tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3851589127269114122024-02-18T19:16:24.521-07:00Blossoms of BlueAmy Beckstrandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10849028209140853088noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-385158912726911412.post-65365611969198125342017-02-28T09:51:00.004-07:002017-02-28T11:28:19.145-07:00How to get students to write their name on their paper EVERY TIME<div style="text-align: center;">
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I used to feel like a broken record. "Put-your-name-on-your-paper. Put-your-name-on-your-paper. Put-your-name-on-your-paper." Yet somehow, I would go through that stack of papers to grade, and find 4 papers that didn't have names on them.<br />
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Does anyone else have this problem? I couldn't be the only one! But then I tried something that actually worked. I learned it from this awesome lady named Salonna.</div>
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She was my mentor when I started teaching, and I have to admit, at first I was a little scared of her. She was one of those teachers with a really stern face, and when I was interviewing for the job, I thought for sure she hated me. If a student got sent to her office, it was bad news. She was not afraid to tell it like it was. But after working with her for a few weeks, I discovered she was a lot of fun, and she was a very kind, very passionate, very talented teacher. She had so many tricks up her sleeve from years of teaching. </div>
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I had been teaching for a few weeks and was having trouble getting my students to write their names on their papers. Over and over again I would remind them, but it was no use. I asked Salonna, and she had the most simple trick. It was a song, and it was to the tune of "If You're Happy and You Know it." She told me to sing the song every time I passed out papers to the class. As they got their paper, we would be singing the song and they would write their names. It goes like this:</div>
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The first thing on your paper is your name.</div>
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Mrs. Beckstrand needs to know if you did your work and so,</div>
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The first thing on your paper is your name.</div>
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Sometimes the simplest things can be the biggest life-savers. My students loved to sing this song with me, and it really helped cut down on no-name papers. </div>
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However, sometimes you have a super stubborn class that just cannot seem to remember. If this sounds like your class, here is another trick you can try:</div>
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I thought this was a great idea, too! When students turn in their paper, they have to highlight their name. This is a surefire way to get them to write their name if the song didn't work. </div>
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Try these ideas out in your classroom and let me know how they worked out for you! Hopefully you will now be able to toss out that broken record and get on with class. : )</div>
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Amy Beckstrandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10849028209140853088noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-385158912726911412.post-88077411965135042312017-02-14T12:47:00.003-07:002017-02-15T18:52:32.210-07:00Valentine's Day Activities for Music Class<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">This was my twin 3-year-olds’ first year of
preschool, and we were all so excited! The second week of school, there was a
note sent home saying they needed a new music teacher. My initial thought was
that I would love to take that job! Before the twins were born, I taught second
grade, and absolutely loved it. I had missed being in the classroom, and this
sounded like a great opportunity. But on the other hand, I was so excited to
finally have a few hours a week to myself. Did I really want to give up some of
those hours? It would only be one day a week for a couple hours, but my time
without kids is so precious! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Ultimately, I decided that I would enjoy being
back in a classroom for a few hours a week, and it would be a fun way to be
involved in my girls’ preschool experience. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Fast forward a few months, and I am really
enjoying teaching music. It’s so fun to see those little 3 and 4-year-olds
dancing and singing. It’s especially fun when there is a holiday and we get to
sing festive songs to go along with the holiday.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Last week we celebrated Valentine’s Day. I found
some great activities that I tweaked to fit the needs of my cute little
preschoolers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">If you haven’t heard of Jbrary, you need to
check them out. I have used a lot of their songs in my music class. Here is a
little Valentine rhyme to do:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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But I added a tune to it; you can hear it here:</div>
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Then we sang Valentine words to the song, <u>Bluebird, Bluebird Through My Window</u>.***** </div>
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Valentine, Valentine, through my window,</div>
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Valentine, Valentine, through my window,</div>
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Valentine, Valentine, through my window,</div>
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Will you be my Valentine?</div>
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Find a friend and give them a Valentine,</div>
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Find a friend and give them a Valentine,</div>
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Find a friend and give them a Valentine,</div>
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Happy Valentine's Day!</div>
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Here's one of my 3-year-old classes:</div>
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I cut out a heart for each child and put tape on the back of it. On each child's turn, they pick up a heart and weave in and out of the windows as the class sings. When the song is done, they put the heart on the shirt of a person they end near. Then trade places with that kid, and it is the new kid's turn.</div>
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FOR OLDER CHILDREN: Instead of trading places with the kid they give the Valentine to, they take their hand and lead them through the windows as they sing the next verse. Eventually everyone in the class will be in the train of kids going through windows. If you do this way, you probably want to be the leader; it can get a little crazy:</div>
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(credit: Deborah K. Oates)</div>
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The last activity we did was a matching game to the tune of Mary Had a Little Lamb:</div>
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Who will be my Valentine, Valentine, Valentine,</div>
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Who will be my Valentine, be my Valentine</div>
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FOR OLDER CHILDREN: Instead of cutting the hearts out by color, make the hearts all the same color. Then you can write anything you want to on the hearts. You could write sight words, a number problem with an answer on the matching heart, money (pics of the coins on one heart and the total value on the other heart)</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">Dragons love tacos. They love chicken tacos, beef tacos, great big tacos, and teeny tiny tacos. So if you want to lure a bunch of dragons to your party, you should definitely serve tacos. Buckets and buckets of tacos. Unfortunately, where there are tacos, there is also salsa. And if a dragon accidentally eats spicy salsa . . . oh, boy. You're in red-hot trouble.</span><br />
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You can do this as a class, or even as a center. Just have all the supplies out with an example, and the kids can make their own puppets and then retell the story. Click on the image for directions:<br />
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I found this cute song online called Dragons Love Tacos. It has movements with it, and it's a great way to get your kids up and moving. You can find it <a href="http://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/programs/gep/dragon/ge_dragonsong.html">here</a>.<br />
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After reading the book, let the students try samples of salsa. If they're really brave, they could even try spicy salsa. Discuss which they liked best, and why.<br />
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Use soda pop and Mentos to do a fun science experiment. Click the picture below for details.<br />
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So many fun hands-on activities! I have also created a book study to go along with the book, that has lots of math and language arts activities. Here is some info about it:<br />
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One of my favorite activities for this book is the shapes dragon. Print the shapes on different colored paper, and have your students cut them out. Instructions are included to put the dragon together, so students follow the instructions and then answer questions about the shapes they used. </div>
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I also included 2 mini lessons to introduce persuasive writing to the class, and a graphic organizer to model how to write a persuasive letter. In the first lesson, students give their opinion about a certain topic, and then work as groups to try and persuade other students to agree with them. This helps demonstrate that trying to persuade someone of something is different than just stating your opinion. Then in lesson 2, you work together as a class to write a persuasive letter. The students need to try and persuade the teacher to send them to recess 5 minutes early. </div>
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Students will then write their own persuasive letter. They need to decide what their favorite type of party is, and try and persuade the teacher that their next class party should be that type of party.</div>
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Your students will love this book, and will learn so much with these supplementary activities. This is a great packet to do around Cinco de Mayo, or to keep in your substitute binder for when you have a sub.<br />
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Good Luck!Amy Beckstrandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10849028209140853088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-385158912726911412.post-61129340463016863922016-09-29T21:18:00.000-06:002016-10-02T22:03:35.146-06:00It's Music Time!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My twin girls started preschool this year, and they have absolutely been loving it! The school sent home a note last week that they need a new music teacher, so I decided to go for it! I have only taught second graders, so it is a bit of a change for me, but I am excited to get involved with teaching again. It's only once a week for a couple hours, and today was my first day! Here's an outline of what we did: (click on the pictures to go to the link for the song)<br />
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Two egg shakers, each with a different sound. I used one filled with popcorn kernels and one with oats.<br />
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Play microphone<br />
Fall leaves (real leaves, or cut out of construction paper)<br />
Vivaldi's Four Seasons, "Autumn"<br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms";">"I brought some special instruments today.
These are called egg shakers. Touch your nose if you have ever used egg shakers. We are all going to have a chance to use them today. Listen to these egg shakers. Do they sound the same or different?
