tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53286594223363726672024-03-13T14:47:07.890-07:00The Cole TrainCole Elementaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17391145889135918730noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328659422336372667.post-45049912341384799562011-12-16T21:51:00.000-08:002011-12-16T21:51:50.166-08:00Falling BehindWe've been super busy in room 507 and we are way behind on sharing what we've been up to lately! Before the Thanksgiving Holiday, our students took a closer look at life for a Native American and Pilgrim child. We read two great Scholastic News for Kids articles and followed it up with a graphic organizer. I wish I snapped a picture of one to share! They had to compare and contrast what Native American and Pilgrim children wore, what they ate, what chores they completed, and what they did for fun. They also had a column to fill out including information about themselves! To wrap up the three day week, our students completed these:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir0b92WIE49M5N_eRkzriBhf_npcdDpdgFilHTye_gRH_fmtz_InyjNnDu5w0PHee59Tq3VgSTVct5vvFdFn9W7I-J2XsjclVKx9x2iBx3ji7xBQ1Z2jhLEGc1dyybTXsrjfiAVRShTLNd/s1600/IMG_3243.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir0b92WIE49M5N_eRkzriBhf_npcdDpdgFilHTye_gRH_fmtz_InyjNnDu5w0PHee59Tq3VgSTVct5vvFdFn9W7I-J2XsjclVKx9x2iBx3ji7xBQ1Z2jhLEGc1dyybTXsrjfiAVRShTLNd/s320/IMG_3243.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA_qGEuAQnnvFn_epnipePK-UYWnZKIYrTRMEUiTyW4knOA2HGScP2TsCBFHJzJpDBn7Wd_3KMKNH4IndntG0puCvjYZkRDtHdFclwUN44b716JOw4XR5sieEWSQhmG_IknYViR49ilzfk/s1600/IMG_3245.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA_qGEuAQnnvFn_epnipePK-UYWnZKIYrTRMEUiTyW4knOA2HGScP2TsCBFHJzJpDBn7Wd_3KMKNH4IndntG0puCvjYZkRDtHdFclwUN44b716JOw4XR5sieEWSQhmG_IknYViR49ilzfk/s320/IMG_3245.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The students began with the prompt, "If I were a Pilgrim/Native American girl/boy I would..." I was really happy with how they turned out!!! Here are some of my favorites:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiouWPkoLrKe3S2QQI-tzdZsrgMLtd2PMfQKMNb43wEcC5fWdDxalpzhA4aw3Jpx_PEanTH4Ij8nEdz8TiyZIdAjbREyIauwp13IfJRRDy0uttb7PoAAsaFpVGlu7pOyAzSELDv_dYO4BkS/s1600/IMG_3249.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiouWPkoLrKe3S2QQI-tzdZsrgMLtd2PMfQKMNb43wEcC5fWdDxalpzhA4aw3Jpx_PEanTH4Ij8nEdz8TiyZIdAjbREyIauwp13IfJRRDy0uttb7PoAAsaFpVGlu7pOyAzSELDv_dYO4BkS/s320/IMG_3249.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmyHJ5rEB_q-DwDpn6rLEJRZ0TGnvRtEx3_oA8KjgDF_mAcsc-zuFtWgMW3gJ4pyUiRcVKzHBvLsHyDCA5h1uhW2VDUpDKO-Wn6BLeQMBFUXxcwKW4cypwnmafI1l8DxzJoJ0-Gk6MbyQV/s1600/IMG_3250.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmyHJ5rEB_q-DwDpn6rLEJRZ0TGnvRtEx3_oA8KjgDF_mAcsc-zuFtWgMW3gJ4pyUiRcVKzHBvLsHyDCA5h1uhW2VDUpDKO-Wn6BLeQMBFUXxcwKW4cypwnmafI1l8DxzJoJ0-Gk6MbyQV/s320/IMG_3250.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyGsfPPPIojSI21e4_iaf2sDnIupjLrPZnkjDglUdlaN7c2UP6B2o3KT0esC9AsgaJzGP79284PCy1CMs2zITOzBk_dDZJW-kW46pCF9DlR9jMaBYxD7CSV3qpQPlAaV5ImbVXyM4SWHiN/s1600/IMG_3252.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyGsfPPPIojSI21e4_iaf2sDnIupjLrPZnkjDglUdlaN7c2UP6B2o3KT0esC9AsgaJzGP79284PCy1CMs2zITOzBk_dDZJW-kW46pCF9DlR9jMaBYxD7CSV3qpQPlAaV5ImbVXyM4SWHiN/s320/IMG_3252.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNZaW3e0QQpekZ2fev4MJYGLAR346gJK-kExwIs9Js1OPrzlI0-OmtbJxF5VjOoZlt6zAhO5-H3Uw4lpuV0dE5sIMQHXLVeyFY7lQAz75kymZKjzQUeNcc8Ti3QamBJrM6-2Jt14CXH3J5/s1600/IMG_3254.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNZaW3e0QQpekZ2fev4MJYGLAR346gJK-kExwIs9Js1OPrzlI0-OmtbJxF5VjOoZlt6zAhO5-H3Uw4lpuV0dE5sIMQHXLVeyFY7lQAz75kymZKjzQUeNcc8Ti3QamBJrM6-2Jt14CXH3J5/s320/IMG_3254.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The students really had a great time working on these and I couldn't believe how much they remembered!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">During the week we also read, "The Thanksgiving Story Bracelet," which was found on Pinterest. After reading the poem, the students had to make their bracelets by sequencing the story. Then they took turns retelling the story to their "shoulder partner" (Kagan Structure) using the beads on their bracelet to prompt them. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">In science, we took a closer look at how the Native Americans taught the Pilgrims to grow corn successfully using fish for fertilizer. The timing couldn't have been better because we had just wrapped up our unit on soils! To make it fun, each student received a chocolate jello pudding (as the soil). They then placed a corn seed (one candy corn) into the "soil". Next they fertilized it with fish (Swedish Fish). Then they covered it with dirt (crunched up Oreos)! To check for understanding, students had to complete a sheet that went along with the activity and our soil unit. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The last day the students had the choice to be either a Pilgrim girl/boy or a Native American boy/girl. Each choice accompanied a different craft that would be worn for the reader's theater play we'd been practicing about the first Thanksgiving. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5w_TFvKX1jARdXFzRVLKpWbhQAZeSO_xi6CbK1euXNGYcSLTTTyg8-O2be6SPnkvVEcDEnl74E0sKP-U_0qIZ8kuw8T2JagYJe54MUTggJeK7ihSoRV50SoMkBNeFZU1WBvrHHGenXT0P/s1600/pumpkins.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5w_TFvKX1jARdXFzRVLKpWbhQAZeSO_xi6CbK1euXNGYcSLTTTyg8-O2be6SPnkvVEcDEnl74E0sKP-U_0qIZ8kuw8T2JagYJe54MUTggJeK7ihSoRV50SoMkBNeFZU1WBvrHHGenXT0P/s320/pumpkins.