tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20337313838963580142024-03-12T18:05:19.776-07:00The First Grade JungleMs. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05123596748438865005noreply@blogger.comBlogger135125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2033731383896358014.post-68854308000694914402013-07-30T09:10:00.000-07:002013-07-30T09:10:03.354-07:00I am being crafty at my other blog!<div style="text-align: center;">
I just posted over at <a href="http://allthatglittersinteaching.blogspot.com/2013/07/tabletop-organizer-demo.html">All That Glitters in Teaching </a>about a fun craft I made this past week! </div>
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I made some new tabletop caddies for my kinders next year! Hopefully I made sense with my explanation! :) </div>
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Ms. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05123596748438865005noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2033731383896358014.post-6629151848906314532013-07-17T19:24:00.001-07:002013-07-17T19:24:19.565-07:00You should probably be linking up with my other awesome blog...<div style="text-align: center;">
But really....head over to <a href="http://allthatglittersinteaching.blogspot.com/2013/07/wishlist-wednesday-our-first-linky.html">All That Glitters in Teaching</a>! Morgan and I have started a new linky party! It is called....</div>
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Ms. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05123596748438865005noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2033731383896358014.post-83352953869616360402013-07-11T12:03:00.000-07:002013-07-11T12:03:10.148-07:00Throwback Thursday! Writing :)<div style="text-align: center;">
This is my first throwback Thursday post! It was actually fun to look back at all my previous posts. This post is from January 2012 when I was still teaching first grade. I always had a hard time teaching writing back then, mainly because my school could not decide on a writing curriculum, so I came up with this at my writing work station. I am going to use these with my kinders next year at my work on writing station! </div>
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Thanks Cara for such a fun linky! </div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Originally posted January 12, 2012</span></i></div>
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I don't know about all of you but I will admit....</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sometime I have a hard time with writing. </span><br />
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am always reading new books and research on writing. I try different
methods and approaches, but I guess I have not quite found the perfect
formula! I love the writing process and that is what we use, but I think
it basically comes down to TIME. Writing takes a lot of time, and with
sixteen little ones all needing help at the same time makes it hard.</div>
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my writing workstation had turned into....let's call it a....hot mess. I
had to re-vamp it and came up with a little idea. I made a bunch of
"mad libs" sheets where most of the writing is there and they fill in
the details. I included five of these in my recent <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Chilly-Creative-Writing">Chilly Creative Writing </a>pack. I introduced the first one this week.</div>
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will do one every two weeks, and this is the mandatory assignment they
have to do and if they finish they have journal topics they can
complete. Here are some pics:</div>
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Once
they finish this they re-write on nice paper and draw a picture. I
thought long about it and know this will be the best way for me to have
my kiddos do great writing and they will finally have enough time to
complete it! I am excited to see their finished product! I am really
loving what they are doing so far, and I am optimistic this will
eradicate the "hot mess". :)</div>
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Ms. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05123596748438865005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2033731383896358014.post-86597950666918921342013-07-07T10:46:00.006-07:002013-07-07T10:46:58.161-07:00Summer and some blog lovin<div style="text-align: center;">
Hello all!! If you have been following All That Glitters in Teaching on instagram then you know that I have been on vacation! </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's not a Thomas beach trip without this nonsense. </td></tr>
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Ms. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05123596748438865005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2033731383896358014.post-80637944418916147462013-06-10T07:37:00.001-07:002013-06-10T07:37:27.188-07:00Hello! I'm still here!<div style="text-align: center;">
WOW, it is finally summer! If you are wondering where I have been it is because I have been running around like a crazy woman at the end of the year. We got word in August that our school had been moved up the list for renovation. We were all excited....and then we had to start packing. EVERYTHING. I mean, down to the last item. I have filled half a garage, and packed 20 boxes for the pods in our school parking lot. If you have been through a renovation, God bless you. I feel your pain! </div>
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We had field day and my goodness this was the most amazing field day I have ever seen. My kids had so much fun and so did I.....</div>
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This was the last day of school....see what I mean about packing everything?! This was how we finished our memory books. </div>
