tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740087457147855552024-03-29T02:45:43.320-05:00Teaching Teens in the 21stJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15694327124308895246noreply@blogger.comBlogger211125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-274008745714785555.post-39870184730989487352024-03-18T12:26:00.007-05:002024-03-18T15:22:40.131-05:00Book Review: This Day in History for Kids<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9GAD-9LbHY1deeo_od9uv10Dlfr-erakA1PlIiMnCba48rR1Hn8trG5LCEgVvajD0v4HLHictdFCFeTecFl1hF7xwBtP_IngLWpDphJ_vDyzmDIyV_lfd6dExCSfGZyH01jsY-uzpdvEtL9SNEChOEXYtmAkWprfmzUiCGVWZTRNEHlk96rp-r1_wm7x9/s4032/IMG_3312.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9GAD-9LbHY1deeo_od9uv10Dlfr-erakA1PlIiMnCba48rR1Hn8trG5LCEgVvajD0v4HLHictdFCFeTecFl1hF7xwBtP_IngLWpDphJ_vDyzmDIyV_lfd6dExCSfGZyH01jsY-uzpdvEtL9SNEChOEXYtmAkWprfmzUiCGVWZTRNEHlk96rp-r1_wm7x9/s320/IMG_3312.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0em; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://amzn.to/43pMpHt" target="_blank">This Day in History for Kids</a></span><span style="font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0em;"> by Dan Bova is an</span><span style="font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0em;"> engaging history book</span><span style="font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0em;"> that</span><span style="font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0em;"> is uniquely organized by days of the year, making it a fun and interactive way for kids to learn about the past. 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The layout of the book is well-designed, with a clear and easy-to-follow timeline that helps kids understand the sequence of events.</span></p><p><br /><span style="font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0em;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcC2hCPqclGrqJiW_XfVLX1lsr9j843BFoIc8ppWO3RCP_sUTo5fHhK6TtY1ZjVLyID-m3WM14HHm_j_iBPWnFKuUenMajbTHVvvfj-uXLb3GV2evXoxYDdqppb8aDiPnf_Rglc7_-089dZ4t8n0jr-ERjYmfKqyB5dL-pVYV0KEF-KUc0SlkGTK7othM7/s3010/IMG_3313.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2821" data-original-width="3010" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcC2hCPqclGrqJiW_XfVLX1lsr9j843BFoIc8ppWO3RCP_sUTo5fHhK6TtY1ZjVLyID-m3WM14HHm_j_iBPWnFKuUenMajbTHVvvfj-uXLb3GV2evXoxYDdqppb8aDiPnf_Rglc7_-089dZ4t8n0jr-ERjYmfKqyB5dL-pVYV0KEF-KUc0SlkGTK7othM7/w320-h301/IMG_3313.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p></div><div style="direction: ltr; line-height: 1.4; margin-left: 0px;"><p><span style="font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0em;">From </span><span style="font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0em;">National Girl Scout Day</span><span style="font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0em;"> to </span><span style="font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0em;">historical battles</span><span style="font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0em;">, </span><span style="font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0em; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://amzn.to/43pMpHt" target="_blank">This Day in History for Kids</a></span><span style="font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0em;"> covers a wide range of topics to spark curiosity and imagination in young readers. Whether it's exploring the mysteries of the pyramids, learning about famous figures like </span><span style="font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0em;">George Washington Carver</span><span style="font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0em;">, or discovering the origins of favorite holidays, this book offers a daily dose of knowledge and excitement.</span></p></div><div style="direction: ltr; line-height: 1.4; margin-left: 0px;"><p><span style="font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0em;">With its accessible writing style and captivating content,</span><span style="font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0em;"> </span><span style="font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0em; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://amzn.to/43pMpHt" target="_blank">This Day in History in Kids</a></span><span style="font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0em;"> is the perfect companion for budding historians and curious minds looking to embark on a year-long journey through time. Get ready to dive into the past and uncover the incredible stories that have shaped our world!</span><span style="font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0em;"> My six and eight year old daughter found this enjoyable and fun to read, and I love that they can access a quick “bite” of history on each day!</span></p></div><div style="direction: ltr; line-height: 1.4; margin-left: 0px;"><p><span style="font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0em;">Overall, </span><span style="font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0em; text-decoration: underline;">This Day in History for Kids</span><span style="font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0em;"> is a wonderful resource that not only educates but also entertains, making learning about the past a fun and enriching experience for children. This book is great for children ages 4-12 and up! I've included a link on <a href="https://amzn.to/43pMpHt" target="_blank">Amazon</a> to get your copy! This is a great addition to any young learners library, and perfect for the classroom! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0em;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0em;">*I was given the opportunity to review this book, all opinions are my own. </span></p></div></div>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15694327124308895246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-274008745714785555.post-31019026059300260852021-06-15T10:07:00.005-05:002021-06-15T11:22:02.972-05:00School's Out! Dress Up your Summer Fun with Napkins with hudsonest!<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;">*I was gifted these products to review, but all opinions are my own.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipRHDDAdDPCDTZJ-CTVt-Ppz9bcuP5HW16L4HCWWWvkLlNefj_5fWlp4fh9_F-DhzWZTkps8amFFv5D-6RbHnn6Tg7pvijiecxbHudkmuBa0xbNkj7vsXFvKIOj1T5HtHvZTy4TRu2DC8h/s2048/IMG_6888_jpg.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipRHDDAdDPCDTZJ-CTVt-Ppz9bcuP5HW16L4HCWWWvkLlNefj_5fWlp4fh9_F-DhzWZTkps8amFFv5D-6RbHnn6Tg7pvijiecxbHudkmuBa0xbNkj7vsXFvKIOj1T5HtHvZTy4TRu2DC8h/s320/IMG_6888_jpg.png" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p>School is finally out here in Illinois, and I don't know about you, but I'm ready to celebrate!<p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Last week I set up our outdoor deck for a summer celebration, and added a pop of color with these beautiful napkins from <a href=" https://hudsonest.com/discount/TEACHINGSUMMER" target="_blank">hudsonest</a>!</p><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Normally I'd just throw everything out on the table and call it a day, but this year I felt deserved an extra special celebration, so I set up our outdoor table for a fun backyard soiree with my best friend who is also a teacher and our kiddos to celebrate a well deserved break!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These napkins added the perfect pop of color, and I can honestly say they are excellent quality! Who knew that napkins that actually work clean up messes would be so important? This girl, with three kids five and under. Pretty and functional, they were the perfect addition to add a little fun to our party!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3uDgRge8Rxp2rzhiQlVjlGnDhQcr_BJ3i5Fw_DAqwMZbFslOqD38IYXQ3AA3fIWdPPQaSIhfrJlE_d2IM1uoa7_HFGAD9U3XQSlS6LcgfmKdF6Vb2nP6nI8wHlIldA2Lr0YQKk-tFYZ5_/s2048/IMG_6891_jpg.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3uDgRge8Rxp2rzhiQlVjlGnDhQcr_BJ3i5Fw_DAqwMZbFslOqD38IYXQ3AA3fIWdPPQaSIhfrJlE_d2IM1uoa7_HFGAD9U3XQSlS6LcgfmKdF6Vb2nP6nI8wHlIldA2Lr0YQKk-tFYZ5_/w480-h640/IMG_6891_jpg.png" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Besides, everything feels fancier with a set table, even if it's just a casual outdoor lunch!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiZhXzIyTJ6pczqVGuMMthvvshpW24ApgjEU9z3AQMxFwbQ31Znxlr8mmMQBHyQ4fT9eP9GbEZkojgjrNGMxrmdAYbFY3cWJEYkYQJSX_bEppSXxdNYRVEfHBQMutZNKWd6mv7L49x8yNn/s2048/IMG_6893_jpg.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiZhXzIyTJ6pczqVGuMMthvvshpW24ApgjEU9z3AQMxFwbQ31Znxlr8mmMQBHyQ4fT9eP9GbEZkojgjrNGMxrmdAYbFY3cWJEYkYQJSX_bEppSXxdNYRVEfHBQMutZNKWd6mv7L49x8yNn/w300-h400/IMG_6893_jpg.png" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />husdonest releases new designs four times a year, so they are limited edition and always something new! The beautiful colors and designs add fun as you reconnect with family and friends, or can spice up your evening meal. I'm definitely using these for our Sunday dinners on the deck this year as a family!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3vEZkpWQuB8CjPFfSQQo-whVFsW8t1LvFd42E40FEgvKP9zbgASA4FnQmJqXfPXJ2v7wGBK7fNw0nKhrajpBU3dpoeuCd5Gw1IZj-b7FxYjE0tDqJTJg_jmNoB45THfzNWNu1nQ6pY6-g/s2048/IMG_6889_jpg.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3vEZkpWQuB8CjPFfSQQo-whVFsW8t1LvFd42E40FEgvKP9zbgASA4FnQmJqXfPXJ2v7wGBK7fNw0nKhrajpBU3dpoeuCd5Gw1IZj-b7FxYjE0tDqJTJg_jmNoB45THfzNWNu1nQ6pY6-g/s320/IMG_6889_jpg.png" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="color: black;"><span style="text-align: justify;">The napkins can be purchased exclusively at</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001H6EOa2g-OMvtGnFgAYPtdUcCadQLEHpZnbXWljjgQj-Zx2NndFLEWfx_b8epd4T2ct8KQskarzTmo8ScIcK75WTKe8itEo6B-Y3fBah3zffOOYCPrgQ2TIx1m0xcIorQVA0a5kAkMt4=&c=C3LX-gsn9L7EshnV70N7k7GXlI_q6_j5l7wl2An2Pg1zXyo4A9WXhQ==&ch=9vsgJH4ysZWLFkn-BrTlZEKYotb-1XEpqcKBK2e7i_EwyirGt2tixw==" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-style: italic; text-align: justify; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">hudsonest.com</a><span style="text-align: justify;">, </span><span style="text-align: justify;">either individually, or through the</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001H6EOa2g-OMvtGnFgAYPtdUcCadQLEHpZnbXWljjgQj-Zx2NndFLEWfx_b8epd4T2ax-zlTxNm5n0nhPOZyPPUPR9vHGr7pioE6-_xYjZ5Qg3GKV5-h4cDhsJ5jB5RAb8BtPhYC288MDmPvcKqYy3P9tiXzY99MMDQOnWPHAaOKoPFOOekua-yg==&c=C3LX-gsn9L7EshnV70N7k7GXlI_q6_j5l7wl2An2Pg1zXyo4A9WXhQ==&ch=9vsgJH4ysZWLFkn-BrTlZEKYotb-1XEpqcKBK2e7i_EwyirGt2tixw==" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-style: italic; text-align: justify; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">hudsonest</a><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001H6EOa2g-OMvtGnFgAYPtdUcCadQLEHpZnbXWljjgQj-Zx2NndFLEWfx_b8epd4T22nCZaIHSh1drwgTs-q3P2ynLKIZ07MCJkFm4g6UOt_1Ov45NZC51zp5CRhNrJoS5IxO72mfNV_-qOyZICNtz30ebHd2kwhsXTPDb_N2eu--UOP6BG1Zj1eKAW7iEHRIckKg85lQBn5OfaV5Q8_4WWARf5doNuG_U4IClJlltLMS2W8sFXHDVefc-ZLy0vpBGrNFeNP9JjyWy9CfcClU0CsyiahLJcF2-V7EZ-LXuN6X4cJ5bLYo88id2lP5ZWMzv26KuJ_GIBuCVd4MtNz8dMOmKgubB14KhnC4yQmlFTxhQgjxJnBdeNp_RD-JgEtntk1u-NsHyHVJRniTNDIoq19e-Lo_Qss4HdAANjsHZ0qEAYSlV1ZG6m9_GqC6xR3R4h-wv2QUOS5xLvf2S3f5leV198nTxdz0ZZVpknrENApqANwiP-7OGpxPCJHx31EBQMOmczMEKISyStWDCshFu8dGffJM26YnlBlYGAYFiT0Wos0jSwRY7d_PlhHm9bU2HkIzf5ye-sHUp2u2NU0NJopQQKJg9i9pP2aaPwM8pBLUc7_pXiYjaIWoFp5ftn4fD2z9Tuornty3_uJGXgTi0gRrs_0pTyH5jMA5_SWsyjbvfRRdQR6rYHmHUGKgK-2Tvqs5aDrjzKv-n9XEBk5YcZze_ONX5Yk4O2FGI_-z2ciF7dScjDD1VIELLO_tR_GwGBOPBy0yfqbfMr90LBvgGY1ffp-AsjkBornmJYJsZXmGQCP_FbVpHml4WZt0nFU8kJNXetOokPiA=&c=C3LX-gsn9L7EshnV70N7k7GXlI_q6_j5l7wl2An2Pg1zXyo4A9WXhQ==&ch=9vsgJH4ysZWLFkn-BrTlZEKYotb-1XEpqcKBK2e7i_EwyirGt2tixw==" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-align: justify; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"> Selects</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">subscription service. The company makes its napkins available on a one-time or subscription basis, at $10 for twenty cocktail napkins, $13 for fifteen guest towel napkins, and $15 for twenty dinner napkins.</span></span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjR5T75dPcqqSZnqzrhgV75ozd9g3MlabSRpn5eEQarUtWQjHYvhd8gy1Bw-kHa5Q0qXC1_aagtRDpHbXbQ6c5uj97R4TnkPPU_sEuabwjzTRTWm3i_nCmfw5plkBw0Yko-DtK668SSbPz/s2048/IMG_6890_jpg.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjR5T75dPcqqSZnqzrhgV75ozd9g3MlabSRpn5eEQarUtWQjHYvhd8gy1Bw-kHa5Q0qXC1_aagtRDpHbXbQ6c5uj97R4TnkPPU_sEuabwjzTRTWm3i_nCmfw5plkBw0Yko-DtK668SSbPz/w480-h640/IMG_6890_jpg.png" width="480" /></a></div><br /> </span></div><p></p><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">We had such a blast reconnecting, decompressing, and watching our kids celebrate as well. How are you recovering this summer? Remember to take time for yourself, you deserve it!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Use my code: TEACHINGSUMMER to receive one FREE package of cocktail napkins of your choice when you purchase any product or click <a href=" https://hudsonest.com/discount/TEACHINGSUMMER" target="_blank">HERE</a> to purchase! </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Happy Summer!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Additional information:</span> </div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Each user who inputs the discount code (or uses the shareable link, which automatically inputs the discount code) can get one free package of cocktail napkins of their choice when they purchase any product. The person using the code must put at least 2 products in their cart, at least one of which is a package of cocktail napkins, to get the benefit of this offer. Only one free package of cocktail napkins per purchase; the code is valid only once per customer. Our regular shipping rules apply (U.S. only) — free shipping on orders of $35 or more; otherwise $7.95 for shipping. All the discount codes are already valid now, and will last through July 5. </span></div></blockquote><p> </p><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><br /></div>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15694327124308895246noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-274008745714785555.post-51126429392003765762021-04-20T16:32:00.002-05:002021-04-20T18:09:16.279-05:00Independent Reading in a Remote Classroom<p>So the countdown is on, right?</p><p>Here we have SIX weeks left of school, and of course we have state testing sprinkled in there with a topping of iReady, so probably more like five. </p><p>In my remote classroom, we just finished up a BEAST of a literary analysis essay. Let me tell you, teaching how to write an essay in a remote classroom was no joke. I'll probably write a post about it once I've recovered and finished grading everything. I will let you know I used the Guided Draft feature in No Red Ink and it was a life saver, but that's a story for another day. </p><p>So for this last six weeks of school, we're going to coast. And by coast I don't mean just give up, I mean coast like we're on the most enjoyable of Sunday drives. We're doing independent reading, and I've come up with some fun activities to help us make the most of these last six weeks and hopefully keep them engaged!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiERhXNXuyObhzea84kerppmABf9_xosuYeQn28o7FkafPbbziMBw7A_wSCC9d_M30VL-eHOaO2oDRF35sCAFfWzemfEmOgVWObY-TWPT8yCraE2nBe6KSfOaK9vfmZvpyqn-GF0BYhyphenhyphenwJu/s610/Screen+Shot+2021-04-20+at+6.05.29+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="610" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiERhXNXuyObhzea84kerppmABf9_xosuYeQn28o7FkafPbbziMBw7A_wSCC9d_M30VL-eHOaO2oDRF35sCAFfWzemfEmOgVWObY-TWPT8yCraE2nBe6KSfOaK9vfmZvpyqn-GF0BYhyphenhyphenwJu/s320/Screen+Shot+2021-04-20+at+6.05.29+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>First up, I created a giant google slideshow to help us navigate this unit!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-RUzyUEYGgKSYxQq8ON7QpJZDrHNQxOr7KTeA40hj1RO6DGSPlNGOJIKzB8knIO9JL0Z12du644R8qAtQ5-nCX8BGbWmZVFZZYjHQOoV3bTExy8Oo4v4fJmS0x6DwlyTLh1yIXtRXlmbw/s1674/Screen+Shot+2021-04-20+at+4.29.46+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="868" data-original-width="1674" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-RUzyUEYGgKSYxQq8ON7QpJZDrHNQxOr7KTeA40hj1RO6DGSPlNGOJIKzB8knIO9JL0Z12du644R8qAtQ5-nCX8BGbWmZVFZZYjHQOoV3bTExy8Oo4v4fJmS0x6DwlyTLh1yIXtRXlmbw/w491-h254/Screen+Shot+2021-04-20+at+4.29.46+PM.png" width="491" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Set Up</h2><div>What did I want them to come away with? Here are my goals for them:</div><div><br /></div><div>-A giant TBR list that they've compiled based on what their peers are reading</div><div>-The ability to talk and share about a book and comprehend it</div><div>-Reading about reading</div><div>-The pure enjoyment of reading!</div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Unit Introduction</h2><div style="text-align: left;">I started today by walking students through the unit, and sharing about great books. We did a Nearpod lesson where they shared books they love on stickies, and then I took a screenshot and shared it to their google classroom stream so they could refer back to it!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We also spent a long time talking about diversifying their reading and leading them to some great books that are more diverse!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">They're homework today was to figure out which book they want to read and answer the question in Google Classroom and tell me the Title/Author/Genre (TAG)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Activities</h2><h4 style="text-align: left;">EdPuzzle on Book Genres</h4><div style="text-align: left;">This was a refresher assignment that I gave asynchronously. Students were just asked to identify different book genres. This was a recap from beginning of the year work, which is why I assigned it for independent work. </div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">NewsELA Articles</h4><div><br /></div><div>Once students have chosen their book, I ask them to read two articles on NewsELA that have something to do with their book. For example, if their book is about WWII, they could look that up. If they chose a Fantasy book they could look up Fantasy in NewsELA and read any article about Fantasy books!