tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92070576135774611182024-03-15T01:23:23.938-07:00A Day in the Life of a Classroom TeacherMs. Malehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10513106814896344022noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207057613577461118.post-75100770186970294532013-09-08T19:24:00.002-07:002013-09-08T19:24:38.372-07:00Classroom Tour 2012-2013<div style="text-align: center;">
As promised, I am back with a classroom tour. This was actually my classroom in May of last school year. I thought you'd rather see these than walls with no student work on it yet. </div>
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So this is the view of the front of the class from the door. I have them sit in table groups.</div>
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This is from the front door showing the back of the room. BTW ... those 3 cabinets back there are the ONLY storage cabinets I have!! My handsome husband lets me store things in <i>his</i> garage though. ;)</div>
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This is a view of the wall that the door is on. I love this huge window because I can see when the principal is coming. lol. The U-table is where I do all my interventioning. Oh and sidenote on those mailboxes:: See how I had to add 3 trays because I had 33 kiddos last year?! Yeah, well this year because California is FINALLY looking a little better money wise, we get to go back down to 27 or 28. PTL!</div>
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A close up of the window. I changed the numbers after I made some cuter ones for this year. I'll share later. The greenhouses from Lakeshore are my fav! I found a few sets in their warehouse. ((yes, I said warehouse. I am a very lucky teacher to have one of the two in the country on my way home from work -- convenient yet VERY very dangerous))</div>
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Writing Wall</div>
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My district uses SRAs Imagine It! and we have to have what's called a Concept/Question board. It's kinda like a themed board that the kids can post on. I also have my reading area here. My mission is to make this library a little more inviting. It's kind of sad looking in my opinion.</div>
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Math wall. This is also the corner where all my literacy center activities for the kids are housed. </div>
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Behavior chart, drawing/coloring grading scale, and class rules. I also have another wall up there to display work. </div>
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It's kind of hard to see but the white strips on his hat have word families written on them. </div>
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I have always wanted a tree, so this year I gave myself one. The project is from some cute blogger out there... I can't remember who. Please let me know so I can credit them.</div>
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High Frequency Word Wall and some classroom news.</div>
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Calendar stuff. I love using the songs and Zero the Hero stuff from Kathleen at <a href="http://growingkinders.blogspot.com/">Growing Kinders</a>.</div>
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picture of the board. nothing fancy here.</div>
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center cards on red chart, projector cart, big book stand, and pocket chart.</div>
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Teacher corner... Behind the blue pocket chart in the last picture is my bookcase with TEs and M-F tubs... again from the Lakeshore warehouse. I would pay full price for these though! Loooove them! I know the wall looks a little cluttered but I love putting up all the little notes and pictures my kidlets give me through the year. </div>
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Here is the other window on the door wall. You can see the writing table, my little teacher corner, and the birthday balloons.</div>
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Writing table and can I please vent to all the ocd teachers out there?! I know you are noticing it and it drives me insane DAILY! My filing cabinets don't match! eeek! I asked if I could paint them and they told me no. :( </div>
