tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85700614440487611942024-03-16T11:52:06.729-07:00LisaTeachR's Classroomlisateachrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07491297786831237914noreply@blogger.comBlogger343125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570061444048761194.post-71200705845083372502023-07-30T08:00:00.014-07:002023-07-30T08:00:00.140-07:003 Strategies for Managing a Classroom Effectively<div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif" style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><h1><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two;">3 Strategies for Managing a Classroom Effectively</span></h1><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPY1D2IQutQ6QsKzJrubvj7KdEElZPxA-ttGr1pxnYQ8NAQba8YFCpcNikYqR9cV0uToOklY7f3oKZHFhhCJ-DiP8yJO9V8rfPsoxo77iuhpTlhd2Oh6UuyLTyRDAwrPVs7Scy4EDqCGbNyfG7yadXCO-MZgFENRm2JzK3BfBUYNgy_71eun89tdLu37I/s398/6698770a-9859-4bc4-af3a-b3564eae5d20-d1384d9c-68bc-4572-932e-7fdef01151d6-v1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="398" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPY1D2IQutQ6QsKzJrubvj7KdEElZPxA-ttGr1pxnYQ8NAQba8YFCpcNikYqR9cV0uToOklY7f3oKZHFhhCJ-DiP8yJO9V8rfPsoxo77iuhpTlhd2Oh6UuyLTyRDAwrPVs7Scy4EDqCGbNyfG7yadXCO-MZgFENRm2JzK3BfBUYNgy_71eun89tdLu37I/s320/6698770a-9859-4bc4-af3a-b3564eae5d20-d1384d9c-68bc-4572-932e-7fdef01151d6-v1.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two;">These strategies will help you in your classroom management.</span></div></div></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><span style="color: black; font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4vYZ9mubMKU/YOm4n3Wze6I/AAAAAAAAJW4/J0cL6mpjsgg0KZRpM_onc4s0Py170qFxACLcBGAsYHQ/s1543/Creative%2BApple_Purple.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1543" data-original-width="1123" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4vYZ9mubMKU/YOm4n3Wze6I/AAAAAAAAJW4/J0cL6mpjsgg0KZRpM_onc4s0Py170qFxACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Creative%2BApple_Purple.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u>Be clear!</u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Shadows Into Light"; text-align: left;">Set clear expectations and rules from the beginning of the school year. Communicate these expectations to students and ensure they understand the consequences for not following them. By having a structured framework in place, students will have a clear understanding of what is expected of them, promoting a sense of order and respect in the classroom.</span></div></span></span></span><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><span style="color: black; font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1O4Ng2prEJ0/YOm6Bjh_oxI/AAAAAAAAJXA/sKTlAA_3WY0fimXWbIsBz269JN2gZlAUwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1445/Creative%2BApple_Pink.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1445" data-original-width="1078" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1O4Ng2prEJ0/YOm6Bjh_oxI/AAAAAAAAJXA/sKTlAA_3WY0fimXWbIsBz269JN2gZlAUwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Creative%2BApple_Pink.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u>Relationships are everything!</u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: center;"> Develop positive relationships with your students based on trust and mutual respect. Get to know your students individually, show interest in their lives, and create a supportive and inclusive classroom community. When students feel valued and connected, they are more likely to engage in learning and follow classroom guidelines. When they know you care, they want to do better.</span></div></span></span></span><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><span style="color: black; font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lFuUj5ITU3k/YOnDvZxugWI/AAAAAAAAJXI/XkgVmdOFSxQuocK2wnBgU49K4ukFgMdoACLcBGAsYHQ/s1466/Creative%2BApple_Red.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1466" data-original-width="1053" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lFuUj5ITU3k/YOnDvZxugWI/AAAAAAAAJXI/XkgVmdOFSxQuocK2wnBgU49K4ukFgMdoACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Creative%2BApple_Red.png" /></a></div><u><div style="text-align: center;"><u>Engagement</u></div></u></span></span></span></div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><span style="color: black; font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"> Encourage active student participation by incorporating interactive and engaging activities into your lessons. Use a variety of teaching strategies such as group work, hands-on activities, technology integration, and student-centered discussions. Active engagement keeps students focused and reduces the likelihood of behavioral problems.</div></span></span></span><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><span style="color: black; font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"> </div></span></span></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: x-large;">Take the time to implement these strategies to have a great year.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W22w6DhgfWU/XX-4BrewSeI/AAAAAAAACzg/BLclMMdf1FIWsuRy_0q02AkJENWVJX5xwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ltsig.png" /></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: large;">You can also find me on these platforms!</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/LisaTeachR" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: xx-large;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="73" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qir7LGzEBko/XX4_1VC0ckI/AAAAAAAAIbw/5pWCvs6dXus3T4MSUoGSADIahwaeBD_SQCLcBGAsYHQ/w73-h73/facebookilogo.jpg" width="73" /></a><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/lisateachrsclassroom/" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: xx-large;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="61" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ilQfg-3h3e0/XX4_1Y5g58I/AAAAAAAAIb0/NREVLy1Ep3cvZHpRxOpmlN3IAv58Y7lLQCLcBGAsYHQ/w65-h61/instagramlogo.jpg" width="65" /></a><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/lisarteacher/" rel="nofollow" style="clear: left; display: inline; font-size: xx-large; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="76" data-original-width="66" height="90" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YTrRvG5OrBM/YGuw1GEyUNI/AAAAAAAAJOw/r5RQjgFnz0Mh4gV7M60b9xtwhXj7NWe4gCLcBGAsYHQ/w77-h90/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-04-05%2Bat%2B5.51.41%2BPM.png" width="77" /></a><a href="https://twitter.com/Lisa_teacher" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: xx-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="926" data-original-width="1139" height="73" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-derysiLNktI/YOm19MLS9oI/AAAAAAAAJWs/XJlkcGnUI04tdQZke0cdlVwvCeAM2AOCgCLcBGAsYHQ/w88-h73/twitter_logo_blue.png" width="88" /></a><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Lisateachrs-Classroom" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="124" data-original-width="272" height="73" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0-JK1dBim2B8jhCkjdI7AIvHxMwNccpj0tLAWKMFK6KaFeQr6O4PSg_0PY0ObOrFjDsT3zyf8aMOYhyQfVDSWsiB2wM036eQMWG8ILDmMA_noT3QQDZsXc71Pr6LdXKCDy-a_aDbd6-aZFznUc7O8jkKw5P81VZ9ZhAh_LMJSb64C6K4ck3H30GPo2DA/w160-h73/Screenshot%202023-07-17%20at%208.18.04%20AM.png" width="160" /></a></span></div></div></span></span></div>lisateachrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07491297786831237914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570061444048761194.post-26664347037274159782023-07-23T08:04:00.012-07:002023-07-23T08:04:00.169-07:00What is design thinking?<div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif" style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><h1><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two;">What is design thinking?</span></h1><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjAGzoQH6jtBaBmQMOjxbsZwEuQC4wA_JJUit92c1flGfpQbj1HG-metNszBMOglbcI7gbenS-l290As1Med5uj8iHcp52ElKBbXj4dM6oMTJmuY9RZfqv0V1x8LdA8ZNKFJBUu1hDRk41hhVxw3UQV4-A7YgKtEHQTyV09QFebghqKdj2KCdfAjbvhXA/s400/download.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjAGzoQH6jtBaBmQMOjxbsZwEuQC4wA_JJUit92c1flGfpQbj1HG-metNszBMOglbcI7gbenS-l290As1Med5uj8iHcp52ElKBbXj4dM6oMTJmuY9RZfqv0V1x8LdA8ZNKFJBUu1hDRk41hhVxw3UQV4-A7YgKtEHQTyV09QFebghqKdj2KCdfAjbvhXA/s320/download.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two;">Design thinking is being creative. It's about looking at problems through different lenses and trying to solve them in creative ways!</span></div></div></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><span style="color: black; font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4vYZ9mubMKU/YOm4n3Wze6I/AAAAAAAAJW4/J0cL6mpjsgg0KZRpM_onc4s0Py170qFxACLcBGAsYHQ/s1543/Creative%2BApple_Purple.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1543" data-original-width="1123" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4vYZ9mubMKU/YOm4n3Wze6I/AAAAAAAAJW4/J0cL6mpjsgg0KZRpM_onc4s0Py170qFxACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Creative%2BApple_Purple.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u>Stanford d school</u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Right before the Covid lockdown (geez, that seems so long ago!), I had the great fortune to attend a 3 day deep dive at Stanford University. It's called the dschool or the <a href="https://dschool.stanford.edu/programs/k12-lab-network" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">k12 lab</a>. As a school team, we experienced design thinking as a students would. We were given scenarios, we followed the protocol and designed away! It starts with empathy, defining, ideation, creating a prototype and testing it out. You should look into it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1O4Ng2prEJ0/YOm6Bjh_oxI/AAAAAAAAJXA/sKTlAA_3WY0fimXWbIsBz269JN2gZlAUwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1445/Creative%2BApple_Pink.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1445" data-original-width="1078" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1O4Ng2prEJ0/YOm6Bjh_oxI/AAAAAAAAJXA/sKTlAA_3WY0fimXWbIsBz269JN2gZlAUwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Creative%2BApple_Pink.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><u>Design Thinking and International Dot Day!</u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Did you know <a href="https://www.internationaldotday.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">International Dot Day</a> is on September 15th? It's a day that celebrates collaboration and creation so it aligns perfectly with design thinking. Make sure to go <a href="https://www.internationaldotday.org/welcome/register" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">register</a> so that you get access to all their resources.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lFuUj5ITU3k/YOnDvZxugWI/AAAAAAAAJXI/XkgVmdOFSxQuocK2wnBgU49K4ukFgMdoACLcBGAsYHQ/s1466/Creative%2BApple_Red.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1466" data-original-width="1053" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lFuUj5ITU3k/YOnDvZxugWI/AAAAAAAAJXI/XkgVmdOFSxQuocK2wnBgU49K4ukFgMdoACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Creative%2BApple_Red.png" /></a></div><u>Let's connect it!</u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here we will connect design thinking and International Dot Day. Here is a link to a <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/17IrXMSIDgGpYicPnjRTi4qHYoYAFK5c_snRl54ZNzYY/copy?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">slide deck</a> I created. It outlines the design thinking protocol as created by Stanford University. It connects Dot Day and empathy. And uses drawing and the <a href="https://quivervision.com/subscribe/education" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Quivervision</a> app which takes their creations to create an augmented reality experience. (I'll be honest...I do not subcribe. I can't afford it! I sign up for the free trial during this time.)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div> </div></div></span></span></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><div><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: x-large;">Take a dive into design thinking! Your students will thank you!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W22w6DhgfWU/XX-4BrewSeI/AAAAAAAACzg/BLclMMdf1FIWsuRy_0q02AkJENWVJX5xwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ltsig.png" /></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: large;">You can also find me on these platforms!</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/LisaTeachR" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: xx-large;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="73" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qir7LGzEBko/XX4_1VC0ckI/AAAAAAAAIbw/5pWCvs6dXus3T4MSUoGSADIahwaeBD_SQCLcBGAsYHQ/w73-h73/facebookilogo.jpg" width="73" /></a><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/lisateachrsclassroom/" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: xx-large;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="61" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ilQfg-3h3e0/XX4_1Y5g58I/AAAAAAAAIb0/NREVLy1Ep3cvZHpRxOpmlN3IAv58Y7lLQCLcBGAsYHQ/w65-h61/instagramlogo.jpg" width="65" /></a><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/lisarteacher/" rel="nofollow" style="clear: left; 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If you are looking for great pd that connects to your students and your standards, check them out. I am currently taking the course on The History of Latino and Latina People in the US. They have courses on the American Revolutions and all historical concepts attached to the US.</font><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> Sign up as a member for free and get access to all they have to offer. Make sure to sign up your school too! You can get free stuff all year long. Poster, calendars and more!<br /></span><div><font face="verdana" size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.gilderlehrman.org/programs-and-events/affiliate-school-program/frequently-asked-questions#become-affiliate" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Gilder Lehrman logo" border="0" data-original-height="890" data-original-width="886" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uGrUHn1p74Y/XyG_bfgmNrI/AAAAAAAAI5c/Ud8mT03lf8IpQ_ZyBiSTOMedGteEhxjpwCLcBGAsYHQ/w319-h320/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-07-29%2Bat%2B11.25.54%2BAM.png" title="Teaching history" width="319" /></a></div><font face="verdana" size="5"><br /></font></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W22w6DhgfWU/XX-4BrewSeI/AAAAAAAACzg/BLclMMdf1FIWsuRy_0q02AkJENWVJX5xwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ltsig.png" /></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: large;">You can find me on these platforms (as well as my blog!)</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/LisaTeachR" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: xx-large;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="73" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qir7LGzEBko/XX4_1VC0ckI/AAAAAAAAIbw/5pWCvs6dXus3T4MSUoGSADIahwaeBD_SQCLcBGAsYHQ/w73-h73/facebookilogo.jpg" width="73" /></a><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/lisateachrsclassroom/" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: xx-large;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="61" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ilQfg-3h3e0/XX4_1Y5g58I/AAAAAAAAIb0/NREVLy1Ep3cvZHpRxOpmlN3IAv58Y7lLQCLcBGAsYHQ/w65-h61/instagramlogo.jpg" width="65" /></a><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/lisarteacher/" rel="nofollow" style="clear: left; display: inline; font-size: xx-large; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="76" data-original-width="66" height="90" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YTrRvG5OrBM/YGuw1GEyUNI/AAAAAAAAJOw/r5RQjgFnz0Mh4gV7M60b9xtwhXj7NWe4gCLcBGAsYHQ/w77-h90/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-04-05%2Bat%2B5.51.41%2BPM.png" width="77" /></a><a href="https://twitter.com/Lisa_teacher" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: xx-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="926" data-original-width="1139" height="73" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-derysiLNktI/YOm19MLS9oI/AAAAAAAAJWs/XJlkcGnUI04tdQZke0cdlVwvCeAM2AOCgCLcBGAsYHQ/w88-h73/twitter_logo_blue.png" width="88" /></a></span></div></div>lisateachrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07491297786831237914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570061444048761194.post-67310303968898672872023-02-16T10:10:00.002-08:002023-02-16T10:10:28.524-08:00Classroom Environment<div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif" style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><h1><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two;">Classroom environment</span></h1><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two;"><b>Time to consider classroom environment!