tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25627666838341147362024-03-29T02:43:44.868-05:003 Teacher Chicks3TeacherChicks-Amy Hoffmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10998176022340855598noreply@blogger.comBlogger226125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2562766683834114736.post-60069876953422505592015-07-12T10:16:00.000-05:002015-07-12T10:16:24.202-05:00Good-bye 3 Teacher Chicks GiveawayHello darlings! I have loved my time at 3 teacher chicks, but if you've been a follower for a while, you know that this blog started out with 3 teachers. For the past year, it's just been me (Amy). Jamie and Shelley have since gotten married or had babies. Family is super important and I am so glad they are enjoying every minute with theirs!!<br />
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So... I was starting to feel like I had multiple personality disorder with the 3 Teacher Chicks title. It just doesn't make sense for 1 chick! I'm taking a big risk that you might not read this or find me, but... I'm trusting you will.<br />
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Head on over to <a href="http://www.thatteachingspark.com/" target="_blank">That Teaching Spark </a>my new blog baby! Tell your teamies and your friends! Make sure to enter the HUGE giveaway!!!!<br />
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<br />3TeacherChicks-Amy Hoffmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10998176022340855598noreply@blogger.com227tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2562766683834114736.post-24721166123225091662015-07-01T12:45:00.001-05:002015-07-01T12:55:32.861-05:00Currently July 2015Hello darlings! Thanks to all of you who are following me on Bloglovin! I'm pretty sure when I transition over to That Teaching Spark, they will transfer all of you over with me! Yay!<br />
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I'm Currently linking up with <a href="http://ohboy3rdgrade.blogspot.com/2015/06/currently-july-2015.html" target="_blank">Farley at Oh Boy Fourth Grade</a> for Currently. (see what I did there!?!)<br />
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Listening: Yep just cleaning house and takin' names. I hate cleaning, but someone's gotta do it!</div>
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Loving: I'm so excited and slightly nervous about leaving this collaborative blog for my own blog at That Teaching Spark. It was a huge decision and is going to be a lot of work transitioning all my old products with my new name, but I think it will be worth it! This blog can't be 3 Teacher Chicks with only 1 chick blogging! My blog buddies have moved on to marital and baby bliss. I can't blame them!</div>
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Thinking: I'm leaving Friday for Mexico with some college girlfriends. I can't wait to lay on the beach and feel the sand sifting through my toes! Right after that I am going to the TPT Vegas Conference! Woo Hoo!! Can't wait, but I'm freaking out because lots of people have already blogged about the outfits they are wearing! I'm over here doing laundry... </div>
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Wanting: I've heard (read) a lot of people are nervous about going to Vegas. I'm a classic introvert which means I hate and I am no good at small talk. I come across as a stuck up B because I have no idea what to say and I don't really think you care what I have to say anyway. I can't be that fascinating to hold a stranger's attention. Ok, maybe you care a little. LOL! But I really am a fun, funny, good conversationalist when you earn my trust! Just the way of the introvert. Thanks Jesus... could you have thrown in a little small talk manual?</div>
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Needing: So I have some AMAZING bloggers who have agreed to donate products for my Blog Launch Giveaway and I have a few of my talented friends creating crafts to giveaway. I've got to get this all ready before I leave in TWO days so I can launch it when I get back from Vegas. </div>
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All: I suck, with a capital s, at running, but I am so proud of myself for sticking with it and not giving up. My breathing is the worst! Yes, I've read the articles about foot movement tied to your breath, but that doesn't work for me. I sound like a train, but I run. My goal is to run a 5k, but right now I can only to half of that! I think I need a class on how to run and not die. </div>
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<br />3TeacherChicks-Amy Hoffmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10998176022340855598noreply@blogger.com110tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2562766683834114736.post-67241699669171336702015-06-29T17:38:00.001-05:002015-06-29T17:38:34.575-05:00Differentiated Word Study Program and FreebieHello darlings! Just a few more days until I leave 3 Teacher Chick and launch my new blog That Teaching Spark. The blog still looks yucky and I am just waiting on the designer for some finishing touches! She has been awesome! <br />
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Make sure to check back for some amazing gift card giveaways, TPT Product giveaways, and crafty giveaways! <br />
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This post is an overview of the Word Study Program I use in third grade. Stick with me though, because you could do the same thing in your classroom, you just need some word lists. These pics will take you through the program step by step. It is a mash up of Words Their Way, Fountas and Pinnell, and Beth Newingham. <br />
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Click the pic to get the entire program from my store!<br />
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<br />3TeacherChicks-Amy Hoffmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10998176022340855598noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2562766683834114736.post-15279289567738372622015-06-25T18:13:00.002-05:002015-06-25T18:13:42.708-05:00Crossfit: Work It WednesdayHello darlings! Yes, I know it isn't Wednesday, but I saw a motivating linky party over at <a href="http://queenofthefirstgradejungle.blogspot.com/2015/06/work-it-wednesday-week-3.html" target="_blank">Queen of the First Grade Jungle!</a> Her linky is all about staying healthy and active this summer. While I don't have beautiful menus and pictures of my food, I do have some pics of my workouts.<br />
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First off just let me say, I have never been really active and after my brother and mom passed away, I just didn't care and I just kept gaining weight and getting unhealthy. I was super out of shape and got out of breathe easily. Flash forward about a year after my mom and I just had it. I felt sick to look in the mirror and I knew I had to do something. Interestingly enough, about that time in April 2014, one of my neighbors posted to our neighborhood facebook page about starting a Crossfit Box (Gym-there's a whole crossfit language) in his garage. This was the sign I was looking for. <br />
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I remember watching this video about Crossfit and thinking, there is no freaking way I will be able to do half of that! But... I messaged him and told him that I felt like I needed to workout just so I could workout there! Joe was incredibly nice and made me feel comfortable enough to try it out. I went for my first class and I was hooked! <br />
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That was a little over a year ago, when I couldn't even run a minute without stopping. I had never lifted any kind of weights and I was sure my body wasn't made to jump up onto a tall box. Since then, I can run 1.2 miles without stopping (which is HUGE for me!). I can complete a WOD (workout of the day) using a 24in. box and I am lifting weights like crazy! Not little baby weights, heavy barbells. Oh, and I LOVE IT!<br />
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But why do I love this insane form of torture? How can a girl who loathed working out like it was the black plague look forward to going to the box everyday? Simple. It's all about family and building confidence in myself.<br />
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You see these people here? They are my family. My Coaches Joe and Erin and all of the members push me and encourage me everyday. My Crossfit BFF, Jessica, is always there to commiserate with and tell me to suck it up at the same time. My sister and brother and law also go here. I love these people and the other members not in the pic too! I am able to do far more than I ever imagined possible. I'm gaining confidence to try new things.<br />
