tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53191793123962847092024-02-07T05:50:25.102-06:00Brinca Into Bilingual (Mrs. Nicolau)Mrs. Nicolauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12261028939672804722noreply@blogger.comBlogger138125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319179312396284709.post-55363159067691548832019-08-05T12:26:00.000-05:002019-08-05T17:41:44.529-05:00Organization Part 1: Take Home BindersWelcome back everyone!! It is time talk about back to school!! I know this might sound a little bit early, but it is good to start a little early!! Especially for these binders... believe me.,.. they ARE already out at the stores already! I am teaming up with my amazing friends to a blog hop so stay with me to go to the next blog post!!<br />
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Anyways, I am back with an idea I have posted last year. After I posted last year about it (having back then some other doubts), I realized people responded very well to my post, so I figured I could post about it again!<br />
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So here we go! This is what we need: A three ring binder, three hole punched pocket folders, some labels, and some clear sheet protectors. Got them all from Walmart and Target, but any office supply store will have these!<br />
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Before I continue, I just want to clarify that this was not my original idea. When I was student teaching, my mentor teacher (who is amazing, by the way) showed me this binder that the students had as a take home folder. She also got this idea from a previous teacher that she taught with... Anyways, I loved it so much that I implemented the same system when I started teaching. I have changed the name of the binder and maybe taken a thing or two out since it wasn't working for us. These binders had hole punched folders inside with labels to organize papers and a zipper pocket to keep their pencil and eraser when taking it home.<br />
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The binder was always a present from me to my students. There were so many of them that coulnd't afford school supplies, so the binder was something I purchased for them. Yes, it was a little expensive if I had about 25 students (which was almost always the case). However, it was so great to keep the papers organized, that it really didn't matter to me. Now, if a part of the binder broke or got lost, then I did NOT replace it. With this gift, I always pointed out to my students about being careful and responsible with their supplies, and this was definetely not an exception. If they did break something from there or lost something, they were responsible to replae it (I always had at least one student each year who did, but I was always happy that parents never took too long to keep this binder with all materials needed). I only added the labels for the folders or the label in front with their name on it.<br />
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Alright, we were the Gators at my school. So I named the binder as "Gator Binder". Let me tell you that these binders did NOT make it to their hands until the second week of school (or even the third). You might wonder why ??? Well, on my first year I got too excited too soon and gave these on the first week. Then I had not one, but TWO students changing schools by the end of the first week of school. So I, of course, was not going to ask for the binders back! So lesson learned, do not give them out too soon!!!<br />
Anyhow, these are the following things the binders have inside:<br />
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<li>I purchased a three ring binder. You can find them at any office supply store. I try to buy the ones that have a flexible material because they cost less and believe it or not, they are more difficult to get damaged. The first year I bought them at an office supply store, but then I found them at walmart. I realized I had to buy them from Walmart AS SOON AS THEY PUT THE BTS SUPPLIES. Why?? Because these babies get sold out like hot bread!!! One year I waited for a little longer and I had to buy two different colors for my students because there were NOT enough! Most of them were gone, gone, gone!!! That year I almost had a heart attack (not really, but almost), because if you know me, then you know that I am NOT ok with having things that missmatch! Anyhow, the binders are like $0.50 so it's not bad at all :) Since we were the Gators at my school, I had a label with a clip art of a gator and their name on it. The labels are 2x4 and I tape it with clear duck tape on the front cover of the binder to it doesn't peel off.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li>We had daily spelling homework. So I had a clear sheet protector for each folder so students could keep their Spelling Sheet in there. We were a bilingual classroom, so when we started inctroducing English sight words, we had two lists. Here is how the lists looked like in the sheet protector front and back :)</li>
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<li>The binder contained three hole punched folders inside. There are two ways you could get these folders. Either you buy the folders without brads (which are the cheapest to buy) and you hole punch them OR you could always buy those already punched (which are a little bit more expensive than the others I mentioned). I also used white labels and they are 2 x 4 as well.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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<li>1 folder for Calendar: This folder had our behavior calendar.</li>
<li>1 folder for Stay Home and Bring Back to School: The stay Home side was any paper that needed to stay home, like flyers and graded papers. The Bring Back to School side was any paper that needed to be signed and be returned to school, like field trip permission slips or report cards.</li>
<li>1 folder for Homework: We kept our math homework or any unfinished work in this folder.</li>
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<li>The folder also had a pencil bag inside. The pocket was useful so students were encouraged to keep a pencil and eraser there AT ALL TIMES so they couldn't say "I didn't do my homework because I lost or didn't have a pencil". However, after two years of buying them, I decided not to use those anymore because they were very expensive (when you had to buy 25 of them) and I spent most of the time reminding students to keep a pencil in there (because I saw them constantly empty). To me, that was not worth the amount of energy and money I had to spend on those bags. So when I stopped buying them, it was like nothing happened. I did not see a big deal of not having one :) </li>
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<strike>Well friends, that is it for me! I honestly would like to say that I have freebies for you, but I honestly do not have any because these binders were based on my school mascot and the labels were created based on the size I purchased them. However, I hope this post has given you an idea of maybe creating your own binder based on your school mascot and based on what you would like for your students to have in their binder.</strike><br />
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HUGE UPDATE MY FRIENDS!!! :)<br />
I decided to create a <u>general binder for FREE in both English and Spanish!!!</u>, I was so happy on how people commented on my facebook and how they liked my post. So thank you very much to all of you! :)<br />
<b>Before I continue, if you don't think this binder is a good fit for you. Don't worry! Please see how I created the labels!! Maybe you can use these in a way you choose to do your take home folders! Maybe you can use some of them :)</b><br />
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Here is a peek of what I have created:<br />
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The freebie is in a Zip folder my friends! You may wonder why... Well, after I finished the whole document of the labels by just inserting cells, I tried it and everything was missplaced! :( I hated it so much and I tried everysingle thing to make it work, but I couldn't. So when I tried only one page with the original document of the labels, everything worked just fine! So I know you will have to open the labels individually, but hey! They will all work and be aligned with the 2x4 label sheet! :)<br />
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Anyhow, I have included black and white labels for Calendar, Stay Home, Bring Back to School, and Homework. Of course, all these are also in Spanish :)<br />
I have also included color labels for the front cover of the binder. One version for boys and another for girls. THESE FRONT COVER LABELS ARE EDITABLE! Yes! You heard me right! I would hate for you to handwrite your students' names, so I made it editable and you can even use the pretty font! Or if not, I gave you access so you can change it to whatever font you have :) <u>Read the instructions on the sheet so you know how to do that :)</u><br />
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If you would like to download this freebie, please click <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FREE-Take-Home-Binder-or-Folder-Labels-in-SPAN-ENGL-2657424" target="_blank">HERE</a>. Also, if you get a chance, please leave me your feedback! I would love to hear what you think of it!! :)<br />
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Mrs. Nicolauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12261028939672804722noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319179312396284709.post-32851013327382736952018-10-28T21:30:00.000-05:002018-10-28T21:50:29.378-05:00Top Secret Word Study CenterHi everyone!!<br />
It has sure been a while my friends!<br />
Going back to teaching and having two kids at home is a whole different ball game y'all!<br />
I have been creating here and there, but nothing is complete neither ready to put on my store. So hang in there with me! I have been posting some on my instagram page, so if there is something you are interested, send me a message and I will try my best to post the product!<br />
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Today, I am super excited to show you what I have been doing since we started centers. The kids really enjoying using the blacklight flashlights!<br />
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The product includes English and Spanish instructions for students and a recording sheet. The cards are blank, so you can write your own words with the special markers.<br />
I included the same links on one of the slides of the product, to be more handy.<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;"><b>In order for this center to work, you will need the following items:</b></span><br />
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I personally love that my students get to walk around the classroom during centers. During this time, they have more freedom and I let them walk around the classroom. Therefore, I place all my cards around my room. The center contains the blank cards, the instructions, and a report sheet where my students write the words they found, on the correct number.<br />
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I need to write the words with those special markers, so I write them first and then I laminate the cards. The ink will stay, so no worries about it fading away. Then, let the magic happen!<br />
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The kids really do enjoy this center!<br />
I have up to four students in that center. Each student has a flashlight and they walk around my classroom with the report sheet on a clipboard. I asked them not to tell their group partners where the cards are placed. It is not that much fun when you find the words in 5 minutes because your friend already told you where all of them are placed. However, I have witnessed that most of them help each other when some are getting frustrated they can't find the cards (I promise I really don't hide them, but some have a hard time finding them all), so in that case, I let them... just because I see team work and not students who just don't feel like looking for cards around the classroom.<br />
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I am planning on sharing with some of my Classroom Management tips and products I use in my classroom!!<br />
I am sure most of you already have a system or your school lets you know what procedures are needed to take for classroom management. In my case, I have been trained and I was required to use CHAMPS. I honestly did not really know what to do with it, except using the things my school already provided for me to use. However, one day I had a teacher asking me if I could make some posters for her in the Dual Program. So I thought "Duh! of course I could use these and place them all around my classroom!"<br />