</b></span></div></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><span style="color: black; font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4vYZ9mubMKU/YOm4n3Wze6I/AAAAAAAAJW4/J0cL6mpjsgg0KZRpM_onc4s0Py170qFxACLcBGAsYHQ/s1543/Creative%2BApple_Purple.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1543" data-original-width="1123" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4vYZ9mubMKU/YOm4n3Wze6I/AAAAAAAAJW4/J0cL6mpjsgg0KZRpM_onc4s0Py170qFxACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Creative%2BApple_Purple.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Why?</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Why is classroom environment so important? It's not just about making your classroom pretty. It's about making your class a safe place. An inviting place. A place where kids can look up to see their learning reflected and find resources to help them succeed.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1O4Ng2prEJ0/YOm6Bjh_oxI/AAAAAAAAJXA/sKTlAA_3WY0fimXWbIsBz269JN2gZlAUwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1445/Creative%2BApple_Pink.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1445" data-original-width="1078" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1O4Ng2prEJ0/YOm6Bjh_oxI/AAAAAAAAJXA/sKTlAA_3WY0fimXWbIsBz269JN2gZlAUwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Creative%2BApple_Pink.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>How?</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Consider:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><ul><li>Arrangement. Are your desks and tables set up for great flow and easy access for pair work, discussions and group work?</li><li>Materials. Can your students access all materials easily and does it foster independence?</li><li>Wall space. Is learning visible? Are anchor charts available for students to refer to when needed? Is it colorful and eye-catching?</li><li>Structures and procedures. When structures and procedures are clear and learned, it helps the learning flow. Spend the time in the beginning getting them set up and it will pay off.</li></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lFuUj5ITU3k/YOnDvZxugWI/AAAAAAAAJXI/XkgVmdOFSxQuocK2wnBgU49K4ukFgMdoACLcBGAsYHQ/s1466/Creative%2BApple_Red.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1466" data-original-width="1053" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lFuUj5ITU3k/YOnDvZxugWI/AAAAAAAAJXI/XkgVmdOFSxQuocK2wnBgU49K4ukFgMdoACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Creative%2BApple_Red.png" /></a></div></div> One way to decorate and celebrate learning is through <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Pennant-activities-bundle-for-the-year-6579525" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pennants</a>! I love to use pennants for holidays and general learning. <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Pennant-activities-bundle-for-the-year-6579525" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Here is what I use</a>.</span></span></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><span style="color: black; font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Pennant-activities-bundle-for-the-year-6579525" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWfmM7Jy9sEs2YHf08NRfaILDjFnJVHCi5hCaWNWYh9osc3prQ3TcaAi5m3XECgb5mMP_c3URKzfImbyczCmjmk9G34LVfeB0YrRUKDNija94UriYym5zIdKclaRA4vy9NZIwqKDLrAT-Mz5JFAaVsMOdql9RihuK_wtbBBGO0HdirckEvR0l_6EzW/s320/Slide1.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W22w6DhgfWU/XX-4BrewSeI/AAAAAAAACzg/BLclMMdf1FIWsuRy_0q02AkJENWVJX5xwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ltsig.png" /></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: large;">You can find me on these platforms (as well as my blog!)</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/LisaTeachR" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: xx-large;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="73" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qir7LGzEBko/XX4_1VC0ckI/AAAAAAAAIbw/5pWCvs6dXus3T4MSUoGSADIahwaeBD_SQCLcBGAsYHQ/w73-h73/facebookilogo.jpg" width="73" /></a><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/lisateachrsclassroom/" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: xx-large;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="61" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ilQfg-3h3e0/XX4_1Y5g58I/AAAAAAAAIb0/NREVLy1Ep3cvZHpRxOpmlN3IAv58Y7lLQCLcBGAsYHQ/w65-h61/instagramlogo.jpg" width="65" /></a><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/lisarteacher/" rel="nofollow" style="clear: left; display: inline; font-size: xx-large; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="76" data-original-width="66" height="90" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YTrRvG5OrBM/YGuw1GEyUNI/AAAAAAAAJOw/r5RQjgFnz0Mh4gV7M60b9xtwhXj7NWe4gCLcBGAsYHQ/w77-h90/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-04-05%2Bat%2B5.51.41%2BPM.png" width="77" /></a><a href="https://twitter.com/Lisa_teacher" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: xx-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="926" data-original-width="1139" height="73" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-derysiLNktI/YOm19MLS9oI/AAAAAAAAJWs/XJlkcGnUI04tdQZke0cdlVwvCeAM2AOCgCLcBGAsYHQ/w88-h73/twitter_logo_blue.png" width="88" /></a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></span></span></div>lisateachrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07491297786831237914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570061444048761194.post-24552455738359729322023-01-29T07:00:00.001-08:002023-01-29T07:00:00.159-08:00Lunar New Year 2023 is the year of the rabbit!<div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif" style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><h1><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two;">Lunar New Year<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9aVvql8hdMsAOnmyYFe_BAQgDWfuaN7ihFI8XMtyV7uuSYsrgY_2NB2FFjwJb9WXZShcuWfn1XAdHNCgbvqIWQM0wWvTIbk8ZarYBtMl3KtdGwUYlKlSGb5IzB5Zc5iero6uZws1FgmE7kF55g0wUMHxfbZczAu_3BV-nLCE_f_4jHP9IA0DJIXPU/s2100/rabbit.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1367" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9aVvql8hdMsAOnmyYFe_BAQgDWfuaN7ihFI8XMtyV7uuSYsrgY_2NB2FFjwJb9WXZShcuWfn1XAdHNCgbvqIWQM0wWvTIbk8ZarYBtMl3KtdGwUYlKlSGb5IzB5Zc5iero6uZws1FgmE7kF55g0wUMHxfbZczAu_3BV-nLCE_f_4jHP9IA0DJIXPU/s320/rabbit.png" width="208" /></a></div></span></h1><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two;"><b>2023 is the year of the rabbit! My students are so excited about it.</b></span></div></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><span style="color: black; font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4vYZ9mubMKU/YOm4n3Wze6I/AAAAAAAAJW4/J0cL6mpjsgg0KZRpM_onc4s0Py170qFxACLcBGAsYHQ/s1543/Creative%2BApple_Purple.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1543" data-original-width="1123" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4vYZ9mubMKU/YOm4n3Wze6I/AAAAAAAAJW4/J0cL6mpjsgg0KZRpM_onc4s0Py170qFxACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Creative%2BApple_Purple.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The History</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Let's teach our kids some history about the of the Lunar New Year. That is always fun and so important. <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Lunar-New-Year-Student-Project-7700203" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">This project</a> is good for grades 3-6.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1O4Ng2prEJ0/YOm6Bjh_oxI/AAAAAAAAJXA/sKTlAA_3WY0fimXWbIsBz269JN2gZlAUwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1445/Creative%2BApple_Pink.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1445" data-original-width="1078" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1O4Ng2prEJ0/YOm6Bjh_oxI/AAAAAAAAJXA/sKTlAA_3WY0fimXWbIsBz269JN2gZlAUwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Creative%2BApple_Pink.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Slide decks</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Do you like using slide decks? <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Lunar-New-Year-5216061" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Check these out</a> if you want something easy to use and a project for your kids. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lFuUj5ITU3k/YOnDvZxugWI/AAAAAAAAJXI/XkgVmdOFSxQuocK2wnBgU49K4ukFgMdoACLcBGAsYHQ/s1466/Creative%2BApple_Red.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1466" data-original-width="1053" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lFuUj5ITU3k/YOnDvZxugWI/AAAAAAAAJXI/XkgVmdOFSxQuocK2wnBgU49K4ukFgMdoACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Creative%2BApple_Red.png" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><br /><div>What ways will you teach about the Lunar New Year in your classroom?</div></div></span></span></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><div><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W22w6DhgfWU/XX-4BrewSeI/AAAAAAAACzg/BLclMMdf1FIWsuRy_0q02AkJENWVJX5xwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ltsig.png" /></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: large;">You can find me on these platforms (as well as my blog!)</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/LisaTeachR" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: xx-large;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="73" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qir7LGzEBko/XX4_1VC0ckI/AAAAAAAAIbw/5pWCvs6dXus3T4MSUoGSADIahwaeBD_SQCLcBGAsYHQ/w73-h73/facebookilogo.jpg" width="73" /></a><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/lisateachrsclassroom/" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: xx-large;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="61" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ilQfg-3h3e0/XX4_1Y5g58I/AAAAAAAAIb0/NREVLy1Ep3cvZHpRxOpmlN3IAv58Y7lLQCLcBGAsYHQ/w65-h61/instagramlogo.jpg" width="65" /></a><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/lisarteacher/" rel="nofollow" style="clear: left; display: inline; font-size: xx-large; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="76" data-original-width="66" height="90" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YTrRvG5OrBM/YGuw1GEyUNI/AAAAAAAAJOw/r5RQjgFnz0Mh4gV7M60b9xtwhXj7NWe4gCLcBGAsYHQ/w77-h90/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-04-05%2Bat%2B5.51.41%2BPM.png" width="77" /></a><a href="https://twitter.com/Lisa_teacher" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: xx-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="926" data-original-width="1139" height="73" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-derysiLNktI/YOm19MLS9oI/AAAAAAAAJWs/XJlkcGnUI04tdQZke0cdlVwvCeAM2AOCgCLcBGAsYHQ/w88-h73/twitter_logo_blue.png" width="88" /></a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></span></span></div>lisateachrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07491297786831237914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570061444048761194.post-51012099711340722702023-01-26T13:56:00.001-08:002023-01-26T15:48:40.600-08:00101st day of school! Time for Dalmatian day<div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif" style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><h1><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two;">101st day of school<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaxia-8gJg4Vz0UN4Nl6YZc1ma54ao9ruaNNe8IKyW2O-SLl7cuendp4I8Dwk1Pcu8u92aRtcfL0sNCbxHLH3nK62xh4sl7cd3aisPPrV0Tzl8noBfTrQ69uzwBI3FQ2tUe0xO8ecrEdHnfjNlwiqM3ycdSAurLn-GaJuFid56qGobAP4XiXn9xzZZ=s2100" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1821" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaxia-8gJg4Vz0UN4Nl6YZc1ma54ao9ruaNNe8IKyW2O-SLl7cuendp4I8Dwk1Pcu8u92aRtcfL0sNCbxHLH3nK62xh4sl7cd3aisPPrV0Tzl8noBfTrQ69uzwBI3FQ2tUe0xO8ecrEdHnfjNlwiqM3ycdSAurLn-GaJuFid56qGobAP4XiXn9xzZZ=s320" width="277" /></a></div></span></h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two;">Did you know the 101st day of school is coming up?</span></div></div></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><span style="color: black; font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4vYZ9mubMKU/YOm4n3Wze6I/AAAAAAAAJW4/J0cL6mpjsgg0KZRpM_onc4s0Py170qFxACLcBGAsYHQ/s1543/Creative%2BApple_Purple.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1543" data-original-width="1123" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4vYZ9mubMKU/YOm4n3Wze6I/AAAAAAAAJW4/J0cL6mpjsgg0KZRpM_onc4s0Py170qFxACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Creative%2BApple_Purple.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>When is it?</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Well. It's different for everybody. It depends on when your school year started.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><b><br /></b></div><div><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1O4Ng2prEJ0/YOm6Bjh_oxI/AAAAAAAAJXA/sKTlAA_3WY0fimXWbIsBz269JN2gZlAUwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1445/Creative%2BApple_Pink.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1445" data-original-width="1078" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1O4Ng2prEJ0/YOm6Bjh_oxI/AAAAAAAAJXA/sKTlAA_3WY0fimXWbIsBz269JN2gZlAUwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Creative%2BApple_Pink.png" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Wait... 101?</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Everybody celebrates the 100th day of school. Why not shake things up and celebrate the 101st? And we call it Dalmatian day! Who doesn't love dogs?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lFuUj5ITU3k/YOnDvZxugWI/AAAAAAAAJXI/XkgVmdOFSxQuocK2wnBgU49K4ukFgMdoACLcBGAsYHQ/s1466/Creative%2BApple_Red.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1466" data-original-width="1053" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lFuUj5ITU3k/YOnDvZxugWI/AAAAAAAAJXI/XkgVmdOFSxQuocK2wnBgU49K4ukFgMdoACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Creative%2BApple_Red.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Keep it centered</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Keep all your activities centered around the number 101 and dalmatians. Do you need some ideas? Check out my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/101st-Day-of-School-Dalmatian-Celebration-7694835" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">packet of activities</a> here!</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope you and your students enjoy the 101st day of school. I know we had a blast!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><br /></div></div></span></span></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W22w6DhgfWU/XX-4BrewSeI/AAAAAAAACzg/BLclMMdf1FIWsuRy_0q02AkJENWVJX5xwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ltsig.png" /></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: large;">You can find me on these platforms (as well as my blog!)</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/LisaTeachR" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: xx-large;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="73" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qir7LGzEBko/XX4_1VC0ckI/AAAAAAAAIbw/5pWCvs6dXus3T4MSUoGSADIahwaeBD_SQCLcBGAsYHQ/w73-h73/facebookilogo.jpg" width="73" /></a><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/lisateachrsclassroom/" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: xx-large;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="61" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ilQfg-3h3e0/XX4_1Y5g58I/AAAAAAAAIb0/NREVLy1Ep3cvZHpRxOpmlN3IAv58Y7lLQCLcBGAsYHQ/w65-h61/instagramlogo.jpg" width="65" /></a><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/lisarteacher/" rel="nofollow" style="clear: left; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-72GEhwWFOK4/YQLQ8rmIjHI/AAAAAAAAJek/_Lrr_T8J_8A2QSMQUg4R0034ppYc3hJfQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2100/family%2Bon%2Bsofa.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="963" data-original-width="2100" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-72GEhwWFOK4/YQLQ8rmIjHI/AAAAAAAAJek/_Lrr_T8J_8A2QSMQUg4R0034ppYc3hJfQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/family%2Bon%2Bsofa.png" width="320" /></a></div></span></h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two;">Did you know November is National Diabetes Month?