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am so thankful for our 18 wonderful students!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Cole Elementaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17391145889135918730noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328659422336372667.post-20385263082506411232011-11-30T17:20:00.000-08:002011-11-30T17:20:26.828-08:00Christmas Tree Ornaments<div style="text-align: center;">Last week, Cole got a last-minute request to provide some literacy-based ornaments to be used on some Christmas trees at the Governor's Mansion for the holidays. The trees will be part of the official Holiday Tour. The ornaments turned out so cute! </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3jMI_BsUmctyeMiARWXVLouCJTHN5tdpI37mVC-CwiIwZFTcKgiuNN-u7iLhXbozh_5YkxVTuZBa_J3gZgJDdwkz1jp-YtiDJluSvsT1jFdu-Rfke3C9VAI3FObwOeYp-0unt7H4aKBa5/s1600/Cole+Ornaments+009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3jMI_BsUmctyeMiARWXVLouCJTHN5tdpI37mVC-CwiIwZFTcKgiuNN-u7iLhXbozh_5YkxVTuZBa_J3gZgJDdwkz1jp-YtiDJluSvsT1jFdu-Rfke3C9VAI3FObwOeYp-0unt7H4aKBa5/s400/Cole+Ornaments+009.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I do believe that's a pretty amazing illustration!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mrs. Kaeser's class did the book <em>The Rainbow Fish</em>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They made rainbow fish with sequins and cd's!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_kK8l2yWyJTxhD0HbFV6BVUWUS-aQaDJrEP3_VxOYC42XJcE9_7gieWRi9mZUZ448ILV7nxaopBOSrbIGmkmcXV9GeZqiRLDajjMNxwEf5aOkAG4Vv-5EtecDFYa6NTerfU2_HeUoU1H/s1600/Cole+Ornaments+013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_kK8l2yWyJTxhD0HbFV6BVUWUS-aQaDJrEP3_VxOYC42XJcE9_7gieWRi9mZUZ448ILV7nxaopBOSrbIGmkmcXV9GeZqiRLDajjMNxwEf5aOkAG4Vv-5EtecDFYa6NTerfU2_HeUoU1H/s400/Cole+Ornaments+013.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mrs. Bozeman's class did the book <em>Where's Waldo?</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKX_OmOJ-ES7o5v2m6ZIvpuH-jqi9rhnNgBqGHIJadEqMASCigssm95W5DJHRye-A7jwm1NDfB0-zJWXz4fkhW-BhLFDt6nSqp3zVeB5ZEZdeTqkN437smh93oNpZjDvV9FaBEHk4vEWf/s1600/Cole+Ornaments+016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKX_OmOJ-ES7o5v2m6ZIvpuH-jqi9rhnNgBqGHIJadEqMASCigssm95W5DJHRye-A7jwm1NDfB0-zJWXz4fkhW-BhLFDt6nSqp3zVeB5ZEZdeTqkN437smh93oNpZjDvV9FaBEHk4vEWf/s400/Cole+Ornaments+016.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They added their own names to the title and drew miniature versions of themselves and dropped them into the ornaments with some streamers. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHBhMVkJbkB7uXyOGZcNnfUUcFQsmQuea9Z4wu6rNfUsw38_tgLiq9LHv5cGWPUE1ZiTrEmrMO_-qOUWwVkzFnDqzgqYE_Li87V2Ql6YGgqHdIunOIUp9nrYCffgOgiBjW6iqck_xN_yng/s1600/Cole+Ornaments+020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHBhMVkJbkB7uXyOGZcNnfUUcFQsmQuea9Z4wu6rNfUsw38_tgLiq9LHv5cGWPUE1ZiTrEmrMO_-qOUWwVkzFnDqzgqYE_Li87V2Ql6YGgqHdIunOIUp9nrYCffgOgiBjW6iqck_xN_yng/s400/Cole+Ornaments+020.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">See the little person inside?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ms. Ridings' class read <em>Chicka Chicka Boom Boom.</em> They made little palm trees with letter beads.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKF98mofGe01PqWdRcWeE2QSxQVQKE6VJfvW5AeaawKilm_Y0kfn3Wv8MS-y-P1PTzd9KGKTCbfspS1tZz9PjOyyuOJrkRybp0rFNq0eWY-tPM1airues5STAybxU8kegjewJSZGRqbi1V/s1600/Cole+Ornaments+011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKF98mofGe01PqWdRcWeE2QSxQVQKE6VJfvW5AeaawKilm_Y0kfn3Wv8MS-y-P1PTzd9KGKTCbfspS1tZz9PjOyyuOJrkRybp0rFNq0eWY-tPM1airues5STAybxU8kegjewJSZGRqbi1V/s400/Cole+Ornaments+011.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And, Mrs. Irvine's class did <em>The Very Hungry Caterpillar</em>. They made little fingerprint caterpillars onto glass ornaments stuffed to look like apples. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzPdxM-m0yPnyiqWJl5-DqzltRp12NxeqNGBXtPJdI5xDccy26btrv1E28VsNOHTMOUSspTgsaY23YmVlB3IloXjMnB9WMuHimcuEk1VxhTc9FgNyTfyLdzj_deJREqrmiNgXUefo3BZuc/s1600/Cole+Ornaments+021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzPdxM-m0yPnyiqWJl5-DqzltRp12NxeqNGBXtPJdI5xDccy26btrv1E28VsNOHTMOUSspTgsaY23YmVlB3IloXjMnB9WMuHimcuEk1VxhTc9FgNyTfyLdzj_deJREqrmiNgXUefo3BZuc/s400/Cole+Ornaments+021.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, a very special THANK YOU to all the teachers and students who worked so hard to get these done in such short notice! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Cole Elementaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17391145889135918730noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328659422336372667.post-5708399167112085032011-10-06T16:08:00.000-07:002011-12-16T22:24:32.520-08:00Hooked on Anchor ChartsAs we wrap up the eighth week of school, I feel like we have anchor charts coming out of our ears. However, I can't imagine teaching without them! Here are just a few of our charts that we've generated <i>with</i> our students!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Uc0bpQzCycG3s9nHiZhBK-m1avsRgAPU0gMhyphenhyphentIHuYkxPjgFLuMFTmU9ZZf5zMq1geEOF16qm_SxdjEXDScl5lQNqh5PuQB9dLLpCTUJSAU-XGFN2XE_hCPUhD6xxn6hgDSIRgj3QTOX/s1600/IMG_3125.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Uc0bpQzCycG3s9nHiZhBK-m1avsRgAPU0gMhyphenhyphentIHuYkxPjgFLuMFTmU9ZZf5zMq1geEOF16qm_SxdjEXDScl5lQNqh5PuQB9dLLpCTUJSAU-XGFN2XE_hCPUhD6xxn6hgDSIRgj3QTOX/s320/IMG_3125.