tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559996190336301802024-03-19T03:48:18.820-05:00Just Teaching...Kindergarten Edition!Miss S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15651529978324801658noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3355999619033630180.post-63694645142830570922012-03-04T18:14:00.000-06:002012-03-04T18:14:13.444-06:00Having one of those days...maybe one of those weeks.<span style="font-size: large;">It has not been a stellar week. My student teaching-ness is really starting to stick out like a sore thumb I think.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Have you ever just felt like nothing is in order, like you just need to make lists and then when you go back to look at the lists you made it doesn't make sense or calm you down? </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I feel like my head is spinning. I am comfort eating. I think I gained 10 pounds this weekend. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I feel out of control!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> Currently at this very moment I am freaking out because I have to come up with a fabulous St. Patrick's day craft for my Kinders to complete and hang in the hallway and I don't have a clue. Sounds silly but everything has to be spectacular.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I also have to come up with at least 1 week of math and language arts lessons that have data I can collect for my masters. BUT WHEN!!! Data collection freaks me out. Kindergarteners and data collection is a huge time drainer when you have half day kindergarten. My AM/PM Kinders are only with me for about 3 hours each. Every minute is precious learning time! There is so much to learn and I feel like I am really struggling to pull everything together without being super literal. And then there is that resume I should be working on. Oh... but I'm not. My mind is spinning in a million directions. Which was why I made some lists. Which didn't seem to help.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Where has my weekend gone! I literally have not left my bedroom, but to go to the bathroom and grab unhealthy food. My back hurts...its dark again. School tomorrow. Ugggh!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I could just cry.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anyways.... I'm off to have a nice pity party. In attendance?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If anyone is local, feel free to join me. Trust me, I have PLENTY of HD ice cream. Lots of spoons. </span></div>
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<br />Miss S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15651529978324801658noreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3355999619033630180.post-85051836576812391212012-02-26T23:58:00.001-06:002012-02-26T23:58:22.899-06:00Some top 10 awards...<div style="font-family: inherit;">
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there certain blogs that you return to day after day that continually
provide you with inspiration? Then why not give them an award to say a
big thank you! </span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Top Ten Blog Award was created by Teaching Blog Addict to do just that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="http://bit.ly/rtHPbL" target="_blank"><img alt="Top 10 TBA" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3jQtjp6ckjwlUIOsqf57tShWZ2nyqiys_2UvcfTmLLGtaDuk1Ns3UcA5aP88tw1mobEOK8IQwi4Cf5vzCkVU8XQnHsYOGzcJp_apTpICiJ26osaC4Vuzie6LSHjIJsnJGplsAiUx_GhUv/s1600/button.jpg" /></a> </span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"> I decided to take some time and give out this award to 10 special bloggers who have gone out of their way to make me smile everyday! </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.pirateslifeforus.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="A Pirate's Life For Us" border="0" src="http://i1177.photobucket.com/albums/x348/mrslaurenthompson/A%20Pirates%20Life%20For%20Us/Button1.png" /></a> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Winners be sure to pay it forward! </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://bit.ly/rtHPbL"><u>What to do with this award...</u></a></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://s1258.photobucket.com/albums/ii531/jshingledecker01/?action=view&current=13131259672116600081heart10-1-1-1.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/ii531/jshingledecker01/13131259672116600081heart10-1-1-1.jpg" /></a>Miss S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15651529978324801658noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3355999619033630180.post-83453417997248156672012-02-26T18:46:00.000-06:002012-02-26T18:46:16.667-06:00WINNER!!!! Congrats to.....<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">A</span><span style="font-size: large;">nd the winner is......(drumroll please...)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Holly over at <a href="http://crisscrossapplesauceinfirstgrade.blogspot.com/">Crisscross Applesauce in First Grade</a>! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u><b>Congratulations! You just won a trip to Disney World!!!</b></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Just kidding. But you did won a $15.00 gift card to Target, some fabulous clip art from <a href="http://the3amteacher.blogspot.com/">The 3A.M Teacher</a>, and awesome units from <a href="http://theteacherscauldron.blogspot.com/">The Teacher's Cauldron</a> AND <a href="http://thepicturebookteachersedition.blogspot.com/">The Picture Book Teacher's Edition</a>. I'll be in touch with you shortly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Thank you</b> to every person who has taken the time to leave me a nice note since I started blogging. As a student teacher it means more than you would know. It gives me confidence, makes me laugh when I'm over on this side of the PC crying, and makes me see that I too can be a successful teacher someday soon. Maybe I can even pay it forward.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Thank you</b> for the generosity. I haven't blogged about this yet, but you wouldn't believe the astounding amount of just plain giving there is in the blogging world. If I need help with my future TPT store, no problem. Clip art? You got it! Help me with my first giveaway? Sure! Come follow my new blog when I have maybe two posts? Of course! Others send me little freebie units just because I love Dr. Seuss(JEN!) You all have families, drama, and classrooms of your own yet you have taken me under your wing when I need it. Its unreal. You don't even know me:) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When I first started to blog, I was really embarrassed and insecure
