tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405920586314142932024-03-28T23:29:53.623-04:00Sasha's CreationsSasha's Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01460031372069197996noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540592058631414293.post-14528363955442455922019-03-24T11:08:00.000-04:002019-03-24T11:10:26.961-04:00Butterfly & Moth UnitAfter going to Butterfly World, my students & I always start our <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Butterflies-Moths-Interactive-Thematic-Unit-for-Primary-2571073?utm_source=myblog&utm_campaign=Butterflies%20%26%20Moth" target="_blank">Butterflies & Moth Unit</a>. This cover both our life science standard about lifecycles (SC.2.L.16.1 in Florida) & our compare & contrast standard in reading (LAFS.2.RI.3.9). This is how I use it with my 2nd graders.<br />
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First we start with a basic Can Have Are anchor chart about Butterflies. Afterwards ask students to write 1 paragraph for each part of the anchor chart. This is a great way to prepare students for 3rd grade where they will be required to write 5 paragraph essays. </div>
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Then we create a diagram with labels for the parts of butterfly. This was a great hands on review (or preview) of the text features.<br />
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In my reading center, students read non-fiction text about the lifecycle of the butterfly and then summarize what they learned. My students read the Lifecycle of a Butterfly Task Cards included in the <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Butterflies-Moths-Interactive-Thematic-Unit-for-Primary-2571073?utm_source=myblog&utm_campaign=Butterflies%20%26%20Moth" target="_blank">Butterflies & Moth Unit</a>. However you can use a nonfiction book about Butterflies or have students research on the web. Another great resource my students use is Discovery Education (our school district has a paid subscription). Students listen to short videos about their topic and then write about it. I find that when students use videos for research they actively listen and are more engaged. They can't just copy. They have to listen.</div>
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The culminating activity is to compare and contrast butterflies and moths. Here again students may use the included task cards or they may use information from their research. You can see my unit <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Butterflies-Moths-Interactive-Thematic-Unit-for-Primary-2571073?utm_source=myblog&utm_campaign=Butterflies%20%26%20Moth" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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<br />Sasha's Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01460031372069197996noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540592058631414293.post-53818478303049910612019-03-24T09:29:00.000-04:002019-03-24T11:24:43.646-04:00Butterfly World Recently my class went to <a href="https://www.butterflyworld.com/" target="_blank">Butterfly World</a> on a Fieldtrip. It is the world's largest butterfly park. I've taken my second graders there for the past three years. We always follow up with my <a href="https://sashascreationsnthings.blogspot.com/2019/03/butterfly-moth-unit.html" target="_blank">Butterflies & Moth Unit</a>. You can read more about it <a href="https://sashascreationsnthings.blogspot.com/2019/03/butterfly-moth-unit.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Students loved looking at their laboratory of chrysalis' from around the world. Some butterflies were seen emerging from their chrysalis while we were there.<br />
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Walking through the gardens felt like paradise.<br />
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While the kids were listening to our tour guide, one of the butterflies landed on one of my student's hair. You can see it on the right on the blonde. We learned butterflies are more likely to land on people who have light colored hair.<br />
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We thought this stream was beautiful! Of course all the girls wanted pictures here.</div>
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My students loved jumping on the swinging bridge.<br />
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If you are local to South Florida (or just visiting). I highly recommend going in February. We saw more butterflies than ever this year. You can see a video of Butterfly World below.</div>
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<br />Sasha's Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01460031372069197996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540592058631414293.post-63937096825438205262019-03-03T20:05:00.001-05:002019-03-03T21:39:16.593-05:00Why I started making my own BOOM cards?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">After seeing how much my students loved the math </span><a href="http://wow.boomlearning.com/" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">BOOM cards</a><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"> I had downloaded, I searched for some Spanish BOOM cards for my Dual Language Students. Much to my surprise there were lots of French BOOM cards but very little Spanish BOOM cards. Of those I found none of them met the needs of my dual language class. If you are joining me for the first time or want to know more about BOOM, </span><a href="https://sashascreationsnthings.blogspot.com/2019/03/what-is-boom-learning.html" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">click here to learn more.</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">After making the first one, my students & I were hooked. I was able to add my voice to them which my students thought was very cool. If you are a DIYer stay tuned for my next post that shows you how easy they are to make. If you are not, no worries there are plenty of them already made, a lot of them free too, for you to choose from.