tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565637457469424612024-03-05T13:01:05.174-08:00Tales from a Very Busy TeacherAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539523832128359326noreply@blogger.comBlogger154125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256563745746942461.post-56634030296477204902019-02-14T05:50:00.001-08:002019-02-14T05:50:27.827-08:00Unique Time Management Strategies with Jord Watches<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As teachers we have so much to do! One of the toughest things to manage as a teacher is structuring TIME to get #allthethings done. I wanted to share with you some things I have tried to help me manage my time in and out of the classroom. But first...GIVEAWAY time! As part of managing time, I always wear my </span><a href="https://www.woodwatches.com/shop/#talesfromaverybusyteacher" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">JORD watch</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Because it’s been so valuable (and stylish) in my time management pursuit, I’ve teamed up with </span><a href="https://www.woodwatches.com/shop/#talesfromaverybusyteacher" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">JORD </span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">to giveaway $100 towards a </span><a href="https://www.woodwatches.com/shop/#talesfromaverybusyteacher" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">watch </span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">of your choice. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Plan ahead.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In my everyday life, I am a day by day kind of person, and sometimes it’s hour by hour. However, in my classroom I try my hardest to plan out for the week. That’s the longest stretch I can go, because as you know things change daily in the classroom. By planning for the week, I feel at ease knowing that I’ve structured my days, alloted for core instruction, and have pre planned for extra activities like assemblies, buddy time, and specials. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">One of the best pieces of advice I have ever gotten from my administrator was to be intentional. When you’re planning your school day, be intentional about your lessons. What’s the point or the purpose? Are you going to put those papers into the “round file”? If you answer those questions and can’t find the purpose, then what’s the point of completing that task? If you eliminate unnecessary and meaningless tasks, then you’ve freed up a lot of your time to do the real work with purpose and intention.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Make all the lists.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Making lists really helps me prioritize all my tasks. It gives me time to think about what I need to accomplish first, and how to best support my students with my time. I also tend to forget things very easily. Making all the lists keeps my to-dos fresh in my mind.</span></span></div>
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Marisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02759616611142553747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256563745746942461.post-70005454233399602752018-06-16T18:52:00.000-07:002018-06-18T09:46:05.284-07:00So Much More to Summarizing <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Choose a few books students may </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">not </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">be familiar with yet. You can either tear the pictures out of the book (eek!), or if that gives you chills, you can make color copies of the pictures. The office manager and principal at our school are pretty generous with their color copiers. It may be worth asking yours, too!</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">First, break students into groups and give each group a set of pictures. You can choose to give each group the same set of pictures, or you can give each group a different picture book.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As the end of the calendar year approaches, I find my classroom supplies are dwindling down and I am ready for some restocking and freshening up! I usually do this during my holiday break, so now I am thinking about the supplies that I use the most that I need to replace or get more of for my classroom and students. Read on to see which supplies I use most frequently that always need to be stocked in my classroom, especially around the holidays.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Keeping pencils sharpened in anyone’s classroom is always a challenging task, but I finally found something this year that has helped me stay ahead of the sharpened pencil game. It’s the pencil sharpener made by Classroom Friendly Supplies. I have been using this sharpener since the beginning of the school year. It has been through a lot as my students use it constantly to keep their pencils sharpened. It has really held up through all of the student use. I decided to seat my students in trapezoid tables after our holiday break, and I am going to get a sharpener for each table to help students keep their pencils sharpened throughout the day. Since the sharpener is so durable and kid-friendly, they’ll last for the entire school year. I am looking forward to also using them for next year as I start the school year with the trapezoid tables. Get your pencil sharpener by visiting their site, </span><a href="https://classroomfriendlysupplies.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Classroom Friendly Supplies.</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To check for my students’ understanding during lessons, I am always using Smart Pals. I love that I can quickly insert any paper that I need to correlate with the lesson. The downside is that since we use them so much, they get a little beat up. I usually keep enough on hand to switch out the Smart Pals as needed, but this winter break I am going to replace them all so my students can start the year with a fresh board. Amazon always has good deals on these Smart Pals, and I love the bright color options. Use my </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002RUG8WU/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B002RUG8WU&linkCode=as2&tag=talesf00-20&linkId=5fe8e14320d92d83b8198a11339c4ddd" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">affiliate link</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to get your set.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In addition to using Smart Pals all year, I also get my students dry erasers to keep inside of their smart pals. I started the year with washcloths and then got some dry erasers from the dollar store. Those didn’t hold up too well, so I switched to using these Emoji dry erasers. I am ordering more before winter break to add to my students’ holiday gift. They go perfectly with my theme and are a great addition to ring in the new year. Use my </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077818S2T/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B077818S2T&linkCode=as2&tag=talesf00-20&linkId=9a32ae405ed99c17befa3cb0c9337cfb" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">affiliate link</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to get a set for your students. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I use Astrobrights paper for just about everything in my classroom. From brag tags to bulletin board letters, Astrobrights paper gets me through the year. As always, this time of year I am running low on this bright colored paper. I always use this time to restock, especially when Amazon has its deals. I can never have too much paper. Use my </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00006IDQS/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00006IDQS&linkCode=as2&tag=talesf00-20&linkId=75d233e15bd1ae0ed44755a11c157cd4" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">affiliate link</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to stock up, too.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I constantly use Mr. Sketch markers to make anchor charts and to display my target responses for student work. I also have been letting my students use these markers to create their own posters too, and then students go on gallery walks to add to each other’s posters. Since my students have been using the markers so much, I’ve found myself needed to replace the markers more often. I always find good deals on Amazon for a pack of 12 markers. You can grab them too, using my </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00006IFH0/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00006IFH0&linkCode=as2&tag=talesf00-20&linkId=0adfc2064ccb028500e6c6485b164764" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">affiliate link</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I cannot get enough Post-it Note Pads. I use at least 3-4 every day. It can definitely add up buying these notepads at the store. Whenever I find the packs of two on Amazon, I always stock up. Winter break is a good time to stock up on these too because you can be prepared to ring in the new year with some good, crisp anchor charts. Use my </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00006IA9F/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00006IA9F&linkCode=as2&tag=talesf00-20&linkId=9fad64ed3a636e69ef5fb538471f5ff4" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">affiliate link</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to grab some for yourself.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When I first started teaching, a large portion of my paychecks went to my classroom. From whiteboard markers to classroom rugs, I was always looking for items for my classroom. However, I was struggling with building my classroom library. I finally started sending Scholastic order forms to my students’ families. As I started receiving orders, my bonus point bank account started growing and I was able to build my library. But I didn’t realize that Scholastic had so much more than just bonus points. After discovering all of Scholastic Book Club’s incentives, my library has turned into an area where students have options to choose the “just right book.” </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As I mentioned earlier, I utilized bonus points from book orders to build my library and get other things from my classroom. Each month, I add even more free books and resources to my classroom because of the amount of bonus points I get from each order. Not only do I get books, but I also get furnishings, educational games, and posters. This year there is even more incentive to send book orders home: if you place a $50 order, you get 10 FREE books for your classroom!</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I always look for Scholastic’s $1 deals to build my class library. Each month, Scholastic Book Clubs offers a wide variety of “$1 book deals,” making it easy for both teachers and parents to afford high-quality reads for kids to read independently in the classroom and at home. You can also find weekly dollar deals on Scholastic’s blog and social accounts for weekly dollar deals. These dollar deals are also great for holiday gifts! I always stock up on books for my students’ yearly gift from the teacher.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I love how Scholastic says “thank you” to teachers and students who go the extra mile to foster a love of reading. The Apple Recognition and Rewards program offers free shipping, surprise gifts, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Scholastic Teacher</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Magazine subscription discounts, and more to create a dynamic, book-loving classroom. I also love the cute magnets that I can use to display what level I am at with the Apple Recognition program! </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Since teachers who are already enrolled in Scholastic Book Clubs are eligible for special “bonus points” when they help new teachers get started with the program, I try to let new teachers know about Scholastic Book Clubs. It’s a win-win for both of us! They get referred to a new program, and I earn points for my classroom. This year, both teachers will receive an extra 250 bonus points to help build their classroom library full of free books!</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Offering family workshops at your school site or as a district is an engaging and informative way to get parents involved. Our district recently held a Fall Family event. We had presentations for parents about technology, PBIS (school to home connection), growth mindset, math, and social-emotional learning. We hold these types of events throughout the school year, so parents have multiple opportunities to participate. Other districts also hold workshops for parents to participate in hands-on activities that can help their children. Some schools use these types of workshops as an incentive for positive student behavior as well. It’s a tie to what our students value most: time with the adults in their lives.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Why meaningful activities for Open House?</span> </b><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As we start to understand how Parental Involvement offers students a greater effect size on achievement (.49), we need to reevaluate how we structure our Open Houses. Possibly, we should offer more opportunities for our parents to join us in school, so they have more time and options to see their children’s work. We don’t have to save it ALL for just one night.</span></span>Marisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02759616611142553747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256563745746942461.post-74790639945618662172017-04-05T11:54:00.002-07:002017-04-05T11:55:19.038-07:00Speaking and Listening Activities<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The English Language Arts/English Language Development Framework in California call for Designated ELD instructional time. It's a protected time in the school day where teachers use the California ELD standards to teach critical English language skills. The state of California has left it up to districts to determine the amount of time for this designated block. My district has chosen for our schools to have 30 minutes of designated ELD instruction. Our English Learners go to a different classroom (from their homeroom) for ELD instruction at their level. English Only students stay in their homeroom classroom and teachers teach lessons using Speaking and Listening standards. If you're not teaching ELD during this designated time, it is your obligation to teach the Speaking and Listening standards to the EO students.<br />
