tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88199029132558334262024-02-18T22:39:36.832-06:00Howywood KindergartenAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06246789556530777695noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819902913255833426.post-83726073038497712882013-10-06T15:09:00.000-05:002013-10-06T15:09:53.934-05:00GREAT IDEAS!<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">On Constitution Day we learned about the Constitution, wrote our own (as a class), signed it, and made little self portraits to display by it. Turned out pretty cool!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">I believe physical activity is so important for kids. Research provides a very strong link between physical activity and positive academic performance... (<a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Brain-Breaks-Using-movement-exercise-in-class-to-get-the-BEST-out-of-kids-411144" target="_blank">if you want to know more about that, I actually wrote my thesis on it last year and condensed all the most interesting parts into a short little document and added in a bunch of practical fun ways for teachers to get kids moving in the classroom HERE!</a>). I teach half day K this year so we're only together a brief time, but I still make sure they get 15 minutes of "recess" because I have always learned "play is children's work!" Anyway- we like to get outside if whether permits, but when we're stuck inside on rainy days, we get out the trampoline and they love bouncing away! It's the most popular thing! You're probably saying- I don't have a trampoline- but just tuck this idea away and keep your eyes out for one and you'll find it ... I found this one at a garage sale for $3! THREE DOLLARS! I let them wear their shoes (to keep it simple) and they each gets 1 minute turn to bounce their little hearts out. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"> I taught them how to use the second hand on the clock to time for 1 minute... and my para also had this slick 1 minute timer form lakeshore so we've started using that, too. Great for teaching turn taking, timing, and most of all- getting some energy out! btw, when we're not using it, I store it sideways behind a bookcase it it's not even noticeable. </span><br />
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Do you have your emergency sub plans set? Want to get a week's worth done just in the time it takes to make some copies??? <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Brain-Breaks-Using-movement-exercise-in-class-to-get-the-BEST-out-of-kids-411144" target="_blank">My BEST SELLER on TPT is a wonderful week's worth of sub plans</a>... do yourself a favor and check it out! I put all mine together last week (see the picture below for some of them, all bundled up and ready to roll) and wow- it was so simple and such a relief to know that if I have a kid get sick in the night (I have 3 little ones so it totally happens), or if I'm suddenly not well, or even if I have a planned absence and don't have time or energy to make up something fabulous, the last thing I have to stress over is sub plans!! I have a binder that explains the procedures and basic schedule of my room and then these plans give the sub and students plenty of quality, meaningful, fun stuff to work on! I feel SET for the entire year!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #202020; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #fff2cc;">"FINALLY!!!! THIS IS FANTASTIC!!!"</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #fff2cc;">"A GREAT way to work smarter not harder!!! Easiest emergency sub plans ever!!!!"</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #fff2cc;">"As a parent of young kids, it is so nice to know I have amazing sub plans set up in case I need to be out. What a huge time saver. Thank you!!"</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #fff2cc;">"Very thorough plans. I love that I can simply print and copy and I'm ready for a sub. I appreciate all the hard work that shines through this resource."</span><br /><br />This zipped file will provide you with 5 entire day's worth of projects and educational activities that you can easily leave for a sub. These 5 days could be consecutive OR spread across the entire school year... it's just nice to have some activities laid out and ready to go if and when those last minute emergencies or sick days pop up. I always keep a set of Super Speedy Sub Plans in a folder on my desk all ready to go... just in case! It's a huge stress-reducer!<br /><br />Plans are based around 4 popular children's books you probably have in your classroom library or you could easily find in your school library:<br />1. The Mitten by Jan Brett<br />2. Pinkalicious by Elizabeth & Victoria Kann (2 days worth!)<br />3. Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Bill Martin Jr.<br />4. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff<br /><br />Everything is appealing, VERY clearly explained, and spans across many subjects/skills: math, reading, writing, health, listening, art, teamwork, class books, and even games just for fun!<br /><br />I've personally used all of these in my all-day K classroom with subs and they've been a huge hit! I taught 1st grade for 9 years and know these would transfer well to 1st grade, too. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Okay, one more great idea worth sharing! I got this from some super experienced pre-school teachers who I was teaching VBS with over the summer and I thought "Wow! I can't believe I never thought of this!" So here ya go! Any time kids were cutting, they put ice cream buckets in the center of the table for them to drop their scraps in! No excuses for not cleaning up and no need to walk all around the room. It's a LITTLE thing (like I never thought having kids simply walk to the recoiling bin was a big deal) but it's actually really convenient and saves some time!</span></span><br />
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The teachers at my school and I are LOVING the <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Popcorn-Word-POWER-PACKS-Make-high-frequency-word-wall-words-FUN-760928" target="_blank">new Popcorn Word Power Packs!!</a> They come with everything you need for the entire year of teaching sight words!! </div>
