tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38487904978990248112024-02-19T07:47:33.667-08:00Being-LadylikeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15171068605763691096noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3848790497899024811.post-26709266916395193572015-09-12T15:31:00.002-07:002015-09-12T15:42:22.071-07:00Remembering 9/11 with 5th GradersEvery year it is inspiring to have kids, who in these last few years, were not alive during that scary and important day 14 years ago, who sit and listen as well as participate freely in the conversations that come up. They have heard a few things here and there from their families and maybe a movie they have seen. But other than that, they do not know much more about 9/11 outside of the Twin Towers. It is such an important job to teach them exactly what September 11th means to our country and to those who experienced it. We must never forget and being a teacher is one of the biggest gifts on this day.<br />
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That being said, I have pulled inspiration from so many wonderfully amazing teachers I follow via blogs and Facebook and in the last couple years have finally come up with the perfect mix of lessons...while still sticking with the skills we must stand by. At the end of the morning, my kids walk away with brains bursting with information and feelings of what it all really means for America.<br />
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<i>This post isn't anything different than others you may have seen on those teacher's blogs, but this is my way of contributing (using my district's requirements and strategies) to the lesson bank for others to pull from the way I have. I hope this helps another teacher out there searching for the right mix! </i></div>
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I always like to start with the infamous and <b>FREE</b> <a href="https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/ushistory/september11th/" target="_blank">BrainPop video</a> that is always featured each year on 9/11. Thankfully, it provides a pretty neutral view into the entire day. It is best for middle grade students and above, but I have some primary teacher friends who like to show the first part and shut it off when it gets to the history behind terrorism.<br />
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While my kids are viewing the video, they can jot down important details about the three attacks that they hear on this simple yet well done document I found via <a href="http://youngteacherlove.com/discussing-911-in-our-classroom/" target="_blank">YoungTeacherLove</a> a couple years ago. It was created by What the Teacher Wants and you can download it for free <a href="http://whattheteacherwants.blogspot.com/2011/09/september-11th.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>. <br />
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Thank goodness for <a href="http://thebrownbagteacher.blogspot.com/2013/09/because-we-teach-human-beings.html" target="_blank">BrownBagTeacher</a> (Catherine Reed) who posted this <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Remembering-September-11th-A-Lesson-Plan-for-BIG-Kids-1436443" target="_blank">FREE</a> close reading passage in which she goes into more detail about what happened after the attacks surrounding the way America changed. It has a fantastic insight into what students need to know about the way we responded to the attacks and how America wouldn't let the act of terrorism destroy us. She remained very neutral when she created it, which makes it perfect! Also included is a main idea and details graphic organizer that I like to copy on the back of the passage. <br />
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We are a close reading district and so students worked hard to annotate the passage as they read it the first time by themselves. For the second read I modeled for them and annotated so they could continue seeing how too many or not enough annotations can impede their understanding.</div>
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We have been working like crazy on learning to tell the difference between reasons and evidence when it comes to pulling details from text (a la Common Core). They are getting sooooooooo good at this after practicing for the last week. I loved that we were able to apply all that learning to this 9/11 passage because they had a lot more ownership with this information because of it! </div>
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Once they had worked closely with the text and using a lot of RoundRobin discussions to complete the main idea and details (namely reasons and evidence), they identified the main idea. What I love about working with the reasons and evidence first is they already know the main idea by the time they are done working! This is the first time since I started teaching 5th grade 10 years ago that kids grasp onto it so fast! Woohoooooooo!!<br />
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Of course, working with Common Core also means they need to be able to summarize the information they've now read and worked with. I found this summarizing paragraph frame a couple years ago on Promethean Planet (let me know if you know who it belongs to). It has made summarizing a dream for my students who usually have a lot of trouble keeping it short and to the point. It's such a great piece to start with and slowly pull away from after multiple practice opportunities.<br />
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Once they had built up their knowledge banks about September 11th, it was time to tell them my 9/11 story. I usually tell it at the very beginning, but this year I forgot and saved it for last. It still made a big impact on them and helped lead me into explaining their weekend homework assignment, which is to interview 2 people about their 9/11 story using the questions on the backside of the document above from <a href="http://whattheteacherwants.blogspot.com/2011/09/september-11th.html" target="_blank">What the Teacher Wants</a>.</div>
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And last but not least was taking them on a virtual field trip through <a href="https://www.google.com/earth/" target="_blank">Google Earth</a> to both the 9/11 Memorial and the Pentagon 9/11 Memorial. Most of my students will never get a chance to see both memorials in person and this is such a fantastic chance for them to explore. The last time I even went was only about 9 months after 9/11 when everything was still torn apart. I am so glad <a href="http://thebrownbagteacher.blogspot.com/2013/09/because-we-teach-human-beings.html" target="_blank">BrownBagTeacher</a> posted about this a couple years ago because ever since then it has really helped my students see how the day changed us and how we now remember what it meant for our country. </div>
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Kids always love the way Google Earth slowly zooms into a location. It gives them such a good sense of location outside of the 1-dimensional maps in our social studies text. <br />
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Before zooming in, my kids like to discuss how different it looks just from above. They don't seem to realize what the city has done to the area to change it into this beautiful memorial.<br />
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They appreciated seeing all of the names as well as being able to virtually walk around the edge and see the water feature. The only thing we were missing was the sound and feel of it. But this is almost just as good! Not only that, but they loved being able to look up and see the construction of the building that is between the old site of the Twin Towers. Gotta love Google!<br />
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Unfortunately, you can't see a 2-D street view of the Pentagon Memorial, but there are many many photos left by visitors on Google Earth. This was the first time I was able to actually see it as well and even I was blown away.</div>
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So on Monday, my kids are going to be bringing their interviews back in to share with each other and the class. Some of them are choosing to create a poster to go with it as well. It will be interesting to hear what stories were shared with them as well.<br />
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We started school this past Wednesday, so it has just been crazy busy. Here I sit trying to grade some new district Common Core assessments that are actually quite fantastic.<br />
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What I love about this is, while they are coloring (and finishing breakfast) and I'm attempting to take attendance for the first day, I can easily get to know some quick things about my new students! It's a quick conversation starter between myself and individual students too! Once they are all done, I like to have them share with each other if let's say...your district's attendance website is down and you are in a mild panic because the first day is starting to fall apart. Gah!! Yep! True story.<br />
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I have to show you my first teacher gift of the year too! A student handed this to me while I was high-fiving and fist bumping my class at the door this morning. Don't you just love that it is in a water bottle?! Talk about putting a smile on my face so early in the year. :-)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you didn't get to see or read Part 1...click <a href="http://being-ladylike.blogspot.com/2014/10/haunted-house-writingwe-are-obsessed.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>. </span></div>
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Now that my students have finished their 5-senses circle plans, we got to tackle one of the best parts of these stories...the beginning! Since they are writing for 8th graders, their creative juices flow like mad because they want to reel in the attention of teenagers. We all know...and they will attest to this since so many of them have teenage siblings and cousins...how hard it is to keep teenagers entertained. Ha! </div>
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So, bring on the Beautiful Beginnings mini-lesson (thank you to my fellow teacher and pal, Ella Maya!) and anchor chart!! </div>
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We actually already did our main lesson on this last month when they were writing their Superhero narratives. But I like to use this opportunity to rewrite a whole new set of Beautiful Beginnings just to show them how much more they can do besides their typical (and I am not kidding you when I say typical)...hence why we have the Banned Beginnings side of our anchor chart in our classroom.</div>
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Let's just take a look at that Banned Beginnings side for a hot minute. All of those came from writing my students have actually done. After looking at their district benchmark testing and initial writing samples...these are the beginnings they over use...over and over again. Sigh. We've already had many many students trying to start their story with, "One spooky Halloween night..." Gah! Hence, this repeated mini-lesson on how to use those Beautiful Beginnings or hooks. </div>
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I found my version of this chart from last year on my iPhone and I think those beginnings were waaaaaaaaay better! But after modeling this, my students were already back at it getting rid of that boring, "One night..." lead. Ick! </div>
