tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40901273300188994362024-03-19T06:34:25.980-04:00Create Elevate CultivateUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090127330018899436.post-78570826372517945482021-01-08T12:31:00.005-05:002021-01-08T12:47:13.624-05:00GRAPPLING WITH GUIDED MATH<div style="text-align: left;"><h2 style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQN1dwJN5CT1W7lFHMKf5AwldcuR2VEK6Fu36hVISHLnlw-vYIdpmOSkMe7GkgrsHyZNH0ud_UvbZcyQxlviYKU2W7DhqYN2YW5Z0HilkFqpVo8IEOnv_-R5Lvke1-Z_U_j4WCrIMNCLY/s1080/ORIGINAL100+INSTAGRAM+POSTS+-+VIRAL+BUNDLE+.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQN1dwJN5CT1W7lFHMKf5AwldcuR2VEK6Fu36hVISHLnlw-vYIdpmOSkMe7GkgrsHyZNH0ud_UvbZcyQxlviYKU2W7DhqYN2YW5Z0HilkFqpVo8IEOnv_-R5Lvke1-Z_U_j4WCrIMNCLY/w640-h640/ORIGINAL100+INSTAGRAM+POSTS+-+VIRAL+BUNDLE+.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Poiret One; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Poiret One; font-size: x-large;">WHAT IS IT?</span></h2><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">Guided math is a teaching structure focused on tailored instruction for children at their instructional level to support them in areas of deficiency in their mathematical thinking or skills. This time allows you to attack pre-requisite skills that students may not have yet mastered. Similar to guided reading, every group should receive data driven small group instruction. </span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwzYWg_RkVKJfIbsM1r5WwETRA7iK63Yh5-9e7FEKhVNjXPnu_UEeyKkJok9jakArvp3WBpQYBER7vriRky-zBMC4fG6IANjlNG_Sk-hUoxidXmd3Q3_d_J7yo_Q2vn5HOwqdmYHxQlps/s2048/WHAT+IS+IT.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwzYWg_RkVKJfIbsM1r5WwETRA7iK63Yh5-9e7FEKhVNjXPnu_UEeyKkJok9jakArvp3WBpQYBER7vriRky-zBMC4fG6IANjlNG_Sk-hUoxidXmd3Q3_d_J7yo_Q2vn5HOwqdmYHxQlps/w480-h640/WHAT+IS+IT.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdLLYaQZWwaoIyP0DNTI4y8BY-9ovpc1iOOzHSPDYXmeUlYvHWmRp5i_dElVNmFYwOmsBUtTdzQ2SPGp_Lncg1lF9i1lGJTe2p2qLOwFq0L4nh9qULqIhxxwrsv0OigdgFYslwMKJIuY/" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="14" data-original-width="468" height="14" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdLLYaQZWwaoIyP0DNTI4y8BY-9ovpc1iOOzHSPDYXmeUlYvHWmRp5i_dElVNmFYwOmsBUtTdzQ2SPGp_Lncg1lF9i1lGJTe2p2qLOwFq0L4nh9qULqIhxxwrsv0OigdgFYslwMKJIuY/w666-h14/image.png" width="666" /></a></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Poiret One;">WHAT IT ISN’T</span></span></h2><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">Guided math is not, teaching a small group version of the whole group lesson. It is also not, homogeneously grouping students and differentiating the whole group lesson taught for the day. It is a lesson designed by the educator to explicitly attack skills the students have not yet mastered based on available math data. </span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue; font-size: 12px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdLLYaQZWwaoIyP0DNTI4y8BY-9ovpc1iOOzHSPDYXmeUlYvHWmRp5i_dElVNmFYwOmsBUtTdzQ2SPGp_Lncg1lF9i1lGJTe2p2qLOwFq0L4nh9qULqIhxxwrsv0OigdgFYslwMKJIuY/" style="clear: left; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="14" data-original-width="468" height="14" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdLLYaQZWwaoIyP0DNTI4y8BY-9ovpc1iOOzHSPDYXmeUlYvHWmRp5i_dElVNmFYwOmsBUtTdzQ2SPGp_Lncg1lF9i1lGJTe2p2qLOwFq0L4nh9qULqIhxxwrsv0OigdgFYslwMKJIuY/w666-h14/image.png" width="666" /></a><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Poiret One;">COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS</span></span></h2><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">In reading there are many different tools to guide you in leveling students and determining what skills students are missing. Programs like DRA2, Fontis & Pennell and many other resources provide students with material on their independent and instructional levels. The instruction within the guided reading lesson is based on spelling patterns, visual, meaning and structure miscues. </span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">Math is a bit different, at this time there isn’t a tool that is used universally to level students or provides guidance on how to gradually increase student growth. However, what can be used to help standardize the way instruction is delivered to small groups across grade levels is your state standards assessments. Your state standards are a wonderful way to level your students. Using the placement assessment provided by your school or state is one way that you can identify the skills that students may be lacking and determine what common core state standard level those skills would fall under. Then, use that particular standard or domain to guide your instructions with the designated small group of students to bridge gaps in mathematical thinking. </span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGFtOPY4T8CyNLaPUD9jOXx7LLV2af3ozoFnClNSpzTZ9QkLFdSDSEQQzs9J-I2lgV1-vjynMpuPkfDj76n5VDa5dhuI4Nz85MQFkK8kx7WGyizgwAxUMWMk2nNwqVuZQ6lrndQGzA7g8/s1080/ORIGINAL100+INSTAGRAM+POSTS+-+VIRAL+BUNDLE+.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGFtOPY4T8CyNLaPUD9jOXx7LLV2af3ozoFnClNSpzTZ9QkLFdSDSEQQzs9J-I2lgV1-vjynMpuPkfDj76n5VDa5dhuI4Nz85MQFkK8kx7WGyizgwAxUMWMk2nNwqVuZQ6lrndQGzA7g8/w400-h400/ORIGINAL100+INSTAGRAM+POSTS+-+VIRAL+BUNDLE+.png" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">For example, if your second graders are working on subtraction, you may recognized that a student is having difficulty understanding quantities. This lack of number sense is impacting their ability to recognize when and why to regroup. The student may need to receive guided math instruction from either kindergarten or the first grade standards to bridge the gap between the second grade standard and their current level of understanding. This process can be overwhelming without data to outline what your students know and have yet to learn. Let's talk about data.</span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue; font-size: 12px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdLLYaQZWwaoIyP0DNTI4y8BY-9ovpc1iOOzHSPDYXmeUlYvHWmRp5i_dElVNmFYwOmsBUtTdzQ2SPGp_Lncg1lF9i1lGJTe2p2qLOwFq0L4nh9qULqIhxxwrsv0OigdgFYslwMKJIuY/" style="clear: left; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="14" data-original-width="468" height="14" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdLLYaQZWwaoIyP0DNTI4y8BY-9ovpc1iOOzHSPDYXmeUlYvHWmRp5i_dElVNmFYwOmsBUtTdzQ2SPGp_Lncg1lF9i1lGJTe2p2qLOwFq0L4nh9qULqIhxxwrsv0OigdgFYslwMKJIuY/w666-h14/image.png" width="666" /></a><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Poiret One;">DATA DRIVEN INSTRUCTION</span></span></h2><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">Although there are not many common state used math placement assessments there are also some online tools that you can use that are free to assist you in creating your guided math groups. <a href="https://www.mobymax.com/">MobyMax</a> is one that is great placement and reinforcement tool that can not only inform your guided math groups, but also be used as a center. <a href="https://www.scootpad.com/">Scootpad</a> is another online resource with a diagnostic assessment, adaptive lessons, customizable learning paths and so much more. <a href="https://www.scootpad.com/">Scootpad</a> houses a library of standards beyond Common Core State Standards. Simply scroll to find those used by your district, click and have aligned resources at your fingertips. </span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQrV1TKXENnNETgMMKkVaAKvxoQhwKuBuE8EwpT7wpdbMtgzzbmFLXTmPHzmS9GaUdP3mzqDKphtneExUUCPdQ6kDWrZd17X4qAXM8IlDGfBs3HPrM_VsJ_aO_qxFUnIHXPeKCKJoudbc/s2048/GUIDED+MATH+LP.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQrV1TKXENnNETgMMKkVaAKvxoQhwKuBuE8EwpT7wpdbMtgzzbmFLXTmPHzmS9GaUdP3mzqDKphtneExUUCPdQ6kDWrZd17X4qAXM8IlDGfBs3HPrM_VsJ_aO_qxFUnIHXPeKCKJoudbc/w640-h480/GUIDED+MATH+LP.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">Teachers can sign up their class(es) for free on both online platforms! Have your students complete the placement test then take a look at many different reports target areas of struggle in your guided math session. Similar to guided reading small group sessions are not just about remediation and supporting students who are struggling it is also about propelling those students forward who have demonstrated mastery of a skill.</span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdLLYaQZWwaoIyP0DNTI4y8BY-9ovpc1iOOzHSPDYXmeUlYvHWmRp5i_dElVNmFYwOmsBUtTdzQ2SPGp_Lncg1lF9i1lGJTe2p2qLOwFq0L4nh9qULqIhxxwrsv0OigdgFYslwMKJIuY/" style="clear: left; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="14" data-original-width="468" height="14" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdLLYaQZWwaoIyP0DNTI4y8BY-9ovpc1iOOzHSPDYXmeUlYvHWmRp5i_dElVNmFYwOmsBUtTdzQ2SPGp_Lncg1lF9i1lGJTe2p2qLOwFq0L4nh9qULqIhxxwrsv0OigdgFYslwMKJIuY/w666-h14/image.png" width="666" /></a></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Poiret One"; font-size: x-large;">REMEDIATION</span></h2><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">Remediation requires building a firm foundation and increasing concrete understanding of math skills and concepts. Manipulatives, visual models, and graphic organizers are necessary tools to help students <i>see</i> math concepts during guided math instruction. Graphic organizers are a great support for not only your special education students and your English as a second language learners, but it also supports general education students. </span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKjUq6MqTlDBFaSuRyG1uy76wRD-qxWBEI1yt7UNxSJw5sIcbLUZaBDwUkV_OQlLK5k-Yv8hcgU7hpYqYf96U_-93XRKmwE8kQm-GY-Rxw0GxkBjVVsL0BYag6Zf1KRi-855SaKUlQFW0/s2048/REMEDIATION.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKjUq6MqTlDBFaSuRyG1uy76wRD-qxWBEI1yt7UNxSJw5sIcbLUZaBDwUkV_OQlLK5k-Yv8hcgU7hpYqYf96U_-93XRKmwE8kQm-GY-Rxw0GxkBjVVsL0BYag6Zf1KRi-855SaKUlQFW0/w640-h480/REMEDIATION.