about people finding out and judging me. Now, I feel proud that I blog about
education. I tell everyone that will listen how many followers I have, crafts I
have posted(even if they look horrible), or what I read today. I talk about some of you like old friends. So..... </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If there is ever any way little ol' me can help you out.. just ask. Have a great week everyone:)</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "Wish I Were Taller"; font-size: 24pt; line-height: 115%;">It's Friday!!!! WooHOO!!!!</span><span style="color: #ff33cc; font-family: "Wish I Were Taller"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have been really prepping for next week's Dr. Seuss birthday celebration and Read Across America Seuss-tastic activities.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Here is a little preview. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: red; font-family: "Wish I Were Taller"; line-height: 115%;">THING 1 and THING 2
Bulletin Board</span></b></span><span style="color: red; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">(well actually mine has <b><span style="color: red;">30</span></b> little "things" on it)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I made each "thing" out of red construction paper, the hair out of blue construction paper and pasted the students faces to personalize. Each "thing" is labeled 1-30(I have 30 students!)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">To add a little spice I decided to rip up electric blue tissue paper and glue this all over the hair. It added a 3-D effect and gave the "Things" that Dr. Seuss look. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Finally, I typed out a Dr. Seuss quote I really enjoy with a free Dr. Seuss font I found online.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: "Wish I Were Taller";">A FREEBIE!</span></b></span></div>
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<b style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: "Wish I Were Taller"; font-size: 18pt;"> </span></b><span style="font-size: large;">I
thought you might want to make some "things" of your own so I drew up a
little FREE template like the one I used. Simply trace.Don't laugh at my template. I just drew it up free hand and
scanned it. <i><u>Hey better than nothing. How are you supposed to know how to
make a THING!</u></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next, my class will be making..... </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red; font-family: "Wish I Were Taller"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">Simple Dr. Seuss
paper plate face</span></b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">I based mine off of one I saw on Pinterest awhile ago. I never pinned the original so I cant give credit to anyone, but thanks for the idea! </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">All you need is: </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A hat template(I made my own template for the hat) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">3 red stripes ( I cut these from cardboard,but you could draw these too)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">6 black whiskers( I cut these from construction paper as well)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">3 triangles- 1 for the nose, 2 for eyes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I drew on the mouth.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The entire thing took approximately 10 minutes to assemble. We will be hanging these in the hall.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red; font-family: "Wish I Were Taller"; font-size: 24pt; line-height: 115%;">FINALLY....The OOBLECK!</span></b> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For our main center on Friday, we have decided to make Oobleck. Oobleck is a strange green matter that falls from the sky in the Dr. Seuss book, <u>Bartholomew and the Oobleck</u>.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I found a recipe and I cant wait to get my hands on this green gook! </span><br />
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<u><b style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: "Wish I Were Taller"; font-size: 18pt;">Why oobleck is COOL! </span></b></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: red; font-family: "MTF Hello Again";">1. Oobleck is
a solid and a liquid at the same time.</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: red; font-family: "MTF Hello Again";"> </span></b></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: red; font-family: "MTF Hello Again";">2. If you make
a ball and throw it up in the air, it loses shape and becomes flat in the air.</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "MTF Hello Again";"> </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "MTF Hello Again";"> </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: "MTF Hello Again";">3. Oobleck can be
molded in a container and when taken out does not keep shape</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: "MTF Hello Again";">4. </span></b><b><span style="color: red; font-family: "MTF Hello Again";"></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "MTF Hello Again";">If you fill a
balloon with 0obleck, the air presses or forces the Oobleck back out.</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: red; font-family: "MTF Hello Again";"></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "MTF Hello Again";">5. When you leave
Oobleck in the sun, the color evaporates, it turns hard like cement on
the top and like jelly on the bottom. When heated this also happens and
it is sticky.</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: red; font-family: "MTF Hello Again";">6. </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "MTF Hello Again";">Oobleck does
