tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87704385575332324012024-03-12T17:05:35.811-07:00Kindergarten CastlesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06803889816364505298noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770438557533232401.post-66229016023629386962014-11-28T21:55:00.004-08:002014-11-28T21:55:48.636-08:00SmartBoard for Smart Kinders!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The SmartBoard is an amazing tool inside the classroom. Although not all schools have these amazing resources, you can still use the software Smart Notebook to create and use some fabulous lessons. My go-to place for resources and fun SmartBoard interactive games is through SMART Exchange. If you haven't been, you need to! All the resources are free and many are uploaded by teachers, just like you!<br />
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If you are at home, you can download a free version of SmartNotebook software or purchase the software through SMART. It truly is an amazing tool. I've even brought up my lessons on the computers and use it as a station for kids to use inside the classroom.<br />
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Here's where you can find some of these amazing <a href="http://exchange.smarttech.com/search.html?q=%22kindergarten%22" target="_blank">FREE SmartBoard resources for kindergarten!</a><br />
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If you haven't already, Follow Me here for kindergarten-only blogs, and at <a href="http://www.mycreativekingdom.com/" target="_blank">My Creative Kingdom</a> for more information, freebies and resources! So many places and so many updates! I always give away the first five downloads of products free at My Creative Kingdom, so be sure to follow me! You can also find me at <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/miss-mandy" target="_blank">TPT</a>.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06803889816364505298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770438557533232401.post-60907308978420856302014-10-23T12:50:00.002-07:002014-10-23T12:50:49.962-07:00How do Dinosaurs Go to School FREEBIE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello, All:<br />
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I'm at home sick and between WAKids (kindergarten state assessment) organization and data entry, I decided to upload some fun stuff. So here is my kindergarten-friendly "How do Dinosaurs Go to School?" art craft printable freebie.<br />
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Making art crafts has become a real hobby of mine. With all the assessments we have, and the paper-driven curriculum, I find it necessary to reinvent and differentiate materials with an element of fun and purpose-driven materials.<br />
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My children thrive on arts and crafts, and art is really the heart of teaching - we engage children through their imagination and this is my goal as a kindergarten teacher.<br />
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I hope you enjoy it. I'm off to bed again :)<br />
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You can download the <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/How-do-Dinosaurs-Craft-1514835" target="_blank">FREEBIE HERE</a>.<br />
<a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Miss-Mandy" target="_blank">Find More Crafts HERE</a>.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06803889816364505298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770438557533232401.post-35773279836081262172014-10-18T15:28:00.000-07:002014-10-18T15:28:28.370-07:00Preparing for Kindergarten Child Study – IEPs and 504s!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As a kindergarten teacher, I always want to set children up
for success and ensure they are getting the best learning opportunities and
resources available. Sometimes, what I can offer to 20+ students at one time
just isn’t enough for a student’s needs and that’s when I need to look at child
study. Child Study is a place where I can meet with a team of professionals at
my school to discuss a child’s needs and whether there is a need for an IEP or
504 plan.</div>
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This is my second year in kindergarten and I’ve taken two
children to child study and am taking more in my second year. There are many
reasons to not take a child to Child Study and many reasons that make sense to
take a child to Child Study.</div>
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<b>Some Considerations</b></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Some children aren’t fully developed (at least
in kindergarten) and so these children might just need more time.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Some children’s first experience is kindergarten
and need to learn social skills before further academic interventions can take place.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Some children have little exposure to academic
language, skills and concepts<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Some Considerations
for Going to Child Study<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->You’ve tried multiple teaching methods to reach
this child and there seems to be a lack of understanding either on your part or
the part of the child<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->You’ve used visual, auditory and kinesthetic
movements to communicate with little or no luck<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->You’ve ruled out visual or auditory impairments<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->You need more ideas and collaboration<o:p></o:p></div>
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This article mainly will focus on ways to document and
prepare for Child Study. As you can see there are many reasons to wait on going
to child study and many reasons to go ahead and go to child study. It is my
belief that I need to find a good balance. I believe in giving children time to
develop, but I also want to be proactive – a proactive society leads to less
problems. The reasons are yours and documentation can never hurt. When in
doubt, document, document, document.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Documentation has been the toughest part of my day. In
kindergarten, one day seems like a week to me. My memory evaporated the minute
I became a kindergarten teacher! I’m just not one of those who can remember
anything anymore because snotty noses, untied shoes and lost backpacks or
jackets are the constant concerns of my kindergartners and then become my
concern. SO, here’s a method that has worked well for me and one I’m
implementing now to help me take a child to Child Study bat our school.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">TAKE PICTUERS! <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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It seems so simple, but it has made my life so much easier!
