tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90415324240307727322024-03-13T09:55:17.723-07:00 Sparkling in Self Contained Lisa Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11286532214475359308noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041532424030772732.post-25895311337857409602015-10-04T08:09:00.001-07:002015-10-04T08:26:35.287-07:00October...CURRENTLY/Sunday Scoop<span style="font-size: large;">Happy Fall!!!! It is currently OCTOBER!!!!! I am linking up with Farley at <a href="http://ohboy3rdgrade.blogspot.com/">Oh Boy 3rd Grade</a> for her monthly currently link up and <a href="http://teachingtrio.blogspot.com/">Teaching Trio</a> for their Sunday Scoop link up:) </span><br />
<div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-size: large;">Here is goes.....</span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzPqX0HNjfjcdiJ3kLcyNxnmxkB0BhjEiP7xQCQ0J3LcnW-inrCHbfnchpL65tXteQETpbz0-51o6V2lRaKiG52exwGKC6Pqh0FUCqjNMNleWjwgBshgh-xfXqfYry-PLjPfHUZtCQt5_3/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-10-04+at+10.59.50+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzPqX0HNjfjcdiJ3kLcyNxnmxkB0BhjEiP7xQCQ0J3LcnW-inrCHbfnchpL65tXteQETpbz0-51o6V2lRaKiG52exwGKC6Pqh0FUCqjNMNleWjwgBshgh-xfXqfYry-PLjPfHUZtCQt5_3/s640/Screen+Shot+2015-10-04+at+10.59.50+AM.png" width="480" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Listening: Who doesn't love some football on a Sunday?!? This week my NY Jets are in London playing against the Miami Dolphins so I had to wake up extra early for their 9:30 am kickoff!! </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Loving: Since the game was so early this morning I am still in my PJs enjoying snuggling on the couch and catching up on some blogging! #IloveSundays</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Thinking: I can't be the only one who dreads putting their clothes away. I have a basket of clothes that has been taunting me since yesterday and I am finding anything else in the world to do rather than put those clothes away :( It is 2015 someone should have invented something to do it for us by now! </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Wanting: I am starting addition properties with my student this week and they LOVE OVE LOVE playing scoot games to review their skills. I started an addition properties October themed scoot game and I want to get it finished before the end of the week so my students can play it on Friday. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Needing: COFFEE!!! Dunkin Donuts X-large light and sweet with cream to be more specific :) I am addicted and need it daily! </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">BOO-tiful- I LOVE all of the colors and decoration for fall. It is my favorite time of year :) </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2s_QUyp1D2_PTonu2_Mr8Vo7gODpmFNWtQrMixGHNxBpe4T6q2GpewntnaNQZTJNG0Ue_iJ-sejJSSxpPPhAUGfjWIlmatpODsApNd9cxRuw5ktBdr1TOq_Lwny2Whx_u4n8ofud3DR5I/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-10-04+at+11.24.20+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2s_QUyp1D2_PTonu2_Mr8Vo7gODpmFNWtQrMixGHNxBpe4T6q2GpewntnaNQZTJNG0Ue_iJ-sejJSSxpPPhAUGfjWIlmatpODsApNd9cxRuw5ktBdr1TOq_Lwny2Whx_u4n8ofud3DR5I/s640/Screen+Shot+2015-10-04+at+11.24.20+AM.png" width="490" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">So excited my hubby planned a trip to New Orleans for our 1 year anniversary!!!!! Anyone from New Orleans or has been to New Orleans what are some must do activities and places that we must eat at?!?!?! I am so excited and would love some advice! </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Well....time to <strike>put some clothes away </strike>finish watching the Jets game snuggled up on the couch :) </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_S-Qpopft7EkizfKzzUM13kL8ZRrnmPKrKQ6skIvxDpzHPLUoV2brtfb-pPHbGsZxQ1Juy_RfOfh8WbANsIeE1iC17o7K6cXAe45hlm5PlXVRfRDaqc_w-GwCsyCRd3BC1Ce8_nj4PHs/s1600/LISA+signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_S-Qpopft7EkizfKzzUM13kL8ZRrnmPKrKQ6skIvxDpzHPLUoV2brtfb-pPHbGsZxQ1Juy_RfOfh8WbANsIeE1iC17o7K6cXAe45hlm5PlXVRfRDaqc_w-GwCsyCRd3BC1Ce8_nj4PHs/s320/LISA+signature.png" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
Sparkling in Self Containedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00732883321247464774noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041532424030772732.post-68894735613848177622015-09-23T06:43:00.000-07:002015-09-23T06:43:28.263-07:00Classroom Reveal!!!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">WOWW!!! I can't believe that it has been so long since my last post :( This summer I was super busy! I was working TWO jobs while still trying to enjoy my time "off" I am super excited to start my 5th year of teaching! We started school on September 8th.....So without any delay here is my classroom reveal! </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAV6ROJbnkkNxH-gkqmMT07ESvurlS5PZ3468Gukb5rnEUjdkKpWQqWPp8SxL2jbKVAPMZVp9cSgb8-tUIOLfoyuyvE6wikeyR-rQSVvZrlVwxdB1xeLTw2UlpnhGRVf2w-tISxdqrIa24/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-09-23+at+9.30.11+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAV6ROJbnkkNxH-gkqmMT07ESvurlS5PZ3468Gukb5rnEUjdkKpWQqWPp8SxL2jbKVAPMZVp9cSgb8-tUIOLfoyuyvE6wikeyR-rQSVvZrlVwxdB1xeLTw2UlpnhGRVf2w-tISxdqrIa24/s400/Screen+Shot+2015-09-23+at+9.30.11+AM.png" width="397" /></a> </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is a view of my classroom from my doorway. I do not use desks and I do not have one myself...I LOVE IT!!! Does anyone else use tables only? I also do not give my students assigned seats. Everyday when they come into school they get to choose where they feel they want to sit that day. I believe in giving my students the choice in how they learn throughout the day.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1wdVMNFqO0RxgCNpwtOy828S1FXfpSwtek1PkZuqPI4Ksrz2E2xDJBz5Tx_pw7FVEZCZDxQXlIZJ_dxphNF4WQh2cSltxqKUpIVgGRe7KY4moOIScIisQuutms9mSKNOn1kr9l1gmXS2G/s1600/11996490_704762839657901_1924933207_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1wdVMNFqO0RxgCNpwtOy828S1FXfpSwtek1PkZuqPI4Ksrz2E2xDJBz5Tx_pw7FVEZCZDxQXlIZJ_dxphNF4WQh2cSltxqKUpIVgGRe7KY4moOIScIisQuutms9mSKNOn1kr9l1gmXS2G/s400/11996490_704762839657901_1924933207_o.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Above is all some pictures from all angles in my classroom. This was before a few minor changes and additions to my decor :) </span></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62rMYrgSjniAD4iIOMAQlpUYD5kiBpOKD0jTNPgfRYZBGf-8YqYbG7yTIjhQN5IvoOdsytgNmW4gLD7Cb7M-arUkA3tuBPXxiDL1Xe8iQawgq0ezg3R3uY8RO29owRovGyhbG-mnBYBF-/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-09-23+at+9.30.35+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62rMYrgSjniAD4iIOMAQlpUYD5kiBpOKD0jTNPgfRYZBGf-8YqYbG7yTIjhQN5IvoOdsytgNmW4gLD7Cb7M-arUkA3tuBPXxiDL1Xe8iQawgq0ezg3R3uY8RO29owRovGyhbG-mnBYBF-/s400/Screen+Shot+2015-09-23+at+9.30.35+AM.png" width="397" /></span></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">NOW for my FAVORITE space in my room.....OUR BOOK NOOK!!!!! I saw this on Pinterest last year and could not for anything figure out how I was going to make this in my classroom. This past summer I was given the book shelf on the left and immediately knew that I was going to create a Book Nook for my students! They love reading in the Book Nook.....Inside on the left are book bins filled with different levels for all students to enjoy. On the right side (inside) I have picture frames on the filing cabinet and I take pictures of students reading in the Book Nook and put them up for them to see while they are reading :) </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Thanks for stopping by and make sure to visit the other amazing blogs for some more classroom reveals! </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_S-Qpopft7EkizfKzzUM13kL8ZRrnmPKrKQ6skIvxDpzHPLUoV2brtfb-pPHbGsZxQ1Juy_RfOfh8WbANsIeE1iC17o7K6cXAe45hlm5PlXVRfRDaqc_w-GwCsyCRd3BC1Ce8_nj4PHs/s1600/LISA+signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_S-Qpopft7EkizfKzzUM13kL8ZRrnmPKrKQ6skIvxDpzHPLUoV2brtfb-pPHbGsZxQ1Juy_RfOfh8WbANsIeE1iC17o7K6cXAe45hlm5PlXVRfRDaqc_w-GwCsyCRd3BC1Ce8_nj4PHs/s320/LISA+signature.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
Sparkling in Self Containedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00732883321247464774noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041532424030772732.post-86143491771230576212015-06-23T07:18:00.001-07:002015-06-23T07:18:28.652-07:00Tell All Tuesday: BUCKET LIST!!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4fuSvfxOc-ruJ17bfeySRigU4wv4oidIPVLaUgiGXpaxisoYrOtxWG3yMDqCUUf4dWL9fIi7a3J3VNuyUn3sHdZtAxQXgUR5UJxCxbVL3PBX5R0NIZPpgrRMXjrqKTUdIVd6v7WgBJL_7/s1600/tell+all.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4fuSvfxOc-ruJ17bfeySRigU4wv4oidIPVLaUgiGXpaxisoYrOtxWG3yMDqCUUf4dWL9fIi7a3J3VNuyUn3sHdZtAxQXgUR5UJxCxbVL3PBX5R0NIZPpgrRMXjrqKTUdIVd6v7WgBJL_7/s400/tell+all.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Head on over to <a href="http://mydayinkinder.blogspot.com/2015/06/tell-all-tuesday-teacher-bucket-list.html">My Day in K</a> or <a href="http://teachtalkinspire.blogspot.com/">Teach Talk Inspire</a> to link up with this summer weekly linky party! </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">My 'teacher bucket list' is very long but I will only focus on my main goals for the near future :) </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO_IF35eVLYOsw4i66gyt-uaKD0BbIXj_t3ihiyRnfjHbjg93X6PtCiGAtnoF4vu5-ZckdA23FYZIHnWa1ObJyUZEKLIYh10wq9dqRG53Ur4CognMxvQHoup00FnwDEGPt_rNxaMfUPi-p/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-06-23+at+9.59.17+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO_IF35eVLYOsw4i66gyt-uaKD0BbIXj_t3ihiyRnfjHbjg93X6PtCiGAtnoF4vu5-ZckdA23FYZIHnWa1ObJyUZEKLIYh10wq9dqRG53Ur4CognMxvQHoup00FnwDEGPt_rNxaMfUPi-p/s400/Screen+Shot+2015-06-23+at+9.59.17+AM.png" width="298" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">1. I have been talking about going back for my Masters for a long time now....I am struggling between going back for my Masters in Special Education: Autism and Development, or going back to get my BCBA.....what have you gone back to school for? </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">2. I am still new (under 1 year) to TPT and I would love to grow my store. Not only get more followers but add products to my store. I differentiate every lesson in my classroom for each of my students and I am constantly creating mew products for them...I have to work on getting them TPT ready so that I can post them! </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">3. I would love to attend the TPT Conference in Vegas! I am hoping that next year this will be a real possibility. I love going to workshops and conferences and getting to learn some new techniques to strategies that work for other teachers. What have been some workshops or conferences that you have been to that you feel have been beneficial? I am always looking for great ones to attend! </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Don't forget to head on over to </span><a href="http://mydayinkinder.blogspot.com/2015/06/tell-all-tuesday-teacher-bucket-list.html" style="font-size: x-large;">My Day in K</a><span style="font-size: large;"> or </span><a href="http://teachtalkinspire.blogspot.com/" style="font-size: x-large;">Teach Talk Inspir</a><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://teachtalkinspire.blogspot.com/">e</a> to link up!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_S-Qpopft7EkizfKzzUM13kL8ZRrnmPKrKQ6skIvxDpzHPLUoV2brtfb-pPHbGsZxQ1Juy_RfOfh8WbANsIeE1iC17o7K6cXAe45hlm5PlXVRfRDaqc_w-GwCsyCRd3BC1Ce8_nj4PHs/s1600/LISA+signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_S-Qpopft7EkizfKzzUM13kL8ZRrnmPKrKQ6skIvxDpzHPLUoV2brtfb-pPHbGsZxQ1Juy_RfOfh8WbANsIeE1iC17o7K6cXAe45hlm5PlXVRfRDaqc_w-GwCsyCRd3BC1Ce8_nj4PHs/s320/LISA+signature.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
Sparkling in Self Containedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00732883321247464774noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041532424030772732.post-2310691710573791062015-06-22T07:30:00.000-07:002015-06-22T09:06:12.917-07:00TPT Seller Challenge: Dare to Dream!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidlqDc9djkEBJO-p1jLQwBv_ZCAcxXkxpryAFmyo1igTsTImVTqBd6pZjX2YKD8QUekOncv6o5Yzj_wU-JZR33dXCEbWE4hLf23PXjFNq3_Zo989Km3jiu2GbrgQcFTMRAHGsT-0p9GZKh/s1600/11208740_2503697201947_1303838170_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidlqDc9djkEBJO-p1jLQwBv_ZCAcxXkxpryAFmyo1igTsTImVTqBd6pZjX2YKD8QUekOncv6o5Yzj_wU-JZR33dXCEbWE4hLf23PXjFNq3_Zo989Km3jiu2GbrgQcFTMRAHGsT-0p9GZKh/s320/11208740_2503697201947_1303838170_n.jpg" width="319" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Happy Monday!!!! Today is my FIRST day of summer vacation!!! It is also week 2 of the #TPTSellerChallange :) This week the challenge is to blog about our TPT dreams! I am still so new to TPT and blogging but I have some big dreams! So here it goes......</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiA7JMDsgAJsBXIEbVeV1pYOCxTOENC8pTQZffwnTiWbknCabFCoNOgKbQAavqMgExVbWncnMzgDBu1Fca5IaBme7k54h0lAkK7OmWyE6uZqNEE_ltJdAM4yaN5zqh1iOWDg6EENTeCdP_/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-06-22+at+10.21.14+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiA7JMDsgAJsBXIEbVeV1pYOCxTOENC8pTQZffwnTiWbknCabFCoNOgKbQAavqMgExVbWncnMzgDBu1Fca5IaBme7k54h0lAkK7OmWyE6uZqNEE_ltJdAM4yaN5zqh1iOWDg6EENTeCdP_/s320/Screen+Shot+2015-06-22+at+10.21.14+AM.png" width="318" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">They said go big...so I went BIG! I have some big dreams when it comes to what I want out of my TPT store...I know that it is going to be a long and slow road but like they say 'go big or go home' :) </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">1. My first goal for my TPT store is to be able to pay off my student loans! </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">2. Along the lines of paying off my student loans I would also love to pay off the new truck that we just bought :) My husband and I just recently bought a new Kia Sorento and adding that debt onto all of my student loans was a tough one. I would love to be debt free!! </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">3. VEGAS!!!! I am hoping that by next summer I will have built up my blog and store enough to help me get to Vegas for the TPT conference!! I wanted to go this year but was not able to swing it and being so new I figured I would give it at least a year of blogging and being on TPT before I could justify going :) (I am looking forward to seeing all of the Instagram pics and posts about Vegas!)