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We're knee deep in our <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Thanksgiving-Thanksgiving-Unit-969544" target="_blank">Thanksgiving Unit</a> studies this year! It's you're right there with us, this tasty treat is for y'all!! This snack is teacher tested and kid approved. It also leads to a great informational writing prompt.<br />
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Towards the end of our <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Thanksgiving-Thanksgiving-Unit-969544" target="_blank">Thanksgiving Unit</a> we learn about Squanto and how he helped the Pilgrims learn to plant crops by planting fish with the seeds. At the end of this lesson, we bust out these ingredients to make Squanto's snack.<br />
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Let's talk Parent Teacher Conferences for a moment. Anyone else pulling some late night conference prep this time of year?<br />
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As part of my conference prep, I send home a short parent survey a few days before conferences to help give me a better idea of how to structure my conversation with each family. We only get 15-20 minutes TOPS to talk and the time goes by FAST so I want to know what they're seeing at home: areas of growth, areas they want to see growth, if they're child is reading, and how homework is going. Also, I want to know if there is anything they have questions about or would like to discuss<i> </i>in detail. This ensures I can properly address it during the conference. It also helps give you a heads up about what's on their mind. Nothing is worse than having to field a question you weren't anticipating on the spot!<br />
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This next sheet is a quick glance at writing, behavior, and assessment scores. It will go inside the manila folders that I put together for each child. <br />
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The manila folders make it super easy to grab and be ready with everything I need when a family walks in. They will also get to take this folder home with them. There is nothing cute or fancy about these folders. Just plain folders with the child's name written on them. Here is a list of all the items that might go into a child's conference folder.<br />
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I put the two conferences sheets I showed you above into a little freebie.<br />
Click the cover below to download these forms.<br />
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Alright kids, I'm off to keep prepping for my conferences.<br />
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For years I have been sticking student name tags on tops of the desks and tables. It's just what I always did. And every year by Christmas break, without fail, the tags are rolled up, colored on, or torn. This year, I got brand new tables, and I just couldn't bring myself to going through the name tag routine. I wanted to try something new! So instead, I made name tags to fit on the chairs. They are printed, laminated, and glued on with hot glue.<br />
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I am loving them!!! <span style="text-align: left;">Not only do they pop beautifully off the color of the chair, they make it really easy for me to allow flexible seating options during times when my students do not need to be at their specific seat. They can easily be applied with a glue gun, duct tape, or velcro dots. </span></div>
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In the mean time, I promised a few people on Instagram that I would post this label I shared from my first day with kiddos on Friday. The original idea and recipe come from my sweet friend, Babbling Abby!!! You can read all about it on her post from way back in 2011, <a href="http://theinspiredapple.net/2011/08/week-one-down-shoo.html" target="_blank">here</a>! (2011?! I can't believe I've been loving on teacher blogs for that long-!!) You can download my soda bottle label, <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzHQAtrxM98QR3BEWmEzUXdRTWM/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">1) Begin the insta hop by locating @stepintosecondgrade on instagram. You will want to begin with Amy so that you collect the letter tiles in order. Each blogger will link to another letter. Click on the letter and hop to the next location. As you hop...</span></div>
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Are you ready to HOP HOP HOP!? We have 24 blogs each with a major giveaway waiting for you!!! We've teamed up to bring a little extra fun and excitement your way as you tackle the start of this busy back to school season. Our baskets are filled to the brim with goodies to treat your classroom and of course, you! </div>
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<i>{Teacher Bloggers <3 - ing Kendra in Nashville & Atlanta}</i></div>
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Hello friends!! It's that time of year again...time for our BACK TO SCHOOL BASH 2016!!! This year we have teamed up with even more bloggers so that we can bring prizes-a-plenty to you!!! Mark your calendars for August 7th because you will NOT want to miss out!!!<br />
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Each blogger will host a Bash Basket that contains a prize valued at $100 or more! Make sure to follow the blogs below so you don't miss a single thing! Check back in on August 7th so you can get your hop on!</div>
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What do you do on a Friday night when you are in Orlando with 4 of your blogging/teacher buddies? You go to the Dollar Tree to see what you can find!! When we returned to Deanna's house, Deanna, Holly, Kim, Katie, and myself had our first Facebook Live video to share what we found. (You can view that full video replay at the end of this post.) We decided we would do a blog hop to follow up with the ideas. Be sure and visit all 5 blogs to see all 15 of the ideas and enter to win some Dollar Tree dollars of your own!<br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">This alphabet was found in the school supply section. Just cut and you are ready to roll! You can build all kinds of CVC words and make it into a game adding dice and pom poms. </span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">I try to introduce a variety of ways to practice phonemic awareness during the year because let's be honest, it keeps it exciting for the kids! Here's a new one to add to your tool box using these fun rollers we found in the summer toys section. </span></h2>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">The possibilities with this one are endless! This particular tray had spots for 14 cubes, so I put strips of washi tape over the ones I didn't need to create that barrier. Here is the idea I shared in the video using manipulatives to show multiple combinations of the same numbers. </span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Follow each of us on Instagram. Each blogger will provide their link in their blog post. Here is mine: </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/fallingintofirst/">https://www.instagram.com/fallingintofirst/</a> Please be sure to like all the Instagram accounts...we will check. :)</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Visit each blog and read the ideas. Each post will have a link at the bottom to take you to the next blog. So hop on over to Deanna's to see her ideas!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sunny Orlando, Florida! July 13th at 6pm. #2016orlandomeetup</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This will be our 5th annual teacher blogger meet up. If you've ever joined us before, you know there will be lots of fun, lots of laughing, and lots of prizes to give away! Thanks to our main sponsor <b><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/" target="_blank">TeachersPayTeachers</a>. </b></span></div>
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{<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Check out more pictures from our <b><a href="http://whattheteacherwants.blogspot.com/.../vegas-baby.html" target="_blank">2012</a></b> and <b><a href="http://whattheteacherwants.blogspot.com/.../what-teacher..." target="_blank">2013</a></b> and <a href="http://whattheteacherwants.blogspot.com/2015/07/vegas-teacher-blogger-meet-up-2015.html">2014</a> meet ups!</span>}</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">At last year's meet up we gave away hundreds of prizes and this year will be no exception! We have lots of surprises in store for this meet up, so PLEASE join us!</span></div>
