tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41485327328253973932024-03-18T05:32:49.885-07:00The Inspired ClassroomThis blog is just my little space for sharing lessons I've developed for my classroom and ideas that inspire my teaching.GoddessofWhimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06773842261043780211noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148532732825397393.post-13609710810230788762013-08-25T20:11:00.000-07:002013-08-25T20:11:26.691-07:00Purpose and Motives for Presentation of Info Part 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
As I mentioned in my last post, I couldn't find a presentation that met my needs for meeting Common Core English Language Arts Standards » Speaking& Listening » Grade 8, so I created one. Actually, I made two. This is the second one and the foldable that goes with it. As my class goes through it, discussing it, they will take notes in a foldable, which they will then add to their interactive journals. </div>
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I wish I had some new and fabulous foldable design to share, but I went with the tried and true layered design because it can hold so much info.</div>
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The definition for demeanor that I used came from Bing Dictionary.</div>
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I couldn't find a presentation that
met my needs for meeting Common Core English Language Arts Standards » Speaking
& Listening » Grade 8, so I created one. As my class goes through it,
discussing it, they will take notes in a foldable, which they will then add to
their interactive journals. </div>
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This is the foldable they will create. The cover template came from <span id="goog_390259173"></span><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Interactive-Reading-Notebooks-Informational-Text-Nonfiction-for-Common-Core-4-8-790642" target="_blank">HERE<span id="goog_390259174"></span></a>.</div>
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Below, you will see
photos of the foldable while I was making my sample. I am a visual
person. Messy writing, particularly mine, drives me nuts. I also
spend a great deal of energy explaining to my students that first impressions
count, and when it comes to their work, that often means their
handwriting/neatness. Even most of my poor-handwriting students slow down
and try to give their best once they realize this fact. Anyhow, I created
the lined portion. Students could have just used the lines in their
notebooks, but many of my students bought wide-lined notebooks instead of
narrow. They would not fit all the info in on the wide lines so making
something I know will work for all of them seemed my best option. I
printed the cover, measured it, and created a back that was sized to
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As for the cover,
again, I don't like mess. I show my students how to lightly pencil in
guide lines that show them where to write. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I hope this helps
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GoddessofWhimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06773842261043780211noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148532732825397393.post-83723892265399029332013-08-11T15:12:00.002-07:002013-08-11T15:23:54.274-07:00Interactive Reading Notebook Post 1<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7zL9HfG68JuKMofmuAR3KpvkT_HsIIzXGz-bn5Yz-6VF7vevlBjhkDBC48Ha_9MkgsUlsAIRw7cD0C1MFQuKFHcsAOLbeImP1_6lBbzC5P9y_64MsN5Pm61jjbJSSbfRPmRVFNiXXMQo/s1600/Aug+11+(school)+001.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7zL9HfG68JuKMofmuAR3KpvkT_HsIIzXGz-bn5Yz-6VF7vevlBjhkDBC48Ha_9MkgsUlsAIRw7cD0C1MFQuKFHcsAOLbeImP1_6lBbzC5P9y_64MsN5Pm61jjbJSSbfRPmRVFNiXXMQo/s320/Aug+11+(school)+001.JPG" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">For the past couple of days, I have been working on setting up example, interactive notebooks for language arts and reading.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For the first week of school, my students will be setting their notebooks up and creating some pages that tap into background knowledge and (hopefully) help them take ownership of and pride in their notebooks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I figured I would share how we are starting the reading
notebook.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The students will have to
create a cover for it that titles it as their interactive reading
notebook.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They can draw it, write it, or
create it on their computers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(I am very
lucky.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My district has a laptop
initiative that allows every student from 6th grade through 12th grade have a
school-owned laptop to use at school and at home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has a VERY low initial fee and a contract
that governs usage and a $100 deductable should the student damage the
laptop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most families take the district
up on this deal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also have two laptops
in my room that students, who were unable to afford the plan, may use.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thus, the only students that really do not
have computer access are those that lose the right through misuse of their
laptop from a prior year.)</span></div>
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The Last 10 Books I Read, where students will reflect on the books they have read most recently. <br />
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My Reading Timeline, where students will reflect on the books that have shaped their lives.<br />
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I Read Because... will help students consider the reasons they read.<br />
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My Heart Map helps students identify what is important to them so they can use it as criteria for picking books.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The first 4 pages are set up as a table of contents.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then, the students will create some pages
that demonstrate their reading background and allow them some creativity to
make their notebook theirs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>None of these
page idea are mine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I came across them on
Pinterest, and they are all pinned at various points on my <a href="http://pinterest.com/celestenm/reading-in-my-classroom/">reading board</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some have been slightly
modified for my grade-level or preferences, but others are exactly as the
originators designed them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The pages
with book images were printed on my home printer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My students will have the option of printing
at their homes in color or on our grade-level printer in black and white.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The "I Read Because..." page uses
random scrapbook papers I have collected over the years punched with a 1 1/2
inch circle punch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The timeline is made
using blue masking tape I had leftover from a painting job.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Finally, the cover art/title was sealed using
packing tape so it can stand up to the use it is going to receive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For the covers, I used backgrounds by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/beartless">http://www.etsy.com/shop/beartless</a>
and a digi font by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/kpmdoodles">http://www.etsy.com/shop/kpmdoodles</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I hope to get photos of the language arts notebook up soon, and I need to finish a few more pages that will be part of setting up the reading one too.</span></div>
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<br />GoddessofWhimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06773842261043780211noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148532732825397393.post-32080766474591000892013-08-04T10:40:00.001-07:002013-08-04T10:40:21.537-07:00Common Core Standards for 8th Grade English/Language Arts<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuHZdI1CReCySvm1D3fDn9O8eq1ElEetXjIarZNWn97g157WS53VLDmOnjfXtpfca48ESMNY-Itp_9pIj7eATpitWFoa3oOyyv1pzTjnyVViqA0r-HrJZsB-BH7nDc4iP-B1WEgGHKTIA/s1600/cc+standards.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuHZdI1CReCySvm1D3fDn9O8eq1ElEetXjIarZNWn97g157WS53VLDmOnjfXtpfca48ESMNY-Itp_9pIj7eATpitWFoa3oOyyv1pzTjnyVViqA0r-HrJZsB-BH7nDc4iP-B1WEgGHKTIA/s320/cc+standards.jpg" /></a>
Here are the Common Core Standards for 8th grade English/Language Arts as I will display them in my classroom. They are printed two to a page, but I separated them before laminating so I could hang the one (or multiples) on which my class is focused each day.
