tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24896836216807250912024-03-19T05:28:01.313-04:00Teacher by the BeachJen Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17632307261949996727noreply@blogger.comBlogger850125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489683621680725091.post-57060768072970815752023-08-13T11:31:00.001-04:002023-08-13T11:31:05.172-04:00First Few Days of 2nd Grade - 2023Welcome back to school!! We only had 2 days of school for our first week, but next week, we're going to be going right in to all of our curriculum. It's a great curriculum, so that doesn't bother me any.<div><br /></div><div>Last year, I was just trying to stay afloat with all the NEW in my life. SO this year, I'm going to try and blog about our week so you can take a peek into our Classical Academy life. It's quite grand.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here was my Meet the Teacher Picture - I shared a reel over on my instagram, if you want to see that!</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmKSIn9_c0ER2iiplJkd7gfnJDn3J1xwSIstVncGN0g9m0YgJ3GfzypJhMtZj1SOg2F1Va57FGoWUGTe-JcoJ_BCW3j3MBHp-E4U3o7u7fT3cvygtEJYWcxHr32rsBjXxT4JY6u5WmlTJEzu7YAGdbXF3i7CzDYHCLohQn-Xy5R8wQVV7QYOkY8sjkWMk/s3300/meet%20the%20teacher%20bts.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="3300" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmKSIn9_c0ER2iiplJkd7gfnJDn3J1xwSIstVncGN0g9m0YgJ3GfzypJhMtZj1SOg2F1Va57FGoWUGTe-JcoJ_BCW3j3MBHp-E4U3o7u7fT3cvygtEJYWcxHr32rsBjXxT4JY6u5WmlTJEzu7YAGdbXF3i7CzDYHCLohQn-Xy5R8wQVV7QYOkY8sjkWMk/w640-h480/meet%20the%20teacher%20bts.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This is what the board has looked like in the past...but we don't have bulletin boards yet (new school... doing things in stages as the money comes in), so I just improvise and put them on the white board with magnets. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFjO06hIyZId3u_lNfBWdFgQQbWhN6TJnqYpVvCr85qnyyBAqWRZxQ3YX4nSfaq3sReRBmAjUYQWWbxkVNjRVNPvky4gxh4UOJycNv_VZhzea2m8uyLYb-QcT_DkQhMLvz3bFL4s_RvbmZv3-67VMgSMZOCvAcsa75u8Xk_AaYbBE2JeySB99O7o00c1k/s1500/BTS%20board.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="770" data-original-width="1500" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFjO06hIyZId3u_lNfBWdFgQQbWhN6TJnqYpVvCr85qnyyBAqWRZxQ3YX4nSfaq3sReRBmAjUYQWWbxkVNjRVNPvky4gxh4UOJycNv_VZhzea2m8uyLYb-QcT_DkQhMLvz3bFL4s_RvbmZv3-67VMgSMZOCvAcsa75u8Xk_AaYbBE2JeySB99O7o00c1k/w640-h328/BTS%20board.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Now, obviously, we take a LOT of time going over procedures, the notebooks, folders, and binders...and alllll the other to-do list items we have to get done on the first day or 2. But these are some of the fun things we did throughout. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>We read <a href="https://amzn.to/3OTOm9u" target="_blank">one of my favorite books for the first day</a>. And it was really awesome last year since our school was a new school. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3OTOm9u" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="1856" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoYFzafrdKqRrLH_EoOEybE0t2CLIRbzVG9Mv5DJDXQHPAePg3FioQetKwsCpw4poBkguNg1NwQOzj0IZHzv0fDYI5p84X9O_k23vCRX9INKuO6Q-hEo63uNPIFqJx8T47zz-UX8wHiBcWOuMecdkVOdNRvr7L7enIN1ZPmGBjBM9Vn3bBGLkCOdK60l0/w480-h640/bts%20book.png" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also took their picture for <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Jen-Ross-Teacher-By-The-Beach/Category/Back-to-School-252896" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ff00fe;">their memory books</span></a>. I was so proud of myself for actually doing this the first day! lol That's why my sign says the first week...because sometimes I don't get to it on the first day. Although, now that my students wear uniforms, no one would be the wiser, right!? ha!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibfXoOXXhoECBmTPAoWJRn5Ch0o_4ckoMu_pIU1BhqJGHEUoOyXVoUzFgOwMLbPEFse69QmDxxSCDQEudc6M6MCi4R24k79xK8mvFbJ6qos-zZSzzFbIFXsKRPRlrQJIpiI6pqzo3qoa0iT5ggPBjprL-y77ajMe-8e6Ds8UOK-LL_2uJS_J2W0EGQzn8/s1724/BTS%20sign.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1292" data-original-width="1724" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibfXoOXXhoECBmTPAoWJRn5Ch0o_4ckoMu_pIU1BhqJGHEUoOyXVoUzFgOwMLbPEFse69QmDxxSCDQEudc6M6MCi4R24k79xK8mvFbJ6qos-zZSzzFbIFXsKRPRlrQJIpiI6pqzo3qoa0iT5ggPBjprL-y77ajMe-8e6Ds8UOK-LL_2uJS_J2W0EGQzn8/w640-h480/BTS%20sign.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They also started coloring some of their pages in their Memory books. I love these books every year. Here's what they beginning of the year looks like....</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/AVvXsEjfA7L7cu2r327dXbJ-4NKqEzGKwJ0eavxnpZp9-FZSQDM20Mx7Y3Upu8ssi-CPwl6dLeY8JLUkKJ35ylvLULVjiP6GULxue6ik9sgL72vrKMKIsL7ydiK3oRngU7Dx_15zbZfGnU95CJxOjHM53qRNHk_GjOfPZIlx8J4pNjRb34dEmw0B8YWsXAJHvDY/s2048/4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfA7L7cu2r327dXbJ-4NKqEzGKwJ0eavxnpZp9-FZSQDM20Mx7Y3Upu8ssi-CPwl6dLeY8JLUkKJ35ylvLULVjiP6GULxue6ik9sgL72vrKMKIsL7ydiK3oRngU7Dx_15zbZfGnU95CJxOjHM53qRNHk_GjOfPZIlx8J4pNjRb34dEmw0B8YWsXAJHvDY/w640-h480/4.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And then at the end of the year, they get the same pages, but don't remember their beginning of year responses, so they can compare their answers...but also their handwriting and their drawings!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoM_z9itYkOEZ2j1ZqJvAOGVVFA8p3EjWyQVqQSSRH1OvaSrDtL8i7NuHu_IPrxboKoKUAizxWxNL1TRF1MAlhrsYdiQBz---1cJPK1Byis4SBPWll_-EueIG0bRsEQWZEqizCFMoMtEysuaEha80QLTdGiOvd5SVrRXeKojfdnGvgkCiTsBXCzM0SLJY/s2048/5.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoM_z9itYkOEZ2j1ZqJvAOGVVFA8p3EjWyQVqQSSRH1OvaSrDtL8i7NuHu_IPrxboKoKUAizxWxNL1TRF1MAlhrsYdiQBz---1cJPK1Byis4SBPWll_-EueIG0bRsEQWZEqizCFMoMtEysuaEha80QLTdGiOvd5SVrRXeKojfdnGvgkCiTsBXCzM0SLJY/w640-h480/5.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="text-align: center;">In math, we do an activity where we try to figure out the teacher. I give them some different math problems, and they have to try to work it out on their desk. It's a great way to see who remembers what strategies from First Grade. </span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK5PboI09htkxvro3zEhLyq-nvJlYWBOBeougSoPshWaldicVCCGLLbZbMKh9HJDFxnRgd31ZbbfCJOiiKKtdkUKPfGB_CGoI1DQLTmvWhNxlzWX3E05Z9r-14tFs_mWpUuJC9bADWqpFOwxm9nvVVjappmAuNGSrwO-ti9cDGFQoxdECAUY6x9e8l5O4/s2475/Figure%20out%20mrs%20ross%20math%20BTS.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="1856" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK5PboI09htkxvro3zEhLyq-nvJlYWBOBeougSoPshWaldicVCCGLLbZbMKh9HJDFxnRgd31ZbbfCJOiiKKtdkUKPfGB_CGoI1DQLTmvWhNxlzWX3E05Z9r-14tFs_mWpUuJC9bADWqpFOwxm9nvVVjappmAuNGSrwO-ti9cDGFQoxdECAUY6x9e8l5O4/w480-h640/Figure%20out%20mrs%20ross%20math%20BTS.png" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To get them up and moving, we play a "Snowball" game where they write their name on a piece of paper and crumple up the paper. </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/AVvXsEgi9LguEuXesOO_YykxGn-AsHUarYySihzGTUFOmdmrvZeuX7MHuH1KOZ8Edn8rCXOMb-xVE_klFqCC_9RPrT4OyQcUVBibly1iiuaCerKSiu2S44keqDgqnyr61fPsv4A8qxHh-OzaIk6ba9_TqOFPLdRiZia94v-NPJ5CIcKhgkZ6HE-FVniQcpYt6ac/s1275/snowball%20name%20game%20BTS%202.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1275" data-original-width="924" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi9LguEuXesOO_YykxGn-AsHUarYySihzGTUFOmdmrvZeuX7MHuH1KOZ8Edn8rCXOMb-xVE_klFqCC_9RPrT4OyQcUVBibly1iiuaCerKSiu2S44keqDgqnyr61fPsv4A8qxHh-OzaIk6ba9_TqOFPLdRiZia94v-NPJ5CIcKhgkZ6HE-FVniQcpYt6ac/w464-h640/snowball%20name%20game%20BTS%202.png" width="464" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I play music and they throw around the snowballs at each other until I stop the music. Then they have to open the paper, find the person whose name is on the paper and then introduce themselves or say hi to each other (using their names). We do a few rounds of this, and they love it!</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/AVvXsEhLGwaUHuI9HdZ4VscAdbXy29_aMWcsv2WvthMN-lryMnI5OSoOft4ZYk0__NICbtkQ6i3KjCeqsOlsv24OelrWuBIAfRkwPDj2OWPj3zOzEhm6Zwe6DdW5gLWxyEJ0HiWfoX0fMS9_np86a_v_HQo-CSyL-FOYVUGmR5L7lVYsSRtUSgM9DXLnGiMZ8X4/s2475/snowball%20name%20game%20BTS%203.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="1856" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLGwaUHuI9HdZ4VscAdbXy29_aMWcsv2WvthMN-lryMnI5OSoOft4ZYk0__NICbtkQ6i3KjCeqsOlsv24OelrWuBIAfRkwPDj2OWPj3zOzEhm6Zwe6DdW5gLWxyEJ0HiWfoX0fMS9_np86a_v_HQo-CSyL-FOYVUGmR5L7lVYsSRtUSgM9DXLnGiMZ8X4/w480-h640/snowball%20name%20game%20BTS%203.png" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another ELA activity we do is to read <u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3KzmHYP" target="_blank">Listen Buddy</a></span></u>, and then talk about Whole Body Listening. Now, you would hopefully know your students at this point, if they have a 504 or IEP. They may not listen like this...but in general, these are the things we focus on when we're listening. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKvtnU5xI8GuqQhmgrB_OLoaTybX4ctT-bd1XRzepuhl1Deo-JkawFFVchy3DIBpCYnd4PPVgLvn7hvMHym8Fjkdfq-VGy0eux1k61S_kPe4GYNr_Xc5QQvl7vBhPGyA756fs-EU-bhLm-jXnZ5_ZT7UeMDDg_eBXM0C5Au5mls5NxhlpM-AUdnpC4hD4/s2475/listen%20buddy%20bts%20book.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1857" data-original-width="2475" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKvtnU5xI8GuqQhmgrB_OLoaTybX4ctT-bd1XRzepuhl1Deo-JkawFFVchy3DIBpCYnd4PPVgLvn7hvMHym8Fjkdfq-VGy0eux1k61S_kPe4GYNr_Xc5QQvl7vBhPGyA756fs-EU-bhLm-jXnZ5_ZT7UeMDDg_eBXM0C5Au5mls5NxhlpM-AUdnpC4hD4/w640-h480/listen%20buddy%20bts%20book.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We also did the "M&M" activity - Marvelous to Meet You. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5k3D69nj-WA8ST5_T58E8F2MqHSonIqAbglAuHBtWKCP32SSUR5B3v4oFmmKQ6-lQFwBvvB2Ul4CwgFw_nS7h_okl3BiOkhCyFNlp26RhSziy-7Ur8OCFix4S0-4ftU9FEBhrpaw8aPyEWhe0JZpxHXApBhIlptkWFZ-_aIhuJhofXYXRPwfPv2Bs7CA/s2227/M&M%20BTS%20activity%203.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2227" data-original-width="1588" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5k3D69nj-WA8ST5_T58E8F2MqHSonIqAbglAuHBtWKCP32SSUR5B3v4oFmmKQ6-lQFwBvvB2Ul4CwgFw_nS7h_okl3BiOkhCyFNlp26RhSziy-7Ur8OCFix4S0-4ftU9FEBhrpaw8aPyEWhe0JZpxHXApBhIlptkWFZ-_aIhuJhofXYXRPwfPv2Bs7CA/w456-h640/M&M%20BTS%20activity%203.png" width="456" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #555555; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">I played KidsBop music and they walked around (or danced around!) and when the music stopped, they did "hand up, pair up" to find a partner.</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #555555; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #555555; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">I told them the person with the shortest hair always went first. They grabbed an M&M and read the chart for the corresponding color. Once that person was finished, the other person went. We did a few rounds of this, and the kids asked for more!</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvyVGLMnA1O_TDseM7U6cy29-Q0VdfLefSKe8gRysGh9ilJCLzkQefZH6f5DgA0Lf-6nfOSEQWJtRlwDz2rFdhhleZNlug2_R0Fm17JAOydmiY1Q-n50zO2UvVm31zpxmptZQN5MCT4XrdU5yBYqfsVhZ4nIB6xmnxt0MsiLaDqVfez4gdRC4Q8UVbWTs/s1125/M&M%20BTS%20activity.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="844" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvyVGLMnA1O_TDseM7U6cy29-Q0VdfLefSKe8gRysGh9ilJCLzkQefZH6f5DgA0Lf-6nfOSEQWJtRlwDz2rFdhhleZNlug2_R0Fm17JAOydmiY1Q-n50zO2UvVm31zpxmptZQN5MCT4XrdU5yBYqfsVhZ4nIB6xmnxt0MsiLaDqVfez4gdRC4Q8UVbWTs/w480-h640/M&M%20BTS%20activity.png" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">You can click </span><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/2mjopi9btf6iz39/Marvelous%20to%20Meet%20You%20m%26m%20activity.pdf?dl=0" style="background-color: white; border: none; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; max-width: calc(770px); outline: none; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ff00fe;">THIS LINK</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> to download a printable copy of this. I just hand wrote this real quick the day before.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Bv8vTBOEtPcPwP4mote5RRV-M2hufwOkqtGIDlsDvdYwUiHtfGmnczfGC9vQXS546D-lfRDn5Wfajal_4AtYMWk1XvuKHI5PW8Y6qiMvIO1-dmXJEI9TKWPEEPsjrJOJigikxL6cvwIA7OmlbI0qBQJPJ2z46Mx_dgZGTRoxvGA6cRgk54FkWasGGhQ/s844/M&M%20BTS%20activity%20colors.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="844" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Bv8vTBOEtPcPwP4mote5RRV-M2hufwOkqtGIDlsDvdYwUiHtfGmnczfGC9vQXS546D-lfRDn5Wfajal_4AtYMWk1XvuKHI5PW8Y6qiMvIO1-dmXJEI9TKWPEEPsjrJOJigikxL6cvwIA7OmlbI0qBQJPJ2z46Mx_dgZGTRoxvGA6cRgk54FkWasGGhQ/w640-h640/M&M%20BTS%20activity%20colors.png" width="640" /></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;">And since our heat index here is through the roof, we had inside recess on Friday. So that meant we had plenty of time to get done with our first window clings!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I did the pineapples at the end of the year last year, but my teammate convinced me to do them first this year. 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<br /></div></div>Jen Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17632307261949996727noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489683621680725091.post-44942040086719965012023-07-17T14:54:00.003-04:002023-07-17T14:54:20.868-04:00Picture Books for Character Traits - Courtesy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator">Welcome to the SECOND installment of the blog series - Picture Books that Inspire Good Character Traits!</div><div class="separator"><br style="text-align: left;" /></div></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/AVvXsEhn2l-JiBt-omuBakl3RgkIvvIF6rzJMfpEun1J5574hLCDPb-HBy0Suu-vDBKS1BoekQ7hMzCnK7RGEi5ZG2GYexRi4G9V-AYxTJDfghpgmjnaZAVbI0GfzYZBDeXluq9iJYYkqG8VXb5kBGPatGgrvG8nST7-eAw6snOfsR-Zs9vkupIIOMtooFPz-Cg/s1080/PIcture%20Books%20That%20Inspire%20(Social%20Media).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn2l-JiBt-omuBakl3RgkIvvIF6rzJMfpEun1J5574hLCDPb-HBy0Suu-vDBKS1BoekQ7hMzCnK7RGEi5ZG2GYexRi4G9V-AYxTJDfghpgmjnaZAVbI0GfzYZBDeXluq9iJYYkqG8VXb5kBGPatGgrvG8nST7-eAw6snOfsR-Zs9vkupIIOMtooFPz-Cg/w640-h640/PIcture%20Books%20That%20Inspire%20(Social%20Media).png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>At our school, we call them the Pillars of Virtue, and we have six of them:<div><ol><li>Honesty</li><li>Courtesy</li><li>Courage</li><li>Perseverance</li><li>Self-Government</li><li>Service</li></ol></div><div><br /></div><div>Since last year was my first year, I decided to try and find a bunch of books to read throughout the year to attach to these pillars. Most of these books can be used for multiple character traits, so use these posts as a guide. </div><div><br /></div><div>Each pillar will be in a separate post, but in each post, I will link all of the posts so you can easily find the ones you are looking for!</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/AVvXsEg4i06PJrPNPZf3KwhQLqhBFsF2vq55er7lZkQkda42vuoq52qsBQxqmC9hhn2MNbPTdHtCz9EJbgMBH8IRMNX18xyLSwMaYrrZCEo3-C2gbrbXqUpm4vijkraqEEFzqmwgiWnogKq_ZhEc8pOcJ4co0KhkYvYmcoaPkH7puO2xHfA9SL2sktul1jQ4k00/s1200/1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4i06PJrPNPZf3KwhQLqhBFsF2vq55er7lZkQkda42vuoq52qsBQxqmC9hhn2MNbPTdHtCz9EJbgMBH8IRMNX18xyLSwMaYrrZCEo3-C2gbrbXqUpm4vijkraqEEFzqmwgiWnogKq_ZhEc8pOcJ4co0KhkYvYmcoaPkH7puO2xHfA9SL2sktul1jQ4k00/w426-h640/1.png" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today's Character Trait is Courtesy.</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://amzn.to/44s6fBS" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="306" data-original-width="342" height="572" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic99XCKIkQuu5FophaHP-dTxudsBxTdefRB6Arl4W4GiySf61dLjxVDObAF3AQ2Ez3E9gu94gp6CPn_rSJuo87GPaLVyYGqhlMb3FI8GNKUPdzwt4zWzCSZE4ujFwXlWrUapHjHVtq5QHdf3Khiogx1fltpZTUAH9QKG6bcB7trLjBzx--M8i9slkQyBo/w640-h572/51ANPXZ0iqL._SX342_SY445_.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="https://amzn.to/44s6fBS" target="_blank">My Mouth is a Volcano</a></span></u> - Oh, the tale as old as time... interrupting while someone is talking...or teaching. ha! I remember when my youngest heard this story. She would come home and say, "Mommy, I'm going to try and not let my mouth be a volcano today." haha! Kids are so precious. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3NZISZ4" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="378" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYy_1XVAz3FreIP1YEvoguogeDPitJve7nfwEWWfTDHmuEu9Jo0-qQg51w9ylhRGV3MHozO2ywYYnqrf7oQgyRgb0_3Yf8laywHyZzSaj742GowmCc6ReqDUsBD_0m6EisHv0yYyB6eLPG4Dkai6iJWjLUsd-00Xib9xsu6D7Ps65KedZbeHjJL-SfVjI/w484-h640/51VF71ZC5lL.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3NZISZ4" target="_blank">Mind Your Manner, B.B. Wolf</a></span></u> - I usually read this book during my <u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/3-Little-Pigs-Literacy-and-Math-Activities-241981" target="_blank">Three Little Pigs unit</a></span></u>. It ties in so well with the story line. Then, inevitably, as we read different versions of the books, the students start to have conversations about the characters' character traits, and evidence as to why they think that. I mean, how perfect of a reading lesson (with meeting your standards) is that?!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3DhIYqd" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="475" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9FlWJulGSZ1oc58AL_lKG0Vhgl4CzuojiqGkjRqSuyQcfBx1BOO6qjXEp2fzpmPgGjXaMeJ1oZ1bZTowTzy1W5OqyKxSqiuLJkHEbmUfbu1YqVTbecs8pt2qB3pigNEpR7M0q1mq-UmRqvpXliADNh-IhVay-XQsxaqsu3tTKhtWjaQQyqM0r-yeruWw/w640-h538/61CNS0ET7KL.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3DhIYqd" target="_blank">Mary Louise Loses Her Manners</a></span></u> - Mary Louise realizes one morning, that she has lost her manners. She spend the day trying to find them, only to be causing trouble wherever she goes. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3K1zYcp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="419" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixKXIz4hHkdHRFHpOZEScDYJKbtfca-ejC0fV-ECRIZqpEXanTQOEUoTAqBt7DEzoZ_RsJQ7RXnYRygsoe4rovZ4DiQ3h_XZ1kUmOkhzw3u07dwLaDhKYtq-C1mhR-xTgSw2j_5y8vW7g_7yeDNgBbfljEJazrDmiX6A5K3MJCIDUVAyRx_O-7xTEAX2A/w514-h640/61d0m9cCTaL._SY522_.jpg" width="514" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3K1zYcp" target="_blank">The Recess Queen</a></span></u> - Mean Jean, the Recess Queen was ruler of the playground, and mean to everyone. Until a new girl came to town, and didn't know. How things turned on the playground when the new girl befriended Jean.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/44PVSro" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="404" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHYkRofaK0cH9lbcP5CY4WpGZikG2MFzNNQF5kM9x4z1Ba9Gt4VTfjisnIS1CCDDH-3-uhMgZvlJtxcpLsH2FiijEjBUAIReOUPyuKjZtcmp9isjGjG-lJMnxF10j7OVT8fQsG-RCyS6_X0FIKrEae24UaFjlER8QELyb_AVGji6YjINW-t_hsP_kVlXQ/w496-h640/71KhrEV+RYL._SY522_.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="https://amzn.to/44PVSro" target="_blank">Do Onto Otters </a></span></u>- This one has been in my classroom library since I started teaching, 20 years ago. It's such a cute story about how rabbit is getting new neighbors, the otters and he doesn't know if they'll be nice. He gets advice from his friend, Owl, who says to treat them they way he would want to be treated. Oh, how I've said that phrase to my own children so many times. lol</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3OhGSg9" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="405" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjBS502aL-ZNwVCUL-AekX369A7Pj6dQZirNwRluSf85lxFUZ8IVZvWtag_F30bZKfp2q09kRGWniyqxhVaA3mGai7qFDCQW_wwwf02xwATVyTGfHhD3-Nb081wnl197wk71-ZETmryKdvEA5bC525NaqtMhYamwJY9mnx-akj-ZtULsgJvsCzYhgq4XA/w496-h640/71maQD0RAkL._SY522_.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3OhGSg9" target="_blank">Are You Quite Polite?</a></span></u> - Just a fun, silly rhyming book that talks about manners. I love this duo and their books. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3JZDMuI" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="380" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRp-LwGWJBVk5L-4KwiB5gMmUzaK93QCGuMMiat87AJhNgruN55i7LhK52D23k-Ni2BMvWhcyQqjYTXwk6CoWSA4jL0ekVHjzVxgUBw75AtoQw_q56gi1req5j3sLcca8PUmF0TdjWOEPX_uLnvSJHzUJz7hs1ACXKAJV-khpoThqFQm2fijoa-0HMKpE/w466-h640/81aO7ks0sYL._SY522_.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3JZDMuI" target="_blank">Madeline Says Merci</a></span></u> - There was a time that one of my daughters LOVED Madeline. So of course, I had to add this book to our bookshelf! Plus, now they know another way to say Thank You. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3Q10UwN" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="429" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitIa_9WpHffL5HyzCLyTnNo0-awsorfcavernInUoN25aRmjUFqsUEFsUV_1F15zFEJIyy21WSzS6IZ6beh0tSTBMq4OW_1oBSkFlY04_GaoJu4A9xefj9NEfPyrqCnlsp12B7R7nth79klVKgNtDuZYkKXPYB3BPI08m_EpfsLbFNDmfCRtxHtWkdKZM/w526-h640/81n1G6Cp7wL._SY522_.jpg" width="526" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3Q10UwN" target="_blank">The Bad Seed</a></span></u> - Oh my goodness. The original <u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3pW7GJF" target="_blank">Jory John book</a></span></u>. I love his books. This seed has a bad temper, bad manners...and just a bad attitude. But then he meets a little seed that changes everything.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/46PRRoy" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="453" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3j2w42Ng3a9suQnp4-3esAk6PWPGf5HGsn64OKbOzupVNrpP4ErHPQYWmTJks-HFk7B0w0C7aJeo-0mt_U1X-Kkiu6-3G4aT0pF84As6j4kPkZZm8sCeDvG2Hf8ewNEYwiVnaCraqShw1NWxh-lp3iNoDgP7Lymt2kVjKzIk-2m09bAn385686CYoz9k/w580-h640/Picture+Books+that+teach+empathy+to+kids++-+be+kind.jpg" width="580" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="https://amzn.to/46PRRoy" target="_blank">Be Kind</a></span></u> - This book has all kinds of different examples of what it means to be kind to others. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3rwCqBv" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="499" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAOFc6M-_AytO1jMn9ULgfu2YYRb4hN2vTeW9pYaRkWjJEPQLD89b9DK4hvQcSXP3dqEXFR9837jweFgS4IzCtu01ZmmnDfahxqgulFiFY5rgAV13JXUl2grArOMbZMUSydyyc8Hp5QwN0DSOjgDWSTQBO_Xv6gS4z2c__QmP_FshJXWVCVG1-6tl7lSU/w638-h640/Pout-Pout-Fish.webp" width="638" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3rwCqBv" target="_blank">Pout Pout Fish</a> - The first in a whole series starring this grumpy fish. I just love these books. The pouty fish spreads his dreary attitude everywhere until he turns that frown upside down. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3K0keqh" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="451" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5tLgWmXM4ONYJBKc7bFN4Ld7To9a1ytGa5DY5Gt5zgSUz7Y0yLhDa2btLntw-uGXIZVpP1zfM-QQM6BXBfCEtNj6cYeOwTgtER-4pyo8pw4yokHY1llkr1pRa4tZo1kIIE9qr7uEz3WkHa89AgeoK4zpz52C4wRwoZKXlW_rnSBnBS7KfPldQohoZTLo/w578-h640/Strictly-No-Elephants.webp" width="578" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><u><a href="https://amzn.to/3K0keqh" target="_blank">Strictly No Elephants</a></u> - It's Pet Day at school and everyone is bringing their pet dog, cat, fish, mice... but elephants are not allowed. The boy shares that elephants are pets too - pets come in all different sizes, shapes, and colors, just like friends. A great book about including others who are not like you. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I hope you have found a few books that will help you with presenting Honesty to your students or children. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>If you want to check out all the books I have in my <a href="https://amzn.to/3MU36D1" target="_blank">Amazon List for Character Traits</a>, click <a href="https://amzn.to/3MU36D1" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are all of the posts in the series. </div><div><ol><li><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="http://www.teacherbythebeach.com/2023/07/picture-books-for-character-traits.html" target="_blank">Honesty</a></span></u></li><li><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="http://www.teacherbythebeach.com/2023/07/picture-books-for-character-traits_01021624096.html" target="_blank">Courtesy</a></span></u></li><li>Courage</li><li>Perseverance</li><li>Self-Government</li><li>Service</li></ol></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div>
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<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Jen Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17632307261949996727noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489683621680725091.post-35105469023860434812023-07-13T08:56:00.003-04:002023-07-13T08:56:37.285-04:00Picture Books for Character Traits - Honesty<div class="separator">Welcome to the first installment of the blog series - Picture Books that Inspire Good Character Traits!</div><div class="separator"><br /></div><div class="separator"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTKMcMfq3oDERzitJFed6r1mH-IAl72P3fge3fpHlDqVQnrCGsDfNF2jRyh8iRFa4ZetxR1vd-IOZMxgnDSIbtaJ2xHLMbjkADJCaXTVWMKdYbciMivjsSFUBegbtqK3zLTZxLDo77tV4fKnlziBjtnHiXWJrV0__ULYMePUw4DY1ikc1gJXehqxNJB2U/s1080/PIcture%20Books%20That%20Inspire%20(Social%20Media).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTKMcMfq3oDERzitJFed6r1mH-IAl72P3fge3fpHlDqVQnrCGsDfNF2jRyh8iRFa4ZetxR1vd-IOZMxgnDSIbtaJ2xHLMbjkADJCaXTVWMKdYbciMivjsSFUBegbtqK3zLTZxLDo77tV4fKnlziBjtnHiXWJrV0__ULYMePUw4DY1ikc1gJXehqxNJB2U/w640-h640/PIcture%20Books%20That%20Inspire%20(Social%20Media).png" width="640" /></a></div><br />
