tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800318218461198032024-03-14T01:32:02.392-05:00Spectacular 2nd GradeKellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10713251704876107374noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780031821846119803.post-39519971511615966032013-09-15T19:06:00.001-05:002013-09-15T19:36:49.611-05:00Organizing Supplies and Classroom Photo Dump<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I think I finally found a supplies system that works (at least for this year)! The only supplies students have in their desk are their notebooks, journals, library books, and their school supplies box holding one pink eraser and one pencil. The rest of our supplies (crayons, colored pencils, markers, glues and scissors) are stored in these cubbies.</div>
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Each group of desks has an assigned color, and each desk in the group has an assigned a shape.</div>
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Every day I rotate the student in charge of getting and putting away supplies for their group. So if it's triangles day to be in charge, all triangles will get supplies needed for their table and put them away when they're done.</div>
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I may or may not have OCD, so I get a little crazy when organizing supplies. Each table has three cups of markers. Each cup has a different number on it, and all of the markers that belong to that cup have the same number all over the markers and their lids. This helps us keep up with markers that accidentally roll onto the floor. :)</div>
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Each table keeps their scissors and glue in their assigned pencil pouch. I used colored electrical tape for the cups and pencil pouches.</div>
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Each table also has two caddies. Each caddy has three boxes of crayons and one box of colored pencils. I got the idea from <a href="http://goingnuttyinmisssquirrelsfirstgrade.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-cups-or-where-did-all-my-stuff-go.html" target="_blank">Miss Squirrel</a> to use soap boxes. The soap boxes are 99 cents at Walmart. They will hold all 24 crayons, but I copied Miss Squirrel and only put the twelve main ones in the boxes. Now, I never have to worry about kids coloring with the "wrong" blue or purple and having a freak-out moment. This has happened a lot. :) </div>
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I keep other supplies on a shelf to the left of my cubbies. On top of the shelf I have my turn-in tray, and highlighters for students to highlight their name.<br />
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Notebook paper is stored in the green bucket, and next to that I have dictionaries and thesauruses. My mom had a genius idea to give each student a dictionary and thesaurus to keep once they can show how to use one correctly....I'll have to find a cheaper way to make this idea happen. </div>
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When a student finds one of our supplies on the floor, they place it in our super organized lost and found bucket. If a student is missing something, they can easily take what they need.</div>
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On the bottom shelf, I keep extra notebook paper and dry erase boards/markers handy.<br />
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I like this system so far! Last week was only week three, but I have high hopes! :)</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">And now for the photo dump...</span></div>
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First of all, I have to show off these amazing curtains my sister made me!! I found the dots fabric at Joann's. It's funny how similar the pattern is to <a href="http://www.creativeteaching.com/categories/700/creative-teaching-press-dots-on-black-designer-decor" target="_blank">CTP's Dots on Black</a> collection. I LOVE my curtains. My sister did such a great job! I'm trying to talk her into starting an Etsy account. She makes really cute purses, everyday bags, diaper bags, clutches, and wallets too. </div>
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Look at these fancy ruffles!!!</div>
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I'm almost finished with my classroom!! It took me about a week to get everything put back in its place. This is actually really good for me! It usually takes me over a month. :) My mom and dad helped me with a lot of mini projects yesterday! They're the best!!! I put my bulletin boards in the same spot I had them last year, so I didn't have to completely reinvent the wheel. There are a few changes here and there, and these pictures aren't the best, so I will have to update them later. I also need to straighten a few things around the room.<br />
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This is my desk area. My sister is making me new curtains to hide the spaces underneath the counter. I even found fabric at Joann's that is similar to Creative Teaching Press' Dots on Black! </div>
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This is the fabric I found. My sister is making me black curtains with dot fabric accents. She's making me curtains for my windows too. She's so nice!! :) She made me <a href="http://spectacular2ndgrade.blogspot.com/2012_08_01_archive.html">these curtains</a> a couple years ago.</div>
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I will use the board on the right to manage my language art's centers. I am doing a center's system similar to <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/154811305914347270/">this</a>. I will post more about my center's once the school year starts. I left enough space at the bottom of the center's board for my ELMO/tech cart. The paper bags have <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/154811305914290586/">The First Day of School</a> poem stapled to them. It's a 2nd grade survival kit. My very sweet mom put them together for me! :)<br />