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Bring on the adjectives list! Since they would be starting on their drafts, I wanted to make sure we interacted with the Adjectives list I include in the unit on Teachers Pay Teachers <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Haunted-House-Expressive-Halloween-Writing-Unit-with-Rubric-937069" target="_blank">HERE</a>. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15171068605763691096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3848790497899024811.post-20440761480423154982014-10-08T20:03:00.001-07:002014-10-08T20:13:13.231-07:00Haunted House Writing...We are Obsessed! {Part 1}<span style="text-align: center;">We are knee-deep into our drafts and so I wanted to get this little ol' blog post together...finally! </span>I love this time of year in my classroom! Even though I am a major Christmas time fan, there is just something about celebrating all things October in 5th grade. At this grade level I can still get away with the scare factor without kids thinking it's cheesy. Not only do I love October...my students become obsessed too! <br />
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One of the best parts of October though, is when I get to break out and introduce my Haunted House Expressive (Narrative) Writing Unit. This was one of the first things I put together for Teachers Pay Teachers and it's for sale <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Haunted-House-Expressive-Halloween-Writing-Unit-with-Rubric-937069" target="_blank">HERE</a>. <br />
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Sure, I'm selling a product I've made and have used in my classroom for the last 6 years...but I really love sharing it here because students fall in love with it. Year after year, I have seen a HUGE change in my students' voracity and enthusiasm with writing because they suddenly realize they can enjoy writing rather than deal with it. So, I guess you could say this project is at the heart of why I enjoy this time of the year so much! The best part is, it covers several of the Common Core Writing standards for narratives in grades 3-6. Score!!<br />
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I like to introduce this assignment to my students in the most persuasive way possible...and that is by using a Promethean flipchart I found on <a href="http://www.prometheanplanet.com/en-us/" target="_blank">Promethean Planet</a> many years ago (<b><i>I can't remember the source at all, so hopefully someone knows who I can thank</i></b>). This flipchart has great sound effects and some imagery that gets my students excited and feeling inspired. It really does help it take off!<br />
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I feel like I'm going to be saying, "I just love it when...," in this blog post a ton! But it's because I constantly look up or out at my class and get all giddy because of how much I see them wanting to delve in to something I provide for them. Sooooooo...when I start going through the flipchart, it makes my heart skip a beat as I see smiles come across their face and I can almost see the wheels turning in their heads. Sometimes I have to tell them to pump on the brakes because they want to start writing before I'm even done introducing the rest of the unit to them. Around this time, I also tell them their audience will be 8th graders (this is the benefit of working at a K-8 school). They get super nervous until I tell them about how much the 8th graders the year before truly enjoyed my previous class' writing pieces. <br />
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I've since inserted my own pages into the old flipchart I downloaded years and years ago so that it includes the paragraph plans you can grab up in the <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Haunted-House-Expressive-Halloween-Writing-Unit-with-Rubric-937069" target="_blank">TPT product</a>. <br />
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In fact, here is the paragraph (5-senses plan) I modeled in front of my class this year...<br />
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I should really preface this by saying I am perfectly open to my students getting gross and graphic (at a 5th grade level) as long as they stay within age-appropriate parameters. The thing is, whether I like it or not, my students (in an at-risk urban area of Phoenix) watch rated R scary movies constantly. I've tried in my earlier years of teaching to put a stop to it, but it happens at home, and there's just nothing I can do to stop it. So, because they have that background and it is just part of their life, I allow them to take it and run with it. And...I have never had a student overstep boundaries because they know there are ground rules. It is completely up to you, your student population, and your comfortability level. For those who do not want to go scary, I let them know it is perfectly fine and just as much fun to write a funny story or even a combo of funny and scary. I've had several kids write some hilarious haunted house stories that have made me laugh out loud. <br />
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Once we set everything up and I have modeled a paragraph plan or two, my students go for it. By go for it...I mean GO FOR IT! They are chomping at the bit and bubbling over with excitement to get to writing for the 8th graders.<br />
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I can't stop there though...I have to play Halloween music via my Spotify album I've been adding to the last 3 years. I'm including it below so you can grab it up and use it in your classroom as well. My kids get all kinds of giddy when they hear the scary sound songs since it gives them inspiration for their 5-senses plans. The looks on their faces when they hear their favorite scary movie song come on always cracks me up too (think Nightmare on Elm Street or Halloween). Let me know if you decide to use it...I'd love to find out it's being played across classrooms. :-)<br />
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This year, I have two students whose families do not celebrate Halloween, so they are writing mysteries that take place inside of a house instead. I really want to put together an extension to add to the original <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Haunted-House-Expressive-Halloween-Writing-Unit-with-Rubric-937069" target="_blank">product</a>...so I'll work on that soon. I don't want any kids to feel left out. Definitely keep an eye out for that!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15171068605763691096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3848790497899024811.post-19866748278478858382014-10-07T18:23:00.001-07:002017-04-01T19:22:24.652-07:00What Can You Infer? {Carousel Style}We only have 3 more days till our fall break and I couldn't be happier...seeing as how I'm on that downward slope of the teacher curve. I am so looking forward to being able to sleep in a little, head to the gym for those morning classes I miss from my summer off, reading, and cleaning house...okay, maybe not the cleaning part. <br />
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So I just finished grading and checking my students inferencing (AKA RL.1) post assessment today and my students did so much better than they've done in the past. I wanted to share one of the activities I do, which I got from <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Inference-Carousel-Making-Inferences-with-Pictures-and-Captions-384866" target="_blank">THIS</a> free resource on TPT from <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/The-Teacher-Treasury" target="_blank">The Teacher Treasury</a>.<br />
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These are meant for a Carousel type activity...and it has to be silent! This is the coolest part of the whole thing. Once you paste up all 15 pictures around your room and students have at it, you won't believe the intensity in their thinking and how silent they can stay. The idea is, you don't want them sharing their opinion with others. <br />
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But let me back up...first (as our warm up or lead-in) we watch this awesome 3-minute animated YouTube video, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiy1MeXzhfA" target="_blank">The Defective Detective</a>, I discovered via Pinterest last year. We watch it once to start forming inferences and students can jot down key words, phrases, and anything else they notice in the video from the sounds and sights. They discuss it together and compare inferences. Then we watch it again to try and catch clues they may have missed.<br />
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For our "I Do" we take a look at this Promethean/ActivBoard flipchart I found many years ago on <a href="http://www.prometheanplanet.com/en-us/" target="_blank">Promethean Planet</a>. If someone knows of the source, please let me know here! We use some TPR motions for each part of this little "math equation" and use those TPR motions consistently throughout our work with inferencing. You can see we used a sentence frame in order to practice using evidence as we form those inferences.<br />
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I do love to have students use either Rally Robin, Round Robin, or even Timed Pair Share afterwards to get them chatting about their inferences and why they came up with what they did. My students did a really nice job of citing their evidence and on several occasions one student changed another's mind about their inference because they missed a piece of information in the picture. <br />
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At the end of this lesson, I introduce a quick and simple paragraph and ask my students to complete an exit ticket. I wrote a paragraph about a boy who wakes up late and rushes to get ready for school. He gets annoyed his mom didn't wake him up, but then as he is walking to school he hears church bells, an empty school parking lot...and then he suddenly realizes...So, this gives me a chance to see how they do with inferring from text after practicing with the sentence frame, hand motions, and picture discussions. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15171068605763691096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3848790497899024811.post-85322797919181062492014-10-03T20:00:00.001-07:002014-10-03T20:04:14.609-07:00Vocaroo {A New and Simple Way to Record Audio in your Classroom}I am so sorry I haven't posted in almost a month! This school year is going well, but with all the new requirements being rolled out with Common Core and our school's mandates (which I'm actually enjoying and fully supportive of) life has become quite overwhelming. It's tiring to keep up with it all. But this is how I roll...I like to take a new idea, strategy, or mandate and try to implement it immediately and as best as I can. Is anyone else like this, even though it tires you out?<br />
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Speaking of Common Core and trying to get better at something, this brings me to our new RI.5.5 (Informational Text) standard, which is all about text structure. This one was quite tricky for our team because our adopted curriculum doesn't have enough material for it. So, we consulted <a href="http://betterlesson.com/" target="_blank">BetterLesson</a>. Have you heard of this site or have you used it? We found a seriously nice set of lessons from one of their master teachers <a href="http://betterlesson.com/lesson/544171/students-at-work-compare-and-contrast-literacy-workstations" target="_blank">here</a>. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15171068605763691096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3848790497899024811.post-43810685455417788822014-09-05T19:33:00.003-07:002014-09-05T21:05:53.344-07:00Close Reading is Cooler with Transparencies!!This is just a quickie little post to show all of you who are in the same situation my grade level is in...well, our entire district really. You see, this is the first year where we are FULLY implementing Common Core in our classrooms. In my grade level team's case we were using some of the standards last year to get started despite having to also teach state standards for our district benchmark tests and our state's standardized test. So, we already had a jumpstart...BUT, and this is a big but...we are really beginning to experiment with ways to stick to our district's adopted curriculum while holding strong to Close Reading.<br />