So I created 5 CHAMPS POSTERS in both English and Spanish. Then, I had a request on my TPT to add one for writing and/or independent practice, but leaving it blank, so I added that!<br />
So the final product comes with 7 CHAMPS posters (Centers, Group Work, Line, Class, Carpet Time, and <u>2 blank posters</u> with students are their desk working). <b>About the Blank Posters:</b> Google docs do not have a portrait option, so be aware that the editable document is in a landscape position. Please see the instructions in the beginning of the document to edit the document. One poster contains a student at a desk (can be used for tests or independent work) and the second poster contains two students working at their desk (can be used for reading/writing time). PLEASE know that you cannot edit the fancy/big font or the clip art due to copyrights.<br />
Click <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/CHAMPS-POSTERS-FOR-DUAL-CLASSROOMS-ENGL-SPAN-857568" target="_blank">HERE</a> if you would like to check it out :)<br />
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This same school district was very strong about implementing CHAMPS, so after a year of using it, I came up with an interactive bulletin board in my classroom. I created this for a foam board, but you can honestly just put some magnets on the back and have it up on your dry-erase board.</div>
At the beginning of the school year (maybe the first 3/4 months), I was mainly the one who used this board. We would use this board ALL THE TIME. For every activity, including: independent practice (I would just say independent practice and clarify with my students what kind of independent practice we are working on. In that way, we are not having illustrations for every specific activity), cooperative groups, carpet time, centers, and tests. However, after those months I would start choosing students to do it and the rest of the class would participate on answering what was expected. When they realized I started asking students, they all wanted to be "the teacher." I didn't expect them to want that since they were in third grade, but they just loved it!!<span style="color: red;"> </span><br />
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I would go letter by letter "C is for <u>conversation </u>(I would expect the students to answer after months of doing this)" Then I would say "What voice level are we on? <u>Level 1</u> (Expect students to answer). Then I would say, show me what level 1 sound like (this level is whispering so students would start whispering to me). Then I would go letter by letter until we finish the word CHAMPS.</div>
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Mrs. Nicolauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12261028939672804722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319179312396284709.post-44738682352186566832018-07-08T12:31:00.000-05:002018-08-01T15:54:04.191-05:00Organization Part 2: How to Organize Data and Important papers Welcome back friends! I hope you are having a fantastic week so far! I know most of you must be very busy trying to get your classroom organized and decorated for this upcoming school year. I also know most of you are finding new stuff to add as you keep scrolling down on Instagram or Facebook!! lol I know! I am one of you, too!<br />
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This post will be short, but I wanted to share with you the last part of my Organization Blog posts! This time I would like to talk to you about Organizing Data and important papers. Very important post so you can stay organized and keep your sanity! (Whooppp!!)<br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">Reading Groups Binder</span></h4>
I know there are hundreds of different TPT products you can find that has to do with small reading groups. I have seen them and most of them have so many sheets and so much information you can keep on your binder, and I LOVE IT! However, I will be honest with you. I know I would never been able to keep up with the forms. They are all so helpful, but the more overwhelmed I felt. So I decided to simplify my life! Something simple and yet highly important that I will be able to keep doing throughout the school year.<br />
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So I created my own simple <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Guided-Reading-Groups-Binder-3864802" target="_blank">Reading Groups Binder</a>!<br />
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Inside this product you will find:<br />
1. the Guided Reading Groups Sheet - This will be helpful for you to keep organize your groups. It is designed to use with post-its so you can keep writing and changing students to different groups. Note on the picture, I use tabs to separate my groups. This is just a suggestion to keep your papers organize, but if you have a different method, go for it! :)<br />
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2. Guided Reading and Running Records Schedule Chart - On this sheet you can plan what groups you'll see for the week and how many running records you need to schedule for the week as well.<br />
3. Guided Reading Group Books - On this sheet you will write down the book you'll be reading with a specific group and other information about the book. You can keep track of how many fiction or Non-fiction books you are reading to mix up the genre in the group. It is also helpful so you don't bring a book that you have already given them.<br />
*After the Group Tabs, I have an <a href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Avery-R-Ready-Index-R-Table-of-Contents-Dividers-11151-26-Tab-Set-A-Z/17163691?athcpid=17163691&athpgid=athenaItemPage&athcgid=null&athznid=PWVUB&athieid=v0&athstid=CS020&athguid=466001f5-b298bb19-c8d7010f6e6444b9&athena=true" target="_blank">Avery Index Table of Contents dividers</a>. I use the following sheets and place them under the first letter of my student's last name.*<br />
4. Student's Personal Note sheet - On this sheet I keep all my notes about my student. All my students have one or more throughout the school year. Things my students need to improve and things they are successfull.<br />
5. Reading level progress sheet - This sheet contains the levels of beginning, Middle, and End of the Year. This are great to see the student as a whole. To remember how they came, how much they have improved, and how much they have accomplished by the end of the school year. This sheet is great to use during Parent-Teacher Conferences!<br />
6. Running Records Progress - All the running records results I have given to my student.<br />
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I think this is a great binder that will help you and will help ME for this upcoming school year! I have included the link above (above of th first picture shows), but if you missed it, please click <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Guided-Reading-Groups-Binder-3864802" target="_blank">HERE</a> to take you to my store!<br />
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This is another important thing to do in order to stay organized! Create a Parent Conversation Log binder! Mine is very simple! I bought some <a href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Avery-R-Ready-Index-R-Table-of-Contents-Dividers-11151-26-Tab-Set-A-Z/17163691?athcpid=17163691&athpgid=athenaItemPage&athcgid=null&athznid=PWVUB&athieid=v0&athstid=CS020&athguid=466001f5-b298bb19-c8d7010f6e6444b9&athena=true" target="_blank">Avery Index Table of Contents dividers</a> and put some blank writing paper inside of each divider. Every time I had a conversation over the phone with a parent, I would write down the important things we said or agreed during our conversation! Maybe you are wondering why I do this. Well maybe, just maybe, one day there is a missunderstanding and misscommunication with a parent. You will have your log to remember and show what was said and what was agreed. I have learned the hard way, that we can't remember it all and that you need to have a proof of something. This log is a life saver to keep information! I would also use this for important information during Parent-Teacher conferences. My parents used to like it when I wrote important things they were saying about their child. We all need to establish good communication with parents from the beginning!<br />
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Last, but not least! Where do you keep important tests, forms, letters, etc.? I have a simple way to do this! Many teachers loveee binders and I do too! But I have so many binders for other things that I really want to make this as simple as possible. The answer is "Manila folders in hanging folders!!." My school kind of makes you have a teacher desk (like the old ones), so I take advantage of my heavy-old friend by using its drawers. In there I keep a hanging folder for each of my students. I keep al important information there. Something that I can just pull when having a Parent-Teacher conference or having to meet with someone regarding that student.<br />
Maybe you don't have a file cabinet. Crates are perfect for hanging folders as well! Remember these folder contain personal information for each of your students. So if I had a crate, then I would keep it under my desk so my students or any other person would not get the attention of the folders.<br />
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My friends this is all for today! I hope you have learned something new and something important! Hope you are very motivated to try new things so you can be more organized! Stay tuned become up next will be all about classroom management and rewards!!!Mrs. Nicolauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12261028939672804722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319179312396284709.post-26212585505915791152018-06-16T06:00:00.000-05:002018-06-16T08:19:59.538-05:00Happy Planner: Peek inside and a Freebie<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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Hello my friends and welcome back!<br />
I know most of you, if not all, are enjoying your Summer and have probably shut down your "Teacher Mode." However, I wanted this to be my first blog post before I start my series of Back to School posts!<br />
Today I would like to share with you the planner I have chosen for this school year, <a href="http://www.meandmybigideas.com/create365-thehappyplanner/" target="_blank">The Happy Planner</a> - Teacher Edition. After asking (don't you love your reliable Social Media teaching groups?) and researching on Google, I decided to go with this planner. I had previously shared this information over <a href="https://www.instagram.com/brincaintobilingual/" target="_blank">my IG account</a> a few months back when I had just purchased it. If you are not following me over my Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/brincaintobilingual/" target="_blank">@brincaintobilingual</a>, I hope this blog post helps for you to do so! :) I wanted to make a blog post in case you missed it or in case you would like to see what others things I have added to it after I purchased the planner.<br />
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I have not bought any other planner like this one previously. I had always used the regular month to month planner. I always found myself carrying a thousand binders and notebooks with me and I hated.every.single.time.of.it. Sometimes I would forget one or another and I just got frustrated!<br />
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This is one of the first reasons I decided to get the Happy Planner-Teacher Edition. It contains a space in each month for you to map out your plans of the week. At my old school, they required us to write detailed lessons, so I was always mapping out and making small notes of my lessons to use before writing an actual lesson. I am not sure what the requirements will be for my new school, but either way, this planner would be very helpful for me to be carrying a million of notepads :)<br />
What I really liked about this section is that the planning sheets are right after the month section. There is no flipping pages from back to front! Everything is together in each month and I really liked that small, but very important detail.<br />
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In each month, before the month cover sheet, it contains a sheet where you can write top 5 things, your goals, and student birthdays. I love this because I can write important notes and dates in there!<br />