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It was such an amazing school year, and now next year I can't wait to be able to do it all again in kindergarten! I also plan on being here more often, now that I know what I am doing with those 5 year olds! If you want a lot more updates, have you checked Morgan and I's instagram? Come and follow us! We post all sorts of nonsense....teaching, fashion, makeup!<br />
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Ms. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05123596748438865005noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2033731383896358014.post-2616698054584334432013-05-06T17:20:00.003-07:002013-05-06T17:24:52.848-07:00Happy Teacher Appreciation! So let's shop! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It has been an exciting spring so far too! This guy moved to Dallas in March! Pretty happy. :) </div>
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We had open house (may be a reason why this post is so overdue) it was awesome! Here are some pics of the things we made for it! We did some Dr. Seuss activities since we just completed an author study on him. </div>
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We started poetry this week! Y'all never thought I would teach poetry in kinder. BUT it is so great! If you are reading this and thinking....hmmm no way, get this book:<br /><a href="https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT5wT95nJ08hroQBQWHHFwJtbOqBUuLS_zc8XdJ9Q7edsE-YM9Kxw" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" class="rg_i" data-sz="f" height="320" name="4hct1nwc_3tNpM:" src="https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT5wT95nJ08hroQBQWHHFwJtbOqBUuLS_zc8XdJ9Q7edsE-YM9Kxw" style="height: 165px; margin-top: 0px; width: 128px;" width="248" /></a></div>
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No worries too, there is one for first, second, third and fourth! Here are some poems my kiddos have already written this week!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">no beads, no king cake<span style="font-size: large;">, no parades, and </span>no three days off of school.</span> </div>
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BUT, I do plan on bringing some of the Mardi Gras flava to my kinders. I made this unit last year and I am going to use pieces of it next week! I talked to them about king cake today since I went to Baton Rouge this past weekend. Most of them wrote about it in their draft book! They all said "Ms. Thomas I don't want that baby!" HA!</div>
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We were told at the beginning of school to take on some sort of web 2.0 tools for the school year. Well I was like "I want my kids to tweet!" One of my graduate professors had shown me this awesome video of a class in New York that tweeted every morning to practice their writing skills. I was just waiting on a class to do it! I waited until now to get our writing skills up to awesome and coming back from break I could tell they were ready. :)</div>
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First, we check out twitter home and check what the other kinder classes may have tweeted. They love this part because they usually want to respond to them. Today we asked a class what they do in their writers celebration. They can't wait to hear about it! </div>
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When they come in after they unpack they go and grab a "tweet! tweet!" paper. I explained about what they could write about, and how they should. We discussed for some time how we should only use "we" and "our" . :) They write their tweet and put it in the basket. </div>
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After they have them all turned in I pick one randomly out of the basket. They we "fix it up!" I take a blue pen and I ask them what we could do to make the tweet better. They like this part. I made it a fun, positive thing that we fix our writing. </div>
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After we fix the tweet, I have the student who it belongs to, to read the tweet out loud while I type it on the computer. The rest of the class watches and I sometimes make mistakes on purpose to make sure they are paying attention. :)</div>
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Since I don't want the other student's tweets to go unread, we read all of them together. I put each one under the doc camera and then they read them. That way no one feels like their tweet isn't up there. </div>
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I am loving this so far. I can tell they are enjoying it and it is another sneaky way I have made them practice writing during the day! {mwah, mwah!} </div>
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If you are tweeting from your room we would love to tweet with you! </div>
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Also, I want to give a shoutout to a fabulous new blogger! She was in my classes in grad school and then she came and helped out at my old school and now she has a class of her own! Her blog is ten kinds of adorable. She also has a cute TPT shop with a new Valentine's unit that is so cute!<br />
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<br />Ms. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05123596748438865005noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2033731383896358014.post-49889998444766431282013-01-07T19:16:00.000-08:002013-01-07T19:16:04.661-08:00I finally made something new for TPT!<div style="text-align: center;">
And the crowd goes wild!! HA. Maybe not, but I am pretty excited that I FINALLY had the motivation to make something on TPT. To be honest, I have been using all of your stuff and it is all so great I wasn't needing to make anything new! {will that work?} </div>