</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">4. I would love to renew my vows in Italy...I wanted a destination wedding in Italy but some of our family members are unable to travel and would not have been able to make it so I would love to be able to renew my vows in Italy one year. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Make sure to visit <a href="http://sparklinginsecondgrade.blogspot.com/" style="color: #354f8c; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; line-height: 20.7999992370605px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: yellow;">Sparkling in Second Grade</span></a><span style="font-family: 'Coming Soon'; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">, </span><a href="http://www.teachcreatemotivate.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #354f8c; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; line-height: 20.7999992370605px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: cyan;">Teach Create Motivate</span></a><span style="font-family: 'Coming Soon'; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">, </span><a href="http://www.peppyzestyteacherista.com/" style="color: #354f8c; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; line-height: 20.7999992370605px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: magenta;">Peppy Zesty Teacherista</span></a><span style="font-family: 'Coming Soon'; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">, and </span><a href="http://www.thirdinhollywood.com/2015/06/tpt-seller-challenge-week-1-makeover.html" style="color: #354f8c; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; line-height: 20.7999992370605px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: lime;">Third in Hollywood</span></a><span style="font-family: 'Coming Soon'; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;"> to link up and check out some other TPT seller dreams!!! </span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: medium; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Coming Soon; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;"><a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/13451517/?claim=cd3wgdh9unj">Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_S-Qpopft7EkizfKzzUM13kL8ZRrnmPKrKQ6skIvxDpzHPLUoV2brtfb-pPHbGsZxQ1Juy_RfOfh8WbANsIeE1iC17o7K6cXAe45hlm5PlXVRfRDaqc_w-GwCsyCRd3BC1Ce8_nj4PHs/s1600/LISA+signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_S-Qpopft7EkizfKzzUM13kL8ZRrnmPKrKQ6skIvxDpzHPLUoV2brtfb-pPHbGsZxQ1Juy_RfOfh8WbANsIeE1iC17o7K6cXAe45hlm5PlXVRfRDaqc_w-GwCsyCRd3BC1Ce8_nj4PHs/s320/LISA+signature.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: medium; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
Sparkling in Self Containedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00732883321247464774noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041532424030772732.post-39480658842498426412015-06-16T17:21:00.001-07:002015-06-16T17:21:18.567-07:00Makeover Madness!!!!<span style="font-size: large;">So if you have not heard (or joined) the TPT Sellers Challenge make sure you go do it now! This challenge is hosted by some amazing bloggers: <a href="http://sparklinginsecondgrade.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: yellow;">Sparkling in Second Grade</span></a>, <a href="http://www.teachcreatemotivate.com/" style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: cyan;">Teach Create Motivate</span></a>, <a href="http://www.peppyzestyteacherista.com/"><span style="color: magenta;">Peppy Zesty Teacherista</span></a>, and <a href="http://www.thirdinhollywood.com/2015/06/tpt-seller-challenge-week-1-makeover.html"><span style="color: lime;">Third in Hollywood</span></a> :) </span><div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-size: large;">This weeks challenge was to revamp a product that we had in our store! I chose to revamp the cover page for my teacher toolbox. This is my MOST wish listed item and the cover was very boring!! This was one of my first products that I ever posted and it needed a face lift. Below is what it looked like before and then after :) Still not 100% happy with it but I am closer than I was with the original! </span></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8BlyY5GBM2Y-yv25dCdihp3j65GiYJi_1XdI1s1TimZNt93PgiQa_ofroI7Aa3AUJ7c2dBU7SdrDqBXtgHMB5EEVfUjqznXQkI0pl8gXXz6nIXdeEcg4NtqeUvgPnN1o6fq2eT0J_sxYA/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-06-16+at+8.08.43+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8BlyY5GBM2Y-yv25dCdihp3j65GiYJi_1XdI1s1TimZNt93PgiQa_ofroI7Aa3AUJ7c2dBU7SdrDqBXtgHMB5EEVfUjqznXQkI0pl8gXXz6nIXdeEcg4NtqeUvgPnN1o6fq2eT0J_sxYA/s400/Screen+Shot+2015-06-16+at+8.08.43+PM.png" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Chevron-Teacher-Toolbox-1636090"><span style="background-color: magenta; color: blue;">CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THE TEACHER TOOLBOX</span></a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Make sure to check out the other products that were given a little facelift for the <span style="color: magenta;">#TPTsellerchallenge</span></span><span style="color: magenta;"> </span></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
Sparkling in Self Containedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00732883321247464774noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041532424030772732.post-60160663256319193752015-06-13T08:50:00.000-07:002015-06-13T08:50:07.946-07:00Tell All Tuesday...REVEAL!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">It is time for our big reveal! Keep reading below to find out what our lie was :) </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJAO0Oj4CfYAHjbO2c1NUgmhJwWWeGux16vuMUvERluLGiIypatsJ3MuqI-0NQQ5c0Ffu9keemCtgjL0wbZhyphenhypheni7FXLcMXVx2ZkkwibCt1F4D6bi4bWlkytCLHUktr6ToRjkSR1H2UlZDJq/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-06-09+at+6.57.53+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJAO0Oj4CfYAHjbO2c1NUgmhJwWWeGux16vuMUvERluLGiIypatsJ3MuqI-0NQQ5c0Ffu9keemCtgjL0wbZhyphenhypheni7FXLcMXVx2ZkkwibCt1F4D6bi4bWlkytCLHUktr6ToRjkSR1H2UlZDJq/s400/Screen+Shot+2015-06-09+at+6.57.53+PM.png" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheV6JPLi2g0v_CgDLML0xyI9wPcC2U7UTN2KqV1ks8eDMWw0SEqz-crBXeAX0FU05ZGCCQI6TQSLhLJband9lsxTMsUl9Y8EjUMJGWbzYF-LxRRxmMdbi7qPGE_cuhNGqoR-Jg1sRu8_l0/s1600/Scrappy+Bright+Chev+Numbers-01.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheV6JPLi2g0v_CgDLML0xyI9wPcC2U7UTN2KqV1ks8eDMWw0SEqz-crBXeAX0FU05ZGCCQI6TQSLhLJband9lsxTMsUl9Y8EjUMJGWbzYF-LxRRxmMdbi7qPGE_cuhNGqoR-Jg1sRu8_l0/s200/Scrappy+Bright+Chev+Numbers-01.png" width="104" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Becka and I went to the same elementary school, middle school, high school, and college. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">TRUE! Becka and I have been best friends since elementary school! We are so lucky to have gone all the way through college together and now we are partner teachers whose classrooms are NEXT DOOR to each other! How awesome?!?!?</span></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2qNhnyI3o2_WXVenmxZJN2laT_1qmYw5gpEVUw4t3nW3l2Q3pgnF0_WJEaAXEL3CMhrynkPyOz8Hb4jDrnhbltDDq04CbW6mDxFvTJCD9gtptWmYj-DW5-2jEW1TFhd3Q3P2cHnnkWY3l/s1600/Scrappy+Bright+Chev+Numbers-02.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2qNhnyI3o2_WXVenmxZJN2laT_1qmYw5gpEVUw4t3nW3l2Q3pgnF0_WJEaAXEL3CMhrynkPyOz8Hb4jDrnhbltDDq04CbW6mDxFvTJCD9gtptWmYj-DW5-2jEW1TFhd3Q3P2cHnnkWY3l/s200/Scrappy+Bright+Chev+Numbers-02.png" width="120" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">I originally went to college at Fairleigh Dickinson University and after a year and a half transferred to a school closer to home.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;">LIE! I never went to FDU...I have gone to Montclair State University and finished my degree at Kean University :) </span> </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXO7ARHv7x1eE58DbSqa_nNRCQfbZLQjgcOf6bfXrusrCO8WAqVJ_RWDV6rfN5Kpi_ImzMDfkiv2M23td4OHwZ9YW8Ndx294RXA9hM4eMExhhvxmpVNvgkIq3ayWLoh5i_j1CtKM0asDVT/s1600/Scrappy+Bright+Chev+Numbers-03.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXO7ARHv7x1eE58DbSqa_nNRCQfbZLQjgcOf6bfXrusrCO8WAqVJ_RWDV6rfN5Kpi_ImzMDfkiv2M23td4OHwZ9YW8Ndx294RXA9hM4eMExhhvxmpVNvgkIq3ayWLoh5i_j1CtKM0asDVT/s200/Scrappy+Bright+Chev+Numbers-03.png" width="120" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">We get to work everyday with our blogger besties from <a href="http://knjkreations.blogspot.com/">KNJ </a>! The lovely ladies from <a href="http://knjkreations.blogspot.com/">KNJ </a>work upstairs and Becka and I work downstairs in the same school :) </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">TRUE!! We get to work everyday with some of our best friends! The lovely ladies from KNJ teach in the same school as Becka and I :) </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">No one guessed correctly but we are still going to give one lucky winner the product of their choice!! </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimjwjO7300ZaDqG62QibOfkOxGU96ssGMqswxlVuqAGW6xZHzwIzhm3x0xXHZsROxUatxYHXrJnFwFaIn0nSYL87eJSiVrhIuZFZUkK1rIr3LcMWs02NOyF_zxrbQFBT6RorTNKKnE9nmB/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-06-13+at+11.43.08+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimjwjO7300ZaDqG62QibOfkOxGU96ssGMqswxlVuqAGW6xZHzwIzhm3x0xXHZsROxUatxYHXrJnFwFaIn0nSYL87eJSiVrhIuZFZUkK1rIr3LcMWs02NOyF_zxrbQFBT6RorTNKKnE9nmB/s640/Screen+Shot+2015-06-13+at+11.43.08+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Congratulations Luv My Kinders!!! Please email us at sparklingsped@gmail.com with your product choice from our store :) </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Happy Saturday everyone! </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_S-Qpopft7EkizfKzzUM13kL8ZRrnmPKrKQ6skIvxDpzHPLUoV2brtfb-pPHbGsZxQ1Juy_RfOfh8WbANsIeE1iC17o7K6cXAe45hlm5PlXVRfRDaqc_w-GwCsyCRd3BC1Ce8_nj4PHs/s1600/LISA+signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_S-Qpopft7EkizfKzzUM13kL8ZRrnmPKrKQ6skIvxDpzHPLUoV2brtfb-pPHbGsZxQ1Juy_RfOfh8WbANsIeE1iC17o7K6cXAe45hlm5PlXVRfRDaqc_w-GwCsyCRd3BC1Ce8_nj4PHs/s200/LISA+signature.png" width="200" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn4VWF5w6NdSPNHHe9qomMlERdQ6evRXnCen_cQLiw3OO5NKpIQVPH9cMtb5XS4EaiqkXn6auL_NN-_F1lA4QNHj7GdANHHzsOxYcF7yWpUs6IC8zZ7xEgPoyqV17VJN_8MiAZijWoJSxI/s1600/Slide1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn4VWF5w6NdSPNHHe9qomMlERdQ6evRXnCen_cQLiw3OO5NKpIQVPH9cMtb5XS4EaiqkXn6auL_NN-_F1lA4QNHj7GdANHHzsOxYcF7yWpUs6IC8zZ7xEgPoyqV17VJN_8MiAZijWoJSxI/s200/Slide1.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
Sparkling in Self Containedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00732883321247464774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041532424030772732.post-50952970084911004912015-06-11T19:22:00.001-07:002015-06-11T19:22:25.474-07:00Learn Like a Pirate: Common Concerns about Student-Led Classrooms<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjOlx_VOIVR-49LyeFcKg_mXCoANQja0HJs2VKHi41wtSKAOioAKLoroBCF6dRiKNOkmwPgBPmO13oYdyqLdDb4jejrxAkcKmFkmA2adUIwNt3qYHpn4_cUJK2PpXVh1sF3N6EHYG7gqnn/s1600/2.+Common+Concerns+about+Student-Led+Classrooms.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjOlx_VOIVR-49LyeFcKg_mXCoANQja0HJs2VKHi41wtSKAOioAKLoroBCF6dRiKNOkmwPgBPmO13oYdyqLdDb4jejrxAkcKmFkmA2adUIwNt3qYHpn4_cUJK2PpXVh1sF3N6EHYG7gqnn/s640/2.+Common+Concerns+about+Student-Led+Classrooms.png" width="640" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">(I would like to apologize in advance for the long post!!)</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">I am joining <a href="http://www.theprimarygal.com/">The Primary Gal</a> the next chapter in Learn Like a Pirate! This week we are discussing some of the common concerns with a student-led classroom. I was excited to read this chapter and see if any of the concerns that Paul Solarz mentioned were concerns that I had myself.....SURPRISE....they were! It was great to read it and know that the concerns that I have are valid concerns and I really enjoyed hearing the response to the concerns. In this chapter 13 different concerns are discussed....I am going to touch on the four concerns that I also had :) </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb4aZ_UHXev3bjVNRS0hueqVXpzAFnlqAjW5QNqsee00eu7REf8BXe3KzzPgIl6fiBbOelhOLQwC1FLZEdCtwmwjJyT2a5TE1sD1yigH7_f07Zekt7-RpxNXPyOzTQyrp_fAvbu-OYG_6m/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-06-11+at+9.48.22+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb4aZ_UHXev3bjVNRS0hueqVXpzAFnlqAjW5QNqsee00eu7REf8BXe3KzzPgIl6fiBbOelhOLQwC1FLZEdCtwmwjJyT2a5TE1sD1yigH7_f07Zekt7-RpxNXPyOzTQyrp_fAvbu-OYG_6m/s320/Screen+Shot+2015-06-11+at+9.48.22+PM.png" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><br /> </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">This was a huge concern for me but after reading this chapter I am a bit more at ease with making mistakes. I have always tried to show my students that it is ok to make mistakes and I know that next year I will be making more of an effort to show them how to handle themselves when they make mistakes. I agree with Paul when he says that "failure and mistakes are an important part of the learning process." Students (and teachers!) need to make mistakes and fail every once in a while to learn from those mistakes. </span></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPepePM05_bF0J04ojbj2NRzLKInss4fnVPLV0iC23QBw60fQRBVGgDddrEblAMywMfhxQi0cOgMrMDKqTimgIW8BU-N5XknlbAV1D5B8uEr8nEh1WA9e8YZ8oyzCWmpdOs6DqJCoP5Myz/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-06-11+at+9.48.32+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPepePM05_bF0J04ojbj2NRzLKInss4fnVPLV0iC23QBw60fQRBVGgDddrEblAMywMfhxQi0cOgMrMDKqTimgIW8BU-N5XknlbAV1D5B8uEr8nEh1WA9e8YZ8oyzCWmpdOs6DqJCoP5Myz/s320/Screen+Shot+2015-06-11+at+9.48.32+PM.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">FALSE!!! This is definitely something that you can do!!! Like Solarz says, "teaching is hard no matter what we do." So why not try something new?!