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I did a lot of research to make sure I included all the most commonly occurring words- the ones that would be most valuable and helpful for little readers to learn first! </div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #202020; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><br />Words are arranged in order... beginning with the most frequently occurring words first (including 78 of the first 100 Fry words and well over half of the beginning Dolch words). They come organized month by month so you can introduce 2-3 new words per week/10-11 new words per month.<br /><br />Words included are:<br />month 1: I, am, a, at, an, go, to the, this, is my<br />month 2: see, me, can, we, up, look, and, like, will, you<br />month 3: do, it , how, has, had, in, on, big, be, his<br />month 4: run, as, would, are, here, come, have, one, happy, new<br />month 5: he, she, said, with, him, her, some, them, for, all, so<br />month 6: little, not, love, from, they, went, of, into, was, what<br />month 7: there, where, what, that, way, fun, play, time, word, but<br />month 8: then, put, make, out, over, more, use, other, if, were, about<br />month 9: two, by, many, yes, or, no, their, each, very, which </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #202020; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">* a bracelet for each week with the words of the week on it</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #202020; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">* a trace, write, mix & fix, glue and color page to go along with each word (all of that on one page per word)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #202020; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #202020; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">* a word search for the month’s words</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #202020; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #202020; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">* a word detective coloring sheet (see below... my daughter is a Kindergartener and she loves this- I think her teacher put out extra for the kids to practice if they want and she does it a few times per week!)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #202020; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #202020; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">* a roll-a-word dice game (my class was SOOOO excited playing this- it was adorable- wish I had a picture of that!)</span><br />
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Oh, and I even made <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/All-Ready-to-Read-Rockin-Reader-Pack-10-Awesome-Emergent-Reader-Books-834557" target="_blank">the cutest little emergent reader books </a>to go with the first 2 months worth of words... they are AWESOME!!! I'm just giggling every time I use them cause I love them so much (and the kids do, too)! (see a picture in the previous post)</div>
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I'm back! Over the summer I spent a long time creating a really awesome way to teach "Popcorn Words!" I poured over lists and lists.. district lists, other school's lists, Fry lists, Dolch lists, on and on! I came up with 93 of the most commonly occurring words, put them in a logical order and created all kinds of cool resources to use with them! Assessments, word wallets (love these!), word finds, games, roll and write sheets, trace and color, mix and fix sheets, and other word work sort of activities so EVERYTHING is ALL ready to go! For the ENTIRE YEAR! Interested? <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Popcorn-Word-POWER-PACKS-Make-high-frequency-word-wall-words-FUN-760928" target="_blank">Check it out here</a>! I'm even <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Popcorn-Word-Power-Pack-FREE-September-Sneak-Peek-766120" target="_blank">giving away the whole 1st month of school for FREE so you can really check it out and see if you like it (I think you will!). </a><br />
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And then I got inspired to go even further and I created <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/All-Ready-to-Read-Rockin-Reader-Pack-10-Awesome-Emergent-Reader-Books-834557" target="_blank">these SUPER duper cute little emergent reader books</a>! I made 10- enough to do 1/week for the first 2 months of school! They're sold separately and coordinate perfectly with the words I'm teaching in the popcorn word power packs (and even if you don't use the power packs, you'd still love the books because they are great for emergent readers and cover the MOST common words in English!)!<br />
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They all have picture cues to guide little readers (if they're stuck on a word, they can look at the picture for guidance), the text flows, many even rhyme, and they all have fun endings! The pictures are adorable (Thanks to KPM Doodles- my fave!), AND they're really slick and simple to run through the copy machine and have done! I just run mine double-sided with it set to staple on the side... they come out of the machine, I slice them in half (there are 2 books to a page), and wah-la! All ready to read!<br />
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I have kids "butter" the popcorn words (highlight them) on each page, color the pictures, and then keep the books in their book box or send them home. We did the first one this week and it was a HIT!<br />
