tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9479913039900193202024-03-05T15:21:15.814-05:00Klassy in KindergartenMelissa Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09955626320670402046noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947991303990019320.post-51590873645328929952014-03-02T13:18:00.001-05:002014-03-02T13:19:13.162-05:00Look What I Bought…<div align="center">
I love a good sale and was so excited to fill my cart during the TPT 3,000,000 teachers strong sale! Here’s a look at what I just had to have…</div>
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I love all the Interactive Readers by <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kinder-craze" target="_blank">Maria Manore</a>! We are working on number words in my class so <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Number-Word-book-Interactive-Emergent-Reader-164857" target="_blank">this set</a> is just perfect for that.</div>
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<a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Deanna-Jump-11" target="_blank">Deanna Jump’s</a> Bump & Jump games are great for small groups and those early finishers in my room. I bought the <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Bump-Jump-Numbers-Fun-Easy-Differentiated-Math-Games-1073881" target="_blank">Numbers</a> & <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Bump-Jump-Build-Phonics-1116873" target="_blank">Phonics</a> versions. Just need to print & they’re ready to play!</div>
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<a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Kindergarten-Morning-Work-Daily-Language-Arts-and-Math-Review-466854" target="_blank">Kindergarten Morning Work</a> by <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/A-Teeny-Tiny-Teacher" target="_blank">A Teeny Tiny Teacher</a> has 3 months worth of printables that cover both language arts & math skills. I copy these half size to save paper and they’re perfect for skills review during our morning arrival work!</div>
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The <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Sight-Word-Construction-Mats-Dolch-Pre-Primer-Primer-Words-494390" target="_blank">Sight Word Construction Mats</a> Bundle by <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Karen-Jones" target="_blank">Karen Jones</a> has an activity mat for every word on the Dolch pre-primer and primer word lists. I love these for small group intervention work!</div>
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I was in need of some new word work activities for centers this month and <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Caitlin-Clabby-Kindergarten-Smiles" target="_blank">Caitlin Clabby Kindergarten Smiles’</a> <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/March-Word-Work-1130314" target="_blank">March Word Work Pack</a> is filled with wonderful ideas. I’ve already gotten several of them ready to go for this week!</div>
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We have 3rd grade buddies once a week and have discovered that the children love to color mystery pictures together. I needed some more of these to use and <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Lauren-Thompson" target="_blank">Lauren Thompson’s</a> <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/100s-hundred-Chart-Mystery-Pictures-HolidaysSeasonal-436282" target="_blank">100s Chart Mystery Pictures</a> pack is just what I was looking for. It is filled with many seasonal and holiday mystery pictures to choose from.</div>
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I have many more great resources on my wishlist but, alas, I could not afford them all this time. However, I am so excited to start using all of my new products! I hope you were able to get many of the things you’ve been wishing for, too!</div>
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Link up with <a href="http://imbloghoppin.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Blog Hoppin’</a> to share what you bought!</div>
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Last school year was my 17th year of teaching but felt like my first all over again thanks to common core, new electronic grading, and our district cutting Young 5s giving us MANY children not yet ready to be in school. It was tough!! I’ve slowly been easing my way back into “school mode” and can say that I am feeling excited to get back in the routine!<br />
I won’t be getting into my classroom until late next week and hope to share photos soon. In the meantime, don’t miss out on the Annual Back to School Sale at TPT going on August 18-19! My wishlist is huge! <br />
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My store will be included in the sale and I just posted new number signs for the numbers 11-20. These go along with my number posters 0-10. Both sets are available in a bundle at a discounted price!<br />
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I hope you find many great sale items to help you in your classroom this year!<br />
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My new goal is to post weekly and share all the wonderful things we have been doing this year. With implementing the new CCSS it feels like my first year of teaching all over again! Hopefully next year will be smoother...<br />
The blogging community has made my teaching so much better than I even knew it could be and I hope that I will be able to help others in the same way. I just wanted to say "Thank You!" to my followers for sticking around and I will definitely work harder at keeping up on my posts. :)<br />
