tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11103337118767251722024-03-13T13:52:26.068-07:00First Grade WowFirst Grade WOW, Windows on WonderNancy VandenBergehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09680249416846584646noreply@blogger.comBlogger526125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110333711876725172.post-4346722217722887532023-12-27T08:10:00.000-08:002023-12-27T08:10:50.223-08:00<p>Hi All!! So many asking for 2024 new year unit. Here it is! </p><p>Happy Happy Holidays!!!</p><p>:)</p><p>Nancy</p><p><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A8BeTmp6g2cIy0UXL2UYYEifH-1l6eiE/view?usp=sharing">happy new year 2024</a> Click this link, download</p><a name='more'></a><br /><p><br /></p>Nancy VandenBergehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09680249416846584646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110333711876725172.post-27918461197672938512022-11-30T16:22:00.000-08:002022-11-30T16:22:40.192-08:00Happy New Year 2023!<p> <b><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hey Everyone!!!</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thank you so much for the reminders about putting out my Happy New Year unit for 2023!! You are the best! Life has gotten in the way the past year and I really can't believe it is almost December!! Thank you for your patience!</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here's the new unit! :)</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGOzawS5Mx6sS_LIDX9PUIsQBUX6R2_atm7iximKURKeW5nyPFaFD3lGRHN1o5l8bvcZZJ6gxNWyhKQKOQ7ESpwLEJzMrQrjci85RueHpptAIfjvTF9w5Rlz-y2dR8NhiHKUnBNrbC3B5chHxrm5jtqfdwSK-gKQNCfvdArjMiYUvMxsdb5W-0Ig/s3630/happy%20new%20year%202023%20cover.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3630" data-original-width="2805" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGOzawS5Mx6sS_LIDX9PUIsQBUX6R2_atm7iximKURKeW5nyPFaFD3lGRHN1o5l8bvcZZJ6gxNWyhKQKOQ7ESpwLEJzMrQrjci85RueHpptAIfjvTF9w5Rlz-y2dR8NhiHKUnBNrbC3B5chHxrm5jtqfdwSK-gKQNCfvdArjMiYUvMxsdb5W-0Ig/s320/happy%20new%20year%202023%20cover.png" width="247" /></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://drive.google.com/file/d/19iTx5ocpGu0LEIfBnC-1RfH_-qJW3h-a/view?usp=sharing">https://drive.google.com/file/d/19iTx5ocpGu0LEIfBnC-1RfH_-qJW3h-a/view?usp=sharing</a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Click this link. Download and print!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Thanks everyone!!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Have the best holiday season ever and </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Happy New Year!!!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Joyfully!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Nancy</span></b></div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b><p><br /></p>Nancy VandenBergehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09680249416846584646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110333711876725172.post-79741310509348142992021-12-04T18:35:00.000-08:002021-12-04T18:35:07.454-08:00Happy New Year 2022<p> Hey Everyone!!</p><p>Had a couple minutes, and I've had several of you asking for an updated Happy New Year unit! Here it is!! Have fun, all! Click the link!</p><p><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1T7dr74fzGWLfBOJNB-wDOvrn7YYxKlwR/view?usp=sharing">Happy New Year 2022</a><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfuBDvPi2XRyvBled3CYag3fFZaE1ZRISyD7xOM8HlffjcVk1wpzQI-Rx8___uK78SwLdUVF0mN0AZpWNMu6fqmtC7vJuodpSv-O0PCBe8iEQs06-MvDYjJcuTHC9UONsmtMEJbIljzW7r61fKRbM20SoIXp15sQKQC2n6LU_eO14bGwbVnb-3pg=s1650" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfuBDvPi2XRyvBled3CYag3fFZaE1ZRISyD7xOM8HlffjcVk1wpzQI-Rx8___uK78SwLdUVF0mN0AZpWNMu6fqmtC7vJuodpSv-O0PCBe8iEQs06-MvDYjJcuTHC9UONsmtMEJbIljzW7r61fKRbM20SoIXp15sQKQC2n6LU_eO14bGwbVnb-3pg=s320" width="247" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Love to all!</p><p>Nancy</p><p><br /></p>Nancy VandenBergehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09680249416846584646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110333711876725172.post-82207076857357968412020-12-14T20:43:00.000-08:002020-12-14T20:43:01.559-08:00Happy New Year 2021<p> <b><span style="font-size: large;">Hey Everyone!</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">Hope all are well! If you need an updated version of my Happy New Year Unit, here's the link for the printable download.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fTGgQmaPEYA6-aviueSRIhshyXSIV9Lw/view?usp=sharing">Happy New Year 2021</a><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">The unit includes the "I'm going to Knock you Socks Off "activity along with about 50 pages of new year fun!</span></b></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Fbv67Y-DRTw/X9g9MrbOUhI/AAAAAAAAPu0/DqRBayMVEgMNYWTARSb2ub62NIX9Nc4-gCNcBGAsYHQ/s1665/happy%2Bnew%2Byear%2B2021%2Bcover.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1665" data-original-width="1286" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Fbv67Y-DRTw/X9g9MrbOUhI/AAAAAAAAPu0/DqRBayMVEgMNYWTARSb2ub62NIX9Nc4-gCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/happy%2Bnew%2Byear%2B2021%2Bcover.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eRwZFizq5SI/X9g9MoA4xyI/AAAAAAAAPuw/w5GirRC1ynov21TfxGP6YksA_khqFqvHQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1639/happy%2Bnew%2Byear%2B2021%2Bchant.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1639" data-original-width="1414" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eRwZFizq5SI/X9g9MoA4xyI/AAAAAAAAPuw/w5GirRC1ynov21TfxGP6YksA_khqFqvHQCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/happy%2Bnew%2Byear%2B2021%2Bchant.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e-e2HBtnofU/X9g9MaV4wVI/AAAAAAAAPus/DrcYTADkJfUP6CvALQ8dfFVLC5KvTg3egCNcBGAsYHQ/s1629/happy%2Bnew%2Byear%2B2021%2Bpop.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1629" data-original-width="1525" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e-e2HBtnofU/X9g9MaV4wVI/AAAAAAAAPus/DrcYTADkJfUP6CvALQ8dfFVLC5KvTg3egCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/happy%2Bnew%2Byear%2B2021%2Bpop.