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Nixie One";"><br /></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: "Nixie One";">In preparation for your guided math lesson, review your state standards to determine your objective. You can refer to the online resource you used to place students, <a href="https://www.mobymax.com/">MobyMax</a> or <a href="https://www.scootpad.com/">Scootpad</a> for ideas on how and where to remediate. <a href="https://learnzillion.com/">LearnZillion</a> is another online resource that can be beneficial to you, the educator in understanding how to teach, model, and question students on a particular standard during guided math. </span></div><div style="font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdLLYaQZWwaoIyP0DNTI4y8BY-9ovpc1iOOzHSPDYXmeUlYvHWmRp5i_dElVNmFYwOmsBUtTdzQ2SPGp_Lncg1lF9i1lGJTe2p2qLOwFq0L4nh9qULqIhxxwrsv0OigdgFYslwMKJIuY/" style="clear: left; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="14" data-original-width="468" height="14" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdLLYaQZWwaoIyP0DNTI4y8BY-9ovpc1iOOzHSPDYXmeUlYvHWmRp5i_dElVNmFYwOmsBUtTdzQ2SPGp_Lncg1lF9i1lGJTe2p2qLOwFq0L4nh9qULqIhxxwrsv0OigdgFYslwMKJIuY/w666-h14/image.png" width="666" /></a></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Poiret One"; font-size: x-large;">ENRICHMENT</span></h2><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">Your enrichment group will need access to paper, pencils, crayons and anchor charts to allow them to model their abstract thinking. More often than not, this group of students has difficulty adequately explaining their strategy to solve a problem orally and in written form. Your enrichment guided math group should spend their time writing to explain, analyzing student work, and participating in group discussions. </span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicyRuvimzizCsUmS819JBe8GntmptgE1EeahNiNT_MbouFUDzfJHNvl7LWnUtYLBZ7sW1javu0F8XAxItyPaNhT1HusQ8KTl9BKeyGk7fp7IqeMmAszxh-oFzxEe0wJjXE6CIHGcyXr5k/s2048/ENRICHMENT.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicyRuvimzizCsUmS819JBe8GntmptgE1EeahNiNT_MbouFUDzfJHNvl7LWnUtYLBZ7sW1javu0F8XAxItyPaNhT1HusQ8KTl9BKeyGk7fp7IqeMmAszxh-oFzxEe0wJjXE6CIHGcyXr5k/w480-h640/ENRICHMENT.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">You should expect these students to use the math vocabulary and use it as a second language in their explanations. Refer back to your online placement tool for guidance on the skills they have mastered and delve into a deeper understanding or application of these skills. Similar to book clubs and literature circles in guided reading small groups, your enrichment group does not require frequent guided math sessions. </span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue; font-size: 12px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdLLYaQZWwaoIyP0DNTI4y8BY-9ovpc1iOOzHSPDYXmeUlYvHWmRp5i_dElVNmFYwOmsBUtTdzQ2SPGp_Lncg1lF9i1lGJTe2p2qLOwFq0L4nh9qULqIhxxwrsv0OigdgFYslwMKJIuY/" style="clear: left; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="14" data-original-width="468" height="14" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdLLYaQZWwaoIyP0DNTI4y8BY-9ovpc1iOOzHSPDYXmeUlYvHWmRp5i_dElVNmFYwOmsBUtTdzQ2SPGp_Lncg1lF9i1lGJTe2p2qLOwFq0L4nh9qULqIhxxwrsv0OigdgFYslwMKJIuY/w666-h14/image.png" width="666" /></a><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Poiret One; font-size: x-large;">SCHEDULE</span></h2><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">There are so many different ways to schedule your small groups. Some teachers like to meet with every group daily. While others may prefer to have an alternating <i>schedule</i>. Scheduling is based upon two factors: student needs and your comfort. Typically, your remediation group will meet with you daily, your enrichment group twice weekly and your on grade level group is dispersed based upon their demonstrated needs. One thing you want to be mindful of is becoming a statue in your guided math group schedule. Your guided math and centers schedule should change from one school year to the next to reflect the needs of your current students. You may have a very mature group one year and the next year you may have one that is still maturing. </span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvCZbQF1sqwhd9E8yBQ1Bjo2Y9kmbyE-gTZO57kqaQbzAO2c0wuQEOmEWCdMYfuvuvtjlI3qH-hvUhOqYkyrIE4yTuPbbq7MlVl8f_B5YkNoG4RCnp3Xv6nZ6LShROShfxpl15064VLMg/s2048/SCHEDULE.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvCZbQF1sqwhd9E8yBQ1Bjo2Y9kmbyE-gTZO57kqaQbzAO2c0wuQEOmEWCdMYfuvuvtjlI3qH-hvUhOqYkyrIE4yTuPbbq7MlVl8f_B5YkNoG4RCnp3Xv6nZ6LShROShfxpl15064VLMg/w640-h480/SCHEDULE.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">Common time allotments for math instruction are 60minutes, 75minutes, and 90 minutes. When using the guided math instructional model the majority of the instructional time should be guided math. Whole group instruction should take no more than 20 minutes to teach the on grade level skill and discuss how students will practice during center seatwork time. Take the time to reflect on the amount of time that you have for your math block and grab a <i>schedule</i> that works best for you and your current students.</span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdLLYaQZWwaoIyP0DNTI4y8BY-9ovpc1iOOzHSPDYXmeUlYvHWmRp5i_dElVNmFYwOmsBUtTdzQ2SPGp_Lncg1lF9i1lGJTe2p2qLOwFq0L4nh9qULqIhxxwrsv0OigdgFYslwMKJIuY/" style="clear: left; font-family: Times; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="14" data-original-width="468" height="14" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdLLYaQZWwaoIyP0DNTI4y8BY-9ovpc1iOOzHSPDYXmeUlYvHWmRp5i_dElVNmFYwOmsBUtTdzQ2SPGp_Lncg1lF9i1lGJTe2p2qLOwFq0L4nh9qULqIhxxwrsv0OigdgFYslwMKJIuY/w666-h14/image.png" width="666" /></a></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">How are you grappling with guided math?</span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></div></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090127330018899436.post-6121979222258528762020-12-16T04:29:00.010-05:002020-12-16T04:32:15.808-05:00MATH MANIPULATIVES ORGANIZATION<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFWFnHj7zcPnFQuPFTEXZY2DABCi3ueWtw4gZ3KSjKa-nyafkj2Qjn4AOnR3oumrVQ7KL4u98Q9tBx0xh8vFVu2FZmlbi53lQYcGIC8x3p2U-k5iJjLylyejo3XVNX0WQfFuWA4YLaY50/s2048/teacher+set+1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFWFnHj7zcPnFQuPFTEXZY2DABCi3ueWtw4gZ3KSjKa-nyafkj2Qjn4AOnR3oumrVQ7KL4u98Q9tBx0xh8vFVu2FZmlbi53lQYcGIC8x3p2U-k5iJjLylyejo3XVNX0WQfFuWA4YLaY50/w480-h640/teacher+set+1.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">Let's organize those math manipulatives that are just thrown in that bin over there! You know, the one that you don't know where it came from, but it's there. Organizing can be an overwhelming process, but the great news is you only have to do it once! So, let's dive in.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdLLYaQZWwaoIyP0DNTI4y8BY-9ovpc1iOOzHSPDYXmeUlYvHWmRp5i_dElVNmFYwOmsBUtTdzQ2SPGp_Lncg1lF9i1lGJTe2p2qLOwFq0L4nh9qULqIhxxwrsv0OigdgFYslwMKJIuY/" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="14" data-original-width="468" height="14" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdLLYaQZWwaoIyP0DNTI4y8BY-9ovpc1iOOzHSPDYXmeUlYvHWmRp5i_dElVNmFYwOmsBUtTdzQ2SPGp_Lncg1lF9i1lGJTe2p2qLOwFq0L4nh9qULqIhxxwrsv0OigdgFYslwMKJIuY/w666-h14/image.png" width="666" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Poiret One; font-size: x-large;">WHY ORGANIZE?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">Without a plan the day can be a total mess, but with proper planning it could be breezy and enjoyable. The same is true for your math tool organization. Math time can be a real headache, if you have to hunt for the manipulatives in multiple places or in a catch all bin.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6WpsXhZBNfy4wNLF39DAjATrWY7fefLgv91hbjNePE1V1MKx3ElkfaxUBHtNJq8uNfXOUjn6CIQDqENDWFq_iDuBD5HvIWgNm84AuRhbX_Gc5zFaV70yWXgfmsDUt9fp7atj4_nTMuwI/s2048/Sort+Your+Manipulatives.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6WpsXhZBNfy4wNLF39DAjATrWY7fefLgv91hbjNePE1V1MKx3ElkfaxUBHtNJq8uNfXOUjn6CIQDqENDWFq_iDuBD5HvIWgNm84AuRhbX_Gc5zFaV70yWXgfmsDUt9fp7atj4_nTMuwI/w640-h480/Sort+Your+Manipulatives.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">Organizing your materials increases efficiency and creates a relaxed environment that all can navigate. Everything in its place allows students, substitutes, and team teachers to easily locate and use the math tools when needed. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdLLYaQZWwaoIyP0DNTI4y8BY-9ovpc1iOOzHSPDYXmeUlYvHWmRp5i_dElVNmFYwOmsBUtTdzQ2SPGp_Lncg1lF9i1lGJTe2p2qLOwFq0L4nh9qULqIhxxwrsv0OigdgFYslwMKJIuY/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="14" data-original-width="468" height="14" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdLLYaQZWwaoIyP0DNTI4y8BY-9ovpc1iOOzHSPDYXmeUlYvHWmRp5i_dElVNmFYwOmsBUtTdzQ2SPGp_Lncg1lF9i1lGJTe2p2qLOwFq0L4nh9qULqIhxxwrsv0OigdgFYslwMKJIuY/w666-h14/image.png" width="666" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Poiret One"; font-size: x-large;">SORT YOUR MANIPULATIVES</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">The first thing you want to do is lay all your manipulatives out on the floor or table in coordinated piles. All the money together, the place value blocks together and so forth. Once you can see all the tools you have, determine the number and size of bins you will need to store them. Now, is a great time to go ahead and open up your Notes app on your phone and start a shopping list! It's almost time to shop, but in the meantime you can't just leave all these manipulatives lying around. You can throw them back into whatever you had them in, until their new home has been purchased and prepared. It's time to prepare to shop for durable and stylish organization bins.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjv9tkX3umhuCuM4tsdYHdIAAlvHzXqAIY_uyRhMqCkJd02eWlqM1tFux0l6Mj80ouugxSJGdVzvYBRvgH96i1zzHT4wEVIexGsKwR0XlbwHm3ekNS6LtOhnhwrrwVsoTIb2tSgHQvfVQ/s2048/why+organize.