tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21097295256558232972024-03-18T04:12:24.673-05:00The Second Grade SuperkidsKrista Happhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11996578123869578625noreply@blogger.comBlogger270125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109729525655823297.post-64940884638369807712015-10-26T17:54:00.001-05:002015-10-27T19:10:52.603-05:00Designating Space for Reading with Children at Home<i>Today, Kaitlin Krull, writer for <a href="http://modernize.com/">Modernize.com</a>, is here to share with you all some great and easy ideas for designating space for reading with children at home. Feel free to share some of her ideas with families of your students and/or use them with your own children at home or even in your classroom as well! </i><br />
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For many parents, fitting in reading time with children can feel like a daily struggle. While finding time for reading is certainly an issue, finding a
Here are a few simple steps to help you create a reading space you and your kids will love.
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<strong>Make it comfortable</strong>
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The most important part of a reading area is comfort. If you’re creating a quiet area suitable for reading in your kids’ bedroom or playroom, then soft
pillows, cushions, and a plush rug in a corner of the room are essentials. Books should be stored in low bookcases, boxes, or baskets, or on the wall
(check out this super easy Ikea hack using <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40070185/">BEKVAM</a> spice racks below) next to the seating
area. For added effect, add a teepee, tent, or soft fairy lights to finish off the space and encourage lounging and reading for hours on end. Trust me, by
the time you’ve finished you will want to spend some serious reading time there yourself.
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<strong>Store books around the house</strong>
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There are tons of places around the house that can make perfect reading corners for whenever your kids feel like sitting down with a good book. In addition
to designated reading corners in the playroom and kids’ bedrooms, a wicker basket full of family favorites next to the sofa, in the kitchen, and in the
bathroom (everyone needs a good potty time read!) will not go unused for long. If there are particular books that your kids love, pick up an extra copy or
two the next time you see them on sale and keep them in each reading space to save yourself time traipsing around the house looking for <em>The Very Hungry Caterpillar</em> every single day.
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<strong>Keep it accessible</strong>
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Once you’ve set up your reading space, make sure everyone knows how to use it. Your kids should know where their reading materials are (if you’ve stored
them on the wall, make sure they’re low to the ground), how to find books, and how books should be treated. As far as general maintenance is concerned,
make sure books are rotated on a regular basis, especially if you have limited shelf space. Remove books that are no longer age appropriate or that aren’t
interesting to your kids. Most importantly, keep the area tidy. No one will want to spend time in a messy, unorganized reading corner. This last part
should be easy enough on your end if your kids are in the habit of cleaning up after themselves (easier said than done, I know!).
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We have Parent's Night coming up tomorrow evening at our building. Thus, in honor of this auspicious yearly event, I thought I would share some ideas with you all that I have utilized in the past few years that I have found to be useful for the occasion.<br />
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One thing that I have consistently done each year is set out sign ups (in an obvious location) for each of the parties that we will have throughout the year. This gives me an opportunity to get a list of individuals who would be willing to help right off the bat. I can then easily refer back to them and email out to those parents for assistance when the time comes about. I also usually leave out a list for parents to sign up for assisting with little projects from home. This is a great way to include those parents who may not be able to come in during the day, but wouldn't mind organizing, cutting, creating, etc. something for me during the evening when they are available.</div>
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Furthermore, I always post a "Wish List" which usually includes items in which a whole class set was not necessary or that may be deemed "teacher materials". I post each item on a post-it so that parents can easily scan items needed and take the post-it with them as a reminder of what they have selected (only if they would like of course) to purchase for our class.</div>
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On each student's desk, I set out any key information for parents to fill out and/or take home with them for the evening. For the past few years, I have been creating magnets via Vistaprint (posted in upper left hand corner) with my contact information. These can be created on the cheap if you find yourself a coupon code. I love how it not only gives parents a way to contact me, but a means of posting their child's work up on the fridge, etc. if they so choose! </div>
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Before or after my presentation, I encourage parents to leave an inspiring note for their child for the year on the "you are a superkid because..." page shown above. I have them stick it inside their desk as a lovely little surprise for each student when they arrive that next day.</div>
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One of my amazing colleagues created this little gem pictured above a few years back, and I have been using it ever since. It's short, but contains such an important and sweet reminder. I have posted about this one previously, and you can find it at a former post I did on Parent's Night <a href="http://thesecondgradesuperkids.blogspot.com/2013/09/parent-night-freebies.html">here</a>.</div>
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Finally, to give parent's an overview of our year (and something to look at besides yours truly), I usually put together a little presentation highlighting key ideas and information for them to note. After the evening, I then upload the presentation to Google Docs to be shared with all to review as the year progresses. This is also great for families who for one reason or another may not be able to attend. Furthermore - it's a huge paper saver! </div>
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Here is an example of some of the slides from my presentation last year:</div>
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I have compiled all of these above ideas and more into a simple one page list to assist in planning for Parent's Night below. Feel free to use for your planning this year, in the future, or to share with others as well. Let me know if you have anything you think I could add to it as well, as I am always looking to hear new ideas from you all! Click on the image to grab your free copy of the list and good luck with Parent's Night 2015!</div>