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Ok, so I am not a teacher<i> anymore</i>, but I used to be, and oh boy, did I love summer break. But I found that some summers it just seemed to fly by, and I hadn't done anything I said I was going to! Has that ever happened to you? I have thought about it, and I have some ideas to help you have the best summer ever.<br />
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1. Keep a calendar<br />
Does it ever seem like the school year sneaks up on you suddenly, without warning? If you keep a calendar, you can avoid this problem. It is a visual countdown of how much summer you have left. I always had so many fun activities I wanted to do, but then the school year grew closer, and I found myself trying to fit them all in. Write down the things you want to do, and make a tentative plan on your calendar. That way you won't run out of time.<br />
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2. Don't completely forget about school.<br />
When that final bell rings for summer break, I know it is tempting to want to forget about school until the end of August. But if you do that, then you will spend your last few weeks of vacation in your classroom, trying to get everything ready. When you are planning out your fun activities for the summer, be sure to plan in some school time too. I always thought it would be great (although I never did it!) to schedule in two days a week at the school. Those would be my working days (or half days), so I would be sure to get things done over the summer too.<br />
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3. Spend time with your kids and family during the day.<br />
During the school year, you don't get to spend family time together during the day, because you are working. Use the summer to do fun things with your kids and really enjoy them and get to know them. Also, if you have family members (sisters, parents, etc) who live close and don't work, use this time to go out to lunch or have picnics with them too.<br />
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4. Get Outside.<br />
If you love being outdoors like me, summer is the perfect time! Unless you live in Arizona. ; ) But otherwise, take advantage of the time you have during the day, and the extra time in the evening when you don't have to be planning lessons. Get a hammock and relax, go on a hike, go swimming. This is why I love summer.<br />
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5. Sleep in. (or don't!)<br />
It seems like when you are talking about summer break, people always tell you to enjoy it and sleep in. When I was growing up, I was notorious for sleeping in LATE. Like, I remember sleeping in till 11 or 12 sometimes. I loved to stay up late and sleep in late. So when I started teaching and got summers off, I was so excited to be able to sleep in! Hallelujah! My first summer teaching, I did just that. (although, by then, 9:00 was late to me). I slept in and loved it. If that is what you like to do, do it.<br />
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But then I started to feel like I was wasting my day, and I felt like I was more sluggish when I slept in. So the next summer I decided to just sleep in a little bit. I still got up fairly early, but not as early as when school was in session. This worked great for me. I would wake up with the sun shining, feeling happy and able to get a head start on the day. So if you don't feel like sleeping in, don't. Do what suits you. That is what's great about summer break! (Until you have kids. Then you probably have to get up early.)<br />
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Whatever you end up doing, I hope you have an AMAZING summer break! What tips do you have for enjoying summer break? Leave a comment below!<br />
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St. Patrick's Day is quickly approaching! Do you have fun plans for your class or kids? I love St. Patrick's Day, and there are so many great activities you could do with your students. Here is a quick roundup of a bunch of activities that you might want to try out:<br />
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St. Patrick's Day Mosaic Shamrock. I think these are super cute. You could use scrapbook paper or paint chips. You could read your class about the origins of St. Patrick's Day, or read a fun book while they work on these.<br />
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Shamrock Number Line. Write numbers on shamrocks, and hide them around the classroom. Students then find them and put them in order on the number line. You could even do skip counting numbers.<br />
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Sight Word Matching.This is a super simple activity your students could do as part of a center, or a fast finisher activity. They just look for matching sight words and get some extra practice!<br />
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Shamrock Family. Send a shamrock home for your students to decorate with their families. They decorate the shamrock about why they are lucky to be a family. So sweet!<br />
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Prefix Rainbows. Add some color to your classroom with this rainbow activity, and help your students practice their prefixes!<br />
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Well, I hope you can use some of these fun ideas in your classroom. If you are looking for a cute little gift for your students, here are some pencil toppers you can download. Just get some cute St. Patrick's Day pencils like <a href="http://www.amazon.com/St-Patricks-Day-Pencil-Varied/dp/B00ICLRLJ2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1457453651&sr=8-1&keywords=st+patrick%27s+day+pencils">these</a> or <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Amscan-BB394945-PatrickS-Pencil-Favors/dp/B00GJU3XQI/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1457453723&sr=8-4&keywords=st+patrick%27s+day+pencils">these</a>, print and cut the toppers, and pass them out to your students.<br />
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You can also download and print these cute bookmarks for your students to color.<br />
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<br />Amy Beckstrandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10849028209140853088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-385158912726911412.post-17661181985653657432016-02-04T21:48:00.002-07:002016-02-04T21:48:42.176-07:00Five of My Favorite Children's Books for the ClassroomI love, love, love children's books! This love started in college with my children's literature class and my amazing teacher, Dr. Elaine Byrd. She had a love for books, and shared that love with her students. She spent time during each class reading aloud to us. Through this I was introduced to so many fun children's books. Today I am linking up with <a href="http://www.busybeesactivities.com/">Busy Bee's Activities</a> to share some of my favorites that I used in my second grade classroom.<br />
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STEPHANIE'S PONYTAIL<br />
When Stephanie's classmates start copying her hairstyles, she starts wearing her hair in crazy ways and finally outsmarts the copycats. What a hilarious book. I love Robert Munsch.<br />
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CHRYSANTHEMUM<br />
This is a great book for the beginning of the year and talking about students' names. Chrysanthemum goes to school and gets embarrassed about her unique, long, name. In the end she realizes to be proud of who she is.<br />
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THE EMPTY POT<br />
This is such an amazing, touching story about the importance of telling the truth. Ping is a young Chinese boy who tells the truth in a difficult situation and is rewarded for his honesty. One of my favorites!<br />
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ISH<br />
There are so many kids who feel like they have to be perfect in everything they do. In this story by Peter Reynolds, Ramon learns a valuable lesson that his artwork does not have to be perfect. It is such a cute story. I also love <u>The Dot</u>, also by Peter Reynolds.<br />
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I WANNA IGUANA<br />
Alex really wants an iguana, so he writes a letter to his mom. They negotiate back and forth, until a decision is made. This makes a great intro to persuasive writing.<br />
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Some of my other favorites you should check out:<br />
A Bad Case of Stripes<br />
Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon<br />
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The Paperbag Princess<br />
Enemy Pie</div>
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I am so excited to be linking up with<a href="http://www.focusedonfifth.com/"> Focused on Fifth</a> to bring you some great ideas for December. Each day for the first 12 days of December, there will be a different linkup with lots of ideas. I will be sharing today and again on the 10th. Here's the topic for today:<br />
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I have put together a round-up of some great activities to use in your class throughout December, and hopefully they will help spread a little holiday cheer.<br />
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1. GIVE THE GRINCH A HEART<br />
This display from <a href="http://www.createmyevent.com/2010/02/dr-seuss-birthday-party.html">Create My Event</a> would be fun to have up during the month of December. She used it as part of a Dr. Seuss party, but it would be great to use in December. Every time an act of service is done, you add a heart to the grinch. A great way to get kids in the spirit of the season.<br />
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2. SNOW SHOOTERS<br />
These cool snow shooters come from <a href="http://www.growingajeweledrose.com/2013/12/snow-shooters.html">Growing a Jeweled Rose</a> and I think this could be fun for any age. You use a styrofoam cup and balloon to make your shooter, and then use cotton balls, pom poms, or crumpled paper to make it snow with your shooter. This could be a just-for-fun activity, or you could write something on the crumpled paper and do a getting-to-know-you activity, math problems, etc. This could be a great time!<br />
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3. SNOWBALL TOSS<br />
To play this game, hang a wreath and put a large bowl on the other side. The goal is to get your snowflakes (marshmallows) through the wreath and into the bowl. Whoever gets the most is the winner.<br />
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4. SNOWMAN WRAP RACE<br />
In this game, students race to wrap their classmate in toilet paper and put on a hat and scarf. The fastest team wins.<br />
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5. DRAW A SNOWMAN<br />
This is a fun activity for when you have a few extra minutes, or for a party. You just need white paper plates and pencils/markers/pens. Each person holds a paper plate on their head. When the caller gives the instructions, the players draw on their plate while it is on their head. At the end, everyone looks at their drawing. You could even vote to see whose is the best. Here are the instructions for the caller:<br />