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjv9tkX3umhuCuM4tsdYHdIAAlvHzXqAIY_uyRhMqCkJd02eWlqM1tFux0l6Mj80ouugxSJGdVzvYBRvgH96i1zzHT4wEVIexGsKwR0XlbwHm3ekNS6LtOhnhwrrwVsoTIb2tSgHQvfVQ/w480-h640/why+organize.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdLLYaQZWwaoIyP0DNTI4y8BY-9ovpc1iOOzHSPDYXmeUlYvHWmRp5i_dElVNmFYwOmsBUtTdzQ2SPGp_Lncg1lF9i1lGJTe2p2qLOwFq0L4nh9qULqIhxxwrsv0OigdgFYslwMKJIuY/" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="14" data-original-width="468" height="14" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdLLYaQZWwaoIyP0DNTI4y8BY-9ovpc1iOOzHSPDYXmeUlYvHWmRp5i_dElVNmFYwOmsBUtTdzQ2SPGp_Lncg1lF9i1lGJTe2p2qLOwFq0L4nh9qULqIhxxwrsv0OigdgFYslwMKJIuY/w666-h14/image.png" width="666" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Poiret One; font-size: x-large;">DURABLE & STYLISH ORGANIZATION TOOLS</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">It can be easy to get caught up in the colorful bins and containers at the Dollar Tree, <i>but</i> will they last you a long time? Make an investment in your organization storage materials. You want to purchase materials that will last you for the duration of your teaching career. Consider that you will pull these storage containers out repeatedly each year, so you want them to withstand all the handling they will endure. When shopping for your bins, boxes and containers I highly recommend Michael's, Target, and Amazon. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXaHat0dijQYrJtCFB1yVoWUUjVhiuqp1pNLcJj5LGNY1DZZisPhtL0sFenwfomrcJr9dJyIgDnUzFynj0FDEbR8FrCgrJ0AAtqSeFtXk3CvMgPuGdHNRYhR7ky0aNGqAamZA5LUqLRWg/s2048/storage+bins.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXaHat0dijQYrJtCFB1yVoWUUjVhiuqp1pNLcJj5LGNY1DZZisPhtL0sFenwfomrcJr9dJyIgDnUzFynj0FDEbR8FrCgrJ0AAtqSeFtXk3CvMgPuGdHNRYhR7ky0aNGqAamZA5LUqLRWg/w640-h480/storage+bins.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">These wonderful <a href="https://www.michaels.com/kraft-memory-box-by-simply-tidy/10493868.html">memory boxes</a> from Michael's are amazing and stylish for storing your math manipulatives. They come in a plethora of colors and change seasonally as well. I strongly suggest going into your local store, as they have a larger array of colors in store than shown online. I love the depth of these memory boxes because they allow you to store your class set of math tools. They are also perfect for adding smaller containers inside to organize even further. I include open pencil baskets, <a href="https://www.michaels.com/5in-by-7in-photo-case-by-recollections/10272121.html">photo cases</a>, and snap closure pencil cases from Michael's to organize multiple colors or styles of manipulatives within one bin.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdLLYaQZWwaoIyP0DNTI4y8BY-9ovpc1iOOzHSPDYXmeUlYvHWmRp5i_dElVNmFYwOmsBUtTdzQ2SPGp_Lncg1lF9i1lGJTe2p2qLOwFq0L4nh9qULqIhxxwrsv0OigdgFYslwMKJIuY/" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="14" data-original-width="468" height="14" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdLLYaQZWwaoIyP0DNTI4y8BY-9ovpc1iOOzHSPDYXmeUlYvHWmRp5i_dElVNmFYwOmsBUtTdzQ2SPGp_Lncg1lF9i1lGJTe2p2qLOwFq0L4nh9qULqIhxxwrsv0OigdgFYslwMKJIuY/w666-h14/image.png" width="666" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Poiret One; font-size: x-large;">STORAGE & ACCESSIBILITY</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">The design of the memory boxes are perfect for most classroom cabinet spaces. They have straight lines and edges, which makes stacking a durable and simple way to store them. You want to store them in a place for easy access. For me, on the shelves with legible <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/EDITABLE-Supply-Labels-5806945">labels</a> is ideal. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhewT6x_8h6LXpvQ74kouYxvD9yf9mk9TLeIcK9iWP4rLZJSylCK5aTX9OcVPqastzIQyXRHQbkGwtCIX-pNRUfyCYFE2NdpgYp4S3xQL9fO1vtjspVPC7_z_bgCgkc0TapYrryC44cwjc/s2048/accessibitity.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhewT6x_8h6LXpvQ74kouYxvD9yf9mk9TLeIcK9iWP4rLZJSylCK5aTX9OcVPqastzIQyXRHQbkGwtCIX-pNRUfyCYFE2NdpgYp4S3xQL9fO1vtjspVPC7_z_bgCgkc0TapYrryC44cwjc/w640-h480/accessibitity.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">Organizing your bins on open shelves allows you to access them quickly should you forget a tool. Choosing the boxes in coordinating colors to the classroom theme, keeps the sight lines clean and inviting. In pre-k through first grade, you may want to store math manipulatives higher to keep the littles ones from tampering with them. While in the higher grades, you may opt to place them lower. This would allow you to create a class job for a supply helper to distribute or return the math tools.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdLLYaQZWwaoIyP0DNTI4y8BY-9ovpc1iOOzHSPDYXmeUlYvHWmRp5i_dElVNmFYwOmsBUtTdzQ2SPGp_Lncg1lF9i1lGJTe2p2qLOwFq0L4nh9qULqIhxxwrsv0OigdgFYslwMKJIuY/" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="14" data-original-width="468" height="14" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdLLYaQZWwaoIyP0DNTI4y8BY-9ovpc1iOOzHSPDYXmeUlYvHWmRp5i_dElVNmFYwOmsBUtTdzQ2SPGp_Lncg1lF9i1lGJTe2p2qLOwFq0L4nh9qULqIhxxwrsv0OigdgFYslwMKJIuY/w666-h14/image.png" width="666" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: Poiret One; font-size: x-large;">INCLUDE A TEACHER SET</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">Even before COVID, it was necessary for you to have a set of materials just for you. There's nothing worse than preparing to teach a lesson and forgetting that you allowed a student to borrow something and now you don't have what you need to teach the lesson. One way to eliminate this and increase efficiency when pulling materials to teach a lesson is to prepare a set of manipulatives within each <a href="https://www.michaels.com/kraft-memory-box-by-simply-tidy/10493868.html">box</a>. Your set can fit neatly into a clear <a href="https://www.michaels.com/5in-by-7in-photo-case-by-recollections/10272121.html">photo case</a>. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4E2zYFE5a5Cmhd42fbDN9eWBHdITiYcmOylv6uvWJfFHdMio9lmz9C1GgPDL9E6u7IPZ62vMJKsJ1kULzGQZGY5xMvjaeATaREy6JQNbi7638VlJ5DABlVo1MEjAojg8p5BDG7V9n8Pg/s2048/labeling+2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4E2zYFE5a5Cmhd42fbDN9eWBHdITiYcmOylv6uvWJfFHdMio9lmz9C1GgPDL9E6u7IPZ62vMJKsJ1kULzGQZGY5xMvjaeATaREy6JQNbi7638VlJ5DABlVo1MEjAojg8p5BDG7V9n8Pg/w640-h480/labeling+2.JPG" width="640" /> </a></div><div><span style="font-family: "Nixie One";">This decreases the spread of germs since you are the only person handling them. Having your own set also ensures that all the materials that you began a unit with can be sanitized and returned to their container for the following year. This prevents planning and preparation of the necessary math tools the next year. Additionally, including an index card outlining a couple examples of strategies taught and any misconceptions that you noticed will be like gold when you open your bin again! </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrYz1QcdhmVbHcJBfgeNSt6SBuZiRZ4LI6txRkj9j8A3q2RuH_aM2pihJfB5etzv-9H9-GUGNWPbznLx8XdvO5kGvut-x0Q8TXeQ8jIzv91b0uGVK8R899GeHU8glEuBeeHaYpqB9mi1k/s2048/open+teacher+container.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrYz1QcdhmVbHcJBfgeNSt6SBuZiRZ4LI6txRkj9j8A3q2RuH_aM2pihJfB5etzv-9H9-GUGNWPbznLx8XdvO5kGvut-x0Q8TXeQ8jIzv91b0uGVK8R899GeHU8glEuBeeHaYpqB9mi1k/w480-h640/open+teacher+container.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdLLYaQZWwaoIyP0DNTI4y8BY-9ovpc1iOOzHSPDYXmeUlYvHWmRp5i_dElVNmFYwOmsBUtTdzQ2SPGp_Lncg1lF9i1lGJTe2p2qLOwFq0L4nh9qULqIhxxwrsv0OigdgFYslwMKJIuY/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img alt="" data-original-height="14" data-original-width="468" height="14" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdLLYaQZWwaoIyP0DNTI4y8BY-9ovpc1iOOzHSPDYXmeUlYvHWmRp5i_dElVNmFYwOmsBUtTdzQ2SPGp_Lncg1lF9i1lGJTe2p2qLOwFq0L4nh9qULqIhxxwrsv0OigdgFYslwMKJIuY/w666-h14/image.png" width="666" /></a></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Poiret One; font-size: x-large;">LABELING</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">Many skip this step and are just relieved that the materials are at least organized. I'm guilty of this too! My bins sat for six months without any labels and let me tell you it was annoying. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHnd4mOzumdNsoXlw04nQKXrXmQJwYxiR2NNkZ5tWL_8tryAaFaWcl0TWlpTBcAHpvcbWzPvdjAbanyAXq7p8ei8jWvuWJAfowDLlp2eDBUx6Nql8GiLE2EX2dZ3F8ktEGddGhpM8JIX8/s2048/Labeling.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1411" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHnd4mOzumdNsoXlw04nQKXrXmQJwYxiR2NNkZ5tWL_8tryAaFaWcl0TWlpTBcAHpvcbWzPvdjAbanyAXq7p8ei8jWvuWJAfowDLlp2eDBUx6Nql8GiLE2EX2dZ3F8ktEGddGhpM8JIX8/w440-h640/Labeling.JPG" width="440" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Nixie One";">Literally, opening every box to find the fraction strips was my breaking point. Once you have purchased your boxes, take the extra 20 minutes to type up your labels and add them to the bins. Linked </span><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/EDITABLE-Supply-Labels-5806945" style="font-family: "Nixie One";">here</a><span style="font-family: "Nixie One";"> are my free editable labels. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Nixie One";"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Nixie One";">Now, you are all set with beautiful containers, bins, and labels and ready to put everything in its place!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwWtVOKgLF_jINhKbiCMVfagwcSPgGrjZRMOm8GdGE31b7dBE3N72z77msGxAmQqZaC3CXGg9WENAy24ocPYqIOdJqcyaie17ERKtr0czqS0kYHCFhiO70se4qP8tT8ULios3PdAm88sA/s1000/Supply+Labels+Thumbnail.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwWtVOKgLF_jINhKbiCMVfagwcSPgGrjZRMOm8GdGE31b7dBE3N72z77msGxAmQqZaC3CXGg9WENAy24ocPYqIOdJqcyaie17ERKtr0czqS0kYHCFhiO70se4qP8tT8ULios3PdAm88sA/w640-h640/Supply+Labels+Thumbnail.