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Here is my daughter, demonstrating Boom Cards from the " <a href="https://wow.boomlearning.com/store/bundle/SFHSkC2NYKGNEe8kn?ref=self" target="_blank">Palabras con C</a>" series. </span></span><a href="https://wow.boomlearning.com/deck/q-hdQvyf2TaXyEqTLas?ref=tpt" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Click here for a free sampler.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In </span>the second part of the game students have to spell the words. The top speaker icon when pressed asks "¿Que es esto?" which means "What is this?" The second speaker icon tells them what the object is. Doing this helps students sound out the word and reinforces Spanish vocabulary for those who need it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The last part of my BOOM cards solves the problem of students saying I'm done & is perfect for centers. I included two different activities, the option one is geared towards beginning Spanish learners and option two is for more advanced students.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Today my daughter preferred to go on these BOOM cards instead of Roblox, making my mommy teacher heart happy.</span></div>
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</span>Sasha's Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01460031372069197996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540592058631414293.post-46152775898210937362019-03-03T09:03:00.001-05:002019-03-03T21:29:00.727-05:00What is Boom Learning? <div style="text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A few weeks ago when my students needed to practice counting money. I decided to give <a href="http://wow.boomlearning.com/" target="_blank">BOOM learning</a> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: center;">a try. My students loved it! They beg me to go on BOOM. In all honesty, I have caught several on BOOM when they were supposed to be on AR or Reflex (digital learning apps that are paid by the school.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Boom Learning is an online platform that hosts BOOM Cards. Boom Cards are digital task cards. The decks are gamified making it fun for students. They get instant feedback on their responses and teachers get data on individual students. Teachers sign up for free or paid accounts to assign BOOM cards to their students. Their are a few different membership plans. There are a lot of BOOM cards to choose from.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Here are some of the BOOM cards I have tried with my students.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://wow.boomlearning.com/deck/counting-coins---values-less-than-1-aKYtwkAmw9cpycSBX" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Counting Coins by Hooty's Classroom: Free</span></a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://wow.boomlearning.com/deck/money-at-the-carnival---us-coin-recognition-game-1-penny-nickel-dime-9WsKHcnJbHoJuCmFP" target="_blank">Money at the Carnival by Trinity Music</a></td></tr>
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Sasha's Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01460031372069197996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540592058631414293.post-44062112183708180122016-07-24T17:30:00.000-04:002016-07-24T21:10:29.453-04:00Why Use Performance Standards?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">At the beginning of last school year my school was introduced to Learning Scales. Our hearts stopped, it was one more thing in the ever increasing list of requirements teachers must meet. Through-out the year we had PLC's that helped us understand Performance Scales and how to use them in the classroom. Then in December we were told each grade level would be given 1 teacher workday to write Performance Scales together. I knew that one day was simply not enough. By this time I was beginning to see the value in them. You see Performance Scales help students self assess themselves to see where they are for the focus standard and help teachers provide support & differentiate instruction for all learners. During Winter break I began the task of writing the Kindergarten standards for my team. I wanted to understand them before meeting with my team to write more. I got hooked the more I wrote them the more I understood the standards and saw their potential. I carefully selected picture cues to match each standard. By the time I met with my team I had already written all the Kindergarten ones. Here's a <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Marzano-Aligned-Common-Core-ELA-Sampler-Performance-Scales-Grade-K-2316016">sample </a>of Kindergarten Scales for you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">You can read how to write your own <a href="http://sashascreationsnthings.blogspot.com/2016/01/new-year-new-learning-scales.html">here</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My team loved them. These scales and the picture cues helped my kindergarten students understand what was expected of them. I used their standards based tests to show them where they were. As a teacher I loved how they allowed me to think in advance what task or expectation I could give my high achieving students to challenge them. My friends who taught other grades begged me to write some for them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So this summer I challenged myself to write the LAFS & Common Core Performance Standards for K-5th. I really wanted to finish all of them by mid August. However as I started to write the first grade standards, I found some standards that I simply didn't understand and had to research them to understand them and help students understand them. There was also the curve ball that I had to have surgery this summer. It was minor and luckily everything went better than expected. But I did lose a week of writing because I was tired and sore after having surgery. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I also decided that quality was more important than quantity. Yes, I will keep my commitment of writing all of them. On Friday I finished all the <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Marzano-Aligned-Common-Core-ELA-Bundle-Performance-Scales-Grade-K-2337371">first grade versions</a>. Hooray! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I plan to write all the 2nd & 3rd grade Performance standards by the end of August. 4th grade by the end of September and 5th grade by the end of October. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Leave a comment below with your grade level and email by <span style="background-color: blue;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;">August 15th</span> </span><span style="color: white;"></span></span>so I can let you know when your grade level is finished. Here's my promise to you if I don't meet the deadline I promised above for your grade level I will send it to you free provided you leave me a comment by </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: blue;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;">August 15th.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">"I have a K/1 split so I bought the Kinder scales as well as this one. They're both fabulous. I'm going to get a lot of use out of these. Thanks for all the work you put into making them! :)"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Sasha's Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01460031372069197996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540592058631414293.post-32907781553066776842016-07-17T22:19:00.002-04:002016-07-17T22:22:53.369-04:00It's A Whale of A Sale!<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am teaming up again with Cyndie Dunn from <a href="http://chalkoneupfortheteacher.blogspot.com/2016/07/oceans-of-deals-steals-and-giveaway.html#more">Chalk One Up for the Teacher</a> & almost 80 other <span style="color: blue;">TpT</span> sellers for Week 2 of <span style="color: blue;">Oceans of Deals, Steals & Giveaways.</span> We are doing this <span style="color: blue;">every other week </span>during July & August for <span style="color: blue;">4 weeks of deals, steals & giveaways. <span style="color: black;">Read on to find out what's happening each day.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;">Bundles are on sale on Thrifty Thursday. I am featuring my Dual Language Bundle on Thursday for 50% off. Click below to check it out on TpT and search #ThriftyThursday for more bundle deals.</span></span></span> </span></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">On Friday </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">and through Saturday at midnight, you can enter to win one of these $50 gift cards </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;">so you can get your shop on to one of these fabulous places! You can enter by clicking on the Giveaway tab on my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SashasCreationsTPT/">Facebook page</a>. (You need to access it from a computer.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Meeting Deanna Jump after years of following her blog online was magical. In person she is very sweet & down to earth. She made my day when she told me that she had heard of my store & even seen me on the TpT dashboard. As it turns out she taught in the same county that I currently teach in. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Just when I thought the conference couldn't get better, they called my name at the BlogLovin <span style="font-family: inherit;">Meetup because I won a $100 gift certificate to<span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Krista-Wallden" target="_blank">Creative Clips</a>. Just meeting Krista was magical but getting <span style="font-family: inherit;">a USB </span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">drive with $100 worth of her clip art was the icing on the cake. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Kayse Morris' session "Yes! You Too Can Make Videos!" was magical, inspiring and entertaining. She said that a video make<span style="font-family: inherit;">s it 50<span style="font-family: inherit;">x's easier to reach page 1 of goo<span style="font-family: inherit;">gle.</span></span></span> If you haven't seen her videos on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yuxk4xfs8ac" target="_blank">Youtube</a> you need to check her today. She <span style="font-family: inherit;">gave us practical advi<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">ce</span> on how to get started <span style="font-family: inherit;">making videos.<span style="font-family: inherit;"> I learned a lot & while my vid<span style="font-family: inherit;">eo's will never be as mag<span style="font-family: inherit;">i<span style="font-family: inherit;">cal as her<span style="font-family: inherit;">'s<span style="font-family: inherit;">, she tau<span style="font-family: inherit;">ght us a lot of tricks to make <span style="font-family: inherit;">my vi<span style="font-family: inherit;">deos look better. Now I just have to get the c<span style="font-family: inherit;">ourage to get in front of the camera. </span>Check out </span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Kayse's </span>equipment reco<span style="font-family: inherit;">mmendatio<span style="font-family: inherit;">ns<span style="font-family: inherit;">:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">My first conference would not have been as fun without the hospitality that Tamara from <a href="http://tamaravrussell.com/2016/07/entitlement-teaching/">Mrs. Russel's Room.</a> She not only welcomed my friend & I at the Florida Welcome social but also invited us to go to dinner with her & her group the following night. She is lots of fun to be around and truly genuine person. We all went to a Sushi restaurant & had lots of fun with everyone. The highlight of our night was singing Karaoke with the group. It was a night I will never forget. I will be forever thankful to Tamara for her kindness.