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Hello Everyone! Can you believe that Christmas is already around the corner? I can't believe that I only have 5 more days of school before the holiday break. Where is the time going? I hope everyone is almost done with their Christmas shopping. I tried to get all that shopping done in November but you know I ALWAYS forget or find something else that is super cute to get.<br />
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So... Today is the last day of the 12 Days of a Teachers Christmas. I hope you had a lot of fun blog hopping and finding lots of fun ideas to do in your classroom. The unit that I will be giving away to one lucky winner will be my "There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A....... Bundle of Smart-board activities. You will have to have the "Notebook" software to open it. (If you do not have a Smart-Board in your classroom you may pick one thing out of my Teachers Pay Teachers Store that will work in your classroom. <br />
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My favorite memories always come when a student gets the aha bulb look or realize that I won't accept the easy answer. The easy answer is on a sliding scale depending on the ability of each student. In particular, one of the memories that jump out at me happened at the start of this past year. One of my students who I had the year prior walked up and wanted to read his writing to me. He started reading then just stopped. Looked at me and said, "I know." as if he I had stopped him and he was answering me. He picked up his paper and said, "I didn't do my best. I will go back and work on some of my word choice." I just smiled and told him that if he felt it needed work he should do that. The previous year my mantra to him was always, "Is this your best?" I always took his word for it. Obviously, it had soaked in and he was starting to self-monitor. YEA!!!</div>
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My hardest experience was when one of my kindergartners was diagnosed with a very rare childhood cancer. She was not given much time to live but beat the odds and made it over a year. She would come to school when it was possible and I went to tutor her at home when she was not in Omaha Children's Hospital. I cannot say I overcame it. I learned to look brave and act normal when she was at school or home. She needed me to be normal with her. I use that lesson with all of my students. They need me to be "normal" no matter what is going on so they can feel okay in our room for 7 1/2 hours.</div>
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Oh...this is a great question! FLEXIBLITY is my advice. I am actually the third wheel in our building. I was asked to start teaching a kindergarten class twenty four hours before parents were to walk in the building. The district decided we needed a third section. I was not sure I wanted to go back to full time teaching since I still had my youngest in elementary school. This however was the third knock (all different building that needed a third kindergarten teacher) that summer and I decided God wanted me there. So, I said yes. That was the start of 6 years of being flexible. I taught kindergarten for two years, then fourth, and last year fifth. Next year I will be back to fourth. We need to be able to float with the day, the hour, the second. It maybe learning how to teach in the hallway when you have to evacuate a classroom due to one who has lost control. Being ready to teach, if a specialist cannot teach your class that day. Not to even mention the flexibility to stop the merry-go-round when the concept is not sinking into the students' brains. FLEXIBLE is key to survival and ultimate JOY in teaching.</div>
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The last day of school this year when two students handed me cards indicating how much they had learned and thanking me. Since I did not have those students in my classroom that day, they made an extra effort to deliver them to me.</div>
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It was my first year after switching careers. I was a long term substitute the year before. I guess it is a process to overcome difficult experiences and reaching a kid who does not want to learn is the toughest. Using my planning period to meet with some of these students to give them some one-on-one help seemed to make a difference, but I am still trying to see how I can be more effective during those class times.</div>
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One of my favorite memories while in the classroom actually occurred during summer school. For the past 5 years, I've taught summer school at the "Social Skills Academy," a summer camp for children with Autism. This isn't an academic summer school- we focus on building relationships with peers and learning social behavior to assist them during the school year. Its an amazing summer program- everyone walks away a winner!</div>
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My hardest experience in teaching is probably not unlike what other teachers experience as well- the sometimes overwhelming responsibilities outside of teaching duties. Paperwork, committees, and duties can easily put you in system overload, not to mention take your focus away from your students! I try to remain in balance and remember that I can't be on every committee and stay fully committed to my students. Moderation of outside classroom duties is important! Ask for help when you need it- don't allow your classroom to suffer.</div>
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That's a tough one because there are so many great memories! A few cute ones this last year were a dramatic little girl who would say these hilarious things like "You did it again! Another fun thing for us to do!" Or the time she didn't have a snack and stretched her hands up up to the sky and said "I see the light." Hilarious! I had a boy this year who was a model student and took everything so seriously. I asked questions about a Skylanders figure that he brought for show and tell and shortly after that he wrote a long story in writer's workshop telling me all about the history of Skylanders. I asked him if he wrote it so I would know more about them and he solemnly said yes. I had a lot to learn! Each year is full of memories like these! I'm so lucky to have a little part in their lives! :)</div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: left;">Wow! So many to choose from... One of my favorite memories is from a tea party I held 2 years ago while we were studying England. Everyone had their tea, scones and cucumber sandwiches and we were getting ready to start. One of my parent volunteers said something about holding up your pinky finger while you drink your tea so you can be fancy. As she said it, she raised one of her hands (empty) with just her pinky extended. The whole class looked at her, with a somewhat confused expression on their faces. Dutifully, they all raised one hand in the air with their pinky extended... and then drank their tea with their other hand... We laughed for days when we thought of that story.</span></div>