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Melissa Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09955626320670402046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947991303990019320.post-24605184886694144732012-10-06T18:08:00.002-04:002012-10-06T18:08:32.613-04:00Krazy in Kindergarten!!<div align="center">
I think I should rename my blog "Krazy in Kindergarten" because that is what these first 5 weeks of school have felt like! We have a new math series, new online data system & report cards, full implementation of CCSS, and no more Young 5s program (which means an influx of 4 year old kindergarteners)! It has been cuh-raaaazy!!! I feel like it’s my first year of teaching and not my 17th!!!</div>
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I’ve had so many things on my blog to-do list and never enough time in the day to get to any of them. Soon I hope!</div>
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I did get to cross one big thing off my list, though. I finally finished some projects I’ve been working on and uploaded them to my very own TPT store! I’m so excited (and a little nervous, too!)</div>
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So far I have 3 products available:</div>
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Number of the Day Practice Pages</div>
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Number Posters for 0-10</div>
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Roll-a-ColorWord</div>
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In honor of my new store, I am offering 20% off my products from today through Monday, Oct. 8th! If you find something you like, please leave feedback and let me know what you think!</div>
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I’ll be back soon to share pics from my classroom and the “kraziness” in kindergarten!!</div>
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Take care,<br />
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Melissa Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09955626320670402046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947991303990019320.post-650643671478448922012-09-15T11:47:00.000-04:002012-09-15T11:47:32.305-04:00Kindergarten Common Core<div align="center">
Whew!!! I survived the first 2 weeks of the new school year! How do I always forget what kinderkids are like at the beginning of the year??<br />
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This year our district is fully implementing the Common Core State Standards and it sometimes feels a bit overwhelming! I just came across this book today and decided to check it out. I’m so glad I did! <br />
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It’s a huge resource (over 600 pages) full of great posters, activities, and/or centers for each of the kindergarten standards. They are colorful and engaging! I can’t wait to begin using them in my own classroom!<br />
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If you’re looking for a great all-in-one resource for teaching the English and Math Common Core, then you should definitely check out the <a href="http://corecommonstandards.com/core-curriculum/kindergarten-common-core-workbook/" target="_blank">Kindergarten Common Core Workbook</a>! It’s priceless!</div>
Melissa Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09955626320670402046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947991303990019320.post-7760154301447996342012-08-21T22:10:00.001-04:002012-08-21T22:10:41.102-04:00Technology Tip Tuesday<div align="center">
It’s Technology Tip Tuesday for Teacher Week at <a href="http://imbloghoppin.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Blog Hoppin’</a>!</div>
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If your school is anything like mine, budgets are tight and the costs of copies are at a premium. In order to save money (and paper), my colleagues and I often copy student work pages and center activities in half-size (2 to a page.)</div>
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I will show you how you can do this in Adobe (it also works in a similar way in Microsoft Word).</div>
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1. Open up the document you would like to print and click <strong>File</strong>, then <strong>Print </strong>(or just click the printer icon in the toolbar)<strong>. </strong>This will open up the dialogue box shown in step 2.</div>
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3. A new box will pop up and you will first click on the <strong>Layout</strong> tab. (Yours may look a bit different depending on the brand of printer you have, but it should still say “Layout”). Next, choose <strong>Multipage</strong>. Check to make sure that<strong> 2</strong> is the number showing under <strong>Pages per sheet. </strong>Then click <strong>OK</strong>.</div>
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4. Finally, choose <strong>Pages </strong>and then type the page numbers (separated by a comma) that you want to appear half size. If you want 2 copies of the same page on one sheet, then just type the same page number twice separated by a comma (EXAMPLE: To print page 1 twice on the same paper, type <strong>1, 1</strong>). Then press <strong>OK</strong> and it should begin printing. :)</div>
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Clear as mud, right?? I hope that wasn’t too confusing and that you find this tip as useful as I do. If you have any questions, <a href="mailto:melmil831@gmail.com" target="_blank">email me</a> and I will do my best to answer them!</div>
