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This year I decided to take myself out of the literacy station rotation. <br />
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It has been the best thing I ever did. I can pull whichever group needs me most at that moment. I can pull strategy groups. I can pull groups that all need to work on making connections. And the best part is that my students have more choice. They can work with students who wouldn't necessarily be "on their level."<br />
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Instead I do a a choice board with 12 options for the week: Computer, Puzzles, Writing (2x), SmartBoard, Play Dough, Listening Center, Read to self (2x), Discovery table, Poetry, Read the room, and Pocket Chart (2x).<br />
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Anyhow. One new literacy station I added this year was a pocket chart. Each week I add a new activity. Each activity relates to a theme - fall, holidays, food, animals, etc. And each pocket chart set works on our important sight words. </div>
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We started off with a class favorite, Pete the Cat. </div>
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For each pocket chart I also have a recording sheet. This helps me differentiate since there are 3 different versions.</div>
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Then we moved to pumpkins and I changed the format a bit. I figured if I broke the sentences up into pieces, then I could even further differentiate by giving different groups different variations. So maybe one group only needs to work on the word "I", so I take off those words and let them fill in the blanks. </div>
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AND, just because I love anything sweet I made a sweet treats pocket chart. <br />
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The pocket charts, and the recording sheets, have been a really positive addition to my literacy station routine. The students are able to use them without much teacher assistance. That gives me the freedom to meet with more groups!<br />
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Like all Kindergarten students, mine LOVE Pete the Cat! So I added a Pete the Cat pocket chart activity that works on color words. All of my students loved to read (sing) the words and then were THRILLED to use markers for the recording sheet. To differentiate I have two versions of the recording sheet: one with the color words ready to trace, and one with blanks. <br />
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This resource is available in <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Pete-the-Cat-I-Love-My-Shoes-Pocket-Chart-4901713" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">my TPT store</a>.<br />
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Write the Room</h4>
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Typically I post the pictures around the room. But this group juuuuuuust isn't ready to roam yet. But it is a great way to get them thinking about words, labels, etc. This is a great resource from <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Laura-Duinkerken-Luv-My-Kinders" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Luv My Kinders</a><br />
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Sensory Bin</h4>
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This year I have a number of students who are sensory seeking. So I added a Sensory Bin to my Literacy Station rotations! This week we had pompoms and letter tiles. Students had two choices (hello, differentiation!) of letter mats to work on:<br />
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Letter/Sound matching with my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Alphabet-Magnet-Letter-Matching-Mat-2824867" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alphabet Matching Mat</a><br />
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Letter/Letter matching with part of my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Kindergarten-ABC-order-Literacy-Station-2188732" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ABC order resource</a>. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Letter to Letter Matching Mat for Sensory Bin</td></tr>
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Alphabet Pattern Blocks</h4>
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This is a great FREE resource from <a href="http://www.confessionsofahomeschooler.com/blog/2012/10/free-alphabet-pattern-block-printables.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Confessions of a Homeschooler</a>.<br />
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Watercolor Name Painting</h4>
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This was so fun! The kids got to practice their names AND practice using watercolors responsibly. I think watercolors may be a popular literacy station!<br />
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I used the <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/EDITABLE-Name-Mats-for-Preschool-Pre-K-and-Kindergarten-1575223" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Editable Name Mats</a> from Pocket of Preschool. Check it out!<br />
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Play-Dough</h4>
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We had two play dough options this week.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Play-dough Letters and Sounds Literacy Station</td></tr>
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Play-dough letters (of unknown origins?) and <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Identifying-Sounds-Bundle-2249393" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">beginning sounds</a> from Natalie Lynn Kindergarten. <br />
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I LOOOOOVE this <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Playdough-Mats-Big-Bundle-to-use-with-Play-Dough-Stamps-4226979" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">set of play-dough stamp words</a> from Literacy with the Littles. This week we used the CVC words with no blanks, just practicing making the words with our stampers. <br />
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Math Stations</h3>
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We had a fun week of counting and building in math this week! Check out some of our favorites!<br />
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Apple Counting and Build</h4>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvuS10UYM-KdEhc_2-X_BxCZVzdc8TILaMMGuQT9hAuBKFxizDJ2gMpZd3TKRAeE8jSdtpEWKUl-zzPppCK1M9DHtzq0CRV6C7dyDKezdaDXoTIVehS4HWVbynx1m6VJf2QzacUN4jn8dz/s1600/Count+and+Build+an+Apple+Numbers.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Count and Build an Apple Math Station" border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvuS10UYM-KdEhc_2-X_BxCZVzdc8TILaMMGuQT9hAuBKFxizDJ2gMpZd3TKRAeE8jSdtpEWKUl-zzPppCK1M9DHtzq0CRV6C7dyDKezdaDXoTIVehS4HWVbynx1m6VJf2QzacUN4jn8dz/s400/Count+and+Build+an+Apple+Numbers.jpeg" title="Count and Make an Apple Math Station" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
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My students really enjoyed this math station! They used my apple counting cards and appropriately apple colored snap cubes. So easy! <br />