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In January, Joe and Erin got to open up a brand new gym in a beautiful location. If you can't tell, its called Show Me Crossfit. I have also gotten the opportunity to visit another Crossfit gym with my coaches for a Memorial Day WOD. Crossfit is such a community and everyone is so welcoming!</div>
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Crossfit is my outlet and my stress reliever. It is my inner voice pushing me when I want to give up and it is the overwhelming since of accomplishment I feel when I finish. <br />
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If you aren't already having your kiddos track their data, you need to! Even kindergartners at my school track their scores! I saw a huge jump in my students' score from previous years because suddenly they were accountable and those numbers actually meant something! For each unit, I gave my students a pretest to assess their schema. I used this data for small groups, conferences, and to up my game. Students graphed their pretest scores and we talked about the meaning of the scores. <br />
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At first I had straight A students in tears because they just didn't understand that I was checking what they ALREADY knew before I did any teaching. When they got a low score, they just didn't understand. With some modeling and a lot of encouragement, they finally got that I was NOT taking this score for a grade! I expected them to get a zero on pretests! This score simply showed me what I needed to teach them. The score that they needed to think about was the post test score. This is the final assessment when we look at growth. <br />
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Once kiddos got to see how much growth they had made since the first assessment, they were hooked! They were even measuring the graph with a ruler to see how much larger the line was. Don't worry, I showed them how to calculate their growth! My kiddos couldn't wait to take the pretest. They knew that they did need to try their best and not just skip everything because that would be cheating their own brain.<br />
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I love my Data Tracking Binders and I don't know how I've gone the last ten years without them!<br />
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Here are just a few teaser pages! You can purchase this in my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Data-Tracking-Binder-1919889" target="_blank">TPT store here</a> OR.................<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: magenta;">You can get it for FREE</span> </span>by following me on Instagram!!! I'll have the free file address waiting for you! But hurry, because it will only be there for a short time!!!<br />
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So what's my Instagram name? <span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="color: magenta;">It's @ThatTeachingSpark</span></span> Yep, it doesn't match my blog anymore because I am <span style="color: blue;">LAUNCHING A NEW BLOG!</span> Check back for an AMAZING giveaway coming your way as I transition!<br />
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Why am I moving? Originally this was a blog that two of my besties and I collaborated on. Since then Jamie has had a beautiful baby boy and Shelley has gotten married and moved on to bigger and better things. That just leaves one chick as 3 Teacher Chicks. LOL! I was feeling like I had multiple personality disorder. So, I saw Ashley from <a href="http://www.teachcreatemotivate.com/" target="_blank">Teach Create Motivate</a> successfully moved her blog and she gave me some great ideas and inspiration to make the leap. <br />
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So... if you want to stick with me (and I hope you will!) keep following on Bloglovin for updates and follow me on Instagram @ThatTeachingSpark You won't regret it! Thanks darlings!!<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Be a light in the darkness:</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> One of the main reasons I want to be successful with my blog <span style="font-family: inherit;">and with TPT is so that I can be a light in the darkness. John 1:5 says that "</span></span><span style="background-color: #fdfeff; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #001320;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it." We live in a crazy, fallen world where people are hurting. I want to bless others with all I have. My late mother was such an amazing example of bringing hope and </span></span><span style="color: #001320;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">kindness</span></span><span style="color: #001320;"><span style="line-height: 20px;"> to others. She was constantly buying meals for strangers or talking to random people who just needed a simple word of encouragement. If you have ever heard the song, </span></span><a href="http://www.newreleasetoday.com/lyricsdetail.php?lyrics_id=79006" style="color: #001320; line-height: 20px;" target="_blank">Save My Life by Sidewalk Profits</a><span style="color: #001320;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">, you would know what I mean. She was someone who took action. I want to be like her. I want to give hope to those who have none. One way I do this is with </span><a href="http://www.worldvision.org/" style="line-height: 20px;" target="_blank">World Vision</a><span style="line-height: 20px;">. I sponsor a family in Ethiopia and there is NO WAY I could do that if it wasn't for TPT! I am so blessed to be able to tithe to my church and I have seen how He uses my </span><span style="line-height: 20px;">obedience</span><span style="line-height: 20px;"> to help others! </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fdfeff; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: #001320;"><span style="font-size: large;">Travel: </span> TPT has already allowed me </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #001320;">to travel and I can't wait to continue! Last year I was brave enough to join a tour group all by myself! It was the BEST thing I have ever done! I went to nine </span>different countries in Europe with Contiki- a tour company for 18-36 year olds. W</span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 24.6400012969971px;">e started in Lo</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 24.6400012969971px;">ndon then went to Amsterdam, St. Goar (Germany), Munich, Austria, Venice, Rome, Florence, Switzerland, and then Paris. I got to take a bike ride through Munich, go white water rafting in Austria, climb a Mountain in Switzerland, ride a gondola in Venice, sight-see off the top of the Eiffel Tower and so much more.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 24.6400012969971px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #fdfeff; font-family: inherit; line-height: 20px;">To</span><span style="background-color: #fdfeff;"><span style="color: #001320; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 20px;"> say I had fun and learned a lot is an understatement. This year I am so excited that I can attend the TPT Conference in Vegas! I hope to meet lots of </span></span><span style="color: #001320;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">amazing</span></span><span style="color: #001320; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 20px;"> people and learn how to take all of this to the next level!</span></span></span></div>
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3TeacherChicks-Amy Hoffmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10998176022340855598noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2562766683834114736.post-36900795585020977422015-06-19T17:25:00.000-05:002015-06-19T17:28:09.883-05:00Your Free Planning Calendar Has Arrived!Hello darlings! Your FREE planning Calendar has arrived! Check out this new beauty! This year I added some inspirational quotes and a new color scheme. I hope you LOVE it! <br />
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<br />3TeacherChicks-Amy Hoffmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10998176022340855598noreply@blogger.com177tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2562766683834114736.post-9619030100434955822015-06-18T13:55:00.000-05:002015-06-18T13:55:08.895-05:00Free Realistic Fiction RubricHello darlings! Many of you have already been using my Realistic Fiction Writer's Notebook. I wanted to let you know that I have done a complete Makeover on this resource! It used to be 15 pages and now it is 31 pages! I also revamped the overall look with fun fonts and new graphics. This was one of the first resources I had uploaded to TPT and to be honest, after all I know now, it looked like crap! Aren't you glad I learned how to use Powerpoint to create my materials!?!?<br />