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Okay so I hope you enjoyed the tour and will keep checking back in with me. I really have missed blogging with all you out there! </div>
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<br />Ms. Malehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10513106814896344022noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207057613577461118.post-72612669126033803212013-09-05T16:19:00.003-07:002013-09-05T16:19:39.666-07:00ABC ... practice with printing and letter sounds<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'm baaaaaack! So much has happened in the last year and apparently planning a WEDDING got in the way of my blogging. Yup! That's right, I got married. I am now Mrs. Brittney Sanderson! So exciting! I can't stop using these exclamation marks!!! It's been tricky starting the year with a new name. I keep saying to the kids "Ms. Male....I mean Mrs. Sanderson." They probably are thinking I have multiple personalities. Anyways, so with a new name and new house (yes, we tackled that milestone as well) come other new changes. I went to ITeachK! this summer in Vegas and realized, I need to start selling my stuff on TpT. I held off for so long because I really love getting stuff for free and giving back, but at the same time I would like to make some money. So without further ado... my Teachers Pay Teachers page is up and running. First item for sale:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It's a packet that includes one page per letter. Print them, pass them out to the kiddos, and BAM independent work time. They get practice with writing the letter, identifying the letter, and learning the letter sound. Here's a sample of the Bb page.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So if this looks like something you could use, please head over and buy it. Leave me some feedback too. First person to write a comment here with their email (because I just want to make sure anyone is still reading this - lol) will get it sent to them for free! </span></div>
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<br />Ms. Malehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10513106814896344022noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207057613577461118.post-42361972995055277102012-03-17T08:22:00.000-07:002012-03-17T08:22:23.145-07:00Story Writing Template... and some blog love.<div style="text-align: center;">Let me tell you.... my kinders can make up some stories. Now when it came to putting their stories onto paper ::crickets:: They could not do it. I blog hunted like crazy to get some ideas on how to better guide them. I stalked everyone's pinterests too. Nothing. Finally, a teacher friend shared a template with me and this is what we came up with....</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">First, we read some fantasy stories and made an anchor chart. I really like to keep these simple for my little ones because I want them to actually be able to read it and refer to it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgascp1WGX1F2ntxOFAkKHxRYl08BFRafVrtF4ARXOWFmxCc1tm5u7gyoopEUQYUM84BFnYDVVUwly295kaqH6-TAsRfAme8dKFv0yl92WfrLbMcyvj1_DenZZfrsPVl5owI7-bHJcsq3v6/s1600/Picture+3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgascp1WGX1F2ntxOFAkKHxRYl08BFRafVrtF4ARXOWFmxCc1tm5u7gyoopEUQYUM84BFnYDVVUwly295kaqH6-TAsRfAme8dKFv0yl92WfrLbMcyvj1_DenZZfrsPVl5owI7-bHJcsq3v6/s320/Picture+3.png" width="253" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next, we filled in the web with some of our ideas. They picked a character, name, place, why the character went to the place, what could go wrong. We then filled in the template and TAAA DAAA... a story! ((note: this is my friend's story. I forgot to take a picture of mine.)) We did this 3 times, taking more and more away from the template each time. Oh, and this was the template we started with:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>One day, there lived a ___ named ____. ___ went to ____ to ____. When __ got to _____ the _____ was/were too ______. So ______ called _____ for help. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0fgn8GJTOtmSN6q0bFwUT9G0ch3YsxwMleDJm5duin1kni0Bw2TX63rpDElIsm7giUwVXUvydImhKxParsHEik_deDcGJz0XHZChNsUBi8CRXSZ2N0x081LL4OId9SsMyjN19DN4Z1-pN/s1600/Picture+2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0fgn8GJTOtmSN6q0bFwUT9G0ch3YsxwMleDJm5duin1kni0Bw2TX63rpDElIsm7giUwVXUvydImhKxParsHEik_deDcGJz0XHZChNsUBi8CRXSZ2N0x081LL4OId9SsMyjN19DN4Z1-pN/s320/Picture+2.png" width="283" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> I walked them through creating their own web using this paper. Next week, we will begin writing. Wish us luck! I hope this can help some other struggling teacher out too. ;)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>click the picture for your own copy</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B7yMruiyxwzCdTduN19HVElTYXFCcWIwdWJocS1lZw"><img border="0" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM3tHmLT8rCNFD54JOSx_Bns6a0RpjALNNn9f8lnFmnYh1F17-rgqo3_BYNOLWK83A12Eau77TMZUyFuXp54i8ueDeYY4qxst2uw66BavVArCV2LdaJE-sxD2ov0-fqlc9X8OGIJ3MWdZn/s320/Picture+1.png" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: auto;">Oh and I have received some blog awards lately and haven't had a chance to post them...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: auto;">Mrs. Johnson at <a href="http://littlemissteacher2012.blogspot.com/">Little Miss Teacher</a> and Mrs. S at <a href="http://staplersstrategies.blogspot.com/">Stapler's Strategies</a> gave me the Top 10 Award! So glad they did, so that I could find their super cute blogs and become a follower! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: auto;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://staplersstrategies.blogspot.com/">Mrs. S</a>, Deb at <a href="http://simplytheclassroom.blogspot.com/">Simply the Classroom</a>, and Emily at <a href="http://circusoflearning.blogspot.com/">Circus of Learning</a> also gave me this pretty award...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLL5yimVaWyB6TPpbi_lMMKZaFpcvHBBKsfjTb7DTDMZllH21tX2nk4MxyOKdbqXfe75DHdcfNGnNnRTO3_u35ENnXcPWUfGuhUsxuEGKkhuZjSFb9tp1zx7hUVhX-8QFLyElMVlzKluoH/s1600/Picture+5.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLL5yimVaWyB6TPpbi_lMMKZaFpcvHBBKsfjTb7DTDMZllH21tX2nk4MxyOKdbqXfe75DHdcfNGnNnRTO3_u35ENnXcPWUfGuhUsxuEGKkhuZjSFb9tp1zx7hUVhX-8QFLyElMVlzKluoH/s200/Picture+5.png" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am off to celebrate St. Patrick's Day and will return the award giving favor later. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNF0MVsJXE695qCbsibzWVGwnCWFeSFpSdqpNetvgwFcquPolwwxZ9nP7BJdhlBUh8EgYft-tztwG4u50OQMHcTvnA9oewNsdySs_DRjYJr1E7N_LYS5e8DxU5HcaYShYwZAS5Bu_mJr7b/s1600/Picture+4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNF0MVsJXE695qCbsibzWVGwnCWFeSFpSdqpNetvgwFcquPolwwxZ9nP7BJdhlBUh8EgYft-tztwG4u50OQMHcTvnA9oewNsdySs_DRjYJr1E7N_LYS5e8DxU5HcaYShYwZAS5Bu_mJr7b/s1600/Picture+4.png" /></a></div>Ms. Malehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10513106814896344022noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207057613577461118.post-9422115503757209012012-02-28T19:38:00.004-08:002012-03-17T08:23:28.186-07:00Dr. Seuss Writing Packet<div style="text-align: center;">Wow! Anyone who has gone blog-hopping or pintresting lately will not be able to argue with this next statement.... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br />
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</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">So in honor of our Rhyming Hero, I have created a little mini author's study for my kinders. This particular freebie just deals with writing. I will definitely be doing all the cutesy things I have seen to supplement the packet. I am just going to read a book each day ((The Cat in the Hat, Horton Hears a Who, The Foot Book, and Green Eggs and Ham)) and have the kids write about it. Maybe their favorite part or if they liked it or not. Then at the end, they will choose their favorite book and write why it was their fav. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Ms. Malehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10513106814896344022noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207057613577461118.post-23130419730618527102011-12-08T21:22:00.002-08:002012-02-26T16:56:29.985-08:00Oh Where, Oh Where, Has This Little Blog Gone...<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Remember how I told you all that I don't have my own classroom because I teach half the day in one teacher's class and half the day in another teacher's class? Well... I have had to rethink some things and adapt a little. Because I teach math (calendar included) and I didn't have the wall space for my calendar materials, I had to improvise a little. A friend gave me one of those huge science project presentation boards (covered in clear contact paper) and here is what I came up with...