tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74870300582825111382024-03-18T15:58:00.206-04:00The Enthusiastic ClassI am a kindergarten teacher, blogger, crafter, Instagrammer, sushi lover, fur mommy & nephew spoiler. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12283986820064927971noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487030058282511138.post-5864167182437373922016-11-14T21:58:00.000-05:002016-11-14T22:27:23.390-05:00Unicorn Ten-Frame and Number Cards FREEBIE!<h3>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: inherit;">Who </span><span style="color: #202020; font-family: inherit;">recently has been to Target and spent half, if not your entire paycheck there? All my money is spent no less than 20 steps into the store, the black hole of a primary teachers paycheck: The Dollar Spot. No, I don't need 3 sets of every seasonal mini eraser in stock, BUT I'M GONNA BUY THEM!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #202020; font-family: inherit;">This month they had the most magical mini erasers of all time: UNICORNS! MY FAVORITE! I scooped up about 3 (or maybe more) </span><span style="color: #202020; font-family: inherit;">sets of 60 mini unicorn erasers and ran right home to create this fun math activity for my kinder kiddos.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #202020; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">T</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">his math activity focuses on counting, number sense, and ten-frame practice. This resource is PERFECT for small group instruction or independent work.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;"> Easy peasy lemon squeezy math center!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: inherit;">R</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: inherit;">un to the nearest Target and buy the mini unicorn erasers located in the Dollar Spot. Can’t find unicorn erasers? Use any mini erasers, craft gems, shiny pebbles, whatever your teacher heart desires to use an counting manipulatives!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: inherit;">Print, laminate and cut out the unicorn number cards and ten frame mat. Print out as many copies as you need for your students.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: inherit;">Students choose a number card and show that many on the ten-frame using the mini unicorn erasers.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: inherit;">When students choose a number, ask them how many is one/two more or one/two less, then show that number on the ten-frame.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: inherit;">Have students roll a die and show that number on the ten-frames using the unicorn erasers.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: inherit;">Don't want to buy mini erasers? Laminate the ten-frame mat and have students draw counters using a dry-erase marker or crayon.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12283986820064927971noreply@blogger.com187tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487030058282511138.post-25044082392812846462016-10-08T14:44:00.000-04:002016-10-08T14:44:39.377-04:00October = Halloween EVERYDAY!<span style="font-family: inherit;">Halloween is my FAVORITE HOLIDAY EVER! The ghosts, goblins, black cats and witch hats, I LIVE FOR IT! In my kindergarten class, we do Halloween activities and crafts <i>all month long</i>! Yes, you read that correctly. Fun Friday projects in October are ALL Halloween related. I wanted to share with you a class favorite that we've been doing the last two years.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">Have you heard of the story “The Ghost’s Dinner</span><span style="color: black;">” by Jacques </span>Dequennoy? It's the story of ghost friends who come together to have dinner and their ghostly bodies turn into the color of the food they are eating. Cute, <i>right?</i></span><br />
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story is out of print, but you can find the PDF to the story </span><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://iflsweb.org/sites/default/files/The%20Ghosts%20dinner.pdf">here</a></span><span style="color: black;">, to </span><span style="color: black;">read
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ghosts!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Brainstorm different foods their
ghosts will eat and turn into.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Write their
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ghost, they cut out and glue it onto a piece of construction paper and hang up in your
classroom bulletin board.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> EASY PEASY AND SUPER CUTE! </span>Do you have a clothes line in
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Hey everyone! How has summer treated you? I know lots of you are getting ready to go back to school, some as early as next week! YIKES! Some of you have probably seen your class list and saw the name of that <i>one</i> kid that you've heard so much about. You know, <i>that</i> kid. I only mention because it happened to me. I saw <i>that</i> name on my roster. Thankfully though, because of Dr. Carol S. Dweck's book <i>Mindset</i>, I am taking a completely different approach to this new school year. </div>
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Today I will be discussing the final chapter titled: <i>Changing Mindsets.</i></div>
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We all want to do it. We all try to do it. But change is HARD! We, as humans and most especially teachers, are creatures of habit! It's especially hard to try to get others to change, but we as teachers have to try and get our students to shake their own bad habits that block them from being successful in the classroom and try to get them to change. It's a challenge, I know, and it won't be easy. BUT, any improvements on your part will lead to improvements on their part.</div>
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This chapter discussed how teachers noticed a difference in their students attitudes and mindsets when it came to personal improvement. Instead of students beating themselves up for not getting high grades all the time, they started to appreciated and see their own personal improvement and growth, even it was small. These small improvements made them more <i>consistent </i>with their work ethics, and lead to their own <i>personal</i> success. As a kindergarten teacher, improvements are improvements, no matter how small! </div>
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The rest of this chapter discusses how to change your "fixed" mindset to a "growth" mindset. It's a lot easier said than done. It's difficult to see your challenges, struggles, criticism, and setbacks as positives. When you face these, it's important to remember this...</div>
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I want to discuss a part in this chapter that hit close to home to me as a teacher: <b>Changing Your Child's Mindset (pg. 234)</b>. We have many different learners in our classroom. Instead of labeling them like we are trained to do (below-level, on-level, above-level), we need to start structuring our instruction to a more growth mindset. In the book, it suggests we ask these questions to not only our students, but to our own children <i>daily</i>:</div>