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So I just wanted to share and make sure you know about the SALE! <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/All-Ready-to-Read-Rockin-Reader-Pack-10-Awesome-Emergent-Reader-Books-834557" target="_blank">Only $5 for 10 books!</a> Super deal! Oh- and you can buy them individually, too! <br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #313131; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">3 x 3 inch box labels include ALL of the above, PLUS these popular series labels in a black bordered option or a color coded option (purple = authors, orange = series, and blue = general topics). I feel it would be redundant to label the following series books individually because they already all clearly state the name of the series and have a picture of the main character on the cover, (like I'm not spending time putting special Froggy labels on all the Froggy books that already have a great big picture of Froggy and say "Froggy" on the cover- ha! I think even my tiny Kindergarteners totally understand that)... but they definitely need a special place in your library if you have them, so here are the box labels:<br /><br />Biscuit<br />Froggy<br />I SPY<br />Magic Tree House<br />Magic School Bus<br />Black Lagoon<br />Berenstain Bears<br />Fancy Nancy<br />Clifford<br />Curious George<br />Henry and Mudge<br />Five Little Monkeys<br />Fly Guy<br />Little Critter<br />Franklin<br />Amelia Bedelia<br />Pinkalicious<br />Arthur<br />Junie B Jones<br />A-Z Mysteries<br />Calendar Club<br />Diary of a Wimpy Kid<br />Judy Moody<br />Little House on the Prairie<br />Jack Stalwart<br />Ivy + Bean<br />My Weird School<br />Rainbow Fairies<br />Boxcar Children<br />Zac Power<br />Ready Freddy<br />Big Nate<br />Nate the Great<br />Jigsaw Jones<br />I Survived<br />39 Clues<br />Clementine<br />Horrible Harry<br />Geronimo Stilton<br />American Girl<br />Harry Potter<br />Chronicles of Narnia<br />Encyclopedia Brown<br />Ramona<br />Percy Jackson<br />Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew<br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: small; line-height: normal;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTJKwllv1PVr-0QjliDWwfdwFmpWqARjmfp-03R1-HrR12kf5Mn9PtCnLG1gdnx-KY8KbqWgCQMqQeCRXTT-1tXSp-L70GgB2MpFyL_6h-NIBS-wS7kiqPTaIMsUcQd5mp4NCvI0XgQhM/s400/photo-65.JPG" width="400" /></span><br />Please note that these pages are not designed to fit on a certain size of sticky Avery labels. IF you're a huge label fan though, you could easily print these on full-sheet labels, trim, and stick them on the books. </span><br />
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Looking for an awesome end-of-the-year crafitivy? Make some graduation kids! I designed this last weekend and loved making them with my class on Monday... they turned out SO cute! <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Graduation-Kids-Adorable-End-of-the-Year-Writing-Craftivity-704306" target="_blank">You can get all my patterns and directions on TPT</a>. </div>
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First, I went ahead and cut out the gowns myself- it took only a few minutes cause I did about 5 at once. The pattern for this is included in the TPT packet. I did a variety of colors, but you could choose your school colors, traditional black, or anything!</div>
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I ran the copies of my patterns on colored construction paper. I wasn't sure if this would work with black construction paper, but as you can see- no problem!</div>
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Side note-- I realized after we made these that mt head pattern needed some shoulders. All my graduation kids enbed up looking a little football player-ish because the neck got buried in the gown. SO- fyi, I adjusted that and fixed it in my TPT pattern so if you try this with your class, your kids will look even better! :) Ha!</div>
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I let them design their own faces and hair. They attached their writing page to the front of the gown. The packet on TPT has several writing options for each grade: preschool, Kindergarten, and 1st grade. I used one with several blanks ("Kindergarten was ______! I'll always remember ________. Over the summer I plan to _________.") but several other options are included, too.</div>
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Enjoy these sweet examples. I have them all hanging in a line in the hall now and everyone is freaking out about how CUTE they are! </div>
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btw, we are doing an end of the year author celebration where parents come and we share our autobiographies that we've written (<a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/How-I-Made-it-to-Kindergarten-an-Autobiography-Project-689669" target="_blank">I have a template for it here</a>), sing songs, and share treats. We're so excited! <br />
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I have done the "1st grade, 1st grade" song to the tune of New York, New York before and LOVE it... but I JUST discovered the Kindergarten graduation song to the tune of Summer Nights from Grease. omg. Have you heard it? SO great. I think we might need to start learning that one tomorrow! If you don't know what I'm talking about, check out this video (not my class, but so inspirational for how I want mine to be!)<br />
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If you want to learn more about the autobiographies... they're turning out so great! I just created a simple parent note to ask them for a little info about their child's birth, babyhood, toddlerhood, and pre-school. Everyone returned it and we loved hearing and laughing about each other's little stories. We used that info to guide us as we wrote these pages because the kids would have had trouble remembering details of those times on their own. <br />
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I let them do their own pages about Kindergarten, what they're good at, what they want to be when they grow up, who they want to thank for helping them get to where they are today... they turned out SO cute! You could have them just fill in the blanks in the book I created for them to write in and call it done! But I took it one step further... my team bought these blank "bare books," I typed up the words and kids cut them out, glued them in and illustrated so they end up creating a nice hardcover book to keep forever! Here are a few quick examples of a few pages in progress ...<br />
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Well, enjoy! Happy Summer, teachers! I hope this post gave you a few ideas on how to celebrate the end of the school year in Kindergarten!!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06246789556530777695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819902913255833426.post-49695978786469501972013-04-19T07:55:00.000-05:002013-04-19T08:03:52.856-05:00JACKPOT! My FAVE collection of online brain breaks & educational, ad-free games! Just had to share!Thanks for checking out my teacher blog! But wait! There's MORE! If you visit <a href="http://www.HOWYWOOD.com/">www.HOWYWOOD.com</a>, you'll find my collection of online treasures to use in your classroom with your students! Under the "Math" and "Language Arts" tabs I've picked my favorite, high quality, AD-FREE educational games for ~K-1. All kid-tested and approved! They love it! <br />