As stated, I have a terrible memory. This might not work for everything, but
for learners who may have a slight delay, this works great! If I take a
picture, I can review it later and write the commentary. Otherwise, I might not
remember based on my memory alone since if I write a note (it usually gets
lost) or I just don’t have time to write the note. It also proves and shows
others some of the problems you might be facing! This is also great for parents
who do not understand some of the issues you might be facing – perhaps this is
their first child and they don’t see the delay or issue or they just see a
different side of a kiddo at home. This way, you can collaborate and work with
parents by presenting the facts and helping eliminate emotion from the
situation.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">ORGANIZE AND DATE IT!<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Inside a folder or binder include copies of emails sent to
parents and the number of contacts. Also include any reprimands or anecdotal
notes WITH dates. Dates with photographs and notes are equally important. Also
include the place where you documented the behavior. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">BEHAVIOR PLANS</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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I have a solid behavior plan in place that allows me to
track behavior over a long period of time and at what time of day undesirable
behavior is being exhibited. For example, I use a 10-frame and ask children to
score themselves out of 10 for how many points they earned for different parts
of the day – writing, math, specialist, reading, etc. I keep these records and
then can show with notes at what times of the day “Johnny,” is struggling.
Because children score themselves and it is collaborative, there usually isn’t
any argument. It is also a positive spin on behavior – children are empowered
and self-motivated. To learn more, you can click <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/K-6-Positive-Behavior-Rubric-10-Frame-Behavior-Tracking-1440470" target="_blank">HERE</a> to see my product on TPT.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">BE SUCCESSFUL<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Organization is the key to being successful. You can find
all the documents I use to track and document student progress for IEP and 504
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06803889816364505298noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770438557533232401.post-30338037867734931562014-09-22T22:17:00.005-07:002014-09-22T22:17:44.223-07:00Kindergarten Clues - Weekly Tip<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello, All!<br />
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Kindergarten is a world of its own. It's about meeting the demands of overwhelming curriculum, and helping children develop life-long coping and social skills. In my school, most of the kindergarteners haven't been to school before and need to learn how to read, write and recognize their name. They need to learn how to hold a pencil and all the while, adjust going to school for a full day. There's no naps and all of a sudden, they're expected to ask before going to the restroom or getting a drink of water. That's a huge change and a lot of new expectations!<br />
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Lately, as I reflect on what my kindergarteners go through, I'm determined to maximize my time with them, help them feel safe and successful. This means, I need to think of how I can maximize my time to the best of my abilities. One of the ideas I had this week was one I wish I thought of earlier. It's the simplest solution, but one that saves me sooo much time!<br />
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I used to spend hours per week writing each child's name on their papers in highlighter so kids could practice writing their name. And, now that we've adopted some pretty paper-heavy curriculums, I just don't have the hand-strength to write all those names down for 5-8 papers per day. So, I developed a PDF that is editable. All you have to do is write their name at the top of the paper once, and the other lines are filled in for you. This means there's two lines of dashed-line practice, an open-box format for practicing proper letter formation and an empty line at the bottom for students to write their name independently. I print a master copy of each of my student's names once.<br />
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Here's the KINDERGARTEN CLUE: I copy them on the back of all of my assignments by using the bypass feature on our school copy machine. For example, I have one folder of all student names printed from the PDF. Then, I print 20 copies of the assignment (I have 20 students), such as a coloring sheet. I feed the coloring sheets through the bypass feature. On our copy machine that means it is face-down and the top of the paper is facing toward the machine. I place the names in the copy machine and make one copy. This prints the names on the back of all of my assignments (coloring sheets).<br />
