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Sunday, April 28, 2013

Randomness and Teacher Feature


It's Sunday night and like usual I left everything that NEEDED to be done for the last minute. However, before I get to the "to do" list I thought I would blog real quick.  Just a short time ago I was looking at Teacher Pay Teachers to see if my favorite sellers have anything new that I must have.  Well low and behold I put 5 things in my cart before I could blink... OK, I'm exaggerating a bit but it was real quick.
Here is what I have in my shopping cart right now....   I am super duper excited about the Morphology Dictionary: A Student Reference Book of Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots by Ladybug's Teacher Files.  I think that Kristen should have called it "Lorraine's new spelling program" because that is exactly what it is going to be!  I will be sure to blog about this in its own blog post once I print, read, and decide exactly how I am going to use it next year. 

We are finished with state testing.... Thank goodness!  Last Monday (we tested on Tue & Wed) we had a spirit rally.  Some how I was forced volunteered to dance while to 2 of our 4th graders mimic some my dance moves (the students are the one in the pink that is taller then me and the one in the white.  I don't know why I am sharing this because I look totally REDONKULOUS but here's a video clip of us..... I am the short chunky (but adorable) one in the turquoise shirt.  Enjoy!



And now to the Teacher Feature...  Meet my friend and fellow blogger Teresa!

Hi!  I'm Teresa from Confessions of a Teaching Junkie.  I am honored to be a part of this new "Teacher Feature!"  Thanks to my buddy Lorraine for featuring me on her blog!  We have been cyber buddies for many years!  

I have been teaching for 29 years and have taught everything except first and eighth grades.  My heart and passion lie in third and fourth grades, where I have spent most of those years.  I cannot remember ever not wanting to be a teacher.  I grew up loving and playing "School" with my friends and dolls.  My grandmother and aunt were teachers, and that is what I wanted to be too.  I have always wanted to make a difference with kids.  I started out my career teaching in a very low income inner-city school as a bilingual teacher.  I have since moved on to two other districts in Arizona, and continue to do what I love.  I am currently teaching fourth grade and it looks like i will be starting a third/fourth loop next year (hopefully.)

I love learning and am embracing the new Common Core Standards and I'm learning so much about it.  I have been chosen to work on a curriculum writing committee this summer, and I am really looking forward to it.

We are currently working on Time and Data Analysis in my class, so I thought I would share a couple of things I have made for this unit.  The first is my High Flying Time activities.  Each set includes projectable whole group practice, individual independent practice, and a self checking Memory game.  There are three different versions of the file, Time to the Hour and Half Hour (1st Grade,) Time to the Nearest 5 Minutes (2nd Grade,) and Time to the Nearest Minute (3rd-4th Grade.)  You can also get the bundle that includes all three!

     


In keeping with the Springtime Kite Theme,
Here is a Writing FREEBIE for you!


Thanks for getting to know me.
Head on over to my blog to see what fun things my class has been up to lately.


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Thanks again to Lorraine for the feature!

Now to get to my to do list.  Good night my frogilicious friends! Have a super great week!

10 comments:

  1. Morphology went into my cart. Thanks for the tip!

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    1. She hasn't even blogged about it yet but it looks too good to wait for a blog post :)

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  2. You are (by far) the cutest!
    I loved hearing the kids cheer when it was your turn...
    Yep... beloved by many. Just like I thought!

    Happy week ahead, Lorraine...

    Kim
    Finding JOY in 6th Grade

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    1. Awww shucks Kim! You are too sweet! Hope you have an awesome week too!

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  3. aaaa!! Lorraine!!! Thanks so much, I'm so excited you will be able to use it! And I would have loved to call it that name :)

    I loved, loved, loved the video!!!! Your school is awesome!

    Happy new week dear Lorraine :)

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    1. Thanks Kristen! I think you will sell more if you keep your title :) THANK for being a genius :)

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  4. Oh my goodness - how FUN would that have been for your students!!! And, like Kim, I loved hearing the cheers for you!!! And I think we're all going to have a new spelling program next year - I just wrote Kristen tonight and told her I want to use her new resource for spelling - something that is sorely lacking in resources in my room/school/board ...

    Jen
    Runde's Room

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    1. Thanks Jen! I can't wait to use Kristen's program. I love it! Meaningful good spelling programs lack in my school too. Have a super week my friend!

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  5. Love the Teacher Feature! I really enjoy reading all of Teresa's great posts! She is a fantastic teacher!

    Amy
    Eclectic Educating

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  6. Thanks Lorraine for the post, and thanks to Amy too! Love you guys!
    Teresa
    Confessions of a Teaching Junkie

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