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Melissa Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09955626320670402046noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947991303990019320.post-35155187404944945372012-08-20T19:49:00.000-04:002012-08-20T19:49:00.992-04:00Teacher Must-Haves & More Freebies<div align="center">
It’s teacher week at <a href="http://imbloghoppin.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Blog Hoppin’</a> and I’m linking up for Must-haves Monday.</div>
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1. COFFEE!! I have to have my morning coffee with my favorite creamer! I make my own every morning since I live only 30 seconds from my school and pass no coffee shops on the way!</div>
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2. My laptop computer – When I started teaching, we didn’t even have computers in our classrooms and maybe one or two school-wide! I’m so grateful for how much easier it is to prepare lessons using technology!</div>
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<a href="http://dealspl.us/rb2.php?did=764355"><img alt="Gateway NV75S25U Notebook PC Quad Core A6-3420M 4GB..." src="http://img.dealspl.us/dealimage/10000/764000/764355_1337718161.jpg" width="125" /></a></div>
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3. My Kindergarten "Peeps" who are also 2 of my best friends!! I couldn’t imagine having to teach without them on my team! (I don’t have a pic of all of us & I’m pretty sure they wouldn’t want me posting it anyway! <img alt="Winking smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-winkingsmile" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuGc52aYaitzSUP18Q6M0rN8k2OaXi4bJaWBqsMinhn4vknWNJ0TIlADpwaHVOBp-519aIJgDE9AqBzJsuORqCPl6hobb25u0e-IpylCblokbw3yCSwGM-u4GEwBFs9kq670i5kju_RN3b/?imgmax=800" />)</div>
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4. Mechanical pencils – My favorite kind of pencils especially when I’m in a meeting or testing and can’t get up to sharpen dull/broken leads.</div>
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5. My Droid RAZR – I just got it in May and it’s my first smartphone. I LOVE it! It’s great having my Google calendar, email, and blogs all at my fingertips!!</div>
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What are your “Must-haves”? Link up at <a href="http://imbloghoppin.blogspot.com/2012/08/teacher-week-must-haves-monday-with.html" target="_blank">Blog Hoppin’</a> and share!</div>
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And now for the freebies!!</div>
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These are two forms that I give to the parents at Open House and ask them to return on the first day of school.</div>
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This is a student information sheet that I keep in a binder all year and refer to it often. I copy it on colored paper to help me keep track of it with all the beginning of year paper work being turned it at one time.</div>
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This one is a transportation form that the parents fill out to let me know how their child gets home daily. I keep this on file all year and the parents know that any changes to what is on this form need to be done in person or in writing. We only have 2 options for our students (pick-up & bus). If you would like another option added, <a href="mailto:melmil831@gmail.com" target="_blank">email me</a> & I would be happy to make changes for you!</div>
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I copy this onto yellow paper and there are 3 on a page to save copies!<br />
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I hope you find these useful!</div>
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Melissa Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09955626320670402046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947991303990019320.post-38587001534890977682012-08-19T22:18:00.001-04:002012-08-19T22:18:59.886-04:00September Newsletter Freebie!<div align="center">
I’ve been putting the finishing touches on my monthly newsletter templates for what seems like forever! My motto this summer has been “Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans!” because that is certainly what has been happening to me!</div>
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I’ve decided to offer my September template as a freebie for all my (patient) followers! It is a powerpoint file and is editable. Some of the headers I use are “Look What We’re Learning…”, “Mark Your Calendar”, “News & Notes”, “Birthdays”, “Help Wanted”, etc. (Tip: To save on colored printer ink, I usually just print mine in Grayscale and then copy it onto colored paper.)<br />
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Click on the picture to get a copy of your own. It will open in Google Docs and then you just need to go to File then Download to open it in Powerpoint.<br />
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I hope you find this newsletter useful! I hope to post the rest of the months soon!!!!</div>
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Take Care,</div>
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Melissa Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09955626320670402046noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947991303990019320.post-4011270641443973832012-08-18T11:26:00.001-04:002012-08-18T11:26:31.721-04:00Sneak a Peek Linky<div align="center">
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I’m linking up over at <a href="http://imbloghoppin.blogspot.com/2012/08/sneak-peek-linky-party.html" target="_blank">Blog Hoppin’</a> to share my recent purchases from the Back to School Sale on TpT. There were so many things on my wishlist but I had to narrow it down to these fabulous items!</div>