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I've created three different name writing PDFs. There's a <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Editable-First-Last-Name-Writing-Practice-PK-1-1438725" target="_blank">regular-sized print editable PDF</a> for first and last name practice for more advanced kids or toward the end of kindergarten; there's an editable PDF that has a <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Editable-First-Name-Writing-Practice-PK-1-1451689" target="_blank">larger font for writing their first name</a> for the middle of the year and an <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Editable-Extra-Large-First-Name-Writing-Practice-PK-1-1461633" target="_blank">extra extra large editable PDF</a> for the beginning of the year and practice writing their first name. You can find these editable PDFs <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Editable-Extra-Large-First-Name-Writing-Practice-PK-1-1461633" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br />
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KINDERGARTEN CLUE BENEFITS:<br />
1. If the benefits aren't already obvious, I can tell you that it saves me tons of time from having to write each child's name a million times a day!<br />
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2. Secondly, children practice writing their name on EVERYTHING! Most of my children need this extra practice and may not be able to read their own name yet, let alone write it on their own.<br />
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3. Thirdly, I don't lose papers! I can tell who has the assignment and I don't have to hunt for who has their assignment turned in and who does not have it completed. This holds all children accountable.<br />
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HOW I USE IT DAILY:<br />
In our class, we write in a <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/K-1-Primary-Monthly-Journal-Mega-Pack-Set-1-1256897" target="_blank">daily journal</a> and this journal is posted in the hallway on a large brad. The brad holds the journal up and each day or week I add the different journal assignments to the board to keep from having to update the bulletin board throughout the year. This way, it updates itself! Also, by printing the name on the back, you can really see their handwriting progress just in the way they form and write their letters. Since we use Journeys as our ELA curriculum, I can see how their letter formation has changed. We've learned how to write letters A-E. In the beginning, children were writing lower case "a's" in their name by writing a circle and a line. Now, children do it the Handwriting Without Tears (TM) way by writing a "magic c, bump and down!" Now, I can watch them grow and don't have to lose their work!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06803889816364505298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770438557533232401.post-57762585309525952582014-09-09T17:17:00.003-07:002014-09-09T17:21:05.223-07:00Handwriting Help - Editable PDF<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well, in our school district, we started kindergarten yesterday! We meet with all of our parents for the first week (3 days of school) and then we start for a full day and go for an entire week. We had some tears, many laughs and some sleepy ones :) BUT, I hope they all left today and yesterday feeling like kindergarten is their place to be and a great place to meet and make friends! I think we ended well - we ended by playing with play-doh. I think this always ends a day well - whether you're in kindergarten or a kindergarten teacher!<br />
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One of the ways I make the first days easier in kindergarten, is having their names written out and ready to go on their tables. It takes me forever to write all their names in highlighter, and so I created this editable PDF that has the font embedded. All I have to do is type out each name once in this editable PDF, save the document, print once and file. There's enough for 30 different students. I print this double-sided with coloring sheets. This way, I also don't have to determine who owns which coloring sheet! It's already there, and kids can practice writing their name. This is so important when most kindergarteners can't write their name. Some don't know their ABCs, or the sounds either. That's okay! We're here to teach them that. <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Editable-Name-Writing-Practice-PK-1-1438725" target="_blank"><b>CLICK HERE</b></a> to download what I use as a time-saving resource! No more writing out in highlighter (if you don't want to!) <b>There's also a rubric for BONUS!</b><br />
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Happy planning!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06803889816364505298noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770438557533232401.post-87602134391901218192014-09-06T14:19:00.003-07:002014-09-06T14:19:43.775-07:00OSMO - Kindergarten Technology<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Technology is a huge part of our kiddos world and a great motivator in the classroom. It's part of their culture, and instantly increases engagement. After securing an iPad through Donor's Choose and an interactive projector, I found this nugget of amazingness! It makes the iPad even more interactive by providing direct feedback with regular manipulatives.<br />
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The app I'm most interested in using with this is the Tangram App and the Words App. In the Tangram app, kindergarteners make the shapes on the screen from wooden tangram pieces. The camera attachment (OSMO) detects whether the shape was built correctly and "dings." I'm amazed!<br />