</span></div></div></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><span style="color: black; font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4vYZ9mubMKU/YOm4n3Wze6I/AAAAAAAAJW4/J0cL6mpjsgg0KZRpM_onc4s0Py170qFxACLcBGAsYHQ/s1543/Creative%2BApple_Purple.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1543" data-original-width="1123" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4vYZ9mubMKU/YOm4n3Wze6I/AAAAAAAAJW4/J0cL6mpjsgg0KZRpM_onc4s0Py170qFxACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Creative%2BApple_Purple.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>National Diabetes Month</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Diabetes affects more than 30 million people in the United States so chances are many of our students are touched by diabetes in some way- </div><div style="text-align: center;">they may even have it themselves. </div><div style="text-align: center;">There are two types: </div><div style="text-align: center;">Type 1 (T1D) and Type 2 (T2D). </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">T1D is an autoimmune condition cause by the T cells destroying the pancreatic beta cells. Then your pancreas stops producing insulin. So you have to take insulin to manage your blood sugar. </div><div style="text-align: center;">You can get it by genetics or viruses </div><div style="text-align: center;">and it can happen at any age. </div><div style="text-align: center;">There is no cure. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">T2D also affects your pancreas which is not producing enough insulin. It can happen at any age but usually affects adults. Losing weight, eating well and exercising can sometimes help with managing it but if it doesn't, a person may need meds or insulin.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><b><br /></b></div><div><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1O4Ng2prEJ0/YOm6Bjh_oxI/AAAAAAAAJXA/sKTlAA_3WY0fimXWbIsBz269JN2gZlAUwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1445/Creative%2BApple_Pink.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1445" data-original-width="1078" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1O4Ng2prEJ0/YOm6Bjh_oxI/AAAAAAAAJXA/sKTlAA_3WY0fimXWbIsBz269JN2gZlAUwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Creative%2BApple_Pink.png" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Why is diabetes important to me?</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">In 2009, I was diagnosed with T2D. No matter the medications and lifestyle changes, my glucose was out of control. I finally changed doctors and my new doctor sent me to an endocrinologist. First thing she asked was if I wasn't T1D. After various tests, it was determined I was a type 1 diabetic and therefore needed to be on insulin therapy. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Now that I am on insulin and using my Dexcom which lets me know my glucose numbers continually, my sugar is finally under control and I feel better.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It will always be a struggle but at least I have the tools to control it now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lFuUj5ITU3k/YOnDvZxugWI/AAAAAAAAJXI/XkgVmdOFSxQuocK2wnBgU49K4ukFgMdoACLcBGAsYHQ/s1466/Creative%2BApple_Red.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1466" data-original-width="1053" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lFuUj5ITU3k/YOnDvZxugWI/AAAAAAAAJXI/XkgVmdOFSxQuocK2wnBgU49K4ukFgMdoACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Creative%2BApple_Red.png" /></a></div><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mommy-Beeps-book-children-diabetic/dp/1092271465/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=mommy+beeps&qid=1627575285&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mommy Beeps by Kim Baillieul</a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div>As I said, I use a Dexcom continuous glucose monitor. It gives real time glucose readings. It also beeps when my sugar is getting too low. </div><div>As a teacher in the classroom, it's important for kids to know what's going on so they don't get alarmed when I beep. </div><div>Besides myself, our students are connected with diabetes in their community or </div><div>maybe even within their own family or themselves. </div><div>This book will help them understand what is going on.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope you enjoyed learning a little bit about diabetes and how to address it in the classroom.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div>What ways will you teach students about National Diabetes Month?</div><div><br /></div></div></span></span></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W22w6DhgfWU/XX-4BrewSeI/AAAAAAAACzg/BLclMMdf1FIWsuRy_0q02AkJENWVJX5xwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ltsig.png" /></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: large;">You can find me on these platforms (as well as my blog!)</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/LisaTeachR" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: xx-large;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="73" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qir7LGzEBko/XX4_1VC0ckI/AAAAAAAAIbw/5pWCvs6dXus3T4MSUoGSADIahwaeBD_SQCLcBGAsYHQ/w73-h73/facebookilogo.jpg" width="73" /></a><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/lisateachrsclassroom/" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: xx-large;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="61" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ilQfg-3h3e0/XX4_1Y5g58I/AAAAAAAAIb0/NREVLy1Ep3cvZHpRxOpmlN3IAv58Y7lLQCLcBGAsYHQ/w65-h61/instagramlogo.jpg" width="65" /></a><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/lisarteacher/" rel="nofollow" style="clear: left; display: inline; font-size: xx-large; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="76" data-original-width="66" height="90" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YTrRvG5OrBM/YGuw1GEyUNI/AAAAAAAAJOw/r5RQjgFnz0Mh4gV7M60b9xtwhXj7NWe4gCLcBGAsYHQ/w77-h90/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-04-05%2Bat%2B5.51.41%2BPM.png" width="77" /></a><a href="https://twitter.com/Lisa_teacher" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: xx-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="926" data-original-width="1139" height="73" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-derysiLNktI/YOm19MLS9oI/AAAAAAAAJWs/XJlkcGnUI04tdQZke0cdlVwvCeAM2AOCgCLcBGAsYHQ/w88-h73/twitter_logo_blue.png" width="88" /></a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: medium;">How can I make your job easier this year? Let me know in the comments. If I use your ideas for a blog post, you will win $10 to <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Lisateachrs-Classroom" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Teachers Pay Teachers</a>. 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That's why sometimes it's called a toppling story. Some classics are <u>The House That Jack Built</u> and <u>There was an old lady who swallowed a fly</u>. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Circular story structure</b></div><div><br /></div><div>A circular story structure follows a circle. It has various events but always come back to the beginning. Some examples are <u>If you give a mouse a cookie</u> by Laura Joffe Numeroff or <u>Long Night Moon</u> by Cynthia Rylant.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1O4Ng2prEJ0/YOm6Bjh_oxI/AAAAAAAAJXA/sKTlAA_3WY0fimXWbIsBz269JN2gZlAUwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1445/Creative%2BApple_Pink.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1445" data-original-width="1078" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1O4Ng2prEJ0/YOm6Bjh_oxI/AAAAAAAAJXA/sKTlAA_3WY0fimXWbIsBz269JN2gZlAUwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Creative%2BApple_Pink.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Using them in the classroom</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">To use them in the classroom, first your kids must understand them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Read them various stories using the structure and break them down together. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After that, have kids write their own tales!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I love having the kids do this and then they read them to the little ones and give them their books.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lFuUj5ITU3k/YOnDvZxugWI/AAAAAAAAJXI/XkgVmdOFSxQuocK2wnBgU49K4ukFgMdoACLcBGAsYHQ/s1466/Creative%2BApple_Red.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1466" data-original-width="1053" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lFuUj5ITU3k/YOnDvZxugWI/AAAAAAAAJXI/XkgVmdOFSxQuocK2wnBgU49K4ukFgMdoACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Creative%2BApple_Red.png" /></a></div><b>Need some help?</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div>I broke it all down for you here.</div><div>Just click on the image to go to my store.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/There-was-an-old-lady-a-bat-Cumulative-plot-structure-7035826?st=2d0d8eea9d372b09605b4fa24a7bff17" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bednPnCSL5A/YO8jQ61-ilI/AAAAAAAAJdI/eiAME9uQ3AABrDdyEgfwzD5c4WRY32LLwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/There%2BWas%2Ban%2BOld%2BLady%2BwHo%2Bswallowed%2Ba...%2Bbat%2521.gif" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/If-You-Give-a-Reindeer-a-Root-Beer-Studying-Circular-Plot-Structure-2206208" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="371" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XFxyTKA26Lk/YO8jIad3OXI/AAAAAAAAJdE/3byV4-09XgcRxdZxhQuxKgTvgVJVODJOQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/If%2Byou%2Bgive%2Ba%2Breindeer%2Ba%2Broot%2Bbeer-Circular%2Bplot%2Bstructure.gif" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/There-Was-an-Old-Lady-Who-Swallowed-a-Rose-Cumulative-Plot-Structure-2376359?st=2d0d8eea9d372b09605b4fa24a7bff17" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wsGeo5LGhZA/YO8jgScpJeI/AAAAAAAAJdQ/Avwi6EdBiAo-KqGmVTe3zLi_WzvEN7pKACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/There%2BWas%2Ban%2BOld%2BLady%2BwHo%2Bswallowed%2Ba...%2Brose%2521.gif" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">As you can see, I like to do them as a holiday activity to keep my holiday work academic!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div>What ways will you teach story structure</div><div> in your classroom?</div><div><br /></div><div>Check out these amazing bloggers for more ideas!</div><div>
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Let me know in the comments. If I use your ideas for a blog post, you will win $10 to <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Lisateachrs-Classroom" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Teachers Pay Teachers</a>. 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Here are some ways to celebrate kindness.</span></div></div></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><span style="color: black; font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4vYZ9mubMKU/YOm4n3Wze6I/AAAAAAAAJW4/J0cL6mpjsgg0KZRpM_onc4s0Py170qFxACLcBGAsYHQ/s1543/Creative%2BApple_Purple.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1543" data-original-width="1123" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4vYZ9mubMKU/YOm4n3Wze6I/AAAAAAAAJW4/J0cL6mpjsgg0KZRpM_onc4s0Py170qFxACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Creative%2BApple_Purple.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Kindness Cards</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Kids can learn about kindness and friendship through complimenting each other. Kindness cards are the way to do it. Find <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Kindness-cards-an-activity-accentuating-positive-personality-traits-2284149?st=937cec1f3db445560007fefa3528f0d2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kindness cards</a> here. I still have the one we made in high school.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Kindness-cards-an-activity-accentuating-positive-personality-traits-2284149?st=937cec1f3db445560007fefa3528f0d2" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="544" data-original-width="420" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rCZpf6da8eU/YOsRMm1h6yI/AAAAAAAAJZw/Nh9QpO-iE5EzYpaIBbaK661fMVJEOSDZgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Slide1.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1O4Ng2prEJ0/YOm6Bjh_oxI/AAAAAAAAJXA/sKTlAA_3WY0fimXWbIsBz269JN2gZlAUwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1445/Creative%2BApple_Pink.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1445" data-original-width="1078" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1O4Ng2prEJ0/YOm6Bjh_oxI/AAAAAAAAJXA/sKTlAA_3WY0fimXWbIsBz269JN2gZlAUwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Creative%2BApple_Pink.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Kindness to the world through SDG's</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Do you know about the <a href="https://sdgs.un.org/goals" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SDG's</a>? They are 17 goals to make the world a better place! They were created by the United Nations. There is a website to help <a href="http://www.teachsdgs.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">teach the SDG's</a> and a project in January every year. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lFuUj5ITU3k/YOnDvZxugWI/AAAAAAAAJXI/XkgVmdOFSxQuocK2wnBgU49K4ukFgMdoACLcBGAsYHQ/s1466/Creative%2BApple_Red.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1466" data-original-width="1053" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lFuUj5ITU3k/YOnDvZxugWI/AAAAAAAAJXI/XkgVmdOFSxQuocK2wnBgU49K4ukFgMdoACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Creative%2BApple_Red.png" /></a></div><b>The SDG's and Art</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div>Art is one way to teach understanding of the SDG's.</div><div>I used <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-Global-Goals-and-Glass-Art-6578935?st=f3fe0eb31e5476e753e515b53d5d435a" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">glass art</a> as a way in.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-Global-Goals-and-Glass-Art-6578935?st=f3fe0eb31e5476e753e515b53d5d435a" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RLy1VelYFCY/YOsSpJHB_ZI/AAAAAAAAJZ4/42kCfPzfGEcq7GnMs6CjjtFOY95RGmwlgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/The%2BGlobal%2BGoals%2Band%2BGlass%2BArt%2B12%2Bx%2B12.png" /></a></div><br /><div>What ways will you promote </div><div>kindness in your classroom?</div></div></span></span></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><div><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W22w6DhgfWU/XX-4BrewSeI/AAAAAAAACzg/BLclMMdf1FIWsuRy_0q02AkJENWVJX5xwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ltsig.png" /></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: large;">You can find me on these platforms (as well as my blog!)</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/LisaTeachR" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: xx-large;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="73" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qir7LGzEBko/XX4_1VC0ckI/AAAAAAAAIbw/5pWCvs6dXus3T4MSUoGSADIahwaeBD_SQCLcBGAsYHQ/w73-h73/facebookilogo.jpg" width="73" /></a><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/lisateachrsclassroom/" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: xx-large;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="61" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ilQfg-3h3e0/XX4_1Y5g58I/AAAAAAAAIb0/NREVLy1Ep3cvZHpRxOpmlN3IAv58Y7lLQCLcBGAsYHQ/w65-h61/instagramlogo.jpg" width="65" /></a><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/lisarteacher/" rel="nofollow" style="clear: left; display: inline; font-size: xx-large; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="76" data-original-width="66" height="90" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YTrRvG5OrBM/YGuw1GEyUNI/AAAAAAAAJOw/r5RQjgFnz0Mh4gV7M60b9xtwhXj7NWe4gCLcBGAsYHQ/w77-h90/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-04-05%2Bat%2B5.51.41%2BPM.png" width="77" /></a><a href="https://twitter.com/Lisa_teacher" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: xx-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="926" data-original-width="1139" height="73" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-derysiLNktI/YOm19MLS9oI/AAAAAAAAJWs/XJlkcGnUI04tdQZke0cdlVwvCeAM2AOCgCLcBGAsYHQ/w88-h73/twitter_logo_blue.png" width="88" /></a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: medium;">How can I make your job easier this year? Let me know in the comments. If I use your ideas for a blog post, you will win $10 to <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Lisateachrs-Classroom" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Teachers Pay Teachers</a>. Even better, if I use your ideas to make a resource in my store, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Lisateachrs-Classroom" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LisaTeachR's Classroom</a>, I'll send you a free copy of that resource! </span></div></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two;">You can find me on these platforms (as well as my blog!)