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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A few weeks ago we began our study of Colorado with state symbols. A nice easy, peasy way to jump into social studies, but let's be honest, potentially boring!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I learned about thinglink from Richard Byrne last spring on his amazing blog <a href="http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/03/thinglink-remix-share-one-image-and-let.html#.Ul4JHtK-2uI" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Free Technology for Teachers</a>. He has a great video tutorial in his post, so I won't repeat a tutorial here.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Basically, <strong><a href="http://www.thinglink.com/action/store/education" target="_blank">thinglink</a></strong> is an interactive presentation tool which you upload an image and then add tags. Tags can contain descriptive information, audio or video, or website links. We focused on adding descriptive information and facts to our tags, but one of my techies got ambitious and added a link to a website in one of the tags.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Using our social studies text and several websites, students worked in groups to research their assigned symbol. To help guide their research, classmates posted questions that they had about each symbol </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">on our classroom discussion boards</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I created accounts for each of them using their school email and passwords, we created a quick one together to learn how to navigate thinglink and they were ready to begin creating their first thinglink. This was a perfect presentation tool for symbols!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The kids loved creating thinglinks, and they did a great job presenting their symbols using our smart projector and pen. It was a truly interactive project, and the possibilities are endless! I am thinking about trying it out as an alternative to webquests. I hope you'll check out <a href="http://www.thinglink.com/action/store/education" target="_blank"><b>thinglink</b></a>, and if you're already familiar with it, I'd love to hear how you use it in your classroom!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">No, this is not a Medieval torture device, or is it? Actually, it's a Barany chair, used in flight training to simulate the disorientation caused by the vestibular system. Week 2 of Space Across the Curriculum focused on biology and the impact of space travel on the human body systems. Several brave souls took a spin, however, those proned to motion sickness were strongly encouraged to "observe."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We designed and tested thermal protection systems. It was awesome! I totally want to do this with my class this year! I wonder what my principal will think about a blowtorch in the classroom?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This was such an amazing 2 weeks with an awesome group of teachers from across the state and the amazing instructors at the Space Foundation! My head is still spinning, and I can't wait to start incorporating it into my classroom in the fall. And the best part... I get to do it again next summer, focusing on astronomy and geology!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'm so excited to be linking up with Doodle Bugs Teaching for Five for Friday! I love reading everyone's Five for Friday posts. It's my Friday evening thing when I get home!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">While we were in Boulder, the Black Forest Fire was raging back at home. On our tour we saw a NOAA meteorologist preparing a severe weather alert for high fire danger areas.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Please keep our community in your thoughts and prayers! Last summer the northwest area was ravaged by the Waldo Canyon Fire, and one year later firefighters from all over the country are here again battling the Black Forest Fire, which has consumed 2 lives, 15,500 acres and 419 homes. We had some rain today, which lowered the temperature and allowed the firefighters to reach 30% containment!</span><br />
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Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09728002405250315207noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817105438461025528.post-16947715331401521932013-06-09T07:00:00.000-06:002013-06-09T11:32:56.819-06:00Saying Goodbye to Google Reader<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When I first read about Google Reader going away (July 1st) I was a little miffed. I have been using Reader since I first discovered blogs several years ago. Never tried anything else, never felt the need to. I loved the tags and being able to read all my blogs in one neat and tidy place.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It just hit me out of the blue...I don't really NEED reader. In fact, I found that I wasn't even using the tags anymore. I hadn't used the tags since I my obsession with Pinterest began. I am visual. After re-reading a post on <b><a href="http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/03/google-announces-closure-of-google.html#.UbKmQueOSyU" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Free Technology for Teachers</span></a>, </b>I made the move to <b><a href="http://www.feedly.com/home#welcome" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Feedly</span></a></b>. It was a bit of a rash act, motivated by my realization that my attachment to Reader, and my response to it's demise, was a flicker of resistance to change, even when there is something better out there. I had visions of my mother who refuses to learn anything new related to tech. (Love you Mom, but you're so stubborn when it comes to technology!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In a matter of moments I was up and running with <a href="http://www.feedly.com/home#welcome" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: red;">Feedly</span></b></a>, and it was fab.u.lous. Remember, I am visual, and Feedly is so much more visually appealing. No more utilitarian look and feel - although that look is an option with Feedly. There are a variety of ways you can customize Feedly to give it a look and feel that makes you happy :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Android app is also so much better than the Reader app. I love to catch up on my blog reading while I'm waiting on the kids or whenever I have a few extra minutes! I feel so much more efficient on Feedly, and I love that I can share on a variety of social media from within Feedly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ahhh…summer reading. It feels so
decadent to just laze about reading any book of my choosing! I was so excited
to find that <b><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.wereadweblogweteach.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">We Read, We Blog, We Teach</span></a> </span></b>is doing a book study on The Book
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have just haven't gotten to it yet. I had already picked it up and began devouring it before I found the book
study, so now I will slow down and pace myself so I can share and collaborate
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I was actually at the school interviewing for our third teammate last week
and I snagged it from a table in my principal’s office.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Snagged this one from my principal too.