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Thanks to the lovely ladies at <a href="http://www.thirdinhollywood.com/" target="_blank">Third in Hollywood</a>, <a href="http://www.peppyzestyteacherista.com/2015/06/tpt-seller-challenge-makeover-madness.html" target="_blank">Peppy Zesty Teacherista</a>, <a href="http://www.teachcreatemotivate.com/2015/06/makeover-madness-tptsellerchallenge.html" target="_blank">Teach Create Motivate</a>, and <a href="http://sparklinginsecondgrade.blogspot.com/2015/06/tpt-seller-challenge-week-1-makeover.html" target="_blank">Sparkling in Second</a> for creating this challenge!<br />
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If you don't need the entire resource, I would still like to help you out by giving you my Realistic Fiction Rubric for free! <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/coam0b6hqxvxdwd/free%20realistic%20fiction%20rubric.pdf?dl=0" target="_blank">Click here to download! </a></div>
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Happy Friday!3TeacherChicks-Amy Hoffmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10998176022340855598noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2562766683834114736.post-14571609941614206012015-06-03T13:27:00.001-05:002015-06-03T13:27:48.995-05:00Emergency Substitute Binder- REUSABLE!Hello darlings! Sub plans? Please don't say the word! You wake up in the middle of the night, puking your brains out, but don't worry, its gets worse!! You now have to write sub plans! AHHHH!!! It is so true that it takes more work to write sub plans than it does to just go to school miserable. Well, this isn't good for you or your kiddos. <br />
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My teams is FABULOUS and I can count on them ANYTIME to throw some quick lessons together for me if I'm sick and I do the same for them. BUT.... why inconvenience your teamies if you don't have to? <br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Soooo... I created this <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Emergency-Sub-Plans-Reusable-and-Editable-3rd-Grade-1470830" target="_blank">AWESOME Reusable Emergency Sub Binder</a>. (subs LOVE it by the way!)</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">The resources include detailed, step by step lessons for Reading, </span><span style="text-align: start;">Writing</span><span style="text-align: start;">, Spelling, Math, Science/Social Studies. </span><span style="text-align: start;"> These are also </span><span style="text-align: start;">editable. </span><span style="text-align: start;">All worksheets are </span><span style="text-align: start;">included</span><span style="text-align: start;">. </span><span style="text-align: start;"> I have also included an editable resource to inform your sub of your daily routines and expectations. (All the things we have to hand write on a sub folder)</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">Simply put these resources in a binder with page protector sheets and you are ready for those unexpected sick days and emergencies. Once you use the copies, simply replace them for the next time. It makes sub days easier because kiddos know what to expect! Let a teacher on your team know where the binder is or do what I do and l put it in your desk organizer with your other binders. The binder spine label will be visible for your sub!.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">2. Working with Words (copy front to back)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">6. Extra: Spinning Spelling (provide a class set of paperclips)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> Friendly Letter</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> (I laminate two copies of each game so there are two direction cards at each center)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">(I will be adding new games for the second half of the year. So check back to redownload!)</span></div>
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Alleviate this awkward situation with a request from parents before school even starts! This letter is called "In a Million Words or Less..." The letter simply asks parents to write you a letter about their child. It starts off by asking parents what they would say to you if they got to sit down face to face over coffee and discuss their precious one. <br />
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I have found this to be INVALUABLE in my many years of teaching. Now they can tell you everything their hearts desire and you can get great insight to your students before the year begins. I send this letter home with the Welcome Letter that I send to students. My school emails the letters out, so I made sure the letters were in color.<br />
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I have provided you a cutesified version of "In a Million Words or Less" and you can add your own name to the end.<br />
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I have provided a sample of my welcome letter and directions to download the template from<a href="http://rowdyinroom300.blogspot.com/2014/08/welcome-letter.html" target="_blank"> Rowdy In Room 300</a> for free. (Thanks so much Nicole for the idea for the kid letter! It looks gorgeous!)<br />
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If you plan on emailing the letters: When you finish creating your letters in Powerpoint, don't forget to save the file as a PDF. Now all of your pretty fonts will stay pretty!<br />
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P.S. Are any of you going to the TPT Conference in Las Vegas?<br />
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Last year I decided to do something about it. On the last day of school, my kiddos make themselves a Summer Camp Kit. This kit includes multiplication games, a Reading Response Journal, and Writing Prompts with a Writing Journal. <br />
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Because my students are the ones making it, they take ownership and they don't just toss it as soon as they leave for summer! I tell kiddos that if they bring it back completed the next year, they will earn a special treat from me. While I would like to report that all of my kiddos brought it back last year, I was please that I did get 12 students who completed it. I am going for a larger number this year. <br />
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I will also be starting a Summer Camp Success Wall in my room to hang up pics of the kiddos who completed it and allow them to sign the wall. Hopefully this will be another motivator as well.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I did this on the last day of school with my kiddos. The key to these activities is that students take ownership in creating the journals and games themselves. Students simply color each page, cut out, and staple the journals together. They also put together the spinner and the other games. Once completed, they put each game or journal in its own sandwich bag and then place everything inside the suitcase. We play the games in partners and start off one of the journal entries for reading and writing. </span><span style="font-family: 'Janda Curlygirl Chunky'; font-size: 16pt;"></span></div>
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Hello darlings! Hard to believe there are only two months left of school! I am trying to think ahead and provide you with some innovative and rigorous resources for your youngins'. For the past three years, I have held a Multiplication and Division Boot Camp in my classroom toward the end of the year. State testing would be over, thus all of our math objectives would have been taught. For my thirdsters going into fourth grade, it is imperative that they have their facts memorized. Of course we work on this all year long, but Boot Camp is a great way to reward the kiddos that have retained their learning and help your strugglers at the same time! </div>
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In a nutshell: <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Nobile; font-size: 17.6000003814697px; line-height: 24.6400012969971px; text-align: center;"> I give soldiers a pretest to see which facts they already have mastered. Soldiers have daily drills (timed tests) and daily P.T. (homework with flashcards). They keep track of their progress with a graph. I am the Drill Sergeant, so I wear an army hat and get into character. They love this!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 17.6000003814697px;">1. </span><span style="font-size: large;">PRETESTING:</span><span style="font-size: 17.6000003814697px;"> At the beginning of Boot Camp soldiers take a PRETEST. This will determine which DRILLS (facts) they still need to memorize. I find that some of my students immediately pass all multiplication facts and so, they take the division PRETEST. I also have some kiddos who pass their 2's, 3's, 5's, 9, and 10's but they failed their 4's, 6's, 8's, 12's for example. This determines the FLASH CARDS that they will have to make and the DRILLS that they will have to practice and repeat<span style="color: #575757;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 17.6000003814697px;">2. </span><span style="font-size: large;">FLASH CARDS and DAILY DRILLS:</span><span style="font-size: 17.6000003814697px;"> If you notice in the chart below, this soldier passed her 1,3,10's on her PRETEST, so she marked it PT and colored in the box. For each of the other DRILLS (facts) she had to create FLASH CARDS and study at home. </span><br />