"Just for fun" is full of popular kid's sites... not necessarily ad-free, but they're familiar places like Nat Geo, Disney, Nick Jr, PBS Kids, LEGO, American Girl, and much more! Be sure to look at 1HappyBirthday.com... they have free personalized birthday songs thousands and thousands of names! My class loves finding and playing the song for the birthday kid!<br />
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And now for my personal FAVORITE... the place I visit every school day- Brain Breaks! There are so many good ones out there, right?! I got tired of saving a few to my favorites and having to look them up- or googling what I wanted... So I put them all in one place! </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #313131; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><br /><br />There are so many sweet projects you can do with your little ones to help them show their love and appreciation for the special ladies in their lives! I’ve done these with Kindergarten and 1st graders, but I’m sure they’d work for a little older kids, too. You could choose your favorite or do them all… it’s totally up to you. The kids will love being able to do something special for their mom or grandma…. And every one of these is sure to become a treasure that she will keep forever.<br /><br />I believe in giving teacher's lots of styling options (so you can choose why you like AND what works best for your kids!) so you'll see you have a couple different choices for what you'd like to print to go along with each individual project.<br /><br />Here is a quick list of the three projects:<br /><br />1. The “I love you to pieces” puzzle piece pin project (directions and photos to guide you through how to make this adorable craft... and also several printables you can use to display and give it.)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #313131; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><br />2. The CLASSIC “My Special Mother” fill-in-the-blank writing and picture project (Prepare to giggle over the things kids say for this and also the book project below! Precious... and oh, so simple for you.) Did you make something like this for your mom when you were little? I know I did and my mom still has it somewhere! I just did this activity with my class today and here are a few samples for you to smile about.... AND I even added another line to my TpT file after we did this-- the latest version also lets them have a chance to say how mom likes to relax... lol. THAT could be funny! :) </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This mom wouldn't even be traded for a monkey! Wow! :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LOVE this sweet artwork-- look at their shirts!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"She is as pretty as a bride!"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This momma couldn't even be traded for donuts! :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"She weighs a few pounds, I wouldn't trade her for a stuffed animal, and she's like a flower blooming in the Spring." Oh- and look at their shirts! "dodr" and "mom" <3</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"She is as pretty as a ladybug and I wouldn't trade her for a unicorn!"</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06246789556530777695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819902913255833426.post-11537212275269442162013-04-18T22:33:00.001-05:002013-04-18T22:33:40.229-05:00Show me the money!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #313131; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">Imagine the perfect little packet to introduce coins... <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Coin-Counting-Book-Perfect-for-teaching-about-money" target="_blank">here it is!</a> :) Includes a cute cover, a super catchy song about coins and their values (you can't help but smile when you sing it!), and of course a page dedicated to each specific coin (penny, nickel, dime, quarter). Students see a picture of the coin, fill in the value, name the President on the coin, practice counting the coins, and have some space to make some crayon rubbings of the actual coin.<br /><br />I like to print these and have them stapled into little 6 page books (or 3 pages if you copy 2-sided) for each student. You could certainly use the pages as stand alone printables though, too.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06246789556530777695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819902913255833426.post-76417712460567191392013-04-18T22:28:00.000-05:002013-04-18T22:28:54.879-05:00Spicin it up with a little Espanol!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The story from our LA curriculum form a few weeks ago was all about "Abuela" so we had a blast brushing up on our Spanish! The kids loved learning new words and illustrating them in <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Spanish-Words-Book-Perfect-for-Cinco-de-Mayo-to-go-w-a-Spanish-story-or-unit" target="_blank">this Spanish book I created</a>! <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #313131; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">It includes a cute rainbow coloring page about colors, a connect the words/numbers page about numbers 1-5 and 8 awesome pages to help kids learn 36 useful Spanish words! Each page includes 4 words and definitions (so you don't have to guess if you're not a Spanish expert yourself!) that are all organized into a nice, neat category: </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #313131; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #313131; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">2 pages about people: grandmother, grandfather, mom, dad, friend, teacher, sister, brother</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #313131; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #313131; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">animals: cat, dog, bird, bear</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #313131; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #313131; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">things: pencil, jacket, book, house</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #313131; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #313131; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">feelings: I love you, I like it, good, bad</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #313131; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #313131; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">food: apple, corn, chicken, milk</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #313131; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #313131; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">body parts: head, eyes, ears, mouth</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #313131; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #313131; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">phrases: good morning, good night, happy birthday, and let's go</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #313131; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #313131; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">Each word or phrase is in a box with enough room for students to draw a little illustration to help them remember what the word means. </span>We did about 2 pages a day and they begged for more. Don't you just LOVE Kindergarten illustrations??<br />
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In class, we also threw in a bunch of Dr. Jean goodness... her "Hand on My Head" song is my favorite... and she even has her entire Ole! Ole! Ole! CD with all kinds of fun Spanish songs. If you aren't familiar with those, you should check them out! Just wanted to share cause with Cinco de Mayo creeping up, this might make your 1st week of May extra fun. :) Adios!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06246789556530777695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819902913255833426.post-32694179595052919962013-04-18T22:10:00.001-05:002013-04-18T22:10:34.378-05:00Hello? Spring? Are you there?Hey! Even though the first day of Spring was weeks ago, it somehow doesn't seem too late to share this... so here goes:<br />
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We have 33 school days until Summer Vacation! But here in MN, we're still waiting for Spring to show her lovely face-- check out my feet after school today:
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Yikes! many inches of sloppy, heavy, wet snow. I was caught off guard and my toes paid the price- ha. </div>
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Back on the 1st official day of Spring, we made these adorable robins and I had to share! My sister gave me this idea years ago... they're so simple and cute and super Spring-y, don't you think?! It's fun to see how the different eyes or positions of the wings can create such personalities. :)</div>
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You just need 2 circle tracers... one bigger, one smaller. Have kids trace and cut an orange and brown small circle (for the tummy and head) and 2 big brownies (for the body and the wings-- cut in half for the wings). The beak, eyes, and feet were all free-handed by the kindergarteners. We also made some robin eggs and wrote ING words all over them. </div>
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So there ya go! Hope the weather is better where you are! Happy Spring... eventually! It can't be Winter forever, right?? :)</div>
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These WANTED posters are fun and easy to make. I like to do this project around Open House or Conference time when I want my room/hall to look extra cute! There are 2 parts: WRITING </div>
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and DRAWING (I like to guide them through the process-- ideas for things to have them do are included). </div>
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Btw, have you ever heard of <b><span style="color: #e69138;">Power Names</span></b>? It's an awesome thing our school does, inspired by a guy named Larry Bell. We associate a positive, strong adjective with each child's name... we choose one that begins with the same letter as their first initial because the alliteration makes it extra catchy! You can see a few of mine in these pictures. We use them to refer to the kids throughout the day and they LOVE it! They really become what we call them... hard working, creative, kind, loving, leader, victorious! Try it out and see what happens! Do you have a jar of popsicle sticks with kids names on them? Write them on there to remind yourself to use their power names! It's an easy way for you to brag on your kids and what they do well and it really helps you build a relationship. </div>
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My class loved making the cherry shaped book about George Washington so I know they'll be excited tomorrow to create a book about Abraham Lincoln! Abe's book comes in the shape of his famous stovepipe hat of course!<br />
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If you're interested in scooping up this great project, it's only $2! <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Abraham-Lincoln-Class-Book-Perfect-for-Presidents-Day-or-a-history-lesson" target="_blank">Grab it and go have some fun learning about our 16th President! </a> :) And if you want, <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Presidents-Day-Double-Deal-Create-class-books-about-Washington-Lincoln" target="_blank">you can even grab BOTH the Abe and George projects all whipped together in one nice DOUBLE DEAL and save even more! </a> Cheers!<br />
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Each child can create their own fact-filled cherries that can be displayed individually. <br />
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You can make a class book (shaped like a cherry!) filled with facts and illustrations about George Washington's life. My kiddos did these pages today and they really impressed me with how awesome some of their drawings were! <br />
