tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64745515874404660362023-11-16T11:07:14.338-05:00McElhinny's Center Stage<a href="http://pinterest.com/wendymcelhinny/"><img src="http://passets-cdn.pinterest.com/images/big-p-button.png" width="61" height="61" alt="Follow Me on Pinterest"></a>Wendy McElhinnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06682378025077049827noreply@blogger.comBlogger181125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6474551587440466036.post-5064061217102369602021-10-24T12:59:00.001-04:002021-10-24T12:59:20.952-04:00I Do Not Have the Words<p><span style="color: #073763; font-family: trebuchet;"><b>Last Thursday my students were leaving the classroom to line up in the hallway for bus dismissal. A boy went behind me and his rolling bookbag swept my feet out from under me. I fell and landed on my wrist and elbow. I wasn't hurt physically, just sore. My heart was hurt though because one of my students pointed and laughed at me while I was on the floor. My teammate took my students out to the bus lot. I went in my classroom and closed the door as tears ran down my face.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #073763; font-family: trebuchet;"><b>I do not have the words to describe how hurt I felt by this boy's laughing and pointing. I am a 47 year old woman who had her feelings hurt by a 9 year old boy. I am a professional educator and he is an immature child. Why did this hurt me so badly? I guess I feel that I have taught him better. I preach empathy for others. My classroom runs on caring and kindness. I know that it was probably his initial reaction, but the fact that it was so public just sliced even harder. </b></span></p><p><span style="color: #073763; font-family: trebuchet;"><b>The next morning, the boy who laughed at me walked up with a very serious look on his face. He said, "I am really sorry for laughing at you when you fell yesterday." He handed me a folded up piece of paper. I read it and once again he caused tears in my eyes. </b></span></p><p><span style="color: #073763; font-family: trebuchet;"><b>I do not have the words to describe how touched I was by this genuine apology. I'm not crying...you're crying.</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSkJ1oWnLHVk7-VyEDDvku-DeaMaZD2nVbvBItgqJ_IkGSdIJLMWTjiJmtauHet99Z7cxU_Fn6NWotCDi0x8psfeyGXwJpxYskkMlUNVxr-q4ip_p_1uybcMJ9B1wIQRc4uqIM_KdZgYcJ/s2048/20211024_123958.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSkJ1oWnLHVk7-VyEDDvku-DeaMaZD2nVbvBItgqJ_IkGSdIJLMWTjiJmtauHet99Z7cxU_Fn6NWotCDi0x8psfeyGXwJpxYskkMlUNVxr-q4ip_p_1uybcMJ9B1wIQRc4uqIM_KdZgYcJ/w377-h502/20211024_123958.jpg" width="377" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRRDP3bBQefOXqnejK1suD4xkVGKjcPSiubBfflcAKmoFuV0lSlwPmAMmHimNy6DAxqTJOcKCNj5UhzPPgbrGdSArzJMTfgcFB5RTG7EJg0_jS4ELz1A_2GlUqLLjtUgSPE94GlDSvaUJT/s2048/20211024_124035.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1860" data-original-width="2048" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRRDP3bBQefOXqnejK1suD4xkVGKjcPSiubBfflcAKmoFuV0lSlwPmAMmHimNy6DAxqTJOcKCNj5UhzPPgbrGdSArzJMTfgcFB5RTG7EJg0_jS4ELz1A_2GlUqLLjtUgSPE94GlDSvaUJT/s320/20211024_124035.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Wendy McElhinnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06682378025077049827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6474551587440466036.post-21306062546050018922021-09-24T04:53:00.000-04:002021-09-24T04:53:40.198-04:00Shazam! If You Move It They Will Come<p>As a teacher you have a superpower! Your power of suggestion can influence learners. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhal0kxAlY3kj2npsMagMF2V_YtYFNfvNlY6DU3pdHLDyi4omwxN6uC4z89YrwZrHHdwzZRrsOaiTmvOn10L5ta-IN0jjYPjQO3xS7z4PVeyN03zcqdCMX5Qii3o-qNBz7ngeEzj4z5zK7k/s2048/20210923_102340.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhal0kxAlY3kj2npsMagMF2V_YtYFNfvNlY6DU3pdHLDyi4omwxN6uC4z89YrwZrHHdwzZRrsOaiTmvOn10L5ta-IN0jjYPjQO3xS7z4PVeyN03zcqdCMX5Qii3o-qNBz7ngeEzj4z5zK7k/s320/20210923_102340.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>If I take a book and simply move it to a table somewhere in the room, students will decide to read it. STUDENT: Hey, these books are about today's Social Studies lesson! I didn't know you had these. Can I read them?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8mgLCvqVXB8aMR1UIR3Eczd-fbI3jBJ4UpkGgxeBjFF2aOClC8nHWh0aIFK-uFa4XxAjC8UL_g7B2Vn0VycHIuxho_VIUMHG8VhPOSw3qrvupENey4kpx0XKVBFyA-AZHcBOJZaGH0afG/s2048/20210923_073737.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8mgLCvqVXB8aMR1UIR3Eczd-fbI3jBJ4UpkGgxeBjFF2aOClC8nHWh0aIFK-uFa4XxAjC8UL_g7B2Vn0VycHIuxho_VIUMHG8VhPOSw3qrvupENey4kpx0XKVBFyA-AZHcBOJZaGH0afG/s320/20210923_073737.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>If I put it on the front ledge and spotlight it, they will read it. STUDENT: OMG these books are what you talked about in SEL! We should read them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioFN1VsvrAN2Om-tNI8OSdJ8Cx2by_uJqA9_lfZlRGB94GCz2ol47K0ZLBGInxPwyDyIV9jfsYu_52h7ruwrbr4moZMWPIaEP_g_KVEjpNz9jZUAapsDCc6xk9KvsmT4F4KZmvRF3PV6Vo/s2048/20210923_102326.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioFN1VsvrAN2Om-tNI8OSdJ8Cx2by_uJqA9_lfZlRGB94GCz2ol47K0ZLBGInxPwyDyIV9jfsYu_52h7ruwrbr4moZMWPIaEP_g_KVEjpNz9jZUAapsDCc6xk9KvsmT4F4KZmvRF3PV6Vo/s320/20210923_102326.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>If I stick a big book in a smaller basket, they are intrigued and will pick it up. STUDENT: Did you put this book like this? Can I read it?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Knj4uMdq12fF7xD_xOGnzcfUayqBqo6fLDtS_yXepIIbxQ44-u8SClqOIvPGnuI4dD_VU__Yad4PdX7ugqhHD0YX462abPdWj8e1B1b3gb6sH2QO8DpqOmFYcq0gUe1_A6LiwAxqQRPa/s2048/20210923_102258.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Knj4uMdq12fF7xD_xOGnzcfUayqBqo6fLDtS_yXepIIbxQ44-u8SClqOIvPGnuI4dD_VU__Yad4PdX7ugqhHD0YX462abPdWj8e1B1b3gb6sH2QO8DpqOmFYcq0gUe1_A6LiwAxqQRPa/s320/20210923_102258.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>If I stand picture books in the midst of chapter books, they will pick them up. STUDENT to STUDENT: We should read these books because the girls look like friends!</p>Wendy McElhinnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06682378025077049827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6474551587440466036.post-55348190072859550612021-09-05T10:26:00.005-04:002021-09-05T10:26:50.203-04:00How Many Books Do You Have?!<p><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><b>There are two reasons I spend a lot of time organizing my library each school year. 1. I love books. 2. I teach Literacy. I stay current with reading research which seems to change every year. Some years we should Lexile our books. Some years we should use F&P or DRA or AR levels to group our books. One time I tried the<a href="http://mcelhinnyscenterstage.blogspot.com/2015/01/my-own-reading-rainbow.html" target="_blank"> color-code method</a>. I have tried all of these various ways to organize my classroom library, but I have observed that students respond to books that are grouped by topics. </b></span></p><p><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><b>The first thing I do when organizing my classroom library is to split them into Fiction and Nonfiction. Then I put them into baskets and create my topics. Sometimes they are grouped by author or series. Sometimes they are simple: cats, dogs, horses. I also take suggestions from my readers and they come up with some pretty funny topics! This also helps me collect books that they want to read.