The next day she would come in and take one DRILL test. Notice she wrote the date that she took the test in the box above the correct DRILL. If she got 100% on the test, she colored the box in. If she missed one or more, she had to study those facts again and retake the test the next day. I used one of my low kiddos to give you a real world example. You can tell, she kept getting stuck on her 4's so I had her move on and come back to them later. She was getting very frustrated with herself. </div>
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When it is time for the DAILY DRILL, I call students up by COMPANIES (table groups, ex. Alpha Company, Bravo Company) and they grab the test that they need. (I have included table signs for your Companies.) They take the test back to their seats and turn it over face down so they can't see it. When we finish, I have my kiddos check their own work. (WHAT? Don't they cheat???) They complete their timed DRILL in pencil as an entire class, then they come up to the buckets and check with an answer key with a green pen that are stored in the buckets. We have a huge discussion on honesty and how cheating only hurts your own brain. I have only had one incident that was quickly corrected. I also have my students who have been promoted to SERGEANT, monitor the checkers. </div>
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5. Diplomas and Awards: Once students complete Boot Camp, they receive a Diploma from me, their DRILL SERGEANT. These diplomas are editable in Powerpoint. I also award my SERGEANTS with a fun camo pencil that I purchased at Party City. The point is, you want to make Boot Camp a big deal and you want your students to pass their facts QUICKLY!<br />
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3TeacherChicks-Amy Hoffmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10998176022340855598noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2562766683834114736.post-9066705485056816372015-03-11T19:00:00.000-05:002015-03-11T19:00:10.201-05:00Test Prep Resources for Smarter Balanced and PARCCHello darlings! Are you getting reading to take your State Assessments? I am sure many of you are now taking computerized tests this year. It is totally new for us, and unfortunately, there are NO resources out there to help you prepare your elementary kiddos! <br />
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I created a 23 day Test Prep Unit for ELA that prepares students for the Smarter Balanced Assessment that we will be taking in 3rd grade in Missouri. While I would have loved to have created ALL the resources needed for this unit, I relied heavily on other amazing TPT authors who have created produces perfect for test prep. <br />
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I have spelled out the day by day plans and included hyperlinks to all the resources needed. MANY of them are FREE, but 7 of the resources I use are paid products. (I do not get any profits from promoting these resources. I just found them helpful!)<br />
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Even if you decide not to purchase those other resources, you could still use the unit and supplement with your own practice tests and centers. <br />
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If you have any helpful resources or webpages you use to prepare your students for the Smarter Balanced Test or PARCC Test, please comment! I would LOVE to know what you do!<br />
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Do Download the FREE unit plan, click <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Free-Test-Prep-Unit-for-Smarter-Balanced-and-PARCC-Computer-Tests-1758077" target="_blank">HERE</a>! You will be able to access all the links to the paid and free products!<br />
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You can control the size by choosing multiple page printing or booklet printing. As you can see, I printed 6 to a page.<br />
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I did not laminate the laebls once I cut them out. That eliminated an unnecessary step. Instead, I used clear packing tape on a tape roller and taped over the entire label. You will notice I have a lot of different book bins that I have collected over the years. Bins are expensive! I bought most of them at Wal-mart. I have found the white plastic tubs to be very sturdy and they have lasted me 10 years already! <br />
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Most of the chapter books are stored in plastic shoe boxes and I also have a few from the Dollar Store.<br />
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I made sure to put my chapter books in order by levels. This makes it easier for the kiddos to find Just-Right books and it keeps them from having to search all over the book cases.<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">My dad and I created the books shelves last year. I LOVE them because they are on wheels and close together. I can lock them and then the custodians can simply wheel them out the door at the end of the year so they can wax the floors. It was soooooo nice to come in this year and just open the book cases. I didn't have to reorganize my library or unpack books. That has ALWAYS been the longest job for me when setting up the classroom and packing up each year.</span></div>
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<br />3TeacherChicks-Amy Hoffmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10998176022340855598noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2562766683834114736.post-24729873128496226972014-07-31T07:00:00.000-05:002014-07-31T07:00:03.016-05:00Back to School Blow Out Sale ALL GRADES!!!<div style="background-color: white; color: #393335; font-family: 'Droid Sans'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23.920000076293945px; text-align: center;">
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Hello darlings! I am sure if you are a Blog follower you have heard the news. Educents is running a HUGE back-to-school sale on some of their most popular bundles! The savings are unreal!!!!</div>
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I am so excited to announce that<a href="https://www.educents.com/#a_aid=3teacherchicks&a_bid=324b6201" target="_blank"> <span style="color: #9335c3;">Educents.com</span></a> is having a HUGE back-to-school blowout sale and I am going to be featured in one of the curriculum bundles! From <strong>July 30 - August 2</strong>(Wednesday - Saturday), they are bringing back all of their favorite and most popular bundles for INSTANT download at up to <strong>77% OFF! </strong>There is something for everyone and it is their BIGGEST sale of the year!<br />
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3TeacherChicks-Amy Hoffmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10998176022340855598noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2562766683834114736.post-10969469431832518242014-07-30T12:51:00.000-05:002014-07-30T13:07:58.182-05:00Free Planner and BaCk to ScHoOl Goodies<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hello darlings! As much I as LOVE the summer, I know that it has to come to an end and we have to get back to our AMAZING jobs! I do adore teaching, so it isn't a terrible thing and I am sure you all feel the same way. To make the return a little sweeter, we brought back our FREE planner from last year. We had a lot of requests to make a 2014-2015 version and we are excited to tell you that it is READY! Thanks Jamie for changing all the dates! You can also download my lesson plan pages, grade book, and dividers for free. Sorry they are not editable! </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #575757; font-family: inherit; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: magenta; font-family: inherit; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;">I just ask that you pin it to share with others! Click each pic to download.</span><br />
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Download lesson plan pages for free!<br />
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Also check out my Teal and Green Classroom Decor Megapack! <br />
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and my Safari Classroom Decor Mega Pack!<br />
