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I love teaching........but I've begun questioning if this is really what I want to do with the rest of my life. Over the past year or so, that beginning of the year and end of the year doubt (just due to the crazy amount of stress and heavy workloads during those times) has turned into an almost everyday doubt. It's not because my passion has changed. It's not because I don't still love teaching...I do. I don't question the fact that this is what I'm MEANT to do....I question whether or not this is what I WANT to do.<br />
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I am a good teacher...I am certainly not one of the best...There are many out there that put me to shame on a regular basis in so many ways.....but I am good at what I do. I go into my class each day and give those babies everything I have. I work late. I always bring work home. Most of my daily time, energy, and attention goes into my job.....All this time I give to my job, is time that I take away from my husband, my own personal children, my family, and my friends, but I always considered it somewhat worth it because my job matters so much. I'm not just punching a time clock. I'm investing into the lives of children....their future....our future.<br />
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All this time, energy, and attention that I take from my family and give to my job, used to go into teaching, preparing for lessons, using quick assessments to alter my lessons, and so on.....Now this time and attention goes into endless amounts of paperwork (that is unnecessary & in no way betters me or my students), hours upon hours of collecting data, looking at data & typing up data-----all of which says what I could have explained in a few minutes because I work everyday with these kids. I spend additional hours each week researching, planning, and looking for ways to improve instruction and better meet the needs of my students all to hear, "That's great. Can't we do these 10 other things along with that too?" No! We can't. There are only so many hours a day that I have my babies (students), and only so many hours a day that I'm awake. <br />
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So, my real struggle today is, is it worth it? Do I continue to do what I feel called to do even though I feel frustrated, overworked, and underappreciated everyday? Do I continue to take time away from my own family and my own life to invest in something that is beating me down.<br />
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Unfortunately, I fear that things in education aren't going to change anytime soon. Too many of those above me see mere numbers, while I still see mere children. When my babies walk into my room, I don't see a student that's a 2 on a state test and wonder how I can make them a 3, or hey, maybe even a 4! I see a baby who never has a snack. I see a baby that wears the same outfit 2-3 times a week. I see a baby whose parents just separated and their whole world has been turned upside down. I see a baby who never really quite grasped phonics in the younger grades, but so desperately wants to be able to read. I see the kids on the verge of giving up already because everything is just so hard.<br />
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Typing this has been wonderfully cathartic for me. I need the occasional reminder of why I do what I do. Amidst all the garbage that is deemed "important" by people outside of the classroom, I need to keep my eyes focused on what is truly important: my sweet babies----not their scores on 1 ridiculous test, but who they are as people.....that they know they are loved, they are smart, and they always have at least one person on their side, fighting for them, praying for them, and pushing them to be the best they can be.<br />
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Now that I've convinced myself not to start seeking out other careers (haha!), I need to figure out how to drown out all the "noise" that is thrown at me everyday, so I may keep my eyes on the true goal.<br />
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I'm celebrating the last few days of summer with a Christmas in July sale!!! Everyday (Tuesday, July 28 - Friday, July 31) I will be having different sales! Follow my blog & my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CopelandsGotClass?ref=aymt_homepage_panel" target="_blank">Facebook Page: Copeland's Got Class</a> to watch daily for my daily FREEBIE!!! Follow my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Copelands-Got-Class" target="_blank">TpT Store</a> for each day's DOLLAR DEALS!!!</div>
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My store will be on sale for this whole duration. Each day will have a Daily Freebie & different Dollar Deals! In order to be able to each day's daily deals, follow me here, on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CopelandsGotClass?ref=aymt_homepage_panel" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, and be sure to follow me on <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Copelands-Got-Class" target="_blank">Teacher's Pay Teachers</a>! ***BONUS: All my followers on TpT get a monthly newsletter with a Follower's Only Freebie. My next newsletter is coming out August 1st! You don't want to miss it! :)</div>
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Blendspace! Have you tried it yet? I went to a technology conference back in January or February and learned about several cool websites, but the one I was most excited about was Blendspace. <br />