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(A peek at last year's prizes. All donated by our awesome sponsors!)</div>
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We had so many other sponsors that helped donate <span style="font-size: medium;"><b>over $55,000</b></span> worth of swag, prizes, and goodies! Can you believe that?! I don't know about you, but to us... that's a whole lotta love for teachers! </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">*All teachers are invited to this meet-up! You do not need to have a blog to attend this special event!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">*You can RSVP on our official Facebook event page: <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/990322167695998/">HERE</a></b>! If you do not have a Facebook account, you can RSVP by commenting on this post.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">*Please don't be shy! Every year we have people who are worried about not knowing anyone. This is a great opportunity to say hi to some of your favorite teacher-bloggers, as well as meet new friends and connect with teachers from all over!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">*Please download the nametag template <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Teacher-Meet-Up-Orlando-2016-Name-Tag-2407337">HERE</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">*The meet up will be held at The Swan and Dolphin Resort, but the actual conference room number will be posted closer to the meet up. Follow our <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/990322167695998/permalink/990332377694977/">Facebook event page</a></b> to get updates on the exact location.</span></div>
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When your state wins the Super Bowl, it's hard not to take some time to run with it the next day! I wanted to use the moment to do a writing lesson with my kids that was outside the box. As often as I can I like to tell my kids that, "Some days our learning it just too big for the classroom!" They know this means we are going to bring out lessons somewhere else in the building. So today we headed to the gym to review our transitional words, burn some energy, and work on a new writing piece.<br />
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Due to time constraints, I am doing this lesson with them in two parts. We did part one today and will finish up with the second part tomorrow. To start I gathered up my easel, supplies, and we headed into the gym. </div>
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Once we were in the gym I had these guys ran three laps around the gym <strike>to prep for writing</strike> burn some energy while I set up shop. (That giant Bronco in the background was done by an awesome teacher at our school but not something I created for this lesson. ;) ) I taped the each of the four footballs on a different wall in the gym. </div>
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We went over our prompt and went over our objective which was to review transitional words and use them in our Super Bowl writing. There is also a little chant and song we do to coincide with the word "transition" that I wish I could show you. It's nothing fancy though. We march in place and say, "Transition, Transition" while moving our fingers to the right and then we move our arms and feet one big step to the right as we finish with, "one sentence to the next!" I'm all about chants and body movements to help teach academic language!!</div>
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After this they got to run to each transition word that is taped up around the gym. When they get to the word I clap two times and say "Stop". One students is called on to read the word, then they all shout the word, and off to the next word we go until we're back where we started. </div>
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Then as a group it was time to sequence a few sentences I had typed up as a sample response. Followed by working together with a buddy to sequence four different sentences together. I had the sentences in envelopes so they were easy to distribute and I also assign the pairs as I hand them out. I make sure to let them know up front that they're only getting 2-3 minutes TOPS to do this together so they get right down to business. </div>
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I run around the gym checking their work and listening to them read the sentences together. Then we come back to the easel. Part two involves them traveling at their own pace from football to football on the walls writing their own response to "How To Win a Super Bowl." But we'll be getting to that part tomorrow. You can download the sheets we'll use for that as well as all the other parts to this lesson by clicking the image below!</div>
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A little Adele anyone?! Ha!! But seriously. <b>HELLO</b>!! From the other side of this computer!!! It's been awhile since I've blogged and I've really missed my little corner of cyberspace. I wasn't sure where exactly the best place to pick back up, but what better place than smack dab in the middle of the present?! It just so happens to be December. <span style="text-align: center;">Teaching in December. It's not for the weak of heart!! But in the midst of all the crazy, it's fun to work in some magical moments! </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">This past Friday was our annual Grinch Day! The kids love it every year and I have yet to ever tire of it. Here's a peek at ours with a few FREEBIES to snag along the way. </span></div>
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The day before I send home a little note with my class so that everyone can get into the Grinchy green spirit.</div>
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Of course, reading the story is an absolute must!!! All the kids want to tell me about the movie. I like to let them know that the movie is based on this original story. </div>
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Then we listen to the You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch song and jump into adjectives. Together the class brainstorms words describing him and his heart before it grew. We come up with words to complete the sentence:</div>
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Writing about How to make the Grinch Grin is always worth a few laughs. Some of the kids wrote about giving him cars, hats, and big presents from Santa, but you can read my favorite two below. This writing sheet is a freebie from <a href="http://www.acupcakefortheteacher.com/2012/12/a-grinchy-freebie.html" target="_blank">A Cupcake Teacher </a>that you can grab on her blog, <a href="http://www.acupcakefortheteacher.com/2012/12/a-grinchy-freebie.html" target="_blank">here</a>. </div>
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We also make some Grinch faces to display alongside our writing. </div>
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Another activity I re-use each year is this <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzHQAtrxM98QWGJVdEFQSVd5Z2M/view" target="_blank">Grinchy Green Word Scavenger Hunt</a> I made with "ch" words. (You can download it <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzHQAtrxM98QWGJVdEFQSVd5Z2M/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a>.) This one is always a lot of fun and can really been done in 10-15 minutes. I love the top shot I snapped of my little green mob as they were entering the lobby to begin the hunt! </div>
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When the hunt is complete they earn their Grinch licked candy canes. It was a Grinch Day miracle y'all!!! The ALL green candy cane boxes were back this year at Walmart ($2). And this tiered teacher heart grew a few sizes upon finding them. For the past few years I have made a class set by hunting down multiple boxes of the Starburst multi flavor candy canes, but this year I was in and out in less then ten minutes!! I adore these tags from Cara and have used them year after year. They're a freebie <a href="http://thefirstgradeparade.blogspot.com/2010/12/happy-grinch-day.html" target="_blank">here </a>on her blog. The kids get a kick out of telling everyone who will listen that the Grinch went and licked their candy canes green!! </div>
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We've also been learning <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Reindeer-Reindeer-Unit-Nonfiction-2238649" target="_blank">All About Reindeer</a> this month! Nonfiction studies in the classroom are a always a favorite. This month was no exception!!</div>