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">So my new position is kind of interesting. I am teaching math and writing in two kinder classes of 33 kiddos each. It's kind of weird because all I have is a desk and a cabinet to put my things. Not to mention, I am like a lot of you and obsessed with room environment. I have no control over that with the classroom. Plus the back and forth between the classes makes for a looong day. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Now you know why I have been MIA... but I am BACK and plan on posting a lot. Especially when it comes to writing because our writing curriculum is awful and I just plan on using it very loosely. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">As a way of saying sorry for neglecting you and get you all back in my good graces... here are some math sorting mats I made. Just laminate and place in a tray or tub or baggy and you've got yourself some workshop activities. </div><div><br />
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</div>Ms. Malehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10513106814896344022noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207057613577461118.post-65013972242029466492011-08-28T18:49:00.000-07:002011-08-28T18:49:46.279-07:00I got my job back!!<div style="text-align: center;">Soooo first, I am feeling all kinds of guilty for not posting in forever. As I've mentioned before, I received a layoff notice last year and have just been crossing my fingers and hoping that California could get a budget together and my district could find the money to bring me back. Well guess what?! They called me last Tuesday and offered me a kindergarten spot at a new school. No more 2nd grade, which makes me a little sad, but I am really excited to be back in kinder. I wasn't really able to do much in my classroom until last Friday and we start back on Tuesday. Yes, TUESDAY. Not a lot of time. Crazy. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The really good news is that now that I know what grade I am teaching, I can start creating things and taking pictures and posting very soon. I really have missed sharing with you all. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">Oh, and if you are a kinder teacher, please leave me a comment so I can come stalk your blog or Pinterest! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><br />
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</span>Ms. Malehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10513106814896344022noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207057613577461118.post-36471286660341584972011-08-11T14:41:00.000-07:002011-08-11T14:41:36.640-07:00Vocabulary Template and Exciting News!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjymLWUAvEL03op2gvMSf5_1rRhV8zvqfIJtROa8923QPR1rWHzwdvEoIwtcAxqm5q5gp5j2BS77PNqPZZjJrP2V2nYCrjwpXl_JCj9vDDiwK8B0erIDR4Eu7xChvZRAA3kZRhObkWVFC9N/s1600/Picture+1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjymLWUAvEL03op2gvMSf5_1rRhV8zvqfIJtROa8923QPR1rWHzwdvEoIwtcAxqm5q5gp5j2BS77PNqPZZjJrP2V2nYCrjwpXl_JCj9vDDiwK8B0erIDR4Eu7xChvZRAA3kZRhObkWVFC9N/s320/Picture+1.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was accepted as an author to "Me and My Gang". It was originally made for 2nd grade teachers to find each other, but now the girls who started it are opening it up to other grade levels. Head on over and get yourself an author spot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><center><a href="http://meanmygang.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" src="http://i1024.photobucket.com/albums/y302/MickeyD13/button-16.png" /></a></center><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Obsessed with this balloon idea from Mrs. McComish at <a href="http://monarchmadness.blogspot.com/">Monarch Madness</a>. She is new to the blog scene and has some really cute classroom pictures you guys should check out. <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Not to mention she is having her first giveaway... $20 to Target. </span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://monarchmadness.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8Yz-NgRF5eKCE3fbnTqEfeeg8aUv8UDcwVdOOXGNZERGnFuEwpjuR6FHAtMACiu5Ae4tCRCtlJcqCY5kLTN94E07g6fPFv9CpBbT_6_DczqhE4A-8LgUhTpO8yFHIMnSaBqIIqUqF60r/s320/Picture+1.