The boarder is from BeArtless, and the font is Champagne & Limousines.
You can download a copy of it <a href="http://www.4shared.com/office/6J1cm5XA/common_core_standards.html">HERE</a>.GoddessofWhimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06773842261043780211noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148532732825397393.post-26118913310560842622013-07-23T17:32:00.001-07:002013-07-23T17:34:16.057-07:00"You Are" for My Middle School, Language Arts Classroom<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSohnVIu4l_29u0JHp21ram60iSA50pU0COWyT3nSm4hMlTtg7sC2RP4CpHNkpQRbOpgtwJBDceRgcKmAkxq0aLPJYJAx5cB4mUQshQlW7Z2ulSMMJkuyQ1pJB-DOVm3whKXGDHhKOfLw/s1600/July+23+(school)+002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSohnVIu4l_29u0JHp21ram60iSA50pU0COWyT3nSm4hMlTtg7sC2RP4CpHNkpQRbOpgtwJBDceRgcKmAkxq0aLPJYJAx5cB4mUQshQlW7Z2ulSMMJkuyQ1pJB-DOVm3whKXGDHhKOfLw/s320/July+23+(school)+002.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJAT9D3S0eqjarFCmOn5VHWBFaF1XxMvLPXJkM4jMlef_K2om08RWDshdE5kVE1K-5JJUY7X8uqLVKnRWmUTGFZGRe2hSKgibVF-MMY9eBPmvjI1OHrtZ1Mz3aNCit25J3649kkSOexn4/s1600/July+23+(school)+010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJAT9D3S0eqjarFCmOn5VHWBFaF1XxMvLPXJkM4jMlef_K2om08RWDshdE5kVE1K-5JJUY7X8uqLVKnRWmUTGFZGRe2hSKgibVF-MMY9eBPmvjI1OHrtZ1Mz3aNCit25J3649kkSOexn4/s320/July+23+(school)+010.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhReeoF9xBQtyxlczy99XG41E3HYYU8xYzLYPnGpUz_ugQvBQtsz8ZaYP85tk7BdraUgJQbF8a1iBCbE6RPxKUvbzkVOQ61uIqok6bYHa6ALnJOey2XLVB7nrFwDu7OQC93w070Rbefws8/s1600/July+23+(school)+011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhReeoF9xBQtyxlczy99XG41E3HYYU8xYzLYPnGpUz_ugQvBQtsz8ZaYP85tk7BdraUgJQbF8a1iBCbE6RPxKUvbzkVOQ61uIqok6bYHa6ALnJOey2XLVB7nrFwDu7OQC93w070Rbefws8/s320/July+23+(school)+011.JPG" /></a></div>
A couple of years ago, a pin on Pinterest inspired me to create this <a href="http://theinspiredclassroom.blogspot.com/2012/03/you-are.html">You Are list </a>for my 4th grade classroom. Last year, I moved to middle school, where I teach 8th grade language arts. I still love the idea of this list, but the one I had no longer worked for my students and what I asked of them in my classroom. Here, then, is the one I created for my language arts classroom and my older students.
<a href="http://www.4shared.com/office/3wg0aZj4/you_are_middle_school.html">You Are</a> file to download.
I've started using 4Shared instead of Google Documents, since I was having so many issues with Google Docs. Please let me know if you can't access these.
By the way, this is on a wall in my house! We are moving into a new building, and I will try to remember to post a photo of it in the context of the school as soon as it is up.GoddessofWhimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06773842261043780211noreply@blogger.com104tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148532732825397393.post-90111168648851441532013-07-18T11:07:00.000-07:002013-07-18T11:08:56.376-07:00Close Reading<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtDfTFzdCcaZgTDv8nf-uw925QdPbL-hNdgEkZYZ_q3j_4YfnqeVzMc4BAWF5knHaAcft5cMcZy_kzMnYh-XvdBpKVg2ixmKNaixkD3yu2MgtW1u3DVMFjyFCSoyYpGJChtH2y00c-cT8/s1600/Close+Reading.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtDfTFzdCcaZgTDv8nf-uw925QdPbL-hNdgEkZYZ_q3j_4YfnqeVzMc4BAWF5knHaAcft5cMcZy_kzMnYh-XvdBpKVg2ixmKNaixkD3yu2MgtW1u3DVMFjyFCSoyYpGJChtH2y00c-cT8/s320/Close+Reading.jpg" /></a>
Recently, I attended one of my district's workshops for middle school English-language arts teachers. The idea was to give us some instructional strategies, particularly for those teachers that hadn't begun to implement Common Core last year. This will be the first year my district requires Common Core standards at the middle school level. While I supplemented our state/district standards and benchmarks with Common Core standards last year, I was still excited to have some ideas tossed my direction.
One of the lessons we were shown was how to use Close Reading more effectively. Here is the poster I've made to put up in my classroom to help my students understand what I am asking of them when I indicate 1st, 2nd, and 3rd reads.
In case it is useful to anyone else, here' the link to get it: <a href="http://www.4shared.com/office/5cwTGAuW/Close_Reading.html"> Close Reading</a> It is formatted for a 11" x 17" paper.GoddessofWhimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06773842261043780211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148532732825397393.post-73709670591825455712012-08-12T09:42:00.000-07:002012-08-12T09:42:49.045-07:00Make Mistakes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I love this quote and wanted to make it artful to hang in my classroom. You can print it from Google Docs <b><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hdCTqK0MNKs440Mx2CgqhmFidVhn3YjAKQoXhpm02LE/edit">here</a></b> if you like it too.
It comes from <a href="http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2011/12/my-new-year-wish.html">Neil Gaiman's blog.</a>
The backgrounds are from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/people/beartless">Be Artless</a>, and the fonts are skinny jeans solid and lemon chicken.