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090127330018899436.post-61463798859074203622020-11-28T23:22:00.004-05:002020-11-28T23:26:29.613-05:005, 4, 3, 2, 1 & DONE!<p><span style="font-family: "Nixie One";"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Nixie One";"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3C3Jvd4mhcUNX3z8wuQqqOIaUVp60a8VJvMu6Yzsp0TOxs5dKvzrMMzF7dkUHqRL_SG-Mot__zutWWZIn_GyxJiD8__umZ7vRxF6_c0q5A1v97mrGqzzVfBrdhWp1bx_FIqyvfRuKy-I/s1500/Pale+Pink+Pinterest+Pin+for+Blog+Tips.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3C3Jvd4mhcUNX3z8wuQqqOIaUVp60a8VJvMu6Yzsp0TOxs5dKvzrMMzF7dkUHqRL_SG-Mot__zutWWZIn_GyxJiD8__umZ7vRxF6_c0q5A1v97mrGqzzVfBrdhWp1bx_FIqyvfRuKy-I/w266-h400/Pale+Pink+Pinterest+Pin+for+Blog+Tips.png" width="266" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: "Nixie One";"><br />If you’re anything like me it has probably driven you nuts to feel like you are grasping at strings to get everything in order and complete all the tasks outlined by your school or district. You’re probably thinking there has to be a better way. I know that’s what I’m thinking. </span><p></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-family: Poiret One; font-size: x-large;">REFLECT</span><br /><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">Once the overwhelm truly started to set in, I had to sit down and really allow myself to let a few things fall by the wayside, so that I could strategize the best way to move forward. I figured out two important things when I reflected on how distance learning had been progressing. One thing that I figured out is that I feel all over the place because I haven’t taken a moment to really look at all the things I need to do each day in order to be successful for the next week or the next unit. Second, I realized that I was spreading myself then and wasn’t doing everything to my best ability because I was just simply trying to get some things off of my to do list. Absolutely tired of sitting in front of my laptop all day the last thing I wanted to do after teaching was more work.</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">It was this realization that led me to write out a list of all of my tasks down from Monday to Friday. The list included the deliverables necessary to be prepared for the next week and enjoy my weekend. From just this simple act of writing it all down, some pieces started to fall into place. I began to see commonalities and ways I could complete some tasks by compiling or completing them simultaneously. I organized my to do list by level of importance and most time consuming tasks. </span><span style="font-family: "Nixie One";">Color coding is a great way to visualize your action items! </span><span style="font-family: "Nixie One";">Here's how I planned my whole week, prepped for the following week, finished my work to dos just in time to sip cocktails with my girlfriends, work on my latest scrapbook, get a little me time, and a date night with my babe.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnJeO1Rg_oDADTx12cppxuAN2hq8dLWCj5Q4mdzVBebhOLTda-nl5Oah4EV5N393QJyu1dQRBqyZm28H2VFxqRUhVay3JxL-KsuRCG6ItrNavDspg1zhmkpqhEM0IqyUWPWRLxWX77uHY/s1500/Pale+Pink+Pinterest+Pin+for+Blog+Tips.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnJeO1Rg_oDADTx12cppxuAN2hq8dLWCj5Q4mdzVBebhOLTda-nl5Oah4EV5N393QJyu1dQRBqyZm28H2VFxqRUhVay3JxL-KsuRCG6ItrNavDspg1zhmkpqhEM0IqyUWPWRLxWX77uHY/w426-h640/Pale+Pink+Pinterest+Pin+for+Blog+Tips.png" width="426" /></a></div><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Poiret One; font-size: x-large;">HOW DOES IT WORKS</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">Here is how I did it. I use a 54321 model. The idea of this model is to front load the beginning of your week. Ideally, on Monday you would complete your tedious tasks and Friday only have one task left to complete. This </span><span style="font-family: "Nixie One";">way everything is done and you can enjoy my weekend. Does it sound like this is impossible? I promise you it isn’t! Take out a piece of paper, jot down all the things you need to do: attendance, making slide templates, recording videos, writing plans for your upcoming test, all the things...whatever it is. Then determine the items you could accomplish after class or in between your live sessions. In just 15 steps over the course of five days you should be able to knock out all of your to do list for the week and be able to reward yourself with a glass of wine. </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Nixie One";"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Nixie One";"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJJor23-X5Mu5IeSzb1-vL9CWxPyr5RM6m580wgnPfMFjBcCmZNC5QUu5fcoWaU2Eyj_wPNAsqPrhx0o7SK30eFc4YoaOh92mEwGINQFdtJrdA0NOn7IV_4-DOUaNp98PjqlZefi2MkOs/s1080/100+INSTAGRAM+POSTS+-+VIRAL+BUNDLE+.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJJor23-X5Mu5IeSzb1-vL9CWxPyr5RM6m580wgnPfMFjBcCmZNC5QUu5fcoWaU2Eyj_wPNAsqPrhx0o7SK30eFc4YoaOh92mEwGINQFdtJrdA0NOn7IV_4-DOUaNp98PjqlZefi2MkOs/s320/100+INSTAGRAM+POSTS+-+VIRAL+BUNDLE+.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: "Nixie One";">Now that you have everything written down, go ahead and take a look at the <b>FREE</b> <a href="https://trello.com/b/cwhcs1AY/5-4-3-2-1-done-copy">Trello</a> or <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1NJOOfUAU9pPixJwkclLhwKvjvpgmezjs7uQGyQXsgPA/copy">Google Slide</a> templates that have been created using the 54321 model. Both versions are completely editable to suit your needs. They are populated to give an idea of how best to use them for efficiency. Both versions outline Monday through Friday. Saturday is intentionally omitted to encourage spontaneity and enjoyment beyond your devices. Trello does have Sunday included, </span><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"> add something fun to do on Sunday <i><u>first,</u></i> as an incentive to get all your deliverables done.</span><p></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Nixie One";"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Poiret One; font-size: x-large;"><b>54321 & DONE FOR TRELLO</b></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Nixie One";">In <a href="https://trello.com/b/cwhcs1AY/5-4-3-2-1-done-copy">Trello</a>, you will need to make a copy for yourself by selecting </span><i style="font-family: "Nixie One";"><b>show more,</b></i><span style="font-family: "Nixie One";"> select the </span><i style="font-family: "Nixie One";">copy board</i><span style="font-family: "Nixie One";"> button and change the title to whatever your heart desires or maintain the one provided (Oh! Create a free account, if you don't already have one!). E</span><span style="font-family: "Nixie One";">ach day has already been outlined for you. You can leave them as they are or make any adjustments you see fit. Within each task there are three labels <i>incomplete</i>, <i>in progress</i> and <i>complete</i> to keep you on track. There's nothing like seeing all green across your board! Download the app onto your phone to have you tasks on hand even on the go!</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Nixie One";"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Nixie One";"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhExi3zRBp2fh0K25leC23FwKzhdMSMnxnX1or-Fqw1tcoarkFGcurGqHBhXP7TXGK-Iv4-LGshWoJwySSG0UY2YIuw6yQdLXEPkq2mkBxQi2XyAomQfDkXAOZ4pCL-r_YGXR0_rFBVARE/s410/Screen+Shot+2020-11-11+at+12.01.06+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="410" data-original-width="410" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhExi3zRBp2fh0K25leC23FwKzhdMSMnxnX1or-Fqw1tcoarkFGcurGqHBhXP7TXGK-Iv4-LGshWoJwySSG0UY2YIuw6yQdLXEPkq2mkBxQi2XyAomQfDkXAOZ4pCL-r_YGXR0_rFBVARE/w400-h400/Screen+Shot+2020-11-11+at+12.01.06+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Poiret One; font-size: x-large;">54321 & DONE FOR GOOGLE SLIDES</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Nixie One";">The <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/u/2/d/1NJOOfUAU9pPixJwkclLhwKvjvpgmezjs7uQGyQXsgPA/copy">Google Slide</a> version operates similarly to the <a href="https://trello.com/b/cwhcs1AY" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Trello</a>, but has less features. The boxes can be checked to show completion by double clicking the corresponding box. </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Nixie One";"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Nixie One";">This 5,4,3,2,1 & Done tool is able to assist not only with all your teacher to do's, but for your mommy list too! I hope you are already floating on air at just the thought. </span><span style="font-family: "Nixie One";">Let's make someone feel a little less stress and strain during this unique learning, working and living experience. </span><span style="font-family: "Nixie One";">Share your comments below and pass this post along to your teacher friends, your mom club, your coworkers or whoever you know that needs just a little bit of light at the end of the tunnel. </span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090127330018899436.post-73059748027767794062020-10-14T13:02:00.013-04:002020-11-02T23:12:54.154-05:003 REASONS TO RECORD VIDEO LESSONS<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitFjnw4YBhmkx29uA3qbMMa5syvyysAXk8QIq6pIUJWiaXUNnZ1NbUH5g1W2QPDclQEaxk-Kf9UGjXUVGhzuEEwFpGiXlRxgX5EnhKGq0Yeq0RSYN43VyBF_bFQVSk1ktL5RG7LKwEevw/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitFjnw4YBhmkx29uA3qbMMa5syvyysAXk8QIq6pIUJWiaXUNnZ1NbUH5g1W2QPDclQEaxk-Kf9UGjXUVGhzuEEwFpGiXlRxgX5EnhKGq0Yeq0RSYN43VyBF_bFQVSk1ktL5RG7LKwEevw/w429-h640/3.png" width="429" /></a></div> <div><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">Hey You Amazing Educators! </span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"> I wanted to share a few <i>Wondering Wednesday Wisdom
(WWW)</i> tidbits with you. It is my hope that these <i>WWW</i> emails will provide tips
& tricks to reduce your workload and increase your student engagement &
progress. This Wednesday, is focused on the benefits of recorded lessons.