not bounce. </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Shawna Devoe over at <a href="http://thepicturebookteachersedition.blogspot.com/">The Picture Book Teacher's Edition </a>has started a cute lil' Linky party that I just had to participate in called...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> <b style="color: magenta;">IF I COULD... I WOULD.....</b></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">How fun! </span><span style="font-size: large;">Hmmm! There are so many ways I could answer this. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">However, since I constantly worry about my future....</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Pray for me ladies! The job market is slim and I have no idea what I'm doing. It just occurred to me that I do not know how to do a teaching resume. Another thing to stress about! AHHHH! I am a perfectionist if you have not noticed(very type A) and once I focus on something, it has a tendency to consume me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Guess who has over 50 followers and is grinning from ear to ear? THIS GIRL. Therefore, I will be having a giveaway which I will be announcing hopefully tomorrow. Woohoo! I am just finalizing the logistics with some blogging friends who are also going to be participating in the giveaway with me to make it even more fab. Can't wait. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">In the meantime, go on over to Shawna's and hook on up to this Linky party! Shawna's blog is awesome! She is seriously brilliant. </span><br />
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<a href="http://s1258.photobucket.com/albums/ii531/jshingledecker01/?action=view&current=13131259672116600081heart10-1-1-1.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/ii531/jshingledecker01/13131259672116600081heart10-1-1-1.jpg" /></a>Miss S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15651529978324801658noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3355999619033630180.post-57354387093480638082012-02-19T16:59:00.000-06:002012-02-19T16:59:02.134-06:00Busy Busy Busy!<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Tsk, Tsk, Tsk. I am so sorry I have not posted all week!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I have been crazy busy. I had a midterm due, Tuesday was just crazy, I was battling this cold, and I have been trying to figure out how to make my blog design. I just cannot bear to pay someone $50 or even $100 for a cute little blog. I am determined to figure it out. So. . . I am researching and playing with GIMP. It's kinda fun and yet kinda makes me want to pull my flipping hair out. I don't have Photoshop and I cannot afford it so we will see. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I also am trying to figure out this whole TPT store thing. Everyone seems to be doing it, but I have so many questions. Do you all just buy your clip art? It seems like even if you buy clip art you can't use it for commercial use.. is TPT commercial use?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Also, this may seem like a really dumb question, but where do you all make those 100 page units? Are those just word documents? Or is there some hidden place to easily whip up things like that?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">(Remember, I'm a student teacher, so before you mutter under your breath what an idiot, I'm new here!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hmmm.... on a brighter note, I have <b>47 </b>followers!!!!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">When I get to 50, I'm gonna have a giveaway, because that's what we do here, right ladies!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Woohoo! I'm so excited, although I've never won anything in my life personally, maybe someone can win mine and I'll live vicariously through you! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lastly, I was trying to think of something academic to share since this is a teaching blog. So, I thought I'd post some pics of this bulletin board I made this week.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">To go with our theme of Valentine's Day, we decided to talk to the kiddos about things they learned how to do by heart in Kindergarten. We got some cute responses!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have been crafting away all weekend preparing for Valentine's day.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">My first craft was to cut up some old Crayola and melt them into heart shaped Jumbo-sized Crayons.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I also made some cute Valentine Joke boxes that are filled with goodies for my Kindergarteners. I found this idea on Pinterest and if you are interested in any of these free printables, they can be found on the blog, <a href="http://deliacreates.blogspot.com/2011/02/funny-valentine.html">Delia Creates</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I can't wait to give the kiddos these gifts! I hope they like them!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On that note.... I just got Evelina's Valentine picture from my sister! Check this little ham out.. OMG.</span></div>
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<a href="http://s1258.photobucket.com/albums/ii531/jshingledecker01/?action=view&current=13131259672116600081heart10-1-1-1.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/ii531/jshingledecker01/13131259672116600081heart10-1-1-1.jpg" /></a>Miss S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15651529978324801658noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3355999619033630180.post-54053867894318627492012-02-12T17:28:00.002-06:002012-02-12T17:28:46.919-06:00Another Award....Twice!!!!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Over the weekend I was awarded the following award..twice!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I would like to thank both Steph at <a href="http://beanutwithmrsmcnutt.blogspot.com/2012/02/my-first-award.html">Be A nut with Mrs McNutt</a> <i>AND</i> Kelly at <a href="http://kindergartenkel.blogspot.com/">Kindergarten Kel</a> for giving me this award. Both of these ladies have spectacular Kindergarten blogs and this was such a nice surprise!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">This award must be given to a blog with less than 200 followers, which is a really awesome way to recognize us new bloggers just getting started! THANKS LADIES! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">If you receive The Liebster Blog Award, you have to give it to 5 others with
blogs that have less than 200 followers. So, here are the lovely