</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbOL_30YGo5KIn5IoQAmvCjTcgogmtG4E3r0yrucUhbEND_iydpcRuEEBglE_CziIqXey5x2ZMfCTjf0cmATWCKohRSiIZvfhva0VcrLtd-JnUtXnxNjSPQWN3PIbZQpsOrYgP86IBsDFn/s2048/20210825_064656.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbOL_30YGo5KIn5IoQAmvCjTcgogmtG4E3r0yrucUhbEND_iydpcRuEEBglE_CziIqXey5x2ZMfCTjf0cmATWCKohRSiIZvfhva0VcrLtd-JnUtXnxNjSPQWN3PIbZQpsOrYgP86IBsDFn/s320/20210825_064656.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0SbSHPF2P5_tPQv7zGtFBZIjs0UG6FRQO3XVYQlGNUGKDTgcoLaMmw7-IJJl03DM24wMcjVh6cQHe6pnYEWOr5kXsBbBbkfMmI0-HAvV1IZHglQWs2UtalKwZjpcaa2y1CUrznO0K_94k/s2048/20210903_171552.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>*TIP--I place Historical Fiction and Diaries between Fiction and Nonfiction.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ijrjX8mSOrIATtskqeYjXlTqWyBUTFIZIphcHcECrhnR8HTC-1gWb3Mac0_SqUsPfDeEl-ZeKRmlezbmGqOlPoEYdvsnMLLThnPs01yQW7pP7outYCqtCSPgntBNwzEaGLslItrC7yVT/s2048/20210903_171616.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ijrjX8mSOrIATtskqeYjXlTqWyBUTFIZIphcHcECrhnR8HTC-1gWb3Mac0_SqUsPfDeEl-ZeKRmlezbmGqOlPoEYdvsnMLLThnPs01yQW7pP7outYCqtCSPgntBNwzEaGLslItrC7yVT/s320/20210903_171616.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Horizon, Lost, and Stranded series are next to books about Survival.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMrCEaU783iJfY_TYyxjdpHlvugAlKDnsn7WSi-3XeGcpn95QNvavOSY_BZ9u71RMgGPgMyslN1LBGiJ2t_cPGWH0Jq0xSxFH-lnB6kbbDo72JtYitSDNdcyFqkmHdnPks202N7ghdVcU4/s2048/20210903_171728.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMrCEaU783iJfY_TYyxjdpHlvugAlKDnsn7WSi-3XeGcpn95QNvavOSY_BZ9u71RMgGPgMyslN1LBGiJ2t_cPGWH0Jq0xSxFH-lnB6kbbDo72JtYitSDNdcyFqkmHdnPks202N7ghdVcU4/s320/20210903_171728.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Again, these are separate bins that are all related: Boxcar Children, 39 Clues, A to Z, Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew are all next to the Mystery genre bin.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi46ESxHG5cRHezA9oqidmqCmeYdG08az9mSWbnPUVnxXNrKe1t-moiB1Fp6oY4BfdCaGvaQvR5m_YHH6QJcsja0bYsBguevkfd3EpumOQwpPpfNzmqdS6nX1upT8BbTqe0Hp5LbdEYKuz9/s2048/20210903_170939.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi46ESxHG5cRHezA9oqidmqCmeYdG08az9mSWbnPUVnxXNrKe1t-moiB1Fp6oY4BfdCaGvaQvR5m_YHH6QJcsja0bYsBguevkfd3EpumOQwpPpfNzmqdS6nX1upT8BbTqe0Hp5LbdEYKuz9/s320/20210903_170939.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>*Draw the readers to certain bins by adding props!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhScpQeiMgHsNOq5xUsmW_A2N4XdOutLBpEt1H9P6Vog0Bs9tm5E7RokFnwFsnn0CCxErvljUAlgp1DU5ZX7hhAK0V4812qcbIxAVfzK01s9sXQsU3BWyL9UVayGuVesGZKbp8LfKxIpxUz/s2048/20210903_171739.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhScpQeiMgHsNOq5xUsmW_A2N4XdOutLBpEt1H9P6Vog0Bs9tm5E7RokFnwFsnn0CCxErvljUAlgp1DU5ZX7hhAK0V4812qcbIxAVfzK01s9sXQsU3BWyL9UVayGuVesGZKbp8LfKxIpxUz/s320/20210903_171739.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYa9Pf4SbDcuIR55Q3Rme0rflErEqgnUOitjEZBnLvUlF8QCLHhUjWnX98arCMoWe_jRxb49tRlmv_x7eAy5QXYQmu0qOzC84ZfkTzEIF7SulIHdFNPOuDo9aeHB9P2LbRoCf0AoCiAEvS/s2048/20210903_171752.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYa9Pf4SbDcuIR55Q3Rme0rflErEqgnUOitjEZBnLvUlF8QCLHhUjWnX98arCMoWe_jRxb49tRlmv_x7eAy5QXYQmu0qOzC84ZfkTzEIF7SulIHdFNPOuDo9aeHB9P2LbRoCf0AoCiAEvS/s320/20210903_171752.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>*Does your classroom library make every reader feel represented? I noticed last year that my library clearly represented Caucasian and African Americans, but I need to increase my Asian and Hispanic culture books. I added these topics into my bins. I also added a Native American bin.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPi6YZh-TGlYOwBjfQP3kmrhpX38502J3wVLbU3i01PPK3PMuXpiNT-LR97A5G8kPTKZGyx64q0uSc-B2ccouS428I_wFGPfEgVjQ1f8P0Pm_03nOmgmtn5uwhC4vX33JIHM1p1v8vHPgG/s2048/20210903_171803.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPi6YZh-TGlYOwBjfQP3kmrhpX38502J3wVLbU3i01PPK3PMuXpiNT-LR97A5G8kPTKZGyx64q0uSc-B2ccouS428I_wFGPfEgVjQ1f8P0Pm_03nOmgmtn5uwhC4vX33JIHM1p1v8vHPgG/s320/20210903_171803.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Students will value reading books about students who are like them. This is my favorite bin because it has such great stories!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbLkJN_CTS8xL1v5Jqb-I0oCbg1F_EvUWNt_MgjZQ6o7CbzemCws3wkbGdITyvN3_3lpFk2QZLOBTWwqUjwH23JPXbcXlldycuyHY_rSd9TxaHAHbq8Etqft5Ec2XvTQIx1pzasBhHIKhq/s2048/20210903_171816.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbLkJN_CTS8xL1v5Jqb-I0oCbg1F_EvUWNt_MgjZQ6o7CbzemCws3wkbGdITyvN3_3lpFk2QZLOBTWwqUjwH23JPXbcXlldycuyHY_rSd9TxaHAHbq8Etqft5Ec2XvTQIx1pzasBhHIKhq/s320/20210903_171816.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Readers will connect with characters who have families likes their own. Readers won't feel alone or like an outcast if they can read books about families that are not perfect. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>You can read this topic bin two ways: Family Matters (like they have issues) or Family Matters (like it is important).</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ugyevlKxdcAXWn7WObHbJNUG3uTx8hzhwWzGHQvsTlNTGUcBP63ScHFkZEHLm-cJNLFa08RwiQraIQxZuDmPlAQNZleYwwJ_8aC_TlWHvAVW3SSajoUX9WVavxzYwqCS3IuMiaPJU-7p/s2048/20210903_171821.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ugyevlKxdcAXWn7WObHbJNUG3uTx8hzhwWzGHQvsTlNTGUcBP63ScHFkZEHLm-cJNLFa08RwiQraIQxZuDmPlAQNZleYwwJ_8aC_TlWHvAVW3SSajoUX9WVavxzYwqCS3IuMiaPJU-7p/s320/20210903_171821.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Every year I seem to have twins in my class, so I like to have a bin for them!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLm5gqIHfxIPU7Qr_IMpEww4P5G9xM0vUpiMG8JibpeJADMV8bFRbvwtsyJk06RNecznGWq_8wmvqCtocL77UJ9uIhOFqsZZZXRE6SKk3FDZDDJ1Xji9feAHOsV6CwHNrXRPxoK7no7Z3G/s2048/20210903_171834.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLm5gqIHfxIPU7Qr_IMpEww4P5G9xM0vUpiMG8JibpeJADMV8bFRbvwtsyJk06RNecznGWq_8wmvqCtocL77UJ9uIhOFqsZZZXRE6SKk3FDZDDJ1Xji9feAHOsV6CwHNrXRPxoK7no7Z3G/s320/20210903_171834.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Who doesn't love books about dachshunds and hotdogs?! </i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Wendy McElhinnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06682378025077049827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6474551587440466036.post-60512874044960839632021-09-05T10:05:00.002-04:002021-09-05T10:05:21.290-04:00Ease is the Word<p><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><b>Ease of use is one of my top priorities when creating new activities. They need to be easy to store, easy to use, and easy to adapt. I took all of my ELA task cards and ELA student games and grouped them together by standard. They are stored in containers with the standards written on the front. I do not mind spending money at Dollar Tree when it makes my teaching job easier.