on the web. But I just looked at the one I got and made my own version. I think they turned out pretty cute. I hope they like them... If you would like more details on how to make them. I'm sure I could write up instructions... Just leave me a comment.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho4N2ynduMEmNQ1aMUX1UljYC5WUb0P8XAH46qIRZR-OlmYDEVWtfiqnr3DOI6AQiQH_CBItXwOdLR8gGkT7luO7s9DBvNyPq4coj_Kc8t_o5r55w8s3ChUIXPQYJ3Qd4pVpPvZHaCUoXg/s1600/102_0500.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho4N2ynduMEmNQ1aMUX1UljYC5WUb0P8XAH46qIRZR-OlmYDEVWtfiqnr3DOI6AQiQH_CBItXwOdLR8gGkT7luO7s9DBvNyPq4coj_Kc8t_o5r55w8s3ChUIXPQYJ3Qd4pVpPvZHaCUoXg/s640/102_0500.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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Rikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01721326246625289697noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749777452304707055.post-79702088725359245612013-05-08T20:10:00.004-07:002013-05-08T20:20:08.375-07:00Mother's Day and Plants<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">We started our plant unit and my students couldn't be more thrilled. Each child got to make a plant person. I got this darling idea from my coworker. Don't you think it kind of looks like a Chia pet?</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqvMh75D5oiDrla5GoK78R3CBbwlbpfdLg4vkAZZqW4aMC6lkvqyCxEPd9FxsP9XCI_JaZKxcstRzJEV_1R3lmt4amKRU1HlJvhtSyVh5IV5usmPM7Lei_lYnmiV_SZ7jrDUvPsUTq1tB8/s1600/102_0479.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqvMh75D5oiDrla5GoK78R3CBbwlbpfdLg4vkAZZqW4aMC6lkvqyCxEPd9FxsP9XCI_JaZKxcstRzJEV_1R3lmt4amKRU1HlJvhtSyVh5IV5usmPM7Lei_lYnmiV_SZ7jrDUvPsUTq1tB8/s640/102_0479.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"> We've been having a growing race in our classroom between Bill and Betty. When my students think I'm not looking I see them switching the two bowls. Hoping I don't notice that they're secretly moving them around. Every girl in my class wants Betty to win and of course every boy in the class wants Bill to win. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj536s9qzHzTAGbxAe7SI9tLUerQ9r-M9xEIJF8HtFycykzbf3cp_ex1z0aCxkomy67vPXI-Egzj-mJz9kRZnyuDy0qQwEWpiE5rvnlNeNL9fDsUfYY_eGTldW2VdwkqHS0cJNPqj_fVxpH/s1600/102_0478.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj536s9qzHzTAGbxAe7SI9tLUerQ9r-M9xEIJF8HtFycykzbf3cp_ex1z0aCxkomy67vPXI-Egzj-mJz9kRZnyuDy0qQwEWpiE5rvnlNeNL9fDsUfYY_eGTldW2VdwkqHS0cJNPqj_fVxpH/s640/102_0478.JPG" width="640" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> We've also started our Mother's Day project. They turned out so cute. Thank goodness for All a Dollar. I found this cute idea <span style="color: red;"><a href="http://back2basichealth.blogspot.com/2012/10/diy-plate-decorating.html">here</a> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Just a few permanent markers and plates. I think I'll have a few mom's who are just thrilled. I think they have turned out so stinkin' cute.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I love the one down at the bottom. Look at the hands and they added their two dogs to the picture too. A true animal lover. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Have you seen these videos? I had to share. The first one brought tears to my eyes.
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How are you celebrating Mother's day?<br />
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One last question for you, is anyone else getting some pretty bad comments? I have gotten a few that are just vulgar. Does anyone know how to block them? I hate to put my robot thing back on. I don't even know if that will help. But I can't take the comments. My last post has a HORRIBLE comment :(</div>
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We've been working our tail ends off learning about shapes. I just finished my unit Shape-aholic and it's all Common Core aligned. After teaching it to my firsties, they really got it. If you looking for some activities to teach shapes click on the picture below. <br />
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Today the sun is shining and it's beautiful weather here. It has put me in the giving mood. If you can guess my favorite color you can have this unit for free. Make sure and leave your email too. I hope you're having sunshine too!Rikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01721326246625289697noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749777452304707055.post-64265562950602359782013-04-18T16:39:00.000-07:002013-04-18T16:39:14.640-07:00Spring has Sprung!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We've been getting ready for spring in our classroom. I don't know about you but I'm loving this spring weather. It has finally started to warm up here in Utah. Today we came up with all the words that reminded us of spring. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE0xaM6pcCBV-AgTEwts-_2mn7-5o0lkze3cSv38GwRKwPTFW8i5IYdm5Xx5Y79CQDmH3wZaxW_pHTsT2nsEBBBLMF7QQcGoP9Mik3brBAJR7pAF9LqBwxZVutHafHp_8fy2gACunEpl3Z/s1600/000_0009%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE0xaM6pcCBV-AgTEwts-_2mn7-5o0lkze3cSv38GwRKwPTFW8i5IYdm5Xx5Y79CQDmH3wZaxW_pHTsT2nsEBBBLMF7QQcGoP9Mik3brBAJR7pAF9LqBwxZVutHafHp_8fy2gACunEpl3Z/s640/000_0009%5B1%5D.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
Then we made a class acrostic poem of the word Spring. <br />
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I found this cute idea on Pinterest. Now I've tried to find my original pin and I can't find it. If anyone knows who came up with this idea. Please let me know so I can give credit where credit is due. <br />
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The picture I found was one similar to this but it wasn't an acrostic poem. It was just words that described spring. So I decided to put my own twist on it and turn it into an acrostic poem. Here is the example. The only thing I don't like is I wish the green was behind the orange so it would go in the right order. I just ran out of room. Whoops!!!<br />
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Here are my sweet student's work! <br />
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I hope your spring weather is as good as ours!</div>
