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Lesson Planner: How I Plan and a Chance to Win!

Hey guys! Hope everyone is doing great! A couple of weeks ago, I posted this on Instagram. Always a working lunch...  Many comments were made about how they loved this and wanted to know how I create it. So I thought I'd share! I start with a blank template. I created my lesson planner using (of course!) PowerPoint.  I just inserted a table and made the boxes fit my needs. I added my name and the date. Then I created Month at a Glance pages, months, and then duplicated enough pages to stretch my entire year. The file came to 101 pages, 2 page spread per week.  I also included some blank pages in the back for faculty meeting notes and next year ideas. And then I printed out the entire file, two sided. Ran it through my binding machine, and bound it for the year.  Speaking of binding machines, mine is awesome! I got it at Office Depot. It's a Swingline Pro Click . You can buy the spines and precut paper, too, if you don't want to invest in the machine.  This littl...

Five for Friday! {March 4, 2016}

Hey guys! Happy Friday! I had a very busy week so I'm excited to be linking up with Doodle Bugs Teaching for Five for Friday! My week started on Saturday when I presented at West Baton Rouge Parish Schools Mini LaCUE conference. I presented on creating HyperDocs using Google Docs. You can check out the presentation and work through a first grade HyperDoc {HERE} .  The best part? I got to hang out and catch up with my friend over at Pelicans and Pipsqueaks , Kristi!  She rocked her presentation on QR Codes! I also got to play a game of Breakout Edu which was a lot of fun! A room full of adults trying to unlock 5 different locks whilst rummaging through a librarians stash of seemingly unsuspecting loot.  We eventually solved it (after 44 minutes!) and discovered the culprit behind the missing eBooks on MackinVia. I can see its uses in a middle school or high school classroom in regards to technology. I was trying to think how my 26 first graders would do when told to go loo...