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We start with our <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Reindeer-Reindeer-Unit-Nonfiction-2238649" target="_blank">reindeer mini- readers</a>. I put these up under my doc camera and together we read through them and highlight all of the important vocabulary words as we find them. </div>
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These words also remain on display throughout the unit so that the kids can refer back to them and continue to use them in their writing. Right now they're hard at work putting the finishing touches on their very own <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Reindeer-Reindeer-Unit-Nonfiction-2238649" target="_blank">Nonfiction Reindeer books</a>. </div>
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Our last day before break is Polar Express Day! This is the hot chocolate bar that my teammate and I set up for the kids last year. I can't wait to replicate this cozy table of treats again this year. Crockpot hot chocolate is a MUST!!! Along with PJ's and a reading of the original story. </div>
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I pull from my pack of <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Polar-Express-Christmas-Craftivity-Writing-Printables-450209" target="_blank">Polar Express Day activities</a> to keep the theme rolling all day!</div>
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As the weekend winds down over here I wanted to show you one way I prep for the start of a new week. Part of my planning includes printing out my new weekly objectives!</div>
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I created an <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Objectives-Editable-1442064" target="_blank">editable objectives template</a> for each subject. Tonight I looked at my plans for the week and typed these up real quick to take with me to school tomorrow. Print & go is definitely my style!! </div>
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At school I display them on my white board using page protectors and sticky clips.<br />
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This makes it super simple to swap them out each week!</div>
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That's what you will hear when it's time to read one of our weekly objectives!</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">It's amazing what those two little magic words can do to get kids excited about something like objectives! I like to call a student helper to point to the objectives with a special pointer as we read them all together. </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">Writing these in kid friendly language and making them interactive doesn't make me feel like I am wasting precious wall/board space, one of my pet peeves! </span><span style="text-align: center;">We also refer back to them during our lessons. </span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">That's it! One more things off my ever growing to-do list!! Now I'm going to curl up on the couch and do a little Netflix-ing to end this glorious 3-day weekend. Hope y'all are doing the same. :)</span><br />
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Let's talk <a href="https://www.gonoodle.com/" target="_blank">GoNoodle</a>!! I first found out about the amazing-ness that it is two years ago and it's been a staple in my classroom ever since. Read on to see how I use GoNoodle in my classroom AND enter for your chance to win your very own Champ T-Shirt!!<br />
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My group this year is already head over heels for GoNoodle!! I introduced the expectations for how to GoNoodle along with all of our other important routines like lining up in the hall and how to use the bathroom. Why? Because GoNoodle is one of our daily routines!</div>
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So much so that I begin teaching the procedures below on day one! I can't even tell you how impressed I am at the way my class follows these four simple rules in just two weeks time. I don't even have to tell them to sit down after each GoNoodle. They do it automatically! </div>
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I'm very careful not to only use GoNoodle as a reward for good behavior because it's not just something we do for fun. Brain breaks make such a huge impact on the amount of learning that happens each day. Two years ago I shared how our <a href="http://fallingintofirst.blogspot.com/2014/05/gonoodle-is-changing-our-classroom.html" target="_blank">GoNoodle brain breaks helped transform my afternoons</a>. The number we do each day is ultimately flexible depending on how our day is going and the overall needs for one. But to give you an idea, after the first few weeks (once our stamina has grown) these are the times you are likely to see them happening.<br />
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In the Spring I traveled to Nashville along with some blog friends to meet-up with the GoNoodle team on their home turf. While we were there I learned about GoNoodle PLUS. It includes 16 additional games, and the cool things is, they all incorporate academic content! I wanted to share one detail of what you can do on this end of the site because prior to the trip I had no clue myself. </div>
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Alright, it's time to talk GoNoodle Swag!! I'm giving away a <a href="http://shop.gonoodle.com/products/champ-t-shirts" target="_blank">Champ T-Shirt</a>!!!</div>
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Ok so I'm going to keep it very real here and let you know that I do almost none of the cooking around these parts. Sure there are a few meals I can put together, but it's just not something I enjoy doing. Now eating, that's a whole different story. I LOVE the eating part!!! The planning and prepping, not so much. So that being said, Mr. Stewart gets all the glory for this post!!<br />
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In researching some healthy eats for us he came across some blog posts about mason jar salads. He preps them in batches on Sundays and we take them to work during the week. If you'd like to whip these up yourself his first important tip is:<br />
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1. I met my husband when I was 19, exactly <u>one day</u> before my 20th birthday! We were babies. At the time we were both studying aboard in Australia. Now, I'm currently in the very last year of my 20's. Eek!!! Say What Now?!! </div>
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2. I love me some coffee, but the coffee don't love me! Y'all I am NOT a morning person by any stretch of the imagination. But sadly, coffee can give me the shakes and some seriously awful headaches if I don't wait until AFTER a full meal is good and settled into my stomach before I drink it. So there is no *rise and shine pour a cup to get with the program* for me. I'd guesstimate that one out of every 7-8 cups turns on me. Usually because I tried drinking it too early or too late in the day. But I love coffee too much to quit it, so I keep coming back for more!! </div>
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3. Fur babies. We have two. They're our only babies for now and yes, they're spoiled pretty rotten. They're both rescues. We got Ariel as a puppy and Ziggy when he was about a year old. Pretty certain her favorite thing in the world is snow and his are all his toys. </div>
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4. On our first teacher work day this year my principal surprised us with a trip to Sports Authority Field (Home of the Denver Broncos-!!) for a teacher training camp! We set goals for us and our students, had our PD in a VIP suite, and toured the stadium. We even had our own lockers in the visitor locker room waiting for us!!! </div>
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5. FALL is my absolute FAVORITE time of the year and I <i>cannot</i> wait for it to be here!!! Bring on the boots, the pumpkin lattes, and all things Halloween!!!! </div>