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">In the beginning of the year, we created a lot of charts about what classroom procedures should "look like, sound like, and feel like." </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTAV7FzpzDdK8zzLYxecXmArirXPaMQTGW1S166ar3zqivewzPIbsT5ILsqd2b1TpHFiiyiGitG-0UP0GEm41WihifI3wHid2JEs3C9oHOhxu4zW2CreKmHSw8-7Ph3EaHlPcXyuM02k10/s1600/IMG_3147.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTAV7FzpzDdK8zzLYxecXmArirXPaMQTGW1S166ar3zqivewzPIbsT5ILsqd2b1TpHFiiyiGitG-0UP0GEm41WihifI3wHid2JEs3C9oHOhxu4zW2CreKmHSw8-7Ph3EaHlPcXyuM02k10/s320/IMG_3147.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We used this great visual to help our students get a better understanding of the beginning, middle, and end of a story. It was definitely Pinterest inspired! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAlFsavJAjsofAALqiD3Ae8jkOcjR2aphs3hopUFAYMgJyqt6kBpyFOYGj4TIvTfEx2OzOzu3dGYg-fuk193Bujxu2fw4igPi1VIVEYCOcY0njBdde46CoBvemiSK8S3TkMTgn0CIuWvz-/s1600/IMG_3141.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAlFsavJAjsofAALqiD3Ae8jkOcjR2aphs3hopUFAYMgJyqt6kBpyFOYGj4TIvTfEx2OzOzu3dGYg-fuk193Bujxu2fw4igPi1VIVEYCOcY0njBdde46CoBvemiSK8S3TkMTgn0CIuWvz-/s320/IMG_3141.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>To help encourage recognition and mastery of our weekly vocabulary words (<a href="http://thecoletrain5060.blogspot.com/2011/09/soaring-high-in-2nd-grade.html" style="color: red;">seen here</a>), our students love to write their found vocabulary words from their reading on this classroom chart. Our kids are <i>so</i> excited when they find our vocab words in their books! <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFJ9b94s4xCMlRK9CW_qZqP9Qvzj0YUMpc4qXOeh_yuSKURynF9ffvf3JHOpLYR-xNThuR2WkrUehXhELe-aEi60ye5jbo7TzPOCMp5BAaOhS9R699aCWAZnM8PBpOoYFctbSbEH4-6lUN/s1600/IMG_3127.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFJ9b94s4xCMlRK9CW_qZqP9Qvzj0YUMpc4qXOeh_yuSKURynF9ffvf3JHOpLYR-xNThuR2WkrUehXhELe-aEi60ye5jbo7TzPOCMp5BAaOhS9R699aCWAZnM8PBpOoYFctbSbEH4-6lUN/s320/IMG_3127.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>After learning that good readers question 24/7, our kids generated this chart of "I Wonder" questions and "I Learned" responses after reading a book about tornadoes.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdNiIqsHgDcFEEcoWiRa_ZYtt5cpqbyGf0b0g0obrdmgoPYzLl9kCWLPuZ7GPw77qV1ksimucVuKEVAHzRJ_QzAYQKU4JDz4f-hosl9eDSiNHzF0gIiSfeU6d1yMLGdE6NiR59ntl91Oao/s1600/IMG_3126.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdNiIqsHgDcFEEcoWiRa_ZYtt5cpqbyGf0b0g0obrdmgoPYzLl9kCWLPuZ7GPw77qV1ksimucVuKEVAHzRJ_QzAYQKU4JDz4f-hosl9eDSiNHzF0gIiSfeU6d1yMLGdE6NiR59ntl91Oao/s320/IMG_3126.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> This visual and acronym has been great to help kids remember author's purpose. We will continue to build on this idea through out the year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZA_VlfO6yJe2jSO1wuYRCNrIYxvpZG-eQoQhPE0Phg69ZE0yPo4HE2JNO2cRmUOSYZMGLyu5ff39FiOQf3YfEax4vj7B7vNTDTs84E2ur0swSDsQOzBIC2OVSvloLJdZhqoCbLqwaf8EM/s1600/IMG_3122.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZA_VlfO6yJe2jSO1wuYRCNrIYxvpZG-eQoQhPE0Phg69ZE0yPo4HE2JNO2cRmUOSYZMGLyu5ff39FiOQf3YfEax4vj7B7vNTDTs84E2ur0swSDsQOzBIC2OVSvloLJdZhqoCbLqwaf8EM/s320/IMG_3122.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">After introducing author's purpose, we created a PIE chart that we will continue to add to through the next month or so. We also created an anchor chart showing the difference between common nouns and proper nouns.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8dkB4jdXZgj02JvsTV0cixdBvk4cbyBsMPHOnzp8Euw1kJUrhi2MVIDcvJdMrWXPdmGr5qQC0EEmUniJ96F9JRtaRMXncolqvLgJagzaXOixji1BGFgfFfNx6UGA-Vj6uitHaBpfAoxgF/s1600/IMG_3143.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8dkB4jdXZgj02JvsTV0cixdBvk4cbyBsMPHOnzp8Euw1kJUrhi2MVIDcvJdMrWXPdmGr5qQC0EEmUniJ96F9JRtaRMXncolqvLgJagzaXOixji1BGFgfFfNx6UGA-Vj6uitHaBpfAoxgF/s320/IMG_3143.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">While studying non-fiction text features, this anchor chart was used to show how to read labels. Our students then labeled their own picture in their non-fiction text feature booklet. (My picture is obviously Pinterest inspired!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9fZUMDQKMcVsSMzxIP-mTH7oVgPBODN3oNnCR5h-dVW0qfOHZRjx9S6FPRWYgtZxRFmCQUvmIcXDmENLa4qCoV-SRawKDXLKqtLcWtqxE552w4It7OYbHCA_qAGt4bqhOmB5TwLiJOQGj/s1600/IMG_3124.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9fZUMDQKMcVsSMzxIP-mTH7oVgPBODN3oNnCR5h-dVW0qfOHZRjx9S6FPRWYgtZxRFmCQUvmIcXDmENLa4qCoV-SRawKDXLKqtLcWtqxE552w4It7OYbHCA_qAGt4bqhOmB5TwLiJOQGj/s320/IMG_3124.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We've recently been studying pictographs and bar graphs in class. Before the students completed their own graphs, we made some together. The students also generated their own questions to go along with the graphs. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh8hA_vvbI0umD97ccRXMCX3aoXVO0cSjLCN4MRcFb63Vt5FwnILBIzYHlksZH7H558YEdGxBwTHgNJQjFF9UBhAWObmu-d64MvAbgKFdxzpl3n60o8T1DL9hZXj8Sw75A1LmQVDpspZRf/s1600/IMG_3144.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh8hA_vvbI0umD97ccRXMCX3aoXVO0cSjLCN4MRcFb63Vt5FwnILBIzYHlksZH7H558YEdGxBwTHgNJQjFF9UBhAWObmu-d64MvAbgKFdxzpl3n60o8T1DL9hZXj8Sw75A1LmQVDpspZRf/s320/IMG_3144.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt2jWy3b3Cu0Egl8LZCk4hZk8StTEUTiDAE1CP_0RyiRPqylxFHyq0CSkKMUV9HFeljXcEIwEQymnjR9Bd7v0YwT91yVIo-tMZAgI4ZBViGCSg4e6skPg8T5irpd37st8PyNHh4gX23xYJ/s1600/IMG_3145.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt2jWy3b3Cu0Egl8LZCk4hZk8StTEUTiDAE1CP_0RyiRPqylxFHyq0CSkKMUV9HFeljXcEIwEQymnjR9Bd7v0YwT91yVIo-tMZAgI4ZBViGCSg4e6skPg8T5irpd37st8PyNHh4gX23xYJ/s320/IMG_3145.