At our school, we call them the Pillars of Virtue, and we have six of them:<div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Honesty</li><li>Courtesy</li><li>Courage</li><li>Perseverance</li><li>Self-Government</li><li>Service</li></ol></div><div><br /></div><div>Since last year was my first year, I decided to try and find a bunch of books to read throughout the year to attach to these pillars. Most of these books can be used for multiple character traits, so use these posts as a guide. </div><div><br /></div><div>Each pillar will be in a separate post, but in each post, I will link all of the posts so you can easily find the ones you are looking for!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTmTtmYD8Rd0Dop4KXCgDZ4A9_IU7UTB1x3yvxXzmxarHrlV9t78FyxeGd7qEDEwCoO26xWfsH7R_j3rc8YPJR3kWGjGXzQ2kAweQg-ZhAKWBBr93v2PAJQocb5zcSpyUMxzxkyigHkY0uk_Nf5AeihOMwHDimrzp5ScMlAzLnlUbXsA6DtL3OnctOA-k/s1200/PIcture%20Books%20That%20Inspire.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTmTtmYD8Rd0Dop4KXCgDZ4A9_IU7UTB1x3yvxXzmxarHrlV9t78FyxeGd7qEDEwCoO26xWfsH7R_j3rc8YPJR3kWGjGXzQ2kAweQg-ZhAKWBBr93v2PAJQocb5zcSpyUMxzxkyigHkY0uk_Nf5AeihOMwHDimrzp5ScMlAzLnlUbXsA6DtL3OnctOA-k/w426-h640/PIcture%20Books%20That%20Inspire.png" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today's Character Trait is Honesty</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/AVvXsEgGT_9zSsIX9GPblJe7V-D0vedwTovshw69KyGVGA5ujDtVcfAokT267AXYGnEDKw2pfRCAki6vhm04G4EPuweoV01OPcZnJ5thxEfRTeII_UvB9h_nzqHzesCIYgb2PN3toj37Te9g5WIL9IdBzLDu-gW6yKrMPzyrBMqleZ4rlGWZ-hoIRur8dtO33lI/s523/61AE5wkfzKL._SY522_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="523" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGT_9zSsIX9GPblJe7V-D0vedwTovshw69KyGVGA5ujDtVcfAokT267AXYGnEDKw2pfRCAki6vhm04G4EPuweoV01OPcZnJ5thxEfRTeII_UvB9h_nzqHzesCIYgb2PN3toj37Te9g5WIL9IdBzLDu-gW6yKrMPzyrBMqleZ4rlGWZ-hoIRur8dtO33lI/w640-h638/61AE5wkfzKL._SY522_.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><u><a href="https://amzn.to/3XHRyYE" target="_blank">Kevin -</a></u></span> When Sid makes another mess and his mom asks him about it, he makes the quick decision to blame Kevin, the furry yellow and pink friend. He soon finds out that even thought Kevin's world is make-believe, his feelings are not. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgebWjZhmSn-QwbzQvEu44OKVyEnvvUo3XN5qU0DxPAOachfQNDtXiiXn5sV_Bcn3ybU_FrEM2IV1qWnguf60I2TRg2-FKMlAekKUhndseRzs1JAEt8fsbDUXx6mftZcBoNhTJMg93fVNCZbxZBLlKwyWRVdRWznFwn1GGie7MOpac_EQLjSOjNvMDv6qY/s652/61li9zmLOEL._SY522_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="652" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgebWjZhmSn-QwbzQvEu44OKVyEnvvUo3XN5qU0DxPAOachfQNDtXiiXn5sV_Bcn3ybU_FrEM2IV1qWnguf60I2TRg2-FKMlAekKUhndseRzs1JAEt8fsbDUXx6mftZcBoNhTJMg93fVNCZbxZBLlKwyWRVdRWznFwn1GGie7MOpac_EQLjSOjNvMDv6qY/w640-h512/61li9zmLOEL._SY522_.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3JPeCiv" target="_blank">Princess K.I.M -</a> </span></u>When Kim starts school, she tells everyone she is a princess and she wear a tiara to school and that her grandmother is a queen. Now everyone at school wants to meet a real queen and Kim is faced with what to do with her lie.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUTXthQp68Ulcbi7_YXMZeSwetKXt7CbMdzKktjkHjP1Y69xhyospXT2k1M2C2IqXSe2Sxq0xX7LyGJyAorAhqJ9lCgltCohVblRNpTilnsdJAgYaO0pH_77umPq-7eQyoZ3-ahsCgEhPS23pR2tRzHrugPdi0BSJWP_z0uTPmVufFb7hygd3aaWgxSVk/s522/61P--h+Fg1L._SY522_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="471" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUTXthQp68Ulcbi7_YXMZeSwetKXt7CbMdzKktjkHjP1Y69xhyospXT2k1M2C2IqXSe2Sxq0xX7LyGJyAorAhqJ9lCgltCohVblRNpTilnsdJAgYaO0pH_77umPq-7eQyoZ3-ahsCgEhPS23pR2tRzHrugPdi0BSJWP_z0uTPmVufFb7hygd3aaWgxSVk/w578-h640/61P--h+Fg1L._SY522_.jpg" width="578" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3JKa6Sw" target="_blank">The Boy Who Cried Wolf</a></span></u> - The tale as old as time...and one that as a parent and a teacher, I have referenced many of times. This is a classic about not joking around about something serious, because when it actually does happen, no one will believe you. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEXiXUMiVB8onEkBPxWvs3k0pDkI3QoZNXBYgEjEfmzTRIbRQ6yo1HJ298_QPXl9ocLbT2mv8uDQHiVuW7Y6C2kanUANK3uiDXtLknf7ZpkjEzx3u7R8e3-3JASs8yeUjynpR2PVx67p2qlVonlRoo7LXYLz-CpSoirXjmVwAys6Opsr1CWYQpLzMkmz8/s522/71DjmICUhlL._SY522_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="418" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEXiXUMiVB8onEkBPxWvs3k0pDkI3QoZNXBYgEjEfmzTRIbRQ6yo1HJ298_QPXl9ocLbT2mv8uDQHiVuW7Y6C2kanUANK3uiDXtLknf7ZpkjEzx3u7R8e3-3JASs8yeUjynpR2PVx67p2qlVonlRoo7LXYLz-CpSoirXjmVwAys6Opsr1CWYQpLzMkmz8/w512-h640/71DjmICUhlL._SY522_.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3O6qzD6" target="_blank">A Bad Case of Stripes -</a></span></u> This book works with the trait of Courage as well. I like it when the students can see multiple traits in one book. Camilla Cream LOVES her lima beans but is too afraid to be honest about it, for fear of other's opinions. Then her world is turned upside down...until she is honest and admits home much she loves lima beans. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/44mKmno" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="522" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJLOkpjHySLEPSJcme6SoxL_tKqlMICz8K3tZNfX2Fs2rF8tEIVpQ8LdQpDWZS1ZIwyo_GShjOuSQhyjvQDxptZylBNGB8dXRIE4PS6NKBL59Kfd6Z_YV4T3pEbmjvuxTO1nQISsn_6WlrBrrSTgghov2k1RtsB1-VKdj76HDtkhpueIkFc-Og8b8stec/w640-h640/71NZfND9hzL._SY522_.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><a href="https://amzn.to/44mKmno" style="color: #ff00fe; text-decoration-line: underline;" target="_blank">The Empty Pot -</a> Oh, gosh. This book is so good. When everyone else is cheating to make themselves look good, but then you do the right thing, even though you don't think you'll "get the prize." And THAT actually gets you the prize. What a great book to show that just because everyone else is doing it, doesn't mean you have to, too. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/44DFx8Y" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="420" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjUa-KX4-p16ps1DSQSLuVHC0bxM9JE0F4C2ggNfj2pKMeJYG1FLcv-RXi0V2P6X0PFJQ8sB6YxiM7sQU6QbqMvcN70rwvbdV-lXnd9gwNDBMdyMBV4X9z8k7SIcutOYO2U1IPCNwvFOO5wslbuH6erq_9MMabd2CobhmKFzkmr6G4mgSXz1l8Drv81P0/w514-h640/81fLLYqFk0L._SY522_.jpg" width="514" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="https://amzn.to/44DFx8Y" style="text-decoration-line: underline;" target="_blank">Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse -</a> </span>Being honest is hard to do when you think you're going to get in trouble. But that's exactly the kind of character trait we want to instill in our children. You can get in a lot less trouble if you're honest than if you lie and get caught. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/46GjJvj" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="468" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiksO3RHhYqCO6UGb557KHfqkWSjqthSjBcm6TewNcoMobZSL1IVkUHyDAe1o4dxQVku45yIbNqWWfwlTEsBm--Srf3gLge422H1JkHu4M9CBIKU-yogrDtJBi6JaSEX-B2PfTCZvKEhfDTLJu7D7kMbCfMXtbUdQiNqi1wwcggUXBSRZ3BQh9wejUo_sU/w574-h640/81riB4oodcL._SY522_.jpg" width="574" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="https://amzn.to/46GjJvj" target="_blank">The Colour Thief </a></span></u>- Zot lives in a land without color. He sees the world with color and thinks it'd be a good idea to steal their color for himself. Such a great lesson about honesty. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3JROJ1B" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="577" height="578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPWpBhRoZmJ5AQLKjJR_8hWokjbOODsChOQfCfZhntnSCKQV-JwhWJOC7Z-6ics458E8dlO473x5whFOo_oD2LRuEtKatTttjGkhMzkeK0iumXp7Q_V5MT3IqEHmljJ7UhYFWY0q2fIpxhqL2xRJlmlTspLUxudnFupbcjXJd_nmo0jhoJFnBY1B69OBs/w640-h578/813Rf4FRcCL._SY522_.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3JROJ1B" target="_blank">A Hen for Izzy Pippik</a></span></u> - A story about a girl who finds a hen and instead of giving her back to her owner right away, she decides to keep her and take care of her until the owner comes for her. Then mayhem ensues. This is a great story about doing the right thing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3PX300U" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1pgr6RHd2noGKS35gPrvEoQRskBppIaHPvy3eVq8hHlQa6Ks1dsdWoXzWJ1fDtB-YooOuauDfTUQEcQn1uJqeMo3U5Tvc8Vu5OEh0Y__gWOulIxUgoo7UOMb0lld5dpboXD0RSjx9DvfaR8pxMXU0ROEvMh57LMHV5MRhQEBcslMcrTJD2fwy1s9YMdo/w540-h640/914pDgAIUcL._SY522_.jpg" width="540" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3PX300U" target="_blank">The Sad Little Fact</a></span></u> - This story is about a little fact that can not lie. But no one believes him, and all these "lies" were created and were running around the world sharing their "facts." But they keep trying and they get back out there and turn the world a little brighter with their true facts. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3rhbDc7" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="545" data-original-width="566" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9DIqHIvIlTWcZCZseFrfQBmKj7MT2KVJbomUTE3I-LJz1b-8FzpbF1KaL_pYIRS9DKknXA8jauGQu6oC-oHujGFYR78J88ZPrFcIayhr5DjfQotsxM6vI9UH8HTgz0QxloSXLkQY4Ta1ypHyyemaoEqp-5y9iNmcSfirgYwLWQlPbMbdA499xJRtdj64/w640-h616/A1woKpJutvL._AC_UY545_FMwebp_QL65_.webp" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3rhbDc7" target="_blank">A Bike Like Sergio</a>'s</span></u> - Ruben REALLY wants a bike like Sergio's. So when he finds money that fell out of someone's purse, he picks it up and puts it in his pocket instead of returning it. But as the story continues, his conscience gets to him about the money. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I hope you have found a few books that will help you with presenting Honesty to your students or children. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>If you want to check out all the books I have in my <a href="https://amzn.to/3MU36D1" target="_blank">Amazon List for Character Traits</a>, click <a href="https://amzn.to/3MU36D1" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are all of the posts in the series. </div><div><ol><li>Honesty</li><li>Courtesy</li><li>Courage</li><li>Perseverance</li><li>Self-Government</li><li>Service</li></ol></div><div><br /></div><div>
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<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Jen Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17632307261949996727noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489683621680725091.post-89917359519319241402023-06-26T15:23:00.004-04:002023-06-26T15:23:50.993-04:00Beginning of Year BooksOk, I know this list can be EXTENSIVE. There are a TON of beginning of year books. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17W7b-bM39jT-saohYRw-Hx09qgcU37QyJ27hqxiatUrPS_08Flf-csWylTtc_gHIJzq_Ty8R-vPF4GBWg0aaMqnuCwYEnCKEYYd3JPkLr2sj4iq8DLlESx2NLtyRCLzN855CcoHb7zKjrl8utM_4wM-lXQdC77jjHX9EBjsy0Gog0p6ok5_PE0aXQvQ/s2000/Beginning%20of%20Year%20Books.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2000" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17W7b-bM39jT-saohYRw-Hx09qgcU37QyJ27hqxiatUrPS_08Flf-csWylTtc_gHIJzq_Ty8R-vPF4GBWg0aaMqnuCwYEnCKEYYd3JPkLr2sj4iq8DLlESx2NLtyRCLzN855CcoHb7zKjrl8utM_4wM-lXQdC77jjHX9EBjsy0Gog0p6ok5_PE0aXQvQ/w640-h512/Beginning%20of%20Year%20Books.png" width="640" /></a></div>Here are JUST A FEW (ha!) of my favorite Back to School books!<div><br /></div><div>Get ready, settle in, and prepare to scroll - ha!<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3PqIqWb" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="387" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOCGIAGyGCg2xeK0c85SS7pra8n7MYmp_OAhbuMH8UeM8tdEemWFYstqcVgZ-i1ussx4GzdMw6-5VKLCoWpmJKmIIol-jkE7TlbbI9Lsck1yhFmPyK7GLv6DnaXN0y0NbU2GnTWoha6pZlyqW9fVklDe24IS7B4_ImPOtJ_l-CmuQdHro_7ssHf5mAMJM/w496-h640/51bgoFqapVL._SX385_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3PqIqWb" target="_blank">Do Onto Otters -</a></span></u> I've had this book ever since it was a Florida Sunshine Junior Reader book WAY back in the day. It's such a great book to talk about how to treat others.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/431g4Fl" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="545" data-original-width="527" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrJxCblbBcMInys6obe5jBR8jg6-wuaW9UJ5d30GbpKUkeeXnCBqumvW4Hvp2lHsFku9VzjVpiR5b6_DewgUHozeNIAjYeQ3Y4xp0uA4gFQfHa5nUrjy2r234OrZFQ3747PFL4DcSHUxO10qRhKq7Yjm2mZfcpaRIHM2FcgiLDLymLLD1aEDmfVpRFpU/w618-h640/51dMZUNxiuL._AC_UY545_FMwebp_QL65_.webp" width="618" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="https://amzn.to/431g4Fl" target="_blank">Edward the Emu</a></span></u> - Another great book that focuses on celebrating who you are. There is no need to change who you are. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/43VKdap" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdRec3j359--azV2_h2PENFpHvo1-l_v7X_xfT2Ms1L8uCPa0VhdGE_EwDi45vtCPvvDJ-tTxmdeXY3Fomdphq72EuVmFifsIpbAoZrxbMaLigKhhS5hmR9xr9xmPtJvddRVxrNS71kYPssG6yqTs3rvyPQ2wh2M4EaPYUqn6pryPwkhMzxwOdRJEJXE4/w640-h640/51fkWfecdhL._SY498_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="https://amzn.to/43VKdap" target="_blank">Pencils on Strike</a></span></u> - You've heard of <u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3ptyOPQ" target="_blank">The Day the Crayons Quit</a></span></u> - right? This series is such a fun extension of that book. In our school, we spend a LOT of time talking about correct pencil grip and pressure and paper slant. So this is a fun book for us to read in the beginning of the year.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/431SVlY" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="333" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMezZLrkCSONP36b_2o1-5mkihw1MmL6eAejajPlrVho_DNpOlodXEvk9bGWTEsso-Srv7bfi7D6vAhaRB3VHBaxt4bTPfb5z9kWLpTOky_nDTbE6JF-fNZInKJ2_0_Us8evGnE4MpVa7MexWPKYu5wl9jO4R6Jw8wT1oIuCRxoG3O744gkg64u5iYbvY/w428-h640/51JzlbW7KnL._SX331_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="https://amzn.to/431SVlY" target="_blank">Get Ready for Second Grade, Amber Brown</a></span></u></div><div><br /></div>This is one of my favorites for the beginning of second grade - it's a good picture book to chapter book Segway. In the book, Amber Brown is nervous to start school, which the student can usually relate too.<div><br /></div><div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3PumfP9" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="437" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHLLBt4DH_5te0nvq-I0mT6HorFyJZ42ZCbogPalMUQKdOAXEwpYWmZKl_xPAay0_xtMeBZA9Wz0xfjjqldAxlwsarYqFO6Hend_D67IphD5zApM6Vuqg7N48EFqwQKiENyRwnzCpZ3-VoA0WocifY_dtznXnKDp5HJV-yiolkKt-Phe7WrIY-aPhMz8I/w560-h640/51o5ujguFUL._SX435_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="560" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3PumfP9" target="_blank">Listen Buddy</a></span></u> - This is SUCH a cute book. Buddy has trouble listening and causes all kinds of chaos. The kids get a good laugh throughout the book. By the end of the book, Buddy SHOULD learn his lesson. Check out my activities I do with this book in <u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="http://www.teacherbythebeach.com/2018/08/first-day-fun.html" target="_blank">THIS POST</a></span></u>. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3JxzhaB" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="412" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXRz4Prqqr4KADX_pU47TVyGOfMHdNs4jXrG1MW0MI095TJd83uycpdVLT3IraX1vlHYSNnXsG57WbtxuSCEhS_Ceqi0cJfPv7wOY8sittgHHA95cJEmCfZe8i_fo_e9g1oVbSYTG5KZyArY0whfPws4tClVxbt9VOzRkIUZNFuNofcElVeu9iAnPFZG0/w528-h640/51ORFDQpS0S._SX410_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="528" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3JxzhaB" target="_blank">The Smart Cookie -</a></span></u> This book is perfect to show that we are all smart in different ways and that getting perfect test scores doesn't mean you're worthy. PLUS, this book series is just the best!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/44j7MK6" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="430" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqA7HJYKrCgaw7znLE5buThoyIst9j6BbueqhWOwmwX4bPWknroOr1NeT5WOwYsNEqtVHMQuVS1g1KWwt-oI3IHaixqhPrED3iAotU06dIMvFi4QvJsNhnIs8wpXT7kn8D5PEShV3HZrU8CSW8xwPGDqkhf5ELi-ViWVlQ-sxfVvSKekBCtFXSS4b3mSc/w550-h640/61BV6jUe6aL._SX428_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="https://amzn.to/44j7MK6" target="_blank">The Day You Begin</a></span></u> - Gosh this book is so good. It's about how you might feel different from everyone, and it can be scary. But you can find the courage to make the connection with your classmates or teammates. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3pl5Stu" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="545" data-original-width="414" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj30RWFjq3v4_Oo3hJPNiydVXXo37xk_-DS6l4udKrHGxm5Y9x6vaZ98erJL1xR03YA8BzSoEnAnI6HLppO0UOFyf205-8g7w6407Xvau-DvOpnxrOEaBlbIZko3tJc1jqweogCuJL-oXz0uUwFmGNBNF2tfInwID8z6cmYW4jsoRqLTTgrvtlUm0VTFHg/w486-h640/61Urw+VfxpS._AC_UY545_FMwebp_QL65_.webp" width="486" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3pl5Stu" target="_blank">A Letter from your Teacher</a></span></u> - I have this on my <u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="http://www.teacherbythebeach.com/2023/06/end-of-year-books.html" target="_blank">End of Year Books post</a></span></u>, too. It's such a heartwarming book to share with students that you're there not only to teach them, but to provide a safe and caring environment for them. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3Xuy89x" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="980" data-original-width="981" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMc8Jxv1MkQ3_V65A0bmHbGc8kdw655-IDtW1dhWAcRL5TSjuvO8gN1Zgb5CPffJULYPWMFFVFCvIMJW-O2HhwVBrNumWBPo2QWLITNsY5bDq_KDSQkbatVyb3AY6T6Ah6SMAGLML-155qlqCivXALKcVVDk_jSmgWcTRU6hYFEF2GvWo7pAt1qx02UqQ/w640-h640/71Ht5sAktcL._SY978_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3Xuy89x" target="_blank">Yoko </a></span></u>- This book is another one that is great for talking about the differences we all have. Yoko gets teased for the food she brings for lunch. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've done the Friendship Sushi activity to go along with it. It's always yum to bring food into the lesson!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOnf4syiAQxIAMn08UETQeYLWlkplm52-265n0ZFmKn04A9V5LHXMEvzH5XvSsiJGDuQaWTdoorLAphe80E1APhFlBJDcFLMoCg256eR4hTBfX45Oi7F4vz1LW1ehoa6qHAdVZW7YSq27UbWqNpDjgG_Hb9c2lQRvOj_ch-CcSH3XuZqAehz-RKh-TxcU/s1783/IMG_20190816_130020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1783" data-original-width="1338" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOnf4syiAQxIAMn08UETQeYLWlkplm52-265n0ZFmKn04A9V5LHXMEvzH5XvSsiJGDuQaWTdoorLAphe80E1APhFlBJDcFLMoCg256eR4hTBfX45Oi7F4vz1LW1ehoa6qHAdVZW7YSq27UbWqNpDjgG_Hb9c2lQRvOj_ch-CcSH3XuZqAehz-RKh-TxcU/w480-h640/IMG_20190816_130020.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3CLGX5i" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="545" data-original-width="727" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdxTnfLRApr63nnMoICmWZlliH_R6nU-2IZIIhritMHojpAoZ_xBa-kECNN-kAMGHn63KtV93o9F1vLpNYsob-yYrviFUU4LPj7ZfdwnWLZkKPuBuCr2t-u8KCOmsujj2w-hMi49diqEy6CZbVZsYLtvk027Ck8TT8XMaf57fXMiyuCazT42gRDSlBZdE/w640-h480/71jm513msaL._AC_UY545_FMwebp_QL65_.webp" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3CLGX5i" target="_blank">We Don't Eat our Classmates</a></span></u> - So this book was actually introduced to me by a former student when it first came out. He was so excited to bring it to class to read to the class. It's another book about learning manners and etiquette. It's such a fan-favorite! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/42Ut0Nf" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="545" data-original-width="495" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT1sS66HT2qjvenXHTwH8zq-WBD-tB3_AK5OCY77Z0kHzjpVXRDkTLrjs8seattESGS8i9TcajGmGfXeH4UsQ2U4m1OJvuyjXEMBqQKCaivoh_ZsOVAGGs1J-v2mguE2x4GEIdS1ZUHLoKhqILpKRYL7GE52cCrUAAgk3jkv-CMf0XzPqDTOWpmElJxeU/w582-h640/71qemy+uUCL._AC_UY545_FMwebp_QL65_.webp" width="582" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="https://amzn.to/42Ut0Nf" target="_blank">Hooway for Wodney Wat</a></span></u> - OH. MY. GOODNESS. I absolutely LOVE this book. And if you have any kids in your class with a speech impediment, this book is SO cute! And who doesn't love a Helen Lester book!?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3Xp7lve" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="545" data-original-width="424" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhejw0Jm9zu7o7l00bgqndhXQsCYVLxXDsN7LDWm8XiXsDYf0czmMjvtPfjQr8WAZ54V4O-DhMoEj-THIrDdUsuIp4_A7_opFBXekE18EBPlnktA3e8XvLAJD63qVna7YqHK9VDtoAa2kFEnfNMphP198YKxzlxjL73CbdghV9i9oa5tiJ2qP90Xa7ovrQ/w498-h640/81CWgNv+rVL._AC_UY545_FMwebp_QL65_.webp" width="498" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3Xp7lve" target="_blank">A Bad Case of Stripes</a></span></u> - Honestly, I LOVE reading this book in the beginning of the year! But I actually don't read it because Sean Astin does an AMAZING job of reading it. Check it out on <u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="https://storylineonline.net/books/a-bad-case-of-stripes/" target="_blank">Storyline Online</a></span></u>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjmtcNwbCqMkDOLm0XQ9KgaPmdD4Eac3S4CyY62FBELRTgwB3sq7VwB_ZJN2bkdLdW0AHcAgUF-9TUIez4TfOSCuIpHeelIubI5JeoAK5IIjU6dd1J-F4zyCbRKehMEJKX_osbuHTebgGQaPmWp2ZwKLeQkYTCkKgjRGZH2kH6G5tOYdT2TWpdmcx_x5M" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="2364" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjmtcNwbCqMkDOLm0XQ9KgaPmdD4Eac3S4CyY62FBELRTgwB3sq7VwB_ZJN2bkdLdW0AHcAgUF-9TUIez4TfOSCuIpHeelIubI5JeoAK5IIjU6dd1J-F4zyCbRKehMEJKX_osbuHTebgGQaPmWp2ZwKLeQkYTCkKgjRGZH2kH6G5tOYdT2TWpdmcx_x5M=w640-h368" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3Pwt4zv" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="545" data-original-width="539" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsuDlNa3ZSEPP6ucY1F0rlFpx4iL8ggYJk2ZBj7uPlH_lXqdTftLbm0_DoRwICpEIfowNoBVt1ITUQlEJ7XZ6z62sl0X0hw6jpxP-ff5l6iqvmk2rSF6FqgPib_gsp2qXzNixO8jJBcACqYAcS3DUZjPmL37tq7eVzP16xxCnun8fN7FIue7HfPXZR0NQ/w632-h640/81GbQZHJStL._AC_UY545_FMwebp_QL65_.webp" width="632" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3Pwt4zv" target="_blank">You're Finally Here</a></span></u> - I've done this book for a few years too! I've done a lot of activities from Linda in <u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="http://www.teacherbythebeach.com/2017/08/first-2-days-of-2nd-grade.html" target="_blank">SECOND GRADE</a></span></u> and when I taught <u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="http://www.teacherbythebeach.com/2018/08/first-day-fun.html" target="_blank">FIRST GRADE</a></span></u>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/433vUyZ" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="545" data-original-width="462" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicrmj2J7Pz_lsv3ssxTmujPPu0ypuFogZVnDN5f0zaLgjvbeYYxjJVlnM5XeWt-fO_1DwKlS1baY8GIDfIOOrHXCS0mYx5UPNFiMc_8rAR5kyPTRX2VCKIiSyDiwfNsQXTgRL6uA_78penPhJ6dMKGa6wK2H9t1H7IpSG2GmZN4s2l2nyJHXgVFfGzhyw/w542-h640/91NBDxB0JyL._AC_UY545_FMwebp_QL65_.webp" width="542" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="https://amzn.to/44gBLlN" target="_blank">Our Class is a Family</a></span></u> - another book from the same author as "A Letter from your Teacher" that helps to build that classroom community.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/44jae2Z" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="545" data-original-width="436" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHe4Xjhie08j5h4yM2eH2cdjCB2Q1UXwayzpSqXDa8WpXAKVBAsn0vZ_chwfwQ-5uQp1wwpTWZWDDPsd2KRD1Nsj-32gHaEkaHyEMUMp_nWR5hacl5y0M5a7f0QWcd7OdrXzvzWgL8nAqpYkDLkuh5y5cnskrbQNpILAhboOFCL0ZO-Z_KMLn4Dcm4IMo/w512-h640/91rNSPVrrjL._AC_UY545_FMwebp_QL65_.webp" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="https://amzn.to/44jae2Z" target="_blank">First Day Jitters</a></span></u> - I KNOW you have heard of this book, but I couldn't NOT put it on the list, right?! I just love that it's about the TEACHER who is nervous...because, YES, teachers are nervous, too!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3CKLViL" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="386" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWbujPaZt8HY_xqjytu148CnUPOpPjXyDT1-9wpKHMzbHiv_HsYUhS38Vsxzx3EiUSPcZFMZ24NihwtNleFyP75FaxNL2c6flM3PKSxrcqMkCwq6gb8lIMKHEOC80EB0iLfBIp_pQuwy5P5Y0X-qCbYJeC46ZrTn6gFrEn4j8_jTA-J1gZmZMD604KQ90/w496-h640/513C13v3MPL._SX384_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><a href="https://amzn.to/3CKLViL" style="color: #ff00fe; text-decoration-line: underline;" target="_blank">The Name Jar -</a> I just love this book. With all the different cultures we have in our school (and I'm sure yours too!) it's such a great book to celebrate their name and their culture. I've learned so much from having discussions about names. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/46poh9i" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="425" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv2PRTuhSpZEn2nNUHk35yoWyHUFluWW8D_2uVegFRXVbTs0h06HuN17zUq6ldIJqWxKleaaX4ffaDX1IkruGayLQ_UApvv6y8eAPUufh2YLn_J-rdb0V1PKMpG6pG53iHVNCQ6fi0sR-OjyoaXp71Nv_7Fm0iNsYZd9FR7kd6tOpbLUpstsFoKxJs9gs/w544-h640/513wVDWRzCL._SX423_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="544" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="https://amzn.to/46poh9i" target="_blank">Elmer </a></span></u>- awww, Elmer. He's such a favorite of mine. It's a book all about being yourself. I've been using Elmer for many years - <u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="http://www.teacherbythebeach.com/2015/08/first-few-days-of-year-freebies.html" target="_blank">here's a POST</a></span></u> about some activities I've done with him in the past. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3qZumJa" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="675" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKCVMwjJGHHQI-JCu8b6KoBk5VRwrdHjPaDzqEtwoJdEqX63c3STDHTbPmYPFO5XvDBQgxrc_bHLdW9OGI2HaxeVXYotpv8yVbeiPjHd5GyFH9r_EMP8RORH9bzil1zkRP4FhO2jlqTDxjLLtPmBgt4L3LOA6ljigz_DLtSR5AcPyAGzrG0UEJ5a4h93w/w576-h640/615d4MPHyBL._SX673_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="576" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3qZumJa" target="_blank">The Magical Yet</a></span></u> - This is fun rhyming book about having a growth mindset. Check out some of my Growth Mindset activities I've done <u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="http://www.teacherbythebeach.com/2017/08/growth-mindset-unit.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></span></u>. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3Xoortm" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="545" data-original-width="439" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsA8NDQqYUgzG6cwPXx287n98xr_XHa10GYYc1Achtd0vCELhU7MjyfJDaKCPPq0f2JxEs9JYDqYPohMDpAv8ULXjhAtaIv1VoyeyNs-rqLOGf12MenWWVi0fHv8GziiWyRLU5-iHql1BA7XuKBmkFrb_bNBbaTg4Hkxn9FgHhXlvxSRKo8J4pDsy69Zo/w516-h640/716WjWGXjWL._AC_UY545_FMwebp_QL65_.webp" width="516" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3Xoortm" target="_blank">The Book with no Pictures</a></span></u> - <i>SOME</i>times you read books JUST for fun...and to get them excited about learning. Well, this is one of those books. This book is so fun!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3plnWUc" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="545" data-original-width="500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4idq161zw6Pv7NMmQICs0YSMpCYObAuwLjLpmh5HOTV42wHUAdgmkZQOh7c9URB-F7TZhIFIc8Y5h9N-nqzurf9U79KxgOkP4GuutbrVdWOsdwby_Ec2ihJqlm6wNZmoWDO_b0dGxTT0diUt8BCuD0kcu-IZPJ-7ixKWTiEf9YQsoKb2hyn73N1p5igM/w588-h640/913MakPwvKL._AC_UY545_FMwebp_QL65_.webp" width="588" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3plnWUc" target="_blank">The Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors</a></span></u> - This is another book that you read JUST for fun (and yes, you have to do it in your dramatic voices - ha!). It gets the kids excited about reading and they want to keep picking it up to read. Of course, we have our own battle of Rock, Paper, Scissors. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3JUGqlN" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="545" data-original-width="443" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGarnG9HI2hjshu2qvAv8XLQfBe0zsu-wx_1RlZzUCl6kZnqvDooInZUrMkYAGddhOrCirJMlTEPnuRiLlEaAcfw7u-OutJvOTqotkplHyFoe1bZhfZh9QLhzE-4fNDebeJzPnsQurhm9VAAjvazNpGEwY7FQJEsvpm7pj87BanCmdAOgB_ckPLftsxkk/w520-h640/A1R4roT627L._AC_UY545_FMwebp_QL65_.webp" width="520" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3PsNkC3" target="_blank">Giraffe's Can't Dance</a> - Another one for the week of <u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="http://www.teacherbythebeach.com/2017/08/growth-mindset-unit.html" target="_blank">Growth Mindset</a></span></u>. Check out some of the activities I have done with this book on <a href="http://www.teacherbythebeach.com/2017/08/growth-mindset-unit.html" target="_blank">THIS </a>post.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.teacherbythebeach.com/2017/08/growth-mindset-unit.html" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinW5T8b62Axtq8l1n9M5P4c9_yWOxGcdbbTrkL7LWJZ-79DGIKFEDbwnf7yG7M31qKyw_vS3LYCQE2X0IB6tEoYn_f9467l-U5uHVL8KgFPrj9ZeCn0upGl-3zj8veR0rCviaqIdj145LhvMMMeUTmDyKspDQ_DEWBxRg_fvAM0zAlY4ThWBJUY2-ofZo/w640-h480/growth%20mindset%20giraffes.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEiKQt2mDCnNljz2CmIcvtdcJ07BLmeAmyF3LnQeUj0MbLbF0Z8sEsdBYS9cuBQKd6Kf4MDsLmJHkRg0yNq7H4jPbs-6JyUtJCdgI4Sp90jYSj2jOFFwHNbyhKI6ScQZWoLA9uq_LHMwyCIMxluC4xw2mMMta4c8-yFwAsVxVDhEs4ZJEwNT-5Xnk3zSh74/s700/Spaghetti-in-a-Hot-Dog-Bun-by-Maria-Dismondy-and-Kimberly-Shaw-Peterson.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="698" data-original-width="700" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQt2mDCnNljz2CmIcvtdcJ07BLmeAmyF3LnQeUj0MbLbF0Z8sEsdBYS9cuBQKd6Kf4MDsLmJHkRg0yNq7H4jPbs-6JyUtJCdgI4Sp90jYSj2jOFFwHNbyhKI6ScQZWoLA9uq_LHMwyCIMxluC4xw2mMMta4c8-yFwAsVxVDhEs4ZJEwNT-5Xnk3zSh74/w640-h638/Spaghetti-in-a-Hot-Dog-Bun-by-Maria-Dismondy-and-Kimberly-Shaw-Peterson.webp" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Spaghetti in a Hotdog Bun - okay, THIS one, is one of my ALL.TIME.FAVORITES. We read it just to read it and have a good conversation afterwards. But THEN... I show them this picture...</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/AVvXsEh9RPm1GlNJ9tQxp2WeGcaVxR3ET1H2yIxtw6LctO_HPaxc8Osofpc3Dy13LcKf_ItdP3DjggKYGzl3TicyJ54fxiWliKUZli_TjOLvH3JILZ19aoUDZvThTQGYnBXf_dbljzotJx5JPTrPHa1BUEf8TUfSJ9rRSuQXiIdZvGO4MEF2lxaRL6dFhFRppoc/s960/21271148_10156525113998154_3137352565944720448_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9RPm1GlNJ9tQxp2WeGcaVxR3ET1H2yIxtw6LctO_HPaxc8Osofpc3Dy13LcKf_ItdP3DjggKYGzl3TicyJ54fxiWliKUZli_TjOLvH3JILZ19aoUDZvThTQGYnBXf_dbljzotJx5JPTrPHa1BUEf8TUfSJ9rRSuQXiIdZvGO4MEF2lxaRL6dFhFRppoc/w640-h640/21271148_10156525113998154_3137352565944720448_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yep - that's my Caroline at 2.5 years old eating spaghetti in a hotdog bun. It's one of my most favorite pictures ever. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE0Xo5OoJLCf1yAFCuwhICFZXzB7uEruqYW_6qwy-52VNHoj7TFOhp60phlqgPSThRXgl1HWfqJfreXI3dgaKySn-fJ3e7GTYMufTUFHkybMsFJJjBH5eLxn06K0zX3mu1sir2LBSd5FmnGduGjTnlaUmzGnueSz1PDLnnjXVO61WvQxalmIQnw3QauoE/s945/300085857_10161757508328154_7802241863835523669_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="944" data-original-width="945" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE0Xo5OoJLCf1yAFCuwhICFZXzB7uEruqYW_6qwy-52VNHoj7TFOhp60phlqgPSThRXgl1HWfqJfreXI3dgaKySn-fJ3e7GTYMufTUFHkybMsFJJjBH5eLxn06K0zX3mu1sir2LBSd5FmnGduGjTnlaUmzGnueSz1PDLnnjXVO61WvQxalmIQnw3QauoE/w640-h640/300085857_10161757508328154_7802241863835523669_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And every year, without fail, I have kids going home and asking to eat spaghetti in a hotdog bun. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div>You can find ALL those book in my Ideas List on Amazon - <u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3MU36D1" target="_blank">HERE</a></span></u><div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u>And</u> don't forget to check out my other Beginning of Year posts - click on the pictures below!</div><div><u><br /></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMpS8hOMacrz1_amYVdB6ZlXL4cqSdpUKdT_ZCjK3R41pYcNKnTsbL0k19WuD7rwFWo1Dv29Ofi8MWUBhWqT3OueYfTzY9x_cc5LLyR_urcpEbgsLTd2SwxyuKjA81Fag_1sA5beqdd8_YzRScOoGAztLSY72-wY0Sb-QUxUopW_a0YcGHFcdXQaFjsr8/s640/BTS%20board.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="329" data-original-width="640" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMpS8hOMacrz1_amYVdB6ZlXL4cqSdpUKdT_ZCjK3R41pYcNKnTsbL0k19WuD7rwFWo1Dv29Ofi8MWUBhWqT3OueYfTzY9x_cc5LLyR_urcpEbgsLTd2SwxyuKjA81Fag_1sA5beqdd8_YzRScOoGAztLSY72-wY0Sb-QUxUopW_a0YcGHFcdXQaFjsr8/w640-h330/BTS%20board.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd2pnoPqWA2wTq-LdN-k6OuQ370WdUn57J29oBnJyHbY9YpoMLnJLGc1ZS-k847dJ-_bPVXk2QRJmB9_sbTMe0XeoWeHC3-E6n0j2qOtWQgcmLOYIsFxg6IouA0UT_pWWkOPPRZwyZK1t_iLSMtdLXmOS4nz09tKkzXFaysdrqCl8IjJgHkyN46YEe6RU/s640/first%20days%20of%202nd%20grade%20BOY.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd2pnoPqWA2wTq-LdN-k6OuQ370WdUn57J29oBnJyHbY9YpoMLnJLGc1ZS-k847dJ-_bPVXk2QRJmB9_sbTMe0XeoWeHC3-E6n0j2qOtWQgcmLOYIsFxg6IouA0UT_pWWkOPPRZwyZK1t_iLSMtdLXmOS4nz09tKkzXFaysdrqCl8IjJgHkyN46YEe6RU/w480-h640/first%20days%20of%202nd%20grade%20BOY.png" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizE3NTbbBEfAPwun6GI1KFtK-X6BnjlOF8Eqi9cO7qChBbQRlMPLcEDLSG9-QNAmVg3o0720_rRQMjulr2PPdythwxL0748DNaa2nS6GBUXorqRahvH5jACv4zMEfVpEm4-1tBCbuwd7mBMRygof3rk1j5qN4KM85Tblu51Ks8dppntlqy9hb1E96fWLc/s640/first%20week%20cover2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="607" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizE3NTbbBEfAPwun6GI1KFtK-X6BnjlOF8Eqi9cO7qChBbQRlMPLcEDLSG9-QNAmVg3o0720_rRQMjulr2PPdythwxL0748DNaa2nS6GBUXorqRahvH5jACv4zMEfVpEm4-1tBCbuwd7mBMRygof3rk1j5qN4KM85Tblu51Ks8dppntlqy9hb1E96fWLc/w608-h640/first%20week%20cover2.png" width="608" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.teacherbythebeach.com/2017/08/growth-mindset-unit.html" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="395" data-original-width="640" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3KE_FjJg8RZh1KQglCSDTQ8I5j67D79qfsm8jeiLF84rQSwQ-grAXAYZf2vDVWp1VNzClpDWyqRFecj367d92HvR8SSJ44HzMEtnw_STSxtQpUPkj07UVyrhDEAWMg8BYJ1LsECp1Df_7vaQ4d_QCZmmUrsBJjhGYuX4vhzX1ed4KiRU2lq5wp54PuRw/w640-h396/growth%20mindset%20cover.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br />