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My OCD makes me a little crazy...those crooked desk look awful! :) Last year I zip tied them together. I will have to do this again!</div>
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It was taking me forever to put these numbers on my floor (I used two rulers at a time to make sure they were perfectly centered.), so my mom made me this awesome tool out of cardstock! She's so smart!! It saved me so much time! They're Poppin' Patterns calendar numbers. I used 1-22, and two blank ones to write "Line Leader" and "Door Holder." Here is a better <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/154811305912624275/">picture</a> of how I do line order numbers in my classroom. I used <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/154811305912623868/">stars</a> last year.</div>
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When students score high on a test, their name will go on the Way to Go! door. I copied this idea from my friend Jenn.<br />
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All of the stuff under the sink will not stay there. Just in case you were wondering what that clutter was. :)<br />
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The cabinet on the left has <a href="http://first-grade-fever.blogspot.com/search?q=whole+brain+teaching">Whole Brain Teaching Rules</a> on them. I LOVE these rules and my kids do too!<br />
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I first saw <a href="http://www.erincondren.com/store/index.php?cPath=1444" target="_blank">these planners</a> on my friend's computer. When she told me they were $60, I said, "There is no way I'm going to pay that much for a teacher planner! That's just ridiculous!" (But, really in my head, I'm thinking, "Ohhhh that's really pretty! I'm sure there's some way I can justify spending that much!")<br />
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Within 5 minutes I'm in my own classroom picking out my planner. (I'm a shopaholic). We convinced each other it was worth it to buy one, and we bought them together to save on shipping. Shipping is a little pricey.</div>
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It took a few weeks to get it in the mail, but when I saw that pretty box sitting on my porch, I literally squealed with joy!</div>
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<u><b><span style="font-size: large;">The Cover</span></b></u></div>
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<b>Pros</b>: You can customize your cover. It's also covered with a very thick laminate. </div>
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<b>Cons</b>: After less than a month, my front cover started to get a small air bubble on the top left corner. </div>
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<b>Pros:</b> It's a great list of holidays and celebrations!</div>
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<b>Cons:</b> It's not year specific. For example, Memorial Day says, "(last Sunday)" and Good Friday says, "(March or April)."</div>
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<b>Pros:</b> All of your student/staff birthdays in one spot! -- I love this!</div>
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<b>Pros:</b> Great way to keep your own documentation!</div>
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<b>Pros:</b> Great spot to track student data!</div>
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<b>Pros:</b> Good for unit planning or important dates.</div>
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<b>Pros</b>: There are cute quotes at the top of each month, and there are two full pages for notes after each month!</div>
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<b>Pros</b>: The removable bookmark/ruler will keep your place for the week.</div>
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<b>Pros</b>: You can fold the name section over each time, so you only have to write your students names once.</div>
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<b>Cons</b>: It cost an extra $10 for 56 pages, and I will have to white-out the "Emergency Kit" tab that is on EVERY page.</div>
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<b>Pros</b>: You get a whole bunch of colorful stickers!!! There are even blank ones to make your own.</div>
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<b>Cons</b>: There are too many of the stickers I will never use and not enough of the stickers I will use.</div>
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<b>Pros</b>: It holds my EZ Grader. :)</div>
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<b>Cons</b>: Stuff could easily fall out if you're not careful, and the top part of the pockets are a little bent and frayed. (Not a huge deal, but the planner was expensive, and my friend's teacher planner pockets were fine! I'm just jealous of her perfect pockets. Ha!)</div>
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<b>Pros</b>: They're super thick!</div>
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<b>Pros</b>: It comes with name and gift labels inside. It also comes with $10 off cards for your next purchase!!</div>
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The air bubble and the tabs issue annoyed me, but overall I think it's a really nice planner. Erin Condren's customer service is really nice too. Because of my air bubble and frayed pockets, they offered to reprint my planner or give me partial credit for a future purchase. As of right now, I plan on buying another one next year. I'll update this post during the school year if I change my mind. :)</div>