:)GoddessofWhimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06773842261043780211noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148532732825397393.post-55139585685051104652012-08-12T08:48:00.000-07:002012-08-12T09:02:52.720-07:00Grading ExpectationsI love Pinterest! Each time I visit, which is daily, I find something that inspires me. Eventually, I follow the links to things I purchase or download, or I recreate them. Today was a recreate day. A while ago, I pinned <b><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/180707003769061366/">this pin</a></b>. It originally came from <a href="http://plbrown.blogspot.com/p/about-my-classroom.html">There's a Dragon in My Art Room</a>. However, I am way too critical of myself to feel like I could hand-draw something similar. So, I hoped on my trusty computer and made something similar. I slightly changed the scoring and expectations to reflect my classroom. The best part for me is that I am working on improving a specific strand of our model of instruction, which is feedback. Our district asks us to ask ourselves "What will I do to communicate learning goals, communicate high expectations,
track progress, celebrate success?" Hanging this in the room and discussing it is part of how I plan to improve in this area this year.
The background graphics are from <b><a href="http://www.etsy.com/people/beartless">Be Artless</a></b>.
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I am having it enlarged and printed at Staples. Hope this helps or inspires.
If you would like to print it, I have loaded it as a Google Doc <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/16deKZrSYcn49d4YALZ1GKsGEafQyfrKgUv6RjfnBdEo/edit">here</a>.GoddessofWhimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06773842261043780211noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148532732825397393.post-16557799292156406002012-07-31T16:58:00.002-07:002012-07-31T17:07:24.785-07:00Non-Fiction Insert for Reading Journals<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg3oHMgC6Uvt8U3Asxq74sYSVG99BpTFOqDAqokfgwCPaMv2VvTKtxfnaWg6PEvQCiTbRif4ZnLXulWOnoDlpkhE7J5W0hSLXnICFazPqANC8OACUoJZLg-cW99l4f9ieAPWvj4m18dN0/s1600/non+fiction+reader+notebook+insert+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style=""><img border="0" height="320" width="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg3oHMgC6Uvt8U3Asxq74sYSVG99BpTFOqDAqokfgwCPaMv2VvTKtxfnaWg6PEvQCiTbRif4ZnLXulWOnoDlpkhE7J5W0hSLXnICFazPqANC8OACUoJZLg-cW99l4f9ieAPWvj4m18dN0/s320/non+fiction+reader+notebook+insert+1.jpg" /></a>
While I would love to share this, I don't feel quite comfortable doing that, as it is very closely based on <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/180707003769030231/">this pin on Pinterest</a>. It is something that the pinner purchased. Although it covered all the types of non-fiction I need to touch upon, there were things I needed to change to make it work for my classroom. First, I included "The Internet" instead of "digital media." Really, this was more for the familiarity/vernacular of my students than anything. Next, the definitions came out of the dictionary I use in my classroom; this way, the information is kept at a higher level for my older students. Additionally, although I included images, I wanted the written info to be the focus and the images a supporting piece. I also included a few items we discuss in my classroom that were not on the original, such as subtitles and subheadings. Finally, I made sure there was a place along the middle for folding. I will have my students glue this into their reading composition books. The page is too large, but I did not want to reduce it. There is a lot of info here, and it needs to be easy to access. They'll be able to fold it where the crease won't interfere with reading the words. Still, for younger grades, purchasing the preexisting one makes sense, and thus, I don't feel right about sharing mine for free.
However, if you want to make your own, I can tell you what I did. The "books" are simple shape and line art. The definitions come from a source my class uses and trusts; I highly suggest that the definitions take into consideration the age of your students. If the wording is too high, the kids won't get what they need from it, and if it is too low, it talks down to them and lessens its perceived value. The images are from Microsoft--the ones that come with the Office software. I built my page in power point, as it gives me the most freedom to manipulate things; all I had to do was click 'insert clipart,' and search for images using keywords. I reduced their size to fit and gray-scaled the images for copying.GoddessofWhimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06773842261043780211noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148532732825397393.post-89195406372391580762012-06-19T09:36:00.001-07:002012-06-19T09:39:27.358-07:00It has been a while!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghttYvA6VBWcUipgxp9HNDwZ5CNAw_e8mOQNeXdxpxhNVuBxYFLUYYwmG62JOkKf69Gp0RsX7-dLIV2LDUbQK4mDKrQjWMWXsUxFU8qjq8cpG6W3n_LzAb_amhS12CiW6OlLdkX5p4QmQ/s1600/Slide1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style=""><img border="0" height="320" width="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghttYvA6VBWcUipgxp9HNDwZ5CNAw_e8mOQNeXdxpxhNVuBxYFLUYYwmG62JOkKf69Gp0RsX7-dLIV2LDUbQK4mDKrQjWMWXsUxFU8qjq8cpG6W3n_LzAb_amhS12CiW6OlLdkX5p4QmQ/s320/Slide1.JPG" /></a>
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It has been quite a while since I last posted, and a lot has changed since then. When school starts again, I am moving to a new grade and a new school. I have loved teaching 4th grade and didn't think I'd be leaving it so soon, but through a dear friend, a middle school principal heard I love teaching language arts. I've dreamed of teaching it all day for as long as I can remember. My friend's intervention led to an email, a phone call, an interview, and an offer to teach language arts, primarily to 8th graders. Of course, I said yes! This does mean that the focus of my little blog will change just a bit to reflect what I will be teaching, but many of my ideas for reading and writing will still be adaptable to upper elementary.
In the meantime, I have started working on some words of wisdom to hang in my classroom. Here is the first. I have it in two styles/colors, as I am not sure which I plan to use. My classroom interior is going to be built around brown, blue, and green (to try and make sense of the very old and eclectic furnishings in my room). I was inspired by Dots on Chocolate, http://www.creativeteaching.com/c-438-dots-on-chocolate.aspx, which I think is mature enough to work in a middle school classroom. That color combo led me to look for digi fonts, which took me to http://www.etsy.com/shop/TracyAnnDigitalArt. I am still waiting for permission to share the items I make using her digi alphabets, and if I get it, I will have several new things to post. Anyhow, the second offering works with those colors.
The first offering, instead, is rainbow-colored. Last year, I made my version of http://pinterest.com/pin/180707003768276016/, which I shared in an earlier post. I still want to hang this outside my classroom, as I think it is inspiring no matter what age the students. Since it is rainbow-colored, I made this poster to match, figuring that I will likely hang them together outside my classroom.
This was made with various fonts (most from dafont.com and http://www.kevinandamanda.com/). It was inspired by http://www.scribd.com/tbentson/d/62787273-In-Our-Classroom-We-Do. However, I have changed several of the statements to reflect my ideas and the needs of older students.