Read on to learn more about it!</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;"><br /></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><b><span><span style="color: #f4cccc; font-family: Poiret One; font-size: x-large;">BENEFITS OF RECORDED LESSONS</span></span></b><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "KG Sorry Not Sorry"; font-size: 18pt;"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">I recorded a few lesson videos and posted them in my
Google Classroom to accompany the unit we are studying. This has proven to
be helpful in the following ways:</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><br /></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><span><b><u>Absences:</u></b></span><span><b> </b>Students can watch the lesson and still complete the assignments. This
also prevents students from falling behind.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><br /></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><b><span><u>Support:</u></span></b><span><u> </u>Parents & Students appreciate the additional support of being
able to review the video at their own pace to assist with homework, projects
and review before assessments.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><br /></span></span></p>
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reinventing the wheel. I can pull from any lesson video and add an assignment
quickly. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;"><span></span></span></p><span><!--more--></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><br /></p>
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simply copied and pasted a slide from a lesson taught that day, dropped it into
its own Google Slide (this is to reduce distractions during the video lesson).
Then I opened Zoom, shared my screen and pressed record. I taught the skill as
if speaking to the students or parents. <br /></span></span><span><span>**Remember to speak slowly, this
allows parents and students that are acquiring English to better understand
what you are saying. You can also include translated vocabulary to support your
ESOL population. <span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZERCguOo_cO75e9xtVZSd4z1FeuNIZy8/view">Video</a></span></span></span></span></p>
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computer, I renamed it with the title of the skill and uploaded it to my Google
Drive. Now it is ready to upload to Google Classroom!</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;"><br /></span></span></p>
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going to make the time to do this?" I have the answer. Set a day of the
week to record (in between or right after your classes). I record a new video
every other Wednesday. Your videos should never be longer than 10
minutes! This way it captures the concept in a bite size that students can
handle. Simple planning and prepping makes getting the video done quickly:</span></span><ul style="margin-bottom: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">You
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already have a slide ready since you taught from it that day!</span></span></li></ul><ul style="margin-bottom: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">Determine
the day and frequency</span></span></li></ul><ul style="margin-bottom: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">Record
& Upload, Viola!</span></span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><span><span><br /></span></span><span><span>Posting a Lesson Video to your Google Classroom is
an easy breezy trick that keeps your tool belt filled. Let's face it, your
students want to see your face!</span></span></span></div>
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<span><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">It’s a new year, with new goals and obstacles. That excitement of starting something new is in the air and we want to pass that excitement on to our new students! Learning at a distance has been a growing pain for all of us. So, I’m sure you are trying to wrap your brain around activities for your new kiddos as you launch a new year virtually. Creating relationships online with new students can be a daunting concept, but games make everyone smile and create lasting impressions.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><span>This back to school digital game, </span><b><span><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/You-Guessed-It-Editable-Print-Digital-Game-5611287" target="_blank">You Guessed It!</a></span></b></span><span><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"> is the perfect game to get their brains working on a leveled playing field, and sure to have the kiddos recounting the fun with family at the dinner table! This editable print & digital guessing game is what you’ve been looking for! Create a healthy challenge and amusement from the start with this colorful guessing game!</span><o:p style="font-size: 10.5pt;"></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/You-Guessed-It-Editable-Print-Digital-Game-5611287" target="_blank"><b>You Guessed It! </b></a>is a wonderful way to introduce or reinforce reading skills like:</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><span>✓Drawing Conclusions<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><span>✓Descriptive Writing<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><span>✓Increase Reading Abilities<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><span>✓Making Inferences<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><span>✓ESOL Vocabulary Acquisition</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><span><a name='more'></a></span><span><br /></span></span></div></span></span></div></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><span>Using this </span><span>editable digital back to school game</span><span>, </span><b><u><span><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/You-Guessed-It-Editable-Print-Digital-Game-5611287" target="_blank">You Guessed It</a></span></u></b></span><span><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/You-Guessed-It-Editable-Print-Digital-Game-5611287" target="_blank">!</a>, to introduce Drawing Conclusions and Making Inferences reading strategies is a great way to engage students with the skill in a fun way. You can read the clues to your students or have them read independently and make connections with what they know about school to produce an educated guess.</span><span face=""century gothic" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><br /></span></span></div><span><!--more--></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><span style="color: #262626;">Have you had a hard time getting your kiddos to add details in their writing in past school years like me? Using this </span><span>back to school digital game</span><span style="color: #262626;"> puts that skill immediately into practice. In grades 1-2, you can use the cards as an example of how to add adjectives and descriptive words. Then ,model using the words from the card to create a detailed sentence. These cards can also be used to create descriptive words for a unique image. Using the blank card, simply add an image and ask the kiddos to provide the descriptive words to help with imagery! </span><span style="color: #262626;">For</span><span> those advanced students in your class or students in grades 3-4, you can challenge them to play the game similar to Taboo. They can give their opponent clues, but they cannot say any part of the clues listed on the bottom of the card! Before you know it you will hear them shouting, “</span><b><u><span><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/You-Guessed-It-Editable-Print-Digital-Game-5611287" target="_blank">You Guessed It!</a></span></u></b></span><span><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">”</span><span face=""century gothic" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">Many of you are teaching students that have just arrived in the USA and are learning basic school vocabulary words in English. This game provides a fun and exciting way to introduce and reinforce 30 school vocabulary words with supportive language and images!</span><span face=""century gothic" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"><span><!--more--></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><span>You can have the students read the clues independently or volunteer to read them aloud to the class. This reduces teacher talk and increases their ability to read independently and make self-corrections. What a fun way to collect data on student reading abilities without paper and pencil? Additionally, you can print this </span><span>back to school digital game, </span><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/You-Guessed-It-Editable-Print-Digital-Game-5611287" target="_blank"><b><u><span>You Guessed It!</span></u></b><b><u><span> Ready to Play</span></u></b></a></span><span><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"> version double sided and add them to your indoor recess fun. This will allow the students to play with each other in their free time.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span><!--more--></span><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: "Poiret One"; font-size: 18pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Poiret One";"><span style="color: #f4cccc; font-size: x-large;">IDEAL FOR</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Poiret One";"><span style="color: #f4cccc; font-size: x-large;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-f9c79e1f-7fff-d481-5f53-e8549182b332"><p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: "Poiret One";"><span style="color: #f4cccc; font-size: x-large;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-f9c79e1f-7fff-d481-5f53-e8549182b332"><p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Nixie One", cursive; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brain Breaks</span></p></span></span></span></li><li><p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Nixie One", cursive; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Indoor Recess</span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Nixie One", cursive; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Back to School Fun</span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Nixie One", cursive; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Content Vocabulary Review</span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Nixie One", cursive; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">ESOL Vocabulary Acquisition</span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Nixie One", cursive; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">School Supply Collection</span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Nixie One", cursive; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Distance Learning Fun Friday</span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Nixie One", cursive; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Intro & Model of Making Inferences</span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Nixie One", cursive; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Intro & Model of Drawing Conclusions</span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Nixie One", cursive; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Intro & Model Descriptive Writing</span></p></li></ol><p></p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Poiret One";"><span></span><span><!--more--></span><span style="color: #f4cccc; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Did the world get better and now you are back in your classroom?! That is fantastic, and this editable print and digital <b><u><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/You-Guessed-It-Editable-Print-Digital-Game-5611287" target="_blank">guessing game</a></u></b> can still bring joy all year long in the classroom. Adding this game to your indoor recess games can be a fun way to increase independent reading time. Having the students practice reading with familiar content is a wonderful way to reduce the stress of reading new content. You have the flexibility to modify the clues to meet the needs of your readers by editing and creating new cards to add to your class deck.</span><span face=""century gothic" , sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090127330018899436.post-80954770834210067472020-06-15T16:00:00.009-04:002020-11-02T23:36:56.787-05:00REFLECT, REVAMP, RELEASE<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;">
