tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83517485237983081082024-03-12T21:51:22.475-07:00Miss Lang's Classkatherinemlanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05133918130554973576noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8351748523798308108.post-38189913442851477552015-07-22T17:58:00.000-07:002015-07-22T18:00:38.415-07:00Extra Support for Your Edmark Users<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have found over the years that there is a love/hate relationship with Edmark for some people. Edmark is a direct instruction approach to sight word acquisition. I get it, it's not using authentic literature to teach sight words... it needs the commitment of one staff member teaching one student, so it can be time consuming.... and I'm sure others have heard many other reasons (or may even be passionate about why you don't like it!) as to why it should not be used in the classroom. I'm a reading specialist and Edmark was NOT even mentioned in my program. But, I just can't deny success! I have seen amazing results with students who are still struggling with mastering 5 out of 26 uppercase letters, yet they are consistently reading the words learned through Edmark lessons during weekly probes. I am a huge proponent of Edmark, specifically in younger elementary special education classrooms.<br />
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I have tried to approach letter/number identification in the same visual layout as Edmark, with some success, but I kind of have to do my own version.<br />
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For years, I had used the old (copyrighted 1987, possibly?) outdated Edmark. About two years ago, I was able to get a new version of the kit. It is amazing. No more of the nondescript, yellow labrador dog....there is an Airdale Terrier, a Great Dane, a Bulldog! Little kiddos in my class would struggle with generalizing dog into that one yellow dog, now the kit provides 8-10 different images of a dog! A few of the different images that are seen in the kit include: cars, horses, balls, boats, and much more.<br />
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I have been able to use Edmark with kiddos with typical language development, kiddos with articulation issues, kiddos who sign and even AAC (augmentative and alternative communication) users!<br />
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I use the comprehension sheets that go along with the updated version as well. They are proving to be perfect for ESY (Extended School Year) support this summer. It provides students with the possibility to complete worksheets successfully that included WORDS.THEY.KNOW. Perfection!<br />
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I found that I needed additional activities to supplement their sight word acquisition. I created <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Find-the-Sight-Words-Worksheets-Edmark-Words-1-50-1970332" target="_blank">worksheets</a> that students can find and color the sight word, perfect for kiddos with fine motor needs! I'm hoping to create more activities that include the words that my kiddos are mastering through Edmark. Keep an eye out!<br />
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The supporting activities from Deanna Jump and Deedee Wills April Guiding Readers are a wonderful resource for this book. When we were done, I immediately reflected and chatted with my ParaEducator about how well it went. Then I thought about why it went well.....<br />
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1. Start with a finger play song<br />
Right now "Little Arabella Miller" is a big hit with my kiddos. We also love one that my student teacher from last year shared:<br />
Two hands up. (Up in the air)<br />
Two hands down. (Down on the table)<br />
Pat the table/carpet slowly. (Pat the table/carpet slow)<br />
Pat the table fast. (Pat the table/carpet fast)<br />
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They get their wiggles out. Hands <b>were</b> moving, now they're not.<br />
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2. Sign Language/Gestures<br />
In my classroom, it is normal to see my signing. I am often asked if students have an hearing impairment. They don't. I just believe that signing to them gives them another modality of input and hits another brain pathway. This <a href="http://www.nellieedge.com/pdf/ebook_abc.pdf">article</a> provides more information about why using sign language in literacy gets all children more engaged in what they are reading, hearing or doing.<br />
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I'm not saying you have to take sign language to incorporate this, I am a basic signer. I'm versed in the most important ones to my students; colors, emotions, food, toys, verbs. Even if you are not comfortable bringing in some sign language, try and incorporate gestures (think Whole Brain Teaching) that relate to the story. We acted like Bear with one eye open, we yawned and grunted, we weeded on the table like Hare and his family. My students were so engaged. A good rule of them is one sign/gesture per page. Exaggerate, go for the Oscar, be dramatic. They will love it, they will imitate you, and they will be more engaged with you and the text.<br />
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You can also search on <a href="http://www.lifeprint.com/">Lifeprint</a> for a specific sign. The site includes a picture and often a video of someone modeling the sign.<br />
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3. Use visual supports for any retelling of a story<br />
My favorite commercial retelling product are the Big Books from the Journeys Kindergarten kit. There are 4 cards with specific illustrations from the text on the front with your talking points on the back. When you model retelling the story, you can read the back as students see the picture. Sounds simple, but having the talking points on the back really helps. I have also made retelling sticks with paint stirrers and velcro. I find that giving each student one helps with kiddos that need to be busy. They can be busy while holding pictures that relate to the text!<br />
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4. Find any opportunity for students to participate in repeated text<br />
This is always easier in books that have an obvious repeated text. My kiddos loved chiming in with me for "Wake up Bear!" and "It's a done deal!"<br />
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It is also beneficial to give them an initial sound prompt of what they should repeat if they don't chime in after an appropriate amount of wait time.<br />
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5. Explicitly tell students how to respond<br />
My kiddos struggle with calling out, chorally responding and bumping my turn to talk. If I don't give them an advance prompt that they will be calling out (and a signal of my hand pointing at them), I will say "Call it out" when I am done my question. You will have to decide what you want your students to focus on and know that it is helpful to repeat it often. Early on in a story that I expect them to call out or chime in with me, I explicitly tell them then fade to a gesture of putting my hand out in anticipation as if I am waiting for them to respond.<br />