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<br /></div></div></div></div>Jen Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17632307261949996727noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489683621680725091.post-63969440422364789162023-06-24T07:33:00.002-04:002023-06-24T07:51:37.812-04:00Practicing Math Skills with a Deck of Cards<div>One of my very favorite way to practice math is with a<u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Math-with-a-Deck-of-Cards-BUNDLE-9716500" target="_blank"> deck of cards</a></span></u>! Students LOVE when you bring out the cards. It's such a fun and non-monotonous way to practice math. There's so many ways to change it up, with all the different skills!</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Math-with-a-Deck-of-Cards-BUNDLE-9716500" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT44TUErv5Z3vX31XnKBr--3ZUiNLiJ51W6Uvj0zpvbBm_5unfRA3B56sqhJAIs-1NUXg-wr3eKB52G5yHj6hrccfSuz7gWrZks-RFvb3g6jLYVRD3Srul26m9ib9IXax57NFH46mvurI-uiUrSOeWjHsw8YqdZyOsTCoWskDelQ-pZz7bYDkeOZWHzRg/w640-h640/Cream%20Minimalist%20Self%20Care%20Tips%20Carousel%20Instagram%20Post.png" width="640" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>You can practice place value a multitude of ways.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilqR7dVQxunPCMwtURv8AWDUfsISZEE2D3nVd849hxE8H9d0uTjKe_g3TZ8XtLXjaGJSR3Hxv6q1YH7Fm1nOHBEKxr1g19yYDUwFBIT562PgEEXpAd6aAU5IMaj-Hui62wNRkOzLG06deuPAwclsY0-3IGKLWlztnWrpxDfNBlhT2iYzYfNKOkBZnS5OM/s604/math%20with%20cards4%20(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="604" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilqR7dVQxunPCMwtURv8AWDUfsISZEE2D3nVd849hxE8H9d0uTjKe_g3TZ8XtLXjaGJSR3Hxv6q1YH7Fm1nOHBEKxr1g19yYDUwFBIT562PgEEXpAd6aAU5IMaj-Hui62wNRkOzLG06deuPAwclsY0-3IGKLWlztnWrpxDfNBlhT2iYzYfNKOkBZnS5OM/w640-h476/math%20with%20cards4%20(1).png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is from my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Math-with-a-Deck-of-Cards-BUNDLE-9716500" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;">Deck of Cards pack</span></u> </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;">This is one where we were learning how to represent the numbers in First Grade.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ7mWayrCn8xCaMBgcogJjn_ro8mROfs3OZf9WAKI1RzBJKgj45IxzYaxcgidDMGszjFURjjQzx9TTnAa6PaEvM7W1AtBl67wEvM8f08LWp0RGiu9DfGFt2d7xCtEqi2Kcm-N94KISX7hSrVhBbqvNDH4Iv5X7J9WbE6H8kAvo--m8neuxO5T9QBxqGlE/s3300/math%20with%20cards%20place%20value%202.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="3300" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ7mWayrCn8xCaMBgcogJjn_ro8mROfs3OZf9WAKI1RzBJKgj45IxzYaxcgidDMGszjFURjjQzx9TTnAa6PaEvM7W1AtBl67wEvM8f08LWp0RGiu9DfGFt2d7xCtEqi2Kcm-N94KISX7hSrVhBbqvNDH4Iv5X7J9WbE6H8kAvo--m8neuxO5T9QBxqGlE/w640-h480/math%20with%20cards%20place%20value%202.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Food makes everything better :) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDrSVtBSQOAH8KOe49yEkbhGDub55w99nDYRA6hvpkMSdYC3sZXz5FECEEX5QX-3AnjbPvHTzTzUJVear7lSJZ_JDY8H-gYX0GcEjXovN0IN-fLtG_wHzuLvRiBMkA_39fh008Weurqu_cWCLr3L0QEWewzScOsA0I-M2sdHAdOznkBKxiPnVwddYSwzo/s2475/math%20with%20cards%20place%20value.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="1856" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDrSVtBSQOAH8KOe49yEkbhGDub55w99nDYRA6hvpkMSdYC3sZXz5FECEEX5QX-3AnjbPvHTzTzUJVear7lSJZ_JDY8H-gYX0GcEjXovN0IN-fLtG_wHzuLvRiBMkA_39fh008Weurqu_cWCLr3L0QEWewzScOsA0I-M2sdHAdOznkBKxiPnVwddYSwzo/w480-h640/math%20with%20cards%20place%20value.png" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>You can use <u>giant cards</u>, too! This version was a "place value war" game.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5luGa73kvHH3aVO19Qx1BSr-xHk6lPZHxeu2wMgTxATegqwnaD9Ltnd-uyZiLi84cHl5z_Ikh00SiwjzV-psvGKlClgxYs7sT1t9FMVQBaV91Vj7jJ5Yf5BYibQtWPDaT3jeLaRiM2ZAcRQjF0sFR1KoZ6IrvMi8MhXEby26dckJMy5DYQoFW-QMiHAI/s2582/math%20with%20cards%20giant%20cards2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1937" data-original-width="2582" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5luGa73kvHH3aVO19Qx1BSr-xHk6lPZHxeu2wMgTxATegqwnaD9Ltnd-uyZiLi84cHl5z_Ikh00SiwjzV-psvGKlClgxYs7sT1t9FMVQBaV91Vj7jJ5Yf5BYibQtWPDaT3jeLaRiM2ZAcRQjF0sFR1KoZ6IrvMi8MhXEby26dckJMy5DYQoFW-QMiHAI/w640-h480/math%20with%20cards%20giant%20cards2.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a version of the game "Heads Up." Here, they were trying to make a ten. The person NOT holding the card would say what number you would add to the card on their head to make a ten, so the person holding the card would have to guess the OTHER number to make a ten.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKpnURi54vd12YkT6DcYddXxSEsu8HXBytZosDT92xhtEwiz9j-KrmS9BjuyOGZiZfs2hHXyv_DZAbV7gOxogle0JN8OtWWIezxEoo9sIuthdE6NFvlvwKcJAql3o_GO0fyhOBJl6rEvKtPRG85lnweiB5skjvuVlGMYxswuExsPQDiHPkL7Ry4uEzLt8/s2626/math%20with%20cards%20heads%20up%202.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2626" data-original-width="1946" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKpnURi54vd12YkT6DcYddXxSEsu8HXBytZosDT92xhtEwiz9j-KrmS9BjuyOGZiZfs2hHXyv_DZAbV7gOxogle0JN8OtWWIezxEoo9sIuthdE6NFvlvwKcJAql3o_GO0fyhOBJl6rEvKtPRG85lnweiB5skjvuVlGMYxswuExsPQDiHPkL7Ry4uEzLt8/w474-h640/math%20with%20cards%20heads%20up%202.png" width="474" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can even do multiplication with it - here they were doing times two... so person B would say "four" and then person A would have to guess what times two would equal four.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7T2rgCgeIKD4jOrqsZoKidjSlkjTNkOOH9oZ-6oSdn9Gb-l1cOjxS_U8cewd6UAPulsOeM4dKyxMhHRcM36GxY5zVb0t9HYlCrS8XDwbVfCPIQjy7yIWP70WRCtMsakrLfHRZhY5P5nM4vvutXOHmvJPXVRiRbAWHkfuNWozfCdmHc8agmMYNmDAvwXE/s1961/math%20with%20cards%20heads%20up%203.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1961" data-original-width="1472" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7T2rgCgeIKD4jOrqsZoKidjSlkjTNkOOH9oZ-6oSdn9Gb-l1cOjxS_U8cewd6UAPulsOeM4dKyxMhHRcM36GxY5zVb0t9HYlCrS8XDwbVfCPIQjy7yIWP70WRCtMsakrLfHRZhY5P5nM4vvutXOHmvJPXVRiRbAWHkfuNWozfCdmHc8agmMYNmDAvwXE/w480-h640/math%20with%20cards%20heads%20up%203.png" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's another game you can play - set out 5 cards, and the goal is to make a ten. You can use anywhere from two to all five cards. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1pAlSch_nq0B0NVKthi9xC766OCAeueekXFHyBSBCcWQM_duz_dF5e6uw28PrYL3MIsYTgyim2nJgHTt5MqHZTM80Ir8t14M_gDTbZ5ko6wIuMQkSY9aNf0yAxctcA5zl6v5S7OTwgzAv6aTMafvapC16aSj54NTsbcpLRciTwYtymAk59kHjcrdeaVQ/s2942/math%20with%20cards%20making%2010.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2063" data-original-width="2942" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1pAlSch_nq0B0NVKthi9xC766OCAeueekXFHyBSBCcWQM_duz_dF5e6uw28PrYL3MIsYTgyim2nJgHTt5MqHZTM80Ir8t14M_gDTbZ5ko6wIuMQkSY9aNf0yAxctcA5zl6v5S7OTwgzAv6aTMafvapC16aSj54NTsbcpLRciTwYtymAk59kHjcrdeaVQ/w640-h448/math%20with%20cards%20making%2010.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So this one used three cards to make a ten. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNd5klXegFoE6X9gUC047VGGIk16fAN_Edwb-6xGc0A8ZL077bS0RNPxwFy7GV6qkVmj7KYsDFydTitins-RbJvL-JlX-qvLjCk4-zKdWnzW3hyG4k6T-9sCNuDX8NWk4u3mc3yC0VP8Co-KkYR6rXUUWqM81VkKbBthp_YR58Zaau_DSiaaWofEubca4/s3025/math%20with%20cards%20making%2010b.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2173" data-original-width="3025" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNd5klXegFoE6X9gUC047VGGIk16fAN_Edwb-6xGc0A8ZL077bS0RNPxwFy7GV6qkVmj7KYsDFydTitins-RbJvL-JlX-qvLjCk4-zKdWnzW3hyG4k6T-9sCNuDX8NWk4u3mc3yC0VP8Co-KkYR6rXUUWqM81VkKbBthp_YR58Zaau_DSiaaWofEubca4/w640-h460/math%20with%20cards%20making%2010b.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I use cards to make a "Random Number Generator" for all kinds of different math activities, too! 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<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>Jen Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17632307261949996727noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489683621680725091.post-54988772820405187532023-06-06T11:17:00.003-04:002023-06-17T07:10:30.742-04:00End of Year - The Last Few DaysWow - what a year! When I started at my new school this past year, after having resigned from my school district last year, I didn't know. I didn't know anything. If I was going to stick with it, like it, hate, love it, or anything, really. I just kind of went in with an open mind. It was a WORLD different than what I had been doing for the last 18 years, but I really LIKED it. <div><br /></div><div>Now that I won't be a first year teacher (after 18 years lol) and my kids won't be first year students with a new curriculum and expectations, I really do plan to blog about more, and create more to go with what our curriculum is. </div><div><br /></div><div>If you want to see my last post, which I did before school even started, it's <u><a href="https://asplashoflifeblog.blogspot.com/2022/08/life-latelyaugust-wrap-up.html" target="_blank">HERE </a></u>on my personal blog. I never even GOT to my teacher blog. ha!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The last three days were early release so I just used those days as our theme days. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1. Summer Time</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2. Game Day</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">3. Hollywood Stars</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<div>One of my favorite things we do is these <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Party-Pineapples-Art-Lesson-4377329" target="_blank">Party Pineapples</a>! Gosh, I love them every year. I put them on black paper to frame them, and then give them a "plaque" and make an art gallery out of our front walls. If I had a hallway where people walk through, I'd hang them, but I don't, it's just us 2 teachers upstairs, so, we hung them for us to be happy looking at them. These take ALL day almost, so it's a great early release day activity. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho5Dlp59iCGCQdS_NWULRWCXV7D40rdDXtfIFK-C9MNLd3qGwvQSgBu0vf_yXGkcylYDXBbUJR8yFZAeT2Ew3KzzTIRSsYM2m_jGuBYa8HrO7WWoHmvHygOtjdtLO5R14qBEtQxEsP3mWpqrDFlXfiS76sjuLb8VObYHa8al3Th-fmqsxYaoqTvlgV/s2048/1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho5Dlp59iCGCQdS_NWULRWCXV7D40rdDXtfIFK-C9MNLd3qGwvQSgBu0vf_yXGkcylYDXBbUJR8yFZAeT2Ew3KzzTIRSsYM2m_jGuBYa8HrO7WWoHmvHygOtjdtLO5R14qBEtQxEsP3mWpqrDFlXfiS76sjuLb8VObYHa8al3Th-fmqsxYaoqTvlgV/w640-h480/1.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On this same day, since it's "summer themed," we celebrate the summer birthdays (including mine!). I got this idea from another blogger, Stephanie, but you use ice cream sandwiches instead of scooping ice cream! It's magical. lol. We do alllll the toppings, but the ice cream sandwiches are a game changer. </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/AVvXsEhjzOZpIHVUxN7hHvcAGEbGX800L5crI0-dbRzUCF-j66745hj7NFl6TrHnc7dmQdyP3aBq9XBQhn_8koqFVHfC479FhzRMda8y3VqLnGXKO1PkV6bD9oD6r_xVssYCS_E1Sgm-BiERdcqOZ3XXLcFeQR-NmYp0ge4X9OCp8GSBQcPdWgL_Ca1B-KO3/s2048/End%20of%20Year%20(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjzOZpIHVUxN7hHvcAGEbGX800L5crI0-dbRzUCF-j66745hj7NFl6TrHnc7dmQdyP3aBq9XBQhn_8koqFVHfC479FhzRMda8y3VqLnGXKO1PkV6bD9oD6r_xVssYCS_E1Sgm-BiERdcqOZ3XXLcFeQR-NmYp0ge4X9OCp8GSBQcPdWgL_Ca1B-KO3/w640-h480/End%20of%20Year%20(1).png" width="640" /></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;">The next day is Game Day. Basically, I just do a bunch of Minute to Win It Games. I have a few parent volunteers to man the stations, and they rotate after a minute. Here are some ideas we did this time.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAfTXduk1yOOHRiLcTS1sdonSeypN5TU3mOU4ELVcjv-rGp71UOHv3mJ9_bLF2TumHKQNocCnu2XySYMEz8hDOEj5Mrg7kiImUTGqsm3m11CsoQWcZodTf2PNcibAvzUTIrO7Art4ta31hGpME4IEb85QIeOXy-0iP5__OczjI5-7n4-S-eL5pqG-g/s2048/6.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAfTXduk1yOOHRiLcTS1sdonSeypN5TU3mOU4ELVcjv-rGp71UOHv3mJ9_bLF2TumHKQNocCnu2XySYMEz8hDOEj5Mrg7kiImUTGqsm3m11CsoQWcZodTf2PNcibAvzUTIrO7Art4ta31hGpME4IEb85QIeOXy-0iP5__OczjI5-7n4-S-eL5pqG-g/w640-h480/6.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><ul><li style="text-align: left;">Fruit Loop Stack (on a popsicle stick)</li><li style="text-align: left;">Cookie Face</li><li style="text-align: left;">Tic-Tac Chopstick pick up</li><li style="text-align: left;">M & M straw (pick up an M & M by sucking through a straw and place it into another bowl)</li></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They also did paper airplanes this day and bubbles during recess. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are some ideas on <u><a href="http://www.teacherbythebeach.com/2017/05/last-3-days-of-school.html" target="_blank">THIS </a></u>post. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Other seasonal Minute to Win Game Posts <a href="http://www.teacherbythebeach.com/search?q=minute+to+win+it" target="_blank">HERE</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After the games, we came back and did a directed drawing from <u><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QR7WjcRRz64" target="_blank">Art Hub - pineapples</a></u>, of course.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxqQhkHW9BQ9KQ_Inn5583dahca2BhsC8bq64S6X0mGe8buoBFzWaHlt4wEkbYNGv2VMHLdxaymJbEqwg5_6ld3aNQYUcAGc91Sy07UdgUEUfngzXL71h6weRd67n97Z9XIwBBr_oZccnP8bbI7aT6k99IZmuKgnePtZVz4-MqYkJhIFT7Io4S67-C/s2048/2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxqQhkHW9BQ9KQ_Inn5583dahca2BhsC8bq64S6X0mGe8buoBFzWaHlt4wEkbYNGv2VMHLdxaymJbEqwg5_6ld3aNQYUcAGc91Sy07UdgUEUfngzXL71h6weRd67n97Z9XIwBBr_oZccnP8bbI7aT6k99IZmuKgnePtZVz4-MqYkJhIFT7Io4S67-C/w640-h480/2.png" width="640" /></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;">Another thing we spend a few days doing is their <u><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Jen-Ross-Teacher-By-The-Beach/Order:/Search:memory" target="_blank">Memory Book</a></u>. I have stored their pages from the beginning of the year, and after they finish their end of the year ones, I staple the books together. I LOVE being able to see how much they've grown in the school year. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgckJ81Wid7ziqFg9QhylxYonNCqkRbuQRt_z6Z2xBhqzlfRAstToll-qbPPFKF2uuFZ3-AssLx0uPEJ-RD6vI3bHsvpGHKcBblldL5PrBWOC3ZqPWc10GLHGwMbydNoED4JzzvyUVSlW1ZrY5yJYLGVr_KCABctyP1uEs8pw1gjj6fe2XX0sPSxam_/s2048/4.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgckJ81Wid7ziqFg9QhylxYonNCqkRbuQRt_z6Z2xBhqzlfRAstToll-qbPPFKF2uuFZ3-AssLx0uPEJ-RD6vI3bHsvpGHKcBblldL5PrBWOC3ZqPWc10GLHGwMbydNoED4JzzvyUVSlW1ZrY5yJYLGVr_KCABctyP1uEs8pw1gjj6fe2XX0sPSxam_/w640-h480/4.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Look at the difference in their drawings and writing from the BOY 👆to the EOY 👇!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhh6HhnGYDj96LO5Fh1wHe08znQD7sh9OHSacLCs9vqdrcc-AvhaC8Ee0wCiIxlAs1oqg_SYTs_xXPnWF6NeyyzYx3AJe5cWwPwN4mOEP0tPiDdf38yOUKFvgeDUS78-LpkEWQRr8axiq3ei4BetySiIB0zQxAFw5yOW5LWNm_3VX0AIggU5gotOsd/s2048/5.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhh6HhnGYDj96LO5Fh1wHe08znQD7sh9OHSacLCs9vqdrcc-AvhaC8Ee0wCiIxlAs1oqg_SYTs_xXPnWF6NeyyzYx3AJe5cWwPwN4mOEP0tPiDdf38yOUKFvgeDUS78-LpkEWQRr8axiq3ei4BetySiIB0zQxAFw5yOW5LWNm_3VX0AIggU5gotOsd/w640-h480/5.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can find these memory books <u><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Jen-Ross-Teacher-By-The-Beach/Order:/Search:memory" target="_blank">HERE</a></u>. </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;">And on the last day, we do our classroom awards. I got the red carpet idea from a blogger, Reagan, MANY years ago. I get the red rolly paper for them to walk on and then a red tablecloth from the dollar store and put yellow stars on it as the backdrop. It such a POP for the pictures!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe9H17cdeJE1_1mOUhYNQ2jeGjwqFTVKz8AWbGLE5tvtKt-qFFgo-3Ec5q8YTVOjOQ4a0UbjFZ0NMLgTiBaTEoCvV7OLX6wr3sEPWCHAzRozzkOCgDGuFvyZ5RNaGvjXiYpSdC03Eabl122CrR9skt51WHmUOoTPhDgCpru9AVAjFPk79E1CX3KF3H/s2048/7.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe9H17cdeJE1_1mOUhYNQ2jeGjwqFTVKz8AWbGLE5tvtKt-qFFgo-3Ec5q8YTVOjOQ4a0UbjFZ0NMLgTiBaTEoCvV7OLX6wr3sEPWCHAzRozzkOCgDGuFvyZ5RNaGvjXiYpSdC03Eabl122CrR9skt51WHmUOoTPhDgCpru9AVAjFPk79E1CX3KF3H/w640-h480/7.png" width="640" /></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;">This year, I got smart and just made a template in PPT with a star and typed in their names and printed them on yellow paper. Then I had my daughter cut them out. ha! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9xtRkG1pQG4Sg-qgnfGqy1gs_aTQKpBMgXH4xJ3EVYpK_849zJzAZirEr8Wi8LNzeU7iYmPOpJSk9A0KvRSH2LRk-bKIGAswcZZ2rhSPeDkbmmiwqFQZtNssrdkBbm9nhAW6Y5EegyrkgqdWIAijEk5ABVL0XD8l6fMDe0QBRwPLcWrDrjGwdwd3T/s2048/8.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9xtRkG1pQG4Sg-qgnfGqy1gs_aTQKpBMgXH4xJ3EVYpK_849zJzAZirEr8Wi8LNzeU7iYmPOpJSk9A0KvRSH2LRk-bKIGAswcZZ2rhSPeDkbmmiwqFQZtNssrdkBbm9nhAW6Y5EegyrkgqdWIAijEk5ABVL0XD8l6fMDe0QBRwPLcWrDrjGwdwd3T/w640-h480/8.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And we ended with movie day - popcorn with M & Ms in it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinKl6du5VLRL69qHNUJ0EZjvbDj2pVik-7mqx3MvHMp0v2vgpulKMiNxu4bcXMmZ80T4447CjDv7TqyvrTxCs7L13NvAxF4HZYhEFIfZaNflt97bRDZJgIoafC2UMzAz5OlHzOxprNM_yHPrpuQ64HA2SUkX2ib24iLgq2CeAau_DwORGBSXbQeioC/s2048/9.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinKl6du5VLRL69qHNUJ0EZjvbDj2pVik-7mqx3MvHMp0v2vgpulKMiNxu4bcXMmZ80T4447CjDv7TqyvrTxCs7L13NvAxF4HZYhEFIfZaNflt97bRDZJgIoafC2UMzAz5OlHzOxprNM_yHPrpuQ64HA2SUkX2ib24iLgq2CeAau_DwORGBSXbQeioC/w640-h480/9.png" width="640" /></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;">Click the link to find some other <u><a href="http://www.teacherbythebeach.com/search/label/end%20of%20year?&max-results=20" target="_blank">END OF YEAR IDEAS</a></u> </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;">Check out my post on <a href="http://www.teacherbythebeach.com/2023/06/end-of-year-books.html" target="_blank">End of the Year Books.</a> to see which books I like to read. I always plan to read them all, but of course, time runs out, like always. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.teacherbythebeach.com/2023/06/end-of-year-books.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRkv8wovL6onz9uAp7s53XNLAZ5YosaguG_K1JLFpfwLMjSf4PwJUc92TZGVqsg5Q-XgsX3MJ_1Eb1JgXibMf-aCeogTGy3NHM-r28MxpVVs2xfepZzREF8_4eJlU2QYve6CVpMXpit_lwDeh_nojdASaVrp_RNTcTSHLtdInQRu02Bz-udhLNYwBw/w640-h480/3.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzMEVWLjuH_RoJ-sKpIZsMzgze7xwy6sGRZLPPBUM5g7rqo-dcYx0DdENu6-HVFh_1HVyRn5B89s9UsTmIDqOV0W029yzUD91RRJ46MvpCkifTSj0H0aWJP1hWlUY10FjW-YYoJ4jFjeUw/s1600/Signature+1.png" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzMEVWLjuH_RoJ-sKpIZsMzgze7xwy6sGRZLPPBUM5g7rqo-dcYx0DdENu6-HVFh_1HVyRn5B89s9UsTmIDqOV0W029yzUD91RRJ46MvpCkifTSj0H0aWJP1hWlUY10FjW-YYoJ4jFjeUw/s1600/Signature+1.png" /></a></div><br /></div>Jen Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17632307261949996727noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489683621680725091.post-46827738556595159462023-06-03T10:46:00.001-04:002023-06-06T13:40:07.115-04:00End of Year Books<div class="separator">Anyone who knows me and has seen my classroom, knows that I have a little obsession with books. So naturally, I have a few suggestions for the End of the Year.</div><div class="separator"><br /></div><div class="separator"><br /></div><div class="separator"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHh-oT8_uDanXBrjezehwY5EcxDb2b4iPFUk2qwiTpp6ARJCjf6klFIo4LjWIwVIZaR4QtcwukN2ZmcdK-u2d8PTMMUqcHrTCDlipB5PtMYtFU_QHoudsrTRY0BwJ4GDVC5dOYqFhceFCdCXwTrUYGUFXSM4yFl8_fsOGqOViou1x77dQ4RQufY55o/s2048/3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHh-oT8_uDanXBrjezehwY5EcxDb2b4iPFUk2qwiTpp6ARJCjf6klFIo4LjWIwVIZaR4QtcwukN2ZmcdK-u2d8PTMMUqcHrTCDlipB5PtMYtFU_QHoudsrTRY0BwJ4GDVC5dOYqFhceFCdCXwTrUYGUFXSM4yFl8_fsOGqOViou1x77dQ4RQufY55o/w640-h480/3.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<br />Honestly, if you're anything like me, make sure you have a box of tissues ready when you read any of these books!<br />