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passion for writer’s workshop and she’s awesome about building our professional
libraries with resources for literacy.
This is just one of the many writer’s workshop books that she purchased
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edition years ago, and in this one she revisits the teachers from the 1<sup>st</sup>
edition and has included some new ones as well.
This one was a gift from the hubster. I started during the school
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'm sure that I will also have lots of reading for my STEM classes this summer, but I will have to wait until next week to find out all the details!</span></div>
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Sunday night ritual. It has also lead to
an obsession with all things fairy tale, especially fractured, for all of
us. I started this series this spring
because I was so brain-dead at the end of the day but I really wanted a fun,
light read before bed. I read the 7<sup>th</sup>
book in one afternoon/evening the day after school let out. So I must finish books 8 and 9 because I need
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of children’s/YA literature and authors.
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of the new titles for Battle of the Books for this year. I will definitely be
doing something with it for the Battle of the Books team, but I also want to
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And it's one big book! It totally outweighs The Complete Works of William Shakespeare - seriously - it weighs a ton! This was a gift from my children. What can I say, they know my love for reading and food, but I think their real motivation lies in being the recipients of all the yumminess within. Each chapter opens with a history of food in America. Each recipe that follows tells who the recipe is from, where they live, and a backstory on either the cook or the recipe. Love it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">All this talk of books is making me want to grab a cup of tea and curl
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summer reading list. Follow me on over
to <b><a href="http://allthingsupperelementary.blogspot.com/2013/06/who-says-teachers-have-summer-off-book.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">All Things Elementary</span></a></b> and check out the Professional Reading Linky
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</div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09728002405250315207noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817105438461025528.post-88796890413975851122013-06-07T14:03:00.000-06:002013-06-08T18:25:43.278-06:00In Love With My New Look!<div class="MsoNormal">
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blog! I absolutely LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my
new design by Kimberlee from <a href="http://teachertakers.blogspot.com/2013/06/super-happy.html" target="_blank"><b>iTeach 5<sup>th</sup></b></a> (formerly Teacher
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for a makeover, she offered to do a custom design for me! Now, if you know Kimberlee, you know that she is an amazing teacher and blogger, and she shares so many fabulous resources for free on her blog! I was so excited to be supporting an amazing teacher, blogger and designer! </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I knew whatever Kimberlee designed would be fabulous, but she hit it out of the park! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This past year I spent quite a bit of time with the intermediate kids doing after school clubs, and I really rediscovered how much I love working with the older grades. I am so excited to make this move, and I can't wait to work with my new teammates!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The poem and torn apple came from <b><u><a href="http://www.jmeacham.com/" target="_blank">Mrs. Meacham's site</a></u></b>. You can find it <b><u><a href="http://www.jmeacham.com/balanced%20literacy/balanced.literacy.shared.reading.htm#apples" target="_blank">here</a></u></b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We also made individual "apple pies." I have tried mamy different ways to make apple pies in the classroom, but this is by far my favorite! I saw the idea online a year or two ago, but I can't remember where. If you know whose fabulous idea this was, let me know so I can give them credit!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">While one group was peeling their apples and making their individual apple pies, the rest of the kids were rotating through apple investigation stations. </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">We used </span><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><u><a href="http://mrsleeskinderkids.blogspot.com/2011/07/freebies-anyone.html" target="_blank">Mrs. Lee's Apple Investigation Sheet</a></u></b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We did lots of activities with pumpkins, most of which I didn't get pictures of. We made our annual trek to the pumpkin farm and did our pumpkin investigations with our pumpkins when we returned. You can find an investigation sheet that we have used the last few years <b><u><a href="http://ofprimaryimportance.blogspot.com/2011/10/pumpkin-investigations.html" target="_blank">here</a></u></b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Growing pumpkins in a pumpkin has been my absolutely favorite pumpkin activity EVER! The idea came from <u style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.growinginprek.com/apps/blog/show/9483735-the-pumpkin-project-revisited-" target="_blank">Growing in Pre-K</a>.