tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53440189300083022972024-03-13T16:53:31.608-05:00Barrow's HodgepodgeA hodgepodge of topics from a rural elementary teacher in AlabamaMechelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05840427942894383788noreply@blogger.comBlogger196125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344018930008302297.post-53065746534623061252014-08-03T07:30:00.000-05:002014-08-03T07:30:00.269-05:00Meet The Teacher NightTomorrow evening I will get to meet my new class! I return to work tomorrow with a full day of teacher inservice at our local board. I will then leave there at 3 and drive straight to my school (about 20 min) and finished preparations for our "Meet The Teacher" Night. We begin at 5 with a Title I School Information Meeting. After the meeting parents and students are able to roam the halls and find their child's teacher.<br />
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It is not that hard. All the second grade is on one hall, blue hall. Parents just have to walk down the hall and read our class
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Once you enter the door you see the table with all the sign in sheets. All the sheets were made from a pack sold by <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/BACK-to-SCHOOL-Super-Hero-Welcome-Packet-Labels-Signs-Calendar-Nameplates-784284" target="_blank">ARTrageous Fun. You can find the pack here. </a><br />
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Parents will need to sign in. I am required to turn in these sign in sheets. Check with you administration because you may have to turn these in also. I then have parents write down how their child will go home. I teach second grade and most children know the answer to that question, however, there is a few little ones that don't know how they go home. Last, I ask if anyone is interested in being a parent volunteer. They will leave their name and a contact number.<br />
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On each child's desk there is zip-lock bag containing all the back to school forms. All the forms that need to be filled out and returned to school are clipped together with a note listing all forms. I ask that all these form will be completed and returned to school on the first day (Thursday). All other forms are placed in the bag.<br />
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Parents and students then work together to put away supplies. Individual supplies are placed in the student's desk. All community supplies are placed around the room. I will put them away later in the week.<br />
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I have a "Donation" board or a "Wish List" placed on the white board. This year I listed any items I wanted donated on a shield. If parents wish to donate an item they simply take a shield and send the item listed back to school. With a large class I hope many of the shields will be taken. <br />
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Last I give my students a "Welcome Back" bag. This is not by original idea. I just modified it to fit with my 2nd grade team's theme which is Superheroes. If you would like a copy of the "Welcome" Letter with a Superhero them you can find it <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Welcome-Letter-with-Superhero-Theme-1366236" target="_blank">HERE</a><br />
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I have these bags placed in a container. I had thought to personally hand them to the students right before they leave. Now, I am wondering If I should place them on the student's desk. Just in case one child leaves before I can give them a bag...or....wait and hand them out on the first day. What would you do? <br />
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<br />Mechelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05840427942894383788noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344018930008302297.post-40290259637835472452014-07-30T16:01:00.000-05:002014-07-30T16:01:10.699-05:00Alabama Blogger Meet Up<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Mechelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05840427942894383788noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344018930008302297.post-55148232702717338902014-07-28T13:24:00.000-05:002014-07-28T13:24:47.733-05:00Monday Made ItToday it is time to get down to business. I return to work on Monday. We have a system wide in-service day with a guest speaker. Everyone in my small county reports to our local board and we have a day of professional development. Does your system or district do this? More on this later....<br />
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I am sure many of you have seen or even use the Homework Club idea. I think it may have all started from Molly at<a href="http://www.lessonswithlaughter.com/" target="_blank"> Lessons With Laughter</a>. I am planning on incorporating this into my room this year. I have decided to use an extra calendar chart to hold the homework club. I have it located near the "turn in cubbies". I have this as a <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Super-Hero-Homework-Club-1353212" target="_blank">free item in my store</a>. These numbers can be used for many different things. The possibilities are endless in you need super hero numbers.<br />
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Mechelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05840427942894383788noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344018930008302297.post-4538871704370843392014-07-02T14:19:00.000-05:002014-07-02T14:19:07.131-05:00Alphabet Letter ExchangeHey Friends,<br />
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I received a lovely email from Sheri asking if I would host an Alphabet Letter Exchange. I love exchanges and I thought it would be fun! Are you interested?<br />
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This is how I see the exchange working:<br />
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<li>Once 26 teachers have agreed to participate in the exchange I will compile a list of all participants. Each participate will be assigned a letter of the alphabet. </li>
<li>Together with your class you will decorate your given letter anyway you like. You will need to complete 26 copies of your given letter. Each letter should be able to fit on a 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of paper.</li>
