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December 2011 - Posts
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Christina from Sea Bear's Kindergarten gave me the Liebster Blog Award for new bloggers! I looked it up: Liebster is a German word meaning favorite or beloved , and the award is given to up-and-coming bloggers with less than 200 followers. Well, this Read More...
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Kristen from Teeny Tiny Teacher and Hadar at Miss Kindergarten are having an 11 in 11 linky party! Yes, this is my third linky party in 2 days, but heck, it's fun stuff, and it's a great opportunity to reflect and grow. Plus, did I mention it was fun? Read More...
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I'm a sucker for a linky party, and there are a lot going on right now. I suppose it's because most of us are on vacation and have a little more time to do fun things like blogging! Also, its a time of year where people tend to reflect and set new goals. Read More...
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Fern Smith is having a linky party on her blog, Fern Smith's Classroom Ideas! Not only is this a great opportunity to reflect my own year's blogging, but it's also a chance to reflect on lots of other blogs and what's successful in the blogging world! Read More...
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Taken on "Dress Like an Elf" day, December 23, 2011. According to Norad Santa Tracker, Santa is someplace in South America. My house is clean and the food prep is ready for tomorrow. The gifts are all wrapped, and my daughter and I opened our traditional Read More...
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Finally, the last day of school before vacation is finally tomorrow. We'll be spending the morning writing Thank you notes, and designing 2012 calendars, but I'll be giving the kids some time for playing strategy games. Some of the games are not easy Read More...
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Well, since our class "Winter Party" is scheduled for Thursday, and we still have school on Friday, guess what the kids are doing Friday morning! We're writing Thank you notes! At our class party, each child will be giving a gift to the class. I will Read More...
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My brain is in need of a vacation! We're working all the way up to the 23rd of December. The kids are totally fried and aren't getting much done at all. I'm working hard to keep things fun and keep them interested in what's going on, but I feel like I'm Read More...
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Do you have students who use apostrophes for everything that ends in s? I remind my kids to think if the apostrophe works as a band aid or a lasso. If it doesn't, it's not needed. I don't claim the band aid story. My students gave it to me, but it sure Read More...
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As I was reading The Night Before Christmas , I remembered there are some great examples of similes in there. It just so happens that similes are in the future for my students. Feel free to try some on your own with my Christmas Simile Freebee. You'll Read More...
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Here in New Hampshire, we have a really cool activity in the month of November. Children (K - 3) from all over New Hampshire get to vote for the Ladybug Picture Book Award ! I'm not sure how it's done in the other schools in New Hampshire, but in my school, Read More...
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I have some reasons to celebrate. In the last week, I have past 300 Facebook Fans, and over 800 Twitter followers! Naturally I'm pretty excited about that, so I thought I'd celebrate by giving you this freebie I did with my class today! Click my cover Read More...
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Last week I went to a two day training period for DIBELS Next. DIBELS Next is an assessment program for early readers. It stands for Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills. We learned how to deliver every part of the test for every level. Typically Read More...
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I can honestly say the hardest part of this holiday season is trying to decide which holiday ideas to use in my classroom. Between Thanksgiving and Christmas, there are exactly 20 school days. (Yes, we go all the way to the 23rd!) There are a whole lot Read More...
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