tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61346543621591008542024-02-21T01:34:12.579-08:00Ms. Fiorini's StadiumAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852459384046522888noreply@blogger.comBlogger190125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134654362159100854.post-16027865117191786992017-06-16T07:39:00.001-07:002017-06-16T07:39:19.339-07:00First Day Updates<span style="font-size: large;">I was going through my TpT store and looked at my First Day Guidebooks. Oh, my! They are need of some updating. Those were one first resources I uploaded to TpT, and they were newly created resources. Needless to say they need updating. For starters I finally listened to my mom and now create resources in PowerPoint instead of Word. I've started to update my guidebooks to a fillable powerpoint. It will take some time. I started with a basic school kids and superhero. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I no longer do themes in my classroom, but do more of a color scheme. Right now I have bright colors with black. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I realize some teachers still do themes. I understand I just personally need a break. I would like to update my theme books. So I'm wondering what themes teachers are interested in and start from there. I will definitely be limiting my themes. I can't update them all this summer and still have a relaxing summer for myself. </span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852459384046522888noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134654362159100854.post-25676156736086621492017-06-11T16:45:00.002-07:002017-06-11T16:47:45.034-07:00<span style="font-size: large;">At the end of every school year I reflect on what I need to improve and/or work on during the summer. If you are like me I usually have a long list of things I want to do that don't get accomplished before heading back to set up the classroom. I swear every summer goes by faster and faster. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This year I am determined to enjoy my summer, but still get some of my "wish list" of items accomplished. My number one thing is to work on classroom management. After a few days off from school I started reading some posts on one of the 2nd grade Facebook pages I belong too. Not sure which one I got this idea from I do belong to a few of them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anyway have you heard of the book <u>What Should Danny Do?</u> By Ganit & Adir Levy. If you are not familiar with it is a book that as you read you make a choice and you go to a certain page. The story has 9 different endings depending on the choice that was made. How cool is that! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Of course I just had to get this book. It arrived in a few days. Nicely wrapped and even included a note. Just love the personal touch. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Working on some new additions to be done in the next week or two. First picture is of a modified clip chart based on a growth mindset. </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852459384046522888noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134654362159100854.post-32139351956002431132017-05-22T21:14:00.001-07:002017-05-22T21:14:47.350-07:00<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I'm back! That is the plan. It's been a rough last couple of years for me and my blog an TpT have been put on the back burner.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Need some advice. Since my last blogging days I know many teachers have updated blogs. My question has one updated their blog and have any recommendations? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Another question I am thinking of changing my store/blog name as well. I need a new start. Any suggestions? I still teach 2nd, love sports, and an animal lover if that helps.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Would love it if anyone had any advice. It will take some time to update products, but I'm looking for a challenge. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">:) Sandy</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852459384046522888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134654362159100854.post-30488963518519668992014-05-08T05:30:00.000-07:002014-05-08T05:30:22.342-07:00TPT Sale Extended<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852459384046522888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134654362159100854.post-44367837072747441482014-05-05T19:41:00.001-07:002014-05-05T19:41:14.294-07:00Teacher Appreciation Week<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Twenty more wake up days to summer vacation. I can't wait for summer. This has been a very stressful year with a new language arts series and flexible grouping for math for the very first time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Have you been wanting an<a href="https://www.erincondren.com/"> Erin Condren planner</a>? This might be a good time to pick one up. Teachers can save 25%.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852459384046522888noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134654362159100854.post-27487749585426073482014-04-18T20:04:00.002-07:002014-04-18T20:04:43.553-07:00landform and measurement ideas<span style="font-size: large;">Spring weather has finally arrived in Chicago! Last week we were on spring break and even enjoyed an 80 degree day! Almost made you forget about our long cold and snowy winter. Of course when we went back to work this past Monday it was cold and rainy. It even snowed for a bit one day this past week. Like the saying goes if you don't like the weather in Chicago wait 5 minutes and it will change. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Before spring break we had a math/science Open House. I just wanted to share some of things that we had on display in our classroom. With all the stress of MAP testing and students meeting their goals, implementing a new language arts series, and flexible grouping for the first time as a grade level it has definitely been a stressful year. Unfortunately I feel like we don't have time to do the fun things anymore with the students. So with Open House I wanted to put some fun back into learning. I had found this idea on Pinterest (Don't know who the original idea came from; if I find out I will give credit to that person.) We have been studying landforms in science so I had the students create landforms from clay.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Oh, if I wasn't busy enough I even started another part time job selling lia sophia jewelry. Needless to say I have been extremely busy and stressed out. But now that school is FINALLY over things are starting to calm down.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Question to any of my blogging friends. I have created many of my old documents using PDF (can't remember which one I had) , but I could make things fillable. Does anyone know a good pdf app in Mac or should I stick doing things in pages or ppt (keynotes) and making that editable, but still keep my graphics protected. (Which I will have to learn how to do all over again.) I hope that makes sense. Like I said I'm not sure what I'm doing yet.</span><br />
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Sorry I haven't blogged much this year or have new items. It's been one of those crazy years. I also just decided to sell lia Sophia jewelry as well. So needless to day I have been swamped. However this summer I have many great ideas that I want to share and create. I am looking forward to having time to do that again.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Tonight I was looking for an interactive rekenrek that I could use on my smartboard; when I came across a website from the Indiana Department of Education. What else had can I ask for a rekenrek and Garfield. How cool is that? Plus it had even more activities on the site so it was a bonus, and it's available in Spanish. I know my bilingual teachers/friends are always looking for things that are available in Spanish as well. :) </span><br />
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years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In our district we have had so
many changes that I just can’t wait for the year to be over so I can plan for
next year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This year we started a new
math series.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Next year we will have a
new reading series Benchmark Literacy. (Which I will create new trifolds
for.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you have been following me over
the years you may know I created trifolds for the Treasure series with Ms.
