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SMARTinfirsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09228599233641558025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299726559699540393.post-86709374094083277372016-02-16T12:51:00.002-08:002016-02-16T12:52:42.912-08:00Presidents, Shadows and a FreebieKindergarten talked a lot about being president today and decided that they would absolutely be up for the job! The White House would be totally fun with a pool and bowling alley. The president gets to eat whatever he wants and has a maid! Making decisions for the country would be easy too. The President just has to take care of the people and do his best. The President gets to be in charge of the whole United States and can make everyone be nice and friends. Making sure that everyone has enough food seemed to be our biggest priority. Wouldn't it be great if it was just that easy?<br />
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Here are some presidential promises in their own words. Thanks to a colorfulclassroom@blogspot.com for the template.<br />
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We spent the beginning of the month discussing the groundhog and shadows. We used this easy light experiment to learn about the scientific method and to learn about how shadows are created.<br />
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The class was able to make hypotheses about what light would and would not pass through and then after drawing their conclusion could explain how a shadow was created when light went around an object. And who doesn't love to use a flashlight?!<br />
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<br />SMARTinfirsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09228599233641558025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299726559699540393.post-80501782104870335842015-11-16T12:08:00.000-08:002015-11-16T12:08:43.538-08:00Feeling Blessed!There have been many changes for us this year and we have been quite busy, but I am finally at a point where I can sit down each week and blog. As I am sitting here I am overwhelmed by how many ways I am thankful.<br />
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The first is that I am composing this post on our fabulous new blog design! Yay! Tenille at Designs by Tenille was terrific to work with and we are so happy with our final results! <br />
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The second, I have moved to kindergarten this year and although I miss working next to Erin and being with my first grade team, I am so happy with my move. Kindergarten is truly a reminder of why I became a teacher. My kiddos come in every morning with a smile on their face and a story to tell. They are so excited to learn EVERYTHING and SO PROUD when they are able to share what they know with the class or do a project that looks kinda sorta like it is supposed to! It just makes me smile sitting here. I love that they feel so good about themselves and are so kind to each other. It warms my heart.<br />
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I am also very blessed to have wonderful teachers working with my own children. I just finished their parent teacher conferences and am so excited for them. I know looking at their work that they are learning and growing academically, but after meeting their teachers, I know they are growing as little people too. They know them. They know what makes them happy. They know their strengths and they are willing to take the time to help them where they need a little more help. They are helping them be part of a learning community and teaching them that they are valued! SO blessed!<br />
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<br />SMARTinfirsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09228599233641558025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299726559699540393.post-42850952928068895162014-09-28T19:39:00.000-07:002014-09-28T19:39:48.523-07:00Working With WordsIf you are like us, you know how hard it is to fit everything in and how important it is to make use of the small bits of time in your day before transitioning to something new. It is our goal this year to make those moments meaningful and fun. One of the ways we are doing this is with independent word work activities that are quick and enjoyable for the students.<br />
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This week we are linking our real and nonsense short i word work with Manic Mondays at Classroom Freebies. This is a simple no prep activity that has students practicing short vowels and blending words. We hope you can use it in your rooms! Click on the cover to give it a try. :) We will be posting the entire bundle of short vowels in our store soon.<br />
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One of the other activities that we have been using and found successful is our short vowel whiteboard mat activity. If your first graders are like ours, they love to get out the dry erase markers and whiteboard to practice anything from handwriting to math facts. This activity allows them to use the dry erase markers and practice their short vowel chunks in the process. They are so simple to prepare, just copy and laminate. The pages wipe clean with a paper towel! In this short a set, there are activities to practice writing the words and using them in sentences. Our students love them! You can check them out by clicking the cover.<br />