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I loved using my planner this year. I used the calendar, note pages, and check list pages the most. I didn't keep up with the daily lesson plan pages as much as I would have liked to, and I never touched the absent log pages. I went ahead and ordered a new one for next year, because I liked having my gradebook and calendar with note pages in one place. The planner is also really colorful and pretty. It made me happy. :) </div>
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I didn't like the AIR BUBBLES. My planner's tiny air bubble grew to a much larger bubble, and many new air bubbles popped up. It looks like I threw the planner around and stomped on it, but I totally didn't! I carried it home a lot in my Vera bag with my laptop...maybe my charger smooshed it too much? Two other teachers I know bought Erin Condren teacher planners. One teacher used hers everyday, and it still looks really nice. Maybe hers didn't get smooshed in her bag. haha The other teacher only used hers at the beginning of the year and her planner had air bubbles after having it less than a month. </div>
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I loved the calendar and daily lesson plan pages.</div>
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The gradebook is so pretty and colorful. How could this not make an elementary teacher happy??</div>
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I think the cover and pockets could be stronger, but overall the planner was nice enough to make me want another one for the next two school years! </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Update 5.25.16</span></div>
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The newer planners help up a lot better. I didn't have air bubbles, and the folders didn't tear. </div>
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You still have to annoyingly write the dates (or buy the number stickers) for each month, but the date circles are now on the right side of the calendar boxes, so the tabs don't cover them up! :)<br />
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The 2016-2017 planner had a makeover. I'm not buying one this year, because I moved into a non-classroom position. I had to settle with a life planner. I snapped some pictures of my friend's teacher planner. It's so pretty and girly!!! </div>
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My kids loved reading holiday books! </div>
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More prefix poinsettias and suffix trees! I tried really hard to come up with some kind of holiday craftivity for prefixes and suffixes. They're a little silly, but the kids loved them, and I got away with letting my kids make holiday crafts! :)</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">Since it is the season of giving, :) here is my </span><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Prefix-Poinsettias-796381" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Poinsettia Craftivity</a><span style="text-align: left;"> for free!</span></div>
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This was our Kenyan Christmas Tree. Each grade level chose a country to research their culture and winter celebrations. We then shared what we learned at our Holidays Around the World activity night. Last year, I had a student with parents from Kenya, so that's the country we chose! The student's mom even came to visit us and share information about Kenya. It was really neat!</div>
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This was after our Reindeer Trot in the freezing cold!</div>
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Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10713251704876107374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780031821846119803.post-14982509778270516102013-07-27T23:50:00.001-05:002014-01-19T17:18:50.294-06:00Math Facts Sale!At my school, the first couple weeks of 2nd grade math always start with math fact fluency. We teach strategies like <i>doubles</i>, <i>making ten</i>,<b style="font-style: italic;"> </b>and<b style="font-style: italic;"> </b><i>fact families</i> to help students recall basic addition and subtraction facts quickly. We soon have to move on to place value, so there is never enough time for students to memorize all of their basic facts in a couple short weeks. <br />
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Students still have to memorize their math facts, so we continue to practice fluency throughout the school year. On Tuesdays and Thursdays my kids LOVE the start of math, because they get to take timed math fact tests. My kids are very good at reminding me when it's math fact day!</div>
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I also gave my kids treasure box last year for every fact they mastered. This became a little overwhelming and expensive...so I think I'm going to give students a Texas Department of Mathematics Driver License as an inventive this coming school year. A 3rd grade teacher at my school did this with multiplication facts last year. I think it's a really cute idea! <a href="http://teachingitnow.com/LearningMathFacts/index.htm" target="_blank">Teach it Now!</a> even has license you can print out!</div>
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If you would like to purchase the math fact tests I made for my students, you can get a set or two at my <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kelly-Hong" target="_blank">TPT Store</a> for $3.00 each. Hurry, they're 50% off for a limited time!!! Yay! :) </div>
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Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10713251704876107374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780031821846119803.post-40831511091644182892013-07-26T01:08:00.004-05:002013-07-26T15:12:07.984-05:00Closing a Lesson"STOP WHERE YOU ARE, AND LINE UP!!...WE'RE GOING TO BE LATE!!!!" <br />