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Telling time is difficult.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>For starters there are two, sometimes 3 hands and students have to remember
which hand is which.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then, although
there are only 12 numbers written on the clock face, they have different values.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes the 1 really is a 1 but sometimes
it means 5 min.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then the 3- sometimes it’s<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>3, sometimes it’s 15 min, and it can be a
quarter hour.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And we haven’t started on ‘to’
and ‘past’.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No wonder students struggle
with telling time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have a few students
who are still having problems with telling time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then yesterday I attended math training for
our grade level after school.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Someone
mentioned that they had tried one of her ideas this past quarter for telling
time that worked out wonderfully.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Something I never thought to do. Telling time only teaching the hour
hand.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hmmm<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Teach only the hour hand because it counts the hours around
the clock.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It takes one hour to move
from one number to the next number which means that we can tell the time (more
or less) with just this one hand.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Teach
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Next, move on to the half hours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We stop the hour hand exactly half way between
two numbers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Talk about the fact that
because it takes one whole hour to move from 1 to 2, when it is exactly
half-way between the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1 and 2 it is half
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then I move on the quarter hour and etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t know if this makes sense or not.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I thought it wouldn’t hurt to try.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most of my students have mastered time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I just a have a few things to wrap up on this
unit and a few students who still don’t get it yet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So maybe this strategy may help.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Has anyone tried this before?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I would be curious to hear your comments
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<span style="font-size: large;">Congratulations! We have a winner Ashley! I just emailed you. I tried to attach my print screen snap shot but you can't see the name so I'm not attaching it. But it really is Ashley. It's been one of those days. I can just tell it's going to be a long week. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was fortunate enough to be paired up with Jen Sykes for this round of the Product Swap. I remember Jen from the 2nd Grade Teachers Club so I was very excited to work with her. I knew I would find some great ideas at her TPT store and blog. My students were just learning about prefixes and suffixes so when I came across her game collection of prefix and suffix I just had to have it. It didn't disappoint at all! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">With this game you pass out all the cards. Choose a student to begin and they read their card aloud. The rest of the student listen and check their card to see if they have the answer. If they have the answer they read their card. I have my students go up to the front of the class to get them out out their seats. We then have the students check the cards to make sure we agree. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This game is a favorite of my students during Word Work time. For my lower reading groups I do have to divide up the suffix and prefix cards up into two different games. My medium and higher level students are mixing them both up now. This game is played like a Memory Game so students are familiar with this one. There are also directions and decorative card back covers that are included. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The 5th Game in this Collection is Scoot!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I play this whole class. I put a card on each desk. I play music for a few seconds and when the music goes off the students <i style="font-weight: bold;">Scoot</i> to the next next. I used this for a quick assessment and the students have lots of fun. Pictured above is the recording form that is provided. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Can't believe our two week break is almost over. Just enjoying weekend before the rush starts back up next week. When we go back we have two weeks before the end of the quarter with so much to do. I would love to spend lots of time on what you did over break/New Years, but just can't with all that still needs to be covered. However I plan to do this on Monday.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I like to start off by reading the book <u>The Beranstain Bears and the Bad Habit.</u> We talk about how Jan. is like a clean slate and we how we can change a bad habit to be the best we can be. Then I have my students write down their own New Year's Resolutions for school and at home. If you don't have the book you can view the book on youtube.</span><br />
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