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The Words App allows children to build words either competitively or cooperatively. This is advanced for many of my kindergartners, but would be great for many of my quick learners toward the middle and end of the year.<br />
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From now until September 9th, the package of three games, with manipulatives and the OSMO are 50% off! <a href="https://www.playosmo.com/?r=6615532354666496" target="_blank">Please click this LINK</a>, so I can receive credit from your purchase. Why do this? Well, why not? If I'm purchasing it for my classroom, I might as well earn back some of the money I just spent :)<br />
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Click the Video below to see a preview of this amazing product. I just purchased mine today and can't wait to share it with my kindergartners!<br />
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Our School is adopting Journeys for our ELA curriculum and
it’s amazing! However, the books they’ve given us are flimsy – to say the very
least. My kindergartners will bite, digest and eat them before the first day is
finished! So, I thought I would come up with a way to laminate some of them to
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Peal off the laminate on the left side of the book. Place your book’s spine in the middle and
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the book into the cover. I used my fingernail to smooth out the surface, but
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One of my favorite books for the first day or in the first few days of school is "The Kissing Hand," by Audrey Penn. We usually read the book and talk about what they do when they miss their family or loved ones and are away from them. I think it's like group therapy! In kindergarten, most of my kiddos are not used to being away from family for an entire day. Even children who are used to daycare, have hardly experienced the structure a full day kindergarten brings.<br />
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Below is a craft that I created to help my children engage and think about what they do to make the day smoother for them. At the same time, children can share what works for them and it helps them to know they are not the only ones missing home. Besides, the cutting and pasting gets their minds off their sadness.<br />
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I don't know about you, but rubrics are at the forefront of my mind - perhaps this is weird - but it just stems from my United Way background. It's also a huge part of our new teacher evaluation systems. It was at United Way that I first truly learned the importance of Evidence Based Practice. I want to know that the progress I'm making with kids has something to do with a reliable measuring tool and effective teaching strategies. Of course, there's always room for error and there may be outliers, but I've found that the best way to set children up for success is to provide them with clear expectations.<br />
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Kindergarten is a world of its own - not that you need to know that! For this reason, a huge part of B2S (Back to School) is ensuring children understand what a rubric is, what it looks like, how it's used, and how it translates to other subjects. This is why I've created these fun and inspiring rubrics for you to use! The <b>Owl rubric</b> is <b>FREE</b> with a download for <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Sweet-Treat-Rubric-Graphics-Personal-Use-1397119" target="_blank">personal</a> and <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Sweet-Treat-Rubric-Graphics-Commercial-Use-1397124" target="_blank">commercial use</a> - my gift to you!<br />
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Please see the <b>FREE Example</b> below for how I used a rubric to teach coloring as well! - Don't forget to post examples along with criteria for each of the different levels. We call it "level of learning," in our classroom.<br />
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Hope you enjoy!<br />
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Mandy<br />
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Hello, All!<br />
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As the weeks wind down, we get closer to school starting and I find myself wondering how I can make this year "easier." This makes me chuckle a bit - it's never easy the first weeks in kindergarten. Kindergarten is where the action is! Even so, after last year, I find myself finding little tidbits of how to make the year smoother.<br />
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Last year, I had lots of handwritten notes home on student behavior (positive and corrective). I have carpel tunnel and so this can be difficult on a regular day -- not to mention, writing the six to eight notes home daily. So, I thought creating my own handwritten font would be a great way for me to write notes home that would still have a personal feel, that I could type out (I type much faster than I write - techy gen. here!)<br />
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Hope you find this tutorial helpful.<br />
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This was my first attempt at creating a font of my own. There are a few problems with this font. The most glaring problem is when you write a contraction.<br />