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-Draw a line for the ground.<br />
-Draw a large snowball for the base.<br />
-Draw a medium snowball on top of the base.<br />
-Draw a small snowball for the head.<br />
-Draw a carrot nose.<br />
-Draw two eyes and a mouth of dots.<br />
-Draw a scarf at the neck.<br />
-Draw two stick arms.<br />
-Draw a top hat on the head.<br />
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The idea came from <a href="http://www.culdesaccool.com/2012/11/29/12-coolest-holiday-school-party-games/">Cul-de-sac Cool</a><br />
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Welcome back! This month's theme for Books and Beyond is SNOW!! I am in the middle of getting ready to move across the country, so I didn't do a book study to go with this theme. I just thought I would give you ideas for books about snow to read to your students and snow-related classroom activities.<br />
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Here are five books that would be fun to read on a snowy day (or a day you wish was snowy).<br />
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<i style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">Oh, when will it snow again?</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> wonders the little family who lives in the snow globe. They long for a swirling snowstorm—if only someone in the big family would pick up the snow globe and give it a great big shake.</span><br />
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Baby would love to. She alone notices the little family. She gazes longingly at their snowy little world, but the snow globe is up way too high for her to reach. Then, when a real snowstorm sends the big children outside sledding in the moonlight, Baby finds herself alone in the parlor. . . . Will the snow globe family at last get a chance to go sledding too?</div>
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2. THE STORY OF SNOW<br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">How do snow crystals form? What shapes can they take? Are no two snow crystals alike? These questions and more are answered in this visually stunning exploration of the science of snow. Perfect for reading on winter days, the book features photos of real snow crystals in their beautiful diversity. Snowflake-catching instructions are also included.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;">A fascinating book about an Inuit father and son building an igloo. </span><em style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Building an Igloo</em><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;"> explains that while the Inuit no longer live in igloos, the father and son in this book build igloos when they go hunting. </span><br />
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4. TOO MANY MITTENS<br />
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5. SNOWFLAKE BENTLEY<br />
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Now for the round-up of snow activities for the classroom:<br />
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1. SNOWFLAKE SYMMETRY<br />
I found this idea on <a href="http://simplysecondgrade.blogspot.com/2013/01/snowflake-symmetry-snowman-life-cycle.html?m=1">Simply Second Grade</a>. She started by showing her class pictures of real snowflakes and discussing how they have six sides and are symmetrical. They searched for other symmetrical items around the classroom, and practiced drawing lines of symmetry on the real snowflake pictures.<br />
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To make the symmetrical snowflakes, cut out strips of blue paper and staple or glue together to form the snowflake shape. Then cut out pattern block shapes (a lot of schools have these as die-cuts). Students can put the shapes on their snowflakes in any pattern they want, but they must be symmetrical. I thought this was a really cute idea.<br />
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2. SNOWMAN EXPERIMENT<br />
I have seen this on Pinterest, and I think it is a great activity to demonstrate matter. Make an ice snowman by filling balloons with water and then freezing. Then put it in your classroom and watch it melt. <a href="http://www.momto2poshlildivas.com/2012/01/snowman-experiment.html">Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas</a> has lots of details and pictures of what she did with her daughters.<br />
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3. SNOW GLOBE WRITING<br />
This activity could be used in a variety of ways. You could use it as an activity to go along with the book <u>Snow Globe Family</u>, and have kids put their family inside the snow globe. Or they could put themselves inside the snow globe (you could even use pictures of them), and write about fun things they like to do in the snow. There are a few different options for how to do your snow globe, too. I like this one from <a href="http://www.lessonswithlaughter.com/2013/01/snow-globes.html">Lessons With Laughter</a>.<br />
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This is also a cute idea from <a href="http://firstgradewow.blogspot.com/2012/01/snow-globes.html">First Grade Wow</a>:<br />
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4. LIVE PENGUIN CAM<br />
Ok, this is more of a penguin activity, but they are just too darn cute, I had to include them in this list! If you click on the link below, you can watch what the penguins are doing on the live webcam. You could read some penguin books before or while the kids are watching the penguins. You could also use this to go along with a penguin unit and learn all about penguins. Either way, I think your students would love it.<br />
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<a href="http://www.calacademy.org/explore-science/live-penguin-cams/">California Academy of Sciences Penguin Cam</a><br />
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I love to make ornaments with my students that they can hang on their Christmas tree at home. I found this idea from <a href="http://www.ideasbyjivey.com/2013/12/five-for-friday-december.html">Ideas by Jivey</a> and I just think it is so cute. You would need clear ornaments, fake snow, pipe cleaners, pom poms, sticky googly eyes, and markers. This activity might be a little tricky to do with a large class, but you might want to just have the students put on the googly eyes, draw the nose and mouth, and pick out their pom poms. Then you can use a glue gun to glue the pom poms and pipe cleaner together.<br />
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What other books or activities do you like to use in the winter months? Leave a comment below!<br />
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Time for my second installment of Books and Beyond. This month I thought it would be appropriate to look at a Thanksgiving book. The book I chose is Turkey Trouble, and this is such a fun story about a turkey who is trying to avoid becoming Thanksgiving dinner. He comes up with an idea to dress up like another animal so he won't get eaten. After many hilarious attempts, he finally comes up with a perfect disguise.<br />
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PLACE VALUE CENTER: In this activity, each turkey has a number on it, and the feathers have different ways of representing that number. The students need to match the feathers with the correct turkey, and then write their answers on the recording sheet. </div>
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There are 5 different turkeys, and each has 3 feathers. </div>
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FINGER PUPPETS<br />
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These are cute finger puppets that you can cut out and make to retell the story. Black and white and color versions are included. Your students will love using these to tell Turkey's story.<br />
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FAVORITE PART<br />
This is a quick worksheet for your students to draw their favorite part of the story and then write about it. It's pretty self explanatory, but with the way the turkey dresses up in the story, I think the drawings could get pretty entertaining.<br />
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MAKE UP A DISGUISE<br />
On the page, your students can come up with their own disguise for Turkey. They then decorate the turkey. You can either have them color the turkey, or you could provide them with arts and crafts supplies to use.<br />
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-A Turkey's Perspective (How a turkey would feel, what they would think, what they would say, and what they would want to do)</div>
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<script src="//widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>Amy Beckstrandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10849028209140853088noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-385158912726911412.post-70051947623644561542015-10-13T13:34:00.005-06:002015-10-13T14:12:26.580-06:00Tips for Successful Parent-Teacher Conferences<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Parent-teacher conferences were always so stressful for me. I was always so nervous about the parents and if they were happy with me as their child's teacher. It also was just a lot of work getting everything ready for conferences. There are a few things I learned that helped me to have successful conferences, and I would like to share these tips with you.<br />
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-DON'T SURPRISE THE PARENTS.<br />
You should be in contact with your students' parents enough that if there is a problem, they are aware of it.<br />
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When I did conferences, I made a folder for each student in the class. Each folder had a checklist to go over each item that would be on the report card and how they were doing so far. I also included samples of students' work for the parents to look at.<br />
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About a week before conferences, I would send home a survey for the parents to fill out with questions about how they were feeling about different aspects of their child's education, and if there were any concerns they wanted to discuss. This was so helpful, because then I knew how to best prepare for each conference. Of course, not all parents would turn them in, and sometimes they didn't write everything down, but in general it really helped me to be better prepared. You can get a copy of the form <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5hjYEK7IjwlMGhBbEZ2b3dITzA/view?usp=sharing">here</a>.<br />
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It is also a good idea to have handouts on different subjects that could be helpful. Some ideas for handouts I have done in the past are:<br />
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Strategies parents can use when they read with their child at home<br />
Book lists for different reading levels<br />
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Think about your students and what types of things might be helpful for their parents.<br />
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-HAVE A COMFORTABLE PLACE TO MEET.<br />