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I have been perusing Pinterest these past few weeks in search of not only some quality instructional coaching tools, but also some boards created by fellow instructional coaches that I can continue to peruse and snag ideas from throughout the school year. I was excited and impressed by the amount of resources already out there to share and thought that they may be of use to some of you as well.<br />
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The following are ten Pinterest boards chalked full of resources for instructional coaches that I would encourage you to follow:<br />
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1. <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/lilcarl24/instructional-coaching-ideas/"> Krista Happ (that's me ;)): Instructional Coaching Ideas</a> (I have created this to be a collaborative board. So if you are interested in pinning your ideas and finds to it as well, feel free to follow the directions on the board and/or let me know in the comments below and I would be happy to add you. The more the merrier!)<br />
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2. <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/kristinlupe/instructional-coaching/">Kristin Houser: Instructional Coaching</a><br />
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3. <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/cimeronejana/instructional-coaching/">Jana Wilson: Instructional Coaching</a><br />
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4. <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/kjonaar/instructional-coach/">Rachel Kjonass: Instructional Coach </a><br />
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5. <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/mrsomrso/instructional-coach/">Wendy Olson: Instructional Coach</a><br />
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6. <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/lnshipp/coaching/?utm_campaign=followrecs&utm_term=1&utm_content=98727485520344449&e_t=42580888761643eab3ab365c14c09929&utm_source=31&e_t_s=boards&utm_medium=2011">Miss Shipp: Coaching</a><br />
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7. <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/aaronlyn/icoach/?utm_campaign=followrecs&utm_term=2&utm_content=218917300575821605&e_t=42580888761643eab3ab365c14c09929&utm_source=31&e_t_s=boards&utm_medium=2011">Aarolyn Wright: iCoach</a><br />
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10. <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/uahdelta/instructional-coaching/">Paula Pippen: Instructional Coaching</a><br />
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If you have a board geared toward coaching or teacher leadership that isn't on this list, I would love to hear about it and follow along. Feel free to leave your link in the comments so that other resource seekers can as well!<br />
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That being said, when we begin the 2015-2016 school year tomorrow, I will be taking on another new role of part time instructional coach and part time interventionist in our building. As some of you may recall, two years ago in my former building I was a Dual Language Instructional Coach. I am looking forward to building upon the knowledge I acquired during that year to improve upon my practice in the Spanish Immersion setting this coming school year. Not only that, but I am uber excited for this new dual role of coach and interventionist because it gives me a chance to work with both our incredible <i>students</i> and <i>staff </i>each day.<br />
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I love this quote because I think it embodies all of our roles be it teachers, coaches, interventionists and even students within the school building. As I begin on this new path this school year, it is my hope that I can assist our students and staff on this journey through doing each of these things so that they can ultimately fly in a direction that enables them to do their best learning. It is also my goal to be on this journey right along side them - acknowledging that none of us has reached our "final destination" and that this year will be chalked full of opportunities for exploring, discovering, making mistakes and hopefully learning from them and each other along the way if we are open to it.<br />
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Let the adventure begin.<br />
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Happy beginning of the school year, all!<br />
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Flashback 7 years ago, I was just starting to prepare to begin my very first teaching job. If you had asked me then and within those first few years of my career as an educator who I was, I would have proudly and firmly replied, well a teacher, of course.</div>
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Flash forward to present day- seven years, two states, three schools, and four different teaching positions later and I'd like to think I am now a much more effective and knowledgeable teacher (while there is certainly still plenty of room to grow).<br />
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But while I have learned over these past few years how to be more successful inside the walls of my classroom, I have learned simultaneously that it is equally important that I find my own identity outside of them. A "teacher" isn't all that I am or want to be.<br />
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I started out thinking that to be a "Super Teacher" I needed to eat, breath, and sleep teaching at school and at home. And this is exactly what I did. Enter blogging about three years ago and the "madness" only escalated. I would not only spend time prepping for my students, but now I was organizing, writing and creating for teachers as well. Don't get me wrong, I<i> truly </i>love and enjoy both teaching and blogging, but I was beginning to find that all the rest of the parts of me were suffering because of them.<br />
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This year was where all of this pressure I had been placing on myself seemed to come full circle. Call it the 7-year-itch, but this past school year, felt at times more overwhelming that my first.<br />
Trying to find time to balance school, an hour long commute, blogging, keeping up with daily chores, working out, meal making, spending time with my husband, and if I was lucky a decent night's sleep, was utterly exhausting. I can't tell you how many times I broke down this year and felt so incredibly insufficient for not being able to "do it all" with grace and a smile on my face.<br />
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This endless amount of stress I had placed upon me was not fair to my students, my family or myself for that matter. This year was a turning point for me; a transition year, if you will. I have slowly but surely started to understand that it's okay if I do not join every committee I am asked to, to conduct a lesson or activity that doesn't scream creativity, and that I do not have to blog every week or two if I am not feeling inspired. I have learned that my classroom wont't fall apart the next day if I chose to just set down my computer and enjoy some quality time with my husband or take my dog for a walk. I have learned that when I crash on the couch every night that it's because I am utterly exhausted and the best thing I can do is give my body the sleep that it is so deeply craving. Most importantly, I have learned this year, more than ever before, that being a "Super Teacher" isn't about how much time you put in or putting on a facade like you've got it all together - it's about taking care of oneself, feeding and taking the time to cultivate those super powers and relationships that we each possess so that we can more freely share them with our students and the world.<br />