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<br />SMARTinfirsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09228599233641558025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299726559699540393.post-26389544461543629972014-09-21T20:29:00.001-07:002014-09-21T20:29:18.660-07:00Space Case!Well, this week's class meetings are all about Space. No, not the planets, but the need to have some room! I have a little guy at home who loves to snuggle and cuddle so I do understand those little friends in our rooms that love to hold their best buddy's hand or have a need to whisper in someone's ear rather than just speak in a low voice. This week is all about teaching these kiddos that not everyone feels comfortable with someone in their space. It all ties in with our lessons on respect. We need to be thoughtful and conscious of what other people need. We have used this wonderful book for several years now and it is great for sparking discussion and coming up with ways to nicely tell a friend that they are in your space. You can click the pic to find it on Amazon.<br />
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This year we are also using this great graphic organizer that Erin made. Very simple, but a great way to check for understanding. You can click on the pic for your own copy. We are also linking up with Manic Mondays at Classroom Freebies so after you grab your Personal Space freebie you can visit there and find some other great freebies! <br />
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We are going to try this blogging thing again. We both had some difficulties last year that kept us from our blog, but the start of a new school year has inspired us to give blogging another chance. We are back to work and feeling inspired and excited to begin again in so many more ways than just our little blog and school. We are hoping to share that excitement and our eagerness for new beginnings with you in future posts! <br />
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This year, we are beginning a new structure for our reading groups and are concentrating on making some great easy activities to practice skills that don't require a lot of prep time. We don't know about you, but our school requires A LOT of testing and data during these first weeks of school so we have come up with these fun little activities to keep the kiddos busy and engaged while we do some individualized assessing.<br />
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The first are Erin's roll and color sight words. Now, we don't know a first grader that doesn't love dice and if you are brave enough to hand them a set of markers, they are happy as clams. :)<br />
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<br />SMARTinfirsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09228599233641558025noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299726559699540393.post-91765793034275427312014-02-10T08:36:00.002-08:002014-02-10T08:36:56.463-08:00Plenty of Place Value!<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> After what has seemed like nothing but snow days,
we finally had a full day of school and a regular schedule. It has been
CRAZY 'round here. <span style="font-size: large;">Our <span style="font-size: large;">kiddos</span></span>
don't know if they are coming or going. "Will there be reading today?"
or "Are we starting at writing time" and "Should I go to math or are we
staying here." <span style="font-size: large;">We are</span> soooo tired of snow and
snowdays and delays! AHHHHHHH! At this rate we will be here until
July! (We are already pretty close!) Our one hundredth day won't be
celebrated until February 19th<span style="font-size: large;">...</span></span> <span style="font-size: x-small;">crazy</span> <br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Any<span style="font-size: large;">way<span style="font-size: large;">, as I said<span style="font-size: large;">, we did have a full day today a<span style="font-size: large;">nd we spent a good part <span style="font-size: large;">of it on <span style="font-size: large;">place <span style="font-size: large;">value. Wi<span style="font-size: large;">th so many inter<span style="font-size: large;">ru<span style="font-size: large;">ptions to our <span style="font-size: large;">sc<span style="font-size: large;">hedule our kiddos are taking a little <span style="font-size: large;">longe<span style="font-size: large;">r getting <span style="font-size: large;">pla<span style="font-size: large;">ce value s<span style="font-size: large;">kills <span style="font-size: large;">down so we have been supplementing instruction with lo<span style="font-size: large;">ts of fun game <span style="font-size: large;">and <span style="font-size: large;">activities to keep them interested and learning. <span style="font-size: large;">F<span style="font-size: large;">riday we bo<span style="font-size: large;">th used Erin's Ally the All<span style="font-size: large;">igator<span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Packet</span>. The cla<span style="font-size: large;">sses loved <span style="font-size: large;">alligator</span> war! Here <span style="font-size: large;">are some pics of the fun!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<br />SMARTinfirsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09228599233641558025noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299726559699540393.post-88154076760908099272013-12-01T17:47:00.000-08:002013-12-01T17:47:19.123-08:00Favorite Christmas Stories and Our First Sale!<span style="font-size: large;">Hi Everyone!