<li>You will them mail out 25 of the letters to other classes. Keep one letter for your class. You are responsible for all postal charges.</li>
<li>In addition to your letter you will need to send a short letter describing your class, school and where your live.</li>
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Once you receive all letters you can display them, place them in a class book or a host of other ideas that will fit your classroom needs. If you have any other questions please send me an email.Mechelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05840427942894383788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344018930008302297.post-13287200244055173352014-07-01T20:22:00.000-05:002014-07-01T20:22:26.944-05:00July CurrentlyHello July!<br />
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Where has the time gone? It has flown by. It is now time to get started thinking about getting in a routine to start thinking about school. I return to work in only 34 days. Yes you read that right. I return to work the first Monday in August. {Insert frowny face} <br />
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Tonight I am linking up with Farley over at <a href="http://ohboy3rdgrade.blogspot.com/2014/06/july-currently.html?showComment=1404260389858#c6419415348861607565" target="_blank">Oh' Boy 4th Grade</a> for her July Currently linky party.<br />
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<u><i><b>Listening</b></i></u>: I love listening to my daughter play the piano. She has become quite good even if I do say so myself. She is currently working on numerous patriotic pieces because she has been asked to play at an event.<br />
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<u><i><b>Loving:</b></i></u> My youngest daughter has created an Instagram account for this blog after I talked with her about a teacher summer challenge. She thought it would be fun. I think she will be my biggest fan. If you are interested you can follow me. My user name is @barrowshodgepodge.<br />
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<u><i><b>Thinking:</b></i></u> I have spent the last month thinking about this blog and its purpose. I like to blog and share the experiences in our classroom. From today on I am going to try my best to write about our classroom and the learning that is taking place there. I have realized I was a better teacher when I was blogging. I don't know why. Maybe I was just more thoughtful? I don't know...<br />
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<u><i><b>Wanting:</b></i></u> My car is a hot mess! No explanation necessary. I just want the inside of my car cleaned.<br />
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<u><b>Needing: </b></u> I have many things I want to get done and it seems like there is not enough time in the day. Have you ever washed your sheets and left them in the dryer and did not remember to get them out until you thought about going to bed? Yep....the story of my summer.<br />
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<u><i><b>4th Plans:</b></i></u> We have a family reunion in the morning followed by lunch. We usually get home about 2. My dear husband has invited a couple of families over to grill, swim, fireworks, etc... Basically just hang out with some friends.<br />
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<br />Mechelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05840427942894383788noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344018930008302297.post-36848239203408301252014-06-16T10:19:00.002-05:002014-06-16T10:19:25.109-05:00Monday Made It<br />
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I am so exited! This is my first "Monday Made It" of the year. Thanks so much to Tara for hosing this each week. I have a long lists of projects that need to be done and hopefully this will keep me excited about accomplishing all that I want to do.<br />
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Next, I made a Superhero Scoot Game for my classroom. <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">This game was created as a way to teach the
students how to play scoot. There are 24
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general back to school information such as teachers name, student name and
grade. On five cards students must
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picture of an item that students will have to name. All pictures follow the CVC pattern. On four cards students identify a basic shape
on the remaining cards students solve a basic addition fact.</span></span></span><br />
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Mechelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05840427942894383788noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344018930008302297.post-64754715879320428462014-06-11T07:00:00.000-05:002014-06-11T07:00:04.182-05:00Worksheet WednesdayThanks to the Teacher Tribune and their weekly linky parties I am slowing getting back into the blogging routine. Today I am participating in "Worksheet Wednesday"!<br />
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Today I have posted a time to the hour worksheet. It will remain as a free item in my small store. I hope that you can find it helpful to you.<br />
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Mechelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05840427942894383788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344018930008302297.post-32707910082696816172014-06-10T08:04:00.001-05:002014-06-10T08:04:58.664-05:00Two for TuesdayI am back today linking up with <a href="http://www.theteachingtribune.com/" target="_blank">The Teaching Tribune</a>.<br />
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I have discounted two products 50% off for today only. I chose my two most popular items in my small store. The first item is my <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Literacy-Centers-for-Back-to-School-267753" target="_blank">"Back to School" Literacy Centers</a>. <br />
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First
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week. This short vowel word sort address the First Grade Common Core
Standard: RF. 1.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis
skills in decoding words. *Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words.