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Contrary as it may seem - I am a better teacher when I work less, not more. When I find the time to pursue those passions and other parts of me (those parts that aren't a "teacher"), it makes me a healthier, more well-balanced individual. It energizes me and gives me a greater sense of self, that I feel like I, truth be told, was sort of lacking those first few years out of the gate. That eat, sleep, breathe teaching thing is exhausting, and while I know and understand I still will have those days where I feel like this job is all consuming, I will also strive to have a greater balance of days where I leave it behind when I close the door at 3:45pm. Because I have to. I have to and want to consume myself with all of the other blessings in my life as well. Because when I do this, even though I am focusing less of my energy on my career, I will, in turn, have more energy, exude more happiness and find pieces of myself that I may have otherwise missed that I know will make me a better and more well-rounded teacher than I would have been.<br />
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That being said, my fellow super teachers, you may have noticed that I have been on a bit of a blogging hiatus these last few months. I have been going over and over in my mind how to best convey my reasoning to you all and trying to decide where I want to head in the future with my blogging ventures, and for now, this is where I'm at. I don't want to make any promises as to when I will post next or create a new product, etc., because to be honest I am really not sure. I am not saying that I am throwing in the towel, I am just saying that when the time is right (and I'm feeling inspired), I will certainly share, but it is not something I am going to push myself to do anymore on a scheduled basis. I love blogging and writing and the connection that I have been able to make with so many other teachers, such as yourselves, is incredible. It is a piece of me that I cherish. But I want to make sure that it continues to be just that - a piece of who I am - so that I can take time to embrace all of my other "pieces" as well.<br />
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This week we wrapped up our study of perimeter and area with some superhero action.</div>
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I gave each student one sheet of graph paper and told them that they needed to cut out two legs and then two arms of the same size, a body and head. It was their choice how small or large they wanted to make them. I then gave them a white sheet of paper to glue their pieces together and add a backdrop to really give it that superhero pizazz. </div>
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Throughout the week, we also reviewed this poem that my intern and I worked together to create to help students remember the difference between the two. I had them do TPR (body movements) to go along with "sus lados has de sumar" (fingers make the shape of a square) and "contar los lados debes hacer" (make square counting motion). </div>
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This week we have been working away at a review of verb conjugations in the present tense. Those pesky "yo" verbs keep giving my students a difficult time, so I decided to spend some additional time on them.</div>
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Enter Word Clouds by ABCya. This app gave us an engaging way to practice conjugating these verbs and allowed for the students to be creative at the same time. Here is an example of how it works:</div>
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First, enter the desired words separating each with a comma. For our little project, I asked each of my students to enter, "yo", then their names, followed by at least 5 verbs conjugated in the present tense to describe them. You could truly use the Word Clouds app though for any subject area in which the students have developed vocabulary!</div>
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Once students have finished typing, their cloud will appear. This is where the creative aspect starts. Students can change the color, layout and font as they choose. There is also a randomize button which allows them to scroll through different setups the app designs for them.</div>
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Once my students had a little fun with it, I asked them to eventually end on a black and white color scheme for printing purposes (we are not lucky enough to print student work in color). I then asked them to utilize the "save to photos" feature in the app to save their work and send it to me to print their finished product.</div>
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Backed them on some patterned scrapbook paper and voila. Verb cloud magic.</div>
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The Word Clouds app seems to be free for a limited time, so grab it while it's hot. Most I searched for did cost money, and I think overall this one is the most elementary student friendly anyhow!</div>
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This week we combined the wintery elements outside our windows with our current unit on geometry for a little project fun.</div>
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We have been working our way through reviewing names of common polygons and exploring their attributes using pattern blocks. Thus, in working to take it one step further and embrace the season, I asked my students to make snowflake patterns by selecting at least three different shapes to use in their creation. </div>
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The students traced the patterns on to a sheet of white computer paper with a pencil. They then retraced their finished product with a permanent marker and cut before gluing onto the blue background.</div>
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To take it one step further, they each wrote a paragraph about their snowflake. (We sneak writing in wherever we can, right?!) In the paragraph, they had to share the names and how many of each shape was included in their flakes.</div>
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We spent the better first half of our year really focused on different strategies for thinking while we read (aka. metacognition). Here are a few different tools of the trade we use on a daily basis that have helped us become "Metacognition Masters".</div>
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First up, our "Metacognition Wall" found in our classroom library.</div>
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It contains the anchor charts we utilized as we learned about each strategy along with key phrases the students can use in sharing that type of thinking.</div>
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The students also have a mini copy in their reading notebooks shown below. You can grab a free copy of this printable <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7ixGuMpY2JMNC1Tc3U3M1VRa0E/view?usp=sharing">here</a>. (Note: It looks small/does not take up the whole page, so that when you print it will fit on a notebook page.)</div>
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In addition to key phrases in their notebooks, the students also have thought bubbles that they use while reading to remind them to be thinking as well as quick reference bookmarks that they often use during read-to-self.</div>
