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Hello! Just a quick jot tonight to share my latest remake of my listening library. QR Codes! I have collected A LOT of books on CD over the years and the baskets of bags aren't very attractive on the counter. Here is a picture from the beginning of the year (before the children got their hands on them!) and before I ordered  more  a lot more from Scholastic. I'm a sucker for new books. It's just overflowing now.  So I'm giving it a makeover. Have you ever used QR codes in your classroom? They are so fun! The kids love to use the iPads and scan and listen to audiobooks. Here's how to get started: Put all the audiobooks onto your computer in .mp3 format. I use Windows Media Player. Insert the CD and open Windows Media Player. Click on Rip Settings, then Format, then choose MP3 Then click Rip CD. Once it's uploaded to your computer, you'll need to get a URL for the QR code. To get that, you'll need to upload the audio file to a file hosting site like  Dropb...

Hi friends! Just a quick jot tonight to share my lesson plans for the week. As I prepare to watch the season finale of The Walking Dead with my yummy dinner of Trix cereal, I thought, "I can post about my fabulous upcoming week and put off thinking about the horrible things that are going to happen on TWD." Like, I don't even want to watch because I just know I'm going to freak out!  Anyway, this week is the week back after Spring Break. And boy did these days fly by! But I am excited to see my kiddos and get back into the swing of things.  Here you go.  \ This week we begin our study of the Human Body. We don't use any one curriculum to teach Science, so we just pull together a couple of different things. We really LOVE all the School House Rock videos about the human body! Here is a YouTube Playlist I made:  We are also on Lesson 25 of Journeys which consists of the following skills: - understanding characters - summarizing - pronoun contractions - synonyms - ou...

Hi y'all! I hope this Monday was fab for you! Today I posted this pic on Instagram and had some questions so I thought I'd share the template I used! Since this week is Read Across America week, I made these shirts for my fellow team members in first grade.  It was so simple and took about 1 hour of my life to design and make all 4. Add in an additional 20 minutes for shopping for the supplies and this was the quickest project I've done in awhile11 First, I bought this Avery Dark Fabric Transfers Found it in the crafts section near the fabric. I also know it can be found near the office supplies with the labels. I got this pack of 5 sheets for about $10 at my local Walmart. You can find it HERE on Amazon for $8.99.  Then I headed over to the men's department at Walmart (because the women's shirts are too fitted!) and searched for some red short sleeve tees. Bought 4 Fruit of the Loom tees for a STEAL at $4.72 each.  Red Short Sleeve T-Shirt Then I just designed the...

Happy Friday Y'all!! It's the last day of Blog Hoppin's Teacher Week 2015. Today's topic is Favorite Subject! I would have to say my favorite subject to teach is READING!! I love to read so I love to share my LOVE of reading with my kiddos. Since I work in a school that isn't required to follow a specific curriculum, I'm free to design my own reading program. We use Journeys as a supplement though and follow the spelling and high frequency words in the curriculum. Why? To be honest, it's just easier! It's already there, each week, ready for us. Another Sanity Saver!! I usually begin each reading mini lesson with a read aloud of a book that showcases our skills for the week. For example, when teaching story structure I may read a fairy tale. I use voices and I'm really animated when I read! Anything to get the students interested in the book. I'm always modeling what good readers should do, so I will stop and talk about what we've read so far....

I am loving Donalyn Miller's book The Book Whisperer !! So many thoughts and ideas are running through my mind while I am reading. I am excited to be linking up with Elisabeth from Literacy and Lattes for this book study!! I'm here today to present Chapter 2: Everybody is a Reader. This chapter has so much good information and made me think! I took so many notes and underlined and starred the margins while I was reading!! I just kept thinking of how it applied directly to me or a student I've taught. That's how I study: Notes everywhere, papers strewn, highlighters, etc. I'm an outliner with bullet points type of girl. So bear with me as I walk you through my summary!! First off, I am a first grade teacher so throughout this book I keep trying to picture my littles in Mrs. Miller's classroom. Her room is MUCH different than mine seeing that her students have a bit more experience with school and reading blocks. My kiddos come directly from Kindergarten, some of...

As teachers we wake up everyday and do one of the hardest jobs in the world: educate the future. Of this, I am always proud. Yes, there are days that I wake up and would give anything to have 60 5 more minutes of sleep but I still sit up and get ready for the day. My littles count on me to be their guide and show excitement! We also have one of the BEST jobs in the world!!  I am once again excited to be linking up with Monica at I Heart Grade 3 for her fabulous summer linky! This week's topic is Proud Accomplishment.  There are so many things I could list as my proud moments! But I would have to say an accomplishment of which I am most proud is my Renaissance Learning Master and Model Certification. I am an avid Accelerated Reading teacher. I love how it motivates children to read, when used correctly in the classroom. I love how it tracks data and reading and allows the teacher to know exactly how well children are reading and where they may need help. It really is a powerfu...