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We came up with the idea to make shrunken down copies of each of our basal stories...but our district's Print Shop had to start charging this year and we can't afford to do it. Waaaaah! So...being teachers and all (AKA being used to figuring out how to be frugal and successful) we decided to order boxes of transparencies and use white board markers!! Funny enough..my students seemed to think this was the bee's knees and were very enthusiastic. They delved right in!<br />
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Today was the first day we tried this in our classroom. We were working on finding interactions between concepts and ideas (a Common Core Standard we are all struggling with...but it seems very similar to cause and effect). So they were trying to scope out some of those interactions between text events. My kids are still learning how to annotate and so this in no way shows exactly how it should be done. I am finding my kids are not used to citing evidence...le sigh...and so they are having a rough time annotating too much or not enough. We will get there soon!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15171068605763691096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3848790497899024811.post-77004592886456642102014-08-31T21:17:00.002-07:002017-04-01T19:11:35.158-07:00Currently September It's been awhile since I coveted Currently on my blog and now is about time! With the coming of September, this means I have already been in school for a month...whaaaaaaa?! We finished our 4th week of school this past Friday and it already feels overwhelming. <br />
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I've been lucky to do a lot of traveling, when I was younger, so my list probably looks different than most. On the other hand, it was really hard to pick just 3 places because I was bit by the travel bug a long long long time ago. Out of the 10 countries I've visited in Europe, I'd love to go back to every single one of them. But I didn't get to visit Spain on my two trips to Europe in my 20s, so that is a place I definitely want to go some day. My hubby, the pitmaster, has been to Austin, Texas a couple times and there are so many cool places I want to be able to go...including several of the famous BBQ spots like Franklin's. Enough said there. I have been to France, but didn't really enjoy Paris at all. But I would absolutely love to go to the Riviera to hit up the awesome beaches and scenery.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Join up with Farley and a ton of other teachers for a Currently linky party <a href="http://ohboy3rdgrade.blogspot.com/2014/08/currently-september-2014.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></h2>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15171068605763691096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3848790497899024811.post-58848096295124760232014-08-31T20:08:00.000-07:002014-09-01T07:56:17.290-07:00The Obsession Continues...Fabletics is Here to Stay!It has been a busy busy summer and couple months as I got back into the swing of work/school. So, I have a ton of outfits and pics to share that I haven't been able to blog about...but I'm slowly getting back to my little ol' blog here. I would blush out of embarrassment, but there's no need! I'm still motivated to head to the gym and there's no doubt it's because of my <a href="http://www.fabletics.com/invite/carrie/" target="_blank">Fabletics</a> obsession. <br />
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Back in <a href="http://being-ladylike.blogspot.com/2014/05/fabletics-my-new-obsession-for-workout.html" target="_blank">May</a> and <a href="http://being-ladylike.blogspot.com/2014/06/fabletics-seconde-outfit-review-june.html" target="_blank">June</a>, I posted all about <a href="http://www.fabletics.com/invite/carrie/" target="_blank">Fabletics</a>! Well, the obsession is still going strong and I have ordered something (sometimes more than one outfit) every single month since then. Going to the gym now feels effortless and I seriously still love putting different pieces together from different outfits...just like I do with every thing else in my everyday and work wear parts of my closet. Oh and I've now become one of THOSE people who wear my gym gear outside of workouts! I never ever thought I'd be that person, but it is hard not to leave everything on because it is so dang comfortable and flattering. I catch people giving me side glances or double-takes and looking when I walk in the gym and even fellow class-goers have complimented many of the pieces (including my Pilates instructor). <i>In fact, I've now changed a flat tire and worked in my sweaty humid classroom over the summer in my <a href="http://www.fabletics.com/invite/carrie/" target="_blank">Fabletics</a></i>. Ha!<br />
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In case you aren't familiar with <a href="http://www.fabletics.com/invite/carrie/" target="_blank">Fabletics</a>...here's a quick rundown for ya. <br />
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<li>Monthly VIP membership for VIP prices or just purchase as a regular customer at a regular low cost.</li>
<li>Your <a href="http://www.fabletics.com/invite/carrie/" target="_blank">first 2-piece outfit</a> is only $29.95...50% off the regular price! Here's <a href="http://being-ladylike.blogspot.com/2014/05/fabletics-my-new-obsession-for-workout.html" target="_blank">mine</a> in case you'd like to see an example of what you get to buy as an intro to such an awesome brand.</li>
<li>Complete 2-piece outfits for <b>$49.95</b> and a customized boutique for you - take a stylized quiz for the types of workouts you love and your needs too</li>
<li><b><u>Skip</u></b> if you don't want to purchase by the 5th of the month or you can choose to get charged and earn yourself a credit for another month or a time when you'd like to purchase.</li>
<li>New collections and items are released the first of every month!</li>
<li>Competitive quality and fit with companies like Lululemon and Nike but with much more affordable prices!</li>
<li>Accessories like headbands, socks, hats, yoga mats, and gym bags are also available! (I own the headbands, a gym bag, and a pair of the yoga socks...and I seriously love them too!)</li>
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I've been hoarding these photos on my phone (and Instagram) for a couple months now and figured it's about time I put a blog post together. So...bring on the overload of "I am obsessed with <a href="http://www.fabletics.com/invite/carrie/" target="_blank">Fabletics</a>" photos! <br />
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Part of my June Outfit:</div>
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Not Seen - Miri Tank in Black and the Sevan Bra in Purple</div>
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July's Outfit:</div>
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And then...even more exciting?! I got to host a Fabletics event for some of my friends in July! We had a great time doing some yoga together and checking out my obsession. I was seriously excited to introduce my friends to something I'm so in love with and several of them already tried their first outfits too...and they love them just as much! There's something about helping others feel great when they are working out that I can't get enough of. We ladies deserve to feel goooooood!!</div>
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Sporting my <a href="http://www.fabletics.com/invite/carrie/" target="_blank">Gaviota Capris, a new Embra Tank in White Mesh, and a Sevan bra in black</a> above...the white mesh is seriously perfect for sweaty workouts!! It has the most awesome cutout in the back and it kept me cool. Sooooooo...now I'm obsessed with tops that have cutouts because of it.</div>
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And my latest outfit from August!...notice the shorts? I am so not a shorts-during-my-workout kind of girl. But I really wanted to try them out and I am definitely a fan. Plus? Look at those colors!</div>
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Left: <a href="http://www.fabletics.com/invite/carrie/" target="_blank">Oula Tank in Cobalt, Koia Bra in Cobalt, and Suva Run Shorts II in Blue Lava</a></div>
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Right: <a href="http://www.fabletics.com/invite/carrie/" target="_blank">Twist Tee in Cloud Nine (gray) and Moro Shorts in Pink Lava</a> (seen on me below)</div>
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And I've already grabbed up the Twist Tee in Mulberry (a sort of light magenta color) because these are the best for yoga and pilates. </div>
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Tomorrow is the first day of September...which means a whole new collection! I've already decided on what I want. <a href="http://www.fabletics.com/invite/carrie/" target="_blank">Fabletics</a> puts up sneak peeks a couple days before the end of the month on their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Fabletics" target="_blank">Facebook </a>fan page and <a href="http://instagram.com/fabletics" target="_blank">Instagram</a>.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15171068605763691096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3848790497899024811.post-76964897538004179322014-08-18T16:00:00.000-07:002017-04-01T19:02:51.676-07:00It's a Book Frenzy!!Soooooooooo...we have been back in school for 8 days now. I've had zero chance to take pictures of some of the lessons we've been doing.<br />
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With that being said, I HAD to take pictures on the first day of school during the book frenzy in our classroom library. After reading <u>Reading in the Wild</u> and being a part of the book study (see all of those posts <a href="http://being-ladylike.blogspot.com/search/label/Reading%20in%20the%20Wild" target="_blank">HERE</a>), I was ready to implement wild reading in my classroom alongside the procedures.<br />
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I gave a couple of book talks and also gave what will now be my annual "I love reading," speech a la Colby Sharp's inspirational speech. I wish I would have had a student film it...but maybe next year. Since I was wearing a dress and heels...I refrained from jumping on tables. But I really really really wanted to. My kids were cracking up and very much into it. I had so much more fun presenting my true passion for reading this way instead of just sort of talking about it like I did in years prior. The impact was HUGE.<br />
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Once I laid the groundwork and my students gained an understanding into just how much reading was going to become part of their 5th grade life...it was time to let them loose. Oh, and because I gave a couple book talks from the nonfiction section of my library, so many of my kids went in that direction!!! If I knew it was going to be that easy to get kids on that side of our library, I would have done it a long time ago. So many new things were learned from this year's book frenzy, I love it!!!<br />
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Many of them selected books a lot faster than I've ever seen before. This makes me nervous though as they may have just grabbed the first book they saw. But only a handful of them have abandoned them since that first day. The vibe in the room was also completely more positive and electric versus other years. I even felt different watching my new group discovering how much fun they were going to have. Wild readers are in my room already!...now it's a matter of showing them they can do it without me. <br />