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I'm linking up with <a href="http://aturntolearn.blogspot.com/">A Turn to Learn</a> on her fun linky party, what did they say? So I had a funny today when I was teaching one of my little firsties. She and I were talking and she told me she had made something for me with LOTS OF GLITTER. I said oh that is great I love glitter. She said oh I know everyday you wear lots of glitter on your eyes. So I know that you like glitter. I had no idea I wore glitter on my eyes? I wear this makeup... on my eyes. I guess it's a little shimmery. But I had no idea I wore glitter. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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For some reason I always get comments about how I dress or look. One day I curled my hair and one of my students said to me. Oh man you're having a bad hair day. Did you forget to do your hair? I love how innocent they are and how honest they are. You know they will tell you the truth about how you look. Go link up...... </div>
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This little bunny replaces any letter in the alphabet. <br />
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I decided next week for one of my centers I'm going to have my kids make words with the eggs. I quick whipped up this sheet to go with it. If you would like to download it click on the image below. My students can do Easter activities after Easter right? Plus next week if there are any left they might be 50% off and what teacher doesn't love a deal. Oh and they include jelly beans in each one. Pretty sad that I was more excited for the letters. <br />
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Last week I posted my two truths and a lie. I had such nice responses. Thank you! So here are my truths and a lie.<br />
* I did have a baby at 25 weeks.My son was born at 1lb 14 oz. It was the scariest thing I have ever been through. We lived in the NICU for 3 1/2 months. I have never felt closer to God in my life. He was there for me during one of the most difficult times in my life. I can say now that my little guy will be starting kindergarten in the spring and he is doing so well. You would never believe he was a preemie. <br />
* I did step on a sewing needle in High school and I did have to have it surgically removed. My darn mom is so crafty and she left one on the floor . My foot hit it just right for it to insert in my foot. Such a bizarre situation but It did happen.<br />
* Lastly I have never had the chicken pox so I didn't have to be hospitalized with them. <br />
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Favorite Persons: Hands down my own kids of course. My husband too :) I can't limit it to one. </div>
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My little one is so excited for Easter she is counting down the days.<br />
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Favorite Place: Hawaii, My husband and I went there and just LOVED it. It was so relaxing and the best weather ever. </div>
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Favorite Thing: Probably jewelry. I'm a fanatic for different types. You will never see me without an accessory. </div>
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Favorite Animal: A dog even though I don't have one. My in-laws HATE animals and they will not eat or visit people that have them So I decided if I ever wanted them to come around I better not have one. Even though I would love to have a dog. </div>
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Rikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01721326246625289697noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749777452304707055.post-81616172135117750492013-03-21T16:27:00.001-07:002013-03-21T16:27:22.383-07:00Shared Reading.....UGH!!Alright I need some tips. We have to do Shared reading every day for 1/2 hour in our classroom. I got observed today doing it and I found out I've been doing it all year WRONG!! My literacy coach said it is thinking out loud. You never ask the kids any questions or have them find words that rhyme or a certain skill. She said it is basically reading a book to the class but telling them exactly what you're thinking as you're reading. She demonstrated this for my class. My class tried to participate but she told them no, it's my turn to tell you what I'm thinking. I have searched the Internet for shared reading ideas and all of the ones I have came across are nothing like she told me shared reading is. Does anyone have any tips? Or knows of any great shared reading lessons on TPT. I would like to find some that are thinking out loud strategies.<br />
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I'm linking up with Flying into First Grade for her fun linky, two truths and a lie.<a href="http://flyingintofirstgrade.blogspot.com/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim-0t07Ets41vIlC80BxlUWNONeZWSdBtGUaho0LpSDhCmV09drSTgNmVMO94NwecP3auxz119LHvJEwQwUXE1WbnnLoNkONwNNUWAHKa1Ezd0ZnZ7HP6CNVyyllNVGbDdK4JSceMR9_Sg/s640/linky+party2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So here are mine:</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-size: large;">1. I had chicken pox so bad I had to be hospitalized.</span><br />
<span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">2. I stepped on a needle and had to have it surgically removed.</span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: large;">3. When I was almost 6 months pregnant I had a baby that survived.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-size: large;">In the comments leave which one you think is a lie. I'm excited to see what you think. Go link up too, if you haven't already!</span><br />
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Rikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01721326246625289697noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749777452304707055.post-23802110410546830012013-03-17T21:20:00.002-07:002013-03-17T21:20:29.896-07:00Centers Oh My!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Do you ever have one of those moments where you say to yourself why didn't I think of that? Well here is my moment. I ran across these amazing little guys off of Amazon. Oh my can I just say? I'm ordering them right now. Do you have students even after you have explained centers a million jazillion times still ask. What are we supposed to do at center 1? Well problem SOLVED!! These are little speakers that you record the instructions on. Then when the students are at their center. They push the little button and it tells them what to do. WOW!!! Seriously this is going to make my life so-much-easier! They're on sale right now on Amazon. So go check them out.<br />
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