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Vera's Find Your Inner Tutu was the perfect end to my conference sessions. After joining to the Tailwind session I felt very overwhelmed. Yes, I was learning a lot but it was information overload and I learned that I still have a lot more to learn about the Pinterest Beast & its Tailwind </span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">sidekick </span></span>. Vera was energetic and uplifting. She talked about surrounding yourself with Marigolds. Most experienced gardeners use companion planting when planting crops. That is planting plants that complement each other together. Marigolds are known as the best companion plant because it protects lots of plants against pests and harmful weeds. Marigolds are people that are encouraging, supporting and nurturing to others. These are the types of people you need to surround yourself with and aspire to be. In contrast gardeners avoid planting vegetables near walnut trees because they give off a toxic substance that can inhibit growth, wilt and ultimately kill surrounding vegetables. These are people can be people like Know it All Nancy, Mooching Michele and Negative Nathan. These people are toxic and while sometimes we can't avoid them completely we can limit our time with them. Vera is definitely a Marigold. She had us dancing and had giveaways during her session. I was lucky enough to win a $25 gift certificate from <a href="https://thewrightstuffchics.com/collections/t-shirts">The Wright Stuff Chics.</a> I'm getting a black with pink lettering t-shirt that says "Queen of My Classroom". I can't wait! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;">First</span> grab some <span style="color: red;">4th </span><span style="color: blue;">of</span> <span style="color: red;">July</span> <span style="color: blue;">Party</span> <span style="color: red;">Hats</span> that will be a hit with all the kids!</span></span></h4>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">I played Minute to Win it Games with my Class for our End of the Year Party. The kids, parent volunteers & I all had a blast. So I'm doing an encore of the games with my family for our 4th of July Party. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">1. Go Fishing: Fish are cut out of tissue paper & you need to fan the fish to the finish line.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">2. Balloon Race </span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> (one of our favorites)</span></span>: Put a balloon or beach ball between your legs & have a race.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">3. There She Blows: Blow a cup with a straw across the table.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">4. Nose Dive (one of our favorites): Transfer a cotton ball from one plate to another using your nose.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">5. Tower Power: Make towers alternating dixie cups & paper plates.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">6. Noodling Around: Pick up pasta using a spaghetti noodle. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">7. Face Cookie (another one of our favorites): Move a cookie from your forehead to your mouth using only the muscles in your face.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="color: magenta; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">What do I Include in a Performance Scale?</span></h2>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: purple; font-family: inherit;">The Standard</b></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I always start with the standard and write it on top to keep myself focused.</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: purple; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>Picture Cue</b></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Since I teach kindergarten, I include a picture cue to give my students a mental image to help them as they refer back to it.</span></li>
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<li><b><span style="color: purple; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Scale</span></b></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">4 is Advanced </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">3 is the Standard</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">2 is Almost There</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">1 is With Added Support</span></li>
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<li><b><span style="color: purple; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Learning Goals</span></b></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I always start with Level 3 since that is the standard & copy the standard exactly.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">For Level 4 it is helpful to look at the same standard for the next grade level.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">For Level 2 simplify the standard but make sure I include key vocabulary words.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">For Level 1 add support. For kindergarten, I added visual support since prompting and support is already included in many of the standards.</span></li>
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<li><b><span style="color: purple; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Student Evidence</span></b></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">These are student friendly I Can's to help students understand what is expected of them.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">You can see a sample below of one of the one's I made for Kindergarten.</span></div>
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Introducing the Character Pals: </h3>