</div><div><br /></div><div>In the assignment, I ask them to link the article, give a one sentence summary, and some commentary on what they learned and how it connects to their book. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbaS3sU2ku3BlpiKJU4IoV5m3KSuhJaKXwenX9rde99BeVTJlZWBYFab9Fcb-azjqTvfP4KOaW8NZTiNEQwhoEYYXT6WDSndqGegXaYzgAunv0L5w2_sHNKeEhrSCTlfjunrBekPnVh4yX/s1420/Screen+Shot+2021-04-20+at+4.16.58+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1044" data-original-width="1420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbaS3sU2ku3BlpiKJU4IoV5m3KSuhJaKXwenX9rde99BeVTJlZWBYFab9Fcb-azjqTvfP4KOaW8NZTiNEQwhoEYYXT6WDSndqGegXaYzgAunv0L5w2_sHNKeEhrSCTlfjunrBekPnVh4yX/s320/Screen+Shot+2021-04-20+at+4.16.58+PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">BookRiot / Epic Reads</h4><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-330fcd4b-7fff-542e-5260-0ec0fdfa3c07"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I also asked students to read one article from </span><a href="https://bookriot.com/category/childrens/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">BookRiot </span></a><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">or </span><a href="https://www.epicreads.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Epic Reads</span></a><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Then I had them complete on assignment on Google Classroom when finished, which asked them to write a one-sentence summary of the article and give some commentary such as What do you learn? What was interesting or surprising? </span></p><div><span><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhvImDI8JiXjqs0bWZgFnP8Zz1JqOIU8kHJW2QnBrzue0HiPn8hOxLdvTZY-rIaBp8_xdf9C47BVSSq7B2QwDldqhV8SON8ipw2Fy3mzKRn00qVIMQqbew5BGBHbew6qUyC_KKRsBJQgDP/s1344/Screen+Shot+2021-04-20+at+4.17.08+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhvImDI8JiXjqs0bWZgFnP8Zz1JqOIU8kHJW2QnBrzue0HiPn8hOxLdvTZY-rIaBp8_xdf9C47BVSSq7B2QwDldqhV8SON8ipw2Fy3mzKRn00qVIMQqbew5BGBHbew6qUyC_KKRsBJQgDP/s320/Screen+Shot+2021-04-20+at+4.17.08+PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span><br /></span></div></span><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-size: small;">TwoPage Spread</span></span></h3></div><div><span>When we did our whole class novel study/read aloud on Long Way Down I had students create a 2 page spread for each floor (chapter). For this unit, I'm asking them to create a 2 page spread on the entire book.</span></div><div><br /></div><div>For the Two Page Spread they can use pictures, quotes, symbols, and I encourage them to look for signposts in their reading as well!</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are some of our examples from Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVN1IIusqKuP5h7g6c2DmcIp-SgRVdni9IV9ZcstvqBl7Jw8nAGxtE10vURWITx7vHh8zC2gL0op0JA3kryqnug0pbH8BN77axE7bqRP_1L8eT7V5-Pf8uvEDyIjhqODMSQFAPpCfp9FgJ/s1044/Screen+Shot+2021-04-20+at+4.15.19+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="716" data-original-width="1044" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVN1IIusqKuP5h7g6c2DmcIp-SgRVdni9IV9ZcstvqBl7Jw8nAGxtE10vURWITx7vHh8zC2gL0op0JA3kryqnug0pbH8BN77axE7bqRP_1L8eT7V5-Pf8uvEDyIjhqODMSQFAPpCfp9FgJ/s320/Screen+Shot+2021-04-20+at+4.15.19+PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0OWM-JCiFD5ILCa6g0dKTuiQiuYhoneq3h5N81Gqc2n-WmDUcFSQW1JwJiZ1iyRVk5vyfv_5zY3W8EQ2ZL6krCYbI6a4Y_O8CROFQyj1W-Zc57i5OTtj1KNjBkkCS0ab2jFKl34g-hg1Q/s1032/Screen+Shot+2021-04-20+at+4.15.41+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="674" data-original-width="1032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0OWM-JCiFD5ILCa6g0dKTuiQiuYhoneq3h5N81Gqc2n-WmDUcFSQW1JwJiZ1iyRVk5vyfv_5zY3W8EQ2ZL6krCYbI6a4Y_O8CROFQyj1W-Zc57i5OTtj1KNjBkkCS0ab2jFKl34g-hg1Q/s320/Screen+Shot+2021-04-20+at+4.15.41+PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPnhgIAHA832IJCEVfrMYJkV-TRxyd8xPI_8VbodY6YHlWB7Wukk-ujugur6FrUCs2ohh63AgxjRyRV4VnrfGq6AUg0jigEgs07XnMnpgMar92_ZOqKT2HTxrilFzwn_Joa2u7llAIqZ0t/s1090/Screen+Shot+2021-04-20+at+4.15.48+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="710" data-original-width="1090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPnhgIAHA832IJCEVfrMYJkV-TRxyd8xPI_8VbodY6YHlWB7Wukk-ujugur6FrUCs2ohh63AgxjRyRV4VnrfGq6AUg0jigEgs07XnMnpgMar92_ZOqKT2HTxrilFzwn_Joa2u7llAIqZ0t/s320/Screen+Shot+2021-04-20+at+4.15.48+PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Assessments</h4><div>Students will complete two assessments once they finish their book. </div><div><br /></div><div>First is a Text Reaction, which I got from my TpT friend the amazing Kasey Kiehl! You can check it out <a href="https://www.facebook.com/kaseykiehltpt/posts/2440877832725729" target="_blank">here</a>! I had the pleasure of meeting her at a TpT conference and she is an amazing resource!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/kaseykiehltpt/posts/2440877832725729" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="962" data-original-width="1012" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGduVKyznWx_4s264wY7lprNh4zDsNt0sQs_ble1Qgs7rXblvgPCILhLq9dDOcPZEcwRXqGZxUnaCsS6XSGc4pdqqMj3tV8_GK6O-ZDj6bPub-lu3uh9zRvB4OPE3IVt2X7lBV3n5T_u6k/s320/Screen+Shot+2021-04-20+at+4.20.32+PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Book Talk</h4><div><br /></div><div>Students will finish this unit by creating a book talk. I was totally inspired by falling down a BookTok rabbit hole on TikTok. Students will create a 60-90 second book talk on FlipGrid and share about the book using the SWBS method, and give a rating out of 5 stars. </div><div><br /></div><div>I'm letting them do it in a variety of ways, they can do a standard book review or they can show the book by it's aesthetic with pictures and images and use text overlay and a voice over! </div><div><br /></div><div>Students will then need to comment on their peers book talks to make it collaborative. </div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Class Time</h4><div><br /></div><div>During class time, we follow this format</div><div><br /></div><div>Quick Write for 10 minutes</div><div>RADaR (Thanks, Kelly Gallagher!) for 2 minutes</div><div>Talk about it (3-5 minutes?)</div><div>Mini-Lesson</div><div>Students in collaborative breakout rooms to talk about their books (I'm grouping kids by the genre they chose)</div><div>Silent Reading Time</div><div><br /></div><div>Since our classes are on an A/B schedule I reserve Fridays for Work Days and Reading Conferences where I can meet with students to talk to them about what they're reading!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyAWxCjHT7CIpfQnlPrm7rhIEg_RD_j-j9lNcVyZWlvDJzGqCl3cJBY9xflPBD561cxtHGwqyLqjULBQrNtfCWSZnT_VucCLgtVwUY3oqou3O9VQCKG9uPiJ6Y9y4VZr18uGxlpgJxg9-e/s2514/Screen+Shot+2021-04-20+at+4.28.22+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="898" data-original-width="2514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyAWxCjHT7CIpfQnlPrm7rhIEg_RD_j-j9lNcVyZWlvDJzGqCl3cJBY9xflPBD561cxtHGwqyLqjULBQrNtfCWSZnT_VucCLgtVwUY3oqou3O9VQCKG9uPiJ6Y9y4VZr18uGxlpgJxg9-e/s320/Screen+Shot+2021-04-20+at+4.28.22+PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>What are you doing for independent reading in your remote classrooms? 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Watch my YouTube Review instead! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVbQuJbxLQ0" target="_blank">Teacher Planner Review Video </a> and <a href="https://youtu.be/9UcOdGHTEFY" target="_blank">Teacher Accessories Review Video </a></p><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block rich-text" data-block="9115f2b3-95a6-46e9-831b-ef8fefa4c7b7" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-9115f2b3-95a6-46e9-831b-ef8fefa4c7b7" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 28px auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0"><span style="font-size: inherit;">**Disclaimer: There are affiliate links throughout. These links give me a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you to the Erin Condren team and Samantha Kuhr for giving me the opportunity to review these items!</span></p><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block rich-text" data-block="9115f2b3-95a6-46e9-831b-ef8fefa4c7b7" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-9115f2b3-95a6-46e9-831b-ef8fefa4c7b7" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 28px auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">***All headings are links! Please feel free to shop through my affiliate link <a href="http://bit.ly/shoperincondrenjenblanca" target="_blank">here</a>. </p><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block rich-text" data-block="1332f345-8b5b-48d7-a437-0dd798388fe3" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-1332f345-8b5b-48d7-a437-0dd798388fe3" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 28px auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">Well, it's certainly been a crazy year, I think everyone can agree on that! Education has looked very different this year, and has occurred in more formats than over before- traditional, hybrid, remote, and homeschool. I've had the pleasure of experiencing three different types of learning over the course of the pandemic. I ended the last school year trying to teach PK2 virtually, homeschooled preschool for my daughters, and then taught 8th grade remote English this year from the comfort of my son's nursery, and then finally my own office space in January. </p><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block rich-text" data-block="f91b44f4-2e41-4efe-91f2-a38bd409b159" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-f91b44f4-2e41-4efe-91f2-a38bd409b159" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 28px auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">It may seem cliche or silly, but I don't think I would have been able to keep it all together if I didn't have the organizational tools that Erin Condren provides. This year, their new Teacher Lesson Planner and Accessories collection is sure to give you hope for the new school year, and with the new releases and AMAZING gifts with purchase (which you'll need to be quick to snag them), this is a release I am super excited about. </p><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block rich-text" data-block="85271c20-e8e4-430d-a3db-0a9c35f080e7" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-85271c20-e8e4-430d-a3db-0a9c35f080e7" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 28px auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">The all new TLP collection will launch FIRST to EC Insiders on April 8th, and be available to everyone else on April 9th. Sign up <a href="https://www.erincondren.com/referral/invite/jenniferwhite/1" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #0073aa; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">here</a> if you haven't already to get $10 off your purchase, and make sure you turn on the EC Insider under Rewards. Navigate to Account-->Update Info--> and scroll to the bottom and make sure EC Insider is turned to Active!</p><figure aria-label="Block: Image" class="wp-block-image block-editor-block-list__block wp-block size-large" data-block="ff90e096-0df8-4995-a57c-1ad321f73302" data-title="Image" data-type="core/image" id="block-ff90e096-0df8-4995-a57c-1ad321f73302" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 28px auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative;" tabindex="0"><div class="components-resizable-box__container" style="border-bottom-left-radius: inherit; border-bottom-right-radius: inherit; border-top-left-radius: inherit; border-top-right-radius: inherit; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; flex-shrink: 0; height: auto; max-height: 715.9857904085258px; max-width: 1450px; min-height: 20px; min-width: 40.50359712230215px; outline: 0px; position: relative; width: auto;"><img alt="This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Screen-Shot-2021-04-03-at-3.53.38-PM.png" height="416" scale="2" src-orig="https://i0.wp.com/modesthouseextraordinaryhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Screen-Shot-2021-04-03-at-3.53.38-PM.png?fit=1024%2C506&ssl=1" src="https://i0.wp.com/modesthouseextraordinaryhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Screen-Shot-2021-04-03-at-3.53.38-PM.png?zoom=2&fit=1024%2C506&ssl=1" style="border-bottom-left-radius: inherit; border-bottom-right-radius: inherit; border-top-left-radius: inherit; border-top-right-radius: inherit; border: none; box-sizing: inherit; display: block; height: inherit; max-width: 100%; width: inherit;" width="840" /><div style="box-sizing: inherit; outline: 0px;"></div></div><div class="components-drop-zone" style="border-bottom-left-radius: inherit; border-bottom-right-radius: inherit; border-top-left-radius: inherit; border-top-right-radius: inherit; border: 2px solid var(--wp-admin-theme-color); bottom: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; left: 0px; opacity: 0; outline: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; transition-duration: 0.3s, 0.3s, 0s; transition-property: opacity, background-color, visibility; transition: opacity 0.3s, background-color 0.3s, visibility 0s 0.3s; visibility: hidden; z-index: 40;"></div></figure><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block rich-text" data-block="eccd58f3-0dff-423d-a244-5072b2e96c5c" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-eccd58f3-0dff-423d-a244-5072b2e96c5c" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 28px auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">First things first, let's talk about the gifts with purchase. First, is this gorgeous apple pen (this one will go FAST). This pen style is one of my favorites, I have a bunch with the EC Asterisk and it writes so smoothly. This is one you will hide in your drawer from those looking to borrow pens!</p><figure aria-label="Block: Image" class="wp-block-image is-style-rounded block-editor-block-list__block wp-block size-large" data-block="2613fc2d-d580-45a6-9fba-793bd47d42f9" data-title="Image" data-type="core/image" id="block-2613fc2d-d580-45a6-9fba-793bd47d42f9" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 28px auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative;" tabindex="0"><div class="components-resizable-box__container" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; flex-shrink: 0; height: auto; max-height: 1450px; max-width: 1450px; min-height: 20px; min-width: 20px; outline: 0px; position: relative; width: auto;"><img alt="This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is IMG_4720_jpg-1-1024x1024.jpg" scale="0" src="https://modesthouseextraordinaryhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_4720_jpg-1-1024x1024.jpg" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 9999px; border-bottom-right-radius: 9999px; border-top-left-radius: 9999px; border-top-right-radius: 9999px; border: none; box-sizing: inherit; display: block; height: inherit; max-width: 100%; width: inherit;" /><div style="box-sizing: inherit; outline: 0px;"></div></div><div class="components-drop-zone" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 2px; border-bottom-right-radius: 2px; border-top-left-radius: 2px; border-top-right-radius: 2px; border: 2px solid var(--wp-admin-theme-color); bottom: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; left: 0px; opacity: 0; outline: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; transition-duration: 0.3s, 0.3s, 0s; transition-property: opacity, background-color, visibility; transition: opacity 0.3s, background-color 0.3s, visibility 0s 0.3s; visibility: hidden; z-index: 40;"></div></figure><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block rich-text" data-block="d6af3e94-3160-4a1e-b0a1-d9548c7b4697" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-d6af3e94-3160-4a1e-b0a1-d9548c7b4697" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 28px auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">The second gift with purchase is this Sticky Note Pad with 260 sheets. It has a gorgeous and exclusive Rainbow Heart design along the side!</p><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block rich-text" data-block="d5cb3f17-ccb0-473d-bcd3-ce41a8054f57" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-d5cb3f17-ccb0-473d-bcd3-ce41a8054f57" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 28px auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">Let's start with the actual planner, there are so many more options this year!