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I love the activities that Kathleen at <a href="http://growingkinders.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Growing Kinders</a> creates and was so excited when she added a new back to school unit! I purchased these three units from her store! </div>
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I bought this great bundle to help my kiddos master their letters & Dolch word lists 1& 2 from Marsha at <a href="http://www.differentiatedkindergarten.com/" target="_blank">A Differentiated Kindergarten</a>!</div>
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<a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Top-Bananas-Baseball-and-Soccer-Ball-Word-Bundle-Mastery-System" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7d9P-KWbtjNTAi_RDDRKmTaucUFhlwwrs69FatzINpK2OPPj9lv4qtHD77eSNFlWGgaEmLklgaBmTWttD-yi7tQ2HPpUrXB6bfPHD0iJB81gJdCanHJ_9dzn4oySk9Dw3aktlD_C1Kks/s320/first+bundle+pic+png.png" width="320" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.mrswillskindergarten.com/" target="_blank">Deedee Wills</a> has great products in her store, too, and I narrowed it down to these purchases:</div>
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<a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Writing-Work-Stations-for-August-and-September" target="_blank"><img alt="image" border="0" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMBSobn-WkzySdzr7qB-agn-E2hSgaAXUgj3FfPGulqaiqfWE8b4-QfNX8MQx9mK83m7a91v7KpgFlh2tcrHAfW6ptwX7AqAu8IjPK1dgDXP9zpGC94GMXIubanqP1HocWRx4RVBwgAWfa/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="184" /></a> <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Writing-Work-Stations-for-October" target="_blank"><img alt="image" border="0" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1G05ajUlmK9qLCzgB2Qzzg-_878JsBgbj7dYOl7jw5BhvlLddrirJtPoePEEJzr39CMlRDyRWWbf0pCJX9Hs5g-7ZdEb3CGN-K9qHIzJMYmVvXYH2bB61oi-Hrrcwcsru0CsRMMK5Ne6a/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="183" /></a> <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Writing-Work-Station-for-November" target="_blank"><img alt="image" border="0" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX4qwQEmS5ClZFsRZ7vXMHOBfJQs4uF7iK2dKCBOKq7SDK4kJgeccIFas5hpHk0yr_lLtDbuVlozTD13Cd9vDH7PRXdsuubPxveHONNaicfQyxqpVX8GWK3Kuoe-ffwnUN2FBk_ZcIaJby/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="184" /></a></div>
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I can’t wait to start Reader’s Workshop with this great unit from <a href="http://kindergals.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Kim Adsit’s</a> store!</div>
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<a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Blasting-Off-with-Readers-Workshop-Unit-1-by-Kim-Adsit-and-Michele-Scannell" target="_blank"><img alt="image" border="0" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Ke9Nx7a7AMzWrlbuRd8cnUHwHifSYyaJZYiu-ZzhxEmJbEbEgyyWXChi_Dw4yU0RmQAjFsBKpsWqTTyZPk6vBxzWEFvST67w08drYNJ-7h7NxNM97nX_5E9y46OX7wmG0KjiMXxHl0fe/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="190" /></a></div>
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I rounded out my purchases with these 2 great units from <a href="http://mrsleeskinderkids.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Julie Lee</a>!</div>
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<a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Schools-in-Session-Beginning-of-Year-Activities-and-Centers" target="_blank"><img alt="image" border="0" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSUpWwk_GDur-VUtZIScqJl9k4jjPGJGVkE9nmLx4ZpnrdZDsqoxwNMiX_222Z4uZ9LK3z6qW9-RuE19TH022lXgZiI0cKDJWDhTd39ibyyglAgsJtWFQYOO7zfhzBjDWLd3FuOfmbhnpV/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="189" /></a> <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Brown-Bear-Unit" target="_blank"><img alt="image" border="0" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi94V8Umms-Nq65POe3gv9EhP5Sln6oXnNHZ3s2Assn9ZiEVHYPZ14Uacn4hUMlbeXnMbqpEyoXuxP_sfXQ8wygBCatzVz_DOchUyGlQSIwZEz4fJp_qpd7GcK4r89Fi_P4rZHQvJfZvCBd/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="189" /></a></div>
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I’m knee-deep in printing, laminating, and cutting right now, but I can't wait <span id="goog_1751360007"></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/"></a><span id="goog_1751360008"></span>to use all my new purchases!!</div>
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Head on over to <a href="http://imbloghoppin.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Blog Hoppin’</a> to share your newest purchases, too!</div>
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Take Care,<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2UZEEQiu9It3bg64MX6hlbdIZlHyXvaJsiXUTynJ5OgQC9qREddxvFST5s_brPE7q5iq-OnRnp3CGnSqyUHXTj8rG4oV2N6-Y_PzUjNF6SV3hvgIekZa6g4W1X51pGh1zj6tPjDJYqsG6/s1600-h/027052A100F3D5AF88D59253827C7CE1%25255B3%25255D.png"><img alt="027052A100F3D5AF88D59253827C7CE1" border="0" height="62" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5j_lNz1eOSIHDdmuluoIFGGdqbz6N5yNuVfW3wt39RsPjcwIfT1OvxhNYUdv6kxN6X7aWuIB_DQs6na2xgm34k8Z1DKtnvZeLyGG2cfU45IOACm1UJQWek0-IK3yvI8CVZkqT9zih6r7K/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="027052A100F3D5AF88D59253827C7CE1" width="147" /></a></div>
Melissa Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09955626320670402046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947991303990019320.post-76992511506552142092012-08-03T13:32:00.001-04:002012-08-03T13:46:25.631-04:00Pen-Pal Pair Up!<div align="center">