<span style="font-size: large;">My Character Pals were inspired by the Sun Sentinel's Kids of Character Program. Every month teachers in my county focus on one character trait & at the end of the month choose one student that portrays that character trait. Our local newspapers prints stories of children across our county that show exemplary character. </span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNMuK6ecv9-BpJmrtFMSt6IsXX-LITTa4TNzddBbNsJVfAvhKLuO2RbhubsKGZI2bglfOvHhNP-J7A5gaRRctT_AQikkyr0ZkU_1FcoruCtVtsRE7OKw_VdbrVxeIVZg3WfChSzZqOFjw/s1600/FullSizeRender.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNMuK6ecv9-BpJmrtFMSt6IsXX-LITTa4TNzddBbNsJVfAvhKLuO2RbhubsKGZI2bglfOvHhNP-J7A5gaRRctT_AQikkyr0ZkU_1FcoruCtVtsRE7OKw_VdbrVxeIVZg3WfChSzZqOFjw/s200/FullSizeRender.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">This year my school is giving all students character bracelets as a visual reminder of the character trait we are working on for the month. To the right is September's Character Bracelet encouraging student's to show cooperation. So far the kids love them! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As a kindergarten teacher I needed an engaging way to teach character traits to my kindergartners so I created the Character Pals. Each Character Pal has two posters:one defining the character trait </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">another giving an example of how it is applied. A writing frame is also included where children draw and write about how they apply the character trait. </span><br />
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Carrie the Cooperative Cat</h2>
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Robbie the Responsible Rabbit</h2>
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Gaby the Good Citizen Giraffe</h2>
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Keri the Kind Kangaroo</h2>
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Ricky the Respectful Raccoon</h2>
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Hailey the Honest Horse</h2>
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Sadie the Self Control Snail</h2>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">This week we are talking about writing. I'm the first to admit that I writing is my least favorite subject to teach. However I will never forget what I learned in a workshop: Great writers are always great readers but great readers are not necessarily great writers. So I am partnering up with my friend Miss Jenny from Edutunes to liven up my writing instruction this year. She has already livened up my reading and math instruction through her amazing songs. You can meet Miss Jenny <a href="https://vimeo.com/22786032">here.</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Her Colorful Words song encourages students to use "colorful" words in their writing. It gives students specific examples to help them understand what that means. For example, "It's not just pretty...It's darling, charming, dainty or delightful. " Like her other songs, this song has a catchy tune to engage students. You can listen to a sample <a href="http://edutunes.com/products/6-traits-writing/colorful-words/">here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">She created an character named Writer Rhino to introduce primary students to the writing process. She introduces him as "a friend who will dazzle your mind." I love that she tells students in this song that their writing will improve with every story. You can hear a clip of this song #24 on iTunes <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/6-traits-writing-miss-jenny/id669275489">here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The final tool Miss Jenny's suggests for writing is playing classical music while children write. The last song on her CD is 29 minutes of classical music to stimulate children during writing. There is a link between classical music and learning. Music helps create a desired atmosphere, focus concentration, provide inspiration and motivation. Source: <a href="http://education.jhu.edu/PD/newhorizons/strategies/topics/Arts%20in%20Education/brewer.htm">John Hopkins School of Education</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I am back for week 3 of our Building Back to School Linky Party put together by Denise from #TeacherMom. This week's topic is language tools. Don't forget to </span><span style="font-size: large;">enter this week's contest and grab this week's freebie.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The foundation of language development in young children is giving them tools to develop their oral language. What are these tools? Think of what you see when you look into the calendar math wall of an early childhood teacher other than the calendar. Shapes & colors will be found in every room. Why? These are the foundations to language development which helps children expand their oral language skills. Shapes & colors provide attributes to describe the world around us. You can read more about my color posters <a href="http://sashascreationsnthings.blogspot.com/2015/08/building-back-to-school-classroom-tools.html">here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I used real photographs in my posters with language development in mind. The shapes below were designed to spark curiosity in students. In my classroom I will discuss one shape a day and have children describe what they see. Using questions like:</span></div>
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Classroom Tool # 1 An Engaging Alphabet</h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You will notice that vowels are bordered in red & consonants in blue this was done to help students visually distinguish them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">An alphabet is a must for any elementary classroom. It helps younger students learn letter names and sounds. Older students might use it as a reference when putting words in alphabetical order. All students use it as a model for correct letter formation. However in order for it to be a tool you must refer to it often when teaching a lesson. In my kindergarten classroom we sing songs as a child points to each letter. I use both recorded songs and songs I've made up. Students love them both. One of the songs I made up is /a/ apple, /b/ Ball, /c/ cat... Basically we just sing the letter sound and name the picture. Its so easy the kids can do it by themselves once we have practiced a few times. I can't carry a tune but have found that children love singing songs & luckily in kindergarten they think their teacher is awesome no matter what she sounds like. </span></div>