</p><h2 aria-label="Block: Heading" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block rich-text" data-block="908669f8-0003-4b9b-b2e3-2bafe68b3445" data-title="Heading" data-type="core/heading" id="block-908669f8-0003-4b9b-b2e3-2bafe68b3445" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: inherit; font-size: 1.95em; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.83em auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0"><a href="https://rstyle.me/+YJH4acifCWflEh_82mT-9g" target="_blank">Standard Coiled Teacher Lesson Planner</a></h2><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block rich-text" data-block="41295154-7d8b-46c1-b6ba-c94fe2d103cc" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-41295154-7d8b-46c1-b6ba-c94fe2d103cc" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 28px auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">There's the standard coiled TLP this year ($55) that you can get this year in two popular EC designs: Layers and Mid Century Circles! I went with Mid Century Circles, but I absolutely love both. </p><figure aria-label="Block: Image" class="wp-block-image block-editor-block-list__block wp-block size-large" data-block="435adbe7-d209-47e1-b0db-b35df5bba3e8" data-title="Image" data-type="core/image" id="block-435adbe7-d209-47e1-b0db-b35df5bba3e8" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 28px auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative;" tabindex="0"><div style="border-bottom-left-radius: inherit; border-bottom-right-radius: inherit; border-top-left-radius: inherit; border-top-right-radius: inherit; box-sizing: inherit; outline: 0px;"><img alt="This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is IMG_4708_jpg.jpg" scale="0" src="https://modesthouseextraordinaryhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_4708_jpg.jpg" style="border-bottom-left-radius: inherit; border-bottom-right-radius: inherit; border-top-left-radius: inherit; border-top-right-radius: inherit; border: none; box-sizing: inherit; height: auto; max-width: 100%;" /></div><div class="components-drop-zone" style="border-bottom-left-radius: inherit; border-bottom-right-radius: inherit; border-top-left-radius: inherit; border-top-right-radius: inherit; border: 2px solid var(--wp-admin-theme-color); bottom: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; left: 0px; opacity: 0; outline: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; transition-duration: 0.3s, 0.3s, 0s; transition-property: opacity, background-color, visibility; transition: opacity 0.3s, background-color 0.3s, visibility 0s 0.3s; visibility: hidden; z-index: 40;"></div></figure><figure aria-label="Block: Image" class="wp-block-image block-editor-block-list__block wp-block size-large" data-block="7e105c7d-68d9-4a47-a1ab-5f47d0f22e30" data-title="Image" data-type="core/image" id="block-7e105c7d-68d9-4a47-a1ab-5f47d0f22e30" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 28px auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative;" tabindex="0"><div style="border-bottom-left-radius: inherit; border-bottom-right-radius: inherit; border-top-left-radius: inherit; border-top-right-radius: inherit; box-sizing: inherit; outline: 0px;"><img alt="This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is IMG_4709_jpg.jpg" scale="0" src="https://modesthouseextraordinaryhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_4709_jpg.jpg" style="border-bottom-left-radius: inherit; border-bottom-right-radius: inherit; border-top-left-radius: inherit; border-top-right-radius: inherit; border: none; box-sizing: inherit; height: auto; max-width: 100%;" /></div><div class="components-drop-zone" style="border-bottom-left-radius: inherit; border-bottom-right-radius: inherit; border-top-left-radius: inherit; border-top-right-radius: inherit; border: 2px solid var(--wp-admin-theme-color); bottom: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; left: 0px; opacity: 0; outline: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; transition-duration: 0.3s, 0.3s, 0s; transition-property: opacity, background-color, visibility; transition: opacity 0.3s, background-color 0.3s, visibility 0s 0.3s; visibility: hidden; z-index: 40;"></div></figure><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block rich-text" data-block="faced804-7424-4278-8b5e-856002e3a08c" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-faced804-7424-4278-8b5e-856002e3a08c" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 28px auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">I love the midcentury circles design sprinkled throughout!</p><h2 aria-label="Block: Heading" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block rich-text" data-block="66cc0bb8-9043-402d-86d0-54f99abbc6d6" data-title="Heading" data-type="core/heading" id="block-66cc0bb8-9043-402d-86d0-54f99abbc6d6" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: inherit; font-size: 1.95em; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.83em auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">Specs:</h2><ul aria-label="Block: List" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block rich-text" data-block="2f1cfdad-32a3-4903-afab-f3ca01930d44" data-title="List" data-type="core/list" id="block-2f1cfdad-32a3-4903-afab-f3ca01930d44" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 28px auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1.3em; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0"><li style="box-sizing: inherit;">8.5 x 11</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit;">Mohawk </li><li style="box-sizing: inherit;">All coil colors are available</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit;">You have three options for your start month: July 2021, August 2021, or September 2021</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit;">It comes with 7 checklist pages or you can upgrade to 14, 21, or 28 </li><li style="box-sizing: inherit;">Stickers in back (Holiday, Heritage, and Awareness as well as functional stickers)</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit;">It comes with 1 sheet protectors, or you can upgrade to 2 or 3</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit;">Customized Subject/Kid stickers available</li></ul><h2 aria-label="Block: Heading" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block rich-text" data-block="7e6e50ff-5e2e-4270-8664-444bd9a03f81" data-title="Heading" data-type="core/heading" id="block-7e6e50ff-5e2e-4270-8664-444bd9a03f81" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: inherit; font-size: 1.95em; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.83em auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">What's Inside</h2><ul aria-label="Block: List" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block rich-text" data-block="10d88816-0a4c-4ba0-895f-86ed2fd73aa2" data-title="List" data-type="core/list" id="block-10d88816-0a4c-4ba0-895f-86ed2fd73aa2" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 28px auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1.3em; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0"><li style="box-sizing: inherit;">Resource pages: All About Me, Events and Volunteers, Communication Log</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit;">2020-2021 calendar year at a glance</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit;">Year plan spread</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit;">2 graph paper spreads (4 pages total)</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit;">12 monthly spreads (August 2020 – July 2021) with 2 lined note pages before and after each month. </li><li style="box-sizing: inherit;">52 weeks of dated lesson planning pages</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit;">7 Student Checklist spreads (14 total checklist pages)</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit;">4 sticker pages</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit;">2-sided 8.5×11 pocket</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit;">Vinyl page protector</li></ul><h2 aria-label="Block: Heading" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block rich-text" data-block="95ea505e-e0a9-44bb-8b87-b3e75f5c422a" data-title="Heading" data-type="core/heading" id="block-95ea505e-e0a9-44bb-8b87-b3e75f5c422a" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: inherit; font-size: 1.95em; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.83em auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">Interchangeable Covers</h2><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block rich-text" data-block="ef973414-edd5-4015-a857-27ac30a4ea05" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-ef973414-edd5-4015-a857-27ac30a4ea05" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 28px auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">There are also a bunch of new interchangeable covers this year. I have the Bright Future Cover ($8)</p><figure aria-label="Block: Image" class="wp-block-image block-editor-block-list__block wp-block size-large" data-block="b6159177-cb6b-4000-9b73-057635b4d978" data-title="Image" data-type="core/image" id="block-b6159177-cb6b-4000-9b73-057635b4d978" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 28px auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative;" tabindex="0"><figure aria-label="Block: Image" class="wp-block-image block-editor-block-list__block wp-block size-large" data-block="b6159177-cb6b-4000-9b73-057635b4d978" data-title="Image" data-type="core/image" id="block-b6159177-cb6b-4000-9b73-057635b4d978" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 28px auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative;" tabindex="0"><div style="border-bottom-left-radius: inherit; border-bottom-right-radius: inherit; border-top-left-radius: inherit; border-top-right-radius: inherit; box-sizing: inherit; outline: 0px;"><img alt="This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is IMG_4711_jpg.jpg" scale="0" src="https://modesthouseextraordinaryhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_4711_jpg.jpg" style="border-bottom-left-radius: inherit; border-bottom-right-radius: inherit; border-top-left-radius: inherit; border-top-right-radius: inherit; border: none; box-sizing: inherit; height: auto; max-width: 100%;" /></div><div class="components-drop-zone" style="border-bottom-left-radius: inherit; border-bottom-right-radius: inherit; border-top-left-radius: inherit; border-top-right-radius: inherit; border: 2px solid var(--wp-admin-theme-color); bottom: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; left: 0px; opacity: 0; outline: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; transition-duration: 0.3s, 0.3s, 0s; transition-property: opacity, background-color, visibility; transition: opacity 0.3s, background-color 0.3s, visibility 0s 0.3s; visibility: hidden; z-index: 40;"></div></figure><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block rich-text" data-block="7fcb6726-d2d8-4b81-981f-42fdde44733f" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-7fcb6726-d2d8-4b81-981f-42fdde44733f" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 28px auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">There is also the Vegan Luxe Cover which is a focused TLP and is super minimal and fresh! The Vegan Leather comes in Black, Blush, and Harbor. </p><h2 aria-label="Block: Heading" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block rich-text" data-block="8722e8c7-4992-4b2c-82e9-c2bd9c46f2b1" data-title="Heading" data-type="core/heading" id="block-8722e8c7-4992-4b2c-82e9-c2bd9c46f2b1" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: inherit; font-size: 1.95em; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.83em auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0"><a href="https://rstyle.me/+5l1j0bbbfdD73vpJeQwb4g" target="_blank">Softbound Focused TLP</a></h2><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block rich-text" data-block="3f6dd976-9218-4e89-86fe-19feac306e8d" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-3f6dd976-9218-4e89-86fe-19feac306e8d" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 28px auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">Then there's the Softbound Focused Teacher Lesson Planner in Camel and Layers (colorful). I love how this lays flat! It's $35. The colorful option has turquoise edges! This is available in a July/August/September start. </p><figure aria-label="Block: Image" class="wp-block-image block-editor-block-list__block wp-block size-large" data-block="52b5aab0-e369-4515-aea1-6cd6ff9f88af" data-title="Image" data-type="core/image" id="block-52b5aab0-e369-4515-aea1-6cd6ff9f88af" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 28px auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative;" tabindex="0"><div style="border-bottom-left-radius: inherit; border-bottom-right-radius: inherit; border-top-left-radius: inherit; border-top-right-radius: inherit; box-sizing: inherit; outline: 0px;"><img alt="This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is IMG_4705_jpg.jpg" scale="0" src="https://modesthouseextraordinaryhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_4705_jpg.jpg" style="border-bottom-left-radius: inherit; border-bottom-right-radius: inherit; border-top-left-radius: inherit; border-top-right-radius: inherit; border: none; box-sizing: inherit; height: auto; max-width: 100%;" /></div><div class="components-drop-zone" style="border-bottom-left-radius: inherit; border-bottom-right-radius: inherit; border-top-left-radius: inherit; border-top-right-radius: inherit; border: 2px solid var(--wp-admin-theme-color); bottom: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; left: 0px; opacity: 0; outline: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; transition-duration: 0.3s, 0.3s, 0s; transition-property: opacity, background-color, visibility; transition: opacity 0.3s, background-color 0.3s, visibility 0s 0.3s; visibility: hidden; z-index: 40;"></div></figure><figure aria-label="Block: Image" class="wp-block-image block-editor-block-list__block wp-block size-large" data-block="aeefca51-efdf-4013-b1c4-39047cc0553d" data-title="Image" data-type="core/image" id="block-aeefca51-efdf-4013-b1c4-39047cc0553d" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 28px auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative;" tabindex="0"><div style="border-bottom-left-radius: inherit; border-bottom-right-radius: inherit; border-top-left-radius: inherit; border-top-right-radius: inherit; box-sizing: inherit; outline: 0px;"><img alt="This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is IMG_4707_jpg.jpg" scale="0" src="https://modesthouseextraordinaryhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_4707_jpg.jpg" style="border-bottom-left-radius: inherit; border-bottom-right-radius: inherit; border-top-left-radius: inherit; border-top-right-radius: inherit; border: none; box-sizing: inherit; height: auto; max-width: 100%;" /></div><div class="components-drop-zone" style="border-bottom-left-radius: inherit; border-bottom-right-radius: inherit; border-top-left-radius: inherit; border-top-right-radius: inherit; border: 2px solid var(--wp-admin-theme-color); bottom: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; left: 0px; opacity: 0; outline: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; transition-duration: 0.3s, 0.3s, 0s; transition-property: opacity, background-color, visibility; transition: opacity 0.3s, background-color 0.3s, visibility 0s 0.3s; visibility: hidden; z-index: 40;"></div></figure><h2 aria-label="Block: Heading" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block rich-text" data-block="a2320937-ee6f-498d-a1d8-07e144f49baf" data-title="Heading" data-type="core/heading" id="block-a2320937-ee6f-498d-a1d8-07e144f49baf" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: inherit; font-size: 1.95em; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.83em auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">Teacher Binder</h2><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block rich-text" data-block="627b9d13-3a51-4086-893e-b25c2c09a7bc" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-627b9d13-3a51-4086-893e-b25c2c09a7bc" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 28px auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">The binder is also available in the Mid Century Circles design! ($55). You can get up to four characters personalized on the cover. The binder has a July start. </p><h2 aria-label="Block: Heading" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block rich-text" data-block="9a6e46fb-5cdb-4fdd-bb90-ae04c8c2bd3b" data-title="Heading" data-type="core/heading" id="block-9a6e46fb-5cdb-4fdd-bb90-ae04c8c2bd3b" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: inherit; font-size: 1.95em; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.83em auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">Accessories</h2><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block rich-text" data-block="875deb11-716d-464d-8c94-18e3d4b89e34" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-875deb11-716d-464d-8c94-18e3d4b89e34" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 28px auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">There are so many new and amazing accessories this year!</p><h2 aria-label="Block: Heading" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block rich-text" data-block="012e2e4b-bc97-4db2-87dc-f6593dbd0e91" data-title="Heading" data-type="core/heading" id="block-012e2e4b-bc97-4db2-87dc-f6593dbd0e91" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: inherit; font-size: 1.95em; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.83em auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0"><a href="https://rstyle.me/+JJuRX13aCCpXFJKjFUz6tQ" target="_blank">New Too Cool For School, Ed. 5 Sticker Book ($15.50)</a></h2><div aria-label="Block: Columns" class="wp-block-columns block-editor-block-list__block wp-block block-editor-block-list__layout" data-block="053e8533-bdd8-4741-8878-691796dda16a" data-title="Columns" data-type="core/columns" id="block-053e8533-bdd8-4741-8878-691796dda16a" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; 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border: none; box-sizing: inherit; display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: center; padding: 0px; width: 414px;" tabindex="0" /></figure></div></div></div><div class="components-drop-zone" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 2px; border-bottom-right-radius: 2px; border-top-left-radius: 2px; border-top-right-radius: 2px; border: 2px solid var(--wp-admin-theme-color); bottom: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; left: 0px; opacity: 0; outline: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; transition-duration: 0.3s, 0.3s, 0s; transition-property: opacity, background-color, visibility; transition: opacity 0.3s, background-color 0.3s, visibility 0s 0.3s; visibility: hidden; z-index: 40;"></div></div></div></div><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block rich-text" data-block="5acd26a4-ebcb-4dba-8502-198b9e83a08c" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-5acd26a4-ebcb-4dba-8502-198b9e83a08c" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 28px 0px; max-width: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">New year, new sticker book! I don't think I've ever said it out loud, but when EC started doing the glossy stickers I was honestly giddy. There's something about a shiny sticker that still gets me. It's probably a small part of why I became a teacher, this crazy obsession with school supplies and stickers. There are both fun AND functional stickers in this little book, and the cutest alphabet letter stickers as well!