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Last year, I started thinking of quick and easy ways for my kiddos to read sight words/high-frequency words throughout the day. Luckily, <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/missveeskinder/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> came to my rescue! Outside my classroom and recess door, I have a laminated poster titled "Today's Password", with a word written on it using a dry erase marker. When my students enter the classroom, they must read the "password".<br />
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At the beginning of the year, I started with number words, color words, letters (for letter sounds), and as the year progressed, I started using sight words. <b>The word changed daily</b>. Myself or my aide would be responsible for changing the word, but that can easily be given as a classroom job to a student. Or, you can give a student the job of <i>reminding</i> the teacher to change the word when the teacher would forget (guilty)! Here is what it looked like:<br />
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When I decided to do flexible seating, I gave myself a strict budget of <b>$150</b> to purchase everything I needed. I researched all about the different seating options and fell in LOVE with these fancy stability ball chairs.<br />
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The only problem was that EACH chair ranged from $70 to $129. Yeah, so even if I went with the cheaper option, a large chunk of my budget would have gone to just ONE chair. I suggested yoga balls to my Principal, but he said no with good reason; the kids could fall off and hurt themselves. I completely understood since that was my fear as well.<br />
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Easy peasy, lemon squeezy! All you need are milk crates and large durable bouncy balls! I found these colorful neon bouncy balls at <a href="http://fivebelow.com/" target="_blank">Five Below</a> for just $5 each! It totally matches the rainbow theme in my classroom. I "borrowed" the milk crates from the cafeteria. Cost: $0. I'm sure you can "borrow" some milk crates from your school cafeteria as well. Total cost for these 2 chairs: $10 (plus tax)!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12283986820064927971noreply@blogger.com78tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487030058282511138.post-38695281795335088262016-01-31T14:30:00.004-05:002017-08-02T21:52:15.059-04:00*V.I.P. CADDY!* The Best Student Motivator E V E R !<div style="text-align: center;">
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Hey everyone! How has 2016 been treatin' ya? It's been a very busy year for me so far. There are so many things that I'm doing in the classroom that I'm eager to share with all of you. Here is the first one!<br />
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Want to know how I to get my kiddos motivated to stay focused, always try their best, and be model students? It's something they really work hard to earn...V.I.P. CADDY privileges!<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">My V.I.P. Caddy has every </span><a href="http://scentos.com/" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Scentos</a><span style="text-align: center;"> and </span><a href="http://www.mrsketch.com/" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Mr. Sketch</a><span style="text-align: center;"> scented writing tool you can think of: crayons, colored pencils, gel pens, regular ink pens, and markers. It also has </span><a href="http://www.crayola.com/" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Crayola</a><span style="text-align: center;"> twistable crayons, construction paper crayons, scissors, glue, and pencils- with erasers!</span><br />
<b><br /></b><b>*Side note: </b>This should be a whole other blog post, but let me tell you really quick why having a pencil with an eraser is a HUGE deal. <b><i>I don't allow erasers in the classroom.</i></b> The only person that is allowed to have and use an eraser is myself and my assistant for two reasons:<br />
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<li>So they don't become obsessed with erasing EVERY. LITTLE. MISTAKE. and then make holes in their papers from erasing so much. It's also distracts them from finishing their task in a timely manner.</li>
<li>I think it's important that my students see their mistakes and not be fearful of making any.</li>
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How do I choose my Student of the Month (SOTM)? I do not solely base it on grades. The SOTM has to show growth in all areas: academics, behavior, effort, attitude, and character.<br />
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The SOTM is allowed to use the caddy for the <b>ENTIRE MONTH</b>. Yes, friends. The <i>ENTIRE</i> month. Every day, the SOTM may choose two friends to sit with them at the V.I.P. Table and use the V.I.P. Caddy. There are rules to follow when using the caddy. If the rules are broken, bye-bye caddy!<br />
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<li><i>If the supplies are not put back correctly, you may not use the V.I.P. caddy for the rest of the day.</i></li>
<li><i>If the SOTM chooses someone who I had to take many <a href="http://seusstastic.blogspot.com/2012/01/classroom-management-with-warm-fuzzies.html" target="_blank">fuzzies </a>way from that day because of misbehavior, they need to choose someone else.</i></li>
<li><i>If an argument breaks out about between students about supplies, V.I.P. Caddy is shut down for the day.</i></li>
<li><i>If you steal anything from the V.I.P. Caddy, bye-bye forever.</i></li>
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Luckily, I've only had to shut it down once, when the students left it a mess. They were <i>devastated</i>. Not gonna lie, I've been blessed with an amazing bunch this year who love to make their teacher happy! </div>
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So far, this caddy has worked miracles! The SOTM picks different classmates everyday and makes sure that everyone gets a chance to use the caddy. It has allowed them to interact with other students in the class that they might not normally hang out with, thus opening an opportunity to form new friendships!</div>
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I love the VIP Caddy so much that I have one for myself! Isn't it amazing?! My co-workers love borrowing the scented gel pens for note taking when meetings are held in my class.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small; text-align: start;">*The rotating caddy was purchase at the Target Dollar Spot for $3. FREE editable labels are from Learning in Wonderland's Teachers Pay Teachers store (</span><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Editable-Rectangular-Labels-2291185?aref=ox9lueln" style="text-align: start;" target="_blank">click here for the labels</a><span style="font-size: small; text-align: start;">).</span></td></tr>
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<b>UPDATE: </b>It's 2017 and a new school year is among us. In addition, the world of scented writing tools has expanded ten-fold! There are SO many different kinds of scented crayons, markers, etc., from all different brands. I recently have come to <i>love</i> the <a href="http://amzn.to/2vcwqiC" target="_blank">Silly Scents</a> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">[affiliate link]</span> that Crayola has recently released. They have scents such as cherry, cotton candy (my fav), fruit punch, coconut, root beer, just to name a few!<br />