<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eoGvRGoWykGUf8SwwrU5NgBMhP7bdW_ujpe5lqGpyvY/edit"><b>In This Classroom Documents</b></a>GoddessofWhimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06773842261043780211noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148532732825397393.post-90698422583881040982012-03-25T10:21:00.008-07:002012-03-25T18:03:12.752-07:00"Because"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQaucVlGkp-ul7pnhqh2O39RNXwAnehC-1hLKHp-Lu9slc9MSFGSYgyagfhqcD3uC5zU08ryVNsaVSP5eKJLwgRYnB8tNampaZJL_6EvSY_941_TDozmKxvAa_lXpggCd4CZ5XFzte9qg/s1600/Presentation2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQaucVlGkp-ul7pnhqh2O39RNXwAnehC-1hLKHp-Lu9slc9MSFGSYgyagfhqcD3uC5zU08ryVNsaVSP5eKJLwgRYnB8tNampaZJL_6EvSY_941_TDozmKxvAa_lXpggCd4CZ5XFzte9qg/s320/Presentation2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723886257555394562" /></a><br /><br /><strong><a href="https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B36X56vTKSSWOWczaHZUUkpRSm1fSTVIR0lHTThWZw">Because Doc</a></strong><br /><br />Not something I can put up during testing, but I was in the poster-making mood, what with my new alphabet and everything! (See previous post for alphabet info.)<br /><br />I failed to credit my inspiration for this poster in the original post. I have two teachers in my district (including one of my son's middle school language arts teachers) and <a href="http://www.helloliteracy.blogspot.com">helloliteracy.blogspot.com </a> (the boarder was a freebie she posted on her blog as well!) to thank for sharing their ideas on how to get students to explain answers with the use of the word "because." I would never have managed this poster without their ideas!GoddessofWhimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06773842261043780211noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148532732825397393.post-6960336876944354782012-03-25T09:27:00.003-07:002012-03-25T09:34:28.380-07:00It's Kind of Fun...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk8WKe3kAb9oZDc3bKVRTVWWbU4PrcNVQMc9pFztnKU2K_bZkpOShyphenhyphenQWK8IYxlZIlsJgkXvAz7WP88tVwJc8QNldHOWOGNvspZCJcWOlrTuea54UStRS42otCZ9ipc1G6mylqlOkWH5Lc/s1600/Presentation1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk8WKe3kAb9oZDc3bKVRTVWWbU4PrcNVQMc9pFztnKU2K_bZkpOShyphenhyphenQWK8IYxlZIlsJgkXvAz7WP88tVwJc8QNldHOWOGNvspZCJcWOlrTuea54UStRS42otCZ9ipc1G6mylqlOkWH5Lc/s320/Presentation1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723872536077832146" /></a><br /><br /><br />After discovering <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/kpmdoodles?utm_source=convo&utm_medium=trans_email&utm_campaign=convo_html">KMP Doodles</a>, I knew I had to have her alphabet to make a poster! I bought them this morning, had them in my in box within an hour, and of course, immediately started playing with them! Here, I used Alphabetsoup and Brightflowerpatch. <br /><br />As always, I hope this is a poster you can use in your classroom too.<br /><strong><br /><a href="https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B36X56vTKSSWdWg1UlV1VXlRbWExS0ZQVHdpcjd3dw">It's Kind of Fun Doc</a></strong>GoddessofWhimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06773842261043780211noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148532732825397393.post-10199977377894446802012-03-24T17:43:00.004-07:002012-03-24T17:57:19.999-07:00The [Person] Who Doesn't Read<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil4qrYbOh2DYQmb5RXoh4tgWXJ9BJzQz_fOKL5-wrSuslYjWZjjvE2J1z0QroYliyY289qR5jXsGejO1dyCCrS_d4J1Roswrfmr2bcUJqVaAbi6x1RhoqZ6weq_kCkmX8y6QQtz5k50Ds/s1600/doesn%2527t+read.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil4qrYbOh2DYQmb5RXoh4tgWXJ9BJzQz_fOKL5-wrSuslYjWZjjvE2J1z0QroYliyY289qR5jXsGejO1dyCCrS_d4J1Roswrfmr2bcUJqVaAbi6x1RhoqZ6weq_kCkmX8y6QQtz5k50Ds/s320/doesn%2527t+read.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723629150892627842" /></a><br /><br />As I mentioned in the last post, I am on a poster-making binge, in order to decorate my classroom during testing (and beyond). Here is another one. My students have all learned that brackets [] are used when you change or add to someone's words in a quote. If yours do not know this yet, you may need to explain it. The original quote uses the word "man," but I want my girls to relate to this as much as my boys, which I am sure is what dear Mr. Twain (or Samuel Clemens, which was his real name) intended. <br /><br /><strong><a href="https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B36X56vTKSSWVjQ1ZUt2dzZTNXl6U29CTjFKQmNzQQ">The [Person] who Doesn't Read Doc</a></strong>GoddessofWhimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06773842261043780211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148532732825397393.post-2007509143700087472012-03-24T16:55:00.004-07:002012-03-24T16:58:51.406-07:00Teachers Open a Door...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgChNFAzGY5a564ovqbkhG4eHBJlUL-DBDhOPrGzJV49ifYwwXW6UtU5Jalldcrcj5X1RVRed9xZMXMGa6tx-QfPC4El9pWsMfbmw1UN3VXjrR6orKJyiv2-tLnqwW4n_Z2QLhIwSDHj8s/s1600/open+door.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 244px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgChNFAzGY5a564ovqbkhG4eHBJlUL-DBDhOPrGzJV49ifYwwXW6UtU5Jalldcrcj5X1RVRed9xZMXMGa6tx-QfPC4El9pWsMfbmw1UN3VXjrR6orKJyiv2-tLnqwW4n_Z2QLhIwSDHj8s/s320/open+door.