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">After generating their own questions, our students worked with their shoulder partners (Kagan grouping) to answer their questions. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVUEThwJGkMiIFBPjjFtHIsqRUjUVj6uXU3Xi-y0_2qzuHna-INfDP81W-eXDcQImus1AlWj-mUaaDvcHP412YS_NgckIfvDqTbeqhl_5t2LZIX5OxrsZ4UifLvkKr6vRojLKVEryrvx0p/s1600/IMG_3148.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVUEThwJGkMiIFBPjjFtHIsqRUjUVj6uXU3Xi-y0_2qzuHna-INfDP81W-eXDcQImus1AlWj-mUaaDvcHP412YS_NgckIfvDqTbeqhl_5t2LZIX5OxrsZ4UifLvkKr6vRojLKVEryrvx0p/s320/IMG_3148.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's amazing how involved kids become in their learning when they get their initials written next to their examples! It's been a great way for them to take ownership in our whole group lessons.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtPZVq1PvA9b2kOr62ECM2FOecMtaFokBuFwfmhzxxU2hASH_Ug4LRz8OTIhPCPXoqBXa1b7CF1WkV1L8An4JLhMMkKUneywIkSidBiAibRMq4Jjm4y_tk7-BW2ZrevZCNqauJb_OKPwR3/s1600/IMG_3146.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtPZVq1PvA9b2kOr62ECM2FOecMtaFokBuFwfmhzxxU2hASH_Ug4LRz8OTIhPCPXoqBXa1b7CF1WkV1L8An4JLhMMkKUneywIkSidBiAibRMq4Jjm4y_tk7-BW2ZrevZCNqauJb_OKPwR3/s320/IMG_3146.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our list of wow words continue to grow as the year goes on! Our kids <i>love</i> adding things to our anchor charts!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Cole Elementaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17391145889135918730noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328659422336372667.post-38034260593387767312011-09-24T08:45:00.000-07:002011-09-24T08:47:03.560-07:00Charts Galore!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Since last year, I have made SO many anchor charts to help my kids... unfortunately I purged all of my ones from previous year (after all, I like to make them WITH the kids). </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Here are a few so far this year:</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">One of our standards this year is to write a narrative using details including thoughts, actions, and feelings. So Ms. Austelle and I came up with this little graphic organizer. The thoughts refer to the head, the feelings refer to the heart, and the actions refer to the feet. We have used it a couple of different times, and they did an EXCELLENT job with it!</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIblo0Wn5SwWTcGVX5MaqgnyXcBM45SefnwAjR1aHo-8Yv5QQroO1DtCmWf_ObO-fpMA4Wrqi6OXn2AIvRI5q7iWvhhtXVReMCSRaC6BzSxrknnihJbCILKM_TopjvOy6kvgixUZLdaiZa/s1600/DSC01471.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIblo0Wn5SwWTcGVX5MaqgnyXcBM45SefnwAjR1aHo-8Yv5QQroO1DtCmWf_ObO-fpMA4Wrqi6OXn2AIvRI5q7iWvhhtXVReMCSRaC6BzSxrknnihJbCILKM_TopjvOy6kvgixUZLdaiZa/s320/DSC01471.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">And this week, we talked about text features that help us understand a text. Since we read a book about tarantulas (yuck), I decided to use that topic. After we made one together, the kids chose an animal to label by themselves. I have to show this one, because it is a skunk. Not sure why she chose a skunk, but maybe she has a lot of knowledge about skunks (that was a prerequisite).</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">I use them so much in my teaching because they are a great way to get my kiddos excited about what we're learning. And, I have to say that blogs have completely changed my outlook on anchor charts. They're all so cute! Mine are nothing compared to some of the awesome ones I see out there, but I thought I would share some of the types of charts I use in my classroom. Some of these are new from the beginning of this year and some are from the end of last year.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And, seriously, how cute is this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqdu0hOjAcqqntrL22DzCZc27BF-Utkq4ThLZhTs7ysEMtKEzMlzuugfch_HqE-wpwScEv59L_PMYkMcUNV_amwE7s4PmOaly7GNLl1BsrNLIU7Uz9X_ls_mZmCho6OrcmctPw_hqRGSqb/s1600/007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqdu0hOjAcqqntrL22DzCZc27BF-Utkq4ThLZhTs7ysEMtKEzMlzuugfch_HqE-wpwScEv59L_PMYkMcUNV_amwE7s4PmOaly7GNLl1BsrNLIU7Uz9X_ls_mZmCho6OrcmctPw_hqRGSqb/s400/007.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It says "how I now a tornatoa is comin is by waching the news." </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Me too, friend :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Cole Elementaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17391145889135918730noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328659422336372667.post-24670653168809421682011-09-10T18:45:00.000-07:002011-09-10T18:45:59.241-07:00First Grade's A Hoot! A look into my classroom!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgecTbqb6ddxhNQ1HYWRhNygBxFHS0d-dwbKj3CfRwjTuGGpYPv0j9SX7GO-Ts2harw9dQ-g7rwsBGMUhm6wH1IPLZsew0sthF8lLvb2SQbKyweBKPCBqOXAizaMiiUztcliN2bUVUvr9b8/s1600/IMG_8599.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; height: 213px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; width: 230px;"><img border="0" height="212" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgecTbqb6ddxhNQ1HYWRhNygBxFHS0d-dwbKj3CfRwjTuGGpYPv0j9SX7GO-Ts2harw9dQ-g7rwsBGMUhm6wH1IPLZsew0sthF8lLvb2SQbKyweBKPCBqOXAizaMiiUztcliN2bUVUvr9b8/s320/IMG_8599.JPG" width="320" /></a><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Here are my math center buckets (thank you KM and LR for the "plan"). Love those containers! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="213" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg_qIAte-LxL-Upr53XwVWVRNmCc_zHHKXGbgt54I9T7aDbQ9tnSuj10vb0DNkaR5oxwDeWZHY7OY2o_-ArleswG8vyOT-UCIyDy-zLMMeVAmoca1YNUuTULAWvXrkMszwEBYUa7ce4ll5/s320/IMG_8593.JPG" width="320" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Isn't this the cutest box EVER? A most wonderful parent made this for me.....I keep treasures and prizes inside. The little ones earn the opportunity to select something! It is a big hit! Notice how the mom put OWL ribbon on top! The details....love the details!</div><br />