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<br />3TeacherChicks-Amy Hoffmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10998176022340855598noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2562766683834114736.post-6290939964903820172014-06-30T15:39:00.000-05:002014-06-30T15:45:53.351-05:00Keep Your Students Learning this SummerHello darlings! I apologize to all my wonderful followers for being missing for a while. I had quite a challenging class this year and I needed a little break. =) Boy did I get it! I just came back from a two week tour of Europe! I can't even describe to you how amazing it was! I really want to go back! I went with a tour group for 18-35 year olds called Contiki. We were in a new country basically everyday! We started in London then went to Amsterdam, St. Goar (Germany), Munich, Austria, Venice, Rome, Florence, Switzerland, and then Paris. I got to take a bike ride through Munich, go white water rafting in Austria, climb a Mountain in Switzerland, ride a gondola in Venice, sight-see off the top of the Eiffel Tower and so much more. I met AMAZING people on my trip whom I know will be life long friends. I will most definitely be doing another tour next summer!<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I did this on the last day of school with my kiddos. The key to these activities is that students take ownership in creating the journals and games themselves. Students simply color each page, cut out, and staple the journals
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everything inside the suitcase. We play
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writing. I offer a prize or treat to
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3TeacherChicks-Amy Hoffmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10998176022340855598noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2562766683834114736.post-11147536151115503812014-05-09T06:31:00.001-05:002014-05-09T06:31:06.701-05:00Five For Friday*Linky Party*May 9thI just love these linky parties. As a matter of fact, one of my blogging goals is to try to link up at least once every week, if not every two weeks. So I decided to link up with <a href="http://doodlebugsteaching.blogspot.com/2014/05/five-for-friday-linky-party-may-9th.html" target="_blank">Doodle Bugs Teaching</a> for her Five For Friday linky party. I love this simple idea for showing 5 pictures from your day or week.<br />
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So this past Tuesday was the beginning of our state testing for us 3rd grade teachers in our district. The 4th graders don't start testing till next week, so they decided to visit us with some MAP tip booklets that they created. Since this is the 3rd graders first time taking the test, they don't really know what to expect. This is a great way to give the kiddos opportunities to talk to 4th graders about their questions and nerves for the test.</div>
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On Monday, after meeting with the 4th graders, we went out to recess. Two of my girls came running up to me and said, "Look what we found Mrs. Day!" Both of the girls came across a 4 leaf clover. They had mentioned that they were looking for one so they could have good luck on the MAP test. I told them that it was meant to be and was a great reminder that they were going to do great. It actually gave me goose bumps when they showed me them because to me, that was a sign from God that everything was going to be ok this week. :)</div>
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Every morning during MAP testing, I put a note with a treat on each one of my kiddos desk. They cannot wait to come into to see what it says each day. This is just an example of one of the notes that I created for my kiddos. Grab these by visiting <a href="http://3teacherchicks.blogspot.com/2014/04/fun-test-taking-strategies.html" target="_blank">Fun Test Taking Strategies post</a> from April.</div>
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As mentioned within my <a href="http://3teacherchicks.blogspot.com/2014/04/more-testing-strategiesplus-some-pics.html" target="_blank">MORE Testing Strategies</a> post, my kiddos donated either money or items for the "I Rock" table. This has been a BIG hit throughout the week. I allow kiddos, who were focused, persevered, and checked over their work while taking the MAP test, choose an item from the table. This is what our "I Rock" table looked like at the beginning of the week.</div>
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I couldn't resist posting this pic as well. So on Wednesday, our team had a 1/2 release day in the afternoon. This just comes to show what state testing can do to teachers. To give you a little insight about what is happening within this picture...so James (the only guy within our building...poor guy) and I were being too loud for Amy. She couldn't hear the video and concentrate, so she decided to open up her umbrella to block out the distractions and sound. I just had to take a picture of this. It gave us some laughs, which we needed in the midst of a stressful time/day.<br />
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3TeacherChicks-Amy Hoffmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10998176022340855598noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2562766683834114736.post-4217817233248087722014-05-08T03:30:00.000-05:002014-05-09T06:41:37.544-05:00End of the Year Ideas & Geometry FreebieSo I have been MIA for the past few weeks. It has been crazy on my end here lately. Between preparing for the wonderful MAP test (which we started yesterday) and some personal things, I have barely had enough time to myself. However, I couldn't neglect you guys any longer. You guys help me so the least I could do is try to share some insight that maybe one person (teacher, parent, reader) could use. :)<br />
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I don't know about you but we still have 4 1/2 weeks left until summer starts. Thanks to the many snow days we had! It seems so far away, yet I feel like I still have some much content to cover in Social Studies/Science and DRA's have be done as well. We will be busy, busy until the last day of school, as we have a lot planned. We had a 1/2 release day yesterday afternoon, a full day next week, a field trip the week after, Memorial Day off, 3rd grade carnival, and then it's camp week during the last week of school. So much fun stuff coming up. It gets to be my favorite time of the year!<br />
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These are Common Core aligned, which makes it more meaningful for the end of the year. Some of these ideas correlate with our camp week. However, they could be used, even though you don't do camp.<br />
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These ideas could be used if you have some free time or implemented within reading and writing. You can grab these ideas by <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/End-of-the-Year-Ideas-679902" target="_blank">clicking here</a>. In addition to using my own ideas, I purchased Hope King's <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-Ultimate-End-of-Year-Writing-Bundle-5-Writing-Activities-Craftivities-670843" target="_blank">The Ultimate End of Year Writing Bundle</a> to use as well. I plan on using this again this year as well.<br />
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Now, in midst of preparing for the MAP test, we just finished up with our geometry unit. We reviewed angles, triangles, solid shapes, plane shapes, congruent shapes, and many other topics within geometry. Unfortunately, our Singapore program doesn't have a lot of resources for all of these various topics. Therefore, I used a lot of outside resources. Unfortunately, I didn't use a lot of website resources, rather than Brainpop and BrainpopJr. These are my two top "go to" websites for any concept that I am reviewing/implementing.<br />
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Area and perimeter seems to create some confusion with my kiddos. Anytime my kiddos are trying to learn something that could be challenging, I try to think about implementing a song whenever I can. My teammates shared this song with me and thought it was great. My kiddos love it and it is a great way to remember the difference between perimeter and area.<br />
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I created this <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3LIZo_hYF1aelNyTjB2elFrWGs/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Perimeter & Area Scoot-Tetris Style</a> to use as a review. You can use it as a scoot, a read the room activity, or a center. Kiddos will look at each Tetris shape and determine its perimeter and area. To create a challenge, I didn't put the measurements for each side. Instead, I included a key that states how much each square is worth.<br />
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Hello darlings! Our state testing starts Tuesday. (MAP Test for our Missouri friends) One of the requirements for our third graders is to respond to a prompt. They have to brainstorm, complete a rough draft, edit and revise, and then write the final draft all in one sitting. Yikes! My poor babies! But they can do it! </div>