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cupcake Linner Ribbons?! Yes please. Totally cute and super easy to make. This idea is from <a href="http://charlottesfancy.com/2011/07/18/from-the-archives-cupcake-liner-ribbons/">Charlotte's Fancy</a>. This site is super addicting. It's not all crafty and cutesy though. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://charlottesfancy.com/2011/07/18/from-the-archives-cupcake-liner-ribbons/"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmV2B5dZxgQVttIUeE1H2mNJkPFHwifIppDDFEWcP4GiJIae1VDmNmoyCy2AcxGGRiP0_sq_ocpXu3wp2fiPfhRo0oq-E2-bXHocNHo5Zl_OYA7oLgg19FSacpNJXPqRWLJFmVXThzV67a/s320/cupcake-liner-ribbons-for-valentines-day.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">How cute would it be to get ahold of your teacher friends' class lists and make them these as a little Back to School gift. Adorable. The idea is from <a href="http://simplesisterblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/fast-and-fabulous-teacher-gift.html">K.I.S.S. (keep it simple, sister)</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://simplesisterblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/fast-and-fabulous-teacher-gift.html"><img border="0" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2HdkCi0JH66BQaxvoFc6gwp11ltnCiTYbqwFK6gnzhBhrPXBwxQUowdKxyvlDxL_TAhBxg4mvUEr6qAJNTupAkxc8oFbI_4i4NVkNBdwyEJuz2V30t01D_UwGCjSfHAeqnKZ6msXhPRBw/s320/wordle.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I.need.these.now. How much cuter would everything be if this bordered it?! <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/73997308/rectangle-editable-pdf-8x10-happy-days?ref=sr_gallery_33&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=classroom&ga_page=4&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade">Print Candee on Etsy</a> of course.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/73997308/rectangle-editable-pdf-8x10-happy-days?ref=sr_gallery_33&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=classroom&ga_page=4&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTDR4OY5ZhbzXd76PWIrQyse_tzUueK-Ux63FHSZj0ZcsP5WYOaF1afN9iZA5X3os-K_fV53DtN0Xzon05STQXcET46NXX9Uli1cNjMRRzu3lV8enev0pNPp2MHgitj-HQ5rNm9sHoSipF/s320/doodles.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And because I am hoping that I am not the only one who tortures myself by watching Criminal Minds, at night, in the dark, while I am home alone, which obviously makes me the biggest scaredy cat ever --- I leave you with this.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkAORjy4qvvVGI5CTZDpxuQHTm2xFD7syg5CD71eT9txzMu3sbRAkDidI2xfJML4aMjtGyDPkEdKb15_cCpOLiOZTvBbSwqHdoVKXH8Blv4N94vxrYQai3FXJ-rlE22kDYmsM9V7kDbOmu/s1600/ninja.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkAORjy4qvvVGI5CTZDpxuQHTm2xFD7syg5CD71eT9txzMu3sbRAkDidI2xfJML4aMjtGyDPkEdKb15_cCpOLiOZTvBbSwqHdoVKXH8Blv4N94vxrYQai3FXJ-rlE22kDYmsM9V7kDbOmu/s320/ninja.jpg" width="236" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><center><div><object height="324" width="576"><param name="movie" value="http://d.yimg.com/nl/vyc/site/player.swf?lang=en-US"></param><param name="flashVars" value="shareUrl=http%3A//video.yahoo.com/editorspicks-12135647/featured-24306389/matt-damon-defends-teachers-26140084.html&vid=26140084&repeat=0&startScreenCarouselUI=hide&browseCarouselUI=hide&lang=en-US&"></param><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed width="576" height="324" allowFullScreen="true" src="http://d.yimg.com/nl/vyc/site/player.swf?lang=en-US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="shareUrl=http%3A//video.yahoo.com/editorspicks-12135647/featured-24306389/matt-damon-defends-teachers-26140084.html&vid=26140084&repeat=0&startScreenCarouselUI=hide&browseCarouselUI=hide&lang=en-US&"></embed></object></div></center>Ms. Malehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10513106814896344022noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207057613577461118.post-6459098601847197842011-08-01T22:30:00.000-07:002011-08-01T22:30:17.079-07:00Happy Birthday Freebie!<div style="text-align: center;">Hey Bloggy Friends! I just wanted to share with you all what I do for birthdays in my classroom. Mine is coming up -- 2 months away, but it's close in my mind. ((I've even started a Pinterest board full of gift ideas so when people ask me what I want I don't have to answer with the usual "hmmm. I dunno.")) </div><div style="text-align: center;">Soooo.... back to what I do in my classroom. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I print out one of these... I color it and type their name on it. I obviously had to take the name part off so it would be more "blog sharing friendly". ((I have such a love/hate relationship with PDFs right now. ))</div><div style="text-align: center;">You can click on the picture to get a copy of it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B7yMruiyxwzCNTUzYjAzMGYtNzdhOC00MzkwLWIyOTAtN2ZjMGY5NzUzYjBi&hl=en_US"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXI_Oc4_oqM2g47s_fbrDPtkFu42sxKCw3-7jOGb-P7JZAVzHnJrKluj6vv4ZvgpSh_OCeTPcvwEL6iGEfdgwzskNykcQ8RgANV3-4J4iT7YK3Sxvc7ICdw_tBKXWMqBuHjcZc-c1NQhgK/s400/Picture+12.png" width="306" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I make a class set of this... the Birthday Boy/Girl gets to share some things that want for their birthdays and I draw a quick sketch of it on the board and label it. Then the students head back to their desk and draw what they wish they could give the birthday b/g. It can be something we discussed or something else. ((In kinder - I had a boy that would always give the girls a princess Barbie. Sooo cute!)) Then they sign their name, turn it in to me, and I make it into a book. Also, in kinder I would use a tracing font so the kids could trace Happy Birthday ____ and Love, ____. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B7yMruiyxwzCMGI4MmQ2ZjMtZTg3Ni00NjE0LWEzZjUtOWRjYmFkOWFkZTY3&hl=en_US"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjekBnfpqWnsqWEyWs6uxkRNxuq7N5VSFgG_DJrk_QpQzsHr0YfJuiPSBSDe8hhS-D1pHzyG_ffNRJwkoRB6X4_n_KbNSQc4-u0ELnZh2LJS6mUaOKxvIqrBGnX1nwDb-sbkpk6a7bVg16h/s400/Picture+13.png" width="308" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVv2Hz_F_yUqnGkhwPzFd3NNRj38krrmouPxmrolb0aaSFZLVuGzsLEQEhHkO6qTDmOStotUbHY-gW0xDrozz-KCQX7ebIVvYbDJFCAscUQFIQiTWuWZc1FteH9_mFOglUDEwVhDhgWDVO/s1600/Picture+2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVv2Hz_F_yUqnGkhwPzFd3NNRj38krrmouPxmrolb0aaSFZLVuGzsLEQEhHkO6qTDmOStotUbHY-gW0xDrozz-KCQX7ebIVvYbDJFCAscUQFIQiTWuWZc1FteH9_mFOglUDEwVhDhgWDVO/s1600/Picture+2.png" /></a></div>Ms. Malehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10513106814896344022noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207057613577461118.post-15492805916462341412011-08-01T17:44:00.000-07:002011-08-01T22:12:52.442-07:00Classroom ABC's<div style="text-align: center;">So, I was doing some "Summer Cleaning" of my files and blog posts and accidently deleted a post ((totally thought it was a draft)). I didn't think anyone would miss it so I never reposted. Well, much to my surprise, people are actually reading this little ol' blog of mine and using the stuff I post. I have been getting a lot of emails for the Classroom ABCs form that was on the post I deleted, so I thought I'd put it back up here. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have to tell you... I did not come up with the ideas of ABCing your classroom rules/procedures. I originally saw it on <a href="http://www.bainbridgeclass.com/abcs.htm">Christina Bainbridge's website</a>. I loved the idea so much that I googled "classroom abcs" and a ton of other teachers do it as well. If one of the letters' words on here doesn't work for you, check these websites and I am sure you will find something. </div><div style="text-align: center;">1. <a href="http://www.bainbridgeclass.com/abcs.htm">Mrs. Bainbridge's Class Website</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">2. <a href="http://www.mrssanosclass.com/classroomABC's.htm">Mrs. Sano's Class Website</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">3. <a href="http://www.proteacher.net/discussions/showthread.php?t=188514">Pro Teacher</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">4. <a href="http://www.westampton.k12.nj.us/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=2237&">Mrs. Niemiec's Class Website</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">5. <a href="http://sites.google.com/site/mrsgerewsclasswebpage/the-abc-s-to-our-classroom">Mrs. Gerew's Class Website</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Anyways, here it is and hopefully you can put it to good use!</div><div style="text-align: center;">If you want it in Word, just email me and I will send it your way - fonts attached! :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</center><center>Another fav, <a href="http://doodlebugsteaching.blogspot.com/2011/07/personalized-stickers-giveaway.html">Doodle Bugs Teaching</a> is having a sticker giveaway! I am sticker crazy and love just about every single thing she makes. I just need my job back to I can start buying her stuff. In the meantime, I will just enter her contest, cross my fingers and hope I win! </center><center><center><a href="http://doodlebugsteaching.