</p></div></div><h2 aria-label="Block: Heading" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block rich-text" data-block="d075d1af-15c7-4a2b-a436-7b996acabb4a" data-title="Heading" data-type="core/heading" id="block-d075d1af-15c7-4a2b-a436-7b996acabb4a" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: inherit; font-size: 1.95em; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.83em auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0"><a href="https://rstyle.me/+h_fcPT5g2Dl-veXb_M_hBg" target="_blank">Colorsplash Apples Deskpad ($14)</a></h2><figure aria-label="Block: Image" class="wp-block-image block-editor-block-list__block wp-block size-large" data-block="82ea31c0-c8ac-4669-a644-717367a15b11" data-title="Image" data-type="core/image" id="block-82ea31c0-c8ac-4669-a644-717367a15b11" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 28px auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative;" tabindex="0"><div class="components-resizable-box__container" style="border-bottom-left-radius: inherit; border-bottom-right-radius: inherit; border-top-left-radius: inherit; border-top-right-radius: inherit; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; flex-shrink: 0; height: auto; max-height: 1450px; max-width: 1450px; min-height: 20px; min-width: 20px; outline: 0px; position: relative; width: auto;"><img alt="This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is IMG_4722_jpg-1024x1024.jpg" scale="0" src="https://modesthouseextraordinaryhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_4722_jpg-1024x1024.jpg" style="border-bottom-left-radius: inherit; border-bottom-right-radius: inherit; border-top-left-radius: inherit; border-top-right-radius: inherit; border: none; box-sizing: inherit; display: block; height: inherit; max-width: 100%; width: inherit;" /><div style="box-sizing: inherit; outline: 0px;"></div></div><div class="components-drop-zone" style="border-bottom-left-radius: inherit; border-bottom-right-radius: inherit; border-top-left-radius: inherit; border-top-right-radius: inherit; border: 2px solid var(--wp-admin-theme-color); bottom: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; left: 0px; opacity: 0; outline: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; transition-duration: 0.3s, 0.3s, 0s; transition-property: opacity, background-color, visibility; transition: opacity 0.3s, background-color 0.3s, visibility 0s 0.3s; visibility: hidden; z-index: 40;"></div></figure><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block rich-text" data-block="d9a333df-95fd-4df1-bccf-dcb384d1fec9" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-d9a333df-95fd-4df1-bccf-dcb384d1fec9" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 28px auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">Who doesn't love a colorful desk pad with lots of open space? I purchased an EC Owls desk pad waaaay back in the day and I still have it (coffee rings and crinkled pages and all) because I loved it that much. I love that you can use the spaces for anything and you can make it specific to your own needs and note-taking style! </p><h2 aria-label="Block: Heading" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block rich-text" data-block="4cd3fa65-e1e6-406a-8716-74f71b682302" data-title="Heading" data-type="core/heading" id="block-4cd3fa65-e1e6-406a-8716-74f71b682302" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: inherit; font-size: 1.95em; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.83em auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0"><a href="https://rstyle.me/+3VdWjhgj9o7BHv25MjqPCw" target="_blank">Rainbow Heart Teacher Clipfolio ($26)</a></h2><figure aria-label="Block: Image" class="wp-block-image block-editor-block-list__block wp-block size-large" data-block="bf740102-b3e5-4b2c-a3db-bb9826d8f668" data-title="Image" data-type="core/image" id="block-bf740102-b3e5-4b2c-a3db-bb9826d8f668" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 28px auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative;" tabindex="0"><div class="components-resizable-box__container" style="border-bottom-left-radius: inherit; border-bottom-right-radius: inherit; border-top-left-radius: inherit; border-top-right-radius: inherit; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; flex-shrink: 0; height: auto; max-height: 1450px; max-width: 1450px; min-height: 20px; min-width: 20px; outline: 0px; position: relative; width: auto;"><img alt="This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is IMG_4718_jpg-1024x1024.jpg" scale="0" src="https://modesthouseextraordinaryhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_4718_jpg-1024x1024.jpg" style="border-bottom-left-radius: inherit; border-bottom-right-radius: inherit; border-top-left-radius: inherit; border-top-right-radius: inherit; border: none; box-sizing: inherit; display: block; height: inherit; max-width: 100%; width: inherit;" /><div style="box-sizing: inherit; outline: 0px;"></div></div><div class="components-drop-zone" style="border-bottom-left-radius: inherit; border-bottom-right-radius: inherit; border-top-left-radius: inherit; border-top-right-radius: inherit; border: 2px solid var(--wp-admin-theme-color); bottom: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; left: 0px; opacity: 0; outline: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; transition-duration: 0.3s, 0.3s, 0s; transition-property: opacity, background-color, visibility; transition: opacity 0.3s, background-color 0.3s, visibility 0s 0.3s; visibility: hidden; z-index: 40;"></div></figure><figure aria-label="Block: Image" class="wp-block-image block-editor-block-list__block wp-block size-large" data-block="d5ad43c3-6679-4031-a5c9-cad27202b259" data-title="Image" data-type="core/image" id="block-d5ad43c3-6679-4031-a5c9-cad27202b259" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 28px auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative;" tabindex="0"><div class="components-resizable-box__container" style="border-bottom-left-radius: inherit; border-bottom-right-radius: inherit; border-top-left-radius: inherit; border-top-right-radius: inherit; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; flex-shrink: 0; height: auto; max-height: 1450px; max-width: 1450px; min-height: 20px; min-width: 20px; outline: 0px; position: relative; width: auto;"><img alt="This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is IMG_4719_jpg-1024x1024.jpg" scale="0" src="https://modesthouseextraordinaryhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_4719_jpg-1024x1024.jpg" style="border-bottom-left-radius: inherit; border-bottom-right-radius: inherit; border-top-left-radius: inherit; border-top-right-radius: inherit; border: none; box-sizing: inherit; display: block; height: inherit; max-width: 100%; width: inherit;" /><div style="box-sizing: inherit; outline: 0px;"></div></div><div class="components-drop-zone" style="border-bottom-left-radius: inherit; border-bottom-right-radius: inherit; border-top-left-radius: inherit; border-top-right-radius: inherit; border: 2px solid var(--wp-admin-theme-color); bottom: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; left: 0px; opacity: 0; outline: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; transition-duration: 0.3s, 0.3s, 0s; transition-property: opacity, background-color, visibility; transition: opacity 0.3s, background-color 0.3s, visibility 0s 0.3s; visibility: hidden; z-index: 40;"></div></figure><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block rich-text" data-block="126caac9-5bbd-4971-adb7-a76900f24e3a" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-126caac9-5bbd-4971-adb7-a76900f24e3a" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 28px auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">I would not have survived this school year without the padfolio, and I love this new design! I kept my attendance sheets/rosters clipped to the front, and the interior I used for notes regarding students I needed to meet with in breakout rooms, retakes, reminders for myself about meetings, and general info for my classes each day. This is hands down so worth it, and if I was in the classroom this year I would have used it for keeping track of writers workshop, Socratic seminars, and small groups! </p><h2 aria-label="Block: Heading" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block rich-text" data-block="9d6d9640-2b92-448f-bcaa-ba8a031cd245" data-title="Heading" data-type="core/heading" id="block-9d6d9640-2b92-448f-bcaa-ba8a031cd245" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: inherit; font-size: 1.95em; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.83em auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0"><a href="https://rstyle.me/+Rvh1bNhuy2YHnk2m8QYbeA" target="_blank">Notes from the Teacher Notepad ($10)</a></h2><figure aria-label="Block: Image" class="wp-block-image block-editor-block-list__block wp-block size-large" data-block="3fb3bed0-7d42-4e9c-9bad-bb287053fd67" data-title="Image" data-type="core/image" id="block-3fb3bed0-7d42-4e9c-9bad-bb287053fd67" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 28px auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative;" tabindex="0"><div class="components-resizable-box__container" style="border-bottom-left-radius: inherit; border-bottom-right-radius: inherit; border-top-left-radius: inherit; border-top-right-radius: inherit; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; flex-shrink: 0; height: auto; max-height: 1450px; max-width: 1450px; min-height: 20px; min-width: 20px; outline: 0px; position: relative; width: auto;"><img alt="This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is IMG_4716_jpg-1024x1024.jpg" scale="0" src="https://modesthouseextraordinaryhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_4716_jpg-1024x1024.jpg" style="border-bottom-left-radius: inherit; border-bottom-right-radius: inherit; border-top-left-radius: inherit; border-top-right-radius: inherit; border: none; box-sizing: inherit; display: block; height: inherit; max-width: 100%; width: inherit;" /><div style="box-sizing: inherit; outline: 0px;"></div></div><div class="components-drop-zone" style="border-bottom-left-radius: inherit; border-bottom-right-radius: inherit; border-top-left-radius: inherit; border-top-right-radius: inherit; border: 2px solid var(--wp-admin-theme-color); bottom: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; left: 0px; opacity: 0; outline: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; transition-duration: 0.3s, 0.3s, 0s; transition-property: opacity, background-color, visibility; transition: opacity 0.3s, background-color 0.3s, visibility 0s 0.3s; visibility: hidden; z-index: 40;"></div></figure><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block rich-text" data-block="964a2b86-1b90-4c0f-b7da-89e6c2b30281" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-964a2b86-1b90-4c0f-b7da-89e6c2b30281" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 28px auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">This is AMAZING. I could leave it at that, but seriously, when you need to send a note home, this is absolutely perfect, and best of all, I feel that it's super non-threatening. It can be related to positive praise or corrective feedback, and I love the space to have a parent/guardian signature at the bottom. I feel like this was perfectly designed, and the only recommendation I would have would be to make it customizable in the future! </p><h2 aria-label="Block: Heading" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block rich-text" data-block="620857af-0aea-4960-9ade-6386bfbd7aeb" data-title="Heading" data-type="core/heading" id="block-620857af-0aea-4960-9ade-6386bfbd7aeb" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: inherit; font-size: 1.95em; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.83em auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0"><a href="https://rstyle.me/+BGVwi0moYtCe_Lc_3uTWeQ" target="_blank">Substitute Teacher Notepad ($10)</a></h2><figure aria-label="Block: Image" class="wp-block-image block-editor-block-list__block wp-block size-large" data-block="4f45ebf0-58d2-460d-8e90-5804df500081" data-title="Image" data-type="core/image" id="block-4f45ebf0-58d2-460d-8e90-5804df500081" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 28px auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative;" tabindex="0"><div class="components-resizable-box__container" style="border-bottom-left-radius: inherit; border-bottom-right-radius: inherit; border-top-left-radius: inherit; border-top-right-radius: inherit; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; flex-shrink: 0; height: auto; max-height: 1450px; max-width: 1450px; min-height: 20px; min-width: 20px; outline: 0px; position: relative; width: auto;"><img alt="This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is IMG_4717_jpg-1024x1024.jpg" scale="0" src="https://modesthouseextraordinaryhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_4717_jpg-1024x1024.jpg" style="border-bottom-left-radius: inherit; border-bottom-right-radius: inherit; border-top-left-radius: inherit; border-top-right-radius: inherit; border: none; box-sizing: inherit; display: block; height: inherit; max-width: 100%; width: inherit;" /><div style="box-sizing: inherit; outline: 0px;"></div></div><div class="components-drop-zone" style="border-bottom-left-radius: inherit; border-bottom-right-radius: inherit; border-top-left-radius: inherit; border-top-right-radius: inherit; border: 2px solid var(--wp-admin-theme-color); bottom: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; left: 0px; opacity: 0; outline: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; transition-duration: 0.3s, 0.3s, 0s; transition-property: opacity, background-color, visibility; transition: opacity 0.3s, background-color 0.3s, visibility 0s 0.3s; visibility: hidden; z-index: 40;"></div></figure><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block rich-text" data-block="faecd006-25ab-4778-b6a4-315e50b28a01" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-faecd006-25ab-4778-b6a4-315e50b28a01" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 28px auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">I can't wait to use this! While I have a specific sub binder, I love this for keeping notes for certain classes, and when things change I can write out a new one. This will save me time from reprinting and editing my current sub dashboard. I would slip this into a sheet protector or laminate so that it's always handy, and you can use this from year to year! </p><h2 aria-label="Block: Heading" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block rich-text" data-block="ce8e3171-780f-455e-9c38-cb4522a8797f" data-title="Heading" data-type="core/heading" id="block-ce8e3171-780f-455e-9c38-cb4522a8797f" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: inherit; font-size: 1.95em; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.83em auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0"><a href="https://rstyle.me/+eoGodusNkMZuqffmUFN35A" target="_blank">Teacher Snap-In Dashboard ($7.50)</a></h2><figure aria-label="Block: Image" class="wp-block-image block-editor-block-list__block wp-block size-large" data-block="86ad3f03-0d6f-4f77-9116-ca771c514abe" data-title="Image" data-type="core/image" id="block-86ad3f03-0d6f-4f77-9116-ca771c514abe" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 28px auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative;" tabindex="0"><div class="components-resizable-box__container" style="border-bottom-left-radius: inherit; border-bottom-right-radius: inherit; border-top-left-radius: inherit; border-top-right-radius: inherit; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; flex-shrink: 0; height: auto; max-height: 1450px; max-width: 1450px; min-height: 20px; min-width: 20px; outline: 0px; position: relative; width: auto;"><img alt="This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is IMG_4728_jpg-1024x1024.jpg" scale="0" src="https://modesthouseextraordinaryhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_4728_jpg-1024x1024.jpg" style="border-bottom-left-radius: inherit; border-bottom-right-radius: inherit; border-top-left-radius: inherit; border-top-right-radius: inherit; border: none; box-sizing: inherit; display: block; height: inherit; max-width: 100%; width: inherit;" /><div style="box-sizing: inherit; outline: 0px;"></div></div><div class="components-drop-zone" style="border-bottom-left-radius: inherit; border-bottom-right-radius: inherit; border-top-left-radius: inherit; border-top-right-radius: inherit; border: 2px solid var(--wp-admin-theme-color); bottom: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; left: 0px; opacity: 0; outline: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; transition-duration: 0.3s, 0.3s, 0s; transition-property: opacity, background-color, visibility; transition: opacity 0.3s, background-color 0.3s, visibility 0s 0.3s; visibility: hidden; z-index: 40;"></div></figure><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block rich-text" data-block="58e97348-bd83-407e-abe7-9a347a809e3f" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-58e97348-bd83-407e-abe7-9a347a809e3f" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 28px auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">I have used this dashboard before, just not in the Mid Century Circles pattern, and it is a lifesaver! It has been so helpful this year with our even/odd schedule, so I mark A/B day for the week, and I keep my before and after school lists the same for the most part. I like to use the wet erase markers on this so it stays until I want it gone! </p><h2 aria-label="Block: Heading" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block rich-text" data-block="190f6409-327f-4ded-87ee-f5f8578fe0cb" data-title="Heading" data-type="core/heading" id="block-190f6409-327f-4ded-87ee-f5f8578fe0cb" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: inherit; font-size: 1.95em; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.83em auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0"><a href="https://rstyle.me/+JfyHggMqj3iDkteHI6T4pg" target="_blank">Mid Century Circles Mini Snap-In Bookmark Trio ($4.50)</a></h2><figure aria-label="Block: Image" class="wp-block-image is-style-rounded block-editor-block-list__block wp-block size-large" data-block="6ae24b95-d761-44f8-b1af-51ae630c13c0" data-title="Image" data-type="core/image" id="block-6ae24b95-d761-44f8-b1af-51ae630c13c0" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 28px auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative;" tabindex="0"><div class="components-resizable-box__container" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; flex-shrink: 0; height: auto; max-height: 1450px; max-width: 1450px; min-height: 20px; min-width: 20px; outline: 0px; position: relative; width: auto;"><img alt="This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is IMG_4727_jpg-1024x1024.jpg" scale="0" src="https://modesthouseextraordinaryhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_4727_jpg-1024x1024.jpg" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 9999px; border-bottom-right-radius: 9999px; border-top-left-radius: 9999px; border-top-right-radius: 9999px; border: none; box-sizing: inherit; display: block; height: inherit; max-width: 100%; width: inherit;" /><div style="box-sizing: inherit; outline: 0px;"></div></div><div class="components-drop-zone" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 2px; border-bottom-right-radius: 2px; border-top-left-radius: 2px; border-top-right-radius: 2px; border: 2px solid var(--wp-admin-theme-color); bottom: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; left: 0px; opacity: 0; outline: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; transition-duration: 0.3s, 0.3s, 0s; transition-property: opacity, background-color, visibility; transition: opacity 0.3s, background-color 0.3s, visibility 0s 0.3s; visibility: hidden; z-index: 40;"></div></figure><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block rich-text" data-block="d6e1b75e-70c8-4ba0-8c9e-ae2b04377c90" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-d6e1b75e-70c8-4ba0-8c9e-ae2b04377c90" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 28px auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">These snap-in bookmarks are great for quickly flipping to your lesson plans, corresponding checklists, and your monthly spread! You can use them in any EC coiled book! 