<span face=""century gothic", sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhsl4XspqA6qnfeIkJMbqXkd-McpcaIgWjn3HLz089O8WNIn_mnf1dgHIOM3BQJMNiyxeAZ_w6O9meEqiIB9_co8wdDUyI42sgSQVzj_9gQxCplL9kyGaVXZ4TwkVxpPt4F7lOVgcSSJ8/s3024/IMG_4323.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2268" height="781" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhsl4XspqA6qnfeIkJMbqXkd-McpcaIgWjn3HLz089O8WNIn_mnf1dgHIOM3BQJMNiyxeAZ_w6O9meEqiIB9_co8wdDUyI42sgSQVzj_9gQxCplL9kyGaVXZ4TwkVxpPt4F7lOVgcSSJ8/w586-h781/IMG_4323.JPG" width="586" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">Whew! You made it the end of the year and man it was great, time for some much needed R & R! I know you are ready for the much needed break. Don’t hate me, but before you really get into rest and relaxation mode you may want to do some end of year reflections and observations. I know, you’re thinking: “What?! No, ma’am.” Trust me, taking the time to be a reflective educator now will save you so much headache in the upcoming school year.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span face=""century gothic", sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">So, now the questions is what exactly should I reflect on? There is so much that goes into our daily lives in the classroom. A few things you want to reflect on are organization, routines and procedures, and unwanted behaviors. As a reflective educator I am sure you thought about many of these things throughout the school year and made adjustments where necessary. Now is the time to think about what really worked for you and your kiddos! Let’s get started together.</span><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span face=""century gothic", sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">I typically begin my end of year reflections and observations one month before the school year ends. I do this for several reasons.</span><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-size: 10.5pt;"></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span face=""century gothic", sans-serif"><span style="color: #f4cccc; font-family: "Poiret One"; font-size: x-large;">1.</span><span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: #f4cccc; font-family: "Poiret One"; font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"> </span></span></span><span face=""century gothic", sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">I want to reflect on things that were not working while I still have students in my care. This allows me to try out something new with a live group before the summer and perfect it based on reflection and observation.</span><span style="color: #f4cccc; font-family: "Poiret One"; font-size: x-large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span face=""century gothic", sans-serif"><span style="color: #f4cccc; font-family: "Poiret One"; font-size: x-large;">2.</span><span style="font-family: Nixie One; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span face=""century gothic", sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">I can get a head start on my summer to do list once I have tried something out with my kiddos and think it would be a great addition to the classroom.</span><span style="color: #f4cccc; font-family: "Poiret One"; font-size: x-large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span face=""century gothic", sans-serif" style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">Organization is literally everything we do as teachers. The way we collect assignments, return assignments, set up our games, library, indoor recess materials, desks, you name it…we organize it! The best thing to do here is take a couple days and reflect on each corner of your classroom. What worked well? What was a disaster? What just needs to be fine-tuned? Did having the students place their homework journal on their desks, opened to the page from the previous night work well? Great! Then no need to tweak it, keep it! (love that rhyme) I’ve included a <a href="http://eepurl.com/gV2QVb" target="_blank">FREEBIE</a> with a list of some organization end of year reflection and observations you may want to consider.</span><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-size: 10.5pt;"></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span face=""century gothic", sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">We know that without routines and procedures our classroom will not function. So, which ones did the students master and looked like little Ms. or Mr.</span><span style="font-family: arial;">________</span><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"> (insert your name here) walking around the classroom? Which routines did you find yourself having to repeat in order for it to be carried out? Take your time reflecting on this one. You want to save yourself some nerves in the upcoming school year. Some of your routines may already work, but just need a routine revamp. Use this time to compare notes with other teachers on how they handle lost pencils, unsharpened pencils, too many pencils, mechanical pencils…OMG, I can go on and on about pencils. Routine revamp is also a great way to freshen up something you have been doing consistently. Try something new!</span><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span face=""century gothic", sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">This is a big one. Through your end of year reflections and observations about the organization and routines and procedures you will more than likely correct some of the unwanted behaviors you may have seen this school year. The end of the year is the perfect time to increase positive behavior boots. These may look like a teacher assistant who gives Class Dojo points, a routine revamp, seating arrangements, a mystery student, and all the Pinterest ideas you could ever want. Be sure to think about the needs of your special population and the kinds of reminders they may need.</span><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><span face=""century gothic", sans-serif">Grab my <a href="http://eepurl.com/gV2QVb">End of Year Reflection & Organization Workbook</a> to help you plan all of your back to school solutions. Planning ahead for how you would like to attack </span><span face=""century gothic", sans-serif">organization, routines and procedures, and unwanted behaviors</span><span face=""century gothic", sans-serif"> can be such a relief. Use this workbook to help you reflect on the glows and grows of your year. Take it one page at a time. It is summer for goodness sake!! I promise, taking this time to really analyze will make you feel so much more put together, less frazzled and organized.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090127330018899436.post-71609298788025090342020-06-15T13:00:00.048-04:002020-11-02T23:46:58.257-05:00WHEN ALFRESCO LIVING MEETS SOCIAL DISTANCING<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUJwOEUt4XASErP-OpLW-JCub0NW4GFDItEuVIma2-sJWkbmswIgeAVNWkXiTS4xJKxgL9Vixz0jTDD2a_lDIacdss3T8oSHyljuadWerkz8tS0Ht8DWXfJ4ldu0Khh7cidzgIgCqyhsA/s940/Alfresco+Living+Cover+Image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUJwOEUt4XASErP-OpLW-JCub0NW4GFDItEuVIma2-sJWkbmswIgeAVNWkXiTS4xJKxgL9Vixz0jTDD2a_lDIacdss3T8oSHyljuadWerkz8tS0Ht8DWXfJ4ldu0Khh7cidzgIgCqyhsA/w625-h524/Alfresco+Living+Cover+Image.png" width="625" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span face=""century gothic", sans-serif" style="font-size: 10.5pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;">
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<span face=""century gothic", sans-serif" style="font-family: Nixie One;">Now is the time to finally bring that backyard to life. Create your own alfresco outdoor living oasis to relax or turn up in. We have been wanting to hang out in style in our backyard for 3 years now and its finally ready to fully enjoy. Welcome to our alfresco outdoor living space!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span face=""century gothic", sans-serif" style="font-family: Nixie One;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span face=""century gothic", sans-serif" style="font-size: 10.5pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRYbS7zk0OVXiWUchWEHsJAd1kI3yZJZSjMGnh-Zi3G9FGnatf4f076uIPRnWfvxvm4BHO5XBbuTJZ9m_44O1-p3gvJmcV3LT7J7E9PV3KMQZ7w2SWLPY3vKINeLsSbJQlKgtGLuzyrL8/s3024/pavilion.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2268" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRYbS7zk0OVXiWUchWEHsJAd1kI3yZJZSjMGnh-Zi3G9FGnatf4f076uIPRnWfvxvm4BHO5XBbuTJZ9m_44O1-p3gvJmcV3LT7J7E9PV3KMQZ7w2SWLPY3vKINeLsSbJQlKgtGLuzyrL8/w469-h625/pavilion.JPG" width="469" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><u><span style="font-family: "kg sorry not sorry"; font-size: 18pt;"><br /></span></u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><span face=""century gothic", sans-serif">When we were planning our outdoor living space for the patio we wanted to ensure that there was a shaded and non-shaded area. Having this </span><b><span face=""century gothic", sans-serif"><a href="https://www.biglots.com/product/broyhill-hard-top-pavilion-12-x-12-/combo340001"><span style="color: #134f5c;">pavilion</span></a> </span></b><span face=""century gothic", sans-serif">creates not only shade from the much needed relief from direct sunlight, but it also adds to the intimacy of the space. We love to travel and the goal was to create a resort feeling in our backyard. The seating was a great find. It is actually, two L-shaped sectionals from Wal-Mart! The </span><b><span face=""century gothic", sans-serif"><a href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Mainstays-Sandhill-7-Piece-Outdoor-Patio-Sofa-Sectional-Set-Beige-Metal/6043776"><span style="color: #134f5c;">sectionals</span></a> </span></b><span face=""century gothic", sans-serif">also came with 2 oversized ottomans that can be used as a coffee table or additional seating. What I love most about it is the iron material and comfort of the seats. The iron material is perfect for outdoors, as the animals won’t destroy it and the cushions are neutral enough for me to add my own decorative flair.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><span face=""century gothic", sans-serif" style="color: #262626;">I don’t know about you, but an outdoor living space with a resort feel is NOT complete without a </span><b><span face=""century gothic", sans-serif"><a href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Endless-Summer-Decorative-Slate-Tile-Mantel-LP-Gas-Outdoor-Fire-Pit-GAD1429SP/36966030">firepit</a></span></b><span face=""century gothic", sans-serif"> </span><span face=""century gothic", sans-serif" style="color: #262626;">and lanterns. Just think about all the wonderful conversations that you will have around it and the soft glow the</span><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span face=""century gothic", sans-serif"> </span><b><span face=""century gothic", sans-serif"><a href="https://www.target.com/p/modern-brass-candle-holder-project-62/-/A-78429056">lanterns</a> </span></b></span></span><span face=""century gothic", sans-serif" style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">will make as the sun sets. Finding these brass lanterns was an amazing find as I love all things gold. I wanted a few embellishments to soften all the dark colors of the pavilion and seating. Can y’all tell I’m excited about this. I can’t wait to watch our son roast his first marshmallow!</span><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><span face=""century gothic", sans-serif">Here is where my wife and I typically bump heads. I love a beautifully crafted pillow and truly think they are essential in creating that homey feel. She on the other hand, thinks they are unnecessary and are in her way! I just can’t with her sometimes. Anywho, my color palette for the patio was green, white, black, and gold. This is where I wanted to draw the eyes. Initially, I started with just elongated black and with pillows because I wasn’t sure how everything would flow together. Once the sectionals arrived and I could see the pillows on the seats along with the rugs, then I proceeded to search for the </span><span face=""century gothic", sans-serif"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NMYDFFV/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1">banana palm leaf</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MVT3P46/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1">striped</a> </span><span>pillows</span></span></span><span face=""century gothic", sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">. One thing that really helped me was purchasing them from the same store. I was able to visualize them all together and finalize my layout.</span><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><span face=""century gothic", sans-serif">Of course, the adults need a space to fully enjoy cocktails, lounging, and socializing. But we can’t forget about the kiddos. They also require an area to cool down, eat and play. It was a bog toss up between two tables for our son. One had sand and water buckets included with the </span><b><span face=""century gothic", sans-serif"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Costzon-Convertible-Removable-Adjustable-Umbrella/dp/B08913GL4M/ref=sr_1_9?dchild=1&keywords=sand+and+water+table+for+toddlers&qid=1591358843&sr=8-9">wooden picnic style table</a></span></b><span face=""century gothic", sans-serif">. We ended up purchasing this </span><b><span face=""century gothic", sans-serif"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GLV2WK8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1">table</a></span></b><span face=""century gothic", sans-serif"> instead because of its durability and traveling capabilities. Another deciding factor was our ability to use it beyond his toddler years which the other table would not allow. I am in love with this table and how well it coordinates with our adult section, and it was cheaper than the other table. I still wanted him and his cousins to be able to have those fine motor play areas, so I purchased an additional rug for them to play on with toys. Occasionally, I will bring out the large containers we have for water or sand play and this worked out perfectly!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq4AXmA7h7BKrihdfsLw88YRiFodeX6PB7qJ5Qo_rAV7I5KCBCUHgYlo_GyABFpWdzA2JHLCd8QuyraMEE1B4Wp937-11JUdP7TFY4MwDDQ0iKThOdWvisG2_Ly-PY-24n_1wdH4Q0Fuc/s3024/kid+zone.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2268" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq4AXmA7h7BKrihdfsLw88YRiFodeX6PB7qJ5Qo_rAV7I5KCBCUHgYlo_GyABFpWdzA2JHLCd8QuyraMEE1B4Wp937-11JUdP7TFY4MwDDQ0iKThOdWvisG2_Ly-PY-24n_1wdH4Q0Fuc/w469-h625/kid+zone.JPG" width="469" /></a></div><span face=""century gothic", sans-serif" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><br /></span></div>