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq_lHO934onDCnceZC8bfKZi-j0i6cu9ROFDOTq5b37Ge2vCrL5HjtJm-woRUkIsubBktlCCwTzYeO0-jk9AsBsRp86OcSuCOotbpcnUL_CrYVR3SUhI77xohGSHhWtcUpC_BhXKbfnyZ8/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-06-11+at+9.48.38+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq_lHO934onDCnceZC8bfKZi-j0i6cu9ROFDOTq5b37Ge2vCrL5HjtJm-woRUkIsubBktlCCwTzYeO0-jk9AsBsRp86OcSuCOotbpcnUL_CrYVR3SUhI77xohGSHhWtcUpC_BhXKbfnyZ8/s320/Screen+Shot+2015-06-11+at+9.48.38+PM.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">I don't know about you but I am completely overwhelmed! </span><span style="font-size: large;">Even though this will be my 5th year teaching I feel that I am always trying something new and learning new strategies to implement. Paul recommends trying to start out small and allow the students to have permission to interrupt a discussion when they feel that they have something to say. I think that this is an easy way to start and I will definitely be trying this at the beginning of the school year! I think that it is important for the students to feel that their opinions and voices are being heard. </span></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoS6g_VOsKRkqCsIW8bbxfjDLnUcql_dsvLH5KMQt7e5lQmxtU9Nko-9ITY6UELRZJhR4ukmWqeA47-BC4yJ4PK_7Dd7m-HTjWH3S2TKuUUwF9sjM7ZG8rVV_zzJAsHhePrzWQTMblkaZ-/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-06-11+at+9.48.45+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoS6g_VOsKRkqCsIW8bbxfjDLnUcql_dsvLH5KMQt7e5lQmxtU9Nko-9ITY6UELRZJhR4ukmWqeA47-BC4yJ4PK_7Dd7m-HTjWH3S2TKuUUwF9sjM7ZG8rVV_zzJAsHhePrzWQTMblkaZ-/s320/Screen+Shot+2015-06-11+at+9.48.45+PM.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">If your day is anything like mine there isn't a spare minute! I have to jam pack so much material into each day that I was not sure how to begin to implement a student-led classroom. This year I began to integrate science into my guided reading groups and after reading this chapter I am going to continue to try to incorporate other content. Solarz says in this chapter that the student will retain more because the content is not taught in isolation and I believe this statement whole heartedly. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">At the end of the chapter Paul Solarz discusses the benefits of a student-led classroom. Some of the benefits that he discusses are:</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
</div>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Increased retention</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">More time for feedback</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Positive teacher evaluation</span></li>
</ul>
<div>
<span style="font-size: large;">This was a great chapter and I am looking forward to learning more about empowering my students and creating the best environment that I can for them :) </span></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_S-Qpopft7EkizfKzzUM13kL8ZRrnmPKrKQ6skIvxDpzHPLUoV2brtfb-pPHbGsZxQ1Juy_RfOfh8WbANsIeE1iC17o7K6cXAe45hlm5PlXVRfRDaqc_w-GwCsyCRd3BC1Ce8_nj4PHs/s1600/LISA+signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_S-Qpopft7EkizfKzzUM13kL8ZRrnmPKrKQ6skIvxDpzHPLUoV2brtfb-pPHbGsZxQ1Juy_RfOfh8WbANsIeE1iC17o7K6cXAe45hlm5PlXVRfRDaqc_w-GwCsyCRd3BC1Ce8_nj4PHs/s320/LISA+signature.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />Sparkling in Self Containedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00732883321247464774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041532424030772732.post-71514006826886861712015-06-10T15:02:00.001-07:002015-06-10T15:02:20.114-07:00Teaching with Intention- Chapter 2!<span style="font-size: large;">Time for chapter 2 of Teaching with Intention!! I am loving this book! This week I am linking up with <a href="http://www.theprimarygal.com/">The Primary Gal</a>, <a href="http://flyingintofirst.blogspot.com/">Flying into First</a>, and <a href="http://mrsdaileysclassroom.blogspot.com/">Mrs. Daileys Classroom</a> :) </span><div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixdmJ_SLAibp9SHSUV59-hluYqvAUJ9bla5Vi6Twn1atzCDdG0Fnodc6W63mttoKQgoeKEmOrrhKtOqv5Z73U2x02i28Tdr2QtLAwPTaKbtmorHGGl6N31QEHjKPWOsyFGIM_0x2LsStkU/s1600/Teaching+with+Intention2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixdmJ_SLAibp9SHSUV59-hluYqvAUJ9bla5Vi6Twn1atzCDdG0Fnodc6W63mttoKQgoeKEmOrrhKtOqv5Z73U2x02i28Tdr2QtLAwPTaKbtmorHGGl6N31QEHjKPWOsyFGIM_0x2LsStkU/s320/Teaching+with+Intention2.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-size: large;">I will be answering the guiding questions that Mrs. Dailey posted on her blog :) </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOA2DDHqbp7C7UsOL9CCJ5ZR-0EwIkr6cDcljpVVDMKcq3Yj724EHOVEsBVVQRHOgWXG7Mk_xd-kqWKsNggwgL4Lz8gczQpuesabA7ICRG8gVepp-cqWzNQZ9wt1A6bLEQVG6bgX0t0sZ7/s1600/twi.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOA2DDHqbp7C7UsOL9CCJ5ZR-0EwIkr6cDcljpVVDMKcq3Yj724EHOVEsBVVQRHOgWXG7Mk_xd-kqWKsNggwgL4Lz8gczQpuesabA7ICRG8gVepp-cqWzNQZ9wt1A6bLEQVG6bgX0t0sZ7/s400/twi.png" width="400" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">So what is the vision that I have for my classroom? I know for me personally I start off each school year with a vision of how I want everything to run and by the end of the first day I feel like I look back and realize almost nothing worked out as planned! In the beginning of the chapter when Debbie Miller states: </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Real life isn't scripted. Neither is real teaching.</i></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">This is a statement that truly struck me. I believe this whole heartedly. You cannot script true teaching. It has to come naturally and develop as the lesson develops. You can go into the day with a general idea of the topics that you would like to cover for the day but you cannot script and plan how each lesson is going to be from start to finish. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">I envision my classroom as a place where my students feel welcome and comfortable. I want my students to feel that they can ask questions and make comments about their learning. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHZJk-XCZpL0M53i65BXkii2jPnYsLGnbC2YGIGyqx9QdOCcfzC0PHtEiJTFqVGijPsplXXZuHvFS4zu92Spz-AjAdU9Po4Q-WFtdxVDWPwL03WEL5kRYeMuM65QnThYqdV1Pa-ZHG2mTA/s1600/twi2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHZJk-XCZpL0M53i65BXkii2jPnYsLGnbC2YGIGyqx9QdOCcfzC0PHtEiJTFqVGijPsplXXZuHvFS4zu92Spz-AjAdU9Po4Q-WFtdxVDWPwL03WEL5kRYeMuM65QnThYqdV1Pa-ZHG2mTA/s400/twi2.png" width="400" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Some of my classroom beliefs are similar to the ones mentioned by Debbie Miller. I want to have a classroom environment that is inviting and that promotes student learning. I agree with Debbie Miller that everything that we say and do influences our students. I believe that all students have the ability to learn and that each student should be taught in a way that makes learning fun and easy for them. I differentiate every minute of my day so that each of my students can succeed in their own way. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">I am excited to hop on over to other blogs and read about other teachers classroom visions and their beliefs :) </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for reading! </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_S-Qpopft7EkizfKzzUM13kL8ZRrnmPKrKQ6skIvxDpzHPLUoV2brtfb-pPHbGsZxQ1Juy_RfOfh8WbANsIeE1iC17o7K6cXAe45hlm5PlXVRfRDaqc_w-GwCsyCRd3BC1Ce8_nj4PHs/s1600/LISA+signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_S-Qpopft7EkizfKzzUM13kL8ZRrnmPKrKQ6skIvxDpzHPLUoV2brtfb-pPHbGsZxQ1Juy_RfOfh8WbANsIeE1iC17o7K6cXAe45hlm5PlXVRfRDaqc_w-GwCsyCRd3BC1Ce8_nj4PHs/s320/LISA+signature.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
Sparkling in Self Containedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00732883321247464774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041532424030772732.post-11450506476494912482015-06-09T17:58:00.002-07:002015-06-09T17:58:52.864-07:00Tell All Tuesday <span style="font-size: large;">Hello! Happy Tuesday :) I am linking up with the amazing <a href="http://teachtalkinspire.blogspot.com/2015/06/tell-all-tuesday-two-truths-and-lie.html">Teach Talk Inspire</a> and <a href="http://mydayinkinder.blogspot.com/">My Day in K </a>for Tell All Tuesday! I am going to give you two truths and a lie...comment below with which one you think is the lie (make sure to leave your email also) and I will chose one person to win the product of their choice from <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Sparkling-In-Self-Contained">my TPT store</a>! YAYYY!!! Winner will be selected by Friday :) I love getting to know and meet new bloggers and this is an awesome way to do this! </span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJAO0Oj4CfYAHjbO2c1NUgmhJwWWeGux16vuMUvERluLGiIypatsJ3MuqI-0NQQ5c0Ffu9keemCtgjL0wbZhyphenhypheni7FXLcMXVx2ZkkwibCt1F4D6bi4bWlkytCLHUktr6ToRjkSR1H2UlZDJq/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-06-09+at+6.57.53+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJAO0Oj4CfYAHjbO2c1NUgmhJwWWeGux16vuMUvERluLGiIypatsJ3MuqI-0NQQ5c0Ffu9keemCtgjL0wbZhyphenhypheni7FXLcMXVx2ZkkwibCt1F4D6bi4bWlkytCLHUktr6ToRjkSR1H2UlZDJq/s400/Screen+Shot+2015-06-09+at+6.57.53+PM.png" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheV6JPLi2g0v_CgDLML0xyI9wPcC2U7UTN2KqV1ks8eDMWw0SEqz-crBXeAX0FU05ZGCCQI6TQSLhLJband9lsxTMsUl9Y8EjUMJGWbzYF-LxRRxmMdbi7qPGE_cuhNGqoR-Jg1sRu8_l0/s1600/Scrappy+Bright+Chev+Numbers-01.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheV6JPLi2g0v_CgDLML0xyI9wPcC2U7UTN2KqV1ks8eDMWw0SEqz-crBXeAX0FU05ZGCCQI6TQSLhLJband9lsxTMsUl9Y8EjUMJGWbzYF-LxRRxmMdbi7qPGE_cuhNGqoR-Jg1sRu8_l0/s200/Scrappy+Bright+Chev+Numbers-01.png" width="104" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Becka and I went to the same elementary school, middle school, high school, and college. </span></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2qNhnyI3o2_WXVenmxZJN2laT_1qmYw5gpEVUw4t3nW3l2Q3pgnF0_WJEaAXEL3CMhrynkPyOz8Hb4jDrnhbltDDq04CbW6mDxFvTJCD9gtptWmYj-DW5-2jEW1TFhd3Q3P2cHnnkWY3l/s1600/Scrappy+Bright+Chev+Numbers-02.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2qNhnyI3o2_WXVenmxZJN2laT_1qmYw5gpEVUw4t3nW3l2Q3pgnF0_WJEaAXEL3CMhrynkPyOz8Hb4jDrnhbltDDq04CbW6mDxFvTJCD9gtptWmYj-DW5-2jEW1TFhd3Q3P2cHnnkWY3l/s200/Scrappy+Bright+Chev+Numbers-02.png" width="120" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">I originally went to college at Fairleigh Dickinson University and after a year and a half transferred to a school closer to home. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXO7ARHv7x1eE58DbSqa_nNRCQfbZLQjgcOf6bfXrusrCO8WAqVJ_RWDV6rfN5Kpi_ImzMDfkiv2M23td4OHwZ9YW8Ndx294RXA9hM4eMExhhvxmpVNvgkIq3ayWLoh5i_j1CtKM0asDVT/s1600/Scrappy+Bright+Chev+Numbers-03.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXO7ARHv7x1eE58DbSqa_nNRCQfbZLQjgcOf6bfXrusrCO8WAqVJ_RWDV6rfN5Kpi_ImzMDfkiv2M23td4OHwZ9YW8Ndx294RXA9hM4eMExhhvxmpVNvgkIq3ayWLoh5i_j1CtKM0asDVT/s200/Scrappy+Bright+Chev+Numbers-03.png" width="120" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">We get to work everyday with our blogger besties from <a href="http://knjkreations.blogspot.com/">KNJ </a>! The lovely ladies from <a href="http://knjkreations.blogspot.com/">KNJ </a>work upstairs and Becka and I work downstairs in the same school :) </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Be sure to comment below with which number you think is the lie and be sure to leave your email address :) </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_S-Qpopft7EkizfKzzUM13kL8ZRrnmPKrKQ6skIvxDpzHPLUoV2brtfb-pPHbGsZxQ1Juy_RfOfh8WbANsIeE1iC17o7K6cXAe45hlm5PlXVRfRDaqc_w-GwCsyCRd3BC1Ce8_nj4PHs/s1600/LISA+signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_S-Qpopft7EkizfKzzUM13kL8ZRrnmPKrKQ6skIvxDpzHPLUoV2brtfb-pPHbGsZxQ1Juy_RfOfh8WbANsIeE1iC17o7K6cXAe45hlm5PlXVRfRDaqc_w-GwCsyCRd3BC1Ce8_nj4PHs/s320/LISA+signature.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />Sparkling in Self Containedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00732883321247464774noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041532424030772732.post-68693219772577096812015-06-06T08:55:00.003-07:002015-06-06T08:55:44.516-07:00Learn Like a Pirate- What is a Student-Led Classroom? (and a FREEBIE)<span style="font-size: large;">Yay! I finally had a minute to sit down to write this post for the other book study that I am participating in this summer with <a href="http://www.theprimarygal.com/">The Primary Gal</a>! You can purchase the book here <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Learn-Like-PIRATE-Students-Collaborate/dp/098821766X">Learn Like a Pirate</a> if you would like to join in on the fun! </span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuovc-yx2VRbiRLyGJyX907VIkAqgmVfjzHXQ5imVYoaZMITf68plfup9ruaY0hfwg0E3ZbYZyQ_X5cg4RK1qTYdWFm_zZxqxMO7udrrJyKlS4flAcnzpz0Q8vgPQQaxH9Ih0rNSvrJNMr/s1600/1.+What+is+a+Student-Led+Classroom%253F.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuovc-yx2VRbiRLyGJyX907VIkAqgmVfjzHXQ5imVYoaZMITf68plfup9ruaY0hfwg0E3ZbYZyQ_X5cg4RK1qTYdWFm_zZxqxMO7udrrJyKlS4flAcnzpz0Q8vgPQQaxH9Ih0rNSvrJNMr/s640/1.+What+is+a+Student-Led+Classroom%253F.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I have to say that I am already in LOVE with this book! Only one chapter in and I don't want to put it down! I teach a 3-5th grade self contained class with a wide range of different abilities. The fist quote on the first page is something that myself and my paraprofessional are constantly saying to our students! <strike>I think that I am going to have to make it into a poster to hang up in our room! </strike>As soon as I finished typing this post before I could publish it I had to make the posters...you can get them here for FREE!!! If you download them and love them please remember to give some feedback :) </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/RIght-is-Right-poster-1886243">Classroom Poster!</a></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