</u> It has been absolutely amazing to watch. Here are a few photos of our experiment in action!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our first signs of growth, about a week after adding the soil.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The kids are having a blast watching it grow and recording their observations in their science notebook. I am even more amazed that it's doing so well in the florescent lighting. I don't have any windows, and we aren't very good about remembering to put it outside for some natural light on the warmer days. I'm hoping that we can keep it going indoors throughout the winter months and then plant it outside in the spring! I'll let you know how it goes!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">One last little fall project to share...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It was designed to be a fingerprint tree for wedding guests, but with a bit of twist, it was a perfectly simple fall project. I printed the tree and then instead of fingerprints, we dipped the eraser end of a pencil in tempra paint and dotted our fall trees. I love how they turned out!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After school, I am running a Tech Club for 3rd-5th graders at my school, along with our fabulous library technology educator. We meet once a week for an hour. At our first meeting, I wanted to assess the kids basic tech skills and have an easy project that they could complete in the first session. Our focus in tech club is to have fun, while secretly building their tech skills. Unbeknownst to my little techies, we may even sneak in a few Common Core Standards to support their regular classroom instruction as well :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Believe it or not, none of the kids had ever used Wordle before! We started by typing our list in Word, and then we copied and pasted into Wordle. After a quick tutorial, they were off and running. The idea was for them to create a Wordle that represented people and things that were important to them. This was an excellent way for me to get to know the kids and find out about what is important to them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I scanned all of their Wordles and saved them as png files. Then I opened up a PowerPoint, inserted their Wordles, resized them, and arranged them to create a mock Wordle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Did you know you can create your own graphics and images in PowerPoint that you can save as jpeg or png files? It's super easy to do. If anyone is interested let me know and I will create a quick tutorial.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">There are so many uses for word clouds in the classroom.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">1. Create All About Me Wordles. Create one at the beginning of the year and include student names. Create one mid-year or at the end of the year without student names. How well do you know your students and how well do they know each other?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">3. Create a Wordle with the text you are going to read. Use the Wordle to preview/review high frequency words before reading the text.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">5. Create synonym Wordles for tired, overused words like "said" and "love." Brainstorm as a class and then post as a reference for students.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">8. Create word family Wordles. Have students sort the words into the correct word family. This idea would also work with concept or category sorts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">10. Use Wordle as an alternative way to display data or survey results.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Socrative can be used on any device with an internet connection - laptops, netbooks, tablets and smartphones - There are even free apps available for Android and iDevices for both teacher and student versions of Socrative!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Students do not need another login and password, they only need to know your "room number"</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Offers options for multiple choice, true/false, or open-ended questions</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">You can monitor student progress in real time</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Upon completion of the quiz you are emailed results in an excel file - excellent for data tracking or to save time grading</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Quizzes can be shared - meaning your whole team can benefit from the quizzes created in Socrative</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">During our training, I had our certified staff take a Tech Survey, so they could experience Socrative as a student and then I showed them some of the features in teacher-mode. </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have the Socrative Teacher app installed on my Android phone and I administered the quizzes from my phone, but you can also administer the quizzes on your phone through a browser window also.