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Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Say WHAT?!?! Another BTS Sale? Yes Please!
Did you hear?? Did the TPT BTS sale sneak up on you?? Maybe you weren't completely ready... Today is your lucky day!! You now have a second chance to get all my products as well as some other great items for 28% off!! Use the Promo code: BOOST when you check out!!
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Happy Shopping and Good Luck on a New Year!!!!
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Sunday, August 10, 2014
A Celebration and A Giveaway!!
I am here to hook up with some other great bloggers to give a BIG shout out and celebration to Marcy @ Saddle Up for 2nd Grade!! She has hit some HUGE milestones and is celebrating 1000 followers at her TPT shop!! WOO HOO!!! She is just the sweetest girl around y'all ( I may or may not be a little biased as she is also from Texas :) She has some really great wins!! So you don't want to miss this!
Friday, August 8, 2014
Classroom Peek...Almost :)
Well I am VERY close to done in my room! Yeah! Thanks to my daughter who is working for some$$. This is the "teacher area" I got rid of my desk last year and this summer found the cutest table at IKEA! You will have to excuse my pile of lamination that keeps grown on the lower right side. And the lower left the containers that I am going to have out for BTS supplies.
Here is the front of the room. My cutie math "Perfect Pocket" chart I made. My WBT practice cards are to the right of that.
This ($15 score) old t.v. unit was my library last year but this year I wanted to spread my library out around the room so I had the thought great idea to make this my small group area. I sewed the curtain which hide an old shoe organizer that has all my stuff (pens, paper clips, glue, markers, etc.....). I really love how it came out. I am not sure what I will do with the book covers yet.. It is not high on my list so there good for now! I did take down the Daily 5 freebies from Lory's Page to move elsewhere.
This is the wall to the left when you walk in. Here "Savannah White" (crazy kid!) is my Power Pix and Super Improvers, and Genius Ladder wall. I will take down the rest of my PP but I just have not decided how I want to put them back. I don't want to keep stapling them year after year..... Any suggestions welcome (there is fabric on the board). Also my 2 student computers. And the 2nd library shelf.
Like I said the room is almost done. There are a few little things but I feel it is in a state that I can now concentrate on getting my schedule, 5 step lessons, and activities, Rise & Shine binders, math and reading interactive notebooks, and student communication binders (post to follow!)...
Oh man I have a lot to do!! Off to work!
Friday, August 1, 2014
Currently... UMM WHAT??
Oh man it is August already?!?! I am linking up with The Fab Farley @ Oh boy 4th grade I have gone from relaxed it will be fine I will be so ready to feeling like my insides are spinning out of control and "I have what to do??" "HOW will I get it all done!!
Listening: well.... I won't go into detail anymore... I am a bit stressed to say the least :)
Loving: This Texas Summer!! Never thought I would say that in August!! This REALLY makes it hard to go back :) We are usually feeling about 1 block South of the Sun right about now! We have had several cold fronts (YEAH you read right!) And today is cloudy in the 70s.. has been like that for 3 days now... This is the second time this summer!
Thinking: I need to "Just Say No" to anyone who offers me free stuff for my classroom; fab units posted on FB and blogs (yeah right!! who am I kidding on #2)
Wanting & Needing: The same.... self explanitory this time of the year... Can I get an Amen!
1st Day back: Although I have had some workshops this Summer our Inservice starts Aug. 18-officailly report back to duty & the kids come the following Monday Aug. 25.
** Well back to working out my Scope and Sequence and fee my dogs who are gonna die I am sure because they have not had dinner yet and it is 5:50 after all!! Ha :)
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
It's Coming!!
Back to School is coming...
I have mixed feelings. On one hand I am excited to get back in to the classroom and put into practice all the great things I have been reading up on and studying ..... On the other hand I sure like not hearing that alarm to get up!
Well to make BTS a little more fun hop on over to Educents and take advantage of some great deals brought back for a LIMITED time!!http://www.educents.com/#kickinitwholebrainintexas
Well to make BTS a little more fun hop on over to Educents and take advantage of some great deals brought back for a LIMITED time!!http://www.educents.com/#kickinitwholebrainintexas
Thursday, July 24, 2014
Ch. 9 ... Putting it Into Practice
Well we have come to the end of our little book study. I am sad! This has been such a blessing to me! I have been forced to really reflect on my reading (to SLOW down... I am a fast reader!) as well as get the insight from some great teachers. In case you did not get the comparison by now I hope you start to think of Math the same as Reading. "Students need to be encouraged to use the same strategies as they construct mathematical meaning." pg. 247 I hope that you are able to have a community of other teachers that are just as passionate to transform their math block. At the end of the day the point is our students.
I feel that I start the "process" last year and now I am going into this year with a clear system: Mini lesson then math group; mini lesson math group. I just finished reading Daily 5 the second edition and the outline they give for the Daily 5 structure will fit in with Guided Math also! I will be able to "know where I am going" this year after having completed a year in 2nd so I know that will help. I am going to go into each lesson with a specific lesson (know the answer to this question): What is the student expected to do?
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