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Whew....first day in my new classroom and I am T.I.R.E.D. Of course I made a huge mess unpacking a bazzilion boxes ( I fear I may be a teacher hoarder), but it's *starting* to look like a normal classroom. Yea!</div>
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Like MANY of us out there in the blogging world, I use the clip chart system for behavior management. LOVE IT! My clip chart just wasn't matching my polka dot decor, so I made a new chart which is totally Pinterest inspired from <a href="http://sunnydaysinsecondgrade.blogspot.com/2011/07/clip-it-up.html" target="_blank">here.</a> Here's mine</div>
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I wanted something extra for the students who make it **off the chart** and since I'm constantly calling my kiddos "Smartie Pants" I made these</div>
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I've seen versions of the Smartie Pants made out of baby jeans, but I didn't trust my sewing skills on jeans. I bought some baby bloomers at Hobby Lobby for cheapo ~ like 3 bucks. Got the owl patch there too, it ironed on, but I sewed a couple spots just to be sure. The letters are iron on also. I made the suspenders by sewing on some ribbon and used the buttons to cover up my not so good sewing job. I added a couple candy stickers onto the hanger since that's what will be inside. </div>
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In other news, I can FINALLY get into my room on Monday!!! Luckily, I've been working at home and I *think* all I'm going to need to do is organize and finish my bulletin boards. Speaking of which, I made myself a new class rules poster. I heard you can things to Office Max and get them printed big and in color for cheap. So I'm off to see about that.</div>
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Hello friends! Just a reminder, I'm having a little giveaway and you can enter <a href="http://commoncoreclassroom.blogspot.com/2012/08/giveaway.html" target="_blank">HERE!!</a></div>
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Since I can't get into my classroom until next week, I've been trying to calm my "I'M NEVER GONNA BE READY!!" nerves by preparing as many lessons as I can. You know the kind, super cute, super engaging, the kiddos love 'em, but you require a TON of work on our part in the form of cutting, laminating, etc., etc. </div>
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This summer, my team and I got together a lot to talk about and find activities for common core math lessons. One of the ideas we came up with for measurement 1.MD.1 (Order three objects by length; compare the lengths of two objects indirectly by using a third object) was to have yarn cut to the average length of some common animals and then allow the students to sort the animals from shortest to longest. </div>
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Each pair of students will be assigned an animal from the list, stretch out the string, and then work with their classmates to figure out what order they should be in. You'll probably want to go outside to give them room to move around and figure this out. Plus, a few of these animals are really long! Several of the animals are close to or the same length, so you can even graph the results when you are done if you wish!<br />
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Here's a couple literature ideas to tie into the lesson as well. I have used both before (borrowed from the library) and the kids adored them since they have fantastic pictures. </div>
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If you'd like to give this activity a try, you can download the picture cards below for free. The average length (found by a Google search) can be found on the last page. Of course you can use any animals you'd like. I tried to come up with a variety and after I cut each piece of yarn, I wrapped it around a piece of cardboard and put it and the picture into a Ziploc baggie so it's all set to go.<br />
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Have you all seen this on Pinterest?</div>
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That's about how I feel every time I get a new blog follower:) Seriously, I get so EXCITED that someone is actually maybe reading my ramblings! </div>
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Anyways, moving on...</div>
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I'm sure I'm not the only one who has to wear my school ID to work every day. I used to just use the plain B-O-R-I-N-G necklace thingy they gave us, but the problem was it had one of those anti-choking snap releases on it. Now, I appreciate not choking to death, but it was a little inconvenient that it kept coming apart and landing on the bathroom floor or in the toilet (once) EWWWWWWWWW!!</div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">Of course I've got an identical one for one lucky reader, so if you would like to be sportin' this for back to school all you have to do is enter below! If you are the winner, I'll email you to know where to mail it.</span></span></div>
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First, the recipe. Linking up with <a href="http://goingnuttyinmisssquirrelsfirstgrade.blogspot.com/2012/07/easy-peasy-as-mac-cheesey-linky.html" target="_blank">Staci</a></div>
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This is by far my favorite meal of all time that I make. I think it's super easy, but you can be the judge. In college, I worked at Outback Steakhouse and we had a menu item that is similar to this. I was so sad when they took it off the menu that I had to make my own version. I usually cook this on the grill and make a foil packet for the chicken, a foil packet for the veggies, and a foil packet for the pineapple (cook this last). As you can see in the pictures, I used a wok for the veggies and an electric skillet to cook my chicken. I didn't grill the pineapple this time, it was yummy, but the grilled pineapple makes this AMAZING. </div>
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Love that site, it's a must check every day for me. If you haven't checked this site out, I highly recommend it and go back often cause they have new stuff every day!!</div>