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">4. You will be taken to the main screen. In the upper right-hand corner you will find your room number. Here's the really exciting part...this 5 digit number is all they need to access the quizzes or exit tickets!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">7. Below is a screenshot of what it looks like when you enter questions into your quiz. Simply type your question. Now you will begin entering the possible answers and checking the box next to the correct answer</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">. You can have up 5 possible answers. You can also enter an explanation that students will receive as feedback after they answer each question. Below are sample screens from our staff survey, so explanations were not necessary, but this is a powerful tool to provide instant feedback for your students!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">1. From your Main Screen, click Start Quiz.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">2. Select the quiz you want to give from the drop down menu. At the bottom, under advanced options, you have the option to disable right or wrong feedback (lets students know immediately after answering a question if they got that one right or wrong), hide the explanations and randomize the question order (if you're afraid they may be peeking at each others screens). After you have made you selections, choose either student paced or teacher paced, and click it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">3. Students will open up a browser window, go to </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://www.socrative.com/" target="_blank">http://www.socrative.com/</a> </b>and</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;"> click the Student Log In button.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">4. This is where they will enter your room number, and click Join Room. This is the only information they need to enter to get to the quiz.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">5. This is the screen your students will see until you start the quiz. Nowhere to go, nothing to do until you actually start the quiz.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">7. Meanwhile, while your students are taking the quiz, you can monitor their progress on your teacher device. You can see how many students have logged into your room, and how many have completed the quiz. Once everyone is done taking the quiz, click End Activity.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">8. You will be prompted to select how you would like to receive your report: emailed to the address on your account, download it, or no report at all. Your results come in a lovely little Excel file titled with the quiz name and date given. Each of the questions appears in a column, and student names are recorded in rows. You have an instant grade and you are able to see the exact answers students chose. This makes it so easy quickly see misconceptions across the class, or areas that need further instruction.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I hope that you try Socrative and share it with other teachers in your school. There are so many applications, depending on your grade level. One of our 5th grade teachers used it with his kids to do an interest survey at the beginning of the year. He said it was some of the best information he has ever received with an interest survey because the students were so engaged with Socrative. He has continued to use it in his classroom regularly, and the students are loving it as much as they did the first week of school!</span></div>
Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09728002405250315207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817105438461025528.post-56780308640433285602012-09-19T17:21:00.000-06:002012-09-19T17:21:57.341-06:00Wild and Crazy Start to the Year!<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We are in our 5th week of school, and I have to say, this is the craziest school year I have ever experienced! Here is the Cliff Notes version of my start to the year:</span><div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The second day of school dropped my document camera on my big toe and broke it - exactly 7 minutes before I was supposed to let students in! My toe is finally feeling better, but it sure is big, fat and ugly. I guess sandal season is about over. And in case you were wondering (because my principal was), my document camera survived, thankfully!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Week 3 brought the exciting roller coaster ride of being transferred to 5th grade due our building losing a teacher, but just as I was getting excited and settling in to the idea, another teacher in our building left, and so I didn't move to 5th after all.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The roller coaster was making me weary and I was feeling really defeated when I opened my email to find exciting news from <a href="http://crayonscurls.