tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27354246953639001192024-03-06T00:11:02.820-05:00Cade's CampersCrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06525358958785176797noreply@blogger.comBlogger139125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735424695363900119.post-24594269870686454822013-07-22T14:33:00.003-04:002013-07-22T14:34:06.541-04:00Math Monday<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">With multiplication being a major part of our third grade classrooms, math tasks that help our students expand their understanding of the concept are so important. Our math coaches have helped out this past year as we started incorporating <span style="color: red;">Common Core</span> into our classrooms. One of those methods was introducing us to the <span style="color: red;">Math Task</span>. Our third graders took the <span style="color: blue;">Constructive Response Assessment</span>. The <span style="color: blue;">CRA</span> gives students task to solve and explain. I am going to try to share some of the amazing task I have come across that I use in my classroom. Today's task is a multiplication task about frogs. Hope you can use it in your classrooms.</span><br />
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Crissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06525358958785176797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735424695363900119.post-5460141466457041442013-07-21T18:44:00.003-04:002013-07-21T18:44:45.111-04:00Back to School Looks like everyone is preparing for back to school. Check out this awesome blog hop for some great newspaper themed activities.<br />
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<br />Crissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06525358958785176797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735424695363900119.post-6143794299208324882012-12-09T10:02:00.001-05:002012-12-09T10:06:34.818-05:00Christmas Minute to Win ItSo the Christmas season is upon us. I always struggle for ideas to use during our school Christmas party. This year we are having breakfast. Then I am pairing up the students for a Minute To Win It Challenge. I went to NBC's site and choose 5 Christmas themed games. <br />
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In this chapter we are introduced to the concepts and routines we need to make Daily 5 a success. Gathering Place, Good Fit Books, Book Boxes, Anchor Charts, and the 10 step model. As for the model, we will come back to take in following chapters as we discuss each of the dailies.<br />
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This past year I did NOT gather my students on the floor for each mini lesson. It just wasn't possible. After each round we would return to our desk. I just couldn't take the fighting over a spot or arguing about how had sat there last. I am excited about trying again this year. Either way the students know the drill and are able to move back into their seats while I began the mini lesson.<br />
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This one is hard. My third graders have a difficult time recognizing good fit books. I love the IPICK method the sisters write about and I have also used the 5 finger approach also. I tell my students that if they find 5 words on a page that they don't know, try another book. My problem isn't that they try books that are too hard but that they never move out of books that are too easy. They love the easy books that I have left over from my time in first grade. Granted a few of my students in the past have needed these but for the most part I am trying to transition my third graders into chapter books. Any suggestions on how to increase the difficulty in their choices.<br />
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WHY AM I JUST NOW DOING THIS? I have had self selected reading in my class for years as a center choice. I have always been frustrated by students that "shopped for books" the entire time instead of reading. This solves the problem beautifully. Book Boxes are wonderful and simple. Last year I bought Target $1.00 magazine holders. They lasted the entire year, except a few rough boys. This year I requested shipping boxes from the post office (free). Hopefully they will hold up well. I have my thirds pick 6 books, and 2 must be chapter books, for the week. Friday is shopping day. This works for us.<br />
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Daily 5 uses I charts to help drive instruction. I completed these and hung them up in the classroom. BUT what changed is that I found myself creating anchor charts for topics all during the year. The written reminders that the anchor charts offer is really beneficial. We can begin a topic on Monday then add ideas to it all week. I did convert the I charts down to a word document just to save space in my classroom, but this was several months into the year. <br />
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Next up we start the Dailies....Read to SelfCrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06525358958785176797noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735424695363900119.post-50935154773863129432012-06-27T21:37:00.002-04:002012-06-27T21:37:50.908-04:00The Book WhispererI just finished the Book Whisperer and am thinking about adding some of the
goals in the book to my classroom. I think that the books thoughts go hand in
hand with Daily 5. In the book, the author describes her book challenge of
every student reading 40 books (middle school class). I love the idea of
challenging my class to read X amount of books. I am thinking 100 hundred books
by the end of school. I like 100 because it sounds really BIG. It is something
that they could really brag about and it is still very doable. What are your
thoughts? Anyone have a book challenge in their class?<br />Crissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06525358958785176797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735424695363900119.post-45060796136240727312012-06-21T10:33:00.000-04:002012-06-21T11:49:27.901-04:00Daily 5 Book Study - Chapter 2<div style="color: lime;">
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<span style="color: #7030a0;">Chapter 2 is the WHY of the book. The authors explain why
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<span style="color: #7030a0;">providing choice</span></div>
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<span style="color: #7030a0;">I have to trust my student to do what they are supposed
to do. As a teacher, this is hard for me to let go. I am the person in charge
and I am the one that has to make things happen. Right? Well, truth is I am not
the one to do those things. Learning or the want to learn has to be intrinsically
motivating.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Students have to be trusted
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<span style="color: #7030a0;">Motivation comes from choice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With all the structure that is in my
classroom, it is nice to hand over a little of the choices to my students.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They know what they are most prepared to work