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This year my EL students go to another classroom to receive designated instruction with the ELD standards at their level, so my EO students stay with me. I have come up with different ideas to incorporate the Speaking and Listening standards during our 30 minutes of Speaking and Listening instruction, to make the most out of the standards and the 30-minute block.<br />
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1. <a href="http://www.storylineonline.net/" target="_blank">Story Line Online</a><br />
I use this website at least once a week, while incorporating a review of CCSS language arts (by using my Speaking and Listening Graphic Organizers). This website is FREE, and there are multiple stories to choose to play for your class. I love it because an actor reads the story, and then the book's illustrations come to life. It's a great start for a student discussion on characters, plot, setting, and actions.<br />
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I love using our 30 minutes of <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Speaking-and-Listening-Posters-2789841" target="_blank">Speaking and Listening</a> to reinforce math concepts that have already been taught. I do this by having students "<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Speaking-and-Listening-Posters-2789841" target="_blank">Reach Consensus</a>." I do not like teaching new concepts during this time since I have four English Learners leave my room for their ELD time, so I like to give students a review sheet of concepts we have already learned. Students complete the practice or review sheet on their own, and then once they're done, I put them into groups of 3-4 students. Students are given a role for the group, either a leader or collaborator. The leader leads the students in a discussion about their answers, then the students "reach consensus" about their answers.<br />
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Another good use of Speaking and Listening time is the instruction of Academic Vocabulary. I have had a lot of success teaching one word a week to my class, in a direct instruction format.<br />
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There are a lot of activities for Academic Vocabulary as well. Students have discussion opportunities with Academic Vocabulary during this time as well.<br />
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I also use this time to give students an opportunity to think about social situations, while having a class discussion. I read a social situation to my class and give them the time to process what they would do in that situation. Then, I hold a class discussion on their opinions and how they would handle certain social situations. Grab these <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B54Nw674o7-eVDRZUHVYMjZZM0E/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">free cards</a> to get yourself started.<br />
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5. Read and Respond<br />
Another fun activity I do with my students is a read and respond activity called "<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Read-Roll-Write-A-Comprehension-Dice-Game-1866707" target="_blank">Read, Write, Roll</a>."<br />
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It's a great way for students to practice comprehension skills, while also keeping up on their communication skills.<br />
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I was looking for some more supplies to help me with my classroom management now that we're in this midyear crunch. Oriental Trading was there to help me out with my plans.<br />
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First, I grabbed these bookmarks that are a huge incentive for my <a href="http://www.talesfromaverybusyteacher.com/2017/02/implementing-accelerated-reader-with.html" target="_blank">Accelerated Reader</a> program.<br />
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I hand them out when my students meet their goals. The superhero designs and bright colors have really encouraged my students to monitor their goals and continue to reach for them. These bookmarks go really well with my *free* Accelerated Reader <a href="http://www.talesfromaverybusyteacher.com/2017/02/implementing-accelerated-reader-with.html" target="_blank">charts</a> too. </div>
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I am so in love with these lanyards.<br />
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I use them at the start of each lesson. I tell my students that I am looking for some "<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B54Nw674o7-ebUx5d0tnRGwzYzQ/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Super Scholars</a>" who can be my helpers during our independent practice after the lesson. I remind students during my lesson about the characteristics I look for in a "Super Scholar." <br />
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Someone who is sitting up tall, staying focused, following directions, and being respectful. I hand them out during independent practice and I have my helpful helpers ready to go for independent practice. After grabbing the lanyards, you can grab the "Super Scholar" cards <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B54Nw674o7-ebUx5d0tnRGwzYzQ/view" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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I LOVE RUBBER DUCKIES! And so do my students.<br />
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These rubber duckies are incentives I use for my students who "<a href="http://www.talesfromaverybusyteacher.com/2016/08/why-my-classroom-behavior-chart-only.html" target="_blank">fly off the chart</a>" in our classroom. After a student makes it to purple, they still have the opportunity to fly off the chart. When they fly off, their clip goes on me! They also earn their choice of a rubber ducky. These little guys are a really big incentive.<br />
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If you're looking to give an extra boost to your classroom management (especially during this time of year) check out Oriental Trading's <a href="http://www.orientaltrading.com/teaching-supplies-and-stationery-a1-551419.fltr" target="_blank">education page</a>. They have the tools to help you and your students succeed!<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">**These products were sent by Oriental Trading for a review. This review of products is my opinion after my use in my classroom.**</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I started with the same protocol on making AR goals, but I decided to make some slight changes. I still use the STAR assessment to gain knowledge about students’ reading levels. I still give students their reading levels so they can choose the “just right” book. But, instead of using a point goal, I am having my students determine their own goals using the amount of books that they have read.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This year I introduced growth mindset to my students. Growth mindset is the idea that continuous effort and a positive attitude will increase achievement. <a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/carol_dweck_the_power_of_believing_that_you_can_improve" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck completed decades of mindset research</a>, showing that using a growth mindset creates motivation and productivity. Students with a growth mindset choose to see failures as opportunities for learning, and they make the conscious decision to try new strategies, learn things in new ways, and look at school from different perspectives.</span></span></div>