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The space is humongous.<br />
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Another problem with this font is printing in large-scale. The website generates vector points, which do their best to create graphics that can be scaled to any size; however, this means jagged edges.<br />
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As you can see, the edges are not clear and are jagged. Printing with a large font, might not fit to your liking. The large-scale fonts only amplify these imperfections; however, to offset these imperfections, try using a bold font to smooth out the edges.<br />
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Some of my letters are slanted forward and some of them are straight up and down; that is mostly my human error.<br />
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Overall, I am happy with the font and plan to use it in the future for writing notes home for my students! I am a cursive writer, and writing in print is a struggle for me. I also am a much faster at typing, but typing in regular fonts seems impersonal and distant. This way, my students can read along, it is somewhat personal and I do not have to hurt my hand trying to write only in print.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Myscriptfont;"><b>TO CREATE YOUR OWN FONT:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Myscriptfont;">Step
1: </span><span style="font-family: Myscriptfont;">Visit
MyScriptFont.com</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Myscriptfont;">Step
2: </span><span style="font-family: Myscriptfont;">Download
the template provided.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Myscriptfont;">Step
3: </span><span style="font-family: Myscriptfont;">Write
in a thin to medium tip black ink marker on the provided template.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Myscriptfont;">Step
4: </span><span style="font-family: Myscriptfont;">Scan
in your font on 300 DPI, or if you</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">’</span><span style="font-family: Myscriptfont;">re unsure, a high resolution.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Myscriptfont;">Step
5: </span><span style="font-family: Myscriptfont;">Upload
the scanned template.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Myscriptfont;">Step
6: </span><span style="font-family: Myscriptfont;">Name
your font</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Myscriptfont;">Step
7: √ </span><span style="font-family: Myscriptfont;">Select
True Type Font for a Macintosh </span><span style="font-family: Myscriptfont;"><b>Or</b> √Open Type Font for Windows</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Myscriptfont;">Step
8: </span><span style="font-family: Myscriptfont;">Click
</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">“</span><span style="font-family: Myscriptfont;">Send
File.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">”</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Myscriptfont;">Step
9: </span><span style="font-family: Myscriptfont;">An
image with the font line: </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">“</span><span style="font-family: Myscriptfont;">The quick brown fox jumps over
the lazy dog,</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">”</span><span style="font-family: Myscriptfont;"> will show up. Then you go download the font to your
computer.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Myscriptfont;">Step
10: </span><span style="font-family: Myscriptfont;">Download
to Font Book for a Macintosh and for Windows Users, download to your Font
Folder.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Myscriptfont;">Hope
you enjoyed this tutorial!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Myscriptfont;">Mandy
Fyhrie<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06803889816364505298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770438557533232401.post-85726004918853569762014-07-28T13:18:00.002-07:002014-07-28T13:29:39.426-07:00Brain Playdough Recipe and MindUp<br />
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I just finished my first summer camp as an English Language
Learner (ELL) teacher and mentor teacher: three weeks in second grade. It was
amazing! The theme this summer was “how things grow.” There were so many
directions and so many ways we could take this theme. Ultimately, two other
elementary teachers and I decided to teach “how students grow,” or “how
students learn.” The decided theme was a perfect fit for our primary learners
as they approached another school year. If we can be mindful of what we need to
learn and how we learn, we can become better learners. This was also a perfect
theme that matched my desire to teach social and emotional intelligence and
mindfulness to help cultivate well-rounded students.</div>
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We used the MindUp™ curriculum {<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BLR85HQ/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00BLR85HQ&linkCode=as2&tag=mycrekin-20&linkId=7HRBHOS55BPMUDYE">The MindUP Curriculum: Grades PreK-2</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=mycrekin-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00BLR85HQ" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />} as a basis for our lessons;