on for the day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They should be the ones
to make that choice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Sisters suggest
that choice is given in the order the Daily 5 are complete each day and choice
in their individual learning goals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
found the first easier to implement than the latter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My students needed lots of help discovering which
learning goals would help them the most.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This was a year long process and it is something I am going to work on
this coming year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My students loved
having the choice of location and with whom they worked.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This did take several days of modeling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I started choice be just letting it be. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>BUT a pattern of some of my students
arose.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I only have time for 3 choices a
day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So students could not choose to go
to a Daily all week, given the way our days were set up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I had to implement some restrictions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>First, I said that Work on Writing had to be
done at least once a week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(This seemed
to be the least favorite in my class)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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people could choose this a round).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By
the end of the year, the Dailies were moving a little smoother with a good
mix.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have worked on this and have a
freebie for you on what I am going to try next year. I found this online (sorry don't remember where) and then created one of my own.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #7030a0;">Community is important in any classroom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A teacher wants their students to work well
together, to get along, and to take control of their learning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some years this is easier than others.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some of the things that I used this year and
loved are the clip chart for behavior.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This allows me to recognize the well behaved children.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is also fluid (meaning students can clip
up or down).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This helps students that
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<span style="color: #7030a0;"> I also had bucket fillers in the room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is a way for kindness to be
recognized.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Students were in charge of
this complete after I introduced it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
is one of the things that I let them be in control of.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This year I am working on Morning
Meetings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I taught Primary grades,
I always did this with calendar.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I
don’t teach calendar skills in third grade.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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morning meeting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I hope these things can
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something.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Setting the urgency and tell
students why a task is important can help motivate them to do the
activity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had really never thought
about this before.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know I feel this
way when asked to do something without the knowledge of why I need to do it, I
don’t try as hard at the task.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After
setting urgency, we have to work with our bodies and minds to be prepared to
complete the task.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We can’t begin at the
end.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have to work slowly to get
there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I must say this was the most
frustrating part of Daily 5.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wanted to
get to the lovely picture in my mind quickly and that just didn’t happen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Day in and day out of reviewing the I-charts
and building stamina was brutal. (about 2 ½ months)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>BUT the end result was wonderful and lasted
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<span style="color: #7030a0;">This was easy for me, honestly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I sat at the teacher table and prepared for
the next mini lesson.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would slyly
monitor the class to notice when to call us back together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is brilliant in its simplicity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t want students to be dependent on me
to correct their behaviors. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And walking
around the room does this.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By allow the students’
time to learn the correct way and then practice it on their own without my interference
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<span style="color: #7030a0;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Be sure to stop by <a href="http://www.teaching-with-style.com/" target="_blank">Teaching With Style!</a> She has a great stamina freebie. See ya next week for chapter 3.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;">Last summer, after stalking teaching blogs, I downloaded the Daily 5 book on my Kindle. (I had to get the paper book later because not everything is in the Kindle version) I was moving grades and looking for a way to change up my literacy block. I had been doing a creation of my own using the four blocks of reading (reading, writing, word work, and oral reading (i.e. teacher time)). I was looking for something that had research to back it up and that made sense to me. DAILY 5!! I have never liked to grade papers. I don't think that tons of worksheets is a way to spark the interest of a student to want to learn. I wanted a way to teach students lifelong skills that increased the love of reading. After one year, I love it. My class was a handful but during the 2 hours of reading everything ran smoothly. So much so, I have convinced other teachers in my building to try Daily 5 this coming year.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I have worked hard this year on <span style="color: blue;">letting </span>go. I want the students to be independent in their learning. I am still not there completely. I still check in on my "high flyers" to often. Maybe I need to work on procedures a little more this year to make sure everyone has the process down. </span></div>