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><b>Now if I need a quick review activity, because yesterday's exit tickets showed a lot of misunderstanding, I can just grab a container and do an activity. When planning for small groups, I can hand the container to the person meeting with my students. It is easy to add new cards/games when I find them. If a TA is scheduled to meet with a group, but she can't make it, then I can show students how to play the game and let them work together.</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOamET-JO4HaPMlE6GkMjd_VoT7Lcm9fptK8U9gZ1OGy85idrXUSUTXMBFaeLIUQvzts9fSRqH56W8vB71oFyo8ONGh3Hw-gpLLft88BLZ847yzuyQWbJs0kYPJ7cY5M6s7zys4TqAVTQ0/s2048/20210827_172359.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOamET-JO4HaPMlE6GkMjd_VoT7Lcm9fptK8U9gZ1OGy85idrXUSUTXMBFaeLIUQvzts9fSRqH56W8vB71oFyo8ONGh3Hw-gpLLft88BLZ847yzuyQWbJs0kYPJ7cY5M6s7zys4TqAVTQ0/s320/20210827_172359.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiScXcCa3uUwYj8r15iygA5YatiLsNANUqmUqTThzmlgEO692O8VMLjdiXrBR75HaYgQKLK1df7GuyEva42Lwe_YcTMLaoJj_Gg77p3nO8r_Ww_iFUdfXp8xdlB_8B0Rh7xXMnFWB-Iyy1W/s2048/20210827_172405.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiScXcCa3uUwYj8r15iygA5YatiLsNANUqmUqTThzmlgEO692O8VMLjdiXrBR75HaYgQKLK1df7GuyEva42Lwe_YcTMLaoJj_Gg77p3nO8r_Ww_iFUdfXp8xdlB_8B0Rh7xXMnFWB-Iyy1W/s320/20210827_172405.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmCcxCEbTUm3Hy4xsrvwTPlvkrV_1mgnTwHzAGhgAfnyxZMHUUP0SUTchDkpiVEunx-3r1nPO3uInaeVNhWZjVRyg9jlhyNcC6AP94S-giyAZSj8TEvyAIiz5TSadGp5uQnMm3ImZ3uIwT/s2048/20210827_172410.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmCcxCEbTUm3Hy4xsrvwTPlvkrV_1mgnTwHzAGhgAfnyxZMHUUP0SUTchDkpiVEunx-3r1nPO3uInaeVNhWZjVRyg9jlhyNcC6AP94S-giyAZSj8TEvyAIiz5TSadGp5uQnMm3ImZ3uIwT/s320/20210827_172410.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Wendy McElhinnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06682378025077049827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6474551587440466036.post-30545840337643112972021-09-05T09:56:00.001-04:002021-09-05T09:56:24.433-04:00Indoor Recess Conundrum<p><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><b>A rainy day that causes indoor recess also forces teachers to make a decision. The children usually just want to go on their Chromebooks or draw or sit and talk. Well, if I choose those for indoor recess, then I can probably sit and get some work done for myself. This makes me feel guilty because I know they should be doing something somewhat active. I collected a bunch of activities that I had in my cupboards and made some indoor recess bins. Some of the games I found at Dollar Tree, so I do not mind spending a couple bucks on some games that might make a rainy day easier.</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVjUQO7xk-uPwCMLsAM_pdGqkxRMPs6FH3j13bOJoz2-KUNopxv0lmgA3DXjBUfnWtAqncqt6EAMNKP9ypPPl4BXwofcmjPcVdt0nbDyilLmsVmhcUJlZvGs5EPEoGJB2Dakk8uUk2tuZq/s2048/20210827_172352.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVjUQO7xk-uPwCMLsAM_pdGqkxRMPs6FH3j13bOJoz2-KUNopxv0lmgA3DXjBUfnWtAqncqt6EAMNKP9ypPPl4BXwofcmjPcVdt0nbDyilLmsVmhcUJlZvGs5EPEoGJB2Dakk8uUk2tuZq/s320/20210827_172352.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR2p3xvaR0AIDxT4e2q4i5Noz5gzhgoP4BuXu-WlKLOtkPqNnhKP0WwB8k_sAO7w_6Af5AcpK5A-7JqvkgSz7s9wDsgb1Mno3Q9lYdTbB9UBDQyt8a8KcEjW8yCV0J1Xh3ER32KG6pBX_u/s2048/20210903_171258.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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This week our <a href="http://mcelhinnyscenterstage.blogspot.com/2021/08/get-job.html" target="_blank">Kindness Captain</a> (another blog post) created some new signs and even had the students sign one of them. Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, but it also lets a teacher know that the students internalized and valued the activity we did in class. Whenever a student shows you they made something for the classroom, and they want to hang it up in the classroom, let them. Do not be in control of your classroom decor--it is their classroom, too.</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr_hiSkjm9b0leON08NYzkcT3Wlx3FpdZtHhsR2IsAda_2xL_oL3u663vzrlqNGIiAI3WIT7oo3Q68WxayVtra-ncIZtzl_P5qNRzOnbE24MxQ80UVY9N55ohRGSBcuK3xjdpFKCLD4QBm/s2048/20210903_171044.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr_hiSkjm9b0leON08NYzkcT3Wlx3FpdZtHhsR2IsAda_2xL_oL3u663vzrlqNGIiAI3WIT7oo3Q68WxayVtra-ncIZtzl_P5qNRzOnbE24MxQ80UVY9N55ohRGSBcuK3xjdpFKCLD4QBm/s320/20210903_171044.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUOXYHSLgJYHbeq-qVIZJta470ScqiqBLKYai3WE-KhgPH_LWR1qFId8u69eMC_XxpJZwLVTkvGUVqLTT00MSlRb2XRKGoV6iGsD9zo5t0edMGgCTGkRCfqrAF_Ae2V1oWT_5kYJDTzDVX/s2048/20210903_171021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUOXYHSLgJYHbeq-qVIZJta470ScqiqBLKYai3WE-KhgPH_LWR1qFId8u69eMC_XxpJZwLVTkvGUVqLTT00MSlRb2XRKGoV6iGsD9zo5t0edMGgCTGkRCfqrAF_Ae2V1oWT_5kYJDTzDVX/s320/20210903_171021.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Wendy McElhinnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06682378025077049827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6474551587440466036.post-53429667587550291472021-09-05T09:41:00.001-04:002021-09-05T09:42:53.198-04:00Sticker Madness<p><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><b>Staying current on popular trends with students is important to help develop relationships. I talk about the latest video games, play the latest music, add You Tube/Snap Chat/Tik Tok to my lessons. One current trend that brings me back to my own childhood is the sticker collecting. Students have the opportunity to choose stickers for random reasons in my classroom. It might be for helping a classmate, using manners, having an organized cubby, or just because I feel like it. They are NOT linked to behavior. Throughout the week I make sure every student receives one.</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQW2PSGCRZDIphUF5aVkw_qR1q8rYXq3N0a4fapwPFLeWx1uLT9h4aeQsN4gd5jtz9khD3mDgAHeSToA6lbGSSHxdfAgAjSA8of9rpKU4_ZtoV3KO0vLqSHvJaYYd4c8DdaJksM8mBXXo_/s2048/20210831_144606.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQW2PSGCRZDIphUF5aVkw_qR1q8rYXq3N0a4fapwPFLeWx1uLT9h4aeQsN4gd5jtz9khD3mDgAHeSToA6lbGSSHxdfAgAjSA8of9rpKU4_ZtoV3KO0vLqSHvJaYYd4c8DdaJksM8mBXXo_/s320/20210831_144606.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>*Warning: make sure you always look carefully through stickers sets to remove any that are inappropriate for school-age children.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLHuHvq6yFhbIY7725oGY6CDwgJlXFGNQpGljhM2RDlsIYlW3Q08dreVAIF0wrKNyj6atjSJKRwnD64d-NJNOkowbPy0rugqlBV7umdLwROdWHjUOxTeVkdnHjRmrHM7P0iSQ37gH5ynUQ/s2048/20210831_144450.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLHuHvq6yFhbIY7725oGY6CDwgJlXFGNQpGljhM2RDlsIYlW3Q08dreVAIF0wrKNyj6atjSJKRwnD64d-NJNOkowbPy0rugqlBV7umdLwROdWHjUOxTeVkdnHjRmrHM7P0iSQ37gH5ynUQ/s320/20210831_144450.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLssAleCELp2xqF3FY-h4tYYJtHyGJQr2WM0ziiVt-AkzXjXOpPx6TJLaYp7O5_-6ZBcgeujyiL-rMimnrkeBdw7zMuU3Gv2HgRyYRpVOxo_xzLkCh4Ulf6VZcmrskhUTa3RCaCgYTxZ4T/s2048/20210831_144505.