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We hope you had a nice relaxing Thanksgiving. We can hardly believe that December is here! We got to <span style="font-size: large;">hang our lights and our spunky holid<span style="font-size: large;">ay penguins up ou<span style="font-size: large;">tsid<span style="font-size: large;">e <span style="font-size: large;">o<span style="font-size: large;">ur rooms while we had a b<span style="font-size: large;">reak during conferences. It looks so colorful and festive!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span> We <span style="font-size: large;">are excited to return to school and <span style="font-size: large;">see al<span style="font-size: large;">l of the<span style="font-size: large;"> other </span>wonderful hallway decoration<span style="font-size: large;">s and all the smiling face<span style="font-size: large;">s. Everyone just seems to have<span style="font-size: large;"> a little more swing in their s<span style="font-size: large;">tep <span style="font-size: large;">during the holidays</span>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span> This is<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>our favorite time of year. We just love the magical feeling in first grade as the students are anxiously waiting for Santa's arrival AND we get to enjoy some of our favorite stories! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This year we are able to read <span style="font-size: large;">some</span> of our favorite books as part of our LA curriculum and have been putting together some fun retelling packets to help our students with their reading skills. You can find them all in our store. I am sure we will be adding more as we go along! We are s<span style="font-size: large;">o enjoying making them<span style="font-size: large;"> and <span style="font-size: large;">can't wait to share them wi<span style="font-size: large;">th our kiddos!</span></span></span></span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And now, our <span style="font-size: large;">BIG NEWS</span>! We are joining with TPT for the<b> Cyber Monday and Tuesday sale</b>. We are so excited to throw our first sale and equally excited to shop!!!! You can go to our store by clicking on the sale button below created by the amazing Krista Wallden at Creative Clips. </span><br />
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<br />SMARTinfirsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09228599233641558025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299726559699540393.post-18437296844885238272013-11-17T06:34:00.001-08:002013-11-17T07:18:35.701-08:00WHooooo's Been Busy in First Grade and a freebie!<span style="font-size: large;">We have been busy in first grade finishing up our Nocturnal Animal <span style="font-size: large;">U</span>nit while beginning our Circle Story Unit and squeezing some Native Americans and Pilgrims in when we get the chance. I don't know about you, but I am ready for some Thanksgiving Break. Time to relax and get my shopping on!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anyway, I wanted to share with you the owl anchor chart we used. I got the general idea for the anchor chart over at The First Grade Parade. Cara made the cutest bat with her kiddos and I adapted it for our owl discussion. You can find her chart <span style="color: magenta;"><a href="http://thefirstgradeparade.blogspot.com/search/label/bats" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is how our owl turned out. Note that some of us had more schema coming in than others. One of my little girls was so proud to tell me that "Owls can't cook! It true!" :-) I just LOVE first grade! Well after reading Owls b<span style="font-size: large;">y <span style="font-size: large;">Gail Gibbons, we <span style="font-size: large;">know everything there is to know about <span style="font-size: large;">owls. You can fin<span style="font-size: large;">d the packet we used to <span style="font-size: large;">accompany the <span style="font-size: large;">book</span> below.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> When we were finished with our owl, the class wanted to make little mice running away from the owl before he made them dinner! While we were busy learning about owls in our reading classes, our art teacher was teaching <span style="font-size: large;">the <span style="font-size: large;">first graders</span></span> about warm and cool colors and making beautiful owls to add to our hallway display. They turned out so cool! Don't you love them!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Circle s<span style="font-size: large;">tor<span style="font-size: large;">ies w<span style="font-size: large;">ere introduced this week with If you Give a Dog a Donut. We <span style="font-size: large;">retold the <span style="font-size: large;">story in words and then we <span style="font-size: large;">illustrated what happened and labeled our donut with the pictures to show us that a cir<span style="font-size: large;">cle story ne<span style="font-size: large;">ver ends. They loved it<span style="font-size: large;">! (I got this idea fro<span style="font-size: large;">m a coll<span style="font-size: large;">eague who made a very neat <span style="font-size: large;">re<span style="font-size: large;">telling cookie for her mouse!) </span></span></span></span> We then got to do Erin's <span style="font-size: large;">packet and the<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">y</span> got to get into the cause and effect reading skills in <span style="font-size: large;">other Laura N<span style="font-size: large;">umeroff books</span></span>. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Erin's packet can be found <span style="color: magenta;"><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Laura-Numeroff-Retell-Packet-968780" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And now the freebie. <span style="font-size: large;">This is a math <span style="font-size: large;">freebi<span style="font-size: large;">e we used this week to review related addition and sub<span style="font-size: large;">tract<span style="font-size: large;">ion. It really was telling when I corrected them. This a <span style="font-size: large;">great way to determine who really has a solid grasp on the related facts and who doesn't. <span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We have linked up <span style="font-size: large;">with <span style="font-size: large;">Manic Monday<span style="font-size: large;"> at classroom freebie this week. Don't forg<span style="font-size: large;">et to check <span style="font-size: large;">all</span> the <span style="font-size: large;">ot<span style="font-size: large;">her great ideas lin<span style="font-size: large;">ked up here! H<span style="font-size: large;">ave a great week!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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SMARTinfirsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09228599233641558025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299726559699540393.post-44964574685655947122013-11-11T05:04:00.002-08:002013-11-11T19:25:27.048-08:00Circle Stories and a freebie<span style="font-size: large;">This one is going to be short and sweet. We have been trying to get report cards ready and share all of our information for conferences so we are on brain overload. Our first graders change classes for both Language Arts and Math so there is a lot of coordinating that has to take place before the student's reading teacher can meet with parents for conferences.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We are also introducing a new LA curriculum in <span style="font-size: large;">our</span> district that is theme based. We love all of the great books we can pull into our instruction and our students are just loving it! Our new unit "circle stories" is starting this week and even with all of the chaos, we are having some fun making some new retelling/comprehension packets for our students. We are also trying to make some cute centers to reinforce the phonics we are working on. Well we started where you would expect with Laura Numeroff and Erin has made this great packet to get us started and focused on the theme.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">W<span style="font-size: large;">e</span></span> decided not to fight the excitement and work with it today. We made torn paper monsters and wrote about them. They turned out So Cute! <span style="font-size: large;">We</span> used to give <span style="font-size: large;">the</span> students patterns for everything, but have decided that things turn out even better with their personal touch so <span style="font-size: large;">we </span>give them a little guidance and let them go for it. The only thing <span style="font-size: large;">we </span>showed them for these monsters was how to tear the paper without ending up with a really teeny monster. <span style="font-size: large;">We</span> think they did a great job! The writing is still in pro<span style="font-size: large;">gr</span>ess, but <span style="font-size: large;">we</span> wanted to share the monsters with you and show you some pics of the kid<span style="font-size: large;">dos </span>working on their monster stories. We use Step Up to Writing and just love it. You can pick up your copy of the writing packet by clicking the picture. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">AND NOW... we are so excited to show you a preview of our latest packet! We spend the month of November learning about the Native Americans. Our kiddos <span style="font-size: large;">LOVE</span> it! They are so interested and so involved in anything Native American. They get so excited with every new region and tribe they learn about! Well<span style="font-size: large;">,</span> we have just posted the study guide that they will be using this year. We are excited because this is going to make our teaching so organized and easy for our students to follow<span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-size: large;">AND</span></span> we were able to use our own clipart! So fun! If you grab it, let us know what you think! </span></div>
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SMARTinfirsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09228599233641558025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299726559699540393.post-44508029476698467242013-10-21T19:35:00.001-07:002013-10-21T20:02:24.313-07:00Spider Fact or Opinion<span style="font-size: large;">Wow! It was a crazy day today in first grade<span style="font-size: large;"> and I am <span style="font-size: large;">ready to call it a night so this will be short an sweet! </span></span> I don't know if it <span style="font-size: large;">was</span> full moon after shock or many busy weekends, but we were full of energy in my room today! I hardly got a chance to sit down and unfortunately didn't get a chance to take a pic of the scarecrow craftivity and writing I wanted to share with you. I will try to get that done and posted tomorrow. Please take some time to come back and check out that freebie<span style="font-size: large;">! The<span style="font-size: large;">y t<span style="font-size: large;">urned out really cute.