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What is it? Simply put, Blendspace is an online resource that allows you (the teacher) to put a variety of resoures (videos, webpages, pictures, documents, etc.) into one place for students. You can even create online quizzes on Blendspace, so after students complete the interative lesson boards you set up for them, they can complete a short quiz so you can easily assess their understanding. <br />
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1. In a Flipped Classroom<br />
2. In a small group where there's no teacher leading the group<br />
3. Independent research with safe approved resources<br />
4. (I hope to do use it in this way this year) Have students do extension projects and create their own Blendspace boards.<br />
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Since our school system is going google, I will be able to more effectively use Blendspace this year. I hope to blog again in a few months with more tips & tricks for using Blendspace then, but for now, here are some of the basics!<br />
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For starters, here is one of my most recent boards that I've made on Blendspace to give you an idea of what it even looks like. <br />
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Here's a brief tutorial I found on YouTube that shows the basics of Blendspace--how to use it and how to make your own.<br />
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After watching that, here's a breakdown of how I created one or my boards and why I set it up the way I did. (This is a board I created all about minerals.)<br />
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1. Box 1: Text<br />
For box 1, I chose the text option. I like to do this so I can list out directions for the entire Blendspace. I also go ahead a list some of the questions that will be on their quiz at the end to help them know specifically some of the information they are looking for.<br />
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2. Box 2: YouTube video.<br />
For box 2, I chose to use a YouTube video. I used the YouTube icon on the right to search "Minerals for Kids," selected & previewed a video, and then drug it over to box #2. I like to start with a video because I feel these get their attentions quickly.<br />
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3. Box 3: Google search for website.<br />
For box #3, I used the Google icon on the right to search "Minerals for Kids" and selected "web" to search for information rather than images. I found a website with good information that I liked, clicked the link, and drug it to box #3.<br />
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4. Box 4: Website<br />
For box #4, I used the website icon on the right to enter a link for a website I already knew that I wanted to use. Just copy & paste the link, hit enter, and then drag it to the box!<br />
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5. Box 5: Padlet<br />
Padlet! Oh, how I love Padlet! I'm planning to do my next Technology Tidbit on padlet. In short, it's kind of like a virtual corkboard that is great for collaboration, discussion, and SO much more! So, I created a padlet (in like 30 seconds!), got the code for that board, and used the website icon on blendspace again to upload it. I used this padlet for students to just simply state one thing they learned about minerals. That way they can post something, and get to read what other students posted at the same time! Again, that should be my next tech post!<br />
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6. Box 6: Quiz time!<br />
Last but not least, I created a quiz at the end. It was just a few simple multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback too!<br />
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Just type the question and answers, and then select the correct answer. Do this until you are done creating all the questions you want and hit submit.</div>
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Lastly- once I'm done making my Blendspace, I choose how I want to share it with my kids. There are several different options: sending a link, Edmodo, Twitter, embedding a code, email, Facebook, or my personal favorite- QR Code. Teaching elementary and having several iPad minis in my room, I LOVE QR Codes. I use the QR code for my blendspace, copy it into a word document, and print a couple out for my kids to use to quickly take them to the site!</div>
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Here's my finished product & what my students see once they hit play! (This is the Paul Revere one shown at the beginning of this post.) The link to this Blendspace is below the image as well in case you want to see it in action! :)</div>
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KristynAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13910917014057221756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6533123201589032106.post-78677694917756727722015-07-13T22:34:00.000-04:002015-07-13T22:35:24.635-04:00Teachers Pay Teachers Follower NewslettersI've really been trying to work on my TpT store this summer. I've tried sprucing products up, making them more eye-catching, and adding some new products. One thing I've decided I have wanted to start doing is consistently sending out monthly newsletters to my followers. I want it to include images of new products they may want to check out, tell them about my blog, and send a thank you to them for being a follower of my store! One way I've decided to thank my store followers is by sending out a monthly freebie! For the month of July, all my followers at the time received a link to a Google Doc. of my brand new Nonfiction Text Features Assessment: "Orcas."<br />