Happy Friday! I wanted to share with you the Perfect Pen Pal Pair Up that Kelley at <a href="http://teacherideafactory.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Teacher Idea Factory</a> is hosting. I signed up yesterday and can’t wait to find out who we’ll be pen pals with this year! It is quick and easy to sign up. Just click on the picture below and it will take you to the Google form where you, too, can sign up! </div>
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<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?fromEmail=true&formkey=dG4zaTNSUHNpZmljSHphMEVWZ2FVSmc6MQ" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrqvdgny5IU5oRJl0JgPMLj5MUEX40tpr47RTk6jYx_zUv3TK8H70TcigZiagFTw1z5F0mbbC1VoJ0JtSIGjLfrKr1lfJovKGKiFQgKjvptEULyPV9SOX4i9q9lIQI8bEbW_9wBEuR7vVQ/s320/Pen+Pal+Pair+UP+Button.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
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You can sign up even if you don’t have a blog! If you want more info. about this great opportunity, click <a href="http://teacherideafactory.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-perfect-pen-pal-pair-up-event.html" target="_blank">here</a> to go to Kelley’s original post! I hope many of you take advantage of this great opportunity!</div>
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Take care,</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2UZEEQiu9It3bg64MX6hlbdIZlHyXvaJsiXUTynJ5OgQC9qREddxvFST5s_brPE7q5iq-OnRnp3CGnSqyUHXTj8rG4oV2N6-Y_PzUjNF6SV3hvgIekZa6g4W1X51pGh1zj6tPjDJYqsG6/s1600-h/027052A100F3D5AF88D59253827C7CE1%25255B3%25255D.png"><img alt="027052A100F3D5AF88D59253827C7CE1" border="0" height="62" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5j_lNz1eOSIHDdmuluoIFGGdqbz6N5yNuVfW3wt39RsPjcwIfT1OvxhNYUdv6kxN6X7aWuIB_DQs6na2xgm34k8Z1DKtnvZeLyGG2cfU45IOACm1UJQWek0-IK3yvI8CVZkqT9zih6r7K/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="027052A100F3D5AF88D59253827C7CE1" width="147" /></a></div>Melissa Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09955626320670402046noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947991303990019320.post-42791564672923068622012-07-27T13:15:00.000-04:002012-07-27T13:17:36.244-04:00Slow Down, Summer!<div align="center">
Yikes! Why is the summer going so fast??? I feel like my to-do list gets longer and longer and the time to get it done is shorter and shorter!</div>
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Between out-of-town baseball tournaments and trying to restore some sort of organization to my chaotic house, I haven’t had much time to work on my editable newsletter templates. I’m hopeful this will be the weekend I get them done! I’ve used these for a couple of years and love them – I’m just changing out the graphics and tweaking a few things now. I hope they’ll be worth the wait!</div>
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On another note, I thought it would be fun to tell you more about myself and link up with Mrs. Lemons and her Tell me more, tell me more! linky party at her blog <a href="http://stepintosecondgrade.blogspot.com/">Step Into Second Grade.</a></div>
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<a href="http://stepintosecondgrade.blogspot.com/2012/07/tell-me-more-tell-me-more-linky-party.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuhElwuM6v_40Zv83-1e1vRC6t4XIH_3C5JJXxpsqlg-vNExaH3Ws5rMQeGjNku23e7PuXegw6UhmbIQrpZc2K3Ts9Y9Wem21uhafXXmlFChK4GeVpkjzDAD1iVxfOVxSYYksgJGm5GY4/s200/tell+me+more.png" width="200" /></a></div>
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These are the top 8 things about me. (I couldn’t come up with 10!) <img alt="Confused smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-confusedsmile" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmWTg3S76zAor1RQfO5kBdaN7v8b73QDIsD8AcMxlnVPD7qvFxTg5VjN_ldPN15ukLszWQkMkYKrERlk1Q2ruKfG4q3quL4V9x-mssjkwPfeUhkSPUbQajZTS8x572DaftX56N5EuaU2QT/?imgmax=800" /></div>
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1. First and foremost, I have four boys who I absolutely adore! They are 13, 11, 8, & 6 and keep me S-U-P-E-R busy.</div>
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This was taken last summer at our favorite beach/campground. We have a trip planned there in August! Yay!</div>
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2. The other “boy” in my life is my dog-son, Jedi! He is a Bichon Frise/Maltese mix and the smartest, cutest dog ever! (OK, so maybe I’m a little biased.) He is 2 years old and my first dog ever. I wouldn’t trade him for the world!</div>
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Isn’t he precious??</div>
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3. I love all things Star Wars (hence the dog named, Jedi)! I’ve been obsessed since the day my dad took me to see The Empire Strikes Back when I was 8 years old! I’ve seen every movie at least a dozen times!</div>
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4. I llloooovvvveee coffee! I have to have my coffee in the morning and then I am ready to start my day. My favorite creamer is Almond Joy by International Delight and I was ecstatic when I saw that the new bottle no longer had “Limited Edition” printed on it! LOVE IT!</div>
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5. I enjoy running and am working my way back into it after 2 separate injuries sidelined me for almost 2 years!! <img alt="Sad smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-sadsmile" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKxhHpq7xYrCVW2Bbz0xKnIi1vwKva7BqboZ4NhcXRMy_M17eU33eBTruv1IrQVBYDt7WCiVp1FU4ydegda1WqIBdhcdYcwWCbCSdknsTCffS80LS-ft2MPc6Gg6fc8OvS1iLoInib36Nz/?imgmax=800" /> I have to keep reminding myself to take it slow but that can be so frustrating sometimes! I use this free app on my Android phone to help me track my runs:</div>