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As teachers we should remind ourselves of the quote “if it doesn’t challenge you, it won’t change you” to try to get ourselves through the difficult days.<br />
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Something that has really helped me this school year, is reflecting on my own growth mindset-especially on those tough days.<br />
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These are five things I do to remind myself that successful teachers keep a growth mindset:<br />
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I listed this first because it’s the hardest. Teaching can be challenging, but embracing the challenges is what can make us better educators. Challenges can come in different ways: teaching with limited resources, creating your own resources, having no time, dealing with classroom management obstacles, balancing your classroom and home life. If challenges are met with acceptance and with a positive outlook then the challenges won’t seem so dreary.<br />
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Persist Despite Obstacles</h3>
Once you embrace challenges, you must continue to persevere despite obstacles. As teachers, things get difficult, but just like we tell our students, we cannot give up easily. For example, if your observation didn’t go so well, it’s okay! Chalk it up as a learning experience and take the feedback to improve your next lesson. If your lesson didn’t reach the majority of your students, be persistent in reteaching your students the skill so they will have mastery. Being persistent through obstacles will help you become a stronger teacher, with a more flexible and positive mindset.<br />
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Effort is the Path to Mastery</h3>
I always ask my students, “Is this your best work?”<br />
As I am now trying to instill a teacher growth mindset I now ask myself, “is this MY best work?” Putting effort into things in our classroom is the way we can be masters of our work.<br />
Is it hard? YES<br />
Does it take time? YES<br />
But it’s what’s best for students, and it helps us continue to persevere and be the very best teacher.<br />
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Learn from Criticism</h3>
As teachers, we are always the hardest on ourselves. We critique ourselves, our lessons, our ideas, our overall day in the classroom. When we receive criticism from others, we take it even harder. To keep a growth mindset, instead of being hard on ourselves when we receive criticism, we should learn from it. Usually, the criticism we receive may be from an observation, a colleague, or an instructional coach. If we look at the criticism as constructive, we can learn and grow as educators.<br />
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Find Inspiration in Others' Successes</h3>
Keeping a growth mindset as a teacher means that you find inspiration the success around you. Comparing yourself to others will not help you to succeed. Figuring out how the person became successful will help you keep a growth mindset. Think of a colleague’s success as inspiration for your own success. When I start thinking about the teachers around me, I remember this quote: “A flower does not think of competing with the next flower-it just blooms.”<br />
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Changing your words, can change your mind. It takes time. But it is worth the change.<br />
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Academic language is (and has been) making a big impact in elementary school classrooms. Academic language gives students the skills to communicate, engage, and participate more effectively in content areas across the curriculum.<br />
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After learning about academic language through reading educational studies, attending professional development seminars, and collaborating with my colleagues, I figured out a way to help my students not only learn the words for academic language, but also understand the words and use them way after the lessons are over.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">Brag tags are all the rage right now in
various elementary school classrooms. I display my brag tags by using a
hundreds chart at the front of my classroom under the </span><span style="color: black;">SmartBoard</span><span style="color: black;">.
This makes it easy for me to just grab the tags that I need. Sometimes, I even
have my students run up and grab a tag of their choice! It’s a great display
and time saver. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In addition to the hundreds chart I use
for my brag tags, I also received chains from Oriental Trading to hang my
students’ brag tags. They’re inexpensive and good quality. They hang
beautifully in my classroom.</span></span></div>
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<a name='more'></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">I am loving my idioms chart this year! It
is a perfect fit in our classroom library and correlates well with my brain
based direct instruction lessons about idioms. Students can easily view them
daily, and the chart makes it easy to remind students of the meanings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">OMG! These rubber duckies. I use these as
an incentive. When students “fly off the chart” of my behavior chart (<a href="http://www.talesfromaverybusyteacher.com/2016/08/why-my-classroom-behavior-chart-only.html">that onlygoes UP!</a>), they get their choice of a cute, little rubber ducky. It is a HUGE
hit, and an incentive to keep my students </span><span style="color: black;">movin</span><span style="color: black;">’ on
up the chart.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">I usually use </span><span style="color: black;">GoNoodle</span><span style="color: black;">
for my brain breaks. But in a time crunch, or just to change it up, I have been
using these convenient brain break cubes. I toss a cube to a student (who is
listening nicely), and the student reads off the brain break based on the side
he or she caught. It’s a quick 30 second to one minute break my students need
to remain focused for the next lesson.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Check out these cute less than, greater
than, and equal to magnets. They are great for displaying for a lesson or small
group games. They’re fun and a great visual to help students recognize the
meaning of these symbols.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">When I was in kindergarten, my teacher
(who shall remain nameless, but I still totally remember her name) had a happy
face board and a sad face board. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">Not to toot my own horn or anything, but I was
always on the happy face board. Like ALWAYS. Until one day, when my bright,
little kindergarten heart was crushed. A
little boy named Kevin (last name not listed, even though I ALSO remember it)
was sitting next to me during circle time. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">He leaned over and kissed me on the
cheek. Naturally, I screamed, thinking WHY IS THIS BOY KISSING ME?! My teacher
jerked her head in my direction and yelled at me to put my name on the SAD.