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This was the story of my life, until my principal started popping in my room to make sure I was closing each my lessons properly. :)<br />
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My kids love writing their products on sticky notes, and they love hanging them up with tape on the board! It's their "ticket" to specials, lunch, or recess. Sticky notes on the board also gives me quick feedback on who understood the lesson. When I have students do their products orally, I just walk around and listen.</div>
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Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10713251704876107374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780031821846119803.post-62328317692530685312013-07-24T02:16:00.000-05:002015-07-10T19:35:39.259-05:00Getting Organized! - First Week FormsHello! Yes, I know my blog has not been updated in almost a year...but I'm back! Maybe I'll even keep this thing updated throughout the school year. Ha! Anyway, I had Gifted and Talented training today, and realized August 1st is next week! OMG! I have so much to do!! At the end of the school year, my principal requires us to take everything off the walls and hide all our stuff in cabinets. I'm starting to get a little anxious, because I can't get into my classroom until the end of next week. That will only give me one full week to work on my classroom. I <i>would</i> have two full weeks to setup my room, but I'm going on vacation the week before teachers have to go back. I really don't know what I was thinking when I booked my flight. :) Oh well! For now, I'm trying to get forms I need for Meet the Teacher Night and the first week of school ready. Here are some of the forms I will be using. They're not fancy, but they help me organize all the information I need.<br />
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<u style="font-weight: bold;">Student Information Sheet</u>: I keep these handy sheets in a binder close to my desk. Click the images for your free editable copy. Because of strict clipart rules, I had to change the border and take off the cute bus.<br />
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<u style="font-weight: bold;">Media Permission Slip</u>: Parents love seeing pictures of their kids at school! Click the image for your free editable copy. </div>
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<u style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">Previous Year's Data</u><span style="text-align: left;">: I look at assessments from the previous year and record each of the student's strengths and areas that need improvement. This document usually totals 4 pages once I get all of the notes typed in. </span>Click the image for your free editable copy. </div>
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<b><u>Behavior Chart</u></b>: I use this for classroom management. I mark tallies for students that are not following expectations. If a student receives too many tallies, they have to practice the expectation they struggled with during recess. I also use this chart to record absents/tardies, anecdotal notes, reminders, etc. Click the image for your free editable copy.<br />
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<b><u>Student Checklist</u></b>: I like to use this checklist to keep track of skill mastery. I also use this when there are multiple forms or items students need to turn in. Click the image for your free editable copy.<br />
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<b><u>Lunch Numbers</u></b>: This is a must for the first week of school! I keep this on my clipboard behind my behavior chart. Click the image for your free editable copy.<br />
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<b style="text-align: start;"><u>Dismissal Chart</u></b><span style="text-align: start;">: This helps me keep track of who goes where after school. Dismissal is always crazy the first day of school! I like to keep this chart in a sheet protector, so I can use a dry or wet erase marker to maker off students as I drop them off. </span>Click the image for your free editable copy. </div>
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<b><u>Student Behavior Calendars</u></b>: I use the vertical behavior calendars for parent communication. My students keep these inside their daily/homework folder. If you like these calendars, you can click the images below to purchase a set of your own for $1.50. Sorry I don't have a "free editable copy" of these. ;) </div>
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I still may not be able to sleep the night before school starts, but these handy-dandy forms help me feel a little less overwhelmed the first week of school. :) </div>
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Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10713251704876107374noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780031821846119803.post-15032209499146479172012-09-03T00:10:00.000-05:002013-07-28T18:40:05.324-05:00First Week BackI love my new class! I have a sweet group this year. This is my first year trying <a href="http://www.wholebrainteaching.com/index.php/whole-brain-teching/wbt-tv.html" target="_blank">Whole Brain Teaching</a>, and I love it! I wish I found WBT a long time ago. It's pretty amazing. I think my favorite WBT technique so far is "Teach-ok?" I'm impressed with how long I'm able to keep my students engaged during lessons. My kids really like the scoreboard too! I can't wait to try other WBT techniques this year.<br />
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Here are some pictures from the first week of school.<br />
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We read <i>The</i> <i>Kissing Hand</i> and charted feelings we had before the first day of school. I got the cute anchor chart idea from <a href="http://onceuponafirstgradeadventure.blogspot.com/2011/08/back-to-school-with-kissing-hand.html" target="_blank">Once Upon a First Grade Adventure</a>. The students then cut out tracings of their hands, and wrote words to describe their feelings on them.</div>