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It also looks like I have quite a few World War II fans...so I am going to try to get my hands on as many fiction and nonfiction books as possible to provide for them. I can't wait to share my interest in WWII with them as well!<br />
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So, I went searching through pages and pages of different dresses, skirts, and tops and finally came to this one...completely out of my realm:<br />
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<a href="http://www.eshakti.com/product/CL0031448" target="_blank">Draped Cotton Knit Pencil Dress</a></div>
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Before I ordered, I took all my own measurements. I must admit, this was a mistake. But my husband was at work and they had already sold out of several styles I was going to try. So, I measured my shoulder span as best as I could (they even recommend you have someone else do this part) and all the other spots like the length of my arm, bust, under bust, waist, etc. I also had the chance to change the length of the sleeves (no thanks) and the length of the hem (I picked at the knee for work). Surprisingly so, the dress itself was made in record speed and arrived one day after it shipped. I'm not sure if their shipping is always this fast...but that was definitely a plus! <br />
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I did wash it first because it was quite wrinkled from the trip over to me and I didn't want to have to iron it. Heh heh. For a sheath dress, this one first very well and the draping is quite flattering as well. Where else can you get a sheath dress that fits well? (as long as you have someone else measure you that is) So, by no mistake of eShakti's, the first thing you'll notice is that it is too big around my upper back. The only thing I can think of is because I did this measurement myself, but it is off by at least an inch as there is quite a lot of extra fabric there (see above picture...it is quite fitted in that area). I do plan to take this to a seamstress myself and get it fixed so I can enjoy the dress.<br />
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What do you think? It fits pretty well every where else except my upper back! </div>
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I do wish it wasn't so long, since I thought by picking the hem at the knee would mean right above the knee. I'm not sure if I will get the seamstress to fix it though. <br />
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All in all, the dress is good quality and the fabric is nice and thick. Since it is cotton, I know it will breathe really well in the horrible heat here in Arizona. I would really like to try out another dress, possibly a skirt since skirts tend to fit me in the hips but not the waist. My hubby already said he likes it and even said it's so different than what my other dresses. So that's a plus! As I was putting together this post, I noticed their site is having a buy one get one sale!!! <br />
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So, here are a few other dresses I have my eye on for possible customizations. <br />
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<a href="http://www.eshakti.com/Product/CL0032123/Notch-neck-cotton-poplin-dress" target="_blank">1</a> / <a href="http://www.eshakti.com/Product/CL0032521/Chambray-stripe-notch-neck-dress" target="_blank">2</a> / <a href="http://www.eshakti.com/Product/CL0032040/Illusion-eyelet-yoke-abstract-print-dress" target="_blank">3</a> / <a href="http://www.eshakti.com/Product/CL0030358/Floral-bouquet-cotton-print-dress" target="_blank">4</a> / <a href="http://www.eshakti.com/Product/CL0032050/Laser-cut-illusion-sheath-dress" target="_blank">5</a> / <a href="http://www.eshakti.com/Product/CL0031930/Belted-cotton-knit-skirt" target="_blank">6</a></div>
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Want a customized <a href="http://www.eshakti.com/default.aspx" target="_blank">eShakti</a> dress of your own? If you go on now, not only can you take advantage of their BOGO sale, you get $25 off when you register. I really think number 4 and 5 need to become part of my wardrobe...they are totally not my normal style either!! Make sure you have someone else take your measurements.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15171068605763691096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3848790497899024811.post-81452799054866005912014-07-24T08:14:00.000-07:002017-04-01T16:07:46.438-07:00Reading in the Wild: Making Reading PlansIt's time for a new chapter!!...in the book study with <a href="http://thebrownbagteacher.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Brownbag Teacher</a> that is. Make sure you check out the other blogs in this book study series at the bottom of this blog post. If you missed my other posts in the previous weeks, you can click through them below:<br />
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Week 1: <a href="http://being-ladylike.blogspot.com/2014/06/reading-in-wild-dedicate-time-to.html" target="_blank"> Dedicate Time to Reading</a></div>
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Week 2: <a href="http://being-ladylike.blogspot.com/2014/06/reading-in-wild-planning-reading.html" target="_blank">Planning Reading Workshop</a></div>
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Week 3: <a href="http://being-ladylike.blogspot.com/2014/06/reading-in-wild-planning-reading.html" target="_blank">Teaching Students to Love Reading</a></div>
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Week 4: <a href="http://being-ladylike.blogspot.com/2014/07/reading-in-wild-curating-classroom.html" target="_blank">Curating a Classroom Library</a></div>
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Week 5: <a href="http://being-ladylike.blogspot.com/2014/07/reading-in-wild-curating-classroom.html" target="_blank">Sharing Books and Reading Together</a></div>
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As I was reading this chapter and now typing this post, all I can think about is how I have less than a week before I have to return to work. Nooooooooooo!!!! I am having a hard time wrapping my mind around a 2 month summer already coming to a close. Seriously! Where does it always go? Every year, on that last day of school after the students are gone, I'm ecstatic to see my summer all splayed out in front of me. Then, I get to this part and can't seem to fathom how it is all gone. Soooooo...sorry ahead of time for a dry post...but as soon as I'm done typing this up, I have to head out to my classroom to get major to-do list items crossed off. <br />
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I digress! So, of course as I get ready to return to work, I start thinking of how I am going to teach, model, and help my students build reading plans when they are completely unaccustomed to doing so. My population of students rarely read at home, unless it is a school mandate, and most don't own their own books or visit the public library over break. This part of the Wild Reading plan can be the most trickiest for me because it takes the most work. But I am super glad Donalyn went into a little more detail in this book, so I feel a bit more confident going into it.<br />
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I admitted on one of those past blog posts above that I had got away from helping my students make reading plans, as I was dealing with a lot of different factors (you'll have to check out one of the posts to find out a little more)...but it did also include a lack of working technology. So, I'll share how I used to do it in my classroom using <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/" target="_blank">Goodreads</a>. This year, I do plan to use Edmodo and I'll have to do a blog post or two on that once its up and running successfully.<br />
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Each of my former students used a school email they had to sign-up. I spent time showing them how I used Goodreads and talked about why I had my shelves arranged the way I did. A lot went into explaining and modeling all of this. I had the site bookmarked on our computers in our classroom and whenever they had a spare moment, they were allowed to go on and update their status, add books, read reviews, write reviews, etc. It was nice for me to be able to check in and see what they were reading via the site too. Once the year was over, I only had a handful of students continue to use it though...which is why I am loving Reading in the Wild! I'll throw in some screenshots of how it sort of looked to give you an idea of how you could possibly use it in your classroom...or for yourself!<br />
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Goodreads is how I make my reading plans. My bookshelves are <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/3095484-carrie" target="_blank">HERE</a>, if you'd like to check them out or add me on the site. I don't even pick up a book at the store, library, or from friends if I don't check Goodreads first. Through reading so many books I love, enjoy, or disilike, I have figured out a sort of formula for finding books I'll devour or at least enjoy enough to pick them up. These are all things I share with my students when I talk about how the site is very useful for forming reading plans. If you love reading and social media, you should definitely check it out. Goodreads is in fact my favorite social media site over Facebook (Instagram is a close 2nd). <br />
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Head over to The Brownbag Teacher's post this week <a href="http://thebrownbagteacher.blogspot.com/2014/07/5th-grade-reading-logs-book-series-wild.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>, because she posted <b>freebies</b> of her 40 Book Challenge and reflection forms. Just a quick <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=the+40+book+challene&oq=the+40+book+challene&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l3j69i64l2.7055j0j4&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=91&ie=UTF-8#q=the+40+book+challenge&spell=1" target="_blank">Google search</a> on "The 40 Book Challenge" also wielded some great results on other people's blogs, including Donalyn's. It is one of the "easiest" ways I have been able to get my reluctant readers and students to begin forming plans...since it does add the element of a good challenge. Do you know any 5th graders who don't love a challenge?! <br />
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Week 3 - <a href="http://being-ladylike.blogspot.com/2014/07/reading-in-wild-teaching-students-to.html" target="_blank">Teaching Students to Love Reading</a></div>
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Week 4 - <a href="http://being-ladylike.blogspot.com/2014/07/reading-in-wild-curating-classroom.html" target="_blank">Curating a Classroom Library</a></div>
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I have to admit, at the start of this chapter I decided this was my least favorite. But then, I reached the list of books Donalyn suggest reading at the beginning of the year for read-alouds. It was the perfect way to get me motivated to transition into the new school year and begin thinking about where I want to go with my students. So for this week's, I wanted to share the books (with links, so you can access them as well) I plan to add to my year's read-alouds list.<br />