(preview below)</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/RIght-is-Right-poster-1886243"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcvDLfWmlJvBU99sr2pSQV-k9qFCuUT_w9_QJ1uhk6tI1cmbbEe1U0_7Pygg8P244PsaWE4TDy8vcmBYTDUUj0fNo1EGeVstBDC7d6MDAxK8FyYlgWrQslfF5xd90ED3nNSGfs70oa9jJ8/s320/Screen+Shot+2015-06-06+at+11.53.55+AM.png" width="240" /></a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/RIght-is-Right-poster-1886243"><br /></a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">"Right is right, even if no one is doing it; wrong is wrong even if everyone is doing it" - Augustine of Hippo</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">This is a powerful statement and this is something that I try to teach my students everyday. They should be making the right choices and right decisions even if the other students in the class or school are not :) </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">In this first chapter Paul Solarz talks about how a student-led classroom is one where the students are making decisions and choices throughout the day without consulting with the teacher. I have been trying hard this year to have this happen in my classroom. I use Daily 5 as part of our readers workshop and I allow the students to choose the centers/activities that they do during this time. In a way this is teacher directed because they have to complete a certain number of centers but I try to give them the free choice in deciding which centers they go to and when they are in that center what activities they would like to complete. Decision making is difficult for some of my students and if they are given too many choices or sometimes even just two they become unable to make a decision. So far this year this has been working well and the students have been able to choose their tasks and they are working appropriately in the centers that they choose. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I would love to hear any suggestions that any of you have on how to help make my classroom next year a little more student-led! I look forward to reading all of the posts :) </span>Sparkling in Self Containedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00732883321247464774noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041532424030772732.post-3784403366104990022015-06-03T06:48:00.001-07:002015-06-03T06:52:40.779-07:00Teaching with Intention- Chapter 1 <span style="font-size: large;">I am super excited to participate in my first ever book study!! This book study is focusing on the book<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Teaching-Intention-Defining-Aligning-Practice/dp/1571103872"> Teaching with Intention by: Debbie Miller </a> and it is hosted by Greg over at <a href="http://www.thekindergartensmorgasboard.com/">The Kindergarten Smorgasboard</a> :) This week I am linking up with some amazing teacher bloggers to discuss chapter 1 of Teaching with Intention!! Make sure to visit their blogs to see what other teachers are saying about this chapter :) </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdUHKgmh9UJOcjJPTflLVgc58dSyicQw6YxLsH30vQTPx1hBDVbSTFg0f-zra5DXZyuvjshlLAtKbbuREP8TTD8ea17kqL-voKQDvCUZLnasJ8sRt71Y2gkJf7OtGIaUdN3DiMNb2Ug5a9/s1600/teaching+with+intention+chapter+graphics.001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: white; color: #f96da1; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdUHKgmh9UJOcjJPTflLVgc58dSyicQw6YxLsH30vQTPx1hBDVbSTFg0f-zra5DXZyuvjshlLAtKbbuREP8TTD8ea17kqL-voKQDvCUZLnasJ8sRt71Y2gkJf7OtGIaUdN3DiMNb2Ug5a9/s400/teaching+with+intention+chapter+graphics.001.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="400" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.mrsplemonskindergarten.com/2015/06/teaching-with-intention-book-study.html">Mrs. Plemons Kindergarten</a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.enchantedkindergarden.com/2015/06/teaching-with-intention-chapter-1.html">Enchanted Kindergarden</a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://primarypossibilities.blogspot.com/2015/06/teaching-with-intention-book-study.html">Primary Possibilities</a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">So here it goes........</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitO3aS87UPpaBBNtlzqnYE0AHOg4fRH-OMOXcG8ImqfnwiJwaUnJdlqUxPT5IK1Q9h0sP6COZqVsBXgc13QAw1yxU-KwKaW7vDKR1cYA5VMel6Dz4ubSHjRhwRmLQBTQ9YvEyXWMUGjDeU/s1600/11201202_10102714979441498_790412441_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: white; color: #da6278; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; line-height: 24.9480037689209px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitO3aS87UPpaBBNtlzqnYE0AHOg4fRH-OMOXcG8ImqfnwiJwaUnJdlqUxPT5IK1Q9h0sP6COZqVsBXgc13QAw1yxU-KwKaW7vDKR1cYA5VMel6Dz4ubSHjRhwRmLQBTQ9YvEyXWMUGjDeU/s400/11201202_10102714979441498_790412441_o.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="400" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">My ideal classroom is a classroom where the students are always engaged and always talking with one another. I have tables instead of desks in my classroom and I think that this is the best decision that I have made! Tables gives the students the opportunity to walk around and not feel like they have to stay at their desk. All materials would be organized and available for all students to use whenever they need. I would like people to feel happy and enthusiastic when they enter my room. I love bright colors so each one of my bulletin boards are covered in neon paper and bright borders to help the space feel fun and inviting. The library area has all of my books organizes in bright pink and black bins according to genre and reading level. Since I have a self contained class with students on all different reading levels I have a variety of books ranging from level AA-Z :) Lots of books means lots of bins! </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTQeKY972zEODd1K8RTu_KiNprFDpIm9XXbbIg6RPpFVBnHXjCOdalmqBOgn0VCuyD_ydCSyQJygMmkNJz2ugpxR5RQ0WWNUCacQDRGhfg9Ae7ipdVnMjCG2dRNmt9hmG3G7mV3HNGJhRG/s1600/11270876_10102714979446488_2115902358_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: white; color: #da6278; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 17.8200016021729px; line-height: 24.9480037689209px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTQeKY972zEODd1K8RTu_KiNprFDpIm9XXbbIg6RPpFVBnHXjCOdalmqBOgn0VCuyD_ydCSyQJygMmkNJz2ugpxR5RQ0WWNUCacQDRGhfg9Ae7ipdVnMjCG2dRNmt9hmG3G7mV3HNGJhRG/s400/11270876_10102714979446488_2115902358_o.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="400" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">The students are working either independently or with other students even when the teacher is not teaching a specific mini lesson. I think that a successful classroom is one where the students feel comfortable enough to be talking and working with other students and not feel that they have to work silently or alone. I think that Debbie Miller describes an ideal classroom in my eyes. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZTIdGQsNMTROSAbtZG-wASf8y5s6muCCyt602hrcGQg4O53t4EZ_jBzrS3hEAn_SqUDMLSsHX0ChY128N4yO4HHNPbpUy7Y9Gb-VGpWbQMrpvMMQDjvH_7VPtLVSUmKruUtkpWDDh8oRZ/s1600/11335883_10102714979431518_491601338_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: white; color: #da6278; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 17.8200016021729px; line-height: 24.9480037689209px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZTIdGQsNMTROSAbtZG-wASf8y5s6muCCyt602hrcGQg4O53t4EZ_jBzrS3hEAn_SqUDMLSsHX0ChY128N4yO4HHNPbpUy7Y9Gb-VGpWbQMrpvMMQDjvH_7VPtLVSUmKruUtkpWDDh8oRZ/s400/11335883_10102714979431518_491601338_o.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">I already have a very wealthy classroom library and space in which students can go sit on the rug with either a pillow or sit upon to read quietly. The fact that I have tables for the students to work at during the day instead of desks I think helps facilitate the student led classroom aspect of my ideal classroom. I have a daily schedule posted on the board so that the students are aware of what is planned for the day and they can see when their pullouts are happening. My students have become so used to their schedules that they can go where they need to go without having to be reminded. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3SVc8z337QQdTU8RszUfZ3E3MJ7ujjI3D-o4todGMfketKtMWg59Cg7f9u_zLCC2G-5eH3o6ykQBCk1XvqGhoNZ6Vu2mlFSFfsBC2stvvIo3-yBhomNybDYKgXNrKPXCwGXQH-qxhUJov/s1600/Slide4.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: white; color: #f96da1; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3SVc8z337QQdTU8RszUfZ3E3MJ7ujjI3D-o4todGMfketKtMWg59Cg7f9u_zLCC2G-5eH3o6ykQBCk1XvqGhoNZ6Vu2mlFSFfsBC2stvvIo3-yBhomNybDYKgXNrKPXCwGXQH-qxhUJov/s400/Slide4.PNG" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Even though I think that I am on the way to my ideal classroom I am always learning and trying to improve what I do in my classroom. One aspect that I need to work on is trying to not let things pile up on my desk throughout the day! The mess drives my INSANE!! I am just so busy working with students that i will throw things in a pile and leave them there. I also am going to work on my library. I love the idea of my library and I know that it can be better.....Since I have such a wide variety of levels I have to come up with a better system for students to take books out and make sure that the students are choosing books that they can read independently. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for taking the time to read this very long post! Check back next week for thought on chapter 2 :) I can't wait to keep reading!!! </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
Sparkling in Self Containedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00732883321247464774noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041532424030772732.post-12128755661684550892015-06-03T04:49:00.001-07:002015-06-03T05:03:02.359-07:00Winner Wednesday!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqIyuzztBDTPeEEwvPNxC_xZvUc4bEzNTFL7u3gICDMPQHBeg-LsuhoZZ-xGe8LcivX7TCSt7sX40M0Az3TLY4aAp3wfDaXP7ACWDrF81OKAsuEWkVESUeJDh5KFH6VkJ0ETiukRJLB4jc/s1600/Winner+Wednesday+Header.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqIyuzztBDTPeEEwvPNxC_xZvUc4bEzNTFL7u3gICDMPQHBeg-LsuhoZZ-xGe8LcivX7TCSt7sX40M0Az3TLY4aAp3wfDaXP7ACWDrF81OKAsuEWkVESUeJDh5KFH6VkJ0ETiukRJLB4jc/s1600/Winner+Wednesday+Header.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqIyuzztBDTPeEEwvPNxC_xZvUc4bEzNTFL7u3gICDMPQHBeg-LsuhoZZ-xGe8LcivX7TCSt7sX40M0Az3TLY4aAp3wfDaXP7ACWDrF81OKAsuEWkVESUeJDh5KFH6VkJ0ETiukRJLB4jc/s640/Winner+Wednesday+Header.jpg" width="640" /></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">YAY! Welcome to my first link up with <a href="http://www.adabofgluewilldo.com/">A Dab of Glue Will Do</a> for Winner Wednesday!!! The first Wednesday of ever month head on over to <a href="http://www.adabofgluewilldo.com/">http://www.adabofgluewilldo.com/</a> and enter to win some amazing TPT products from some of the most amazing teachers :) </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">This month I am giving away my most popular product... 30 Finish the Picture Writing Prompts! To win a copy of this please enter the Rafflecopter giveaway below :)<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="ff2115ec2" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/ff2115ec2/" id="rcwidget_zhufvwvk" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="//widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script> </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqTDCQ5feblukUBW6E1iqDtEHih_U-ggaGrWFcSdotcC3_a8m5EhCuZ1HDCHy9pdCZFOu2bpMQKvnrR1_CsxQYaXV6OJAFU2ycEngY4ihGbPySwxYWnKGNUJNc2gMbtspNeIFgclBbWcVk/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-06-03+at+7.59.33+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqTDCQ5feblukUBW6E1iqDtEHih_U-ggaGrWFcSdotcC3_a8m5EhCuZ1HDCHy9pdCZFOu2bpMQKvnrR1_CsxQYaXV6OJAFU2ycEngY4ihGbPySwxYWnKGNUJNc2gMbtspNeIFgclBbWcVk/s320/Screen+Shot+2015-06-03+at+7.59.33+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/%3Ca%20class=%22rcptr%22%20href=%22http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/ff2115ec2/%22%20rel=%22nofollow%22%20data-raflid=%22ff2115ec2%22%20data-theme=%22classic%22%20data-template=%22%22%20id=%22rcwidget_94evisg1%22%3Ea%20Rafflecopter%20giveaway%3C/a%3E%20%3Cscript%20src=%22//widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js%22%3E%3C/script%3E">Giveaway!!!</a><br /><script src="//widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpfInJelpcRwx9JXJgGaGhGzU1sc85paI2P9TMD7LDRL39VfMJpymNuGqlItQTBLjrN2Zj4tHiFZyL1J8-JTEHTGs9gS23r5tsDNE2MHeiS5rfY9_FRcIqCYowajJIeSmauENqAMrG7RHc/s1600/IMG_0200.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpfInJelpcRwx9JXJgGaGhGzU1sc85paI2P9TMD7LDRL39VfMJpymNuGqlItQTBLjrN2Zj4tHiFZyL1J8-JTEHTGs9gS23r5tsDNE2MHeiS5rfY9_FRcIqCYowajJIeSmauENqAMrG7RHc/s320/IMG_0200.JPG" width="239" /></span></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"> This is an example of one of the prompts that are included in this pack. The students are given a page with a speech bubble and they have to draw a picture around the bubble. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLnkfoCTKYCa1ExeaNGOZUo3TqKZsTzaciqH8dIFeTRd4KGK11Mo2m9xqtAhT5T4X-8k2Gtt4Wzy5TegCu8bhsw_IU-yytv5ARD601ZNVK2MvzQWddJK7FSlERVYR8OgpD1xRbgdyk04jF/s1600/IMG_0201.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: white; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLnkfoCTKYCa1ExeaNGOZUo3TqKZsTzaciqH8dIFeTRd4KGK11Mo2m9xqtAhT5T4X-8k2Gtt4Wzy5TegCu8bhsw_IU-yytv5ARD601ZNVK2MvzQWddJK7FSlERVYR8OgpD1xRbgdyk04jF/s320/IMG_0201.JPG" width="238" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">It is so much fun to watch their imaginations run wild with these writing prompts! One of my students drew a tiger and an elephant who were having a jumping jack contest (how creative!)</span></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwrPgSHwJy0_pjiV5RVjOcI8z2aSjkBbIz0_bYH2QAzlhz9jh_QAAbPUm5_be1nANStRzVlhl7INPTE4mpGPAsTdHhlNwubm3R4dGEktwonJ7lWIv0VCpuyq2g3tmwuT9YJBFmsuolseF0/s1600/IMG_0202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwrPgSHwJy0_pjiV5RVjOcI8z2aSjkBbIz0_bYH2QAzlhz9jh_QAAbPUm5_be1nANStRzVlhl7INPTE4mpGPAsTdHhlNwubm3R4dGEktwonJ7lWIv0VCpuyq2g3tmwuT9YJBFmsuolseF0/s320/IMG_0202.JPG" width="239" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Watching students be creative and writing is amazing! I love how excited my students get when I pass out these finish the picture writing prompts :) </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjydnb0u8m0lcwOGc5WExqiLC_kxLxo2EPFJTja-O3SAlnx9inRRSH3kthUw4wY0PST2T9ULa0i9cBrnEsgtdJhj-AzW65g91gGRrouT6CyiBj9l_lP6UCTj3Hphy_-yJY6_GThyphenhyphencYGTUml/s1600/Slide2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjydnb0u8m0lcwOGc5WExqiLC_kxLxo2EPFJTja-O3SAlnx9inRRSH3kthUw4wY0PST2T9ULa0i9cBrnEsgtdJhj-AzW65g91gGRrouT6CyiBj9l_lP6UCTj3Hphy_-yJY6_GThyphenhyphencYGTUml/s320/Slide2.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