FACE. BOARD. WHAT?!?! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">I was DEVASTATED!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">It is something that I obviously have
not forgotten. In fact, Mr. Kevin tried adding me on Facebook a few years back
and I DENIED his request. No thank you, mister! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">Anyways, this experience made me
really think about my own classroom behavior management system, and I decided
to implement something that some might be fearful of</span><span style="color: black;">…a
behavior system where you can’t move down, you don’t get points taken away, and
you’re not singled out in front of the class. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">Yup. A behavior system where you
can only move UP!</span></span></div>
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<a name='more'></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">I know you may be skeptical, but it totally does work. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My </span><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Classroom-Rules-and-Behavior-Chart-Positive-Management-2745473" style="font-family: inherit;">behavior chart</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> is simple. It consists
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Green: Ready to Learn<br />
Blue: This Day Just Gets Better<br />
Purple: Awesome Day!<br />
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All students start on Green and are “ready to learn.” As the day progresses, students can move up to the other colors. If students do really, really well, they can “fly off the chart.” All this means is that their clip isn’t on the chart and gets clipped to me!<br />
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Any consequences that need to be dealt with, are dealt with privately. Students aren’t singled out in front of other students.<br />
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When I told parents about this behavior system at Back to School Night, they were thrilled. Even more ecstatic were the students. One parent emailed me after the first day of school and said their child was so happy they could only move up, because they had been fearful in the past of moving down. <br />
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In the end, we should always ask ourselves how we can change students’ behavior, rather than just punishing them. If we teach them in everything else, why can’t we teach them how to behave in a positive way?</div>
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<span style="color: #454545; font-family: inherit;">Being the daughter of a teacher meant always having to stay after school to help your mom with #alltheschoolthings. Stapling papers, sorting class work, sharpening the pencils. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #454545; font-family: inherit;">The teacher daughter job I remember the most vividly was tracing my mom's master letters (which were letters in funky designs cut on tag board), on a variety of construction paper, laminating, and CUTTING. Man! How I despised the cutting. Welp, here I am. A grown adult. A teacher myself. Cutting out letters with funky designs. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #454545; font-family: inherit;">We've come a long way from my mom's font designs, and the die cut machine with boring, run of the mill letters. But, I am still cutting out my own letters. In today's world, we've been able to knock out one step...the tracing! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #454545; font-family: inherit;">You may think this is the easy part, but for me it's the hardest. </span><span style="color: #454545; font-family: inherit;">There are so many fonts to choose from! KG Fonts, Hello Fonts, </span><span style="color: #454545;">Cupcake</span><span style="color: #454545; font-family: inherit;"> Fonts, MTF Fonts...the list goes on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I like using PowerPoint for all of my documents. So, after I've chosen my font I type out the letters that I want for my bulletin board. I like PowerPoint because (in my opinion) it's the easiest program to use when using text boxes. I can format my letters more easily so I can fit more on a page. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; font-family: inherit;">Make sure you size your letters correctly. If you want them big, up the size. If you need them smaller, try to fit more on a page. You can use a vertical template or a horizontal template to utilize larger size fonts or smaller size fonts.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; font-family: inherit;">Make sure you make the "fill" of the letter white or "no fill," and make the outline of the letter black. This is what takes place of the tracing because only the outline will appear when you print. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I love using astrobrights for my paper! If you want black letters, you'll have to add in another step. You can print your letters from your computer on white paper. Then take black construction paper (cut down to size) and copy the letters from the white paper onto the black construction paper from a copy machine. You can also print out the letters in a black fill from your printer. But that take a lot of ink!</span></div>
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I'll have a student teacher this fall, and I got to thinking about my student teaching experience and my first year in my own classroom. If I could do my first year over again, there are a lot of things I would do differently. There are a lot of helpful hints for first year teachers out there, but I thought I would compile a list of my ideas to help you on your first year teaching. </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u><span style="color: black;">Start teaching on the first day</span><span style="color: black;">.</span></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I was always told to make the first day
exciting. Make it so your students want to come back to school. Well, this is
so possible by starting to teach actual lessons that first day. Obviously you
will start with introductions, classroom rules and procedures, maybe a
classroom tour, but you’ll also want to make sure you have your students
engaged in some fun <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Tales-From-A-Very-Busy-Teacher/Category/Common-Core-169068">lessons</a> that first day. They’ll get to practice the
procedures you have just introduced, and they’ll be able to learn their new
grade level standards.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u><span style="color: black;">Ask for help</span><span style="color: black;">.</span></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As a new teacher, it can be intimidating
to ask for help. But, let me tell you, don’t be intimidated! Ask you
administrator, your BTSA support provider, your teacher mentor, your grade
level colleagues, your teacher aides. Ask. Ask. Ask. It’s okay to not know, and
it’s okay to get things clarified. Whether you’re asking about where to find
construction paper and glue, or how to utilize the Smart Board technologies
more efficiently, someone will get an answer for you!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u><span style="color: black;">Over plan </span><span style="color: black;">for
the first week</span><span style="color: black;">.</span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">I am not the kind of “fly by the seat of
your pants” teacher, so planning is in my personality</span><span style="color: black;">.