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A couple weeks ago, I did a review on one of <a href="http://www.classroomfriendlysupplies.com/">Classroom Friendly Supplies</a> pencil sharpeners. You can check out the review <a href="http://www.skippersjungle.blogspot.com/2013/08/classroom-pencil-sharpner-review-it-is.html">here</a>. I fell in love with this sharpener after I used it for the first time. I am now having a giveaway so that one lucky winner can have one. </div>
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This year I wanted to "Pretty up" my caddy bins on my tables. I decided to add some animal print ribbon that went along with each tables seat covers. </div>
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I call their tables by tigers, zebras, leopards, and giraffes. </div>
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Welcome to the Jungle! </div>
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My hardest experience was trying to teach an adult who could read 6 words by sight and who had no math skills whatsoever. It's a slow road but he's very dedicated to learning. We overcome the challenges by making realistic short term goals, trying different ways of teaching something if one way doesn't work, collaborating with coworkers to try and find the best way to teach a certain skill, and his positive outlook on learning is a great asset too.<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="text-align: left;">
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I have been seeing this sharpener on different blogs and heard how quiet and amazing it was. I have probably entered several giveaway to win one but never won. I have been lucky enough to be able to do a review on this sharpener. I was super excited when I found out. I couldn't wait for this beauty to come in the mail. Finally it arrived. Here is the beautiful red pencil sharpener! </div>
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It came almost put together. All I had to do was lock the handle in place and use the table clamp to hook to my table. It was very simple and no directions needed. I was surprised on how simple it was. </div>
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Lets go through the EASY steps on how to sharpen a pencil. </div>
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Pull out the metal face away from the sharpener. Pinch the knobs at the top to open the hole so the pencil can be put in. </div>
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Place the pencil in the hole while still pinching the knobs together at the top. </div>
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Release the knobs. You will not have to hold the pencil anymore because the sharpener holds it in place for you! No extra work :)</div>
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Turn the handle to sharpen the pencil until it stops.</div>
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Pinch the knobs together at the top to release the pencil</div>
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You're Done! Look how sharp that pencil is! I was amazed at how sharp it was and it didn't even eat the pencil up like an electric sharpener. </div>
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I had to sharpen another pencil to make sure I wasn't seeing things. The second one was just as sharp and as you can see in the picture still as tall as the un-sharpened pencil. </div>
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Here is a picture of the table clamp. All you have to do is place the bar through the bottom of the sharpener and then tighten the clamp till it is tight. </div>
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This sharpener has become my favorite one! I will never have another sharpener in my classroom ever again. This sharpener is super quiet, keeps my pencils sharp, and doesn't eat the pencils up. It is very simple to use, I can even trust my kindergarten students to use it. I am excited for this to be apart of my classroom this year. I would HIGHLY recommend this product to everybody.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12122925139644217323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384193075658775027.post-48985997372597300062013-08-14T06:00:00.000-04:002013-08-14T06:00:11.541-04:00Wednesday's Featured Teacher and Freebie... Meet Rick Whitehead<div style="text-align: center;">
Meet Rick Whitehead<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: left;"> over at </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><u style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">What do you teach? And where? </u></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: left;">I taught 4th grade this year and 3-5th grades over the last 28 years in Layton, Utah, USA. I have just retired. :)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><u style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">What is one of your favorite memories in the classroom?</u></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: left;">One of my favorite memories is a recent one. There was a child within the school that had a poor reputation. He was talked about negatively in the faculty room. He was the kid that teachers dreaded getting in their classrooms. I had my own reputation of taking the hard and "damaged" kids and trying to provide something positive in their lives.<br /><br />I met with the principal and requested to have this troubled kid put into my class the next school year. This boy certainly did have some emotional and behavioral issues, but from the first day he walked into my classroom, I welcomed him and told him that I was glad he was in my class. I meant it, and he knew it. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">What was your hardest experience while teaching? How did you overcome it.</b></u></span></div>
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The hardest experience was exactly the same as my most rewarding. I guess that makes sense because something that requires the most work and sacrifice will result in the greatest reward when it results in success. Working with a difficult child with extreme emotional and behavioral issues within a regular education setting was extremely difficult. This was a child who was difficult to like and to work with. It required immense effort to find the positive and focus on it. I spent evenings and nights thinking, worrying, and planning interventions and accommodations. I wrote lengthy communications to home and met with the parents often for strategy sessions. It was very time consuming and difficult; yet, it was the most rewarding situation I ever encountered as a teacher.<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="text-align: left;">
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Stay positive in the face of difficulty. If you're new to the profession or in a different position it's possible you might have unrealistic expectations and when those expectations are not met, discouragement can set in. Sometimes things are not as rosy as you thought they would be. Take things one step at a time and try not to be a perfectionist with everything. Often it takes months or years to accomplish goals. Focus on one or two objectives at a time so you don't get overwhelmed.<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: left;">
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