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It also contains a checklist in the very end of the binder. I am not completely sure what I would use this (definitely for something that I cannot have to do constantly); such as Fieldtrips, party snacks, money for fieldtrips, etc.<br />
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The Happy Planer is very special because you get to add, remove, and put back pages! I love that there are so many options and accessories to this planner. Check out their page to see the rings, the stickers, the sheets, and much more! I personally will only be adding stickers (because who can live without them?!) and I am adding the half sheet weekly plan.<br />
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I was not going to get stickers, but then I saw how cute they were and I couldn't resist! I know I might not be able to use them all, but I am already planning some other cool stuff whenever I use them all. I am thinking about using my Cricut or maybe purchasing a washi tape label machine. I have a label machine, but it does not print on cute washi tape!<br />
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P.S. This is the extra set I purchased. However, the planner that I purchased (in a box) comes witha few sheets of stickers and washi tape.<br />
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The second item I purchased was the weekly plan. Yes, it says MEAL PLAN, but I am not using it necessary just for meals. I know I need more space to write because I am a HUGE planner and I love to check things off a list (it makes me feel like I have actually accomplished something). They had one, but honestly, it was not cute at all. I am a big fan of having cute stuff, so this is the only one I really liked and it works magic for me, regardless of the title :)<br />
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Honestly, my original idea was to create print outs on sticky notes with a checklist and have them on every week. Cute, right?! Well, I realized that it would be more work for me and one more thing I had to worry about doing because I would have to print on sticky notes every month or so. I am not really willing to do that! #sorrynotsorry</div>
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So I decided to create a checklist or a to do list. Something I laminate and use Vis-a-Vis pens so I can write over and over again . I only need to print ONCE, laminate ONCE, whole punch ONCE, and use for the entire school year! Better, don't you think?!</div>
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If I caught your attention so far, please don't forget to get the paper punch! Funny story: I was going to do the holes manually, then I was reminded of how amazing Instagram community is for me! While I was chatting with a teacher friend, she mentioned that I needed to get a paper punch (I am new to this planner, remember?) so I did! I am so blessed to have virtual teacher friends! Can you imagine how much time and frustration it would have been if I tried making these holes myself?! Ugh, I don't even want to think about it anymore! LOL</div>
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Anyways, I bought the paper punch with a coupon so it didn't hurt my wallet so much. I purchased the classic size paper punch because that is the size of my planner. I honestly don't think it makes a difference which one you use, I think it would still do the work. But don't quote me on that statement, I would have to buy a big size and try it to make it official.</div>
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I created this sheet based on what I do every week before I go home for the weekend. I have created the same list with 5 different backgrounds for your own taste and because I couldn't make up my mind ;) </div>
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Of course, I realized not all of you do the same as I do. Therefore, I added the editable sheets for you to use if you would like! Maybe you do some of my weekly copies or maybe you do the centers, but would like to add or change it a little bit to fit your own to do list, be my guess!</div>
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Well this is all for today my friends! If you were not sure what planner to get, hope this post has helped you to decide that! I also hope you have found my freebie to be helpful and cute for you to use! Stay tuned because once July comes around, I will be constantly posting! <b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Remember you can always follow me by email so you get my new posts on an email and you never miss the fun!</span></b><br />
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I am soooo excited to be back with an AWESOME GIVEAWAY from <a href="http://www.scholastic.com/home/" target="_blank">Scholastic</a>!! They have asked me to test their magazine for the month of March and do a review as an educator. I really enjoy looking at these magazines because it gives me a chance to see what other resources can be helpful for my kiddos. So let's get started!!<br />
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The monthly magazine set comes with Teacher's Big Issues and student matching small issues (one per student). This monthly set is pretty amazing because it contains very good topics that would work perfectly for this time of the school year. The information given is great for students to read independently and very enganging.<br />
The teacher's big Issue is perfect to be placed on a board for a visual to engage students. If you use this in small groups, you can also place it on a easel and use it during an intro discussion before students use their own magazine. This magazine is perfect for Prek, K, and 1st grades. However, I can see a second grade teacher using them for students who might be below reading level or even during a whole group activity (for this especific issue).<br />
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I really liked the content because it contained enganging reading and interactive questions to go along with it. On the back of the magazine, it comes with an activity that students can either solve on their own or in a small group. These questions go along with the information given inside, so students are working on comprehension skills!<br />
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Besides getting the print resources, you also get online access to the magazine! In there, you can find the reading issue, and it has a feature where it reads out loud! How great is that feature for your kiddos?! In addition, there are enganging videos (related to the reading), games, and even printables!</div>
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Drums pleaseee!!!! Let's Find Out in Spanish and I have come together to giveaway a classroom set for the March issue (max 35 students copies) to ONE LUCKY WINNER! If you win a set, please know you must provide your full name and address in order to receive it. It is very simple to participate! <b>All you need to do to enter is leave me a comment below telling me how you would use the magazine in your classroom and leave me your email.</b><br />
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Thank you everyone for stopping by on my blog and good luck to everyone! :)</div>
Mrs. Nicolauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12261028939672804722noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319179312396284709.post-15744407574557271872018-02-02T23:06:00.000-06:002018-02-02T23:06:03.376-06:00All you need is LOVE!Whoaaaaa!!!<br />
I have not posted anything since November my friends! I am so sorry about that! Truth be told, I have been out of the country for a whole month! We decided to spend Christmas in Peru with my family (I am originally from there, in case you didn't know). My husband stayed with us for two and a half weeks, and I stayed for a month with the kids. My Grandma's 78th birthday was on January 11th so many relatives came from overseas and from other parts of Peru to celebrate HER. I was so blessed that my mom offered me to fly over to Texas with the kids and me; otherwise, I don't think I could have been able to come back on my own with two little kids (cheers for all those brave and strong moms who do that!).<br />
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Anyways! After giving my whole reason of why I have been absent for so long, I would like to do a little reminder of things I have for FREE and paid products for Valentine's!!!<br />
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First, I wanted to share one of my favorite Valentine's freebies. I think Mr. Heart came out really cute! Your students could write a letter to another friend in the classroom, or write about what they like about Valentine's or write about a favorite part of a valentine's story! Your options are endless!!! PLUS, I think they would look so cute on a bulletin board, don't you think?? Click <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FREE-Mr-Heart-Valentines-Craft-1663996" target="_blank">HERE</a> to download it :)<br />
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So after Mr. Heart, I felt pretty cool, but then I found these AMAZING pattern paper that I HAD to buy!!!! Don't you agree with me???<br />
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So after a few hours thinking what cute things I could do with these papers, I thought about a real envelope that kids can do! I'm HORRIBLE with origami, so I hope you are not expecting <u><b>that awesome and complicated method level of origami</b></u>! HA!</div>
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I looked on Google for EASY ways to make an envelope, and I found soooo many options! Most of them were too hard for this teacher :| </div>
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I found this great website where there are many different templates, but I didn't want to go that far at this time, I just wanted simple steps and not having to make copies of the pattern and cut and so on... HOWEVER, if you would like to check it out, please DO! She really has great ideas different websites for different types of envelopes! Click <a href="http://thecraftyblogstalker.com/how-to-make-paper-envelopes/" target="_blank">HERE</a> to take you there :)</div>
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I also found this picture with steps on how to do an envelope from a heart shape. So I thought it would be cute for students to write a short note on the back of the heart (the blank side), make the envelope, and just glue it with a foam sticker or something that when you open it, you would open the whole letter at once!</div>
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I got this picture from <a href="http://thecraftyblogstalker.com/how-to-make-paper-envelopes/" target="_blank">The Crafty Blog Stalker</a></div>
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Here are my pictures and how my envelope came up :) Not so perfect, but I think it would do the trick...</div>
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Then, I found this picture, I thought it was pretty simple and the steps were pretty clear, so I gave it a try.. I am NOT good at any of these things, so believe me when I tell you: "If I can do it, so can you!" I got this picture from <a href="http://www.makingfriends.com/scouts/swap_envelope.htm" target="_blank">Making Friends</a></div>
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I personally skipped the pattern and I tried to skip steps that I saw they were not a big deal. Mine didn't come up as perfect as it shows on the picture (of course, that happens when you skip steps on the instructions! Lol). However, I think for students and the purpose of it, it was pretty good! :)</div>
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These are my pictures on how my envelope came up :)</div>
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So along with this cute envelope, I created a Free letter pattern for kids to write a letter to a friend.... I think the best way to do this (so everyone gets a letter and no one gets more than anyone else), might be for them to choose a partner or you can even choose partners randomly!</div>
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This freebie comes in both English and Spanish with two different styles! Hope you like it as much as I do :) Click <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FREEBIE-Valentines-Day-Letters-English-and-Spanish-2338814" target="_blank">HERE</a> to download this letter for FREE :)<br />
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My Reading Response goes along with the book "Love Monster." It is the lovely story about this funny-looking Monster who looks for someone to love him just the way he is... I love this story because it shows how important it is not to love people for their looks! There are more books of this cute and funny-looking character, so I'm planning on adding more in the future!<br />