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723616822474243810" /></a><br /><br />I'm taking down and/or covering all of my educational posters per state testing requirements, and I hate the idea of a bland classroom. So, I'm working on turning some inspirational quotes into easily-printable "posters." I'll upload them in Google Docs and share them here for anyone that might find them useful or fun. :)<br /><br /><a href="https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B36X56vTKSSWcHBfaU84eGlUMENQb2QyVGIxVUFDUQ">Teachers Open a Door Doc</a>GoddessofWhimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06773842261043780211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148532732825397393.post-51804373161065647562012-03-22T15:03:00.005-07:002012-03-23T17:51:15.894-07:00You are...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLG1Zs6cudRqhJVso1urf96F3TTI2OCCWap0Fh3S61cd4xIRW2ARDozKPqUhVqnlki2feXZBpOrMNpZUGyjvGoQsNoyLVTldL1Ud5S7TFMHIHVf9gutU04RAAj3gp7JSyBHTcsw5oVdxI/s1600/march+22+014.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLG1Zs6cudRqhJVso1urf96F3TTI2OCCWap0Fh3S61cd4xIRW2ARDozKPqUhVqnlki2feXZBpOrMNpZUGyjvGoQsNoyLVTldL1Ud5S7TFMHIHVf9gutU04RAAj3gp7JSyBHTcsw5oVdxI/s320/march+22+014.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722846352106867298" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoNxCYMRCqvImhT7UcornE1llw_ZYBgWnr3DtJxKUSF7nrbCpJH868vTyTTUe23oJDswCe3nhTBXkV0p-M_h0MF1rtItKE0WuNL30PuJg5GFQKc6ObPQUVoRHu9tMb6czTBmd3cWWdrAo/s1600/march+22+016.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoNxCYMRCqvImhT7UcornE1llw_ZYBgWnr3DtJxKUSF7nrbCpJH868vTyTTUe23oJDswCe3nhTBXkV0p-M_h0MF1rtItKE0WuNL30PuJg5GFQKc6ObPQUVoRHu9tMb6czTBmd3cWWdrAo/s320/march+22+016.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722846342956355714" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3dbhmkKetJSWOcS69OyAM1B44fJ2h3qbTuepZ5zPVvQ671L3LLmk8ciR9WWSPIhXRs4CY-S-YAb6wY1nczsdRW1kay93rpyLB4aCESWzP9HI2YunS3rnaDt8_iwE4IoUfWDs3msRSXTo/s1600/march+22+015.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3dbhmkKetJSWOcS69OyAM1B44fJ2h3qbTuepZ5zPVvQ671L3LLmk8ciR9WWSPIhXRs4CY-S-YAb6wY1nczsdRW1kay93rpyLB4aCESWzP9HI2YunS3rnaDt8_iwE4IoUfWDs3msRSXTo/s320/march+22+015.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722846335848505634" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX5NGKVcYrpLr5x0yWLp0EUVKBO_Hed1grya1ydOuVOre4wqBqXcPZXQu95F2NIcw4RAXSsr1rpEhLbnQU26OMvI_CSVtVIGA2PAAeuFS_RswCitjldYnmT7_zm-Jz2dwVRdBbHaihYfA/s1600/march+22+013.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX5NGKVcYrpLr5x0yWLp0EUVKBO_Hed1grya1ydOuVOre4wqBqXcPZXQu95F2NIcw4RAXSsr1rpEhLbnQU26OMvI_CSVtVIGA2PAAeuFS_RswCitjldYnmT7_zm-Jz2dwVRdBbHaihYfA/s320/march+22+013.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722846331086483170" /></a><br /><br /><br />A few weeks ago, I was thrilled by <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/180707003768276016/">this pin</a>. I've been thinking about doing it ever since seeing it. Well, it is spring break, and although I have spent most of it reading (Good Reads is suggesting I increase my 2012 reading goal!), I do want to do a few things for my classroom. We start state testing next week, and I thought this would be a wonderful ego boost for the students as they return to face this daunting task.<br /><br />You will notice that I changed some fonts, colors, and words, but the overall gist is the same. I am including a link to the download of mine, in case anyone wants to do this without having to recreate it. When I cut the words apart, I made the strips 2 1/2 inches wide and a 1/2 inch longer than the word at each end. The frame, then is 3 1/2 inches wide and another 1/2 wider on each end. I hope that makes sense... For "scientists," it required it to be printed in two parts, and some of the longer words have frames that are two parts as well, if you use 8 1/2 x 11 inch cardstock. I want to get these laminated before hanging, and I don't think the seams will show much after that.<br /><br />Anyhow, I hope this helps or inspires. <strong><br /><br /><a href="https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B36X56vTKSSWNjR6UGNzR3NUUnVGZ1l6YldvZXNMQQ">You are...</a></strong>GoddessofWhimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06773842261043780211noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148532732825397393.post-6256833471027630042012-03-18T10:54:00.003-07:002012-03-18T10:58:31.976-07:00I was visiting other blogs......when I came across this post about apocalyptic, post-apocalyptic, and dystopian writing. I giggled loud enough that my husband and son came in to ask me what was so funny, Needless to say, after reading it to them, they were laughing too, which is why I must repost here. I could hardly keep such a giggle-worthy post to myself. You can read it <a href="http://www.teachmentortexts.com/2012/03/dystopian-vs-post-apocalyptic-week-10.html">HERE</a>.GoddessofWhimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06773842261043780211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148532732825397393.post-17131929082118515262012-03-18T10:03:00.004-07:002012-03-18T10:17:12.063-07:00Fourth-Grade Writing Rules<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYVdJqgFxIs-yQp8Hz1pssy157OsfvsTTEJo8Sa-JNFk21miMNnEC-2p2QELdVMzLYnCPQP8NVWdyTuUsk4vcWzNYGyoB-EQCiEoHDM0Joc1U18gYc8KxYsy3uOsBBOmgfJWHeMgLEz0Q/s1600/March+18+006.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYVdJqgFxIs-yQp8Hz1pssy157OsfvsTTEJo8Sa-JNFk21miMNnEC-2p2QELdVMzLYnCPQP8NVWdyTuUsk4vcWzNYGyoB-EQCiEoHDM0Joc1U18gYc8KxYsy3uOsBBOmgfJWHeMgLEz0Q/s320/March+18+006.