Sparkling in Self Containedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00732883321247464774noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041532424030772732.post-10800983025743849722015-05-27T14:30:00.000-07:002015-05-27T14:30:07.467-07:00Weekly Summer Link Up<span style="font-size: x-large;">I have linked up with <a href="http://www.iheartgrade3.com/">Monica from iheartgrade3</a> for her Weekly Summer Link Up!! The topic for this week is our summer goals! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjEFaN7WCfWuNRe8lJR2WztsVFgo6enxHdikTqp4SkCHZgwXKKAxEteuLyLO-Wm-stL121liOEw-SJ_DzXC9WgCekFcoo4Se6DqG0CAkwG-0xkst09AWqx9E9LfffnAJt4yEML5_Y1AeP9/s1600/Weekly-Blog-Linky-May-241-300x232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjEFaN7WCfWuNRe8lJR2WztsVFgo6enxHdikTqp4SkCHZgwXKKAxEteuLyLO-Wm-stL121liOEw-SJ_DzXC9WgCekFcoo4Se6DqG0CAkwG-0xkst09AWqx9E9LfffnAJt4yEML5_Y1AeP9/s1600/Weekly-Blog-Linky-May-241-300x232.jpg" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;">My 5 goals for this summer are: </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisSyyNucA2xh6wjQUq6ZXSg0qKNrVQPKFXA89uPDgZhyMPrHNfzCvGz4uDs0LJYj187EB7g-9L7l_ixirYtg4ckpycjzhKherHXfbl08bTr839vz9QrEeVzaqqS9JrCfhzu1xBTdPpIr01/s1600/Slide1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisSyyNucA2xh6wjQUq6ZXSg0qKNrVQPKFXA89uPDgZhyMPrHNfzCvGz4uDs0LJYj187EB7g-9L7l_ixirYtg4ckpycjzhKherHXfbl08bTr839vz9QrEeVzaqqS9JrCfhzu1xBTdPpIr01/s400/Slide1.png" width="400" /></span></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfO96PeCfA53k0Rv7yDKi3WDw1gpmt9Attn3VwEDKHxs-mDO6jijB4LjA6qW-jMvkH8sFm5au6qWE-g-U_IBtfHWkUFFlDoOrTEICmkGcGWrXd-Wdal7tYk37TM0outEB3i2IoSuH7vZn2/s1600/Slide2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfO96PeCfA53k0Rv7yDKi3WDw1gpmt9Attn3VwEDKHxs-mDO6jijB4LjA6qW-jMvkH8sFm5au6qWE-g-U_IBtfHWkUFFlDoOrTEICmkGcGWrXd-Wdal7tYk37TM0outEB3i2IoSuH7vZn2/s400/Slide2.png" width="400" /></span></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoj_FH-kAo3dTDK56pCGlwU2Bcyat0cCxMxVqrSeAxKKSt9EN4txWI9w-jl3BuDNW1vGTYG8giJK7ivsiFjMiGjuFNA4jPtTM3_WOJLLXAyG3hpbCkZbd4i1ngQW9ROY64Lxe1SFLHEYWI/s1600/Slide3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoj_FH-kAo3dTDK56pCGlwU2Bcyat0cCxMxVqrSeAxKKSt9EN4txWI9w-jl3BuDNW1vGTYG8giJK7ivsiFjMiGjuFNA4jPtTM3_WOJLLXAyG3hpbCkZbd4i1ngQW9ROY64Lxe1SFLHEYWI/s400/Slide3.png" width="400" /></span></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdNibsl1vGymiMTlU6dTNbdp5saDUW9hcxwZ9fD44FvIsU3BYTO5J8WLq6FY0Y06g9QGa_O7iv_Fe9tNIWz7_80JW4iU78yFrJq11S9jcMN07D4vrPYidm35REdxewP42asAkVRm_umT1u/s1600/Slide4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdNibsl1vGymiMTlU6dTNbdp5saDUW9hcxwZ9fD44FvIsU3BYTO5J8WLq6FY0Y06g9QGa_O7iv_Fe9tNIWz7_80JW4iU78yFrJq11S9jcMN07D4vrPYidm35REdxewP42asAkVRm_umT1u/s400/Slide4.png" width="400" /></span></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrN6L3bzyWZJ-lKouRxwlvGY0RLI2fg9lL4Q2CZa_2O6ozkrg8opv_P62aBnrXSiOCx1ligZq4u-WVRI8XwdMh_wd9Dts9AU4nS3944bSfx69GOQVJ5lD9j4lw4or4-ESxrZqnLTP8NjEE/s1600/Slide5.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrN6L3bzyWZJ-lKouRxwlvGY0RLI2fg9lL4Q2CZa_2O6ozkrg8opv_P62aBnrXSiOCx1ligZq4u-WVRI8XwdMh_wd9Dts9AU4nS3944bSfx69GOQVJ5lD9j4lw4or4-ESxrZqnLTP8NjEE/s400/Slide5.png" width="400" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;">What are your summer goals? Make sure to link up with Monica and check out some other amazing bloggers! </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_S-Qpopft7EkizfKzzUM13kL8ZRrnmPKrKQ6skIvxDpzHPLUoV2brtfb-pPHbGsZxQ1Juy_RfOfh8WbANsIeE1iC17o7K6cXAe45hlm5PlXVRfRDaqc_w-GwCsyCRd3BC1Ce8_nj4PHs/s1600/LISA+signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_S-Qpopft7EkizfKzzUM13kL8ZRrnmPKrKQ6skIvxDpzHPLUoV2brtfb-pPHbGsZxQ1Juy_RfOfh8WbANsIeE1iC17o7K6cXAe45hlm5PlXVRfRDaqc_w-GwCsyCRd3BC1Ce8_nj4PHs/s320/LISA+signature.png" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>
<br />Sparkling in Self Containedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00732883321247464774noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041532424030772732.post-1379115350842180482015-05-25T18:39:00.000-07:002015-05-25T18:39:24.093-07:00Learn Like a Pirate Book Study! <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQaKF-VJ5w63xxmm-mp2VffEXChDH-ZY5BcZU4PUQwR8cULEAlHo6Opnl7yazTaAd0Lib2axGVedxj0HMd1PgW5wooakAj8MCtdFTlDXbMIm_ujNH-TdIRj-XkWof9HAmxd5XehmSMm2YO/s1600/Learn+Like+A+Pirate+SQUARE.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQaKF-VJ5w63xxmm-mp2VffEXChDH-ZY5BcZU4PUQwR8cULEAlHo6Opnl7yazTaAd0Lib2axGVedxj0HMd1PgW5wooakAj8MCtdFTlDXbMIm_ujNH-TdIRj-XkWof9HAmxd5XehmSMm2YO/s400/Learn+Like+A+Pirate+SQUARE.png" width="377" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="text-align: start;">I am super excited to link up with </span><a href="http://www.theprimarygal.com/" style="text-align: start;">The Primary Gal</a><span style="text-align: start;"> for her </span><a href="http://www.daveburgess.com/new/learn-like-a-pirate-is-out/" style="text-align: start;">Learn Like a Pirate </a><span style="text-align: start;">book study this summer! Keep checking back starting June 4th to join in on the book study! Head on over to her blog now to join in on the fun :) </span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7l4TG7DgRl9AR98oqKIExBimWA4VQsScteZZeW5w_jrqq6YVarGGeY6A7171xxABdWZzMyFRkMcPAR0P9A7DMBOJJIwAygixX1VM_jwVNc6oCfOiiQ82Gz6qtSWPm6HbW8KxAmpTPyiw0/s1600/learn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7l4TG7DgRl9AR98oqKIExBimWA4VQsScteZZeW5w_jrqq6YVarGGeY6A7171xxABdWZzMyFRkMcPAR0P9A7DMBOJJIwAygixX1VM_jwVNc6oCfOiiQ82Gz6qtSWPm6HbW8KxAmpTPyiw0/s400/learn.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Learn-Like-PIRATE-Students-Collaborate/dp/098821766X/ref=tmm_pap_title_0"><span style="font-size: large;">Learn Like a Pirate</span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="text-align: start;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: start;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;">Click on the link above to purchase your copy on Amazon today and join in on the fun starting June 4th! </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: start;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_S-Qpopft7EkizfKzzUM13kL8ZRrnmPKrKQ6skIvxDpzHPLUoV2brtfb-pPHbGsZxQ1Juy_RfOfh8WbANsIeE1iC17o7K6cXAe45hlm5PlXVRfRDaqc_w-GwCsyCRd3BC1Ce8_nj4PHs/s1600/LISA+signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_S-Qpopft7EkizfKzzUM13kL8ZRrnmPKrKQ6skIvxDpzHPLUoV2brtfb-pPHbGsZxQ1Juy_RfOfh8WbANsIeE1iC17o7K6cXAe45hlm5PlXVRfRDaqc_w-GwCsyCRd3BC1Ce8_nj4PHs/s320/LISA+signature.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: start;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: start;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: start;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Sparkling in Self Containedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00732883321247464774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041532424030772732.post-61025796649602698252015-05-02T11:16:00.000-07:002015-05-02T11:16:32.342-07:00**Liebster Award**<span style="font-size: large;">So excited to have been nominated for the Liebster Award by our friend Rachel over at <a href="http://thespecialabcs.blogspot.com/2015/04/the-liebster-award.html">The Special Abc's</a> :) The Liebster Award is a way to discover and recognize new bloggers :) </span><div>
<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV7ryyZvTFw9s9lovJiwI9rGbU-nLQdHa4vcMoxgu2Fq_b3XbQMtRlfajmkjfnzaD7WfX0qPq38O1Gt23m61dqL3IbKfUdzJdRW4cefNul5GylhkpnEbjOqK-G5h-7szEcw818gLwewOSI/s1600/Liebster2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV7ryyZvTFw9s9lovJiwI9rGbU-nLQdHa4vcMoxgu2Fq_b3XbQMtRlfajmkjfnzaD7WfX0qPq38O1Gt23m61dqL3IbKfUdzJdRW4cefNul5GylhkpnEbjOqK-G5h-7szEcw818gLwewOSI/s1600/Liebster2.png" height="313" width="320" /></a> </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">(thank you http://learninbooks.blogspot.com/ for the cute graphics) </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Once nominated for the Liebster Award by a fellow blogger you are to answer 11 questions so that others reading your blog can get to know you a little better :) I am using the template that was shared from <a href="http://learninbooks.blogspot.com/2014/11/they-like-me-they-really-like-me.html?showComment=1430589309037#c6789942768162958777">learninbooks</a> Here it goes......</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg46T_QJ7G6TuoNuequJ3ffTJtlw3fovqxxzEpVJMGTqr5JQcvWm5BDcTBnhcO_MF3kl2Bn3r25lYZpBPx1NiDb1PqAjlfZ_CL86uS64qcmquhBEzgVVoFMBPWbaJy8ZhSJFOXdKXrgVfOt/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-05-02+at+1.59.58+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg46T_QJ7G6TuoNuequJ3ffTJtlw3fovqxxzEpVJMGTqr5JQcvWm5BDcTBnhcO_MF3kl2Bn3r25lYZpBPx1NiDb1PqAjlfZ_CL86uS64qcmquhBEzgVVoFMBPWbaJy8ZhSJFOXdKXrgVfOt/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-05-02+at+1.59.58+PM.png" height="640" width="492" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Thank you again so much <a href="http://thespecialabcs.blogspot.com/search/label/liebster">Rachel</a> for the nomination!! I nominate the following blogs: </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://knjkreations.blogspot.com/2015/04/iteach345-stress-free-giveaway.html">KNJ Kreations</a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.breezyspecialed.com/">Breezy Special Ed </a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">These are two amazing blogs and I can't wait to see what they post next! </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_S-Qpopft7EkizfKzzUM13kL8ZRrnmPKrKQ6skIvxDpzHPLUoV2brtfb-pPHbGsZxQ1Juy_RfOfh8WbANsIeE1iC17o7K6cXAe45hlm5PlXVRfRDaqc_w-GwCsyCRd3BC1Ce8_nj4PHs/s1600/LISA+signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_S-Qpopft7EkizfKzzUM13kL8ZRrnmPKrKQ6skIvxDpzHPLUoV2brtfb-pPHbGsZxQ1Juy_RfOfh8WbANsIeE1iC17o7K6cXAe45hlm5PlXVRfRDaqc_w-GwCsyCRd3BC1Ce8_nj4PHs/s1600/LISA+signature.png" height="150" width="200" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn4VWF5w6NdSPNHHe9qomMlERdQ6evRXnCen_cQLiw3OO5NKpIQVPH9cMtb5XS4EaiqkXn6auL_NN-_F1lA4QNHj7GdANHHzsOxYcF7yWpUs6IC8zZ7xEgPoyqV17VJN_8MiAZijWoJSxI/s1600/Slide1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn4VWF5w6NdSPNHHe9qomMlERdQ6evRXnCen_cQLiw3OO5NKpIQVPH9cMtb5XS4EaiqkXn6auL_NN-_F1lA4QNHj7GdANHHzsOxYcF7yWpUs6IC8zZ7xEgPoyqV17VJN_8MiAZijWoJSxI/s1600/Slide1.jpg" height="150" width="200" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
</div>
Sparkling in Self Containedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00732883321247464774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041532424030772732.post-62844762605053164472015-05-01T04:34:00.000-07:002015-05-01T04:34:56.850-07:00Five for Friday: 5/1/15<span style="font-size: large;">Wow! It is already May! I don't know about you but our end of the year countdown has started :) We are joining up with <a href="http://doodlebugsteaching.blogspot.com/">Doodle Bugs Teaching</a> for the <a href="http://doodlebugsteaching.blogspot.com/2015/04/five-for-friday-linky-party-april-24.html">Five for Friday Linky Party</a>!! </span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7l7wYNxPpvJxXtSbZnUbtjPsyyepWO1YduwZtE_zvHjCkx3ruqO0hYljUkifIVwwFJ0yEIV9SoigIePpL0TBFrotpp2Ijn2cT2colqxeJXYRGqJsRonsdXzfckMfquF8nGwb-o99h5M5K/s1600/fiveforfriday2_thumb3_thumb2_thumb2_thumb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7l7wYNxPpvJxXtSbZnUbtjPsyyepWO1YduwZtE_zvHjCkx3ruqO0hYljUkifIVwwFJ0yEIV9SoigIePpL0TBFrotpp2Ijn2cT2colqxeJXYRGqJsRonsdXzfckMfquF8nGwb-o99h5M5K/s1600/fiveforfriday2_thumb3_thumb2_thumb2_thumb.jpg" height="285" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjibrqFDke2zm4thtjjP-yWbym71lYdEbf4uMT0IMd_aIbTH6R1YamxHpRDwGSQ94hskikt8gD8yx1Mde7yrdOoJNZuv83hxBuv_OVZg4Pe-zODypKl91Lb2XaZpbaCvnfYvytq3mO2e2Bd/s1600/1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjibrqFDke2zm4thtjjP-yWbym71lYdEbf4uMT0IMd_aIbTH6R1YamxHpRDwGSQ94hskikt8gD8yx1Mde7yrdOoJNZuv83hxBuv_OVZg4Pe-zODypKl91Lb2XaZpbaCvnfYvytq3mO2e2Bd/s1600/1.png" height="151" width="200" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">We had a traveling planetarium come to school and the kids had a blast! It was such a cool experience! This year my students have been a tad </span><strike style="font-size: x-large;">obsessed</strike><span style="font-size: large;"> interested in the solar system and planets so this really was a great experience for them.</span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.starstogo.net/"><span style="font-size: x-large;">STARS TO GO </span></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOQmv2EjZI4Y7nyL-kC8DbzIWUq8XdAB_3ZveO1R0FcmDMNuZRhzAKeC6qVOpbxho2kUfqUcShJFDYhIsYCYqyxza0eIExLWsBLpshDp4ryfmGG_9DH-D4JG1ATeYzq8_RaXbbiUgQDJs9/s1600/2.png" imageanchor="1" style="display: inline !important; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOQmv2EjZI4Y7nyL-kC8DbzIWUq8XdAB_3ZveO1R0FcmDMNuZRhzAKeC6qVOpbxho2kUfqUcShJFDYhIsYCYqyxza0eIExLWsBLpshDp4ryfmGG_9DH-D4JG1ATeYzq8_RaXbbiUgQDJs9/s1600/2.png" height="163" width="200" /> </a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Decisions....decisions.....I bought myself an Erin Condren lesson planner this year and I feel that it was 1. a little pricey and 2. it did not fit my self contained classroom needs as far as planning goes. I have been debating on a planner for next year and I came across this Etsy store: </span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/PlumPaperDesigns" style="font-size: x-large;">Plum Paper </a><span style="font-size: large;"> ....I love that I can customize what is in the planner and there are two options a $35 version and a $16 version...... Any thoughts other lesson planners that seem to work for any special education teachers out there? </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2ySRpIq8YP4QrNiJQJP_4ssSq-dxKb_LNdvv1agR1dFuudnG9UaoM4gk7SDL_CcIwla1LrrketL7ftYY8TujTLiN5kvbYCXAefQtAalcxuPct1A0i6kLM3biZlVIRHqCaQzgEun_7RPu/s1600/planner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2ySRpIq8YP4QrNiJQJP_4ssSq-dxKb_LNdvv1agR1dFuudnG9UaoM4gk7SDL_CcIwla1LrrketL7ftYY8TujTLiN5kvbYCXAefQtAalcxuPct1A0i6kLM3biZlVIRHqCaQzgEun_7RPu/s1600/planner.jpg" height="179" width="200" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHky6uniOQHkuIVNc81DSaYOk9M_Ztb3w8FFKGBEU9lcwV4POMj-7Ti8XlDriPj7zbgytb5Zd2WbUjEqDos25KxlSLa7oSr7t1NRmh2xKsAycYPpRhDamY7KH5nmNbnTWF2Rq3qwjfFcJO/s1600/3.