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I love to use these when I'm brainstorming my lessons and units, because I can easily move them around in my planner. I also like putting down recurring meetings so that I can move it from week to week if necessary! I'm especially loving the solid colored rectangular sticky notes as well. I am planning to use them to keep track of important reminders so they pop on the page!</p><h2 aria-label="Block: Heading" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block rich-text" data-block="ce4cbd9b-a1c0-4e5c-919c-0cd7ddabe99b" data-title="Heading" data-type="core/heading" id="block-ce4cbd9b-a1c0-4e5c-919c-0cd7ddabe99b" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: inherit; font-size: 1.95em; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.83em auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0"><a href="https://rstyle.me/+gKseQYh5QbIhkX-hVwsOow" target="_blank">Gold Star Stackable Bracelet ($26)</a></h2><figure aria-label="Block: Image" class="wp-block-image is-style-rounded block-editor-block-list__block wp-block size-large" data-block="f2eafe5a-b618-4714-a1ee-5f23cb365c78" data-title="Image" data-type="core/image" id="block-f2eafe5a-b618-4714-a1ee-5f23cb365c78" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 28px auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative;" tabindex="0"><div class="components-resizable-box__container" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; flex-shrink: 0; height: auto; max-height: 1450px; max-width: 1450px; min-height: 20px; min-width: 20px; outline: 0px; position: relative; width: auto;"><img alt="This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is IMG_4724_jpg-1024x1024.jpg" scale="0" src="https://modesthouseextraordinaryhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_4724_jpg-1024x1024.jpg" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 9999px; border-bottom-right-radius: 9999px; border-top-left-radius: 9999px; border-top-right-radius: 9999px; border: none; box-sizing: inherit; display: block; height: inherit; max-width: 100%; width: inherit;" /><div style="box-sizing: inherit; outline: 0px;"></div></div><div class="components-drop-zone" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 2px; border-bottom-right-radius: 2px; border-top-left-radius: 2px; border-top-right-radius: 2px; border: 2px solid var(--wp-admin-theme-color); bottom: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; left: 0px; opacity: 0; outline: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; transition-duration: 0.3s, 0.3s, 0s; transition-property: opacity, background-color, visibility; transition: opacity 0.3s, background-color 0.3s, visibility 0s 0.3s; visibility: hidden; z-index: 40;"></div></figure><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block rich-text" data-block="2ae8817c-d601-4e67-a643-61ada09e50ab" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-2ae8817c-d601-4e67-a643-61ada09e50ab" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 28px auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">This is such a beautiful bracelet, and because it is one piece, it can actually also be worn as a necklace! The story and thought behind this item is so wonderful, and this would make a seriously heartfelt teacher appreciation gift. There is also a Love is Golden version as well!</p><h2 aria-label="Block: Heading" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block rich-text" data-block="9b1cabd2-6911-48bb-8f6c-4f3530671ba7" data-title="Heading" data-type="core/heading" id="block-9b1cabd2-6911-48bb-8f6c-4f3530671ba7" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: inherit; font-size: 1.95em; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.83em auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0"><a href="https://rstyle.me/+4x6f7UnlnJeMDY4fKSqdjA" target="_blank">Blush Ombre Accordion Zipper Pouch ($14)</a></h2><figure aria-label="Block: Image" class="wp-block-image block-editor-block-list__block wp-block size-large" data-block="6ae8f8de-2aa1-4b4b-a66e-472d05df16ec" data-title="Image" data-type="core/image" id="block-6ae8f8de-2aa1-4b4b-a66e-472d05df16ec" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 28px auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative;" tabindex="0"><div style="border-bottom-left-radius: inherit; border-bottom-right-radius: inherit; border-top-left-radius: inherit; border-top-right-radius: inherit; box-sizing: inherit; outline: 0px;"><img alt="This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is IMG_4712_jpg.jpg" scale="0" src="https://modesthouseextraordinaryhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_4712_jpg.jpg" style="border-bottom-left-radius: inherit; border-bottom-right-radius: inherit; border-top-left-radius: inherit; border-top-right-radius: inherit; border: none; box-sizing: inherit; height: auto; max-width: 100%;" /></div><div class="components-drop-zone" style="border-bottom-left-radius: inherit; border-bottom-right-radius: inherit; border-top-left-radius: inherit; border-top-right-radius: inherit; border: 2px solid var(--wp-admin-theme-color); bottom: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; left: 0px; opacity: 0; outline: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; transition-duration: 0.3s, 0.3s, 0s; transition-property: opacity, background-color, visibility; transition: opacity 0.3s, background-color 0.3s, visibility 0s 0.3s; visibility: hidden; z-index: 40;"></div></figure><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block rich-text" data-block="62a17dcf-63f3-4548-8bb8-db30ee310e4c" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-62a17dcf-63f3-4548-8bb8-db30ee310e4c" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 28px auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">I'm going to have to hide this one from my girls. They spotted it immediately and think it's absolutely beautiful and so do I! I would definitely keep my dry erase, wet erase, highlighters, sticky notes, even small remotes, and maybe an extra mask in here! Basically everything I need to teach every day! </p><h2 aria-label="Block: Heading" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block rich-text" data-block="d390a2f8-4b3a-4168-91c4-792e651da336" data-title="Heading" data-type="core/heading" id="block-d390a2f8-4b3a-4168-91c4-792e651da336" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: inherit; font-size: 1.95em; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.83em auto; max-width: 840px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0"><a href="https://rstyle.me/+EG5slacq37Fraqc-W3v_rg" target="_blank">Rainbow Heart Coiled Teacher Record Book ($16)</a></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCwa7_AkDJiYoyRcM8hvo3hdFMTioWnWIznCNH8SxNcZFvt7kEHFFPTyoZFovHbY86EM8VYxLCzG5oeIuBrZOv8Eq2Qz5nIyi37Scv1hghUGiwI9c1jLoqi2w0BVgRHSQFQWEkxZlyvrhj/s2048/IMG_4713_jpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCwa7_AkDJiYoyRcM8hvo3hdFMTioWnWIznCNH8SxNcZFvt7kEHFFPTyoZFovHbY86EM8VYxLCzG5oeIuBrZOv8Eq2Qz5nIyi37Scv1hghUGiwI9c1jLoqi2w0BVgRHSQFQWEkxZlyvrhj/s320/IMG_4713_jpg.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-hs17bQP_kA2FMA9Rxa8wF7f-9uvYFm_LuHRoDYS_cDU5JUo9b1GQOMXkg_-KBQgCZH7UTUDk3d6is9b_NT0p4Zp5Bw4TFQ2r5RusjkQUUponPu3q03jzQDxu5USW8z5dRxbDfYMW8yiy/s2048/IMG_4714_jpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-hs17bQP_kA2FMA9Rxa8wF7f-9uvYFm_LuHRoDYS_cDU5JUo9b1GQOMXkg_-KBQgCZH7UTUDk3d6is9b_NT0p4Zp5Bw4TFQ2r5RusjkQUUponPu3q03jzQDxu5USW8z5dRxbDfYMW8yiy/s320/IMG_4714_jpg.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJDD9XG2fKF6RtvSyq5F-YOVkUOwlJsSrUqV3AFHGyOGzb8DPC6umA6s0TTLQeb0EA7gA7cRjzBJz6LTpzIh7HQso4LEjuSX9HPaXguqvHDboTpYN2uWttROOBwp6sZ8VKP1ZtjJZ_Klpl/s2048/IMG_4715_jpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJDD9XG2fKF6RtvSyq5F-YOVkUOwlJsSrUqV3AFHGyOGzb8DPC6umA6s0TTLQeb0EA7gA7cRjzBJz6LTpzIh7HQso4LEjuSX9HPaXguqvHDboTpYN2uWttROOBwp6sZ8VKP1ZtjJZ_Klpl/s320/IMG_4715_jpg.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">There are two cover options for the record book, the one pictured above, and then the Teach Your Heart Out Cover. I saved this product for last because it's my absolute favorite new product. So many times I wished I had a separate record book for tracking data, reading conferences, any number of things that would be in a smaller book . This book is sized 7x9 and has 160 checklist pages in it as well as an All About Me and Events and Volunteers page. This book would also be great if you volunteer or are in a leadership position within your school and need to keep track of things such as dues, collections and donations, items for silent auctions and basket raffles, you name it! I immediately thought of PTO/PTA! This would also be a FANTASTIC option for LMS (Library Media Specialists), ISC's (Instructional Support Coaches, SPED, and Teacher Assistants!</span><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-size: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div><div class="wp-block" data-align="center" style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 840px; outline: 0px;"><figure aria-label="Block: Image" class="wp-block-image block-editor-block-list__block size-large" data-block="3009868f-1c42-41dd-b4da-eabe1c545518" data-title="Image" data-type="core/image" id="block-3009868f-1c42-41dd-b4da-eabe1c545518" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; display: table; margin: 0px auto; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; text-align: center;" tabindex="0"><div style="border-bottom-left-radius: inherit; border-bottom-right-radius: inherit; border-top-left-radius: inherit; border-top-right-radius: inherit; box-sizing: inherit; outline: 0px;"><img alt="This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Copy-of-Copy-of-BathroomRenovation-2-683x1024.png" scale="0" src="https://modesthouseextraordinaryhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Copy-of-Copy-of-BathroomRenovation-2-683x1024.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: inherit; border-bottom-right-radius: inherit; border-top-left-radius: inherit; border-top-right-radius: inherit; border: none; box-sizing: inherit; height: auto; max-width: 100%;" /></div></figure></div></figure>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15694327124308895246noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-274008745714785555.post-53123876281340777812017-11-21T09:49:00.001-06:002017-11-21T12:24:25.158-06:00RAK Classroom Kit + Enjoy the Magic of The Holidays at Oakbrook Center!<br />
Last week The Middle School Mob hosted a FB Live Holiday Hop, and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/teachingteensinthe21st/videos/805303119652365/" target="_blank">I shared how I do a RAK (Random Acts of Kindness) activity with my students during the holiday season</a>.<br />
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This was my first time doing a FB live and I had so much fun!<br />
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You can check out the RAK Classroom Kit <a href="http://bit.ly/RAKTeachingTeens" target="_blank">here</a><br />
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If you live in the Chicagoland area and want to have a fun family outing this Christmas season, be sure to check out my post over at <a href="http://bit.ly/OakbrookMHEH" target="_blank">Modest House, Extraordinary Home</a>!<br />
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A lot of people have said to me, in an effort to be comforting, "Don't worry, Gracie won't even remember a time when it was just her..." I totally and completely get why people say that, and on some levels it's a wonderful thing, but it also makes me so sad. For the past nineteen months we have poured our heart and soul into this sweet little miracle we never knew would come into our lives. We have watched her grow, roll over, cry, sleep, not sleep, struggle, succeed, laugh, belly laugh, crawl, walk, sprint, smile, splash, tumble, act goofy, and all around be the most impressive and amazing accomplishment of our lives.<br />
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Don't get me wrong, it isn't always beautiful. There were so many times we were so sleep deprived and delirious, or frustrated, or just wistful for the time when time was ours and ours alone. We could go to a movie whenever we wanted, or eat at a restaurant without having to get it boxed up immediately due to an epic meltdown. Oh, and we really miss sleeping in...wow.<br />
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But just like everyone with children says, even though you may not believe them, it's so worth it, which is why right now I'm so sad. I know that once our new little bundle of joy arrives all of this hypothetical worrying will disappear, but for now it's raw and real, and so I just want my sweet Gracie to know how special these past nineteen months have been.<br />
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Sometimes I wake up and stare at the monitor, willing you to wake up because I miss you. We can't wait to come in and greet you in the morning, because you pop up like "Hello, world!" We love it when you sing us awake in the morning.<br />
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We have been on so many adventures since you started toddling. We are so impressed when you instinctively reach up for our hands when we get near the street. We love how you always seem to have a plan, and you think maybe we don't know you're steering us towards the park, again. :)<br />
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We love hearing you giggle and squeal when you're on the swings. We love it when you jump off your Mickey chair into our arms, and grab your belly and scream in delight.<br />
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<a class="_8mlbc _vbtk2 _t5r8b" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BUIXwPDla6F/?taken-by=jenblanca"></a>I have had so much fun doing swimming and gymnastics with you these past couple of months. Watching you learn how to do things, and then come home and practice your piking and pulling and walking on a balance beam. You have become such an adventurous little water baby, and I love your fearlessness!<br />
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While you may not say much, every time a new word comes out of your mouth it is absolutely delightful!<br />
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Your love of puppies is absolutely the sweetest thing I've witnessed. You just fall to pieces whenever you see a dog, and I'm so glad that Bella is finally warming up to you a bit.<br />
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You just started hugging me and daddy, and we love it so much, we wish we could have enjoyed these snuggles for even longer. Please know it will never get old, and we will always love it when you climb onto us and say "awww" and snuggle in for a cuddle.<br />
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We have so many special things that we do with you. Smush kisses, 1...2...3...weee, Daddy pretending you're flying away, back flips off of us, the PJ Masks song, your constant adorable babbling and chattering in the car, every song we've made up related to diaper changes, sleeping, when your tummy hurts, bath time, oh so many songs we sing with you.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0rv8Upv_cpKqnt6qmFs0ZEBAcA8dgK3a03ObkwOTH2gypunVNVAJOAjcs_Wfvk2EcytEBM9pi04cyYJbj6AiKcLk2vs7MPiNNVLXeVF9toR3dhzDwjpKyC0U7D7cgOQ3xgsxDOAurer6h/s1600/19059411_735771437707_5354337876954206159_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0rv8Upv_cpKqnt6qmFs0ZEBAcA8dgK3a03ObkwOTH2gypunVNVAJOAjcs_Wfvk2EcytEBM9pi04cyYJbj6AiKcLk2vs7MPiNNVLXeVF9toR3dhzDwjpKyC0U7D7cgOQ3xgsxDOAurer6h/s200/19059411_735771437707_5354337876954206159_n.jpg" width="150" /></a>I'm so thankful that I decided to spend this time with you and stay home, I will never ever regret it for a second. There are times when we are both peering out the window at 5 o'clock wondering where daddy is, but this has been the best job I could ever have. Plus, I'm still getting to teach you every single day!<br />