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<a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-TRUTH-about-George-Washington-GREAT-President-Craftivity-Class-Book" target="_blank">This packet</a> includes things to do and discuss before you do the project (like telling the story of the cherry tree!),
title and picture of George for the cover of either project, blank
cherries if you want kids to write their own facts and 27 ready-to-go
REALLY INTERESTING, true facts about George Washington, and of course-
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Besides everything contained in this packet, all you need is a little
construction paper and you've created a really cool informational
project (or 2) about our nation's 1st President!<br />
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So many options! Something for everyone! Happy President's Day! Thanks for stopping by!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06246789556530777695noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819902913255833426.post-58151746366220565732013-02-06T21:40:00.000-06:002013-02-06T21:40:17.202-06:00The Important Book ProjectHave you heard of <u>The Important Book</u> by Margaret Wise Brown? It's super duper old and classic. If you've never seen it or don't have it, I found <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/ruthdemshick/the-important-book-ppt" target="_blank">the whole book online HERE</a>. <br />
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It's especially cool though because of the pattern each page of the book follows. It takes a regular thing (like a spoon, the wind, grass, a daisy) and tells the most important thing about it (in the author's opinion), then goes on to list 3 more great details, but comes back to re-state the most important thing. <br />
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SO how can you use this in your class? How cool would it be to have kids write about "The Most Important Thing About Me!" or "The Most Important Thing About My Family!"<br />
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These could be done at ANY time of year (beginning of the year, open house, graduation, just a regular ol day), and you could hang them up or make a class book or ??? but I think the family idea could also make a sweet holiday gift- Christmas or even Valentine's Day since it's all about LOVE... and who do our kids love more than their families?! :) So that was why I whipped this project out right now. They're going to be Valentine's gifts for the parents. Man, if my kids made something this cute, I'd definitely keep it forever! I love kid-drawn family photos. That has TREASURE written all over it. :) <br />
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<a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-Important-Book-art-writing-activity-Valentines-holidays-anytime" target="_blank">Want to grab the writing and drawing papers on sale? Head on over to my TpT store and snatch em up cheap and have fun doing this project tomorrow! I have several options for writing papers and drawing papers so you can have them all and choose the one you like best. </a><br />
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Check them out! I was dying reading some of the sweet, funny things they said. And didn't they do a good job with their family portraits? I taught them how to fit everyone in by doing a little overlapping if necessary. Anyway- here! I'll pick out a few of the highlights:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love this line: "It's true that we are: <u>BFF."</u><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">oh my gosh, can you see this one?? How do you spell TV? :) <br />We like to: <u>wach tefe</u><br />too cute!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And it's true that this family is: <u>smrt</u> (with a backwards "s" and all!) :)</td></tr>
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Don't you think parents will love these forever? oh my! SO great!!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06246789556530777695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819902913255833426.post-57686202333938166592013-02-06T21:16:00.003-06:002013-02-06T21:16:57.824-06:00When I am 100 Years Old!I am in LOVE with this project!<br />
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I just did it for the 13th year in a row in honor of the 100th day of school, and let me tell you- it never gets old! Ha! Even if your 100th day is a little bit past, you should still do it! It's so fun!<br />
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And I promise you, everyone who walks through your hall and sees them is sure to comment on how hilarious they are. At one of my old, old schools we had a very strict kind of mean-ish Principal who never filed or liked ANYTHING, but guess what? She was freaking out, taking pictures of these and talking about them for months. There is something about this project that is just THAT great. :)<br />
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And for now, just sit back and gets kick out of these funny, sweet 100 year old babes: Oh, and if you don't read Kindergarten writing, I will translate for ya!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06246789556530777695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819902913255833426.post-58593053703330963452013-02-02T23:05:00.002-06:002013-02-06T21:42:03.456-06:00Happy Valentine's Day FREEBIE! Teacher Valentines!<a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Teacher-Valentines-Easy-to-print-for-your-students-from-you" target="_blank">Just spreading the Valentine's Day LOVE! Print these off and give them to your students, from YOU! 15 different options, something for everyone... even specific poems to attach a pencil or piece of licorice to!</a><br />
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Here is how I'm putting them together- just printed on pink paper, adding some stickers (aren't these cool- came in pack of 24 tiny sheets from Lakeshore?) cause I'm kind of against giving out sugar and bam! Ready for Valentine's Day!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06246789556530777695noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819902913255833426.post-17563376356789973512013-01-30T22:07:00.001-06:002013-02-02T23:35:14.165-06:00We LOVE our class!I drew a faint heart on paper and had my kids all line their hands up around it! It's not perfect, but it's kind of cool!