<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/43IwK4Z" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="369" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0TRayzYNQRbpP0zS1fmNwL_RPj1sVgCt9-SmyTn9_gzPLEW9gZnln1tWj9AKPilMVjjgtpzRo1UFRDjUcFabER_fSu5IA8KX4sPB_kM9EI79GOt5ZREOxmrz9TUx8GJNcJK4NqOxtirt1gWKy6RXxc3z3Jj3cOCaOgyNZa6jOnrbEUx7g-y5jnXvg/w474-h640/518E56QKfQL._SX367_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="474" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://amzn.to/43IwK4Z" target="_blank">Our Class is a Family</a> - I don't know about you, but after a year together, you really do feel like a family. You have gone through a lot and and spent A LOT of time together lol. I love this one for the beginning of the year and the end. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/43JJTLj" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="386" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhklDqcj4fFR63neteZXWfnmJoWA4FkBCbWcp-D1EClL-UaNfEpkmZMKuUgRZm5c1Wx-Fp_u6VPIWStcqdqccz3uscjcTIHqU2FcHr47L9iQ0NNmP1SDmX668BQ1mSrnRDqgri52xqojwMQ59qm_nPIbEjcY7k9o_lQJmSekGYdPab5xwoCiIAMiXBA/w496-h640/41UsKMdKL8L._SX384_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="a-text-italic" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="a-text-italic" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><a href="https://amzn.to/43JJTLj" target="_blank">A Letter from your Teacher</a> - This is from the same author of </span><span class="a-text-italic" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic !important; text-align: start;">Our Class is a Family</span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, and is the "sequel" to the <a href="https://amzn.to/42rn7GM" target="_blank">beginning of the year version of A Letter to from my Teacher</a>. </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://amzn.to/3MWs1Wy" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="500" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhULLnnY1yjU4umIx_fT7ITEKPpaZERr7Fy1iBjjE_zgqsgDo8ynuDK_Sl2myxqSZ5IRsBpLf1NwAB23LkX6u2gtW-GOTAGX4PUZgdUAb8x5dPz5BR4WS2Ou-CAHeSux0lsMrrntLpp-GYsvlHkNYjRufZRptgCYGzzu7NVfvrhDJqbNSS1s7Wa9_eN/w640-h528/51+wlBexZ2L._SY411_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u><a href="https://amzn.to/3MWs1Wy" target="_blank">A Letter to my Teacher</a></u> - <span style="font-family: inherit;">This one is <span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; text-align: left;">written as a thank-you note to a special teacher from the student who never forgot her. Ugh, the last page got me really good. </span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3MRzXbF" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="496" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-HaUTihUtT99fmx7BzA2EK0B5nhHFkkbXXJ9KE93MOmVGv0HoVOjwj9fzrN845dPToSbTTMaj09Rv19HA_K4AhLdTylfJJejTDg_5wlmoeyplESVRn3TYFBN7Pvu8HfavDk7X6mCAY7tLS-4BOWvQSuE-Cl2oUncL4ByelPDL548FxuKbpYwQducs/w634-h640/51ICqYOzkFL._SX494_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="634" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u><a href="https://amzn.to/3MRzXbF" target="_blank">Dear Teacher</a></u> - This book is a compilations of letters written from various "kids" explaining what they are thankful for. It's for teachers, and other mentors alike. This lends itself well to having the kids write their own thank you letters. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/43nDc1R" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhxb40KIx4g1cr0puFl8QTchObWq0qjpEwj8nU9bZ9pEKwlQAzWcgw0-VO7koPq0MkDZRmRo-1dgC-WfgdHNAogUL6Fc8DEjSsXjoiCkMA8eO0KfKp62N-V5Y3dOCEEvL2BjvIZr66IbEXHpJuNPQ5_jrECzUncwvSsyGVfX3J3JxQ5Fm4HGrVwItl/w512-h640/51LCaKZoISL._SX398_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://amzn.to/43nDc1R" target="_blank">Last Day Blues</a> - another "sequel" book. This one is the end of the year version to First Day Jitters, always a fan favorite! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/45MqI5l" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="392" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBEjgOlZi-XN2u2uxBpgohZpH5CccNWDRUIvk88JYXBBX_fozlJd2bqbEWA6EePl9lDH19lrUGA3hOZ2k86k7_agsFEGS9C_fWXH9MSEw4Ar-zM6iavwmTE3gJ-fwvSNAHehR3EdgOWITwkDlZwyUbie-GABmUtR4BJmp1dPGuFzFM3OlapxHsbM1X/w502-h640/51Y7RlcEwgL._SX390_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="502" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://amzn.to/45MqI5l" target="_blank">Thank You, Mr. Falker</a> - oh, man. I saved this one for last because it's one of my all-time favorites for end of the year...or beginning of the year. A story about a girl who is dyslexic and struggles to read, and one of her teachers helps her to get passed it. As if that isn't enough to make you cry, it turns out that the girl in the story is actually Patricia Polacco, herself - the author. Makes me ugly cry every time I read it. I actually don't read it anymore, because <a href="https://youtu.be/abN2aP_Dzd0" target="_blank">Storyline Online </a>has a great rendition of it. So I let them read it, but I have the book out for the kids to read it, because they're always obsessed with it afterwards. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, there are some of my books I like to read the last week of school. Hope this list helps you!</div><br /><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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzMEVWLjuH_RoJ-sKpIZsMzgze7xwy6sGRZLPPBUM5g7rqo-dcYx0DdENu6-HVFh_1HVyRn5B89s9UsTmIDqOV0W029yzUD91RRJ46MvpCkifTSj0H0aWJP1hWlUY10FjW-YYoJ4jFjeUw/s1600/Signature+1.png" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzMEVWLjuH_RoJ-sKpIZsMzgze7xwy6sGRZLPPBUM5g7rqo-dcYx0DdENu6-HVFh_1HVyRn5B89s9UsTmIDqOV0W029yzUD91RRJ46MvpCkifTSj0H0aWJP1hWlUY10FjW-YYoJ4jFjeUw/s1600/Signature+1.png" /></a></div><br />Jen Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17632307261949996727noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489683621680725091.post-36216473277464294232022-06-28T12:41:00.006-04:002022-06-28T12:41:00.184-04:00Space Saving Tip - Hanging Chart Paper for the Year<div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #555555; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">One of my favorite things to talk about is organization. I might be a LITTLE obsessed with being neat and organized... ha!</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #555555; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #555555; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">In my new room this year, I don't have a lot of space... so I've had to get a little creative on some things. One of the things I don't have is a place to keep is a chart stand, other or an easel. And I really like hanging our poems and anchor charts for the year in one place, so the kids can flip through them every once in a while. (You can see my post on what I do with our poems <a href="http://www.teacherbythebeach.com/2014/09/phonics-poems-and-poetry-journals.html" style="color: #0b2b4f; max-width: calc(770px); outline: none; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;" target="_blank">HERE</a>)</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #555555; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #555555; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">I have a door with a window in my room that goes to my "closet." So, I've started just hanging my chart paper there! I just use two butterfly clips and some command strips, and voila! I can hang my chart paper up. </div><br style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #555555; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_fFeqEDJ_z1dd3u_o1qi5mpxcwGyWuyogceHBVPG9qTAz3T-Z7QX0AKyvM3vEhF2YPTVWAjDjVUqBD8o9iVo2SAl3kgCpHtlp_ldOOI9beIDI2zBdnPp8u5kbUrJqiTOEIckesS3ju0yh/s1600/hanging+chart+paper.png" imageanchor="1" style="color: #0b2b4f; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; max-width: calc(770px); outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_fFeqEDJ_z1dd3u_o1qi5mpxcwGyWuyogceHBVPG9qTAz3T-Z7QX0AKyvM3vEhF2YPTVWAjDjVUqBD8o9iVo2SAl3kgCpHtlp_ldOOI9beIDI2zBdnPp8u5kbUrJqiTOEIckesS3ju0yh/s1600/hanging+chart+paper.png" style="border: none; height: auto; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" width="640" /></a><div class="pinit-wrapper" style="cursor: pointer; left: 40px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 472.8px; visibility: hidden; z-index: 9999;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http://owlwaysbeinspired.blogspot.com/2014/09/hanging-your-anchor-charts-for-year.html&media=https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_fFeqEDJ_z1dd3u_o1qi5mpxcwGyWuyogceHBVPG9qTAz3T-Z7QX0AKyvM3vEhF2YPTVWAjDjVUqBD8o9iVo2SAl3kgCpHtlp_ldOOI9beIDI2zBdnPp8u5kbUrJqiTOEIckesS3ju0yh/s1600/hanging+chart+paper.png&description=Hanging%20Your%20Anchor%20Charts%20for%20the%20Year" style="color: #0b2b4f; display: block; max-width: calc(770px); outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;" target="_blank"><img class="pinimg" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXuLIjmluKeIE2Q4AiqMK3COBzAWCWk1vPqVs-joK65eNpaYBjiGGFIQkki9na9onHUaT0qpS9RPjbLYSY78OR8pArEtZ73LGzr4lkvnKnJz5P1USkxjozUmVlG_i7kO2q506GaIJBUmRc/s1600/pin_it.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-shadow: none; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; position: relative;" title="Pin on Pinterest" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #555555; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #555555; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">I also use this to hang up my posters for the year... you know the mailbox posters and such? Or the laminated anchor charts you make and reuse each year? I have those hanging on the other side of the door! It makes it really easy to go looking through them really quickly!</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #555555; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #555555; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0lavd0H5O-oqYXXmodcBkIgyoHMIlvwt20RSMsD7N7EodRgR1KYaPFTwbh63POPpo0ZQ4XQQXsmFTLVdIC5vHpHnnuEOmCL9DZzQJnb3xN6t9vGBaZi1cn60jwDDHvj8iovi9iNmkZWVt/s1600/hanging+chart+paper2.png" imageanchor="1" style="color: #0b2b4f; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; max-width: calc(770px); outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0lavd0H5O-oqYXXmodcBkIgyoHMIlvwt20RSMsD7N7EodRgR1KYaPFTwbh63POPpo0ZQ4XQQXsmFTLVdIC5vHpHnnuEOmCL9DZzQJnb3xN6t9vGBaZi1cn60jwDDHvj8iovi9iNmkZWVt/s1600/hanging+chart+paper2.png" style="border: none; height: auto; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" width="428" /></a><div class="pinit-wrapper" style="cursor: pointer; left: 146px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 1030.75px; visibility: visible; z-index: 9999;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http://owlwaysbeinspired.blogspot.com/2014/09/hanging-your-anchor-charts-for-year.html&media=https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0lavd0H5O-oqYXXmodcBkIgyoHMIlvwt20RSMsD7N7EodRgR1KYaPFTwbh63POPpo0ZQ4XQQXsmFTLVdIC5vHpHnnuEOmCL9DZzQJnb3xN6t9vGBaZi1cn60jwDDHvj8iovi9iNmkZWVt/s1600/hanging+chart+paper2.png&description=Hanging%20Your%20Anchor%20Charts%20for%20the%20Year" style="color: #0b2b4f; display: block; max-width: calc(770px); outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;" target="_blank"><img class="pinimg" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXuLIjmluKeIE2Q4AiqMK3COBzAWCWk1vPqVs-joK65eNpaYBjiGGFIQkki9na9onHUaT0qpS9RPjbLYSY78OR8pArEtZ73LGzr4lkvnKnJz5P1USkxjozUmVlG_i7kO2q506GaIJBUmRc/s1600/pin_it.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-shadow: none; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; position: relative;" title="Pin on Pinterest" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #555555; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #555555; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">Hope this gives you some sort of idea for organizing and using every <i>inch</i> of your space.</div><div><br /></div>
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<br />Jen Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17632307261949996727noreply@blogger.com298tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489683621680725091.post-73005911875153652572022-06-22T11:10:00.000-04:002022-06-22T11:10:03.259-04:00Math with a Deck of CardsOne of my favorite tools to use in math is a deck of cards.<div><br /></div><div>Yep. </div><div><br /></div><div>They are SO versatile! I can pretty much teach/review any skill with a deck of cards by my side.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are few examples of what we use them for.</div><div><br /></div><div>(my pictures are not perfect...because well, some are old. I've been at this a long time - ha!)</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSq5ln6e_k3H5d5-c3xE0J_HJpxSNYdXcV7aJ5alexlp15uwMsFgrHGjSGg_AJxQvYNppQs3-Yx0tHu4P1vHp3T1PL6tTnzQq8Od0DYqQkZrYYjP8jxIEQwjfA3jDxkouZD4j2XwkyXl-vytegQPaj-ceMM5M15WenNZotWIAH6l4_Yh_zq9mEd8ts/s4048/IMG_20170821_113052.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3036" data-original-width="4048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSq5ln6e_k3H5d5-c3xE0J_HJpxSNYdXcV7aJ5alexlp15uwMsFgrHGjSGg_AJxQvYNppQs3-Yx0tHu4P1vHp3T1PL6tTnzQq8Od0DYqQkZrYYjP8jxIEQwjfA3jDxkouZD4j2XwkyXl-vytegQPaj-ceMM5M15WenNZotWIAH6l4_Yh_zq9mEd8ts/w640-h480/IMG_20170821_113052.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">addition war</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP9bSkO7VBJlOHudIS2vLNZQhcuci6wVUdQuUvmav4vwe70jnTUHj8kxqyWAkw8c4w0Doygx98GIXrOop43ferhxnvz6S8Iy4_mz9oRC4ogJNzl6jJlAqpL8umZbiUxl6pJcDm3ZgiaPeDE8m6ATgKRwVkcaSbTyrole7rh7WMaZaMylfeFn_R-6fQ/s1125/2%20digit%20addition%20war%20math%20with%20cards.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="844" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP9bSkO7VBJlOHudIS2vLNZQhcuci6wVUdQuUvmav4vwe70jnTUHj8kxqyWAkw8c4w0Doygx98GIXrOop43ferhxnvz6S8Iy4_mz9oRC4ogJNzl6jJlAqpL8umZbiUxl6pJcDm3ZgiaPeDE8m6ATgKRwVkcaSbTyrole7rh7WMaZaMylfeFn_R-6fQ/w480-h640/2%20digit%20addition%20war%20math%20with%20cards.png" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2-digit war</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgscG0LD-TjdLsSb5HblkD0s9KWUB6GzleEkXLlS8w87LFdzK1cu75tQxeMtdlGLwJBDD4S04skk8iyCafmgdfFcN54V23mdhbrgaagOTOagEcrv1q2eMeCxxXq-TnmZ0ijmGkpGX-U9wXvCIuJUBnm3CvH5EcbPvU7-lR4eSa5gSwjuB7dCHmJ-WPx/s1127/3%20digit%20number%20sense%20card%20games.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1127" data-original-width="844" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgscG0LD-TjdLsSb5HblkD0s9KWUB6GzleEkXLlS8w87LFdzK1cu75tQxeMtdlGLwJBDD4S04skk8iyCafmgdfFcN54V23mdhbrgaagOTOagEcrv1q2eMeCxxXq-TnmZ0ijmGkpGX-U9wXvCIuJUBnm3CvH5EcbPvU7-lR4eSa5gSwjuB7dCHmJ-WPx/w480-h640/3%20digit%20number%20sense%20card%20games.png" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">place value</div><br /><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/AVvXsEiiXDFfJb6xx9DJEqCVo1dUgWYHpd-RBpz3WQdyVuTLTY4CWsUhTvrPm_DwqPnjgcN88Z3Ep9srl-ROAiacKQz5cQ8evC6BXD_XyrOVQOoPZ7B5gethQsJSY4o-LmFi9CfAGls-y1e451TvLz9QjIgm6N0vpHta6QKSNygvqYRAFU4kP4PdBiWAFCsz/s3264/20141117_125530.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiXDFfJb6xx9DJEqCVo1dUgWYHpd-RBpz3WQdyVuTLTY4CWsUhTvrPm_DwqPnjgcN88Z3Ep9srl-ROAiacKQz5cQ8evC6BXD_XyrOVQOoPZ7B5gethQsJSY4o-LmFi9CfAGls-y1e451TvLz9QjIgm6N0vpHta6QKSNygvqYRAFU4kP4PdBiWAFCsz/w480-h640/20141117_125530.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiw229JIh65AmcDs0kKJSKL-AqdWsHA23VruFUfetZomOg2863NUgb9SC0XQQN5bLZ4jftegNmDFvRRgS1Ty9B_uBW9PttDAs-hEnYW-iOd_-ZQRt6fwQMlrFBRIPDoNr-0Q3K01FgI3AIsOi33TQbwS8m0SPfBXt_rqTvI88TSe-c6m7KMIm9NEcH/s638/cards2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="638" data-original-width="488" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiw229JIh65AmcDs0kKJSKL-AqdWsHA23VruFUfetZomOg2863NUgb9SC0XQQN5bLZ4jftegNmDFvRRgS1Ty9B_uBW9PttDAs-hEnYW-iOd_-ZQRt6fwQMlrFBRIPDoNr-0Q3K01FgI3AIsOi33TQbwS8m0SPfBXt_rqTvI88TSe-c6m7KMIm9NEcH/w490-h640/cards2.png" width="490" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">subtracting across zeros</div><br /><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/AVvXsEixda4LrmY1EVzzX33roGgEszVDSEoszIvAtMRkEx_b2oc6-B4BE1a45cwNHlNLmwLjHKnexvE_MgcQmcSGX9jiNgzx0qKMrlsSAEJ0dmN6Vj_TbpFKkRk76ndeVfiEQSO5WQW2VnoebnJyhBe-BpW-m-C1l5HnWXCLHKzBvSdwZaiPSrSvrYhukZmi/s4032/IMG_20181031_091327.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixda4LrmY1EVzzX33roGgEszVDSEoszIvAtMRkEx_b2oc6-B4BE1a45cwNHlNLmwLjHKnexvE_MgcQmcSGX9jiNgzx0qKMrlsSAEJ0dmN6Vj_TbpFKkRk76ndeVfiEQSO5WQW2VnoebnJyhBe-BpW-m-C1l5HnWXCLHKzBvSdwZaiPSrSvrYhukZmi/w640-h480/IMG_20181031_091327.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">comparing numbers (this was a fun version during October)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoCdqdx1akfzWDch894pw7okA7RJ-XXaoQMbmTzdqtuZ7sq2qoSvUeNfp-3xY6y1_diAHELVgWoT5-yn-5LuxplgHakQf87ufbp2Ew3fqeKW4SvZGbUhAQ2HGZNbnVbKRmobbG5vNlpaGXs53f-0C5WpS6_kCgKTpQ5UoRw3k1hKfMeJ5nKMYSqP2v/s4032/IMG_20190502_092230%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoCdqdx1akfzWDch894pw7okA7RJ-XXaoQMbmTzdqtuZ7sq2qoSvUeNfp-3xY6y1_diAHELVgWoT5-yn-5LuxplgHakQf87ufbp2Ew3fqeKW4SvZGbUhAQ2HGZNbnVbKRmobbG5vNlpaGXs53f-0C5WpS6_kCgKTpQ5UoRw3k1hKfMeJ5nKMYSqP2v/w640-h480/IMG_20190502_092230%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">breaking apart ones to add</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="604" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIqr9NLnxJ3HJ-_pLEPxAJOdkMwInDDSOuNpdQ3R3tN7X1DBlDme5zUe979YfLmlLdHiioaLgVFKX-phq7Nsn0XWXcYWSQSj6eHXGk_CFOVLdc_2Io6pw_oblfhVtJ6Ka4okQpNPh1OEpuwRUJ_fLb8gS233-W8Y7fNewv-iCO-SDXJcCgcdvYNDd5/w640-h476/math%20with%20cards4.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">sequencing numbers</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAhzHUjLP8elZeYhzuFWjZwZrP8zmWuh1vWf8RoChZtx5MJ0Z4hVU6WraCZpYi14YXNMiQF6n65uqcnyOZpMsNbO-175uKf45wHNHTKaZYYERzP7xTDqVa4Dp3OIK9eArxEp-IWm-Mo3UydkVwvLkrNy5OKvpeJKSx3qi924WeoKEZ-6WJOIKDr5MM/s750/math%20with%20cards%20ten%20frame.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="562" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAhzHUjLP8elZeYhzuFWjZwZrP8zmWuh1vWf8RoChZtx5MJ0Z4hVU6WraCZpYi14YXNMiQF6n65uqcnyOZpMsNbO-175uKf45wHNHTKaZYYERzP7xTDqVa4Dp3OIK9eArxEp-IWm-Mo3UydkVwvLkrNy5OKvpeJKSx3qi924WeoKEZ-6WJOIKDr5MM/w480-h640/math%20with%20cards%20ten%20frame.png" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">missing addends - these magnetic 10 frame boards are so cool! I can't find these exact boards anymore, but <u><a href="https://amzn.to/3bjuefA" target="_blank">HERE </a></u>are a bunch of different kinds</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/AVvXsEgTBiwuEbII2DWs7TCIyUx29TZ-17Hq1kIGmOuoDkbm0GNQMJMf7GT23SCszPO1qbjAGYAeHqMq0ej649Kfqbt9aWz_TCWZi9bFuaaDSTcwkp2mhOcAawbaCpo_p9I0pzLmxJStfhSWfFou5r9QrqP6Lc8kiT7Vs9ZjrlGR2inDJwvAMqrX4P__RBqD/s4032/IMG_20191017_103048.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTBiwuEbII2DWs7TCIyUx29TZ-17Hq1kIGmOuoDkbm0GNQMJMf7GT23SCszPO1qbjAGYAeHqMq0ej649Kfqbt9aWz_TCWZi9bFuaaDSTcwkp2mhOcAawbaCpo_p9I0pzLmxJStfhSWfFou5r9QrqP6Lc8kiT7Vs9ZjrlGR2inDJwvAMqrX4P__RBqD/w640-h480/IMG_20191017_103048.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I use them all the time as a random number generator! </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/AVvXsEjDtWkOTkEl0LLZwpu5eZe3Vz0lTm-YRGTPOkTOGMTsPu6mD1ivjzxGmuqQdTXEqlabmZYWQBB21DYF0uI6oE3z6TCJxMiP38vYm_7wQST3WZpwvum2tc_8PMmW5MVetaRVS4ivCIsiYpg3X0JHdDcAQE2My0DGYPbLQVdeB4rMQw4ZIU_tsOu4fswU/s4048/IMG_20180309_115837%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3036" data-original-width="4048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDtWkOTkEl0LLZwpu5eZe3Vz0lTm-YRGTPOkTOGMTsPu6mD1ivjzxGmuqQdTXEqlabmZYWQBB21DYF0uI6oE3z6TCJxMiP38vYm_7wQST3WZpwvum2tc_8PMmW5MVetaRVS4ivCIsiYpg3X0JHdDcAQE2My0DGYPbLQVdeB4rMQw4ZIU_tsOu4fswU/w640-h480/IMG_20180309_115837%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">OH! And we love using GIANT cards too! Makes math so much more fun! lol Find them <a href="https://amzn.to/3HJF4I4" target="_blank">HERE</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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have 2 different versions in my <u><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Jen-Ross-Teacher-By-The-Beach/Search:math+with+a+deck+of+cards" target="_blank">TpT STORE</a></u>: 1st grade and 2nd grade (and 3rd/4th)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Jen-Ross-Teacher-By-The-Beach/Search:math+with+a+deck+of+cards" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjugaTrll4krBmlbsYJaCVau-xFvc4TW5yAurywWyQttD-cXSmO7JiSdXJheUa7v6gvuMCFROrDGIwLaT2gdO5uu2FzcbW1b8Key6HKjCLCcNLAmiiGuv6xltinzwovr1E29ecYs6NHmDfaJNY3SDzT9NGN05-86UNJ5X_GvsQQzY6Ewh1cHMliFNYB/w640-h480/Slide1%20(1).PNG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Jen-Ross-Teacher-By-The-Beach/Search:math+with+a+deck+of+cards" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzdNFmS6hum4Q8Jp3Letwf2vnzQDknnpHlGaGQGN907sADF1Qa6wiynzyXL8QwAYBTE3t3y0Hc1Ntqu8QqjYDaeDbpKKeSY1sYKY9KrTewv7S7IV1C9Do6DgM9fEhX448FUlNcTer-At2htJtqnleZAdhq-KP3o-FjPB3mK_k-enOI3gKjWOC_tgjo/w640-h480/Slide1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br />
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<br /></div>Jen Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17632307261949996727noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489683621680725091.post-30649421584000658512022-06-21T12:20:00.005-04:002022-06-21T12:40:24.278-04:00Printing 2 by 1 {Spelling Journals}Hey guys! I thought I'd share a remake of my <u><a href="http://www.teacherbythebeach.com/2016/01/spelling-journals-classroom-life-saver.html" target="_blank">SPELLING JOURNALS</a></u><br />
<br />I've used these for YEARS. Honestly. Truly a life saver. I used to send them to our district's print shop to get printed and bound, but over the years, I've started changing how I do them...<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0pTKfxVZkX1Y3nxxNrXzAFvgOsw8ygk-W7Yq0nkAAC4s3r6kpcAokipdSkN5-STODe-15EQv-q0RNfQtOYYpPEMr77S-E7yZz5E0Tz7ulTtOX-ytfYGlF6YjASPDQL62GjQHPMa_BTi3wtH8OpgIryn4w6sFq1-eEHIPPu6zG_bTl5L07kIZ0hCvy/s2619/spelling%20journal%20folder%20cover.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2619" data-original-width="2578" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0pTKfxVZkX1Y3nxxNrXzAFvgOsw8ygk-W7Yq0nkAAC4s3r6kpcAokipdSkN5-STODe-15EQv-q0RNfQtOYYpPEMr77S-E7yZz5E0Tz7ulTtOX-ytfYGlF6YjASPDQL62GjQHPMa_BTi3wtH8OpgIryn4w6sFq1-eEHIPPu6zG_bTl5L07kIZ0hCvy/w630-h640/spelling%20journal%20folder%20cover.png" width="630" /></a></div><div style="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;">Now I print them 2 by 1 and then hole punch them and put them in a 3-pronged folder.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just in case you need to know how to do it... here's a quick tutorial</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs6hPKFKYebnEpN3NRKaJOTyDxHXLYbTLHQ7NGGoow8L0fmv7TdQS28kXt9peZt4fFv54XagItHzJTPRRMKNotb_l8RT4_aEoxct7CM8epNNJIIMMLjletZjv7onuUViUSzdMxiZCZKNUwUJljUQQ0P5pHdZwV-0uRjDR7f65ZJuuaDGL4SeoWvL6P/s1907/2%20by%201%20printing%20step%201.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="1907" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs6hPKFKYebnEpN3NRKaJOTyDxHXLYbTLHQ7NGGoow8L0fmv7TdQS28kXt9peZt4fFv54XagItHzJTPRRMKNotb_l8RT4_aEoxct7CM8epNNJIIMMLjletZjv7onuUViUSzdMxiZCZKNUwUJljUQQ0P5pHdZwV-0uRjDR7f65ZJuuaDGL4SeoWvL6P/w640-h360/2%20by%201%20printing%20step%201.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First - hit that page thumbnail icon on the top left, so all the pages show up in the sidebar.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9u8vF1oV8VGGzv2q2i8Bx0Fb5pUzJcCVtG0xb9_fofinXxHFCTly8hcwq50gsI-tbC_fGZdfPIBBhL-389gHHavTubxhZlr6UDxbQ218o4SCqz7nwoB6Mc0JYm-Z4Fy5w-vJY7YFVkaQQfVJeXvomSl8rKkTvg-1W7bYDGVv1yptgZFmqDpSjyiY/s1907/2%20by%201%20printing%20step%202.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="1907" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9u8vF1oV8VGGzv2q2i8Bx0Fb5pUzJcCVtG0xb9_fofinXxHFCTly8hcwq50gsI-tbC_fGZdfPIBBhL-389gHHavTubxhZlr6UDxbQ218o4SCqz7nwoB6Mc0JYm-Z4Fy5w-vJY7YFVkaQQfVJeXvomSl8rKkTvg-1W7bYDGVv1yptgZFmqDpSjyiY/w640-h360/2%20by%201%20printing%20step%202.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then, hold down the control button and click on the pages you want to print. I happened to only want to print the pages with word banks already on there, but if you wanted both pages, that's cool, too!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ15Mmhvd2rl9jyTaxoP9zg9A_-OkA_Ve5OSq9tklRdfXs5Ooa9DK_40p6DjbQz8giB3wQI1F5iJ7myqgBthJ7XW61JwAMEb3PXSfkREh8Uq_YF1MJdLUoTctXjkio2TrPJ47bsUOtrUN-x1PJjaLnxNmi9ijMldCp4qDGuLGmf0TtQZK_ioXtjO3c/s1907/2%20by%201%20printing%20step%203.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="1907" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ15Mmhvd2rl9jyTaxoP9zg9A_-OkA_Ve5OSq9tklRdfXs5Ooa9DK_40p6DjbQz8giB3wQI1F5iJ7myqgBthJ7XW61JwAMEb3PXSfkREh8Uq_YF1MJdLUoTctXjkio2TrPJ47bsUOtrUN-x1PJjaLnxNmi9ijMldCp4qDGuLGmf0TtQZK_ioXtjO3c/w640-h360/2%20by%201%20printing%20step%203.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then click on the print icon up top.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga6cx3H4E01hIdEGcWTTpx455SbOWM0fbmAKZloghktbBr52IaaEQdJqy3wM1EorgtsEyIY_cjxZaVus1XlgraTKExkX1FkVWcAGYAvhtN6ujiBpQX93kYGzQx_1vEpjV9evr2suYCAHbq4OOJCPXUbmQmmT0wWw9_190iT1f4WqysoMmeQwHuiyEH/s1907/2%20by%201%20printing%20step%204.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1072" data-original-width="1907" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga6cx3H4E01hIdEGcWTTpx455SbOWM0fbmAKZloghktbBr52IaaEQdJqy3wM1EorgtsEyIY_cjxZaVus1XlgraTKExkX1FkVWcAGYAvhtN6ujiBpQX93kYGzQx_1vEpjV9evr2suYCAHbq4OOJCPXUbmQmmT0wWw9_190iT1f4WqysoMmeQwHuiyEH/w640-h360/2%20by%201%20printing%20step%204.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">THEN... here's where you need to make sure of a few things...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">- click on "multiple"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">- custom - 2 by 1</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">- horizontal (or vertical, whichever fits your pages)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">- landscape</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then you print them up and hole punch</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyhf5TxG7l_zPQN7RrOhs_BxgfmTf37EQRpWXTz8eStWy-LH9atZd4GkXY20cSvB6ytT0HfKtyEeCqOnGTTLHtg7hcJQTwLymtMHYu3PgP7I_-zOTDzMQF-_DIwqOEqibrWJNgpMJ0PVDEvagjHnM-kxMfUNVZ9dwTxf7wdNcKTItGZYLyKqHXZx-_/s3300/spelling%20journal%20folder4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="3300" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyhf5TxG7l_zPQN7RrOhs_BxgfmTf37EQRpWXTz8eStWy-LH9atZd4GkXY20cSvB6ytT0HfKtyEeCqOnGTTLHtg7hcJQTwLymtMHYu3PgP7I_-zOTDzMQF-_DIwqOEqibrWJNgpMJ0PVDEvagjHnM-kxMfUNVZ9dwTxf7wdNcKTItGZYLyKqHXZx-_/w640-h480/spelling%20journal%20folder4.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I print a cover sheet in a different color, so it stands out - since they use their folders for other things too. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibBAqtyfLwojHe8C4npdiyb61Oy0trtotEIEWKp4vhBLSW9MgkoZSnfuz26tu3zcW3rrk_ZfZRlx2mZx_3myba2wd65NamF2rWFGjWq1a-uzeAVso_QVLHovlwm_VU-LcKxe3mg0C_YvS5J-xF1CDkOuQDJEr4NH6vDIONQ2XuBA1vs2LZERRjiYFH/s3300/spelling%20journal%20folder3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="3300" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibBAqtyfLwojHe8C4npdiyb61Oy0trtotEIEWKp4vhBLSW9MgkoZSnfuz26tu3zcW3rrk_ZfZRlx2mZx_3myba2wd65NamF2rWFGjWq1a-uzeAVso_QVLHovlwm_VU-LcKxe3mg0C_YvS5J-xF1CDkOuQDJEr4NH6vDIONQ2XuBA1vs2LZERRjiYFH/w640-h480/spelling%20journal%20folder3.png" width="640" /></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/AVvXsEhiwae2zBaRXdRytUIZL65IDPSYIJfFiOwDLyge1NM3Bw8eqxn-S2O1N0HiC5O4KShiwI7PQ2DThc0g65UHT2X-k1Kusn_IjAkjtkF-yuMwgKP3yFCLDAJ07IOIKA3L90UKFR6mpBRMHHc68DndSNgYRjOCTi97WruSLVH8ffRiZQulfOX4uay8Ykuo/s2475/spelling%20journal%20folder.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="1856" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiwae2zBaRXdRytUIZL65IDPSYIJfFiOwDLyge1NM3Bw8eqxn-S2O1N0HiC5O4KShiwI7PQ2DThc0g65UHT2X-k1Kusn_IjAkjtkF-yuMwgKP3yFCLDAJ07IOIKA3L90UKFR6mpBRMHHc68DndSNgYRjOCTi97WruSLVH8ffRiZQulfOX4uay8Ykuo/w480-h640/spelling%20journal%20folder.png" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Check out how we use this spelling folder in <u><a href="http://www.teacherbythebeach.com/2016/01/spelling-journals-classroom-life-saver.html" target="_blank">THIS </a></u>post. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<br /></div></div></div></div>Jen Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17632307261949996727noreply@blogger.com52tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489683621680725091.post-38325012986106144972022-06-13T12:05:00.003-04:002022-06-13T12:05:14.546-04:00March, April, May Adult Book reviews! <div class="separator">Hey guys! I'm over at <a href="https://asplashoflifeblog.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">A Splash of Life</a> with the last few months of book reviews! I'm going to try to start back up with my personal blog again and keep this one just with teachery stuff... some come on over and follow me there! </div><div class="separator"><br /></div><div class="separator">Click <a href="https://asplashoflifeblog.blogspot.com/search/label/book%20reviews" target="_blank">HERE </a>for the last few months of book reviews!</div><div class="separator"><br /></div><div class="separator"><br /></div><div class="separator"><span> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7yp67sSOFP0icU0wpRHF3UesEY-eWoSfH7RBATIXa_LbqMfzdx5UwHFXoJKUXfQbNF3yRKqf_D2fMrruwVkvI9tvodzUNJQb62pgjsjrWhOGCfdulCL3EZgS-KiAHk8IB9SPtNV5Iom94swrmI6_XypMeWB8sX6QTJm6u8wCLCD7T9qJj-NC3xVOk/s1056/march%202022%20book%20review.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="816" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7yp67sSOFP0icU0wpRHF3UesEY-eWoSfH7RBATIXa_LbqMfzdx5UwHFXoJKUXfQbNF3yRKqf_D2fMrruwVkvI9tvodzUNJQb62pgjsjrWhOGCfdulCL3EZgS-KiAHk8IB9SPtNV5Iom94swrmI6_XypMeWB8sX6QTJm6u8wCLCD7T9qJj-NC3xVOk/w494-h640/march%202022%20book%20review.png" width="494" /></a></div><br />