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6. I love music and love to stream my playlists through Rhapsody. I pay for the monthly subscription and use it on my Kindle Fire, Droid phone, and home computer. I even use the Rhapsody app to listen to my playlists while I am running!</div>
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7. My 2 favorite snack foods are Snyder’s Honey Mustard & Onion Pretzel Pieces and Lay’s Dill Pickle Flavored Potato Chips! I can’t seem to get enough (which increases my need for #5 above!)</div>
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8. Reading is one of my passions and I got a Kindle Fire this year and love it! I always thought that I wouldn’t like the e-reader format because I like to be able to hold a book in my hands but I’m definitely getting used to it. The best part is that I can carry a whole library of books and magazines with me everywhere!</div>
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Now head on over to the <a href="http://stepintosecondgrade.blogspot.com/2012/07/tell-me-more-tell-me-more-linky-party.html">linky party</a> to learn more about some wonderful bloggers and to link up yourself! <img alt="Smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7p4QJEwzFWsNPiMWY0p3W3RO3cnbjklyMgtLAdWvVnLBAcJc6PNa_VJx99uJzHiLpYmxMXMB6Ntr1ceM1jtRDToSTcz6GhRYSC22KB71syBpWvWEmATRURuVHN78YKS8-aWU_HMlNbLTY/?imgmax=800" /></div>
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Hello all! Yesterday I shared a sneak peek of some of the back-to-school things I found while shopping for anything but back-to-school. :)</div>
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Today I wanted to share them in more detail. Everything shown was just $1.00 each!</div>
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These are cardboard star trays that I'll use for turning in "3-star" work. They are the perfect size for 8 1/2 x 11 paper. Star Stickers in packs of over 600 for $1.00! The rubber stamp says "Awesome!" (a word that I use all the time!) and it also has stars on it for stamping "3-Star" work!</div>
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Mini erasers in the shapes of stars, frogs, & hearts to use as manipulatives in our Debbie Diller style Math WorkStations.</div>
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Alphabet & number puzzles that I'm going to add to our choices for "Waiting Work".</div>
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I love using mini buckets for all sorts of things - sharpened/unsharpened pencils, namesticks, activity sticks, song sticks, crayons, etc. I love these colors!</div>
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Foam hand shapes and "High Five" bookmarks with a monkey on them (I love monkeys!). I haven't decided what I'm going to use the foam hands for, yet, but I have a few ideas I'm toying with.</div>
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These are plastic multi-pocket file folders in turquoise & bright pink. I think I might use these as organizers in my new Thirty-one organizing utility bag. I ordered it last week and can't wait for it to get here!</div>
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Mini pocket chart in purple. I love mini pocket charts and use them in many different ways. I already have them in red, blue, and green. Now I have four different colors & this will help for organization at centers (each child will get their own color & I can now color-coordinate their other materials.)</div>
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And last but not least - a dry-erase speech bubble and dry-erase markers (2/$1.00)! A few ideas I have for this are to display our graphing question of the day, number of the day, letters/sight words of the week...hmmm...so many possibilities!</div>
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That's all for now. I'm off to run errands and then it's my son's all star baseball game tonight. He's the starting pitcher - I'm not nervous for him at all (if I keep telling myself that, it might actually be true!) Aaahhh! :\<br />
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These are the words I kept hearing in my head as I shopped at Target yesterday!!! I really just went there for plant hooks & milk but who can resist the dollar deals?! Here's a sneak peek of some of the deals I found:</div>
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<br />One more thing before I go - I'm so excited to have followers in the double digits!! That might not seem like a big deal to you but to me it's FABULOUS! I'm really trying to build up my blog and apparently my motto should be "Slow & steady wins the race!"</div>
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Jessica at <a href="http://mrsstanfordsclass.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Mrs. Stanford's Class</a> has an awesome giveaway to celebrate 500 followers! It ends at Midnight EST and you won't want to miss it! Click the graphic below to go there! There are going to be lots of winners so hurry! What are you waiting for?? Go, go, go!!!<br />
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I'm also excited to share my newest creations that will be coming soon - editable newsletter templates for each month of the year! I simply fill them in with important information that I want to share with the parents and they're ready to go!<br />
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Whooweee! Let me start by saying that it is H-O-T here! Heat indices of 102????!!!! In Michigan???!!! And, no, it's not a dry heat! <br />
