tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17945194031261340132024-03-08T16:15:07.827-05:00All That Glitters In First GradeKellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06450678135563660385noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794519403126134013.post-87408802361256894242013-08-17T17:36:00.000-04:002013-08-17T19:23:13.223-04:00Winner and BTS Sale!<div style="text-align: center;">
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These are fun little sheets kinda like place mats for students to fill out for morning work during the first week of school. If you click on the link you can download the preview for a free desk mat!<br />
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There are 7 math activities that are perfect for beginning of the year math stations. If you click on the link you can download the preview for a free counting by 10s activity!</div>
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Here's some clip art that might be handy at the beginning of the school year. There are 41 images in this pack!</div>
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I am so excited to start using this pack with my first graders! This pack will help your students affirm one another and will help create a wonderful classroom community!</div>
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Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06450678135563660385noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794519403126134013.post-87747629917710291722013-08-14T21:57:00.001-04:002013-08-14T21:57:39.394-04:00Affirmations Galore GiveawayI believe that one super important thing to do on a daily basis is to affirm your students. This can be done by simply verbally affirming a student or writing them a little note. I try very hard to give specific affirmations to students... not just "Good job Billy!" Instead, I may say, "Billy, you just wrote an amazing sentence and I loved how you remembered to capitalize the first letter of your sentence." Verbal affirmations are easy to give, but I find that when I jot down a quick affirmation and give it to a student that it makes their day! Here's a little freebie that I put together a while ago that you can snag here...<div>
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This 107 page pack contains different activities to get your students affirming each other. </div>
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Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06450678135563660385noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794519403126134013.post-17222636585671320382013-07-28T14:43:00.001-04:002013-07-28T14:44:37.144-04:00Bits of Betsy #4 (caddies)<p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="s3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="s3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiX6OyKd-22yr3LjXVhLCdGdrtPVk8wuYK7opY5VooSNwkeApt-fMxC7QUpxbNJLtA8fzLltjaGxLEoYtP5w8ireGrNFyI0FeqKimOUkKDk1QSuxM2pjTYvrYyKs5UpmbZ9UqZEzpDzUk/s1600/betsybutton.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; "><img border="0" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiX6OyKd-22yr3LjXVhLCdGdrtPVk8wuYK7opY5VooSNwkeApt-fMxC7QUpxbNJLtA8fzLltjaGxLEoYtP5w8ireGrNFyI0FeqKimOUkKDk1QSuxM2pjTYvrYyKs5UpmbZ9UqZEzpDzUk/s320/betsybutton.png" width="320"></a></span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="s3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">Hi Chickies,</span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="s3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I am not the most organized person in the world but I want my kids to learn organization skills so this is one of the ways to help them learn the skill and to help keep my room a bit tidier. I did this last year and I rarely lost scissors and almost always had a surplus of pencils.</span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="s3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Each morning they have a caddy with sharpened pencils and the supplies that they will need for the day.</span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s3"> </span><span class="s4">picture of caddy….</span></span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s4"><br></span></span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s4"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidG1BDSSz1QVE_X9xC85BsB7N06rQ9op8KEAtnmvpXMzGXS1NeNoIHr_hFQEirYHVGDnP5J4HFFZ7ifDbrn1wyyRRlPhxqDxGmcVPNanB_O-0Fh2M8IxrorpMCPU4wP3AL7MlGwZuOmGw/s640/blogger-image--2079759177.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidG1BDSSz1QVE_X9xC85BsB7N06rQ9op8KEAtnmvpXMzGXS1NeNoIHr_hFQEirYHVGDnP5J4HFFZ7ifDbrn1wyyRRlPhxqDxGmcVPNanB_O-0Fh2M8IxrorpMCPU4wP3AL7MlGwZuOmGw/s640/blogger-image--2079759177.jpg"></a></div><br><p></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s3">Oh, Betsy, how do you do this…easy (usually), before they can get ready to go home they must have a caddy that is exactly like this morning’s caddy but the pencils may need to be sharpened. How can they remember what the caddy looked like, you ask? Easy, in the caddy I have a </span><span class="s3">picture of the caddy glued to the back is a list of what should be in the caddy. </span></span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="s3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">You know what, this worked. The tables were very responsible and the more obsessed students would actually check out the caddy several times a day to see if something was missing.</span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="s3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="s3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Happy Sunday,</span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="s3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="s3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Betsy</span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="s3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="s3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></p>Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06450678135563660385noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794519403126134013.post-52081783345906312902013-07-25T17:52:00.001-04:002013-07-25T17:52:42.760-04:00Oodles of picturesFirst off...<br />
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My ah-mazing garage sale find for only 3 bucks! My teammates and I were fortunate enough to come across two retired teachers garage sales. </div>