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OC9omBjPWGE/X9g9NRTZTbI/AAAAAAAAPvA/vVQtoOVatFY44XW6ySrC7Ll2e7P27dnVQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1662/happy%2Bnew%2Byear%2B2021%2Bsocks.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1662" data-original-width="1293" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OC9omBjPWGE/X9g9NRTZTbI/AAAAAAAAPvA/vVQtoOVatFY44XW6ySrC7Ll2e7P27dnVQCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/happy%2Bnew%2Byear%2B2021%2Bsocks.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_mwFP4KDvK8/X9g9NBAlUXI/AAAAAAAAPu8/v-9LJmJIQJgu4sjHubg1lvAt_qDc_EU_QCNcBGAsYHQ/s1639/happy%2Bnew%2Byear%2B2021%2Bthink%2Boutside%2Bthe%2Bbox.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1639" data-original-width="1237" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_mwFP4KDvK8/X9g9NBAlUXI/AAAAAAAAPu8/v-9LJmJIQJgu4sjHubg1lvAt_qDc_EU_QCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/happy%2Bnew%2Byear%2B2021%2Bthink%2Boutside%2Bthe%2Bbox.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p5-B_0Mwg1M/X9g9M2EpS9I/AAAAAAAAPu4/_kBhmE3zPA40K2BJJmkcVLvaUFFn9JBTQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1625/happy%2Bnew%2Byear%2B2021%2Bposter.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1625" data-original-width="1625" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p5-B_0Mwg1M/X9g9M2EpS9I/AAAAAAAAPu4/_kBhmE3zPA40K2BJJmkcVLvaUFFn9JBTQCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/happy%2Bnew%2Byear%2B2021%2Bposter.png" /></a></div><b><span style="font-size: large;">I'll be back soon with updates on what's been going on with me! thank you to all those who reached out to check on me because of my lack of posting. 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<br />Nancy VandenBergehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09680249416846584646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110333711876725172.post-84254133576201533472019-03-31T10:55:00.001-07:002019-03-31T10:55:34.591-07:00My Wish and My Journey<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hello Everyone!!</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am in tears right now reading all the email I have received asking about my lack of posting. Thank you for your concerns, care, and questions! It has been a crazy long time since my last post, so your comments and email messages have lit a fire and put things back into perspective. I have been so incredibly busy trying to manage all my passions...family, friends, school, curriculum, church, neighborhood, bookclub, Carson's Crusaders, and many more. I know you all have some of the same challenges. I finally took a step back and took a breath.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Our entire school just finished using the book, <u>Wishtree</u> by Katherine Applegate, as our read-aloud. </span></b><br />
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is an oak tree on which the town’s people tie their wishes every May. The author writes this story from the
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>If you noticed from the title of this post, this second part is "My Journey." I hope you have been able to tell that my journey in the field of education has been filled with creating meaningful, integrated lessons and learning opportunities for kids! I have shared so many of those lessons with you, and still have soooo many to share! More often than not lately, I find myself dreaming of creating more and more lessons and resources, and not having the time to do that! Sooooo, my plan is.... after 38 years as an educator... to retire from the classroom to spend more time on writing, publishing, and sharing. I really can't believe it has been 38 years! What a journey it has been! I have been so incredibly blessed. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>In order to supplement a retiree's income, I have gone ahead and opened a TPT store (just a couple of things in it so far) and will soon open another store on another site, but please don't worry!! <u>I will absolutely continue this little blog with free stuff because you all have been a huge support for so many years. </u>You don't know how much I appreciate all the kind notes, messages, e-mail, and even little surprise gifts of encouragement! Thank you! Thank you!! I will still be here to support you in this truly amazing journey! So...Please stay tuned!!! </b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Happy Holidays, all!! I hope your's were all you wanted, needed, and more!! I was able to spend so much quality time with my family, it was all I needed to rejuvenate after a very busy fall semester. 2019 is going to be a wonder-filled year as we welcome a new member to our family! My son finally proposed to his long time girlfriend and she said, "YES!' We are so excited!! We love her already and considered her a part of the family years ago, but now it's going to be official! </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">There are also some exciting professional things going on in my life, too, so stay tuned for that news! :) </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I get a ton of e-mail about the fact that my units include a lot of games and fun stuff. I KNOW!! I truly believe that kids are so much more engaged in their learning when they are "playing!" It's a wonderful thing! Six year olds are not wired to sit still at a desk and just listen to the teacher and fill out worksheets. (Adults aren't either, for that matter!) Of course there has to be some "sit still and listen," but not exclusively, by any means!</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> As I was thinking about this last week, I inspired to create this ultra mini unit using the book, Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner. It's one of my favorite books to read in January. I usually just read and discuss, maybe do a quick response, but this year I wanted to add a bit more. So here you go! Let's PLAY! :) I especially can't wait to do the potato print snowmen with the kids!!