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Be sure to keep breath mints and a water bottle handy. You will be doing a lot of talking, and you will be glad you have them.<br />
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-BE POSITIVE ABOUT YOUR STUDENTS.<br />
Always start and end the conference with something positive about the student. It shows the parents that even if their child is having a hard time in school, you recognize their positive attributes and care about their child.<br />
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Hopefully conferences will go well for you! <a href="http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/successful_parent_teacher_conferences.shtml">Click here</a> to see another article with some great advice for parent teacher conferences.<br />
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Do you have any other good tips for conferences? Leave a comment below!!!<br />
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<br />Amy Beckstrandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10849028209140853088noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-385158912726911412.post-84068422335116369692015-10-02T06:00:00.000-06:002015-10-02T09:15:45.602-06:00Books and Beyond: Creepy Carrots<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Welcome! I am so excited, this is the first installment of my Books and Beyond monthly book club. Each month I will feature one book with a summary, review, book study, and book giveaway! You will definitely want to follow along.<br />
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Since Halloween is coming up, I decided to focus on a book that would be great to read during this time. I chose Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds. Have you read this book? I just heard about it not too long ago, and it is awesome. It is about a rabbit who loves carrots. He pulls carrots from Crackenhopper Field on his way to school, from school, to baseball practice, and any other time he gets a chance. But then one day he thinks he sees creepy carrots following him. He starts seeing them everywhere he goes! What will he do to solve this problem?? You better get the book to find out. Or you could enter to win a copy of the book at the bottom of this post!<br />
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This is a great book to read to your class, because it isn't specifically a Halloween book, so if you have kids who don't celebrate Halloween, you could still read this. It's also not too scary, because the creepy part of the book are carrots. So it's kind of a mix between creepy and silly. The illustrations are probably the creepiest part of the book. I love them. Everything is in gray tones, but then the carrots and other objects are orange. It won the Caldecott Medal for the illustrations.<br />
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My book study has a lot of different activities to do with your students. Here are a few I decided to spotlight:<br />
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In this activity, students think about how the main character in the story looks and they draw a picture and write the outside traits. They then think about the story and write the inside traits of the main character. Your students will love making the window to peek in at the inside traits.<br />
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In this activity, students come up with an adjective to replace creepy. They then decorate the carrots depending on the adjective. For example, I chose crazy carrots.<br />
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*Two versions of all activities are included: one with the gray border shown and one with a simple line border.<br />
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Next month's Books and Beyond post will feature a Thanksgiving picture book. What book would you like to see me spotlight?<br />
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Even though it's over a month away, it's not too early to start reading Halloween books to your class. There are some really fantastic books out there, so you want to make sure you have enough time to fit them all in! I have put together a list of some of my favorite books to read this time of year. I have included a summary, link to purchase the book, and ideas for activities to go along with them. Hopefully you will find it helpful!<br />
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A witch and her cat are flying through the sky when the wind blows away some of her belongings. A dog, a bird, and a frog help her retrieve her items, and ask for a ride on her broomstick in return. But the broom can barely fit everyone! When a fire-breathing dragon appears, the animals join together to save her. </div>
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Find it <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0142501123">here</a> on Amazon.</div>
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This is a Halloween version of the classic book, <u>Stone Soup.</u></div>
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You can use <u>Stone Soup</u> and <u>Bone Soup</u> to make text-to-text connections and compare/contrast different versions of the same story. </div>
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Find it <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bone-Soup-Cambria-Evans/dp/0618809082/">here</a> on Amazon.</div>
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Find it <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Stellaluna-Janell-Cannon/dp/0152802177/">here</a> on Amazon.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat</span></b></div>
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Find it <a href="http://www.amazon.com/There-Was-Old-Lady-Swallowed/dp/0439737664">here</a> on Amazon.</div>
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Find it <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Click-Clack-Boo-Tricky-Treat/dp/1442465530/">here</a> on Amazon</div>
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Find it <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hallo-wiener-Dav-Pilkey/dp/0439079462/">here</a> on Amazon.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Creepy Carrots</span></b></div>
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Find it <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Creepy-Carrots-Aaron-Reynolds/dp/1442402970">here</a> on Amazon.</div>
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Find it<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Even-Monsters-Haircuts-Matthew-McElligott/dp/0802728014/"> here</a> on Amazon.</div>
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Find it <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pumpkin-Book-Gail-Gibbons/dp/0823416364/">here</a> on Amazon</div>
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Desmond the field mouse wants to carve the biggest jack-o'-lantern in the neighborhood with his pumpkin. Clayton the house mouse wants to win the Biggest Pumpkin contest with his. But when they discover that their choice pumpkins are actually the same one, Desmond and Clayton decide to work together to grow the biggest pumpkin ever!</div>
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Amy Beckstrandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10849028209140853088noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-385158912726911412.post-36696792597223804492015-09-20T08:55:00.000-06:002015-09-20T11:53:33.745-06:00Busy Bees Launch Giveaway!Great news!! I have joined a group of Utah teachers to start a collaborative blog. I am super excited about it. We have a great group of teachers, and I think there will be some really useful and interesting content on the blog. Plus, if you head to the website, you can enter to win an Amazon gift card and a TpT gift card. Just click the image below.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.busybeesactivities.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqe0ycgkNsQczgH4miAOx46nldwolwzvSRe4pChkoFBlX-ghuOaE0tqcALJxTofUhyphenhyphenyf_FPvVke3Mc9_qq22VVTZcSTiwdl0wln_uV9j05vOWGqv0c201P-oZraJT85Ap5h9WtYAMbx_U/s640/Launch+Promo+2+Gift+Cards.PNG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />In honor of this launch, I am also having a giveaway. Enter below for a chance to win a $10 Oriental Trading gift card. I love Oriental Trading. I have used them to get prizes, costumes, ornaments, and other things for my classroom.<br />Plus if you win, I am going to throw in a product of your choice from my TpT store. Click <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Blossoms-Of-Blue" target="_blank">here</a> to start browsing to see what product you might want.<br /><br /><a class="rcptr" data-raflid="7435d52f6" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/7435d52f6/" id="rcwidget_bhesihtf" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a><script src="//widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script><br /><br /><br />Good luck! Keep an eye out for my next post on great books to read during Halloween time.Amy Beckstrandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10849028209140853088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-385158912726911412.post-81864703441034566132015-08-28T12:16:00.000-06:002015-09-16T13:53:33.852-06:00Global Read Aloud<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZkvcdjAtJ1t5kqGRekOe-EsmgD3WTKBu6h3OpskEDswdDU1OUFGzMlcrO2y1ZI7vCbOU68Kd28d5VXYtv1cDmWsk-EuqDgByTIDqktjgJ4PzqwI0Exbb1WwegrCHtAgPjDjE4_Mf57ZQ/s1600/global+read+aloud.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZkvcdjAtJ1t5kqGRekOe-EsmgD3WTKBu6h3OpskEDswdDU1OUFGzMlcrO2y1ZI7vCbOU68Kd28d5VXYtv1cDmWsk-EuqDgByTIDqktjgJ4PzqwI0Exbb1WwegrCHtAgPjDjE4_Mf57ZQ/s640/global+read+aloud.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />Have you heard of the Global Read Aloud? I just heard about it, and it sounds like such a wonderful activity to do with your class. Starting October 5th, you begin reading a book with your students over a six week period. Other classes around the world are reading the same book, and then you can connect with them and discuss the book. You can make as many connections as you want, and put as much or as little time into it as you want.<br /><br />I think this project would have so many positive benefits in a classroom. It will help your students continue to gain a love of reading, and also connect with other classes around the world. I think it would be great to just choose 1 class to connect with, and then continue connecting throughout the year. You can discuss the book, but you can also learn a lot about other cultures, the way other schools are run, and the thoughts and beliefs of other people from different places.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGRH-82NBeSH6_om3Jwiq1uGHEIe98t4a-8y9qMYSSC8ocehbBvyLatTXq1js_wlU7mOiOQdBjblq9KrDhL1Xwa3UvKmaaN335NIEnVTL9ixQUCFkb4JznaF2uMIDkSBRHAE7tm9TkXtQ/s1600/Global+Read+aloud+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGRH-82NBeSH6_om3Jwiq1uGHEIe98t4a-8y9qMYSSC8ocehbBvyLatTXq1js_wlU7mOiOQdBjblq9KrDhL1Xwa3UvKmaaN335NIEnVTL9ixQUCFkb4JznaF2uMIDkSBRHAE7tm9TkXtQ/s640/Global+Read+aloud+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is a class in Madison, Wisconsin connecting with other students.