</span><br /> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LisaTeachR" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="73" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qir7LGzEBko/XX4_1VC0ckI/AAAAAAAAIbw/5pWCvs6dXus3T4MSUoGSADIahwaeBD_SQCLcBGAsYHQ/w73-h73/facebookilogo.jpg" width="73" /></a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lisateachrsclassroom/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="61" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ilQfg-3h3e0/XX4_1Y5g58I/AAAAAAAAIb0/NREVLy1Ep3cvZHpRxOpmlN3IAv58Y7lLQCLcBGAsYHQ/w65-h61/instagramlogo.jpg" width="65" /></a><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/lisarteacher/" rel="nofollow" style="clear: left; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="76" data-original-width="66" height="90" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YTrRvG5OrBM/YGuw1GEyUNI/AAAAAAAAJOw/r5RQjgFnz0Mh4gV7M60b9xtwhXj7NWe4gCLcBGAsYHQ/w77-h90/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-04-05%2Bat%2B5.51.41%2BPM.png" width="77" /></a><a href="https://twitter.com/Lisa_teacher" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="926" data-original-width="1139" height="73" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-derysiLNktI/YOm19MLS9oI/AAAAAAAAJWs/XJlkcGnUI04tdQZke0cdlVwvCeAM2AOCgCLcBGAsYHQ/w88-h73/twitter_logo_blue.png" width="88" /></a></span></div></span></span></div>lisateachrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07491297786831237914noreply@blogger.com0Los Angeles, CA, USA34.0522342 -118.24368495.7420003638211554 -153.3999349 62.362468036178846 -83.0874349tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570061444048761194.post-30463192471896143562021-09-19T08:06:00.003-07:002021-09-19T08:06:00.198-07:00Ideas for a spooky Halloween or Dia de los Muertos<div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif" style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><h1><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two;">Ideas for a spooky Halloween or </span></h1><h1><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two;">Dia de los Muertos</span></h1><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WE1TcGgYAeM/YOsJ2b5rAtI/AAAAAAAAJZQ/6n6HkFThhfAQN4sjClWGswxlcfnUFVF4gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1729/4.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1729" data-original-width="1509" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WE1TcGgYAeM/YOsJ2b5rAtI/AAAAAAAAJZQ/6n6HkFThhfAQN4sjClWGswxlcfnUFVF4gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/4.png" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two;">I know! It's around the corner! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two;">Halloween is October 31st and </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two;">Dia de los Muertos is November 1st and 2nd.</span></div></div></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><span style="color: black; font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4vYZ9mubMKU/YOm4n3Wze6I/AAAAAAAAJW4/J0cL6mpjsgg0KZRpM_onc4s0Py170qFxACLcBGAsYHQ/s1543/Creative%2BApple_Purple.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1543" data-original-width="1123" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4vYZ9mubMKU/YOm4n3Wze6I/AAAAAAAAJW4/J0cL6mpjsgg0KZRpM_onc4s0Py170qFxACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Creative%2BApple_Purple.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Your Door</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Your classroom door is the first place to </div><div style="text-align: center;">set the mood for your decor. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is my <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/lisarteacher/classroom-door-ideas/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pinterest board</a> for ideas. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I love to set the mood with a beautifully decorated door. I use my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Dia-de-los-Muertos-2611547" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">dia de los muertos decor set</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">for the interior. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Dia-de-los-Muertos-2611547" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="792" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wk5E6jU-rDc/YOsMIoC77sI/AAAAAAAAJZY/z8_YMKZBs7scW6XvWVKHXnMh8xpiwREoACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Dia%2Bde%2Blos%2BMuertos%2Bclassroom%2Bdecor%2Bset.001.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1O4Ng2prEJ0/YOm6Bjh_oxI/AAAAAAAAJXA/sKTlAA_3WY0fimXWbIsBz269JN2gZlAUwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1445/Creative%2BApple_Pink.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1445" data-original-width="1078" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1O4Ng2prEJ0/YOm6Bjh_oxI/AAAAAAAAJXA/sKTlAA_3WY0fimXWbIsBz269JN2gZlAUwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Creative%2BApple_Pink.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Read Alouds</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Here are my favorites...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">-Creepy Carrots</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">-Halloween Hustle</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">-There was an old lady who swallowed a bat</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">-Calavera Abecedaria</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">-Funny Bones: Posada and his Day of the Dead Calaveras</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">-Just a minute: A trickster tale and counting book</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Any of these books would be a great addition </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">to your classroom library.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lFuUj5ITU3k/YOnDvZxugWI/AAAAAAAAJXI/XkgVmdOFSxQuocK2wnBgU49K4ukFgMdoACLcBGAsYHQ/s1466/Creative%2BApple_Red.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1466" data-original-width="1053" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lFuUj5ITU3k/YOnDvZxugWI/AAAAAAAAJXI/XkgVmdOFSxQuocK2wnBgU49K4ukFgMdoACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Creative%2BApple_Red.png" /></a></div><b>Activities</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div>Tissue box monster: One fun activity is to have kids turn a tissue box into a scary monster. Just use white construction paper to make the teeth for the opening. Decorate the rest. Use egg cartons parts to make eyes for the top!</div><div><br /></div><div>Halloween in France: Take this opportunity to learn about other cultures! Use <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Halloween-in-France-2822933" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this book</a> to learn about how it is celebrated in France. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Halloween-in-France-2822933" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="513" data-original-width="420" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4PRWMLw-AfU/YOsOvaMS5vI/AAAAAAAAJZg/aYAlfFNl3IMeKVCLCb4LUqdO3aghV9DngCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Slide01.png" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div></span></span></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><div><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: x-large;">This a fun time of the year to learn about other cultures. Have fun!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W22w6DhgfWU/XX-4BrewSeI/AAAAAAAACzg/BLclMMdf1FIWsuRy_0q02AkJENWVJX5xwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ltsig.png" /></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: large;">You can find me on these platforms (as well as my blog!)</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/LisaTeachR" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: xx-large;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="73" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qir7LGzEBko/XX4_1VC0ckI/AAAAAAAAIbw/5pWCvs6dXus3T4MSUoGSADIahwaeBD_SQCLcBGAsYHQ/w73-h73/facebookilogo.jpg" width="73" /></a><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/lisateachrsclassroom/" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: xx-large;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="61" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ilQfg-3h3e0/XX4_1Y5g58I/AAAAAAAAIb0/NREVLy1Ep3cvZHpRxOpmlN3IAv58Y7lLQCLcBGAsYHQ/w65-h61/instagramlogo.jpg" width="65" /></a><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/lisarteacher/" rel="nofollow" style="clear: left; display: inline; font-size: xx-large; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="76" data-original-width="66" height="90" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YTrRvG5OrBM/YGuw1GEyUNI/AAAAAAAAJOw/r5RQjgFnz0Mh4gV7M60b9xtwhXj7NWe4gCLcBGAsYHQ/w77-h90/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-04-05%2Bat%2B5.51.41%2BPM.png" width="77" /></a><a href="https://twitter.com/Lisa_teacher" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: xx-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="926" data-original-width="1139" height="73" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-derysiLNktI/YOm19MLS9oI/AAAAAAAAJWs/XJlkcGnUI04tdQZke0cdlVwvCeAM2AOCgCLcBGAsYHQ/w88-h73/twitter_logo_blue.png" width="88" /></a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: medium;">How can I make your job easier this year? Let me know in the comments. If I use your ideas for a blog post, you will win $10 to <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Lisateachrs-Classroom" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Teachers Pay Teachers</a>. Even better, if I use your ideas to make a resource in my store, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Lisateachrs-Classroom" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LisaTeachR's Classroom</a>, I'll send you a free copy of that resource! </span></div></div></span></span></div>lisateachrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07491297786831237914noreply@blogger.com0Los Angeles, CA, USA34.0522342 -118.24368495.7420003638211554 -153.3999349 62.362468036178846 -83.0874349tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570061444048761194.post-18366879464704658512021-09-05T10:50:00.068-07:002021-09-19T14:06:51.051-07:00Latino Heritage Month ideas and resources<div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif" style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><h1><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two;">Latino Heritage Month </span></h1><h1><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two;">is here!</span></h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZqwAN60b8GY" width="320" youtube-src-id="ZqwAN60b8GY"></iframe></div><h1><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The dates for Latino Heritage month are September 15th until October 15th. September 16th is on Mexico's independence day.</span></span></div></span></h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4vYZ9mubMKU/YOm4n3Wze6I/AAAAAAAAJW4/J0cL6mpjsgg0KZRpM_onc4s0Py170qFxACLcBGAsYHQ/s1543/Creative%2BApple_Purple.png" style="font-family: "Shadows Into Light Two"; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1543" data-original-width="1123" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4vYZ9mubMKU/YOm4n3Wze6I/AAAAAAAAJW4/J0cL6mpjsgg0KZRpM_onc4s0Py170qFxACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Creative%2BApple_Purple.png" /></a></div></div></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><span style="color: black; font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Museums and Cultural Centers</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">One good thing about the pandemic is that it made everyone look outward and consider how to share knowledge with the world. Virtual field trips abounded. Two local places (for me) I want you to be aware of are <a href="https://lapca.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">La Plaza</a> and the <a href="https://molaa.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Museum of Latin American Art.</a> La Plaza focuses on Mexican and Mexican-American culture. Molaa is the only museum in the United States dedicated to modern and contemporary Latin and Latin-American Art. Also, there is a <a href="https://www.hispanicheritagemonth.gov/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">federal site</a> dedicated to this month!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Check them out!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1O4Ng2prEJ0/YOm6Bjh_oxI/AAAAAAAAJXA/sKTlAA_3WY0fimXWbIsBz269JN2gZlAUwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1445/Creative%2BApple_Pink.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1445" data-original-width="1078" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1O4Ng2prEJ0/YOm6Bjh_oxI/AAAAAAAAJXA/sKTlAA_3WY0fimXWbIsBz269JN2gZlAUwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Creative%2BApple_Pink.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Researching famous LatinX people</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">What better way to celebrate than to research some famous Latinos? People like Frida Kahlo, Eva Peron and Lin Manuel Miranda! As a matter of fact, there are <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Hispanic-Latino-Heritage-pennants-4074018" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">34 pennants</a> to choose from in both color and black and white. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Hispanic-Latino-Heritage-pennants-4074018" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="1720" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EQyd8w-yd_s/YOx9KkCvCgI/AAAAAAAAJcI/Ceg6fG6HXisd-9HCMPx6ZYBk3rqEOMfEQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-07-12%2Bat%2B10.34.14%2BAM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lFuUj5ITU3k/YOnDvZxugWI/AAAAAAAAJXI/XkgVmdOFSxQuocK2wnBgU49K4ukFgMdoACLcBGAsYHQ/s1466/Creative%2BApple_Red.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1466" data-original-width="1053" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lFuUj5ITU3k/YOnDvZxugWI/AAAAAAAAJXI/XkgVmdOFSxQuocK2wnBgU49K4ukFgMdoACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Creative%2BApple_Red.png" /></a></div><b>Great picture books</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div>I have a lot of favorite LatinX authors I read aloud to my students. Some of my favorite authors and illustrators are:</div><div><ul><li>Yuyi Morales</li><li>Rafael Lopez</li><li>Gary Soto</li><li>Isabel Quintero</li><li>Pam Munoz Ryan</li><li>Alma Flor Ada</li><li>Margarita Engle</li><li>Matt de la Pena</li><li>and many many more</li></ul><div>If you need some help using these books, here is a <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Lisateachrs-Classroom/Category/Hispanic-Heritage-Latino-Heritage-345440" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">link to my store</a>. There are a lot of resources to help you this month. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div>What ways will you promote </div><div>this month in your classroom?</div><div><br /></div><div>Check out these great bloggers!</div></div></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two;">Kids love science. As a teacher though, sometimes it can be a little overwhelming trying to figure out where to start. Why not start with picture books? Picture books are the perfect hook for the kids </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two;">and can spur lots of ideas for STEM. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two;">Here are some ideas. </span></div></div></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div></span></span></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><span style="color: black; font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4vYZ9mubMKU/YOm4n3Wze6I/AAAAAAAAJW4/J0cL6mpjsgg0KZRpM_onc4s0Py170qFxACLcBGAsYHQ/s1543/Creative%2BApple_Purple.