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLssAleCELp2xqF3FY-h4tYYJtHyGJQr2WM0ziiVt-AkzXjXOpPx6TJLaYp7O5_-6ZBcgeujyiL-rMimnrkeBdw7zMuU3Gv2HgRyYRpVOxo_xzLkCh4Ulf6VZcmrskhUTa3RCaCgYTxZ4T/s320/20210831_144505.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><b>Most students put their stickers on their water bottles, but some stickers have shown up at fun places around the classroom! I love that the students are comfortable enough in OUR classroom to add their stickers to enhance the environment. </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZsyefLytWeB2-WcCBbHtkEjHZW5RivuqVFRiez9z4PAbqM_HRsAAyUN0Cqa27CrPq6u06iBIwDxZYWm20McgdhNmQ65EcFcDsM4tnZ39TVMt1Yw3ulqG-LMR_BPEIeYdh1_CriuAXym9a/s2048/20210831_144718.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZsyefLytWeB2-WcCBbHtkEjHZW5RivuqVFRiez9z4PAbqM_HRsAAyUN0Cqa27CrPq6u06iBIwDxZYWm20McgdhNmQ65EcFcDsM4tnZ39TVMt1Yw3ulqG-LMR_BPEIeYdh1_CriuAXym9a/s320/20210831_144718.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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If you know about this game and you can use the vocabulary from it, you can get students excited about anything! I picked this bag of stickers up at a discount store this weekend and I cannot wait to show my learners. I know they will be excited.</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2dbPaICmMGI1MOTiJLIvBqCz9lAFasjnvJnniMdLk10VkRppzVI6GwgiAstbdYgKQVVWzs93KgPfvuhq6_s8eJMC8899FfV8q4B46KohVC_urbJbLH8dv2vTEbkXwHCKpd5JYyjzvyzM/s2048/20210905_091440.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1874" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2dbPaICmMGI1MOTiJLIvBqCz9lAFasjnvJnniMdLk10VkRppzVI6GwgiAstbdYgKQVVWzs93KgPfvuhq6_s8eJMC8899FfV8q4B46KohVC_urbJbLH8dv2vTEbkXwHCKpd5JYyjzvyzM/s320/20210905_091440.jpg" width="293" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Wendy McElhinnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06682378025077049827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6474551587440466036.post-81621898014616292592021-08-29T17:48:00.001-04:002021-08-29T17:48:18.751-04:00I Am<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">Yoga has taught me many lessons about myself, but most of them begin with "I am." I am strong. I am loved. I am enough. When I read this powerful book I knew I wanted to spread the "I am" lesson to my students. The message of this book is incredible not just for children, but for adults. If I could recommend a book for every person on Earth to read, this is that book.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbBVuYtSnu82xnCgYV1SMmTm0DwMq8aVdg01mflg8UwJD3cL-tfqI1UgN4pdLtlOtWxTP3Rvdd5Ayli_0yUvstPJJYnGOXEMG5HjpvPxMPezpOMGRIEQl1-m_YtFx6syt573-_NtzpRN6t/s1147/20210829_173535.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1147" data-original-width="942" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbBVuYtSnu82xnCgYV1SMmTm0DwMq8aVdg01mflg8UwJD3cL-tfqI1UgN4pdLtlOtWxTP3Rvdd5Ayli_0yUvstPJJYnGOXEMG5HjpvPxMPezpOMGRIEQl1-m_YtFx6syt573-_NtzpRN6t/s320/20210829_173535.jpg" width="263" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">After I read the book to my learners, they created an I Am display for their cubbies. They included literal responses: a son, a daughter, a 4th grader, a friend, a sister, a brother, a baseball player, a gamer, a dancer. They also wrote words to describe themselves: intelligent, funny, athletic, kind, creative, neat, organized, independent, and many other amazing adjectives.</span></div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmJ0McAEpIZSMWOjS7PC3H5rRIeuRzfht8dcbui269RJoTNhEY6Xt9oN041mybkwKGCd3q4yIKEfNyWlLjAi38gjNL5fXYLYOvwpsZedTRBo4T6UFyn2xW8FNJGRQbluFIG2KeyAFDnR7E/s2048/20210827_172324.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmJ0McAEpIZSMWOjS7PC3H5rRIeuRzfht8dcbui269RJoTNhEY6Xt9oN041mybkwKGCd3q4yIKEfNyWlLjAi38gjNL5fXYLYOvwpsZedTRBo4T6UFyn2xW8FNJGRQbluFIG2KeyAFDnR7E/s320/20210827_172324.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNxZBys5VRy9-7lt4ldPuJciTDS528b9Y7HwHHKecpymy880aDthH4U86Th1fIfHRW-2-g97Y6QTA6ArSmaF5NnknNZlcjcZYwM5FrjsmcqfTwWyt-wt7_YWp9PnSD9feNDmz4_WuMJxxt/s2048/20210827_172339.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNxZBys5VRy9-7lt4ldPuJciTDS528b9Y7HwHHKecpymy880aDthH4U86Th1fIfHRW-2-g97Y6QTA6ArSmaF5NnknNZlcjcZYwM5FrjsmcqfTwWyt-wt7_YWp9PnSD9feNDmz4_WuMJxxt/s320/20210827_172339.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Wendy McElhinnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06682378025077049827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6474551587440466036.post-79113433358150115782021-08-29T10:56:00.003-04:002021-08-29T10:56:59.248-04:00Playdough and Tell<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLeiHF8xWTBR4iDfKHiyGly9BKpZZKVFqcNwHWFi4wZwi54gzzR1sEEaWqqbl4kIdVjAdoJssCGdHTpS3oksxjaip4PGsI8tT6_Q4BvH6alX3vtZFpWR6Z-IU79fZWWqq9HjffbJWqoeX1/s2048/20210827_172559.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLeiHF8xWTBR4iDfKHiyGly9BKpZZKVFqcNwHWFi4wZwi54gzzR1sEEaWqqbl4kIdVjAdoJssCGdHTpS3oksxjaip4PGsI8tT6_Q4BvH6alX3vtZFpWR6Z-IU79fZWWqq9HjffbJWqoeX1/s320/20210827_172559.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="color: #073763; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">This is my favorite back-to-school getting-to-know-you activity. It is creative and active. It is detailed or abstract. It is a positive experience for the quiet students and the talkative ones. It is great for 4th graders because it is WHATEVER they want it to be!</span></p><p><span style="color: #073763; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">Each table received a box of clay sticks (I get whatever Dollar Tree has in stock. Sometimes they have 4 packs of Playdough, but this year it was 12 stick pack of clay). Students use the clay to create something that shows us about themselves. It can be a specific item, like a football, or it can be a symbol that represents something, like a heart. Then they create a display by writing a description on an index card. They have a choice to write their names on the front or back of the card. I leave these displays out until Curriculum Night so parents can see them.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh59XOC-8yp5JxoSxFa24rVoSgy9-aYJKwaGBZHQSyKZe95aClTC3iTqLyEyhazcxjoCEwZDheyb0NDSNUipDpdCVzxMsaNeDhYGFgMCkVH1qMiHgEanQ4NSNct7xZ90v5VTrU9IiQQx5wL/s2048/20210829_104253.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1428" data-original-width="2048" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh59XOC-8yp5JxoSxFa24rVoSgy9-aYJKwaGBZHQSyKZe95aClTC3iTqLyEyhazcxjoCEwZDheyb0NDSNUipDpdCVzxMsaNeDhYGFgMCkVH1qMiHgEanQ4NSNct7xZ90v5VTrU9IiQQx5wL/s320/20210829_104253.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigdpW9Iih7rZPKMDK8rkEu4DUqi4Pz3MvpxkMZmdiNGvBOvDSFg0mgEr_KgGp0r4sKjQZBVOMgLc3Hy6s7t9QbVaVu3qx6RYxPPZ5N8A5o96GPGaXUPDheliblHN7JF7Izw2faOv_amPeK/s2048/20210827_172547.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc8dkmqOMY-p1iE9mhfH3g7A0-ImV6SLIpK2N2IZoHKt_p3_CnYYmyOrebcuBobAKdfMWxWKzGaObnzNG4fBJpSTH0BIp9vmBvRtPthIT4ucr43HDdRoF7d6KfvE0zr37WDr2_p-V4YWju/s1934/20210829_105534.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1207" data-original-width="1934" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc8dkmqOMY-p1iE9mhfH3g7A0-ImV6SLIpK2N2IZoHKt_p3_CnYYmyOrebcuBobAKdfMWxWKzGaObnzNG4fBJpSTH0BIp9vmBvRtPthIT4ucr43HDdRoF7d6KfvE0zr37WDr2_p-V4YWju/s320/20210829_105534.