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<span face=""century gothic", sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">Now, I realize that many of you may not be ready to start such a project, or want to begin enjoying your back or front yard while you start the creation of your alfresco outdoor living space. Prior to the completion of our space we used good ole folding tables and chairs to hang out and get the fresh air that we desperately needed. There were even times that we had BYOLC (bring your own lawn chair) gatherings. You can still camp out, roast marshmallows, and feast on a delicious grilled hotdog without the developed space. Just, get creative and enjoy the warm weather!</span><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTIpxgsrDqNourHG9k7xG-3QKNMOsIExx103As4ffTtnA9lCJB9gPXxb6VEVaQf4CDhYfZr3AVvp4O3FzeSUwIgJhoeS8WzTIZwC_hi04I2LNv11Zfn__qHkJzq25GflRZb37OSrRhgp4/s3024/Patio+Eats.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2268" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTIpxgsrDqNourHG9k7xG-3QKNMOsIExx103As4ffTtnA9lCJB9gPXxb6VEVaQf4CDhYfZr3AVvp4O3FzeSUwIgJhoeS8WzTIZwC_hi04I2LNv11Zfn__qHkJzq25GflRZb37OSrRhgp4/w469-h625/Patio+Eats.JPG" width="469" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poiret One;"><span style="color: #f4cccc; font-size: x-large;">PATIO DE</span></span><span><span style="color: #f4cccc; font-family: Poiret One; font-size: x-large;">COR LINKS</span></span></div>
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<span face=""century gothic" , sans-serif" style="font-family: Nixie One;">I <span style="color: #de7b4a;">AB-SO-LUTE-LY</span> cannot believe that my little baby is turning 2! Where did the time go? We zoomed past breastfeeding and pureed foods to running and talking in sentences. Now, it's time to prep for his second birthday and I am super excited that we get to have it in our backyard with close family.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span face=""century gothic" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">Growing up in the south a backyard party is a staple for all celebrations, especially a birthday party.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span face=""century gothic" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">When I started planning his party in <s>January</s> May, I decided to go with a birthday color scheme instead of just a toddler inspired cartoon theme. I chose this just in case he was no longer interested in said shows, Word World and Super Why. These shows are no longer releasing new episodes, therefore finding themed party supplies posed a little challenge. Not to mention most of them didn’t match my decorating style. I chose a black, silver, white, lime green, and turquoise birthday party color scheme. I incorporated a few of the elements from his two favorite shows with letters and characters.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><span face=""century gothic" , sans-serif" style="color: #262626;">Balloon garlands are one of my favorite ways to decorate an event. They are super cheap and easy to make! All you need is a needle, a thick string and balloons of your choice. Knowing that this garland would be one of the main attractions to creating this party feel, thought this would be a great way to announce that our tiny man would be two. I pulled a page out of Pinterest and created a cardboard “2” and sunglasses. They were required very little time. I cut apart a large box, sketched both with a pencil and cut them out. The “2” is wrapped with black streamer and the sunglasses were hand painted with acrylic paint. The table up was by far the best part about setting up for his party. I used a black and white wrapping paper and colored paper plates to create this toddler friendly look. I wanted the space where he and his 2 cousins would sit to eat to be inviting and exciting as soon as they saw it! As you can see here is where I chose to incorporate a character from Super Why & Word World that complimented the </span><span face=""century gothic" , sans-serif">birthday party color scheme.</span></span><span face=""century gothic" , sans-serif" style="color: #262626; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span face=""century gothic" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">He is so lucky to have a summer birthday, which means summer fun activities for the party. The kids an alphabet splash pad and moon bounce. Luckily, we were able to borrow these from a family member. We started the party exploring the splash pad and later transitioned into the moon bounce. There was a plan, but that went out the window and we just let them go for it! It worked out well in the end, we were able to take advantage of the sun and heat during water play. The kids were hungry (naturally) after their water play, so getting them dressed to sit down for their meal was an easy transition. After dinner they hung out on the rug for more water play with toys, bubbles and popsicles.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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At this time, Leveled Prompts, are the best bang for your buck to foster distance learning. It allows the student to choose across multiple subjects and creates opportunity for parental involvement. Distance learning can continue as students reflect and respond to open ended and targeted answer prompts. This way of learning promotes written language, reading comprehension and math computation. I have created a free 1 page printable for grades 2 - 4 with over 30 prompts to keep your students going! Check them out <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Show-What-You-Know-with-Distance-Learning-5337570" target="_blank">HERE</a>. Create a cute journal using 9 x 12 construction paper, add notebook paper, slip in the Show What You Know prompts for your grade level and attach a pencil with washi tape pencil, and there you have it! </span></div>
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I included a few Daily Schedules in this <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Show-What-You-Know-with-Distance-Learning-5337570" target="_blank">FREEBIE</a> to share with your families. They are undoubtedly trying to figure out how teaching their children from home, while keeping up with their own workload will work out. This helpful schedule, along with the prompts will provide the support they need. There are 2 blank versions to provide the student and their family the opportunity to collaborate on the schedule they will follow during this time. Sending home the completed version and a blank version will provide the family and your student with a guide when brainstorming their own schedule. The more autonomy the more likely that are to stick to their schedule. </span></div>
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Just knowing your child will be home for an extended period of time can be daunting, especially when supporting their learning. Included in my Show What You Know <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Show-What-You-Know-with-Distance-Learning-5337570" target="_blank">FREEBIE</a>, is a list of 8 things parents can do with their children just for the fun of it! Additionally, there is an outline of 8 things you the educator can teach digitally! It is important to maintain your student engagement during this time. Emotionally, your students’ may be feeling a bit disconnected from their regular routine. Recording short videos of you reteaching, saying hello, giving shot outs, or sharing a cool item in your home is a great way to keep your kiddos excited about learning. Class Dojo is an amazing application and website that you could use to do this. Class Dojo operates much like Instagram. Through Class Dojo students can text, send videos, and upload videos to your class story. Students can even comment on your posts. This is a super easy tool to setup in less than 10 minutes. Have you already gone home and worry about parental engagement being an issue? You can invite parents to your class by entering their email addresses or phone number. Get on it! </span></div>
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Last but not least, think about where you are going to record your videos. Locate an open wall in your house, sheet protectors, dry erase markers, and my free subject labels to create a mini classroom. Add a few personal touches from around the house, outline your lesson using <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Show-What-You-Know-with-Distance-Learning-5337570" target="_blank">this</a> cute video lesson outline, and pick out something fun to share with your kiddos and you are all set. Wondering what to teach? I gotcha covered there, too. Check out the prompts list for your grade or the <i>8 Things to Teach From Home</i> sheet. Is there something on it that you haven’t covered or could reteach? Yep, snag a concept from there and go for it! Record and upload. This is how you handle distance learning like a pro. </span></div>
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Welcome to Create Elevate Cultivate. Here you will find tips, lesson ideas, and simple life tidbits to help you find balance between teaching and living a fulfilling life. Take a look around and leave a comment or two. I cannot wait to chat with you. Thanks for stopping by!<br />
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<h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Poiret One"; font-size: x-large;">1. NO TO RESOLUTIONS & YES TO LIFE CHANGES</span></h1><div><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">All too often we create resolutions with no real solutions, and in the end, the problem still exists at the end of the year. I propose, making life changes instead. When we have a real "why" beyond what we can see, we will find a deeper meaning to fulfill the changes needed in our lives. In 2009, my told me I was pre-diabetic and on the verge of developing hypertension. Although both run in my family, I refused to accept this as my future. That year I got myself back on track, cut out certain foods (for good and not a period of time). Thankfully, my pescatarian lifestyle has served me well and my health appreciates it. So...I did not make a resolution to lose weight, instead I make a change in my life necessary to live the life I want without diabetes and hypertension. Let's endeavor to reflect on the life changes necessary to meet our goal(s).</span> </div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Poiret One"; font-size: x-large; font-weight: normal;">2. BE REALISTIC & KIND TO YOURSELF</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Nixie One;">As you set your goals for the year whether they are personal, professional, or spiritual remember to be realistic. I know I have set myself up for failure many times in the past by creating lofty goals. <span><i><b>Remind yourself that a year is only 365 days and things do happen beyond our control and plans.</b> </i></span>Leave room for errors, setbacks, family hiccups and mishaps, vacations, illness, and mental blocks. These things are a part of life and leaving room in your goals for the unexpected will allow you to continue on your journey and not feel defeated. With this in mind try not to overwhelm yourself with 20 goals, try 2 and if you reach them before the year's end start working on a new one. It is better to accomplish what you set out to do and celebrate your focus and grind!</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">Who will be your accountability partner? <i>Spouse, parent, child, sibling, bestfriend..</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><span>What exactly are you trying to accomplish? When do you want to have this goal completed? <i>Tuh-NOW! Yes, you MUST have a date. </i></span><span><i>How else will you ever get it done?! </i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">Where do you need to go to complete the task? <i>Starbucks, Panera Bread, BusBoys & Poets..</i> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">Where will the completion of this goal elevate you? <i>Leadership position, new job title, salary increase...</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><i>Where will you keep your goals organized? Vision board, mirror, check out my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Create-Elevate-Cultivate" target="_blank">Balanced Life Planner</a> & <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Create-Elevate-Cultivate" target="_blank">Balance Tool Freebie</a>...</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">How often do you need to work on it to complete it? <i>2 days a week, 30 minutes each night...</i></span></span></div>