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So, I don't know about you, but for me it is SO easy to just click delete when I get new messages in my TpT inbox. I'll skim them, but if it doesn't quickly catch my eye, I don't give it much attention. I've noticed the messages that I take my time to really read are the ones that are "cutified." Okay, so I just made that word up, but it just had to be used! :) I didn't want my followers to do the same thing with my newsltters and miss out of on the monthly follwer freebie, so I decided I had to "cutify" my newsletter as well! <br />
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Now, I will first admit that I am still in the learning stages of how to do a lot of this stuff. Most of the time when I'm doing it, I have whatever I'm working on on one part of my computer screen and a tutorial on how to do it on the other side of the screen. Here's just a quick run down of what I did! <br />
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I started out in Power Point (my go-to for just about everything!). I inserted a cute background and frame first!<br />
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Then, I got to work. My newsletter consisted of 4 main parts. First, I wrote a general hello & thank you note. In the second section, I wrote about some of the new projects I was working on and even put the names and images of a couple of these. For this particular newsletter I wrote about some of the QR Code Task Cards I was working on, and then showcased 3 of them that were currently up in my store.<br />
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In the 3rd section of my newsletter, I wanted to focus on my Follower Freebie for that month! I wrote about that month's freebie, included an image, and a link for the Google Doc to download it.<br />
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Then, I saved my power point as a png file. To do this, Click "Save As" and scroll through the "Save As Type" section until you get to PNG. Select it and click save. (The black bar was not on it. I just blacked out the link for the free download to keep that as a special treat for my store followers. :))<br />
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Then, I logged into my TpT Store and clicked the link to send a new message to followers. (I would include image step-by-steps of this next part, but I have a few weeks until TpT will let me compose another letter to my followers since we're restricted to just one per month). <br />
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When you are sending a note to your followers, there is an icon at the top of where you compose your letter that lets you insert a picture. Click this, and then upload your newsletter image! :) There should also be a button to link your image to a web address. Since I was focused on my follower freebie for the month, I linked my newsletter image to the Google Doc with my freebie!<br />
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Then, if you want to add any more links in your letter, you will need to just add it below your cutesy little newsletter. Sorry, this is so vague. It's difficult to describe when I can't go back and look at the step-by-step process. When I send my August newsletter out with my next Follower Freebie! I will try to take snapshots and update this post. For now, I hope this helps some! :)<br />
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You can also check out my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Copelands-Got-Class" target="_blank">store page</a> to see my custom quote box by <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Copelands-Got-Class" target="_blank">clicking here</a>! :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13910917014057221756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6533123201589032106.post-72835842644386835852015-06-22T10:58:00.002-04:002015-06-22T11:00:25.482-04:00TpT Seller Challenge Week 2: Dare to DreamJust about everything we do has some sort of motivating factor behind it. When I listed my very first product on <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Copelands-Got-Class" target="_blank">TpT</a>, my thought was that I could possibly make a little extra money on the side selling stuff I was making anyway for my own class. Never could I have imagined that my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Copelands-Got-Class" target="_blank">store</a> would grow the way it did, and even more so, I never would have imagined that I would grow the way I have. <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Copelands-Got-Class" target="_blank">TpT</a> has almost become a new form of professional development for me. I'm researching new strategies and activities to use in the classroom and make products for. I'm working on building my social network knowledge, and have learned so much just over the past few weeks in reading blogs of other incredible teachers out there. <br />
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This week's TpT Seller Challenge was Dare to Dream. What are my dreams for my Teachers Pay Teachers store? I'm a dreamer, so this definitely was not hard for me. So, here they are!<br />