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This resource is available <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Apple-Number-Cards-Freebie-4901660" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FOR FREE in my TPT store</a>. :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Apple-Number-Cards-Freebie-4901660" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Number Cards</a></td></tr>
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Roll and Build with LEGO</h4>
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This was a super easy math station to set up! I bough the base at the dollar store and threw the dice and blocks into a bucket. They LOVED it! I love the 8 sided dice to vary the numbers they are counting out. <br />
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Roll and Build<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhweUFESMwb-9xKUjran_ZlVXT0MzAAO1ApheZSuZ0Q5UWLxLXUxfW10ouRhpNzjYqMTIFpZirxRP0oTLtXB8hss6XxLbKfGDSc-aTstaJi9sgx8ewdq8LuNcT_mr_H_IA8N6sBITTYWLDB/s1600/Roll+and+Build+Counting+Game.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Roll and build tower math station" border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhweUFESMwb-9xKUjran_ZlVXT0MzAAO1ApheZSuZ0Q5UWLxLXUxfW10ouRhpNzjYqMTIFpZirxRP0oTLtXB8hss6XxLbKfGDSc-aTstaJi9sgx8ewdq8LuNcT_mr_H_IA8N6sBITTYWLDB/s400/Roll+and+Build+Counting+Game.jpeg" title="Roll and build tower math station" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
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This is one of my go-to Math stations. I love that adding the snap cubes gives it a fine motor challenge. <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Roll-and-Build-FREEBIE-2562471" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Roll and Build</a> comes from The Primary Post, check it out! <br />
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I hope you all enjoyed looking at our Literacy and Math stations from the last week! <br />
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~Kristen<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It has been a long week!</span><br />
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You know the drill, meetings allllll day. But you are dying to get into your classroom to get it ready!<br />
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I am so proud of how it all turned out. <br />
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My awesome husband helped me hang up this baby! I love how it fills up a formerly white corner of the room.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">My students LOVE to use our daily ten frames. Hopefully they will love the rainbow design as much as I do! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">This year, I am dedicating one part of my whiteboard to writing. I plan on using this awesome magnetic writing paper for whole group mini lessons, handwriting, etc. I'll use the magnetic letters to help students practice sounding out and spelling our words! I can't wait! </span></div>
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I had a giant wall of white to fill up. I love how it turned out! The fans were fun to make, too!<br />
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I decided to ditch my traditional world wall, and used that space for student work. Notice how I have 21 spots? I actually only have 17 kids! :o</div>
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I hope you enjoyed this brief tour my my room this year. I wish all of you a great school year!</div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A few years ago, I started using 10 frames to add to our daily counting routine and it was a <b>GAME CHANGER</b>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Give your students that daily practice using 10 frames! </span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Each day, add a sticker (or #teacherhack : print out seasonal images and tape them on!) and count how many days. Have students explain their thinking, "I know it is 3 because I counted!" or "I know it is 7 because 5 on the top plus 2 on the bottom is 7!". </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">You will be amazed at how flexible with numbers they become, and how confident they are in explaining their thinking. <br /><br /><br /><br />This resource also helps students learn to count by 10's and counting on. <br /><br /><br />Just print, laminate and you are ready for the year! :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I know, you haven't seen me in a while. </span><br />
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Have you ever had one of those years? Where you can't seem to keep all the balls up in the air?<br />
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That was me this year. I started a new job, in a new country, had a baby...and kind of lost my mojo. <br />
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But it's ok. We all have peaks and valleys in our lives, right?<br />
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I'm starting off slow this summer. Creating some resources for my class. Traveling and enjoying my family. Hopefully I'll have some mojo back for Kindergarten and TPT and the Blog and IG this fall. <br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Most people think that 21st century skills are all computer related. That in order to be career ready you need to know how to use a computer. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Ask a teacher a teacher what makes a student career ready and I'd bet you get a very different answer. Probably involving the 4 C's - Create, Collaborate, Communicate, and Critical Thinking. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As a kindergarten teacher, I want my students to be able to THINK. You know, by themselves. And then communicate their thinking to others. I feel those skills are SO important to their future success. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As I walked around, I really got to see who was comfortable with decomposing numbers. Who preferred to draw pictures of basket balls? Who was using a system of letters to identify baskets? Who was using addition sentences?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This could be a great assessment for composing/decomposing numbers, but also for comparing numbers! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I could see right away who was thinking at a higher level, who was struggling to get their ideas onto the paper, and who was having difficulty with the content. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I know for many teachers (myself included!), thinking of math tasks can be challenging. So I hope you enjoy using these in your own classroom. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Check them out on <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Open-Ended-Math-Task-set-3148033" target="_blank">TPT</a>! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">April 22nd is Earth Day. I've always felt that environmental stewardship and awareness is really important to teach to young children. These lessons about the environment will help shape the adults they will become. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I always like to start by reading the book, <u><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Just-Dream-Anniversary-Chris-Allsburg-ebook/dp/B00UQXO55W/ref=dp_kinw_strp_1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Just a Dream</a></u> by <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;">Chris Van Allsburg. It is the story of a boy who thinks littering is no big deal. He scoffs at people who recycle or plant trees. He thinks that <i>his</i> choices would have little influence on the future. Then he has a dream that changes his life. The boy travels to a dystopian future, where the air is smoggy, the trees are all cut, and the trash makes mountains. It is a frighteningly realistic vision. At the end, the boy realizes that if everyone makes those same choices there won't be much left for us. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">The students in class always walk away with a good understanding that <i>their</i> choices matter and will have an impact on their world. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I love this iPad app. Students get to explore different satellite images of the world like mountains, desserts, and rivers. These satellite images are amazingly colorful and really really cool. </span> </div>