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So........I can't believe I just "blogged." Thanks for inviting me to share some pictures of my classroom ya'll! I love the "tracks" we are making for the COOOOLLLLEEEEE TTTTRRRAAAAIIINNNN!Cole Elementaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17391145889135918730noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328659422336372667.post-38759593504585196952011-09-08T10:50:00.000-07:002011-12-16T22:24:53.200-08:00Soaring High in 2nd Grade!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioMa9vEUSTW7mZlc9ROUImEStk4JUSAStGd4mkScVL3Sw1Oq0nO6ZFFQ-UGDHDU1Uu1M4b7BCbwNyI2X7wEMpPs2MlmHzc7MOkdh4VsMmfsUEUX2elBjvHH2ee9IPJlvvAn8-FpfTz1y-6/s1600/IMG_3092.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioMa9vEUSTW7mZlc9ROUImEStk4JUSAStGd4mkScVL3Sw1Oq0nO6ZFFQ-UGDHDU1Uu1M4b7BCbwNyI2X7wEMpPs2MlmHzc7MOkdh4VsMmfsUEUX2elBjvHH2ee9IPJlvvAn8-FpfTz1y-6/s320/IMG_3092.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Welcome to 2nd Grade!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm fortunate enough to share a classroom with another wonderful teacher, Mrs. Bowen. We are entering our second year job sharing together in 2nd grade!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Upon walking into the classroom, we've utilized the back of our bookshelves for a pocket chart station. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBRZ0uDh4QH4yqCoisfTSGndVQc9L643kmem3fHVLu9hbmCQe31GK5_ioFtHJZlz39cxidplmzYHzXPbmi7R9PewQ1KKZ3HRqWs_ijnntFWmypx5hUj_KUgCwpfhxiLLHxbdiHZHXmbvpU/s1600/IMG_3093.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBRZ0uDh4QH4yqCoisfTSGndVQc9L643kmem3fHVLu9hbmCQe31GK5_ioFtHJZlz39cxidplmzYHzXPbmi7R9PewQ1KKZ3HRqWs_ijnntFWmypx5hUj_KUgCwpfhxiLLHxbdiHZHXmbvpU/s320/IMG_3093.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(The pocket chart will be moved the the left side once I buy some more hooks this weekend!)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">As with most of our workstations, we usually always have an "I Can" list that we will add to throughout the year after introducing and modeling new activities.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here is the other side of the doorway:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSmb6Sd7pOYRqwJ0DXcS_RLPSYWy0CH9ok-RyjxbodYF-WVGUtd4NIjk1PvWVBNYs80CV4uVq7YWeq4rmCyRSUfTlYe5FshWshVZFgOHRIkXZf3esFUR_7XAQhlp0avf6EHi1b0mqUuYcd/s1600/IMG_3115.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSmb6Sd7pOYRqwJ0DXcS_RLPSYWy0CH9ok-RyjxbodYF-WVGUtd4NIjk1PvWVBNYs80CV4uVq7YWeq4rmCyRSUfTlYe5FshWshVZFgOHRIkXZf3esFUR_7XAQhlp0avf6EHi1b0mqUuYcd/s320/IMG_3115.JPG" width="144" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span>Although this spinning shelf takes up a great deal of floor space, all of our AR leveled books are stored on two sides for checkout, and the 2 "magazine sides" display our previously studied author books for our kids to revisit and explore on their own. The big apple chart on the wall is used as a management system for the school library and AR testing. Once introduced and practiced, this system pretty much runs itself!</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Next to the bookshelf we post our class rules and our behavior management system:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDg81W4qMBINQZPegJ8qp9FHdgTnvvchWfbtbBE-FsRieG8Pk2uXRRM4cbJugSbSgHGWCrQekXOriWq1xYa0dF19FzumOpjPwbbJOmHy-UAAvmSp6sq-wbQ-jDLGBMVrqFbbvM0WC4HiOu/s1600/IMG_3035.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDg81W4qMBINQZPegJ8qp9FHdgTnvvchWfbtbBE-FsRieG8Pk2uXRRM4cbJugSbSgHGWCrQekXOriWq1xYa0dF19FzumOpjPwbbJOmHy-UAAvmSp6sq-wbQ-jDLGBMVrqFbbvM0WC4HiOu/s320/IMG_3035.JPG" width="287" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaJdotu7o6DywmsGAwbTTJIXLINJ5Eg2vEwjh53Z4wiyZL4AGyNR5SdzTI32rEWjoJu7DB1zTBMyONAI1mXzMhyGnJqc_gWt5fyck1DAU0cjhY9UdeQV43MKxZvK7V3HbCyU6Exnwjk2dt/s1600/IMG_3090.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaJdotu7o6DywmsGAwbTTJIXLINJ5Eg2vEwjh53Z4wiyZL4AGyNR5SdzTI32rEWjoJu7DB1zTBMyONAI1mXzMhyGnJqc_gWt5fyck1DAU0cjhY9UdeQV43MKxZvK7V3HbCyU6Exnwjk2dt/s320/IMG_3090.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBNY4akcpehJAtBfvpPoZgube_uhWhyphenhyphentXNord4JiQUhw3ksC9pSr1J4-3_Q_dT1IA-2tpVp72EOdpA2y3v1SO6yx8qovQ0jIwfuN8ruqLkqewhNEWftTrc1PoCfAFxklgW34MpfvkwbuQT/s1600/IMG_3117.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBNY4akcpehJAtBfvpPoZgube_uhWhyphenhyphentXNord4JiQUhw3ksC9pSr1J4-3_Q_dT1IA-2tpVp72EOdpA2y3v1SO6yx8qovQ0jIwfuN8ruqLkqewhNEWftTrc1PoCfAFxklgW34MpfvkwbuQT/s320/IMG_3117.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's a big picture view from the doorway.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Due to only having one bulletin board in the classroom, we created a "Reading Strategies board" that will display strategies we use with our guided reading groups. Since we just finished testing and grouping all of our students, we still have a blank canvas:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbGwRfptz1pfh39ajdSqck_08ktBYITPKhxB5TCzKrkkq-3BmvqpxKCqWF2GOJ8HpXZGD0O2vZhPn49mQf31OKhCExhamvDMvkWDLcMbxoq_yr8y4Me_z70K5yVvaItB_dENttuYvimj0t/s1600/IMG_3102.