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1. IVF- Payoff: While growing up, I went through an assortment of things that I was going to be when I grew up. It was an ever-changing list of doctor, fashion designer, teacher, etc. One thing that always stayed constant though was my desire to be a mom. I have always known that I wanted to have children and be a mommy. I have PCOS though, and that dream was not an easy thing to make a reality. It took us 3 years to have our first sweet baby girl. It only took us about a year to have our 2nd baby girl, but it was a tougher journey. To have baby #2 we had to undergo IVF. This was one of the most spiritually and emotionally challenging times of our lives. We were very blessed that this treatment worked though and now have a very spirited 2nd baby girl. With that, we also had about $20,000 of debt for all my treatments that I'd like to get paid off sooner rather than later. <br />
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Here are my two baby girls! Tenley just turned 5 last week, and Miss Beckett is almost 17 months! They are my heart!!!<br />
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Aren't they precious?! You can read more about my journey<br />
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2. Student Loans/Debt Free: Like almost every other post college graduate, I have oodles of student loans. I have my Bachelor's, Master's, and Specialist's and have loans for them all....I would LOVE to not be retired and still paying student loans! :) We also have some other debt from moving, and extra expenses from when things got tight (money wise) through IVF and moving. I'd love to have all debt other than our house and car loan paid off! :)<br />
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3. Networking: Another dream I have with doing the whole TpT thing is continued networking. Unfortunately, I have not been able to attend the TpT conference(s) (including the upcoming one in July). I hope to next year. I learn more and better myself so much more by working along phenomenal teachers than I could by any class or book.<br />
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4. Travel: If there is one thing I'm very passionate about, it's traveling. I rarely get to travel due to lack of funds, but I desperately want to be a world traveler. I believe that God made a big, beautiful world, and I want to see it all! A few travel wishes on the top of my list include: an African Safari, Italy, Greece (I want to see where all my ancestors are from), London, Paris, and Australia! I'm hoping and dreaming that'll all happen one day! :)<br />
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5. Bless Others as I have been blessed: Last, but certainly not least, I want to be able to bless others as I have been richly blessed. I don't know what all God has in store for my family, but I want us to always be faithful and willing to do whatever He brings our way, including giving back. <br />
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~KristynAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13910917014057221756noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6533123201589032106.post-57624626459736848292015-06-18T16:18:00.001-04:002015-06-18T16:20:14.506-04:00TpT Seller Challenge Week One: Makeover Madness!!!One of my goals this summer included putting some major work into my TpT store and my blog. I gave myself some down time for the first week or two of summer break, and then decided it was time to get some work done! A few fellow TpT Sellers started something called the TpT Seller Challenge, which turned out to be just the motivation I needed to get started. This challenge will last four weeks, with each week containing a different challenge for sellers. The Week 1 Challenge is "Makeover Madness." The goal is to make over something in your store...an old product, a product cover, etc. There are several products I'd like to overhaul, but I spent a lot of my time instead revamping my store "button," my store banner, working on my Facebook page, and revamping my blog. I think in the fall I am going to bite the bullet and hire a blog designer, but I wanted to make my blog look as decent as possible until then. I even updated the few pages that I put at the end of each of my products with thank yous/links, credits, etc.<br />
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After the trashing, I had just about enough time to heat my lunch up and take all of 1 bite of it before picking my kiddos up. I didn't really care though because I was so excited to see their reactions. We came back to the room, they expressed their surprise, and then expressed their displeasure when I told them they now had to clean it up. :)</div>
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It took them 15 minutes to get everything spic and span and back in place! They didn't think that was too bad. I explained that it only took me, 1 person, 10 minutes to make the big mess, and it took them 15 minutes X 20 people, which equated to 300 minutes, or 5 hours to clean it all up. I asked them to think about that in terms of our environment and all the people that pollute it. </div>
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We talked about what they discussed and then read and completed a Pollution and Conservation Mini-book. </div>
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This lesson was definitely one of my favorites from this year! Students were immediately hooked (for all you Pirates out there! :) )and excited to learn more! #tlap</div>
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We also discussed compare/contrast, but created a page just for that one....partly because I think that one is particularly important and requires slightly more discussion/practice, and partly because I ran out of room on the first chart. :) I got this idea from http://www.teachingwithamountainview.com/</div>