Even with my two boys</span><span style="color: black;">…I live my life around their naps.
Planning. </span><span style="color: black;">E</span><span style="color: black;">very.
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Be prepared for your entire first week of
school. Plan for every minute, and if you don’t get to all of your plans, that’s
okay! It’s always better to be prepared than to not have enough to do with your
students. Get your copies made, get your technology in order, and have your
materials ready to go!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u><span style="color: black;">Watch </span><span style="color: black;">other good teachers teach</span><span style="color: black;">.</span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">Some districts give you the opportunity
to be a part of a mentorship program. In these programs, you can request to
observe other teachers. Doing this can help you so much. You can gather ideas,
make connections, and validate your own teaching ideas. My first year teaching
was in a private school, so I didn’t have a mentorship program. I didn’t let
this stop me! I asked my principal if I could reach out to our local public
school districts to see if they’d be willing to let me observe some of thei</span><span style="color: black;">r
finest teachers. Guess what?! They were so accommodating and ready to help this
new teacher. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u><span style="color: black;">Develop positive behavior/classroom
management</span><span style="color: black;">.</span></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Classroom and behavior management is KEY.
Establish it on the first day of school. This is not to say that you need to be
mean, strict, or nasty. Your management system can be positive and happy. YOU
set the tone of your classroom. Make sure your students know your expectations,
procedures, and <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Tales-From-A-Very-Busy-Teacher/Category/Back-to-School-198274">behavior system</a>. Students want to please you. Reassure them
they’re on the right track. A couple things I do for positive management are
Student of the Day notes, marble jar, positive behavior charts, brag tags, a
heart on the board, etc. </span></span></div>
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school for the next day. Boy! Was that great advice! You never know what can
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Make sure to connect with your grade level or with a group of teachers at your school. You can also make connections with teachers from different schools who are in the same grade level. It's important to have connections so you can collaborate on ideas, share inspirations, talk about the great days, and </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">vent about the tough days. You'll build some strong bonds within the teacher community. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><u>Keep a growth mindset.</u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As a new teacher (and veteran teacher), it's important to embrace failures. Your lessons won't always go as planned, your observations may not go as you had envisioned, and some days may just tire you OUT! Don't give up! Keeping a <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Tales-From-A-Very-Busy-Teacher/Category/Growth-Mindset-Teachers-and-Students-255717">growth mindset</a> will help you stay focused, see the glass half full, and continue to motivate you to be the best teacher. Take crisiticsm as constructive feedback and grow from those pitfalls. Teaching is a career where you're always growing. You cannot be perfect at every lesson, and you learn from each and every experience. Always strive to grow. At one point, you'll look back on your first year and see how much you've grown!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It's important to remember to put students first. Whether they need academic or behavioral interventions or they're struggling socially, it's always a good idea to think about the why behind their struggles. Are there outside forces contributing to their behavior? Is there a cognitive issue that's hindering their learning? When you're planning your lesson, or you're in the middle of a lesson, and you're finding difficulties with a student...take a minute to think about the why and how you can change their behavior. Students have a lot of influence from their home lives, and if their home life is not the greatest, you'll be there to help make school the happy place for them. Be their shining light and their happy place. Keep that smile going!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This one is easy. There will be long days. Though days. Sad days. Rough days. But most of all there will be HAPPY days! Keep an inspiration file by keeping nice notes from your students, cards from your students' parents, or notes from your administrators. Look back on these notes when you're having a rough day. These will be sure to keep you going!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">Growth Mindset. The understanding that
intelligence can be developed. It’s not worrying about how smart you are or how
good you are at something, but instead it’s about how you can become smarter
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of mindset. It’s not about giving up or failing. It’s about learning how we can
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.0pt;">Students with a growth mindset are
successful students. They are enthusiastic, hardworking, persistent, and take
charge of their success. Fostering this type of mentality in the classroom
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As a teacher, I really want to foster growth mindset in my classroom. Not only with my students, but for myself! I am trying three things this year to help my students with growth mindset, and in turn, it will help me too!<br />
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1. Growth Mindset Brag Tags</h4>
I created ten different Growth Mindset Brag Tags so I can acknowledge my kiddos who are thinking positively and constantly increasing their intelligence and self esteem. I am planning on handing these tags out during lessons, independent practice, recess, testing time, etc. I will “catch” students exemplifying their growth mindset and they’ll be acknowledged with these brag tags.<br />
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•Embracing Challenges<br />
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I enlarged my Brag Tags and created some posters to help motivate my students. They serve as a constant reminder that learning is continuous. It’s okay to make a mistake, to fail, and to not do well…as long as you keep trying and learn from those experiences. <br />
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My hope is that my students will see these as reminders and complete a successful school year. I have laminated them and am ready to put these babies up in my classroom in the next few weeks before school starts!<br />
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3. Growth Mindset Ticket out the Door</h4>
I always use a ticket out the door or a closing ticket when students are done with their independent practice. It’s just that one last opportunity to assess students’ learning. <br />
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Alright, I know the title of this blog says <i>three </i>ways to implement growth mindset, but I couldn't resist sharing this! Consider this to be a *bonus* way to implement growth mindset.<br />
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I created a cute bulletin board showcasing the differences between a fixed mindset and growth mindset to always encourage my students to be the best they can be. Due to numerous requests, the resources to create this <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Growth-Mindset-Bulletin-Board-Set-2745922">bulletin board</a> are available in my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Tales-From-A-Very-Busy-Teacher">Teachers Pay Teachers</a> store! I use this board as an interactive tool with my students. At the end of each week, I ask students to write down (on a post it note) one way they used growth mindset. They post their thought onto our board as a reminder that we're always learning and growing. It's a great motivator. :)<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539523832128359326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256563745746942461.post-12389123531592099792016-06-11T06:48:00.001-07:002016-08-19T23:05:43.102-07:00End of the Year Volunteer GiftsEvery year in my teaching career I have always had the most wonderful classroom volunteers. This year was no different! I was racking my brain trying to find a thoughtful and use gift for my volunteers. <br />