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />What a great activity! There are a few different books to choose from, so you really could do this for any grade you teach. There is also a Pinterest page that has some ideas for lessons and activities to go along with the books <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pernilleripp/global-read-aloud-official-board/">here. </a><br /><br />If you want to join in and be a part of the Global Read Aloud 2015, click <a href="http://theglobalreadaloud.com/info-for-2015/sign-up-here/">here</a>.Amy Beckstrandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10849028209140853088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-385158912726911412.post-44151535283337154842015-08-25T12:56:00.000-06:002015-09-16T13:53:33.867-06:00Monday Made It August 24th<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwCchJZrh_DvNaTns7-7F-IFiuCVmjOrgjucTnQey6-yD36iSOTh8bEDXlNfRfOcWKAFm8zObfj0UGlBS0ls31shuZhKT282Cwk0ux_NFHnAaLsM2c-uf7iyE6uSqxDopTzWA-A6h4Q1g/s1600/Monday+Made+It+Header.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwCchJZrh_DvNaTns7-7F-IFiuCVmjOrgjucTnQey6-yD36iSOTh8bEDXlNfRfOcWKAFm8zObfj0UGlBS0ls31shuZhKT282Cwk0ux_NFHnAaLsM2c-uf7iyE6uSqxDopTzWA-A6h4Q1g/s1600/Monday+Made+It+Header.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am a little late on Monday Made It, but I wanted to share what I have done this week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Friday, my twin girls turned 2. Time goes by so fast! I can't believe they are already 2! Anyway, we are going to Disneyland in October, so we decided to do a Minnie Mouse-Themed birthday party. 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Didn't they turn out cute!? Also, they are beet cupcakes (I know, it sounds disgusting). But they are delicious. They are so moist and chocolatey. Once I made them for my students and no one had any idea they had beets in them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyML4PzVVfGH6ubhpBhwftYtg_Fd8LmjxK7Vee9t78tQmLhmmNHsN1uklnk96CjzVGeGZkqu0h_bmK2VVQpeR-oanfhwQ7mtwma-KGy4i0d9tRA0NXyIeszhweL_JkQbxsZAA4jRerD9M/s1600/DSCN5707.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyML4PzVVfGH6ubhpBhwftYtg_Fd8LmjxK7Vee9t78tQmLhmmNHsN1uklnk96CjzVGeGZkqu0h_bmK2VVQpeR-oanfhwQ7mtwma-KGy4i0d9tRA0NXyIeszhweL_JkQbxsZAA4jRerD9M/s640/DSCN5707.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ok, I didn't make this cake. 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I didn't get a great picture of them, but I am planning on going to take some pictures this week some time. </div>Amy Beckstrandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10849028209140853088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-385158912726911412.post-71077664911726320662015-08-10T22:28:00.000-06:002015-09-16T13:53:33.880-06:00Whole Class Behavior Incentives<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQozJRy51EDRzCVC7O0V32JHqOA2Mx6ETDiu2JY0tXkocYFz40Nb7MinN8DM8nGNyhx4QPzNfnf7J7ASZ3cbnSDSqUVlxQEjmVKDPx1Xnmb4X8_3ycrikFdMLA1Z2jfNusV8-IYvAj6U4/s1600/Whole-Class-Incentive.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQozJRy51EDRzCVC7O0V32JHqOA2Mx6ETDiu2JY0tXkocYFz40Nb7MinN8DM8nGNyhx4QPzNfnf7J7ASZ3cbnSDSqUVlxQEjmVKDPx1Xnmb4X8_3ycrikFdMLA1Z2jfNusV8-IYvAj6U4/s640/Whole-Class-Incentive.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />I think using incentive programs can help with classroom behavior so much. Plus, it gives the kids something to work toward and look forward to.<br />For my behavior incentives, I like to do a whole class, small group, and individual reward system. Today I am going to share 5 of my favorite ideas for whole class reward systems.<br /><br />1. Marble Jar<br /><br />The marble jar has been around since teaching began, I think. If you somehow haven't heard of it, the concept is simple: you put a marble in a jar when the class is being good, and when it is full they get a reward (generally a party).<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgahKyNgTgMw4x8wdQibDmGpGtj8tNZWDnhwFs-4rRrvqSqgfvlesTWO7dW78n8RpjOqa8_TFLkC0J3n4xOPRGt3kqlkzN7Q17lIcSLcZTxZXtWQ3KNIvwDuZLXEbKT_jl1ebIaEotdF2I/s1600/glass-marbles_fyStUBq_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgahKyNgTgMw4x8wdQibDmGpGtj8tNZWDnhwFs-4rRrvqSqgfvlesTWO7dW78n8RpjOqa8_TFLkC0J3n4xOPRGt3kqlkzN7Q17lIcSLcZTxZXtWQ3KNIvwDuZLXEbKT_jl1ebIaEotdF2I/s400/glass-marbles_fyStUBq_.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The reason I really like the marble jar is because it helps a lot with hallway behavior. Any time we walked in the halls, I would hold up 3 fingers, and take down a finger if the class got too loud. However many fingers I still had up when we got where we were going is how many marbles they got to put in the jar. If we got down to 0 fingers then we had to go back to the class and try again, and they did not get any marbles. It worked really well for keeping the class quiet and orderly in the halls. I also did this for assemblies and specialties.<br /><br />2. BINGO<br /><br />I found this cute BINGO game on tpt and my students loved it! All the specialty teachers in our school give the class ratings on how well they did in five different categories. They got a score of 1-5, with 5 being the best. If the class got all 5's, they would get to draw a bingo card. Then once they got a bingo (on the board it spells PRIZE instead of BINGO) they would get a reward:<br /><br />P- Popsicle Day<br />R-Read-a-Thon<br />I-Inside Games<br />Z-Zoo Day (bring your favorite stuffed animal to school)<br />E-Extra Recess<br /><br />The product and pictures are from Miss Kindergarten:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqTSthqdiJRLO2sQrBedQPiM1nC7KtRJ5yzabT1SRiA1W1JQjSYxdgYqaHfnTP4rz4coUpefgMC7X3FsKGq9fp4qs6zphTeiFldMXxTZlwaGsymrF4QRikMOzSb-6AwpLW8Tx6-dKuha8/s1600/behavior+bingo+bucket+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqTSthqdiJRLO2sQrBedQPiM1nC7KtRJ5yzabT1SRiA1W1JQjSYxdgYqaHfnTP4rz4coUpefgMC7X3FsKGq9fp4qs6zphTeiFldMXxTZlwaGsymrF4QRikMOzSb-6AwpLW8Tx6-dKuha8/s400/behavior+bingo+bucket+1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVFcw2vs2_Vs065Uy5Z4QeggQW9R06qRxmJAxBvLAKtynDuJ1RM0ohyGz257I9EK3K894pEwtTqPMa9ETaSXIdV8E0iEduxUYmJHtiQ2k4Jwf2EHtV_bihT5YQWCxGoIQ1Co4ytKIgo8g/s1600/behavior+bingo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVFcw2vs2_Vs065Uy5Z4QeggQW9R06qRxmJAxBvLAKtynDuJ1RM0ohyGz257I9EK3K894pEwtTqPMa9ETaSXIdV8E0iEduxUYmJHtiQ2k4Jwf2EHtV_bihT5YQWCxGoIQ1Co4ytKIgo8g/s400/behavior+bingo.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can find the Behavior Bingo on TPT by clicking <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Behavior-Bingo-Classroom-Management-Idea-238081">here</a>.<span id="goog_1127379654"></span><span id="goog_1127379655"></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/"></a> </div>3. Mr. Potato Head<br /><br />This is a simple but cute idea. Get a Mr. Potato head and all the pieces. For good behavior, you put pieces on and for bad behavior you take them off. When Mr. Potato Head is all put together, the class gets a reward.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdK1DTQqmhC2N-HJ0ZoO1tYZFuKVDMAOyEBNtUSzYxLjKZUuo8N25bLJfXoxmnfJw0n47zhKCH5McIbHY3jT7vXDHOnpqd-uFOk6PCFN0KE_Xx8jBEo-nTo_Gv64fhZmzWtTwAP-1zHpk/s1600/Mr.+Potato+head.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdK1DTQqmhC2N-HJ0ZoO1tYZFuKVDMAOyEBNtUSzYxLjKZUuo8N25bLJfXoxmnfJw0n47zhKCH5McIbHY3jT7vXDHOnpqd-uFOk6PCFN0KE_Xx8jBEo-nTo_Gv64fhZmzWtTwAP-1zHpk/s400/Mr.+Potato+head.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Image and Mr. Potato Head idea found <a href="http://caryville2ndgrade.blogspot.com/2011/09/parts-may-come-and-go.html">here</a>.</div><br />4. Bag of Popcorn<br /><br />I think this one is a lot of fun. Put the popcorn bag up on the wall. Any time the class is being good they get a piece of popcorn. When the bag is full, they get a popcorn party (or you could do popcorn during read-aloud time or silent reading time).<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvTeFwuSC8W9O80FN1ADVVHaZ-945VugymB4sgMiPGc22M93j7d1Dc8KSm8WyfKbc5hWmDC7CNd7GeQPh7pOeq76ITZZGOZ9B5NaxtsCPXDdFqqfj7l5q6SwL84Xjy3qk0qDv4NSxN3nI/s1600/IMG_1519.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvTeFwuSC8W9O80FN1ADVVHaZ-945VugymB4sgMiPGc22M93j7d1Dc8KSm8WyfKbc5hWmDC7CNd7GeQPh7pOeq76ITZZGOZ9B5NaxtsCPXDdFqqfj7l5q6SwL84Xjy3qk0qDv4NSxN3nI/s400/IMG_1519.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />This is available free for a limited time in my store. Click <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Popcorn-Behavior-Incentive-2023180">HERE</a>!<br /><br /><br />5. Popsicle Sticks<br /><br />I read a good idea somewhere about using popsicle sticks. You put a bunch of colored popsicle sticks in a jar and write rewards on a few of them. When the class is being especially well-behaved, draw a popsicle stick. If it is blank, you put it in a bag, and when there are 20 sticks in the bag the class gets a reward. If it has a reward, they will receive that reward some time during the week. The rewards can be simple, like watch a social studies or science movie, have a dance party (just 1-2 songs), play a game at the end of the day, etc. I like the element of chance in getting an instant reward. That makes it exciting every time you draw a popsicle stick.<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh93B9BUlJRI96769kz06j5RkvMy23bgBqow9pYntOlfp1N018VBxXHExK6VkRUmQLXi-23XnIvqRvt3LQ0a7eLdQxRzDdzS6f6iqF1gP9rbOijzS_O_xae72LgnwnIQv9CqoZdF0WlOjo/s1600/Popsicle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh93B9BUlJRI96769kz06j5RkvMy23bgBqow9pYntOlfp1N018VBxXHExK6VkRUmQLXi-23XnIvqRvt3LQ0a7eLdQxRzDdzS6f6iqF1gP9rbOijzS_O_xae72LgnwnIQv9CqoZdF0WlOjo/s320/Popsicle.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image from <a href="http://elearning.plymouth.k12.in.us/signals.html">this</a> website</td></tr></tbody></table><br />There are so many fun ideas for behavior incentives. Hopefully some of these will be useful in your class this year. Keep an eye out for my post on small group and individual incentives.<br /><br />What are some of your favorite whole-class incentives that have worked in your classes?Amy Beckstrandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10849028209140853088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-385158912726911412.post-86759135105601188362015-08-02T10:07:00.000-06:002015-09-16T13:53:33.915-06:00First Day: Tried and True<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4RhUjoJoj8iRazvCPGRfD7iXr-AWSDSETI17JhxEiTF0uG66YuPim0aVwh_tRCtM1JelavlArS1iuAXPbORNnRDCOW7WsMXzr4n7bI6HBSAp6lBhtfbRQdwaXveOmoUxzc45ePC4pmGM/s1600/First+Day+Tried+and+True.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4RhUjoJoj8iRazvCPGRfD7iXr-AWSDSETI17JhxEiTF0uG66YuPim0aVwh_tRCtM1JelavlArS1iuAXPbORNnRDCOW7WsMXzr4n7bI6HBSAp6lBhtfbRQdwaXveOmoUxzc45ePC4pmGM/s640/First+Day+Tried+and+True.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Hello! Today I am linking up with Chrissie from the <a href="http://undercoverclassroom.blogspot.com/">Undercover Classroom</a>. We are sharing tried and true ideas for the first day of school. Head to the link-up to get lots of new ideas for your first day of school. <br /><br />I am currently working on getting a bunch of my first day activities up on TPT, so hopefully I get get those up there within the next week or two. I decided to post my first day schedule so you can see exactly what I do. The first day is a LOT of procedures and routines. Let me know if you have questions about any of the things I do!