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A couple weeks ago we introduced two word families and my kiddos really loved it. I decided to make this little activity to put in a word work station to reinforce the skills. They match up the letter with the picture to make the correct word. I am pretty excited about it, can you tell? :)</div>
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Now go and check it out! </div>
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I want to start out this post by saying I am thinking and praying for all of the families in Connecticut. I truly cannot imagine how horrific that was for everyone involved. I hugged my babies extra tight yesterday when they left. May those families find some comfort in their pain. </div>
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Now to some updates in my kinder classroom! We have been doing a few creative writing projects, and I love seeing what they come up with! </div>
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First, We read this book...</div>
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It is so cute! It talks about how Santa gets a new suit and no one likes it! I challenged my kinders to give Santa a new suit and then write about it! After teaching writing the way I have, their writing is amazing! I am kicking myself for never doing a draft book EVERYDAY before. Here is what they came up with:</div>
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Later on this week we did a project where they had to take a candy cane and turn it into something else. We do DoodleLoops for morning work sometimes, where it has a random shape on it and they turn it into whatever they want. It is very cool to see what they come up with! Here are some of the candy cane creations:</div>
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We also have been doing graphing during math. Loving it! We made this tree, and then each of them colored an ornament. Then we did a tally chart to count how many and made a bar graph of all the colors. </div>
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So that is what has been up in my kinder classroom! We are done on Friday and the kiddos are ready! So is their teacher. :)</div>
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It's true. Ask my biffle <a href="http://firstgradefresh.blogspot.com/">Morgan</a> about it. When we taught together it was just a mess of buying things online. </div>
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So, in celebration of this amazing day I am joining everyone else with putting my TPT store on 20% off. WOOHOO! I am currently scouring the site for graphing packs! I found some great ones already! </div>
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If you need some winter writing activites check out this!</div>
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This is my first year where I am actually really enjoying teaching writing. </div>
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If you read my blog you know that I was always trying to figure out a way to get writing in my day and for me to actually think it was worth while. This new school we use Lucy Calkins and her writing workshop technique. I have had her books forever, but this year having them in our curriculum it is like it all comes to life. :)</div>
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This is how it all rolls out:</div>
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I start each lesson with a modeling mini-lesson. This is where I go over all the little details that we need in our writing. Right now we are talking about "small moments" those little bits that they can turn into stories. I show how to start with a capital letter, finger spaces, and punctuation. This is also a time where we work on phonics. You can see from my story the other day that I let them sound out the words for me. </div>
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After the mini-lesson, they head to their desks to start working in their own draft book. I put classical music on and leave them to it for about 10 minutes so they can get the creative juices flowing. :)</div>
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Once I see most of them have a good start I conference with one table. I do a different table everyday. I go to each kiddo and ask them what they are writing about and have them read their story to me. We chat for a bit and then I give them a star and a wish. </div>
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A star is something I thought they did great with, and a wish is something I would like them to do next time. I always ask them to tell me what their wish is before I give them one. </div>
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I just put this picture because it makes me smile. "I wish I can be the popstar."</div>
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So that is our draft book time. I am really loving it and I can see how much it is helping my kinders!</div>
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Can you believe it is almost Thanksgiving!? We have a feast on Friday that I will be gearing up for. I have these babies in my TPT shop right now if you want to check them out! I did them last year with my firsties and they were great writing activities.</div>
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Ms. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05123596748438865005noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2033731383896358014.post-79923788266117415872012-10-24T17:48:00.002-07:002012-10-24T17:48:40.144-07:00I PROMISE I am still here!<div style="text-align: center;">