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbGwRfptz1pfh39ajdSqck_08ktBYITPKhxB5TCzKrkkq-3BmvqpxKCqWF2GOJ8HpXZGD0O2vZhPn49mQf31OKhCExhamvDMvkWDLcMbxoq_yr8y4Me_z70K5yVvaItB_dENttuYvimj0t/s320/IMG_3102.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The colored boxes in the middle are used for our five reading groups. Organization is key in a classroom, especially when there are two teachers!</div><div style="text-align: center;">To the left of this, we house all of our students' book boxes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9nULm2JLvtm76Sf-usvqixxH3wKOh3hD6B23wlXXwKe1BFzEWOOEEmH6KgoiR1aeTE-GYRNgbASddqcyHBfuqHG7RW9XREYd83sortUjLyRDPogKIQ54glQ6C38FH6gRudPmQTrb2mO8M/s1600/IMG_3104.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9nULm2JLvtm76Sf-usvqixxH3wKOh3hD6B23wlXXwKe1BFzEWOOEEmH6KgoiR1aeTE-GYRNgbASddqcyHBfuqHG7RW9XREYd83sortUjLyRDPogKIQ54glQ6C38FH6gRudPmQTrb2mO8M/s320/IMG_3104.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">After introducing new books to our guided reading groups, students will store their books in these (free) cereal boxes! We will usually allow students to keep all of their guided reading books in their boxes around 6 weeks. That way, they always have books on their level in which they can be successful readers!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Continuing to the left we have our "Wall of Fame" to display great student work:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRWUbO1pT1I8-F_P280gtCyaUYTf_5zei0Mi8JAxPZLKo3dxF5BeJWw1w1SxoLzr8g32KVxJ_6LlTdBLVus0CSZSqU7OpRpNFRtPTSMc9ewFxtG0KRVHmVcE6SOc735tEMNsZBWYKO0brh/s1600/IMG_3103.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRWUbO1pT1I8-F_P280gtCyaUYTf_5zei0Mi8JAxPZLKo3dxF5BeJWw1w1SxoLzr8g32KVxJ_6LlTdBLVus0CSZSqU7OpRpNFRtPTSMc9ewFxtG0KRVHmVcE6SOc735tEMNsZBWYKO0brh/s320/IMG_3103.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We will soon have completed work displayed.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is a view of our back wall:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfFsx1M_fm6WmkSacPkucDme4cwPc6rstkacaXJ8L1aqg616IUQbdRsrLjDzJD3v0iQ63dcziKEuPR48bn9qZh7QIGTQ74dDA4FArUIYXxRMMYgauHK3js4c3GIzlsDNACY3DfEslvvmty/s1600/IMG_3116.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfFsx1M_fm6WmkSacPkucDme4cwPc6rstkacaXJ8L1aqg616IUQbdRsrLjDzJD3v0iQ63dcziKEuPR48bn9qZh7QIGTQ74dDA4FArUIYXxRMMYgauHK3js4c3GIzlsDNACY3DfEslvvmty/s320/IMG_3116.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">To the left of the bathroom door, we house all of our math and literacy workstation tubs on two metal shelves:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI9Pq6Cwo-pSR3JmAFp8AF-Jn1C5s2dmfw2mSaX54ojCiiRU5Oxk7FcQ9csABMGUzq0TDs3KD0V-wJHoTROQd4TcRxMCpXwKWpEXVGKmDSqC2yuxtl7J1ybCV-2Pi-QL63JJ_yfF2c9xM-/s1600/IMG_3106.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI9Pq6Cwo-pSR3JmAFp8AF-Jn1C5s2dmfw2mSaX54ojCiiRU5Oxk7FcQ9csABMGUzq0TDs3KD0V-wJHoTROQd4TcRxMCpXwKWpEXVGKmDSqC2yuxtl7J1ybCV-2Pi-QL63JJ_yfF2c9xM-/s320/IMG_3106.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's our math side! We began using the Debbie Diller math station set up this year and so far it's been a huge success in our classroom. The numbers on white labels correlate with identical labels that can be found on the floor so students always know where to go. The blue numbered tubs at the top of the shelf house each team's math manipulatives from our whole group lessons. This helps waste less time passing out materials.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Due to having such little wall space, we made our back cabinets part of our vocabulary word wall:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqXL_LglaJpV17E19dX_LVQh742Vpieib8SpgJtkQbpQ2XbkCs-OaOiMLKmuKwHlOzLtu2BcaKvNDD7wGD1DnPQQwI32eDGT7YAdYTt1T2MoXWvpvrHpb5xThsWuDYo1SAey0EoHppXECW/s1600/IMG_3121.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqXL_LglaJpV17E19dX_LVQh742Vpieib8SpgJtkQbpQ2XbkCs-OaOiMLKmuKwHlOzLtu2BcaKvNDD7wGD1DnPQQwI32eDGT7YAdYTt1T2MoXWvpvrHpb5xThsWuDYo1SAey0EoHppXECW/s320/IMG_3121.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Each week we introduce 7 new vocabulary words. By the end of the year, our students will have learned in-depth, 168 new vocabulary words! We continue to promote use and recognition of these words by keeping a year long tally. Above the word wall is our goals banner that our students created at the beginning of the year. They each wrote one math goal and one reading goal.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's a full view of the next wall space:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVtvVkFuGX7qFNLl3HHEFMc3yL_C_sQfvoQrfWrA9mrdKY6SdPrV7vc4ccSKzHwkfBT6wluhEEC-k7ws9vE5A1xdJqwlsP29-5eG3wPiqHktnVSvG4sSFsCkCL4E25yIrAUBILpCsCpSJz/s1600/IMG_3040.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVtvVkFuGX7qFNLl3HHEFMc3yL_C_sQfvoQrfWrA9mrdKY6SdPrV7vc4ccSKzHwkfBT6wluhEEC-k7ws9vE5A1xdJqwlsP29-5eG3wPiqHktnVSvG4sSFsCkCL4E25yIrAUBILpCsCpSJz/s320/IMG_3040.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This space is contained by four white bookshelves, 2 on either side. All of the books shelved on the left side house our non-fiction books. Our fiction books can all be found on the right side. Our computer workstation is hidden behind the two bookshelves on the right. We found that other students were far too distracted around the computers, so we placed them away from our other workstations. All of our graded work gets filed into the two red pocket charts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgteJS4UcaLMHdQnE-axDkow4hYmCxiTifm7hrzpWS1-FI0CNzWeZZ7HxfiR03Lm7Fog2WUPfZQ9SXklBzxXaEt1idKnrFFxhvi0b_BhNdh5xv9VuIF_s7Pi9065DANvyHRR-WAwg4tyu7u/s1600/IMG_3023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgteJS4UcaLMHdQnE-axDkow4hYmCxiTifm7hrzpWS1-FI0CNzWeZZ7HxfiR03Lm7Fog2WUPfZQ9SXklBzxXaEt1idKnrFFxhvi0b_BhNdh5xv9VuIF_s7Pi9065DANvyHRR-WAwg4tyu7u/s320/IMG_3023.