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I love the Olympic Games! </div><div><br /></div><div>Last time the Olympic Games came - we kept a super simple, but FUN interactive scoreboard. We'd change the score every morning to match what was happening in the Olympics. It's nothing fancy, but the kids loved it! </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSdvujw6lZZ9Vg6cMJvRGN_DraLOhXHSB2q_lItJOES11jnPyyfTsUtbbEaSIxWO4_xQOLQgc4hOG1zOuifcMlVr5JodIGDOMkkuzn-rfKIWzu7eedaX2U7WjCWwJugz2NctHK2IFZAHQbpCjzlMfZkyF2u9HfD0u5ZAfp2_BS6PHTq2av4ZIbhkxy=s2237" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1678" data-original-width="2237" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSdvujw6lZZ9Vg6cMJvRGN_DraLOhXHSB2q_lItJOES11jnPyyfTsUtbbEaSIxWO4_xQOLQgc4hOG1zOuifcMlVr5JodIGDOMkkuzn-rfKIWzu7eedaX2U7WjCWwJugz2NctHK2IFZAHQbpCjzlMfZkyF2u9HfD0u5ZAfp2_BS6PHTq2av4ZIbhkxy=w640-h480" width="640" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>I also LOVED this book - <u><b><a href="https://amzn.to/3HUCZZi" target="_blank">Olympig</a></b></u></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Olympig-Victoria-Jamieson/dp/1101997796?ie=UTF8&qid=1471691776&sr=8-1&keywords=olympig&linkCode=li3&tag=theteascau-20&linkId=b44e4064c5b1a4adfb5304706d408c06&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="400" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=1101997796&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=theteascau-20&language=en_US" width="343" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=theteascau-20&language=en_US&l=li3&o=1&a=1101997796" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">SUCH a cute book!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I've also done a Scholastic News articles - I keep them to use year to year. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_t4gzbyuQEguLKK7v-t_7lRAHMhoGqjt7JpRFSPdNnmvDhlh0yC2SBho_LFlA6QL3ReEnZ3GuqHS37f0jWCz0p_fmSgxs0xS_IXlNbmQWWNdP9paQYK6M4HEBKx-Ci7x_sPIh_Xg6caBguDokwJx6TyoGXb_tNyF0hSvt8h7EGiBfK7ofZJLVUWkl=s450" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="450" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_t4gzbyuQEguLKK7v-t_7lRAHMhoGqjt7JpRFSPdNnmvDhlh0yC2SBho_LFlA6QL3ReEnZ3GuqHS37f0jWCz0p_fmSgxs0xS_IXlNbmQWWNdP9paQYK6M4HEBKx-Ci7x_sPIh_Xg6caBguDokwJx6TyoGXb_tNyF0hSvt8h7EGiBfK7ofZJLVUWkl=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And then we do this fun little craft and writing from <b><u><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Summer-Olympics-Character-Building-1092311" target="_blank">Kelly</a></u></b>. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAzHsK3gOChU3fCtpGGWrm2MmN7Y0rsN0KCIVEIJgslGpX3o2GbridwvGGYCrZL-1jLW3enfKxUx4r_1HSFeBhGXE4GhkxlYuOE3feCE78Us4x8drYpTL6VcrRe0ZZaHL7DmA9fzFfBi5S5LF7dEP782f8zMDz6mtI6PUTZzwkIbJhkiPZapapKSr3=s1500" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAzHsK3gOChU3fCtpGGWrm2MmN7Y0rsN0KCIVEIJgslGpX3o2GbridwvGGYCrZL-1jLW3enfKxUx4r_1HSFeBhGXE4GhkxlYuOE3feCE78Us4x8drYpTL6VcrRe0ZZaHL7DmA9fzFfBi5S5LF7dEP782f8zMDz6mtI6PUTZzwkIbJhkiPZapapKSr3=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I also got Gold medals from <u style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3uMfcGV" target="_blank">Amazon</a>.</u> </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjD9abZSIB0_Vtb3yPHvtln5oKjuyHD87uCeY8bz7OIDa5-83I8i75tr8JhCce4KJ32uMjL7ehwZ47JqBxQ2yOVl39Qxv-Lo-vHrQ6FSyz_g1oow1q3SOy0Ru7EAtg6Pd9c_6_mVDlZsRaP0-JNEGsz8v8tWUOqdRAqgvqWiSAaON8TGnuty0-CPVP-=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjD9abZSIB0_Vtb3yPHvtln5oKjuyHD87uCeY8bz7OIDa5-83I8i75tr8JhCce4KJ32uMjL7ehwZ47JqBxQ2yOVl39Qxv-Lo-vHrQ6FSyz_g1oow1q3SOy0Ru7EAtg6Pd9c_6_mVDlZsRaP0-JNEGsz8v8tWUOqdRAqgvqWiSAaON8TGnuty0-CPVP-=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I made these Gold Medal Student awards, which are also perfect to hand out for their character traits, too. Click <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/zk77bh76mn6bsni/gold%20medal%20student.pdf?dl=0" target="_blank"><b>HERE </b></a>to download them for free. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqLYQdNqo4x71vilnFaB0uT0Dm9jyQ6Tt63wXweBUGOdR335g_QU3In7-T1t7975_zLr2zAy2VBZMV_Do9CEFndTtznRb3zfyZapPRFxW3jSZ0F3aaySdnfriGZcjI0aNreELloZx47_Q7xlea9ZFvtRGWv8QbMobNbLosDuG0kDgM53RbCEOheiDo=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqLYQdNqo4x71vilnFaB0uT0Dm9jyQ6Tt63wXweBUGOdR335g_QU3In7-T1t7975_zLr2zAy2VBZMV_Do9CEFndTtznRb3zfyZapPRFxW3jSZ0F3aaySdnfriGZcjI0aNreELloZx47_Q7xlea9ZFvtRGWv8QbMobNbLosDuG0kDgM53RbCEOheiDo=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_1_Jd1DjVZ9iIV3YFC07vjhkpenrowUM6icHAFY1WfuZ3QdFyJ0SCVWvs4o0ZKDXhyq_IjXyaWjMUcYnHScnTq6zGoCHHvHxgwJcqLIYUHauvm95eUYFRFl9XD7TedP3qqvpgYVX5U8GBYPP24plE0QNwMXXR0EnLXZ8pk4Pkjzu98WQ7q4CQ5cYE=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_1_Jd1DjVZ9iIV3YFC07vjhkpenrowUM6icHAFY1WfuZ3QdFyJ0SCVWvs4o0ZKDXhyq_IjXyaWjMUcYnHScnTq6zGoCHHvHxgwJcqLIYUHauvm95eUYFRFl9XD7TedP3qqvpgYVX5U8GBYPP24plE0QNwMXXR0EnLXZ8pk4Pkjzu98WQ7q4CQ5cYE=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And of course, you can't end the Olympics without an edible torch! lol</div><div>I'm such a sucker for themes, I couldn't help myself! </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZXa5rd7T9rB_lan2Kacw80r0tyXZF0BwL1JdGk-GTpIgNlfrQz8x1trKVTwd0_fPDc3Y0Cw1Bjcmu5eIEQA_rYxaXBU3ZMpsjT2q7qr6rnnPcquDlKhnDhYvIeluhNDaE7-qV6F1NN5q-XGaGdaKNak-5rRFtiKOfn_2vyjImgyi7W6q57X7Nenrp=s1125" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="844" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZXa5rd7T9rB_lan2Kacw80r0tyXZF0BwL1JdGk-GTpIgNlfrQz8x1trKVTwd0_fPDc3Y0Cw1Bjcmu5eIEQA_rYxaXBU3ZMpsjT2q7qr6rnnPcquDlKhnDhYvIeluhNDaE7-qV6F1NN5q-XGaGdaKNak-5rRFtiKOfn_2vyjImgyi7W6q57X7Nenrp=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope you found some good ideas! </div><div style="text-align: left;"></div>
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<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Jen Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17632307261949996727noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489683621680725091.post-86900463872160202922022-01-31T12:59:00.001-05:002022-02-01T13:16:05.681-05:00January Adult Book Review<div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDO-IG2YXbpTuFqSDWohoPGU561ydWmptQEs2pBAoQptQIzCbtJJk7Rkd9h4XrB67ZJ6e8sHerlUrXVenrMdMrOrdRdpAwOvqF8qWOy5aadUjdfWPA5GlCEavMa2KQWAkwuYXOwqP2TG7lNcpV7L_6mb8CpHbN3uvyEzCdU7NHEYWi6myrmBCu6uwU=s2998" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2998" data-original-width="2998" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDO-IG2YXbpTuFqSDWohoPGU561ydWmptQEs2pBAoQptQIzCbtJJk7Rkd9h4XrB67ZJ6e8sHerlUrXVenrMdMrOrdRdpAwOvqF8qWOy5aadUjdfWPA5GlCEavMa2KQWAkwuYXOwqP2TG7lNcpV7L_6mb8CpHbN3uvyEzCdU7NHEYWi6myrmBCu6uwU=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This month, since school started back up, and I was back to being in the car a lot - plus on the dog walks, I got in a few more books than in December. lol </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And this month was filled with a bunch of great books!!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Let's take a look! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Broken-Girls-Simone-St-James-ebook/dp/B0738KSJ8F?crid=39CPI205K5GEB&keywords=broken+girls&qid=1643475490&sprefix=broken+girls%2Caps%2C99&sr=8-1&linkCode=li3&tag=theteascau-20&linkId=a6f2480ea1f73025bb0e254f6b99cd0d&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="400" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B0738KSJ8F&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=theteascau-20&language=en_US" width="224" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Broken Girls - my first book of 2022</div><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; display: inline-flex; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="⭐" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tb6/3/16/2b50.png" style="border: 0px; text-align: center;" width="16" /></span><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; display: inline-flex; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="⭐" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tb6/3/16/2b50.png" style="border: 0px;" width="16" /></span><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; display: inline-flex; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="display: inline-flex; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="⭐" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tb6/3/16/2b50.png" style="border: 0px;" width="16" /></span><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="display: inline-flex; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="display: inline-flex; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="⭐" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tb6/3/16/2b50.png" style="border: 0px;" width="16" /><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="display: inline-flex; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><br /></span><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="display: inline-flex; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"></span></span><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="display: inline-flex; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"></span></span></span><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; display: inline-flex; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="⭐" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tb6/3/16/2b50.png" style="border: 0px;" width="16" /></span><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">I actually had no idea what this book was about when I saw the recommendation to read it. Didn't even read the review </span><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; display: inline-flex; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="🤷♀️" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/ta1/3/16/1f937_200d_2640.png" style="border: 0px;" width="16" /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">But I really liked it! It's a mystery book (as that's what the library says </span><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; display: inline-flex; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="😆" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t12/3/16/1f606.png" style="border: 0px;" width="16" /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">). It toggled between 2 time lines. 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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Seven-Husbands-Evelyn-Hugo-Novel-ebook/dp/B01M5IJM2U?crid=1JBF52CUR1BG4&keywords=seven+husbands+of+evelyn+hugo+book&qid=1643738562&sprefix=seve%2Caps%2C98&sr=8-2&linkCode=li3&tag=theteascau-20&linkId=7607007deb8cb8178379e50e888397a9&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="400" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B01M5IJM2U&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=theteascau-20&language=en_US" width="245" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;">The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;">Have you read it? What did you think? After reading some friends' reviews, it was either hit or miss, but I really liked it! </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left;">It's been in my TBR list a long time, and I don't know why I never felt the need to read it. It was definitely different than what I thought it was going to be, but I really liked it! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 py34i1dx" href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Famzn.to%2F32aBfeJ%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1bgRIxpjFheUAk5ywjQMMfrrPMFeIuYuKssjp6JaiExH-0j46Lb8nHOq8&h=AT1lsWn19iK6SyT_lHo92UbBoBogEjf2c2N5YsOeZqWTildhg_ysv-NSDnIXDYt-cfJPOuETLrh2fEq9P169_4rQ-UK0h9o_sCWYFvZBsrZ8qro5BnXuTjxZxV8NPaVaYQ&__tn__=-UK*F" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank" waprocessedanchor="true">https://amzn.to/32aBfeJ</a></div></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=theteascau-20&language=en_US&l=li3&o=1&a=B01M5IJM2U" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Local-Woman-Missing-Mary-Kubica-ebook/dp/B08DKZX3FX?keywords=local+woman+missing&qid=1643738584&sprefix=Local+%2Caps%2C95&sr=8-1&linkCode=li3&tag=theteascau-20&linkId=33e3ddd944fc1e649c40e50c6f6d592f&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="400" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B08DKZX3FX&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=theteascau-20&language=en_US" width="264" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;">Local Woman Missing - Oh. Em. Geeee</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;" /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;">This book kept me guessing until the very end and I couldn't put the book down. I mean, I had to, because </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 oo9gr5id lrazzd5p" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/momlife?__eep__=6&__tn__=*NK*F" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" waprocessedanchor="true">#momlife</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"> </span><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; display: inline-flex; font-size: 15px; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; text-align: start; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="😆" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t12/3/16/1f606.png" style="border: 0px;" width="16" /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"></span> I actually recommended this book to my friend, who happens to be a Doula and teaches yoga (just like the main character) and she was like ummm... this is eerie! lol<br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;">If you like mysteries/thrillers, grab this one!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 py34i1dx" href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Famzn.to%2F31Fxb5X%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3_1C8f5GvBfW5BpkRO8ifiF5nVsDj7y4UrPbSYerDhf1o76jsaAh9gHDo&h=AT1tpHXTDieL_WGLrtNl_cfUk4gPeAu9I3IzKI7-016wbT9gawnrT6cPFOgE4sR2pVEmaFZWlXPc4-A5Kl3BCAqTGBTHZPyvyHfvXiZCCKq95vwrCuleazvu1EjgeN409w&__tn__=-UK*F" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank" waprocessedanchor="true">https://amzn.to/31Fxb5X</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=theteascau-20&language=en_US&l=li3&o=1&a=B08DKZX3FX" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Man-Called-Ove-Novel/dp/1476738025?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1643738607&sr=8-1&linkCode=li3&tag=theteascau-20&linkId=f5b44977e752a5f450d5d7831923fe08&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="400" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=1476738025&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=theteascau-20&language=en_US" width="253" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Aww - A Man Called Ove</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;">I know I'm late to this book, but I'm so glad I finally got to read it.</span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;">I LOVED this book. I loved this old man, and found myself laughing at his old man grumpiness and his love for his wife (who had passed away, but still was very much a part of the story).</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: left;">AND one of my followers just told me that she heard they were going to be making an American version of this move with TOM HANKS!!</div></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: left;">Oh my goodness. That's be so good</div></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 py34i1dx" href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Famzn.to%2F3o1lQoH%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1xbs3WAE4sI9EDMp5KD8va0vJC366lUpkpBDo8zYQN51l86oA3SEH41rQ&h=AT2bnXGwjAXTVAux5hMqhf27pMd6lCN8chLkWW6jjxrDWrwk76uhIXIRkXpMHjyGaNzjHXIvKYM9wMYcwNneO1CwRe2tnWylBeu0xc6wtEb6RfSySSSEnI_v7Xi4H2_gZg&__tn__=-UK*F" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/3o1lQoH</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=theteascau-20&language=en_US&l=li3&o=1&a=1476738025" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Two-Lives-Lydia-Bird-Novel/dp/0593135237?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1643738643&sr=8-1&linkCode=li3&tag=theteascau-20&linkId=339ece357634dce3ac1cf1b4e00e5162&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="400" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0593135237&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=theteascau-20&language=en_US" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Such a good book. I loved her "One Day in December" book, but I like this on even more.</span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: left;">Lydia loses her fiance in a car accident and basically ends up living two lives, one in reality, and one in her dreams.</div></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: left;">I spent a lot of this book super emotional (I mean, I cry ALL THE TIME with commercials and movies, so this is no surprise lol)</div></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: left;">I loved watching the main character grow and learn.</div></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: left;">It's also a British book, which I love.</div></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: left;">It's not a light hearted chick lit, but still a good book!</div></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 py34i1dx" href="https://amzn.to/3K3WwYu?fbclid=IwAR3jU1GBWHeBCqI0ScP4aD2FcGT7ZWF3xkCGMhfDMME0lM82MOfLBPGXXo8" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/3K3WwYu</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=theteascau-20&language=en_US&l=li3&o=1&a=0593135237" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Last-Girl-Ghosted-Lisa-Unger-ebook/dp/B08MY11HNL?keywords=last+girl+ghosted&qid=1643738677&sprefix=last+girl+g%2Caps%2C103&sr=8-1&linkCode=li3&tag=theteascau-20&linkId=4687efbe0049a15d01f83aeb9501e528&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="400" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B08MY11HNL&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=theteascau-20&language=en_US" width="264" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;">Ok, I can't decide on this one.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;">On one hand I really liked it, but in the other hand... I just don't know. Maybe it was the style of writing?? But I liked the story line.. its actually kind of appropriate for today's dating world. She meets someone on a dating app - and things start happening!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;">Idk. Have you read it?? What did you think??</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 py34i1dx" href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Famzn.to%2F3fQUI7w%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3Dq1dA7XpfdHkkaWg3Z7gCKDpGklaRMWvOHabjEYHNwOc4ijcu4CW7kDY&h=AT2_8ku3wI1WNBrVBe0C3bMMWkalpeg2jI7bC2GXIj07EvIcm-5LlZdjuYH51QmOhk_nXz2X0exYDVh76wQdcMCxtydXF38BnThLg2h445RRChkC2kmEqqQSG13aM3Vz0A&__tn__=-UK*F" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/3fQUI7w</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=theteascau-20&language=en_US&l=li3&o=1&a=B08MY11HNL" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Our-Woman-Moscow-Beatriz-Williams-ebook/dp/B08H25CQPL?keywords=our+woman+in+moscow+beatriz+williams&qid=1643738702&sprefix=our+woman%2Caps%2C94&sr=8-1&linkCode=li3&tag=theteascau-20&linkId=8fd8a5334fb70755d19fee66e8e2577e&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="400" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B08H25CQPL&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=theteascau-20&language=en_US" width="264" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=theteascau-20&language=en_US&l=li3&o=1&a=B08H25CQPL" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our Woman in Moscow-</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;">I didn't think I was a historical fiction book person, but Beatriz Williams keeps changing my mind...and she's becoming one of my go to authors! I really liked this one too. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;">Another good book by her!!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 py34i1dx" href="https://amzn.to/3JY0MZp?fbclid=IwAR3EkBKX1m5_4TLXljn82NVTT1wBeMnLyhLMwsm0KuqK3jH4GGfHw3p_1Ro" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/3JY0MZp</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgNvgtbyGf1YQGEi8--oN5p0tifTYAUGh3v6Rt7gACqREa2lc9HB3f6Q2EypPJ2pyC3Mw23rGZt8rbd2n8AZh26ASueTTpthj70BbMz8YZfW8VsgWLAOfb9LTr_bvLMlv8M2MqpwY63q-3QmGHWg-eBQhuACoE1rseDeaaA1vi2nZEnd5TJo9On2UT=s3002" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="3002" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgNvgtbyGf1YQGEi8--oN5p0tifTYAUGh3v6Rt7gACqREa2lc9HB3f6Q2EypPJ2pyC3Mw23rGZt8rbd2n8AZh26ASueTTpthj70BbMz8YZfW8VsgWLAOfb9LTr_bvLMlv8M2MqpwY63q-3QmGHWg-eBQhuACoE1rseDeaaA1vi2nZEnd5TJo9On2UT=w640-h528" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We make a dragon puppet - using popsicle sticks. It's great as a stand-alone activity, or I actually like to glue it to the top of the compare/contrast writing activity for a little added flare. </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/a/AVvXsEhVzUujnVsatazkfg0mEEyoPzpOYr1lWeW5v7kdz6WV_nyuE828AfB4zVBdK9oBF2ScaRdjQXIYGQR_KhiFQrfl5KecbpRYWV-UuOSWvLE4OpUe4LaH7uyP2IWvfJizGZWzk6MDL_cukS9-S3X6mk9dqqMNRy9N8B6QZNrtGOAN5mlcO1WRWhxyeFWg=s2491" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2228" data-original-width="2491" height="572" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVzUujnVsatazkfg0mEEyoPzpOYr1lWeW5v7kdz6WV_nyuE828AfB4zVBdK9oBF2ScaRdjQXIYGQR_KhiFQrfl5KecbpRYWV-UuOSWvLE4OpUe4LaH7uyP2IWvfJizGZWzk6MDL_cukS9-S3X6mk9dqqMNRy9N8B6QZNrtGOAN5mlcO1WRWhxyeFWg=w640-h572" width="640" /></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;">Another fun activity we do - write about the Chinese New Year and glue it to a flap book with the dragon attached to the ends. You could also use the page without a title to do a Sam and the Lucky Money summary (or any book) </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtnuOg2Y7oHW2cfqbGT74EpQe1xUvLdrNsbTAgEEB8VKrZN6mY_mcCw-LvdDXhLv1nXDHgY1oM-lXuFRsNNFcvoZouZr5kIIPZhqIWBvQ5u9Pl-qSmDhDxe_g_TT69S7jZj09yJ5IWdcPnaadmhsRFunQW9BZVdilYq-cXOMHb0daPHVCV5kMFxLlh=s2805" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1815" data-original-width="2805" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtnuOg2Y7oHW2cfqbGT74EpQe1xUvLdrNsbTAgEEB8VKrZN6mY_mcCw-LvdDXhLv1nXDHgY1oM-lXuFRsNNFcvoZouZr5kIIPZhqIWBvQ5u9Pl-qSmDhDxe_g_TT69S7jZj09yJ5IWdcPnaadmhsRFunQW9BZVdilYq-cXOMHb0daPHVCV5kMFxLlh=w640-h414" width="640" /></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;"><u><a href="https://amzn.to/3AzWP8Z" target="_blank">Sam and the Lucky Money</a></u> is one of my go-to books. It actually used to be a 2nd Grade story in the Reading series. I don't teach from the reading series, but it was one of the stories I actually did.</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/a/AVvXsEhEBck8UG5NcZQZngaeOixSvQcohcdrPxX20Z5sQ4mNvQZyVP9u_legZPFvcQpzDgSYSZrEzaVNCJ2ttGx2Q85fHa1fegiPiOYYyxINWmj3mc9GYrj1lzEomritNcbM-01clEc4ems9QSsr-_RBgTiQqIhTnmyUyzTrlR9x2KPI4yYljLCJM4SHe52-=s1125" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1075" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEBck8UG5NcZQZngaeOixSvQcohcdrPxX20Z5sQ4mNvQZyVP9u_legZPFvcQpzDgSYSZrEzaVNCJ2ttGx2Q85fHa1fegiPiOYYyxINWmj3mc9GYrj1lzEomritNcbM-01clEc4ems9QSsr-_RBgTiQqIhTnmyUyzTrlR9x2KPI4yYljLCJM4SHe52-=w612-h640" width="612" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There's a really cute directed draw from Art Hub for Kids, too - a lantern. My kids always love doing those drawings. I'll post the link in our Google Classroom and it can be a center activity, the drawing to a writing response, OR maybe it's an option for morning "tubs" if they're finished with all their work. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7hVpv6C0DoouGDARXCWQRn3VSy6QJ-NpPWCQM5g7xtEF8QooyplYOn6HiS1xzQ4WhNAfqa4rDKQdHNXy3qVPdons65_PK2D5nynDO-cXb0k9_e6cShNjbgmTRwmzKkei1DOyP3fBsfTnZfhN8XZ0PrAFo9EMI3NHjk5oaHIhfBGdWPJXKzHwYVhqJ=s956" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="558" data-original-width="956" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7hVpv6C0DoouGDARXCWQRn3VSy6QJ-NpPWCQM5g7xtEF8QooyplYOn6HiS1xzQ4WhNAfqa4rDKQdHNXy3qVPdons65_PK2D5nynDO-cXb0k9_e6cShNjbgmTRwmzKkei1DOyP3fBsfTnZfhN8XZ0PrAFo9EMI3NHjk5oaHIhfBGdWPJXKzHwYVhqJ=w640-h374" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can grab these activities (and some more!) in my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Chinese-New-Year-Mini-Unit-7673976" target="_blank">Chinese New Year Mini-Unit</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://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Chinese-New-Year-Mini-Unit-7673976" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2460" data-original-width="2529" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgE1oFc0lNfl87OgufJsR5u9NmY8TLvFWu5YxvSLDen_tUHlQEEZ_pQHMFAAAUtpereZLc9pwMcYXEhMwvDPPaneqbR81hvzXzXnz6ukeIDu_psJikYaGs7rlZDjzOam0NUoY6WbV0R3R7N18tjF0LIkaE_bgzb5HL-urm8WQuJAxlU3JQb_gWUojfh=w640-h622" width="640" /></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://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Chinese-New-Year-Mini-Unit-7673976" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMvCM3QRw67fYpCs0rEieQ1G7vYOPC5HAx0nU0NhxrAFQKud4rPR2hQ660L_368hPgLnt_Eqx7zfJ7BG5Q_ep1cw6BihB-SxpWr1058MOaz4_i6QlJh9ei6VUlv7e1LcfblLW2jUAW072DAHpHpYUc4ItYcPUj8OXRaw-tunrnCdA3KN_kCfIQfzGu=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another cute activity we do is with the book, <u><a href="https://amzn.to/3fWfiDc" target="_blank">The Panda Problem</a></u>...just because. It's SUCH a cute book! It was a Florida Sunshine State book and I read it during this week and I fell in love with it! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguAPc2K4lAATHNoJo9EfYXd9P5bvXVorZU_aSv3uoDN5LgAAcWG71_jl_XOI5iGhhOOD-V3Gx5_Xn50ZF2fuEJDS7xeA_sKsW2JSqZaZkuXOa4IF7NgOehmjKLs3EjsFiqS7GWi1YDNkJYfjsfGvCvEP9QHsbTDXMCkCq4Ej-aFy06A7KGyo0aMAFF=s2494" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="2494" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguAPc2K4lAATHNoJo9EfYXd9P5bvXVorZU_aSv3uoDN5LgAAcWG71_jl_XOI5iGhhOOD-V3Gx5_Xn50ZF2fuEJDS7xeA_sKsW2JSqZaZkuXOa4IF7NgOehmjKLs3EjsFiqS7GWi1YDNkJYfjsfGvCvEP9QHsbTDXMCkCq4Ej-aFy06A7KGyo0aMAFF=w640-h636" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We did a directed draw from - yep, you guessed it - Art for Kids Hub, </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/a/AVvXsEguF42Vdc6fmAxTsZ20lvCzY75ufAbuZmtKiR810dVPU5TcADjACPZjbfANC_pGnj6CqMMK3xuc4jEz5t35MefPyBoZHKDMxvlMxCv2zW-Oxrht2rXpftk6SkQczNsIOafVC94A5IR1Xx3f-RMEOXpSwG9SMUpoROxgskKt4PyARZxtJUeRWiZpZNzA=s951" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="553" data-original-width="951" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguF42Vdc6fmAxTsZ20lvCzY75ufAbuZmtKiR810dVPU5TcADjACPZjbfANC_pGnj6CqMMK3xuc4jEz5t35MefPyBoZHKDMxvlMxCv2zW-Oxrht2rXpftk6SkQczNsIOafVC94A5IR1Xx3f-RMEOXpSwG9SMUpoROxgskKt4PyARZxtJUeRWiZpZNzA=w640-h372" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then we did a little writing to go with it. You can download the free writing page <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/8bji65qmynrdslo/panda%20problems.pdf?dl=0" target="_blank">HERE</a>. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhG-vO0ta_SFHWmv6-Kr_G5KwSIVEQx__eYSl6J8_MgHkxwayl34n3qCQuCufLZrwxNj66X4S9JAYd0XNWSiM2MPOHFNsKPuEdyTK_vbvF48Yg-Z0NGDeD-WyJvSSi_4FVKK62gL0j70jj7mwsHfmzaiFfR7TGCgQM5C3Fl03BFK_BI06yXEmAXxXj9=s2475" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="2466" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhG-vO0ta_SFHWmv6-Kr_G5KwSIVEQx__eYSl6J8_MgHkxwayl34n3qCQuCufLZrwxNj66X4S9JAYd0XNWSiM2MPOHFNsKPuEdyTK_vbvF48Yg-Z0NGDeD-WyJvSSi_4FVKK62gL0j70jj7mwsHfmzaiFfR7TGCgQM5C3Fl03BFK_BI06yXEmAXxXj9=w638-h640" width="638" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have a great Wednesday!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzMEVWLjuH_RoJ-sKpIZsMzgze7xwy6sGRZLPPBUM5g7rqo-dcYx0DdENu6-HVFh_1HVyRn5B89s9UsTmIDqOV0W029yzUD91RRJ46MvpCkifTSj0H0aWJP1hWlUY10FjW-YYoJ4jFjeUw/s1600/Signature+1.png" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzMEVWLjuH_RoJ-sKpIZsMzgze7xwy6sGRZLPPBUM5g7rqo-dcYx0DdENu6-HVFh_1HVyRn5B89s9UsTmIDqOV0W029yzUD91RRJ46MvpCkifTSj0H0aWJP1hWlUY10FjW-YYoJ4jFjeUw/s1600/Signature+1.png" /></a></div>Jen Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17632307261949996727noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489683621680725091.post-495633370279782902022-01-24T06:30:00.001-05:002022-01-24T06:30:00.191-05:00Valentine's Writing IdeasEvery year - I change up what kind of Valentine's Day writing I do. I think it really just depends on the class I have, maybe??<div><br /></div><div>Anyway - I wanted to put all of my past ideas in one post for you - so here you go! </div><div><br /></div><div>One of the things I do is to have them write about things they love about themselves! I really love doing this. You'd be amazed at how hard this is for them. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEpDCLrKaHJronwjKCJzr1juUEulbkt0hzwQlj9AP_e-0h5DuRFGJw5tm_ke2fBFu5AeMWZoZGke1luqnpaxQfCejm2zfQcGrJGwstNg81QX-okYZSvuxGJ5i8JcaS_FuxtZJquGhsQdaCkKZkfgJXqQkFa6sqBH_PvW2RXUhlmk3YxEQCAr0bM3UL=s2152" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2152" data-original-width="1856" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEpDCLrKaHJronwjKCJzr1juUEulbkt0hzwQlj9AP_e-0h5DuRFGJw5tm_ke2fBFu5AeMWZoZGke1luqnpaxQfCejm2zfQcGrJGwstNg81QX-okYZSvuxGJ5i8JcaS_FuxtZJquGhsQdaCkKZkfgJXqQkFa6sqBH_PvW2RXUhlmk3YxEQCAr0bM3UL=w552-h640" width="552" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I use the heart scrapbook punch to cut out various size hearts on various paper for a cute pop of color. </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/a/AVvXsEg5w7le16T1UehutBDfELRqcVf7wikZ5umP3C9AwLdinRxWMQsqr66ZBx76GjS9d7fvIJAYkSg-znKLP_Ge4mlI-GoESK3JZ56K2-4EpIG4g35BO8rpQdktcAg-YNRM6RS-TDAwsxbRxkwSg2QGikBP5OUSV8_idkk7HXYm8YIQ12W0VTy8FWpTv-RZ=s2475" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="1856" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5w7le16T1UehutBDfELRqcVf7wikZ5umP3C9AwLdinRxWMQsqr66ZBx76GjS9d7fvIJAYkSg-znKLP_Ge4mlI-GoESK3JZ56K2-4EpIG4g35BO8rpQdktcAg-YNRM6RS-TDAwsxbRxkwSg2QGikBP5OUSV8_idkk7HXYm8YIQ12W0VTy8FWpTv-RZ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I do make it a writing lesson too, of course. </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/a/AVvXsEgBmsKNORzxeLYAGnTWqHDmZNdOsQsEL2N573aehw3Z1J3FD45_C0bP4tzVGPy5pqqcVpe06KClSRHY4F1xm1JIIeNtQqGXcusmJVF7JUDeBI6CdFKf7-FPOgS9W1RCGvWGziJn7LcnYp2PNiEJRe3oya7jiNNLz-26KpPOeDJsRTZTXvTDyLrcyfiK=s2475" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="1970" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBmsKNORzxeLYAGnTWqHDmZNdOsQsEL2N573aehw3Z1J3FD45_C0bP4tzVGPy5pqqcVpe06KClSRHY4F1xm1JIIeNtQqGXcusmJVF7JUDeBI6CdFKf7-FPOgS9W1RCGvWGziJn7LcnYp2PNiEJRe3oya7jiNNLz-26KpPOeDJsRTZTXvTDyLrcyfiK=w510-h640" width="510" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another idea I've done is to have them create a Google Slide with a speech bubble. I take their picture, remove the background (thank you, PicsArt for doing all the work for me!) and then insert it into a google slide. I print them up and they can put it on the inside of a card for whoever they want to give it to. Parents, grandparents, whoever they live with. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjX-p6_K2K2m5vVpPv-jtktgvpXISxzOh27MifQAwehtUcqhJJ2bjoYDagUnaVFYIIBDOZEWLMzbh6DSHdwmvoMWNqTojjF-RgT55dvNDe83wgrW2PDQGtpHC30nK0Q_HT_EKlgdAkIouUMWEBbnQLj0vZT6AOfxkIwgBQzGbhOhwt83EKUn1L01Jj=s2313" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2313" data-original-width="1791" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjX-p6_K2K2m5vVpPv-jtktgvpXISxzOh27MifQAwehtUcqhJJ2bjoYDagUnaVFYIIBDOZEWLMzbh6DSHdwmvoMWNqTojjF-RgT55dvNDe83wgrW2PDQGtpHC30nK0Q_HT_EKlgdAkIouUMWEBbnQLj0vZT6AOfxkIwgBQzGbhOhwt83EKUn1L01Jj=w496-h640" width="496" /></a></div><br /><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/a/AVvXsEiqA3-kG7ca1RuoAOFqWwk0fD4CBODfwFfMziHWIYw-xnE854ivg5iQ31WnZLTK5v-A9tq0kx6KXdCQcZpHlZcsoliS5FpXfz6SjkRVG5XRkgJmBgslCUneJadMn8fZSYHViVk4lju9msY1-Y-K9Vtl6j7MVbKUFkOYrYh799P9b7aG2soY5d1eb_BK=s2475" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="1972" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqA3-kG7ca1RuoAOFqWwk0fD4CBODfwFfMziHWIYw-xnE854ivg5iQ31WnZLTK5v-A9tq0kx6KXdCQcZpHlZcsoliS5FpXfz6SjkRVG5XRkgJmBgslCUneJadMn8fZSYHViVk4lju9msY1-Y-K9Vtl6j7MVbKUFkOYrYh799P9b7aG2soY5d1eb_BK=w510-h640" width="510" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of my favorite cards we make is this one - I let them watercolor paint whatever they want. I take their picture and remove the background, print them up and glue them to the front of the card. I love using that heart hole puncher to make quick hearts! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisw8Drn9AKH-8UzgNcnz9rEfEsoo6nae-FT4SwqQ7XmlxzoGhT6x6zBX70sRn1ClbWGJsuSaHvq-66URjC2o_OXwSIvW0YOmNemhqvCAtXmiZE46ZoZctrjXGs7ogsqp7ebSYjBB1YNM7fcvx9acfvL8lH0Ig9JTXtdNlCzOICVnonUXVly0AEvg6k=s2667" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1998" data-original-width="2667" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisw8Drn9AKH-8UzgNcnz9rEfEsoo6nae-FT4SwqQ7XmlxzoGhT6x6zBX70sRn1ClbWGJsuSaHvq-66URjC2o_OXwSIvW0YOmNemhqvCAtXmiZE46ZoZctrjXGs7ogsqp7ebSYjBB1YNM7fcvx9acfvL8lH0Ig9JTXtdNlCzOICVnonUXVly0AEvg6k=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If they don't feel like blowing kisses, no biggie - they can pose however they want. I have a few other props they can use too. </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/a/AVvXsEj8iJq7EPiXb02xk-qLbYQfpalj5xn21c3XsDYef5Ytm7CexmLiC8wnInXMb3ahmwcfSfquw3dqlFO6avai4iPuwMPNRzD4Jvp62_Z6oOE-YRmuYRXaKb-mYFJC9ONkMoFVfUR6OEmgzGizP6CH1RczwffbWzutnDzFn0LGVU7bcb5WxWe2m1fS_Mf-=s1500" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8iJq7EPiXb02xk-qLbYQfpalj5xn21c3XsDYef5Ytm7CexmLiC8wnInXMb3ahmwcfSfquw3dqlFO6avai4iPuwMPNRzD4Jvp62_Z6oOE-YRmuYRXaKb-mYFJC9ONkMoFVfUR6OEmgzGizP6CH1RczwffbWzutnDzFn0LGVU7bcb5WxWe2m1fS_Mf-=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They can write a simple letter to glue on the inside of the card - </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/7aheeub4dzkyf7h/vday%20letter%20template.pdf?dl=0" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1412" data-original-width="1528" height="592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgobzrDzZ05oBRlsExarZ_2xDRhCJLkvRBKnKFGHJJtLfcgfADUGaoZ-2CfIulzKnZc2Visnr1klmQ5m5GO3karX9G21-BHXRim6iwyeQsvu03sRxkeWlwKdBYo8vn47HL3JOqs8p3a6hs6t_iiql3FMpQhjhoDuKhe6fdZh9iw-YmKMl1p1GhBuoi7=w640-h592" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Here are a few other Valentine activities we love to do! <div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Candy-Heart-Math-Learning-with-a-Box-of-Candy-1106587" target="_blank">Candy heart math</a> is one of our favorites</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Jen-Ross-Teacher-By-The-Beach/Search:february" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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<br /></div></div></div>Jen Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17632307261949996727noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489683621680725091.post-23921432816808211592022-01-03T05:04:00.001-05:002022-01-03T05:04:00.196-05:00December Adult Book Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEig2dFHW4ymbhLDZcMIF_rbaQL8eD6XosUi93Gjq91RGHMa9PtV3hqruxEDd1vv3eeiF9bqR6rHVUYF72U-6uL3oMGnEwtQJdqKJa6V3DzB47zZSqiNiYon0ZuVtre3y3kFsfDE-S4EXwfRpIB-vmQqi9XjT6jW-NCdCFduFXqHMVmn5GpIhTdecC1K=s2998" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2998" data-original-width="2998" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEig2dFHW4ymbhLDZcMIF_rbaQL8eD6XosUi93Gjq91RGHMa9PtV3hqruxEDd1vv3eeiF9bqR6rHVUYF72U-6uL3oMGnEwtQJdqKJa6V3DzB47zZSqiNiYon0ZuVtre3y3kFsfDE-S4EXwfRpIB-vmQqi9XjT6jW-NCdCFduFXqHMVmn5GpIhTdecC1K=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>December was a BUSY month. A LOT happened in December, more than usual. So my book list isn't so "grand" for December. BUT Thanks to audiobooks, I did get to finish a few!! </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://amzn.to/32YTJPu" target="_blank">Book 1 of the Left Behind Series</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>I read these back in college, and I just felt like I needed to read them again. It's funny how when you read the same books at different times in you life, you get different messages from them, or you connect to them in a different way. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Left-Behind-25th-Anniversary-Apocalyptic/dp/1496447565?crid=2585J0134X2OT&keywords=left+behind&qid=1641125744&sprefix=left+behind%2Caps%2C103&sr=8-6&linkCode=li3&tag=theteascau-20&linkId=c48367da8215597c25ec3e410d346303&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=1496447565&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=theteascau-20&language=en_US" width="245" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://amzn.to/32IzMfV" target="_blank">Not a Happy Family</a></div><div><br /></div>This one was really good. It was about a rich family, who's parents were murdered. The three kids are prime suspects since they stand to inherit millions. It's told through the eyes of the three kids (who are adults and have their own problems in life). In the end, there's a little twist, which is the kind of ending I like. BUT, I didn't really see the clues leading up to it, either. So not QUITE the psychological thriller I usually get to read. <div><br /><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=theteascau-20&language=en_US&l=li3&o=1&a=B083RS9NXG" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Not-Happy-Family-Shari-Lapena-ebook/dp/B08R1CZ966?crid=25UPD3UL5UO2Z&keywords=not+a+happy+family&qid=1641125124&sprefix=not+a+happy+family%2Caps%2C106&sr=8-1&linkCode=li3&tag=theteascau-20&linkId=4139c563a0bd3697822e3a6cd9a8f536&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="400" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B08R1CZ966&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=theteascau-20&language=en_US" width="266" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=theteascau-20&language=en_US&l=li3&o=1&a=B08R1CZ966" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" />
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<div><br /></div><div>And last, but not least....</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://amzn.to/32Skkh4" target="_blank">No Time Like the Future</a></div><div><br /></div><div>I have always loved Michael J. Fox. And ever since he has come public with his disease and I see how he doesn't give up on life, it makes me really respect him. This books just showed me even more how much determination he has in life. Such an inspiration.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Time-Like-Future-Considers-Mortality-ebook/dp/B083RS9NXG?crid=2LDAI0HDAORRK&keywords=no+time+like+the+future+michael+j+fox&qid=1641125032&sprefix=no+time+like%2Caps%2C105&sr=8-1&linkCode=li3&tag=theteascau-20&linkId=facbf91e40000d244d6a45ed12987738&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B083RS9NXG&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=theteascau-20&language=en_US" width="261" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Ok - so those are my December Books - Hope you find one or two that you might want to read! </div><div><br /></div><div><br />
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<br /></div></div>Jen Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17632307261949996727noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489683621680725091.post-28989118565227457382022-01-01T05:51:00.010-05:002022-01-07T13:21:58.472-05:00Planning for JanuaryHappy First of January!! <div><br /></div><div>Can't believe it's time to start planning for January already, can you??!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are some of my favorite themes, lessons, and ideas I like to do for January. </div><div><br /></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/a/AVvXsEirch_APePNaomdPjmmmxFdu0nk7CnuE77GdXd_FREF-tSGNGgEwi5a46sHNZGKai2z_An8SJPzu5SbL4eK-63PXCpfWoIF-CCsBQgoXwlDGCUHXriP8xB9I5YtJBf5LoDpMs9IsaWqxG3wJ7YPdjfsKqJnL9rxf9lB2gUa3IGJjwXu3ov7xe6362db=s2998" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2998" data-original-width="2998" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirch_APePNaomdPjmmmxFdu0nk7CnuE77GdXd_FREF-tSGNGgEwi5a46sHNZGKai2z_An8SJPzu5SbL4eK-63PXCpfWoIF-CCsBQgoXwlDGCUHXriP8xB9I5YtJBf5LoDpMs9IsaWqxG3wJ7YPdjfsKqJnL9rxf9lB2gUa3IGJjwXu3ov7xe6362db=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>First I start with New Year's and Snowmen....</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The first few days we get back, we talked about our goals for the new year. </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/AVvXsEhEkKcH_dyPXlsg54MDjoovc8XD5YJ283PiSAw4FhlRUygGh6cHXN_3TVBRJ9lsA_-8BH_OXUI_gZai_h1DTvcg0cnLLcefEQOrZIyPQuxnWc9JRj-sNmn_l4_4U0Bdh7iQlP05_2zdl6qW/s1600/new+years+goals.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEkKcH_dyPXlsg54MDjoovc8XD5YJ283PiSAw4FhlRUygGh6cHXN_3TVBRJ9lsA_-8BH_OXUI_gZai_h1DTvcg0cnLLcefEQOrZIyPQuxnWc9JRj-sNmn_l4_4U0Bdh7iQlP05_2zdl6qW/s640/new+years+goals.png" width="574" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I like reading <a href="https://amzn.to/3Hqhwqh" target="_blank">THIS </a>book as our lesson starter.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwIyxqxsJPEp0vcGZ5qXPt3M05gOowSGbaEhlF9RHHfkGUH42bk5JXWHKcstJGoWnfzmw4y5dmFgy1PQe_X_N9GkE2hCoMDi5-5bZ1vCyYYLn_ARqvMy8ZOvRHKGq7-r8p7oYoWGppx6ICShfNs_MTwssC8MuOYoJ6kvS37SWCERTjMPSVVK5b4uhk=s1349" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1349" data-original-width="1075" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwIyxqxsJPEp0vcGZ5qXPt3M05gOowSGbaEhlF9RHHfkGUH42bk5JXWHKcstJGoWnfzmw4y5dmFgy1PQe_X_N9GkE2hCoMDi5-5bZ1vCyYYLn_ARqvMy8ZOvRHKGq7-r8p7oYoWGppx6ICShfNs_MTwssC8MuOYoJ6kvS37SWCERTjMPSVVK5b4uhk=w319-h400" width="319" /></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;">We just wrote them on our "<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Writing-with-Rubrics-and-More-Winter-Edition-2225641" target="_blank">quick writes</a>" paper.</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/a/AVvXsEh3uP7SbkqFtDU_OCH8rsdhq0b3lpZr2K8R72Q21iSDnoLsyI-l7bHKvUv1wcqsPVGnq37IUIqNiXZy12-f_gciil0yblcoGrZVeOb1E1Nl8h1z0lE_UXFV1lHqm0_ekCgjmHNrLCxkoPVqf1SZDOqPLW0P_XJvyQiC2rGBwY3sA7ZGKQHbMIXTs_CL=s2107" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1623" data-original-width="2107" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3uP7SbkqFtDU_OCH8rsdhq0b3lpZr2K8R72Q21iSDnoLsyI-l7bHKvUv1wcqsPVGnq37IUIqNiXZy12-f_gciil0yblcoGrZVeOb1E1Nl8h1z0lE_UXFV1lHqm0_ekCgjmHNrLCxkoPVqf1SZDOqPLW0P_XJvyQiC2rGBwY3sA7ZGKQHbMIXTs_CL=w640-h492" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also have them do an old Scholastic News article and this cute little craft - which perfect for taking up time! lol. I just have them trace the hat, I will write the year in the middle, and then they have the freedom to decorate their hats however they want. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And since we were going to have Monday off for Martin Luther King Day, we talked about how it's okay to be different. I really like to focus on accepting <i>everyone</i>, not just people of other colors. <a href="http://amzn.to/2jKOCK2" target="_blank"> Todd Parr's book</a> is one of my favorites to talk about this. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKOHFeqftuuAbhouimDmPp9ox9jZrPTpOeF4qaZQE2MIqTN2I00FWUYZ6VZiKVLLkH6HoLDge1uFslD0EphmD6prDR65RZl4jMSsCo3kDatDgTWHAsiXtIFbTe0rzrG7TJqFZihzCWAJkt4PKhEWV1y-VMNsyDSb3m9uZfbDLsIhpVkI5Z5s-Snm98=s2903" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2903" data-original-width="2903" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKOHFeqftuuAbhouimDmPp9ox9jZrPTpOeF4qaZQE2MIqTN2I00FWUYZ6VZiKVLLkH6HoLDge1uFslD0EphmD6prDR65RZl4jMSsCo3kDatDgTWHAsiXtIFbTe0rzrG7TJqFZihzCWAJkt4PKhEWV1y-VMNsyDSb3m9uZfbDLsIhpVkI5Z5s-Snm98=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><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;">The book class book we wrote comes from my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Class-Books-for-the-Year-January-2599849" target="_blank">January Class Books Set</a>. My class loves writing class books. Take a look at <u><a href="http://www.teacherbythebeach.com/2016/07/class-books-for-year.html" target="_blank">this</a></u> post to see more ideas for class books.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl7eBHCA-rd94ZkI9UfocLUFLzEOl3x7WRNpM7puFUAwRmdf-y2KbmaGN9OHSaOpcCFT96bjnUlBn_AahN8XmcbIbQMtBFbthfV2f-oRSnv1uaR4u24XBfiaBbcyZX9f_cAQQFQbX85gj3/s1600/dream+snow2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl7eBHCA-rd94ZkI9UfocLUFLzEOl3x7WRNpM7puFUAwRmdf-y2KbmaGN9OHSaOpcCFT96bjnUlBn_AahN8XmcbIbQMtBFbthfV2f-oRSnv1uaR4u24XBfiaBbcyZX9f_cAQQFQbX85gj3/s640/dream+snow2.png" width="488" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another favorite activity we did comes from Christina, <a href="http://bainbridgeclass.blogspot.com/2011/12/dream-snow-prediction-page.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>. We read the book <a href="http://amzn.to/2jBtGD7" target="_blank">Snow Dream</a>, and we focused on using clues... a lot of inferencing with this activity!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyRcXVDH_u3Me4rgAxR711o3GKMyRY1mZCKJBieWVOTTYIwUTkWG440RzM1DYdvsrnGf-NfkjFCtOMbtafCCAaBEMHT78weHAc_iqo-nj8NdfVZz-3TYPx2ns08f5cPFt-LMGu5iI04wSI/s1600/dream+snow.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyRcXVDH_u3Me4rgAxR711o3GKMyRY1mZCKJBieWVOTTYIwUTkWG440RzM1DYdvsrnGf-NfkjFCtOMbtafCCAaBEMHT78weHAc_iqo-nj8NdfVZz-3TYPx2ns08f5cPFt-LMGu5iI04wSI/s640/dream+snow.png" width="510" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We also used the <a href="http://amzn.to/2iXKdPU" target="_blank">Snowmen Books</a> to help us with our writing that week. After we read a few of the books, we brainstormed ideas on what they could do with their snowman. Then, we did the <a href="http://www.teacherbythebeach.com/2015/12/snowmen-activities.html" target="_blank">planning page</a> and wrote it out as a paragraph. </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/AVvXsEjbDAP4NcFAMwXlOQxvcOBCsFh8T_f2053TQCcJmsp8UPDqSTP8mJmuPdyL5hr_QA0kLpSv3-F4vGe9Rt-KP2hxMLSF53lpHdxDd9e4xUqdUUO_zE9NkvJCfTbnl3Yo6cE79q4wKuH3AY8F/s1600/snowman+writing.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbDAP4NcFAMwXlOQxvcOBCsFh8T_f2053TQCcJmsp8UPDqSTP8mJmuPdyL5hr_QA0kLpSv3-F4vGe9Rt-KP2hxMLSF53lpHdxDd9e4xUqdUUO_zE9NkvJCfTbnl3Yo6cE79q4wKuH3AY8F/s640/snowman+writing.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I really want them to start focusing on topic, details, and closing, so I had them use a crayon to underline their topic (green), details (highlighting the transition words in yellow), and closing (red). </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqpREe6LshQT-S-J35SfgkfRFB4Y04ERfOJBqtD42eIIF75NDLh5UJN2xC9qrKDkdLWZP7-zqw2o72sIwRG1Z8wyzY6H-piwu5rb151lxzf2lR-GPE2QinrEm1Xluf2G-rz9yEnxQ16E6Y/s1600/snowman+writing4.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqpREe6LshQT-S-J35SfgkfRFB4Y04ERfOJBqtD42eIIF75NDLh5UJN2xC9qrKDkdLWZP7-zqw2o72sIwRG1Z8wyzY6H-piwu5rb151lxzf2lR-GPE2QinrEm1Xluf2G-rz9yEnxQ16E6Y/s640/snowman+writing4.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After they finished their <a href="http://www.teacherbythebeach.com/2015/12/snowmen-activities.html" target="_blank">writing and illustrating</a>, they did the <a href="http://www.teacherbythebeach.com/2015/12/snowmen-activities.html" target="_blank">snowman craft</a> to go along with it. It's a non-tracer craft. They are getting so good with those! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEienkTt3dW1uj2-AlMMh_IJFl8X1zPFwQNUXGoeGlHf6I3vmxA38Zi5Ya6KedPl4AwA3oTzGldkY-1SZmttQSsUXxj8Gr3oM-Gqz7kRaHCmHYFjHWe360G9y3UbkArSVrpckWKq4LQwpnCU/s1600/snowman+writing5.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEienkTt3dW1uj2-AlMMh_IJFl8X1zPFwQNUXGoeGlHf6I3vmxA38Zi5Ya6KedPl4AwA3oTzGldkY-1SZmttQSsUXxj8Gr3oM-Gqz7kRaHCmHYFjHWe360G9y3UbkArSVrpckWKq4LQwpnCU/s640/snowman+writing5.png" width="478" /></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;">That was the first week. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our 2nd week back, we move on to Penguins... We reviewed prepositions (with my <i>stellar</i> chart anchor chart that I forgot to take a picture of, but it was something like my Turkey Preposition chart <a href="http://www.teacherbythebeach.com/2016/11/fun-turkey-activities-freebies-included.html" target="_blank">HERE</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;"> then they did their <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/A-Penguin-Adventure-A-Book-of-Prepositions-FREEBIE-1639710" target="_blank">Penguin Adventure book</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/AVvXsEgTG-OxROAq1_I2fC6c31AJJtXS8SIbsxD2LKPRTTyivtRGjjN8Z0cziom1lmUnZI9gf8f-2qKJnA3ZqMFgcH9Xb921cUsV48H7am5s1hFp3Z28ZZD0kgTL3zuCvhULk-xBMoPCB2DynxZU/s1600/penguin+preposition+book4.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTG-OxROAq1_I2fC6c31AJJtXS8SIbsxD2LKPRTTyivtRGjjN8Z0cziom1lmUnZI9gf8f-2qKJnA3ZqMFgcH9Xb921cUsV48H7am5s1hFp3Z28ZZD0kgTL3zuCvhULk-xBMoPCB2DynxZU/s640/penguin+preposition+book4.png" width="432" /></a></div><br /><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/AVvXsEj2YxWNVAeQ3yu86smlNlpsEnr6EUujZlPuzUx-L3IUge2tNP3trCU-Lngweg8pOcCjzK-Jezl8u9xUlgiKdzhBmaxqd3Lfj3C100a34u0zE83muuzPV-sYjswYi1Rz2KZrbpramN0EDaqA/s1600/penguin+preposition2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2YxWNVAeQ3yu86smlNlpsEnr6EUujZlPuzUx-L3IUge2tNP3trCU-Lngweg8pOcCjzK-Jezl8u9xUlgiKdzhBmaxqd3Lfj3C100a34u0zE83muuzPV-sYjswYi1Rz2KZrbpramN0EDaqA/s640/penguin+preposition2.png" width="480" /></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;">It's a freebie! :) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/A-Penguin-Adventure-A-Book-of-Prepositions-FREEBIE-1639710" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjPOdl-KHrKsIN3ZlF9b9Wb8dAwMMNUg_Yg_rGg4mU8RgohGpeeKhgbOI1MzKQ44vcl0R7CyJfaeCqu6zLaDzW01GYF2ghXoAKWlbXhoQS7dB4wVxaDL6xn8W-QE3qVYz7ES4Te1NBjZaq/s640/penguin+preposition+book+preview.png" width="474" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Grab it <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Jen-Ross-Teacher-By-The-Beach/Search:penguin" target="_blank">HERE</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Also - every theme we always start with making our folder for it. We make a header for the folder and then they do a directed drawing for the cover. I always love how different they turn out!</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/AVvXsEgsnLAmjGNjqVWlkKWD1kZEy2YvNBHrwY-fsx1PhlPNC_Pmuphq211f1O1xY3CXf4GDzwsdUjWmeEOxsshMiN3UHLQq7ZWpdnBrvOaIvDWM0afGMZ4lTpzidCPX-RmKL2GWx9AUkgTBcVMc/s1600/penguin+folder.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsnLAmjGNjqVWlkKWD1kZEy2YvNBHrwY-fsx1PhlPNC_Pmuphq211f1O1xY3CXf4GDzwsdUjWmeEOxsshMiN3UHLQq7ZWpdnBrvOaIvDWM0afGMZ4lTpzidCPX-RmKL2GWx9AUkgTBcVMc/s640/penguin+folder.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They really make it their own!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The first week, we focus on <a href="https://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_1848071192"></span>Tacky<span id="goog_1848071193"></span></a>!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We did some <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Learning-with-Penguins-Using-Tacky-and-Non-Fiction-Books-505807" target="_blank">summarizing</a>. The kids said that they thought "Then" worked better, the way we were wording the summary, so we changed it on the form. Sure! Why not? Right?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFnsIj0BUyzXhyphenhyphenSZn_yKEeJKdxHBqQk0AiyWDwL_uicznvbIkmFyxSNDFXgODnlLAJXy_wH6O0NEEL7hnSWajbkxgNcNCrL7GmycUrKhYWskPNVFg2e-JZQSBQLc5gyRFmxrdKMjgy0pVM/s1600/tacky+penguin+summary3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFnsIj0BUyzXhyphenhyphenSZn_yKEeJKdxHBqQk0AiyWDwL_uicznvbIkmFyxSNDFXgODnlLAJXy_wH6O0NEEL7hnSWajbkxgNcNCrL7GmycUrKhYWskPNVFg2e-JZQSBQLc5gyRFmxrdKMjgy0pVM/s640/tacky+penguin+summary3.png" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They took the planning page and turned it into a <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Learning-with-Penguins-Using-Tacky-and-Non-Fiction-Books-505807" target="_blank">paragraph writing</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSVQsWGAK2qMXL0fBOlq4vXhqa2jsuikGa8kZQqcej274zNlKv8GbsR9WOc-MizMq_3tFxWRioQSh1DO_D2UjtFuyUq9UqxO3wF-VWYQEu3Xkllza9E0_WaKdF4wwhG4sfaRBEZpTXYirz/s1600/tacky+penguin.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSVQsWGAK2qMXL0fBOlq4vXhqa2jsuikGa8kZQqcej274zNlKv8GbsR9WOc-MizMq_3tFxWRioQSh1DO_D2UjtFuyUq9UqxO3wF-VWYQEu3Xkllza9E0_WaKdF4wwhG4sfaRBEZpTXYirz/s640/tacky+penguin.png" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After reading a few of the books, we did a little <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Learning-with-Penguins-Using-Tacky-and-Non-Fiction-Books-505807" target="_blank">character analyzing</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/AVvXsEhKoz3s1ypHwCent1SChpANhUtI2j2PFsFoXqw_up5y4GvSmPJevGdVVp_3-2U6ZHXmqUvQvDtuioWqUUmZ7wP7GmZ1U7Erqr8HwC76IJ_PJ6SBB32KtqaYkYLiNJfwG_S_A1z5SohzNGo_/s1600/tacky+penguin3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKoz3s1ypHwCent1SChpANhUtI2j2PFsFoXqw_up5y4GvSmPJevGdVVp_3-2U6ZHXmqUvQvDtuioWqUUmZ7wP7GmZ1U7Erqr8HwC76IJ_PJ6SBB32KtqaYkYLiNJfwG_S_A1z5SohzNGo_/s640/tacky+penguin3.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next week, we'll still be doing penguins, but we're moving to <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Learning-with-Penguins-Using-Tacky-and-Non-Fiction-Books-505807" target="_blank">nonfiction</a>!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The kids will be doing their own research on PebbleGo and creating their own book!</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/AVvXsEhS_zrDPZMf0OZp617oZacOoSMvFLTX0lVkgJHK_0xoixOmRRJbrtOAikTdd1kbTgW8QMi55rTAK-X8NVoaP3WN39NaYBidC_g1NOMVgdwNT6Fess_5_q1HlYPwN0nhmngsIE0HW2fxpqbN/s1600/penguin+research.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS_zrDPZMf0OZp617oZacOoSMvFLTX0lVkgJHK_0xoixOmRRJbrtOAikTdd1kbTgW8QMi55rTAK-X8NVoaP3WN39NaYBidC_g1NOMVgdwNT6Fess_5_q1HlYPwN0nhmngsIE0HW2fxpqbN/s640/penguin+research.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I always love watching their first research book come together! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sometimes, depending on where we're at in our technology skills, I have them do a Google Slide on their penguin research. </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/a/AVvXsEg5ae5nZaWTiz_V7NHtsd7wr35hrN9RgAq6Pp0GIhyLY9lEGaiZPDdhxI9YrT4A4BHWCfbldKv66YubTolw-asUtyBbnH4PT74EASKXWTfAK6JNAVeAQXVxxJjfyyKq7y8aZX0gRmNhTgg98NL1jxJc1Nyp6GV5wp7kHOYhX2ylLingrnFCVNbUq0Hb=s1564" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1564" data-original-width="1245" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5ae5nZaWTiz_V7NHtsd7wr35hrN9RgAq6Pp0GIhyLY9lEGaiZPDdhxI9YrT4A4BHWCfbldKv66YubTolw-asUtyBbnH4PT74EASKXWTfAK6JNAVeAQXVxxJjfyyKq7y8aZX0gRmNhTgg98NL1jxJc1Nyp6GV5wp7kHOYhX2ylLingrnFCVNbUq0Hb=w509-h640" width="509" /></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;">Check out this video</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<div style="padding: 177.78% 0px 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/661408343?h=09253b18b3&badge=0&autopause=0&player_id=0&app_id=58479" style="height: 100%; left: 0; position: absolute; top: 0; width: 100%;" title="VID_20190123_132048"></iframe></div><div style="padding: 177.78% 0px 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;">And finally, if we have time in our month - or at least an extra week, we do a unit on Predator and Prey in the arctic. I use an OLD Scholastic News for this and some ReadWorks articles - and the kids LOVE it. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTu5V9RvC2JyIS-4mjG62gWVzKY3aTiBWIyYEEUpKGlmD3Yl84NW6doSxSzxSF-yC7MB2hxMB1LP0-MUaYaKm6tGnxRds4vtzaFscJC_gPTXjpeifM9HCluh9pl3ybWxf8RAsQJTldEYj8qYmHAXtD9PzcEkTC6Ryv7xuMifzLK2q2mAcdxJX9rkEy=s1125" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="844" data-original-width="1125" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTu5V9RvC2JyIS-4mjG62gWVzKY3aTiBWIyYEEUpKGlmD3Yl84NW6doSxSzxSF-yC7MB2hxMB1LP0-MUaYaKm6tGnxRds4vtzaFscJC_gPTXjpeifM9HCluh9pl3ybWxf8RAsQJTldEYj8qYmHAXtD9PzcEkTC6Ryv7xuMifzLK2q2mAcdxJX9rkEy=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdlECXODCCxbZo_3GpD6xxOEayqi_mx26k2KWH6vtSNC8i7lNYy2ZT2N_lxdVCIqaXY8FNZiO0N-roP2VTWF2O5qrysFViR-ZE5QDsxhrXTGOG76tJXzeH-EjUYmOhT5IOP4_0LeOhC1sgMRccL6HAONa-5GXSA0QOhfvLcyZseV9ficyYB-8JvOPv=s1125" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="844" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdlECXODCCxbZo_3GpD6xxOEayqi_mx26k2KWH6vtSNC8i7lNYy2ZT2N_lxdVCIqaXY8FNZiO0N-roP2VTWF2O5qrysFViR-ZE5QDsxhrXTGOG76tJXzeH-EjUYmOhT5IOP4_0LeOhC1sgMRccL6HAONa-5GXSA0QOhfvLcyZseV9ficyYB-8JvOPv=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSzDEwoCDGGUSkw8Xw1WAAN4ffwlz_aE4eHJxlxscS6w0-l71ld2gysfKEoaaMF_BhBEGfhOKO4Tqh17BQs-8A51gJ3AjwK2aP42cd8_R_rPZVZU6V-PnDr9AvElCX6tCMK098Mr0qKcjRs6SCCL2eNnUpLX2IaEUIl2GNGCo6860SSka1YrMO6XpS=s1125" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="844" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSzDEwoCDGGUSkw8Xw1WAAN4ffwlz_aE4eHJxlxscS6w0-l71ld2gysfKEoaaMF_BhBEGfhOKO4Tqh17BQs-8A51gJ3AjwK2aP42cd8_R_rPZVZU6V-PnDr9AvElCX6tCMK098Mr0qKcjRs6SCCL2eNnUpLX2IaEUIl2GNGCo6860SSka1YrMO6XpS=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In addition to my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Jen-Ross-Teacher-By-The-Beach/Search:penguin" target="_blank">PENGUIN </a>packs - here are a few other things I have planned for January! 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<br /></div>Jen Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17632307261949996727noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489683621680725091.post-72106398477227604892021-12-10T10:04:00.001-05:002021-12-10T10:04:18.734-05:00Gingerbread Week with a Freebie! Gingerbread Week!! It's always such a fun week! Or maybe you don't have a whole week, but just a few days, or maybe just a whole day dedicated to Gingerbread!<div><br /></div><div>These are some of my favorite books - You can download the <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-jW0_eaytNRWWdhWjAQgIGS5vR4zMzMU/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">PDF </a>which has clickable links for the books <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-jW0_eaytNRWWdhWjAQgIGS5vR4zMzMU/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">HERE </a>or you can just search on Amazon <a href="https://amzn.to/3DIef3i" target="_blank">HERE</a>. <br /><div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpAHwKMF7sC9wgzB9dHQV4uhcOwqGr04LH0lwuXoxNT7MNvEd4QHJRgmoUwZUcXwDkfcI0uR9UuafbyR9haIqpCtpJEaXgkk_8H8TAL6McNVfyfpTg9IVpOD-mBeORC2ynE28JplPtYHmz4frwIfWT7K7y3-B8Y9RKFs2IHbOag-yh97N2vxFcSqeo=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2047" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpAHwKMF7sC9wgzB9dHQV4uhcOwqGr04LH0lwuXoxNT7MNvEd4QHJRgmoUwZUcXwDkfcI0uR9UuafbyR9haIqpCtpJEaXgkk_8H8TAL6McNVfyfpTg9IVpOD-mBeORC2ynE28JplPtYHmz4frwIfWT7K7y3-B8Y9RKFs2IHbOag-yh97N2vxFcSqeo=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some of my favorite activities to do throughout the week....