tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41309738723756222802024-03-08T08:31:08.869-06:00Teaching is My GameHolly Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14338906748441364461noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130973872375622280.post-33385057090541356232013-09-30T17:17:00.000-05:002013-09-30T17:17:35.828-05:00Long e: ee, ea<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: purple;"><b>Mondays </b></span>we do a teacher sort. I model my thought process for the first word in each category. Then, I ask questions to guide her through the rest of the words.<br />
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<b><span style="color: purple;">Tuesday </span></b>is a speed sort day. She sorts the words on her own as fast as possible. Then, she writes the words in her Word Study Notebook.<br />
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<b><span style="color: purple;">Wednesdays </span></b>we watch videos and play a game. This week I found lots of great videos. As we watch the videos she adds words that follow the rules studied to her Word Study Notebook. Here are this week's videos.<br />
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<b><span style="color: purple;">Thursdays </span></b>are game days. We played this game last week for long a. This week, we are looking for words with long o. When we find some, Sweet Pea records them in the appropriate column of her Word Study Notebook. No doubling is allowed. If the word is already written in the notebook, she can't duplicate it. She loves playing games. This game came from <a href="http://theeducationcenter.com/marketplace/TEC61128/detail.do?productId=TEC61128&OID=536936282&contentTypeId=0&tcid=&ccid=" target="_blank">The Mailbox</a> bought at my local <a href="http://theappletreeinc.com/" target="_blank">teacher supply store</a>. </div>
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Holly Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14338906748441364461noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130973872375622280.post-640524019107771132012-02-13T14:38:00.000-06:002012-02-13T14:46:22.817-06:00Vocabulary JournalVocabulary is so important. I love this vocab worksheet. It is simple, teaches the word, and relates other concepts to the vocabulary word. I have it slightly off center so we can add it to our Vocabulary Journals, a simple 3 pronged folder.<br />
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Like this beautiful smile!<br />
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Or, this one!Holly Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14338906748441364461noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130973872375622280.post-59254541351341239472011-12-29T22:20:00.000-06:002011-12-30T00:55:39.171-06:00Winter is Here! (at least the calendar says it is)The calendar shows winter, but we are experiencing a bit of fall/spring right now. Temps in the 60s? I feel like I am in the wrong state! <br />
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I am getting ready for one of my favorite months for teaching. I am planning on teaching my little one about Penguins, Snow, and Mittens. So far, I have gathered ideas from Pinterest and a books list. We will see what I get after I have the books in my hands! I know I am always looking for booklists, so here you go.<br />
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Snow<br />
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats (Bookflix)<br />
Snowy Weather (companion book on Bookflix)by Katie Marsico<br />
Snowflake Bentley by (the movie)(or on Bookflix)<br />
Snow- Blastoff Readers (companion book on Bookflix)<br />
The Big Snow by Berta and Elmer Hader<br />
Snow by Uri Shulevitz<br />
Snow by Marion Dane Bauer<br />
Snow by Helen Frost<br />
Snow by Cynthia Rylant<br />
Snow by H.P. Wood<br />
The Snowman Storybook by Raymond Briggs<br />
In the Snow: Who's Been Here? by Lindsay Barrett George<br />
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Penguins<br />
The Emperor's Egg by Martin Jenkins<br />
Little Penguin's Tale by Audrey Wood<br />
Penguin Pete by Marcus Pfister (and all other Penguin Pete books, of course)<br />
Penguin Chick by Betty Tatham<br />
Penguins by Lucia Raatma<br />
Penguins by Claire Robinson<br />
Antarctic Antics by Judy Sierra (found on Bookflix if you have it)<br />
Antarctica by Allan Fowler (companion book on Bookflix)<br />
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I also checked out a few books on Martin Luther King, Jr. I purchased a book about Famous Americans from Scholastic that will go nicely with that unit.<br />
Martin's Big Words by Doreen Rappaport (on Bookflix)<br />
Martin Luther King, Jr. by Wil Mara (companion book on Bookflix)<br />
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Future plans and learnings to come. Stay posted!<br />
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For the news we've all been waiting for... Mrs. Richling congratulations! You are the winner of a fabulous new... GIFT CARD! Thank you to all you dear sweethearts who follow. A special thanks to those who blogged about the giveaway on your blog! <br />
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Now since halloween is finished and we are moving to Thanksgiving, we are using one of our decorative pumpkins (non-carved) to do a little science experiment. I found this on Pinterest. I hope it works!<br />
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Here is what you need to do to enter my giveaway for a $15 gift card to <a href="http://www.target.com/">Target</a>.<br />
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1. Follow my blog (leave a comment) - 1 entry<br />
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You will get 3 entry opportunities. I will use a random number generator to determine the winner on Monday, October 31st. Happy Halloween!<br />