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Also, you know that cute rotating caddy I got from Target that you see in the photos above? Yeah, the kiddos dropped it a bunch of times this past year and it cracked. BOO! This summer, I was on the hunt for the perfect caddy that could be easily replaced if it happened to break again. Enter <a href="http://www.lakeshorelearning.com/product/productDet.jsp?productItemID=1%2C689%2C949%2C371%2C929%2C544&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=1408474395181113&bmUID=1501542361630" target="_blank">Lakeshore Learning</a> to the rescue! For under $20, I found a sturdy caddy organizer that is almost indestructible. What I love about Lakeshore is that all of their store brand items have a lifetime guarantee and if anything breaks, you can bring it back to the store for a replacement at no charge, FOR REALS! Here is what my VIP caddy will look like for the 2017-2018 school year:<br />
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<b>I love this new VIP caddy so much, that I am hosting a giveaway RIGHT HERE AT THE END OF THIS BLOG POST so you could win one of your own for your classroom! Included in this giveaway are:</b><br />
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<li>Lakeshore Learning Tabletop Supply Caddy ($16.99 value)</li>
<li>Crayola Silly Scents Colored Pencils (12-count: $4.99 value)</li>
<li>Crayola Silly Scents Chisel Tip Markers (6-count: $7.99 value)</li>
<li>Crayola Silly Scents Slim Markers (10-count: $4.99 value)</li>
<li>Crayola Silly Scents Twist Crayons (12-count:$3.99 value)</li>
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That is a grand total of almost $40! If you want to win this <span style="font-size: large;"><i>scent</i>sational</span> prize, make sure you enter below. There are opportunities to earn more entries, too! <i><b>The giveaway will begin promptly at Midnight EST August 1, 2017 and end at Midnight EST August 4, 2017.</b></i> I will announce the winner on all my social media accounts. Best of luck and have a wonderful school year!<br />
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*This giveaway is not affiliated with Lakeshore Learning, Crayola, Facebook, Amazon, or Instagram. Must be 18 years old to enter and live in the USA.*<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12283986820064927971noreply@blogger.com48tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487030058282511138.post-25673020259844758082015-12-31T17:06:00.001-05:002015-12-31T17:43:09.031-05:00TOP 3 MOMENTS OF 2015!WHAT A YEAR 2015 WAS! So much happened this year that has made me so feel grateful to be part of this teaching community and so motivated to continue to be part of it. So without further ado, here are my <b><span style="font-size: large;">Top 3 Moments of 2015!</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">3. TpT Flock Meet-up in Binghamton, NY-May 2015</span></b><br />
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This is where it all began. I had only a few items in my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Miss-Vs-Kinder-Kraziness" target="_blank">TPT shop</a> when I attended this meet-up. It was the first meet-up I had heard about (besides Vegas) and it was only a short 6 hour drive away. Attending this meet-up was the BEST decision I made! Not only did I meet THE <a href="http://www.hellojenjones.com/" target="_blank">Jen Jones of Hello Literacy</a>, but so many other influential teacher-sellers like <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Melissa-Machan" target="_blank">Melissa of First Grade Smiles</a>, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/The-Template-Teacher" target="_blank">Jackie of The Template Teacher</a>, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/The-Whole-Wheat-Class" target="_blank">Elsa of The Whole Wheat Class</a>, and <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Learning-Lab" target="_blank">Nicole of Learning Lab</a>. I learned A TON and made so many connections and lasting friendships at this meet-up! It also made my trip to Vegas less stressful because I knew I'd run into familiar faces!<br />
You can read about the #TPTFlock Meet-up <a href="http://www.missvskinderkraziness.com/2015/05/bird-of-feather-flock-together-tpt-meet.html" target="_blank">here</a>. If you are interested in attending the next meet-up in April 2016, <a href="http://www.wnytptteam.com/tptflock/" target="_blank">click here</a>. Trust me, YOU WANT TO GO! <br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">3. VEGAS! July 2015</span></b><br />
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I will let the photos speak for themselves. But guys, this trip was MONUMENTAL. I finally got to met <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Male-Kindergarten-Teacher" target="_blank">Chad of Male Kindergarten Teacher </a> IRL (in real life) after months of texting. We helped each other get to Vegas via a Donors Choose project. I'm happy to say that our friendship is going strong and we have collaborated on many project since then! He's the best!<br />
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Left to Right: <a href="http://www.famousinfirst.com/" target="_blank">Chris of Famous in First</a>, Yours truly, <a href="http://kindergartensmorgasboard.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Mr. Greg of Kindergarten Smorgasboard</a>, <a href="http://www.malekindergartenteacher.com/" target="_blank">Chad of Male Kindergarten Teacher</a></td></tr>
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From left to right: <a href="http://studyallknight.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Danielle of Study All Knight</a>, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Glitter-Meets-Glue-Designs" target="_blank">Amie of Glitter Meets Glue Designs</a>, and me!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Selfie time! <a href="http://www.thetututeacher.com/" target="_blank">Vera of The Tutu Teacher </a> likes to photobomb!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There have never been more truer words. <a href="http://www.sde.com/" target="_blank">SDE</a> knows how to make a rocking' Photo Booth!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stacy of <a href="http://simpsonsuperstars.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Simpson's Superstars!</a> Keep reading to find out where we got our t-shirts printed with our brand logos!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The AMAZING Mary of <a href="http://sharingkindergarten.com/" target="_blank">Sharing Kindergarten</a>! Her workshops were the bees knees! <br />