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Of course, a craft. This one though, we START the week with it because we use it to do our LOST writing. I do a non-tracer version, and they all come out so different, and I LOVE them. I got this ideas YEARS ago...I don't remember from who though. I think Deanna Jump, though? </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/a/AVvXsEjoHpi8BACtq2ActqVAjxoY6UJY9kGH4twT5V5QcU8gHTKT35LGZFPbEibTyyHSqpAYTIFwqbsiuQ8sGL6mwvTAM0tcfEvZitEsQqSN4o6MiDvinkuqtCGx1Qfq8odOfdp6H7GFgax0QVCdYPW6NwynHEM1Dl49Wq0PMRoW4S9u3DH817-kcR3vHt9a=s1500" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoHpi8BACtq2ActqVAjxoY6UJY9kGH4twT5V5QcU8gHTKT35LGZFPbEibTyyHSqpAYTIFwqbsiuQ8sGL6mwvTAM0tcfEvZitEsQqSN4o6MiDvinkuqtCGx1Qfq8odOfdp6H7GFgax0QVCdYPW6NwynHEM1Dl49Wq0PMRoW4S9u3DH817-kcR3vHt9a=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They they use their craft for their writing. They plan out a description, with my guidance of what I want. And honestly, it just depends on the skills we've learned if we're doing compound sentences, listing a series, certain words/grammar skills, etc. <br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhce93fyUvK8kgwq2aK0Vbx5mxO4wdovUG-gc0LlCopoSHOgCTGlsRUclOpLzDy3T0OVv0jGsj0oG4VqnAod4Wu1t0n0momSjcYAXdNec8kmkOP0a8irC-MnP1ckAilV2-zIobDMf5mLprEXIbBp3x1dlXzWuxS2b4XVf1f8Fy-tmtkPD1yev1L4ey=s1125" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="844" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhce93fyUvK8kgwq2aK0Vbx5mxO4wdovUG-gc0LlCopoSHOgCTGlsRUclOpLzDy3T0OVv0jGsj0oG4VqnAod4Wu1t0n0momSjcYAXdNec8kmkOP0a8irC-MnP1ckAilV2-zIobDMf5mLprEXIbBp3x1dlXzWuxS2b4XVf1f8Fy-tmtkPD1yev1L4ey=w300-h400" width="300" /></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/a/AVvXsEjPd8jQCzrD7ESt4ETNSbXI2u3_VNCUfJBAZupkcmsEePgmCVNehlN18OdjJTHs9mQEtu79MEshaL9vyVQ5DF3ELEZUK4CdQjsO1yPzX8hYM9zG9Vy6QJNl0v60i9n90KcGmy6eCcZFTOKpk9-NOzjwgIMORp4sJ41L43Zq1BfndyYbEIaFzPX9O1eC=s1125" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="844" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPd8jQCzrD7ESt4ETNSbXI2u3_VNCUfJBAZupkcmsEePgmCVNehlN18OdjJTHs9mQEtu79MEshaL9vyVQ5DF3ELEZUK4CdQjsO1yPzX8hYM9zG9Vy6QJNl0v60i9n90KcGmy6eCcZFTOKpk9-NOzjwgIMORp4sJ41L43Zq1BfndyYbEIaFzPX9O1eC=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But afterwards, I hang up all the gingerbread people and I read the writings out loud to see if we can find the matches. </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/a/AVvXsEjokjriA3ZFrbszyEuJpLHGHmFI_P0CkotPr2lrvKKF_k3itiUWa2zb2Hjr1NrvFnxCCtxO0eFvHJNC8_uDd-wxhfPOtyd0wNKjSKt8dr0gpsllrMsthRrbceUAaL5qMjganJG5JBNsAaFECfu-smE2298HfwfL6iARc-E1kuuvZ3PTmQEQcosUca7L=s1500" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjokjriA3ZFrbszyEuJpLHGHmFI_P0CkotPr2lrvKKF_k3itiUWa2zb2Hjr1NrvFnxCCtxO0eFvHJNC8_uDd-wxhfPOtyd0wNKjSKt8dr0gpsllrMsthRrbceUAaL5qMjganJG5JBNsAaFECfu-smE2298HfwfL6iARc-E1kuuvZ3PTmQEQcosUca7L=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And of course - we HAVE to eat. I love adding food whenever I can! </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/a/AVvXsEjzFOJ0VkPDja0GP8PNykSK4xTjv0dBqg68yNItn4EQoN7ea0q7RLwu6aSiVUioUqFI8YdpvGhXvplq2ylom9FA0GcxID8m5tw_S0ZRC-ASMvINK9ksnp4aTCjKnRuTL9HyymihmaN99zJsoRCMPeHJCH0x8DLGWkWX7viH1aKNIAZI055JUroL6qRu=s1125" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="845" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzFOJ0VkPDja0GP8PNykSK4xTjv0dBqg68yNItn4EQoN7ea0q7RLwu6aSiVUioUqFI8YdpvGhXvplq2ylom9FA0GcxID8m5tw_S0ZRC-ASMvINK9ksnp4aTCjKnRuTL9HyymihmaN99zJsoRCMPeHJCH0x8DLGWkWX7viH1aKNIAZI055JUroL6qRu=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>These are what we usually do, but you can do whatever you like!<br /><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/a/AVvXsEgGLOcTG4-qXRsLIyK6xJa_-2fZ78BDaCUtsDRFFzf8AvX79zH5UAwZvov5c9lIbzXQtuBfXWrcyeUhyAHFWPUIKaCZv6v6p4QYTjBr35tEy8_WOKD3uwo6HG-FzIM7kS-vjkGNF-PD8ILjIfr9W_oguO1n78QYvufWV4ibCaGukM0ZxtYEd1EbwqtN=s1439" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1439" data-original-width="1075" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGLOcTG4-qXRsLIyK6xJa_-2fZ78BDaCUtsDRFFzf8AvX79zH5UAwZvov5c9lIbzXQtuBfXWrcyeUhyAHFWPUIKaCZv6v6p4QYTjBr35tEy8_WOKD3uwo6HG-FzIM7kS-vjkGNF-PD8ILjIfr9W_oguO1n78QYvufWV4ibCaGukM0ZxtYEd1EbwqtN=w299-h400" width="299" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some other activities I incorporate are ornament making - My husband actually owns a laser business, so he cut out a cookie cutter shaped like the Tough Cookie, and we made our ornaments from them. They're SO CUTE. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhtqIEWQ3iWYUaFRk5Q8p7WhvJmtdDlObQ4pOtunc2kRCMPqPRaBGK4HI-3_PL5n6nCyc4DDxBKtnxu7G9j4MjjXlKBsixMpgm3j3JfZYnYgvejEK7Zw8wEcP-x1HH2AcwwIEkT5lLCgJYn0jlpGQzpFshGX8xodP2Eptz9b9f-3075vXdN5MSnkDL=s1075" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1075" data-original-width="811" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhtqIEWQ3iWYUaFRk5Q8p7WhvJmtdDlObQ4pOtunc2kRCMPqPRaBGK4HI-3_PL5n6nCyc4DDxBKtnxu7G9j4MjjXlKBsixMpgm3j3JfZYnYgvejEK7Zw8wEcP-x1HH2AcwwIEkT5lLCgJYn0jlpGQzpFshGX8xodP2Eptz9b9f-3075vXdN5MSnkDL=w301-h400" width="301" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also love doing these <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/December-Christmas-Winter-Selfie-Writing-Prompts-and-Activities-Slides-3534832" target="_blank">selfie Google Slide Writings</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/a/AVvXsEhZ2Paci0bFHVxSrozeb9-Be_3R7MlACOBFNdBr42UqKy84tV-6C-t2Jn1K_Hhw43qHIwYOrE1TKR31LoP7GooXoHag0-mKWRkfzQfOfzqVo-QwHkj-gM-UMGUfwBQ96eUi22nGVr60KClOtyQ2-hh1p8uxjDp5orF4L92JMWbWBEXL5MZIr-wAATxW=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZ2Paci0bFHVxSrozeb9-Be_3R7MlACOBFNdBr42UqKy84tV-6C-t2Jn1K_Hhw43qHIwYOrE1TKR31LoP7GooXoHag0-mKWRkfzQfOfzqVo-QwHkj-gM-UMGUfwBQ96eUi22nGVr60KClOtyQ2-hh1p8uxjDp5orF4L92JMWbWBEXL5MZIr-wAATxW=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I will always be using my OLD Scholastic News articles...until they come out with a new one. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFuDhqmR-Hrh9FBCsh9hZKcoXH4b9pNM73OuXhtbmKo9sqQ29PlYltL5fUwCOVkniFumj85tXBw8XYujtojrTvzMd-BhVvvNl6gKzhhCw9JxVzklleB75y4PAZ1WcyHNKt_aue1r0FTYe2c02Ick7acnYcas6UU5YIATyyCyTdVQ5FP8RcJQV8MHZU=s1437" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1437" data-original-width="1075" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFuDhqmR-Hrh9FBCsh9hZKcoXH4b9pNM73OuXhtbmKo9sqQ29PlYltL5fUwCOVkniFumj85tXBw8XYujtojrTvzMd-BhVvvNl6gKzhhCw9JxVzklleB75y4PAZ1WcyHNKt_aue1r0FTYe2c02Ick7acnYcas6UU5YIATyyCyTdVQ5FP8RcJQV8MHZU=w299-h400" width="299" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Check out a lot of the activities we do in my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Gingerbread-Mini-Unit-7518384" target="_blank">Gingerbread Mini-Unit on TpT</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://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Gingerbread-Mini-Unit-7518384" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2038" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoZs-25ogeMtwS57CMMfxJQnxupunCpDamquJbDFiCrMJPmJd5wfNFlFGi6rsJMNV3y9AzycvFSqOAsTYGn92QdAi_719ZNmH3uhz6zeT9FSjeyIJ6uspcJpvGtsiJDPE9HaqFHQD2l0u30tW97S06w2aAxRTszY-ZXolIwxt-nDEXmO3cPQMUcOk-=w398-h400" width="398" /></a></div><br /><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;">OH... and another thing I love doing (I usually put it in the writing center for the week) is the Gingerbread Man Preposition Book. I have a few of these for throughout the year. You don't HAVE to make it a preposition book, but that's what I always do to review prepositions. Grab it for free <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VDmHfm_ESFO4Ca7YPEqh-fDPiWMAGXBA/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">HERE</a>. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VDmHfm_ESFO4Ca7YPEqh-fDPiWMAGXBA/view?usp=sharing" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1635" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHhxB7kX9HxA8GnserS_bDn8EqAxjaB9KcUhncKOtBc_hx8DgGGFR12KkOIB6hPSNdkWmKBD5ZFBfP9rQ0QcxJJEkL6X87-Ma9dBwS1ORUi3Uru0iPJXYeoNS4HQZ4I2M12ZlFFLCOyGsmUO0OhY4fMU8k181dMaWCGJbI6OUFvIA63QtBVnDClK6R=w510-h640" width="510" /></a></div><br /></div></div>Jen Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17632307261949996727noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489683621680725091.post-73874251749293998802021-11-08T13:27:00.000-05:002021-11-08T13:27:07.965-05:00Window Cling Crafts <img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=theteascau-20&language=en_US&l=li3&o=1&a=B07S364372" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Out with the old....</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/AVvXsEg6WQZwWiPyfsYSsTwbgPEVuhG6wSl0klTU5vH0X4ngyfC7IL9zrenzVx-oDVz7EFvWc-4kc8X8W1vlwT5j8J-z3mZdBTyWR_Q_q0LQX0XefDgNUReW_JorXpuiwHF9eIWAm4_9E7eZsas/s2048/fall+pumpkin+window+cling+craft.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1653" data-original-width="2048" height="517" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6WQZwWiPyfsYSsTwbgPEVuhG6wSl0klTU5vH0X4ngyfC7IL9zrenzVx-oDVz7EFvWc-4kc8X8W1vlwT5j8J-z3mZdBTyWR_Q_q0LQX0XefDgNUReW_JorXpuiwHF9eIWAm4_9E7eZsas/w640-h517/fall+pumpkin+window+cling+craft.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And in with the new....</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/AVvXsEgT7va0AeIYfNEFtt1J17xB13O2AoULRUqG9scb8wRESxx97wSGepgywieSVf9Gy9e8xIWcX-ZDQvI0szPPvmB9dPFaoKAa8t-VMwbBbPziqIBvpVNZ87F_8yM1jRoR7PCtljB8IH7tU-U/s2048/fall+window+cling+craft.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1434" data-original-width="2048" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7va0AeIYfNEFtt1J17xB13O2AoULRUqG9scb8wRESxx97wSGepgywieSVf9Gy9e8xIWcX-ZDQvI0szPPvmB9dPFaoKAa8t-VMwbBbPziqIBvpVNZ87F_8yM1jRoR7PCtljB8IH7tU-U/w640-h448/fall+window+cling+craft.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I just love these monthly window clings I have the kids do. It gives such a pretty window decoration! I have them do it one Monday morning as they walk in the room. I know it's the one day of the week where they don't owe any work to get started on and it's "mindless" so it gives their brain time to wake up before it really gets used. ha! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After a few times of cutting paper...I finally got smart and started buying precut tissue paper. I know - it's not hard to cut tissue paper if you have a paper cutter...or even scissors. But sometimes, time is worth my money, and I like to work smarter not harder.... and all the other sayings. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I started buying them on Amazon - <a href="https://amzn.to/3mXA0Hu" target="_blank">HERE</a>. This one is the Fall set - but it also works for Christmas/holiday season! Then I just go looking for another pack that has winter in it, later. But this pretty much works for Christmas, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, rainbows (although maybe you want a darker blue, like in the winter pack?)... just depends. But anyway. 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I LOVE how they turn out - like stained glass window decorations! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuA9z0MIiK3b0AhnyriDG1k9tFd6yAwvQuVmdhxZ0VOxGiJk1jnK-9XDIN9_zeGAsvkNyVQ7_4oFmwnEkfZp69oaqsOjiV9BPFPDhky1mjO9mpBRFsqDb6SUL4g6fo-E-x8NjQNT_5A1U/s640/february+window+cling3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuA9z0MIiK3b0AhnyriDG1k9tFd6yAwvQuVmdhxZ0VOxGiJk1jnK-9XDIN9_zeGAsvkNyVQ7_4oFmwnEkfZp69oaqsOjiV9BPFPDhky1mjO9mpBRFsqDb6SUL4g6fo-E-x8NjQNT_5A1U/w640-h480/february+window+cling3.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><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/AVvXsEjHIbRCn-Vs-ihqflJR5cMizXG_jFbj4pCabM3RqT8LuT6ZoJ-sl7gxCY9jeObxCgUwVubUCPDykZpTM6oqJS6n4RGQI8YUAVNfX238mvtOKCQqzEcMrI9idiV39VnWc_fUpSLt3JRC8cc/s640/march+window+clings.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHIbRCn-Vs-ihqflJR5cMizXG_jFbj4pCabM3RqT8LuT6ZoJ-sl7gxCY9jeObxCgUwVubUCPDykZpTM6oqJS6n4RGQI8YUAVNfX238mvtOKCQqzEcMrI9idiV39VnWc_fUpSLt3JRC8cc/w640-h480/march+window+clings.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzMEVWLjuH_RoJ-sKpIZsMzgze7xwy6sGRZLPPBUM5g7rqo-dcYx0DdENu6-HVFh_1HVyRn5B89s9UsTmIDqOV0W029yzUD91RRJ46MvpCkifTSj0H0aWJP1hWlUY10FjW-YYoJ4jFjeUw/s1600/Signature+1.png" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzMEVWLjuH_RoJ-sKpIZsMzgze7xwy6sGRZLPPBUM5g7rqo-dcYx0DdENu6-HVFh_1HVyRn5B89s9UsTmIDqOV0W029yzUD91RRJ46MvpCkifTSj0H0aWJP1hWlUY10FjW-YYoJ4jFjeUw/s1600/Signature+1.png" /></a></div><br />Jen Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17632307261949996727noreply@blogger.com273tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489683621680725091.post-18777260496017629132021-10-27T11:54:00.002-04:002021-10-28T05:59:23.477-04:00October Adult Book Review<div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=theteascau-20&language=en_US&l=li3&o=1&a=1501133543" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGRnG_en6pMdiW9hJtYXrDsQ-Pk1ruN72iJk7mCToHowbOLY8R4Gh-lH-q5M0C2U2avy8ybBgCl4tsgGGEg-1Vhx7Ap031SIsFrhjo4jmTuMjrXdcb2VYrczDDbaaFhR0UDAErQCjYZEg/s2048/october+book+review.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2033" data-original-width="2048" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGRnG_en6pMdiW9hJtYXrDsQ-Pk1ruN72iJk7mCToHowbOLY8R4Gh-lH-q5M0C2U2avy8ybBgCl4tsgGGEg-1Vhx7Ap031SIsFrhjo4jmTuMjrXdcb2VYrczDDbaaFhR0UDAErQCjYZEg/w400-h398/october+book+review.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've got quite the variety of books for you! Something from every genre almost...except one of my favorites; psychological thrillers. I just love a good page turner that stumps me at the end. But this month, I didn't get to one of those.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've been in quite a book slump before this, having read a few duds (to me), but I'm happy to report I gave all of these 4 stars and one of them was my 1st 5 star of the year! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/That-Summer-Novel-Jennifer-Weiner/dp/1501133543?dchild=1&keywords=that+summer&qid=1635349887&sr=8-1&linkCode=li3&tag=theteascau-20&linkId=e417bf247d457ce5914b01ee44a7bf8d&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=1501133543&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=theteascau-20&language=en_US" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><a href="https://amzn.to/3EpfogO" target="_blank">That Summer</a></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a story about 2 women who accidently cross paths - but then find out that they are connected in some ways. It took place in 3 different times of the girls' life, all stemming from one event in a summer long ago. You would think this would be a light chick lit, judging a book by it's cover...and author. I've read a few of her books now - but this one is a little deeper than that. I liked it! I gave it 4 stars. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Things-We-Cannot-Say/dp/1525823566?crid=2O8AC5SNWJ3W6&dchild=1&keywords=the+things+we+cannot+say&qid=1635345049&sprefix=The+things+we+%2Caps%2C213&sr=8-1&linkCode=li3&tag=theteascau-20&linkId=24edb167888dfc8df97cbedf63a6f187&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=1525823566&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=theteascau-20&language=en_US" width="268" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><a href="https://amzn.to/3jJfp7v" target="_blank">The Things We Cannot Say</a></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh Boy. This one tugged at my heart. It takes place in 1942, during the war in Europe. The characters are Russian Refugees. It talk about life during the war, life in camps in Poland, surviving that life, and the life after. I was so emotionally involved with the characters I had a hard time stopping. SUCH a good book - my first 5 stars of the year!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Royal-We-Heather-Cocks/dp/1455557110?dchild=1&keywords=The+Royal+We&qid=1635345076&sr=8-1&linkCode=li3&tag=theteascau-20&linkId=260e33437c7f5b008ea5d862d8c49d96&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=1455557110&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=theteascau-20&language=en_US" width="262" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><a href="https://amzn.to/3vP7tGE" target="_blank">The Royal We </a></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Whew! I went from the intense book to this lighthearted book. I needed an emotional break. ha! This one definitely made me thing of the royal family we know today - Kate, Meghan, Harry, William... it's from the perspective of the American girl who is going through life with her twin (two totally different girls) and gets intertwined with the royal family. 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Matthew McConaughey. How I could listen to you talk all. day. long. He is SUCH a great storyteller. You HAVE to do this one as an audiobook. There is no other way to enjoy this book as it is meant to be. It was such a good book.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Your-Perfect-Year-Charlotte-Lucas-ebook/dp/B07NGS9K4R?crid=1GVG8W0GI4VC9&dchild=1&keywords=your+perfect+year&qid=1635345115&sprefix=your+perfect%2Caps%2C196&sr=8-1&linkCode=li3&tag=theteascau-20&linkId=61af24a2edf44dc64257b4208bca00ab&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B07NGS9K4R&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=theteascau-20&language=en_US" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><a href="https://amzn.to/3GqKzu8" target="_blank">Your Perfect Year</a></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I actually no idea what this book was about. It was a free one on <a href="https://amzn.to/3mkgC6V" target="_blank">KindleUnlimited</a>. Turns out, it was actually translated into English, so there was a lot of German words and European references throughout the book, which I thought made it more interesting. It starts off with two characters, living two different lives, but their lives will cross, while Johnathon is following the planner he finds, to live his perfect life. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div>Well, that's it for this this month's books! I'll be back next month with more.</div><div><br /></div><div>Happy Reading! <br /><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=theteascau-20&language=en_US&l=li2&o=1&a=B086823SWK" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" />
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<br /></div>Jen Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17632307261949996727noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489683621680725091.post-58042555707341359492021-10-22T08:23:00.001-04:002021-10-22T08:23:08.588-04:00Pumpkin Books and Ideas<div>OH, there are SO many Pumpkin Books out there! But here are just some that I use throughout the week - either as a fun reading/writing/craft activity, a listening/reading response station, or a nonfiction connection. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3jp8hgq" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1719" data-original-width="2048" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGoYPN43uaV8EkrMrEuakg5rJOP3YLxjp4stglcnyS9Unbym_Wun7onwcBLpx703If8EGNkhguznrulXk_vYzbYYOmT6D4hj9AjFXy00bAvScGiae5tLYP3Kr1W4NiJKQFJVhcK_g3atU/w640-h538/pumpkin+books+cover+2.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Click the pictures to find them Amazon, or click <a href="https://amzn.to/3jp8hgq" target="_blank">HERE </a>to see even more! </div><div><br /></div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Stumpkin-Lucy-Ruth-Cummins/dp/1534413626?pd_rd_w=YGXZ0&pf_rd_p=f7be7c80-50df-430b-a655-96b9a40c614a&pf_rd_r=8EGZ45XZCQG0A6PV8GT8&pd_rd_r=0cb24be3-2d63-46dc-a651-b6b631db73b4&pd_rd_wg=yXv37&pd_rd_i=1534413626&psc=1&linkCode=li3&tag=theteascau-20&linkId=78fde1cd053778a74df389b9c98eb45d&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="199" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=1534413626&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=theteascau-20&language=en_US" width="200" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=theteascau-20&language=en_US&l=li3&o=1&a=1534413626" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" />
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pumpkin-Jack-Will-Hubbell/dp/0807566667?crid=1JAMD4TPM6VG4&dchild=1&keywords=pumpkin+books+for+kids&qid=1634897064&sprefix=pumpkin+book%2Caps%2C192&sr=8-3-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFJTjAzRFFHM1hZNTcmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTA4OTk0NjQyMUFRNFIwVlFQM0tUJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA0NzMyNzFIS0xTWEcxOVRRS0Ymd2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGYmYWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrUmVkaXJlY3QmZG9Ob3RMb2dDbGljaz10cnVl&linkCode=li3&tag=theteascau-20&linkId=6357f1f569c7d4a406cafac1f29fe731&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="158" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0807566667&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=theteascau-20&language=en_US" width="200" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=theteascau-20&language=en_US&l=li3&o=1&a=0807566667" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" />
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Big-Pumpkin-Erica-Silverman-ebook/dp/B007756XJ8?crid=1JAMD4TPM6VG4&dchild=1&keywords=pumpkin+books+for+kids&qid=1634897064&sprefix=pumpkin+book%2Caps%2C192&sr=8-7&linkCode=li2&tag=theteascau-20&linkId=1a30a61227e6e7f442912ad186236d80&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="164" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B007756XJ8&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=theteascau-20&language=en_US" width="200" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=theteascau-20&language=en_US&l=li2&o=1&a=B007756XJ8" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Roll-Away-Pumpkin-Junia-Wonders-ebook/dp/B00O3JDLQ4?crid=1JAMD4TPM6VG4&dchild=1&keywords=pumpkin+books+for+kids&qid=1634897064&sprefix=pumpkin+book%2Caps%2C192&sr=8-8&linkCode=li3&tag=theteascau-20&linkId=9bea6989ffa0d3e99433148428af7b6f&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B00O3JDLQ4&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=theteascau-20&language=en_US" width="200" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=theteascau-20&language=en_US&l=li3&o=1&a=B00O3JDLQ4" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Seed-Sprout-Pumpkin-Picture-Seasons/dp/1426305826?crid=1JAMD4TPM6VG4&dchild=1&keywords=pumpkin+books+for+kids&qid=1634897064&sprefix=pumpkin+book%2Caps%2C192&sr=8-9&linkCode=li3&tag=theteascau-20&linkId=442ec38c9285df9fd04a672fd1b5b276&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=1426305826&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=theteascau-20&language=en_US" width="160" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=theteascau-20&language=en_US&l=li3&o=1&a=1426305826" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pumpkin-Soup-Picture-Helen-Cooper/dp/0374460310?crid=1JAMD4TPM6VG4&dchild=1&keywords=pumpkin+books+for+kids&qid=1634897064&sprefix=pumpkin+book%2Caps%2C192&sr=8-11&linkCode=li2&tag=theteascau-20&linkId=a158437fd5ac2381496122d826d54e77&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0374460310&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=theteascau-20&language=en_US" width="193" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=theteascau-20&language=en_US&l=li2&o=1&a=0374460310" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pumpkin-Book-Gail-Gibbons/dp/0823416364?crid=1JAMD4TPM6VG4&dchild=1&keywords=pumpkin+books+for+kids&qid=1634897064&sprefix=pumpkin+book%2Caps%2C192&sr=8-13&linkCode=li3&tag=theteascau-20&linkId=28f3107d56342b9b4ef8ef688f2e5a0e&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0823416364&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=theteascau-20&language=en_US" width="193" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=theteascau-20&language=en_US&l=li3&o=1&a=0823416364" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ugly-Pumpkin-Dave-Horowitz/dp/0142411450?crid=1JAMD4TPM6VG4&dchild=1&keywords=pumpkin+books+for+kids&qid=1634897064&sprefix=pumpkin+book%2Caps%2C192&sr=8-16&linkCode=li2&tag=theteascau-20&linkId=f723f78758d3e8ddc1eb2905508d157c&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0142411450&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=theteascau-20&language=en_US" width="160" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=theteascau-20&language=en_US&l=li2&o=1&a=0142411450" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Legend-Spookley-Square-Pumpkin/dp/B07GXZ2GTG?crid=1JAMD4TPM6VG4&dchild=1&keywords=pumpkin+books+for+kids&qid=1634897064&sprefix=pumpkin+book%2Caps%2C192&sr=8-20&linkCode=li3&tag=theteascau-20&linkId=e564a2a702c04e40d89fbd39a13917bf&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B07GXZ2GTG&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=theteascau-20&language=en_US" width="200" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=theteascau-20&language=en_US&l=li3&o=1&a=B07GXZ2GTG" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Too-Many-Pumpkins-Linda-White/dp/0823413209?crid=1JAMD4TPM6VG4&dchild=1&keywords=pumpkin+books+for+kids&qid=1634897064&sprefix=pumpkin+book%2Caps%2C192&sr=8-21&linkCode=li2&tag=theteascau-20&linkId=63a53f02f02c91f9691e9bc18bbdbe25&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="180" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0823413209&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=theteascau-20&language=en_US" width="200" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=theteascau-20&language=en_US&l=li2&o=1&a=0823413209" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Seed-Pumpkin-Lets-Read-Find-Out-Science/dp/0062381857?crid=1JAMD4TPM6VG4&dchild=1&keywords=pumpkin+books+for+kids&qid=1634897064&sprefix=pumpkin+book%2Caps%2C192&sr=8-27&linkCode=li3&tag=theteascau-20&linkId=0cb5bc676c9cf6627e1d37bca7e37dd6&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="156" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0062381857&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=theteascau-20&language=en_US" width="200" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=theteascau-20&language=en_US&l=li3&o=1&a=0062381857" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I'll be back tomorrow sharing all kinds of ideas! But you can take a look at these posts from the past!</div><div><br /></div><div><u><a href="http://www.teacherbythebeach.com/2017/10/october-fun-freebies.html" target="_blank">2017</a></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIIYaU-ki7KMsPfgsb6KI15aM8RGCwgXPhPtwpbJ0uZr3pw_ZrWoXTNkkTKOP6Vntd5q4FcReQEs6vSeEtigFS_y_kghuGKKWmJwCxhsRD2nA2ff-dPUVZJdVhKAjqMHkCmSqJl0vu3B4/s640/pumpkin+math2.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="447" data-original-width="640" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIIYaU-ki7KMsPfgsb6KI15aM8RGCwgXPhPtwpbJ0uZr3pw_ZrWoXTNkkTKOP6Vntd5q4FcReQEs6vSeEtigFS_y_kghuGKKWmJwCxhsRD2nA2ff-dPUVZJdVhKAjqMHkCmSqJl0vu3B4/s320/pumpkin+math2.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><u><a href="http://www.teacherbythebeach.com/2015/10/pumpkin-week.html" target="_blank">2015</a></u></div><div><a href="http://www.teacherbythebeach.com/2015/10/pumpkin-week.html" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="485" data-original-width="640" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP7hi1rZztsV88yfZxZNH4oBLXD4NhJ2o-Ug0UFpkQHEe1M4vn8D5qGZgtOBPR9pZpX0zEJjq9VHX-W2pbS9B9KXZhesiknOD_jGovO02JaODduaMOBh4PDuDlbWGVL3aQvWFuV_9Lcws/s320/room+buddy.png" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.teacherbythebeach.com/2013/10/pumpkin-symmetry.html" target="_blank">2013 - Pumpkin Symmetry</a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglmn4p_Mh1Iu8VDm72DKSyf9TzK-iZkc7JYTCqpi6ZucfX5lScgrgGglHGk-orHe9yBM3cPjIxpCKCzTO77GC-I4V8qgOon2GlJ-nmbjXZLFAENHVkQW_YawYmJrEpkIRxjub67rStTtw/s400/pumpkin5.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglmn4p_Mh1Iu8VDm72DKSyf9TzK-iZkc7JYTCqpi6ZucfX5lScgrgGglHGk-orHe9yBM3cPjIxpCKCzTO77GC-I4V8qgOon2GlJ-nmbjXZLFAENHVkQW_YawYmJrEpkIRxjub67rStTtw/s320/pumpkin5.png" width="320" /></a><div><br /></div><div><u><a href="http://www.teacherbythebeach.com/2013/11/pumpkins-bats-cards-and-phonics.html" target="_blank">2013</a></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0HlnV1QV46Mf-Co3Mvca46bBCkFHBVb4Evq7-I7ZcJ_qiNQ3ltiapic-Ss1tYuGtl1pnUsinMpnyLNnzMpUTtUCXZ3BwmhGlHd6Wov_oCm2PHrb3sLhWbl_pS9tsFpDIDUwaQIFVTQiA/s400/pumpkin+plant+seeds.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0HlnV1QV46Mf-Co3Mvca46bBCkFHBVb4Evq7-I7ZcJ_qiNQ3ltiapic-Ss1tYuGtl1pnUsinMpnyLNnzMpUTtUCXZ3BwmhGlHd6Wov_oCm2PHrb3sLhWbl_pS9tsFpDIDUwaQIFVTQiA/s320/pumpkin+plant+seeds.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><div>Also - check out one of my favorite things to do during Pumpkin Week <a href="http://www.teacherbythebeach.com/2016/11/pumpkin-week.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></div><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.teacherbythebeach.com/2016/11/pumpkin-week.html" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1059" data-original-width="1059" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivSvedCWsop3inhfjw-1HLG6sxO8wTj49a4z-LX6jZLszLPhCsODZcRCR8sqQQXwU45EKqh740lbMgVbGt4QRgjZCO6yq_BEK-whFnler1aE2okJyLMyity1w8IGb9TjzmUvVBSTW6mNw/s320/pumpkin+week.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br />