this was my first experience with the Hawn Foundation, and it was a positive
experience to say the least. Each of my lessons was adapted to meet the needs
of English Language Learners. We taught about the different parts of the brain,
their function and how they influenced their <span style="text-align: center;">learning. We also talked about
calming techniques. Yes, I had second graders, ELL students who had limited
English language, saying words like “hippocampus,” “amygdala,” and “prefrontal
cortex!”</span><br />
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On the first day, we took the brain play dough and labeled
the different parts of the brain and talked about their functions with
partners. To purchase the MindUp curriculum, please click the image below. I
will also be creating a lesson pack to accompany the MindUp curriculum, which I
will teach in my first 6 weeks of kindergarten this fall! To keep an eye out
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Below is the recipe I accidentally created while attempting
to replace flour with cornstarch. For those of you chemists, you can probably
tell me why, but it sounded logical enough to me. The disaster worked out in my
favor. It formed into a perfect brain! My students all knew immediately what it
looked like and I didn’t have to mold it much to look like one, either!</div>
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4 cups cornstarch</div>
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1 ½ cups salt</div>
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¾ cup oil</div>
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Red food coloring</div>
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This yields enough dough for small 1 ½ inch balls of play
dough for twenty students. It’s the size of a child-sized basketball and much
heavier!</div>
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Add the dry ingredients to large mixing bowl and stir.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Form a well in the middle of the dry
ingredients. Add 15 to 20 drops of red food coloring to one cup of cold water
in a separate container. Add the oil to the water and food color. Pour the
liquid mixture into the well of the dry ingredients. It will be extremely
chunky and very thick, which is what you want. Once you have all the
ingredients incorporated, add the mixture to a nonstick pot on the stove. Stir
on medium to medium-high heat for 10-15 minutes. Continue to stir with a wooden
spoon. It should be chunky, and will turn into a fat-colored solid and
semi-transparent. Smoosh it down with your spoon, and stir it back on top. You
shouldn’t be able to stir the mixture like a liquid. It will look like kneading
hot, lumpy, bread with a spoon.</div>
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Before use, let it store at room temperature inside the plastic
bag. Mine lasted the full three weeks of language camp, and I’m sure it would
last much longer as long as it is stored appropriately inside a plastic
container between uses.</div>
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Games are kinda my "thing." In third grade, I created a board game for our science fair and won. The teacher next-door was so impressed that she purchased it and still uses it in her third grade classroom. It's no wonder that games are so fun for me; however, what I've noticed is that although times change, kids are not as different as we may think they are. Children are super engaged when it comes to games. It's a great way to have children's engagement levels go up and learning rise, while maintaining an element of fun.<br />
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Use this Sugarland Board Game printable to engage your kiddos over the summer! I've included some kindergarten-friendly recording sheets, but you can easily create your own to suit your own needs. The boardgame is K-6 appropriate; however, my sister, who's 26 wants to play, too! So, I won't limit the board game to primary students :)<br />
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To obtain the freebie, click <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Sugarland-Board-Game-Printable-1278586">HERE</a>.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06803889816364505298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770438557533232401.post-31561878414281833542014-06-15T17:02:00.002-07:002014-06-15T17:02:41.417-07:00Carnival Themed Bulletin Board Printable Freebie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Geneva, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.00299835205078px;">Use the carnival-themed bulletin board printable to decorate your classroom. I used it outside my door, and put all the kiddo's names on the individual snack-food characters. It was a huge hit and lasted all year long.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Geneva, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.00299835205078px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Geneva, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.00299835205078px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Geneva, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.00299835205078px;">Characters come in black and white and color. I glued googly eyes on the characters and popsicle sticks after printing the characters on colored copy-paper.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Geneva, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.00299835205078px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Geneva, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.00299835205078px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Geneva, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.00299835205078px;">Hope you enjoy and please don't forget to leave feedback!</span><br />