This activity includes a recording sheet.<br />
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In Back To School Synonyms students match words with like meanings. <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">This back to school activity address the Second Grade
Common Core Standard: L.2.5b
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Mechelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05840427942894383788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344018930008302297.post-48351161036151245692014-06-09T10:13:00.001-05:002014-06-09T10:14:51.017-05:00Let's Try This Again...I haven't blogged at all this past school year. I have no reasons why. I will tell you that I thought my teaching was so much better when I was blogging. So.....<br />
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I am linking up with <a href="http://www.theteachingtribune.com/" target="_blank">The Teaching Tribune</a> for Week 2 of their Summer Bloggin' linky party. I thought this was a good way into getting back into the blog world. I am planning on linking up tomorrow and Wednesday too. So please come back and visit!<br />
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I love how well the students are working within their groups. Students stay on task and are truley engaged in their word work part of their station. Here are a couple of pictures of them working at their stations. Some choose to work at a desk while other choose the floor.<br />
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The books I have chosen (by theme) for the literacy box are on second grade level. The problem is my students are below grade level. They are not able to read the books I have chose for them. UGH!! I know this happens but it is so frustrating!! As a temporary solution students are choosing books to read from the leveled classroom library and they have free choice within their level. I have a strong collection of books however, the weakest area of my classroom are the lower level books.<br />
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Here is what the leveled library collection looks like.<br />
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We still have a lot of work to do on getting these stations going as I would like but we are off to a great start!Mechelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05840427942894383788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344018930008302297.post-26718657801727551972013-09-09T18:58:00.000-05:002013-09-09T18:58:00.683-05:00Math on MondaysHey Everybody! I hope you all had a super day today. I am trying very hard to get back into this blogging routine. Between school and home responsibilities in can be tough. Amen ????<br />
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So.... for the rest of the calendar year I am going to talk about math on Mondays. Today I am going to give you a brief overview of how we have started off the year. I have been in school for 3 weeks. Today is day 15 for us.<br />
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I am to follow the Investigations series. For the most part I love it! However, at times I thinks it moves too fast for my little team of folks this year. <br />
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We have started daily data. For now in our class we have one question a week. On Monday we answer the question. On Tuesday we draw the diagram in our notebook. On Wednesday we tally. On Thursday we make a graph and on Friday we write a number sentence and put our data into words. We will follow this pattern for a few more weeks. Our daily data is displayed on a magnet board I have attached to a bulletin board. <br />
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We have also began our introduction into money. We created this chart. as we explored the coins.<br />
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I changed the way we keep our money. I like these Glad containers better than the ones I have used in the past. Students have an easier time getting the coins out. <br />
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What have you been doing in math so far this year?<br />
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I am loving today! My hubby and girls are home and we are not going out. We are finally all together! This makes my heart happy, happy, happy! There is no work, school or any type of practice schedule today. Hallelujah! <br />
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However, we have a small bump in the road. Saturday I fell and badly sprained and bruised my ankle and foot. I spend Saturday evening getting x-rayed. Thank God nothing was broken. I still can't put weight on my foot without it hurting. I am going to try to walk on it this evening so I can go to work on Tuesday.<br />
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My goals for this month:<br />
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<li> To cook more for my family. They have noticed that I haven't cooked since school started and they are not thrilled. Together we are going to make a menu and try to get back into a routine. </li>
<li>Walk more. I hope my hubby will join in a brisk walk a couple of times a week. Maybe I can walk to my parents rather than drive.</li>
<li>I want to visit my parents more. They live very close to me and there is no reason why I can't go over and check on them more.</li>
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Head on over and see what other bloggers are up to this month. Have a great week!Mechelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05840427942894383788noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344018930008302297.post-49898753497748651742013-09-01T08:32:00.001-05:002013-09-01T08:33:22.373-05:00August SLANT boxThis was the first month of the SLANT box exchange. I was so lucky that I got to "meet" two new to me bloggers. This month's theme was "A Few Of My Favorite Things..." We were to get to know our partner and send them 5 items with a total value of $10 or more. These items will hopefully be something our partner will love.<br />
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First, I got to know Lauren from <a href="http://lahinga.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Learning, Lessons, and Life</a>. Head over to blog to see the box that I send her. We are both southern bloggers and we live in neighboring states.<br />
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I got my box from Michele over at <a href="http://coffeecupsandlessonplans.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Coffee Cups and Lesson Plans</a>. We found out we share a love of SEC football and I am happy to report that both our teams have victories for the first game of the season. <br />
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She did such a great job! I loved all the different items. The chips was something that we have never seen here and we loved trying it!<br />
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This was a great experience and I will participate in it again. I got to "meet" two great ladies, make two new friends and read two more great blogs.<br />
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If you want to read more about the SLANT box exchange or sign up for next month click <a href="http://lessonswithcoffee.blogspot.com/p/the-slant-box.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I wanna talk about me<br />
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What I think, what I like, what I know, what I want, what I see<br />
I like talking about you, usually, but occasionally<br />
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My name is Mechele Barrow and I am the face behind Barrow's Hodgepodge.