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" src="http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn113/doodlebugspaper/dbtbutton2.jpg" /></a></center></center></div>Ms. Malehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10513106814896344022noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207057613577461118.post-35142265728401600822011-07-29T09:37:00.000-07:002011-07-29T09:41:22.439-07:00Winner! Winner! Winner!<div style="text-align: center;">First of all, a big THANK YOU to everyone who entered my first giveaway! It was a lot of fun and I can't wait to do another one. This contest has gone on long enough and I won't keep you waiting any longer friends. The winner is ..... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Congrats <a href="http://justreed-ashley.blogspot.com/">Ashley, at Just Reed</a>! Email me at brittmale@gmail.com with your grade level and the name of the incentive pack you want. <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">She is actually having a giveaway of her own, so I am heading over there now to </span></b><s><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">enter myself</span></b></s><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"> tell her she won some Cootie Catchers! ;) </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://yearn4learning.blogspot.com/">Denise, at Yearn to Learn</a> is having a giveaway of her own. Now, I have to be honest. I have been <s>stalking</s> checking in on Denise for years... even before blogging days. A long time ago, I joined a yahoo group for 2nd grade teachers, and then we moved to Ning. Well let me tell you, that "club" is the best ever! We all shared so much and Denise was one of those teachers. She probably doesn't remember me because I was very "small time" but she had/has this incredible website that really helped me get through those first few years of teaching. One of the things I always loved were her Task Cards. And guess what?! She is giving them away to 3 lucky winners! Here's to hoping I'm the winner! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And last, but definitely not least, <a href="http://fun-in-first.blogspot.com/">Jodie at Fun in First</a> is having a giveaway. She is celebrating 1000 followers (I cannot even imagine) and is giving one item from each of the following sellers to a lucky winner. Pick me! Pick me!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Erica, at <a href="http://ericabohrer.blogspot.com/">Erica Bohrer's First Grade</a>, is having a Back to School Bonanza contest! Check out all the stuff she is giving to a lucky follower!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ericabohrer.blogspot.com/2011/07/back-to-school-bonanza-contest.html">Click to Enter!</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ericabohrer.blogspot.com/2011/07/back-to-school-bonanza-contest.html"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSP-K1O6r4Ywl5jI82-tDIwEYvRtAHF-gTI5ZFsnO4M4p7IPYRDwFRa1EJ-_bU6CAOYPImBYVdSPrtUpggBQdjKdYNM5DihAuBc1zmdNRlW7x81O9Gi9mX6uL5-NALMiuHh1WrYcoz2E5v/s1600/Picture+15.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yay! I love EVERYTHING that they make and I am sure you do too. They are being super generous and offering their new and VERY POPULAR <a href="http://www.creativeteaching.com/c-497-cootie-catchers.aspx">Cootie Catcher Resource Books and Classroom Incentives</a> to one of my lucky followers! They recommend these books for grades 2-5, but after looking them over, I am sure some of our super bright kinders and firsties could use the 2nd grade Cootie Catchers too! The Classroom Incentives come in a pack of 30, in color, and pre-creased. The resource books cover language arts, math, and science in grades 2, 3, 4, and 5!! They are great for reviewing, your kiddos will LOVE them, and they are reproducible! Even if you aren't the winner, look into purchasing these books... with 20 games per book, it works out to $0.25 per game - what a deal?! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">So that's 3 Cootie Catcher Resource Books and one pack of Cootie Catcher Incentives! Can I enter my own contest?!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1. Follow me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2. Add my button to your blog.