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><b>Cheryl at Crayons and Curls</b></a>. I was the winner of Angela Watson's Awakened book giveaway! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am super excited about it! I received my signed books from Angela in the midst of my possible grade change chaos, and it seemed nothing short of divine intervention! I have started reading, and I have to say Angela truths are really hitting home! I am looking forward to this journey!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When I first started stalking reading blogs, Angela's blog, <b><u><a href="http://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/blog" target="_blank">The Cornerstone</a></u></b>, was one of the first ones I read routinely. If you haven't visited her site <u><b><a href="http://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/" target="_blank">The Cornerstone</a></b></u>, you must go check her out! Her monthly roundup of Best Teacher Freebies is a great resource, now organized by grade bands! You can check out<b><u><a href="http://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/2012/09/septembers-best-teacher-freebies.html" target="_blank"> September's post here</a></u></b>.</span></div>
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Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09728002405250315207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817105438461025528.post-30965923695585660572012-08-12T09:06:00.002-06:002012-09-19T17:22:16.567-06:00We have a Winner!<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Congratulations to Sara from <b><u><a href="http://missventrella.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Miss V's Busy Bees</a></u></b>! She was the winner of my 100 follower giveaway! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I neglected to post that my goodies will be on sale too (20% off) and use the TPT promo code <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">BTS12</span></b> for up to 28% off!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Be sure to hop over to <b><u><a href="http://imbloghoppin.blogspot.com/2012/08/back-to-school-tpt-sale-with-blog-hoppin.html" target="_blank">Blog Hoppin'</a></u></b> and check out the huge list of teachers participating in the sale! Happy Shopping!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's a win-win. You get some fabulous new products for your classroom, and you're supporting a fellow teacher! I want to make this a quick giveaway so that the winner will have their certificate in their hot little inbox by the weekend. I am going to try Rafflecopter, so here we go...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">And now some goodies for my all of my wonderful followers.. we are still need to wrap up our plant unit on Monday, but then we are headed straight into insects, another one of my favorite themes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09728002405250315207noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817105438461025528.post-48512216916878383172012-04-18T22:44:00.001-06:002012-04-18T22:51:38.286-06:00Plants and Some Word Work<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">We have had a crazy week! We did our final round of MAP testing this week and I'm so proud of my kiddos! It was amazing to see how hard they were working! Some of my high kids were presented with multiplication and division during the math portion, and their little pencils were just flying all over their scratch paper trying to figure out what to do! This was our first year of MAP testing with kindergarten, and at the beginning of the year I thought the whole thing was going to be a complete fiasco, winter was a little better, but watching them take their spring tests, I am blown away. We also started our spring benchmarking for DIBELS. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">With all of the testing going on, we have had a hard time getting to our learning about plants, but here is some of what we have done so far...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">We observed dry kidney beans and then wet kidney beans. After our observations we disected them, drew them, and labeled the parts.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wetting our paper towels to provide water for our bean.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fitting that wet paper towel into a sandwich bag is trickier than it looks!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hung in a hallway window to provide sunlight for our beans.</td></tr>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">We also started our observation journals.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7D03EPpB0wkXrZqX-2XnUW3CqiFAzvgmDsv6Vev9ltlVlHILhMolaf2javVL-bi4mFfz1U6BRpa2_NyFEL9fwIqoxpjQSWuvQeMj45jBYISMOC6C1k_lj2Ggce3jdzgDv2gGNa_plOTyv/s1600/2012-04-18_10-47-11_472.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7D03EPpB0wkXrZqX-2XnUW3CqiFAzvgmDsv6Vev9ltlVlHILhMolaf2javVL-bi4mFfz1U6BRpa2_NyFEL9fwIqoxpjQSWuvQeMj45jBYISMOC6C1k_lj2Ggce3jdzgDv2gGNa_plOTyv/s320/2012-04-18_10-47-11_472.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"My seed is shaped like a rainbow. It's a wet bean."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">When I followed the link, I was bummed to find out that the download was no longer available :( With all the copyright craziness going on, maybe Mr. Potato Head had to come down, but I was in love with the idea, so here's what I created to use instead...