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Hello my bloggy friends!! I'm crawling out of my summer shell for a minute today to share one of my most favorite back to school staples with you. Like many of you, life pretty much revolves around planning and organizing on paper during the school year. This is my second year using the <a href="http://amodernteacher.bigcartel.com/products" target="_blank">Teacher Personal Planner</a> created by my friend April at <a href="http://www.amodernteacher.com/" target="_blank">A Modern Teacher</a>. Y'all I am super picky about my planner!! I want it to be both pretty and practical. Having used this one all last year, I already know it will be along side for the ride with me on the daily.<br />
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This planner is hard covered and spiral bound. I wish I had a picture of last year's to show along side it. Both covers look good as new. I didn't have to worry about durability in any way. <span style="text-align: start;">I like that it's not too big or too small in size. I slip it into my teacher bag and it travels back and forth with me each day.</span><span style="text-align: start;"> </span><br />
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Here are a few peeks of what it looks like inside.</div>
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There is plenty of space to jot down your to-do's, notes, and organize by week and month. It has crisp and clean lines, another things I favor in a planner. The Make it happen page let's you add quick and ever changing sticky note goals, which speaks right to my office supply loving heart. Every month there is also a different teacher joy listed. October happens to be one of my personal favorites. <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">;)</span><br />
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Even though it's not a lesson planner, I do use it primarily for organizing my work life. My absolute favorite section last year was this part right here. </div>
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In the 'At A Glance' section there are enough take note pages to record notes at staff meetings for the entire year!!! There are few things I seem to lose faster in life than meeting notes. So even though I might still lose the handouts (sigh) at least my notes can all be found in one spot. Bless. </div>
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April is letting me give a planner away to one of you! Just follow the Raffelcopter below. I'll be picking a winner next Thursday. Check out all of her designs <a href="http://amodernteacher.bigcartel.com/products" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br />
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Not surprisingly, all of her planners were sold out within a month of releasing them back in May. This week, she released her second and final re-stock of them for the year! I just wanted to give fair warning because I had so many people asking me where they could find one last year on Instagram. So if you know that you have to have one, definitely enter the giveaway!! Then you can also keep an eye on them at the link above so you don't risk missing out!!! <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">:)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The meet up that we held in Vegas last week was AMAZING!! There really isn't many other words that could describe it. Picture 1100 teachers in a room together, having fun, meeting new people, and winning lots of prizes. We were all smiling so hard that our cheeks hurt. It was a great night and we appreciate all of the many teachers and bloggers who came and had a fabulous night with us. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">First and foremost, we have to give a HUGE shout out to <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/" style="color: #ffa824; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Teachers Pay Teachers</a>, <a href="http://www.sde.com/" style="color: #ffa824; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">SDE</a>, and <a href="http://www.gonoodle.com/" style="color: #ffa824; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">GoNoodle</a>! These sponsors not only donated generous amounts of giveaway swag, they also helped organize and make our meet-up extraordinary!</span></div>
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It's safe to say that in a mix of 1,100 educators, we all appreciate <a href="http://www.sde.com/" style="color: #ffa824; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">staff development</a> that is fun, engaging, and inspiring. <a href="http://www.sde.com/" style="color: #ffa824; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">SDE</a> donated several different <a href="http://www.sde.com/" style="color: #ffa824; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">staff development</a> gift certificates... from online seminars to <a href="http://www.sde.com/" style="color: #ffa824; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">National Conference</a> passes!</div>
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Not only did <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/" style="color: #ffa824; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">TpT</a> host their very own conference, but they were also so generous when it came to our blogger meet-up! Who wouldn't get excited about FIFTY <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/" style="color: #ffa824; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">TpT</a> gift certificates??!! That's right, FIFTY lucky winners went home with a little money to spend at<a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/" style="color: #ffa824; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">TpT</a>! Oh, and those drink passes? Those were from <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/" style="color: #ffa824; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">TpT</a> as well!</div>
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I mean, what would we have done without those amazing <a href="http://www.gonoodle.com/" style="color: #ffa824; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">GoNoodle</a> swag bags?? Plus, they brought in the neatest PhotoBooth that you ever did see! AND, we can't forget Freckles, the<a href="http://www.gonoodle.com/" style="color: #ffa824; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">GoNoodle</a> mascot! How fun was it that he was running around snapping pictures with people all night long??</div>
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We had so many other sponsors that helped donate <span style="font-size: small;"><b>over $55,000</b></span> worth of swag, prizes, and goodies! Can you believe that?! I don't know about you, but to us... that's a whole lotta love for teachers! Let's take a look at these amazing prizes...</div>
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Who loves <a href="http://scentos.com/" style="color: #ffa824; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Scentos</a> out there? Teachers AND students love the fun-loving smell of all the<a href="http://scentos.com/" style="color: #ffa824; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Scentos</a> goodies out there! <a href="http://scentos.com/" style="color: #ffa824; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Scentos</a> gave markers and stickers to all of our attendees! Isn't that amazing?!</div>
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Who doesn't want a precious {and FREE} bulletin board set to start off the new year?! <a href="http://www.creativeteaching.com/" style="color: #ffa824; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Creative Teaching Press</a> sent <a href="http://www.creativeteaching.com/products/poppin-patterns-value-pack" style="color: #ffa824; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">bulletin board sets</a> to every single person who came to our meet-up! A couple of lucky teachers went home with a <a href="http://www.creativeteaching.com/" style="color: #ffa824; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Creative Teaching Press</a> gift card as well!</div>
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Speaking of beautiful things... check out these too cute to boot <a href="http://www.verabradley.com/?c3apiks=89_44600&utm_campaign=G_Vera+Bradley+-+Brand+General&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=vera+bradley&cm_mmc=PaidSearch-_-GOOGLE-_-08-14-2008-_-vera+bradley&mid=24943&siteID=qBNKlhsBsB4-7V.J0P4HXPje5Cad1ADMqQ" style="color: #ffa824; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Vera Bradley</a> gift baskets! <a href="http://www.verabradley.com/?c3apiks=89_44600&utm_campaign=G_Vera+Bradley+-+Brand+General&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=vera+bradley&cm_mmc=PaidSearch-_-GOOGLE-_-08-14-2008-_-vera+bradley&mid=24943&siteID=qBNKlhsBsB4-7V.J0P4HXPje5Cad1ADMqQ" style="color: #ffa824; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Vera's </a>bags are PERFECT for teachers, moms, and well... anyone who loves pretty things :)</div>
