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We are so excited for summer! We will be spending a lot of time with our baby - at the beach, going on walks, and just hanging out at the house. It's so nice to have some time to recharge once the school year is done. <br />
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We will also both be teaching some summer school for a few weeks. Many other teachers we know work as summer school teachers, camp counselors, and tutors during their summer months. We have several resources that are very helpful for teaching during the summer. <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Summer-School-Getting-to-Know-You-702762">Summer School Getting to Know You</a> has lots of writing activities to help students adjust to summer school. <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Summer-School-Routines-and-Games-727198">Summer School Games and Routines</a> has suggestions for carpet time activities, as well as a couple art and Fourth of July resources. We also have a <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Summer-School-Bundle-727227">Summer School Bundle</a> with both of these products. <br />
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Whatever you are doing this summer, we hope that you had a wonderful time!Joe and Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02071889291677559752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3870020165675159778.post-35997610847898990162014-04-30T06:30:00.001-07:002014-04-30T06:30:10.603-07:00Exploring 3-D Shapes<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhv3MS8dDSx565Enkmf8o2WmpzHc6I99NxtJswbkGV8uJotVKRvWoI4xvjQFKZTpx-yTcJZ3zgWixsSZ107WQNDcRfhqz1hNAohY-N9zFjaZEIZTNfbdJnZRqk169O59NU6y6li0bylM/s640/blogger-image-1699598636.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhv3MS8dDSx565Enkmf8o2WmpzHc6I99NxtJswbkGV8uJotVKRvWoI4xvjQFKZTpx-yTcJZ3zgWixsSZ107WQNDcRfhqz1hNAohY-N9zFjaZEIZTNfbdJnZRqk169O59NU6y6li0bylM/s640/blogger-image-1699598636.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We started a new geometry unit in math and the kids love investigating these shapes. It has been interesting to see how their "math talk" has improved since the beginning of the year too. It was definitely helpful to let them play with the manipulatives for a couple of minutes so they could get it out of their systems. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>Joe and Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02071889291677559752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3870020165675159778.post-51703829885141460692014-04-19T22:47:00.000-07:002014-04-19T22:47:10.359-07:00Happy Earth Day!<br />
We are getting ready to celebrate Earth Day in our class. It's so important to teach children the importance of caring for the planet!<br />
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We love using our <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Open-House-Survival-Kit-628638">"Open House Survival Kit"</a> to make Open House flow smoothly. There are many different resources that help students reflect on their year and what they have accomplished. Students seem to really like creating their own maps of the classroom and planning out what parts of the classrooms they will show their visitors. The activities in this resource are simple but practical, so check it out if you need help getting ready for your Open House. Good luck!Joe and Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02071889291677559752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3870020165675159778.post-24198808289861382782014-03-16T22:01:00.001-07:002014-03-16T22:03:55.771-07:00Leprechauns!!!Did any leprechauns visit your classroom for St. Patricks day? Our class made traps hoping that they would catch one.<br />
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There were so many creative leprechaun traps this year. Students used l kinds of different materials for making them, and they went all out with their decorating. They used shamrocks, rainbows, and of course, gold to draw in the leprechauns. </div>
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Here is our new <i>Winter Acrostic Poetry Bundle</i>. This bundle features three of our popular acrostic poem holiday products: <i>Christmas Poetry Packet, New Year's Poetry Packet,</i> and <i>Valentine's Day Poetry Packet. </i>Buying these products as a bundle is a great way to save some money on these products.<br />
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We recommend doing one or two acrostic poems with your class whole group so that students can see how to brainstorm words for their acrostic poems. After that, students will probably get the hang of acrostic poems and be able to write more acrostic poems independently. You might even like to put multiple poems together into packets for early finishers to work on. Happy writing!Joe and Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02071889291677559752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3870020165675159778.post-31226277564534628082013-11-30T18:51:00.002-08:002013-11-30T18:51:28.389-08:00Cyber Monday Sale!It's that time of year! Thanksgiving has ended, and the countdown to Christmas has started. We are celebrating by having HUGE sales on all of our items. Check out our TpT store or TN store for big savings from now until Tuesday. Happy Holidays!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Joe and Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02071889291677559752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3870020165675159778.post-75992250804441160852013-11-21T17:07:00.000-08:002013-11-30T18:41:27.356-08:00Plant Time<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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So today I set up this light system and showed it to my students when they walked in the door. "What do you think that this is?" I asked them. Then I had them write down their responses in their journals. You never know what first graders are going to say, and somehow a lot of my kids decided that we were going to keep a guinea pig underneath the light. </div>