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There are so many things, sweet Gracie girl, that we want you to remember from this short but precious time when you were our one and only, so I hope you know that even if you don't remember, we always will. We feel so blessed and absolutely love that our family is going to grow by one more, and that you'll have a sister, but know that we really loved this time, too. It's made us see just how amazing life can be, and we have you to thank for that!Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15694327124308895246noreply@blogger.com107tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-274008745714785555.post-14363524887110655512017-06-13T21:39:00.001-05:002017-06-14T20:16:15.391-05:00Scholastic Summer Selfie Contest!<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hi everyone! Hope you are all enjoying your summer break! Whether it's just beginning or you've been on break for a bit, </span><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-size-adjust: auto;">don't miss this <a href="http://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/Landing-Pages/scholasticmagvacay" target="_blank">awesome opportunity from Scholastic Magazine</a></span><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-size-adjust: auto;"> to win $1,000 this summer ! All it takes is a selfie like this! </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">1. Their non-fiction informational text is AWESOME for identifying text features. If you're looking for great examples of text features, this is the section for you! There is a wide variety, and it's easy enough for students to identify independently or in partners, and assess the author's purpose in choosing the features.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">2. I'm not a fan of DOL, but if you had to do a find it/fix it activity, isn't this a great one? Students are learning something, and also applying editing skills in a practical way. This is my go to activity for early finishers and as a way to brush up some additional grammar practice!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">3. Finally, I love these one page non-fiction texts to use either for article of the week, or as a way to practice close reading for non-fiction. They're easy to break down as a whole class or independently, and it's not overwhelming, especially if you're just getting started with close reading. </span></div>
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Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15694327124308895246noreply@blogger.com80tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-274008745714785555.post-66463600920477659542017-02-27T10:29:00.002-06:002017-02-27T11:32:46.599-06:00Change is a Comin'Hi everyone!<br />
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You may have noticed, if you follow me on IG, that my posts as of late have not been focused as much on the classroom. The reason for this, dear readers, is that I recently left my teaching position. Crazy, right? I love teaching, I love being in the classroom, I love creating lessons, so why would I leave?<br />
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Well...something inside of me was telling me that at this time in my life I need to focus on my family. This was the scariest decision I've ever made. It was a rough beginning of the school year, and the constant hustle and bustle of teaching was leaving me feeling like I was missing out on my most important student, my daughter. I started to realize that I couldn't be the mom, the wife, or the person I wanted to be while burning the candle at both ends. After a lot of thought and discussion, and budgeting (oh, the budgeting!), I decided to take a leave to stay home with Grace for a bit. I had many doubts, and regrets, and wondered constantly if I was making the right move, a very scary move! Very shortly after making this decision we found out we were having another baby, and everything became clear. This is definitely the right move for our family right now.<br />
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So I'll be teaching still, but in a very different capacity. Once a teacher, always a teacher, so I now spend my days as an early childhood teacher, showing Gracie how to build and explore and learn new things. I'm planning to tutor, work with students in any way I can volunteer, and I even started substitute teaching to still have some time in the classroom with students.<br />
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I'll also be focusing on becoming the best version of myself, not the burnt out, cranky person I noticed I was becoming. I was so stressed every weekend, never wanting to make plans because I was hoarding my time (for what I'm not sure), in an effort to recharge. I've already noticed in the past few weeks that I'm more giving of myself, and I like the person I see in the mirror a little bit more every day.<br />
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I'll still be posting, I have lots of ideas and lessons I wanted to share but never felt like I had the time to sit down and write, and I hope you'll stick around with me! Thanks for reading!<br />
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<br />Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15694327124308895246noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-274008745714785555.post-29755580023201499712016-08-15T20:46:00.001-05:002016-08-15T20:46:03.087-05:00Mix it Up: Stations on Day One!Last year I tried this, and it was amazing. I was totally inspired by <a href="http://www.theliterarymaven.com/2015/07/the-literary-maven-goes-back-to-school.html" target="_blank">The Literary Maven</a> last year, and it was a massive hit with students! We had so much fun, and I really enjoyed having a more relaxed atmosphere in the classroom on the first day, so much so that I did stations for Open House, too (more on that in another post). This year, I'm changing it up a bit, but also keeping some things the same. Make sure to check out the above link to see my inspiration from last year, some of her items were freebies last year, not sure if they still are or not, but definitely take a look!<br />
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Hi everyone!! This week I'll be coming at you with a whole slew of posts, including my classroom tour, scope and sequence, back to school night, and today's post, one of my favorite topics, Classroom Procedures and Organization!</div>
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When I'm asked what my biggest issue is that I face with middle schoolers, you might expect my response to be, "The drama, the emotions, the unpredictability...", but it isn't. For me, my biggest issue is getting my students into a routine that works for them and me, so that our class can run smoothly. I've noticed that for the most part I can keep everyone happy when there's a set routine in place, at least for 42 minutes.</div>
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I feel like middle school students are constantly stuck in this state of indecision and insecurity, that tends to manifest in all the negative traits we associate with tweens.</div>
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It is SO important, repeat, SO IMPORTANT, to have classroom procedures and organization with middle schoolers. </div>
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But fear not, we can stop some of these issues when students know what's expected of them, and where to get what they need!</div>
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In my classroom, I have my <a href="http://bit.ly/ClassroomSigns" target="_blank">"Information Station"</a> posted in a place that is centrally located, and easily accessible. This area is where students check the "While You Were Out Spiral" (in the silver tray), sign out for the restroom (clipboard), turn in Word of the Day, turn in homework (Blue, Green, and White bins), pick up supplies, check the calendar, and pick up forms we use daily. </div>
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These forms include the "Request to Retest" form, No Assignment Form, and Word of the Day form. Also, I LOVE this sign I picked up from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/teachcreatemotivate/" target="_blank">Teach Create Motivate</a>, along with my calendar from <a href="https://www.erincondren.com/referral/invite/jenniferwhite%20Refer%20a%20Friend" target="_blank">Erin Condren</a>!</div>
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What are my forms? </div>
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The Request to Retest is for students who do not achieve mastery on an assessment. They fill this out immediately and turn it in to me, and then I schedule a retake for them. It gives them a chance to reflect on what they need to review before they retest.</div>
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The No Assignment Forms are GREAT for keeping track of missing work. Students fill this out when they don't have an assignment and turn it in, and I have a record of it. These are super helpful for Parent Teacher Conferences, and when entering grades!</div>
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My Word of the Day forms are for effort extra credit, and give students practice at learning and using new words. This is an optional or extra time activity for them!<br />
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Since I'm still setting up my new classroom, I'm still looking for a dedicated space for student ISN's, but otherwise, this is where students head when they need something in my room! It makes student movement so much easier and purposeful, and since it's an open space away from student desks (this is KEY), there is less of a traffic backup!</div>
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Finally, even though I project my daily agenda, I keep a Homework board so students can see all period what is due the next day.</div>
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<br />Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15694327124308895246noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-274008745714785555.post-53925713713752404882016-07-27T10:26:00.005-05:002016-07-27T15:53:12.793-05:00What I'm Working on Wednesday..Hi everyone!<br />
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Today I'm organizing all of my digital resources so that I can feel prepared for the upcoming school year. Now that my office is officially decluttered, it's time to tackle the real black hole, my macbook!<br />
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Do you feel like all of your materials, resources, etc... just fall into a black hole stored somewhere on your C drive? I know I do. Between my external hard drive, my icloud, google drive, and my actual mac, I have materials floating around everywhere. I don't even know how many folders I have labeled "Sort" on my mac, that literally have never been sorted. I tried to do that tags, and that worked well for awhile, until I had so many tags I was overwhelmed with all the categories.<br />
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So today I decided to add a tab to my scope and sequence, and upload the files I actually use to my google drive so that I can link to them easily!<br />
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Not only will this help me wrap my head around what I'm using, but it's the first step in getting my ISN Table of Contents ready to go for the school year.<br />
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This is last years Table of Contents, which I'm using as a reference for what I'll be doing this year. I always do mine in Google Docs and link it for my students so that they can see all the changes immediately, and get caught up at home if they are behind in writing their own TOC. </div>
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<br />Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15694327124308895246noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-274008745714785555.post-35510617757768893082016-06-04T16:18:00.004-05:002016-06-27T07:58:26.638-05:00Decluttering my Classroom<br />
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The past two school years, I have packed up my room completely, in case I would not return to the same building in the fall. Last year, I thought I did a really good job purging things, and I had a lot that I gave and threw away, but I ultimately still had to rent a storage unit during the summertime, in addition to the carload I brought home. When I returned this fall, I left many boxes unpacked in my classroom, and guess what? </div>
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<span class="s1">If you guessed that they were still packed this spring, you would be right. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">So I decided to really take a critical eye to what I had in my classroom, and what I actually used, and I purged so much that I was able to pack it all up in three trips in my Mini Cooper. No storage unit necessary!</span></div>
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<span class="s1">I asked myself the following questions and really thought realistically and critically about it. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Why was I holding on to bulletin board letters from eleven years ago? Why did I need three old staplers that barely worked? Did I really need three FULL bins of stationary and random pens I’d picked up at professional development, conferences, and the like? </span></div>
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<span class="s1">But…what if I needed them? What if I suddenly found myself some day, needing a “j” bulletin board letter, a pen, and stationary with my maiden name on it?</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Answer: I wouldn’t. I don’t. I need to stop hoarding office supplies. So if you’re ready to take this plunge, and believe me, I feel so much better actually knowing where things are, ask yourself if you really need all those index cards and old crayons (you know, the ones kids never want to use and you were planning to save for a future pinterest </span><span class="s2"><strike>fail</strike></span><span class="s1"> project), and then head to my TpT store to pick up this <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Classroom-Inventory-Snapshot-2579321" target="_blank">organization freebie</a>!</span></div>
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<li class="li1"><span class="s1">Be wise: Purchasing stuff at a cheaper cost may seem like a good idea, but it may backfire when your bookcases fall apart in the middle of class and terrify your students (yup. Thanks Walmart bookcases). Invest in classroom furniture that will last, take care of it, and laminate EVERYTHING! :)</span></li>
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How is everyone doing? We have about three and a half weeks left in the school year, and it has certainly been a whirlwind since I've come back from maternity leave! We're using the Digi-ISN's almost daily in class, and it's going so well, I almost can't believe it! Are you ever shocked when lessons/units you plan work?</div>
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The most convenient thing is that even when we don't have laptops, I can print off the one or two worksheets we need and put it in the ISN for safekeeping!<br />
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Here's an example. We didn't have laptops due to testing, so I printed these off and voila!</div>
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Other than that, I spend most evenings up all night with baby, so I'm dragging most days, but luckily I have an awesome group of students who I definitely missed while I was on leave!</div>
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Are you interested in a digital classroom next year? Check out some of my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Teaching-Teens-In-The-Twenty-First" target="_blank">resource</a>s during the sale on TpT!</div>
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When I reflect at the end of each year, I start by looking back through my lesson planner to see what we accomplished. I always see patterns in the assessments that I choose to use, along with many of the activities we do in class. For example, each quarter my students almost always complete a series of short writing assignments followed by a larger writing assignment and Writer's Workshop, along with a Shared Inquiry/Socratic Seminar. I noticed that I rarely utilize comprehension tests for reading, and the only consistent "test" I use is for word study. But even then, my students are expected to incorporate their required vocabulary into their writing assignments. By the way, I am loving the Townsend Press Vocabulary Series that we are using this year!<br />
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So anyway, every year I ask myself, what other types of summative assessments could I be using in class? Would anything be more effective for measuring student mastery? Sometimes I add in an additional assessment in the form of a project, but for the most part, I stick with the same assessments year after year. Why? Because I strongly believe that they work, and if it's working, why change it?<br />
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So why do I think these assessments work so well? I'll break it down.<br />
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Short Writing Assignments and <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Writers-Workshop-Guide-1325850" target="_blank">Writer's Workshop</a> (Covers CCSS Writing, Language, and Speaking/Listening Standards)<br />
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1. Teaches smaller grammar skills in chunks.<br />
2. Gives students options for their larger writing piece.<br />
3. Allows for drafting and editing in the smaller writing pieces, with a focus for the editing.<br />
4. Allows for collaboration and discussion, resulting in a final edit for the larger writing piece.<br />