Do you like my shirt? Keep reading to find out where I got it!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Panoramic shot of the <a href="http://imbloghoppin.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Blog Hoppin</a>' Meet-Up! There were SO. MANY. PEOPLE!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rachelle of <a href="http://whattheteacherwants.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">What the Teacher Wants</a>. She is SO gorgeous!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Laura of <a href="http://luvmykinders.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Luv My Kinders</a>. She has been an amazing supporter since I started my teacher Instagram over 2 years ago. Love ya girl!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The ever talented and Mastermind of the <a href="http://www.wnytptteam.com/tptflock/" target="_blank">TPT Flock Meet-up</a> Sherri of <a href="http://www.literarysherri.com/" target="_blank">Literary Sherri</a>! It was so nice to see a familiar face in Vegas!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I ran into Melissa of <a href="http://first-grade-smiles.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">First Grade Smiles</a>. I met her at the Flock Meet-up as well! L-O-V-E her!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The awesome Katie of <a href="http://littlekinderwarriors.com/" target="_blank">Little Warriors</a>! Her workshop was chock full of great ideas for centers! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Erin of <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Erins-Ink" target="_blank">Erin's Ink</a>, another awesome clip artist!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Caitlin of <a href="http://kindergartensmiles.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Kindergarten Smiles</a>. I seriously own tons of her resources from her TpT shop. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chrissy of <a href="http://buzzingwithmsb.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Buzzing with Ms. B</a>! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Megan of <a href="http://www.teachingsuperpower.com/" target="_blank">I Teach. What's Your Superpower</a>? When she knew who I was, I nearly fainted!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The BEST LADIES IN THE WORLD! <a href="http://theprimarypack.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Primary Pack</a>! Such a fabulous group of talented and kind women. <br />
From the top left: Kristin of <a href="http://www.easyteachingtools.com/" target="_blank">Easy Teaching Tools</a>, Ashley of <a href="http://www.onesharpbunch.com/" target="_blank">One Sharp Bunch</a>, Elyse of <a href="http://applesfora.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">A is for Apples</a>, Alexis of <a href="http://www.laugheatlearn.com/" target="_blank">Laugh Eat Learn</a>, Kelly of <a href="http://sweetsoundsofkindergarten.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sweet Sounds of Kindergarten</a>, and Alisha of <a href="http://missingtoothgrins.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Missing Tooth Grins</a>.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can't forget these ladies! I taught them an iPhone hack. Click the volume button on your iPhone while in selfie mode to take the picture! :-) Meredith of <a href="http://creativitytothecore.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Creativity to the Core</a> and Elyse of <a href="http://proudtobeprimary.com/" target="_blank">Proud to be Primary</a>! <br />
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It was truly epic, and I can't wait for July 2016! This time, the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TeachersPayTeachers/" target="_blank">TPT</a> Conference will be held in Orlando! At Disney World! I'VE NEVER BEEN THERE! AHHHHH! I guess you can say that the trip will make my top 3 moments of 2016. I. CAN'T. WAIT!<br />
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I was a little intimidated going to Vegas and meeting everyone; I can be shy in a big crowed room. BUT, thanks to <a href="http://www.aplusimages.com/" target="_blank">A+ Images,</a> I was able to get my brand logo printed on a t-shirt. I wore it around on conference days and I was easily recognized! A special shout out to A+ Images for providing an amazing service to us Teacher Bloggers. I have worn my t-shirt many times and you would think after washing it so much, the colors would fade or peel. NOT THIS SHIRT. It is such a high-quality shirt that it looks the same as the first day I wore it. Now that I've upgrade my brand logo, I'm going to need a new shirt! You can find A+ Images, Inc. here:<br />
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<b>Instagram:</b><a href="http://www.instagram.com/aplusimages" target="_blank"> http://www.instagram.com/aplusimages</a><br />
<b>Online:</b> <a href="http://www.aplusimages.com/">http://www.aplusimages.com</a>, <a href="http://www.teachershirts.com/">http://www.teachershirts.com</a><br />
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This moment happened while standing in the middle of Staples Copy & Print Center, printing my latest product for my kiddos. I literally screamed! To be featured on TPT is an honor. Thank you, TPT, for continuing to inspire teachers and students all over the globe.<br />
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I can't wait for 2016! I have so much planned for this upcoming year. New products, blog posts, GIVEAWAYS, meet-ups, the list is long.<br />
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Thanks for sticking around and reading my post. I would love to hear what your top moments of 2015 are! Share them in the comments!<br />
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Happy New Year my friends! I wish you all the best in health, love, prosperity, and whatever else your goals are. It's been a great year. Let's make 2016 ours!<br />
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Best wishes,Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12283986820064927971noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487030058282511138.post-20979778415492366992015-11-18T19:55:00.001-05:002015-11-18T19:55:16.115-05:00Thanksgiving Fun and a FREEBIE!I have to say, I'm pretty impressed. It only took me 44 days of school before I got really, really sick. Who likes being sick? Using a sick day only means over planning for the sub, and I usually take an hour to write out every. single. detail ever of our daily classroom routine in my sub plans. On the bright side, at least I got sick this week, and not next week during my second favorite holiday! THANKSGIVING!<br />
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Our math lessons lately having been focusing on number sense from 0-20 and figuring out what number is <i>more than</i>/<i>greater</i> and <i>less than</i>/<i>fewer.</i> My kiddos seem to struggle with more and less, so I decided to make up a task card game to help them out.<br />
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The Build-a-Turkey Number Sense Activity was also a hit! This was a great way for me to incorporate a quick mini-lesson in tally marks. Tally marks are not introduced until first grade (it is not part of the new common core kindergarten math curriculum, shockingly), but it's such an important skill to have to wait until first grade to introduce! I decided to put our turkeys in the sensory bin center because it was time for a new activity to rotated in there. The next time I rotate the sensory bin activities, this is going right into the math center rotation. </div>
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At the time we were focusing on numbers 0-10, and as soon as I get back to work tomorrow, I'll add numbers 11-20!<br />
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Best wishes & kisses,Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12283986820064927971noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487030058282511138.post-72986101127438635972015-11-02T06:00:00.000-05:002015-11-02T10:39:22.869-05:00Udderly Smooth in the Classroom<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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In my kindergarten classroom, I have a special table next to my teacher aide's desk that is used for various ways: The VIP Table, one-on-one assessment desk, but it is mostly used as a "Sanitation Station"! We have a bottle of hand sanitizer, disinfectant wipes for the tables, tissues, and a tub of Udderly Smooth cream. Usually after we use the other products, our hands feel dry and in desperate need of hand cream, which is why I added the <a href="http://www.udderlysmooth.com/products.shtml" target="_blank">Udderly Smooth Body Cream</a> to our "Sanitation Station". The cream is free of any dyes and fragrance, so it is safe for all the little ones hands.</div>