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While Donalyn listed quite a few ways to do this, there were a couple that I could easily see implementing since I don't know how easy it would be to get my admin and entire school on board for this school year. But I can sure try for next year! You'll have to read this chapter to see what I'm leaving out. :-) </div>
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The first year I successfully used ideas from <u>The Book Whisperer</u> was a fantastic one. I had parents who told me they saw a change in their students (see the picture below from a district parent survey) and then, the kicker, their 6th grade teachers also told me during some vertical articulation work that they truly appreciated the way my students came to them loving reading. They found they were able to jump right in with them! It was music to my ears! I got away from it a little bit the year after that as it was the year I was working towards my National Board Certification and that was my HUGE focus. And if you have been reading my blog the last couple months, you also know this school year that just ended was my roughest one yet and so I had to focus on management and catching up instead of building my reading community...that makes me really sad, but I've now got a renewed sense of what I want to do this year! <br />
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Like I mentioned above, this part was my favorite section of this chapter. Several of the recommended books are those I already use in my classroom, so I didn't include them below...so I definitely order you to read this chapter to see the rest. ;-) I mean that in the nicest and most helpful way of course. Which books do you already read for your read-alouds? Do you see any below that you want to try out?<br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10430311-ask-me" target="_blank">Ask Me</a> by Antje Damm and <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10967391-bookspeak?ac=1" target="_blank">BookSpeak! Poems About Books</a> by Laura Purdie Salas</div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12521887-forgive-me-i-meant-to-do-it?ac=1" target="_blank">Forgive Me, I Meant to Do It: False Apology Poems</a> by Gail Carson Levine</div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10047243-hound-dog-true?ac=1" target="_blank">Hound Dog</a> by Linda Urban and <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7150174-the-strange-case-of-origami-yoda?ac=1" target="_blank">The Strange Case of Origami Yoda</a> by Tom Angleberger</div>
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From the first moment I went into college, I started collecting books for my classroom library. I didn't know what grade I would be teaching, or where I'd be teaching, but I knew I wanted a HUGE classroom library for my students. My 4th grade teacher made me want the library of my dreams. Hers was not huge, but it had tall bookcases surrounding a corner of the room, with an entrance between two of the bookcases and books upon books. <br />
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Here's a look at it! It's still not as big as I want it to be, but it's getting there. This picture was actually taken 2 school years ago, so there are a few more baskets in it nowadays. It's a work in progress.<br />
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In fact...here is what it looked like quite a few years ago. I hated the way it was set up and the way it looked in the classroom. But the one above is finally just how I envisioned it for my students. Thankfully, I was able to get my hands on another bookcase in my new library above.<br />
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"Students in classrooms with well-designed classroom libraries interact more with books, spend more time reading, demonstrate more positive attitudes towards reading, and exhibit higher levels of reading achievement." (pg.80)</h3>
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Throughout my 9 years of teaching, I have messed around and tinkered with how to organize my library...by reading levels, AR levels, genres. I've tried it all.</div>
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Nowadays, one side is all nonfiction and the other is all fiction. Then, within each basket are the separate genres. I do have some random baskets like "Stories for Girls" and "Sports Stories" as well as "Scary and Ghost Stories" because these are 3 huge favorites. </div>
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I have been laughed at in the past because teachers try to donate books to me since they know about my famous library on campus. But, I am extremely picky and won't take any old book. If it does not appeal to my readers (see the below MUSTIE acronym) I will thank them and either let them know I don't need it or I take it and donate it to a student's family or another teacher. </div>
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When buying series books, I try to buy the entire series or as many as I can. Donalyn does recommend only buying the first 3 or 4, especially with huge series like Goosebumps. I have never considered this before and will most likely use this to clean my library out this summer. Do you buy all the books in a series like me or only get the first couple like Donalyn?</div>
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I have to admit, it was very tough (and still is) to let my students "attack" the library on the very first day of school...before we have a chance to talk about how to take care of it and the books. But a book frenzy helps me learn about my students' likes, dislikes, and reading experiences...and? It's actually really fun to watch the kids get so excited about books, knowing many of them will be my struggling readers during the school year. They learn that I am also very serious about reading and books in their classroom. </div>
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After the book frenzy, Donalyn recommends you then have students discuss the library procedures and organization. </div>
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I know I already posted this picture in an earlier book study post, but it's a must-see-again! This past year was the first time I did a book frenzy...and it was utter chaos, but it was so successful as a jumping off point.<br />
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Sure, I tried the whole paper card and pocket system for my first several years of teaching. Was it a pain? Very much so! Often, we would find random cards on the ground and then we couldn't find the book. It would take a long time writing on the cards and pushing the pockets in to the covers. </div>
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Thankfully, just like Donalyn, I discovered <a href="http://classroom.booksource.com/" target="_blank">Booksource</a>! It's all online and it's even better if you own a smartphone or tablet type device. You can scan your books in and check them out/return them the same way. Or you can just type in their ISBN or title to search their database. Things like damage and ratings can be tracked as well. </div>
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I've always run this portion but Donalyn actually has her students do so. I'm hoping to try this and see how it goes this school year. What about you?</div>
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This was probably the biggest take away piece for me. Donalyn recommends having your students work in table groups to brainstorm a list of guidelines to post in your library. Some examples are, use a bookmark, do not pick off the plastic or stickers, and return books in a timely manner.</div>
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<li>S = Superceded: books like <u>Guinness Book of World Records</u> that are constantly updated should be switched out</li>
<li>T = Trivial: I mentioned this one earlier. If a book has what I deem to be a trivial coverpage (mostly outdated covers for me) I get rid of them or don't put them in my library and this also includes not collecting entire ongoing series like Goosebumps</li>
<li>I = Irrelevant: books that your students in the past may have loved may not be loved by those you have now</li>
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If you have just stumbled upon this awesome <u>Reading in the Wild</u> book study blog post series, then definitely click over to <a href="http://being-ladylike.blogspot.com/2014/06/reading-in-wild-dedicate-time-to.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> and <a href="http://being-ladylike.blogspot.com/2014/06/reading-in-wild-planning-reading.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> first so you can play a quick round of catch up. I will be hosting next week's section alongside <a href="http://www.lessonswithlaughter.com/" target="_blank">Lessons with Laughter</a>, so you should come back for that special blog post too. :-) <br />
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The further I get into <u>Reading in the Wild</u>, the more I am starting to like it over <u>The Book Whisperer</u>. I love the way it fills in all the blanks that I was left to mull over and figure out! <br />
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I don't know about you, but I have figured out almost a perfect "formula" to choose books I end up loving or enjoying. In fact, 4 out of 5 times, when I venture outside my little formula, I end up abandoning the book or rating very low on Goodreads. But do our students know how to find the right way to choose books for themselves? Nope! We have to teach them and give them opportunities to do so. That's what this chapter is all about.</div>
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I always tell other educators and noneducators that no matter what we are told to do as teachers from year-to-year, read-alouds will be the one thing I will stand firm on and NEVER stop doing! In fact, it is my favorite part of the day. We come in after lunch, sit on in our library/living room in the dark, with my Victorian lamp turned on, and read for about 15-25 minutes. Being able to share books my students would not have access to or not think to try out is the BIGGEST reason I stick to it every single day. <b>When do you do your read-aloud? </b> Donalyn shared she does hers for the last 10-15 minutes of the day. I'd love to do it then because I can easily see my students being better at end-of-the-day transitioning. It definitely gives me something to think about.</div>
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Donalyn provides several ways to select read-alouds to work in your classroom and I can say there are a couple I need to try. Sure, I have my short list of go-tos that students have loved in the past and that I also enjoy. I try to choose books that hit almost every genre as well as switching between male and female major characters...this is because I realized one year I was unconsciously reading books that seemed to have girls as the protagonist every time. But do I read nonfiction or poetry to my students? Nope! This is something I need to work on for sure.</div>
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And I too am "guilty" of reading <u>The Lightning Thief</u> every year as well. It is HUGELY successful with students every year and I don't notice a lag in it either...so I continue to read it despite the chapters being too long to read in one regular sitting and the month and a half or so that it takes to get through it. But Donalyn does recommend considering time constraints and book length when selecting books for read-aloud...so I might leave behind one of our beloved read-alouds this year.</div>
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Also? I don't know about you, but I am very strict with books I select. I follow the same criteria I do when selecting my own books. There are teachers on my campus who read books I would never recommend to others because they don't come with high reviews or they may be books that you wouldn't necessarily consider quality literature. But the tips Donalyn gives will need to come into play as well. <b>What criteria do you follow in order to choose your read-alouds?</b></div>