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06246789556530777695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819902913255833426.post-10399830147337424152013-01-30T21:47:00.001-06:002013-01-30T21:47:45.236-06:00App Review: TOCA BOCA!<div style="text-align: center;">
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TOCA BOCA apps are "a new way to play!" They range in price from FREE - $2.99 and they're so FUN for toddlers to elementary kids. Want to see a taste of what I'm talking about? Check out <a href="http://screencast.com/t/yVurjyFD6" target="_blank">my new app review HERE!</a><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06246789556530777695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819902913255833426.post-62061592971053125882013-01-30T21:33:00.000-06:002013-01-30T22:08:16.492-06:00Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!I live in the frigid Midwest and honestly, winter is a little too long and gloomy for me. BUT, what can ya do? Can't change the weather, but... you CAN make bright wintry art projects to brighten up the halls! :) It helps the Winter go by a tiny bit faster.<br />
Speaking of- I just found out that Groundhog's Day is on February 2 because it's the exact half-way mark between the Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox! Who knew? We're half way done with winter! Bring on the Spring, baby! <br />
So anyway, I found this art project somewhere on the Internet years ago... sorry, don't recall where, but I wanted to share it with everyone because it's so simple and cheery! <br />
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You could skip this beginning part, but we started by studying snowflakes and reading the story Snowflake Bentley. He was a real person long ago who showed awesome perseverance and courage working to take photographs of snowflakes: "his gift to the world!" Aren't they beautiful?! It fascinates me how unique and intricate they are, yet so tiny and temporary.<br />
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So then we talk about how to draw snowflakes... all the different ways they can look, yet they have the basic 6-pointed shape. I give them several examples of simple ways to draw different kinds.</div>
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Then, they get a paper that has 9 really faint circles on it. Inside each circle, they use a white crayon to draw a snowflake. Make sure they press hard (I wish I had told my class to press harder). You can <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Let-it-Snow-Art-Project-Simple-bright-fun-and-FREE" target="_blank">find this paper for FREE on my TpT store</a>!</div>
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Then get out the watercolors. I modeled this ahead of time for the kids so they knew all the steps they'd be doing and I LOVE this part because they FREAKED OUT! You paint over the circle with a bright color of paint. The white crayon resists the color to make the snowflake appear! Magic!</div>
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Finally I matted them on colorful paper and hung them up to display! </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06246789556530777695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819902913255833426.post-78996190199453395672013-01-19T23:24:00.000-06:002013-01-19T23:24:10.359-06:00AND we have a winner!!!My first humble little giveaway is over! <br />
No rafflecopter here, folks! Just good old fashioned names in a bowl-- that beauty of being a small, new blog. :)<br />
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And.... drumroll....The lucky winner is.... <a href="http://www.teachinginprogress.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Nikki!</a></div>
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Congratulations! As soon as I post this, I'll be emailing <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Super-Speedy-Sub-Plans-Activities-Projects-to-accompany-The-Mitten" target="_blank">The Mitten sub plans</a> over to you! </div>
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I know for me, it's just such a relief to know that if one of my kids gets sick in the night... or if I suddenly can't make it to school for whatever reason... I have these plans on my desk all ready to roll! No last minute scrambling or stress! :)</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06246789556530777695noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819902913255833426.post-17870286193696121732013-01-17T22:14:00.000-06:002013-01-17T22:14:00.074-06:00Rollin to the library!Just popping in to share another quick, fun, CUTE classroom idea today! This one is good cause it also solves a problem! We get to visit the school library once a week and I've handled the task of physically carrying the books many different ways: everyone has carried their own, I've unloaded little stacks into the tiny arms of quiet kids, I've just carried them all myself in a basket... but THIS right here is the ticket, folks! Ready?<br />
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Find yourself a little shopping cart, jazz it up a bit, and BAM! BEST WAY TO RETURN LIBRARY BOOKS. Hands down. Parents and other teachers will squeal with delight as you pass them in the hall. And of course the kids love it, too. It's too cute.<br />