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These super fun mechanical pencils. The lead is super thick and the pencils are triangular for easy gripping. I love the colors and I pretty much love any mechanical pencil (they write so nice)! I found them at Target... around $2.50 I believe. </div>
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To celebrate the 4th, I've uploaded a fonty freebie to my TpT store called KL Summertime...</div>
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For my first throwback Thursday, I'm going to bring back one of my first creations using my Bamboo Tablet. You can use these frames to make labels or name tags for your classroom. The possibilities are endless! :) </div>
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Listening: Watching reruns of Full House never ever gets old! Uncle Jessie and Joey are trying to sell a face shield invention to keep hair spray out of your face. Meanwhile D.J. is upset at Stephanie's snooping!<br />
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Thinking: Colombia....more specifically Bogota, Colombia. I will be traveling there next month on a mission trip to help at an orphanage. This will be my third visit!<br />
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<br />Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06450678135563660385noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794519403126134013.post-73845160644530520712013-07-01T16:01:00.000-04:002013-07-01T16:01:00.512-04:00Michigan Blogger Meet-UpI had such an amazing time on Saturday meeting up with some fellow Michigan Bloggers at P.F Changs. We had such a fun time chatting and I loved being able to put a face to the wonderful blogs that I follow. A huge thank you to Maria for being the photographer! <div>
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Here's a peak at what the game board looks like...I've even made a blank one for easy use with any number!</div>
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On Fridays I have my kiddos fill out this paper for the star of the week {Thank you <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Star-of-the-Week-Classroom-booklet">Susan Moran!</a>). Our focus this month is compassion. All week I had been reading them books that deal with compassion. As a school we are showing compassion by collecting coins for a kid who has muscular dystrophy and is confined to a wheelchair. His parents need money to renovate their house for their son. I loved that one of my students decided to use the word compassion while describing a classmate. How precious is that?<br />
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Spring break is coming to an end. So sad. It went by so fast and now it's back to waking up at 5:45 am. Tomorrow is a p.d day, so no kiddos until Tuesday. I've had an amazing spring break. My mom and I went to Chicago for a few days and then swung by the outlet malls on the way home.<br />
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My coolest purchase on this whole trip was my brand new ipad mini. I {LOVE} it! I downloaded the ifont app and created some fun fonts.</div>
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I'm leaving for Chicago for a few days with my mom for a mini vacation. I should pack...but I think I'll wait till the a.m. Cheesecake Factory here I come!</div>
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Hippity Hoppity! Come on and hop on over to my TpT store for a peep at my 20% sale today only. Click on the pic below to visit my store. </div>
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Here we go again...I'm linking up with Doodle Bugs Teaching. This little linky has become a favorite of mine!<br />
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1. I just bought something totally AH-MAZING from Tpt and I have to show you!!!<br />
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This is going to be great for some review before we take the MAP Test in almost a month. I bought one for me and then 2 additional licenses for my first grade teammates. I'm pumped to start this up after spring break. Thanks Abby! </div>
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The Scholastic Book Fair was in full swing this week at my school. We have a wonderful PTO that gives each teacher some money to spend. Look what we have to add to our library! </div>
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3. We've been learning about capacity this week in math. Today we made Gallon Men/Robots/girls/cats. I let my kiddos make any head they wanted. Boy did they get creative! These are going up out in the hallway on display for conferences. </div>
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I want to let <a href="http://firstgradecrittercafe.blogspot.com/">Julie</a> know from <a href="http://firstgradecrittercafe.blogspot.com/">First Grade Critter Cafe</a> that SomeBunny loves her blog! I adore swinging by her blog to get some cute ideas and inspiration for my first grade class. </div>
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1. Today was the Vocabulary Day Parade. We decided to dress up as party, celebration and festivity.<br />
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3. My macbook power cord bit the dust! So sad and expensive to replace. When I plugged it in, it wasn't charging. Then, I looked at the cord and blue sparks were coming out! Yikes! I bought a new one for 70 some bucks. No pic...I recycled the fire hazard at Best Buy.</div>
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4. I finished and uploaded a new pack on TpT called Handwriting {Short Vowel Edition}. A great way to combine handwriting and reading short vowel words.<br />
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5. I'm half way done with one of my master classes. Only 4 weeks left, then I start another one. This is what I'm reading...lots of great ideas.</div>
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I came across something really sweet on a new blog I discovered today thanks to <a href="http://applesandpapers.blogspot.com/">Apples and Papers</a> . Swing by <a href="http://fifthinthemiddle.blogspot.com/p/blogs-by-state-midwest.html">Fifth in the Middle</a> to link up your blog by state. I'm so excited to get to know other bloggers from Michigan. </div>
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