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1543" data-original-width="1123" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4vYZ9mubMKU/YOm4n3Wze6I/AAAAAAAAJW4/J0cL6mpjsgg0KZRpM_onc4s0Py170qFxACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Creative%2BApple_Purple.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u>After the Fall</u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u>(How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again)</u></div><div style="text-align: center;">by Dan Santat</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is a great book to teach perseverance </div><div style="text-align: center;">and getting over fears. Kids are already familiar with the nursery rhyme. This just extends the story.</div><div style="text-align: center;">What are some STEM extensions?</div><div style="text-align: center;">-Design a paper airplane for Humpty.</div><div style="text-align: center;">-Engineer a device to get Humpty up a wall safely.</div><div style="text-align: center;">-Do the egg drop!</div><div style="text-align: center;">(If you want that one step by step, download my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Picture-Book-STEM-After-the-Fall-By-Dan-Santant-Egg-Drop-Project-6803711" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Picture Book STEM Unit</a> for some literacy activities and the STEM activity)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Picture-Book-STEM-After-the-Fall-By-Dan-Santant-Egg-Drop-Project-6803711" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zgfq_dvuIlc/YOryOYVmXmI/AAAAAAAAJXY/SdT23zFo37wS28mu2DONUL3a51Zi6musACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/PBS%2BEgg%2Bdrop.gif" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1O4Ng2prEJ0/YOm6Bjh_oxI/AAAAAAAAJXA/sKTlAA_3WY0fimXWbIsBz269JN2gZlAUwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1445/Creative%2BApple_Pink.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1445" data-original-width="1078" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1O4Ng2prEJ0/YOm6Bjh_oxI/AAAAAAAAJXA/sKTlAA_3WY0fimXWbIsBz269JN2gZlAUwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Creative%2BApple_Pink.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><u>If I Built A School</u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">by Chris Van Dusen</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This book is so fun. When I read it to second graders, their imaginations went wild! Their only let down was that it wasn't real!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">What are some STEM extensions?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">-What new classroom or space would you build? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The sky is the limit!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">-Redsign! Look at your current library, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">computer lab, innovation lab, maker space etc. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">What would you add or change?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lFuUj5ITU3k/YOnDvZxugWI/AAAAAAAAJXI/XkgVmdOFSxQuocK2wnBgU49K4ukFgMdoACLcBGAsYHQ/s1466/Creative%2BApple_Red.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1466" data-original-width="1053" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lFuUj5ITU3k/YOnDvZxugWI/AAAAAAAAJXI/XkgVmdOFSxQuocK2wnBgU49K4ukFgMdoACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Creative%2BApple_Red.png" /></a></div><u>I Dissent:</u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u>Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark!</u></div><div style="text-align: center;">By Debbie Levy</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Do you know the story of RBG? It is truly inspirational! She had to overcome great odds and she affected great change.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div>What are some STEM extensions?</div><div>-Have students design bookmarks to teach younger students about the Notorious RBG</div><div>-Can your students create their own scales of justice?</div><div>-Did you know her jabot had different meanings?</div><div>Have students create their own <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Picture-book-STEM-challenge-Ruth-Bader-Ginsburg-6755426" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">jabots</a>!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Picture-book-STEM-challenge-Ruth-Bader-Ginsburg-6755426" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="648" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CZNguhqfk1U/YOr1zQMmGAI/AAAAAAAAJXo/aSMM0rgEpMc4iBbfny6ZPX_0-DKkNXiYwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Picture%2BBook%2BSTEM%2BChallenge-%2BRuth%2BBader%2BGinsburg%2Bneck%2Bcollars.001.jpeg" /></a></div><div> </div></div></span></span></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><div><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: x-large;">As you read picture books, think of ways you can integrate STEM. Your kids will love it.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W22w6DhgfWU/XX-4BrewSeI/AAAAAAAACzg/BLclMMdf1FIWsuRy_0q02AkJENWVJX5xwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ltsig.png" /></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: large;">You can find me on these platforms (as well as my blog!)</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/LisaTeachR" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: xx-large;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="73" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qir7LGzEBko/XX4_1VC0ckI/AAAAAAAAIbw/5pWCvs6dXus3T4MSUoGSADIahwaeBD_SQCLcBGAsYHQ/w73-h73/facebookilogo.jpg" width="73" /></a><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/lisateachrsclassroom/" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: xx-large;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="61" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ilQfg-3h3e0/XX4_1Y5g58I/AAAAAAAAIb0/NREVLy1Ep3cvZHpRxOpmlN3IAv58Y7lLQCLcBGAsYHQ/w65-h61/instagramlogo.jpg" width="65" /></a><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/lisarteacher/" rel="nofollow" style="clear: left; display: inline; font-size: xx-large; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="76" data-original-width="66" height="90" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YTrRvG5OrBM/YGuw1GEyUNI/AAAAAAAAJOw/r5RQjgFnz0Mh4gV7M60b9xtwhXj7NWe4gCLcBGAsYHQ/w77-h90/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-04-05%2Bat%2B5.51.41%2BPM.png" width="77" /></a><a href="https://twitter.com/Lisa_teacher" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: xx-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="926" data-original-width="1139" height="73" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-derysiLNktI/YOm19MLS9oI/AAAAAAAAJWs/XJlkcGnUI04tdQZke0cdlVwvCeAM2AOCgCLcBGAsYHQ/w88-h73/twitter_logo_blue.png" width="88" /></a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: medium;">How can I make your job easier this year? 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</span></h1><h1><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two;">and Picture books to support it for the first day of school</span></h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--EVNpO6PUEk/YOsBO5Kv1pI/AAAAAAAAJYw/cES-CvvAYPUVVL-kE0D9nNYZ5OaUNEqawCLcBGAsYHQ/s398/StandingSweaterReading.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="398" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--EVNpO6PUEk/YOsBO5Kv1pI/AAAAAAAAJYw/cES-CvvAYPUVVL-kE0D9nNYZ5OaUNEqawCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/StandingSweaterReading.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two;">Do you use interactive read alouds in your classroom?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div></div></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I'm going to go over what they are and how to do it and then suggest some great books for back to school! </span></div></span></span></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><span style="color: black; font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4vYZ9mubMKU/YOm4n3Wze6I/AAAAAAAAJW4/J0cL6mpjsgg0KZRpM_onc4s0Py170qFxACLcBGAsYHQ/s1543/Creative%2BApple_Purple.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1543" data-original-width="1123" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4vYZ9mubMKU/YOm4n3Wze6I/AAAAAAAAJW4/J0cL6mpjsgg0KZRpM_onc4s0Py170qFxACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Creative%2BApple_Purple.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Reading Strategies</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Interactive read aloud lessons are rooted in the reading strategies.</div><div style="text-align: center;">These strategies are </div><div style="text-align: center;">-asking questions</div><div style="text-align: center;">-accessing background knowledge</div><div style="text-align: center;">-determining importance</div><div style="text-align: center;">predicting</div><div style="text-align: center;">-visualizing</div><div style="text-align: center;">-making connections</div><div style="text-align: center;">-summarizing, evaluating</div><div style="text-align: center;">-synthesizing</div><div style="text-align: center;">If you want <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Reading-Strategy-Posters-Based-on-Stephanie-Harveys-work-257922" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">posters of the strategies</a>, go to my store.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Reading-Strategy-Posters-Based-on-Stephanie-Harveys-work-257922?st=a5604f62c4914f1d0983b6bd752b7e25" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5DvvbC8XbPQ/YOsH6pP3Y0I/AAAAAAAAJZI/uZQpXVoGvyEGip66ck0-Y5nL3W8JmyMiACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Reading%2Bcomprehension%2Bstrategy%2Bposters.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1O4Ng2prEJ0/YOm6Bjh_oxI/AAAAAAAAJXA/sKTlAA_3WY0fimXWbIsBz269JN2gZlAUwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1445/Creative%2BApple_Pink.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1445" data-original-width="1078" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1O4Ng2prEJ0/YOm6Bjh_oxI/AAAAAAAAJXA/sKTlAA_3WY0fimXWbIsBz269JN2gZlAUwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Creative%2BApple_Pink.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Structure of the Interactive Reading Plan</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Choose a book, read it, and decide on </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">a strategy to focus upon. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">What strategy does the book lend itself to?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Once you have that, determine how and what you will ask and use post its to put them on the right pages.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Modeling</b>: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Be explicit. Tell the students what strategy you are working on and why. In this stage, you model how to ask the question and you answer it yourself.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Shared</b>:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Stop and summarize. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Ask a question and share your thinking. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Then give students time to think-pair-share </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">to discuss before anyone shares out. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">As students share, validate or redirect.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Guided</b>:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Continue asking questions. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Give students time to think-pair-share to discuss before anyone shares out. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Continue validating and gently redirecting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Independent</b>:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">When you ask questions, students can share out without the think-pair-share process. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Remember to circle back around and discuss the reading strategy used. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lFuUj5ITU3k/YOnDvZxugWI/AAAAAAAAJXI/XkgVmdOFSxQuocK2wnBgU49K4ukFgMdoACLcBGAsYHQ/s1466/Creative%2BApple_Red.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1466" data-original-width="1053" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lFuUj5ITU3k/YOnDvZxugWI/AAAAAAAAJXI/XkgVmdOFSxQuocK2wnBgU49K4ukFgMdoACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Creative%2BApple_Red.png" /></a></div><b>What books should I use?</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div>You can use any picture book you like. </div><div>Just be sure to read it first and consider what strategy lends itself to it. </div><div>Some suggestions I like for the </div><div>first week of school are:</div><div>-All Are Welcome</div><div>-The Book With No Pictures</div><div>-If You take A Mouse To School</div><div>-Happy Dreamer</div><div>-Each Kindness</div><div>_The Day You Begin</div><div>If you need more explicit support, try my first day of school <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/First-Day-of-School-Interactive-Read-Alouds-4742748" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">interactive read aloud lesson plans</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/First-Day-of-School-Interactive-Read-Alouds-4742748" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jf42RMH88bM/YOsHGqV8_-I/AAAAAAAAJY4/Wm-9sXVwmQ8xOs2deM82DybtUc4UBaCiwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Slide1.png" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div></span></span></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><div><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: x-large;">As you read picture books, think of ways you can use them in an interactive read aloud. 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A great class library has books that provide those mirrors, windows and sliding doors that are for all students!</span></div></div></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div></span></span></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><span style="color: black; font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4vYZ9mubMKU/YOm4n3Wze6I/AAAAAAAAJW4/J0cL6mpjsgg0KZRpM_onc4s0Py170qFxACLcBGAsYHQ/s1543/Creative%2BApple_Purple.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1543" data-original-width="1123" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4vYZ9mubMKU/YOm4n3Wze6I/AAAAAAAAJW4/J0cL6mpjsgg0KZRpM_onc4s0Py170qFxACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Creative%2BApple_Purple.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u>All Are Welcome</u></div><div style="text-align: center;">by Alexandra Penfold</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y3Qs8G-isO4/YOr7QgcFxvI/AAAAAAAAJYI/w-arXeegvn4XtKZS3yT3Dr0l8Bv5malxACLcBGAsYHQ/s160/download.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="160" data-original-width="158" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y3Qs8G-isO4/YOr7QgcFxvI/AAAAAAAAJYI/w-arXeegvn4XtKZS3yT3Dr0l8Bv5malxACLcBGAsYHQ/s0/download.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This book celebrates everyone and how we are different and that makes our world a better place.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's a beautiful poem celebrating inclusivity and diversity. Just lovely.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1O4Ng2prEJ0/YOm6Bjh_oxI/AAAAAAAAJXA/sKTlAA_3WY0fimXWbIsBz269JN2gZlAUwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1445/Creative%2BApple_Pink.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1445" data-original-width="1078" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1O4Ng2prEJ0/YOm6Bjh_oxI/AAAAAAAAJXA/sKTlAA_3WY0fimXWbIsBz269JN2gZlAUwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Creative%2BApple_Pink.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><u>Just Ask!</u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">by Sonia Sotomayor</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ol_Z6mAz2_s/YOr8GDJrqhI/AAAAAAAAJYQ/5QDZN4Z2aCwLhYXyKHOf3OMjifluro97QCLcBGAsYHQ/s248/download-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="248" data-original-width="203" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ol_Z6mAz2_s/YOr8GDJrqhI/AAAAAAAAJYQ/5QDZN4Z2aCwLhYXyKHOf3OMjifluro97QCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/download-1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Written by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, this book encourages students to accept others and just ask when curious. I love this as it helps kids see there are many differently abled people in the world and if we're curious we can just ask. More knowledge makes everyone more accepting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lFuUj5ITU3k/YOnDvZxugWI/AAAAAAAAJXI/XkgVmdOFSxQuocK2wnBgU49K4ukFgMdoACLcBGAsYHQ/s1466/Creative%2BApple_Red.