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Well, I don't know about you, but I'm already starting to think about next year. After my first year in kindergarten, knowing what their little bodies are capable of, I know there's a lot I want to change. Kindergarteners are capable of sooo much. With the new rigor of the common core state standards, they rose to the occasion. Nearly 82% of my kids met their reading growth goal for our last trimester. This is huge! One of the changes I made to help with this growth for the end of the year was their writing journal. They write whatever is on their mind everyday as an entry task; they've worked and built up to this, so they are more than capable.<br />
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In the fall, handing a students crayons and paper - well, you might end up with a book full of scribbles. You're lucky if you get a name. So, I created this Common Core State Standard aligned Journal to help provide differentiation, scaffolding and support for all students. This year, I had a majority of the English Language Learners, who started the year with little English. I made it so I can pick and choose which paper would work well for which student. I am going to print day-by-day and bind them at the end of the month. This is a great way to track student learning and show growth with the addition of the two rubrics. One rubric is for writing and the other for coloring a picture, so you can add and teach accordingly.<br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">For the FULL product, click <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/K-1-Primary-September-Writing-Journal-1247486" target="_blank">HERE</a>. (50% OFF May 18-19, 2014)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">You can download a OCTOBER PRODUCT PREVIEW by clicking <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-bIJ2IkJr4fTXY0OEVsRzN4Y00/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">For the FULL product, click <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/K-1-Primary-October-Writing-Journal-1248385" target="_blank">HERE</a>. </span><span style="color: #e06666;">(50% OFF May 18-19, 2014)</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06803889816364505298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770438557533232401.post-47286866151932561452014-04-17T20:57:00.003-07:002014-04-17T20:57:40.218-07:00Easter Bunny Kid Craft PrintableHello, All!<br />
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I've created this Easter Bunny Kid Craft Printable, because, well, I plum forgot Easter was this Sunday and I needed to create something to accompany our Knuffle Bunny mentor-text read aloud this week. It's simple and a way for us to practice rhyming words with "hop." There's one oddball rhyming word in there as well that doesn't follow the same "op," spelling pattern, but does rhyme. I figured this would be a great discussion.<br />
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P.S. - For more freebies and DIYs, visit my website at: <a href="http://mandyfyhrie.com/">mandyfyhrie.com</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06803889816364505298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770438557533232401.post-87009713189589461822014-04-13T20:23:00.002-07:002014-04-13T20:23:59.840-07:00Weather Graphing Printable Freebie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I created this graphing freebie to help my kindergarteners practice interpreting data. They needed additional practice and so we are going to work on these this week.<br />
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Feel free to use this common core state standard aligned weather graphing practice freebie to help your students learn how to interpret data. This includes the learning target on each practice sheet and helps children reinforce writing numbers.<br />
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You can find it by clicking <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Weather-Graphing-Practice-Freebie-1206305" target="_blank">HERE</a>.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06803889816364505298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770438557533232401.post-556252206861654462014-04-13T16:40:00.003-07:002014-04-13T20:24:57.947-07:00April Homework Freebie Printable<br />
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To celebrate my new blog, I'm giving away a freebie! This file has a free PDF template of my homework calendar for April to give to parents. It also includes an example; however, if you don't want to create your own, the PDF is editable in Adobe Reader or Acrobat. My example is for kindergarten.<br />
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<a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/April-Homework-Freebie-Printable-1205903" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a> to obtain freebie and let me know how you plan to use it and how it helped you!<br />
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