bloggers that I'm giving this special award to:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">(in no particular order) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">1. Mrs. Brown at <a href="http://busyinkindergarten.blogspot.com/">Busy in Kindergarten</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">2. Kelly at <a href="http://allthatglittersinfirstgrade.blogspot.com/">All That Glitters in First Grade </a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">3. Sarah at <a href="http://akindergardeninbloom.blogspot.com/">a Kindergarten in Bloom</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">4. <a href="http://mrsriccaskindergarten.blogspot.com/">Mrs. Ricca's Kindergarten</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">5. Jen at <a href="http://wildaboutteaching-kids.blogspot.com/">Wild about Teaching</a></span><br />
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<a href="http://s1258.photobucket.com/albums/ii531/jshingledecker01/?action=view&current=13131259672116600081heart10-1-1-1.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://s1258.photobucket.com/albums/ii531/jshingledecker01/?action=view&current=13131259672116600081heart10-1-1-1.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/ii531/jshingledecker01/13131259672116600081heart10-1-1-1.jpg" /></a>Miss S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15651529978324801658noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3355999619033630180.post-4687762397006754592012-02-08T19:45:00.001-06:002012-02-08T19:45:56.572-06:00Vowels Vowels everywhere!<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Guess who is sick again? This girl!!! I have come to the sad conclusion that I may just never be able to breathe out of my nose again:) </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">So many kiddos out sick this week. Miss M even had a sick day! Substitute teachers galore!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today we explored vowels. I was surprised that many of the Kindergarteners knew that "a,e, i, o, and u" were called vowels. This made things a whole lot easier! (We did have one little guy who was really hung up on the idea of consonants verse vowels...maybe he watches Wheel of fortune a lot?) </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I made vowel books for the kiddos to complete based on a picture I saw on the blog, <a href="http://madefor1stgrade.blogspot.com/2011/07/short-vowel-fun.html">Made for 1st grade</a>(thanks ladies!)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The activity required the students to cut out 16 pictures that had a LONG VOWEL or SHORT VOWEL initial sound( for example, Igloo, Apple, Unicorn, Alligator, etc.)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Then, the students sorted and glued the pictures by sound under each vowel flap.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">This was a great way to introduce vowels and practice our sounds.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I also stopped by my sister's house tonight to give my little niece Evelina her Valentine gifts... oh she is adorable. She is still breast feeding and while I was there tonight she crawled right over to the dog and tried to latch onto the poor dog's(wait for it)...nipple. I almost died laughing!</span><br />
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<br />Miss S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15651529978324801658noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3355999619033630180.post-54875259621388169702012-02-03T21:36:00.001-06:002012-02-05T20:12:41.323-06:00Hooray! Today was my first 100th day!<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Today was 100th day! I was oh so excited.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As promised, I made my Pinterest T-shirts for myself and Miss M.We looked cool:)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">( If you want to know how to make these shirts, please see my previous 100th day post!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As you can see, we also made the <u>100 strip hats</u> that I had previously blogged about.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So..... because we are half day kindergarten(AM and PM) there was just no way my kiddos could possibly a)cut out 100 strips, <i>AND </i>b)glue/tape them onto a strip of paper, <i>AND</i> c) then create a hat, <i>AND </i>d)still have time for 100th day centers!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">However, being the <strike>crazy</strike> person I am, (and <u>obviously not so great at math) </u>I insisted that we must do these fabulous hats. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well, I have been cutting strips for the last two weeks. That's 3000 strips(plus two teacher hats). </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The hats were a HUGE success! The kids loved them, I loved them, everyone loved them! The kids felt so special walking around the school. No other grade or class had cool hats like us! <i>It was worth every strip I cut! </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">-The kiddos completed a 100 item scavenger hunt(for example 10 crayons, 10 teachers, 10 chairs)...this required them to go outside our classroom. WE even had to go into the teacher's lounge to find those 10 teachers! They loved it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">-They drew and wrote about what they would do with 100 dollars. Then they each received "100 dollars" to take home!(this was a huge success by the way)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">-They played the dice game "Race to 100"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am exhausted! What a day! I am so happy our 100th day fell on a Friday.... I will definitely need two days to recover!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thursday I celebrated my very first Groundhog's day as a teacher! It was so much fun! We predicted if the groundhog would see his shadow and then made our own little groundhogs, which I then posted on a class bulletin board(I actually got this idea from <a href="http://mrsleeskinderkids.blogspot.com/2011/02/hip-hip-hooray-it-is-100th-day.html">Mrs. Lee's Kindergarten</a> blog). </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">(Again, I apologize for the poor quality of these pictures... remember I dropped my phone in the toilet so this is my temporary phone with the not so good camera! UGHH!) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The students chose to hang their groundhogs above either the home that stated, "HE WILL SEE HIS SHADOW" or "HE WILL NOT SEE HIS SHADOW." As you can see, most of my class predicted that the groundhog would <u>not</u> see his shadow! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I pre-cut the parts of the groundhogs for my students ahead of time because we are half day kindergarten(always short on time!) They then glued the pieces together and added their own "flare." Each one was different!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yesterday <u><i>started out</i></u> promising. It as my first Groundhog day and I was SUPER excited. I taught a