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I had to crack up as I read this part of the tip list! I HATE leaving our read-aloud book within reach of a guest teacher because I have stated not to read it in my plans every year since I started teaching and read the short book I leave behind. But, it seems every single one of them do it anyway. Grrrrrrrrr!!! So, I have had to start hiding it before I leave for the day. Two years ago, I think we were in the middle of <u>The Lightning Thief</u>. I came back and found they had read a chapter. My kids were distraught because they didn't understand any of the dialogue that happened in the story and were insanely bored by a chapter that past students have always enjoyed. I asked why and they said...SHE DIDN'T USE YOUR VOICES!!! It cracked me up and annoyed me at the same time, but I just went back and reread the chapter to them and they didn't mind one bit.</div>
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Book drawings are a HUGE deal in my classroom that I started doing after reading <u>The Book Whisperer</u>, so I was over the moon to read about how to do this in a more detailed way in <u>Reading in the Wild</u>.</div>
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The above book you see in the picture is one from a very popular series in my classroom year-to-year. I read <u>Among the Hidden</u> every other year (<u>City of Ember</u> is in subsequent years), so when we finish the kids scramble over who gets to read the 2nd in the series. I think I have 2 copies and thankfully, our school library has another 2-3 copies! So, the drawing is super important to use in cases like this. </div>
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A big idea I pulled from Donalyn's tips this time? Only allow students to read drawing books for a week so other students don't have to wait so long. I was not limiting the time these past couple years and will implement this in my classroom from now on. </div>
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At the end of the year, we have a book poll to choose and vote on our favorite reads of the year. I then display them on this Hawk's Choice board for the incoming class. This is an idea that I got from <a href="http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/top_teaching/2010/02/class-book-awards" target="_blank">Beth Newingham</a> and adapted to fit my classroom. We use a Google Form in order to gather the data quicker...and vote quicker as well. This particular picture was from our awards 2 years ago.</div>
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In the past, I have used <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> with my students. But we no longer have access to student email accounts, so I don't really have a way of signing them up. In my first book study post <a href="http://being-ladylike.blogspot.com/2014/06/reading-in-wild-dedicate-time-to.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>, I mentioned I will be using Edmodo now. But I still want a way for my students to keep track of their books in a way similar to Goodreads. So, I really loved this section of Chapter 2!</div>
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There is a tiny little 4-page chunk at the end of the chapter all about developing a reading workshop in your classroom to support wild readers in your classroom as well as every thing else that comes in to play as modern day teachers that we are. <br />
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I'm going to be honest here, I do not have a reader's workshop in my classroom. It has been attempted more than once over my 9 (soon to be 10-year) career and really got off the ground back when I started using the <a href="http://www.thedailycafe.com/public/department104.cfm" target="_blank">Daily 5</a> (I adapted it to Daily 3) and <a href="http://www.thedailycafe.com/public/department105.cfm" target="_blank">CAFE</a> my last year at my old school. Then, I transferred schools and had to readjust to different scheduling, requirements, and the environment. So, I'm looking forward to reading what everyone else comes up with on their blogs this week for sure! <br />
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It worked so well for me that year and I tried so so very hard to follow what the 2 Sisters set forth in their plan. But I still didn't embrace it fully because I didn't completely like all parts of it. I don't know if it was the management or if it was the particular lessons. I do remember not liking how I had to slowly but surely roll out the modeling of certain behaviors and what not. That might be the BIGGEST part of me stopping it. <br />
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So, now that I've seen how well the ideas in The Book Whisperer work for me and my kids in the past AND starting the process of reading Reading in the Wild, I can see how I have to find a way for it to work for me and the students. I'm willing to try it again and revamp it when necessary because of how independent reading will be the front runner. But...and this is a big BUT...it will be insanely tricky with the first year of Common Core being rolled out and so many changes in the benchmark assessments this year. To be honest again, I'm not sure how it's going to work out or if it will work out. <br />
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<li>"<i>It is our implementation and management of it. Are we creating a place where reading a lot, writing a lot, and thinking a lot happen in </i>our<i> classrooms?</i>" (p. 41)</li>
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Once you grasp the above, start working on what you want your workshop to have (just like a wish list). Use the rule of thirds to divide it up amongst whole group, independent practice, and independent reading. I plan to use the two sample schedules (one of those is below) in order to try and figure out what will hopefully become a successful workshop for my students and I. <br />
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Oh how I love Donalyn Miller and her insight into how to better help my students learn how to become independent readers. I read <u>The Book Whisperer</u> about 4 years ago and quickly implemented it in my classroom the following school year. I was amazed at how much my students enjoyed reading and talking about their reading. But only about a small handful of those students still read on their own and come chat in the hallway with me about their recent favorite reads. <br />
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So, thankfully, <u>Reading in the Wild</u> is going to save the day! Sure, I've only read the first chapter, but I already feel much better about reaching those corners I couldn't reach before. In this book, Donalyn starts to address how to make sure students read in the "wild" or outside of the classroom away from their teacher and classroom environment. <br />
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I have to admit...this is my first ever book study on the little ol' bloggy here, so I'm completely sure how I'm going to do this. But I'd love to share the bits I loved the most and plan on implementing fully in my classroom. And I would LOVE it if anyone who has or hasn't read the book for our study to chime in and share how you have already used the ideas from Chapter 1 in your classroom or how you plan on directly implementing it. The more ideas the better! Don't forget, there are quite a few other bloggers participating, so click on over using the Link-Up below. Let's do this together!<br />
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Check out the quote below that started off the first section...isn't that just the truth?! Oh and expect a ton more quotes, since they truly are snippets of the information you need!<br />
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Were you that kid?! I totally was and would have loved to read all day if given the chance. "Wild Readers Dedicate Time to Reading" helps you figure how to help your students begin thinking this way.</div>
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<i>"Research indicates that time spent reading correlates positively with students' performance on standardized reading tests."</i> (pg. 8) I can see myself pulling this out if and when an administrator or someone else asks me why I am using instructional time to talk to kids about books I'm reading or giving students time to choose books from our library. </div>
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So, Donalyn talks about edge times a lot in this chapter. Oh you know?....those moments when wild readers find a few seconds, minutes, or chunk of time to read a book whether it be during commercial breaks (I do this all the time!) or waiting for your friend to get off the airplane and head out to the curb where you are picking her up. Those! Wild readers don't think twice about this, but those who aren't wild tend to think they HAVE to read during those 25-30 minutes teachers always seem to require or ask of students. </div>
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In that case...give students blank copies of this "My Reading Inventory" provided in the Appendix of the book. Students soon see when they read and how often. This will help you and the students to figure out how to carve out more time. Voila! I have to admit, the appendices are my favorite parts of Donalyn's books because I get to put them right into practice.</div>
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This was my favorite part of Chapter 1! I don't know about you, but fake reading is one of the number one issues I find blocking students from becoming wild readers in my classroom (I work in an urban at-risk area). No one at home really models reading for students and they only tell their kids to read when a teacher assigns those lovely reading logs. </div>
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Fake reading and reading avoidance are honestly the reason why I fell out of using everything I successfully implemented in my room for 2 years this past year. I didn't know how to get past what I can now call fake reading (thanks Donalyn!). </div>
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The first day of school in our classroom library is a chaotic moment, but everyone is very enthusiastic about going through the shelves, baskets, and finding their newest discovery in the pages of a book. But soon after, I disocver those fake readers that I haven't known how to help in the past.</div>
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I hope you love the observation ideas and form Donalyn provided as much as I do! I can't wait to get back in my classroom to start observing students I notice exhibiting the signs of fake reading and reading avoidance:</div>
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So, observe these students (you'll have to read Chapter 1 to really get a grasp at how Donalyn recommends to do this) and then use your notes to confer with those students independently. </div>
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Once you can pin down the habits of these fake readers and you chat with them, jump in and recommend books for them, continue modeling reading behaviors, help them become part of the reading community. Donalyn's story from her classroom revolving around Nathan will truly help you get a grasp of how to handle it in your own room. As I was reading, it was super easy for me to visualize the exact students from the past couple years who I could have helped by using this form and her tips. </div>