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Now, we all know how stylish all you teachers are out there! <a href="http://pamperedteacher.com/collections/subscription-box" style="color: #ffa824; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">The Pampered Teacher</a>donated TWENTY <a href="http://pamperedteacher.com/collections/subscription-box" style="color: #ffa824; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Teacher Subscription boxes</a> to our lovely attendees! These <a href="http://pamperedteacher.com/collections/subscription-box" style="color: #ffa824; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">boxes</a> are designed to help teachers keep up-to-date with the latest trends and styles without any hassle!</div>
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If there is something that we know... it's that teachers LOVE getting new <a href="http://icreatetoeducate.com/" style="color: #ffa824; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">tech-goodies</a> for their classroom! So many times our schools, districts, and counties just don't have enough funds to outfit our classroom with the latest and greatest, but we sure are glad that our<a href="http://icreatetoeducate.com/" style="color: #ffa824; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">sponsors</a> are willing to step up to the plate! <a href="http://icreatetoeducate.com/" style="color: #ffa824; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Hue HD</a> gave 11 different doc cams! Isn't that amazing?!</div>
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Do you teach about <a href="http://www.insectlore.com/" style="color: #ffa824; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">butterfly life-cycles </a>in your classroom?? If so, you MUST check out <a href="http://www.insectlore.com/" style="color: #ffa824; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Insect Lore</a>! They are the original <a href="http://www.insectlore.com/" style="color: #ffa824; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Butterflies-By-Mail</a> company! Everyone went home with a package of <a href="http://www.insectlore.com/" style="color: #ffa824; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">3D insect stickers</a> at our meet-up!</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">There are literally a thousand pictures that we took that night and it would be impossible to share them all with you. Here are just a few pictures of the night. </span></div>
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(To see more pictures, please visit the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.941863142501148.1073741842.169504066403730&type=3" style="color: #ffa824; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b>What The Teacher Wants Facebook Page</b></a>.)</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">As you can see, this turned out to be the biggest teacher and blogger bash of the century. Thanks again to all our generous sponsors who made the night possible and to all of you who were able to be there in person! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The last shout of of the night goes out to all those who planned and organized this event over the past year. These girls reached out to all the sponsors and helped make the night such a success! (Not to mention they helped fill over 600 swag bags…)</span></div>
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It's time for a little Christmas in July y'all!! All week long I'll be joining my girls over at <a href="http://imbloghoppin.blogspot.com/2015/07/christmas-in-july-2015.html" target="_blank">Blog Hoppin'</a> for a series of sizzling daily deals! Even though summer is still going strong out in my neck of the woods, Target recently reminded me...</div>
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So for a few days I'm going to be throwing some sun kissed deals your way! And I promise, you don't even have to THINK about printing, prepping, or laminating any of them yet. Pinky promise!!! Just hoping to make things {this.much.} easier for you when the time comes. </div>
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MONDAY: <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Stephanie-Stewart-39/Category/Fry-Flash-Fluency" target="_blank">All Flash Fluency Sets</a></div>
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TUESDAY: <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Stephanie-Stewart-39/Category/For-The-Common-Core-Classroom" target="_blank">Science & Social Studies</a></div>
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WENDSDAY: <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Stephanie-Stewart-39/Category/Common-Core-Writing-Galore" target="_blank">Common Core Writing Galore</a></div>
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THURSDAY: <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Stephanie-Stewart-39/Category/Non-Fiction-Thematic" target="_blank">All Non-fiction Thematic Units</a></div>
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FRIDAY: Back To School Bash (<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Back-To-School-Bash-1st-Grade-Back-to-School-Unit-767133" target="_blank">1st</a>, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Back-To-School-Bash-2nd-Grade-Back-to-School-Unit-767887" target="_blank">2nd</a>, and <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Back-To-School-Bash-3rd-Grade-Back-to-School-Unit-767894" target="_blank">3rd</a>)</div>
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Each day this week you can drop by my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Stephanie-Stewart-39" target="_blank">TPT Shop</a> to find a different group of resources on sale. Talking about Christmas in July always makes me think of Hobby Lobby. Have y'all seen how they have all their Christmas {and Fall/Thanksgiving} decor on display already?! Cuh-razy cakes!!!</div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Century Gothic', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">This year will be our 4th annual Vegas Teacher-Blogger Meet Up. What started as a fun little way to get to meet other teachers and bloggers from across the country, has turned into the BIGGEST teacher-blogger meet up ever!</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Century Gothic', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Century Gothic', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Century Gothic', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Century Gothic', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Here are the details you'll want to know:</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Century Gothic', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><br />
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">You do not need to be a blogger to attend. All teachers are invited and welcome to come! </span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Please be ready to have fun, meet people, and make new friends! Make sure to post pictures to social media using the hashtag #2015vegasmeetup.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Our main sponsors for this event are <b><a href="http://www.sde.com/" style="color: #b070ae; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">SDE</a></b> and <b><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/" style="color: #b070ae; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">TPT</a></b>, although we have dozens more who will be donating prizes, swag, and other fun stuff! You do not want to miss out on these awesome prizes!</span></li>