fabulous lesson(Pinterest inspired of course), I took a ton of pictures for my blog and overall, things were going really well. Good class participation. Good listening. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Then I had to go to the bathroom. I am so embarrassed to admit this, but I actually dropped my phone in the toilet. My DROID phone.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> <i style="color: #cc0000;">After</i> I had gone to the bathroom.(Let me just tell you that after this happened, the day pretty much went down hill). </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">So, now I am stuck with a temporary, ghetto, turn- of- the - century cell phone for
the next couple days until my replacement phone arrives. <u style="color: #cc0000;">I also am stuck</u>
with the residual trauma caused by my NON- HYGIENIC experience. You
see, when one's phone drops into the toilet, one instantly reach for it. One does <i>not </i> think what they are doing. Because its your phone. (You
know, the phone that cost like $200.00 dollars with all the cool
"apps," the Words with Friends, the GPS <i>and </i>the Facebook,
and my pictures and MY LIFE ON IT.) Then you realize that maybe you
should have probably gotten maybe some rubber gloves before reaching
into the bathroom toilet. I think I scrubbed my arm for a good 20
minutes. I have this thing about germs sometimes(you should have seen
me when the class next to us had a LICE outbreak... I was ready to shave
my head.)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">UGHHHHHH! <b> Note to self, put phone down before using bathroom!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anyways, I will be posting my Groundhog pics but I had to take them today again on my temporary phone which doesn't seem to have that great of a camera. So I apologize.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On a <b style="color: blue;">brighter</b> note, I couldn't help but notice the blogs have lit up with giveaways. And you know I love free stuff.<br />
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different winners). Prizes include a teacher bucket, a gift
certificate, and custom made cards from an Etsy shop! Ends 2/7</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">2)<a href="http://buggyforsecondgrade.blogspot.com/">Buggy for Second Grade</a> is celebrating 200 followers! She is giving away a magnetic board that is super cute! Check it out and be sure to enter her giveaway too! Ends 2/5</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">4)<a href="http://pasteandpearls.blogspot.com/2012/02/valentines-unit-giveaway.html?showComment=1328223673001#c4935467724846841647">Paste and Pearls</a> is giving away a special TPT Valentine math, literacy and craft unit. Ends 2/5(?)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">5)<a href="http://theresourseroom.blogspot.com/2012/02/300-followers-giveaway.html">The Resource(ful) Room</a> is having a big give away too! She is giving away a bunch of breast cancer inspired goodies from the pink ribbon line at Kohl's. Items include a bag, a pink scarf, and coffee mug. She is also including an Eric Carle book and stuffed animal for your classroom! Ends 2/5, after the Superbowl</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">6)<a href="http://mssolanoskindergarten.blogspot.com/"> Ms. Solano's Kindergarten </a>is having a huge giveaway to celebrate her 40th B-day! Tanya is giving away TWO $50 gift certificates to Erin Condren.com. Check it out.... ends Feb.17th!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was 55 degrees and sunny today! I cannot believe the weather lately. Crazy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today in class we created <span style="color: red;">butterfly life cycle posters</span> based on the book, <u>The Very Hungry Caterpillar</u>, by Eric Carle. This was a great way to discuss story sequencing and get some science in too! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">First, we read the book, <u>The Very Hungry Caterpillar</u>, by Eric Carle (Kindergarten is just not complete without a little Eric Carle action, right!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The students then began their sequencing project!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">First we folded a large piece of construction paper into four quadrants(4 stages of the butterfly life cycle) and numbered each quadrant.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">1) In quadrant 1, the students drew a caterpillar egg. The students glued a leaf(pre-cut) onto this square and colored a small caterpillar egg onto the leaf, just like in the book.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">2) Next, in Quadrant 2, the students drew their very best caterpillars.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The finished projects looked awesome! The students took turns retelling their stories to a buddy in the correct sequence. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The entire project took approximately 20-30 minutes(for planning purposes). Another successful day in the classroom:)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>I've been tagged by Shawna from <a href="http://www.thepicturebookteachersedition.blogspot.com/">The Picture Book Teacher's Edition </a></b></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Post 12 fun facts about yourself on the blog post.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Answer the questions the tagger set for you in their post, and then create 12 new questions for the people you tagged.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Tag 12 people and link them to your post!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Let them know you've tagged them! </span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>12 Fun things about me!</b></u></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Teaching is my second career... my undergrad degree in is Public Relations and Communications! </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"> Family is a huge part of my life... there is nothing better than spending time with grandma:) Believe it or not, I have 32 cousins on just one side of my family!