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1466" data-original-width="1053" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lFuUj5ITU3k/YOnDvZxugWI/AAAAAAAAJXI/XkgVmdOFSxQuocK2wnBgU49K4ukFgMdoACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Creative%2BApple_Red.png" /></a></div><u>Happy Dreamer</u></div><div style="text-align: center;">by Peter Reynolds</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-212oG4OB1eA/YOr9SpFEC9I/AAAAAAAAJYY/6Q6_YoeNkNsYFBne1-w91TKreOpk2n7SgCLcBGAsYHQ/s234/download-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="215" data-original-width="234" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-212oG4OB1eA/YOr9SpFEC9I/AAAAAAAAJYY/6Q6_YoeNkNsYFBne1-w91TKreOpk2n7SgCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/download-2.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This is written by the incomparable </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Peter H. Reynolds which reminds students to </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">DREAM BIG! Peter Reynolds is just amazing. I love all his work. Check out their stuff at </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.fablevisionlearning.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FableVision Learning</a>. </div><div> </div></div></span></span></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><div><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: x-large;">Sometimes it's nice to have the lesson plans at your fingertips. 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Let me know in the comments. If I use your ideas for a blog post, you will win $10 to <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Lisateachrs-Classroom" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Teachers Pay Teachers</a>. Even better, if I use your ideas to make a resource in my store, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Lisateachrs-Classroom" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LisaTeachR's Classroom</a>, I'll send you a free copy of that resource! </span></div></div></span></span></div>lisateachrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07491297786831237914noreply@blogger.com2Los Angeles, CA, USA34.0522342 -118.24368495.7420003638211554 -153.3999349 62.362468036178846 -83.0874349tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570061444048761194.post-63845140005871611822021-08-01T16:18:00.005-07:002021-08-01T16:18:00.219-07:00Pennants! Decorating your class with student work<div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif" style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><h1><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two;">Decorating Your Class with Student Work</span></h1><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zZD-lk64Mow/YOx5zWLZ8RI/AAAAAAAAJb4/24J8dLbR41gKfB-MrnR7E-gf5npchaIQgCLcBGAsYHQ/s973/Stripes%2Bpennant.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="235" data-original-width="973" height="153" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zZD-lk64Mow/YOx5zWLZ8RI/AAAAAAAAJb4/24J8dLbR41gKfB-MrnR7E-gf5npchaIQgCLcBGAsYHQ/w636-h153/Stripes%2Bpennant.png" width="636" /></a></div></div><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two;"><b>Pennants are a great way to decorate your room for back to school! It's students work at the ready. Let's explore different types.</b></span></div></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><span style="color: black; font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4vYZ9mubMKU/YOm4n3Wze6I/AAAAAAAAJW4/J0cL6mpjsgg0KZRpM_onc4s0Py170qFxACLcBGAsYHQ/s1543/Creative%2BApple_Purple.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1543" data-original-width="1123" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4vYZ9mubMKU/YOm4n3Wze6I/AAAAAAAAJW4/J0cL6mpjsgg0KZRpM_onc4s0Py170qFxACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Creative%2BApple_Purple.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Executive Branch</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For the newest members of the Executive Branch: Joe Biden, Dr. Jill and VP Kamala Harris! Have your students do the research, fill them out and decorate. These <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Joe-Dr-Jill-and-Kamala-Pennants-6579270?st=bd9598848d573ce7fff7b9c30f33dcf4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pennants</a> can be used before election times or President's Day, or any time you want something cool to decorate your room.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: "Proxima Nova", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px; min-height: 1.3em; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"><br /></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Joe-Dr-Jill-and-Kamala-Pennants-6579270?st=bd9598848d573ce7fff7b9c30f33dcf4" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1744" data-original-width="1736" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MpV6jonlhQA/YOx6wh6ymWI/AAAAAAAAJcA/bdUDanPmllUCtZkJ5IVx4Al79g5VDE-kACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-07-12%2Bat%2B9.39.37%2BAM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1O4Ng2prEJ0/YOm6Bjh_oxI/AAAAAAAAJXA/sKTlAA_3WY0fimXWbIsBz269JN2gZlAUwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1445/Creative%2BApple_Pink.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1445" data-original-width="1078" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1O4Ng2prEJ0/YOm6Bjh_oxI/AAAAAAAAJXA/sKTlAA_3WY0fimXWbIsBz269JN2gZlAUwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Creative%2BApple_Pink.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Hispanic Heritage Month</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">September 15th to October 15th is LatinX Heritage month. What better way to celebrate than to research some famous Latinos? People like Frida Kahlo, Eva Peron and Lin Manuel Miranda! As a matter of fact, there are <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Hispanic-Latino-Heritage-pennants-4074018" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">34 pennants</a> to choose from in both color and black and white. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Hispanic-Latino-Heritage-pennants-4074018" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="1720" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EQyd8w-yd_s/YOx9KkCvCgI/AAAAAAAAJcI/Ceg6fG6HXisd-9HCMPx6ZYBk3rqEOMfEQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-07-12%2Bat%2B10.34.14%2BAM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lFuUj5ITU3k/YOnDvZxugWI/AAAAAAAAJXI/XkgVmdOFSxQuocK2wnBgU49K4ukFgMdoACLcBGAsYHQ/s1466/Creative%2BApple_Red.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1466" data-original-width="1053" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lFuUj5ITU3k/YOnDvZxugWI/AAAAAAAAJXI/XkgVmdOFSxQuocK2wnBgU49K4ukFgMdoACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Creative%2BApple_Red.png" /></a></div><b>Get the whole kit and kaboodle!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div>If you want enough pennants for the whole year, here you go. In this <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Pennant-bundle-6579525" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pennant bundle</a>, you have pennants for the Executive branch, Hispanic Heritage month, Christmas Holiday, Valentine's Day, and St. Paddy's day. Then you have some for multiplication, a study of the planets and finally a college application. Have to start thinking about where they may want to go now!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Pennant-bundle-6579525" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Y_DKFSHGLq0/YOx91SAh1YI/AAAAAAAAJcQ/Uhi2Hb4Nl9w3pl3Ilx6t7M-0rC5Ney8QgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Slide1.png" /></a></div><br /><div>Aren't these cool ways to have students do research and decorate the classroom with their work?</div><div>Have fun!</div></div></span></span></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><div><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W22w6DhgfWU/XX-4BrewSeI/AAAAAAAACzg/BLclMMdf1FIWsuRy_0q02AkJENWVJX5xwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ltsig.png" /></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: large;">You can find me on these platforms (as well as my blog!)</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/LisaTeachR" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: xx-large;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="73" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qir7LGzEBko/XX4_1VC0ckI/AAAAAAAAIbw/5pWCvs6dXus3T4MSUoGSADIahwaeBD_SQCLcBGAsYHQ/w73-h73/facebookilogo.jpg" width="73" /></a><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/lisateachrsclassroom/" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: xx-large;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="61" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ilQfg-3h3e0/XX4_1Y5g58I/AAAAAAAAIb0/NREVLy1Ep3cvZHpRxOpmlN3IAv58Y7lLQCLcBGAsYHQ/w65-h61/instagramlogo.jpg" width="65" /></a><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/lisarteacher/" rel="nofollow" style="clear: left; display: inline; font-size: xx-large; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="76" data-original-width="66" height="90" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YTrRvG5OrBM/YGuw1GEyUNI/AAAAAAAAJOw/r5RQjgFnz0Mh4gV7M60b9xtwhXj7NWe4gCLcBGAsYHQ/w77-h90/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-04-05%2Bat%2B5.51.41%2BPM.png" width="77" /></a><a href="https://twitter.com/Lisa_teacher" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: xx-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="926" data-original-width="1139" height="73" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-derysiLNktI/YOm19MLS9oI/AAAAAAAAJWs/XJlkcGnUI04tdQZke0cdlVwvCeAM2AOCgCLcBGAsYHQ/w88-h73/twitter_logo_blue.png" width="88" /></a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: medium;">How can I make your job easier this year? 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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: Chilanka; font-size: large;">Help!</span></span><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px; min-height: 1.3em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: black; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Chilanka; font-size: large;">The naughty elves broke Santa's sleigh</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px; min-height: 1.3em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: black; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Chilanka; font-size: large;">and all the reindeer are sick with the flu!</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px; min-height: 1.3em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: black; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Chilanka; font-size: large;">Santa needs you!</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px; min-height: 1.3em; padding: 0px;"></p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px; min-height: 1.3em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: black; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Chilanka; font-size: large;">Design a sleigh that will be pulled by a Sphero and won’t drop all the gifts!</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px; min-height: 1.3em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-weight: 600; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/STEM-challenge-Sleighs-and-Spheros-4227311" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="420" data-original-width="420" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d5tsjILFHZY/YQLjhF9h-oI/AAAAAAAAJes/xnOXFPi4ZJcOb-FiqKtJBRQlZuVe726hgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Slide01.png" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Chilanka; font-size: x-large;">STEM: Flying Reindeer</span></h3><p></p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px; min-height: 1.3em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Chilanka; font-size: large;"><b>Balloon Rockets</b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px; min-height: 1.3em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Chilanka; font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></span></b></span></p><div><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px; min-height: 1.3em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Chilanka; font-size: large;"><b>Help!! Santa's reindeers need help flying the sleigh! Balloon rockets are so much fun...especially when reindeer are involved. You learn about scientific principles such as gravity, friction, forces and speed.</b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px; min-height: 1.3em; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/STEM-Challenge-Flying-Christmas-Reindeer-4186503" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="420" data-original-width="420" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wKhKdWWglNQ/YQLj9dYchtI/AAAAAAAAJe0/wXHPltB1r3A5UC3HNbbLvEMlcOvokxrEgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Slide01.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Chilanka; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p></div>
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="giphy-embed" frameborder="0" height="217" src="https://giphy.com/embed/fU4elxKlRsulB4Jy7w" width="480"></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/memecandy-fU4elxKlRsulB4Jy7w">via GIPHY</a></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two;">It's been a long time since we've been back to school in person. Those introverts of ours have become even more introverted during this time. We need to do activities that help build community. These are <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Back-to-School-Team-Building-Activities-2619588?st=b308a4bf9c67519acf71fcbf2145fae3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Back to School Team Building Activities</a> to help you out!</span></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div></span></span></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><span style="color: black; font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4vYZ9mubMKU/YOm4n3Wze6I/AAAAAAAAJW4/J0cL6mpjsgg0KZRpM_onc4s0Py170qFxACLcBGAsYHQ/s1543/Creative%2BApple_Purple.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Why team-building is important in the classroom?" border="0" data-original-height="1543" data-original-width="1123" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4vYZ9mubMKU/YOm4n3Wze6I/AAAAAAAAJW4/J0cL6mpjsgg0KZRpM_onc4s0Py170qFxACLcBGAsYHQ/w233-h320/Creative%2BApple_Purple.png" title="Team building" width="233" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Find a Friend Who...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In this activity, you have the kids fill out a 3 x 3 sheet. They fill the boxes in with things like their favorite food, tv show, birth month etc. Then you give the kids a set amount of time to walk around and add names to the boxes of kids who like the same things. </div><div style="text-align: center;">They will find they actually have a lot in common with others. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1O4Ng2prEJ0/YOm6Bjh_oxI/AAAAAAAAJXA/sKTlAA_3WY0fimXWbIsBz269JN2gZlAUwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1445/Creative%2BApple_Pink.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="How do you build teamwork in the classroom?" border="0" data-original-height="1445" data-original-width="1078" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1O4Ng2prEJ0/YOm6Bjh_oxI/AAAAAAAAJXA/sKTlAA_3WY0fimXWbIsBz269JN2gZlAUwCLcBGAsYHQ/w239-h320/Creative%2BApple_Pink.png" title="Team building" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Word Wranglers</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In this activity, students work in teams. You give students some random letters (and a few vowels) and see how many words they come up with. The longer the word, the more points earned!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lFuUj5ITU3k/YOnDvZxugWI/AAAAAAAAJXI/XkgVmdOFSxQuocK2wnBgU49K4ukFgMdoACLcBGAsYHQ/s1466/Creative%2BApple_Red.