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721286246444539730" /></a><br />Inspired by someone's pinning of the poster on <a href="http://www.squidoo.com/7-tips-for-beginner-squids">Squidoo's writing tips </a>, I created something to hang in my classroom that expressed my thoughts on 4th grade writing. <br /><br />I've loaded it <a href="http://www.4shared.com/office/CyM5l6dq/4th_grade_writing_rules.html"><strong>here</strong></a> for those that want to use it too.GoddessofWhimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06773842261043780211noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148532732825397393.post-75540579672039142182012-03-11T09:26:00.003-07:002012-03-11T09:34:38.215-07:00States of Matter<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWeXWx_A1__Mq6KALGlpt7k60LZMiF7x3UQC3Uj_3Vw8KG2Dl3tOVGc6hfaQYKqEVGPdccCogZ-a2Gi4qqGTPY-TSYfqJMLj5_9z3OW2Ev72yPdr7gxS-c6G4sXu3EHiqfWtALRx-mKqQ/s1600/March+11+077.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWeXWx_A1__Mq6KALGlpt7k60LZMiF7x3UQC3Uj_3Vw8KG2Dl3tOVGc6hfaQYKqEVGPdccCogZ-a2Gi4qqGTPY-TSYfqJMLj5_9z3OW2Ev72yPdr7gxS-c6G4sXu3EHiqfWtALRx-mKqQ/s320/March+11+077.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718677154453653298" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7lWKp54bSeYNNBkYu8u7ZyFbVcBZkpMFwinikYySSsaP9S7jvV51zpXySpPRhwh6gKZS_Tz9TOXK32C-_twFH1wM5p8oahLjzyquOHSXMXMM5CKG0GRCqfXtOQLJFfEgI_j_PvFnpgF4/s1600/March+11+078.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7lWKp54bSeYNNBkYu8u7ZyFbVcBZkpMFwinikYySSsaP9S7jvV51zpXySpPRhwh6gKZS_Tz9TOXK32C-_twFH1wM5p8oahLjzyquOHSXMXMM5CKG0GRCqfXtOQLJFfEgI_j_PvFnpgF4/s320/March+11+078.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718677148927008706" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_IcO3re1F8384Yy_W3YbiOcCPDCWlZ-wcheOJVRq6yP_IIWl_PUD38Eih_TYRC7AnZnuwrlzBqFMd89Cax_wH9cMRgD6YFOFBMzP_BRJOP8cT4cvUoqAFjDDTtVUAxMAM9IZquJpJP-U/s1600/March+11+076.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_IcO3re1F8384Yy_W3YbiOcCPDCWlZ-wcheOJVRq6yP_IIWl_PUD38Eih_TYRC7AnZnuwrlzBqFMd89Cax_wH9cMRgD6YFOFBMzP_BRJOP8cT4cvUoqAFjDDTtVUAxMAM9IZquJpJP-U/s320/March+11+076.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718677140406511410" /></a><br /><br /><br />This isn't much different from all the other matter foldables out there, but I figured I'd post it anyhow. The stickers (ie hole reinforcers) we used were just something I had on hand. I'd like to find smaller stickers next time, so they can fit more on to really see the relationship of molecules and the space between them.<br /><br />The foldable is just a sheet of paper folded in half landscape-wise. Then, the fold is glued together about an inch down, to create a title area. They measure in 3 1/2" from both ends to create the cuts for the flaps.GoddessofWhimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06773842261043780211noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148532732825397393.post-55194233288004319032012-03-04T10:49:00.004-08:002012-03-04T10:57:08.008-08:00Disney Biography<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiULWUhbQ3ZbXCUrVgdM2EN0LZTgYPg_lu3dExw9EVOpyMJxlgk_UDnB13vjCn9gvrjuKe878GoY1WKBHqKiX-lx2ALidQzzwbm0DDGku-ghIjXhmpCoSP60lp0i9KqAb6l7rKzmu64Gvc/s1600/Mar+3+002.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiULWUhbQ3ZbXCUrVgdM2EN0LZTgYPg_lu3dExw9EVOpyMJxlgk_UDnB13vjCn9gvrjuKe878GoY1WKBHqKiX-lx2ALidQzzwbm0DDGku-ghIjXhmpCoSP60lp0i9KqAb6l7rKzmu64Gvc/s320/Mar+3+002.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716116416469818354" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitlwLEq4aHbxDOJ-eEQlU0Iw9aXmVudxVjatS5JdOFCkJ5Bh9_awv0GvZUnygN97IYcLaDL_vsq7NC55nTbNd325I-BvQJl6gn3SwbV6uzv2BqC_mGllvfEDGI9tCrVrQ3376T9grDYiw/s1600/Mar+3+001.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitlwLEq4aHbxDOJ-eEQlU0Iw9aXmVudxVjatS5JdOFCkJ5Bh9_awv0GvZUnygN97IYcLaDL_vsq7NC55nTbNd325I-BvQJl6gn3SwbV6uzv2BqC_mGllvfEDGI9tCrVrQ3376T9grDYiw/s320/Mar+3+001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716116413883739218" /></a><br /><br /><br />I've spent the morning working on the biography my class will do next. We do the Dr. Seuss one together, with me teaching them how to determine important info from smaller details and the importance of chronologically presented info. This one, Disney, will be done in partnerships. The students will work together to reinforce the skills they just learned. Again, they get a more creative and engaging way to present their learning. (Pay no attention to the fact my floor needs to be swept! It is the basic teaching dilemma--clean the house or work on lessons...) We won't get to this for another week, but I was feeling motivated today!GoddessofWhimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06773842261043780211noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148532732825397393.post-19805351016278448942012-03-02T09:06:00.003-08:002012-03-02T09:16:00.235-08:00I Mustache You a Question<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1GO8yk_twx_n1N5eCRMujvWSg5qXUV_BF54Unm9r9-g41wCBwowWBatbaBSPHB0hokwtyHHkzKO4MSle__zCkNQlkh_hRnwr4xGdHLF0aHYJJ_Y1NcW9Vfd4ym4BPl7NJp8Oylw6O2-A/s1600/Mar+2+003.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1GO8yk_twx_n1N5eCRMujvWSg5qXUV_BF54Unm9r9-g41wCBwowWBatbaBSPHB0hokwtyHHkzKO4MSle__zCkNQlkh_hRnwr4xGdHLF0aHYJJ_Y1NcW9Vfd4ym4BPl7NJp8Oylw6O2-A/s320/Mar+2+003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715348398415607378" /></a><br /><br />Does anyone outgrow Dr. Seuss? This is one of the 'staches I made for my class and our kinder book buddies. We were supposed to celebrate Seuss' birthday and Read Across America Day together, but the snow day has postponed that until Monday. My high schooler thought this meant he could mess around with a 'stache. LOL It seems like only yesterday he was in a crazy hat parade; now, he is shaving--not that the bushy 'stache show it! BTW, he's wearing a Dr. Seuss shirt under that robe! :)GoddessofWhimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06773842261043780211noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148532732825397393.post-46098605588996154692012-03-02T07:25:00.004-08:002012-03-02T07:36:09.434-08:00Dr. Seuss Limericks<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Mvk4StVYjwv1bbOerLH0plYKgSvrTTFBv5k6B5PKjzsBL_v7CY8KYSI4k9STvuRel0bsc6rsCKO0JzJKVcRGWfEcwZVN7tF5LtCK-aC0b_IomrI-bLcP6VBrkWXcVGqhBJ1pY6DtY_0/s1600/Mar+1+007.