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It is a collaboration of <a href="http://eberhartsexplorers.blogspot.com/2011/10/whats-buzz-about-giveaway.html">three bloggers</a>!<a href="http://eberhartsexplorers.blogspot.com/2011/10/whats-buzz-about-giveaway.html"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wr3sfKBpH-Y/TqbBlaCFH0I/AAAAAAAAAQA/QiNvITYQWL4/s1600/Slide2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="240" width="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wr3sfKBpH-Y/TqbBlaCFH0I/AAAAAAAAAQA/QiNvITYQWL4/s320/Slide2.jpg" /></a></div></a>Holly Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14338906748441364461noreply@blogger.com49tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130973872375622280.post-18954970337245786962011-10-17T07:43:00.000-05:002011-10-21T13:19:33.254-05:00Fun with PumpkinsOne year, I had a miscommunication with a pumpkin patch and our fieldtrip was not scheduled! I put together some fun pumpkin activities for our "School Pumpkin Patch." Check out the activities we had on our fun day! <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-u7QxK9jPCm0/TqG3s6hDx4I/AAAAAAAAAPE/op4HhQMHoig/s1600/643738213F7E9335545C7FEA5DBF7390.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="73" width="185" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-u7QxK9jPCm0/TqG3s6hDx4I/AAAAAAAAAPE/op4HhQMHoig/s320/643738213F7E9335545C7FEA5DBF7390.png" /></a></div>Holly Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14338906748441364461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130973872375622280.post-39230077740250843632011-10-13T09:32:00.000-05:002011-10-17T08:00:36.919-05:00Treasures 1st Grade Sight Words11 activities to choose from, your students will enjoy practicing their sight words with these activities. Use them as games during small group time or place in a center. <br />
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Laminate pages for multiple uses or place them in a sheet protector to save copies. Easy to use with a dry erase marker.<br />
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The activities that need cutting can be copied on cardstock and reused.<br />
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Click <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Treasures-Sight-Words-Unit-1">here </a>to get the entire Unit 1 pack.Holly Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14338906748441364461noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130973872375622280.post-43050114813450365832011-10-13T08:44:00.000-05:002011-10-13T08:48:37.599-05:00Math Facts GamesI used these games with my second grade class. I wanted to work with the children that didn't understand the lesson for the day. So, I implemented the Daily 5 concept with Math. These are some of the activities we did in our class.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ldnh7Jo39y8/Tpbj2mvnBJI/AAAAAAAAAME/jYCgC-PMy0E/s1600/math%2Bfact%2Bpacket.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="294" width="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ldnh7Jo39y8/Tpbj2mvnBJI/AAAAAAAAAME/jYCgC-PMy0E/s320/math%2Bfact%2Bpacket.jpg" /></a></div>Click <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Math-Facts-Game-Packet">here </a>to get the entire Math Fact Game Packet. The packet has 18 pages and 24 different games!Holly Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14338906748441364461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130973872375622280.post-12321488463004977392011-10-13T07:55:00.000-05:002011-10-17T08:01:19.250-05:00Nouns Sort- Fall and HalloweenI love Halloween and Fall! I am teaching my kindergartner to sort nouns into categories, people, places, animals, and things. Here are some sorts she is working with this week.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aNUSL1vs5qQ/TpbUUquUyqI/AAAAAAAAAKg/rDcTuALVZic/s1600/pet%2Bsort.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="271" width="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aNUSL1vs5qQ/TpbUUquUyqI/AAAAAAAAAKg/rDcTuALVZic/s320/pet%2Bsort.jpg" /></a></div>Click <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Word-Family-Sort-short-e-pets">here </a>to get this product for Free!Holly Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14338906748441364461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130973872375622280.post-39268949397497799272011-10-13T06:49:00.000-05:002011-10-13T06:49:21.834-05:00FREEBIES!!!I am seriously beginning my blog adventures! I have created some cute printables that are free! check out my TPT store. I just ask that you follow me on my blog and my TPT store. I am excited to see traffic!Holly Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14338906748441364461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130973872375622280.post-48747858487027546962011-08-29T03:30:00.000-05:002011-08-29T03:31:24.585-05:00Math FactsI used these games when I taught second grade. I often needed to work with other students who needed further instruction, while others had the toic mastered. I printed them on cardstock and laminated them. I had a central location where students could go to find the manipulatives they needed. The game boards and instructions were stored in a basket labeled Math Facts. <br />
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Holly Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14338906748441364461noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130973872375622280.post-3700149441020484342011-08-27T20:14:00.000-05:002011-08-29T03:31:50.290-05:00Learning to Be a ScientistScience is one of my favorite subjects. Lizzy and I began our Science Journal this week. A science journal is a great way to teach writing skills. I am using this book to guide my little scientist. <br />
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This week, we learned that scientists observe, watch closely. She watched a small plot of yard. The drawing of the insects, rocks, dirt, and grass was absolutely adorable. We learned insects have 6 legs and 3 body parts and that spiders only have 2 body parts and 8 legs. We also talked about capitals and periods when she wrote a sentence telling what she saw. SOOOO much fun!<br />
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Holly Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14338906748441364461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130973872375622280.post-69610272532315671722011-08-27T09:44:00.000-05:002011-08-27T09:44:46.707-05:00My First Teaching BlogI have become a member of the Pinterest community. I pinned a lot of blogs and websites on my boards. I found some wonderful resources. Pinterest has inspired me to create my own blog. Some of the blogs I have visited have Teachers Pay Teachers accounts. They offer items for sale and some are free. This inspired me to create my own products for sale. I am combining the two on this blog. <br />
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Bare with me. I know there isn't much offered here, yet, but be sure to come back often and visit. I will be posting my activities as I teach my daughter at home. Holly Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14338906748441364461noreply@blogger.com0