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="What is a good team-building activity?" border="0" data-original-height="1466" data-original-width="1053" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lFuUj5ITU3k/YOnDvZxugWI/AAAAAAAAJXI/XkgVmdOFSxQuocK2wnBgU49K4ukFgMdoACLcBGAsYHQ/w230-h320/Creative%2BApple_Red.png" title="Team building LisaTeachr" width="230" /></a></div>Bonus! </div><div style="text-align: center;">(This one is not in my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Back-to-School-Team-Building-Activities-2619588" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Back to School Team Building</a> Set)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Comfortable or not?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Using a square of red construction paper, green construction paper and a tongue depressor, have the students make a paddle. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Green on one side, red on the other and </div><div style="text-align: center;">the tongue depressor works as the handle. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Then you ask questions like:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><ul><li>can you cook?</li><li>can you ride a bike?</li><li>do you read for fun?</li><li>do you like speaking out loud?</li><li>etc etc etc</li></ul><div>It helps you get a sense of who the kids are and where they are coming from. You can even have the kids come up with questions. These paddles can also be used in the future for a bunch of different things that require a yes or no answer.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I hope you enjoyed these games. If you want the printables, just go to my store and get the <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Back-to-School-Team-Building-Activities-2619588" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">packet.</a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Back-to-School-Team-Building-Activities-2619588" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Fun team building" border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A6bo6SEkgVE/YOnGIaZ8LqI/AAAAAAAAJXQ/RGVU9feSkrcpDgnkjzQK6eR1wcWc-rBFQCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h320/Back%2Bto%2BSchool%2BTeam%2BBuilding%2BActivities.gif" title="Team building LisaTeachr" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Makes it so much easier. It's so important to build community from day 1! Have a great school year!!!</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div></div></span></span></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img alt="Lisateachr" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W22w6DhgfWU/XX-4BrewSeI/AAAAAAAACzg/BLclMMdf1FIWsuRy_0q02AkJENWVJX5xwCLcBGAsYHQ/s16000/ltsig.png" title="Lisateachr" /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two;">You can find me on these platforms (as well as my blog!)</span><br /> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LisaTeachR" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="73" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qir7LGzEBko/XX4_1VC0ckI/AAAAAAAAIbw/5pWCvs6dXus3T4MSUoGSADIahwaeBD_SQCLcBGAsYHQ/w73-h73/facebookilogo.jpg" width="73" /></a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lisateachrsclassroom/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="61" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ilQfg-3h3e0/XX4_1Y5g58I/AAAAAAAAIb0/NREVLy1Ep3cvZHpRxOpmlN3IAv58Y7lLQCLcBGAsYHQ/w65-h61/instagramlogo.jpg" width="65" /></a><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/lisarteacher/" rel="nofollow" style="clear: left; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="76" data-original-width="66" height="90" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YTrRvG5OrBM/YGuw1GEyUNI/AAAAAAAAJOw/r5RQjgFnz0Mh4gV7M60b9xtwhXj7NWe4gCLcBGAsYHQ/w77-h90/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-04-05%2Bat%2B5.51.41%2BPM.png" width="77" /></a><a href="https://twitter.com/Lisa_teacher" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="926" data-original-width="1139" height="73" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-derysiLNktI/YOm19MLS9oI/AAAAAAAAJWs/XJlkcGnUI04tdQZke0cdlVwvCeAM2AOCgCLcBGAsYHQ/w88-h73/twitter_logo_blue.png" width="88" /></a><br /></span><br /></div></span></span></div>lisateachrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07491297786831237914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570061444048761194.post-4864251862122156672021-07-10T07:55:00.005-07:002021-07-29T09:40:12.456-07:00Let’s talk about amazing Latinx picture books!<div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif" style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><h1><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two;">Let's talk about amazing Latinx picture books.!</span></h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3ti2V8aoQqM/YJqpD33hc2I/AAAAAAAAJSM/35nuA59nhvsdXrrUKl2TCvLT3qSxRE8gQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1500/Disney%2BBitmoji%2BRoom%2BWORKING%2BFacebook%2Bimages%2B%25287%2529.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Hispanic heritage picture books" border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3ti2V8aoQqM/YJqpD33hc2I/AAAAAAAAJSM/35nuA59nhvsdXrrUKl2TCvLT3qSxRE8gQCLcBGAsYHQ/w213-h320/Disney%2BBitmoji%2BRoom%2BWORKING%2BFacebook%2Bimages%2B%25287%2529.png" title="Latinx picture books" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two;">Yay! One of my favorite topics: Latinx picture books. As a Latina, this is a very important topic. I want to students to see themselves in literature and for others to see them too.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two;"><br /> <u>Separate is Never Equal</u> is written by Duncan Tonatiuh</span></span><span><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two;">. I love this author and artist. His work is amazing. Check out <a href="https://duncantonatiuh.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">his website</a> where you can see more books of his and his art. There is a <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Separate-is-Never-Equal-sub-plan-or-mini-unit-4008546?st=5a9cfad54e7b3b9dd87c1345c3e6f7cc" target="_blank">mini-unit for Separate is Never Equal</a> in my store if you want printables and activities at the ready!</span></span></span></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: x-large;"><br /><span> <u>Jaguars and Butterflies</u></span> is by Leattie Weiss. I remember teaching first grade and the kids assumed I lived in the closet. They were shocked to hear that I lived in my own home and not in school! Cute book where the "kids" are elephants and are convinced their teacher lives on campus. This book is short and sweet.</span></span></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><span style="color: black; font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: x-large;"><div>I hope you enjoyed learning a little bit about some great titles and authors to use in your classroom.</div><div><br /><div>What books will you read your students to celebrate Latin X (Hispanic heritage) history?</div><div><br /></div></div></span></span></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W22w6DhgfWU/XX-4BrewSeI/AAAAAAAACzg/BLclMMdf1FIWsuRy_0q02AkJENWVJX5xwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ltsig.png" /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;">You can find me on these platforms (as well as my blog!)</div><span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/LisaTeachR" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: xx-large;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="73" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qir7LGzEBko/XX4_1VC0ckI/AAAAAAAAIbw/5pWCvs6dXus3T4MSUoGSADIahwaeBD_SQCLcBGAsYHQ/w73-h73/facebookilogo.jpg" width="73" /></a><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/lisateachrsclassroom/" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: xx-large;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="61" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ilQfg-3h3e0/XX4_1Y5g58I/AAAAAAAAIb0/NREVLy1Ep3cvZHpRxOpmlN3IAv58Y7lLQCLcBGAsYHQ/w65-h61/instagramlogo.jpg" width="65" /></a><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/lisarteacher/" rel="nofollow" style="clear: left; display: inline; font-size: xx-large; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="76" data-original-width="66" height="90" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YTrRvG5OrBM/YGuw1GEyUNI/AAAAAAAAJOw/r5RQjgFnz0Mh4gV7M60b9xtwhXj7NWe4gCLcBGAsYHQ/w77-h90/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-04-05%2Bat%2B5.51.41%2BPM.png" width="77" /></a><a href="https://twitter.com/Lisa_teacher" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: xx-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="926" data-original-width="1139" height="73" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-derysiLNktI/YOm19MLS9oI/AAAAAAAAJWs/XJlkcGnUI04tdQZke0cdlVwvCeAM2AOCgCLcBGAsYHQ/w88-h73/twitter_logo_blue.png" width="88" /></a></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: medium;">How can I make your job easier this year? Let me know in the comments. If I use your ideas for a blog post, you will win $10 to <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Lisateachrs-Classroom" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Teachers Pay Teachers</a>. Even better, if I use your ideas to make a resource in my store, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Lisateachrs-Classroom" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LisaTeachR's Classroom</a>, I'll send you a free copy of that resource! </span></div><div><br style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; text-align: left;" /></div></span></span></div></div></div></span></span></span></div>lisateachrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07491297786831237914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570061444048761194.post-60736927090265806762021-05-03T12:46:00.005-07:002021-05-03T12:46:33.787-07:00Picture books to celebrate those who have influenced us!<div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><div style="text-align: center;"><h1><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: x-large;">Celebrating Teachers!</span></h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w8i6jCWz3tM/YJBPQSnJq5I/AAAAAAAAJRk/2H7OPMBoD90ppqbBecwNKTkWA-MWjHk7ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1500/Disney%2BBitmoji%2BRoom%2BWORKING%2BFacebook%2Bimages%2B%25286%2529.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w8i6jCWz3tM/YJBPQSnJq5I/AAAAAAAAJRk/2H7OPMBoD90ppqbBecwNKTkWA-MWjHk7ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Disney%2BBitmoji%2BRoom%2BWORKING%2BFacebook%2Bimages%2B%25286%2529.png" /></a></div></div><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: large;">It's Teacher Appreciation week! Let's celebrate all those that have influenced us in some way!<br /><br /> <u>Because I had a teacher</u> is written by Kobi Yamada and a New York Times Best Seller</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two;">. Woot woot!Look at the text:</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two;">"Because I had a teacher, I have whole new wolrds to explore.</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two;">I discovered that what I can Imagine, I can make real.</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two;">And now I feel like I can do anything.</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two;">Because I had you, I learned to believe in me."</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two;">The illustrations by Natalie Russell remind me of the sweetness of Winnie the Pooh. Just a beautiful book.</span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: large;"><br /><span> <u>My Teacher Sleeps in School</u></span> is by Leattie Weiss. I remember teaching first grade and the kids assumed I lived in the closet. They were shocked to hear that I lived in my own home and not in school! Cute book where the "kids" are elephants and are convinced their teacher lives on campus. This book is short and sweet.</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span> <u>Dear Teacher: A celebration of those who have inspired us</u> is written by Paris Rosenthal. This book is like a love letter to teachers everywhere. Each page begins with "Dear Teacher" and says why they appreciate them so much! A great follow up activity would be to have kids create their own "page" that could go in the book with an illustration that they could then gift their favorite teacher.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dr8QqBLhPh8/YJBQKqvVU4I/AAAAAAAAJRs/z-KHM9Ux-o0sZmmnWcoi9J_y_H9PDOH_ACLcBGAsYHQ/s300/f23ff638-879e-4754-95e0-140e2b4c3a4d.__CR0%252C0%252C300%252C300_PT0_SX300_V1___.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dr8QqBLhPh8/YJBQKqvVU4I/AAAAAAAAJRs/z-KHM9Ux-o0sZmmnWcoi9J_y_H9PDOH_ACLcBGAsYHQ/s0/f23ff638-879e-4754-95e0-140e2b4c3a4d.__CR0%252C0%252C300%252C300_PT0_SX300_V1___.jpg" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span><br /></span></div></span></span></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><span style="color: black; font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"> Clubhouse</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></span></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><span style="color: black; font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: large;">Katie, from A Basket Full of Apples, Kelli, from The Beachy Teacher, and I talk about picture books on Tuesdays at 4:30 PST on Clubhouse. Are you on Clubhouse? It's an app for the iPhone and you need to be invited to join. Come join us to share your favorite books. We'd love to bring you on stage to share. There are so many great reads out there. Help us discover them!</span><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W22w6DhgfWU/XX-4BrewSeI/AAAAAAAACzg/BLclMMdf1FIWsuRy_0q02AkJENWVJX5xwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ltsig.png" /><br /> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/#"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qir7LGzEBko/XX4_1VC0ckI/AAAAAAAAIbw/5pWCvs6dXus3T4MSUoGSADIahwaeBD_SQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/facebookilogo.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/#"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ilQfg-3h3e0/XX4_1Y5g58I/AAAAAAAAIb0/NREVLy1Ep3cvZHpRxOpmlN3IAv58Y7lLQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/instagramlogo.jpg" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/lisarteacher/_created/" rel="nofollow" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="76" data-original-width="66" height="35" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YTrRvG5OrBM/YGuw1GEyUNI/AAAAAAAAJOw/r5RQjgFnz0Mh4gV7M60b9xtwhXj7NWe4gCLcBGAsYHQ/w30-h35/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-04-05%2Bat%2B5.51.41%2BPM.png" width="30" /></a></div></div></span></span></div>lisateachrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07491297786831237914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570061444048761194.post-90246044406103092812021-04-20T13:38:00.006-07:002021-07-29T09:42:35.037-07:00Uplifting native literature: picture books by Indigenous voices<div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><div style="text-align: center;"><h1><span style="font-family: "Shadows Into Light Two"; font-size: x-large;">Uplifting native literature: </span></h1><h1><span style="font-family: "Shadows Into Light Two"; font-size: x-large;">picture books by </span></h1><h1><span style="font-family: "Shadows Into Light Two"; font-size: x-large;">Indigenous voices</span></h1></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WH4CEDnM-PE/YH8vzPv6JaI/AAAAAAAAJQI/nJtCkYyLe9wO-5MG-9VD1cGNgITSgR8DgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1500/Disney%2BBitmoji%2BRoom%2BWORKING%2BFacebook%2Bimages%2B%25285%2529.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Indigenous voices" border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WH4CEDnM-PE/YH8vzPv6JaI/AAAAAAAAJQI/nJtCkYyLe9wO-5MG-9VD1cGNgITSgR8DgCLcBGAsYHQ/w213-h320/Disney%2BBitmoji%2BRoom%2BWORKING%2BFacebook%2Bimages%2B%25285%2529.png" title="Native American Literature" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: large;">Indigenous literature matters! We need to hear the native voices and let kids see themselves represented in literature.<br /><br /> <u>We are Water Protectors</u> is written by Carole Lindstom who is Anishinabe/Metis and </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Shadows Into Light Two";">a proud member of the</span><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two;"> Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe. It is</span></span><span style="font-family: "Shadows Into Light Two";"> illustrated by Michaela Goade of the Tlingit (pronounced Klinkit) and Haida tribes. This book is a New York Times best seller and a winner of the 2021 Caldecott award, which is no small thing. Water is our most precious resource and when a black snake tries to poison it, the water protector stands up to it. It's a simple story that kids can understand. The illustrations are simply beautiful.