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">I am 32. I am divorced. I live with my parents while I'm finishing school. (I know, just slap a huge L on my forehead!)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">(Continuation from number 3....)Sometimes I feel like such a loser because it seems like everyone else has everything figured out(career, family, kids....) and I am just finishing grad school! </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">I have two dogs(Jack Russells) named Baylee and Josey. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">I have lost 20 pounds since May! I spinned, zumba'd and bootcamped all last summer! I just started back up and hope to lose another 15-20 pounds by summer.It's not looking so good. LOL (Probably shouldn't have eaten that chocolate cake!)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">I am addicted to the Real Housewives of.... Beverly Hills, Atlanta, New Jersey, and OC! I like my reality TV! </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">My last name is 13 letters. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">My mom is from Finland. Her entire side of her family still lives there. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">I have just one sister, named Ingrid. She just had a baby(named Evelina) in April! </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">I love the outdoors. My family has a cabin in northern Wisconsin and I try to get up there as much as possible.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">TJmaxx, Target, Barnes and Noble, and Hobby lobby are my favorite stores:)</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>Shawna's questions for me.....</b></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">1. Are you a reading workshop school or do you teach using a
reading series?</span><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"> <i style="color: red;">We use the Harcourt Series </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">2. What are your school hours? <i style="color: red;">7:30-3:30. School starts at 8:30.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">3. What is your favorite subject to teach? <i style="color: red;">So far I like phonemic awareness the best!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">4. What is your favorite picture book to read to your class? <i style="color: red;">I haven't read too many picture books yet to this class(I just started student teaching) however, I would love to read "The Pout Pout Fish!" It's one of my favorites and kids love it too!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">5. Why did you start blogging? <i style="color: red;">I started blogging because I wanted to document my teaching journey. Also, I always see so many good teaching ideas, I figured what a great way to organize my thoughts and collaborate with teachers I'd normally never speak with!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">6. How many students do you have in your class? <i style="color: red;">15 am kindergarten, 15 pm kindergarten</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">7. What is a typical lunch that you bring to school? <i style="color: red;">Salad, yogurt, snapple</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">8. Do you watch the presidential debates? <i style="color: red;">not normally. I read the papers. NY times, Tribune. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">9. Coffee or tea? <i style="color: red;">Tea! It has to be orange spice with Honey! But then again I do love my non fat, no whip, iced white mocha latte from starbucks:)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">10. Who is your favorite Sesame Street character? Why? <i style="color: red;">I have always loved Bert and Ernie. I'm not sure why. Probably because I loved that they were best friends. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">11. Would you rather get roses or daisy's? <i style="color: red;">Roses. There is nothing better than getting flowers when you don't expect it!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">12. Salty or sweet? <i style="color: red;">Both? This made me think of those yummy kettle chips called sea salt and vinegar! </i></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Jamie at <a href="http://2ndgradestuff.blogspot.com/">2nd Grade Stuff</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Amy at <a href="http://theresourseroom.blogspot.com/">The Resourceful Room</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Tammy at <a href="http://foreverin1st.blogspot.com/">Forever in 1st</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Karen at <a href="http://keday56.blogspot.com/">A little Kinder told me so</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Lori at <a href="http://conversationsinliteracy.blogspot.com/">Conversations in Literacy</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Teresa at <a href="http://williams2ndgradepigpen.blogspot.com/">2nd grade Pig Pen</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Melissa at <a href="http://dillydabbles.blogspot.com/">Dilly Dabbles</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Christine at <a href="http://hoppingintofirstgrade.blogspot.com/">Hopping into First Grade</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Kelly at <a href="http://fromkindergartenwithlove.blogspot.com/">From Kindergarten with Love</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Diane at <a href="http://hopelesslydevotedtoteaching.blogspot.com/">Hopelessly Devoted to Teaching</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Mrs. G at<a href="http://its-grow-time.blogspot.com/"> It's Grow Time</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Mrs. McKown at <a href="http://littleliteracylearners.blogspot.com/">Little Literacy Learners</a></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'll be honest. This morning I woke up feeling let's just say <b>not so good</b>. I have my first cold from my Kindergarteners and I was just praying to the heavens for strength to get me through the day with a big smile on my face( After all, student teachers CANNOT miss school!) <i>THEN I CHECKED MY EMAIL</i>. I could not believe my eyes! This very blog had received an award! </span><span style="font-size: large;">All my cold symptoms went away instantly. Woohoo! I felt like I won an academy award I was so flipping excited!