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When I first read The Book Whisperer, I signed my students up for Goodreads accounts. It really helped us all communicate about books we were reading. Several of my students used it regularly and a few even continued using after they moved on to 6th grade. But it has died off now and I don't see any of them on it anymore. But with technology picking up, Donalyn explains how she uses Edmodo to have her kids keep up with their reading community. Score!! I am definitely going to try this as we do have iPads on our campus and a couple iMacs in our classroom. Definitely check out the last part of Chapter 1 to read more. </div>
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What I'd like to say is, I've made a huge dent in my book stack...but I've only read 2 books and just finished an audio book today. It's insane how summer break seems to be busier than the school year. Thank goodness for this book study! Now I know I'll have a reason to keep up with everyone. I am hosting the book chat for Chapter 3 on July 10th along with Lessons with Laughter. <br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We have some AMAZING bloggers and non-bloggers joining us over the next 7 weeks, and I cannot wait! Check out the hosts for each of the chapters/sections and make sure to follow them, so you don't miss anything. :) If your a blogger, awesome! Join us each week by linking up your posts/ideas. If you're not a blogger, that's great, too! You can read/follow and comment. We want to hear your advice, thoughts, and ideas for the classroom, too. The more teachers we have joining, the more amazing out classrooms will be this fall! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Chapter 1: <span style="line-height: 115%;">Wild
Readers Dedicate Time to Read (June 19th)</span></span><br />
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1: Creating a Workshop Schedule (June 26th) *This is a SUPER short section (only 4 pages), but a great chance to share/showcase your workshop schedule and sneek a peek at classrooms all over the world!*</span></span><br />
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2: Wild Readers Self-Select Reading Material (July 3rd)</span></span><br />
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4: Wild Readers Have Reading Plans (July 24th)</span></span><br />
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A couple days before the first of the month, Fabletics posted some sneak peeks of new outfits/collections over on Twitter. Once I saw the camo leggings, I was hooked...and I don't even like camo!! <br />
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I feel like I will always say this about <a href="http://www.fabletics.com/invite/49635010/" target="_blank">Fabletics</a> items, but this tank was super duper soft! It was that perfect thickness to give coverage yet allowed breathing room when it got warmer so it certainly didn't add to the heat at all! I loved the way it moved with me as we did side stretches...the relaxed fit was perfect for yoga. I really do want one in every color now!</div>
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I would recommend this sports bra for light exercise like yoga or pilates. Not only is it very comfortable, but it supported me well through all the bending over and moving side to side. The strap design is unique and I love how stylish it is. The color of the pink grapefruit is akin to my favorite spring/summer color of coral or peach too. I can't wait to try out some of their other sport bra styles!</div>
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If you'd like to check out the <a href="http://www.fabletics.com/invite/49635010/" target="_blank">Fabletics</a> site for yourself to see what kind of stylish and comfortable outfits they can put together for you, you'll notice you can either join as a VIP or buy items at their regular prices. I myself am a VIP and was reeled in right away by the awesome deal they have for newbies! It is not one of those annoying monthly subscriptions either because their product is beyond worth it in so many ways.</div>
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If you don't want to buy anything at the start of a new month, all you have to do is pass by the 5th. They send out reminders via email, Facebook, and Twitter. I myself put a reminder in my iPhone calendar just in case. You can earn your reward points by passing on the love of Fabletics, so I'd love for you to try it out for your first outfit at $29.95 by clicking my <a href="http://www.fabletics.com/invite/49635010/" target="_blank">referral link</a>. And please share what you get, because I'd love to know! So what are you waiting for?!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15171068605763691096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3848790497899024811.post-20953101189082636512014-06-01T14:17:00.002-07:002017-04-01T15:47:40.733-07:00Currently JuneIt's been awhile since I was able to sit and enjoy one of <a href="http://ohboy3rdgrade.blogspot.com/2014/06/june-currently.html" target="_blank">Farley's Currently posts</a>. I am a week into my summer break...have had one school-related nightmare and have been hitting the gym every day! So, here's to a celebratory Currently!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15171068605763691096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3848790497899024811.post-46082084977290831092014-05-29T18:08:00.000-07:002017-04-01T15:44:36.060-07:00Wrapping Up The School Year {2013 - 2014}We all know how insane and busy it gets the last 1-2 weeks, sometimes 3, of the school year. This one was no exception...in fact, to me, it felt like the last month was all about trying to corral my students and keep them entertained. Thank goodness we get the time off to always revamp ourselves!<br />
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Our district actually had benchmark testing the 2nd to the last week of school, so we had to make sure we still fit in some skills. Of course, this meant, I had to come up with ways to not only teach my students but keep them completely and utterly busy in a higher-level thinking way. At this time of year, it felt like quite the feat for me!<br />
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I pulled out my <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Plot-Elements-Choice-Menu-Pack-for-Differentiation-and-Extension-Common-Core-963569" target="_blank">Plot Elements Choice Menu</a>, which I did not get to use at the beginning of the year like I usually do. But since they were being tested on plot elements, I KNEW this would be the perfect way to give them time to review, push themselves, and stay busy as well. We did a museum walk around the room so students could view and read everyone's products they created.<br />
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Once the benchmark testing was over and done with, it was time to "celebrate" and do activities that would still challenge them but yet keep them busy enough so they weren't getting into trouble. One of my favorite things to do (for the past couple years) is the All About Me Choice Menu. I found it on Teachers Pay Teachers <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/All-About-Me-List-Menu-Perfect-for-Back-to-School-Get-to-Know-You-menu-56723" target="_blank">HERE</a> a couple years back and have since slightly revamped it to fit my teaching style in my classroom. </div>
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And last but not least, was the awesomely action-packed End-Of-Year Math Project from the talented TPT seller, <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/End-of-Year-Party-Planner-A-Differentiated-Math-Project-for-the-Upper-Grades-671238" target="_blank">Teaching With a Mountain View</a>. It was all about planning a party through the CCSS math standards. My students rose to the occasion despite being over doing school work. So, it was definitely worth it! <br />
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Perhaps you've heard of JustFab shoes? Well...<a href="http://www.fabletics.com/invite/49635010/" target="_blank">Fabletics</a> is their version of a monthly membership for workout clothes co-founded by Kate Hudson! If you're like me, you truly love wearing workout clothes that are comfortable but make you look good too. After all, we all like going to the gym or working out to feel better...so looking good helps us feel even greater right?! <a href="http://www.fabletics.com/invite/49635010/" target="_blank">Fabletics</a> gives me all of this!<br />
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It is a lot like <a href="http://being-ladylike.blogspot.com/p/stitch-fix.html" target="_blank">Stitch Fix</a> if you've seen my other blog posts about my monthly fashion fixes. You get to take a style quiz to let them know what kind of workouts you prefer, where you work out, and what you like to show off (legs, arms, stomach, etc.). I myself am looking for more yoga gear, so I filled my quiz out to accommodate my own needs. You also include your measurements so they take the guess work right out of deciding which sizes to choose once you pick outfits or pieces. Easy peesy!!<br />
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Most of my workout clothes are from Target's active wear line and it is great for Zumba and all, but they don't have much of a selection. It is good quality and I do like the way their fitted capris feel. But somehow<a href="http://www.fabletics.com/invite/49635010/" target="_blank"> Fabletics</a> provides so much more! <br />
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Kate co-founded <a href="http://www.fabletics.com/invite/49635010/" target="_blank">Fabletics</a> because she wanted to have well-designed and nice workout clothes to take her from the gym, to pick up her son from school, and run errands. Thank yoooooooooou Kate!!<br />
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Once you take the quiz, their stylists put together their outfit picks for you to match your wants and needs. Your first 2-3 piece outfit is 50% off so you can get an entire set for $25! Or you can pick separates. I decided to pick a 3-piece since it would mean more for my initial $25 VIP membership price. I chose...<br />
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This is actually regularly $59.95 as a VIP...so it was quite the deal! I had been looking for a pair of capris almost exactly like this and a longer-sleeved top to wear to the gym when it is cold out or when I first walk in, so it was pretty nifty to also get a sports bra all wrapped up in a well-thought out outfit.<br />
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Here is what the three pieces look like on. Even sitting down in seated pose, these capris moved easily and weren't pulling against my knees or hip flexor area. There is also a seam running above the rear-end, making them ultra-flattering as well. I really love the sports bra because of the fun strap design. But it is uber comfortable and also quite flattering for a light-support sports bra. Perfect for yoga!!<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">An amazing reader and teacher, Miller's first book, <u>The Book Whisperer</u>, shares her experiences in middle
grades classrooms and how she has fostered a love of reading in her students. Her classroom is INSPIRING! The book
is so down-to-earth, a fast read, and filled with simple (but powerful) ways to create a culture of reading in your
classroom. In <u>The Book Whisperer</u>, Millers leaves you with her frustration - students leaving her classroom
loving reading but faced with future teachers that do not share Donalyn's enthusiasm for reading. Gradually, her
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Here enters, Donalyn's second book, <u>Reading in the Wild</u>. This books acts as a follow-up to the first and
discusses how to foster a love of reading that is lifelong and sustainable...even when a passionate teacher is not present.