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As a final project to demonstrate their understanding of the various thinking strategies, our third graders this year each selected a "good fit", fiction text to read, think about and utilize to create a piece of writing titled "Metacognition" in which they shared information about the strategies and how they used them with their readers.</div>
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After reading and jotting down all of their thinking, I asked the students to go back and star 3 of the post-its, each a good example of a different type of metacognition that they would like to use in writing their piece.</div>
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They read all of their pieces and shared the books they utilized in small groups before we headed out on winter break. It was a great way for the kids to engage in discussions about reading and writing and learn about different book options for future reading in the classroom as well!</div>
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We had a blast today putting together our family gift before we head out for winter break tomorrow.</div>
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Each student was given a set of 6 lights. The very first light on each string of lights states "Mi familia ilumina mi vida porque.../My family lights up my life because...". On the other 5 lights, I asked students to share a reason as to how their family members make their lives brighter.</div>
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The kids came up with some very sweet things to say, sharing everything from "you support me when I am sad", to "you help me with my homework", to "you cheer me on at my sporting events". </div>
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After writing each of their ideas, the students worked to evenly space the lights and tape them on a piece of black yarn (this tied in nice with our fraction unit we just finished up- equal parts had meaning!)</div>
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Then they were ready for wrapping. A little tissue paper, a fun tag, and a red lunch sack (compliments of Target), and we are good to go folks!</div>
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You can grab a copy of the lights template <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7ixGuMpY2JMYTFsUDVlS2VNZGs/view?usp=sharing">here</a> in Spanish or English.</div>
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Fun font is from <a href="http://kevinandamanda.com/">Kevin & Amanda</a> and cute light graphic is from <a href="http://www.mycutegraphics.com/">My Cute Graphics</a>.</div>
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Yesterday afternoon we took some time as a class to share our gratitude for the special qualities that each student brings to our classroom. Each child was given a name of another student in our classroom and asked to write a note of thanks to that student sharing something positive they bring to our classroom community. </div>
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"Damos gracias por nuestra clase/We are Thankful for our Class". </div>
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We will be reading our finished product on Monday morning upon our return from break.</div>
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Here are a few samples of the respectful and wonderful things the kids had to say about one another. Looking forward to keeping this in our class book bin to look back on from time to time throughout the year!</div>
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(I am thankful for ________ because he helps me when I do not know something to find the answer.)</div>
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Happy Thanksgiving blog family. I hope you all have a wonderful day filled with love, gratitude and lots of good eats. God bless.</div>
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Welcome blog hoppers. I am so glad you are all here!</div>
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November is a month chalked full of gratitude and I must admit, I absolutely love it.</div>
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I am so incredibly thankful for the abundant blessings that I have in my life every day. </div>
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That being said, I wanted to take a moment to embrace the spirit of this month to give thanks to those who make this lil' ole' blog of mine possible and that motivate and inspire me to be a better teacher and person each day.</div>
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First, I want to thank all of you - the readers- that are here, taking the time to not only partake in what I have to say, but continuously sharing your input and ideas with me as well! You all definitely motivate me - particularly when life gets going and the blogging' gets tough- to keep it up and stick with it.</div>
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Second, I want to thank the network of incredible teachers (particularly my iTeach Bilinguals guys and gals) that I have come to know, love, and lean on for support and insight over these past few years. Sharing is definitely caring, and this network of educational bloggers is such a powerful one to be a part of! </div>
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Third, I have to thank my students. They are the ones who I ultimately do all of this for and who provide me with the content to be a blogger in the first place. They consistently teach me new things, keep me on my toes, and encourage me to be the life longer learner I strive to be.</div>
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With that said, as my way of saying thank you to all of you, a little freebie is most certainly in order.</div>
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My class is full of energy this year and loves participating in "I Spy" task card activities as it gets them up, moving, and most importantly learning. We are currently reviewing 2-digit subtraction with/without regrouping, and I thought I'd whip a quick set up to share with them and you all of course :).</div>
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If you haven't used an "I Spy" activity with your students before, it's super simple. Simply cut out the cards provided in the pack and place them in different places around the classroom. The students will then take the recording sheet (in English or Spanish) around with them (mine use a clipboard) and copy the problem and solve it in the space that corresponds to the letter on the card. The best part is, each of the task cards includes a QR code as well that your students can scan to check their answer. If you have the technology available to utilize this feature, it's pretty awesome, but if not, no worries - you can still use the cards and work together to check your responses together as a class at the end instead! Click on the image to grab your copy. It will be free for the duration of the hop Nov. 7-9 and after that will be on sale in my store!</div>
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If you are interested in more freebies and Spanish materials feel free to visit my <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Krista-Carlson">Teachers Pay Teachers</a> store and/or my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheSecondGradeSuperkids">Facebook</a> page for updates and ideas! Thanks so much for stopping by.</div>
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Now head on over to your "Next Stop" with Carolina @ Fun for Spanish Teachers to check out all of the goodies she has in store :). </div>