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The award was given to me by Ms. Shawna Devoe (bless her heart) over at <a href="http://thepicturebookteachersedition.blogspot.com/2012/01/favorite-follower-award.html">The Picture Book Teacher's Edition.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Her blog is loaded with information on children's literature, reading strategies, freebies and more. She also has a TPT store that I highly recommend. She is just... awesome:) Thank you so much Shawna. You made my week!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today, as I was sorting through Miss M's goodies, I came across these awesome <i>monster finger</i> pointers that our class uses during guided reading centers.What a great idea! Anything to keep the kids engaged and interested!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Inspired by our monster fingers, I decided to find some other items you could use as props to keep the kiddos interested in reading during centers <u><i>or</i></u> to assist in word tracking. Here is what I found:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> From <a href="http://tunstalltimes.blogspot.com/2011/06/june-joy.html">Tunstall's Tidbits blog</a>:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">This tracker is a Popsicle stick with googly eyes!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">From <a href="http://lessonplansos.blogspot.com/2011_06_01_archive.html">Lesson Plan SOS Blog:</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">These kiddos put on a fancy headset and they feel like superstars!(Headsets are from WalMart and cost $2.00!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Encourage students to read to self with whisper phones!(This blog has a very thorough tutorial on how to make your own whisper phones for very little money).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Every Tuesday I will feature my favorite recipe(s)! Now I have to let you know that 1) the recipe may be from Pinterest <i>AND</i>, 2) I can't honestly tell you I have tried every recipe I will post, but the ladies at school like to cook(ALOT). FROM PINTEREST. So I will do my <i>very </i>best to post tried and true recipes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My first recipe is straight out of my mom's 1970's <span style="color: #e06666;">RED </span>Betty Crocker Cookbook. This is my <strike>favorite</strike> birthday cake. Well, one of them. I like to eat.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">An oldie but a goodie and it tastes DELISH!</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 23px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">1 tablespoon powdered instant coffee or espresso</span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
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Preheat oven to 350 F. Mix brownie mix, water and eggs. Stir in the
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Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool in the pans
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Chill a big metal bowl and your beaters in the freezer for a while.
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cup of the whipped cream frosting. Put the other cake on top of the
frosting, so the flattest side is up, and use the rest of the frosting
to cover the top and sides of the torte. Grate or shave some dark
chocolate over the torte and chill for at </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">least an hour before serving.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br />Here is my two sense on this recipe... like I said, do chocolate chips rather than nuts. Also, the longer this cake sits chilled the better. This gives the coffee time to "marinate" the whipping cream. This is one of those cakes that tastes even better the second day! So it wouldn't hurt to let the cake chill maybe 3-4 hours, or maybe whip the cream ahead of time and let this sit in the frig for a while before adding this part to your layers. Also, this cake is super rich(Ohhh...yeah) so we serve ours with raspberries and raspberry sauce on the side to just add a little something extra. Because I love berries too. <br /><br />Enjoy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today we worked on "visualizing" in our class during Language Arts. We used the poem <i>Green Giant</i> by Jack Prelutsky(below). To prepare, I wrote the poem on sentence strips and displayed it where the class could see.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> During the lesson, Miss M. read the poem several times as the class closed their eyes and "visualized" a Green Giant using descriptive clues the poem provided.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">After discussing each descriptive piece of the poem, the students had the opportunity to draw their own Green Giants! I cannot believe how awesome these little guys turned out! The students really embraced the idea that everyone's mental image is different and took the time to create unique and independent pieces! We decided to cut the giants out and hang them around our poem for all to see! This was a great lesson!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I recently came across a great book by Laura Rankin called <u>Ruthie and the (Not So) Teeny Tiny Lie</u>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #20124d;">Theme</b>: Honesty, friendship, feelings</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #20124d;">Reading skills and strategies:</b> Strong thought, cause and effect, sequencing, beginning, middle, end,
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treasures, twirling, startled, mumbled, and guilty (I have added
“guilty” not because it is a word in the story but because it is a