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #073763; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">*I did not create this activity. I read about it somewhere or saw it at a training, but after 26 years I cannot remember the exact person or I would give him/her credit. </span></p><p><span style="color: #073763; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>Wendy McElhinnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06682378025077049827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6474551587440466036.post-29857598029015202492021-08-29T10:40:00.002-04:002021-08-29T10:40:34.691-04:00Are We All in Agreement?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3K_k0-WYjaLMkSFWMLdFKbatV8UOpV6a8QS6y1OVYN6iW5IjGSYaWoAfdMxSR7wPq5sCZB3aLGsKLHzuo7Hw4JgP-sfwYG_1Tw7NyZOFWgi9ZcfaBUaP8XGGgJz5_Vp-4rwi0sk3cxrAv/s2048/20210827_172438.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3K_k0-WYjaLMkSFWMLdFKbatV8UOpV6a8QS6y1OVYN6iW5IjGSYaWoAfdMxSR7wPq5sCZB3aLGsKLHzuo7Hw4JgP-sfwYG_1Tw7NyZOFWgi9ZcfaBUaP8XGGgJz5_Vp-4rwi0sk3cxrAv/s320/20210827_172438.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #073763; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #073763; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">One of my beliefs in education is that if children are part of the process they will work harder. For this reason, I lead my students to develop their own classroom expectations and norms. If a lesson directs me to share a chart of norms or for me to share my expectations, I turn it into a WE situation. </span></p><p><span style="color: #073763; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">WE need to create our classroom expectation and WE need to agree to follow them.</span></p><p><span style="color: #073763; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">WE need to create our class discussion norms. For this activity I had to have both of my Literacy Blocks develop their list of norms and then I combined them into one set. Luckily, they organically fell together into two categories and the combination was rather seamless.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjomMltpHy_N9S7BmV2y8HcxIWhhtNHGZuRqLZ51roYG5Tx-lIERVxPFoAeAV4R9mIm2T_c7YFyoedb-1wqzKFD0zuvsIO-UL_amrgXPR_SygyBr6265qOm3MlNBzUBH2x1T6VT57A_LU_d/s2048/20210827_172253.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjomMltpHy_N9S7BmV2y8HcxIWhhtNHGZuRqLZ51roYG5Tx-lIERVxPFoAeAV4R9mIm2T_c7YFyoedb-1wqzKFD0zuvsIO-UL_amrgXPR_SygyBr6265qOm3MlNBzUBH2x1T6VT57A_LU_d/s320/20210827_172253.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #073763; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>Wendy McElhinnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06682378025077049827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6474551587440466036.post-30482638324878866472021-08-29T10:38:00.001-04:002021-08-29T10:38:20.291-04:00Get a Job!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVSVJbveGuwROaMmMAQMmuDqjSai1i0ZFX_bggsmGQ7Hi5kbaPNx_ICAXEEGL8mLVuu-_2J8s5yw5vwyW7jdxjVgBHI3-CSBHLLf11k6NFIdHHVc3x0ox7eMe10oKiGukyaWbA0rf54Ws/s2048/20210827_172241.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVSVJbveGuwROaMmMAQMmuDqjSai1i0ZFX_bggsmGQ7Hi5kbaPNx_ICAXEEGL8mLVuu-_2J8s5yw5vwyW7jdxjVgBHI3-CSBHLLf11k6NFIdHHVc3x0ox7eMe10oKiGukyaWbA0rf54Ws/s320/20210827_172241.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><p><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>My community of learners works together to run a successful classroom. EVERYONE has a job and contributes to our success and safety. I created jobs that I think will match the interests for students ages 9-11 since I teach 4th grade. I explain each job using this presentation: </span><p></p><p><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1uoI7oZM1B1CTcD15t2Imv047dfz3UpGm9aQPTMhSf3g/copy">https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1uoI7oZM1B1CTcD15t2Imv047dfz3UpGm9aQPTMhSf3g/copy</a></span></p><p><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">Students fill out a job application choosing the three jobs in which they are most interested. I switch out jobs every quarter so that everyone has a chance to try out their choices. Students are welcome to have discussions during class meeting if they are having an issue with their job. Sometimes students ask to switch with each other. Sometimes a student does not like the job they picked. We talk to solve the problem, but sometimes it boils down to real life that you need to have a growth mindset and stick it out until the next job comes along in the next quarter.</span></p><p><br /></p>Wendy McElhinnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06682378025077049827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6474551587440466036.post-12602585334408260192021-08-28T23:09:00.004-04:002021-08-29T10:20:43.209-04:00On Purpose<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWsd-T7Y9i5bWMVtQk5e7dgNE0juuLpEstnroVypPfyud4QZSsFAy-jmJgdmac3MUkL1qBULa7A2t3cpMJNP2tzNNB5KO0Etra7ERLMZEekq_knTca25jpJdqlKRH9s037qJgBspb0yc5X/s2048/20210827_172303.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWsd-T7Y9i5bWMVtQk5e7dgNE0juuLpEstnroVypPfyud4QZSsFAy-jmJgdmac3MUkL1qBULa7A2t3cpMJNP2tzNNB5KO0Etra7ERLMZEekq_knTca25jpJdqlKRH9s037qJgBspb0yc5X/s320/20210827_172303.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">I like my classroom to feel inviting, relaxing, safe, and purposeful. I totally appreciate the time, money, and effort teachers put into a perfectly decorated classroom. I choose each object in my classroom for a purpose. These framed quotes are not hung on the wall for decoration. They were used in class meeting as a discussion point. Afterwards students signed their names on the quote they felt most motivated by. 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That is the only way to explain it. When I stopped writing, I taught at a school that was lead by a monster of a principal. I was trying to get through each day and just find a way out. I transferred to a different school where I have happily taught for 5 years. My district was bouncing around with curriculum changes. My mother passed suddenly. I had a student with PTSD that took up a lot of my energy. Then COVID came. </span></p><p><span style="color: #073763; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">My personal goal this year is to fall in love with teaching again. I love the creativity and challenge of teaching. I love inspiring children to love reading. I enjoy sharing my ideas and methods with other teachers. So I have decided to put in the time and start posting on my blog again.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9UurKuBJxjDaZxTQHL7H_QA9brdHEfaV9nmynyvFRKuVDRseN0PT7k_f_3HVHF5G7ENggqce-oo64j9_b5ARhWlK2jWS4TapnHw40kz5dVYPgmwMXqo44Sqzs8KVkHea2D_2s-rr7Mwbc/s2048/20210825_064924.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9UurKuBJxjDaZxTQHL7H_QA9brdHEfaV9nmynyvFRKuVDRseN0PT7k_f_3HVHF5G7ENggqce-oo64j9_b5ARhWlK2jWS4TapnHw40kz5dVYPgmwMXqo44Sqzs8KVkHea2D_2s-rr7Mwbc/s320/20210825_064924.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><br /><p><br /></p>Wendy McElhinnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06682378025077049827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6474551587440466036.post-22130339059189180222015-01-11T13:22:00.000-05:002015-01-11T13:25:05.880-05:00My Own Reading Rainbow<div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>One educational blog that I consistently read is Burkins &Yaris Think Tank for 21st Century Literacy. My classes are currently participating in a bit of action research by organizing our classroom library as suggested in the Burkins &Yaris blog post <em><span style="color: #660000;"><a href="http://www.burkinsandyaris.com/what-color-is-your-library/" target="_blank">What Color is Your Library?</a></span> </em>We took all of the leveled chapter books out of their labeled baskets and arranged them according to color. Our book shelves are now a reading rainbow! </strong></span></div>