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHky6uniOQHkuIVNc81DSaYOk9M_Ztb3w8FFKGBEU9lcwV4POMj-7Ti8XlDriPj7zbgytb5Zd2WbUjEqDos25KxlSLa7oSr7t1NRmh2xKsAycYPpRhDamY7KH5nmNbnTWF2Rq3qwjfFcJO/s1600/3.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHky6uniOQHkuIVNc81DSaYOk9M_Ztb3w8FFKGBEU9lcwV4POMj-7Ti8XlDriPj7zbgytb5Zd2WbUjEqDos25KxlSLa7oSr7t1NRmh2xKsAycYPpRhDamY7KH5nmNbnTWF2Rq3qwjfFcJO/s1600/3.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHky6uniOQHkuIVNc81DSaYOk9M_Ztb3w8FFKGBEU9lcwV4POMj-7Ti8XlDriPj7zbgytb5Zd2WbUjEqDos25KxlSLa7oSr7t1NRmh2xKsAycYPpRhDamY7KH5nmNbnTWF2Rq3qwjfFcJO/s1600/3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHky6uniOQHkuIVNc81DSaYOk9M_Ztb3w8FFKGBEU9lcwV4POMj-7Ti8XlDriPj7zbgytb5Zd2WbUjEqDos25KxlSLa7oSr7t1NRmh2xKsAycYPpRhDamY7KH5nmNbnTWF2Rq3qwjfFcJO/s1600/3.png" height="168" width="200" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Not sure how come this wasn't my number 1 but I GOT A NEW CAR THIS WEEK!!!!!! My husband had this old Lancer (his very first car!) and it finally had its like ride...since my husband is AMAZING he told me that he would take my Saturn and I could pick out a new SUV! We bought a 2015 Kia Sorento and I could not be happier! </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Look at this beauty! </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ckbmpMjkiJa6uyWXzhd_9i9TjL_jTAo8JATCglnHeXAl30AuyseXmNv5oDGzHsW4fGFtAtSOJSfiy0yaeatXRwhcFIuR6KcgRLtiCwt84XlR6QFFqfBc3LBhMBhxhIkpssMWl1KffbxE/s1600/20150428_194328.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ckbmpMjkiJa6uyWXzhd_9i9TjL_jTAo8JATCglnHeXAl30AuyseXmNv5oDGzHsW4fGFtAtSOJSfiy0yaeatXRwhcFIuR6KcgRLtiCwt84XlR6QFFqfBc3LBhMBhxhIkpssMWl1KffbxE/s1600/20150428_194328.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLyS_cnZGb-0prknTOR1DBxkUw1u1sas_iVAVJLHqYp2zxqYOHfS7Uc_S5M9S9ubeOucBzYv29xmH1WOIYwfAi0gq2l8Xjxm8YAqQBZVWt9i5s7ZQx2TTh8WrkYUi57GvGNKZh74mbHqkq/s1600/4.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLyS_cnZGb-0prknTOR1DBxkUw1u1sas_iVAVJLHqYp2zxqYOHfS7Uc_S5M9S9ubeOucBzYv29xmH1WOIYwfAi0gq2l8Xjxm8YAqQBZVWt9i5s7ZQx2TTh8WrkYUi57GvGNKZh74mbHqkq/s1600/4.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLyS_cnZGb-0prknTOR1DBxkUw1u1sas_iVAVJLHqYp2zxqYOHfS7Uc_S5M9S9ubeOucBzYv29xmH1WOIYwfAi0gq2l8Xjxm8YAqQBZVWt9i5s7ZQx2TTh8WrkYUi57GvGNKZh74mbHqkq/s1600/4.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLyS_cnZGb-0prknTOR1DBxkUw1u1sas_iVAVJLHqYp2zxqYOHfS7Uc_S5M9S9ubeOucBzYv29xmH1WOIYwfAi0gq2l8Xjxm8YAqQBZVWt9i5s7ZQx2TTh8WrkYUi57GvGNKZh74mbHqkq/s1600/4.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLyS_cnZGb-0prknTOR1DBxkUw1u1sas_iVAVJLHqYp2zxqYOHfS7Uc_S5M9S9ubeOucBzYv29xmH1WOIYwfAi0gq2l8Xjxm8YAqQBZVWt9i5s7ZQx2TTh8WrkYUi57GvGNKZh74mbHqkq/s1600/4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLyS_cnZGb-0prknTOR1DBxkUw1u1sas_iVAVJLHqYp2zxqYOHfS7Uc_S5M9S9ubeOucBzYv29xmH1WOIYwfAi0gq2l8Xjxm8YAqQBZVWt9i5s7ZQx2TTh8WrkYUi57GvGNKZh74mbHqkq/s1600/4.png" height="177" width="200" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Anyone else end up joining in on the fun during a math lesson?!? We were using marshmallows and toothpicks to create 3D shapes in math :) Such a fun activity.....Obviously I gave the kids some extra time at the end to create whatever they wanted. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjw3975AMBTgnwpK77Msx0bHGwPsxHHRISApcT3jNiPDE4_rV4y053O5_bXZn3P7LuCZKJDUrIjJWxyjzYRCWTmnagR0n4qLiR37sVPrOEyDwBfFPKQ6eNM3Y5nPo9oM5QpI6F0ICgQ808/s1600/20150417_095136.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjw3975AMBTgnwpK77Msx0bHGwPsxHHRISApcT3jNiPDE4_rV4y053O5_bXZn3P7LuCZKJDUrIjJWxyjzYRCWTmnagR0n4qLiR37sVPrOEyDwBfFPKQ6eNM3Y5nPo9oM5QpI6F0ICgQ808/s1600/20150417_095136.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5730yRcbUWWE5TM0q2LoM-wSrokoaWr9-nprNFkK47fjybEWHp8Zyqi4nVdqwTaYEyBIGedxcHeB0hHuRslktTGzOchKefHGFC69oD-Svl-Ge33ONR1z7cjn9vNm7wVLCMw0f-BQnye4d/s1600/5.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5730yRcbUWWE5TM0q2LoM-wSrokoaWr9-nprNFkK47fjybEWHp8Zyqi4nVdqwTaYEyBIGedxcHeB0hHuRslktTGzOchKefHGFC69oD-Svl-Ge33ONR1z7cjn9vNm7wVLCMw0f-BQnye4d/s1600/5.png" height="151" width="200" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Non teacher related I finally finished putting together my shadow boxes from my wedding!! I am so happy with how they came out :) All of the little pieces from that special day in November are now together in a way that can be displayed and really cherished! </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC7IBosNQGjh1NmzTYuteXzBfb_PyisRCia_basVvDylnoPL52k0bqysV1e-4em2UFY8IbDtGrwO33PbZjYKqMG859mWj7M6iFmzvCxcrG1Y9WxTNwai89WSILh92KYeidKkQXIdB0FuSp/s1600/20150428_192634.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC7IBosNQGjh1NmzTYuteXzBfb_PyisRCia_basVvDylnoPL52k0bqysV1e-4em2UFY8IbDtGrwO33PbZjYKqMG859mWj7M6iFmzvCxcrG1Y9WxTNwai89WSILh92KYeidKkQXIdB0FuSp/s1600/20150428_192634.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_S-Qpopft7EkizfKzzUM13kL8ZRrnmPKrKQ6skIvxDpzHPLUoV2brtfb-pPHbGsZxQ1Juy_RfOfh8WbANsIeE1iC17o7K6cXAe45hlm5PlXVRfRDaqc_w-GwCsyCRd3BC1Ce8_nj4PHs/s1600/LISA+signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_S-Qpopft7EkizfKzzUM13kL8ZRrnmPKrKQ6skIvxDpzHPLUoV2brtfb-pPHbGsZxQ1Juy_RfOfh8WbANsIeE1iC17o7K6cXAe45hlm5PlXVRfRDaqc_w-GwCsyCRd3BC1Ce8_nj4PHs/s1600/LISA+signature.png" height="150" width="200" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<br />Sparkling in Self Containedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00732883321247464774noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041532424030772732.post-69252253165108639762015-04-30T12:45:00.001-07:002015-04-30T12:45:46.033-07:00Made it Monday.....(on a Thursday) <span style="font-size: x-large;">I know its Thursday but this was out Made it Monday activity this week.....</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Our class loves to play with little fidgety toys so our fabulous occupational therapist decided that she would have our students make their own stress balls!!! These are so easy and they are great for the </span><strike style="font-size: xx-large;">teachers</strike><span style="font-size: x-large;"> students to keep at their desk to use throughout the day. Here is how we made them: </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: x-large;">Supplies: </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">-water bottle (top half)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">-balloons</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">-play dough</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: x-large;">This is so simple I promise :)</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZgYFefTYztGK1b7RyV-ztfdSvf0Ogh3-Fm0E0ZKgsKF2L8rqGioyTqo4yHCyw94m44sKOiGrKwHUltWtNl0tc0Ug4pPItH3P7cTKOqVZ3un8_b2RQ9nfolSDjYl-FwtSrmecf9qvCo9FR/s1600/AquaGlitter-28.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZgYFefTYztGK1b7RyV-ztfdSvf0Ogh3-Fm0E0ZKgsKF2L8rqGioyTqo4yHCyw94m44sKOiGrKwHUltWtNl0tc0Ug4pPItH3P7cTKOqVZ3un8_b2RQ9nfolSDjYl-FwtSrmecf9qvCo9FR/s1600/AquaGlitter-28.png" height="200" width="136" /></a>cup the top of the water bottle so it looks like this: </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDPfuaC1t6jxyvwgK1lS9P_TiUFq-hn8CZnGj1otZmXeQbnAJ5htOuB9wHc9qL5LbH-CCvkvjiUTk_8Nfb0mvkH6ePpBZYLLA4glaBqawLlbUNY1rFZY1nlX0vIi_-0uYy5X1O0er4kSBY/s1600/20150430_103732.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDPfuaC1t6jxyvwgK1lS9P_TiUFq-hn8CZnGj1otZmXeQbnAJ5htOuB9wHc9qL5LbH-CCvkvjiUTk_8Nfb0mvkH6ePpBZYLLA4glaBqawLlbUNY1rFZY1nlX0vIi_-0uYy5X1O0er4kSBY/s1600/20150430_103732.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4iTVWjrO4C0Dv6AwMTojPDTUDsfDwe1DXkg8LM3qalXK822vnxNwrAAKHRfxOiFjdCV_0MbLbCREpMcqAYjAcOCnbkqkQW_yQcXycDEeS8GR0cnek2_Tt8RcvqQGvbvch7Xrrljt4QavE/s1600/20150430_103752.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4iTVWjrO4C0Dv6AwMTojPDTUDsfDwe1DXkg8LM3qalXK822vnxNwrAAKHRfxOiFjdCV_0MbLbCREpMcqAYjAcOCnbkqkQW_yQcXycDEeS8GR0cnek2_Tt8RcvqQGvbvch7Xrrljt4QavE/s1600/20150430_103752.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3bhdEOFvXP2s8wTP12FhPxQ5YG3MTWiGkvK7WIJCoDbTiR7esSABUtI-bXJv2YqLukFKLfuqO9T74j5Vr-GDR2fYAEuf9q3XBFXm4289cGFo1o-lCfSfCY182dTyACuQBDkgCMQIW1pZ/s1600/20150430_103759.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3bhdEOFvXP2s8wTP12FhPxQ5YG3MTWiGkvK7WIJCoDbTiR7esSABUtI-bXJv2YqLukFKLfuqO9T74j5Vr-GDR2fYAEuf9q3XBFXm4289cGFo1o-lCfSfCY182dTyACuQBDkgCMQIW1pZ/s1600/20150430_103759.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP3IQM7TqAOBErEaXvW_eo8cZzXKa2PiAVx3L_ZF31O_aHcBqzEtN0b4E8-BVW88Xlgas2F-81rGHKUUjmea_iYJWflJmrTY2oWkYbv68vHXiGpBxBV-ECKy8zxLFOICR-eaR__PMxkbHV/s1600/AquaGlitter-29.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP3IQM7TqAOBErEaXvW_eo8cZzXKa2PiAVx3L_ZF31O_aHcBqzEtN0b4E8-BVW88Xlgas2F-81rGHKUUjmea_iYJWflJmrTY2oWkYbv68vHXiGpBxBV-ECKy8zxLFOICR-eaR__PMxkbHV/s1600/AquaGlitter-29.png" height="200" width="133" /></a>next take the balloon and place it over the top of the water bottle</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhhPCaPkAdlWdZ06l28e8cPHX9rv-NcVx3WLH9oGj99TW-duYO4lWMb5ExWANi5FgYkz2JYZx-RGp5AbjcBnRfbbvuz4aCTCil_pCAb-4_rl6UAXP8_2rP-Qo-1JPhXHoNiwbKLaNNY806/s1600/20150430_103729.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhhPCaPkAdlWdZ06l28e8cPHX9rv-NcVx3WLH9oGj99TW-duYO4lWMb5ExWANi5FgYkz2JYZx-RGp5AbjcBnRfbbvuz4aCTCil_pCAb-4_rl6UAXP8_2rP-Qo-1JPhXHoNiwbKLaNNY806/s1600/20150430_103729.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></span></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMFKAcFQ6N11c0y23iTiSQ52h6nuoiS-s9GepHxQdRMmtyodlTxtM8jGh6qe-2mvPbKbSUYYmQNpCJ2US4wK2zYhlJ2TQxQPF7L-CRMS0BH7HWG_6rrJfcR6lAI82oFF8hAQdNze1Mgmij/s1600/AquaGlitter-30.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMFKAcFQ6N11c0y23iTiSQ52h6nuoiS-s9GepHxQdRMmtyodlTxtM8jGh6qe-2mvPbKbSUYYmQNpCJ2US4wK2zYhlJ2TQxQPF7L-CRMS0BH7HWG_6rrJfcR6lAI82oFF8hAQdNze1Mgmij/s1600/AquaGlitter-30.png" height="200" width="142" /></a>have the students roll small balls or snakes using the play oh and place them into the balloon </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWWJc5yAveDVTAEz4fkzg7bwYgcM4rxHBwfL6op55VHNFjhehcXnslYdo66UcZnClGnxD-J2-jxqZrgLKo3asSwF3VyW8X8f6p-CXcobU5Jc5T5a_qhIvTdTLnP7J0XJgnAHGnEkWcPyQ_/s1600/20150430_104655.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWWJc5yAveDVTAEz4fkzg7bwYgcM4rxHBwfL6op55VHNFjhehcXnslYdo66UcZnClGnxD-J2-jxqZrgLKo3asSwF3VyW8X8f6p-CXcobU5Jc5T5a_qhIvTdTLnP7J0XJgnAHGnEkWcPyQ_/s1600/20150430_104655.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5MuQOLzrAxxEdJkgvZNp3M0wjRi2g4BqUQtamcl7RLyYmxhrXoadH0u8ChVFqihNcNsHlFTWAoeiupt_jBuamzpCPp0Mnjz3qkflI0egOoZLEXJR6I6X1UQ-5hgh0ySt1nGsrMXvXzsrt/s1600/20150430_104652.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5MuQOLzrAxxEdJkgvZNp3M0wjRi2g4BqUQtamcl7RLyYmxhrXoadH0u8ChVFqihNcNsHlFTWAoeiupt_jBuamzpCPp0Mnjz3qkflI0egOoZLEXJR6I6X1UQ-5hgh0ySt1nGsrMXvXzsrt/s1600/20150430_104652.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSbbsu1eNwwp_RRdFlvISLPnbAawa84d8s1CZ-Z_xGf1eOCejUR4t_VWhquQ4UJKucLIdfc39F6z06F8m9W3yw_RaIb_uLX9f9wfrX3RCuuU99yFGeN88F5LLZyKhtO-LH9G_H5yUCA4h5/s1600/AquaGlitter-31.png" height="200" width="140" /> once the balloon is full of the play doh you can take it off and tie it closed</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHwBbljQb7237BXUAl4JGgXT6umNtumwy5-L_ijovN53EVxUxWwVVbPRh6Pkdci69dBd2-397QntMdUqdEczYU14d31icMtfIWVqHDFCIwiV6hip9VjFWgXurXTBdJ2JngcexwxjdliuEe/s1600/20150430_103737.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHwBbljQb7237BXUAl4JGgXT6umNtumwy5-L_ijovN53EVxUxWwVVbPRh6Pkdci69dBd2-397QntMdUqdEczYU14d31icMtfIWVqHDFCIwiV6hip9VjFWgXurXTBdJ2JngcexwxjdliuEe/s1600/20150430_103737.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2TR_-MQvOx7Y8c4qfv_CQ7gHuR0OD71DVCJugfdioLVpZx-T8Gd4iHycWOe7jl9_km1ac8j2ia5iNrMedfHj_zWS1vzWaSYv-vxgSS95rcCj8Q8FM9uZi9YJi9pxyEmfhMwmT3lCpmU0G/s1600/20150430_103747.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2TR_-MQvOx7Y8c4qfv_CQ7gHuR0OD71DVCJugfdioLVpZx-T8Gd4iHycWOe7jl9_km1ac8j2ia5iNrMedfHj_zWS1vzWaSYv-vxgSS95rcCj8Q8FM9uZi9YJi9pxyEmfhMwmT3lCpmU0G/s1600/20150430_103747.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-size: x-large;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjztUJUjKkq4ivF_eTgrCkuOIk5RPZTYXepntb54cg2_vCKT_84zIQcUgdCEbSUPeY3tZ_n8IQJEzyqunpF9Jv8ha-F0ktzDxeCyi72xutCnF57ySqyA12a35BW9113mYrrGfC5B9KhYdZj/s1600/AquaGlitter-32.png" height="200" width="159" /> now the students can use their stress ball :) </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioZHeztFSEcghCzw_8tupfFgC6VsereZ1htyYrgzX_WVYG739CZDtxsrodjGe0fKMNfcw-Fw7JsNifp5QHFuy1QztjwxL8fueIGQAJpsrSS1pOQYsH6-X_itc7ntPKXNTy1HsWOLQZp40O/s1600/20150430_104943.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioZHeztFSEcghCzw_8tupfFgC6VsereZ1htyYrgzX_WVYG739CZDtxsrodjGe0fKMNfcw-Fw7JsNifp5QHFuy1QztjwxL8fueIGQAJpsrSS1pOQYsH6-X_itc7ntPKXNTy1HsWOLQZp40O/s1600/20150430_104943.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: x-large;">We are always looking for fun OT activities to do with our students....if you have any suggestions please comment below :) </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW8TSXLtD252Q75h_62I6uM1_FHaMfg6vBB2NYUK59GzwoeGOjwddkg0pXFhpJJZB97uwcvFT9hgk-vgwpx9lKbfvG7zZoyxGbj7cri2Mz9dxpJJbtm-CzdYkXj3HITy6Cb77tPv_ynlkR/s1600/Slide1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW8TSXLtD252Q75h_62I6uM1_FHaMfg6vBB2NYUK59GzwoeGOjwddkg0pXFhpJJZB97uwcvFT9hgk-vgwpx9lKbfvG7zZoyxGbj7cri2Mz9dxpJJbtm-CzdYkXj3HITy6Cb77tPv_ynlkR/s1600/Slide1.jpg" height="150" width="200" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