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I have been teaching a single letter a week for my entire career. It is the way we have always done things. I figured that if students are coming into K without letter knowledge, then throwing all 26 at them would be too much. Right?<br />
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<li>We wrote about what we want to accomplish before we turn 100.</li>
<li>We drew a picture of what we might look like at 100 years old. </li>
<li>We counted 100 cubes, built a structure, and then drew a picture. </li>
<li>We worked with a group to write 100 different words. </li>
<li>We wrote about what we would buy with $100. </li>
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I love Stitch Fix. As a teacher, Mom, and student in Graduate School - shopping is not something I have time for! Stitch Fix solves that problem for me and many women just like me!</div>
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This was my BEST fix yet. In my box I had 2 tops, 1 sweater, 1 dress, and earrings. I kept it ALL. Check out what I got:</div>
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Daniel Rainn Mendelson Tulip Sleeve Blouse</h4>
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This is a petite and fits fantastically. I love the pretty blue background and the red floral print will go amazingly well from Winter to Spring colors. I paired it with a burgundy cardi and some skinny jeans and it was a great outfit to teach in. </div>
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Skies are Blue Frankie Lace Detail Blouse</h4>
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This top was also a petite and was such a pretty navy. I love the lace detail. It looks amazing with a turquoise pendant necklace I already had. It is a top that can go from day to night with ease. </div>
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OMG this sweater. I wish you could touch it through the screen. So soft and light. It wasn't a petite, but was so lovely and comfy I could overlook it. It pairs great with the Frankie blouse above. </div>
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I have already changed my morning routine by adding the new power point sign in (check it out <a href="http://kindergarteniscrazy.blogspot.com/2016/10/morning-routine.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a>!). We used to do pencil and paper morning work, but that wasn't engaging for my kiddos. I did some research and found some fine motor stations to use every day in the morning! </div>
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These pop beads bring me back to my childhood. They take a lot of dexterity to pop them together and then pull them apart! My students try to make the longest chain they can, or they make bracelets. </div>
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This year I have a number of students who need a routine to be comfortable in the classroom. So instead of allowing my students to choose an activity, I rotate them between my 5 tables daily. We are on week 2 and my students love it. I can already see their grip strength improving!<br />
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Pretty much every teacher I know has a wish list filled with gems on TPT. You are waiting for a sale, or for payday, before you buy those awesome items. Well, you may be able to buy some of those resources sooner than later!! <br />
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The leaves are changing colors. I've pulled out my sweaters and found all my scarves. So good. <br />
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I love teaching about fall. Apples, pumpkins, leaves, squirrels .... it is all so fun. <br />
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I also love incorporating Fall themes into Reading and Writing. Right now we are working on recognizing and writing our names. So these Fall Name Poems are a perfect tie in with all things Autumn. <br />
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I love to read them whole group and substitute each student's name in the blanks. By the time I've read it 24 times they all know the words! After they finish we add it to their poetry folder so they can read it later! <br />
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Every year we make our All About Me posters. They are a great hallway decoration before Back To School Night. This year I added a few elements of technology to jazz them up. <br />
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Students first use a pre-cut circle to make their face. We gently encourage our friends to choose a skin color that matches our own - it doesn't always work. HA. They make their eyes, nose, mouth, etc. You get to see right away who hasn't had opportunities to draw and color. We are going to be working on fine motor A LOT this year. <br />
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Students decorate a t-shirt, like <a href="http://www.freshcoloring.com/print/?p=%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2009%2F10%2Ftshirt.jpg&n=T-Shirt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this</a> one, with things they love. I modeled drawing the things that make me happy like flowers, elephants, and books. I saw a lot of flowers, elephants and books on their t-shirts. Oh well! <br />
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My assistant and I glued the t-shirts and faces onto large paper so that students can add hair and arms and backgrounds. <br />
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While they are working I take them out in the hallway to take a video using <a href="https://app.seesaw.me/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Seesaw</a>. If you haven't heard of Seesaw, it is my favorite app of all time. <br />
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My parents LOVED seeing the videos. Often I would have comments on seesaw within minutes of posting the videos. <br />
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A new, and awesome feature of Seesaw is the QR code generator. Click on any entry (picture, video, etc.) and you can make it into a QR code. I glued the QR code onto their posters and voila! So easy. <br />
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