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<strong><em>As students completed their activities they posted the name of the activity on the Parking Lot.</em></strong></div>
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<br />Wendy McElhinnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06682378025077049827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6474551587440466036.post-5581635270544691132015-01-11T12:29:00.004-05:002015-01-11T13:33:20.307-05:00These Are A Few of My Favorite Things<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>This is a jumbled post that is meant to share ideas...just give names of apps, books, and games that are at the top of my favorites list in the classroom. Some are at the top of my teacher list, but the majority are favorites of my students as well.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><u>Decide Now</u> is a customizable spinning wheel app. I use it to call on students. I am currently working on a Q & A spinner set up to resemble the current pop phenomenon know as Trivia Crack. </strong></span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #073763; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This classroom management app is a fantastic tool. I like it because it helps students stay on task. It does not make them stay quiet. My classroom is rarely quiet because students should be talking, questioning, and discussing. This app allows you to customize your noise level preferenes.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial;">Kids Discover (several topics and titles)</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial;">Baloney! (multiple subjects and grade levels)</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial;">Crazy Machines (science and engineering)</span></strong></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial;"><strong>iTooch </strong><strong>(multiple subjects and grade levels)</strong></span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial;">Far Faria (books)</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial;">Frontier Heroes (history)</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial;">Geography Drive (social studies)</span></strong></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial;"><strong>Mr. Nussbaum </strong><strong>(multiple subjects and grade levels)</strong></span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial;">My Talking Pet (I use it for creating talking characters)</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial;">New-o-Matic (current events)</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial;">Puffin Academy and RAZ Kids are programs purchased by my district</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial;">Stack the States (social studies)</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #073763; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anomia is a great game to build vocabulary and get the brain revved up for learning. I use it at the start of class each day. Sometimes we share our ideas orally, but usually students write their ideas in their Reading Notebooks.</span></strong></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>During our unit, <em>Following Characters into Meaning</em>, we read the book <u>Wonder</u> by RJ Palacio. Several times in the book, the author refers to songs or uses songs as chapter titles. She uses quotes from songs to divide the book into sections. She cites certain songs that relate to certain characters. Two of the songs she happens to use are in my list of favorites on my iPod. They are songs I have heard live in concert. They are songs that my students had never heard. So I felt it was my duty to change that. </strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>One of my professional goals this year is to make a concerted effort to spend more time exposing my students to a variety of genres. I'm not just going to teach the typical units that are required. I plan to incorporate genres throughout all of my teaching. Music is poetry so it fit perfectly into my plans!</strong></span> </div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>I gave students the lyrics so they could follow along as they listened to the songs. The first time they simply listened to the song. The second time they sang along (if they wanted to), danced, and played air guitar and/or drums. The third time they made notes on their lyric sheets. For the first song I simply had the lyrics printed on the sheets. For the second song I added in guiding questions.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>My students keep collections of their jottings in a portfolio. When they learn a new strategy, sometimes they struggle to write about it. They may understand how to use the strategy, but they may have trouble citing text evidence. The students (and myself) can see how their jottings improve over time. They also have a collection of my comments to them.</strong></span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial;">When I am done reading all of my students' jots, I have a visual of the group as a whole. I can see which strategies they are successful with and which ones they need to practice.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #073763; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am weird...I adore a great pocket chart! I love bright colors, various sizes, interesting shapes, and different pocket dimensions. When I started teaching 19 years ago there was 1 type of pocket chart--blue and large. Now I have one that is apple shaped, some that are simply 1 pocket, a long one that can hold books, and I even have some I made myself out of file folders folded in half.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial;">Pocket charts are my go-to organizational tool because they are simple to use and you can easily change the information on display. We have completed one week of school and here are the tools that adorn my classroom walls:</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial;">Every student in my class has a job. We are a community and every student is expected to participate. Students chose their jobs and this charts reminds them what roles they have. It is also useful when a substitute is in the room. If students want to switch jobs, I can easily change the cards.