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Hope you find these tips useful for your class. Happy reading!<br />
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I had written up comments that were on topic and off topic for high interest topics in our class. The teacher that I work with loves Hello Kitty and the kiddos love to wear Hello Kitty, too:) Soccer, Star Wars, My Little Pony and Angry Birds were the others I chose. Some other suggestions for the younger grades would be MineCraft, Pete the Cat and Lego Movie.<br />
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It will work best if you allow students to go to the topic of their choice. You want them to be excited about it and know some things to generate conversation. I am lucky enough to be in there to support inclusion with my Para Educators so we had enough adults to monitor and shape the conversation. You could do it in small groups, one topic at a time if it is only you.<br />
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Although my students have specific needs, this is really helpful with any student and for classroom management as well!<br />
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Absolutely love them and I already see some more products I may have to get for next year!<br />
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I had a wonderful professor for the Children's Lit course for my Reading Specialist cert and I asked her what she thought, especially for the award winners with medals on the front. She suggested cutting the teaser and the info about the author, and especially any awards, and use shipping tape to put them on the inside of your books. Try it and see if it makes your library organization easier!<br />
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There are also wonderful storage nets (6 compartments) that hang on the wall. I used command strips to hang mine. I have one behind my kitchen area and two on the back of the bathroom door holding random teaching tools. They come in an orange/red set as well.<br />
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This was a fun activity that we did using laminated teeth, dry erase markers and Dollar Store toothbrushes. One side of the room were the "Cavity Creators" (marking up the tooth with the marker) and then the other side used the toothbrushes to be "Cavity Busters" (erasing with toothbrushes. It was fast paced, fun and active!<br />
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I got veggie trays from the Dollar store and put foam letter stickers on each well. I purchased letter beads from Amazon (I like the shape of them), but you could use any small letter manipulatives that you already have.<br />
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It is something that you just need to play with to learn and will provide my families with easy access to activities that the kids are doing at school.<br />
Here is a link to reading Edmark words in a way that they kids can access:<br />
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Indie Flower"; font-size: 13.5pt;">I was surprised to find an email that I had been
nominated for the Liebster Award! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Indie Flower"; font-size: 13.5pt;">I was nominated by Michelle at <a href="http://heartofreading.blogspot.com/">The Heart of Reading</a>, who used
the same blog designer, <a href="http://honeybunchblogdesign.blogspot.com/">Honey
Bunch</a>, that I did!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The Liebster Award is given by bloggers to up and coming bloggers with less
than 200 followers. It was created to show new bloggers that they are
appreciated and to help spread the word about new blogs. Thanks for the
opportunity Michelle! I will answer the questions below! And then below that
are the questions for the people I nominated to answer.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #111111; line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-top: .1pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Indie Flower"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Answer the questions the nominator set for you.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #111111; line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-top: .1pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Indie Flower"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Create 11 questions for the people you
nominate.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #111111; line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-top: .1pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Indie Flower"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Choose 11 blogs you love (with less than 200
followers) and link them in your post.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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this post with the URL to your Liebster post so I can learn more about you)! <o:p></o:p></span></li>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Crafty Girls"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Questions asked by Michelle:</span></b><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Crafty Girls"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Crafty Girls"; font-size: 13.5pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Crafty Girls"; font-size: 13.5pt;">1. What has been your best teaching experience? I have so many
small successes that are really huge successes to list: I get to see kids say
their first words, become more independent with self help skills and have even
seen kids learn to walk. It’s pretty amazing. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Crafty Girls"; font-size: 13.5pt;">2. If you could travel anywhere in the world where would you go
and why? I went to Ireland last summer, Scotland is a close 2<sup>nd</sup>
wish. My dad and I had a mutual love for the movie <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Brigadoon,</i> and it is sentimental for me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Crafty Girls"; font-size: 13.5pt;">3. What is your favorite day of the week? Thursdays…it is the “I
can make it to the weekend” point.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Crafty Girls"; font-size: 13.5pt;">4. What is your favorite grade to teach? Difficult for me to
answer as my kids are K-1 but have varying needs. I like the little kids for
Special education. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Crafty Girls"; font-size: 13.5pt;">5. What is the word you frequently misspell? receive<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Crafty Girls"; font-size: 13.5pt;">6. What is the funniest movie you have ever seen? The Jerk<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Crafty Girls"; font-size: 13.5pt;">7. Do you have any pets? What types? Dog, goldendoodle<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Crafty Girls"; font-size: 13.5pt;">8. What is your favorite childhood memory? Christmas Eve trips
downtown to Philly and trying to fit a huge family in for a picture with Santa.
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Crafty Girls"; font-size: 13.5pt;">9. If you were on an island and could only have 1 food and drink
what would they be? Snapple iced tea and salmon<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Crafty Girls"; font-size: 13.5pt;">10. Did you every play a team or individual sport? What?