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2URWGV37KumFo6t6iDgVD2mk53o0omuKbZapvmThGGk46VWfPRmGIqHKXwD8FH49vxFslhVxtn228ROk-VlXiQ_nKRiCm1EiXC6R2eZG1eJc44vnWy9UUhl1Z-5iN3tEZEhFHQ0c6MGQ/s1600/First+Day+1.tiff" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2URWGV37KumFo6t6iDgVD2mk53o0omuKbZapvmThGGk46VWfPRmGIqHKXwD8FH49vxFslhVxtn228ROk-VlXiQ_nKRiCm1EiXC6R2eZG1eJc44vnWy9UUhl1Z-5iN3tEZEhFHQ0c6MGQ/s1600/First+Day+1.tiff" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_W3AOeXYbUxgrKL4u7imA4pSm8n3HH47u4UdSOoXdEFK2wnHI1mtZX0srITjosLtK4nmWts7Vyf6N5deyCveJA9AnaWHwRzg-_ozp85CmB7NVluuFyUHZf1OKHdJCg8O2A0Cj0ZpYjY4/s1600/First+Day+2.tiff" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_W3AOeXYbUxgrKL4u7imA4pSm8n3HH47u4UdSOoXdEFK2wnHI1mtZX0srITjosLtK4nmWts7Vyf6N5deyCveJA9AnaWHwRzg-_ozp85CmB7NVluuFyUHZf1OKHdJCg8O2A0Cj0ZpYjY4/s1600/First+Day+2.tiff" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_OlHizYJLyYGyODk257aZC3IA7_3HkLk6btC9_Ub_Etl2xVbUz04tV0QUiPS8Ni_a8P2l_xaheFDIaVh6PZVwTZrA3kRkuh4ziTmc0Wwlf52YsYHt4tPBCSuuaHWnckobCTCJ6zkk1is/s1600/First+Day+3.tiff" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_OlHizYJLyYGyODk257aZC3IA7_3HkLk6btC9_Ub_Etl2xVbUz04tV0QUiPS8Ni_a8P2l_xaheFDIaVh6PZVwTZrA3kRkuh4ziTmc0Wwlf52YsYHt4tPBCSuuaHWnckobCTCJ6zkk1is/s640/First+Day+3.tiff" width="640" /></a></div><br />When I was teaching, I got pretty much all of the books for my class library from garage sales. You can find KILLER deals. One year I found The Recess Queen. This is such a great story to help go over recess rules and appropriate behavior with your class. In my pack I am going to include a "Who, What, When, Where, How, Why" retelling page, a page where you can write your own recess rules as a class, a page for students to write ideas of what to do when someone is mean or bossy, and many more. It will be a great resource! Here is a sneak peek at one of the pages from my Recess Queen pack:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Blossoms-Of-Blue"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8AUrCzYwdsJj5dcBlFe6_-RJRSGrAphTlDVAPmRhDVzH7MHiPzXi1jWDl-BYHCMTu29n0gV5n3zzMhn7Sa8vU5odM4j5sMTYNKIs2Z7spRpMB584yeNW1fl-sOC2vUmz4hWsf-ng-LSs/s640/Recess-Queen.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you want to be notified when this pack is available, follow my store on TPT by clicking the picture above and then clicking "follow" on my page. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">***UPDATE*** This unit is now available! Click <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-Recess-Queen-2013934">here </a>to see it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Good luck with back to school! Hopefully some of my ideas will be helpful to you!</div><br /><br /><br />Amy Beckstrandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10849028209140853088noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-385158912726911412.post-78063318785282607902015-07-20T06:00:00.000-06:002015-09-16T13:53:33.930-06:00Fun, Fun, Fun Summertime Blog Hop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am so excited to participate in this Summertime Blog Hop hosted by Crystal at <a href="http://wyattswiseowlteachercreations.blogspot.com/">Mrs. Wyatt's Wise Owl Teacher Creations</a>!! Be sure to read through this post, enter the giveaways, and head to the next blog by clicking the button at the bottom of this post.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl-WvGW4YIwTVfFRizlrVEGpXgcUEJcb7OkB9lvfnHWCLIEcTXsOaS47O7GGQFqLElD2nIglO2P6B8TDEca5v28RlYUbxHRSwN222Sy-eV_UWb6ONuBL7-VgdqybOM8bPFqZ1pgP2OMVg/s1600/Picture2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl-WvGW4YIwTVfFRizlrVEGpXgcUEJcb7OkB9lvfnHWCLIEcTXsOaS47O7GGQFqLElD2nIglO2P6B8TDEca5v28RlYUbxHRSwN222Sy-eV_UWb6ONuBL7-VgdqybOM8bPFqZ1pgP2OMVg/s640/Picture2.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>"And we'll have fun, fun, fun till her daddy takes the T-Bird away...." That is one of my favorite summertime songs. I love summer. Long days, playing outside in the pool, fireworks, ice cream...<br />Isn't summer the best?!? The only problem is that over the summer sometimes you don't feel like doing work. Especially if you are a kid who just wants to go play. But even if it is hard, it is so important to keep your kids reading and learning over the summer. Otherwise their learning will slide backwards, thus the term "Summer Slide." <br /><br />I am going to show you 2 products you can use to help your kids or students keep learning over the summer.<br /><br />The first was made specifically for this reason. It is a summer pack that has connect 4 board for the student to choose different activities to do.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy62qlGxjsQ77zqrZaQpYdjeiumYqa5ZcmzzLULrEpXwb2fOXpbG7fhAi7vzVhwghKw0z0K8ORdmOD5ReCLwnzwnTAKZ9zFj2pU1rKmeRNhxNMzFpBrOevTfU799LCHLyflPha-AG8iX0/s1600/Connect-4-Cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy62qlGxjsQ77zqrZaQpYdjeiumYqa5ZcmzzLULrEpXwb2fOXpbG7fhAi7vzVhwghKw0z0K8ORdmOD5ReCLwnzwnTAKZ9zFj2pU1rKmeRNhxNMzFpBrOevTfU799LCHLyflPha-AG8iX0/s640/Connect-4-Cover.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There four connect 4 sheets and each sheet has 12 squares with activities. Each week the child chooses 4 activities to complete to get four in a row.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are a variety of subjects included, and some worksheets to go along with some of the activities.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_set6BqtBPc3XDACMKXXZ7C5HDVrUdPnYCv8onUjNXdxmAU5kjgYZGTKdhADHerVQb8XCArJgU1dll8BgpXVDQ7mmWkUdyBYbzvjosAkyBAGG-mBBX3pxG6LrIKR0JSX24TwJdFwbL0g/s1600/Connect-4-preview-page.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_set6BqtBPc3XDACMKXXZ7C5HDVrUdPnYCv8onUjNXdxmAU5kjgYZGTKdhADHerVQb8XCArJgU1dll8BgpXVDQ7mmWkUdyBYbzvjosAkyBAGG-mBBX3pxG6LrIKR0JSX24TwJdFwbL0g/s400/Connect-4-preview-page.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqspJRiNjxhE2fqTJkCgqyuqwW3FQOi_6FPBxOc04ufeIjRftHjynxa8fxC6seMLYoEngVbEVm_ATCnzWceZoPVU1s9PsyenzPed4VivAh9Lf5SaXj-FSBItxpSp2HUMpD3Bu31LVB_RQ/s1600/Summer-Connect-4-Preview.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqspJRiNjxhE2fqTJkCgqyuqwW3FQOi_6FPBxOc04ufeIjRftHjynxa8fxC6seMLYoEngVbEVm_ATCnzWceZoPVU1s9PsyenzPed4VivAh9Lf5SaXj-FSBItxpSp2HUMpD3Bu31LVB_RQ/s640/Summer-Connect-4-Preview.jpg" width="492" /></a></div>I think this is a great summer packet because it doesn't necessarily feel like you are doing work. There are worksheets, but there are more hands-on activities for the kids to do. Click <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Summer-Packet-1826899">here</a> to see it in my store.<br /><br />The other product I think is great for summer is my board game template.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_CCPyzQ8azeUNSSTMxJcqbeXl6Mig5ZnbNo5jIvZHhEGaXy4nMZzAp6IpvhhU4YpZNRlyLLTh19520p8kh5XYnPx3n0Gz0ey9HpfrTrZ0HEyB4qhfMgaEg9WeS0KDMdLqMcKQScYx8dE/s1600/Boating-Bonanza-Preview-Board.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_CCPyzQ8azeUNSSTMxJcqbeXl6Mig5ZnbNo5jIvZHhEGaXy4nMZzAp6IpvhhU4YpZNRlyLLTh19520p8kh5XYnPx3n0Gz0ey9HpfrTrZ0HEyB4qhfMgaEg9WeS0KDMdLqMcKQScYx8dE/s640/Boating-Bonanza-Preview-Board.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The game is called "Boating Bonanza," and it is just a template for a board game. It comes with blank cards so you can write your questions/activities on the back of the cards. You can use this for any subject you want, and the kids will love it! Click <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Board-Game-Template-1805986">here</a> to see this product in my store.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil6H37A5CO_swlSSkXaPUW2vNJfAROi7ENfXW5yecO3g_6LU2AX8PMtiOkseSRFNY1CLHqZffHe8d5laNrNcMlm0BOHE70-UrfUjls3U1ZMz338JzHfruOJ3IIrOXPAjDW_cyg7c8ZEGg/s1600/Boating-Bonanza-Cards-Preview.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil6H37A5CO_swlSSkXaPUW2vNJfAROi7ENfXW5yecO3g_6LU2AX8PMtiOkseSRFNY1CLHqZffHe8d5laNrNcMlm0BOHE70-UrfUjls3U1ZMz338JzHfruOJ3IIrOXPAjDW_cyg7c8ZEGg/s640/Boating-Bonanza-Cards-Preview.jpg" width="494" /></a><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Good news! You can enter to win each of these products by entering the Rafflecopter below. Good luck and thanks for visiting! 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When I was teaching, I spent more time in the first few weeks focusing on routines and procedures than lesson content. It is so crucial for your students to be familiar with how things are done in your class.<br /><br />Here are some ideas of procedures that you might practice with your students.<br /><br />-Morning routine<br />-Announcements<br />-Turning in homework<br />-Going to the bathroom<br />-Lining up<br />-Behavior outside the class (lunch, specialties, and bathroom)<br />-Recess rules/lining up<br />-Working in groups<br />-Asking questions<br />-Fire drills<br />-Sudden illness (bloody noses, throwing up, etc)<br />-Walking in the hallway<br />-Signaling for attention<br />-Sharpening pencils<br />-Finishing work early<br />-Passing out supplies<br />-End of day<br /><br />Other Tips<br /><br />- Don't introduce too many routines at one time. The beginning of the year can be overwhelming, and it will take some time for students to learn how everything is done.<br /><br />-Introduce the routine and explain why it is important. Then model the routine, and give opportunities for them to practice.<br /><br />2. <b><span style="font-size: large;">Be Consistent.</span> </b>Your students should know that you mean what you say. If the class is being too loud, don't threaten to take away recess until you are actually willing to do that. If you make empty threats, your students will know that they can get away with misbehaving and you will lose control of the class.<br /><br />I like to give three warnings. If a student is talking during class, I ask them to stop. If they continue, I say, "If you don't stop, I will move your desk." If they do it again, I immediately move their desk. Before discipline is given, the student should have a warning.<br /><br />Before the school year starts, think of consequences for common behavior problems. This way you will know how to react when a situation arises. Here are some common problems you might run into:<br /><br />-Talking in class<br />-Bothering other students<br />-Talking back<br />-Shouting out answers<br />-Hallway problems<br />-Hitting/kicking (I let them know that these behaviors will not be tolerated and they will not get a warning)<br />-Won't stay in their seat<br /><br />3. <b><span style="font-size: large;">Think Ahead.</span> </b>A lot of the time, behavior problems can be avoided if you think ahead about possible problems that might happen. Before an activity, you can give explicit directions about behavior and what is acceptable. Every year at my school they celebrate Grandparent's Day by having the grandparents come and read to their grandkids in school. The PTA provides cookies and water. My first year, I didn't realize how much instruction the kids needed and things did not go so well. I had kids running into the hall to look for their grandparents, taking 2-3 cookies, moving their chairs around, crying because their grandparent didn't come, etc. The next year before the grandparents came, I made sure to have a discussion with the class about appropriate behaviors, and things went much better.