In the words of my 8 year old son, "Mom, I walk outside and I have sweat beads dripping off of me! What is up with that?" <br />
I love summer and all but could really do without the humidity! I'm just so grateful for central air & a swimming pool! One good thing is that the heat has forced me to stay inside and finally get this blog post out that I started more than a week ago! Better late than never, right?<br />
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I'm excited to be joining in on this book study:</div>
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It is being hosted by DeeDee Wills from<a href="http://www.mrswillskindergarten.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> Mrs. Wills Kindergarten</a>. Her blog is one of my favorites! She has provided us with this great bookmark with guiding questions to use as we read.<br />
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<strong>Section One: Illustration Study as a Foundation for Strong Writing</strong></div>
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<strong>How might you explain to students that illustrating is composing?</strong></div>
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With my kinderkids, this will be an easy thing to do since most of their beginning "writing" IS illustrating! Something that I will find more difficult is changing my way of teaching "out of the illustrations." I am totally guilty of this! In the past I have always encouraged the children to do more writing than illustrating as the year goes on. After reading this book, I am changing this way of thinking and am going to focus more on teaching "into illustrations" as a way of composing and adding details for those students who need it. </div>
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<strong>How might your attitude toward writing affect your students' willingness to write?</strong></div>
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Over the years, my style of teaching writing has undergone changes/additions but I have found that the children do the best work when I use a Writing Workshop. I start with a minilesson and try to fill it with enthusiasm for my own writing and how excited I am to see what they are going to be working on. The more I praise their efforts and point out the wonderful things I see them doing, the more they are willing to write. If we occasionally have to miss a day of Writing Workshop, there are always groans from the kinderkids. This always makes me feel good that they are eager to write!</div>
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<strong>What language might you use with your students to talk about reading like a writer, both as a writer of words and pictures?</strong></div>
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My plan for this year is to incorporate many of the books that other teachers are suggesting into my daily read-alouds and Writing Workshop minilessons. I love the idea of examining the illustrations closely to think about them as illustrators. This is something I already do with the writing in the books and trying to get the children to think about it as an author would. I make a big deal about how they are authors creating their own stories. I'm excited to do this with illustrations to see how it affects the children's writing/illustrating that they compose!</div>
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<strong>Name several books (not previously mentioned in this text), you would gather for your classroom's units of study on illustration.</strong> </div>
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This thinking point was a challenge for me because I am going to have to examine the books I use from a new point of view - focusing on the illustrations. I also think it's difficult because my children's books are all at school and inaccessible to me right now and I'm a very visual person. I need them in front of me to really look at them as an illustrator.</div>
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DeeDee Wills has graciously compiled a list of books that teachers are suggesting and it is available for download on her blog. You can access it by clicking the picture below.</div>
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There are so many wonderful books listed - some new to me and some I have been reading for years and never thought of using them in my writing workshop. Look out kinderkids, you are in for a treat this year!!!!</div>
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I hope my rambling didn't bore you too much! Stay tuned for Chapter 7: Ideas and Content and be sure to check out all the wonderful teachers who have linked up <a href="http://www.mrswillskindergarten.com/2012/06/in-pictures-and-in-words-chapters-1-to.html" target="_blank">here</a> to share their reflections.</div>
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Here are pics from 4 of the 8 centers we're finishing. The kids are loving them!<br />
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This one is a Write the Room center where they find the bug cards around the room. (One is hanging in the background on the front of my big book cart). They slowly say the name of the CVC picture on the card, decide if the middle sound is /e/, /i/, or /u/ and then write the word in the correct vowel column.</div>
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Choose a card with an addition problem on it, use the cubes to help solve the problem and then write the number sentence on their paper. I love that the numbers on the cards are in two different colors {red and blue}.</div>