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Mvk4StVYjwv1bbOerLH0plYKgSvrTTFBv5k6B5PKjzsBL_v7CY8KYSI4k9STvuRel0bsc6rsCKO0JzJKVcRGWfEcwZVN7tF5LtCK-aC0b_IomrI-bLcP6VBrkWXcVGqhBJ1pY6DtY_0/s320/Mar+1+007.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGERage a_PHOTO_ID_5715321660285033810" /></a><br /><br />In language arts this week, my students wrote Dr. Seuss limericks. Several are amazing; most turned out well, but I will forewarn anyone wanting to do this: you will read a lot of limericks about Ted being dead or in bed! LOL I'll post photos of the students' poems hanging when I can get to the school. (Snow day good news: I have time to catch up on blog posts; snow day bad news: I can't get to the school to take the rest of the photos I wanted to include!) Feel free to use mine as a model. The meter isn't perfect, but I was okay with that for 4th grade limericks (let a few iffy rhymes in some students poems too).<br /><br />BTW, I used "Seuss" pronounced the way most of us say it, "soose." However, it is actually said, "zoyce," and I asked my kiddos, who had learned this fact, not to try to rhyme it that way, as most readers of their poems wouldn't realize why the pronouciation was different.GoddessofWhimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06773842261043780211noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148532732825397393.post-20746144628672264542012-03-02T06:37:00.007-08:002012-03-11T09:26:02.409-07:00Biographies<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigi1ke7sxQR5kgV7nRJ7xzeuJtbIbnqmdJUq2u95a4ZYr4Vj59M52PilDnc-_G-Ff85QHVnnFvUMj1bfdczsMtBg0vvpfcaAA6hG3z9qQUsUKQT8Aylwbb8Ru8d8fXWdeLnBECLpF1Mng/s1600/March+11+079.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigi1ke7sxQR5kgV7nRJ7xzeuJtbIbnqmdJUq2u95a4ZYr4Vj59M52PilDnc-_G-Ff85QHVnnFvUMj1bfdczsMtBg0vvpfcaAA6hG3z9qQUsUKQT8Aylwbb8Ru8d8fXWdeLnBECLpF1Mng/s320/March+11+079.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718676580386404802" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVZ65mpy_QUOZULO9xrQKh3sQcSmoL3xDN3KIgl9MeuTyGqIJZzJBvEX1ZCIuAMPkdo3BL6fUTfxW-uc20bF7InjuCdYcKx1b7ZqbW0iabaGHkoam4UE4gg3FY2O_uoytxATDGXzB-yjA/s1600/Mar+1+005.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVZ65mpy_QUOZULO9xrQKh3sQcSmoL3xDN3KIgl9MeuTyGqIJZzJBvEX1ZCIuAMPkdo3BL6fUTfxW-uc20bF7InjuCdYcKx1b7ZqbW0iabaGHkoam4UE4gg3FY2O_uoytxATDGXzB-yjA/s320/Mar+1+005.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715313888529423058" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPP2S3R6bOzYkXl1_q1URpJKyJ5iDUagJXR7cvTjF4Qc6zKMKL_fjiMTE-e3X_Xnz8RjldQx71-iEkpViWjMnKACUdbVP7shMhwv4V8qIgEPScvspTPU-I24OCM2qrdYTPIkS-l0OsHhE/s1600/Mar+1+006.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPP2S3R6bOzYkXl1_q1URpJKyJ5iDUagJXR7cvTjF4Qc6zKMKL_fjiMTE-e3X_Xnz8RjldQx71-iEkpViWjMnKACUdbVP7shMhwv4V8qIgEPScvspTPU-I24OCM2qrdYTPIkS-l0OsHhE/s320/Mar+1+006.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715313879227034994" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFDUfdVgGlwahDHBpnlIw2QDpPyShRoRoBlZQOh55a2wDWrfzFKGflNkyMC5RfpYfmgt3fgkvIn8piWb5lGboWXqpdEfuGkaSv_kf8V5dZYJowfJlkn9n8JfysfujRLTAaGNu0kTr1_zs/s1600/Mar+1+010.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFDUfdVgGlwahDHBpnlIw2QDpPyShRoRoBlZQOh55a2wDWrfzFKGflNkyMC5RfpYfmgt3fgkvIn8piWb5lGboWXqpdEfuGkaSv_kf8V5dZYJowfJlkn9n8JfysfujRLTAaGNu0kTr1_zs/s320/Mar+1+010.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715313877887156242" /></a><br />This started with an idea I saw on <a href="http://teachinginhighheels.blogspot.com/">Teaching in High Heels</a>. Her January 15th post had the most adorable science biographies, which I decided could be altered for 4th grade. I pinned it <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/180707003768024348/">here</a> so I wouldn't forget it.<br /><br />You can see in the photo above how it became a 4th grade scientist biography. I will scan and upload my templates this weekend. (SNOW DAY today, which means I am not at school to grab it and do it today, but I will have to go in sometime this weekend to prep for next week.) Anyhow, the students and I liked this creative alternative to traditional biographies so much that I decided we'd have to make our Dr. Seuss one just as wonderful.<br /><br />I hand drew the Cat in the Hat's hat and the thought bubbles. I will also load these templates! I adore how the final report turned out. The students get to choose which facts they include/feel are most important about Seuss, and many are going beyond the two books we read/are reading in class. The student versions are not done yet, but I will add a photo of the display when it is up next week.