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After introducing all the different text structures, we then spent the next two weeks looking at each individual text structure and doing some practice with them. Now, we're back to reviewing them altogether. I also bought some wonderful task cards from Teaching with a Mountain View--love her stuff! We took one of the text cards, which has 3 different passages all on the same topic, and questions. Together, we read each passage and determined which text structure was used, and gave evidence to support our choices. Then, we answered the questions included. See below. </div>
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<br />The following day, I let them get in groups to do the same thing. Initially I made a list of the groups I was going to put them in, but then as we were getting ready to start, I decided to change things up! I wanted them to be truly engaged and for this to be a meaningful activity. I went over the different topics they were going to choose from, and then called them out one at a time to see who wanted to do what. It worked out perfectly where they all ended up in groups of 2-3. Here they are working away!</div>
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If you haven't noticed already, I am ALL about flipbooks and foldables! I LOVE them! It allows the kiddos to take notes without the torture of....well, just taking notes. It's amazing that you can just fold/cut paper different ways and add a few pictures and note taking becomes fun!<br />
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There are 2 main concepts we cover when discussing heat:<br />
1. What are the different ways heat can be produced?<br />
2. How does heat move?<br />
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Heat Production:<br />
For heat production, we created the foldable below. These are perfect little organizers to add to science notebooks, or just keep on hand for review.<br />
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This is the front of the foldable:<br />
It covers friction, electricity, mixing matter (chemical change), and burning<br />
We put the way and a picture on each. </div>
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Under each flap- on the top, we wrote the definition or description</div>
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On the back we wrote & answered 3 Essential Questions: </div>
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1. What is heat?<br />
2. What is thermal energy? </div>
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3. What are the 4 ways to produce heat? </div>
Heat Movement:<br />
Below is the foldable that we made to cover the movement of heat. It talks about radiation, conduction & convection.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13910917014057221756noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6533123201589032106.post-63326098830510453052014-05-28T09:02:00.000-04:002014-05-28T09:17:27.760-04:00Long Time...No WriteWell, since I've been out of the whole blogging game for the last 6-7 months, I figured it was time to get back on it! To say it's been crazy busy for me that last few months is an understatement. In August 2013 (3 months after we found out we were finally pregnant with baby #2) we sold our house, moved into a rental, and began building our new home. It was an exciting time, but definitely exhausting. <br />
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On January 25, 2014, my husband and I welcomed our newest addition: Beckett Sophia Marie Copeland. It's a mouthful I know, but I loved the name Sophia and wanted to honor Chris' grandmother by using the name Marie too. Here's a picture of our sweet girl. Feel free to swoon! :)<br />
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Beckett Sophia Marie- within the 1st week</div>
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Miss Beckett at 4 months old! </div>
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7 weeks later, we moved into our new home (Mid march), and we're STILL unpacking and trying to get settled. I guess it just takes a little longer to do things with a 3 year old and newborn. Now that the school year is done, I'm hoping to make a little more headway!<br />
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Along with catching up on my house and spending time playing with my precious girls, I'm hoping to get back on the ball with blogging and adding resources to my TPT store! :)<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13910917014057221756noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6533123201589032106.post-57340491264067550072013-04-02T12:38:00.001-04:002013-04-02T12:43:20.831-04:00It's the Little Things that Make Life Fun!It never ceases to amaze me how the simplest of things sometimes catch the attention of my third graders. There are times I feel like I'm up there teaching my heart out, and I feel like they're off in space somewhere; and then there are times I throw something together in a second and they are absolutely enthralled with what we're doing!<br />
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I didn't want to do anymore more "read the passage & answer the questions" at the moment because by then, they were just done with that. I had some task cards saved on my computer that I had purchased on TPT that I thought I could pull up on the active board for us to go over. I knew that with how hard we had been working, I was already at great risk of losing them though. <br />