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<span style="color: black;">This year starts my 21st year as a teacher. I
have taught kindergarten, first, second, third and fourth grades. I have also
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fifth and six graders. I have held a variety of positions over the
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<span style="color: black;">I hold a bachelors degree in early
childhood/elementary education and a masters degree in elementary education
from the University of Montevallo. I am considered Highly Qualified by the
State of Alabama. I am fully AMSTI trained for second grade.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">I have been married to the same
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married 22 years on the 17<sup>th</sup> of this month.</span><br />
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<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">My oldest daughter is a sophomore in high
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in the high school band in which she plays the piccolo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">In February my family was given two Great Pyrenees puppies. I have fallen in love with these dogs. They are currently six months old and are growing larger every day. I have a brother and sister pair. My girl is named Daisy Doodle and my boy is Buster Bear. My dogs should grow to be about 80-100 pounds.</span><br />
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I am a home grown girl! I have lived in this area of Alabama my entire life.
I can't imagine living anywhere else. I love to travel and visit other places,
but, none are like my home.<br />
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Tonight I am linking up with Deana over at <a href="http://primarypunch.blogspot.com/2013/08/what-are-you-going-to-do-on-first-day.html" target="_blank">Primary Punch</a> with my tentative plans for the first day of school. Like most everyone else I have written them in list form so I can just check items off as they have been completed. </div>
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<br />Mechelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05840427942894383788noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344018930008302297.post-9485151062510357502013-08-01T16:02:00.000-05:002013-08-01T16:03:25.471-05:00Classroom Photos and CurrentlyWhere has summer gone? Can you believe it is August? Well, it is here and we might as well roll with it. Today I am going to link up up Farley over at <a href="http://ohboy3rdgrade.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Oh Boy 4th Grade</a> for her monthly linky party. First, I am going to share some of my classroom pics. <br />
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I have spent this week getting my room ready. Is it completely finished? No, but it will do until I return to work the Week of the 12th with 4 PD days and 1 work day before the children arrive.<br />
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I have a small rectangular shaped room. I have no windows, just one door to the outside and one door to the hallway.<br />
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This is what you would see if you entered my room through the hallway. I have grouped 20 student desk in the middle of the room. My small group table and teacher desk is to the right of the door. I have a group meeting area in front of our magnetic white board.<i><span style="font-size: x-small;"> (Sorry for the poor photo)</span></i><br />
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This is the view when coming in through the outside door. I have a second meeting area to the right of the room. <br />
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This is the view from the back right corner.<br />
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This is the view from my teacher area. <br />
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As you can see I still have boxes stacked on top of the student closet area. I am like many other teachers with lack of storage. I need some ideas on how to make my sink area more functional for storage and student use. Any ideas???<br />
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Now for my August Currently...<br />
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I enjoy being at home with my two girls. It seems that the television is only background noise to their talking and laughing. I love to hear them together. They are also loving to play Just Dance.<br />
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I am loving the way my room is coming together. I have thrown away so much stuff this week. I have a few more areas to organize around my sink and above the children's closet. I hope to get that taken care of before August 19.<br />
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Thinking about supper. I have no idea what I am going to feed my hungry family tonight. It may be a sandwich night.<br />
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Wanting to get my literacy centers finished up and organized. It is a very challenging task. I am determined to finish.<br />
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What I need and my Back To School must haves are self explanatory. I think several of us have similar B2S items.<br />
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I am off to read others are currently doing....<br />
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<a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-5c52X8zkP0bUhpbEc1ME8xblk/edit?usp=sharing" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MuJhCCfT1Uw/UfXUXqXf3-I/AAAAAAAACC4/ndCgU9ouU9k/s320/Rhyme+and+Song+Tic+Tac+Toe.jpg" width="240" /></a>Happy Monday Everyone! I hope you are all doing well. I have one week that I can work in my classroom. Next week I am keeping my two year old nephew for a week. Then, I return to work the third week. So, I hope to have classroom pics for you on Friday.<br />
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I just finished my second literacy box. I forgot to take pictures of all the books however I can't wait to show you all the things I have created. This has to be one of the favorite things I have created. <br />
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I chose the theme of Nursery Rhymes because these books will be familiar with the students. <br />
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Standard: RF. 1.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis
skills in decoding words. *Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words.