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We made a dismissal graph during math on the first day. We discussed which one had the most, which one had the least, how many more walkers than bus, etc. I made the interactive graph with SMART Notebook. 2nd graders love using the SMART Board!</div>
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I introduced the class to context clues by reading <i>Baloney (Henry P.)</i>. </div>
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The kids loved it! It has fun words like "Zimulus" for pencil.</div>
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In science we started the <i>What is a Scientist? </i>unit. Students drew what they thought a scientist looked like and wrote what they thought a scientist would say. We then read <i>Everyone is a Scientist </i>and wrote down what a scientist does on chart paper. I tried to copy Cara's anchor chart from <a href="http://thefirstgradeparade.blogspot.com/2011/09/our-week-in-review.html" target="_blank">First Grade Parade</a>. I definitely need to work on my charting and artistic skills! I also implemented some things from 2nd Grade Ponderings' <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/You-are-a-Scientist" target="_blank">You are a Scientist!</a> lesson.</div>
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I introduced my kids to our Super Improver door. I finally printed the little grids and the students' names on sticky notes. You can download the Word document I made for the sticky notes <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Sticky-Notes-Printable" target="_blank">here</a>, and you can read more about my Super Improver door on my previous <a href="http://spectacular2ndgrade.blogspot.com/2012/08/classroom-setup-week-two-and-three.html" target="_blank">Classroom Setup</a> post.</div>
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I also put together my students' Homework/Daily folders this week. </div>
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You can download my behavior calendars at my <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kelly-Hong" target="_blank">TPT Store</a>.</div>
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That's it for now! Happy Labor Day !</div>
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Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10713251704876107374noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780031821846119803.post-59066266285767951072012-09-02T21:15:00.005-05:002013-07-26T16:47:51.259-05:00Meet the Teacher NightMeet the Teacher Night was a success! I didn't have any no-shows! That doesn't happen often. All of my students and parents were really sweet too.<br />
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I forgot to take pictures before Meet the Teacher Night, so here are some after pictures.<br />
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I had a lot of school supplies to organize and put away before the first day!</div>
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Each desk had a name tag, a cute fish, and a file with information and forms to fill out. </div>
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The file included a Meet the Teacher letter, our class schedule, information about 2nd grade, a letter from the principal, and a dismissal map. I also included four different forms for the parents to fill out. My friend Caitlin found the "Getting to Know You" form at <a href="http://thefirstgradeparade.blogspot.com/2011/07/meet-teacher-ideas-downloads.html" target="_blank">The First Grade Parade</a>. </div>
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I printed all of the forms on different colored paper. It's so much easier to keep track of them that way! You can upload some of my parent/student forms <a href="http://spectacular2ndgrade.blogspot.com/2013/07/getting-organized-first-week-forms.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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I'll post pictures from the first week of school next!</div>
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<br />Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10713251704876107374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780031821846119803.post-35829888778617020782012-08-21T23:44:00.000-05:002013-07-28T18:40:05.326-05:00Latest CreationsThis is my first week back, and I'm tired! I fell asleep super early last night. Meet the Teacher Night is on Thursday, and my kids come back Monday. Even though getting back into a working routine is making me sleepy, I'm really excited about this year! I think it's going to be a good one. :)<br />
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Here are some projects I've been working on:</div>
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After seeing so many of these on pinterest, I decided to make my own "Where Are You" board to go along with my Poppin' Patterns room. I made the little numbers and glued them onto magnets, so they would stick to the baking sheet. Click the links to get your own free copy of the <a href="https://docs.google.com/a/hutto.txed.net/file/d/0B4g2yvewWlLiTTFHWHlsM3I5Y1k/edit" target="_blank">labels</a> and the <a href="https://docs.google.com/a/hutto.txed.net/file/d/0B4g2yvewWlLiMWpyMlhhZlB2QVk/edit" target="_blank">numbers</a>!</div>
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I stuck these cute stars to the tile with contact paper. Each student will stand on their number when it's time to line up. I never have to worry about friends cutting, because each student has their own spot in line all year.</div>