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This week we have been working on adjectives. Every year I fool myself into thinking that because my kids have done so well with nouns and verbs, adjectives will be a breeze and... every year...they aren't! So many of them will give me a noun rather than a word to describe it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well this year, it was little easier with the adjective practice that Erin put together. I would like to take credit for any part of this packet, but I can't. Erin was right on top of this. She is very good at breaking a skill down to its parts. You can find the packet here. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This week we will continue talking about our communities and will talk about how small our community is when we look at the world. We'll introduce new vocabulary Earth, continent, countr<span style="font-size: large;">y</span>, state, etc. We be using our My Place in The World packet. You can find it here.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I <span style="font-size: large;">can't b<span style="font-size: large;">elieve it is only Monday! My <span style="font-size: large;">little <span style="font-size: large;">guys were just so full of e<span style="font-size: large;">nergy today. <span style="font-size: large;">I don't know if I can keep<span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-size: large;">up this pace for four more days! <span style="font-size: large;">I a<span style="font-size: large;">m sorry that I h<span style="font-size: large;">ave been such a bad blogger<span style="font-size: large;">, but honestly<span style="font-size: large;"> I keep falling aslee<span style="font-size: large;">p! <span style="font-size: large;">Seriously<span style="font-size: large;">! Waking up in the wee hours of th<span style="font-size: large;">e morning with my lap<span style="font-size: large;">top on my <span style="font-size: large;">lap and a serie<span style="font-size: large;">s of random letters on the screen. I really am <span style="font-size: large;">go<span style="font-size: large;">ing to try to be bet<span style="font-size: large;">ter.<span style="font-size: large;"> To get started on the right foot,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <span style="font-size: large;">w</span>e are linking up with Classroom Freebies for Manic Monday tonight and are offering a freebie from our Reading Response Sheets Packet. All of the sheets can be used with any book and offer both a place to draw and write. We hope you can use them! Our first graders have been using them and even our early emergent readers have found them easy to use. Enjoy!</span><br />
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<br />SMARTinfirsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09228599233641558025noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299726559699540393.post-22153672483737646172013-09-17T18:59:00.000-07:002013-09-28T21:16:02.416-07:00We are still here! Take a Peek at our Classrooms.<span style="font-size: large;">So sorry t<span style="font-size: large;">hat is has been so long si<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">n<span style="font-size: large;">ce</span></span> our last <span style="font-size: large;">blog post. <span style="font-size: large;">I just got so busy and it j<span style="font-size: large;">ust didn't s<span style="font-size: large;">top<span style="font-size: large;">!</span> When I wasn't in school getting ready to start the year, I was at home getting my own little<span style="font-size: large;"> ones prepared and taking them ou<span style="font-size: large;">t to enjoy what was left of summer va<span style="font-size: large;">cation. </span></span></span>We are now into our second full week and <span style="font-size: large;">I am</span> finally feeling like <span style="font-size: large;">I</span> <span style="font-size: large;">can exhale and relax a little. <span style="font-size: large;">We totally missed the <span style="font-size: large;">classroom linky last mo<span style="font-size: large;">nth, but <span style="font-size: large;">both Erin and I</span> wanted <span style="font-size: large;">to gi<span style="font-size: large;">ve you a peek into our <span style="font-size: large;">rooms<span style="font-size: large;">. </span></span></span></span></span></span>I laughed to myself when I sa<span style="font-size: large;">w how <span style="font-size: large;">clean they look because I am falling over kids and crayons all day! :<span style="font-size: large;">)</span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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So, I mentioned before that Erin and I were taking an iPad course. Well...it was AMAZING! We are so excited to use them with our Firsties. We have a whole list of activities we want to try! We are planning a fun welcome back to get our students excited for the new year using iMovie! Stay tuned... we will share it when it is done. <br />
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In the meantime, I have been having a great time with this Doodle Pad App that I downloaded and have been making all kinds of clip art with it. I had been trying to draw with the touch pad on my laptop using my notebook software and it was just so frustrating! Using a stylus to draw has been great. I am still trying to get the hang of it, but it is SO much fun! I have even figured out how to make png files so that there are no backgrounds on the clips! YEAH! Those white boxes drive me CRAZY!<br />