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Before I taught them anything about prompts, I gave them a pretest. They received the rainy day prompt below and had 45 mins to complete it. I told them we would be using the pretest to measure their growth. They love to see their progress! We spent about a week and a half really digging into prompts. I broke it down into steps for them. We started with a pretty easy prompt and then I modeled for them.</div>
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I find that kiddos always get hung up on just reading the prompt. Some prompts kiddos really do not have any experience with the activity given. I have seen prompts such as, Tell about a time you went on vacation. Describe a problem you had to overcome. or Write a letter to your librarian about your favorite book. Explain why that book should be on display. I often hear, "But I've never done that," or "I haven't been on vacation." or "I don't have a favorite book." Well, great.... they are stuck before they even start. It is important to explain that they can use their IMAGINATIONS. They can make it up. Of course we talk about it being realistic, as we wouldn't take a vacation to the moon or something like that.</div>
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After each step, I model for them exactly what I am looking for. This is a very basic example above, but the outline helps them remember what to include. We talk about the thesis being our roadmap to the entire essay.<br />
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Lots of kiddos slack off when it come to the conclusion. They just want to say, "And that is what I would do on a rainy day." BORING! Yawn, snore! We talk about the reader having memory loss and they have no idea what you just talked about. You must repeat it. </div>
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Once my kiddos completed each step, (we did one paragraph a day) they put it all together in the form of a book so we could take a look at their progress. We took a piece of large construction paper and folded it in half. </div>
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On the front, they designed a title page.<br />
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On the left, they stapled or glued the brainstorm with the rough draft underneath.<br />
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On the right, they stapled in their final copy. We used final copy paper from our MAP Prep books. You can use any lined paper. (You can see the rough draft on the right-they labeled each section with a sticky note so they could PROVE they had each piece.)</div>
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On the very back, they stapled their pretest. It was so funny to hear them talking to each other. Some of them were like, "Wow, look at how much more I wrote in my final copy!"</div>
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Here is another kiddo's example.<br />
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If you have never heard of Learn Zillion, you need to check it out! They have an interactive lesson for writing prompts as well as many others!</div>
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<br />3TeacherChicks-Amy Hoffmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10998176022340855598noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2562766683834114736.post-7936410859224572412014-04-27T16:29:00.001-05:002014-04-27T16:29:49.041-05:00Elapsed Time FreebiesHello darlings! If you read Jamie's last post, you know that we just finished our Time Unit in third grade. Jamie has some FABULOUS resources so make sure you check out her <a href="http://3teacherchicks.blogspot.com/2014/04/its-about-time.html" target="_blank">post</a>! I just wanted to share with you a few quick ideas to make your time unit more interesting.<br />
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Below you will see my Time placemats. They are simply one clock outline copied onto a large piece of construction paper and then laminated. These were created by my good friend Kelly when she taught with me over 7 years ago, so yes, they last! I made you a new one<a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Telling-Time-Write-On-Wipe-Off-Placemat-1223785" target="_blank"> here </a>since I don't have her original. These mats are awesome because I can quickly move around and see who gets it and who is still confused. We also used them for "leap frogging" the elapsed time. Kiddos could draw on the clock itself. I LOVE the handheld clocks that some companies sell, but I feel that kiddos rely too much on physically moving the hands and when we ask them to do it on paper it doesn't transfer over. I use the handheld clocks for my struggling kiddos who need that concrete example. Most of my third graders are cool with the pictorial representation.<br />
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These kiddos are working on telling time with the "Time Code"- quarter after, half past, and quarter til. We divide the clock into fourths and I show them that 1/4 of 60 minutes is 15 minutes. (60 divided by 4=15) We talk about how 15 minutes is a quarter of an hour. I make the distinction that this is NOT like a quarter of a dollar or 25 cents. That would be 1/4 of 100. Click here for the <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Quarter-After-Quarter-Til-and-Half-Past-Time-Code-Resources-1223698" target="_blank">Time Code Freebie and Brochure</a>.</div>
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After I am confident that my kiddos can tell time, we move onto Elapsed Time (which of course I spelled wrong on the anchor chart...) We start off with the leap frogs and then we move onto timelines. In our Singapore Math Program, kiddos also have to convert minutes to hours. We do this by subtracting out 60 minutes until we can't subtract it any more. Of course my advanced kiddos can divide by 60. </div>
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A fun review game my students play involves Cell Phones. Each kiddo gets his/her own cell phone for the day. They were WAY TOO excited about this, considering it was just paper! But hey, whatever works! I have seen those adorable games that involve making wrist watches and then having kiddos walk around and tell the time on each person's wrist. I took that concept and updated it. </div>
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I don't know about you, but I don't wear a watch. I always look at my cell phone to tell the time. <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Telling-Time-to-the-Nearest-Minute-Cell-Phone-Game-1223661" target="_blank">Click here to download the FREE game.</a> </div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Geneva, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.003000259399414px;">Give each student a cell phone and a recording sheet. Students must walk around and exchange cell phones. They record the time on their recording sheet, but they can’t move on until the person who owns the cell phone agrees that the time is correct. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Geneva, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.003000259399414px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Geneva, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.003000259399414px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Geneva, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.003000259399414px;">This game can also be played as SCOOT. Place one phone on each student desk. Students SCOOT from one desk to another, recording the answers on their sheet.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Geneva, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.003000259399414px;" /><br />
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<br />3TeacherChicks-Amy Hoffmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10998176022340855598noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2562766683834114736.post-54353041677785407092014-04-25T03:30:00.000-05:002014-04-25T03:30:02.145-05:00It's About TIME!Hey lovely followers and readers! How's it going? Well we made it to Friday! So this has seemed to be a crazy week. I sat at lunch with my wonderful teammates and told them how I felt like this has been the longest week we have had since Spring Break (3 weeks ago), but yet tomorrow is already Friday. I have had a hard time keeping my days straight this week. Maybe this wonderful test prep is getting to me. I wasn't going to post this week with all the craziness, but I think I have found an addiction to it. I would feel like I am letting you wonderful people down, so I just had to. Plus, I am feeling it is about TIME to get back into the swing of blogging weekly, if possible.<br />