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I also made a birthday balloon bouquet! I printed the fancy balloons from <a href="http://onceuponafirstgradeadventure.blogspot.com/2012/06/made-it-monday-okay-its-tuesday-but.html" target="_blank">Once Upon a First Grade Adventure</a>.</div>
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These cute fish are my favorite. I made them for Meet the Teacher Night. Well, I made three. I still have twenty-something more to finish tomorrow. I love these! Poppin' Patterns has everything!</div>
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I rearranged my carpet area too. My Whole Brain Teaching scoreboard is now easy to reach. The scoreboard can be found at <a href="http://first-grade-fever.blogspot.com/2012/07/back-to-school-picture-frame-whole.html" target="_blank">First Grade Fever</a>.</div>
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I also organized my teacher shelf. The stack of books with red spines are Mailbox Books. I love Mailbox Books and use them for so many things. The super cute pink hippo holds all of my yummy snacks. </div>
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The bottom shelf holds my small group materials. I'll take pictures of my binders and share how I organize them in another post! </div>
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I can't believe the first day of school is on Monday! I'll share pictures of my classroom setup for Meet the Teacher night and the first day of school soon!</div>
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Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10713251704876107374noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780031821846119803.post-48041668133317601492012-08-10T23:45:00.002-05:002013-07-28T18:40:05.327-05:00Mini Classroom ProjectsYesterday I decided to change my centers board. I think craft sticks with the students' numbers on them will be easier to manage than name labels. I will assign each student a number at the beginning of the school year. The numbers will be used for many things, including line order, my grade book, a couple filing systems, etc. Student numbers make my life a lot easier. <br />
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So anyway, for centers, they have three craft sticks with their numbers on them (one purple, one green, and one blue). I put their craft sticks at the center they're supposed to go to for each rotation. There are three rotations total. I'll have the students take note of which centers they have each morning, before we start them. The center cards are attached with velcro, so I can switch them out. I'm thinking about using this for math groups too. (I know some numbers numbers in the picture are at the same center more than once; this won't happen when I actually use the board with my class. I just wanted to see what it would like like with all the craft sticks.) I guess this project was a little bigger than a mini, but the rest are minis.<br />
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I used Amy Lemon's <a href="http://stepintosecondgrade.blogspot.com/2011/07/oops.html" target="_blank">minute labels</a> to put around my clock! The colored paper I used matches my library buckets.</div>
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I also printed these pencil basket labels from <a href="http://finallyinfirst.blogspot.com/2012/07/pencil-basket-freebie-and-winner.html" target="_blank">Finally in First's Blog</a>. I copied Jenn from Finally in First, and bought the little black bins from Target's dollar section. I like how these bins hold a TON of pencils. I won't ever have to stop and sharpen more pencils during the day.</div>
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To the right of my counter you'll find another mini project. I labeled my graded work and Thursday folder baskets with Poppin' Patterns stickers. I love how they turned out!</div>
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I also organized my desk area this week! Here are some close up pictures.</div>
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I'm going to work on a Boggle Board and a magnetic "Where Are You?" board this weekend. I'll post pictures when I'm finished. :)</div>
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I'm almost finished with my classroom!!! I still have some organizing to do and a few small projects, but all the big things are done. It's a lot more color than I'm used to, but it's growing on me. <a href="http://spectacular2ndgrade.blogspot.com/2012/07/classroom-setup-day-one.html" target="_blank">Click here to see before pictures.</a></div>
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My desks probably won't stay like this after the first week. I think I may do a "U" shape with some small rows. I like being able to walk smoothly to each desk while students are working on independent work. </div>
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The cubbies will hold all of our text books, and I have turn in trays for each subject on top of them. </div>
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I'm going to have students highlight their name before they turn in their work. </div>
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I got this cute printable from <a href="http://mrswilliamsonskinders.blogspot.com/search/label/management" target="_blank">Mrs. Williamson's Blog</a></div>
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I need to cover the bathroom sign with something. I share the "bathroom" with a teacher next door. We decided to make it into a closet. I don't like the thought of poop germs floating around in my room, and we have school restrooms right next door to us in the hallway. </div>