<br /><br />If you think ahead and have a discussion before you start an activity, things will go much more smoothly.<br /><br />Also, think about your wording. When you ask a question, instead of asking, "Who likes to eat popcorn?" You could say, "Raise your hand if you like to eat popcorn." This way students aren't shouting out their answer. They know to raise their hand.<br /><br />4. <b><span style="font-size: large;">Don't try to be the "Fun" teacher.</span> </b>At the beginning of the year, it is so important to set the tone for your class. They need to know that you aren't afraid to enforce consequences for breaking the rules. Once you have established the classroom rules and routines, you can let go a little and do more fun activities with your class. By then you will know what they can handle and they will know what you expect.<br /><br />Also, in the primary grades, students love their teacher and want to please her/him. I remember my very first day teaching, the class was so noisy lining up for lunch and walking in the hall. I made them go back to the class and try again. They still didn't do it right, so we went back again, and I had to be very stern with them. After I dropped them off at lunch, I was walking through the cafeteria, feeling so bad and thinking they all hated me. A couple of my students called out to me and waved, so excited to say hi to me. It made me realize that my students would still love me, even if I had to crack down sometimes. Kids need boundaries, and I think it makes them feel safe knowing that their teacher will enforce the rules.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBqD-t0UPk6RCKcxx25niVf2rkfTSc9Ns75cvCls430PE9BKvIseJaKTahuvLw22y3pvJWIuHIsci9xxiGZC27WCa2g7xiv-yAY3uPi9oBbAWwOKA0i-tH_U6_Bykv7oZGrZoujudv2DA/s1600/IMG_9965-1151.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBqD-t0UPk6RCKcxx25niVf2rkfTSc9Ns75cvCls430PE9BKvIseJaKTahuvLw22y3pvJWIuHIsci9xxiGZC27WCa2g7xiv-yAY3uPi9oBbAWwOKA0i-tH_U6_Bykv7oZGrZoujudv2DA/s400/IMG_9965-1151.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />5. <b><span style="font-size: large;">Have a quiet class.</span></b> By this, I don't mean that your class needs to be quiet all the time. But before you begin talking to the class, you should make sure you have everyone's attention. During lessons, students should be quiet so that they aren't distracting other students. This also makes it so that hopefully you don't have to repeat yourself over and over. If you let students talk while you are talking, you end up raising your voice and having to shout over them, and the class gets louder and louder.<br /><br /><br />These five tips are things that really helped my management, and hopefully you can use some of them in your class too.<br /><br /><br />Don't forget to subscribe to my blog to get more ideas for your classroom!!<br /><br />Amy Beckstrandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10849028209140853088noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-385158912726911412.post-32741223420053918672015-07-12T22:17:00.000-06:002015-09-16T13:53:33.969-06:00Flash Freebie Days at Sun, Sand, and Second GradeHey there! Just wanted to let you know that I am participating in a day full of flash freebies over at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sunsandandsecondgrade" target="_blank">Sun, Sand, and Second Grade</a>. She is celebrating 1,000 followers on Facebook, so every hour on July 13th and 14th there will be a new freebie posted on her blog. So exciting!! Here is the freebie I am giving away:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Student-of-the-Week-1927459" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhozaZSxdIunurfKbrNXdgzq5lwWQx7qo2sRcsm4824hai7p34dVZzsh34qdGy4UJlTdNgsfR8yJafjYZQRctwfYlH8owTi3837uem8coLY1lTmsSCBUVMV1o0VyCRar_ZIe_mScY6ExaM/s320/Student-of-the-Week-Cover.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />This packet includes an All About Me Poster, pages for a student of the week book, a letter to parents listing the activities for the week, and a blank schedule to fill out.<br /><br />My product will be available from 2:30-3:30 Eastern Standard Time. You can either get this by clicking the image above, or at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sunsandandsecondgrade" target="_blank">Sun, Sand, and Second Grade.</a><br /><br />Hope you enjoy!Amy Beckstrandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10849028209140853088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-385158912726911412.post-603434326282480182015-06-29T11:41:00.000-06:002015-09-16T13:53:33.993-06:00Monday Made It-June 29<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4thgradefrolics.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/dcSNdviXFGn8_HmzWttXJV5KwWKNireYzMO5XY_8VdiELDvJUZzyPWy0iZ66KTignk2ViQ=w809-h1012" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />Ok, I just learned about this linky, and it is fabulous!! I love to make things. Whether it is crafting, sewing, painting, cooking, or TpT-ing, I love the sense of accomplishment I feel when I complete a task. (Even though often I am great at starting projects but not finishing them)<br /><br />So this link-up is a great way for me to share my accomplishments and help remind myself that I actually did get something done during the week, even though it feels like all I do is chase toddlers around!<br /><br />So here are a couple things that I did get done last week:<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/8sqRnzp2479FkE8SMyoZL8e8dKvXPNaInN26p8GhwtsUXOf4p4vPcKQ-ahJp5tfp1WOGeQ=w809-h1012" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/8sqRnzp2479FkE8SMyoZL8e8dKvXPNaInN26p8GhwtsUXOf4p4vPcKQ-ahJp5tfp1WOGeQ=w809-h1012" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I finished my Student of the Week packet for TpT. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Student-of-the-Week-1927459" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNw-WlSFdV4aY_sR9RZSYgEheo4wsRNX4jcBd6yCg8yV6PAi-FnBXCdCS4zZvWmjiRLuBj4tv0blSJM8limQm_1XC2NMBTLkqPQNpvBs1j0ZGjSXF11AC13RFKHvpWGRIzdGyXBI8vieA/s320/Student-of-the-Week-Cover.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I really want to get a lot of products posted before back to school time. I think this is a busy time for TpT, and I would love to have products that people want. I used Student of the Week in my class, and I think it is a great way to get to know the students in your class, and help them get to know each other. My packet includes a book for the kids to write what they like about the student, a poster, a schedule of activities, and a schedule planning page.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3-TG_AO_GzSDKJ7TliACga_mNmKuUHmu1mRNqx08YzEE8CpBwyjq61igF3FXqPwT3R30Z1T5Dln17SG3OfANA4Wyy2biB3qemQjzyxWd_e-U0ks1l6uggRsVlAM4nvEt5yIRaumNKKko/s1600/Blog-photo-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3-TG_AO_GzSDKJ7TliACga_mNmKuUHmu1mRNqx08YzEE8CpBwyjq61igF3FXqPwT3R30Z1T5Dln17SG3OfANA4Wyy2biB3qemQjzyxWd_e-U0ks1l6uggRsVlAM4nvEt5yIRaumNKKko/s320/Blog-photo-1.jpg" width="251" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt_D1-kUTZPeS_383LnmFBahZQhyn3Z4EWeXwnos4AuNmRw8ehuwafiY-VdiCqY0ccGKn1jctSnYen6TbM1YateEyDWoIMy3cc3yoE5rWvIPUOZHWhaatF0tXo6LJFvdossulRjvzN6eU/s1600/Blog-Photo-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt_D1-kUTZPeS_383LnmFBahZQhyn3Z4EWeXwnos4AuNmRw8ehuwafiY-VdiCqY0ccGKn1jctSnYen6TbM1YateEyDWoIMy3cc3yoE5rWvIPUOZHWhaatF0tXo6LJFvdossulRjvzN6eU/s320/Blog-Photo-2.jpg" width="247" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/D7u35KKKTAXml3Frc9LzKbjGj8Xn8mSJmyKwlUglYfFsjhfp2csbEYynKCGmYaKPuLiPLA=w809-h1012" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/D7u35KKKTAXml3Frc9LzKbjGj8Xn8mSJmyKwlUglYfFsjhfp2csbEYynKCGmYaKPuLiPLA=w809-h1012" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ok, this one is not something I actually made this week, but I did fix it. I made this a while ago, but it fell off my door and broke, and it has been broken for a few months. I finally fixed it and got it hung back up. I think it is so cute! I used a frame I found at a garage sale, and made felt flowers for it. Then I bought a letter from JoAnn's (using the 40% off coupon, of course), and covered it in some burlap ribbon. I was so proud of how it turned out!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmWje7_SuzESbWhy1Zc8IKtuq0U0C2gmNHKJQmRlQQcEarrTBRXWz4C5aIKHKiTMW0R0S3EbvSQrOExtATzi2sYJMz8DtVRQbZGH1vGOr670LFydZ5dRHvgcWYuLDyXpbi2KFgw6_DYKU/s1600/Monday-Made-it.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmWje7_SuzESbWhy1Zc8IKtuq0U0C2gmNHKJQmRlQQcEarrTBRXWz4C5aIKHKiTMW0R0S3EbvSQrOExtATzi2sYJMz8DtVRQbZGH1vGOr670LFydZ5dRHvgcWYuLDyXpbi2KFgw6_DYKU/s400/Monday-Made-it.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have you made anything cute lately? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I don't know what I will be making this week, but I do know that my sister is having a baby in a few months, so I need to get going on some cute little baby stuff! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Amy Beckstrandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10849028209140853088noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-385158912726911412.post-36023773954448463172015-06-22T21:38:00.000-06:002015-09-16T13:53:34.007-06:00TpT Seller Challenge Week 2: Dare to DreamIt's week 2 of the TpT Seller Challenge! This week we are blogging about our TpT dreams. I have been on Teachers Pay Teachers for a while, but have only been really active since about October. I am loving that it is keeping me in touch with teaching, since I stay at home now.<br /><br />So, here are my TpT dreams:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdiKYcPHzFQ-1C5gDZoX3mplvC6J5fKs7X_L_1DgvPpFw0VLQi-E1CVV0hyiJReo_iAIw8bJrFHIh1aDum9rqHuFGRTYXKWchqwRzmWUTbFNTTpgOzV8jm-x-QiXNgRadofAxTVsbPApo/s1600/Dare-to-Dream2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdiKYcPHzFQ-1C5gDZoX3mplvC6J5fKs7X_L_1DgvPpFw0VLQi-E1CVV0hyiJReo_iAIw8bJrFHIh1aDum9rqHuFGRTYXKWchqwRzmWUTbFNTTpgOzV8jm-x-QiXNgRadofAxTVsbPApo/s400/Dare-to-Dream2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />1-- Get to know other teacher bloggers. I have started using social media more lately, and I am having so much fun! I really like following other teachers on Instagram to see what they are up to. It helps me keep in touch with the teaching world. Plus, I love seeing people from all over the country and how their lives and classes are similar to mine. So far I haven't really gotten to know anyone, and I would love to make some good friends through this TpT adventure.<br /><br />2-- I have twins who are almost 2 years old. Before we had them, my husband had a 2004 Mazda 3 hatchback, and I had a 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer. I drove the Mazda for a while with the twins, and man it was cramped in there. We had to push the front seats all the way forward to fit in the carseats, and my husband and I are both really tall. Anyway, we finally got ourselves a minivan, which we LOVE. We got rid of the hatchback and are left with the Lancer, which is falling apart. Poor Preston came home today drenched in sweat because the air conditioner stopped working today. I really really want to make enough to afford a car payment for him. I am still not making much on TpT, but hopefully I will continue to grow and we can get him a new car soon. Fingers crossed!!