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.sde.com/" style="color: #b070ae; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Staff Development for Educators</a></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/" style="color: #b070ae; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">TeachersPayTeachers</a></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.gonoodle.com/" style="color: #b070ae; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Go Noodle</a></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.huehd.com/" style="color: #b070ae; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">HUE HD</a></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://scentos.com/" style="color: #b070ae; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Scentos</a></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.erincondren.com/" style="color: #b070ae; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Erin Condren</a></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.silhouetteamerica.com/" style="color: #b070ae; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Silhouette</a></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.creativeteaching.com/" style="color: #b070ae; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Creative Teaching Press</a></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://alivestudiosco.com/" style="color: #b070ae; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Alive Studios</a></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.ellisoneducation.com/" style="color: #b070ae; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Ellison</a></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.sitspots.com/" style="color: #b070ae; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Sit Spots</a></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://pamperedteacher.com/" style="color: #b070ae; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Pampered Teacher</a></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.teachercreated.com/?utm_source=adcenter&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=AdCenterGeneric" style="color: #b070ae; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Teacher Created Resouces</span></a></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.seatsack.com/" style="color: #b070ae; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Seat Sacks</a></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.carsondellosa.com/" style="color: #b070ae; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Carson Dellosa</a></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.verabradley.com/" style="color: #b070ae; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Vera Bradley</a></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.ronclarkacademy.com/" style="color: #b070ae; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Ron Clark Academy</a></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.esgisoftware.com/" style="color: #b070ae; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">ESGI</a></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.kaplan.com/" style="color: #b070ae; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Kaplan</a></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.creativemathematics.com/learn/" style="color: #b070ae; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Creative Mathematics</a></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.skinit.com/?utm_source=whattheteacherwants&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=vegasmeetup" style="color: #b070ae; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">SkinIt</a></span></li>
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I shared our Mother's Day gifts on <a href="https://instagram.com/fallingintofirst/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> & <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FallingIntoFirst" target="_blank">Facebook</a> tonight and got a bunch of requests to share the poem. (Y'all make me feel better knowing I was not the only one who kind of let this holiday sneak up on my this year!!!) Our kids will only be coming in at assigned times to do DRA testing on Thursday & Friday this week, and my teammate and I realized *yesterday* that we only had one day to pull it all together!<br />
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Luckily, we've had this <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/16nqbOohpgI8DMxJ7kNMev05Barq0Ji7Q/view?usp=sharing">poem </a>since a few years back. Not sure who the original author is, I'm pretty sure it's one that's just been passed down from year to year. I typed it up quickly this morning and added a little clipart for our first graders to add to their seedling cups!<br />
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All in all a successful day of mother's day creations. :) If you're in a pinch for a last minute gift, this one is pretty fun and low prep! Promise!! Now I'm just hoping that their moms have a better track record of keeping plants alive than their teacher. My mother has a green thumb but I sadly did NOT inherit that gene. HA!</div>
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I'm excited to share with you today some lovely new pieces from the <b><a href="http://cjayneteach.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">C. Jayne Teach</a> </b>2015-2016 collection! All of the goodies you will find in the new line have been created by Chandra, the talent behind C. Jayne Teach. Chandra is a teacher too and something that I feel sets her resources apart from rest is that they're created for teachers by a teacher! Today I'm going to share a little bit about the updated <a href="http://cjayneteach.bigcartel.com/category/teacher-anchor" target="_blank">Teacher Anchor</a> with you. <br />
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The Teacher Anchor binder is available in 12 gorgeous colors! I've been swooning over this pretty piece of mint from the moment I took it out of the box. It had me at "personalized" and "select your own color"-!! I went back and forth between the mint, honeysuckle, and tangerine for two days. Ultimately, my current love of all things mint won out and I've been head over heels since it first showed up on my doorstep!! (The hard part now is refraining from ordering one in every color.) This binder has the prettiest glossy finish. It's large enough to hold all of your papers without being cumbersome. I plan to use my binder to hold guided reading & math plans and data for the upcoming school year.<br />
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The second piece of the Teacher Anchor is the planner component. I'll admit, after six years of using a paper planner, I started moving towards typing my plans for the first time this year. Still, I know many teachers who live and swear by their paper plan book. If you're the type who can't wait to run out and pick up your new plan book every year, you definitely want to check this one out! The cover is made from a synthetic plastic that makes it a bit more durable. I'm very much a 'throw it all into the bag and hope for the best' kinda gal. So I gravitate towards items I can toss in my tote without worrying about rips or bends.<br />
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Card stock dividers are used to separate each section: calendar, planning pages, grade book, and Common Core Standards checklists. Having the standards at your finger tips is one of those features that separates the Teacher Anchor from other planners you'll find. It's also worth mentioning that I'm pretty picky about the look of my planning box pages. This design is right up my alley. Modern with clean lines and easy to read fonts. More importantly, the boxes are <span style="font-size: x-large;">big</span> <i>and</i> <u>lined</u>. Quite possibly my very favorite feature!<br />
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We did a little chapter swapping, so I'll be hosting Chapter 13 over here today!! </div>
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Today we're chatting about Cooperative Learning and Reciprocal Teaching. The first thing that jumped out at me in this chapter was this quote. </div>
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So why is this strategy so effective? Humans are social beings. We like to talk ya'll!!! We're teachers so I know I'm preaching to the choir here. ;) </div>
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But the key is to set our students up with opportunities to actively discuss content with each other. Give them chances to put into their own words what they have learned and even teach it to a classmate. The above picture was one of those precious random moments where I caught two of my kiddos doing exactly that. The little girl on the right is teaching her pal on the left one of the subtraction strategies we had worked on in class using our whole group number line. Talk about a happy teacher heart!!! Admittedly, I didn't set up this moment. Which in some ways makes it even sweeter. But Marcia's point in this chapter is, as teachers we NEED to be facilitating these moments regularly in our classroom, because they're valuable! </div>