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Speaking of time (as you can see, I try to use puns as much as possible), we just got done with our time unit and took the common assessment on Wednesday, so I thought I would share some things that I did with my kiddos.<br />
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I started out by telling time to the nearest minute, and immediately I found that my kiddos struggled with telling time if the hour hand was really close to the next hour but not quite there (ex: 11:55). They always wanted to say 12:55, since the hour hand was basically on the 12. This became a big frustration for me. Therefore, I had to take several days to review telling time to the nearest minute, and every time we were going to tell time, I would tell my kiddos that I would try to trick them. Also, in addition to telling me the time, I asked them how they got their answer (showing evidence). This really helped with the kiddos who struggled with telling time when the hour hand was so close to that next hour.<br />
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Once my kiddos were able to tell time to the exact minute, we moved on to elapse time. Instead of jumping straight into hours and minutes, I started with telling time to the next hour. This really helped them to see how once the big hand got to the 12, it was the next hour. Then I moved into doing elapse time with just hours. Following came elapse time with minutes, and we finished up with hours and minutes. <br />
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Since I have 2 math groups, I did this a little differently with my 2 groups. With my lower kiddos, I gave them clocks and put them in a clear zip-lock bag. This way they can write with on them with dry erase markers. I have a system that I model on the Smartboard. I first ask if the minutes have changed. If they have, then we see where the minute started and circle that number on our clocks (ones in our bags) and put an "S" (for start). Then we see what number our clocks ended on. Then we circle that number on our clocks (in the bag) and put an "E" (for end). By making the jumps with our dry-erase markers, we count the jumps by counting by 5's, since we are counting minutes. We record our answer for the minutes. Then, we check our hours and do the same thing. However, instead of circling the start and end numbers, I have them star them. This seems to be a great visual, especially for my lower kiddos. My teammates told me about using a time line to help as well. I didn't do it that way this year, as I am still in the works of learning that way. Just like any other subject, I struggle with teaching something I am not quite comfortable, so I stuck with my usual "comfortable" way. Next year, I plan on sitting down and becoming the student for a bit and learning about the time line, because I feel like it may be easier for my kiddos to understand.<br />
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With my higher group, I do things a little differently. I taught them how they can add/subtract time. I showed them how we can set up our math problem and trade. However, instead of trading a 100, we trade 60, since there are 60 minutes within an hour. This was very complex for them to understand at first, but it took no time for them to get it. I also threw in some challenges, as this way doesn't always work. I showed them how if the hour in the start time was bigger than the hour in the end time, you couldn't subtract the time to determine the elapse time. Instead, they had to use the clocks to determine it.<br />
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Similar to my <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Fraction-Frenzy-Pack-1173755">Fraction Frenzy Interactive Book</a>, I created a <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Interactive-Time-Booklet-Telling-Time-Elapsed-Time-1201222">time booklet</a> to go along with my time unit. It includes telling time to the nearest minute, elapse time (hours only, minutes only, and hours and minutes), telling time using quarter after/quarter till and half past, and comparing events with AM and PM.<br />
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In addition to the booklet, I used my games for a review of the concepts as well. This is my "<a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Spring-Time-Game-Telling-Time-to-Nearest-Minute-1194491">It's Spring Time</a>" game, which involves telling time to the nearest minute.<br />
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Because of time, I placed the cards around the room, instead of using it as a game, and had my kiddos complete the recording sheet. Then we reviewed the answers, which the answer key is included. However, I created this game to get the kiddos thinking about time and clocks, not just telling time. One partner picks a card and puts it on his/her forehead without looking at it. Then the other partner reads the clock and then checks their answer. Partner one (one with card on forehead) then starts asking Partner two yes or no questions to try to determine what time the clock says (ex: Is the hour hand on an even number? Is the minute hand past the 6?). They have up to 20 questions they can ask. I plan to use this as a center for a review during MAP Test Prep Friday centers.<br />
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Another great game is my <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Beat-the-Clock-Telling-Time-Math-Game-583244">Beat the Clock</a> game. This involves elapse time.<br />
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Are you interested in these games/booklet? Click on the game/booklet title and it will take you to my TpT store where you can learn more about them. You can download a FREE time game by visiting an old post: <a href="http://3teacherchicks.blogspot.com/2014/04/monday-made-it-time-freebie.html">Monday Made It & Time Freebie</a>.<br />
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Just like any other math concept, I always try to find websites that are useful for my kiddos to play during independent work time. I have created shortcuts for these websites on my student computers on the desktop. I put all my various websites into different folders to help keep them organized. The kiddos love this as they are able to review all of the concepts we have covered so far. Here are a few websites that I have been using with my kiddos:<br />
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<a href="http://www.abcya.com/telling_time.htm">ABCya-Telling Time</a>-If you need a review of how to create the time. This is a great website to use. The game goes through stages. The first stage is where the kiddos have to create the time to the nearest hour. Then it goes to the nearest 5 min. and so on.<br />
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<a href="http://www.primarygames.com/time/">What Time Is It?</a>-This is a great website to use with your kiddos who are still struggling to tell time to the nearest hour and half hour. I used this with my lower kiddos who wanted to switch the hour and minute hands.<br />
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<a href="http://www.maths-games.org/time-games.html">Time Games</a>-This is a website that has different links to other time websites, which includes telling time to the nearest minute and elapse time.<br />
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<a href="http://www.kidsnumbers.com/telling-time.php">KidsNumbers-Time Games</a>-Again, a list of various time games that range from time to the nearest 5 minutes to the nearest minute.<br />
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<a href="http://www.mathnook.com/math/skill/timegames.php">MathNook-Online Time Math Games</a>-This website is awesome as it has free games that line up with the Common Core State Standards.<br />
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As always, I appreciate you stopping by! I hope you are able to use some of the resources above! Have a FABULOUS Friday and enjoy your weekend! :)<br />
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What do you do to implement time in your classroom? What is your favorite resource that you use? Please leave a comment below, as we LOVE people who give us some new ideas!<br />
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3TeacherChicks-Amy Hoffmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10998176022340855598noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2562766683834114736.post-11920348220581659552014-04-17T03:30:00.000-05:002014-04-17T03:30:00.359-05:00Math Facts...A Teacher's Continuous FrustrationHello lovely people! You are almost there. Only today and tomorrow and then it's the weekend. We can do it!!<br />
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So I don't know about you but the biggest frustration that my team and I have found is kiddos knowing their math facts. Our 3rd graders come in (most of the time) not knowing their addition and subtraction facts, which leads into frustrations when we begin 2 and 3 digit by 1 digit multiplication and long division.<br />