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I'm doing a Super Improver <strike>wall</strike> door from <a href="http://www.wholebrainteaching.com/" target="_blank">Whole Brain Teaching </a>this year. Every student is going to start with a white sticky note, and they can earn stickers every time they improve in something (anything at all). Once they earn 10 stickers on their sticky note, they move up to the next color. If they earn all 10 stickers on the highest level, they get to put their picture on the door. The picture will remain turned over until they earn 10 more stickers. I think it's a great idea to help students improve no matter what academic level they are. The awesome Super Improver wall printables are from <a href="http://littlemindsatwork.blogspot.com/2012/07/whole-brain-teaching-super-improvers.html" target="_blank">Tara's Blog</a>.</div>
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I finally got all of my labels put on my library buckets thanks to my friend, Caitlin! She gave me a ton of wall mounting stickers. They work wonders for attaching labels!</div>
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The bulletin board on the left is for student work. I just used black construction paper to help me space the clothes pins, but I think I like the way it looks. I'll probably level the construction paper and staple it up there for a background.</div>
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The center signs on the board remind students what they're supposed to be working on. I either write what they're supposed to be doing, or hang up the worksheet their supposed to turn in.</div>
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The picture on the left shows my language arts centers board. See an updated picture <a href="http://spectacular2ndgrade.blogspot.com/2012/08/mini-classroom-projects.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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Soon, I'll have my big, clunky cart that holds my elmo and projector in front of my SMART Board.</div>
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The picture to the left shows more <a href="http://www.wholebrainteaching.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=itemlist&layout=category&task=category&id=6&Itemid=124" target="_blank">Whole Brain Teaching strategies</a>. </div>
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I got the cute printables from <a href="http://first-grade-fever.blogspot.com/search?q=whole+brain+teaching" target="_blank">Christie's blog</a>.</div>
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The objective and product idea is from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Fundamental-Formula-Quality-Instruction/dp/1456491032" target="_blank">The Fundamental Five</a>. The school district I work for started implementing Fundamental Five strategies from Lead Your School last year. It tells the students what we are learning about ("We will") and what they are expected to do at the <a href="http://spectacular2ndgrade.blogspot.com/2013/07/closing-lesson.html" target="_blank">end of the lesson</a> ("I will").</div>
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This is my messy desk area. I still have a loooot of things to organize for my desk. </div>
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I'm going to use the Mr. Potato head for teacher compliments. Every time the class as a whole receives a compliment for good behavior from ANOTHER teacher, I will add a piece to the potato head. Once Mr. Potato Head is complete, my students will get a pajama day, popcorn snack, dance party, etc. I used to spell "pajama day" or whatever my class was trying to earn on the board. I think this idea is way more fun! I got the idea from <a href="http://caryville2ndgrade.blogspot.com/2011/09/parts-may-come-and-go.html" target="_blank">Something to Chirp About</a>.</div>
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This is the hallway outside my classroom. The picture on the left shows where I display my students' work. I hot glued little wood figures to clothes pins. They go along with our knight theme.</div>
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I joined Miss Nelson's Before & After Giveaway/Linky Party! You should share your before and after pics and join her party too! :)</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">This picture is from my first year teaching 2nd grade and my first year in a public school. My room was so empty! I didn't have to buy anything for my classroom when I taught at Primrose, so I was starting from scratch. I remember walking into my empty room for the first time and wondering if all of the posters and supplies were hiding in my cabinets. Silly me. :)</span></div>
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I added things to my classroom throughout the year. The pictures below are from the night before our Valentine's Party. Please, ignore the construction and butcher paper mess on the counter.</div>
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This school closed the next year because of budget cuts, so I was moved to a different school. Although I really miss my windows and cabinets, I am super blessed to be working with such a fabulous team at my new school!! </div>
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This was my classroom last year. (2011 - 2012) </div>
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I'm doing things a little differently this year. I had too many anchor charts floating around last year, so I'm making bulletin boards for all the different subjects. We'll see how it works out! :) Stay tuned for updated pictures from my classroom this week!</div>
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My classroom has a little more color now! I still don't have a lot done. I reorganized my library, and that took a couple of days. I'm not sure I like my calendar/birthday bulletin board. First of all, there's a huge wrinkle in the top left corner that I didn't notice until now, and it looks kind of empty and white. Maybe I need to buy a new Poppin' Patterns calendar from Teacher Heaven tomorrow. :) Maybe this <a href="http://www.creativeteaching.com/p-4124-poppin-patternssupsup-seasonal-year-round-calendar-pack.aspx">one</a>, or this <a href="http://www.creativeteaching.com/p-383-poppin-patternssupsup-calendar-set.aspx">one</a>! </div>