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Here is what it's included in the booklet:<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">2.B, M, E foldable</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">6.Monster Flyer Character Traits</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">9.If you were Monster</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">14.Monster Booklet Craft</span></div>
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Welcome back to my blog! I am here to bring you some goodies for Thanksgiving!<br />
I would like to share with you what I used to do on that week before our days off. Every year my team and I would have outfits for our students to dress as Pilgrims or Native Americans. We would study all week about why we celebrate Thanksgiving and on Friday we would all watch "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" and have a big feast to simulate the movie.<br />
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We would make snack bags for each student. We would include popcorn, mini toasts, pretzel sticks, and M&Ms.<br />
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The kids always had a great time watching Charlie Brown and sitting to eat their snack "just like the movie"! We all enjoyed each other's company and had fun!<br />
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I would also like to share a Freebie I had created for you to use during these days. Thanksgiving is all about being thankful and share with others these special moments. I created a very simple, but cute Turkey bag where students can write what they are thankful for. This freebie comes in both English and Spanish! You can print the feathers in color construction paper or have fun with some Fall looking pattern paper!<br />
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I wish you all a restful break! For some of you, enjoy the whole week off! I will see you next time!! :)Mrs. Nicolauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12261028939672804722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319179312396284709.post-92206117791512801682017-11-06T14:45:00.000-06:002017-11-06T14:45:50.225-06:00Spanish Play Date PrepHi my friends!!<br />
I am back, but this time I will make it really fast since I am trying to get all my stuff ready!<br />
I wanted to share with you some of the stuff I am getting ready for a mom's Spanish Play Date!<br />
I have met some amazing mommas here in town and we all get together with our kids to play, have a snack or whatever! Sooooo I am making an event which I call Spanish Play Date! I will teach them a little bit of Spanish, do some centers, and then they will be all free to play around the house! Fun, Simple, and easy for all of us mommas to take a break!!!<br />
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I would like to share with you the things I'll be doing the kiddos! Hope you find this helpful and maybe you try it yourself at home with your own little ones!!!<br />
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1. First I will be presenting my new friend names Ñust'a! She is very special because she came all the way from Peru! (I am using these because I am originally from Peru, so I am making it a personal connection). Ñust'a is from Cusco and her name is very special because it means Princess in Quechua.<br />
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Ñust'a and I will be reading in Spanish "Maria tenia una Llamita" and they have the English version as "Maria had a little Llama." Technically is the same idea of "Mary had a little Lamb." I have had this book since my daughter was born and we just LOVE IT!!!!<br />
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I think the kids will also love it, so we are reading that! The book is bilingual, so I will be reading it in both Spanish and English :)<br />
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2. Then we will be watching and dancing different video s from Youtube that my kids and I love to watch and jam ;)<br />
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I love Jose Luis Orozco and his music!<br />
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Rockalingua is very popular! I am not a big fan of this video, but I am gonna try it anyways and see if the kids like it!<br />
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3. We will also read in small groups a very simple and fun book from my friend <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Mundo-De-Pepita">Mundo De Pepita</a>!!! She has some AMAZING products at her store! I got this book from her! It is about saying Buenos Dias to different animals outdoors! I highly recommend it! Check it out <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Buenos-dias-Greetings-Spanish-Theme-Pack-1935841?aref=rxhl4kxy">HERE</a>!<br />
I only added some QR codes on each page with my voice. None of my friends speak Spanish so I really wanted them to take something with them! I included the QR codes so in case they want to read the book at home again, they know what to pronounce the words! :)<br />
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4. Along with this Read Aloud I am doing from Mundo de Pepita, I am also doing a matching game! This <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Buenos-dias-Greetings-Spanish-Theme-Pack-1935841?aref=rxhl4kxy">product</a> includes some fun and colorful cards! I made the QR codes with my recording voice. Kids are scanning the QR codes to listen to the phrase and matching the QR codes with the correct picture card :)<br />
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5. To get kids moving I am doing a Scavenger Hunt game around my house! I will place the QR codes on the walls and kids will scan them to find the picture on their sheet! Again, I am using Mundo de Pepita cards on this! :) I just did a lot of cutting and pasting to create the sheet that the kids will use to record their hunt :)<br />
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6. If time is permitted, we will color and practice some simple and very common words in Spanish! I made this booklet that includes QR codes so they can practice at home! If we cannot get to this, it's ok. They will take it home and do that at home if they want to! :)</div>
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7. Last, but not least! Kids will be making a Paper Bag Turkey puppet! I created this last year with some writing on it. But since we are going this just for fun and these are kids that are not even in PreK yet, we are turning this writing puppet into just a puppet! I figured this is the perfect time to get some Gobble, Gobble going!!</div>
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Hi friends! I know I have not been around much! We have moved to another house, while putting our home for sale, plus having the kids make all of this a little bit more difficult! While all this craziness has been taken place, I have been working so hard lately to get this unit done!! So today I would like to blog about my addiction to mini erasers (I am sure you already believe me based on my picture)!!!!</div>
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If you follow me on my Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/brincaintobilingual/?hl=en">(@brincaintobilingual)</a>, you already know my addiction for those little mini erasers! I started a long time ago when I just started teaching (more than 4 years ago), but they were not as popular as they are right now. However, my love and addiction for them has always been there!</div>
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Once I get back in the classrom, I will have ALL my mini erasers (some are packed in my garage) so I am planning on making another blog post regarding storage and more pictures or even some videos while my students use them!</div>
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Meanwhile, I am planning ahead on creating a product that can be used along with the mini erasers as a whole group or in centers. I am not really sure WHY I took so LONG to start this unit. I have always used them in my classroom from one way or another. This time, after having so many bags, I promised myself I was not going to leave it incomplete and that I was going to finish it! My plan of a 100-pages unit turned into 200 pages and then I ended up making 9 folders! </div>
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This unit has turned into one of my favorite units (go figured huh?)!!! I am planning on adding more themes as I get a chance to catch up (adding those mermaids, donuts, aliens, etc) AND as more mini erasers are added at Target! If you are interested, but then you say "I don't have all of them, so can I could I use this activity?" NO PROBLEM! I got you covered! I included mini counters for you to use instead of the mini erasers!</div>
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The unit is mainly for 2nd and 3rd grade. However, I included 1st grade in the description because you can always use SOME activities with the above grade level students in 1st grade!</div>
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So here is a little sneak peek of what comes in the unit (This is also available in Spanish):</div>
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SOME ACTIVITIES INCLUDE RECORDING SHEETS AND FOLDABLES TO EXTEND YOUR STUDENT'S WORK OR TO USE AS ASSESSMENT (YOUR CHOICE!):</div>
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1. Parts of Speech (Nouns, Nouns vs Verbs)</div>
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10. Mini Counters to replace the mini erasers</div>
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I still have a few more activities I would like to add, but due to my time (and a little bit of energy), I decided to add them as I am adding more themes into this unit!</div>
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I hope you find this new unit as exciting as I do and that you take a look at my store! Click on <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Mini-Erasers-Unit-for-Math-and-Language-Arts-ENGLISH-3457553">ENGLISH</a> or <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Borradorcitos-Mini-Erasers-Unit-for-Math-and-Language-Arts-SPANISH-3458445">SPANISH</a> to take you to the product!</div>
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Thank you for stopping by today! I look forward to blog more next week! I will try my best to finish another product I have been working on that I just left incomplete (not an unusual thing for me to do lately). Hope you are having a great week and that it also goes fast so you can recharge over the weekend!</div>
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Mrs. Nicolauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12261028939672804722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319179312396284709.post-29451026287990987062017-08-23T15:37:00.000-05:002017-08-23T15:38:04.700-05:00Classroom Management & 1st Week!!!Hi friends!!<br />
I hope everyone is having a great week!! I know some of you might had already started teaching your kiddos and some of you are getting really close to the first day of school! Whatever your case is, I hope you are doing JUST FINE! :)<br />
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I would like to talk about Classroom Management and a unit that you can use on the first week of school year. Also I wanted to share with you all a Free HW Pass Freebies I have in my store! :)<br />
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I am sure most of you already have a system or your school lets you know what procedures are needed to take for classroom management. In my case, I have been trained and I was required to use CHAMPS. I honestly did not really know what to do with it, except using the things my school already provided for me to use. However, one day I had a teacher asking me if I could make some posters for her in the Dual Program. So I thought "Duh! of course I could use these and place them all around my classroom!"<br />
So I created 5 CHAMPS POSTERS in both English and Spanish. Then, I had a request on my TPT to add one for writing and/or independent practice, but leaving it blank, so I added that!<br />
So the final product comes with 7 CHAMPS posters (Centers, Group Work, Line, Class, Carpet Time, and <u>2 blank posters</u> with students are their desk working). <b>About the Blank Posters:</b> Google docs do not have a portrait option, so be aware that the editable document is in a landscape position. Please see the instructions in the beginning of the document to edit the document. One poster contains a student at a desk (can be used for tests or independent work) and the second poster contains two students working at their desk (can be used for reading/writing time). PLEASE know that you cannot edit the fancy/big font or the clip art due to copyrights.<br />