</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Gahhhhhhh!! I hate how long it has been since my last post! I don't have to tell you, though, how busy this time of year is! We, of course have had a ton going on at school, but we also have had some wonderful things going on personally. My oldest son has finally popped the question to his loooooong time girlfriend!!! We couldn't be filled with more joy! Jordan and Jenny who live up in Cleveland, Ohio, and are in the broadcast arena, are so great with and for each other. So incredibly blessed!! </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Amid the family time, the celebrations, and the travel, I was able to put together a couple of new things for the holidays, a Christmas Crunch activity, and an Ultra mini New Year Unit. Thank you to those who e-mailed as asked for the updated version from last year.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">If I don't get back to posting before Christmas, I hope you know how much I appreciate your sticking with me, being patient with me, and supporting this little blog. I want to thank you for what you do for kids! The world is a better place because you care about kids! Have a wonderful holiday season and a most blessed </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving break. We had so much lovely family time filled with cooking, laughing, playing games, reminiscing, getting Christmas stuff up, shopping, and showing kindness in so many ways. I am truly a little sad to see it winding down, the last of the feast gobbled up, and family going home.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Over the week off I did have some time to think back to the teachers who have made the greatest impact on my life. All the ones who came to mind are the ones who were kind. Showing kindness helps to establish trust and rapport, which in my case opened the door to learning. Even discipline was more effective when administered with kindness. I have tried to show that to my own children as they grew, and I strive to show that same kindness to my students. Some days are harder than others. Days when I'm not as organized as I should be, when the kids just aren't getting "it," or when the interruptions keeeeeeep coming (You know those days!). I am absolutely going to work my very hardest to be the example of kindness I know I can be. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>I hope you're having a great weekend!! It has finally stopped raining here and we were able to get outside for a bit. The sunshine felt so good!! And the dogs....They were so ready to play, play, play!! We finally wore them out, so it's now time to get some school stuff done! </b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I truly can't even believe that it has been so long since my last post! I am sooooo sorry! It just seems as if I have been barely staying afloat this year. We have had some huge events going on, both at school and on the home/personal front. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My goal for today is to fill you in on what we've been doing in writing and in word work. I writing we are working hard on expressing ourselves in small moments. This year I wanted to use the well documented "Watermelon vs Seed" analogy for focusing on small moments. In the past I've used "Catch a Small Moment" and a "Pea" idea. But I know that the upper grades use the watermelon idea, so, alas! Here I go as well! </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I started off reading Watermelon Party which is a fun little example of small moments, and of course, it's about a watermelon!</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then we talked about the difference between a watermelon story and a seed story. We sorted some cards on an anchor chart.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have already seen a difference in my kids' writing!! Our small moments are growing into amazing stories!!</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Next up? Word Work!</span> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I get a ton of e-mail asking what I do for Word Work/ Spelling with my first graders.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: AJHandwriting; font-size: 20pt;">The unit I'm sharing includes the reasoning behind our word work or spelling practice.</span><span style="font-family: AJHandwriting; font-size: 20pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: AJHandwriting; font-size: 20pt;">We
tend to use a Scientific Spelling type influence to our spelling practice. It
is a curricular idea </span><span style="font-family: AJHandwriting; font-size: 20pt;">that teaches students to spell
words they do not know by using reliable patterns and rules of the English
language</span><span style="font-family: AJHandwriting; font-size: 20pt;">.</span></div>
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believe spelling </span><span style="font-family: AJHandwriting; font-size: 20pt;">instruction should be ongoing,
daily, and purposeful. Instruction should be interrelated and
interconnected with all strands of language. The primary focus of
instruction should be on teaching a variety of effective spelling strategies,
rather than on just memorizing lists of words. Students must be given
opportunities to work with words, to proofread their own writing, and to study
spelling patterns. The key to spelling development is the understanding
and application of spelling strategies that enable students to become
independent and competent spellers</span><span style="font-family: AJHandwriting; font-size: 20pt;">.</span></div>
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first grade we focus on one scientific rule at a time along with some high
frequency words. This unit give some ideas for sequencing, brainstorming,