This activity includes a recording sheet.<br />
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In Nursery Rhyme Synonyms students match words with like meanings. <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">This activity address the Second Grade
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<br />Mechelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05840427942894383788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344018930008302297.post-28376924666386804652013-07-28T15:43:00.000-05:002013-07-28T15:43:45.181-05:00TattlingThis year I want to spend my first couple of weeks focusing on management. I want students to learn the appropriate behavior in the classroom. So I began my search for lessons and ideas on tattling. I found many, many ideas. I have decided to use these activities during the first few weeks of school.<br />
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Next, I plan on reading <u>A Bad Case of Tattle Tongue</u>. As a class we will sort using this "Emergencies or Tattles" from Rachelle over at <a href="http://whattheteacherwants.blogspot.com/search/label/Tattling" target="_blank">What The Teacher Wants</a><br />
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Then, we can reread one of the first two books. We are continuing to review the difference between reporting and tattling. Students will complete this sort from Ms. Wainwright <a href="http://notsowimpyteachersmanual.blogspot.com/2012/09/as-seen-on-pinterest-informing-vs.html" target="_blank">The Not So Wimpy Teacher</a>. I am planning on making individual copies and maybe having the students sort them in a notebook.?.<br />
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I also plan on reading Don't Squeal Unless It's a Big Deal and I am going to use the lesson created by <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Back-to-School-Tattling-Sort-and-Activity-305460" target="_blank">Blooming In 1st</a>. The lesson is created in a "I do", "We do", and "You do" format. It looks great and I can't wait to see what my children can do.<br />
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Last we will end with a activity sheet made by <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Tattling-vs-Reporting-Cut-and-Paste-with-bonus-765534" target="_blank">Miss Giraffe's Class</a>. This is a quick way I can assess the students to see if they understand the concept of reporting vs. tattling. I would also like to add a craftivity here.<br />
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I know this is a lot of tattleing information. Hopefully, students will see the importance and make our year go smoothly and we will become a true classroom community. <br />
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<br />Mechelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05840427942894383788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344018930008302297.post-83421801702314157622013-07-27T20:03:00.002-05:002013-07-27T20:03:55.473-05:00Literacy Centers/Stations/Daily 5<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Happy Saturday Everyone!</span></span><br />
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school implements The Daily 5 classroom routines. By the time students get to second grade they
are very familiar with the routines.
Don’t get me wrong, I love the Daily 5 and I love how easy it was for
most students to jump back into the routine.