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial;">This pocket chart has little individual compartments so it is perfect to post how students go home each day. This one is displayed by the exit. I use this chart every single day!</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial;">This is my Wish List of items that could help enhance our classroom activities and atmosphere. Guests to my room can take a card and then return with the item. I have checked off the items that people (including my own mom) have donated. Thank you so much to everyone who has made a donation already!</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial;">This display reminds students of their Writing Partners. It keeps me organized, lets administrators see how my students are paired, and allows guest teachers to have a way of knowing which students can work together well. In a week or so (after we determine reading levels) I will fill in the Reading Partnerships pocket charts. </span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial;">This is our Book Shopping schedule for the classroom library. I like to use colorful paint sample cards to differentiate between my Block I and Block II students. Students can reference this chart to know when it is their day to choose new books for their Reading Baggies.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial;">I will end this post with a tip--Dollar Tree and Target have terrific $1 pocket charts throughout the year! Just keep your eyes open!</span></strong></div>
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<br />Wendy McElhinnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06682378025077049827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6474551587440466036.post-77653852001037492202014-08-26T17:53:00.003-04:002021-08-29T10:19:54.133-04:00Honey, We Think Reading is Wonderful!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #073763;"><strong>I teach 2 blocks of 4th grade Balanced Literacy. My students are at- or above-grade level. We use the Lucy Calkins units of study. Our first unit is <em>Building a Reading Life.</em></strong><strong>For Lesson 1, I chose to use the book </strong></span><strong><u><span style="color: #073763;">The Bee Tree</span></u><span style="color: #073763;"> by Patricia Polacco. During this lesson, students reflect on what makes reading wonderful for them. They think back over their lives as readers and identify pitfalls and peaks. In this book a young girl would rather be outside running than sitting inside reading. So her grandfather takes her on a journey to find a tree where bees make honey. Several people join their adventure along the way. Students learn that reading is as sweet as honey, but it takes hard work, support from other people, and some stickiness to become a successful reader. </span></strong></span></div>
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<strong>At the end of the book, grandfather puts a drop of honey on the girl's book to remind her that reading is sweet. Right before I got to that part, I put a drop of honey on each child's finger. I told them not to do anything right away...I told them they would feel what to do when the time is right. They all started licking their honey as I read grandfather's words to the girl...perfection! The smiles and head nods told me they understood! </strong><strong><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #073763;">For my <em>Teach Like a Pirate</em> colleagues, this Chef Hook was certainly a hit. I hope these students will always remember that reading is sweet.</span></strong></div>
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<br />Wendy McElhinnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06682378025077049827noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6474551587440466036.post-10748320483638238772014-08-26T05:55:00.000-04:002014-08-26T05:55:03.120-04:00Building Classroom Community<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<strong><span style="color: #073763; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first day of school is filled with procedures, procedures, procedures. It is very important to schedule in time for your students to get to know you personally and for them to get to know each other. You are all about to spend 180 days together so make your time together special. Make that personal connection to each other and your relationships will be stronger. Students will be more successful if they have a personal connection to their classmates and teacher.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial;">After labeling supplies and reviewing school expectations, I shared my Me Bag with my students. I pulled objects out of a bag one at a time and revealed information about my life. I like to cook, listen to the Beatles, and go to the beach. I love my family and was proud of myself when I finished a mud run. The students will bring in their own Me Bags to share with the class.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial;">Yes, I gave my students a quiz on the very first day of school! Some of my students from last year remembered some of the information about me, but I had purposely created questions that I hoped would be new them.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial;">Students completed a Student Scavenger Hunt by having classmates sign squares on grid. The squares contained activities a student may enjoy or descriptions of a student. They completed this activity silently so they had to rely on facial expressions and hand gestures. This was a great activity for the 2 students new to our school. They were not intimidated that everyone else knew each other and didn't have to be nervous to talk!</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial;">Following the Scavenger Hunt, students wrote about themselves on an index card. This first writing activity of the year was plain and simple for them. I think it had much more of a purpose for me because it showed me their handwriting, their use of capitalization and punctuation, grammar, spelling, and how well they compose complete thoughts.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial;">We ended the day by filling out Time Capsules. Students filled in their current likes and interests. They will revisit it in May to see how they have changed.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial;">We will continue to build and strengthen out learning community throughout the year, but these are a few of the fun activities we did on the first day of school.</span></strong></div>