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<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>Jen Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17632307261949996727noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489683621680725091.post-3813355095080067542021-10-20T14:41:00.001-04:002021-10-20T14:41:27.101-04:00Spider Week - reading, writing, crafting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Spider week! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3GgnRoH" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1972" data-original-width="2048" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1hgq9EZ80fLu_Yapv76puasnzmGOwFxHrvlYoZbe9jwM8JFDPZh8zprE0B-VnH14eQ7kku9JF59tA3M-cqdgoRuJfOpL4aJsbLfb_1AsongSwKbmqHa7mPcPoC1ybW_FArmjTtAyS5d0/w400-h385/spider+books.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;">There are so many great books - but these are just some of the ones I set out in bookshelf for the kids to read through, and that I might read throughout the week. </div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/National-Geographic-Readers-Laura-Marsh-ebook/dp/B008OBRLTU?dchild=1&keywords=spider+books&qid=1634753896&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExUlhSWDdPU1RPUTJHJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMTg5NzI0MVZRTUdEVzY0UjNVNCZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMTI1NjA2QzZJWFA3MktETVZHJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ%3D%3D&linkCode=li3&tag=theteascau-20&linkId=d1ff8ff0ad5252793ea676f2581b5239&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B008OBRLTU&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=theteascau-20&language=en_US" width="134" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=theteascau-20&language=en_US&l=li3&o=1&a=B008OBRLTU" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Trying-Love-Spiders-Bethany-Barton/dp/0593113713?dchild=1&keywords=spider+books&qid=1634753896&sr=8-3&linkCode=li3&tag=theteascau-20&linkId=1b90fa812e8fee85df296fd7f4d9a96d&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="182" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0593113713&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=theteascau-20&language=en_US" width="200" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=theteascau-20&language=en_US&l=li3&o=1&a=0593113713" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Spider-Disgusting-Critters-Elise-Gravel/dp/1101918543?dchild=1&keywords=spider+books&qid=1634753896&sr=8-5&linkCode=li3&tag=theteascau-20&linkId=630952024e63b7d971f48b56f18af421&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=1101918543&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=theteascau-20&language=en_US" width="146" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=theteascau-20&language=en_US&l=li3&o=1&a=1101918543" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Spiders-Gail-Gibbons/dp/0823410811?dchild=1&keywords=spider+books&qid=1634753896&sr=8-6&linkCode=li3&tag=theteascau-20&linkId=63c75009d14c42b7327657523a282811&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0823410811&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=theteascau-20&language=en_US" width="200" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=theteascau-20&language=en_US&l=li3&o=1&a=0823410811" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Spinning-Spiders-Lets-Read-Find-Out-Science/dp/0064452077?dchild=1&keywords=spider+books&qid=1634753896&sr=8-7&linkCode=li3&tag=theteascau-20&linkId=bd3e8a44bff24ecb65a01c5d679d2235&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="163" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0064452077&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=theteascau-20&language=en_US" width="200" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=theteascau-20&language=en_US&l=li3&o=1&a=0064452077" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Spiders-Scholastic-Reader-Level-Bishop/dp/0545237572?dchild=1&keywords=spider+books&qid=1634753896&sr=8-12&linkCode=li3&tag=theteascau-20&linkId=0b10821ca319b01b1eb4fb7251da004a&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0545237572&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=theteascau-20&language=en_US" width="134" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=theteascau-20&language=en_US&l=li3&o=1&a=0545237572" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Diary-Spider-Doreen-Cronin/dp/0062233009?dchild=1&keywords=spider+books&qid=1634753896&sr=8-18&linkCode=li3&tag=theteascau-20&linkId=a53fab6b7e1c21158574a65e005cc2e6&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0062233009&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=theteascau-20&language=en_US" width="151" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=theteascau-20&language=en_US&l=li3&o=1&a=0062233009" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Are-You-Spider-Backyard-Books/dp/0753456095?dchild=1&keywords=spider+books&qid=1634753896&sr=8-21&linkCode=li3&tag=theteascau-20&linkId=676e62701d31ffc07bf34de8233cc4e4&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0753456095&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=theteascau-20&language=en_US" width="198" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=theteascau-20&language=en_US&l=li3&o=1&a=0753456095" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Aaaarrgghh-Spider-Lydia-Monks/dp/1405210443?dchild=1&keywords=spider+books&qid=1634753896&sr=8-23&linkCode=li3&tag=theteascau-20&linkId=7128e019c65d9a54ca9f5acb54e8b9fb&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=1405210443&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=theteascau-20&language=en_US" width="160" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=theteascau-20&language=en_US&l=li3&o=1&a=1405210443" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For small groups - I'll use Reading A-Z, like usual. I pretty much use their books all the time because I can find thematic books all kinds of different levels. </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/AVvXsEiUpquSoUK3z30UrfgfYvl_SGiIZ1Lq9G9x1WKOPYrkxJoiumVFhyCFtRHf7a5hkqDXuEdA-nnE57QgLTjwn4kyp3A1jb5bU8oYosFQi14xIM6zd56lKw8_rveatrnWRez5dwD9KPcCebE/s1390/spider+guided+reading.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="921" data-original-width="1390" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUpquSoUK3z30UrfgfYvl_SGiIZ1Lq9G9x1WKOPYrkxJoiumVFhyCFtRHf7a5hkqDXuEdA-nnE57QgLTjwn4kyp3A1jb5bU8oYosFQi14xIM6zd56lKw8_rveatrnWRez5dwD9KPcCebE/w640-h424/spider+guided+reading.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For centers, I'll post the link to Storyline Online reading <a href="https://amzn.to/3pkk6by" target="_blank">Sophie's Masterpiece </a>and have the kids do a reading response that goes with our standards for the week.</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/AVvXsEiY-V2Bnev_JK96Wo7wfxvH4tK1g2GjwfHiOq2puTOvXPGWzzVens_gYiEq4iFaEVuVNEyiUl6QVenePoThGk_t4iAC-cXk7a7Q4tF5QQi5cOdSITwWMQ9TlqMwmQFZN03d4WBiOM69F0w/s704/spider+storyline+online.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="429" data-original-width="704" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY-V2Bnev_JK96Wo7wfxvH4tK1g2GjwfHiOq2puTOvXPGWzzVens_gYiEq4iFaEVuVNEyiUl6QVenePoThGk_t4iAC-cXk7a7Q4tF5QQi5cOdSITwWMQ9TlqMwmQFZN03d4WBiOM69F0w/w640-h390/spider+storyline+online.png" width="640" /></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;">Another listening center will be to listen to BookFlix Diary of a Spider and a Spiderling Grows Up. </div><div style="text-align: right;"></div>
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<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIBcovkTmVj3kJ2MGY3kRTT2hg0ckw00P0gUm4RHk2vjqS_XJM5CMuOCGTp9jpG06MihvklbJ5EryVudfYEavMIgcth_aw8qsDvsSTvXASAk8LL4vqYdFq8ZyPrJ0TL_xNOnUFRlOw0qA/s1099/bookflix+spiders.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="822" data-original-width="1099" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIBcovkTmVj3kJ2MGY3kRTT2hg0ckw00P0gUm4RHk2vjqS_XJM5CMuOCGTp9jpG06MihvklbJ5EryVudfYEavMIgcth_aw8qsDvsSTvXASAk8LL4vqYdFq8ZyPrJ0TL_xNOnUFRlOw0qA/w640-h478/bookflix+spiders.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Throughout the week, we work through vocabulary - this one is one of my favorites "camouflage" - giving them cut outs of different color spiders and they have to think of a way to camouflage their spider. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3in0Qus47vdnNcgfx1owM1RSlCqz9P_PHzF0kHpKpw8QkMGbHrNYkOWoJ3as-g4IpcZ1kRZAGhtn-mdhpOaJuZAy_i0Ak9_ReGTo8Li2KATDLe6iie4tUKEkhAs2AXjFlYMrjrfSKtBA/s802/spider+camouflage+spelling+journal.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="802" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3in0Qus47vdnNcgfx1owM1RSlCqz9P_PHzF0kHpKpw8QkMGbHrNYkOWoJ3as-g4IpcZ1kRZAGhtn-mdhpOaJuZAy_i0Ak9_ReGTo8Li2KATDLe6iie4tUKEkhAs2AXjFlYMrjrfSKtBA/w640-h478/spider+camouflage+spelling+journal.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We also add it into our <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/My-Spelling-Journal-Spelling-and-Sight-Words-and-More-1017818" target="_blank">SPELLING JOURNALS </a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As we read more <a href="https://amzn.to/3C40Lz4" target="_blank">nonfiction books</a>, we add to our <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Jen-Ross-Teacher-By-The-Beach/Search:spider" target="_blank">Tree Map</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/AVvXsEi_FMv1LQlWdpS6NHyLo7d8LA15UG4J9HRAVJddgB-iBVHVJw7RryNuDCR-WUWrlYylZuxiVgQRFifsIOJ6-v3yEY3ZQR1K85AE-2_xBjWLC3_AVby_YJN4WiIA1pcl_Z7I32O0ZHHLBOg/s812/spiders+and+reading+buddies.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="611" data-original-width="812" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_FMv1LQlWdpS6NHyLo7d8LA15UG4J9HRAVJddgB-iBVHVJw7RryNuDCR-WUWrlYylZuxiVgQRFifsIOJ6-v3yEY3ZQR1K85AE-2_xBjWLC3_AVby_YJN4WiIA1pcl_Z7I32O0ZHHLBOg/w640-h482/spiders+and+reading+buddies.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then they start writing out their research. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrsfrp-KivjbUz0byssioAnvyE7vSm_dT_t0OmVI26bqzI5bnK9o2Bv64_HsuKZruu7UQE_ynd1U8fp04PstkjzBeo_VHU_ai0VBbDY4o6YZbPPuBHkOGpvdYSExBU4W0MsizOtAaXXNA/s809/spider+facts+writing6.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="613" data-original-width="809" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrsfrp-KivjbUz0byssioAnvyE7vSm_dT_t0OmVI26bqzI5bnK9o2Bv64_HsuKZruu7UQE_ynd1U8fp04PstkjzBeo_VHU_ai0VBbDY4o6YZbPPuBHkOGpvdYSExBU4W0MsizOtAaXXNA/w640-h484/spider+facts+writing6.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>One of the crafts we do, if we have time, is create their own spider webs and spiders - you'd be surprised at how hard making those spider webs are! But I love how they come out. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhRmXGZhWP1f8O1iNPq-wSjX8Waubtw4IT6yqzNWPqoq746puBrnGXX5tcdsOldADeGxC7djxQtb3Nb2CRuqK9GkGtyi4rJ7UYjMCZqCWnr0_6Hvr7I8hQ45BL5EpzFAFDSHaKZcmHAw8/s849/spider+facts+writing3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="631" data-original-width="849" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhRmXGZhWP1f8O1iNPq-wSjX8Waubtw4IT6yqzNWPqoq746puBrnGXX5tcdsOldADeGxC7djxQtb3Nb2CRuqK9GkGtyi4rJ7UYjMCZqCWnr0_6Hvr7I8hQ45BL5EpzFAFDSHaKZcmHAw8/w640-h476/spider+facts+writing3.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><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/AVvXsEjXEnvHq88E7DWlRxpdY-iYEABy8Bsz-6lr5xLFdqX1ruM2oE5fWW5zlhvf1SSzOadgB9n2EoHOJDA06lP3pT9UVv3VxMLsMJqIMt_UhL61MuXW_5If1gSoO5m9jXqB_43Ezzto_Eef-oQ/s800/spider+facts+writing.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="607" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXEnvHq88E7DWlRxpdY-iYEABy8Bsz-6lr5xLFdqX1ruM2oE5fWW5zlhvf1SSzOadgB9n2EoHOJDA06lP3pT9UVv3VxMLsMJqIMt_UhL61MuXW_5If1gSoO5m9jXqB_43Ezzto_Eef-oQ/w486-h640/spider+facts+writing.png" width="486" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We like to throw in some math in there every so often too.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMkY26OtdjiVNcF68Z8fTEHCmNsBBnmlWtjHLv04qKkYRFUkdmicutnsK9Jc3MjzqcQI1DxzuoenXCSWBSok9iJ1maRiECIrE8GAvHhntTnc9OGPNRj-7lFUM10lJtkH4BwLpqy8Dia7g/s819/spider+graph.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="819" data-original-width="607" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMkY26OtdjiVNcF68Z8fTEHCmNsBBnmlWtjHLv04qKkYRFUkdmicutnsK9Jc3MjzqcQI1DxzuoenXCSWBSok9iJ1maRiECIrE8GAvHhntTnc9OGPNRj-7lFUM10lJtkH4BwLpqy8Dia7g/w474-h640/spider+graph.png" width="474" /></a></div>Ooh! And some poetry! We work on rhyming, verbs, adjectives, and of course fluency! <br /><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/AVvXsEiA9QRCwF7FIMh636eCPk-SquHNI7UAuslFJEijwJVutHzrFnVbMNELFCEx4_Ctd2NvE38eDk24IUC-Db6uuPuQtH1o1Xce_U0lkqP3awAEpGJg8PG_bOeOXUU_0PiI8Qlwc42kiWI-ZNI/s817/spider+poem.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="817" data-original-width="602" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA9QRCwF7FIMh636eCPk-SquHNI7UAuslFJEijwJVutHzrFnVbMNELFCEx4_Ctd2NvE38eDk24IUC-Db6uuPuQtH1o1Xce_U0lkqP3awAEpGJg8PG_bOeOXUU_0PiI8Qlwc42kiWI-ZNI/w472-h640/spider+poem.png" width="472" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are some of the <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Jen-Ross-Teacher-By-The-Beach/Search:spider" target="_blank">CENTERS </a>we do - this has changed over the years, since we started having 1 to 1 laptops, I was able to add in some other activities and research. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOypah_IrEqwGzKZAn9qTtNtqwdJ_4bI4qz563DnSqUsPMVCUYgja7MDEMMbZa6bccl_U-gfq3NcE-S4XdEhEQVG2y4AOYls4Py4fKfdox0MCb98vOU6kTVcYvJ4xvqJNVGUn1BnD_UF4/s1023/spider+week+centers.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="783" data-original-width="1023" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOypah_IrEqwGzKZAn9qTtNtqwdJ_4bI4qz563DnSqUsPMVCUYgja7MDEMMbZa6bccl_U-gfq3NcE-S4XdEhEQVG2y4AOYls4Py4fKfdox0MCb98vOU6kTVcYvJ4xvqJNVGUn1BnD_UF4/w640-h490/spider+week+centers.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of the fun things we do for our grammar lesson, working on prepositions, is our <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwK1uTYa0rUHUnk2ZlVDRHhGT2s/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-nYNaZWlw6bWq4dKv07POhw" target="_blank">Spider Walk Book! </a>. 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(Read about it <a href="http://www.teacherbythebeach.com/2017/06/motivation-monday-managing-centers.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>).<div><br /></div><div>One of the things on the rotation slide is Journal. </div><div><br /></div><div>Sometimes it's a reading response to a "listening" station...<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgYcy4ZBc7EjvsuTzYAqHeI0H4vGYSxOp75rhoB-xRHE1_8w4W50RZyRKYYRjy85L43TEv2Q8tP9d17u_hOXeqwdhxw7Uo3kPNWBArypWr-1fJ10LwhC3ZzBkXubQRT9KooKTipmuo3gM/s1075/Screenshot_20211014-130150_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1075" height="475" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgYcy4ZBc7EjvsuTzYAqHeI0H4vGYSxOp75rhoB-xRHE1_8w4W50RZyRKYYRjy85L43TEv2Q8tP9d17u_hOXeqwdhxw7Uo3kPNWBArypWr-1fJ10LwhC3ZzBkXubQRT9KooKTipmuo3gM/w640-h475/Screenshot_20211014-130150_Instagram.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>and sometimes it's a journal response to something we've been learning about or something that goes along with our theme for the week. <div>
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One thing I have my kids do EVERY day is WRITE.<br /><br /></div><div>
Yes, we have a guided writing time, but I also want them to have a free-writing time... a time where they just WRITE, without me grading it and without them worrying about spelling and conventions, although a lot of students still love to use their <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/My-Spelling-Journal-Spelling-and-Sight-Words-and-More-1017818" target="_blank">Spelling Journals</a> during this time, which I encourage them to do so if they want.<br />
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Ok, so I DO grade it, but just in the sense of "Did you do enough or your best effort??" I mean, you have to give effort, right?<br />
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When I taught First grade, I made our journals out of the storybook paper for each month.<br />
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But in Second grade, they don't need to start off writing so big, so I can use regular composition notebooks. So instead of making covers for the front of the big journals I used in 1st grade, I made these composition notebook tabs for each month. </div>
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Well, a lot of activities come from my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Writing-with-Rubrics-and-More-BUNDLE-1947688" target="_blank">Monthly Writing Activities</a>.</div>
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In addition to our <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/My-Spelling-Journal-Spelling-and-Sight-Words-and-More-1017818" target="_blank">Spelling Journals</a>, they also use their Word Bank folders that give them some ideas on what they could include in their writing.</div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004JZMWLW?ie=UTF8&psc=1&linkCode=li2&tag=theteascau-20&linkId=f7bca38e527c464f9b3e0cec399440c3&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B004JZMWLW&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=theteascau-20&language=en_US" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm trying out a <a href="https://amzn.to/3j2Hs1j" target="_blank">new heat protectant for my hair</a> - so far, I like it! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=theteascau-20&language=en_US&l=li2&o=1&a=B004JZMWLW" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /> </div><div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07YPNW7SF?ie=UTF8&psc=1&linkCode=li2&tag=theteascau-20&linkId=61326470174025ef61a409712ad2e81c&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B07YPNW7SF&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=theteascau-20&language=en_US" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3j2fkf3" target="_blank">These bats</a> are fun to have around the house! Just a bit of advice, use 2 sticker strips for the larger bats. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=theteascau-20&language=en_US&l=li2&o=1&a=B07YPNW7SF" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" />
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<br /></div>Jen Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17632307261949996727noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489683621680725091.post-60656205697385031022021-10-08T11:39:00.002-04:002021-10-08T11:39:21.743-04:00Planning for Bat Week<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Next week, Bat week is on the menu!! </div>
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I have a lot of posts from the past on our Bat weeks - There was <strike>some</strike> tons of fun to be had! Click {<a href="http://theteacherscauldron.blogspot.com/2014/10/last-week-was-one-of-my-favorite-weeks.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>} to check out 1st Grade's bat activities. You can check out what I did when I taught 2nd grade {<a href="http://theteacherscauldron.blogspot.com/2012/10/bats-overload.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>} and {<a href="http://theteacherscauldron.blogspot.com/2012/10/bats-sentence-imitation-and-ode-to-my.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>}.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But I'll give you some of my must dos in this post...</div>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/National-Geographic-Readers-Elizabeth-Carney-ebook/dp/B008OBRAOG?dchild=1&keywords=bat+books&qid=1633705832&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyNzdBSVQ3Ujc5QzlSJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMDEwNDQ1MzFQNUFXQTRFM0NYNiZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwODI5Njc1M0pZVVVYSTRIMFEwSyZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU%3D&linkCode=li2&tag=theteascau-20&linkId=539050b39dc82b44554d07c5ab7b398e&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B008OBRAOG&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=theteascau-20&language=en_US" width="134" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=theteascau-20&language=en_US&l=li2&o=1&a=B008OBRAOG" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bat-Disgusting-Critters-Elise-Gravel/dp/0735266484?dchild=1&keywords=bat+books&qid=1633706399&sr=8-3&linkCode=li2&tag=theteascau-20&linkId=b73f09885e51bbcc86ac6668f0a7739f&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0735266484&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=theteascau-20&language=en_US" width="148" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=theteascau-20&language=en_US&l=li2&o=1&a=0735266484" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Zipping-Zapping-Zooming-Lets-Read-Find-Out/dp/006445133X?dchild=1&keywords=bat+books&qid=1633706399&sr=8-5&linkCode=li2&tag=theteascau-20&linkId=2208ece9439805cd389e1a7c530a50c7&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="161" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=006445133X&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=theteascau-20&language=en_US" width="200" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=theteascau-20&language=en_US&l=li2&o=1&a=006445133X" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bats-New-Updated-Gail-Gibbons/dp/0823443558?dchild=1&keywords=bat+books&qid=1633706399&sr=8-6&linkCode=li2&tag=theteascau-20&linkId=7c533ee779e109522c6441b7e1447268&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0823443558&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=theteascau-20&language=en_US" width="199" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=theteascau-20&language=en_US&l=li2&o=1&a=0823443558" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bats-at-Beach-Bat-Book/dp/0544668405?dchild=1&keywords=bat+books&qid=1633706399&sr=8-12&linkCode=li2&tag=theteascau-20&linkId=2161f04f8097cdd50a1b92c2422ec986&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="168" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0544668405&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=theteascau-20&language=en_US" width="200" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=theteascau-20&language=en_US&l=li2&o=1&a=0544668405" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Stellaluna-25th-Anniversary-Janell-Cannon/dp/0544874358?dchild=1&keywords=bat+books&qid=1633706399&sr=8-17&linkCode=li2&tag=theteascau-20&linkId=34589c5a69eedd459d5327f5590e18c3&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0544874358&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=theteascau-20&language=en_US" width="200" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=theteascau-20&language=en_US&l=li2&o=1&a=0544874358" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Fly-Guy-Presents-Scholastic-Reader/dp/0545778131?dchild=1&keywords=bat+books&qid=1633706399&sr=8-18&linkCode=li2&tag=theteascau-20&linkId=57661ebda925c5b12e9db4335db64272&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0545778131&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=theteascau-20&language=en_US" width="134" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=theteascau-20&language=en_US&l=li2&o=1&a=0545778131" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nightsong-Ari-Berk/dp/1416978860?dchild=1&keywords=bat+books&qid=1633706399&sr=8-19&linkCode=li2&tag=theteascau-20&linkId=e4eb0091d004e391ccab474e5f131aa5&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="183" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=1416978860&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=theteascau-20&language=en_US" width="200" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=theteascau-20&language=en_US&l=li2&o=1&a=1416978860" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bat-Loves-Night-Read-Wonder/dp/0763624381?dchild=1&keywords=bat+books&qid=1633706399&sr=8-30&linkCode=li2&tag=theteascau-20&linkId=d0820aba341c877a8587f77e66a285e7&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0763624381&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=theteascau-20&language=en_US" width="184" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=theteascau-20&language=en_US&l=li2&o=1&a=0763624381" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Click the image to check out more bat books on Amazon. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3oJKR9d" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1983" data-original-width="2048" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3h_g8EWfseIaHOetPTF2eSHT7MRgm89pbaTBdaFgQLez90-nIIiA4rEV2BtpbShnl9JV6QP2I809suGifKlURBV3QphPl56HmcUJjiB9rs6_kNNOiwaj9JaoNU1p1YiVgdU62zR-nBvk/w400-h388/bat+book+image.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="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;">
After we read one of the NF books, we started in on the <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/All-About-Bats-Using-Non-fiction-and-Stellaluna-353866"> Bats Tree Map</a>. The numbers and checkmarks are from when we used this as our planning sheet for our Facts About Bats Writing. We glued it into our reader's notebook and kept adding to our tree map throughout the week.</div>
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We also learned how to draw a bat. I found this OH SO CUTE directed drawing from <a href="http://www.breninroom10.com/2013/10/bat-directed-drawing-tutorial.html">Bren in Room 10</a>. When I made the print up for it, I made sure to put where I got it... because I knew I'd forget - ha!</div>
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One of the best things I like about directed drawings is that I get to learn how to draw too - haahaa! I had my kids add a few more details so we could label the actual parts of the bat.</div>
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Then I had them draw the habitat that they would be living in....some got so creative! Here's a cave.</div>
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And then the treebranch...I just love the artistic abilities that these kids have!</div>
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After we read Stellaluna, we did our SWBSF (found in my <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/All-About-Bats-Using-Non-fiction-and-Stellaluna-353866">Bat pack</a>) that they wrote in their reader's notebook. </div>
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Then they wrote it out in <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/All-About-Bats-Using-Non-fiction-and-Stellaluna-353866">paragraph form</a>. They had to highlight the "cue" words to make sure they were writing the events in order and to make sure they included all their details. I will say that ALREADY my kids are getting how to turn their notes into writing! I have a few that are still struggling, but that's ok - they're getting better! The OH SO CUTE bat is a FREEBIE craft that comes from one of my favorite ladies, <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/going-batty-free-craftivity-357637">A Cupcake for the Teacher</a>.</div>
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The funniest part?? I typed up the poem in a rush one morning and didn't even have time to proofread it... and we found a few mistakes - woops!! Oh well. A good editing lesson, right? haa!</div>
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See some of the activities in this post in my <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/All-About-Bats-Using-Non-fiction-and-Stellaluna-353866">Bats Unit</a>!</div>
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