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Unscramble the word wall word from the card, stamp it and then write it in the boxes. They read the words to me when finished.</div>
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Our centers this week are from these 2 units from 2 awesome bloggers ~ <br />
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Recently I was lucky enough to be a recipient of these writing posters and self-check bookmarks courtesy of Miss Kindergarten - Hadar Maor! </div>
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These will be perfect for my Writing Workshop and I can't wait to use them next year! Click on the images above to get your own set for only $2.00 in her TPT store. (Better yet - they're 20% off through the rest of tonight!)</div>
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I absolutely love her blog and if you haven't seen it yet, be sure to check it out <a href="http://www.miss-kindergarten.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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<br /></div>Melissa Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09955626320670402046noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947991303990019320.post-46004908059661001532012-05-27T22:52:00.001-04:002012-05-27T22:52:11.286-04:00Calgon, take me away!!!I can't believe how busy I've been!!! When I started this blog 2 months ago, my goal was to blog at least twice a week. I figured I would start out slow and be realistic! Well, that didn't work the way I wanted. It seems like observations/evaluations, assessments, end of the year activities, and baseball season {5 teams between the 4 boys} have taken over my life! I am definitely going to work harder at making my blog a priority.<br />
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I'm finishing up my portfolio to hand in before I meet with my principal and then it's on to a farm field trip and all-school field day to round out this week. Next week we have 4 days of <strike>babysitting</strike> school left and then summer is finally here! Maybe I'll get my pool open by the end of June!<br />
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Before I sign off, I did want to share some of the activities we are going to be working on this week. They are from two bloggers that I truly enjoy following! I started these centers last week and the kiddos were so involved and loving them!<br />
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</div>Melissa Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09955626320670402046noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947991303990019320.post-81770800282548999952012-03-01T21:01:00.000-05:002012-03-01T21:01:45.253-05:00I'm soooo excited!I have real actual followers! Welcome, welcome, welcome! <br />
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I'm also excited because I just got my new laptop today! I'm like a kid at Christmas! I can't wait for the weekend so I can spend some time exploring it.<br />
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Well, I spent today in a training session to learn about the 4 new math series our district is considering for K-8. I am one of the pilot teachers and we are going to spend 9 weeks exploring them in our classroom. <br />
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By the end of the day, I was feeling a bit overwhelmed! <br />
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There were definitely 2 choices that could work well in kindergarten but the other 2 I'm a bit nervous about. <br />
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These are the 4 choices and they all align with the CCSS:<br />
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enVision Math<br />
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I would love to know if any of you currently use one of these series (at any grade level) and what do you think of it... :) <br />
<br />Melissa Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09955626320670402046noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947991303990019320.post-40096229274482418222012-02-27T14:35:00.004-05:002012-02-27T14:38:02.995-05:00My First Upload & It's A Freebie!I did it! I uploaded my first document and I'm offering it as a freebie! There are no graphics since I'm still figuring out all the Terms of Use! (Could it be more complicated?)<br />
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I made this for a friend who wanted something to use in a center with her new color word dice and the kiddos enjoyed it! I'm planning to use it this week as one of our centers.<br />
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To play, the children work with a partner or in groups of 3. They roll the color word dice and color in the corresponding box on the graph. When one player has a color reach the top, the game is over. There are 2 versions: On one they write a sentence with color words and on the other they answer questions about the graph.<br />
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I hope you can find a use for this, too! Enjoy!<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I'm looking forward to sharing some of the things I do with my kinderkids. I'm part of an awesome kindergarten team and can't imagine working without them! There are a lot of scary changes happening with education in our state/district but we keep each other positive!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">After much inspiration, I am working on creating my first materials to share and hope to post them ASAP. (Now, if only my computer would share my enthusiasm and co-operate with me!) *sigh*</span><br />
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