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So, I decided to make things a little more interesting for them (& SO simple for me). I put them into 3 teams. Each team got 4 pieces of construction paper--each one had a different letter on it: A, B, C, or D. They would use these to show their teams answer choice for that particular question. I gave them a print out of the answer choices for each passage & question that would be on the board, and I gave each group 20 cups. Yes....cups. This is what made it so intriguing for them. (Like I said, it's the little things.)<br />
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<strong><u>What we did:</u></strong> <br />
1. I would show the first task card on the active board (as you can see in the background of the picture above). <br />
2. I would read the passage on the card, ask the question, and read the answer choices aloud (they had the answer choices printed out as well so they wouldn't constantly be asking me to repeat the choices).<br />
3. Students then quietly discussed it with their team & chose the corresponding letter card (construction paper). They laid their answer card face down on their table. <br />
4. When all teams were ready, I had them all reveal their answers at the same time. <br />
5. For every question they got correct, they got to add a cup to their "structure" they were building. They weren't allowed to touch or move that added cup anymore once the next question began. <br />
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After going through some stuff for the past couple of months (I've blogged about it here: <a href="http://choosingtocount.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Choosing to Count</a> ) I am hoping to get back into the swing of things. I want to get more things made, especially my science mini books, and I want to start blogging more frequently. We've done some really cute things in class lately, and I want to start posting what we do. So, here's to April and May being more productive months! :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13910917014057221756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6533123201589032106.post-8014151029795093722013-02-25T19:28:00.002-05:002013-02-25T19:29:47.314-05:00St. Pactrick's Day is Just Around the Corner! With St. Patrick's Day being just around the corner, there is a small part of me that feels like it is always one holiday after another. As a mother (trying to send things in for my daughter's class and do all the cutesy holiday things) I long for a break of time where days are just normal! As a teacher, however, I get excited about the oppurtunity to use a new "theme" in my classroom activities!<br />
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I also included a couple writing prompt papers as well! :) I cannot wait to use this over the next couple weeks with my class!</div>
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To view this pack,<a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Feeling-Lucky-LIteracy-Pack" target="_blank"> <strong><span style="color: black;">CLICK HERE. :)</span></strong></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13910917014057221756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6533123201589032106.post-53439571919961090912013-02-20T12:21:00.002-05:002013-02-20T12:30:07.817-05:00Common Core Math Assessments 3rd GradeWell, I couldn't be more overjoyed to announce that my "baby" is almost finished! When I say baby, I am of course referring to my Common Core Math Assessments Pack! This has been over a 9 month journey (hence the baby reference :) and I am finally almost done!<br />
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I had decided that I was all finished since I had created packs for all the units that Georgia has outlined, but now I'm thinking I'm going to go back and create a test for measurement (length) and create a graphing assessment. Initially, I wasn't going to do a graphing assessment since I integrated those standards into all my other tests, but now I'm thinking I'm going to go ahead and make one anyway!<br />
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I have already uploaded my <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Common-Core-Math-3rd-Grade-Assessment-MEGA-BUNDLE-Units-1-7" target="_blank"><strong>Mega Assessment Bundle</strong></a> to my TPT page. When I create these 2 new tests, I will add them to the bundle and buyers will be able to redownload (for free of course! :) ). <br />
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Before I started teaching, one of my college professors made a statement that stuck with me. She said, "As a teacher, you have to decide if you're going to teach 30 years, or if you're going to teach 1 year 30 times." I knew that I wanted to teach 30 years, meaning every year, I needed to keep striving to mix things up and to better my practices. <br />
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Science has been one of the most difficult areas for me to do this in. One things my kiddos love is completing mini books! I love these things! It allows the kids to read, highlight, and look back for answers. It also gets them out of the traditional textbooks. <br />
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With this being something I'm hoping to add to my units, this has become my new project...to create mini books for my science curriculum, and I completed my very first one tonight! <br />
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