activities, and ways to check student mastery throughout the first grade year. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This 190+ page unit could keep you on track for the entire first grade year. We start during the 4th week of school after reviewing letters and sounds, vowels and consonants, abc order, word wall, high frequency words from kinder, etc.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Kids take home their brainstorming sheet, generate more words for "homework" with parents. We take a "spell check" on Fridays, and allow kids to write words from the list we generated or words they came up with! They love our Spell Check time! All spell Check sheets are kept in a folder so we can watch growth and progress. I love how we allow differentiation, and self selected words. We of course, also watch for use of the spelling rules to show up in their written expression. That's when we really smile!!</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">If you are at all interested in trying what we have developed for word work/spelling...good news! I have the link below! I am happy to share my recipe for success in spelling.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Well, thanks for hanging in there through all of this and for being patient with me! You all are the best! I hope you are off to a great start this year. If I can help with anything, please let me know!! I love hearing</span></b></div>
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Nancy VandenBergehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09680249416846584646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110333711876725172.post-7967140175458030752018-07-26T19:40:00.000-07:002018-07-26T19:40:58.641-07:00Growth Mindset and a new Beginning of the Year unit! Oh the Places We'll Go!<br />
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certainly hope your summer has been one of family time, rejuvenation, and maybe
a little learning! Mine has been all of those. We were able to take several
trips to see family across this country to celebrate birthdays, babies, more
birthdays, and just reconnections.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Having
time off during the summer is so important to me as we have spread to every
corner. </span></div>
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time off in the summer is also important to me to rejuvenate as a teacher. I
always try to take advantage of the book studies our district offers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This year I was able to read three great
choices. If I were to pick my top fav it would hands down be “ From Striving to
Thriving” by Stephanie Harvey and Annie Ward. If you teach reading to any age
kiddo, or if you are a parent of a school age child, you have to read this
book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am telling you, I literally
almost cried when I finished it. It was almost like the authors were looking in
on my teacher heart as they were writing this book. From the very first page
where they state that “Voluminous pleasurable reading is key to literacy
development,” to tabling the labels we put on our young readers, to learning
how to embrace mistakes, to inner conversations and so much more!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every page is a gem, a jewel of research
based instruction! My masters degree is in curriculum and instruction with an
emphasis in reading and I wish this book had been out when I was studying about
reading levels!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has totally changed
my thinking! One golden thread I found throughout this entire book is the
mindset of trust, teach, transform.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
will cling to these words this coming school year with my fellow teachers, and
my new little students.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: HelloBuckaroo; font-size: 28.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: HelloBuckaroo; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: HelloBuckaroo; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The book also refers to “growth mindset” which
I have done a lot of research on lately. In fact, that is one thing I want to
share with you. I put together a little unit to help me work on our growth
mindset this year. I know many of you have already been hard at work on this
and we have too, just not in an organized way. So it was time to get it done!</span></div>
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The unit ended up to be close to 100 pages of posters, journal pages, books to make/read and so much more!</div>
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I know I will use just about every page of it!!! A lot of it during the first week of school!</div>
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Ok! Next up! I have gotten so many e-mail asking what our beginning of the year theme is going to be this year! I finally got it done! We are going to venture into the original growth mindset guru- Dr. Seuss and his book, "Oh the Places You'll Go!" Such a great book to read at the beginning of the year. and don't you know we do all kinds of traveling and growing in first grade!! If you have used any of my other beginning of the year units, this one is very similar in content. Some binder cover templates, some meet the teacher stuff, some quick thematic assessments, some math games, some poetry, and a lot more! Thank you Dr. for such an inspirational book!!! Here are a few pics of the 100 page unit.</div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We had one of the best number sense weeks we've ever had! We worked very hard on number patterns up to 120. Because we were also in the middle of a plant unit in science, I decided to use "Tops and Bottoms" by Janet Stevens, as a theme for some number pattern activities as well. I have shared my Tops and Bottoms unit before, but I've added this math component for you to download and print. Here are a couple of pics.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For the past couple of weeks we have also been busy trying our hand at writing realistic fiction pieces. We are following Lucy Calkins fairly closely. As inspiration, we are reading a lot of realistic fiction literature, and I think the kids are getting the hang of it. I put together a mini unit with posters, planners, and checklists.</span></b></div>
