Pardon the extremely cheesy pun. It IS the first Monday of the school year and my brain DOES feel like it is shriveling from the sudden changeover of thoughts going from “What daytime talk show do I want to watch?” and “What park do we want to go to today?” to “Lessons, Objectives, Essential Questions, [...]
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Whew, the first bell rang. That only means one thing… a crazy week filled with laminating, cutting, gluing, meeting, Open House hellos, phone calls, letters, and then squeezing in some sleep here and there. I finally finished decorating! I’m looking forward to the school year ahead. I just keep dwelling on the fact that it’s [...]
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My apologies! I loaded up all new themes today and found out that my Paypal account will not accept money until I send in scans of my driver’s license, social security card, and utility bill. Seemed extreme to me, so I waited to verify this was necessary. I’m waiting for them to request a DNA [...]
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I am still working on my own classroom but had to take a break from the world of robots! I have gotten tons of comments and emails for an ocean theme! So, today I used some fish that I had previously made for my own classroom and created an oceam themed set called “Fishy Fun!” [...]
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Just off from attending a 2-day assessment workshop in my district, I am open minded about what the future in my classroom looks like. As an eMINTS teacher and totally in love with the concept of Inquiry Based Learning, I am always interested in ways to get my students more involved in their learning. But, [...]
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You know that saying, one man’s junk is another man’s treasure? Well, when you teach, the treasures have a way of becoming extremely useful! I’m starting to get things in order for the fall considering it’s, well, right around the corner. I am using these to decorate my classroom. You may be thinking, what a [...]
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A few weeks ago, I had a Facebook Contest for a free custom theme. The winner was Diane Ward! She requested a moose theme! This little moose is on the loose in tennis shoes! It’s called ‘Moose Mania’! Thanks to all who entered and thanks to Ms. Ward for the awesome idea! It was a [...]
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****Don’t forget… the Name that Pug contest I am having ends June 30! Everyone who suggests a name for Little Pug will be entered to win a custom theme design! Visit the Facebook page to enter! There are only 11 entries so far…so head on over there.**** Whew! I’m starting to feel “caught up” after [...]
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A little theme still in the works, but I’ve hit a bit of a roadblock. So, what do you think, the wolf in the night or the wolf on bright? Please leave a comment and share your thoughts!
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Thinking about next year and how to make my classroom blog more of a view from students perspective. I want students to have the opportunity to write, reflect, and share our classroom happenings rather than me posting “We did this today…” Blogging is a way to open up the hatch in your brain, pour the [...]
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