Click <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/CHAMPS-POSTERS-FOR-DUAL-CLASSROOMS-ENGL-SPAN-857568" target="_blank">HERE</a> if you would like to check it out :)<br />
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This same school district was very strong about implementing CHAMPS, so after a year of using it, I came up with an interactive bulletin board in my classroom. I created this for a foam board, but you can honestly just put some magnets on the back and have it up on your dry-erase board. <br />At the beginning of the school year (maybe the first 3/4 months), I was mainly the one who used this board. We would use this board ALL THE TIME. For every activity, including: independent practice (I would just say independent practice and clarify with my students what kind of independent practice we are working on. In that way, we are not having illustrations for every specific activity), cooperative groups, carpet time, centers, and tests. However, after those months I would start choosing students to do it and the rest of the class would participate on answering what was expected. When they realized I started asking students, they all wanted to be "the teacher." I didn't expect them to want that since they were in third grade, but they just loved it!!<span style="color: red;"> </span></div>
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I would go letter by letter "C is for <u>conversation </u>(I would expect the students to answer after months of doing this)" Then I would say "What voice level are we on? <u>Level 1</u> (Expect students to answer). Then I would say, show me what level 1 sound like (this level is whispering so students would start whispering to me). Then I would go letter by letter until we finish the word CHAMPS.</div>
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I have created with 56 pages of fun and great activities! This unit comes with different activities that can be done in groups or whole class; some other activities can be done in partners or centers. These are all simple and fun; just perfect for the first week of school!<br />
The best part?! Like all of my products, it comes in English and Spanish!!!<br />
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2. Then, I added some ice breaker cards! I usually play some music and when it stops, students grab the first person near them to partner up. I included specific instructions on how to do this activity. They use their ice breaker card and then report it on an activity sheet. </div>
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The monthly magazine set comes with Teacher's Big Issues and student matching small issues (one per student). This monthly set is pretty amazing because it contains very good topics that would work perfectly for the beginning of the school year. The information given is great for students to read independently and very enganging.<br />
The teacher's big Issue is perfect to be placed on a board for a visual to engage students. If you use this in small groups, you can also place it on a easel and use it during an intro discussion before students use their own magazine. This magazine is perfect for Prek, K, and 1st grades. However, I can see a second grade teacher using them for students who might be below reading level or even during a whole group activity (for this especific issue).<br />
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I really liked the content because it contained enganging reading and interactive questions to go along with it. On the back of the magazine, it comes with an activity that students can either solve on their own or in a small group. These questions are related to the information given inside, so students are working on comprehension skills!<br />
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Mrs. Nicolauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12261028939672804722noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319179312396284709.post-55039823767893226632017-08-18T06:00:00.000-05:002017-08-18T06:00:20.208-05:00How We go Home Backpack Cards :)Hi everyone!<br />
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Today, I want to share with y'all my FREEBIE <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/How-We-go-Home-Backpack-Tags-in-English-Spanish-2015936" target="_blank">"How We Go Home Backpack Cards."</a><br />
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My old school did something similar to this. Each child had a color tag that identified their type of transportation. This tag was attached to their backpack with a zip tie.<br />
Anyways, I decided to create some tags to continue using this method. I created a color and black & White version... They also come in both languages, English and Spanish :)<br />
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I figured these would be a GREAT not only for big kids, but for the little ones as well! Just a way to make sure they, their teacher, and the rest of the staff at the school know their transportation (especially on those first weeks that everyone is so busy and children don't really know their teacher or how they go home.. or their name or their grade... lol.. it's funny, but you all know it's true! Especially for those little ones that are new!!).<br />
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Here are some tips I have for you when using these tags:<br />
1. If you get to use these, just make sure NOT to cut the zip tie length because the edge will end up being sharp.<br />
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2. Print these in cardstock and use a laminating sheet that is thick. These are usually the ones that come with a personal and small laminator machine. However, if you don't have one, you can also get the self-sealing laminating pouches that are pretty thick as well :)<br />
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I know we are not on the week of "Meet the Teacher Night" just yet, but I am sure you are already thinking about it and even planning some stuff for that night! So I wanted to share with you some of the things I do on Meet The Teacher! :)<br />
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Before my parents arrive, I leave the school sign-in sheet on a table by the door for my parents to sign-in. As they come to talk to me, I would write down their information such as phone number, their child's name, and most important, the transportation for the school year. This info would easily change since some of my parents would take and pick them up their kids for the first week or anything like that, but I always encourage my parents and even warned them big time about the importance of transportation in order for their children to arrive and return safely. It helped me big time to have an extra copy with their number on it in case I needed to contact them on the first day of school. On that sheet (full of scribbles, I would also write any information or concerns parents tell me on that night).<br />
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I also had post-its, so while I was talking to parents, I would ask my student to write their name on it and choose a place to sit. They loved the fact that they were choosing were they would sit in the classroom, so that was always a hit :) Yes, I of course would change their choice if it was necessary after school started, but at least it gave them a chance to choose where to sit for the first weeks. And believe me, there were students that were never moved from there because they worked so well that it wasn't necessary to move them.<br />
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Last, but definitely not least, I would give them my info card. I would point out the magnet on the back so they wouldn't lose it and place it on their fridge if they wanted to. They all come in English and Spanish. You can edit the text to put your information. Please know that I can't give you access to the font or clip art due to copyright...<br />
I have several styles, so just click on the picture to check the one you like the most :)<br />
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YOU CAN READ AL ABOUT IT AND GET MY TPT LINKS ON A PAST POST, <a href="http://brincaintobilingualnicolau.blogspot.com/2015/07/more-of-superheroes-theme-and-teacher.html" target="_blank">HERE</a><br />
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2. Handout with my information. I know several bloggers have created the booklet foldable, I know it's SOOO adorable and I just loveee the colors they used. However, I'm honest with y'all, I came up with a simpler way and a simpler foldable that I personally think it will do the work :) Now, it doesn't have as many windows as the other foldable, but this is what I used and it has worked just find for me and the information I gave to my parents.<br />
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This foldable contains the basic information I provided to my parents. Say goodbye to the million lose pages!! No more using 10 pages for 10 different things!!! All the info is in this foldable!!!<br />
I created a document on google docs so you can edit the inside only (<u>Please</u> just remember that I can't give you access to the font or clip art due to copyright.) What you can edit is the inside of the document with your own information!<br />
This foldable comes in both color and B/W version. It also comes in both English and Spanish :)<br />
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3. Along with the papers from school and my foldable I used to place a Goody Gift Bag for each student. I would like to share with you some snacks ideas that you can give to your students.<br />
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YOU CAN READ AL ABOUT IT AND GET MY TPT LINKS ON A PAST POST, <a href="http://brincaintobilingualnicolau.blogspot.com/2015/07/i-am-back-with-classroom-themes-and.html" target="_blank">HERE</a><br />
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I used all of these when I taught pre-K.<br />
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1. I have color posters that come in both English and Spanish for FREE! Here is a picture of some of them. I posted these on my white board so we used these as we sang our color song every morning! Click <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Freebie-Posters-Colors-Colores-in-Engl-and-Span-1384342" target="_blank">HERE</a> to take you to my TPT store to download... PLEASE, I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE YOU LEAVING ME SOME FEEDBACK :)<br />
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3. Now, I have another Freebie that was absolutely the best thing during morning routine for my kids!<br />
Basically, I printed all the sheets in a real poster size, yes big size! I laminated them and placed magnets on the back of the figures (the sun, clouds, rainbow, etc). I placed all these on my board along with the rest of the posters we used every morning. So on one day I would choose a weather person, look through the window and talk to me about what the weather was like for the day. So then,this same student would go in front of the class say the weather and then choose the correct illustration and place it on the big poster that shows the days of the week. Sometimes we had time to do the "What should I wear today?" and sometimes we didn't, but it was there :)<br />
They absolutely loveeeedd talking and looking at the weather! I hate myself for not taking any pictures of it! So I am so so sorry! Sadly, I don't have it anymore, either! The moment I stopped teaching I gave it away to the teacher who was going to teach Pre-K and I never asked her to take a picture for me. This is the closest preview I could create for you to have an idea of what it is, before you go to my store!<br />
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4. Months of the Year in both English and Spanish! We used these also every morning and we sang along as we pointed the cards! Click <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Free-Month-Signs-Los-meses-in-Engl-and-Span-1384373" target="_blank">HERE</a> to take you to my TPT store.<br />
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Last thing for this section! I have center signs! I included the big signs that I used to hang from the ceiling or for some, I placed them by the area to indicate what center was. I also included the small signs. I used these small signs to place on my board and right next to it, I would place my two students' pictures. So every time we started center time, we would go by our list to indicate who was supposed to be in which center. Then we would also look at it every time we did a rotation. This also helped my little ones remember what center they are supposed to stay! lol.<br />