Sparkling in Self Containedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00732883321247464774noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041532424030772732.post-35568738389762471542015-04-26T06:25:00.002-07:002015-04-26T06:25:31.133-07:00Sunday Scoop 4/26<span style="font-size: large;">How is it already Sunday?!?!?! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">I have linked up with <a href="http://teachingtrio.blogspot.com/">Teaching Trio</a> for their Sunday Scoop Linky Party!!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglHV0EMIMIoDTuWWc8cLcOyIBh-VYY_W419pvy8pis89Gi0oVDpJuKv_n7608EPGoLqoU-8LEHMtddkeDnp1WtNB4iTc1pBl_srXB1wzCoy6QdGTd8wwfT69V-5zU6GqSQtgW90bdFOPa0/s1600/Sunday+Scoop+Button.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglHV0EMIMIoDTuWWc8cLcOyIBh-VYY_W419pvy8pis89Gi0oVDpJuKv_n7608EPGoLqoU-8LEHMtddkeDnp1WtNB4iTc1pBl_srXB1wzCoy6QdGTd8wwfT69V-5zU6GqSQtgW90bdFOPa0/s1600/Sunday+Scoop+Button.JPG" height="320" width="316" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwhxCPSOh6PXvaWcua8fJFHy18mYCliu58Dp6dg5FUi24p1ymkLgvzKZ2342J6UzW4gXNLSI56oz_8Dp1-8cp7BjbtqQpUUHaLR4MwEZ9xPUTplj-uOD4hBWH-GVfbi_jz6xPxmG085xun/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-04-26+at+9.14.17+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwhxCPSOh6PXvaWcua8fJFHy18mYCliu58Dp6dg5FUi24p1ymkLgvzKZ2342J6UzW4gXNLSI56oz_8Dp1-8cp7BjbtqQpUUHaLR4MwEZ9xPUTplj-uOD4hBWH-GVfbi_jz6xPxmG085xun/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-04-26+at+9.14.17+AM.png" height="640" width="480" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">*3 things I HAVE to do:</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">1. Finish up my lesson plans....I have them all planned out it is just that last step of typing and printing them out that I always seem to put off </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">2. My husband is a director of a local gymnastics and day care center and they are having a booth at a local street fair and I offered to go <strike>and shop at some local vendors</strike> help him out </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.diamondgymnasticsacademy.com/">Diamond Gymnastics </a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">3. Laundry....the dreaded L word! I have let my clean clothes pile up and it is getting out of hand...I always find other more important things to do besides putting them away </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">*2 things I HOPE to do:</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">1. I would love to find some time today to create and work on some of my TPT products that are still hanging out in my <i>Working on </i>folder</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">2. I have a love/hate relationship with Netflix...I am binge watching Dexter right now but it seems to be taking up a lot of my time....what Netflix shows have you binge watched lately? </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://cdn.playbuzz.com/cdn/1fc78c0e-b08e-48b7-87d0-13250a995f78/b28117ea-41bc-47fe-93ef-f82a1f31717b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://cdn.playbuzz.com/cdn/1fc78c0e-b08e-48b7-87d0-13250a995f78/b28117ea-41bc-47fe-93ef-f82a1f31717b.jpg" height="200" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">*1 thing I am HAPPY to do:</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">1. We are getting our backyard leveled out and a fence put up!!! I was so excited when I woke up this morning and heard all of the trucks and men working in my backyard! </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">What are you up to on this beautiful Sunday??? Make sure to head on over to <a href="http://teachingtrio.blogspot.com/">Teaching Trio</a> to link up :) </span></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_S-Qpopft7EkizfKzzUM13kL8ZRrnmPKrKQ6skIvxDpzHPLUoV2brtfb-pPHbGsZxQ1Juy_RfOfh8WbANsIeE1iC17o7K6cXAe45hlm5PlXVRfRDaqc_w-GwCsyCRd3BC1Ce8_nj4PHs/s1600/LISA+signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_S-Qpopft7EkizfKzzUM13kL8ZRrnmPKrKQ6skIvxDpzHPLUoV2brtfb-pPHbGsZxQ1Juy_RfOfh8WbANsIeE1iC17o7K6cXAe45hlm5PlXVRfRDaqc_w-GwCsyCRd3BC1Ce8_nj4PHs/s1600/LISA+signature.png" height="150" width="200" /></a></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
Sparkling in Self Containedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00732883321247464774noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041532424030772732.post-55702113063446240022015-04-04T08:13:00.003-07:002015-04-04T08:13:56.076-07:00Schedule link up! Hello!! We are linking up with <a href="http://www.schroedershenanigansin2nd.com/2015/04/2gether-we-are-better-my-2nd-grade.html">Ashley </a> and <a href="http://www.luckylittlelearners.com/">Angie</a> for their #2getherwearebetter monthly link up!<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMFoIuVP31D__K570Sqe_4MNXmYVD40jcrSjFKHQzMv-THtVXDCA0J5xxAzlbm8uXgkVRQC6SFw6T9WZOqCG7khsYricX_qfa4NjGsgLiyhF2oG1Af-_ecUNXhUeSkiVOtLARIqY_kSXnE/s1600/Linky+Banner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMFoIuVP31D__K570Sqe_4MNXmYVD40jcrSjFKHQzMv-THtVXDCA0J5xxAzlbm8uXgkVRQC6SFw6T9WZOqCG7khsYricX_qfa4NjGsgLiyhF2oG1Af-_ecUNXhUeSkiVOtLARIqY_kSXnE/s1600/Linky+Banner.jpg" height="120" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
Being a self-contained special ed teacher (in a Title 1 school) my schedule is INSANE!!! No two days are ever the same and there are rare times throughout the week that I actually have my entire class at one time. I teach grades 3-5 and currently have 4 students who are all on different grade and ability levels. My students go our for mainstream specials, some mainstream core classes, OT, PT, speech, and counseling. It is crazy to keep track of everyones schedule. This is what my schedule looks like.......<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2gxrxPZZgTn5ZtIUdVzX9ZAsFf43umG2XEW2IkjSvzBSNZydvqM6KxMaCCIYU7K8DQl7m-juxh_qBjtgVvsJD0Q1wQgJAB4MZsYYn8Vq_CCd2Pe4IxnYnM6jPDkotOIWKRFFDNm2W-H7B/s1600/Slide2.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2gxrxPZZgTn5ZtIUdVzX9ZAsFf43umG2XEW2IkjSvzBSNZydvqM6KxMaCCIYU7K8DQl7m-juxh_qBjtgVvsJD0Q1wQgJAB4MZsYYn8Vq_CCd2Pe4IxnYnM6jPDkotOIWKRFFDNm2W-H7B/s1600/Slide2.png" height="480" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiiSRYBSxk4rALDzbLsUOTsXjU7U38s1T-tQrwU9ZNc9Dp9QMO9LsG1cceDiBtIIId0kJbzC34MoL2Q4pfxkid6JgIhaE1BJ05qw7hRqWQO9Ze8r9jbVl3Ho7nUYFqIMZu6b7I1Cn3eTLS/s1600/Slide1.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiiSRYBSxk4rALDzbLsUOTsXjU7U38s1T-tQrwU9ZNc9Dp9QMO9LsG1cceDiBtIIId0kJbzC34MoL2Q4pfxkid6JgIhaE1BJ05qw7hRqWQO9Ze8r9jbVl3Ho7nUYFqIMZu6b7I1Cn3eTLS/s1600/Slide1.png" height="480" width="640" /></a> (sorry it is sort of cut off on the side I wanted it to be big enough so you could see :/ ) </div>
<br />
<br />
Every day I write the schedule on the board more for myself so I don't forget to send the students where they need to go....they are pretty good at reminding me when the time comes for them to leave the room :) Some of my students have their daily schedules on their desk as well as a picture schedule to help them get through their day.<br />
<br />
The most challenging part of the schedules is when something has to change. It isn't so much the rescheduling that is the difficult part but talking to the students and getting them prepared for he change that is the tough part. My students know their schedule and they need this type of consistency in their daily lives.<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
How do you help your students deal with changes in their schedules? I would love to hear some of your ideas! </div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjydnb0u8m0lcwOGc5WExqiLC_kxLxo2EPFJTja-O3SAlnx9inRRSH3kthUw4wY0PST2T9ULa0i9cBrnEsgtdJhj-AzW65g91gGRrouT6CyiBj9l_lP6UCTj3Hphy_-yJY6_GThyphenhyphencYGTUml/s1600/Slide2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjydnb0u8m0lcwOGc5WExqiLC_kxLxo2EPFJTja-O3SAlnx9inRRSH3kthUw4wY0PST2T9ULa0i9cBrnEsgtdJhj-AzW65g91gGRrouT6CyiBj9l_lP6UCTj3Hphy_-yJY6_GThyphenhyphencYGTUml/s1600/Slide2.png" height="150" width="200" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />Lisa Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11286532214475359308noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041532424030772732.post-55571194379599417122015-03-04T06:00:00.000-08:002015-03-04T06:00:00.849-08:00Wishlist Wednesday Link Up!!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We are back!! It has been a busy couple of weeks getting our classrooms and <strike>ourselves</strike> students ready for the PARCC test but we are back into the swing of things! We have linked up with Hanging Around in Primary to mark down our most wish listed items! On Wednesday March 4, 2015 our top three wish listed items will be 20% off!! </span><br />
<div>
<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLzRhk-s7vsxDHGQr8CKr36KoHJ-GFVUHh8Wh-rIhN4u5_bIM6FGWgM6BEzoIW6l5isgyvvpfGWY8LgYg7Bkm9SXJaXQGY6kIbWhIQCgL-PvYFxmLiNWlDqlas1ek5KhXsoc8vCqN2_69m/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-03-03+at+3.37.22+PM.png" height="306" width="400" /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div>
</div>
<div>
<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">The following items will be 20% off: </span></span></div>
<div>
<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div>
<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">1. </span><span style="line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Finish-the-picture-writing-prompts-1672474">Finish the Picture Writing Prompts </a></span></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC2UUEzxZJF8oEGe6NubpnPo0XhLXy7XdZn5FopLPhNfF0oX1RhV-hrvCPO_uvbZcNn7P-PNm4sqb9fAkaYoHLely5jd_o4ndt5Q_aeqkombdiJ1qJ8lxRWfq-D80FNE28EhmL7Ykv4lZT/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-03-03+at+3.47.51+PM.png" /></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">2. <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Blank-Monthly-Calendars-1610932">Blank Monthly Calendars </a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzS6eb7qxvytxMx1G6gZq4abX1Jt3FFS45d12W4lDI7GS5mf4qj-klYX8581QwlX0ka2f_HNMbmGeVY04K9ktoYwQ-HQblb9hwyENvMToGIAMC_50mCCxUNyefzBh0muCldDSvQgLYRBrY/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-03-03+at+3.48.24+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzS6eb7qxvytxMx1G6gZq4abX1Jt3FFS45d12W4lDI7GS5mf4qj-klYX8581QwlX0ka2f_HNMbmGeVY04K9ktoYwQ-HQblb9hwyENvMToGIAMC_50mCCxUNyefzBh0muCldDSvQgLYRBrY/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-03-03+at+3.48.24+PM.png" height="247" width="320" /></a></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">3. <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Follow-the-Yellow-Brick-Road-Behavior-Chart-1637750">Follow the Yellow Brick Road Behavior Chart</a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlsNfad3ljiW1eKtRvmmxxz3gJA2ZZR3r2937-39Ri41ErwXDILDlIf6fAxkFTTMjW-u1_QPfIogHhs2yY0AaTMbupJJmPB404XytHUMqOnTVVPLnZ9GwaBxatDdYVGOdQxzfZTrVNQuy-/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-03-03+at+3.45.06+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlsNfad3ljiW1eKtRvmmxxz3gJA2ZZR3r2937-39Ri41ErwXDILDlIf6fAxkFTTMjW-u1_QPfIogHhs2yY0AaTMbupJJmPB404XytHUMqOnTVVPLnZ9GwaBxatDdYVGOdQxzfZTrVNQuy-/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-03-03+at+3.45.06+PM.png" /></a></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Make sure to check out the other sellers who have marked down their items! </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://new.inlinkz.com/luwpview.php?id=499433">Wish List Wednesday!!!!</a></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyvf6NUTPhqCcFeLARkGl8cRpo-qVXfuzcXWinLQgYku_WLwfkKOWeqOt3LFRgUy4aaQCFu0depYCg8sDVGtiUh1nsZcOkxj7U_PdFjpFsDAEPINge98PqoewutfiZqHR8DxPSjfv87mN3/s1600/LISA+signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyvf6NUTPhqCcFeLARkGl8cRpo-qVXfuzcXWinLQgYku_WLwfkKOWeqOt3LFRgUy4aaQCFu0depYCg8sDVGtiUh1nsZcOkxj7U_PdFjpFsDAEPINge98PqoewutfiZqHR8DxPSjfv87mN3/s1600/LISA+signature.png" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br /></div>
Sparkling in Self Containedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00732883321247464774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041532424030772732.post-72689080448320565752015-03-03T13:50:00.001-08:002015-03-03T13:50:25.872-08:00Is it March already?!?!?!WOW! Where has the time gone! I am in shock that it is already March :) I am linking up with <a href="http://ohboy3rdgrade.blogspot.com/">Oh' Boy 4th Grade</a> for their Currently March....(only a few days late)<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh86RR1ATb-WEIVexIlHwub0GcvJgBHBrEqrBkD2PSlP5JhpFp_caxBRBMPl-SiK4QACqTvSxblmMBwfT25Ju5GbhMbbN-V9QBSomumxLr3anBCfit67KT-DJrdpIA8MIgOMpLkkg_56IG6/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-03-03+at+4.16.07+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh86RR1ATb-WEIVexIlHwub0GcvJgBHBrEqrBkD2PSlP5JhpFp_caxBRBMPl-SiK4QACqTvSxblmMBwfT25Ju5GbhMbbN-V9QBSomumxLr3anBCfit67KT-DJrdpIA8MIgOMpLkkg_56IG6/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-03-03+at+4.16.07+PM.png" height="640" width="486" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I am currently......</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
</div>
<ul>
<li>Listening to Law and Order SVU playing in the background while I catch up on some TPT and emails....No matter how many times I see the same episode I still have to watch until it is over!</li>
<li>Loving that we finished the language arts portion of the PARCC!!!! I can't wait until next week when we finish the math section and are done testing!</li>
<li>I was thinking of getting Dairy Queen for lunch today, is it too cold out for ice cream for lunch? What are your thoughts? </li>
<li>I <strike>need</strike> want a new Michael Kors bag....what is your favorite bag designer? </li>
<li>THE SNOW NEEDS TO STOP!!! I can't remember the last time I saw my grass. I am over shoveling and cleaning my car off to go to work. Hurry up Spring!</li>
<li>Spring Break seems so far away! We get the week after Easter off and we do not have any days off in March. It is going to be a long month but I am looking forward to spending some time with friends and family and relaxing a bit......what are your plans for Spring Break?</li>