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Awhile back I <a href="http://www.talesfromaverybusyteacher.com/2014/09/YououghtaknowaboutSeptember.html">posted </a>about using the wonderful website, <a href="http://www.talesfromaverybusyteacher.com/2014/09/YououghtaknowaboutSeptember.html">Student Treasures</a>, to publish your students' writing. It's a great resource that's FREE for teachers and FUN for students.<br />
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Since I am back in the classroom this year, I decided it was time to utilize this resource for my fifth grade class.<br />
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After publishing their writing, I held an "Authors' Tea" for students to share their writing and enjoy some fun and relaxing time with their peers. It's a great way to end the school year and keep students engaged in their writing as the year comes to an end.<br />
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It was pretty simple to host an Authors' Tea.<br />
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1. Ask for parent donations.<br />
I had a few parents donate table cloths, food, and drinks. I also brought some of my own goodies to fill up our snack table.<br />
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2. Have students create About the Author pages.<br />
I had students write short essays about themselves in the third person. They wrote about their accomplishments, what inspires their writing, and what they're currently working on as writers. It was a hit with the parents.<br />
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3. Get Pandora ready with some easy listening music.<br />
I played some classical music while during our Authors' Tea. It set the calm and respectful tone for our party.<br />
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4. Set "Author's Chairs" around the room.<br />
I set up three chairs and labeled them "Author's Chair." Students who wanted to read their story from our published book could sit in the chair. If other students (and/or parents) saw them sitting in the chair, they knew to stand around and listen to their story.<br />
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5. Sit back and enjoy!<br />
Watching your students read each other's stories is priceless. It is a great experience for students, parents, and teachers to really see how much these kiddos have grown as writers and scholars.<br />
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I have already set my publishing date for next school year!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539523832128359326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256563745746942461.post-10340995582067928282016-05-24T11:24:00.003-07:002016-05-24T11:26:28.977-07:00Proportion Picture Art {End of the Year or B2S}<div style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; mso-line-break-override: none; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;">
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.0pt;">I have a great project that will be a
great closer of the end of the year, or a fun opener for back to school!</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.0pt;">It’s super easy and incorporates some fun
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 13.0pt;">First, take a picture of each student. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.0pt;">Make the measurement of the picture an easy measurement that can be doubled.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.0pt;">I inserted the picture into PowerPoint
slides and made them 5 x 8 inches. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.0pt;">Have your students measure out one inch
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.0pt;">Now give your students a 10 x 16 inch
white sheet of construction paper. </span><br />
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the picture to the construction paper. See if your students can figure out the
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.0pt;">When the grid lines are made on both the
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.0pt;">Once their faces are drawn, they can
erase the guidelines that are on the face. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 13.0pt;">Have your students add patterns to the remaining squares
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.0pt;">Mount the pictures on construction paper. For fun, I also glue the original picture on the back so you can remember the model for the drawing.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539523832128359326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256563745746942461.post-48797151631808778052016-02-04T16:37:00.001-08:002016-02-04T16:40:14.278-08:00Plickers {An Amazing Way to Check for Understanding}<span style="color: #454545;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">My mind was just blown. That's right. I just experienced a #mindblowing app that will change the way you check for understanding during your lessons: </span></span><span style="color: #454545; font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.plickers.com/">PLICKERS</a> </span><br />
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<span style="color: #454545;">Plickers is a simple tool teachers can use to gather formative assessments from their students. It's a fun, easy way to get your students' feedback, answers, and engagement.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #454545;">It's pretty simple to use...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">All you have to do is go to the Plickers website and sign up. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Once you're connected, add your class and your students. You can do this on the app or on the website.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Then you need to assign your students a specific Plickers card that is associated with their name.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Next, add your folders and question sets.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #454545; font-family: inherit;">Now you're ready to start using this with your students! Make sure you give each student the correct Plickers card. Show them how to use their special code to show their answers. The answer they choose as correct (A, B, C, or D) should be the letter that's at the top of the card when they show you their card.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Show the question on your Smart Board or projection screen and students will hold up their answers. You use your smart phone or tablet to scan the room (with your camera option). The phone will pick up the card codes and register the answers as correct or incorrect for each student. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; font-family: inherit;">You can display their responses on the board. You can show them </span><span style="color: #454545;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">anonymously, or with their names open for everyone to see. You can see who specifically answered which question and what their answers were to the question. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #454545;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When you try it, it's phenonomal. You'll want to spend hours making </span></span><span style="color: #454545; font-family: inherit;">Plickers questions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In my district, we are fortunate enough to have Teachers on Special Assignment (TOSA). Two of our Tech TOSAs came to our classroom to show us this amazing app and formative assessment tool. It keeps our kiddos engaged and is a great way to document formative and/or summative assessment results.</span></div>
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Classroom management is the key to a successful classroom.