I placed magnet in all the small signs and their pictures. That made it easy in case I needed to change partners and when we had to do a rotation (I used to move the signs when rotating).<br />
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These also come in English and Spanish. I included a slide with the list of the signs so you know what comes in it. The following signs are included: Senses, Reading, Listening, Writing, Blocks, Science, Social Studies, Kitchen, Teacher, Puzzles, Computers, ABC, Art, Math.<br />
If you would like to download this freebie, click <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Free-Center-Signs-Big-Small-Centros-in-Engl-and-Span-2026370" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br />
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I have always wanted to have this next to my door, so I finally finished it! There are cards that you can tape or hot glue onto a ribbon, use a cloth pin to let people know where you are.<br />
I am letting you know this is a little bit different than the others. I made mine BIG.. I mean, BIG like TEXAS BIG Y'ALL! LOL Each circle is about 5'', so before you download it, make sure you check out the picture.. I took some close ups and then a picture to show the whole ribbon...<br />
Click <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Free-Where-Are-We-Signs-Donde-Estamos-in-Engl-and-Span-2026403" target="_blank">HERE</a> if you would like to download this Freebie.<br />
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Here is my little helper back then! Now she has way more hair and she's so bigger now!!! Time does really flyyyyy :(<br />
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It is very simple to find them. You need to make sure you follow me on Facebook in order to be able to see what's in it. Click "Like" on my Facebook Page.<br />
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Click on it and you'll see a page that says "Click here to get your Freebie" that has a monkey. If you don't see this page, it means you did not like the page. So make sure you do in order to activate the folder :)<br />
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When you click on it, it will take you to a folder where I have documents in it (not so many, but I am working on it). Click on the document you will like to download. and click on the arrow that says "download"<br />
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Hope all these steps help you all! I only had one person who was not able to get in, not really sure how or why. But my goal was to make this more visual for those that need more of it :)<br />
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Thank you for stopping by my blog today, I know it was a long post, but I hope you were able to download some or all of these freebies! I'll be posting some products next week to help you get started on those first crazy days or weeks of school!!! Activities and classroom management is on my mind for next post, so stay tuned! :)Mrs. Nicolauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12261028939672804722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319179312396284709.post-18993325766507992552017-07-23T16:52:00.000-05:002017-07-23T16:52:23.307-05:00Classroom Theme Galore!Hi friends :)<br />
When I had a classroom, I used to start going to my school to put it together in the middle of July... I used to start early, but not all day like crazy, just little by little.. I am sure most of you, if not all, are back into your classrooms decorating and maybe some even have finished with decorations (because we all have seen them on Facebook and Instagram!)... Anyhow, whatever your case is, I hope you are having a great time and that you are looking forward to a new school year! :)<br />
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I want to take some time today to share with you some of the classroom themes I have done in the past. </div>
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I have a Jungle Theme classroom decor product, so if you would like to see it on my TPT, please click <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/It-is-a-Jungle-Classroom-Theme-Including-Spanish-Alphabet-and-more-780226" target="_blank">HERE</a>. I also have a FREE <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FREE-Jungle-Theme-Welcome-Banner-SPANISH-ENGLISH-785267" target="_blank">welcome banner</a> that goes along with it and it comes in Spanish and English.<br />
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The year after my Jungle Theme, I created a Circus theme classroom decor, but sadly I don't have any pictures of this theme. This theme was when I had just given birth to "Pollita" (my daughter) and I just couldn't think of taking any pictures or posting anything about it.. I only had the energy to get my classroom ready, breastfeed, and if I was lucky, I was able to sleep at night... lol, So I am sorry about that. However, there is a post about it, so check it out <a href="http://brincaintobilingualnicolau.blogspot.com/2014/08/new-family-new-school-new-grade-and-new.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>!!<br />
If you would like to see the Circus Theme classroom decor product on TPT, please click <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/It-is-a-Circus-Classroom-Theme-Including-Spanish-Alphabet-and-more-1384918" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br />
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Last but not least, I want to share this theme... If you are doing a superhero theme this year, you might want to check it out!! I am so excited about this theme. It is so colorful and fun! I really had a great time creating it...<br />
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If you would like to see this product, please click <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Superheroes-Classroom-Theme-Including-Spanish-Alphabet-and-more-1966515" target="_blank">HERE</a> to take you to my TPT store :)<br />
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I took some pictures of the sheets so you can have a better preview of what comes in it.<br />
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1. Name tags: These come in 3 different styles for boys and 3 different styles for girls. You can edit this document by typing the student's name on it :)<br />
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2. Calendar: This calendar comes with numbers, days of the week, months, cupcake pictures for those special birthdays, and cards to point out what day is today, what day was yesterday, and what day will be tomorrow :)</div>
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4. Word Wall: It comes with all letters in both English and Spanish with four different styles. It comes with blank tags so you can write or type the words.<br />
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5. Behavior Chart and Subject Signs (ELA, Math, Science, and Social Studies).<br />
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6. Table Signs in both Spanish and English. My favorite is the Laser Eyed Heroes!! :)<br />
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I did not include pictures of the banner, but you can see some of the sheets on the product preview picture (the first picture I posted).<br />
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You might think I am crazy for decorating a door in my house, but when I did this, I still had one child and therefore I had a "me time"! LOL I am telling you, this makes me happy! Just to decorate and create stuff for the classroom.. I just love it and I can't have enough of it! Now I have two little blessings at home that love being with her mami and mami loves being with them as well :)<br />
Anyhow! If you are looking for a fun decoration, check out my door! It is very simple and inexpensive to do!<br />
I used a roll of blue paper for the background and black paper for the buildings. I used yellow construction paper to make the windows and bought the letters and borders at a teacher store.<br />
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I am going to be honest, I was going to stop there. But it looked so empty and sad!!! :( So I used a picture of my face to use as an example. I got some masks and some lighting clip art, print those on color cardstock, and whaalaaa!!<br />
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Before I go, I would also like to share with you a Snack that you can give to your students on the first day of school or Meet the Teacher Night. It is so simple and inexpensive! The yellow cereal is "Kix." I have never heard of this cereal before, but I saw it on a "healthy school list snack" and I tried it; it tastes pretty good! If you do not want to use that one, you can also use Corn Pops. I also used this with a colorful cereal, which is the Cap'n Crushs Oops all berries, but you can also use Trix or Froot Loops Loopers.<br />
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<strong>Whether you're new teacher or a veteran teacher, the <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Secondary-Spanish-Ebook-2017-Tips-and-FREE-Resources-3259484">2017 Spanish ebook,</a> is a definite must-have for your school year.</strong><br />
What is the Spanish ebook<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Secondary-Spanish-Ebook-2017-Tips-and-FREE-Resources-3259484"><strong></strong></a> you ask? It's a downloadable document with <strong>teaching tips and free resources</strong> <strong>from 25 top teacher authors</strong>.
Yes, you heard that right! You get <strong>25 free Spanish resources</strong><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Secondary-Spanish-Ebook-2017-Tips-and-FREE-Resources-3259484"><strong></strong></a> for your classroom. And trust me - these lesson plans are really good! We created 2 versions, one for <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/ELEMENTARY-SPANISH-EBOOK-2017-Tips-and-Free-Resources-3260147"><strong>K-5 Spanish teachers</strong></a> and one for <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Secondary-Spanish-Ebook-2017-Tips-and-FREE-Resources-3259484"><strong>Grades 6-12</strong>.</a>
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Grades K-5 Free Spanish lesson plans, games, and activities:</h4>
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*Take Home Binder Labels
*Los sonidos iniciales
*Llama coloring sheet
*Back to School Pennant in Spanish
*Trabajo de palabras
*La araña pequeñita
*Scoot Numbers to 5
*Los Pescaditos Poem
*Colombia Minibook
*Adivina Quién Game
*Los dÃas de la semana reader
*Transition Video
*Repaso de sonidos
*Goal Planning Worksheets
*Back to School Games Sampler
*Unit 1 Los Pollitos Dicen</div>
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Grades 6-12 Free Spanish lesson plans, games, and activities:</h4>
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*Scavenger Hunt Activity
*Present Tense Summary Chart
*Interactive Notebook Flash Cards
*School Supplies Vocabulary Puzzles
*All About Me Infographic Activity
*Reward Coupons
*Imperfect Tense Task Cards
*Readings for MovieTalk Extension
*"FotografÃa" Song Activities
*Student Profile Sheet
*Para Empezar Daily Bell Ringers
*Transition Video
*Interactive Reading Activity for Hispanic Heritage Month
*Categories Game
*50 Culture Project Ideas
*Clothing Google Drive Activity
*Preterite vs. Imperfect Graphic Organizer
*Interactive Activities for September
*Todo acerca de mi Build-a-Book
*Spanish Adjective Bingo
*Comic Strip Activity
*Instagram Activity
*"ParaÃso" Song Activities
*Digital Breakout Activity
*Conjugation Game for -AR Verbs
*Classroom Management Strategy<br />
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Not only do you get the free resources, but each of these veteran Spanish teachers shares a <strong>pro teaching tip</strong>. Even though I've taught for many years, I always learn so much when I read these.
Our <strong><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Spanish-Back-to-School-Elementary-eBook-Tips-and-FREE-Resources-2695881">K-5 2016 ebook</a></strong> and <strong>Grades 6-12</strong> <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Back-to-School-Spanish-Ebook-Tips-and-FREE-Resources-from-over-20-Teachers-2000763"><strong>2015 ebook</strong></a> and <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Spanish-Back-to-School-Secondary-Ebook-Tips-and-FREE-Resources-2694521"><strong>2016</strong> <strong>ebooks</strong></a> have been downloaded over 14,000 times. And guess what?
Each of them has <strong>additional teaching tips and free Spanish resources</strong>. Triple the fun!
So you can get <strong>80 free Spanish games, activities, teaching tips, and lesson plans for your class</strong>. Amazing!