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In the past, I have had my students doing lots of worksheets and file folder like games. I was frustrated with the process because I couldn't check the work quickly to make sure the practice was correct practice. Pieces of the games would be lost making the whole thing useless. Plus the added feature of someone coming to tell me that a piece was missing and interrupting my small group :). Now I know what the students are doing is meaningful real reading and writing, during share time and conferences I get to hear their progress, and my small groups run much smoother.<br />
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="color: blue;">Moving to Daily 5 from my previous structure was smooth. I was already using centers with a direct teaching element. What changed? I broke my direct teaching into smaller pieces. Instead of a 40 minute lecture, I now do 10 minute mini lessons 4 times. I model the behaviors over and over instead of just once. I give students a choice in their activities, before I made that decision.</span></span></div>
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There were lots of familar faces and some new ones as well. I am looking forward to getting to know everyone. We will be working hard this coming year to learn as much as we can!!!Crissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06525358958785176797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735424695363900119.post-60708332061944283522011-07-26T06:28:00.001-04:002011-07-26T06:29:38.967-04:00InserviceI am heading to inservice with Rick Duvall today. Hopefully I can add some great math books to my want list. 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He makes an awful mistake and causes everybody to get upset. Have you ever caused someone to be upset?</span><span style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-text-raise: 0%; mso-bidi-: 2font-family:+mn-cs;font-size:32;color:#0d0d0d;" > Kara has made her sister upset by <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">aggravating</span> her. Tatum picks on her brother and he gets mad. Daniel's brother gets mad at him because he spits in his cereal. Montana picks on her cousin. He always gets upset because she tries to step on his toes. Kaitlyn makes her cousin mad because she picks on her cousin's boyfriend. </span></p>Crissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06525358958785176797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735424695363900119.post-50360384665787437922011-03-28T08:51:00.002-04:002011-03-28T08:53:27.910-04:00What do good friends and neighbors do? Tatum tells us that they go to each others birthday parties. Kaitlyn says they help each other. Landon says they can help push the buggy if they have alot of stuff. Kara says neighbors can make you brownies. Daniel says they can give you gifts. Nikki says they don't scream and fuss at you.Crissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06525358958785176797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735424695363900119.post-86734521461228242642011-03-25T08:16:00.002-04:002011-03-25T08:21:33.445-04:00This week we read about becoming responsible pet owners. What are some other ways to be a responsible family member? Keylynn says you need to listen to your parents. Daniel tells us to do what our parents ask. Montana can be responsible be feeding your pet and giving it lots of love. Nikki says that being polite is also important. Kaitlyn says that when it is snowing you need to make sure you bring your pet in for a hot shower and warm bed. Tatum says that when you are a parent you have to wash dishes, clean house, pick up all the trash, and take your children to school. Miranda says that you need to do your chores when you are suppose to.Crissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06525358958785176797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735424695363900119.post-11183179606434821682011-03-22T08:29:00.003-04:002011-03-22T08:32:01.784-04:00We are reading a story about a boy named Sam. He is teaching his dog, Dodger, to be good. How do we learn right from wrong? Kara says, "Your teacher tries to teach you to be good. If you don't say anything not nice, then you are good." Kaitlyn says, "You need to obey your mother and father." Tatum tells us that everyone teaches us around the world. Landon says, "You listen to your mother and father. Like if its something very important then you need to listen to them."Crissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06525358958785176797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735424695363900119.post-59119293155385134922011-02-15T09:07:00.003-05:002011-02-15T09:13:40.952-05:00Changes<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; MARGIN: 7.68pt 0in 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; DIRECTION: ltr; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WORD-BREAK: normal; language: en-US; mso-line-break-override: none; punctuation-wrap: hanging"><span style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-text-raise: 0%; mso-bidi-: 1font-family:+mn-cs;color:black;" >Today we will read about a little boy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Movers come and pack all his toys.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>He is afraid he won’t enjoy his new home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Have you ever been afraid of a change? Miranda was afraid when she moved out of her papaw's house. She thought that she was moving to Florida. Daniel was afraid to move because he didn't want to sleep with his brother. Kara was afraid to change from pre-school to kindergarten. She liked her pre-school. Tatum was afraid when she moved from the apartment. There she had ducks, swimming pool and a park. Allen is afraid now because he will be changing houses soon. Ian is afraid to move schools because he will miss his friends. Montana was afraid of getting a dog because it was a lot of work. Landon is afraid of moving if he has to. </span></p>Crissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06525358958785176797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735424695363900119.post-86753688517223945632011-01-26T11:39:00.002-05:002011-01-26T11:40:46.329-05:00Since we are out for weather again, I want to inform everyone that we will have the reading and spelling test whatever day we return. We are getting behind in the lessons. The class covered the story and topics for the past three days, so they should be able to master the skills for this week.Crissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06525358958785176797noreply@blogger.com0