Happpppppy Friiiiiday!
Oh, this is a wonderful day!
We have a full day of Professional Development today and our students have the day off! On our agenda: more STEP training, setting up Power Hour (reading intervention) groups, extended team meetings, and a few other things I'm forgetting.
Definitely a day for a venti Pumpkin Spice!
Definitely a day for a venti Pumpkin Spice!
I'm linking up with Doodle Bugs Teaching
for an exciting Five for Friday!
for an exciting Five for Friday!
5. Gratitude!
This week was a tough one. This year has already been a tough one! Some years are like that. Last year was absolutely wonderful...I would say to my students "it's time for fact fluency!" and they would cheer and be SO excited! This year, I'm reminding students that we sit in our chairs, with our fingers safely out of our mouth, nose, ears...and that's okay. It's just a different type of year :)
It's always easier though when you have incredible support from your teammates, especially in the form of a surprise in your inbox. Here's two separate items I received this week:
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Seriously, how wonderful is that note?
Especially when my students are noisily moving throughout the building (we're working on it!)...I appreciate the kind words!
And you may have seen this on my Instagram:
This just makes me so happy :)
People are so kind and this treat came from one of the most incredible special educators I've ever met!
4. Check out these readers!
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We don't officially start Power Hour for another two weeks, but I've been pulling small groups of below-level readers. We have no time to waste! This week we read The Very Busy Hen from Leveled Literacy Instruction and compared it to a read aloud of The Little Red Hen by Paul Galdone. They rocked it!
3. Brain Breaks: Self-Selected!
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Who needs technology? This is how my student celebrates hard work...he's rapping his math facts for a brain break!
Watch out American Idol!
Watch out American Idol!
2. It's time!!! The Fall Style Me Challenge opens today! Have you signed up? I. Cannot. WAIT! Here's yesterday's outfit:
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I wasn't sure about it...I love the WHBM burgundy pants...except they are the type that "grow" throughout the day :( By the end of the day, they are falling off! So I paired it with a larger shirt from the Work Your Wear Challenge list. Completely out of my comfort zone & a much more casual look for work than I'm used to. But no worries, because when I arrived at school, I realized my co-teacher chose almost the exact same outfit!
I guess this means I "have to" go purchase the same pair of Toms (hers are SO cute!).
1. Positive Feedback
I try to share little moments of happiness (and sometimes desperation) from my teaching week here on my blog. I also try very hard not to focus solely on marketing and tooting my own horn. Nobody wants to read that! But I did want to share this feedback I received this week because it literally made me cry
(I had an emotional week)!
(I had an emotional week)!
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Seriously?!?
I've reread it maybe 50 times! I may have also snapped a photo and emailed to a few people ;) It took me more than two years to complete my GRIT Trackers packet and I put everything I've got into it! I also presented on it this past summer at the KIPP School Summit in Houston. I'm so excited about this feedback and decided to throw a giveaway! You can read more about this packet and my presentation here.
Hurry! the giveaway is a quick one! It's opens right now and ends at midnight this Sunday. I can't wait to hear how you will incorporate GRIT trackers with your students!
Please sign up below to win this 215 page resource!
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Thank you very much!
For sticking with this l-o-n-g post, I'm also linking up with Teaching Blog Addicts for a festive Freebie Friday!
It's an easy & effective addition to Daily 5 and/or Guided Reading block. I also have a collection to last the entire year here:
It's on sale 50% off through Sunday - only $2.25!
Have a fantastic Friday!
I would use this with tracking my students progress and seeing on paper on growth they show!
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Oh my! Sounds like you are having a year. We all have those. My last year of teaching was like that. Pulling my hair out by noon (or earlier) every day. Just remember, baby steps. They will make improvements and grow, just in their own way. Keep your head up. Sounds like you have a very supportive team.
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-liveloveserveteach
I also teach 2nd grade and team teach. I'm in charge of math, so your GRIT tracker would be so helpful with tracking fact fluency. I think this product would help my students be more accountable for their learning and also be helpful to show parents at conferences.
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Your grit tracker looks great! I teach K and would love to use it with my class!
ReplyDeleteMy year has been off to a more difficult start too - I just keep telling myself that this too shall pass. :) I need a good data tracker for my students and this looks very thorough! :)
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Mrs. Spangler in the Middle
Ugh, I hate it when my pants grow throughout the day, it's the WORST!!! Love your grit kit. I'm a SPED teacher and I can always use new data collection/growth monitoring tools. This looks super thorough, I just might need to snag it up even if I'm not the winner :)
ReplyDeleteMy personal goal this year was to use student data - this would be ideal for both me and my first graders!
ReplyDeleteThis is absolutely the best! I so appreciate your hard work and sharing with us all. I've been looking for a way to be more organized with my student data but also have the students be able to reflect on their own work. Seeing their progress is so motivating!
ReplyDeleteWow! This planner would be a great way to monitor students' progress - especially now that we're switching to a new Common Core report card - they're all missing the "normal" grades.
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