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</div>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17708972889044938186noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792643742370813522.post-22962643137013009382012-08-02T14:53:00.000-07:002012-08-06T11:04:19.874-07:00Favorite Back to School Linky Party!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">Today I'm joining up with </span><a href="http://firstgradefoundme.blogspot.com/" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;" target="_blank">First Grade Found Me</a><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"> to tell you about some of my favorite read alouds for back to school.</span></div>
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It's a great book to read because this cute little gingerbread runs all over the school providing a great opportunity to talk about where the library, cafeteria, office, etc. is. Last year, I bought the gingerbread Little Debbie snacks and we had a sweet little treat to eat after touring the school. I also love this book because around Christmas time when I'm reading lots of versions of the <i>Gingerbread Boy</i>, the students will remember this story and it's a great opportunity to talk about text-to-text connections! Love when that happens, don't you!?</div>
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My kiddos LOVED this one last year</div>
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It's got some over the top rules and my kiddos couldn't get enough of it. </div>
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I also have all the <i>Splat the Cat </i>books,<i> </i>so I like to introduce one of my favorite cat cuties the first week.</div>
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As you can probably tell, I'm a sucker for a cute funny story.</div>
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I hope you all link up too cause I'm excited to add some new books to my " Back to School "collection.</div>
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1. I always set 3 alarms and have my mom call me on the first day of school to make sure I wake up. For some reason I always think I'm gonna oversleep even though after 10 years it's never happened.</div>
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2. I have a self diagnosed case of OCD in concern to leaving things on in my house. It never fails, I get down the road and think " Oh NO! I left ____ on" and then I turn around to find that the iron, curling iron, fan, Christmas lights, etc. are all turned off. Never once have I come back to something plugged in, but I would obsess over it if I didn't and ruin my day. Please tell me I'm not the only one who does this:)</div>
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3. I am absolutely terrified of snakes and all things reptile. I once drove a friend back to college with her very large pet snake in a pillow case in my back seat. Worst car ride ever!!!</div>
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4. It takes me forever to get out of bed in the morning. I check my e-mail and make my moves on the countless games I'm playing before getting out of bed. Gonna have to break that habit.</div>
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5. I think I could eat a burrito bowl from Chipotle EVERY DAY for the rest of my life. </div>
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6. I want to marry a man with the last name Bradshaw, so I will be Carrie Bradshaw! SJP has some killer style. I was C-R-A-Z-Y about S.I.T.C. to the point that I bought the cutesy merchandise when the show was in it's hey day. </div>
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7. I <span style="font-size: large;">LOVE</span> all kinds of music and if I ever win the lottery, I'm gonna take all my besties and travel the world going to concerts.</div>
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Now on to my nominations:</div>
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<a href="http://hapsnhacks.blogspot.com/2012/07/ashley-over-at-fierce-in-fourth-is.html" target="_blank">4th Grade Haps and Hacks</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.thebombdiggityclassroom.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Bomb Diggity Classroom</a></div>
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<a href="http://teachingwithmeaning.blogspot.com/2012/07/newbie-teacher-blog-hop.html" target="_blank">Teaching with Meaning</a></div>
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<a href="http://theschoolpotato.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The School Potato</a></div>
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<a href="http://mysillyfirsties.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">My Silly Firsties</a></div>
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<a href="http://cleverlittlebirds.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Clever Little Birds</a></div>
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<a href="http://teachingwithz.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Teaching With Z</a></div>
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<a href="http://teacherandamom.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Teacher and a Mom</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.firstgradewithacherryontop.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">First Grade With A Cherry on Top</a></div>
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<a href="http://polkadotfirsties.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Polka Dot Firsties</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.owlseeyouinthirdgrade.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Owl See You In Third Grade</a></div>
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<a href="http://lifeinroom24.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Tanner Tales: Life in Room 24</a></div>
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<a href="http://teachingwhope.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Teaching With Hope</a></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">~ Carrie </span></div>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17708972889044938186noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792643742370813522.post-38550071708270808512012-07-30T14:13:00.000-07:002012-07-30T14:34:45.249-07:00Two Linky Parties!Today I am joining up with TWO linky parties because well...they are so much fun! The first is