I have many projects in the works. I have just one more story to add to my fairy tale clip art file and have been finishing up a back to school set as well. You can find them in our TPT store soon! To show you what I am working on for phonics, I have a sample from the short vowel bundle that should be finished in time for back to school. I hope you like and can use the clips. I am working to keep improving. :)<br />
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Erin and I are heading to school next week to begin to get our rooms ready and look forward to showing you our classrooms and the way we handle organization and classroom management! I just LOVE going in and getting the room all decorated and ready for my new class. I love when I look around and see all the shiny new tools and bright colored bulletin boards. AHH, I can't wait!<br />
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<br />SMARTinfirsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09228599233641558025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299726559699540393.post-71610499028593063402013-07-22T18:55:00.000-07:002013-09-28T21:18:24.592-07:00Manic Monday Freebie!<span style="font-size: small;">Hello! This is going to be a brief post. Erin and I are busy at an iPads in Education course this week so that we can use iPads in our classroom. We are SO EXCITED and SO TIRED! What a long day, but we are hoping to learn lots of good tips and tricks that we can share with you. :D Right now, we would like to share a freebie with you. We are once again linking up with Manic Mondays. Please pick up our freebie below and hit the Manic Monday button to go and check out the wonderful activities other bloggers have posted. If you do pick up our freebie, please take time to provide feedback and follow our blog. We would LOVE to know what you think. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">We would like to send a big THANK YOU to HOLLY over at Mrs. Ehle's kindergarten for nominating us for a Liebster Award! This just made our day! There was lots of WooHooin' on the phone when we saw it. As new bloggers, it just makes our day when we see a new follower or receive words of encouragement from other bloggers and this award just feels like a hug from a friend.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">After our phone celebration, we had to get down to business. One of the requirements of receiving this award is to tell you 11 things about ourselves. So here it goes...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">1. We teach in a town voted "America's Coolest Small Town" and have been grade level partners for 5 years. we are also lucky to have two other amazing first grade teachers on our team! :D</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">2. We compulsively clean our classrooms when the kids leave so there is not clutter in the morning. We were both very excited to find that there was someone else that didn't think this was at all obsessive compulsive. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">3. We both enjoy watching corny movies like Goonies and Office Space and often quote them when we get tired and silly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">4. We change our bulletin boards a lot. Erin pretends to hate it, but I know she secretly loves it. :D</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">5. Erin is a planner and I come up with my best ideas in the shower while I am getting ready for school. (Erin is a good sport about it though and will roll with it when I show up in her room first thing in the morning with my latest idea.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">6. We are both getting a masters in classroom technology and neither one of us has a Facebook account and we can barely work our iPhones!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">7. We are both Steelers fans as are our parents and siblings, but both of us married fans of other teams (Dolphins and Cowboys) and have not been disowned. :D</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">8. We are both helping to write our district's new Language Arts Curriculum. While taking part in this planning, Erin has taught me the joy of binder organization! :D</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">9. We LOVE picture books and both spend more money than we should on new books for our classrooms. Two of our favorite authors are Chris Van Dusen and Robert Munsch</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">10. We love our SMARTboards and spend lots of time coming up with lessons to use with them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">11. We laugh more than most, but that is because we truly enjoy our jobs and the people we we work with. (Not at all because we are off our nut!) :D</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">...and that is a little bit about us! We hope you will get to know us well as we continue our blog.</span><br />