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">All of these books are categorized into genre buckets (some labels obviously need to be replaced!). I spent <i>hours</i> doing this about 5 years ago. In order to check out books, students will place their "library card" that's attached to a ring on the bin where the book belongs. I have used clothes pins in the past, but I have found that these work better.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz-1nTS8HMZT9ZwOiViyDkxtZzaCyJRNcVaKI-IU9QGnaha-sV-fF5JuZ0-Kz4bYtbqH-82Yu6IxIF6wa_p-tpQUSXWRA4ivrD2OOtXDUD41TN_XMTauOifpw8SEZHK3bGrjogZiJGZpW3/s1600/IMG_3099.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz-1nTS8HMZT9ZwOiViyDkxtZzaCyJRNcVaKI-IU9QGnaha-sV-fF5JuZ0-Kz4bYtbqH-82Yu6IxIF6wa_p-tpQUSXWRA4ivrD2OOtXDUD41TN_XMTauOifpw8SEZHK3bGrjogZiJGZpW3/s320/IMG_3099.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0pkCn5zHBBy07w9KcTFFfzU8qRaMdT2HKL_SzOcIIM8nk0ZOCeaocHvDT_IS5yBTgIJ3iFYyuXTo_fXFLyWxo00i7KYVJX_s-F_g26z70iP2RsiWgwxsy5_WNrd8LSnZQmqHDg1NlVtbp/s1600/IMG_3024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0pkCn5zHBBy07w9KcTFFfzU8qRaMdT2HKL_SzOcIIM8nk0ZOCeaocHvDT_IS5yBTgIJ3iFYyuXTo_fXFLyWxo00i7KYVJX_s-F_g26z70iP2RsiWgwxsy5_WNrd8LSnZQmqHDg1NlVtbp/s320/IMG_3024.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The floor space between our fiction/non-fiction bookshelves is where we meet with our kids on the carpet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhExRI7ROe-A4KwcUDXdBJtbHXtDRaDcnNhLfZ48Syhwj9qm5DXcKqFaFVAJiLRPdlgnSCne0KhZJ2B5sTM-6Nthl1mcWVIlvM7gIYG9BQvKIQzqSEwrKofHxFIaWDNIV4bL7cuHrx2M7RS/s1600/no+faces.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhExRI7ROe-A4KwcUDXdBJtbHXtDRaDcnNhLfZ48Syhwj9qm5DXcKqFaFVAJiLRPdlgnSCne0KhZJ2B5sTM-6Nthl1mcWVIlvM7gIYG9BQvKIQzqSEwrKofHxFIaWDNIV4bL7cuHrx2M7RS/s320/no+faces.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Our reversible literacy/math workstation assignment chart, our Steck-Vaughn "Elements of Reading" vocabulary words, and our math meeting chart are all housed on this wall. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And last, but not least, here is a view of the front of our classroom:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWV1gx9pYOgOinEaqArbTxqj8XcwCEhuzpyOoQmAlbXmAcLgzagQEE3outluwHyRd0ZixlHVR18eakGGK_C_9Cwa4zaxmfDWmZJBiqAEj30pUzqaqid-eOssXILlUdoZq2ZhFCQ5TLXZo3/s1600/IMG_3111.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWV1gx9pYOgOinEaqArbTxqj8XcwCEhuzpyOoQmAlbXmAcLgzagQEE3outluwHyRd0ZixlHVR18eakGGK_C_9Cwa4zaxmfDWmZJBiqAEj30pUzqaqid-eOssXILlUdoZq2ZhFCQ5TLXZo3/s320/IMG_3111.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our ever changing word wall is to the left of our white board. Our daily schedule, along with our objectives, are posted to the right of our board. Our sign language cards are posted to the left of our clock (which we use for water breaks, bathroom breaks, questions, etc.), and our dot math numbers are to the right of our clock. Below our board we hang anchor charts made from previous weeks, and our "Wow Words" poster.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxkXJ47PNh7W_GFNVmX_FTH1iVDtnR0MQ-JtMdV_6RYIMbPj8SuWqFXJlfkYe2iYlnFextEHs9U-oDA_R55pJdQ-6KE6feM4En-ItZaAtYcb3AABApmTvWKPHd1bJQwcfQ0LS7crCY-S2Q/s1600/IMG_3114.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxkXJ47PNh7W_GFNVmX_FTH1iVDtnR0MQ-JtMdV_6RYIMbPj8SuWqFXJlfkYe2iYlnFextEHs9U-oDA_R55pJdQ-6KE6feM4En-ItZaAtYcb3AABApmTvWKPHd1bJQwcfQ0LS7crCY-S2Q/s320/IMG_3114.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwwyDsX7w8G5ds5Bm1pqIRZMPJabEEjNUU1FL8tIQtEh5GqW45T5fGKcdkQ0f87F8_CTGpY2fl26d_2BZYaYjGAajeCKqic5Poo9OtJCtD7q60hHTNkF62F6mEyllLhVvyrcLHc6_uony4/s1600/IMG_3113.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwwyDsX7w8G5ds5Bm1pqIRZMPJabEEjNUU1FL8tIQtEh5GqW45T5fGKcdkQ0f87F8_CTGpY2fl26d_2BZYaYjGAajeCKqic5Poo9OtJCtD7q60hHTNkF62F6mEyllLhVvyrcLHc6_uony4/s320/IMG_3113.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Although not used much during the day, here is how the two of us stay organized day by day!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Cole Elementaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17391145889135918730noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328659422336372667.post-14225256581820832252011-09-04T23:23:00.000-07:002011-09-05T09:51:43.957-07:00Miss Boyette's Second Grade!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Welcome to Miss Boyette's 2nd grade Class! I do not use any overhead lights, so you will see lots of lamps and Christmas lights in my classroom! The kids love it, and so do I!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is the computer station and our literacy station rotation chart.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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A close up of our Literacy Station Chart. I include pictures of each of my students so they can keep up with where they go for the day!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd4ohocA7oGDfOjeoz4JEpzOqA6phwnVSGsUBuo5eDQPY-d2RRyCPBghk6RIqjw_HAR5CHaDhNUyva_FpLI-UixQqfkCpfAOkrvq2n6nexQGx73Q1QN6cgqhBvTX7mpLl4tfBeQwRl2yp3/s1600/P1090098.