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I have been MIA forever. My life is so ridiculous right now. I am adjusting to everything new in my life! I am LOVING my new school, and I have been getting used to how everything works. I cannot even tell you how happy I am at this school. :) It is just an amazing change for me!</div>
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So, this is the post where I just play catch up for you! My kinders are doing amazing and we are now at 41 days of school....WHAT?! </div>
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I am adjusting to Daily 5 and so far I am loving it! {don't tell Debbie}:) We started word work stations, and you can tell Debbie that I have the rotations set up as if they were literacy workstations. </div>
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We made these name posters with star stickers to practice letter formation and name writing. </div>
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This is pom pom words, the students spell their hot words with pom poms and have to use tweezers to pick them up. Working those fine motor skills!</div>
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This is a memory game using our zoo phonics characters. Loving watching them act out each animal. </div>
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This is a little sheet to reinforce our hot words. </div>
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This week we were talking all about pumpkins!</div>
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Then, we went to the pumpkin patch and after we came back we made our own pumpkins. The turned out very unique! ;)</div>
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So there is a brief snapshot into what is going on in my kinder classroom!</div>
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My teacher biffle Morgan {<a href="http://firstgradefresh.blogspot.com/">First Grade Fresh</a>} and I have started a blog together!! We have been nurturing this baby for a while now and FINALLY it is time to reveal the child! HA. </div>
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I have now made it through *<span style="font-size: x-small;">almost*</span> three weeks of kindergarten! </div>
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In case you just read that and was like..."ummm this called the first grade jungle?" I moved from Louisiana this summer and took a job in Texas teaching kindergarten! It is just too much nonsense to change the name of my blog so I will be posting ideas that could work for either grade level!</div>
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In kinder this week we started Daily 5! We went to read to self starting last week, and my oh my! My kids blew my mind the first day! We are already at 5 minutes! </div>
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We also are using this awesome phonics technique called zoo phonics! It is so precious. Each letter has an animal and an action to help kids remember their sounds. Today, we did this cut and match activity that will be their first word work station. </div>
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They are great for my kindergarten tables! This is my first year with tables, so these are great to put all the crayons and pencils and erasers. It is organized with compartments so you can easily find a place for everything. I have put two of the same color on the tables, and then that is the name of that table! It is great since it is a great visual cue!</div>
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I also got these awesome label holders with it! They clip on the caddies and ANY basket! I knew my kids would mess with them, and then I needed some way to label my social centers and TA-DA I put them on here. The come with the border to write and a plastic square to keep it nice. They stay on the basket really well too!</div>
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Ms. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05123596748438865005noreply@blogger.com63tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2033731383896358014.post-55092834193304414012012-08-27T16:38:00.000-07:002012-08-27T16:38:06.892-07:00First Day Check!<div style="text-align: center;">
SORRY! </div>
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I feel I should say that since I have been MIA! I started two weeks ago and since I am in a new district, I had A LOT of stuff to learn. I am so glad I did though, because my district rocks! I would know that already because a VERY popular first grade blogger used to work here before she moved to Houston...wink wink. :)</div>
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So this post is all pictures! </div>
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First, my baby Penny</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She makes getting home SO much better!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">AND now my classroom!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Reading Jungle! My mom made that tree for me! It's made of pool noodles and brown paper bags!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So lucky to have a bathroom in my room!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yee-haw! My kindergarten picture! No clue why I am on a horse</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">? Those bangs are killing it too. </td></tr>
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So that's my classroom! I had my first day with my kiddos this morning. It was great! We do a kindergarten camp at my new school, where we have a new class everyday. Whew. But it is great because we really learn a lot about the kids before we put them in classes. </div>
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Stay tuned for a giveaway from Really Good Stuff.....because it is!</div>