</ul>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_S-Qpopft7EkizfKzzUM13kL8ZRrnmPKrKQ6skIvxDpzHPLUoV2brtfb-pPHbGsZxQ1Juy_RfOfh8WbANsIeE1iC17o7K6cXAe45hlm5PlXVRfRDaqc_w-GwCsyCRd3BC1Ce8_nj4PHs/s1600/LISA+signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_S-Qpopft7EkizfKzzUM13kL8ZRrnmPKrKQ6skIvxDpzHPLUoV2brtfb-pPHbGsZxQ1Juy_RfOfh8WbANsIeE1iC17o7K6cXAe45hlm5PlXVRfRDaqc_w-GwCsyCRd3BC1Ce8_nj4PHs/s1600/LISA+signature.png" height="150" width="200" /></a></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<br />Sparkling in Self Containedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00732883321247464774noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041532424030772732.post-31933630348586983962015-02-04T06:18:00.000-08:002015-02-04T06:18:07.887-08:00February Favorite Things Linky!!!<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have joined up with <a href="http://teachingtrio.blogspot.com/">Teaching Trio</a> again for their February Favorite Things Linky! I was having some trouble deciding what I wanted to focus on this month but decided to focus on my favorite Target Dollar Spot finds! I know I am not the only teacher with a <strike>small </strike>Target obsession :) Every time I am at Target the first place I go is the Dollar Spot to see what new items they have that I can use in my classroom. These are three of my favorite finds this year so far..... </span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1rY1UgfZ3xqrz51kadNo1jI6OSlQXUYL3oSajtSsjrIrNGkowNgRJwuJfWWNatJIs-QGVfHPhNh1SXZje-Hy3iMzR6ql2TKPfRlWF3Ve_J8EnmeFR29xL3_49zLpPG5RT1P9fpi4Z77hQ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-02-04+at+9.07.25+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1rY1UgfZ3xqrz51kadNo1jI6OSlQXUYL3oSajtSsjrIrNGkowNgRJwuJfWWNatJIs-QGVfHPhNh1SXZje-Hy3iMzR6ql2TKPfRlWF3Ve_J8EnmeFR29xL3_49zLpPG5RT1P9fpi4Z77hQ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-02-04+at+9.07.25+AM.png" height="640" width="480" /></a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">1. I found these great pink and blue cardboard book bins from the dollar spot over the summer. These are great for personal book bins! Each student has their own book bin and inside it has three books on their reading level, their reading stamina graph, a non-fiction response journal, and for some of my students a E-Z Reader! Below are some pictures of the book bins and what is inside :) </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1HRGRHPEr2NEycy8I5l6dqpPTLURB15LCECz8XrwuU9p6A-Wl8Kf_hNCoQb-Q8HvFYshp-feLHDPd0Skul7sQyM76EHfMHVSrzhYR_FxqKGYCjP5puyl_Y-TYDO1qVURDEoHVLwkqkRvv/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-02-04+at+9.12.02+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1HRGRHPEr2NEycy8I5l6dqpPTLURB15LCECz8XrwuU9p6A-Wl8Kf_hNCoQb-Q8HvFYshp-feLHDPd0Skul7sQyM76EHfMHVSrzhYR_FxqKGYCjP5puyl_Y-TYDO1qVURDEoHVLwkqkRvv/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-02-04+at+9.12.02+AM.png" /></a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiITq5K_xs5txyXdxUmEby0FFLY5f19sRfgGB1KBthO12jYNrq4E1-zox-qJWnkds7a7BS3uGlJHZWeWngAB6s42eUfi2smEbpCkWyC8J0lrSVa6LgH5IwIWb9I_5cvxb9GXwxll4I05ahe/s1600/20150204_085250.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiITq5K_xs5txyXdxUmEby0FFLY5f19sRfgGB1KBthO12jYNrq4E1-zox-qJWnkds7a7BS3uGlJHZWeWngAB6s42eUfi2smEbpCkWyC8J0lrSVa6LgH5IwIWb9I_5cvxb9GXwxll4I05ahe/s1600/20150204_085250.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">2. My second favorite Target Dollar Spot find is my mini pocket charts! I was so excited when I saw these that I bought 5 of them! I have no clue what to do with the other 4 of them but I use one in my word work center to hang up the students weekly spelling words. What would you use the other mini pocket charts for? </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4nA1IeI6rfML6KPGX0a1iddQSwEwBl-pwRII1KY1BE2mzfkoMcX5FHAzFkrO66j1RospucSk5oHAfOGF8tBdyTJJUyIWnKe1W27E-d-t17mIleUI_YQnVYqcHbv8t9k6cGdb9LKUV1111/s1600/20150204_085437.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4nA1IeI6rfML6KPGX0a1iddQSwEwBl-pwRII1KY1BE2mzfkoMcX5FHAzFkrO66j1RospucSk5oHAfOGF8tBdyTJJUyIWnKe1W27E-d-t17mIleUI_YQnVYqcHbv8t9k6cGdb9LKUV1111/s1600/20150204_085437.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></span></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpD69Y_acsg9ierrcEe3q_RmjWcVhyphenhyphenIXh5KIXytfR3IcM0HRK-k358EaoYMfbShaSs-_jwrLkM2bmKNmDmUesPDWuS3RDnagTswPUkAgouEvHBZLJGp0d03AXeBKWCi6UYmSRvvJpLHoYL/s1600/20150204_085550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpD69Y_acsg9ierrcEe3q_RmjWcVhyphenhyphenIXh5KIXytfR3IcM0HRK-k358EaoYMfbShaSs-_jwrLkM2bmKNmDmUesPDWuS3RDnagTswPUkAgouEvHBZLJGp0d03AXeBKWCi6UYmSRvvJpLHoYL/s1600/20150204_085550.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> 3. Dry erase boards and markers! What teacher does not love dry erase markers and boards! I use these all the time. I love these new ones that I recently bought with the lines already on the board! They are great for helping dictate sentences for journals and just helping students practice their letter formation. These items are almost always in the dollar spot and I always find myself buying tow or three each time I visit Target :) You can never have enough dry erase markers or boards right?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5MT_HhvquAx7kgr5hU9fTDajnoU5JxS9pScrR9wu79xfVaO95AqPJHcmYuA4jPGYi9Mq9qzkQqdAfXka6zgsKhkNgYz8ynrxLP_57gU5OU9QM6RkFBK-debdt4ck6HrNYNF25sCwL6MdG/s1600/20150204_085620.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5MT_HhvquAx7kgr5hU9fTDajnoU5JxS9pScrR9wu79xfVaO95AqPJHcmYuA4jPGYi9Mq9qzkQqdAfXka6zgsKhkNgYz8ynrxLP_57gU5OU9QM6RkFBK-debdt4ck6HrNYNF25sCwL6MdG/s1600/20150204_085620.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></span></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0DgylVArsVaXwXg9qQYTctJDRIk3YL5SbZs5VGDuoX2fx3l0926acoeWpislvENnzLl-9j85DT0hsakPvHthgXKWsTHJ1gyHpnISxd-RcJ0rNO8_V4oYED7V1D0XlDFQO2y46h1yFfeSu/s1600/20150204_085802.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0DgylVArsVaXwXg9qQYTctJDRIk3YL5SbZs5VGDuoX2fx3l0926acoeWpislvENnzLl-9j85DT0hsakPvHthgXKWsTHJ1gyHpnISxd-RcJ0rNO8_V4oYED7V1D0XlDFQO2y46h1yFfeSu/s1600/20150204_085802.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Head over to http://teachingtrio.blogspot.com/ to check out some other great blogs and find out what are some other teachers favorite things in February :) </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: magenta;">-Lisa @Sparkling in Self Contained </span></span></div>
Lisa Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11286532214475359308noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041532424030772732.post-27562074710332546512015-02-01T10:33:00.001-08:002015-02-01T10:33:20.679-08:00Sunday Scoop 2/1/15!!!!<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Happy Super Bowl Sunday!!! Even though my team is not in the Super Bowl <strike>(J-E-T-S!) </strike> I am still excited to have family and friends over to watch the game! I am linking up with <a href="http://teachingtrio.blogspot.com/">Teaching Trio</a> again for their Sunday Scoop!</span><div>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDBoADc7R7oC26V4DzUTzgAXK9PHFcSvtfCkmJp_Cq0P4GYSUvnR_ZS-2C4vMmNTayHhKkwc2JmmmCy0XAKmEyPEqmIuPp6u_OF8FcoBMKd73Ucza6V2ZZDixf33yF6Yd6a2tVBaTuOtlp/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-02-01+at+1.26.52+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDBoADc7R7oC26V4DzUTzgAXK9PHFcSvtfCkmJp_Cq0P4GYSUvnR_ZS-2C4vMmNTayHhKkwc2JmmmCy0XAKmEyPEqmIuPp6u_OF8FcoBMKd73Ucza6V2ZZDixf33yF6Yd6a2tVBaTuOtlp/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-02-01+at+1.26.52+PM.png" height="640" width="480" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Having family and friends over means cleaning the entire house and making sure we have enough pick food for everyone! I am making one of my favorite snack foods, baked mac n' cheese bites! </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://cupcakesandcashmere.com/food/mac-and-cheese-cups">http://cupcakesandcashmere.com/food/mac-and-cheese-cups</a> </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This recipe is so easy and yummy! Check it out if you have time, it is worth it! </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I don't know about you guys but we are supposed to get some more snow tonight! I am hoping that this is not like last time and we actually get some snow. I will be patiently waiting for a phone call for either a delayed opening or a snow day! </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Make sure to visit http://teachingtrio.blogspot.com/ and link up today!! </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">-Lisa </span></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
Sparkling in Self Containedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00732883321247464774noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041532424030772732.post-28084047422631674942015-01-27T14:07:00.001-08:002015-01-27T14:07:48.722-08:00SNOW DAY!!<span style="font-size: large;">We had our first snow day today!! Even though we didn't get the blizzard that was expected we still got some snow and I totally took advantage of the snow day. I spent my morning watching Law and Order:SVU my absolute favorite TV show! If I wasn't a teacher I would totally be Olivia Benson! What would you do if you were not a teacher? </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_bkFu7Q7nlT4jo3SGVitTepE6c5qiRxlFpLZUqIGtoB82oaQ4LzdiHI2lqX4DLzFItmglVIEk6_jmuG-S1nzofltIfTJov_AXLAeq32O-2ZqdLRLUwBxCVOyBJbJU06XLw4d6e48baHGv/s1600/olivia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_bkFu7Q7nlT4jo3SGVitTepE6c5qiRxlFpLZUqIGtoB82oaQ4LzdiHI2lqX4DLzFItmglVIEk6_jmuG-S1nzofltIfTJov_AXLAeq32O-2ZqdLRLUwBxCVOyBJbJU06XLw4d6e48baHGv/s1600/olivia.jpg" height="214" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">How many of you use your crockpot often? I recently got one for my bridal shower and I was a little apprehensive about using it at first and leaving it plugged in and on all day while we were both at work but I must say I LOVE IT! Since it was a snow day it seemed fitting to make some chicken soup :) Soup and grilled cheese on a snowy day is the perfect combination! So I headed over to Pinterest (like I usually do) to help find a crockpot chicken soup recipe. I came across this pin for <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/127086020711113710/">Chicken Soup</a> and it smells GREAT! </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.familyfreshmeals.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/the-best-crockpot-chicken-noodle-soup-familyfreshmeals.com_.png?84d0e0" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" src="http://www.familyfreshmeals.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/the-best-crockpot-chicken-noodle-soup-familyfreshmeals.com_.png?84d0e0" height="320" width="240" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Besides binge watching Law & Order and scouring Pinterest for dinner I also took advantage of this snow day to create some TPT products and do my plans for the next two weeks! Our students are starting their state research papers and I found this cute song on YouTube that helps the students memorize the state capitals. This is a catchy tune and my kids ask to hear it almost every day! If you have never been to Marbles the Brain Store you NEED to go! There is one in our local mall and this store is great. This song is on a CD that is sold at Marbles along tons of other resources that are fun and educational. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_E2CNZIlVIg">Tour the States Song</a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Did any of you have a snow day today? If so, what did you do? If not, how was your day at school? </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">-Lisa Marie </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
Sparkling in Self Containedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00732883321247464774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041532424030772732.post-6671913229238414782015-01-13T15:44:00.000-08:002015-01-13T15:44:21.363-08:00APPS!<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">How many of you have iPads or tablets in your classroom? My class was very lucky to have received THREE, yes you read that right, THREE iPads that are just for our class! Yay! We have a school set but it has to be shared between every class in the building so having our own makes it easier to ensure that my students will get time on them each day. I am also able to download apps that are appropriate for my students :) </span><div>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> These are a few apps that my students really enjoy using: </span><div>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-CE8P8EPPJwCwL9JRi2F4ZQyG33PmcUOH4lj9upmR0aIQVJvAVU5uuO1q_j1t6t2PUC46592I7allRFru1XWlgYep8HXMSOFn-Il4lqx19EYNpJZFS2w-aDQSv2sPw8GmxMXtJs-eJw4y/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-01-13+at+6.30.29+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-CE8P8EPPJwCwL9JRi2F4ZQyG33PmcUOH4lj9upmR0aIQVJvAVU5uuO1q_j1t6t2PUC46592I7allRFru1XWlgYep8HXMSOFn-Il4lqx19EYNpJZFS2w-aDQSv2sPw8GmxMXtJs-eJw4y/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-01-13+at+6.30.29+PM.png" height="316" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/toontastic-create-share-cartoons/id563403725?mt=8">Toontastic</a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This app is great for helping student to create stories and use their imagination! My students enjoy the fact that they get to pick everything from the setting, characters, and even the music that will go along with their story line. This was a very easy app for my students to learn how to manage on their own! </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG6UnVbW8ZsvEVom0NHMZIdPm7DVABiz2hLSiC9w2hTpEGkwVs9D3766OB0seChvK3iS8JpeMtBM6Wx1SK7P4wLRaCPHZpyntmPw9wNkeLYXox_YT_LWQ-KANv_7nxMfDuq5Psh5sf3PeR/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-01-13+at+6.36.33+PM.png" height="318" width="320" /></span><span id="goog_1697555079"></span><span id="goog_1697555080"></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/"></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/3rd-grade-splash-math-game/id432105525?mt=8">Splash Math </a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Splash Math is a fun interactive math game! The math questions in this app cover a wide variety of topics that are taught in the common core. Math Splash is available in different grade levels which is awesome for my multi grade class! </span></div>
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have a list of apps that I give out to my parents at back to school night so that they can download some of these apps if they are able to at home. I will post the list either later on tonight or tomorrow. It has a list of every app that is on our classroom iPads! </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">What are some of your favorite classroom apps? </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">-Lisa & Becka </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Sparkling in Self Contained </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
Lisa Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11286532214475359308noreply@blogger.com0