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Classroom Tool #2: Color Posters</h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For years I have been using the same old color posters. This summer I decided to make my own. What a better way to engage students than real photos. These vivid pictures are sure to spark a conversation. You can use them to sing a color. Don't know one make it up. You can also use them to play an eye spy game: i.e. I spy something green. In the writing center you can place color flashcards to help students with their writing. The vivid pictures can serve as writing starters. Students can write a sentence or a story about the picture. You can get my Freebie Color Flashcards <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Color-Flashcards-with-Real-Pictures-1953756">here</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am linking up with some wonderful teachers for a Back to School Blog Hop. Thank you to Tammy from <a href="http://www.theowlteacher.blogspot.com/">The Owl Teacher</a> for organizing this blog hop.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I can't believe I only have 1 more week of summer vacation! Today I am sharing some tips to start the year off right.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Detergent caps are the perfect size to hold crayons. You can jazz them up with a little bit of ribbon & give every student their own crayon holder. I used a 1 inch circle cutter to make the numbers. I love the way you can see all the crayons making selecting one much easier. The teacher can see at a glance who needs more crayons. It also eliminates sticky hands a little since students can't fit too many crayons in their caps. I can't wait to share this hack with my students.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">At the beginning of the year my kindergarteners need lots of help to line up in a straight line & always complained that someone got in front of them. I created these line up spots for my Star Themed Room. I suggest laminating them and attaching them to the floor using clear packing tape. I even made spots for the line leader and door holder. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For weeks I've been trying to figure out how to make them cutesy. After making the Line Order Spots, I thought why not make 1.5" spots (since I have a 1.5 inch circle cutter) and print them on photo paper. That way when students line up they can match the number on their name tag to the matching spot. My 4 year old loved matching her name tag to the number on the floor.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here's how I made my name tags. I made circles in Photoshop and have them a border. Did you know Photoshop lets you make exact circle sizes? Then I inserted my graphic in the middle. Print on 4x6 photo paper. Hot glue Then I write the number and the student's name using a permanent marker. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm going to attach mine using clothes pins. Simply hot glue it to the back. You can also hole punch it & attach it to ribbon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">This month for Our Teaching Tribe's first challenge I was paired up with Yara from <a href="https://www.seaofknowledge.org/blog">Sea of Knowledge</a>. Yara is from Sydney, Australia. My son & I reviewed her Fall Themed Mystery Place Value Messages. We practiced his Place Value skills all week as he gets ready for 2nd grade.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">In her packet students must complete Place Value Worksheets to decode the mystery letters to solve a riddle. The graphics on these sheets are super cute! </span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Children love solving riddles. This packet can be used in over the course of a week or a day if students are separated into teams. Over the course of a week students can solve one letter of the riddle a day, definitely building excitement as they get closer to the answer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> I loved how this product offered multiple ways of building numbers. Yara has answer keys for all the worksheets making checking them a snap.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">1. <b>Alpha Pals: </b>I'm so excited to introduce you to my Alpha Pals. These pals were created to engage students when learning their alphabet. I have so many things planned for them! The Alphabet set will be used as Anchor charts when I introduce each letter & create our word wall with the class. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">The Alpha Pals Growing Bundle is my collection of crafts for each letter. Each letter will have ideas and resources to make 4 crafts: a large craft, a small craft, a hat and a puppet. It also includes a full page poster & black-line master. Over 250 pages when done. You can download the Ally Apple Freebie to get an idea of what will be included for each letter. Just click here:<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Letter-A-Craft-Ally-Apple-Alpha-Pal-1999939">Allie Apple Freebie</a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Champs posters are great to establish expectations in the classroom. You can read more about my Champs Posters <a href="http://sashascreationsnthings.blogspot.com/2015/08/building-back-to-school-teacher.html">here</a>.</span></div>
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★Round Words Wall Letter Headers in 2 sizes<br />
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A- apple<br />
B- ball<br />
C- cat<br />
D- doll<br />
E- egg<br />
F- fan <br />
G- goat<br />
H- hand<br />
I- inchworm<br />
J- jam<br />
K- kite<br />
L- lamb<br />
M-monkey<br />
N- noodles<br />