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So, I got my baby girl Penny!! She is actually laying on my lap right now fast asleep. :) Since I have been hanging at home with her, I have realized some other signs I needed to make for my classroom! I am loving animal print, because it's sassy and I like that. </div>
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I just finished making these two sets of signs and they are up on TPT! I made a set of signs that have the months of the year and the days of the week:</div>
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And the next set is for colors:</div>
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I realized I needed to display these for my kinder kiddos. I also plan to make a set to put on my word wall. </div>
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I am off to see if I can get this potty training thing down....when they say you should have a puppy before you have kids they were right!</div>
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Good luck to those who go back tomorrow! :)</div>
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<br /></div>Ms. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05123596748438865005noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2033731383896358014.post-78642919819624382612012-08-03T09:57:00.000-07:002012-08-03T10:06:41.948-07:00Class? YES!<div style="text-align: center;">
So, the last few days I have been in my classroom...sweating. Gross, I know. BUT the AC has been off. :( I have been waiting till the afternoon to go up there and in the mean time I have been watching Grey's Anatomy from the beginning. I forgot how amazing that show is! McDreamy...mmm.</div>
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Anyway, teaching stuff:</div>
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I am a HUGE lover of Whole Brain Teaching. I discovered it last year, since I had a rather rambunctious class and needed something new. I watched SEVERAL videos on YouTube of how it worked and fell in love. This was the first video I watched:<br />
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I found it so amazing how the kids are all into it, and I knew that I needed something to get my kids in gear! So, I went home and typed up all the key points and then the next day put it in motion. I started with the rules. Here are my kiddos doing it last year:</div>
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After we had the rules down, I taught them the scoreboard which I LOVE! It was such a great way to provide rewards and consequences quickly. I also used the Class? YES! response which is a great way to get attention quickly. After, I started using the Teach! OK! during whole group time. I LOVED this too. It was a great way for my students to do peer teaching quickly. I would have them discuss sight words, spelling words, or math skills. It was such a treat to watch them during this time. </div>
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This video is also amazing! It is a lesson on compound words, completely using the WBT method. I was so impressed!
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So, for my new classroom I made this set of posters with my version of the WBT rules! I just put them up in my TPT store. </div>
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Also, my fab teacher biffle <a href="http://firstgradefresh.blogspot.com/">Morgan</a> is doing an amazing giveaway with Lakeshore! Go check it out! One of the ways to enter is follow our new blog! {note: there is nothing there yet :) we want it to be a big thing and since it is August and she just got married we are working on it HA}</div>
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</div>Ms. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05123596748438865005noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2033731383896358014.post-62283197355828725662012-07-29T22:00:00.000-07:002012-07-29T22:02:48.045-07:00Getting there!<div style="text-align: center;">
I hope everyone had a lovely weekend! I did for sure! Mainly because I am going to be a pug mommy!</div>
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I met her on Saturday and get to bring her home on this coming Saturday! I am so excited! I have been waiting for YEARS to get my own pug. My family has two (three for a while) and I love them. They have such a great personality, and I need some good company here in Texas! So, this is my new BFF, Penny!</div>
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Besides puppy news, I got in my classroom and today and got some stuff done! I really wonder how I got my room done before without my mother. She is such an amazing help, and she is a children's librarian so she has great ideas! </div>
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So, I got the walls all done with fabric, and what not. Please excuse any mess you see in these photos, it is still a work in progress!</div>
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And, the palm tree is back up!</div>
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These <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Jungle-Behavior-Signs">jungle themed behavior signs </a>are in my TPT store!</div>
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Also, she will kill me but I LOVE this picture of me and Morgan at her WEDDING! She looked drop dead gorgeous and it was such a great time! Congrats muffin! More info on our blog coming soon!<br />
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I got into my classroom today! And this is not just exciting because "yay it is time to start decorating", it's because it is a NEW classroom! Woohoo!</div>