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Something I learned about myself while reading this chapter, pairs are my go to. There is something safe to me about a pair. I do tons of partner pair ups, but anything that involves more than two working in a group that is not directly supervised by an adult makes my inner control freak a little nervous. So one of my goals after reading this chapter is more ways to incorporate group activities where students need to work together to complete a task. Luckily, before I got too down on myself, Marcia said this: </div>
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Here are a few examples of ways I've made this work in my classroom...</div>
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1. Have students briefly engage with multiple classmates (non-ability groupings) </div>
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Left:<i> Inside Outside Circle</i> - Students sit facing each other in a circle. After sharing with their partner the outside circle moves one spot to the left and re-share with their new partner. Repeat. </div>
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Right: <i><a href="http://fallingintofirst.blogspot.com/2013/11/hand-pair-share.html" target="_blank">Hand Pair Share</a></i> -You can read my whole post about this activity, <a href="http://fallingintofirst.blogspot.com/2013/11/hand-pair-share.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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**BONUS: The two above activities also incorporate Strategy 10: MOVEMENT**</div>
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2. Math Stations: During Math Stations students work together in pairs or groups of 3 at hands on math tubs. When students get "stuck" they turn to each other for help and clarification! Stations are short (10-12 minutes) so they have little time to get off task and their conversations are centered around the task at hand. </div>
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3. Partner Reading Buddies: I especially like to give these guys plenty of opportunity to share favorite facts and re-read important vocabulary together during our non-fiction studies. These are clips from when we studied <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Spiders-Spider-Unit-Non-Fiction-1490566" target="_blank">Spiders in October</a> and <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Penguins-Non-Fiction-1634139" target="_blank">Penguins in January</a>.</div>
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4. Students as Teachers: After math partners had a chance to talk with each other about the 'counting on' addition strategy, I called on a few kiddos to come up to the board and share their thinking/re-teach the strategy to the class before we ended this whole group portion of our lesson. </div>
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<a href="http://kindergals.blogspot.com/" style="color: #a8d5bc; text-decoration: none;">KinderGals </a>Chapter 14 &15 (April 18th)</div>
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<a href="http://arockytopteacher.blogspot.com/" style="color: #a8d5bc; text-decoration: none;">A Rocky Top Teacher </a>Chapter 16 (April 21st)</div>
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<a href="http://www.mrswillskindergarten.com/" style="color: #a8d5bc; text-decoration: none;">Mrs. Wills Kindergarten</a> Chapter 17 (April 25th)</div>
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<a href="http://littlekinderwarriors.blogspot.com/" style="color: #a8d5bc; text-decoration: none;">Little Warriors</a> Chapter 18 (April 28th)</div>
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<a href="http://fallingintofirst.blogspot.com/" style="color: #a8d5bc; text-decoration: none;">Falling Into First</a> Chapter 19 (May 2nd)</div>
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<a href="http://kickinitinkindergarten.com/" style="color: #a8d5bc; text-decoration: none;">Kickin' it in Kindergarten</a> Chapter 20 (May 5th)</div>
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I've only made it to Chapter 4 so far but already I'm thrilled that I got on board with this read. Anytime I find myself going - YES, YES, YES within the first chapter, I know it's worth the read!</div>
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This little poem right here. This is something I've always said. We as teachers are ALWAYS talking. It's human nature. Imagine if the first thing teachers had to do every morning was sit together and work in silence. Imagine them working or walking silently anywhere for that mater.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">To Link up (click on the blue button on Elizabeth's Blog) and prepare for your chapter 3 discussion over at <a href="http://www.mrswillskindergarten.com/" style="color: #71dfd4; text-decoration: none;">Mrs. Wills Kindergarten</a> on Tuesday! Here is the rest of the schedule and you can join in at anytime!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://queenofthefirstgradejungle.blogspot.com/" style="color: #71dfd4; text-decoration: none;">Queen of the First Grade Jungle</a> Chapter 4 (March 10th)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://fabulousinfirst.blogspot.com/" style="color: #71dfd4; text-decoration: none;">Fabulous in First </a> Chapter 5 (March 14th)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://oneextradegree.blogspot.com/" style="color: #71dfd4; text-decoration: none;">One Extra Degree</a> Chapter 6 (March 17th)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://mrsjumpsclass.blogspot.com/" style="color: #71dfd4; text-decoration: none;">Mrs. Jump’s Class</a> Chapter 7 (March 28th)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://thefirstgradeparade.blogspot.com/" style="color: #71dfd4; text-decoration: none;">The First Grade Parade </a> Chapter 8 (March 31st)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In April, you will be visiting these girls for the remainder of the study:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://mrsehleskindergartenconnections.blogspot.com/" style="color: #71dfd4; text-decoration: none;">Mrs. Ehle’s Kindergarten</a> Chapter 9 &10 (April 4th)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://whattheteacherwants.blogspot.com/" style="color: #71dfd4; text-decoration: none;">What The Teacher Wants </a>Chapter 11 (April 7th)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://firstgraderatlast.blogspot.com/" style="color: #71dfd4; text-decoration: none;">First Grader At Last</a> Chapter 12 (April 11th)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://ericabohrer.blogspot.com/" style="color: #71dfd4; text-decoration: none;">Erica’s Ed Ventures </a> Chapter 13 (April 14th)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://kindergals.blogspot.com/" style="color: #71dfd4; text-decoration: none;">KinderGals </a>Chapter 14 &15 (April 18th)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://arockytopteacher.blogspot.com/" style="color: #71dfd4; text-decoration: none;">A Rocky Top Teacher </a>Chapter 16 (April 21st)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://theinspiredapple.blogspot.com/" style="color: #71dfd4; text-decoration: none;">The Inspired Apple</a> Chapter 17 (April 25th)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://littlekinderwarriors.blogspot.com/" style="color: #71dfd4; text-decoration: none;">Little Warriors</a> Chapter 18 (April 28th)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://fallingintofirst.blogspot.com/" style="color: #71dfd4; text-decoration: none;">Falling Into First</a> Chapter 19 (May 2nd)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://kickinitinkindergarten.com/" style="color: #71dfd4; text-decoration: none;">Kickin’ it in Kindergarten</a> Chapter 20 (May 5th)</span><br />
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I'm here today to share something I'm super excited about a that's coming your way! But first, I have to start with a little confession. It pains me to admit how little reading for pleasure I get done during the school year unless I happen find myself on winter, spring, or summer break. Truth be told on most days I feels like it's an accomplishment if I've had enough time to check my work e-mail. HA!! </div>
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But if you're any bit of a big ol' teacher nerd like me, it's hard not to love diving into a great "educational" read. Every year I find myself thinking, how I can improve my practice? What new things should I be trying to hep me reach them better?! Every last little one of them. You don't have to tell me it's an overwhelming task to take on. But there is also comfort in knowing we're in it together, right?!! Many of my friends recently got to travel to the Ron Clark Academy. While I wasn't one of the lucky ones who got to visit (It's a the very top of my bucket list for next year-!!) the conversations that followed inspired so many of us to find new and exciting ways to reach our young learners! Really engaging them in meaningful ways!! </div>