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<br />SMARTinfirsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09228599233641558025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299726559699540393.post-29933245859931482022013-07-08T19:38:00.000-07:002013-09-28T21:19:16.599-07:00Short Vowel Fun<span style="font-size: large;">Well, we have been blogging and posting our TPT items for a month now and I feel like you don't know a thing about us. Erin and I teach first grade together in the district where I live and graduated from. Our town was actually voted "America's Coolest Small Town" and it is! We feel very lucky to work with such a tight-knit community. This year, we decided that we also wanted to be a part of the blogging community. We feel as if we know so many of you from reading your blogs and feel so appreciative to have been able to use so many of your wonderful ideas. We wanted to pay it forward and share what we have been working on. I have to admit that most of the work this summer has been all Erin. She is a little younger (okay, maybe more than a few years, but if you weren't looking at us you would swear we were the same age! HA!) anyway, she doesn't have children to chase yet, so while I am running after my children and trying to keep them busy and out of trouble, she has been making some AWESOME games for all of us to share. I am enjoying opening all of them in my emails, but know that someday she will be chasing the kids and I am going to have a lot to live up to! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tonight, we are linking once again with Classroom Freebies. Erin has made some great short vowel packets and has allowed me to share some freebie samples of her work. Please show her some love by commenting and following us on Bloglovin. We will be back to tell you more about ourselves later!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">We are linking up again with Classroom Freebies for Manic Monday! We are so happy that so many of you took advantage of our freebie last week. We appreciate all of your positive feedback and hope you enjoy these free examples from our grammar activity packs that can be found at our TPT store. Please don't forget to leave us a comment and follow us if you like what you see! Have a terrific week!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Welcome to SMART in First! We are so happy to be part of Manic Monday with Classroom Freebies! We are brand new to the blogging world and this is our VERY FIRST LINKY! It has been exciting to be a part of this freebie giveaway with so many great blogs. (Please take time to visit them as well!) We hope you enjoy our short a game. If you like it, please be among our first followers and check out the other short vowel games and packets at our TPT store.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Hi Friends! I hope you are all getting a chance to enjoy some time outside in the sun. The weather here has been alternating between sunny and rainy days. I have been taking advantage of the sun to hit the pool with the kids. We just LOVE summer! My 3yr old ("Spiderman") is learning to swim. He is so proud. I am scared to death. He is a man of no fear...just jumps right it! Stops my heart...I can't turn my head away from him. So much for relaxing. HA!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">While I have been chasing Spiderman, Erin has been busy making some AMAZING short vowel packets. Be sure to check them out. I am in awe of this girl. She knows just how to keep those firsties practicing. LOVE IT! and the clip art is SO CUTE!</span><br />
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<br />SMARTinfirsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09228599233641558025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299726559699540393.post-75810208569537541552013-06-10T07:26:00.002-07:002013-09-28T21:22:46.485-07:00The End is in Sight!<br />
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Would you believe we still have 6 MORE DAYS TO GO <u>AND</u> we have to present an inservice the day after the students are finished?! Can we get a "Whoop Whoop!" <br />
Actually, it is our inservice that has led us here. We were creating so many things for our new LA Curriculum and thought we should share.<br />
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We are believers that first grade teachers need a lot of patience and a little bit of crazy! We are no exception. This year we decided to get another masters, you know, just for fun, in classroom technology. The technology part has been great... the whole school thing... not so much! We have learned everything from what not to say in an email to how to properly read legal documents. It IS fascinating! But, just like in undergrad, after the necessities, comes the fun. This summer we are going to take an iPad course and begin piloting their use with our first graders in the Fall. We look forward to sharing that adventure with all of you.<br />
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For all of you that have started your summer (HA! We know you are all thinking about next year already!), we hope you enjoy your time off with your families and have a great vacation.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hello and welcome to SMART in first. We are two first grade teachers who love using technology in the classroom to create engaging activities for our students and to take them to places they have never been. This blog was created to share this excitement with all of you. Many of our products are created for interactive SMARTboards, but we have also put them in PDF form so that you can use them as workstations or with whole group instruction! We would also be happy to create a notebook for you at your request too. Below are some of the products that we have available at our new TPT store.</span><br />
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