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where you share one memory from the grade you teach. My best memory of 1st grade besides having the most AMAZING teacher (she was a ROCKSTAR teacher in the days before the internet and pinterest) was our Halloween party. It was the 80s and apparently we weren't concerned about germs back then because we were all taking our turns bobbing for apples. Gross huh? Everyone putting their open mouth in the same barrel of water EWWW!!! Anyways, I remember it being super fun except that I had recently lost all 4 front teeth. If any of you have every bobbed for apples you would understand that by not having front teeth I was at a serious disadvantage in this little competition. Yep that's right, we were being timed to see who could do this the fastest. Well, after about two tries with no luck and no front teeth my super competitive mode kicked in and I literally put myself into the barrel to get an apple!! Funny that I don't remember if I won or not (I probably didn't) but I DO remember being soaked like I had just jumped into a pool. I seriously wish I had a picture to share of my toothless grin, it was quite a sight! Needless to say, I don't think bobbing for apples will ever be part of my Halloween classroom festivities. </center>
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I haven't been able to get into my new classroom yet, so I'm not in full on back to school craft mode. I did work on a much needed Book Boo-Boo Bin for my library area. In the past I have kept the books that need to be repaired under my desk in a old copy box. Well, I realized I needed to make something to put out in the classroom because at the end of this school year I had Halloween books still needing repair! OOPS:) Next year, my little repair bin will be in the classroom library and since it will be visible, I will hopefully (fingers crossed) remember to take it on our weekly library trip. While my kiddos are checkin' out books I can fix mine with all the tools in the school library. Here she is and sorry for the horrible picture quality. I just slapped the sign onto the front of a bin I got at<br />Target for a dollar.</center>
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You can download the little sign <a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9-Y1EbfcCR2UUVfOVJfSFR0WHM/edit" target="_blank">here</a></div>
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Whew! I had absolutely no idea what I was doing trying to make a thumbnail to link up to Janis from Third Grade is the Place for Me. I didn't get what I wanted as my thumbnail, but at least I get to link up to her fabulous blog and maybe just maybe get a follower or two:) fingers crossed!! </div>
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So since I was semi-successful in my link up process, I guess I have to be a rule breaker and do a double post in a day ( I doubt my millions of followers will mind lol). Here are my answers to the blog hop questions:<strong style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></strong></div>
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<b>Once again a <span style="font-size: large;">BIG </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">THANK YOU </span>to Janis for starting this newbie blog hop. Now I've got some reading to do ...</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Pete the Cat books and so do my students! I'm SO excited that a Christmas version is coming out soon! The Amazon review says that it's a "rockin' new spin on the traditional tale </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><i>The Night Before Christmas". </i> Well, I don't know about you, but I must have this book to add to my collection. You can preorder a hardcover copy at Amazon right now for 10 bucks (it comes out in September). I can't wait to read this to my class!</span><br />
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So I went to the Daily 5 and CAFE conference this week and it was awesome. Holy Moly do they shower you with their favorite things! It's like your on an episode of Oprah's favorite things. I left after two days feeling really energetic that I can implement this into my classroom. If you are thinking about starting these programs in your classroom, I would recommend attending they are highly entertaining. <br />
1. Super cute owl clipboard to use when checking kids in for D5 choices. You can see the back of the clipboard in the picture the front is polka dots and note cubes to match! All purchased at Home<br />Goods.<br />
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Now I'm on the hunt for the perfect binder for my pensieve and fun sticky notes for my CAFE board.
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ANYWAYS, back to school is soon upon us. I laughed out loud today when I saw the music teacher is back on the Target commercials this year singing once again about denim. Here it is in case you haven't seen it. <br />
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With about a month of vacation left, my brain is already starting to think about next year. Probably because once again I will be tackling a new grade level. After 3 years in 2nd grade, I'm off to a new school and a new grade.. FIRST!!! I'm super excited, mostly because I know my new team is going to be AWESOME and everyone is in the same boat since we are rolling out the new common core standards in our classrooms for the 2012-13 year. I'm also super excited to implement the Daily 5 and CAFE next year. My teaching partner and I are going to a two day conference with "The Sisters" tomorrow. </div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">I have been thinking about my classroom set up for next year and decor.</span>I've decided to keep my polka dots from last year ( I <3 polka dots!!) but I will be adding some owl accents. I'm obsessed with all these owls I'm seeing everywhere. I made these cute little CAFE signs to use in my classroom. They were made with clipart from Michelle T. from The 3am Teacher. http://the3amteacher.blogspot.com</div>
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I'll be back with news from the conference and Daily 5 posters to match as soon as I get them finished.</div>
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