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RESEARCH</span></span></h1><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Nixie One; font-weight: normal;">Hit a roadblock? Look it up! Don't stop pushing yourself towards your goal because of lack of knowledge. That's what Google and YouTube were created for...read it, learn it, teach yourself and do it!</span></span></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Poiret One; font-size: x-large; font-weight: normal;">7. TRY IT</span></span></h1><div><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Nixie One; font-weight: normal;">Do not chicken out! Who else will bet on you or take a chance on you if you won't? Nothing beats a try, but a failure. Make this the best try you have ever tried. Put your heart into it and just maybe you will surprise yourself with the results.</span></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Poiret One; font-size: x-large; font-weight: normal;">8. MESS IT UP, DRESS IT UP</span></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">Ok, ok...I get it. Maybe you tried it before and it did not go well. If you mess it up, dress it up. How can you fix it? What needs to be tweaked? Confide in a mentor or support partner for a new perspective. Don't turn a hill into a mountain, walk over it!</span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Poiret One; font-size: x-large; font-weight: normal;">9. NETWORK</span></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Nixie One; font-weight: normal;">This one can be a challenge if you are an introvert like myself. However, I must tell you it is the best thing for you and me. Talk to people who are doing something similar to what you are doing. Reach out to those with the knowledge base that you need. Attend a conference and connect with others that can support your goal(s). Have a cup of coffee with that person that inspires you to chat about your vision. <i>Get advice, ask questions and build relationships.</i></span></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Poiret One; font-size: x-large; font-weight: normal;">10. COLLABORATE</span></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;">Plan a collaboration with someone from your network group. Think outside of the box. How can working with someone else help you obtain your goal(s)? Collaboration could be a great way to accomplish a goal in a cost effective way. Both parties can grow and benefit!</span></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Poiret One; font-size: x-large; font-weight: normal;">11. PRAY ABOUT IT</span></span></h1><div><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Nixie One; font-weight: normal;">Ask and you shall receive. Pray for your shortcomings, ask for God's strength, guidance and wisdom. Pray over your gifts, ask God to use them for his works. That's it. 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First of all, what is balance? Trying to keep my 157 lbs. self from tumbling off a balance beam or tightrope with a smile on my face? Let's not forget the most fun part, multitasking to keep my various roles from dropping. Hmmm...can we say no ma'am!</span></div>
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Juggling the responsibilities of being a mother, wife, educator, mentor, leader, blogger, creator, health enthusiast, friend, oldest sister, oldest daughter and just being me is not easy! It takes guts to <i>say no</i>, wisdom to <i><b>say yes</b></i>, reflection to know when it is time to change course and strategy to understand that balance is not keeping all that I <i>can do</i> in the air. Balance is, knowing how much I can handle and juggle <i>efficiently</i>. Be strategic and selective about how you distribute your time. It's the only thing you cannot get more of, or get back.</span></div>
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Each day I wake up with a plan, to get my things to do list done. From time to time, it can get hijacked by life. When this happens I have to center myself in order to move beyond the monkey wrench.</span></div>
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It takes guts to <i><b>say no</b></i>, wisdom to <i><b>say yes</b></i>, reflection to know when it is time to change course and strategy to understand that balance is not keeping all that I <i><b>can do</b></i> in the air. </span></blockquote>
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No one is impressed by the juggler that handled 20 pins, but drops 2. Are you balancing well or struggling? Take a few moments out of your 24 hours to truly reflect. No matter your profession, exhaustion and overwhelm are real. So, I wanted to share this <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Create-Elevate-Cultivate" target="_blank">FREEBIE</a> Balance Life Tracker with you. These tools are how I reflect when I'm feeling bogged down. Using these graphic organizers help me figure out where I can carve out some time to breath, go for a walk or get a task done on my to do list. It's definitely not this fancy when I hash this out at home. I usually grab a paper plate, divide it into all my components of life, list all the priorities in each one and devise a plan. My gift to you is much nicer, LOL! Grab your freebie, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Create-Elevate-Cultivate" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Nixie One;">There are some wonderful ideas out there floating around
about ways to engage your students in learning. We all know each lesson should
have an engagement component to get our students excited about learning or to
awaken their minds to the content that we will discuss for that day. Well, I want to
share one of my ways to create enthusiasm about a lesson before I even get
to the actual engagement component of the lesson. </span></div>
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</span><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Nixie One;">I like to use anchor charts. Not just an anchor chart I
pulled out of the drawer and was <span>created a few years ago (definitely have done
that). Not an anchor chart I made last night for </span>the kiddos with all the
information they will need to know for the lesson (guilty of this one also, but
there is a time and place for them). Not an anchor chart that the students and I
create together during an authentic discussion (we do this often to recap our
learning). Instead of those three amazing ways of using an anchor chart, I
choose to use interactive anchor charts for my engagement. The use of these charts
is slightly different than the others. </span></div>
<span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><span><span>
</span><span><br />
Here's how:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black;">Theme<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black;"><span>Illustrations </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black;">Student Comments &
Thoughts<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Kinesthetic</span><span style="color: black;"> Movement<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Nixie One;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black;">Multipurpose<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: Poiret One; font-size: x-large;">THEME</span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Nixie One"; text-align: justify;">These
interactive anchor charts allow you to create a theme for the unit or make a
connection to another content area. When my students started the fraction unit
we were in the beginning of winter, so I came up with, </span><i style="font-family: "Nixie One"; text-align: justify;">Frosty Fractions</i><span style="font-family: "Nixie One"; text-align: justify;">.
That got my wheels turning about my first interactive anchor chart of the unit.
I decided it needed to have blank spaces for each representation of a fraction.
I added a snowman illustration to the chart to kick off the theme and boom (Pinterest is also your bestfriend.)! My students and I added
examples of each representation of a fraction as an introduction to my lesson
for each representation. They loved it! Once we were done with our anchor chart,
we kept the theme going using white and blue linking cubes. We used our
imaginations to pretend they were snowflakes throughout the unit. When we
linked them as wholes, we pretended they were snowmen! </span></p></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Nixie One;">One of my
favorite things about interactive anchor charts is the array of illustrations
you can use to capture your students. They also love the images and enjoy admiring them throughout the day. Sometimes I
allow them to give suggestions of illustrations for an upcoming unit.
There are no rules, you can literally be as detailed or vague in your drawings
as you would like! I included a few examples of some interactive anchor charts
I have done this school year. Also check out @cutiepatwoziehq and @thejoysinmrsjohnsonsroom on Instagram.<o:p style="font-size: 13.5pt;"></o:p></span></div>
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THOUGHTS</span></b></h3>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Nixie One;">Another
benefit of using these wonderfully illustrated interactive anchor charts is
capturing student thoughts, connections, and understanding of the concept being
taught. Hearing their thoughts really allows you as the educator to reflect on
what went well, what needs to be retaught, and when it is time to move on from
a skill. The open discussion of a skill also allows other students to be a part
of the discourse and reflect on their own understanding. When we have our
discussions around our interactive anchor chart the length of time varies. When
I use it to model a strategy or representation, we meet for about 5 to 10
minutes, then practice and come back to close out the lesson. The closing is
typically when students will share their understanding of the skill or sequence
the steps for a skill, this can take up to 15 minutes. This is a powerful time in your day to truly listen to
your students. I highly recommend you carve out a few minutes for your students
to reflect on their learning and take note of small group reteaching
opportunities.<o:p style="font-size: 13.5pt;"></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Nixie One;"><br /></span></div>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Poiret One; font-size: x-large;">KINESTHETIC</span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Poiret One; font-size: x-large;"> MOVEMENT</span><span style="font-family: Nixie One; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Nixie One;">Using
interactive anchor charts not only lends itself to illustrations and
accountable talk, but also to the students moving around. Once your students
have gotten used to the idea of these charts, you can encourage them to record
their own thoughts and post them when they are done. A gallery walk of their
responses around the room prior to them all being placed on the interactive
anchor chart is another great way to get the kiddos moving around. Another,
great strategy I use is, a<i>ct it out</i>. For this, I have a few students volunteer to act
something out. Going back to my fraction unit, for example, I would select 4
boys and 2 girls to come and represent the fraction 2/6. I would not tell the
students the fraction is 2/6, but rather listen to all their fractions about
the group of students and jot down their thoughts on post-its and hang them on the chart. Thinking of a quick way to get your students to
move and be engaged with these interactive anchor charts creates a meaningful
learning experience.<o:p style="font-size: 13.5pt;"></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Nixie One;">Checkout
all the ways you could use an interactive anchor chart in your class tomorrow:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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labels)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Nixie One;">Implementing
these FREE interactive anchor charts in your classroom are an easy and quick
way to instantly boost your student engagement and excitement. So, break out
the crayons, markers, colored pencils, and sharpies. You know you need a
coloring break!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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