5. Is focused on skills, and ties in the literature or unit focus.<br />
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Shared Inquiry/Socratic Seminar (Covers CCSS Reading Literature, Reading Informational Text, Writing, and Speaking/Listening Standards)<br />
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1. Uses a "Level 3" question, as I tell my students. Rather than focusing on comprehension, students are answering an open-ended multi-level question that requires textual evidence and support.<br />
2. Students practice writing, reading comprehension, analysis, and speaking and listening skills in the seminar.<br />
3. The written response shows me the depth of their understanding before the discussion, along with specific areas where they may struggle.<br />
4. Students defend their opinion, but they can also change it based on the discussion.<br />
5. Students are in charge of the discussion, and they learn how to be respectful and articulate when speaking.<br />
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Socratic Seminar is a key feature in my new Digi-ISN: Novel Study Notebook, which I'll be uploading soon! It's taking longer than I thought, but only because I just keep coming up with more tweaks to make it a fantastic unit to teach my students this upcoming quarter!<br />
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What assessments do you use in class that you love? Share in comments below, or over at my <a href="http://facebook.com/teachingteensinthe21st/" target="_blank">FB</a> or <a href="http://instagram.com/jenblanca" target="_blank">Instagram</a> page!<br />
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As a new mom, and a teacher, I did my research before Gracie arrived to try and have the perfect everything. I checked safety reviews, recommendations from other moms, Pinterest, you name it! Well, now that we are 12 weeks in tomorrow, I wanted to share some of my must-have items that I could not have survived this "Fourth Trimester" without! <i><u>Note:</u></i> None of this is sponsored, this is just my personal opinion, though I will link to the products so you can check them out!</div>
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1. <a href="http://www.buybuybaby.com/1/1/19300-ubbi-diaper-pail-grey.html" target="_blank">Ubbi Diaper Pail</a>: No smell! It looks nice, it's sturdy, you can use any type of bag in it, and...no smell! With these, we buy the pet cleanup bags super cheap on amazon and put diapers in them, instead of splurging on expensive arm and hammer ones. </div>
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2. <a href="http://www.littlegiraffe.com/shop/baby-blankets/security-blankies/chenille/chenille-satin-blanky/" target="_blank">Little Giraffe Blanket</a>: My best friend gave this to me, and it is so soft and cuddly, and small, so my little one can clutch it when we're snuggling. I love silky blankets, and this one is great!</div>
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3. <a href="http://www.boppy.com/product/boppy-newborn-lounger/" target="_blank">Boppy Lounger</a>: I sent my husband out to Target for this one, and it was a life saver! Grace has acid reflux, so being slightly elevated really helps her, plus it was great for interacting with her!</div>
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4. <a href="https://www.adenandanais.com/bibs/burpy-bibs/?utm_gclid={gclid}&gclid=CMSmoq_Q_MoCFQctaQodJFcJoQ" target="_blank">Burpy Bib</a>: We need to buy stock in these, and we need about ten more. We have five or six, and we use them constantly. On the plus side, they have a snap and become a bib once baby gets a bit older, so they'll last a long time!</div>
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5. <a href="https://www.kiinde.com/kozii_product.php" target="_blank">Kiinde Bottle Warmer</a>: This easy to use bottle warmer is wonderful, especially at 2am when you can barely keep your eyes open. I struggled with some latching issues, so being able to warm up pumped milk in the middle of the night was great. </div>
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6. <a href="http://www.babyjogger.com/product/city-mini/" target="_blank">City Mini Stroller</a>: We love this stroller! Easy to manuever, easy to close, lightweight, shorter height which is great for me, and moves well in the snow! I can close it up and get it in my Mini Cooper very quickly, which I'm super thankful for when it's freezing outside!</div>
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7. <a href="http://www.drbrownsbaby.com/breastfeeding/pillowspillow-covers/gia-pillow" target="_blank">Gia Nursing Pillow</a>: So I started out using the "My Brest Friend" which was awesome when she was teeny and we were having latching issues, but when I <i>graduated</i> to the Gia it felt like a release! This one is really comfy, and I might add, comfy to cuddle up and nap with. </div>
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8. <a href="http://www.target.com/p/fisher-price-newborn-auto-rock-n-play-sleeper/-/A-16386093?ci_src=17588969&ci_sku=16386093&ref=tgt_adv_XS000000&AFID=google_pla_df&CPNG=PLA_Baby%2BShopping&adgroup=SC_Baby&LID=700000001170770pgs&network=g&device=c&location=9021657&gclid=CMLxuaPC_MoCFYSDaQodvXcGXw&gclsrc=aw.ds" target="_blank">Fisher Price Rock and Play</a>: It was New Years Eve, Gracie was spazzing out, and I ran to Target to pick up this gem. It was seriously a life saver. She calmed down immediately, and she's been napping in it ever since, right now in fact!</div>
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9. <a href="http://www.skiphop.com/clothes/by-age/birth-6-months/starry-chevron-long-sleeve-baby-bodysuit-set" target="_blank">Skip Hop Onesies</a>: Next time around, if there is a next time, we will be getting just these. The side snaps make them so easy to put on, and they have the flip over cuffs so baby doesn't scratch his/her face! Plus, they're adorable!</div>
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10. <a href="http://www.burtsbees.com/Baby-Bee-Cream-to-Powder/02420-00,default,pd.html" target="_blank">Burts Bees Diaper Cream: Cream to Powder</a>: This stuff is awesome! It's nice and creamy, doesn't leave a residue, and really protects against diaper rash!</div>
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Here's our nursery! We went with a "Neverland" theme, and it's such a cozy room to hang out in with Gracie. I hung out there before she came, too!</div>
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Yes, I hang all of her clothes. Yes, it's a pain. I had to justify the insane amount of baby hangers I bought when I was 8 months pregnant. :) In the top bins I have clothes for 9+ months, a bin with clothes of 3-9 months, and a bin of Newborn clothes she grew out of already. On the right are dolls I've purchased, including the Grace American Girl of the Year doll to give to her in the future!</div>
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This is the <a href="http://www.potterybarnkids.com/products/kendall-petite-fixed-gate-crib/" target="_blank">Kendall low profile crib</a> from PB Kids, I love it since I'm a shorty. I also hung lights from IKEA to complete the Neverland theme, and made a mobile using my silhouette with Peter Pan images.</div>
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My favorite wall is our bookshelf wall, using the ledges I mentioned above from IKEA. I love it, and I stare at it a lot because, well, books. :)</div>
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Finally, to tie this into education somehow, these are my favorite baby books! The <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Look-Peter-Linenthal/dp/0525420282" target="_blank">Look Look! Series by Peter Linenthal</a> is awesome for babies because it's high contrast. She lights up when she looks at them!<br />
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Digital Learning Day 2016--Why Should You Try Something New?
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My students thank me all the time for the new “stuff” we are
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Digital Learning Day, February 17, 2016, is ultimately about
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status. It is about the importance of having access to Wi-Fi and up-to-date
technology in our schools. Many schools have technology that is not working or that
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media to celebrate Digital Learning Day with #futureready. To help you get started, we’ve teamed
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So I decided my teaching needed a change. I applied for a tech pilot for next year, and while I wasn't able to get in on this round, I figured I would still pursue this next adventure in teaching, as we have a lot of access to computers in my building. I've spent my time between baby snuggles and diapers creating things my students can use when I return, and next year in my classroom, and I'm also putting them up on TpT for others as well! Plus, I'm just having so much fun creating these I can't stop!</div>
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<b>Dream:</b> Have a paperless classroom.<br /><b>Drawbacks:</b> But I love my ISN's and Writer's Notebooks! We don't always have access to computers!<br /><b>Solution:</b> Digi-ISN's! (Digital Interactive Student Notebooks)</h3>
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1. A Digi-ISN (Digital Interactive Student Notebook) allows students to access their notebooks at any time. </div>
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While my students have not lost assignments in the three years I've been doing these notebooks, they do sometimes leave them at home, or they get shoved in a locker or left in another classroom. With the digital version, students all have their notebooks at all times. I can also check in on their work via Google Classroom, which is awesome! That means no notebooks to drag home over the weekend, and an easier way to go through and grade and check their work! </div>
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Students in our district all received google accounts this year, and we have access to google classroom. I really feel that using these activities will show students not only how to navigate using online tools, but discovering on their own all of the things they can do inside docs and slides. Also, many of the features are quite similar to Word and Pages, so it transfers over!</div>
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3. It's flexible!</div>
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It allows me to make changes without students having to redo their entire notebooks. How many times have you had students glue in pages for a unit, only to discover you've missed an activity or skill you really wanted to do? I don't know how many times I've had students gluing in pages at the edge of other pages, or renumbering their notebooks. With them being digital, I can simply insert the slide where it needs to go!</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8wdv783w9dpTjHwaqIU9q9ykeSa39iyE31vFZFTLcZ4gr-aLs3pWoGsWLb7eR3o6tU3gyy_gD4VVNBvGx4m_nFy89bPy79wvVC1psxspy_YTaqdHKeYKyqPe1k1SHMZ1t1m3hElz2zNFW/s1600/Screen+Shot+2016-02-05+at+12.57.45+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8wdv783w9dpTjHwaqIU9q9ykeSa39iyE31vFZFTLcZ4gr-aLs3pWoGsWLb7eR3o6tU3gyy_gD4VVNBvGx4m_nFy89bPy79wvVC1psxspy_YTaqdHKeYKyqPe1k1SHMZ1t1m3hElz2zNFW/s200/Screen+Shot+2016-02-05+at+12.57.45+PM.png" width="200" /></a><span class="s1">I love my ISN's. If you read my blog, you know I do. What do I not love? Using glue and scissors every single day, or for a few days at the beginning of a unit. My room looks like Edward Scissorhands went crazy, and someone always spills an entire bottle of glue on the desk, and "forgets" to tell me until they're done playing with it. Yes, I teach 7th and 8th grade, yes, these cutting skills should have been mastered in pre-school, and yes, I literally have a drawing on my board that says "4 drops of glue will do!" It doesn't matter. There is something so tempting about writing your name in glue or drawing a smiley face....and consequently gluing every page of your notebook together.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">I don't know how much paper I go through a year, and I don't want to know frankly. It makes me slightly sick to my stomach the amount of time I spend in the copy room. Digi-ISN's not only save me time, they save time that the students would spend gluing and cutting and picking up papers. Have you ever noticed that no matter how well you organize handouts that need to be glued in, someone always ends up short of one paper that they need?</span></div>
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So far I've been able to create Digi-ISN's for a Writing Notebook and a Grammar Notebook, as well as a Digital Sub Spiral (which I wish I had thought of <i>before</i> maternity leave! Thank goodness I already had my paper version, but it would have been nice to communicate digitally with my sub with updates and things I invariably forgot!</div>
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On my to do list for the Digi-ISN are Portfolios, Argumentative Unit, Novel Studies, Socratic Seminars, Writing Workshops, and Data and Growth Charts for now. With each section being split up into different notebooks, it makes it easy to assign in Google Classroom in chunks, and we can work on it throughout a unit! I'm so excited to see what's in store for this new way of learning for students!</div>
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I'm attempting to get back into blogging again, now that I have my little cutie on somewhat of a schedule, and can usually find an hour in the day to sit down with my laptop. Who knew taking the laptop out would become such a luxury once a kiddo comes around?<br />
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So what's new? Not much, which is why I haven't been blogging. I settled into a routine this year that works, and with maternity leave sneaking up on me two weeks early, I kind of left everything, and didn't think about school once she got here. I never thought I'd be like that, but it really does change everything...<br />
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Since it's still January, I figured I'd start off today with some things I want to continue with my teaching, and some goals for when I get back in April. Yes, I'm staying home till April, which is amazing, and also requires some very strategic budgeting on our end, but I know it'll be worth it!<br />
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Which leads me to <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Writers-Workshop-Guide-1325850" target="_blank">Writer's Workshop</a>- Hands down, the best time saver and effective use of instruction and discussion I've done in my classroom. I love the feedback students give each other, and I've only had a few students not turn in a paper, which is a win on its own!<br />
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Classroom Management Strategies: I started using a paper gradebook in my EC Planner again this year, in addition to our online gradebook, because we switched to a new system (Schoology) that was a little glitchy at first. This, along with my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Classroom-Management-Forms-Pack-1909526" target="_blank">No Assignment Forms</a>, were a lifesaver when assignments didn't save! My While You Were Out spiral has also been great, especially for students with a lot of absences!</div>
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1. Interactive Notebooks. I love them, I do... but I'm tired of justifying the amount of time spent putting pages in. It's worth it for students to always have everything, but I'm craving to have them be digital and go paperless. I want to find a balance for both, so this is something I'm currently working on!</div>
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2. Incorporating skills more with novel studies. Novel studies have been demonized a bit with common core, but I really feel they are valuable for teaching the CC skills. How can I justify using novels all year to teach skills, along with relevant nonfiction and fiction articles and stories? </div>
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Here's my current course load, just so you can see where I'm at.<br />
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1st Period- Planning Period (no students)<br />
2nd Period- 8th Grade Language Arts Regular (Reading/Writing)<br />
3rd Period- 8th Grade Language Arts Regular (Reading/Writing)<br />
4th Period- 8th Grade Language Arts ET (Gifted- Reading/Writing)<br />
5th Period- 8th Grade Enrichment Course (Genius Hour)<br />
6th Period- SLC (Small Learning Communities/Homeroom)<br />
7th Period- 7th Grade Language Arts 1 ET (Gifted/Reading)<br />
8th Period- 7th Grade Language Arts 2 ET (Gifted/Writing)<br />
9th Period- 8th Grade Language Arts 1 ET (Gifted- Reading/Writing)<br />
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You must have a planner. I've made my <a href="https://www.erincondren.com/referral/invite/jenniferwhite" target="_blank">Erin Condren Teacher Planner</a> work for me as a secondary teacher, repurposing some of the pages that are more elementary. I love using the main calendar for meetings and reminders that are not academic, this helps me have one place to look for things happening in the morning and afternoon.<br />
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I use my extra notes section to do long-term planning. Obviously this looks different throughout the year, but I can sketch out what selections I'm using based on testing data, and I can rewrite this each quarter to include specific selections. You can see that this quarter is very specific (2-3 week increments) and then they get chunked out for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th quarter. This will be super helpful to have a timeline as I get closer to maternity leave as well.<br />