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I also have used the cream as "Calming Cream", for the kids to use just a dab of and rub on their temples right before a test or if we have a kiddo who needs to relax a bit from being wound up. The Udderly Smooth stress reliever Cow is also helpful when we have a kiddo that needs to chillax for a moment. </div>
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You all know how I'm pretty much OBSESSED with <a href="http://www.gonoodle.com/" target="_blank">GoNoodle</a> (<a href="http://www.gonoodle.com/">www.gonoodle.com</a>) and how it pretty much saved my sanity in a classroom of 27+ kindergarteners. What's that? You DON'T KNOW WHAT GONOODLE IS?! Good gosh! It's a free website filled with quick, fun, interactive "Brain Break" videos suitable for school children, EVEN 8TH GRADERS! (<a href="https://www.gonoodle.com/s/evernidis" target="_blank">Click here to sign up</a>)<br />
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Last Tuesday, GoNoodle hosted a teacher meet-up in NYC. Myself and my fellow blogger buddy, <a href="http://www.ericabohrer.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Erica Bohrer</a>, decided to check it out, hoping to meet some more people who love GoNoodle as much as we do!<br />
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The GoNoodle photo booth was available as well! I was very excited about this because I was not able to take a photo at the Blogger Meet-up in Vegas. But first, I had to mingle with fabulous Teacher GoNoodlers!<br />
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Erica and I (you can call us Erica Squared for short) mingled, ate some delicious food, when I heard somebody ask, "Is Hot Dog coming?"<br />
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YES! The REAL Hot Dog! She made a special guest appearance and we Pop See Kooed...</div>
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...and Pop See Kooed in the GoNoodle photo booth!</div>
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Erica joined in on the fun too!</div>
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Erica and I had a GoNoodle-riffic time! </div>
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I know you are probably wishing you were there with us that night, so I have something to cure those "Fear of Missing Out" blues. </div>
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For this wickedly cool blog party, hosted by the lovely <a href="http://www.laurakellydesigns.com/" target="_blank">Laura Kelly of Laura Kelly Designs</a>, I took a plain 'ol popcorn box and up cycled it into a super cute kawaii candy corn popcorn box for the Popcorn Box Blog Party 2015!</div>
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Here is how I made my super adorable kawaii candy corn popcorn box (don't try to say that 3x's really fast):</div>
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Something that I did not do but will in the future was to prime the entire box with white paint. It will help cover the stripes. I used Apple Barrel acrylic paint and a foam brush to paint.</div>
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After I painted a section, I let it dry before moving on and painting the next section. Be careful not to leave the painters tape on the box AFTER the paint dries. If you let the tape stay on too long, when it comes time to peel it off, the paint will come with it! I painted about 4 coats for each color.<br />
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For the popcorn mix inside the box, I popped some microwave popcorn, threw in some mini candy corn candies, and melted and drizzled some orange colored white chocolate on top! Yummy.<br />
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Let's face it, there are only a number of <a href="http://days.to/thanksgiving-in-us/2015" target="_blank">days left until Thanksgiving</a> 2015. I don't know about you, but besides Halloween, Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday! I mean, who doesn't love a holiday that's all about food and family?<br />
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This school year, teaching Thanksgiving will be especially fun with my kinders! I am one of three of the ESL/ELL kindergarten classrooms. There are students in my classroom who have never experienced Thanksgiving, and I'm looking forward to making it memorable and special for them. I started to search Pinterest for ideas on easy DIY Thanksgiving projects for kids and found this adorable felt <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blogs/skip-to-my-lou-2356547?post=1953744005&blog=407329&frame_type=a&viewer=true" target="_blank">Turkey Crayon Holder</a>! What a perfect gift for some of my kinders First Thanksgiving!<br />
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Naturally, whenever felt is needed for any project, I chose<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://kuningroup.com/" target="_blank"> Kunin Eco-fiPlus™ Premiumfelt</a>. </span>Kunin felt is so easy to cut and the colors are so vibrant! I recommend investing in a high quality scissor that will make cutting the felt easy peasy! (Crafter Hack: use aluminum foil to sharper dull scissors)<br />
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Here is a list of what I used for the Turkey Crayon Holder:<br />
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<li>1 sheet of brown Kunin Eco-fiPlus™ Premiumfelt</li>
<li>1 sheet of red Kunin Eco-fiPlus™ Premiumfelt </li>
<li>1 sheet of orange Kunin Eco-fiPlus™ Premiumfelt </li>
<li>red thread</li>
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<li>8 pack of crayons</li>
<li>googly eyes</li>
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<li>Print out the template and cut out all the pieces.</li>
<li>Trace the templates for the turkey feather fans on the brown felt (Optional: trace the smaller turkey feather fan on orange or red felt in you do not want an all brown turkey). I used a pen to trace the template onto the felt. I do not suggest using a permanent marker or fabric markers.</li>
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<li>Trace and cut out the beak on orange felt and gobbler on red felt. </li>
<li>Use the needle and red thread to sew the smaller feather fan onto the larger feather fan.<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> <span style="background-color: white;">Sew along the edge starting and stopping at the edge of the smaller feather piece. </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Sew a diagonal line from the edge of the smaller feather piece down to the bottom center to form crayon pockets.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Use fabric glue to glue the googly eyes, beak, and gobbler onto the body of the turkey. Let dry according to the fabric glue you used. A glue gun would also suffice.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Once dried, apply fabric glue to the back of the body and adhere to the smaller turkey feather fan.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Place your crayons in the pockets and voila! A Turkey Crayon Holder! </span></span></li>