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">We didn't put shoes on, and I'm not sure if we will add them or not, but they are there if anyone wants them.</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3OrV6q44nIE1QcRlIGqBF-15dlzQbmtpRc23B5Qtt0PncWHFKk1nUpUzsXgmvGMzghCcFhd8zrkkBxKabTGIwoYMzteD5rywdjNYVrJksHlBBDjNsL4dgIN2f7SxkG9pOqffBbJDxuUz-/s1600/2012-04-18_12-21-49_744.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3OrV6q44nIE1QcRlIGqBF-15dlzQbmtpRc23B5Qtt0PncWHFKk1nUpUzsXgmvGMzghCcFhd8zrkkBxKabTGIwoYMzteD5rywdjNYVrJksHlBBDjNsL4dgIN2f7SxkG9pOqffBbJDxuUz-/s400/2012-04-18_12-21-49_744.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
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</tbody></table><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">In all of our planting fun, I forgot to take pictures of their plant people with the parts on. I'll try to remember to snap a few tomorrow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">And finally a bit of word work.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmhCGclh8oZqeQDz_Zwq_0gcU387ZHiOaAbVy90C5djkXJ12-BovProiHLl9f5MFmDOkFtuy0bxwh6129K3LJJ7gOZt1Q5MoZlr1kCaIdzh9EC7Y9oGDXZRtXr0Iho7D9fftdFE3TPka-e/s1600/2012-04-18_14-48-02_758.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmhCGclh8oZqeQDz_Zwq_0gcU387ZHiOaAbVy90C5djkXJ12-BovProiHLl9f5MFmDOkFtuy0bxwh6129K3LJJ7gOZt1Q5MoZlr1kCaIdzh9EC7Y9oGDXZRtXr0Iho7D9fftdFE3TPka-e/s400/2012-04-18_14-48-02_758.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">I wanted a bit more practice with our color words after our rainbow words, so I created Can You Build It? This one is just color words and has a recording sheet to practice writing their words after they build them. We did rainbow writing with ours.</span><br />
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</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">If you download it, I would love some feedback! I am thinking about creating some more for number words and our end of the year sight words. If you think these or other versions would be useful in your classrooms, leave me a comment and let me know. Also, if you have other ideas to extend this idea, let me know!</span></div><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09728002405250315207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817105438461025528.post-4178453379250561582012-04-16T20:40:00.001-06:002012-04-16T20:41:57.629-06:00Long Time No Blog, Plant Freebies, and a Giveaway!<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">Wow, spring break was fabulous, but it feels like everything has been moving at mach 3 since we started back! We wrapped up our weather unit practicing color words and incorporating a bit of poetry with our 3-D rainbows. I have to give my kids kudos for this one because they largely completed this activity independently during our literacy work stations. They turned out pretty cute, and they just make me smile!</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">We started work on our plants unit. The kids are loving it, and I have to admit it is one of my favorite units to teach.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">I will post some more pictures (and freebies) of our fun later this week, but in the meantime, here is a sight word game that we are using in our literacy work stations.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Pick-Your-Veggies-Sight-Word-Game" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinVHasnkCyfArzHhRmT2URg5jnlpbQNb7w2mHHdXvDYE95zMQrJ8VCblMv7FjdfktF0_pbQQWiYmz1wLwSL4Wr8C1zbi-2HLAgJDEvPCj1jr0tKv65E-cP3nTqdR4VKI7c5OIaAWGQvAyz/s400/Pick+Your+Veggies.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><u><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Pick-Your-Veggies-Sight-Word-Game" target="_blank">Click here to download this freebie from TPT.</a></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have been trying to create some free choice activities for our math stations. I wanted activities that focused on number sense and could remain in our free choice baskets for an extended period of time. Here's what I came up with to add last week.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Number-Representation-Dominoes-1-10" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHn9H1BG73aK1M6_S3fcGKMMN2WI7XnzJ23Se5eAZJYEApWbCw4B3fe-Qb4ZDi6yIvclRpFouwWbaR1A7IhGZ5jfGg6ar_Mao5wYPU9xNp2TRIrE6VumWeXW1eyL0oWAazOxbbzQVTc5jw/s400/Dominoes+Collage.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">This game is played just like traditional dominoes, but instead of the traditional dot patterns, students must find a match with various representations of the number (numerals, number words, objects, tally marks, dice ten frames, base ten blocks, addition, subtraction, and coins). My kids absolutely love them. And I love that they are practicing so many skills!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG7BgpFIR8TrJPgTXPTgXfvwD1vJYSn27dm6DR6YUCXnG2StBjjTPEKJrOtg-mDgolhnO9XQ0D-upmIwlnsBlc59GYKhYvgRxj3iYWIW4rFhqWQAEJtO0maTArTX7ZWEP5WlWcMHqIDOXw/s1600/2012-04-10_12-48-09_944.