<br /><br />We have one more biography to go, with two fun and famous people from which to choose, and I already have ideas bouncing around my brain on how to make them equally creative!GoddessofWhimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06773842261043780211noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148532732825397393.post-85065976516411219772012-03-02T05:24:00.004-08:002012-03-02T05:37:48.133-08:00One More Cloud Lesson<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOnrr3d9tw8GmG3Vr5VUtB9F81gfeh219x7uuspCOZ5_wp9ClyAOUhUpN-ZJ8H2dAya2SrnbLPHu4aWpV1Jqqy1hrqoQbTkeN5bVFNiZBzi1Fr4oDWF-XK7y9xclEgNBPpPsf_AEjKGfQ/s1600/Mar+1+017.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOnrr3d9tw8GmG3Vr5VUtB9F81gfeh219x7uuspCOZ5_wp9ClyAOUhUpN-ZJ8H2dAya2SrnbLPHu4aWpV1Jqqy1hrqoQbTkeN5bVFNiZBzi1Fr4oDWF-XK7y9xclEgNBPpPsf_AEjKGfQ/s320/Mar+1+017.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715293467773774130" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPv-PVgV_AVsnQZCJgMj1mk0jmGbZ0D_nwql9JekxuLgOFLw9TRSb0GiqxX4XSQyPeqc41L81nlYBnOeKnTb_E_af_MPT5dLiC-QXuXdG3ZDlyT8Yzs0HF8MrjS9lvhcugFwUhtA4NH8s/s1600/Mar+1+016.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPv-PVgV_AVsnQZCJgMj1mk0jmGbZ0D_nwql9JekxuLgOFLw9TRSb0GiqxX4XSQyPeqc41L81nlYBnOeKnTb_E_af_MPT5dLiC-QXuXdG3ZDlyT8Yzs0HF8MrjS9lvhcugFwUhtA4NH8s/s320/Mar+1+016.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715293462324222994" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbqCPmJ1oslwBHo_umnZfusgChmEQGFyJ6a_szrmAb6drK3ms0Qg-HDUFB8rqJRFSH1tnSJnG-NbSCPbMN0eH046FWo7jf71RlnBiTzve6znV8XP8ud71nYt5isnps1JZC3v_e8vow9fk/s1600/Mar+1+014.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbqCPmJ1oslwBHo_umnZfusgChmEQGFyJ6a_szrmAb6drK3ms0Qg-HDUFB8rqJRFSH1tnSJnG-NbSCPbMN0eH046FWo7jf71RlnBiTzve6znV8XP8ud71nYt5isnps1JZC3v_e8vow9fk/s320/Mar+1+014.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715293447853329586" /></a><br />I forgot to take my camera to school the day my class made these, which meant I didn't get a photo of it until this week. This post should be down below, with the other cloud and weather ones, but it isn't--sorry. Anyhow, this is the last foldable we made for clouds. It explains the clouds by shape, whereas the other did it by altitude. <br /><br />Start with a square of cardstock or heavy paper. Fold it in half along the diagonal--corner to corner in both directions. (There will be and "X" crease when you are done.) Cut one of the creases up to the middle/crease intersection. This allows you to slip one triangle behind the other, and glue it, to create the pyramid. Before gluing, though, label the 3 main cloud shapes: stratus, cumulus, and cirrus. Cut each of these cloud shapes out of white cardstock or construction paper. Write a brief description to help students identify their characteristics on them, and dangle from thread under the side labeled with the cloud's name.GoddessofWhimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06773842261043780211noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148532732825397393.post-8091950923381907352012-02-28T16:42:00.004-08:002012-02-28T16:47:19.835-08:00PinterestThere is a growing awareness of copyright issues and Pinterest. Corkboard Connections has a great post on it <a href="http://corkboardconnections.blogspot.com/2012/02/do-you-have-permission-to-pin.html">here</a>. <br />To be clear on my site and the images I post: Permission to Pin is Granted!<br />You have my permission to pin any image from The Inspired Classroom!GoddessofWhimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06773842261043780211noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148532732825397393.post-27216855172632747982012-02-13T15:46:00.000-08:002012-02-13T16:49:33.536-08:00I Am Poem<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5uJisyNYUCVxLKdCZCeplsZ_I-0xyVHukbKLzy67CjIKw-T3tgkzx8B6ub3QU1To4RVfgy5hFE5mD3MZK8I4N-ry5OSPQciyEqAcWuFQkmy3m4KwYj2GLI8SHpoyUmdp4CRz86nDO_CE/s1600/Feb+7+005.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5uJisyNYUCVxLKdCZCeplsZ_I-0xyVHukbKLzy67CjIKw-T3tgkzx8B6ub3QU1To4RVfgy5hFE5mD3MZK8I4N-ry5OSPQciyEqAcWuFQkmy3m4KwYj2GLI8SHpoyUmdp4CRz86nDO_CE/s320/Feb+7+005.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708771912184322290" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn2D3SKSJTLsVJ0hGkrHpgH-3L2ulWqSDqkBHk6N6xiFoZk4KG4pxEeV5jmtyEcChYVdYodTnLsECZoNHA31fPLu5zhUwIkO5iV5Nw5Ksj9_htQ2N-HrVtiXTSJVDe6QngahQC2D5aRtM/s1600/Feb+7+003.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn2D3SKSJTLsVJ0hGkrHpgH-3L2ulWqSDqkBHk6N6xiFoZk4KG4pxEeV5jmtyEcChYVdYodTnLsECZoNHA31fPLu5zhUwIkO5iV5Nw5Ksj9_htQ2N-HrVtiXTSJVDe6QngahQC2D5aRtM/s320/Feb+7+003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708771902722333074" /></a><br /><br />I am an idea junkie and thief. I seriously adore looking at ideas other teachers are using, and when I can, I 'borrow' them. So when someone pinned something from One Extra Degree's blog, I pinned it too, and then, I went on an all-day blog reading fest. I came across her <a href="http://oneextradegree.blogspot.com/2011_03_01_archive.html">"I Am Poem"</a> freebie and adapted it for my needs, which happened to be quite pressing. My hallway bulletin board was blank, and conferences were the next week. I had the students complete the poem, and they framed them in a way that was quick but wonderful once they were all hanging. My BFF (and co-fourth-grade teacher) and I used our Cricut to cut the title (using two cartridges and a mix mash of papers). Considering how little time we gave to this particular board and writing assignment, I am thrilled with how it turned out. When I do it next year, I’d like to add black and white photos of the kids, framed the same way, and put the title at the top instead of the middle of the board.GoddessofWhimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06773842261043780211noreply@blogger.com3