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With many bilingual/immersion teachers such as myself having a limited number of Spanish texts to fill classroom libraries, I have come to find that YouTube is a wonderful backup option when there is something specific I am looking for!</div>
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For instance, at the beginning of the school year, I really wanted to use the book "Alexander y el día terrible, horrible, espantoso, horroso" for a character education lesson. But low and behold I could not get my hands on a copy. Enter YouTube to save the day.</div>
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On Book Character Day this fall I dressed up as the Paper Bag Princess and wanted to share the text with my students to start our day and do a character trait lesson. Unfortunately, I only had a copy of the text, myself, in English. YouTube to the rescue yet again.</div>
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And I just recently ran across this other fun little YouTube read aloud find.</div>
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I must admit while I love holding a book in my hands and spending that quality time with my students huddled together enjoying a text together on our rug, I have come to enjoy and find that sharing the texts with them on YouTube is equally as engaging and taps into this technology age we live in.</div>
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Not only that, but you can share the link with students and families and they can listen again and again if they would like at home as well!</div>
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Do you use YouTube read alouds in your classroom? What are some of your favorites?</div>
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I decided to take in the last fleeting moments of warmth and sunshine yesterday afternoon by sitting out on our front porch and putting together this little delight in preparation for our upcoming fall conferences that begin tomorrow afternoon. Hard to believe it is that time of year already - as I feel (like I do every year) like the year just started!</div>
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I put together each fall themed treat bag using the following supplies:</div>
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You can grab a copy of the "treat so sweet" tag as well by clicking <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7ixGuMpY2JMOUFoRXBrenEyLVk/view?usp=sharing">here</a>.</div>
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Fonts and Graphics: <a href="http://www.kevinandamanda.com/">Kevin & Amanda</a>, <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Krista-Wallden">Krista Wallden</a></div>
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I've got all my treats packed up and ready to deliver to all of my lovely families beginning tomorrow afternoon!</div>
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For the past week we have been working hard to develop our understanding of the process scientists use to conduct investigations. </div>
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We started by watching a short video on Brainpop Español to introduce the Scientific Method.</div>
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After developing some background knowledge, I highlighted each of the steps of the Scientific Method with the students by creating a flow chart with these adorable little freebie posters from </div>
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The students copied down each of the steps as well on this printable I created for them to store in their science folders and utilize throughout the school year.</div>
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After the initial lessons with this process, I wanted to gather a bit of information about my students' understanding thus far. So I asked each student to share something that he/she had learned on a Post-It in regards to the steps we will be carrying out as scientists this year in the classroom. We then did an inner/outer circle share activity so that each student had the chance to share/hear the ideas of others. After sharing, the students added their post-its to a class circle map shown below.</div>
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With Halloween just a few short weeks away and chocolatey goodness everywhere you turn, I figured why not embrace it in our hands-on effort to understand the process a little better.</div>
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I am sure that the whole "sink vs. float" experiment is not a new concept for any of you - it is however, a truly simple one to not only set up, but also introduce students to the steps of the scientific method because it doesn't overwhelm them with new/difficult content at the same time. </div>
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Yes, my former science lab of a classroom is quite handy for investigation set up!</div>
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Below is the printable that my student's utilized as we walked through each step of the method together in determining which of our favorite Halloween treats sink or float. We completed the investigation in 2 days. </div>
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Day 1: Observations, Question, and Hypothesis</div>
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Day 2: Experiment, Data Collection/Analysis and Drawing Conclusions</div>
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I absolutely loved hearing/reading their thinking as to why they believed the items either floated or sank. They truly used their schema and observations to draw their conclusions!</div>
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Can you guess who I am?</div>
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I love Robert Muncsh, the story "The Paper Bag Princess", and cheap costumes! </div>
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Thus, this costume was a done deal the minute I ran across the idea.</div>
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A leaf bag, a few holes for my head and arms and a quick paper crown, and I was all ready for the day!</div>
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When the kids arrived this morning, they were beyond excited to see all of the costumes they had worked so hard to put together. I must admit the variety and creativity was quite impressive.</div>
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During our morning meeting we greeted one another using our character names and for our class activity we utilized our "Just Like Me" activity to think like our characters and reflect on how they are all alike or different. If you haven't played "Just Like Me" with your class, it is a great way for them to get to know one another. You simply read different phrases that reflect the kids interests, backgrounds, hobbies, etc. and if the phrase you reads pertains to them they stand and in unison with others that share the same quality they say "Just Like Me". Simple community builder, and it worked perfect to get into the minds of our characters today!</div>
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After our morning meeting, we worked to analyze our characters and put ourselves in their shoes a bit more by thinking through their thoughts, actions, feelings, etc. I ran across this great little organizer and activity <a href="http://www.lauracandler.com/filecabinet/literacy/PDFRead/StickFigureCharacterMap.pdf">idea</a> from Laura Candler and tweaked it a bit by having my kiddos freehand their characters instead of utilizing the actual printable. They had the brilliant plan of using their iPads to looks up images of all of their characters - and I was not only on board, but amazed by the quality of work they produced!</div>