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Every year, since my 2nd year of teaching, I have required my kiddos to complete at least 5 minutes of math fact practice a night. We started out by focusing on addition and subtraction at the beginning of the year and now moving into multiplication and division. <br />
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Xtramath.org has been the easiest way for me to keep track my kiddos' progress within their math facts, plus it's FREE. You can keep your class open until August (whenever the next school year begins) so your kiddos can practice their facts over the summer as well. You can also set up your student computers so your kiddos can just click on their name, put in their pin, and practice on student computers as well.<br />
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There are various reasons why this tool is amazing to me. However, one of the biggest reasons why I love using Xtramath is due to being able to see if your kiddos have practiced their facts.<br />
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As you can see above, it shows different colored dots (these all mean different things) for each day my kiddos have logged on. I check this every morning to make sure that my kiddos have signed on and practiced their facts.<br />
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Another benefit is you can also view which facts your kiddos are struggling with. All you have to do is click on one of the student's name (whoever you want to investigate) and a calendar will show up. You can pick whatever day you want to view (I always choose the most current day). This screen will pop up.<br />
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I like to use this to have my kiddos create their own flash cards out of these problems. The red X's are the ones that this student struggled to answer within 3 seconds. The check marks represent the problems that she knows and could answer within 3 seconds.<br />
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It allows your to differentiate your kiddos so they can practice whatever math facts are suitable to them.<br />
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At the beginning of the year, I always start my kiddos out with addition and subtraction. If they pass through those, then I move them to multiplication and division. I have had one kiddo pass all 4 levels this year, so I had him complete the Advanced 2 Second for all four operations. This is where he gets 2 seconds to solve the problem. He also graduated from that so he doesn't have to practice his facts nightly anymore. This really pushed some of my kiddos to practice their facts so they get the same privileges.<br />
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As your kiddos complete a program, Xtramath will generate a certificate to give to your students. You can print these out and present them to the students.<br />
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I love to make this into an awards ceremony. It makes the kiddos feel good and gain confidence.<br />
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Some of you may be wondering, "What do you do with your kiddos who do not have internet access at home?" Well at the beginning of the year, I had my kiddos do flashcards. However, as the year went on, I had some of those kiddos who I noticed weren't making gains. Therefore, I started making them fill out a math facts sheet. Some of the kiddos who complete Xtramath nightly and weren't making progress started completing these as well. I copy these front to back (1 sided to 2 sided) and make sure that the front is different from the back. They are to complete one half of the page a night. I just put a check mark at the top of the completed section. To keep my kiddos from just copying down the same answers from one sheet to the next, I keep the sheets that were completely filled out. This seems to be the easiest for me to manage with my kiddos who do not do Xtramath. (Click here to check out <a href="http://www.mathfactcafe.com/">Math Facts Café</a> where you can create your own math facts sheet.)<br />
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Besides Xtramath, I also used my groups and RTI time to give my kiddos the chance to practice their math facts. Throughout the year, I have my kiddos complete timed tests. I started out my year by using my <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Addition-Subtraction-Math-Facts-Racing-Themed-Unit-754182">Addition and Subtraction Racing School</a> pack so I could focus on addition and subtraction. <a href="http://3teacherchicks.blogspot.com/2013/07/addition-subtraction-racing-school.html">Click here</a> to read more about my pack.<br />
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My kiddos created their cars and moved them among the lap cards that I created to place on the wall to show which fact they were working on. As soon as they passed both addition and subtraction, they got to move to the finish line. I started them out by completing a pretest (which is within the pack) to determine the facts that they needed to work on. Then I gave them flashcards for them to practice with at home. The kiddos who completed both addition and subtraction got to have free time while the rest of my kiddos were completing their timed tests.<br />
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Now that we are towards the end of our year, I now have started implementing Amy's <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Multiplication-and-Division-Boot-Camp-700579">Multiplication and Division Boot Camp</a> so I could focus on multiplication and division. This works just like my addition and subtraction pack (Amy had the idea first). <a href="http://3teacherchicks.blogspot.com/2013/05/multiplication-boot-camp.html">Click here</a> to see what her Boot Camp entails.<br />
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Timed tests can be very hard to manage at times. They have to be checked daily. To cut down on the amount of stuff for me to check (check out my <a href="http://3teacherchicks.blogspot.com/2014/04/checking-homeworka-time-saver.html">Checking Homework...A Time Saver</a> post for more information on how to cut down on the amount of checking your kiddos' work), I have my kiddos check their own timed test. </div>
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As you can see, the timed tests and answer keys are in the cups, along with some pens. I call the kiddos up to check the drill number that they are on at the time. They get the answer key out and check the answers. They circle whatever answers are not correct or put a star at the top if they are all correct, put the cup back, and head back to their desk. Then they fill out their drill sheet. They love this as it gives them the immediate feedback so they know which drill to practice next.</div>
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In addition to timed tests, I have my kiddos complete math facts practice when they are playing a game with their math group and when they are at a math fact station for RTI. These come from the Addition and Subtraction Racing School, Multiplication and Division Boot Camp, simple deck of cards games, and websites.</div>
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As you may already know, I love to implement technology in my classroom anytime I get the chance. I try to place shortcuts to websites on my student computer so my kiddos always have resources that focus on the concept at hand. Here are some other great websites that I have used to help implement math facts:</div>
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<a href="http://www.mathfactspro.com/#/home">Math Facts Pro</a>: Your kiddos can choose between the operation that needs to be focused on. Your kiddos can then decide which grade level needs to be done (this will allow for differentiated instruction). The kiddos have the opportunity to click on the answer and it tracks the amount of time for each problem that is completed. Once the round is complete, your child can print out his/her progress. You can pay for an upgrade to get more options.</div>
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<a href="http://www.abcya.com/math_facts_game.htm">ABCya Math Fact Shoot-Out</a>: This is a game where your kiddos get to practice math facts while playing basketball. Again, this is differentiated where your kiddos can determine the level and operation that can be practiced. It also tells you a report of the percentage that was done correctly.</div>
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How do you implement math facts into your every day routines? I would love any feedback you may have.</div>
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