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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hello everyone! I haven't posted in a while because a lot has been going on in my life. I moved to MN with my husband and just recently got a job as a Reading Specialist. I am so excited to start this new chapter of my life! With all of the fun/exciting things going on in my life I did find time to create a new product! Hop on over to Teachers Pay Teachers to check it out! You can click on the picture above, or <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Monthly-Name-Writing-876774" target="_blank">click here!</a></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08637850776565120065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965839002035952849.post-82280103473581075392013-02-05T18:33:00.000-08:002013-02-05T18:33:12.764-08:00Winner winner!<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am so excited that I won my first giveaway on a blog! I won an AWESOME unit from Khrys at <a href="http://keepinitkoolinkinderland.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Keepin' It Kool in Kinderland</a>!!!! I am so excited to use the unit with my kiddos :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So excited to be joining my first "linky party" with <a href="http://keepinitkoolinkinderland.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Keepin' it Kool in Kinderland</a>, and also very excited about having a SUPER BOWL SUNDAY SALE! By joining this linky party I have found so many great resources that I have on my wishlist! They are listed below...</span></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08637850776565120065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965839002035952849.post-76425416457605659912013-01-28T16:16:00.003-08:002013-02-02T14:00:41.925-08:00What do mathematicians do? activities/worksheets/resources<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I created a document to help teachers/students understand what mathematicians do, all of which are aligned with the Common Core standards and the 8 Math Practices. I just recently created a series of activities for students to participate in, that correlate with a previous document that I made. Each activity targets one or two of the things that mathematicians do. To check it out on Teachers Pay Teachers, <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/What-do-Mathematicians-do-activities-resources-worksheets" target="_blank">click here</a>!! </span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As I stated, this document correlates with a previous document that I created!! If you would like to purchase both, they are bundled together at a lower price!! To check it out on Teachers Pay Teachers, <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/What-do-Mathematicians-do-BUNDLE" target="_blank">click here</a>!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08637850776565120065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965839002035952849.post-9234028442796805142012-11-26T19:38:00.001-08:002012-11-26T19:42:48.289-08:00Liebster Nomination!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am so excited to be nominated for the Liebster award by Adrienne at <a href="http://adriennepepe.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">A Day in the Life of a Kindergartener</a>! I was beginning to think that no one was reading my blog... It is good to know at least one person is :)</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; color: purple; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">1. I am a twin!</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; color: purple; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">2. I am 6 feet tall (and taller than my hubs!!!!!!)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; color: purple; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">3. I LOVE decorating for the holidays!</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; color: purple; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">4. I played basketball in high school.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; color: purple; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">5. I was stung by a jellyfish when I went snorkeling in the Great Barrier Reef.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; color: purple; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">6. I was the Maid of Honor in two weddings and rapped both speeches.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; color: purple; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">7. I LOVE listening to music.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; color: purple; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">8. My husband has written me 5 songs.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; color: purple; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">9. I have been a homeowner for 1 1/2 years and have LOVED every second of it!</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; color: purple; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">10. I lived in FL for one year!</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; color: purple; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">11. I have been to over 15 countries.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"><b><u>Here are the 11 questions from Adrienne:</u></b></span></span><br style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;">1. What state do you teach in?</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; line-height: 24px;">I teach in Michigan. I previously taught in Florida. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;">2. How many years have you been teaching?</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; line-height: 24px;">This is my 6th year teaching, 5th in kindergarten. I taught first grade for one year in Florida.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;">3. Which holiday </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">is your favorite</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">? Why?</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; line-height: 24px;">Christmas is my favorite holiday because of all of the traditions surrounding Christmas. Putting up decorations, putting up the tree, Christmas parties, opening up one gift on Christmas Eve, etc.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">4. Do you sing with your students? If so, what song is your favorite?</span></span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; line-height: 24px;">Oh gosh! Yes, I sing with my students, I am not good, but I do sing. We have poetry folders. We do one poem a week. I try to pick poems that you can sing because students pick up quicker when singing songs.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">5. Coffee or tea?</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; line-height: 24px;">Neither. I do not like coffee or tea. I do LOVE hot chocolate.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">6. Chocolate or vanilla?</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; line-height: 24px;">Depends. I love chocolate ice cream, but I do love vanilla cake with chocolate frosting... I guess I would have to say BOTH!</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">7. What is your favorite book to read to your students?</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; line-height: 24px;">I have so many favorites. I think my most favorite is the first book that I read to my students during student teaching: Enemy Pie by Derek Munson.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #b6d7a8; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">8. Tell me about your favorite vacation.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; line-height: 24px;">My favorite vacation that I have been on is going to Australia. My sister was studying abroad there and I went to visit her. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">9. What do you like to do in your free time?</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; line-height: 24px;">I love to do crafts and make other things to share with teachers!</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">10. What is your favorite Apple product?</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; line-height: 24px;">My favorite Apple product is the iPad. I love using my iPad and I also love having students use the iPads in the classroom.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">11. What is your favorite snack?</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #b6d7a8; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">My favorite snack is a vanilla cupcake with chocolate frosting.</span></span><br />