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Characters:Compare Ruthie to Martin</b></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Visit Shawna Devoe's TPT store(click <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Compare-and-Contrast-for-Ruthie-and-the-Not-So-Teeny-Tiny-Lie">here</a>) For a </span><span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;">FREE DOWNLOAD</span><span style="font-size: large;"> of the following Venn Diagram <u>example</u> and <i>bonus</i> worksheet! This TPT site has some good stuff!!!!!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">(P.S. Shawna Devoe has an awesome Blog called <a href="http://thepicturebookteachersedition.blogspot.com/">The Picture Book Teacher's Edition</a>, which I highly recommend. Did I mention she is giving away a $20.00 Amazon Gift Card right now! Hurry up! The contest ends 1/23/2012!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">To replicate this image, simply go to the TPT site mentioned above and download this plus more, for FREE!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Oh' Boy 4th Grade has as fun lil linky party going on and I thought I'd go ahead and do it. Why? 1) because I have no followers and I was bored, and 2) if you participate, you have the opportunity to win an incredible <i><b><span style="color: #20124d;">free</span></b></i> pencil sharpener. Which brings me to an important characteristic you should know about me... I get excited about free things. I like free things. Example: I joined 5am bootcamp over the summer for a free T-shirt. This led me to run in a race over the summer (which I had no business running in) just so I could receive a fluorescent green T-shirt. Thus, you can understand the appeal these linky parties have on me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The </span><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">100th day</span><span style="font-size: large;"> of Kindergarten is a really big deal. In fact, the anticipation of Zero the Hero arriving in 10 school days has even me excited. Therefore, I am happy to share with you my random </span><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">100th day </span><span style="font-size: large;">projects I plan on completing for this very special day!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">1) <b><span style="color: red;">ZERO THE HERO MASCOT! </span></b>On Friday morning, one of my students asked if Zero the Hero was real, which got me thinking about a neat post I saw on the Blog, <a href="http://read-write-sing.blogspot.com/">Read Write Sing</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Chrissy over at Read Write Sing took a $5.00 doll, a red washcloth, some golden pants from an old Rapunzel doll, and some red thread and WALLLLA! </span><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> DONE and DONE!</span><span style="font-size: large;"> I cannot wait to make something like this for </span><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">100th day</span><span style="font-size: large;">. Just another reason to go to Target this weekend:) Thanks Chrissy for this <i>brilliant</i> idea!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">2)<b><span style="color: red;"> </span><span style="color: red;">100th DAY T-SHIRTS FOR </span><span style="color: red;">MISS M. and MYSELF!</span></b> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: large;">Check these puppies out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Found these over at <a href="http://mrsgilchristsclass.blogspot.com/2011/08/school-t-shirt-freebies.html">Mrs. Gilchrist's Class Blog</a>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">3)<b><span style="color: red;">100th DAY HATS!</span></b> Pretty cool.. and everyone loves a hat!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I found these cool hats on the blog <a href="http://theteacherwife.blogspot.com/search/label/100%27s%20day">The Teacher's Wife</a>. According to her post, the students used </span><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">100 </span><span style="font-size: large;">paper strips and it only took them about 30 minutes! I would probably have the strips already pre-cut.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This week our class was very excited because we FINALLY had a major snow fall.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">This snow was long overdue for the Midwest considering that last week we had temperatures well into the 50's!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">As a celebration, my cooperating teacher, Miss M., decided to harness the extra energy only a new snow fall can bring, and have a SIGHT WORD SNOW BALL FIGHT!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Sight Word Snow Ball Fights</u></b></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">In this activity, students each are given a piece of paper with a sight word on it. The paper is then crumpled into a "snowball." Students either pass the snowballs around a circle or throw the balls safely at one another until a timer goes off or you the teacher asks the students to stop. Then, each student opens their snowball and
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<span style="font-size: large;">Fun times, great way to get some energy out, and students learn with 100% engagement!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">**NOTE: You will want to discuss classroom safety prior to starting this activity( we set rules including no throwing at one another, no diving for balls, no running, etc.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Not only are there hundreds of crafts for children to choose from, but this woman has taken the time to find children's literature that relates to all of her projects. LOVE IT!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Here are just some of her awesome V-day projects! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I would say welcome, but I have no followers. It's probably for the best. Silly me, I jumped into this blog experience thinking it would be easy! You know, the student teacher reflecting on her first teaching experience... how "unique." However, before you become discouraged, please note that MY fun, interesting, and SUPER exciting blog will have a special twist because I am addicted to Pinterest. This of course means that I will be adding lots of FAB pins and opinions{cue cheers!}.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So about me.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I am a student teacher currently obsessed with all things kindergarten! I am also pursuing my special education endorsement. On a personal note, here are a few fun tid-bits about me! I L-O-V-E my two Jack Russell Terriers named Baylee and Josey, I try to pretend I like exercising(does anyone else sing the Dirty dancing theme song over and over in their head as they run?), and I need Mexican food weekly to be happy. I also enjoy a lil' SC(sour cream- that's right, we are on an initial basis) on everything, and I have a weakness for anything Real Housewives(they should just have a TV channel called RHTV)! Did I also mention I am the world's biggest Green Bay Packer Fan?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I hope that my future followers will enjoy this blog as much as I will! </span><br />
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