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I found this sturdy one at a garage sale for $2. I'm still kicking myself for not snatching up the sweet, metal Pottery Barn Kids one I saw once for $10 at someone's sale... cause that would have been way cuter, but oh well. Live and learn. :)<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06246789556530777695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819902913255833426.post-3608122516107181852013-01-17T12:33:00.002-06:002013-02-02T23:36:20.373-06:00THANK YOU notes!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Thank you notes: what a fun, simple way to totally make someone's day! It's paraprofessional appreciation week here and I have three wonderful paras who make our class a GREAT place to work and learn! So I had the kids take a few minutes and write them each a note. They were precious... I edited these to not show the kid's names... but you can get the idea. </div>
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* to thank volunteers after a party or field trip</div>
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* to write to friend's around Valentine's Day<br />
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* for Mother's Day, Father's Day, Grandparent's Day<br />
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* for paraprofessional appreciation week<br />
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* for secretary appreciation day<br />
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* to thank school workers (custodians, cafeteria staff, principal, etc)<br />
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* at Thanksgiving time-- you could put this in a center and kids can write notes to anyone they want!<br />
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If you like it,<a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/THANK-YOU-note-Fill-in-the-blankperfect-for-K-1-Parents-Volunteers-etc" target="_blank"> you could pick this little item up on my TpT store today for only $1! </a></div>
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Go make someone's day! :)</div>
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<b>Garlic!</b> <br />
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I found out about this from my nutritionist. I was telling her about my grape juice trick and she said <i>SHE</i> would do garlic-- it works even better and you steer clear of all the sugar. It naturally kills viruses, bacteria, fungus and more! It's like a natural antibiotic that you won't develop a tolerance to. <br />
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I'm always up for new ideas so I gave it a try! That was November and let me tell you-- I've been healthy ever since, dodging germs, colds, and all kinds of other fun stuff left and right! <br />
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So here's what I do:<br />
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<li>Grab a bulb of garlic from Target or anywhere... they're so cheap... less than $1 for sure.</li>
<li>Peel off the paper-y layers. Pick a clove or two and get ALL the paper off it. </li>
<li>Chop it up into little pieces. (I pop a mug of water into the microwave while I'm doing this)</li>
<li>Grab a spoon and shovel it in! It might be good to chew it a few times, but if you've chopped it up a lot, you won't need to do a ton of chewing. You could maybe just swallow it all like you'd swallow a pill.</li>
<li>I chase it with the warm/hot water I fixed while I was chopping the garlic. For me, the warmer water seems to take away some of the "burn" of the garlic. Okay, don't be scared- it doesn't really burn, but it's just kind of an interesting, hot sort of taste. Hard to describe, but not that bad! <i><u><b>I'd rather that a few seconds of ICK, than a few weeks full of SICK!</b> </u></i> Right?? :)</li>
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So here are other important tips I learned from reading things and talking to people: <br />
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<li>It's key to eat it right away after you chop it up. If you let it sit out, refrigerate it, or cook it, it loses some of it's amazing benefits.</li>
<li>Be sure to have some food in your tummy when you eat the garlic! Even when I do, I still sometimes have to lay down for just 2 minutes afterwards cause it feels icky (only once in awhile-- not often-- but just saying cause if this happens to you, the feeling will go away fast! No worries!).</li>
<li>The hot/warm water is also helpful for beating down germs! </li>
<li>Some people eat a clove or more a day as part of their daily routine-- just to boost their immunity!</li>
<li>Unlike the grape juice trick, even if you already have a cold-- it's NOT too late to try this solution! Taking garlic several times per day can shorten or really relieve cold symptoms!</li>
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Now if you DO find yourself suddenly sick in the middle of the night, don't panic if you're a K-1 teacher because you can just whip out your <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Super-Speedy-Sub-Plans-MEGA-PACK-3-days-of-activities-to-go-w3-popular-books" target="_blank">"Super Speedy Sub Plans!"</a>... YESSSS! But here's to hoping that never needs to happen.<br />
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I'm so excited about this, I just had to pass it on! I KNOW if you try it out, it will help you stay healthier and avoid some of those icky bugs flying around the schools this time of year! Several times I've felt a headache or a sore throat coming on, but then I take my garlic and BAM! All better and nothing ever comes of it. It's too, too cool.<br />
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If anyone has any other tips for how to stay healthy or do the garlic thing- leave me a comment! I love to learn!<br />
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Cheers to staying healthy!<br />
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