As a 5th grade teacher, this is powerful to me. How do I structure reading and sharing opportunities that set the
foundation for life-long reading? <u>Reading in the Wild</u> address this question!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I would love for you to join us! You can click <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Reading-Wild-Whisperers-Cultivating-Lifelong/dp/047090030X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1401074877&sr=8-1&keywords=reading+in+the+wild" target="_blank">here</a> or the image below to grab your copy.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15171068605763691096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3848790497899024811.post-74340209429440318562014-05-25T22:28:00.000-07:002017-04-01T15:35:53.298-07:00Summer Reading...And My Return to Blogging!It has been way too long since I have been able to sit and blog away on my little keyboard. I've been wanting to come back for awhile now, but time was most definitely against me. Around the time I disappeared from the blog world, our district was hunkering down for state testing (AIMS here in Arizona) and then the due date for my National Boards retake was approaching very very quickly. Then, when I thought I'd have a chance to sit down and put a post together...the end of the school year sprang up. So, everything just drained me in general. Have you ever had one of those school years, weeks, or even days when you just need to come home and do mindless things to keep from collapsing from exhaustion (mental, emotional, and physical)? Me too!!!<br />
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So, I've been simmering over several blog posts I wanted to put together to jump feet first back in to blogging. Then, this linky party popped up over on <a href="http://www.cotesclass.com/2014/05/summer-reading-list-linky-party.html" target="_blank">Hands-On Teacher in First</a> (Marie's blog) and it is just perfect! Now that I have some time on my hands I have a growing summer reading list with both personal and professional books I've been hankering over. Please join up with us and share what you plan or hope to read!<br />
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Normally, I try to only pick one professional read...or I end up overwhelmed and try too many things at the beginning of the year. But I ended up discovering a new book by Michael Linsin who wrote <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6734534-dream-class?from_search=true" target="_blank">Dream Class</a>, which I read last year and just loved. So, the list became 2 deep. Then, came an invite from <a href="http://thebrownbagteacher.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Brownbag Teacher</a> to join in for a book talk for<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4732276-the-book-whisperer?ac=1" target="_blank"> The Book Whisperer's</a> Reading in the Wild...which I also didn't get to read this past summer. </div>
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<b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16226386-teach-like-a-pirate?from_search=true" target="_blank">Teach like a Pirate by Dave Burgess</a></b> | This particular text has been on my to-read list since last summer. But I had to worry more about the two books I had set aside to help me prepare and study for my Assessment Center exercises. I have only heard wonderful and fantastic things about this book and can't wait to dive into it! It is most likely the best book to read to make a comeback from such a rough year like mine. In case you haven't heard of this one, here is a peek into some of the topics: Part I - Passion, Immersion, Rapport, Transformation, & Enthusiasm; Part II - "I Like to Move It, Move It," Long Live the Arts, Stand and Deliver, etc.; Part III - called Building a Better Pirate. Sounds intriguing no? In case that didn't convince you, here is the synopsis from Goodreads: <span style="font-family: inherit;"> "</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 15.455999374389648px;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Based on Dave Burgess's popular "Outrageous Teaching" and "Teach Like a PIRATE" seminars, this book offers inspiration, practical techniques, and innovative ideas that will help you to increase student engagement, boost your creativity, and transform your life as an educator. You'll learn how to: Tap into and dramatically increase your passion as a teacher Develop outrageously engaging lessons that draw students in like a magnet Establish rapport and a sense of camaraderie in your classroom Transform your class into a life-changing experience for your students This groundbreaking inspirational manifesto contains over 30 hooks specially designed to captivate your class and 170 brainstorming questions that will skyrocket your creativity. Once you learn the Teach Like a PIRATE system, you'll never look at your role as an educator the same again</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: x-small;">."</span></i></span><br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18299642-the-classroom-management-secret-and-45-other-keys-to-a-well-behaved-cla?from_search=true" target="_blank">The Classroom Management Secret by Michael Linsin</a> | I didn't plan on reading this one, but I get Linsin's monthly newsletter emails and one of them caught my eye. It closely related to the issues I was going through with my students this year, so I actually took the time to read it closely. Come to find out...he had also released this new book. I enjoyed his personable and user-friendly process to create a Dream Class (which I wasn't fully able to do because of how thrown off I was by my group this past year). I decided, despite management being my strongest ability as a teacher, I needed to rethink my system and make improvements. This way, no matter what kind of group I get next year, I will be ready! Before I bought it for my Kindle, I checked the Table of Contents and was immediately intrigued by the first several chapter titles: Why You Should Smile on the First Day of School, 7 Keys to the First Day of School, The Biggest First Day of School Mistake You Can Make, Why Coming on Too Strong Will Force a Mutiny in Your Classroom, and more. Here is the description from Goodreads: <span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>"<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 15.455999374389648px;">In The Classroom Management Secret, you will learn how pursuing just two simple principles will allow you to grab ahold of the rewarding and meaningful teaching career you've always dreamed of. Based on the popular blog, Smart Classroom Management, the book progresses step-by-step through 46 keys, showing you how to manage your classroom in a way that inspires your students to want to behave. By the end, you will have the knowledge to take over any K-8 classroom and create the kind of peaceful buy joyous learning experience your students will always remember."</span></i></span><br />
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<b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17196305-reading-in-the-wild?from_search=true" target="_blank">Reading in the Wild by Donalyn Miller</a></b> | I was, and still am, a HUGE fan of The Book Whisperer. It changed how I saw and taught students how to love reading. It also changed the reading lives of so many of my students. They still thank me to this day for how I helped them become a self-selected reader who enjoys reading for what it should be. So, when I found out Donalyn was releasing a 2nd book long before it came out...I added it to my wish and to-read list. Sadly, I wasn't able to get to this one last summer either. But I just found out The Brownbag Teacher is having a book talk on it and had to join in. So...bring it on! Here is the synopsis from Goodreads: <span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 15.455999374389648px;">Teaching students to become lifelong readers A companion to the bestselling </span><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q=The%20Book%20Whisperer" style="background-color: white; color: #666600; line-height: 15.455999374389648px; text-decoration: none;" title="The Book Whisperer">The Book Whisperer</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 15.455999374389648px;">, </span><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q=Reading%20in%20the%20Wild" style="background-color: white; color: #666600; line-height: 15.455999374389648px; text-decoration: none;" title="Reading in the Wild">Reading in the Wild</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 15.455999374389648px;"> explores whether or not we are truly instilling lifelong reading habits in our students and provides practical strategies for teaching "wild" reading. Based on survey responses from over 900 adult readers and classroom feedback, </span><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q=Reading%20in%20the%20Wild" style="background-color: white; color: #666600; line-height: 15.455999374389648px; text-decoration: none;" title="Reading in the Wild">Reading in the Wild</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 15.455999374389648px;"> offers solid advice and strategies on how to develop, encourage and assess key lifelong reading habits, including dedicating time for reading, planning for future reading, and defining oneself as a reader.Includes advice for supporting the love of reading by explicitly teaching lifelong reading habits. Contains accessible strategies, ideas, tips, lesson plans and management tools along with lists of recommended books co-published with Editorial Projects in Education, publisher of "Education Week" and "Teacher Magazine"</span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 15.455999374389648px;">Packed with ideas for helping students choose their own reading material, respond to text, and build capacity for lifelong reading."</span></i></span><br />
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I usually have a HUGE list planned a couple weeks before my summer starts, so I can get to the library and start grabbing up books. But, alas, that just didn't happen this time around. However, I did come home this past Friday (our last day of school) ready to find a juicy and fun chic lit read from my long to-read list on <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/3095484-carrie" target="_blank">Goodreads</a>. My book club of lady friends is reading The Monuments Men this month as well...so these two are givens. As for the rest of what I'm going to be reading this summer? Perhaps I should read the 3rd book in V.C. Andrew's Dollanganger series. I'm hoping I get off the wait list for Emily Giffin's new book soon, since I've been on it for the last month already. I also have some Jodi Piccoult books I've been hoarding. So many choices and so little time!!! <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>How about you? What is on your summer to-read list? I hope you take the time for yourself to relax and enjoy some good reads...whether they are for work or play! </i></span></h3>
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