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Nancy VandenBergehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09680249416846584646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110333711876725172.post-64759639301127500532018-04-15T13:52:00.000-07:002018-04-15T13:52:15.223-07:00Good Morning Texas Teacher of the Month Surprise!! Writing Poetry and Comparing and Ordering numbers to 120<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hello Everyone!!</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I had the most wonderful surprise happen to me last month. One afternoon we were in the middle of our science lesson, and all of a sudden, a whole group of people came into the room with cameras, microphones, and packages! The Good Morning Texas and Care Now crew surprised me with the "Teacher of the Month" honor! One of my sweet parents (I have had all three of her sweet children!) nominated me and I was selected for March!! I was almost speechless!!! The honor came with a wonderful prize package and lots and lots of hugs!!! A little overwhelming for someone who doesn't like surprises!! HAHA!! But so incredibly honored, humbled, and thankful!!!</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The segment aired on Good Morning Texas on March 31. Here's a link to the broadcast if you want to see the surprised look on my face!!!</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Now on to our poetry writing unit! We finally finished our unit last week!! I wanted to share some pics of some of the fun ways we published our poetry!</span></b><br />
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<b><br /></b>Nancy VandenBergehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09680249416846584646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110333711876725172.post-78537730857319379322018-03-25T10:07:00.001-07:002018-03-25T10:07:57.353-07:00More!!...<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hello Everyone!</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I had a wonderful surprise before spring break! I will tell you all about it next time, but some special visitors to our classroom, loaded with questions, inspired me to write a poem about what we do as educators of young children. One question was "After 36 years in the classroom, what keeps you coming back?" I think this poem sums it all up. </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Well, spring is here! I love springtime in Texas! Things warm up so quickly and all the signs of spring are evident! Ahhhhhhh! Now, I know so many of you are still in the throes of old man winter, but spring is on the way. Hang on!! To help you feel a little better, how about some poetry celebrating spring? We started our four-week unit on poetry in reading and writing this week. I love how much kids love poetry!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: AJHandwriting; font-size: 24pt;">Kids learn so much through poetry. Our </span><u><span style="font-family: AJHandwriting; font-size: 24pt; font-weight: bold;"> unit will help teach all about the different types of poetry and help them read and analyze as well as write their own! </span></u><span style="font-family: AJHandwriting; font-size: 24pt;"> I highly recommend gathering as many poetry anthologies as you can and sharing as many selections as possible. Along with enjoying the tongue ticklers, be sure to discuss the author’s message, tone, and purpose for writing. As kids get into writing their own, discuss with them the same analysis ideas about their poetry!</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Finally a few minutes to blog a bit about what we've been up to! We are actually on Spring Break right now. We are not going on a vacation this year because the hubs just got a new job and doesn't want to take off. So I've been busy working on closets, drawers, cooking, and reading!! My laptop has been very moody lately, so I haven't been able to catch up on any blogging or e-mail. (It may be because I don't ever delete anything!) Today it decided to work, so here I am!! Before I go any farther, I want to share a wonderful thing that happened to us! You all know that Sandra Markle is one of my favorite go to authors, especially during our study of animals. She has written over 200 books for kids about so many science related topics! Sandra and I have been talking and e-mailing over that last couple of years, both sharing ideas and thoughts. One of her newest books "What If You Had Animal Eyes," is another hit!!! Was I ever surprised when I opened my new copy!! </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I think the kids were just as excited as I was!!! Thank you Sandra Markle!!! You made us feel very special!! I can't wait to come up with a fun literature response for this one!!! Sandra's books are easily accessible at Scholastic and Amazon.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Before Spring Break we held our annual Open House. Every school in our district has Open House and invites the entire community to see what kids have been up to. It is kind of a big deal. To kind of go along with our whole Pirate theme this year, we decided to go "swimmin with the fishes!" We developed an integrated unit about fish. We learned so much and the kids had a blast! Here are a few pics.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Phew!!! We were so ready for a break after all this fintastic learning!! I hope all my kids are safe and happy! I miss you!!!</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">If any of this fun is flipping your fin, you can download the unit. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Anyway, thanks for stopping by our little Window of Wonder!!! Now I'm off to see if my e-mail is working! </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hope you have a wonderful weekend!!! See you soon!</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Olympics are so inspiring! I know it's impossible, but I wish they came around more often than every four years!! I love hearing the back stories of all the athletes. I love hearing them thank their moms and dads, or another significant person in their lives. Makes me tear up every time! In between those stories and the amazing events, I updated my 2014 Olympic unit a bit. I added several new math games. I hope you can use them!