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books and activities that we do because they seem special because we only bring
out those books once during a particular time of year. I hope to continue with the excitement and
make the centers theme specific. After
the first five weeks of school I hope the centers will take on non-fiction
topics. I plan to keep the centers in a
storage box like this. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">My plan is for four students to work out of the literacy
station box for an entire week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From
this box they will find everything they need to work on for the hour rotation
we have for our small groups.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If I have
four guided reading groups then one person from each group will be at the box.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I believe I will need five boxes to start the
school year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That is only if I have 20
students or less.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All five of the boxes
will be similar in the skills the students will be practicing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This will make it easier for me to introduce
the literacy station boxes and students will get plenty of practice before we
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student will have a tic tac toe board they will need to complete for the
week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The idea of the tic tac toe board
was taken from Jen Ross of The Teacher’s Cauldron when she posted something
similar with Dr. Suess books.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This will
allow for accountability with this part of the Literacy Station.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Students must read three books for the
week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They may choose any three books
from the nine in the box.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Students will
be required to turn in their tic tac toe board each Friday. </span></span></span></div>
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students will <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u>Read With Someone.</u></i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These items will be placed inside zippered
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Students will have 5 activities they must complete for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u>Word Work</u></i> during the week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These are skills students will practice
independently.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At first they will be
review skills from first grade.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As time
progresses they will become skills that has already been taught and students
can practice independently. For this box I have chosen a Back to School ABC Activity </span>from <a href="http://mrskilburnkiddos.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Ms. Kilburn's Class</a> as our first activity. This is ABC order to the first level and students should only need a quick review. The remaining activities come form my<a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Literacy-Centers-for-Back-to-School-267753" target="_blank"> back to school pack</a>. They are pictured below.</span></span><br />
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in the box for the students to work on when the required work is
complete. Some of these items are the Create a Sentence, Roll and Read, and Vocabulary
Dominoes from by Back to School Literacy Centers.</span></span></span></div>
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Work on Writing. For the first week we will work on writing a friendly letter.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Does anyone take requests to make literacy centers? I am running out of time and I would gladly pay to have some of the centers made. Please email me at mechele.barrow@gmail.com if you take requests.</span></span><br />
<br />Mechelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05840427942894383788noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344018930008302297.post-8441706482939052452013-07-23T19:00:00.000-05:002013-07-23T19:00:11.387-05:0010 Things I've learned from Teaching {Linky Party}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In August I will start my 21st year in the classroom and here is a list of things I have learned over the years.</div>
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<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">THE WORLD WILL NOT END </span></span><span style="color: red; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: red;"> if everything doesn't get done</span>--</span>
You must make time for yourself and your family. School can and will
consume your life if you let it. A wise teacher once told me that I
could work at school day and night and there would always be something
else to do.<span style="color: red; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> </span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Your attitude is contagious</span></span>.
Students can pick up on your moods. I have found that when I am calm
and soft spoken so are my children. If I am in a good mood and excited
to start my day so are they. </li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Be a team player</span></span>.
Don't work alone. Your school secretary, janitor and lunch staff can
be your best friends. Avoid gossip at all costs! Never say anything
that you don't want everyone else to know. However, keep all things
said to you in confidence.</li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">When you leave at the end of the day have everything prepared for the next</span></span>. Organization will be key. Make sure you have all your materials and copies ready for the coming day. It will happen. You will be out very unexpectedly. Make friends with a teacher on your hall, in your grade. Someone that will help you when you are in a bind. Make sure you return the favor.</li>
<li><b><span style="color: red;">Keep extra copies</span></b>---We always have one child that for some reason doesn't want to go on our field trip and comes to school. I send these extra copies with him to another teachers room for the day. These should be items he/she can work on independently. </li>
<li><b><span style="color: red;">Communication is key</span></b>--Parents want to me informed. Check out what parents are saying about you or your school through social media. This year parents vented concerns over reading homework rather than coming to the teacher. We held a special meeting for the parents and were able to clear up many misunderstandings. </li>
<li><b><span style="color: red;">Develop think skin</span></b>--With social media being so prevalent now, teachers are going to be talked about. Don't let it bother you. Parents are going to say good and bad things about you. </li>
<li><b><span style="color: red;">Stay Positive</span></b>--There will be days when you want to quit. Believe me, I have been there. Just hang in there and it will get better. Think of all the good things you have accomplished.</li>
<li><b><span style="color: red;">It is OK to take a day off work</span></b>---Enough said. Your classroom can go one or two days without you in it. The children will be fine.</li>
<li><b><span style="color: red;">Be flexible</span></b>--Go with the flow and you will be fine.</li>