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I made some new labels for my library buckets. I'm really excited about them! I'm going to glue them on these Poppin' Patterns cards.<br />
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I'm also really excited about this new side table I bought from Target! I bought it to hold my new bell. :) (The bell is a big enough deal for it's own small table.) I'm going to use the bell for partner talk/"teach-ok." That way students will know to stop talking and put their eyes on me when they hear the bell. I got the idea from <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVZZI95I63o&feature=plcp" target="_blank">Miss Freundlich's Whole Brain Teaching video</a>. She's pretty amazing. If you haven't seen her videos yet, you need to watch them!!<br />
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The only thing I accomplished today was hanging up my alphabet line. It took me an hour or two... You see, I think I may be a little OCD mixed with ADHD. Actually, I really do think I have ADHD (at least my mom and doctor thought so when I was little). ;)</div>
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I couldn't just throw my alphabet line up there! First, I had to put masking tape on top of my board to prevent my alphabet line from falling and getting stuck behind the board. Then, I measured and cut the sections, so the letters would be spaced evenly. After that, I had to use a tape measure and level to make sure my alphabet was nice and centered. Mix that in with many small breaks for chatting, eating, resting, and exploring, and it was a long process. :) I still need to actually staple it to the wall, because it's pinned up with thumbtacks right now.<br />
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Does anyone else use this many tools to hang posters on the wall? I can't take credit for the pink level and tape measure. (I took my less pretty red tools home for the summer, thinking I would need them for Pinterest crafts). The pink tools are Jenn's. She has to have posters perfectly centered on her walls too. Last summer, we both happened to be hanging something in the hallway with our tiny little levels, and it was at that point, I knew we were going to be good friends. <br />
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<br />Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10713251704876107374noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780031821846119803.post-81608326887438752172012-07-23T01:04:00.001-05:002012-07-27T18:12:10.253-05:00Tell Me More Linky Party<span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Thought I'd join Amy Lemon's "Tell Me More" Linky Party</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">. It's a perfect party for a blog newbie like me! You can join too! Click on the "Tell me more" picture to link to Amy's blog.</span><br />
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2. We don't have any kids yet, but our 5 year old lab keeps us busy! He's the best bad dog ever, and he's super cute! This is a picture of him shopping for a new baby on his 5th birthday.</div>
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3. I'm a figure skater. I skated for about 5 years when I was younger. I was even on a competitive synchronized skating team! I quit when I was a freshman in high school, so I could be on my school's dance/drill team. Last year (ten years later), I spontaneously decided to take figure skating lessons again. I'm not quite where I was ten years ago, but I'm getting better!</div>
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</span></center>Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10713251704876107374noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780031821846119803.post-16414302972255523222012-07-22T19:44:00.002-05:002012-08-22T00:07:18.115-05:00Hello!<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">So, I've been stalking so many amazing teacher blogs for the past year, and I decided to jump on the bandwagon and start my own! Hopefully, I can add some fancy graphics and come up with a better blog title one day. :)</span> <span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">I'm really excited, because I finally get to start working on my classroom tomorrow! I know it's ridiculous, but I've been obsessing about my room since June...My last day of work before summer vacation was June 1st. It happens every summer; I spend hours on my computer looking for new ideas and creating new things to use in my classroom.</span>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">I bought a few things at Teacher Heaven and Target last week. My theme has slowly become Dots on Black and Poppin' Patterns over the past couple of years. When I first got hired as a second grade teacher, my super sweet uncle sent me a huge box of teacher stuff. There were a few Poppin' Patterns and Dots on Black items, and I fell in love with them. So, I've been adding a few new things to the theme each year. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also got this cute dry erase/speech bubble light from Target. I'm going to write "emergencies only" on it, so students will know not to interrupt during small math/reading groups while the light is on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I actually took a picture of it thinking I would find something cheaper or come back and buy it at a later date. But, let's get real... I'm a shopaholic. l went back to buy it an hour later.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, yay for my first blog post!! I hope that I can wake up before noon tomorrow, so I can get started early in my classroom. I'll take some before pictures and share! :)</span></div>
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