</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hello February!! I truly can't believe it is February already! Or should we call it Febrrrrrrrrrrrary. It has been so cold everywhere! Our little Texan firsties want snow so badly, but all we've gotten is cold!! and ugh...flu! Has the flu hit your area yet? I hate it when my littles are sick. Poor babies. We have been sanitizing like nobody's business!!! Stay healthy out there!!!</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In sticking with the cold weather, we decided to celebrate <u>Sneezy the Snowman</u>! If you haven't read this book by Maureen Wright, you have to run and grab a copy! It has very quickly become my kids' fav for the season! Some sweet characters share some of their personal items to help Sneezy the Snowman warm up!! So cute! We created a little mini unit to capture the essence of that little man! AAAHHHCHOOOOO!</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Kids pick a goal for their partner reading time. They hold each other accountable for reaching that goal each time</span></b>. <b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">(Oh, and by the way some of my kids have two reading partners! )</span></b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Kids brought this home as a home/school connection for parents.<br /><br />This unit is not entirely complete. It only includes goals through the first two units and a couple in unit 3. I will be adding more!! Stay tuned!<br /><br />If this is something you think might be helpful to remind kids what readers do, you can print off part one of this document for free. Use it in any way that works for your kids.<br /><br /><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PU92eVRJv6yGpMM3pIlq2kaGrOcsr1T0/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">CLICK HERE FOR THE PRINTABLES!</a><br /><br />As always, please let me know if you spot some typos or irregularities in any of my printables. Sometimes I just get going, and miss some stuff!! UGH! Oh well. Most of you are good at letting me know!!! Thank you!!<br /><br />So, until next time, stay warm, and have a wonderful week!!<br /><br />Now to gear up for our 100th day tomorrow!!! Hope all my kiddos are back from the flu!!<br />Thanks for stopping by to see what we've been up to!! Stay tuned for more!!!<br />Joyfully!<br />Nancy<br />firstgradewow@gmail.com </span></b></td></tr>
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Nancy VandenBergehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09680249416846584646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110333711876725172.post-37907711919144523742018-01-14T18:48:00.000-08:002018-01-14T18:48:01.332-08:00Let it Snow 2018 and 100th Day 2018<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Happy New Year Everyone!!!</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I can't believe it's been almost a month since my last post. I had full intentions of posting during our winter break, but I had so much family stuff going on. We did a ton of cooking, movie watching, game playing, furniture refinishing, pantry organizing, and just plain chillin'! I loved every single minute of it. It was all low key, but it was the best!</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I want to share a couple of pics of our Grinch day! It was so fun and the kids had a blast! We got to do almost everything in my unit! Take a peek!</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Last week was a review week in science, so we decided that because of the "chance" of snow, we needed to do a fun activity to celebrate snow!</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">While thinking about that, my awesome teammate mentioned that you could get snowballs at the local Bahama Buck's, a shaved ice place. Genius!!!</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For these little Texas kids who don't see snow very often, I knew they were going to love anything we did to go along with snowballs!! I made up a quick little science review experience.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We had an awesome week last week and I finally have a second to share!! Getting so close to our winter break can make for some challenging focus issues for our little learners. We have to do our best to keep them engaged in their learning. One way to accomplish this almost impossible task is to include STEAM activities in their day! We were able to get organized enough to make our way through our new unit...Candy Cane STEAM! Here are some pics!</span></b><br />
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Trapping an elf!<br /><br />Here are some quick pics of some of the printables in the mini unit.</span></b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--OhKyzmpY0A/Wjc4R7gKWbI/AAAAAAAAOf4/HABuNNS57VIcqzRlI3Djr5Y763PxcdwsACEwYBhgL/s1600/candy%2Bcane%2Bsteam.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1202" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--OhKyzmpY0A/Wjc4R7gKWbI/AAAAAAAAOf4/HABuNNS57VIcqzRlI3Djr5Y763PxcdwsACEwYBhgL/s400/candy%2Bcane%2Bsteam.png" width="300" /></a><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-37PPBvR8-JY/Wjc4QEp1VjI/AAAAAAAAOf4/jq-BNLoQ8YsjDaY5lxhBsqocztuipjsRQCEwYBhgL/s1600/candy%2Bcane%2Bsteam%2Bkatie.png" imageanchor="1" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1591" data-original-width="1202" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-37PPBvR8-JY/Wjc4QEp1VjI/AAAAAAAAOf4/jq-BNLoQ8YsjDaY5lxhBsqocztuipjsRQCEwYBhgL/s400/candy%2Bcane%2Bsteam%2Bkatie.png" width="301" /></a><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8pGp0FxOxLY/Wjc4R7KDVnI/AAAAAAAAOf4/uvsjDeamXcsZnQx-AVUjmyySaJ7udzUjQCEwYBhgL/s1600/candy%2Bcane%2Bsteam%2Bpics.png" imageanchor="1" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1199" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8pGp0FxOxLY/Wjc4R7KDVnI/AAAAAAAAOf4/uvsjDeamXcsZnQx-AVUjmyySaJ7udzUjQCEwYBhgL/s400/candy%2Bcane%2Bsteam%2Bpics.png" width="298" /></a><br /><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ra_MHGujrgo/Wjc4Q7BeNGI/AAAAAAAAOf4/iSzJKxh7OXwOuDtQ51Cyt4JjFqUCAUvZgCEwYBhgL/s1600/candy%2Bcane%2Bsteam%2Brecording.png" imageanchor="1" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1201" height="400" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ra_MHGujrgo/Wjc4Q7BeNGI/AAAAAAAAOf4/iSzJKxh7OXwOuDtQ51Cyt4JjFqUCAUvZgCEwYBhgL/s400/candy%2Bcane%2Bsteam%2Brecording.png" width="300" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gsl9Wtaek1k/Wjc4RKAWE5I/AAAAAAAAOf4/4BJjDjh23UURxfBh_EOPzK961OOznu7qACEwYBhgL/s1600/candy%2Bcane%2Bsteam%2Bpaper.png" imageanchor="1" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1591" data-original-width="1202" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gsl9Wtaek1k/Wjc4RKAWE5I/AAAAAAAAOf4/4BJjDjh23UURxfBh_EOPzK961OOznu7qACEwYBhgL/s400/candy%2Bcane%2Bsteam%2Bpaper.png" width="301" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vt6JC_DwEyw/Wjc4O2o6RBI/AAAAAAAAOf4/lYeA2FRS7k049YWpUlKT9kjAKgNg2vSYQCEwYBhgL/s1600/candy%2Bcane%2Bsteam%2Bchant.png" imageanchor="1" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1591" data-original-width="1202" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vt6JC_DwEyw/Wjc4O2o6RBI/AAAAAAAAOf4/lYeA2FRS7k049YWpUlKT9kjAKgNg2vSYQCEwYBhgL/s400/candy%2Bcane%2Bsteam%2Bchant.png" width="301" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NrwgF9plljw/Wjc4PGm7hOI/AAAAAAAAOf4/wD8q9aycVMwtwu3wbnyuqFIsZUNyQHQSQCEwYBhgL/s1600/candy%2Bcane%2Bsteam%2Belf.png" imageanchor="1" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1591" data-original-width="1202" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NrwgF9plljw/Wjc4PGm7hOI/AAAAAAAAOf4/wD8q9aycVMwtwu3wbnyuqFIsZUNyQHQSQCEwYBhgL/s400/candy%2Bcane%2Bsteam%2Belf.png" width="301" /></a><br /><br /><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7n1qrhIL-iI/Wjc4PAeTPjI/AAAAAAAAOf4/_ev8W_zkE5QmYNvbwDetxgcZb6vmDnqQgCEwYBhgL/s1600/candy%2Bcane%2Bsteam%2Belf%2Bdirections.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1585" data-original-width="1202" height="400" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7n1qrhIL-iI/Wjc4PAeTPjI/AAAAAAAAOf4/_ev8W_zkE5QmYNvbwDetxgcZb6vmDnqQgCEwYBhgL/s400/candy%2Bcane%2Bsteam%2Belf%2Bdirections.png" width="302" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KL3Svdhp8fTikt_jC9WLJwlRIiHEBjJU/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">If you need to let off some STEAM and want this little unit, CLICK HERE!!!</a></span></b><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The kids had a blast with all of this!! This week we'll have fun with that infamous green guy!! Talk about engagement!!! Hope your last few days before break go well! This is such an exciting time of year for all!!<br />Look for that excitement and just go with it!!<br />Till next time...<br /><br />Joyfully!<br />Nancy<br /></span></b><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></b><br /></td></tr>
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<br />Nancy VandenBergehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09680249416846584646noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110333711876725172.post-34554687373114631902017-12-04T18:59:00.000-08:002017-12-04T18:59:30.878-08:00<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Hello Everyone!!</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Welcome back! We have been busy in our little classroom! We had a blast coming up with ideas to help get Santa "unstuck" from the chimney. </b></span><b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">The kids are getting so creative with their lit. responses!!</b><b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">And to add some flair, we of course needed to do a hands on visual to go with the fun ideas! I have been doing this little activity for about 10 years now and each year they turn out cuter than the year before! I posted the unit that includes the details to this last week. Look for Santa's Stuck on the sidebar.</b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We also worked very hard on adjectives, using "Must Be Santa" (also in the Santa's Stuck unit). That song has over 30 adjectives in it!! After really enjoying the song and the special words included, we created these cute little Santas and wrote the sentence to go with it! The patterns are included in the unit, too!</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We have a lot of fun learning opportunities coming up over the next 3 weeks! Keeping the kids focused on learning is always a challenge this time of year. Literature-wise, next week we will enjoy "If You Take a Mouse to the Movies." The kids absolutely love Laura Numeroff's books. I have shared this unit before, <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0bn51-8JcKsNzR4VEp4S2hpQTg/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">CLICK here if you need to download it again! </a></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It is packed with ELA, math and science activities!</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I do want to share what we have coming up before winter break in math. We will be working on personal finance including needs and wants, spending, saving, giving, etc. We used to cover this objective in the spring, close to summer break, but this year we are hitting it this winter. Last year I created a personal finance unit with a lot of fun summery lemonade components and decided that wouldn't work for this year, so I transformed it into a unit with a wintery feel. Some of the learning opportunities use the books "If You Take a Mouse the the Movies" and "Ox-Cart Man." </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "hellonoteardrops"; font-size: 18pt; font-weight: bold;">I hope you all had a wonder-filled Thanksgiving! I am so grateful for this time with my family. We were able to go up to Cleveland to help my oldest son move into his new home. He has taken a new investigative reporter position at the ABC affiliate there!! I know all of you in Indiana are going to miss him, but this is an amazing opportunity for him! Yes, he is now further from his TEXAS home, but…whatever it takes, right?! We did have a little time to visit downtown, and I have to say…It is beautiful!!! There is so much to do in this vibrant city. I think he is going to love it! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "hellonoteardrops"; font-size: 18pt; font-weight: bold;">Thanks for letting me brag about him a little! We are very proud of him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "hellonoteardrops"; font-size: 18pt; font-weight: bold;">But now it’s time to think about school again. These next few weeks are my favorite times of year to teach first graders. The wonder and innocence they bring to the season is such a beautiful reminder of the joy and love that comes with this time of giving. One of my favorite books to enjoy with the kids is <u>Santa’s Stuck</u> by Rhonda </span><span style="font-family: "hellonoteardrops"; font-size: 18pt; font-weight: bold;">Gowler</span><span style="font-family: "hellonoteardrops"; font-size: 18pt; font-weight: bold;"> Greene (readily available on Amazon). I have shared my unit packed with ELA, Math, and Science, but I have added some more to fit with what we are working on right now as our curriculum continues to evolve. If you have used this unit before, please download again to get the new activities.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: HelloMaddox; font-size: 44pt;">Dictionary Skills? What?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: HelloMaddox; font-size: 24pt;">You might think that students working in dictionaries is an obsolete idea. With the advancement of technology, students can find information, check spelling, grammar, sentence structure, even get help writing complete papers. But </span><u><span style="font-family: HelloMaddox; font-size: 24pt; font-weight: bold;">learning how to use a dictionary will help students later on when they are researching or trying to find information. </span></u><span style="font-family: HelloMaddox; font-size: 24pt;">Once they discover how a dictionary is laid out, they will be able to gather information from other resources. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: HelloMaddox; font-size: 24pt;">Our youngest students should learn that</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: HelloMaddox; font-size: 24pt;">*words in a dictionary are organized alphabetically. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: HelloMaddox; font-size: 24pt;">*Each word is called an entry.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: HelloMaddox; font-size: 24pt;">*You can find correct spelling, pronunciation, the parts of speech, and definition. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: HelloMaddox; font-size: 24pt;">*Guide words on the top of dictionary pages give clues about what words are included on each page. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: HelloMaddox; font-size: 24pt;">This ultra mini unit introduces kids to the wonderful word world of dictionaries. Once hooked, kids will love being Dictionary Detectives!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>But what happened next is what made me say "What??" I keep our little basket of dictionaries back by our classroom library. During DEAR time kids can pick any book from our library to read. For the past week, more kids pick a dictionary to read! I know, I know...they aren't able to practice fluency, story structure, fiction, nonfiction characteristics, etc. But wow!! They are having a blast looking up words!!! I see them using their detective skills along with the alphabet layout, and the guide words! When they finally spy the word they are looking for...TAH DAH!!! You can hear the joy in their voices, little screams, and wiggles! They can't wait to share!!! I love it so much! I hope their excitement for discovering wonderful words never falters!! </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: HelloMaddox; font-size: 18pt; font-weight: bold;">I am a firm believer that when kids can see and touch their learning, whether it be math, reading, spelling, really anything, they will be able to grasp the concepts, take them to heart, and even use the concepts to extend the learning and apply it to other concepts more quickly and thoroughly. Introducing new learning through visual and tactile means builds relationships and connections. I see evidence of this every single day. This is the main reason I try to create anchor charts, reminder posters, charts, connections, </span><span style="font-family: HelloMaddox; font-size: 18pt; font-weight: bold;">etc</span><span style="font-family: HelloMaddox; font-size: 18pt; font-weight: bold;">, that are stimulating visually. That is also why, after introducing a new concept, kids have access to these visuals, and then set out to create their own through touch. Many people think that the connection activities I have my students do are nothing but fluff. I can see where that may be how it looks from someone who doesn’t see the whole process. The observation and stimulation of the thinking process, the recognition of relationships and connections, the interpretation and perception of new discoveries, and finally, the analysis and self-expression to show learning, must be taken in for anyone to understand what went into that “fluff.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: HelloMaddox; font-size: 18pt; font-weight: bold;">This week we have been working hard on retelling an expository/nonfiction text in order to show comprehension. We start off by comparing fiction and nonfiction text, and discovering those differences by looking at examples. Then I showed the kids some anchor posters to help them visually get the connections needed. And just like the retelling rings we made for narrative text, we made rings for expository. Some might consider this fluff, but the visual and tactile reminders of the components of the texts we read are invaluable to some …if not most kids!! The kids take both out while reading and manipulate the beads as they retell to reading partners. This is the kind of fluff I’ll support any day! Watch the whole process!</span></div>
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