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So now I am ready to start decorating! My teacher biffle <a href="http://firstgradefresh.blogspot.com/">Morgan</a> wrote an amazing post on decorating a classroom. She really is good at it, I was so envious of her and her cute post-it note mock-up last year. I am organized, but also a mess. Ha. It is true. I am trying to take it one step at a time for this classroom. </div>
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I am keeping my jungle theme! I am super excited because I just got leopard print curtains. swoon. </div>
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I thought I would share these photos so you can see what a difference I made! </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, now you tell me what do you plan on doing with your classroom this year, that you didn't last year?</span></div>
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I have been sooo ignoring blogging. Please forgive me! My life has been nuts the last week or so! I moved from Baton Rouge to Dallas!! It was a whirlwind, and now finally the last box is unpacked and I now have to decorate!</div>
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So needless to say, my mind has not been on school and my classroom. :( Here are some things coming up though that I <span style="font-size: x-small;">plan</span> to accomplish: </div>
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1. A new blog!!! <a href="http://firstgradefresh.blogspot.com/">Ms. Simoneaux</a> and I are starting a little blog together!! Since we won't be next door anymore, we just had to have something to keep connected as if we are! The design is almost finalized and then we will be launching it! Check back here or at <a href="http://firstgradefresh.blogspot.com/">First Grade Fresh</a> to see it! We have some things planned, like Fashion Friday (a way to show everyone that teachers can be fashionable, and that Morgan and I spend our money way too much). </div>
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2. I am decorating a new classroom! I can't wait to put updates of the progress and how it comes along. </div>
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3. I am in talks with a fun teacher company to do some product reviews, and to maybe give stuff away! :)</div>
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4. I am working on a few TpT things! FINALLY. I have a fun welcome to kindergarten pack planned! </div>
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So, quite a few things coming up! </div>
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Since I have been so MIA, EVERYTHING in my TpT store is on sale! 20% off until Thursday! </div>
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If you have a jungle themed classroom check these out that I posted towards the end of the school year:</div>
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<br /></div>Ms. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05123596748438865005noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2033731383896358014.post-41473169257794311672012-06-15T11:19:00.002-07:002012-06-15T11:19:44.550-07:00I'm back!<div style="text-align: center;">
So gone forever right? Sorry all! I just got back from Europe on Tuesday! </div>
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It was a great trip with my man, and we saw so much stuff. We visited my family in the UK and we were in London for the Jubilee too. I tell ya I have a wedding this weekend and I would be okay with being the only one with a hat on. </div>
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We went to Italy too! Rome and Naples and it was a blast. Here are some photos!</div>
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In teaching news, I am so excited about my new school! Met all the girls I will be teaching with and I am ready to start a new chapter in my career with them. I also am getting really excited about joining the kinder world! I will most likely keep my blog the same here, but exciting news about a new one is coming! Ms. Simoneaux, from <a href="http://firstgradefresh.blogspot.com/">First Grade Fresh</a>, and I are starting a new blog together! We are working on the design right now with Erin from <a href="http://creatinganddesigning.blogspot.com/">Creating and Designing</a>. I am so excited to be able to keep in touch with Morgan since we won't be at the same school anymore :(. We have some fun ideas planned to spice up the world of teacher blogs!! </div>
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Hope your summer is going great!!</div>Ms. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05123596748438865005noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2033731383896358014.post-7669941353645169892012-05-21T08:18:00.002-07:002012-05-21T08:18:16.848-07:00Ms. Thomas graduates!!<div style="text-align: center;">
Is it funny this blog title makes me think of Beverly Hills 90210?! (Donna Martin Graduates!) HA</div>
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Anyway...yes this girl graduated on Friday with her Master of Education! WOOP! </div>
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So, it was a crazy weekend because my baby sister also graduated from high school!! She is off to Arkansas for college, and could not be more happy for her! Way to go sis! </div>
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Get ready for my crazy life: </div>
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Our last day is Wednesday, and I drive to Dallas Thursday. I meet my new team on Friday! I can't wait to meet my kindergarten teammates! </div>
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And then....Ben and I leave for Europe Saturday! </div>
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Whew...if I am absent for a while, don't worry my life is nuts right now! I will be back soon, promise! I hope all of you have a great end of the school year!</div>
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