Still not sure? Here's a sneak peek at my page. You'll need to <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Secondary-Spanish-Ebook-2017-Tips-and-FREE-Resources-3259484"><strong>download the actual ebook</strong></a> to be able to click on the resources. <br />
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Mrs. Nicolauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12261028939672804722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319179312396284709.post-77639106216434813062017-07-07T06:00:00.000-05:002017-07-11T15:00:22.421-05:00Take Home Binders... a more Sophisticated way to be organized :)Welcome back everyone!! It is time talk about back to school!! I know this might sound a little bit early, but it is good to start a little early!! Especially for these binders... believe me.,.. they might be out at the stores already!<br />
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Anyways, I am back with an idea that has been put in practice for a long time already, but I never thought about blogging about it because I figured most teachers have it down and this might not be something new to anyone. HOWEVER, I was going to Walmart and I saw all those BTS materials (and yes, that was on July 11, "What the heck Walmart?"). So I started thinking of things I could write about (since I'm trying to write once a week) and what new blog post that could be helpful to others... and then, the light bulb turned on!<br />
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So I purchased a three ring binder, three hole punched pocket folders, some labels, and some clear sheet protectors.<br />
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I just want to clarify that this was not my original idea. When I was student teaching, my mentor teacher (who is amazing, by the way) showed me this binder that the students had as a take home folder. She also got this idea from a previous teacher that she taught with... Anyways, I loved it so much that I implemented the same system when I started teaching. I have changed the name of the binder and maybe taken a thing or two out since it wasn't working for us. These binders had hole punched folders inside with labels to organize papers and a zipper pocket to keep their pencil and eraser when taking it home.<br />
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The binder was always a present from me to my students. There were so many of them that coulnd't afford school supplies, so the binder was something I purchased for them. Yes, it was a little expensive if you had about 25 students (which was always the case). However, it was so great to keep the papers organized, that it really didn't matter to me. Now, if a part of the binder broke or got lost, then I did NOT replace it. With this gift, I always pointed out to my students about being careful and responsible with their supplies, and this was definetely not an exception. If they did break something from there or lost something, they were responsible to replae it (I always had at least one student each year who did, but I was always happy that parents never took too long to keep this binder with all materials needed). I only added the labels for the folders or the label in front with their name on it.<br />
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Alright, we were the Gators at my school. So I named the binder as "Gator Binder". Let me tell you that these binders did NOT make it to their hands until the second week of school (or even the third). You might wonder why ??? Well, on my first year I got too excited too soon and gave these on the first week. Then I had not one, but TWO students changing schools by the end of the first week of school. So I, of course, was not going to ask for the binders back! So lesson learned, do not give them out too soon!!!<br />
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<li>1 folder for Stay Home and Bring Back to School: The stay Home side was any paper that needed to stay home, like flyers and graded papers. The Bring Back to School side was any paper that needed to be signed and be returned to school, like field trip permission slips or report cards.</li>
<li>1 folder for Homework: We kept our math homework or any unfinished work in this folder.</li>
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HUGE UPDATE MY FRIENDS!!! :)<br />
I decided to create a <u>general binder for FREE in both English and Spanish!!!</u>, I was so happy on how people commented on my facebook and how they liked my post. So thank you very much to all of you! :)<br />
<b>Before I continue, if you don't think this binder is a good fit for you. Don't worry! Please see how I created the labels!! Maybe you can use these in a way you choose to do your take home folders! Maybe you can use some of them :)</b><br />
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Here is a peek of what I have created:<br />
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The freebie is in a Zip folder my friends! You may wonder why... Well, after I finished the whole document of the labels by just inserting cells, I tried it and everything was missplaced! :( I hated it so much and I tried everysingle thing to make it work, but I couldn't. So when I tried only one page with the original document of the labels, everything worked just fine! So I know you will have to open the labels individually, but hey! They will all work and be aligned with the 2x4 label sheet! :)<br />
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Anyhow, I have included black and white labels for Calendar, Stay Home, Bring Back to School, and Homework. Of course, all these are also in Spanish :)<br />
I have also included color labels for the front cover of the binder. One version for boys and another for girls. THESE FRONT COVER LABELS ARE EDITABLE! Yes! You heard me right! I would hate for you to handwrite your students' names, so I made it editable and you can even use the pretty font! Or if not, I gave you access so you can change it to whatever font you have :) <u>Read the instructions on the sheet so you know how to do that :)</u><br />
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I am very excited to share with you a review for the "Let's Find Out" in Spanish from Scholastic Magazine! <a href="http://www.scholastic.com/home/" target="_blank">Scholastic</a> contacted me a few weeks ago asking me to test their magazine (I was in seventh heaven when I read their email!) Sadly, because I am not in the classroom, I couldn't do a class set. However, they asked me to still do the review as an educator and I offered to blog about it. So let's get started!<br />
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The monthly magazine set comes with Teacher's Big Issues and student matching small issues (one per student). I really think this is a great magazine. The photographs that you find in them are very clear and crispy! The information given is perfect for students to read and very enganging.<br />
The teacher's big Issue is perfect to be placed on a board for a visual to engage students. If you use this in small groups, you can also place it on a easel and use it during an intro discussion before students use their own magazine. This magazine is perfect for Prek, K, and 1st grades. However, I can see a second grade teacher using them for students who might be below reading level.<br />
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I love the enganging reading inside of each issue and the interactive questions. On the back of the magazine, it comes with an activity that students can either solve on their own or in a small group.<br />
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The monthly set includes a small reading issue. This is perfect to use in small groups. The pictures are great and the sentences are mixed with pictures, which makes it a great fit for early literacy. </div>
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In addition to the magazine, you also get a Teacher's Guide. In there, you can find a snapshot of what you can find online for that monthly set (issue sample, videos, games, and activities) and lesson ideas for each issue included in the monthly set.</div>
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Besides getting the print resources that I mentioned above. You also get an online access to the magazine! In there, you don't only find the reading issue, it also has a feature where it reads out loud! In addition to this great feature, you can also find enganging videos that are related to the reading, games, and even printables!</div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;">If you would like to start planning for next year, try the 30-day free trial and find out more about the subcription </span><a href="http://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/ps/letsfindout" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;">HERE</span></a><span style="color: #6aa84f;"> :)</span></h4>
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Now it's time for our giveaway!! Drums pleaseee!!!! Let's Find Out in Spanish and I have come together to giveaway a classroom set for the May/June issue (max 30 students copies) to 5 LUCKY WINNERS! If you win a set, please know you must provide your full name and address in order to receive it. It is very simple to participate! <b>All you need to do to enter is leave me a comment below telling me how you would use the magazine in your classroom and leave me your email.</b><br />
The winner will be chosen and contacted on May 13th, 2017.<br />
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Thank you everyone for stopping by on my blog and good luck to everyone! :)Mrs. Nicolauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12261028939672804722noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319179312396284709.post-15877497072673816762017-05-06T06:00:00.000-05:002017-05-06T06:00:02.761-05:00Tips for Ending the school year and TPT Giftcard Giveaway!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today I am joining some other great bloggers to bring you some tips of things we do to end our school year :) </div>
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In my opinion, awards are a big deal! I have worked in two different schools where awards were handled differently. At one school, teachers were a 100% responsible for the awards. This would take place in each classroom on the last week of school. At another school, awards in a classroom was just optional because the school did an award ceremony for everyone.</div>
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Regardless of the case, I believe that awards can be the best way to reward your students to show them how much they mean to you and how important they were in the classroom. I personally don't see awards as "I have to have one for each" type of thing. There is honestly something good and positive we all can find in our students. On a particular year, this is a true story, I had to create a "elepehants never forget" award for one of my students. You might think it is funny, but I kid you NOT when I tell you she was the ONLY ONE in class who would remember all the extra activities or the crazy day schedules. She would always tell me "Mrs. Nicolau aren't we supposed to go??" There were times that she really saved me from being too late or even missing something! We all know we tend to get carried away with other things! Don't you agree??<br />
You might think she was a low student and probably she was paying more attention to leave the classroom. She was not! She was an excelent student, too! However, even if she was struggling academically, she saved me many times by reminding me of the time. Wouldn't you like to reward this student or let her know how grateful you are for being the way she was? ABSOLUTELY!! <br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I would like to share with you how I used the awards in my class. I didn't have a specific theme in my classroom, so I created The Rock Star Student Award. I gave this type of award to ALL of my students along with a goody bag. </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Oh boy! I'm telling y'all, they all loved their award and goody bag so much! Some of them even showed me the next school year they still had some of the goodies from there (I moved up with them to third grade). </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">These are pictures of my goody bags :) Each bag had a card (click <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1bGT5IvwAdWQ2dKTkpkWVp3Nlk/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">HERE</a> if you would like to download it from my Google Docs. They come in color and B/W with a boy and girl version), two erasers (a guitar and a pick) from <a href="http://www.raymondgeddes.com/" target="_blank">Geddes</a> (they are not available anymore there, but you can find them on amazon), a pair of glasses that are called "<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=shutter+shades&rlz=1C1SAVS_enUS551US552&biw=1821&bih=830&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwiKkqPz4aPMAhUW2GMKHY_WBTkQsAQIKg&dpr=0.75" target="_blank">shutted shades</a>" (purchased at a craft store - Hobby Lobby), and a glowing in the dark bracelet (purchased at Dollar Tree).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This is a picture of the award that everyone got in my class, along with the goody bag. I had a girl and boy version, so I also made bags for boys and girls (same goodies, just different colors and cards).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I have created a Free Sample of some awards, these are general awards and have no theme. </span>The Free Sample comes with three awards, <b>in both color and B/W versions</b>. These only come in English, so I'm sorry, but I never had the time to create the whole thing in Spanish.<span style="font-family: inherit;">My classroom theme was just animal prints so I didn't really want anything specific.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">The rock star award is part of my paid product. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you would like the paid product, please click </span><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FREE-AWARDS-IN-PREVIEW-End-of-Year-Awards-685907" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">HERE</a><span style="font-family: inherit;">.</span></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I also have a second set of awards! On this set, the theme was all about Jungle stuff!! These awards are different from the first, not only because it has an actual theme, but also because it<span style="font-family: inherit;"> is editable; all you need is Power Point. I have included instructions when you click on the editable section. Editable means you can type your name and the student's name. Please be aware that "editable" means typing names only, I can't make the titles or the clipart editable due to the illustrators' copyright. Just in case you forget, I have included that information on the product :) Like I said, it is based on a jungle theme, so most of all (if not all) has jungle illustrations :) </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">I have this free</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> sample available in both </span><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FREE-SAMPLE-Wild-End-of-Year-Awards-1223684" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">ENGLISH</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> and </span><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FREE-SAMPLE-Certificados-Salvajes-para-final-del-ano-escolar-1252738" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">SPANISH</a><br />