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<br />Wendy McElhinnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06682378025077049827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6474551587440466036.post-90469461447115469232014-08-22T07:11:00.001-04:002014-08-22T07:11:47.120-04:00Switcharoo With No Snafus...So Far!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<strong><span style="color: #073763; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm moving you. I usually hear these words every 4 or 5 years. Teachers are THE most flexible professionals I know! A hospital administrator would not go to a pediatrician and say, "I'm moving you to brain surgery." Teachers though...we do it all! This year I have moved from teaching 3rd grade inclusion Literacy to teaching 4th grade catalyst Literacy. Last year my students ranged in reading levels from A to O at the beginning of the year. This year my students range from O to U at the beginning of the year! Quite a switch...</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #073763; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The classroom may look bare right now, but I think it is important to put your anchor charts up as you teach. Behind my desk I display my diplomas, teaching license, and awards because students should be able to see what makes a teacher a professional. Show them what it means to have a career. The purple pocket chart by the back door has cards in it that parents can take if they would like to make a donation to the classroom. I currently would like: jump ropes, kickball bases, bathroom mats, cloth tablecloths, Smarties, decks of cards, chess/checkers sets.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #073763; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last year I used <u>Stone Fox</u> for my first unit (Building a Reading Life) read aloud. This year I am going to read <u>Wonder</u>. I chose this book because I want to start the year out teaching the importance of accepting others' differences in life. I put this bulletin board up for Open House to spark an interest (Teach Like a Pirate)...students and parents were talking about it!</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial;">This year I organized my library into chapter books (N-Z), fiction picture books (N-Z), nonfiction books (N-Z), and several topic-related sections.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial;">The other night on Twitter I found a recommendation for Corkulous, a creation app. I checked it out and immediately started planning ways to use it in my classroom. There is a simple, free version. I prefer the pro version for $4.99 because it offers more creative design elements. This app is very easy to use and offers a simple tutorial.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial;">For my first board, I decided to set up a review of expectations for Mystery Book Clubs. The students were preparing for their first meeting and I set this board up as a checkpoint for students to make sure they were prepared. I put three blue notes displaying the three main parts of our book club contract. I put a visual of their Detective Case File. I listed some possible jotting ideas for them. I connected my iPad to the Smart Board and walked students through the display as the focus of my minilesson. They were hooked! New technology will hook them every time, my teaching pirate friends!</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial;">The students had genuine conversations about the topics I posted on the board. I recorded the names of two students who did not complete their reading. Before the minilesson ended, those students had finished their reading (I know it wasn't appropriate book club procedure, but they accepted responsibility and wanted to join their clubs). </span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial;">Then the magical unicorn of teaching ran across the front of the room in all its glory...one student asked, "can <em>we</em> add something to <em>your</em> board ?" YES!!!! So you can see in the picture above that we added in some yellow arrow reminders for Block 2 and a purple note at the top complimenting one of the groups. I know the next time book clubs meet the other clubs will be trying to get their group to earn a purple note on the corkboard! I in no way planned that, but the students took ownership and created their own activity!</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial;">The corkboard display was equally as successful in my second block. These students were also interested in adding elements to the board. They wanted to let Block 1 know that everyone in this class was prepared (a little friendly competition never hurt). They really wanted to know how to add the design elements onto a board. They wanted to know what each piece of material was in the design file. When they saw that photos could be added, they said we should put pictures from clubs doing the right thing as examples. So you can see above that we added those in with yellow explanation tags.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial;">I think Corkulous is going to be a hit with my third graders. I already emailed our technology coordinator asking if we could add this app onto our school iPads. The students are itching to use them to create a project. They are hooked!</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><strong><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial;"><br></span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><strong><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial;">UPDATE: Each time I use this cork board, the students find more information to add on to it. </span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><strong><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial;"><br></span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><strong><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz6E0gsnXJBUDTmhUq1PEPMf7kCYUVGhkrw-8mF07nGfrMwh4GUksTUfSx-CPBfc5Y_FQ1i0QlxeUuzk_L_S8C2lgcX0sPRI-BxDaHLYakOlj7dIcwgmNPghGL7qz5ZhpxSezdORa_ij9z/s640/blogger-image--518590599.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz6E0gsnXJBUDTmhUq1PEPMf7kCYUVGhkrw-8mF07nGfrMwh4GUksTUfSx-CPBfc5Y_FQ1i0QlxeUuzk_L_S8C2lgcX0sPRI-BxDaHLYakOlj7dIcwgmNPghGL7qz5ZhpxSezdORa_ij9z/s640/blogger-image--518590599.jpg"></a></div> </span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial;">My Reading Lab group consists of twelve students who are level M and N readers. They fall in the strategic group which is just slightly below-grade level. We meet from 3:00-3:40 which is at the very end of the day. The children had a two hour literacy block, they ate lunch at 11:00, and they had recess at 11:30. This means I have to find ways to hook them. Reading Lab is a great time for me to teach like a pirate and hook these readers who on the verge of taking off and being on-grade level!</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial;">This week we are working on questioning strategies. I found some mustaches 6 for $1 at Target. They have sticky backs, but I hotglued them onto straws so the students could use them all week.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial;">I began the lesson by using one of the props myself and said to the group, "I mustache you a question." They giggled and were immediately hooked! They practiced reading their passage using strange accents and deep voices. I guess having a mustache just makes that happen!</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial;">They used the mustaches when they were making question jottings before, during, and after reading. They used them when they asked each other questions. One boy used his prop and asked, "I mustache you if I can go to the restroom!"</span></strong></div>
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