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So we decided to start a little book study and we hope you'll join us!</div>
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Starting February 28th, some of your favorite bloggers will be hosting a book study every Tuesday and Saturday with chapters from this book right here: </div>
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Nobody should feel like they need to sit down and read it all in one sitting!! It's been paced out so that anybody out there, even those of you with a crazy busy schedule (All the hands shoot up ;) ) can still join in and make it work for you. </div>
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<a href="http://kickinitinkindergarten.com/" style="color: #71dfd4; text-decoration: none;">Kickin it in Kindergarten</a>- Chapters 1 &2 (February 28th)</div>
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<a href="http://www.mrswillskindergarten.com/" style="color: #71dfd4; text-decoration: none;">Mrs. Wills Kindergarten</a>- Chapter 3 (March 7th)</div>
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<a href="http://queenofthefirstgradejungle.blogspot.com/" style="color: #71dfd4; text-decoration: none;">Queen of the First Grade Jungle</a> Chapter 4 (March 10th)</div>
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<a href="http://fabulousinfirst.blogspot.com/" style="color: #71dfd4; text-decoration: none;">Fabulous in First </a> Chapter 5 (March 14th)</div>
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<a href="http://oneextradegree.blogspot.com/" style="color: #71dfd4; text-decoration: none;">One Extra Degree</a> Chapter 6 (March 17th)</div>
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<a href="http://mrsjumpsclass.blogspot.com/" style="color: #71dfd4; text-decoration: none;">Mrs. Jump’s Class</a> Chapter 7 (March 28th)</div>
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<a href="http://thefirstgradeparade.blogspot.com/" style="color: #71dfd4; text-decoration: none;">The First Grade Parade </a> Chapter 8 (March 31st)</div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;">In April, you will be visiting these girls for the remainder of the study:</span></div>
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<a href="http://mrsehleskindergartenconnections.blogspot.com/" style="color: #71dfd4; text-decoration: none;">Mrs. Ehle’s Kindergarten</a> Chapter 9 &10 (April 4th)</div>
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<a href="http://whattheteacherwants.blogspot.com/" style="color: #71dfd4; text-decoration: none;">What The Teacher Wants </a>Chapter 11 (April 7th)</div>
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<a href="http://firstgraderatlast.blogspot.com/" style="color: #71dfd4; text-decoration: none;">First Grader At Last</a> Chapter 12 (April 11th)</div>
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<a href="http://ericabohrer.blogspot.com/" style="color: #71dfd4; text-decoration: none;">Erica’s Ed Ventures </a> Chapter 13 (April 14th)</div>
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<a href="http://kindergals.blogspot.com/" style="color: #71dfd4; text-decoration: none;">KinderGals </a>Chapter 14 &15 (April 18th)</div>
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<a href="http://arockytopteacher.blogspot.com/" style="color: #71dfd4; text-decoration: none;">A Rocky Top Teacher </a>Chapter 16 (April 21st)</div>
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<a href="http://www.mrswillskindergarten.com/" style="color: #71dfd4; text-decoration: none;">Mrs. Wills Kindergarten</a> Chapter 17 (April 25th)</div>
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<a href="http://littlekinderwarriors.blogspot.com/" style="color: #71dfd4; text-decoration: none;">Little Warriors</a> Chapter 18 (April 28th)</div>
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<a href="http://fallingintofirst.blogspot.com/" style="color: #71dfd4; text-decoration: none;">Falling Into First</a> Chapter 19 (May 2nd)</div>
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<a href="http://kickinitinkindergarten.com/" style="color: #71dfd4; text-decoration: none;">Kickin’ it in Kindergarten</a> Chapter 20 (May 5th)</div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">You can join in for whatever part you like! If you are not a blogger, that is OK! We will want you to join in on the fun. You can participate in the conversation in the comments. We want this to be a positive collaboration between teachers! The whole point is to encourage each other with inspiring ideas while still using research based best practice.</span></div>
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Speedy quick post tonight to share this Valentine's Day gift I gave my kiddos last year! It made for lots of happy faces when they dug into their box of treats <a href="http://fallingintofirst.blogspot.com/2014/02/valentine-in-rewind.html" target="_blank">last year,</a> so I'll be giving them out again this go around! I had some requests on Instagram to share the printable which you can find below.<br />
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This year we're celebrating Valentine's Day on <b>FRIDAY THE 13TH</b>!! </div>
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Teachers are not in charge of the school calendar!!! ;)</div>
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Swinging by today to re-cap my time at the PK1 Conference in Santa Clara last week!! I signed on for this conference last Spring knowing that it was taking place the day after my 29th birthday. I kind of have a thing for challenging myself to step just outside of my comfort zone. So even though I'd never presented before I thought, what better way to kick off year twenty-nine?!</div>
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In my usual style it was the final hours of my birthday and I was up still packing for an early morning flight. (Apparently that's one bad habit I'm not breaking this year.) It suddenly dawned on me that I was going to have to pack my handouts in my checked bag. So out of curiosity I set em' on the scale. 70 packs of paper does not pack light, let me tell you. First thing the next morning I was Cali bound!<span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span>Kelley was kind
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That night we kicked things off with a Blogger Fiesta! We got to mingle with tons of sweet teachers who came down to do just that. We also raffled off some goods. </div>
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Saturday was my day to relax and watch some of the pros in action at their sessions. Mine wasn't happening til Sunday which was just fine by me because I was N.E.R.V.O.U.S. I honestly can't even remember the last time I felt as nervous as I was in the days leading up to this weekend. Even after going over the slides a few million times in my head I was convinced there was no possible way I could fill 75 minutes of talk time. There were visions of me standing there at the 45 minute mark with nothing but crickets chirping in the background. Bless Deedee and Deanna for letting me run through my slides with them that night. I went to bed feeling majorly de-stressed. <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> Cheesin before folks started showing up. <span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">When all was said and done I had a BLAST!!! A little over 75 people showed up and from the moment they walked in their energy was ON POINT! I officially love me some PK1 I Cali Teachers. Seriously, ya'll can can swing by my neck of the woods anytime. In the end I found myself having to speed it up through the last section just to make sure I didn't run out of time. It felt like blogging only in real time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> Apparently I have an adult teacher voice too. Who knew?! #notme</span><br />
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I wanted to test the waters and see if presenting was something I might enjoy and now I'm already wanting to do it all again, sooner than later. It didn't hurt that I got to spend the weekend catching up with a few of my faves too. Way too many laughs with these ladies right here! </div>
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New goal - return to Cali and make it further than the Starbucks next to the hotel. </div>
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