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OMG Where has time gone?! Last year as I was posting this, I was about to have a baby boy, plus having an almost two year old daughter... Now I am about to have a THREE-YEAR-OLD daughter and a ONE-YEAR-OLD son! :'( Let me cry a little bit!!!!<br />
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Anyhow! Enough of that! right?!<br />
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I would like to share with you once again my freebie! On this activity, two students can work together or independently. Each get a bunny with a wheeler; they spin it and mark on their laminated graph with a dry-erase marker. They stop spinning once any of the items have reached the top. MAKE SURE THEY DON'T ERASE THEIR RESULTS, THEY'LL BE USING IT ON THEIR BOOKLET.<br />
Next, students record their result on the paper graph. Once they finished recording it on the graph sheet (they need to color the eggs as well), they can start writing their conclusions on the question section. Once they are finished with all the work, they can work on their booklet by coloring the front cover.<br />
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I also wanted to share with ya'll my Chick Craftivity freebie. I created this little friend a while back when I taught second grade. We read books and different facts about chickens. Then, my students took notes and wrote about different things they have learned about the life cycle of a chicken. As I said, this was created for second grade; However, this would be perfect for any project you do in your classroom! If you would like to read more about it click <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5319179312396284709#editor/target=post;postID=1370540751011416810;onPublishedMenu=allposts;onClosedMenu=allposts;postNum=32;src=postname%20" target="_blank">HERE</a> to take you to my post :)</div>
Here are some pictures of how my students' work came up. If you would like to download it, click on <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Chick-Craft-598955" target="_blank">Chick Craftivity</a> to take you to my TPT store.<br />
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Lastly, I wanted to share with ya'll my Easter unit! It's mainly for second grade, but there are some activities that can be use for 1st graders and 3rd graders :)<br />
This unit contains 7 centers (ELA/SLA and Math):<br />
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Fact and opinion, A sequence activity for the book "There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Chick", Regular Vs. Irregular Past verbs<br />
ABC order activitty.<br />
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Fractions<br />
2-Digit addition/subtraction with/without regrouping<br />
Time<br />
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I have this unit in English.. Click <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Easter-Unit-factopinionsequence-ABC-regirregular-past-verbs-MATH-612881" target="_blank">HERE</a> to take you to my TPT store.<br />
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Mrs. Nicolauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12261028939672804722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319179312396284709.post-53421316487084021712017-03-24T06:00:00.000-05:002017-03-24T06:00:17.233-05:00Need some games for INSIDE RECESS??!Hello everyone and welcome back! I wanted to share with y'all a unit that has been created for those rainy and testing days (I know, both are coming up!!!) We all get tired of having inside recess with a movie or "Free time" inside our classroom. PLUS during testing time, there is no recess at all! So poor babies need some kind of activities that does not required for them to be sitting watching to a screen (maybe they don't mind that at all, but after a while mine used to get soo bored!).<br />
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Before I continue, I wanted to remind my old and good TPT followers!!! Back when I created this product, I was giving hints on my posts about a surprise for y'all!<br />
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I have been very thankful to my followers and I wanted to express it by sending you that freebie!<br />
You will see on my TPT a Freebie product that says <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/TPT-Followers-FREEBIE-1-1812189" target="_blank">TPT Followers Freebie #1</a>, please leave me any questions or comments. Maybe you would like to give me your feedback about what you received, so please feel free!!! :)<br />
If you did not get to follow me on time to receive this huge Freebie, do not worry! I am planning on continue with these surprises, just make sure you click on "Follow Me"!! :) The more I get to hit at least a half milestone, I get inspire :) (hint, hint)...<br />
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Now, here is what the product contains (what my followers up to 554 received in their TPT inbox for free).<br />
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1. The unit starts with some colorful puzzles. I gave a sheet with instructions on how to storage them and how to color code them to avoid students mixing them up (we all know that always happens in centers!)</div>
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2. Guess What game board has clues of items that students need to guess, this only has the answer key and does not have a word bank. I thought it would be "too easy" since this is similar to the Criss-Cross activity. </div>
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3. Word Search and Criss-Cross puzzles with word banks :)<br />
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4. Domino game<br />
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5. Rain, Rain, Go Away Bingo version:<br />
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6. Last, but not least; I created a Writing activity for those students that just would write at any time and would love to do a "Rainy Day" Craft!<br />
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Thank you for stopping by my blog! Hope you are doing just fine, I know the last months of school are the hardest! Good luck everyone who is testing as well! :)Mrs. Nicolauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12261028939672804722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319179312396284709.post-76513958789107581802017-03-19T06:00:00.000-05:002017-03-20T16:24:51.892-05:00Stop! Life Cycle Time!!! :) Part IIHi everyone!!!<br />
I am back with some more news and pictures!! I would like to share with you my part II of life cycles. We had such a great time with my students when we learned about life cycles during our Science period. Last post was about butterflies and ladybugs (click <a href="http://brincaintobilingualnicolau.blogspot.com/2016/03/life-cycle-of-butterfly-and-ladybug.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> to see the last post), I would like to share with you about meal worms and frogs this time.<br />
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The best of meal worms is that is so new to them and they have never seen them before (they had more experience with butterflies or frogs). I am telling you all, they are so gross! and yet so cool!! :) My students couldn't stop looking at them and just observe them!<br />
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These are some pictures of our mealworms that have already turned into pupae! We did not get to see the action, but we sure could see the skin out and those white-alien looking friends! My students are so excited about them that the first thing they do when they come in is to observe them!</div>
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This mealworm had just turned into a pupa, it really does look like a white alien!</div>
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As soon as I walked into my classroom and went to check our friends, this is the one I found (purple circle). Apparently he had already turned into a beetle over the weekend because he was already getting the darken color. The other friends had already the legs turned darker, that meant they were ready to turned into a beetle as well :)</div>
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By the end of the week, we had more friends! but they all liked to be under the oats!! Only two (purple circle) were brave enough to come out! Maybe it's because beetles are nocturnal and they were all trying to sleep while we were having class!! ;)</div>
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These were the last pictures I took of the beetles. As you can see most of them (if not all) have already that brown dark or black color. They were ready to be released. We had such a great time with these buddies!</div>
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Lastly, we learned about the life cycle of a frog. This is our friend "Froggy." I taught the lesson, but I didn't get to see Froggy grow. By the time we got him (after our meal worms), I was leaving for maternity leave back then. So this is the only picture I got of it.<br />
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We made foldables for both meal worms and frogs. My students took notes of each cycle as we were talking about them at the carpet and fill out their own foldable :)<br />
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Before I let you go, I would like to share with you my unit :) The foldables shown above are are part of this unit :)<br />
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Mrs. Nicolauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12261028939672804722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319179312396284709.post-4016943409984770152017-03-18T06:00:00.000-05:002017-03-20T16:29:28.750-05:00Stop! Life Cycle Time!!! :) Part IThere is no secret for my love to life cycles y'all!! I get really excited to teach about these cycles every time it's on my plans! After I started to teach about new life cycles in third grade, I learned so much that I started to love it even more!! I'll be sharing with you about the life cycle units I have in my store for the next couple posts. The first life cycle is the butterfly and ladybug.<br />
I used these videos with my students. WE ALL LOVED LOVED to play them because they were excellent in focusing those little lady bugs!<br />
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These following video is also good. It has a person talking in the background; but it's not a video like the previous one. It has really good pictures and some very short videos of the larva. I still used it because the images were AMAZING! :)<br />
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We also did a quick and fun craft. We cut and paste true and false statements on a sheet and did a ladybug craft. I think they turned out very cute and my students were really engaged during this activity.<br />
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These two activities are included in my new unit Life Cycle of a ladybug AND butterfly. This unit is great for 1-3 grades. I included lots of different activities!<br />
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This is the English version. For more details, click <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Life-Cycle-Unit-Ladybug-and-Butterfly-Grades-1-3-1167824" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">I know as a teacher, I am busy busy with lessons, teaching, parents, emails, meetings, etc. I think sometimes time goes by so quickly that I forget to do something special for my students... So I thought of a fast and not-so-expensive gift to give to my students... Something little, simple, and candy-free treat. I remember when I did my </span><a href="http://brincaintobilingualnicolau.blogspot.com/2013/08/classroom-tour-jungle-theme-part-2-meet.html" style="background-color: white; color: #b3e20e; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Wild Theme</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"> (you can click there to see my past post) at the beginning of our school year, I gave my students a snack bag of animal crackers. My students got so excited and felt so special... It was only animal crackers people, but they loved it!! So I wanted to do the same for this time. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Here are some pictures of the St. Patrick treat:</span><br />
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