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd4ohocA7oGDfOjeoz4JEpzOqA6phwnVSGsUBuo5eDQPY-d2RRyCPBghk6RIqjw_HAR5CHaDhNUyva_FpLI-UixQqfkCpfAOkrvq2n6nexQGx73Q1QN6cgqhBvTX7mpLl4tfBeQwRl2yp3/s320/P1090098.JPG" width="240" xaa="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is our class word wall and calendar area. To the left on the red pocket chart, I have the objectives listed in teacher and student language.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-vuHnGZCoXEoJACKmOVp9VdBBBfiQuAfYGWVie0W_wpWzrBI4jJs4vYOOcOnGZ6Fr20S_OMjPN7r3R6LX1mTBqOjsC7V0_VnfNSOuAUx8Ipp7LiN4dcya1szzEjYE5NZOpNsfpR3_jqU/s1600/P1090099.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-vuHnGZCoXEoJACKmOVp9VdBBBfiQuAfYGWVie0W_wpWzrBI4jJs4vYOOcOnGZ6Fr20S_OMjPN7r3R6LX1mTBqOjsC7V0_VnfNSOuAUx8Ipp7LiN4dcya1szzEjYE5NZOpNsfpR3_jqU/s320/P1090099.JPG" width="320" xaa="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is more of the calendar area, and my library. The kids love the pillows and stuffed animals! My books are labeled by the box the students get them from. Each student has a clip with his/her name, and when they "check out" a book from our library, they place their clip on the basket from which it came!</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8dNyaeCvEFz21DGTxfQGhZbVnbo2WOvrfkAtEH-9TvizjrviN6dyHSi5wNv1elE0nIhHbdV_Z7jVsGUmGXNbfDcfQBlrqaX4BS47wROR8SD6alnSfQT77Osr2VR7vXL0c_ejDP801pU22/s1600/P1090100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8dNyaeCvEFz21DGTxfQGhZbVnbo2WOvrfkAtEH-9TvizjrviN6dyHSi5wNv1elE0nIhHbdV_Z7jVsGUmGXNbfDcfQBlrqaX4BS47wROR8SD6alnSfQT77Osr2VR7vXL0c_ejDP801pU22/s320/P1090100.JPG" width="320" xaa="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is our listening station, complete with the "I Can" chart made by the students!</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqDkWeiE4ghaNGaTe1erC84G48I4c86E8wxaVbvnAbdjfSqCIpuOjPYkJyjaswYJC-3mfCVaez9aMaU_jKYq590DvbYaOiDHHGrj2_Q7niP_c8xsequAZdi_mFEnWpuMDKqNfyanZrVhWr/s1600/P1090101.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqDkWeiE4ghaNGaTe1erC84G48I4c86E8wxaVbvnAbdjfSqCIpuOjPYkJyjaswYJC-3mfCVaez9aMaU_jKYq590DvbYaOiDHHGrj2_Q7niP_c8xsequAZdi_mFEnWpuMDKqNfyanZrVhWr/s320/P1090101.JPG" width="320" xaa="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our math station rotation chart is in the yellow pocket chart. I am still working on adding the students' pictures to this, like I did for the literacy stations. To the right is our chunking word wall. Also, this is where my poetry station is. The kids love it!</div><br />
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</div>Cole Elementaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17391145889135918730noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328659422336372667.post-19837376485790186112011-09-04T11:54:00.000-07:002011-09-04T11:54:45.515-07:00Roaring into Second Grade<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Every year as I walk back into my classroom, I think "Where do I even start?" and "Who can I coerce into helping me set up?" But somehow we get there. So here are some pictures of our room this year. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Here is our listening station. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2p9uz9vhQ6NYE2rutQNiWZPpbafIhgXVWYu5Ur9ex72Ye_q2CwoGNdlxazZio6-EOTZlqoCXE9icHC9kqfcpHboNTvWYhwpeDum4h1XdD_dog7twdRnTCNKBcqxK0iLVSvkJU4c0hm5EQ/s1600/DSC01455.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2p9uz9vhQ6NYE2rutQNiWZPpbafIhgXVWYu5Ur9ex72Ye_q2CwoGNdlxazZio6-EOTZlqoCXE9icHC9kqfcpHboNTvWYhwpeDum4h1XdD_dog7twdRnTCNKBcqxK0iLVSvkJU4c0hm5EQ/s320/DSC01455.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And our word wall. </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is our whole group area as well as calendar wall.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Class job chart. I did it by number this year, saved a little bit of hassle.</div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The back of our room. Our writing station is back here, so I have dedicated all the blank cabinet space to writing posters and anchor charts. It will be pretty much covered soon.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Had to make these adorable crate seats. It's all the rage in teacher blogging world. They are the perfect height for this table and the kids really liked them! </div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Here is our guided reading and small group instruction area. On the wall are our decoding strategies. </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My favorite area of the room, our library station. The kids LOVE reading to stuffed animals. I hope they don't outgrow that too soon. (Poor <i>Sam I Am </i>over on the bench, looks like he need a rest from this week too)</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And an idea I copied off of Pinterest. Writer's Glasses... more will be added to it as we focus on different things.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And last, our door. Going with our jungle theme, I HAD to include a lion. Thanks to Lindsay and Kristin for the cute pun and RAWR on the door.</div><br />
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Cole Elementaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17391145889135918730noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328659422336372667.post-84936968209009611092011-09-01T20:16:00.000-07:002011-09-01T20:25:10.421-07:00My fourth grade room<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Let me take you on a tour of my room. The biggest news this year is that I painted. I think it gives the room a soothing effect. It is always a work in progress, but this is what we have so far!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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