Students learn and disruptions are at a minimum. </div>
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One tool I use for classroom
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I know a lot of teachers use morning work
(sometimes called bell work) to get students settled as they walk into their
classrooms. Sometimes it’s a sheet with a number of the day, word problem, word
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I was using a morning work sheet with grammar review, math
review, and writing prompts. However, I found I had a slight problem. Some of
those ready made morning work papers didn’t always align with things I had
taught in class. I was getting frustrated with these papers because it wasn’t
utilizing my students’ skills, or pushing them to think outside of the box.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I thought about creating my own morning work
for each day, but between my home life (two babies under two and a husband) and
school work, I just couldn’t find the time to dedicate to creating full morning
work pages. I then decided I would hold my students more accountable. </div>
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I created a simple sheet that my students keep with them throughout the week that is
labeled Monday through Friday. (I also have a flip book version!) </div>
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I write a prompt on the board for students to
answer each day. It can be several questions related to different subjects, or
it can be one large question. </div>
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It just depends on the previous day’s lesson. To
save time, I write the question after school so it’s ready for the next
morning. Sometimes, I’ll write it on our Smart Board in the morning too. </div>
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The key is really just creating your questions based on something from the previous
day’s lesson. I love this way of incorporating morning work into my classroom.
It keeps my kiddos on task as they enter the classroom, and it is a great way
of reviewing important concepts taught in class. </div>
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How do you administer MORNING WORK?<o:p></o:p></div>
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after a LONG winter break). I want to get them motivated to start off the new
year with a positive vibe. One way I like to do this is celebrating and ringing
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I try to gather as many New Year
decorations as I can from party stores, Walmart/Target, Dollar Tree, and any
other store with fun, eclectic decorations. </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">I usually do this after the new
year because everything is ON SALE! This year, however, I didn't have much luck finding some deals. According to the Party City employees, they save the New Year decorations for the following year! Who would have thought! LOL So anyways, instead </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">I made these (<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7ujVm7y_ArJbzJZcllnSkpuWlU/view?usp=sharing">FREE</a>) little hats that my students can use to party it up! </span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I set up my classroom the weekend before
I go back to school with poppers, New Year’s hats, noise makers, etc. When the
students walk in the first day of school of 2016, they’ll be surprised by the
party atmosphere. You can use the first day of 2016 to get your kiddos excited!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">In addition to kicking off the new year with my students,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also take
the opportunity to practice the writing process by having my students read
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<span class="s1">I saw this fabulous art project in my friend's classroom the other day. She had taken this idea from our other friend's classroom! Nothing like grabbing ideas (especially great ones) from other teachers! So, I grabbed it too and completed the project with my fifth graders. It was SO much fun! The best part is, it incorporates <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Haunted-House-Writing-Lesson-3386830?utm_source=Blog%20Post%20Halloween&utm_campaign=Blog%20Post%20Halloween">writing</a>!</span><br />
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<span class="s1">Use another color (blue, purple, or turquoise) to continue painting. </span></div>
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I guided my students with a <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Haunted-House-Writing-Lesson-3386830?utm_source=Blog%20Post%20Halloween&utm_campaign=Blog%20Post%20Halloween">direct instruction lesson</a> on writing a descriptive paragraph. They needed to write a paragraph that described the house in order to sell the house. They had to take the spooky and creepy parts of the haunted house and turn them into positives to sell the house.<br />
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You can grab my Haunted House lesson plan and other writing templates in my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Haunted-House-Writing-Lesson-3386830?utm_source=Blog%20Post%20Halloween&utm_campaign=Blog%20Post%20Halloween">shop</a>. </div>
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Your kids will have a blast with this! Paste both the painting and the writing on black construction paper. Display and enjoy!</div>
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Happy Halloween!</div>
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