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Each of their pieces was organized utilize the following key phrases:</div>
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Yes, my friend who drew Marty from Madagascar even wore a brightly colored rainbow afro to school.</div>
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So proud of this creative bunch.</div>
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Over the past few weeks, my students and I have been focusing a great deal on selecting good fit books and building our reading stamina. One of the things we have talked about in great length is choosing books that we find enjoyable. On one of our first days of school, I asked my students to share with me on a post-it what types of books were their favorites to read.<br />
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As you can see, they shared everything from non-fiction biographies to books in a series like Harry Potter and Junie B. Jones.<br />
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I issued them a challenge to continue to read those books and genres that they find enjoyable, but be open to testing out new genres and series this school year as well to continue exploring! I am looking forward to seeing how much they grow as readers in a variety of ways throughout the year.</div>
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That being said, I recently had the opportunity to read and review a story that encompasses a variety of these genres that my students and myself highlighted as being some of "our faves". </div>
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"Adventures of Ai" is a recently released children's ebook by New York Times bestselling author, Craig Bouchard. The story was originally written in English and has been translated into Spanish and Japanese among other languages, which was what made me to thrilled to get my hands on it.</div>
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The story is one which intertwines non-fiction with fiction and fantasy all into one, which is what makes it an engaging and exciting read. There are components of history, mystery, math and science within its pages along with a powerful message of overcoming obstacles and facing one's fears. It is a powerful story for any intermediate level reader (grades 4/5 and up would be my recommendation), and I truly believe it is one that would give students an opportunity to explore news genres along with those that they know and love all in one.</div>
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You can find a full summary of this adventurous tale <a href="http://adventuresofai.com/book/">here</a>.</div>
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In addition to the book, there is also a <a href="http://adventuresofai.com/game/">game</a> available students can play post-read so that they can dive into an adventure of their own! I love this connection between reading and gaming that so many of our students enjoy as it is a fun way to continue to develop their comprehension!</div>
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Now for the coolest part - one of you will have the chance to experience this story for yourself, along with your students/children as well! I am raffling off one free copy of the ebook in the language of your choice (English or Spanish). Entering is super simple - just share in the comments section how you see yourself using the book with the students in your classroom and/or your own children and a winner will be chosen at random on Friday evening at 11:59pm (CST). </div>
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I first caught a glimpse of this idea for keeping informed of which students are in and out in the bathroom from Elizabeth in <a href="http://funin4b.blogspot.com/2012/08/back-to-school-blog-hunt-and-sale.html">Fun in Room 4B</a>. With a few cheap plastic plates from my favorite place on earth (yes, that would be Target), some velcro and an expo, we were in business!</div>
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Our classroom library officially opened this past week with a new sign to boot!</div>
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On Thursday morning we did a guided discovery of our library and one of my kids noted how bare the wall above looked. I shared with her that I was trying to think of the perfect thing to put there and she said "Why don't we put up a sign for our library?". </div>
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Why don't we? I thought - What a perfect idea!</div>
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Later that afternoon while my kids were in specials I cut out some quick letters and prepped for the sign creation. My kids had NWEA testing all afternoon on Thursday, so I thought creating the sign could not be a more perfect wind down, break break type activity for them.</div>
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I let them pick their partners and each grouping was given a letter. I gave them guidelines in which I shared that they could add whatever design they'd like to their letter but it must contain something related to reading or a library. Ie. Author's names, genres, favorite book characters, tools to create books, etc. </div>
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I mean seriously...how impressive are these!</div>
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The sign definitely spiced up the place, and now there won't be any confusion as to where to find the books!</div>
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Here are a few more shots of our little reading area:</div>
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No library is complete without a "Super Reader" sock monkey.</div>
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Some of our bookshelves - organized by genre.</div>
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We have a strict no outside rug policy in my new building. This was a tough one for me to let go of as I felt like the rug just made the whole area so much more homey - but I think it still turned out to be a quite the quaint little, inviting space with what we had to work with. And thanks to my student's help - our new sign definitely livened it it up and made it their own!</div>
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In prepping for our iPad rollout next week, my students and I did a variety of mini-lessons this week about how we can use iPads in our classroom and what the expectations will be when we have them in our hands!</div>
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In doing this, it was my goal to not only convey the information to them that they needed to know, but also try and show them a few features and apps that they would be using this year to get them more excited about our 1-to-1 environment.</div>
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Enter Popplet.</div>
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Popplet is an app that gives you the ability to create flow maps, charts and bubble organizers. I use the lite version in my classroom, which is what I will be sharing today. It's free and provides me with just the tools I need, but there is a paid version of the app for any who are interested in upgrading.</div>