Ha-cheerleading…In 3<sup>rd</sup> grade I played pee wee basketball and the
coach said.. “You’re tall, why aren’t you any good?” Needless to say, I didn’t
keep up with that!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Crafty Girls"; font-size: 13.5pt;">11. Do you watch any reality shows? Which is your favorite? I
know it is disturbing but I can’t turn off Hoarders. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Things about myself:</span></b><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Indie Flower"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br />
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1. I am the youngest of eight kids. <br />
2. I am a techie geek.<br />
3. I have 9000 songs on my iTunes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Indie Flower"; font-size: 13.5pt;">4. I didn’t get my driving license until I was 20.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Indie Flower"; font-size: 13.5pt;">5. I have been using the same (self purchased) digital projector
since 2006! It has been reading “replace bulb” for 2 years, I really don’t know
how it is running!<br />
6. I am someone who learns by doing, and making mistakes, so playing around a
lot still with blogging, TPT and other networking. <br />
7. I have a Goldendoodle.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Indie Flower"; font-size: 13.5pt;">8. I just finished up a Reading Specialist Cert and started and
Assistive Technology/Universal Design Cert.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Indie Flower"; font-size: 13.5pt;">9. I love going to an early Saturday movie by myself and
sneaking in a coffee.<br />
10. I have a weird memory with song lyrics, great for all the kids’ songs I find
myself singing all day to my students.<br />
11. I have donated my hair three times to Locks of Love.<br />
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Questions for the Blogs I nominated:</span></b><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Crafty Girls"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Crafty Girls"; font-size: 13.5pt;">1. How long have you been
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Crafty Girls"; font-size: 13.5pt;">2. Tell about your favorite
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Crafty Girls"; font-size: 13.5pt;">3. What is your favorite
teaching quote?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Crafty Girls"; font-size: 13.5pt;">4. What is your favorite
recent teaching idea/strategy (Whole Brain Teaching, etc.)?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Crafty Girls"; font-size: 13.5pt;">6. What is your favorite field
trip to take with students?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Crafty Girls"; font-size: 13.5pt;">7. What is your favorite thing
about teaching?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Crafty Girls"; font-size: 13.5pt;">8. Is your car EVER completely
empty of stuff for your classroom-coming or going?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Crafty Girls"; font-size: 13.5pt;">9. What type of lesson planner
do you use-book, online?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Crafty Girls"; font-size: 13.5pt;">11. Who are your TPT favorites?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Crafty Girls"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Blogs I am nominating:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Crafty Girls"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><a href="http://lessonplansandlollipops.blogspot.com/">Lesson Plans and Lollipops</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Crafty Girls"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><a href="http://fantasticfirstgradefroggies.blogspot.com/">Fantastic First Grade
Froggies</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Crafty Girls"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><a href="http://simplysweetteaching.blogspot.com/">Simply Sweet TEAching</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Crafty Girls"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><a href="http://learningwithsusieq.blogspot.com/">Learning With Suzie Q</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Crafty Girls"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><a href="http://teachingside.blogspot.com/">Taking a Walk on the Teaching Side</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Crafty Girls"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><a href="http://pocketfulofcenters.blogspot.com/">Pocket Full of Centers</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Crafty Girls"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><a href="http://seriouslyprimary.blogspot.com/">Seriously Primary</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Crafty Girls"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><a href="http://creativelessoncafe.blogspot.com/">Creative Lesson Cafe</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Crafty Girls"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><a href="http://tales-of-a-first-grade-teacher.blogspot.com/">Tails of a First
Grade Teacher</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Crafty Girls"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><a href="http://officiallyafirstgrader.blogspot.com/">O”Fish”ally a First Grader</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Crafty Girls"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><a href="http://littlemissorganized.blogspot.com/">Little Miss Organized</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Crafty Girls"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Than You again to Michelle for
finding me and nominating me! If I nominated you I LOVED your Sites and thought
they would add something to my own toolbox of skills. Leave me a post after you
complete the steps above!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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2. My Lakeshore Large Magnetic Letters. My board is pretty busy! I blocked out things with the kids' pictures. I have the Fundations strip up, my lovely Lakeshore letters, our Leap Pads for the behavior system (Self and Match-Salter and Croce), snack choices, my weekly plan grid posted and a ton of little things!</div>
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3. My Lakeshore crayon caddies. I use thicker crayons, this year, our purchase orders had Crayola traingular grip ones. My OT likes these and so do the kids!</div>
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4. My Lakeshore Leveled Library cart. I use it for genres and have sticker labels that match the bins. I put the bins out gradually this year, the kids need some verbal reminders to match. Adding them slowly helped. </div>
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5. My pocket chart full of laminated lunch choices. I don't have a lot of buyers this year, but having the actual pics of foods at hand is so helpful!</div>
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They make my life soooo much easier, so in turn, makes my kids' lives easier, too!</div>
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I have the number list on the door (faces are blocked out). We rotate the pictures up each week. It really helps them learn how to line up. We will use the number spots for Circle, too. It gives kids practice with ordering numbers when they put them back as well.<br />
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