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Yes, I will be making one for all 22 of my kinder kiddos, which is why I need to start making this now, just as you should! I can't wait to use <a href="http://kuningroup.com/" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;" target="_blank">Kunin Eco-fiPlus™ Premiumfelt</a> for Christmas and most importantly, my nephew's 1st Birthday in January. Keep your eyes peeled on my <a href="https://instagram.com/missveeskinderkraziness/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and blog for future Kunin Eco-fiPlus™ Premiumfelt projects from Miss V!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12283986820064927971noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487030058282511138.post-20187095956622213622015-08-26T00:55:00.002-04:002018-07-12T12:43:49.876-04:00#TeacherHacks: Pointer Holder!Hey everyone!<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">Super simple! Just print (colored & black and white version included) on card stock, laminate, cut and VOILA! </span></div>
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How do you know they are matching them up correctly? There is a blackline master included that they will fill out! You can use this as a formal or informal assessment tool to show parents how their child is performing independently during Literacy Centers/Daily 5/RTI time!<br />
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In February 2015, I attended an amazing workshop given by two wonderful ladies in charge of the Special Education department in my school district. I learned so many new tips and tricks to bring back to my classroom and implement right away! One AWESOME freebie they handed out was a CD loaded with music to play when the students arrive to the classroom in the morning and one for when you are packing up to go home. Let me tell you, this CD saved my sanity!</div>
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We have breakfast in the classroom daily, so it takes a good 15-20 minutes for the kids to unpack their belongings and eat. Before I started playing music in the AM, some kiddos would lethargically go through the motions of their morning routine. Others would come in talking a mile a minute and take F O R E V E R to unpack and get settled. That all changed when I started playing my "Good Morning" music.</div>
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After a few weeks, I would say the kids knew the songs pretty well. That is when I would use the songs as cues as to when they should start cleaning up their breakfast. After a month, I would cue them at the beginning of a song as a warning that when the song was over, they had to be cleaned up and seated at their desk in the listening position. By the time April rolled around, I would hear the kiddos say "the song just started, you better start cleaning up!" before I even gave them the cue. Incredible! The "Good Morning" playlist is listed below:</div>
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This year I will be also be mixing in some other music that I believe will be great for morning exercises! I know I need a good stretch before I begin the day sometimes. Especially if didn't sleep well the night before. I know you're nodding your head in agreement right now. This can be fun to incorporate during your morning routine.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12283986820064927971noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487030058282511138.post-39461839748484674772015-07-20T01:01:00.000-04:002015-07-20T01:01:00.404-04:00Monday Made It! Teacher CalendarHey everyone! I've missed you! I've been so bad for neglecting my blog for so long, but I've honestly been so. darn. busy! The end of the school year was INSANE, then I had to prep and pack for Vegas, and then get back on East Coast time and grad school class. OY! Glad I'm back now!<br />
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I'm linking up with Tara from <a href="http://4thgradefrolics.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">4th Grade Frolics</a> today for another Monday Made It! <br />
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Let me rewind for a quick second. I attended the SDE I Teach K! Conference while in Vegas and met a whole bunch of my favorite teacher bloggers/TpTers/Instagram friends! It was great to finally meet them all IRL (<u>I</u>n <u>R</u>eal <u>L</u>ife). At <a href="http://theprimarypack.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Primary Pack</a> meet-up, I met the sweet and talented Erika from <a href="http://reyesremarkablerants.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Reyes Remarkable Rants</a>.<br />
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I instantly connected with Erika, naturally, because we have awesome names! After talking for a bit, I discovered that Erika is a TpT Author and makes the most AMAZING teacher planners! She even brought one with her to show as a sample. Smart move Erika! I fell in LOVE with it and asked her if she had a rainbow colored planner in her <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Reyes-Remarkable-Rants" target="_blank">Teachers Pay Teachers store</a>. Sadly, she did not, but she was absolutly willing to create one just for me! EEEEK! You see, my classroom theme this year is rainbows and I really wanted a matching planner to go with my theme. </div>
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When I downloaded the planner, to my surprise it was almost 179 pages long (and editable)! I decided to just print out the monthly planner for now, and print out the teacher planner when BTS time gets closer. I don't go back until September 8th, so I have some time. Once I printed everything out, I got it bound at Staples for $3.99. SWEET DEAL. </div>
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Here is what my monthly planner looks like:</div>
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I decided to go with this inspirational poster from <a href="http://the3amteacher.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The 3am Teacher</a> as my cover. This will be a nice little reminder for me, for those days when I'm feeling uninspired. Here is the link to her Teachers Pay Teachers store: <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/The-3am-Teacher" target="_blank">https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/The-3am-Teacher</a>. </div>
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Every month also included an inspirational quote, which I really liked. So clever Erika!</div>
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A class list page, for those days the internet is down and I need to send a list of names to whomever requests it. It's always good to be prepared if technology decides to take the day off. I know we've had a few of those days at work!<br />
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Thanks so much for making me this amazing planner Erika! I'm in love with it! Can't wait to download the teacher planner part and get that binder together next month. If you like what you see, head over to her Teachers Pay Teachers store and download it there! <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Reyes-Remarkable-Rants" target="_blank">https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Reyes-Remarkable-Rants</a></div>
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On a side note, I've jumped on the Periscope bandwagon and have been making live broadcasts about all things kindergarten, teacher, and sometimes life related! See the photo below for my Periscope user handle and other ways to follow me on social media! :-)<br />