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I hope we all have a successful start to our school year! Mechelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05840427942894383788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344018930008302297.post-76394593352507075212013-07-22T19:00:00.000-05:002013-07-22T19:00:00.387-05:00Questions about Postcard Exchange????<span style="font-family: inherit;">Good Evening All!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Today has been a whirlwind of activity for me. First a trip to the doctor with my dad, followed by piano lessons for Katie and I ended the evening with riding lessons for Abby. Just 10 more months until I have another licensed driver in my house to help with running around town.</span><br />
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I have received two emails asking if I was going to do our postcard exchange again. Is this something everyone wants to do or do we want to do something else? I will be honest in saying that I am open to new ideas. Do you have any? I want to know what you think. Send me an email (mechele.barrow@gmail.com) and let me know. IF there is enough response I will host a postcard exchange postcard or something other type of exchange.<br />
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I only managed to complete one activity off my to do list. I just revised by Welcome/Informational Brochure that my parents will receive during our Meet-n-Greet in August. Time is tacking away. I only have 21 days left of my summer vacation. How long before you go back?<br />
<br />Mechelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05840427942894383788noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344018930008302297.post-65797911157155737442013-07-21T16:00:00.000-05:002013-07-21T16:00:08.881-05:00Happy SundayHappy Sunday everyone!<br />
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Today it has hit me that I only have 3 weeks until I have to return to work. In four weeks students arrive. WHAT!?! Where has summer gone? I have got to make time to get back into my room and get started.<br />
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So, What did I do today?<br />
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<u><i>First</i></u> I completed the blog hop over at <a href="http://www.theteachingtribune.com/" target="_blank">The Teacher Tribune</a>. I found lost of great resources for back to school. Go check it out. For the next 10 days they will be giving away a prize!<br />
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<i><b>Next,</b></i> I signed up for a pen pal over at <a href="http://teacherideafactory.blogspot.com/2013/07/pen-pal-pair-up-2013-need-partner.html" target="_blank">The Teacher Idea Factory</a>. I can't wait to get started. This will be so much fun! If you want a pen pal Kelley will hook you up!<br />
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<u><i>Next</i></u>, I entered a giveaway over at <a href="http://thesweetestthing623.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Sweetest Thing</a>.<br />
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Mechelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05840427942894383788noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344018930008302297.post-31091147366696233552013-07-09T19:38:00.003-05:002013-07-09T19:38:42.594-05:00Writing Portfolio and Premium Graphics ClubGood Evening All!<br />
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I know that I haven't blogged in some time. I ask that all of you keep me and my family in your prayers as my family is going through some health issues and that is taking most of my time. However, I could not let an opportunity to pass by without letting everyone know how much I have enjoyed the graphics from Mel from Graphics from the Pond. This past year I was able to subscribe to her yearly membership and it was fabulous! Each weekday I had a new graphic set waiting on me in my inbox! <br />
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Tonight I am linking up with Tania from <a href="http://poultneytania.blogspot.com.au/2013/07/premium-graphics-club-linky.html" target="_blank">Mrs. Paultney's Ponderings</a> and telling you about one of my products I created with Mel's graphics.<br />
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Using the lined paper graphics Mel sent out I was able to complete the Writing Portfolio for my classroom for the 2013-2014 school year.<br />
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This is a writing portfolio or writing prompt collection for the entire
school year for 2013-2014. Each prompt is on a single page. My district copies this entire document for each child in my classroom. I place this document in a bind and students work on one page each morning. This does not take the place of my writing workshop.This is used for morning work, it is additional writing practice.<br />
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The collection is broken into months. Each month will come with a table
of contents listing the topic of the writing prompt and if it correlates
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Within each month you will find examples of the following:<br />
*Different types of graphic organizers to complete<br />
*Descriptive or Narrative Paragraph writing from the graphic organizers<br />
*Letter Writing<br />
*Handwriting Practice<br />
*Math Review Practice<br />
*Writing Lists<br />
*Acrostic Poem Writing<br />
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<br />Mechelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05840427942894383788noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344018930008302297.post-46364627320201903562013-06-11T17:54:00.000-05:002013-06-11T17:54:00.278-05:00Talking, Drawing, Writing Book Study {Chpt 1}Better late than never. Right???<br />
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Jennifer with <a href="http://teaching-with-grace.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Teaching With Grace</a> is hosting a book study with this book and I am fortunate enough to get to participate. The challenge for me is how to adapt this for my classroom.<br />
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Chapter 1: Storytelling<br />
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This one seems so easy. All children love to tell stories. They come in telling you of things that has happened in their life, things they have seen. Children even love to make up stories, and tell tales. Children have an imagination, it is time we let them use it more. The authors gives the following suggestions:<br />
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<b>Tell Oral Stories First: </b>Students must be able to tell a story before they even begin to write. Students can tell a partner their story and the partner can listen to see if the story makes sense. At the beginning of the year guidelines would need to be established so that students would be an active listener. <br />
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<b>Share Your Stories:</b> Teachers are also storytellers! Share your stories with the students. Use this time to model how to tell a story. Next year I may even have a fellow teacher come in and model with our class on telling stories with a partner. <br />
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<b>Time for Storytelling:</b> Give students time for storytelling. Give students opportunities for practice.<br />
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Follow along with the book study that Jennifer is hosting. I will be
posting my thoughts on each chapter. I will be catching up with the
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