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On Thursday, my students and I had a discussion surrounding what they thought our rules for iPad use should be in order to ensure we were using and handling them safely. I used the Airplay feature on my iPad to project an ongoing Popplet on our Smartboard so that the students could see how the app worked at the same time as I was adding all of their newly developed rules to the screen.</div>
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Here is what we came up with.</div>
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This map started as one bubble and we added on as we went along. </div>
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Here's how:</div>
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Finally when you are all finished you can even save and/or send the finished Popplet. If you plan on having students use it as a tool to communicate their learning, this can definitely be a helpful feature!</div>
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When I began setting up my new classroom a few weeks ago, I realized that I had no mailboxes. Instead of utilizing my yearly teacher funds to purchase new ones, I decided I needed to get creative.</div>
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I had read several posts about teachers using shipping boxes for creating mailboxes and while I really liked the ideas - I also really wanted to try and figure out a free way to get some if possible.</div>
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That was when I ran across this post from <a href="http://www.teachpreschool.org/2012/08/simple-ideas-for-classroom-set-up/">Teach Preschool</a> about how she used pizza boxes to create student drying racks. </div>
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And boy did we hit the jackpot.</div>
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We squished 26 pizza boxes into his tiny trunk and we were on our way. And did I mention the best part- when I explained what I wanted to do with them, the super kind manager gave all of them to us for absolutely free!</div>
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Once we got home, the hubs cut off the front portion of each box, and then I put/stacked them all together.</div>
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Then I added labels to the inside of each box to correspond to student numbers. (It also covered up the red and black numbers left behind that were kind of an eye sore!)</div>
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Once I transported them to school, I added a little bulletin board paper and borders around the outside to blend in a bit more with our classroom decor.</div>
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Not only is it a creative, innovative and rockin' place for Spanish learners, but I actually had the opportunity to interview the site's creator, and feel honored to share what I learned from him with you all today.</div>
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<a href="http://rockalingua.com/">Rockalingua.com</a> is a site chalked full of songs, animated videos, games and more to get kids excited and motivated to learn basic concepts in Spanish. As those of us who are teachers of second language learners know, teaching through song is one of the best ways to reinforce concepts and vocabulary for our students. </div>
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Cesar Chinchilla, this super site's founder has even more to share with you about how the site came to be and what it has to offer in the interview I conducted with him shared below!</div>
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<i>I am originally from Madrid were I used to teach English to
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<i>When I moved to San Francisco and I started teaching Spanish I
could not find quality materials to teach Spanish so I started to write songs
to teach vocabulary and basic grammar structures to my students. They loved the
songs so I kept writing more. After 5 years of writing songs and seeing that
they worked great with my students I decided that I wanted to do something with
them to help other teachers and Spanish students. I contacted Daniel Fernandez,
an old friend of mine and a professional cartoon animator to turn all my songs
into animated music videos and that’s how Rockalingua was born.</i><o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>On the website there are 5 different sections: videos, songs,
games, worksheets and picture dictionaries. Each video and song introduces a
topic and each topic has a related worksheet, picture dictionary and
interactive set of games to review and broaden everything learned on the video
and song. All is really well connected. If you are, for example, using the video
on numbers at the right of the website you will see the related content so you
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<i> I write songs about topics that are relevant to Spanish
class. My songs cover concepts that all Spanish students need to learn. Some
are very basic such as colors parts of the body or daily routines but I have
lately been working on new songs that I will upload soon to the site that
covers, verb conjugation, prepositions and irregular verbs that will make the learning
of this tricky concepts fun and easy.</i><o:p></o:p></div>
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<i> We are constantly creating new content, writing new songs,
creating new videos, and worksheets that we upload regularly to the site.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>also designing a memory game that we will<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>add to our game selection</i><o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>Thank you so much Krista for this interview <b>(but seriously, THANK YOU, Cesar!)</b> </i></div>
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<i>I want to invite
everyone to explore Rockalingua, there are a lot of free resources and everyone
can do a limited free trial that will give them access to all videos and songs
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<i><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2109729525655823297" name="h.gjdgxs"></a>Thank you so much and enjoy the music!<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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Not only was Cesar generous enough to take part in the interview, but he also was more than willing to co-host a giveaway with me for all of you!</div>
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That being said, one lucky winner will have the opportunity to receive a free 1 year subscription to Rockalingua to utilize with your class, your kids, yourself (whoever you'd like!) </div>
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Did I mention this is a $149 value! Wowzas!</div>
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But wait...there's more...Another lucky winner will receive a copy of a DVD containing the Rockalingua videos Cesar and his team have worked so hard to create! </div>
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That's two winners in all folks! The giveaway will run from now until midnight next Saturday. </div>
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Wednesday afternoon our school hosted an Open House for parents and students to come meet their teachers, see their new classrooms, and drop off all of their supplies before the big first day this coming Tuesday!</div>
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I must say I am even MORE excited now to start this year with this adorable and energetic 3rd grade bunch!</div>