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Hey everyone! How are you surviving the last month of school? We have 23 days left and I. AM. EXHAUSTED. If you are reading this and you are on summer vacation already, please know that I am slightly envious. </div>
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Just back tracking a little, last year I went to visit an early childhood center school as part of my professional development. It was an eye opening experience for me and gave me so many great ideas to bring back to my classroom. During a tour of one of the classes, the students were playing a game in which their sight words were printed on a paper fly and the kids had to swat a fly and read the word on the fly they swatted. They were engaged, having fun, and learning at the same time! What a concept! It reminded me of a similar game I played with my kiddos back when I taught at a private school (and before the pressures of Common Core came into play). Naturally, the gears in my head started turning...</div>
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Fast forward to Summer 2014: I just started my blog, <a href="https://instagram.com/missveeskinderkraziness/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and was brainstorming a cool product to kickstart my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Miss-Vs-Kinder-Kraziness" target="_blank">TpT store</a>: The Fly Swat Game. Long story short, summer came and went and this game idea went into my "I'll finish it one day when I get the chance" folder. I know we all have one of those ::wink:: until....</div>
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...TODAY! I finally took that project out of that folder and finished it! Here it is! So I made these "Fly" flash cards with all my kiddos' high-frequency and CVC words that they are tested on. My school uses Pearson's Reading Street-Common Core Edition for ELA. We are on Unit 5, so there are 60 tested words over the course of 6 weeks. </div>
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I printed, cut, and laminated 2 sets of fly flash cards. I placed one set in this giant pocket chart. If you don't have a giant pocket cart, GET ONE! It has so many uses, but that's another blog post. <br />
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...then used their fly swatter to "swat" the matching card! They love swatting the flies! And the excitement in their voices when they read the word aloud, it was music to my ears! </div>
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Now you can do one of two things....once they read and match the card, they can either take the card out of the pocket chart and make a pile of words they have matched OR they can just add their matching card to the chart and flip both of them over. I found this easier since my centers are in two rotations, it made for easy for the kids to set it up for the next group. The picture below shows how my kiddos flipped their cards on the pocket chart.<br />
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I had 3 students in this center and they were engaged for the entire time. They didn't argue, they took turns, and more importantly, they helped each other if they were stuck on a word. That makes my teacher heart flutter! I might even add a second pocket chart on the other side of my cart with math facts! SO MUCH FUN!</div>
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Are you also trying to survive the last month of school? Would you like this center activity for your class to keep them engaged and learning and your sanity saved? THEN FOLLOW MY BLOG AND <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Miss-Vs-Kinder-Kraziness" target="_blank">TPT STORE</a> AND LEAVE A COMMENT FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN A COPY OF THIS PRODUCT! I will pick a winner on Thursday by 9:00 PM EST. Yay! I heart free stuff!</div>
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Are you super impatient and want the game RIGHT NOW? Then click <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Shoo-Fly-Dont-Bother-Me-CVCHigh-Frequency-Word-Recognition-Fly-Swat-Game-1863452" target="_blank">here</a> to download "Shoo Fly, Don't Bother Me! I Know All My High-Frequency (Words)!" I know, cheesy title, but I'm a cheesy gal. </div>
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I was greeted by the lovely <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Literary-Sherri" target="_blank">Sherri Tyler of Literary Sherri</a> (click for her TpT store), who gave me this very official name tag. I also got a raffle ticket for a chance to win a document camera and was told I was automatically entered for a chance to win a prize from the Prize Table! SWEET! </div>
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..I saw this lovely lady, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/The-Whole-Wheat-Class" target="_blank">Mrs. Elsa Wheat of The Whole Wheat Class</a> who greeted me with a warm smile and an even warmer hug! Ms. V loves warm hugs (see what I did there Elsa?)!</div>
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Then these lovely ladies, the organizers of this fabulous meet-up, began the meeting. Pictured from left to right: <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/The-Math-Spot" target="_blank">Susan Kalkman of The Math Spot</a>, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Selma-Dawani-1121" target="_blank">Selma Dawani of Selma Dawani Learning Fundamentals</a>, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Brain-Waves-Instruction" target="_blank">Mary Beth of Brain Waves Instruction</a>, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Literary-Sherri" target="_blank">Sherri Tyler of Literary Sherri</a>, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Worth-A-Thousand-Words" target="_blank">Donna Tyler of Worth A Thousand Words</a>, and finally, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Ellen-Weber-Brain-Based-Tasks-For-Upper-Grades" target="_blank">Ellen Weber and Robyn McMaster of Brain Based Tasks for Upper Grades</a>. What an extraordinary bunch! Click on their names to see why they are so extraordinary. Their products on TpT are top notch!</div>
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Approximately 45 minutes later, my brain full with Jen Jones tips and tricks to being a TpT Seller Pro, we broke into groups to discuss different TpT topics. I would tell you the topics, but what happens at the TpT Flock, stays in the TpT Flock! </div>
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How cool is my prize?! Thanks <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Yay-For-Prek" target="_blank">Karry of Yay for PreK!</a> You have sparked a new idea for my next TpT product! </div>
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Lunch was awesome with <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Learning-Lab" target="_blank">Nicole</a>, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/The-Whole-Wheat-Class" target="_blank">Elsa</a>, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Melissa-Machan" target="_blank">Melissa</a> and <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Nancy-Strout" target="_blank">Nancy</a>! Good times ladies! We broke into our groups again, one of which was lead by <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Hello-Literacy" target="_blank">Jen Jones</a> herself! Before we began, I bravely asked for a selfie. She selflessly agreed. Thanks for making this teacher fan girl incredibly happy! </div>