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<b style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><u>Here are the 11 questions I have for the blogs I've nominated:</u></b></span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; line-height: 24px;">1. What grade do you teach?</span></span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; line-height: 24px;">2. What is your favorite grade to teach?</span></span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; line-height: 24px;">3. What is your favorite thing about blogging?</span></span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; line-height: 24px;">4. If you could only eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?</span></span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; line-height: 24px;">5. What is your favorite song?</span></span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; line-height: 24px;">6. What is your favorite subject to teach?</span></span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; line-height: 24px;">7. What is your favorite TV show?</span></span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; line-height: 24px;">8. Where is your favorite place to travel?</span></span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; line-height: 24px;">9. What website do you visit the most?</span></span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; line-height: 24px;">10. If you could have a gift card to anywhere, where would it be to?</span></span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; line-height: 24px;">11. What is your most favorite thing in the whole world?</span></span><br />
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<b style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><u>Here are the blogs I've nominated:</u></b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; color: purple; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">1. <a href="http://aneighborhoodkindergarten.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">A Neighborhood Kindergarten</a></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; color: purple; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">2. <a href="http://kellyandkimskindergarten.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Kelly and Kim's Kindergarten</a></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; color: purple; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">3. <a href="http://www.playissmart.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Play to Learn in Kindergarten</a></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; color: purple; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">4. <a href="http://kickstartingkindergarten.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Kick Starting Kindergarten</a></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Working on one-to-one with your students and identifying numbers? This would be a great math game to have your students play. This FREEBIE is a game board with two spinners, both with numbers 1-8. One spinner is just the numbers, the other has the numbers with dots too (just is case your little ones cannot identify numbers 1-8). All you need is a pencil, paper clip and game pieces (teddy bears, counters, erasers, etc.). If you would like a copy, click <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Spin-A-Number-1-8" target="_blank">HERE!!!!!!!!!!!</a></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08637850776565120065noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965839002035952849.post-84253644205441083602012-10-12T18:25:00.001-07:002012-10-12T18:26:07.947-07:00Shape Graphing FREEBIE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My students have fallen in love with graphing! As mathematicians, we have been walking around the school looking for each shape: square, rectangle, triangle, and circle. I created some graphing sheets for students to use when they "clipboard cruise" to find shapes in the classroom, hallway, on recess and outside. Click <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Shapes-around-the-Room-Graphing-FREEBIE" target="_blank">here</a> if you would like to download a copy for FREE :)</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08637850776565120065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965839002035952849.post-76479842126107287522012-09-25T18:47:00.001-07:002013-02-02T13:57:46.132-08:00Literacy/Math Centers FREEBIE<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My students have been having great math dialogue involving graphing! We just recently created a birthday graph of the birthdays in our class and we graph the weather daily. I created "Letters Around the Room" graphs, as well as "Numbers Around the Room" graphs. I have students grab a clipboard and be "Clipboard Cruisers" around the room to graph the letters that they find. Before the center is over, I have students talk about their graphs, what they notice about them, which letter/number has the most, which letter/number has the least. Click <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Letters-and-Numbers-Around-the-Room" target="_blank">here</a> to go to my TpT store to download the graphs for FREE! </span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08637850776565120065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965839002035952849.post-34572786017667046152012-09-22T20:27:00.001-07:002013-02-02T13:59:17.838-08:00Common Core MATH<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Is anyone else wondering how to help their little ones understand the 8 Math Practices that align with the Common Core Standards? One way that I have found is to talk to students and refer to them as mathematicians! We also talk about the things that mathematicians do:</span><br />
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<li><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Talk about math</span></li>
<li><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Explain their thinking</span></li>
<li><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Make predictions</span></li>
<li><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Work together</span></li>
<li><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Compare</span></li>
<li><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Make mistakes</span></li>
<li><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Record their ideas</span></li>
<li><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Change their ideas</span></li>
<li><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Check their work</span></li>
<li><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Look for challenges</span></li>
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</span> <span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have created and uploaded a document on Teachers Pay Teachers that address the things that mathematicians do. If you would like to check it out, <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/What-do-mathematicians-do" target="_blank">click here</a>!</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08637850776565120065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965839002035952849.post-12044008288095149002012-09-20T18:27:00.000-07:002012-10-12T18:31:28.519-07:00Reader's Workshop<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It is our third week of school and Reader's Workshop has already started. In the beginning of the year we talk about Readers Building Good Reading Habits. Our first unit is about building reading identities and helps our kindergartners to understand that everyone is a reader. I have them write/draw about their favorite place to read. I hope you enjoy this <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Writing-Favorite-Place-to-Read" target="_blank">FREEBIE</a>! Please post a comment if you download!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08637850776565120065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965839002035952849.post-42612928333599249922012-09-15T19:20:00.000-07:002012-10-12T18:30:22.708-07:00Beginning of the year pictures and end of the year pictures!<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have been wanting to make my way into the blogging world, and what better way to do it than a FREEBIE! I made this so that students can draw a picture of themselves at the beginning of kindergarten and then at the end of kindergarten. It is amazing to see the progress that they make over the course of a year. I add this to students' kindergarten portfolios! If you would like a copy click <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/This-is-my-picture-at-the-beginning-of-Kindergarten" target="_blank">here</a> for the beginning of the year document and <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/This-is-my-picture-at-the-end-of-kindergarten" target="_blank">here</a> for the end of the year document! ENJOY!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08637850776565120065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965839002035952849.post-91531122664532147352012-09-15T18:43:00.004-07:002012-09-23T06:59:06.992-07:00Kindergarten Common Core<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Anyone wondering how they are going to integrate the new Common Core Standards, well look no further... There is now a <a href="http://corecommonstandards.com/core-curriculum/kindergarten-common-core-workbook/" target="_blank">Kindergarten Common Core</a> Workbook. It has worksheets, activities and posters that align with the Common Core Standards. It includes both Math and Language Arts. This is an amazing resource for teachers, parents and administrators!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08637850776565120065noreply@blogger.com2