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG7BgpFIR8TrJPgTXPTgXfvwD1vJYSn27dm6DR6YUCXnG2StBjjTPEKJrOtg-mDgolhnO9XQ0D-upmIwlnsBlc59GYKhYvgRxj3iYWIW4rFhqWQAEJtO0maTArTX7ZWEP5WlWcMHqIDOXw/s640/2012-04-10_12-48-09_944.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><u><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Number-Representation-Dominoes-1-10" target="_blank">You can find them here at my TPT store.</a></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">Our second addition was Bingo Bonanza.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Bingo-Bonanza-Mega-Pack" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFNCPehKk5TGUteDcbXp-qPh6N0xeFZ5sy2Ets_Mn4jUdxQHdTsQkvv01GwArF_BC_6PGUXTh3gpI8SZv0Dkzu0nUFpRVaO6UFHzUX2mLEmO4Y5fzUskkHW_k2pPtEs2Qx8y86lVJIDIWt/s400/Bingo+Bonanza+Cover.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><u><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Bingo-Bonanza-Mega-Pack" target="_blank">You can find this pack on TPT.</a></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">Again, the focus is on number sense. Bingo is always a hit, and this pack includes bingo games that can be used throughout the year as students build number sense. There are 8 bingo cards and caller cards for 11 different versions of bingo. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">Versions include:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">Number Bingo</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ten Frame Bingo</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">Tally Mark Bingo</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">Addition to 5 Bingo</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">Subtraction within 5 Bingo</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mixed Addition and Subtraction 0-5 Bingo</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">Number Word Bingo</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">Addition to 10 Bingo</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">Subtraction within 10 Bingo</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mixed Addition and Subtraction 0-10 Bingo</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">Number Words</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">Bonanza Bingo (includes representations from all versions)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have used these in small groups, and they are also out in our free choice baskets. Since students will be self selecting versions during work stations, and t</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">o avoid a potential management nightmare, I printed each version on a different color. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2PJiqsj1yMOvm0GJpwAmW0uTN0RvImBy7D6eD0-WoOP4EMnkfUfdauhrlhsc8aREO1Ul0rcWcV4U6WPloE6JbNZCyMvb9aOmGe97VfjqXjdKR4EXtns4OMM9G84uUg2G8uL7nAu8X8qRx/s1600/Bingo+Bonanza+Collage+pic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2PJiqsj1yMOvm0GJpwAmW0uTN0RvImBy7D6eD0-WoOP4EMnkfUfdauhrlhsc8aREO1Ul0rcWcV4U6WPloE6JbNZCyMvb9aOmGe97VfjqXjdKR4EXtns4OMM9G84uUg2G8uL7nAu8X8qRx/s400/Bingo+Bonanza+Collage+pic.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">So far it has worked beautifully!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">I would like to giveaway a copy of my <b><u><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Number-Representation-Dominoes-1-10" target="_blank">Number Representation Dominoes</a></u></b> and a copy of my <b><u><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Bingo-Bonanza-Mega-Pack" target="_blank">Bingo Bonanza Mega Pack</a></u></b> to 2 people. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here's how to enter:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">*Follow my blog & leave me a comment</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">*Follow my <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Of-Primary-Importance" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">TPT store</a> & leave me a comment</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">*Blog about the giveaway for 2 additional entries</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">Easy peasy, right?</span> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">I will pick 2 winners on Friday night, April 20th.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">I will have more plant ideas, pictures and freebies later in the week! Wishing everyone a fabulous week!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09728002405250315207noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817105438461025528.post-607185216044894302012-03-27T08:43:00.000-06:002012-03-27T08:43:49.451-06:00Giveaway Winners<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">Drum roll please.... And the winners are...</span><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">And to everyone else who entered, check your email too. I just couldn't help but say thank you for visiting my TPT store and taking the time to rate and leave feedback on one of my products! I truly appreciate it!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'm off to have some spring break fun with my kiddos! The weather has been absolutely gorgeous this week. My creative juices flowing, so I will have more gardening goodies to share later in the week! </span></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09728002405250315207noreply@blogger.com6