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We started wrapping up the meet-up around 4 o'clock-ish with a lovely closing speech by Amy from TpT Headquarters. Thank you for all the kind and encouraging words to all the veteran and rookie sellers alike!<br />
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As we were saying our good-byes and exchanged business cards and hugs, I couldn't help but feel like I had become a part of a new family; ones who share with me the love, joy, and passion for teaching. Thank you all for letting me into your family! I can't wait for the meet-up next year! I hope to be a pro-seller by then! :)</div>
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A million times THANK YOU! You ladies have filled my mind with so many ideas for my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Miss-Vees-Kinder-Kraziness" target="_blank">TpT Store</a> and encouraged me to take the leap and start a Facebook page! I'm happy to announce that Miss V's Kinder Kraziness is now on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/missveeskinderkraziness" target="_blank">Facebook</a>! Come "like" me there!</div>
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And last but not least, a ENORMOUS THANK YOU to my boyfriend Jay, who kept himself entertained by sightseeing in Binghamton for 8 hours while I was filling my brain with TpT knowledge and then drove 3 hours back home. </div>
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<u style="font-weight: bold;">Listening:</u> This particular Johnny Cash song is the intro song to my FAVORITE horror flick "Dawn of the Dead" (remake), which is on TV right now. FUN FACT: I am a horror movie fanatic! Yes, I'm one of those people who attends horror conventions, buys silly knick-knack memorabilia of my favorite horror movies, and pays for autographs and photos with actors no one really knows of. Except for Norman Reedus. That was the BEST. DAY. EVER.</div>
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<u style="font-weight: bold;">Loving:</u> I'm so in LOVE with my new blog button design. Thanks to Laine from "A Little Peace of Africa" for all her creativity, promptness, and patience in working with me for both my business card and blog button design. She had the design for my business card in HOURS ya'll! My blog button...one hour! She's amazing! Here is the link to her <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/A-Little-Peace-Of-Africa" target="_blank">TpT Store</a> and her <a href="https://instagram.com/alittlepeaceofafrica/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. Oh, and of course, here is my blog button! I'll post the business cards on MY <a href="https://instagram.com/missveeskinderkraziness/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> once they come in. SOOOOOOO EXCITING!</div>
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<u style="font-weight: bold;">Wanting:</u> Tieks flats! But with other expenses for LIFE in general, I can't find it in me to splurge on these. But I want them! They are so pretty! :-D</div>
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<u style="font-weight: bold;">Needing:</u> MOTIVATION! Mostly to clean my apartment. I had the floors redone and the walls painted in my bedroom over two weeks ago and things are still not back in their proper place. ::SIGH:: Guess I'll get it done during the week. Someone check in on me with this! ;-)</div>
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<u style="font-weight: bold;">Name:</u> You need to be a kind of crazy to be a teacher, but you HAVE to be a special kind of "krazy" to be a kindergarten teacher. It's a requirement. Don't you think my fellow kinder teachers? I taught first grade for a year, and it just wasn't my thing. Kinder is where my heart is and always will be.</div>
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Once we arrived and dropped off all of our belongings in the very large banquet hall (where we would later participate in a hands-on activity and have our lunch) we made our way to the Butterfly Atrium. Chris was our guide for the day and he explained to the kiddos that the butterflies were flying freely around the atrium and there was a possibility that one could land on them while we were walking around. While some got nervous, the others squealed with excitement! I was excited too! Here are some photos of some of the butterflies we met!<br />
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Once we toured the Atrium, we made our way back into the banquet hall to make our own butterflies! Chris gave all the kiddos step-by-step directions on how to create their own butterfly specie using coffee filters, crayons, and pipe cleaners. They got very creative making their butterflies!</div>
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After the butterfly activity, we had a relaxing lunch and then continued our journey. I honestly underestimated this place. There was so much to do! There were different themed rooms for the kiddos to explore in: the Bubble Room, the Kitchen, an Illusion Room, a Train room, indoor floor scooters, indoor slides, a ball pit room, about 5 different blow-up slides/bounce house (or Jump-Jumps as I call them), and that was just the first floor. We did not get the chance to visit the 2nd floor due to time constraints, but I heard there were so many more things to do! The kiddos where definitely engaged the entire time. Their favorite room: THE BUBBLE ROOM!</div>
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Our last stop after playing in all the play rooms was the reptile area. There were TONS of different snakes, lizards, chameleons, and turtles. As a fan of reptiles (excepts snakes), this place had a very impressive collection of these creatures. Chris took out a lizard for all the kiddos to pet and boy are they brave! EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THE KIDDOS wanted to pet the lizard...and they did! Chris then had the students get into partners, gave them a picture map of all the reptiles they had on display, and sent them on a Reptile Hunt! What a perfect way to wrap up our visit.<br />
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After the Reptile Hunt, we thanked Chris for showing us a great time and packed up to head back to Jersey City. I guess the kiddos were so excited from their trip because I don't think any of them fell asleep on the way back. I almost did! Field trips are EXHAUSTING.</div>
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I really enjoyed the World of Wings and will definitely be making my way back there over Spring break with my nephews. :-)</div>
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If you are interested in planning a school trip to <a href="http://www.wowbutterfly.com/" target="_blank">WOW! World of Wings</a>, contact Chris (Field Trip Coordinator) at 201-833-4650 (ext:2023). <br />
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If you want to take your family and friends, this place is perfect on a rainy day (since everything is mostly indoors), or any day! I believe I saw a jungle gym outside that I'm sure is open during the warmer months. Tickets are under $16 for adults and $11 for kids ages 2-11. WANT FREE TICKETS FOR A FAMILY OF 4?! Enter the raffle below! RULES: Please enter if you live in the Tri-State area or will be in the NJ area in the next 6 months. The tickets expire 7/31/15. Contest ends on April 3rd! Good luck!</div>
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