Wordless Wednesday

Hey guys!! Today I am linking up with Ms. DeCarbo at Sugar and 
Spice for Wordless Wednesday.  

We have been working very hard on writing in my class.  Last week we started our Writer's Workshop.  Our workshop is based on Lucy Calkins framework.  Each child has this folder to organize and store their writing. 

 

My question is, what do you do in your classroom for writing?

Liebster Award

I am flattered to be nominated for the Leibster Award.  I was nominated by a lovely lady named Julie over at
Teacher Fluff and Really Good Stuff.  Thank you so much!

                       

 1.  Why and how long ago did you start blogging?
I started my blog over a year ago but wasn't able to fully commit to blogging.  I recently got a blog makeover and now I am ready to go!  I started blogging because I was impressed and inspired by so many other teacher bloggers.  I love how the teacher blogger community shares ideas and strategies with each other.  I love that everyone comes together to help students
learn. 
2. What one word sums up the heart of your blog and why?
Positive.  I want to focus on the joys of helping students learn.  I also want to help teachers by providing resources for them to use. 
3.  Is there something you learned late in your blogging journey you wished you knew before? 
Yes!  I thought blogging would be easy but it is actually hard work.  The most difficult part is finding the time to dedicate.  I wish I had known earlier to plan, plan, plan!
4.   What is your favorite past time other than blogging?
I love exploring, exercising, and having fun!!
5.  How many hours per week do you dedicate to your blog?  
Lately I have been trying to dedicate at least 3-4 hours per week.  I just started so I have a long way to go!
6.  What category of blog posts do you enjoy the most? 
I love blogs that give me ideas for centers and activities I can do in the classroom.
7.  Where does your blog inspiration come from? 
My inspiration actually came from my soror/friend/coworker Latoya. at Flying Into First. Her blog and TpT products are AMAZING!  She keeps me motivated.
8.  Which post that you've written are you most proud of? 
I am probably the most proud of a very old post about my first TpT product.  It took me FOREVER to make the product and forever to figure out how to blog about it! 
9.   Is there any post you have been planning to do, but have postponing it for a while now?
Yes!  I really want to blog about how to keep learning on track.  I learned so many strategies from a program facilitated through Tennessee State University called SITES-M which focused on increasing math achievement.  I think the strategies are very helpful and I want to share them with others. 
10.  What is your favorite aspect of blogging?
My favorite aspect is learning about other teacher bloggers and gaining inspiration from them. 
11.  Which recipe, project, or idea on my blog would you be most likely to try yourself? 
I really liked taking a look at your classroom.  I noticed in one for you pictures that you had a organization for your math workshop posted on your board.  I'd love to try that.  Click on the picture to see the other amazing things in Julie's classroom.

That was a lot of fun!  Here are my nominees:

1.  Tiffany at Criss Cross Teacher Sauce
2. Jocelyn at Room3oh8
4. Courtney at Miss Crafty Teacher
5. Mrs. Master at Mrs. Master's Kinder Love
6.  Porsche at Teaching in a Tutu
7. Steven at Teach Like A Superhero
8.  Celeste at The Education Highway
9.  Jasmine at The Dots of Teaching
10. Mandy at Mrs. Ashline's Rules
11.  Lena at 4th Grade with Glitter
The Rules: 

Now that you've been nominated here are the official "rules" for accepting:

1. In your post link back to the blogger who nominated you as a thank you and "shout out".

2. Answer the 11 questions given to you (the ones I answered above).

3. Nominate 11 blogs that have less than 200 followers each.  Provide them with 11 questions or have them answer the questions above.

4. Let your nominees know they've been nominated and provide them with a link back to your post so that they can accept.

5. Send your nominator a link to your post so s/he can learn more about you as well.  (You can just put your post link in the comments below).

Hey guys!  I just posted these math task cards.  These are Thanksgiving themed cards that your students will love!!  You can use them in a variety of ways.  They can be used as a pre-assessment, a post-assessment, a game of scoot, or as math review. 

There are 5 common core standards covered.  That means there are 5 sets with 32 question each!!  What a great way to keep your students engaged.  

Check this product out at my TpT store.  Thanks so much for stopping by!!

The Sunday Scoop

            

The weekend is almost over so it's time to make a list and scratch some things off!  Today I am linking up with The Teaching Trio for The Sunday Scoop.  Here's my list!

        

          Hope everyone has a great week!

Ah, Music!

Hey friends!  Just posted this supplemental unit to go along with Ah, Music! This story is a part of the Journeys Reading Series for grade 2.  You can check this product out at my TpT store. 

Click Clack Moo: Cows that Type

Hey guys!  I just posted this supplemental packet to go along with the story Click Clack Moo: Cows that Type.  This is a fun story that is featured in the Journeys Reading Series.  The activities in this packet will keep your students engaged while helping them learn vocabulary, prefixes, word endings, and much, much more.  Hop on over to my TpT store to check it out.  Thanks for stopping by!

Five for Friday Link Up

        I am linking up with Doodle Bugs Teaching for Five for Friday!
                         This weeks has been pretty good!

On Monday I attended The SCORE Prize event.  This is a big deal for schools in Tennessee.  The prize is awarded to schools throughout the state who have shown a significant amount of growth and achievement.  My aunt was on the selection committee.  I had a great time networking with other professionals and watching the schools get awarded.

I finally put up a data wall.  I got this cute idea from Pinterest from a teacher blogger whose site is schoolgirlstyle.com.  My flowers don't look nearly as cute as hers, but this will do.  The data is based on reading levels from Fountas and Pinnell.  I love it because it was easy for my students to understand and it is very decorative. 

This week we worked on research about spiders and did some  writing to go along with Diary of a Spider.  The kids had a great time learning about these creepy creatures.  I think some of them were a little spooked!  We had a great time with this assignment. 

Technically this happened last Friday night, but I didn't get a chance to blog about it.  My school had a Fall Festival.  The kids loved it!  My team did a photo booth for the kids with props.  It was a great time!

Can you guess what we will be doing this afternoon?  That's right, Halloween PARTY!  My kids are super excited.  They brought in lots of good treats to share with each other.  We are going to have a blast!!!

                  I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!!