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I have this awesome pad from <a href="http://cjayneteach.bigcartel.com/product/11x17-dot-fill-in-the-blank-desk-pad" target="_blank">C.Jayne Teach</a> that is divided into four quadrants, "Things to Do", "People To Email", "Pages to Copy" and "Students to See". As much as I loved having it on my desk, I decided to fold it in half and laminate it. Then I clipped it into my TP with the coil clips, and I use a wet erase marker for to-do lists that change weekly. </div>
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Here's where I mark things that must get done this week, as well as staff and parents I need to get in touch with. (Covered to protect parent names)</div>
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I make a ton of copies during the week, and having this right in my planner is very helpful! My students to see includes students who may be absent, or need benchmarking. </div>
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Here's my folder with all of the items on my "Pages to Copy" list. I keep this in my planner, and make sure I have it when I take my planner home. This way, if there are no meetings, I can go straight to the copy machine in the morning before I even go to my room!<br />
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Today is my Work Free Wednesday (no school work happening in this house tonight)! Did you take my challenge I posted on the <a href="http://middleschoolmob.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Middle School Mob</a> last week? How's it going?</div>
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<br />Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15694327124308895246noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-274008745714785555.post-29369798965864710772015-08-30T09:27:00.002-05:002015-08-30T09:27:23.766-05:00First week is in the books!Hi All!<br />
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I skipped my regular post this week in favor of this Flipagram of my ISN that I posted on my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/teachingteensinthe21st" target="_blank">Facebook</a> on Monday or so!<br />
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I also had plans derailed because I *of course* came down with a massive chest cold within the first three days of school!<br />
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Today I'm going to talk about ISN's, yes, again. Are you doing them yet? Why not? Why are you?<br />
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Here are the top five reasons why I do the ISN with my middle schoolers:<br />
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Obviously there are many other reasons, such as ease of grading, less time spent looking for papers, clear expectations and routines, etc... but my biggest takeaway is that students know where to find stuff. We spend a great deal of time getting this ready to go at the beginning of the school year. More so this year because I really want to be prepared when my maternity sub comes in, and I want students to clearly see the importance of this notebook. We are finally starting content on Monday, as we spent two days doing this, one day with Library Orientation, and two days doing Performance Series testing last week. I'm so pumped to get into some actual content with my kiddos!<br />
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I printed these out on Astrobrights cardstock so they would be more sturdy, and it was definitely cheaper than buying a ton of tabs for students!<br />
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I can tell my new big thing this year is going to be these "task" sheets, as I've done them a handful of times this year already with the ISN, Learning Styles activities, and the stations!<br />
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I would LOVE to offer this in my TpT store, but I wanted to get some feedback first. I'm planning to include the following in this bundle, but I want to know what you would want from this!<br />
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What do you want to see on the tabs and cover pages? What more would you want in here? What other questions do people have about "doing" interactive student notebooks?<br />
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So what's coming next? Look for a content heavy post coming up soon on how I do my introductory unit with students to teach anchor skills! :) Hope everyone is happy, healthy, and making time for themselves!<br />
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<br />Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15694327124308895246noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-274008745714785555.post-17056123629493240862015-08-18T21:05:00.004-05:002015-08-18T21:27:18.446-05:00So unprepared, but here we go!<br />
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So I am finally feeling at peace with the fact that my room is not finished, and it's ok! One of my awesome colleagues suggested we have students help us on Friday during our PBIS day, and it was like the heavens opened up and angels started singing. Genius!! We had two hours today for work time on our own, and guess how much of that time was productive? If you guessed ummm....none of it, that would be correct. So I left, went home, greeted my forlorn puppy, made some quick handouts that I needed to copy, and headed back to school. I was SO much more productive when I got back! I was in and out in a little over an hour, and I'm feeling at least ready to have students enter my room!<br />
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I've been stalking The Literary Maven for a few weeks now, in fact, <a href="http://brynnallison.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-literary-maven-goes-back-to-school.html" target="_blank">this particular blog post</a> has been open in my tabs forever! She had the awesome idea to do stations for her first day back, and I just think it's an amazing idea. I get really nervous for no good reason, and I HATE reading through my syllabus over and over again all day while the students sit glassy- eyed. I tweaked her stations a bit to fit my needs, but I'm so excited because her plans fit right in with mine to start off the year with Literature Circles!<br />
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We have about 35 minutes in class on the first day, so they will have about 7 minutes for each station.<br />
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Station #2: Goal Setting. The Literary Maven provided a link to these adorable bubbles on the blog I linked earlier! This will be great for parents to see at Open House!</div>
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Station #3: Read Dating. I chose <u>One for the Murphys</u>, <u>Out of My Mind</u>, <u>Schooled</u>, <u>Ungifted</u>, <u>Stargirl</u>, <u>The Pretenders</u>, and <u>Wonder</u> for my lit. circle choices. Students will examine the books and rank their picks and turn it in. I can organize lit. circles immediately to begin within the next two weeks!<br />
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Station #4: Materials Pickup. Students have to pick up their two homework assignments, a manila folder, and copy down the homework on the board and put it in their agenda to have me sign. This gets them used to the idea that I expect them to write down their homework each day.<br />
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Station #5: Classroom Utopia (questions). Students will share ideas on what an ideal classroom, teacher, school, and student would look like.</div>
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Here's my homework board and daily schedule (which is still on a to-do list to be printed). I got this chalkboard vinyl from amazon!</div>
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So here we go! Cheers to all of you incredibly hard-working teachers going back into the classroom!<br />
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I'm also setting some expectations for myself in my blogging life. Here's what you can expect from me this year:<br />
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- I'll be blogging on Mondays or Tuesdays each week!<br />
- My goal is to have 2-3 new products a month in <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Teaching-Teens-In-The-Twenty-First" target="_blank">TpT</a><br />
- I also blog once a month over at the <a href="http://middleschoolmob.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Middle School Mob</a><br />
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One last thing, TpT is having a ONE-DAY sale tomorrow! Everything in my store will be 28% off, so click on the picture to stop on by!<br />
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This year, I realized that I will need to tone it down a bit with my classroom, as I was exhausted just unpacking boxes! My husband and dad were so awesome, because they helped empty out the storage unit we had unnecessarily rented for the summer, and were able to load in my room in just a few hours! I was left behind on their second trip to start unpacking, and the value in completely purging and emptying your classroom is that there isn't that much to move back in, and it's really organized if you take the time to do it when you're packing!</div>
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To compare and contrast, feel free to check out my classroom reveal from last year, featuring all of my classrooms through the years <a href="http://www.teachingteensinthe21st.com/2014/08/classroom-through-yearsand-ice-bucket.html" target="_blank">here</a>!</div>
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Here's the view into the pod. I'm going to be covering up the garage door with Astrobrights paper and binder clips to hang student work. The bookshelf will house all of my classroom dictionaries, along with other books and resources we are using. Next to the bookcase is my pocket chart, which I LOVE using for my ISN handouts!<br />
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Here are my "cubbies" from last year. I made some new signs to hang for each class period, and students will store their ISN's and materials in here. In the top cubbies are canvases students painted, and one small box of student examples.<br />
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The custodians took all the vinyl that I painstakingly put up two years ago on these back white boards, but I think it will end up being a blessing in disguise! I was mighty irritated at first, but I realized that I project my agenda every day at the front of the room, so it's slightly unnecessary to have the whiteboards at the back taken up with an agenda board too. Instead, I'm going to put a homework board at the front of the room that serves as a permanent reminder of what's due. These back boards will be used for Writing Invitations, Notes, and other whiteboard space for student use!</div>
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I changed up my reading nook this year, and I'm loving it! I still need to bring in my floor pillows, but Bella has been enjoying them so I'm waiting. Check out my <a href="http://instagram.com/jenblanca" target="_blank">Instagram</a> to see some pics of her on said pillows. :) I moved my desk out of this area from last year, and I like how wide open it is. I also ditched one of my bookcases, since I purged a TON of books from my classroom library last year. I haven't unpacked those boxes just yet, so I hope they fit!<br />
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Here are said boxes of books...this is what I'll be doing when we get time to work in our rooms on Monday, along with my usual to-do list (see end of post!)<br />
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Here's the other side of the bookcase. I house the laptop carts for our grade level, and then I'll be putting up a bulletin board where the wood is!<br />
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On the other side of the room is my supplies area and materials pickup area for students. I'll be putting up my Organization bulletin board here again this year, for students to pick up all their classroom forms!<br />
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I put this on my instagram last night, but I was super inspired by a lesson plan template I saw and decided to adapt it for my daily agenda. I use Microsoft OneNote (one of the only Microsoft programs I like) and I'll simply fill this in every day and project at the beginning of the period!<br />
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I've put a copy of my template in <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/93yzwmnbnu34z21/Classroom%20PLANS.one?dl=0" target="_blank">Dropbox</a> that you can download for free! I used KG Fonts: All of Me, Falling Slowly, and Flavor and Frames. Please note this template will only work in OneNote!<br />
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Now here is the part of my room that I am most proud of. It used to be that every single cabinet and shelf behind my whiteboards was FILLED with stuff. If you look at the pictures, I have a lot of cabinets. Other than our textbooks, this is all I have in my room, so it feels so awesome to declutter!<br />
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Supply Station for students<br />
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Here are my novel studies, I only have six of each out, and the rest are packed away in the boxes. I also gave away quite a few last year!<br />
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Bulletin board and classroom decoration supplies<br />
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Extra supplies!<br />
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I plan to keep foldable materials in these two long drawers!<br />
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My absolute favorite sterilite bins that I use for extra supplies. Students can refill easily for me since these are labeled.<br />
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This is my only "teacher storage" area. It can be locked, and I have a first aid kit, small tools, teacher books, my Keurig, and a laminator.</div>
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To see more info on how to make this box, check out <a href="http://www.teachingteensinthe21st.com/2012/07/another-pinterest-crafting-project.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://www.teachingteensinthe21st.com/2012/07/teacher-supply-box-finished.html" target="_blank">here</a>!<br />
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Have I ever mentioned I suffer from some pretty severe anxiety? I'm usually pretty good about handling it, but with the upcoming school year and the baby it's been pretty awful, and I have felt like I'm heading over a cliff multiple times this summer. So I put sunglasses on Bella to make myself laugh...<br />
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However, I'm trying to keep a positive attitude this year, and live each day like it's the best day ever, because it totally CAN be! So I won't complain, I'll just do the best I can each day, and that's going to have to be enough for me this year! We are always our own worst critics, and I need to tune out the voice in my head telling me that my room should be completely sketched out by now.<br />
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I'm not heading to my classroom until Friday of this week, but you better believe I'll be posting some pics! My theme this year is simple and streamlined, minimal with pops of color, and reusing as much as possible that I already had!<br />
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I'm suffering from some low iron lately, so getting motivated to go back to school has been really tough. I literally go upstairs to work in my office and I'm wiped out, so it's been a daily struggle to push myself to be productive.<br />
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Three weeks before school starts, and since I'm not entirely sure about my courses/class loads yet, and we can't get back into the building, I'm making my wish list for back to school!<br />
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This year my wish list is a bit different, as it's stuff I would love to have to help me be more productive in the morning and at school! Also, some of it's really cute. :) (**Disclaimer: This is NOT an affiliate post, I was not given and do not have any of these products!)<br />
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1. Coffee Kozy from <a href="http://www.knotunraveled.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">Knot Unraveled</a>. Not only are these Kozy's adorable, they support a great cause! Proceeds from each sale are donated to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society!<br />
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3. The <a href="http://www.tymehair.com/products/" target="_blank">TYME curling iron.</a> I have heard a lot about this, and that it can really save time with curling hair in the morning. As trimester 3 and baby are soon approaching, I would love a way to get ready quickly so that I can still resemble a human being after little to no sleep!<br />
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5. All of my units spiral bound! If you've been following you know I just had my books spiral bound at <a href="http://www.officedepot.com/a/design-print-and-ship/" target="_blank">Office Max</a>, and my While You Were Out book spiral bound. This is a total dream for me to have all my materials that I copy and use in one spiral in order to save trips to the copy room. I always end up going all the way back because I realize I took something out of a binder like a dummy!<br />
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I'm also thanking myself for being such an office supply hoarder, as the only things on my shopping list right now are a ton of highlighters and extra notebooks for students who can't get out to get one! This also means I might get to splurge on some of my wish list items, eek!<br />
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Happy B2S Shopping Everyone! What's on your list?
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