<br /><br />3-- I love, love, love to travel. We haven't been able to do much traveling, and I would love to be able to take my kids to fun and interesting places as they are growing up. There is so much in the world to see, and I want to see it all!<br /><br />Those are my TpT dreams. I am slowly growing and getting more followers, and as I grow, hopefully I can accomplish these goals. What are your dreams?Amy Beckstrandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10849028209140853088noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-385158912726911412.post-88775864715054108242015-06-16T21:48:00.000-06:002015-09-16T13:53:34.028-06:00Makeover Madness (TPT Seller Challenge Week 1)This is week one of the TPT Seller Challenge, and I am so excited! It's good for me to have something specific to focus on so that I get something done. : ) This week we are supposed to make over one of our items from our TpT store, whether it is just the cover or the entire product. I decided to work on my Punctuation Nation board game. This is just a little game that helps students practice their end-of-sentence punctuation. Here it is:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMNoBLI0-0-SqeqAa108HlnLe_77wMT3RHWLjWeTnp1RK3_mDqPAgZiYXqJr2pHzsrJ7gtlhKV0xWnC1F-hlSBBQ1x4kB8vH2TiHl5KuuIK4B8FXv7BClsdV3seqn0dPHknD1QGdsB3iQ/s1600/Makeover-Madness-IG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMNoBLI0-0-SqeqAa108HlnLe_77wMT3RHWLjWeTnp1RK3_mDqPAgZiYXqJr2pHzsrJ7gtlhKV0xWnC1F-hlSBBQ1x4kB8vH2TiHl5KuuIK4B8FXv7BClsdV3seqn0dPHknD1QGdsB3iQ/s640/Makeover-Madness-IG.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />I made other changes within the product itself, to make it a lot cuter and up-to-date. I think it is really cute now.<br /><br />Here's the old cover. There's pretty much not anything I like about it.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2EuwYgZW5_vsRm07idTBLuECz9hiesGicg9N2ULLeRIxUBqOWEzx5Xzd-KVPkhtDT7nmpHzikJC1xCK1ysyLUMC0MBVshbMIMJ5b_aHp7PgtDi7mcO0ddh4sjPOO3n7CChtitNJOa9XA/s1600/Punctuation-Nation-old-04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2EuwYgZW5_vsRm07idTBLuECz9hiesGicg9N2ULLeRIxUBqOWEzx5Xzd-KVPkhtDT7nmpHzikJC1xCK1ysyLUMC0MBVshbMIMJ5b_aHp7PgtDi7mcO0ddh4sjPOO3n7CChtitNJOa9XA/s640/Punctuation-Nation-old-04.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>And the new one. I really like this. It looks so much cleaner and up to date.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis2Ja7JFKBWCgk-XHf9CajLMfhZWrpqAYdN51zmBc4CmsDgUfM31uk6nLcvJc-uCHQ3Li2xN6dKzvB82Llzk9XGue3F9jy7pnNTnV4H6glvYi2I4uOHjM2ESS_Tl-T82a6PWMXwyNVBQs/s1600/Punctuation-Nation-new-04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis2Ja7JFKBWCgk-XHf9CajLMfhZWrpqAYdN51zmBc4CmsDgUfM31uk6nLcvJc-uCHQ3Li2xN6dKzvB82Llzk9XGue3F9jy7pnNTnV4H6glvYi2I4uOHjM2ESS_Tl-T82a6PWMXwyNVBQs/s640/Punctuation-Nation-new-04.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>This is a fun game to help your kids practice how to read a sentence with punctuation accurately. A lot of the time kids are so monotone when they read, and missing the punctuation can change the meaning of a sentence. It also helps kids identify the correct punctuation to use in a sentence.<br /><br />To see more details, check it out by clicking below. This will be on sale for the rest of the week!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Punctuation-Nation-Board-Game-1447940" target="_blank">Punctuation Nation Board Game </a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Stay tuned for more TpT Seller Challenge Fun! Who knows what's in store for next week!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">To learn more about #TPTSellerChallenge, click <a href="http://www.teachcreatemotivate.com/2015/06/tpt-seller-challenge.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Amy Beckstrandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10849028209140853088noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-385158912726911412.post-27245273970737906872015-06-03T10:49:00.000-06:002015-09-16T13:53:34.052-06:00Winner Wednesday: Seasons of the Year<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4IShhGsTIivRVJ-8wUQ6R1w2-LC-NOYgGmHS2yauDN_c4V5vLKaKBbHQfEXdc-6sci1CIdo4fp9cLFbYRx9hMhsiWJ6YgP0V-cwrqM79WUT_UBjM1dtS6U49negVIYRJpVrJIa4sv6js/s1600/Winner+Wednesday+Header.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4IShhGsTIivRVJ-8wUQ6R1w2-LC-NOYgGmHS2yauDN_c4V5vLKaKBbHQfEXdc-6sci1CIdo4fp9cLFbYRx9hMhsiWJ6YgP0V-cwrqM79WUT_UBjM1dtS6U49negVIYRJpVrJIa4sv6js/s640/Winner+Wednesday+Header.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />I am so excited to be linking up with Jennifer from <a href="http://www.adabofgluewilldo.com/" target="_blank">A Dab of Glue Will Do</a>. This linky takes place the first Wednesday of each month, and I will choose an item from my <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Blossoms-Of-Blue" target="_blank">TpT store</a> to feature and explain in detail. You will also have a chance to win this product for free! Yay! You just need to enter your name in the Rafflecopter giveaway and you are set!<br /><br />The product I am going to feature this month is my Seasons of the Year Activities Unit. I love this one. I think it has such fun activities to help learn and reinforce the seasons.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2S-kwIgTgPejr4EHxaYd6_2DiywtYVGBeEOjf5ulXoGwgtgmX4OXmcyhyphenhyphenqiuvMAq_GodrQj17pb94tfD9cg3PpKB1ZKoKqMTvOot1mwUPf7IG-VbZzt3nHEyfvjzcge6eKUG4Z-3rjoU/s1600/Winner-Wednesday-Seasons.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2S-kwIgTgPejr4EHxaYd6_2DiywtYVGBeEOjf5ulXoGwgtgmX4OXmcyhyphenhyphenqiuvMAq_GodrQj17pb94tfD9cg3PpKB1ZKoKqMTvOot1mwUPf7IG-VbZzt3nHEyfvjzcge6eKUG4Z-3rjoU/s320/Winner-Wednesday-Seasons.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><br /><br />One of my favorite activities in this unit is the Seasons Relay.<br /><br />This is a relay where students race to get all their cards in the right seasons basket. Each student will draw a card with a picture of something related to a season. They then run and put it in a basket labeled with the correct season name on it, and the next person in their group goes. The first group to go through all their cards wins!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP6A2nbMDt5tbTqMCJF44Po-wnOY3Mwz3O1uVGN_xN9ehyphenhyphenJo6myY-N2XxGmwlWPj3qoGMx98FMaysba-Xj5fhuOUXSly4HgoLZZkBFzMRFEoVaKURp_VvMqE_KkPU3zrTXAYB0PrrKj3s/s1600/Done-05.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="121" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP6A2nbMDt5tbTqMCJF44Po-wnOY3Mwz3O1uVGN_xN9ehyphenhyphenJo6myY-N2XxGmwlWPj3qoGMx98FMaysba-Xj5fhuOUXSly4HgoLZZkBFzMRFEoVaKURp_VvMqE_KkPU3zrTXAYB0PrrKj3s/s400/Done-05.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br />This can get a little crazy, so you may want to do this activity outside. I love it because it gets kids out of their seats and moving, but still thinking about seasons and reinforcing what they have learned.<br /><br />Another one I really like is the recipe book. This unit includes recipes for different dishes that have ingredients that are common in each of the seasons. They are kid-friendly recipes that your students should be able to make with just a little help. (some examples are Jell-o popsicles, easter egg krispies, and hot apple cider. There are 2 recipes for each season)<br /><br />The recipe book template also includes a blank recipe for tortilla snowflakes that you can make together as a class. It's a really simple recipe using store bought tortillas. (Actually, I don't know if you could call it a recipe as much as an activity, but hey, that's ok, right?)<br /><br />My thought was you make them as a class, and then afterward the students need to write the ingredients that were used, and the instructions for making the snowflakes. It's basically a how-to project.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYa8GIY_PsvOS07snztS9tk3A0kqpQGcKuHH187t6YrMK4I55tl4IB6oCmsb_4ICFI9f7WBYuLP_QEYvAcA_nCL09eAKBl-8yI8s_qabhKfNWX7VHoJdleICdL7wxwvNvuWZhNAg2Mx0E/s1600/Done-08.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYa8GIY_PsvOS07snztS9tk3A0kqpQGcKuHH187t6YrMK4I55tl4IB6oCmsb_4ICFI9f7WBYuLP_QEYvAcA_nCL09eAKBl-8yI8s_qabhKfNWX7VHoJdleICdL7wxwvNvuWZhNAg2Mx0E/s320/Done-08.png" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm0uoNI5sjEDEkE6nVjJp9nYxQrkMiZSaIZhAPJrm7ddMpyNu-zUHDNs3XkYD0_37J71hJ4eLizq86HULzBWjMZacpm4F8VGuUh8WjunIyv8yhjWFB6Kbvf9lnIAf5r9nZYZEivSV5VNI/s1600/Done+9-09.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm0uoNI5sjEDEkE6nVjJp9nYxQrkMiZSaIZhAPJrm7ddMpyNu-zUHDNs3XkYD0_37J71hJ4eLizq86HULzBWjMZacpm4F8VGuUh8WjunIyv8yhjWFB6Kbvf9lnIAf5r9nZYZEivSV5VNI/s320/Done+9-09.png" width="204" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbbHdgZ39RndYbxjarSxatft6qb9hXCn0jAibQmY93UmvN6W4NbKhwf0Ue5FfdYALpdrjWPFgzV3m0JBYvVI71DwS2SljVpgeH7Bxd0gauC48S9X47VrMR9U_Udto2p2K33953FvHadKw/s1600/Tortilla+Snowflakes+Recipe.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbbHdgZ39RndYbxjarSxatft6qb9hXCn0jAibQmY93UmvN6W4NbKhwf0Ue5FfdYALpdrjWPFgzV3m0JBYvVI71DwS2SljVpgeH7Bxd0gauC48S9X47VrMR9U_Udto2p2K33953FvHadKw/s400/Tortilla+Snowflakes+Recipe.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Also included in this product is a fact page for each season to help you teach the students about the different seasons. After they have learned about the seasons there is a booklet that they can make where they have to write facts about the seasons.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBeEhdUSUDTovT1DsihrEOMI1wmoD49UmKsMocx21xGtb_qWtQjxi9NHdeQ4qkyazEcLJ5eKnRcv0mHXSEisPE5ZGk1afx7RykO2FMumedHlzyr0P0zYsLWtK98S7GqoPJ8XSftrlHI2M/s1600/Done-02.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBeEhdUSUDTovT1DsihrEOMI1wmoD49UmKsMocx21xGtb_qWtQjxi9NHdeQ4qkyazEcLJ5eKnRcv0mHXSEisPE5ZGk1afx7RykO2FMumedHlzyr0P0zYsLWtK98S7GqoPJ8XSftrlHI2M/s320/Done-02.png" width="250" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU1FTkiK69Rnn5zIrjjZ6_uMxG-Qk37VaUwG2crnlr0eF3Ckw-XQjLo_xa052TM6EoY-3h0AjOd8JiCIMprIgMGjpRGYeIwJiFieZm1yUr6sjkjIHYfuC2ZffJupbrHXqxAkkGWk32Cxg/s1600/Done-07.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU1FTkiK69Rnn5zIrjjZ6_uMxG-Qk37VaUwG2crnlr0eF3Ckw-XQjLo_xa052TM6EoY-3h0AjOd8JiCIMprIgMGjpRGYeIwJiFieZm1yUr6sjkjIHYfuC2ZffJupbrHXqxAkkGWk32Cxg/s640/Done-07.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo59Cp2IBmxhg13hcOStdntOZWByaE0jJcLdiGMB21W8JHzzpTUAHnnL7lTwIgmEUt_e3Y470bvQYsQK0puaYMLEI3Ha9K8JyJ2LUjQ8tKp0ev5mJQRxOzhTrJ85uS1fgNsyoZmExlpJ0/s1600/IMG_0626.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some of the other activities and worksheets include:<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjzmINHBjZsVlvJMWKLe4f2VpRAqKNDunzgBJxCvaHzhHK_QbIN2ImhjqSB-u0IAQKJWEilotQWfucEcD2EYCEe93e1QcsdT_uTwKZUifeln_rhWEmWPQbtiOm0OLJW2TdlvPyHvXMr_k/s1600/Done-06.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjzmINHBjZsVlvJMWKLe4f2VpRAqKNDunzgBJxCvaHzhHK_QbIN2ImhjqSB-u0IAQKJWEilotQWfucEcD2EYCEe93e1QcsdT_uTwKZUifeln_rhWEmWPQbtiOm0OLJW2TdlvPyHvXMr_k/s320/Done-06.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Match the Month Worksheet</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">For a chance to win the Seasons of the Year Activities Unit, enter below. 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