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Later, I had to break the news to them that we were not going to have a guinea pig (sad faces), but we would have a new place to grow plants indoors (happy faces). We had a great time prepping the growing medium and planting the seeds. We have 18 different plants that we will be growing, from Easter Egg radishes to Chinese cabbage. After the seedlings germinate and outgrow their plugs, we will take them to the greenhouse to "harden off." Finally, we will transplant them into our garden planter box and eat some tasty veggies when it's all said and done. It should be a fun winter and fall! Maybe we will get a guinea pig in the spring</div>
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<br />Joe and Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02071889291677559752noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3870020165675159778.post-85892266904872553082013-10-27T19:43:00.001-07:002013-11-30T18:41:42.457-08:00Sustainable Energy Science Projects<div>
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Our class had the fortunate opportunity to be a part of a sustainable energy event a few weeks ago. There were solar power displays, green building companies, and even an electric car show!<br />
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Classes from local elementary schools also displayed projects. Our first grade class presented our hydropower water wheels that we made. We showed how we could use water as a clean energy source, and talked about hydroelectric generators. I know, a lot for first grade, right? We had a great time at the event and learned a lot about helping the environment. </div>
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We saw so many pumpkins at the pumpkin farm today! We learned all about different varieties and the life cycle of a pumpkin. </div>
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Teaching can be stressful, and having a messy room seems make it a million times more stressful. Before the students came back to school this year, I did some major organizing. I got rid of a lot of old things in my cabinets that the previous teacher had left. It was really hard when my room kept getting messier from pulling out stuff from the depths of my storage space. However, when I finally got rid of it, it felt great! Also, I used a bunch of old storage tubs from a teacher who just retired (thanks Neal!). Then I labeled the tubs and stored seasonal items and various supplies in them when I was finished my room felt so much better. Now lets see how long I can keep it clean...<br />
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Joe and Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02071889291677559752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3870020165675159778.post-51378257867545753522013-08-14T19:55:00.001-07:002013-11-30T18:42:18.865-08:00Greetings from Hawaii!We have had a great summer! The highlight has definitely been a family trip to the island of Kauai. Beaches, pools, shaved ice, and beautiful sights everywhere. Next week we go back to school, but we are so grateful for these wonderful summer memories.<br />
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We love summer! After a long year of working in the classroom, there's nothing like the freedom of summer. Sleeping in, camping trips, reading books, going to the beach...the list goes on. </div>
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We just added another summer math product! <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Surf-Shack-Summer-Math-Second-Grade-Common-Core-724723">Surf Shack Summer Math: Second Grade</a> is our new common core aligned way to help students practice math this summer! It focuses on 8 different second grade CCSS math standards.<br />
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This product has a similar feel to our original <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Surf-Shack-Summer-Math-First-Grade-Common-Core-709940">Surf Shack Summer Math</a> for first grade. However, the concepts are more challenging, and include regrouping, expanded form, graphing, comparing, word problems, and more. There are also math tools, such as number lines, tens frames and 120 charts. It also has original beach art that kids love. Come ride the math wave at the surf shack!</div>
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<br />Joe and Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02071889291677559752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3870020165675159778.post-15170449853856814812013-06-01T14:17:00.001-07:002013-06-01T14:17:47.143-07:00New Pinterest Collaborative BoardsWe love Pinterest for all of it's great ideas and products. As sellers on TpT and Teacher's Notebook, Pinterest is a great way to new materials to others. Many of you know that collaborative pinning boards are good places for posting products for others to see.<br />
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There are many collaborative boards that we belong to, and it's neat to see all of the cool items that get shared. We recently decided to start our own collaborative Pinterest boards.<br />
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The first one is called "<a href="http://pinterest.com/jkirsch/speech-and-special-ed/">Speech an Special Ed.</a>" It's not just for speech pathologists and special education teachers, it's for ANYONE who has resources or ideas relating to these areas.<br />
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The other board is called "<a href="http://pinterest.com/jkirsch/education-and-technology/">Education and Technology</a>." As the name suggests, it's a board for pinning products about all things related to technology. <br />
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Follow these Pinterest boards if you want to see the cool material that is being pinned. If you would like to join as a collaborative pinner, just leave your Pinterest URL in the comments section below :)Joe and Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02071889291677559752noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3870020165675159778.post-31899517700637213972013-05-27T10:51:00.002-07:002013-05-27T10:51:27.180-07:00Flash Freebie!We are having our first flash freebie! Our new "Surf Shack Summer Math" for first grade will be free for a short time this evening.<br />
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Details to come on our Facebook page!<br />
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