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">3. Blog about my giveaway.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">4. "Like" CTP on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/creativeteachingpress">Facebook</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">5. Follow <a href="http://tommiestools.blogspot.com/">Tommie's Tools</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></span></div>Ms. Malehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10513106814896344022noreply@blogger.com199tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207057613577461118.post-25091681712333632272011-07-20T15:29:00.000-07:002011-07-20T15:31:31.049-07:00A little reminiscing and an idea...<div style="text-align: center;">It seems like blogging has really exploded and I am really excited about that. My blogging experience started 2 years ago exactly when I began stalking <a href="http://justagirlblog.com/">Chris at Just a Girl</a>. o.m.g. you guys. She is hilarious and very creative, not to mention, she's a teacher! Anyways, I kind of just made my blog at first to keep track of ideas I was finding from her and through her. Check her page out though - she is like super blogger! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Then this past year, I found <a href="http://mrsjumpsclass.blogspot.com/">Deanna Jumps</a> website which led me to her blog and then from there I found <a href="http://thefirstgradeparade.blogspot.com/">Cara Carroll's</a> blog and now here I am! I have mentioned before that as of now, I do not have a job or a classroom for the coming school year and because of that money is obviously tight and this whole summer's mission has been to find FREE FUN. Well, bloggy friends I have that right here and am so thankful to have found you all! I don't know what we all did before finding each other. I wish someone would organize some massive meet-up for us! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am in the process of getting an awesome giveaway together. I am hoping to have a company that we all know and love sponsor it, so just sit tight. In the mean time, here's an idea to keep track of all of those giveways that are happening! I just have a table on Word and fill in the cells as I enter. I also make sure to hyperlink the names of who is having the giveway, so I can just click and check if I am the lucky winner. Here's a screenshot of what it looks like. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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The always hilarious <a href="http://seusstastic.blogspot.com/">Mel D at Mrs. Dillard's First Grade (aka Seusstastic!</a>) is having a 300 followers giveaway as well. She is giving away a very adorable Bucket Filler bucket to use in your class. Or if you aren't a bucket filler, she's got something else ready for you.<br />
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Ms. Malehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10513106814896344022noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207057613577461118.post-2171184906813654672011-07-14T10:53:00.001-07:002011-07-14T10:53:43.895-07:00Blog Mixer Linky Party<div class="MsoNormal"></div><br />
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</span></span>Ms. Malehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10513106814896344022noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207057613577461118.post-16894074063893215362011-07-10T15:09:00.000-07:002011-07-11T23:50:12.416-07:00How to Download Fonts on a Mac<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have had some questions about how to download fonts on a Mac. Ohhhh how I remember the days of switching to a Mac. It can be very scary but I am a firm believer that once you go Mac, you will NEVER go back. Sometimes I am forced to, like at work but it's nice that I know how to use both. Anyways, I made this quick little font downloading tutorial that may interest some of you. <a href="https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B7yMruiyxwzCZjhhMGZkOGMtNTNlZS00NzlhLTgxNWUtZGJiYmZmYjRkNzZi&sort=name&layout=list&num=50"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuhMRgC3a8lOcXethbWb1yVRE_mdFI5bHg2mL-AvCJG3sk84HV9_Ju6HICCycjt1SA3h3NUT0LsXs4WIadtLADNQqcL1wa3y3_yrCtC9rRSvFG4-qaJ4xU8_eMrCSqio9svIPVjipp1rT9/s1600/Picture+10.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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