O- octopus<br />
P- poodles<br />
Q- quilt<br />
R- rail<br />
S- sun<br />
T- tail<br />
U- umbrella<br />
V- vase<br />
W- wagon<br />
X- box<br />
Y- yarn<br />
Z- zoo</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">You can get it <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Red-Blue-Alphabet-with-Word-Wall-Letters-1938503">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">This summer I was lucky enough to preview some songs by Miss Jenny from Edutunes. She is amazing & a great person too. Since I teach Kindergarten, I am getting her <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Kindergarten-Beginning-of-the-Year-Music-Bundle-1996993">Kindergarten Bundle</a>. It includes:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I'm linking up with my friend at #TeacherMom every Monday for the next four weeks to give you some tools for a successful year. Today's topic is teacher tools. Here are my top two teacher tools that will help you have a smooth sailing year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I love Champs because it </span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;">defines exactly what children are expected to do before each lesson.</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> I use it daily at the beginning of the year then as needed to review expectations or any time the expectations are different than they are use to. Champs stands for C: Conversation, H: Help, A: Activity, M: Movement, P: Participation S: Success. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The kids always love </span>practice the different voices.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Movement: </b>This component defines what movement is allowed & what is not allowed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hi, I'm Sasha. I a mother to 2 kids, a 4yr old girl & a 7 year old boy. I've been teaching for 15 years, 9 of those in K. I've worked in all kinds of schools: public, private, charter, native american, & Montessori. While each type of school has its own charm, I believe the public school system in my state has the most to offer its students and teachers. I am a proud graduate of the <a href="http://www.ibo.org/en/about-the-ib/">International Baccalaureate</a> Magnet program in a public school. My high school curriculum was harder than my college one. I was better prepared for college than my brother who went to private school.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My principal calls me the Techy Kindergarten teacher. I love anything that has to do with technology. I love my iPhone, iPad & MacBook. My husband knows that my techy toys excite me more than jewelry. My Nikon DSLR camera is my favorite toy. I love taking pictures and editing them. I also love bright colors! the first things on my back to school shopping list is color sentence strips. I use them on bulletin boards, pocket charts & even cut them to make flash cards. My favorite book is the Kissing Hand. I love the message of love in it. Its also a great book for parents to read to their kids before they start kindergarten. It comforts parents too. I made this Kissing Hand Freebie. Click the picture to get it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My favorite kinder blogger is Deanna Jump. I have been following her long before I became a TPT seller. Now she is also my inspiration. I love her style & friendly attitude! I love to meet her in person one day.</span><br />
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</span>Sasha's Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01460031372069197996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540592058631414293.post-33886352499022879392015-07-16T00:00:00.000-04:002015-07-16T00:07:29.760-04:00Come Sing The ABC's with Me: Thursday's Giveaway<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: magenta;">Congratulations to Teresa & Melanie who won yesterday's giveaways. Today we are raffling off a $10 Starbuck's Gift Card. Scroll down to enter today's giveaways.</span></b></span><br />
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Sasha's Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01460031372069197996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540592058631414293.post-79170980988962520362015-07-15T00:00:00.000-04:002015-07-15T00:19:50.649-04:00Shapes All Around: Wednesday's Freebie & Giveaway<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Congratulations to Teresa & Betsy who won yesterday's giveaways. Scroll down to enter today's giveaways.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Today I am giving away my <b>Shapes Posters</b> &<b> Shapes Posters Bilingual Sets</b> to two very lucky winners</span>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My favorite shapes book is Mouse Shapes by Ellen Stroll Walsh.</span><br />
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<br />Sasha's Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01460031372069197996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540592058631414293.post-26525610640700180622015-07-14T00:00:00.000-04:002015-07-14T22:04:29.406-04:001 2 3 Come Count With Me Tuesday's Freebie & Giveaway <span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Congratulations to <span style="color: blue;">Lukas</span> & <span style="color: magenta;">Amanda</span> who won yesterday's giveaways. Scroll down to enter today's giveaways.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Today I am giving away my <b>Number Posters</b> <b>Number Posters Bilingual Sets</b> to two very lucky winners</span>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am sad to learn that my all time favorite counting book is out of print. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Help me find a new favorite. Let me know in the comments what your favorite counting book is.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Giveaway #1</span></b> </div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Giveaway #2 </span></b></div>
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