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Here are a few photos from the afternoon festivities. </div>
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Instructions were up explaining to students and parents exactly where to put all of the supplies in order. (And can we have a little WAHOO...as I finally have a SmartBoard for the first time ever! Now to figure out how to use it productively ;)!)</div>
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Boxes were labeled to correspond with the posted instructions.</div>
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Take a moment to admire my fab new counter space. </div>
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Can you guess what kind of room my classroom used to be? </div>
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A few student materials went inside of their desks as well.</div>
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Parent paperwork along with their bubbly welcome gift (which you can find more about <a href="http://www.thesecondgradesuperkids.blogspot.com/2014/07/super-bubbles-monday-made-it.html">here</a>) was also set out on top of their desks for them to find.</div>
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I also set out a small parent area as they walked in the door with information in English for them. As I teach Spanish Immersion this school year instead of Dual Language, many of my parents are now majority native English speakers, however, I still need to ensure I maintain the target language of Spanish at all times with my students....so this is one way I could communicate info to them without actually having to share it all verbally :)!</div>
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And I saved the best part for last! Before students headed out, I had them all take a photo op in our super themed Photo Booth!</div>
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And yes, the super teacher even got in on the action!</div>
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Now I have some pictures to start the year off with as well as a great tool to practice names before the beginning of the year! The best part is brothers and sisters even hopped in, and it became a fun family photo op as well! </div>
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First off, it's that time again - another blog hop (back-to-school style) brought to you by some of your favorite bilingual bloggers!</div>
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Several of us have yet again teamed up to bring you freebies and ideas for the beginning of the school year from August 20th (yes, that is today!) through August 22nd. </div>
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Before I share my freebie for you all, I always wanted to remind you/let you know that all of us participating in the hop are also taking part in the back-to-school sale, part 2, going on at TPT for one day only! Be sure to stock up on some sale merchandise if there is something you've had your eye on while you grab all of your freebies too!</div>
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That being said, I have just finished up a brand new "scoot" style game that I plan to play with my students in order to get to know them better on the first day of school! I have seen so many of these come across in English, but alas, nothing yet in Spanish (until now!). Same set up and rules apply as traditional scoot games and this particular set includes 24 fill-in-the-blank style cards for your students to respond all about them!</div>
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And I would love for you to share your feedback as your encouragement and ideas continuously inspire me and help me to improve :)!</div>
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Alongside the hop this time around, all of us also decided to come together as a huge "thank you" to all of you to offer you the opportunity to participate in a giveaway that includes a $100 shopping spree in our stores to 2 lucky teachers! </div>
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You can enter the giveaway here and it runs through the duration of the hop as well! ¡Buena suerte!</div>
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Linking up with<a href="http://4thgradefrolics.blogspot.com/"> 4th Grade Frolics</a> for the latest edition of "Monday Made It" today. </div>
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I officially have two weeks until school starts (I know many of you have already gotten back into a routine). Alas, I am in the thick of "get ready mode"!</div>
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This week I worked to put together a few birthday balloons to be gifted to my students throughout the year. I did something similar with my last class and my students really enjoyed them and thought why reinvent the wheel when they work just fine! I have seen these done with pencils (I got mine at the Target Dollar Spot), silly straws, pixie sticks, etc. Really anything "stick-like" will do!</div>
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Simply print, cut, and tape and you are good to go for the year.</div>
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This week I also worked to create a "first day of school" outfit fit for a bilingual teacher. I have seen so many of those adorable "Happy 1st Day of School" tees come across blogs and Pinterest and found myself wishing so badly that they came in Spanish so that I, too, could be part of the "cool tee" club. Therefore I took it upon myself to do just that!</div>
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I hit up the craft supply store and purchased a cheap t-shirt and iron-on printable transfer paper.</div>
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I then created my own design in Spanish and printed it onto the transfer paper backwards (this is key so it will be the right direction on your tee.) There was a setting on my print screen in which I could flip horizontally everything that was being printed on the page. Each printer/computer may be different, so I suggest just checking to see how it's done and experimenting with it on a white sheet of paper first so you don't waste your transfer paper.</div>
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Once printed, I simply ironed on my design according to the transfer paper instructions and voila!</div>
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I am now a part of the "cool teacher tee club". Mission accomplished.</div>
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Also, I wanted to let you all know if you haven't already heard, TPT is hosting a second "Back-to-School" sale particularly for those teachers (like myself) that are still prepping to go back and/or who may have realized there are a few more items they'd like to add to the cart!</div>
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Super exciting news, I agree ;)!</div>
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My entire store along with many others will once again be on sale on August 20th for one day only for any/all interested in some last minute BTS shopping! Use code "BOOST" for 28% off all products!</div>
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Not only this, but some of my favorite bilingual blog friends and I will be hosting a blog hop alongside the sale that kicks off the same day! There will be freebies to be had and giveaways to be entered, so be sure to check back on Wednesday to take part in all the fun!</div>
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