</span></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: large;"><br /><span> </span>A classic you are probably familiar with is <u>Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story</u> by Kevin Noble Maillard. He is a member of the Seminole nation. OK maybe not a classic...it was written in 2019. But I've been using it so long, I thought it was! It is written in powerful verse. It is about what fry bread is but also what it represents. Make sure to read the authors note which gives you further insight into the language and the images shown. </span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span> <u>I Sang You Down From the Stars</u> is written by Tasha Spillet Sumner who is both Inninewak (Cree) and Trinadadian. This book is also illustrated by the prolific Michaela Goade. This is a perfect book to give to new parents. </span>"I loved you before I met you. Before I held you in my arms. I sang you down from the stars." The language is just so lyrical the illustrations are lovely. Again make sure to read the authors and the illustrators note to gain more insight into the text and illustrations.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> Last one, <u>We are grateful: Otsalihega</u> by Traci Sorell who is a Cherokee Nation citizen. Frane Lessac is from Australia. Otsalihega (oh-jah-LEE-hay-gah) is a Cherokee word is to express gratitude- "We are grateful". The Cherokee new year begins in the fall and ends in the summer and has many celebrations during the year. Each page has a Cherokee word, the pronunciation, it is written in the language. <a href="https://www.charlesbridge.com/products/we-are-grateful-otsaliheliga" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Go here</a> to hear the words pronounced.</div></span></span></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><span style="color: black; font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></span></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><span style="color: black; font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;">I hope you enjoyed learning a little bit about indigenous voices and how to address it in the classroom.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div>What ways will you teach students about Native American culture?</div><div><br /></div></div></span></span></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W22w6DhgfWU/XX-4BrewSeI/AAAAAAAACzg/BLclMMdf1FIWsuRy_0q02AkJENWVJX5xwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ltsig.png" /></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: large;">You can find me on these platforms (as well as my blog!)</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/LisaTeachR" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: xx-large;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="73" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qir7LGzEBko/XX4_1VC0ckI/AAAAAAAAIbw/5pWCvs6dXus3T4MSUoGSADIahwaeBD_SQCLcBGAsYHQ/w73-h73/facebookilogo.jpg" width="73" /></a><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/lisateachrsclassroom/" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: xx-large;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="61" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ilQfg-3h3e0/XX4_1Y5g58I/AAAAAAAAIb0/NREVLy1Ep3cvZHpRxOpmlN3IAv58Y7lLQCLcBGAsYHQ/w65-h61/instagramlogo.jpg" width="65" /></a><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/lisarteacher/" rel="nofollow" style="clear: left; display: inline; font-size: xx-large; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="76" data-original-width="66" height="90" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YTrRvG5OrBM/YGuw1GEyUNI/AAAAAAAAJOw/r5RQjgFnz0Mh4gV7M60b9xtwhXj7NWe4gCLcBGAsYHQ/w77-h90/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-04-05%2Bat%2B5.51.41%2BPM.png" width="77" /></a><a href="https://twitter.com/Lisa_teacher" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: xx-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="926" data-original-width="1139" height="73" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-derysiLNktI/YOm19MLS9oI/AAAAAAAAJWs/XJlkcGnUI04tdQZke0cdlVwvCeAM2AOCgCLcBGAsYHQ/w88-h73/twitter_logo_blue.png" width="88" /></a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: medium;">How can I make your job easier this year? 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Even better, if I use your ideas to make a resource in my store, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Lisateachrs-Classroom" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LisaTeachR's Classroom</a>, I'll send you a free copy of that resource! </span></div><div><br /></div></span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></span></span></div>lisateachrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07491297786831237914noreply@blogger.com6Los Angeles, CA, USA34.0522342 -118.24368495.7420003638211554 -153.3999349 62.362468036178846 -83.0874349tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570061444048761194.post-58406494918576164862021-04-12T10:15:00.006-07:002021-04-13T16:42:20.020-07:00Let's talk picture books for SEL<div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><div style="text-align: center;"><h1><span style="font-family: "Shadows Into Light Two"; font-size: xx-large;">Let's talk picture books for SEL</span></h1></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C-rt3-tsbcg/YHR39MSm6xI/AAAAAAAAJPg/R_kqSGZBTksvoINV-pIC21uaIxpBsC-ngCLcBGAsYHQ/s1500/Disney%2BBitmoji%2BRoom%2BWORKING%2BFacebook%2Bimages.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C-rt3-tsbcg/YHR39MSm6xI/AAAAAAAAJPg/R_kqSGZBTksvoINV-pIC21uaIxpBsC-ngCLcBGAsYHQ/w266-h400/Disney%2BBitmoji%2BRoom%2BWORKING%2BFacebook%2Bimages.png" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #111111; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: large;">Social emotional learning is always important but even more so with living through a Pandemic and your world being upended.<br /><br />Have you read <u>The Good Egg</u>? It's by Jory John and Pete Oswald. This a really great way to get across the idea of self care. See, the good egg is veeerrry good. The egg always tries to be the very best and tries to make every other egg good too. One day, the egg noticed some cracks in the shell! The doctor said it was the pressure the egg was putting on itself! So the egg left to make time for itself. It read books, had massages and went on walks. The egg finally decided to go home but realized it didn't have to be perfect or make sure any other egg was either. An activity you can do with your kids is "It's up to you." Give them an outline of a head. Inside they can write what they have control over: themselves, their thoughts and actions. Outside of the head, they can write things they have no control over: the pandemic, school closures, parents fighting. You can only control what you can.</span></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: large;"><br />Next up is <u>I Am Enough</u> by Grace Byers. "Like the sun, I'm here to shine." I love this poetic book about why we should each accept ourselves. It focuses on loving ourselves, respecting others and being kind. A great activity to do with kids is <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Kindness-cards-an-activity-accentuating-positive-personality-traits-2284149?st=02cce8df242587c07799667d88bba3cc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kindness cards</a>. First we discuss positive personality traits and chart them together. Then students put blank cards on their desks. I play music as we walk around. When the music stops, you put a kind comment on whoever's card you are standing in front of. Once they are filled, I collect them check that they are indeed all kind and then pass them out to the kids. They become something they can always pull out to read then they are having a bad day.</span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span> </span>There will be times when you walk into a room and no one is quite like you until the day you begin to share your stories." Last up is <u>The Day You Begin</u> by Jacqueline Woodsen. I have to say she is one of my favorite authors: chapter books like <u>Brown Girl Dreaming</u> and picture books like <u>Each Kindness</u>. She just has a way of reaching in to heart! There are always times where might feel like outsiders but once we share, we realize we have more in common than we realize. A cool activity is Cross the room. Students start in the middle. Then the teacher says something like, "If you've traveled outside the US, move to the left, If not, go to the right." As the teacher makes more statements "Eaten seafood?" "Ridden a train?" "Used a hula hoop?", the kids will see they have more in common than they realize. 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Are you on Clubhouse? It's an app for the iPhone and you need to be invited to join. Come join us to share your favorite books. We'd love to bring you on stage to share. There are so many great reads out there. Help us discover them!</span><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W22w6DhgfWU/XX-4BrewSeI/AAAAAAAACzg/BLclMMdf1FIWsuRy_0q02AkJENWVJX5xwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ltsig.png" /><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/#"><img src="https://ci6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/k_6Vojk8D9s7mXltPkR-_Y3EnPIv4rsvDmoA9Vxr9aQAs6zZDVjtOs5lKrYU72p2K5zT6pxefxiL1WRC_ToZXvXbYNN1jLBnkCzGRaVHQY4wjJZyz1399g2vD_mLK7R1a-gvYDgUmArZZ0YKLaRmBQT08clbTuepmvQB1nVy500Mc5mmdcN9QncnT7DOmIMNsJypvEyjYs60sl4=s0-d-e1-ft#https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0B7sQIf7cJg_LMVdTcTBxX2ttckU&revid=0B7sQIf7cJg_Lby9uc3F6OVl2MHJ6S01XdzR6NSt1WlE3QXFFPQ" /></a> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/#"><img src="https://ci5.googleusercontent.com/proxy/T26A8dJ2059On_XhMDaCq7iDAxjvNbaLSxKhpUrU6DuEPnj41Lw2SgDt22YdPt6jGWZEVhEHJF5xiYLmzkoKrI0e_U5aLq-4Ml4jLYw-c_mTOTgHR5Tpdaagjb8w6fkmXPuy4wnzeLPRKl-Tzgd8Yp85eJa5afBjdJQbxDTMBFaKdXM8LaittaOARYaTUb9q23IQc2CfqBsfkDE=s0-d-e1-ft#https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0B7sQIf7cJg_LZ2NpM0VDdFNCNjg&revid=0B7sQIf7cJg_LQURKL0JMbXB2S3dQa0RtN1AxU1F2Z2x6ZVNRPQ" /></a> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/#"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qir7LGzEBko/XX4_1VC0ckI/AAAAAAAAIbw/5pWCvs6dXus3T4MSUoGSADIahwaeBD_SQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/facebookilogo.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/#"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ilQfg-3h3e0/XX4_1Y5g58I/AAAAAAAAIb0/NREVLy1Ep3cvZHpRxOpmlN3IAv58Y7lLQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/instagramlogo.jpg" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/lisarteacher/_created/" rel="nofollow" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="76" data-original-width="66" height="35" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YTrRvG5OrBM/YGuw1GEyUNI/AAAAAAAAJOw/r5RQjgFnz0Mh4gV7M60b9xtwhXj7NWe4gCLcBGAsYHQ/w30-h35/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-04-05%2Bat%2B5.51.41%2BPM.png" width="30" /></a></div></div></span></span></div>lisateachrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07491297786831237914noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570061444048761194.post-38952303232866641372021-04-05T17:54:00.004-07:002021-04-06T10:01:45.119-07:00It's Spring time Let's talk picture books<div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><h1><span style="font-family: "Shadows Into Light Two"; font-size: x-large;">It's Spring time</span></h1><h1><span style="font-family: "Shadows Into Light Two"; font-size: x-large;">Let's talk picture books </span></h1></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZaqcsK7p7sA/YGur_EcyW0I/AAAAAAAAJOk/7UaR-b-QcS4BXidgBHk9cIhLfS-qV9sbACLcBGAsYHQ/s1500/Disney%2BBitmoji%2BRoom%2BWORKING%2BFacebook%2Bimages.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZaqcsK7p7sA/YGur_EcyW0I/AAAAAAAAJOk/7UaR-b-QcS4BXidgBHk9cIhLfS-qV9sbACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Disney%2BBitmoji%2BRoom%2BWORKING%2BFacebook%2Bimages.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #111111; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: large;">It's Spring! Flowers are blooming, weather is warming and it's getting greener everywhere I look! Let's discover some great reads together.<br /><br />First up is one of my most favorite books! <u>Miss Rumphius</u> by Barbara Cooney. It's about Miss Rumphius who has an exciting life traveling and working in a library. OK maybe not everyone's idea of exciting but it is mine!! When she grows older, she settles down and decides she wants to beautify the world. She does that by spreading lupine seeds as she walks the town. They take to calling her the lupine lady. And eventually the whole town is covered in lupines every Spring. <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pinningteacher/miss-rumphius-book-activities/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Pinning Teacher</a> has some great ideas on her board. Check her out!</span></span></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: large;"><br /><u>The Carrot Seed</u> by Ruth Knauss is an oldie but goodie. This little boy plants a seed. Everyone tells him it won't grow! But he has faith. He takes care of it and he waits. You won't believe what happens! Why not have your kids create art inspired by the story? They can use construction paper to create carrots or paint them!</span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><span><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two;">Finally, a book by Kevin Henkes! He's opne of my favorite authors. I just love <u>When Spring Comes</u>, which is illustrated by Laura Droznek. It is about how the whole world changes when Spring comes. From darkness to light and color! It is actually a part of a quartet: <u>In the Middle of Fall</u>, <u>Winter is Here</u>, <u>When Spring Comes</u> and <u>Summer Song</u>. Spring is a great time to go out and observe. Take your students out and breathe in the beautiful Spring air! Maybe even do some meditation. Then go on a scientific hunt! What fantastic things can they find?</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></span></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><span style="color: black; font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">Clubhouse</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></span></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><span style="color: black; font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: large;">Katie, from A Basket Full of Apples, Kelli, from The Beachy Teacher, and I talk about picture books on Tuesdays at 4:30 PST on Clubhouse. Are you on Clubhouse? It's an app for the iPhone and you need to be invited to join. I learn so much on Clubhouse every time I listen. Come join us to share your favorite books. We'd love to bring you on stage to share. There are so many great reads out there. Help us discover them!</span><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W22w6DhgfWU/XX-4BrewSeI/AAAAAAAACzg/BLclMMdf1FIWsuRy_0q02AkJENWVJX5xwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ltsig.png" /><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/#"><img src="https://ci6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/k_6Vojk8D9s7mXltPkR-_Y3EnPIv4rsvDmoA9Vxr9aQAs6zZDVjtOs5lKrYU72p2K5zT6pxefxiL1WRC_ToZXvXbYNN1jLBnkCzGRaVHQY4wjJZyz1399g2vD_mLK7R1a-gvYDgUmArZZ0YKLaRmBQT08clbTuepmvQB1nVy500Mc5mmdcN9QncnT7DOmIMNsJypvEyjYs60sl4=s0-d-e1-ft#https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0B7sQIf7cJg_LMVdTcTBxX2ttckU&revid=0B7sQIf7cJg_Lby9uc3F6OVl2MHJ6S01XdzR6NSt1WlE3QXFFPQ" /></a> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/#"><img src="https://ci5.googleusercontent.com/proxy/T26A8dJ2059On_XhMDaCq7iDAxjvNbaLSxKhpUrU6DuEPnj41Lw2SgDt22YdPt6jGWZEVhEHJF5xiYLmzkoKrI0e_U5aLq-4Ml4jLYw-c_mTOTgHR5Tpdaagjb8w6fkmXPuy4wnzeLPRKl-Tzgd8Yp85eJa5afBjdJQbxDTMBFaKdXM8LaittaOARYaTUb9q23IQc2CfqBsfkDE=s0-d-e1-ft#https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0B7sQIf7cJg_LZ2NpM0VDdFNCNjg&revid=0B7sQIf7cJg_LQURKL0JMbXB2S3dQa0RtN1AxU1F2Z2x6ZVNRPQ" /></a> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/#"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qir7LGzEBko/XX4_1VC0ckI/AAAAAAAAIbw/5pWCvs6dXus3T4MSUoGSADIahwaeBD_SQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/facebookilogo.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/#"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ilQfg-3h3e0/XX4_1Y5g58I/AAAAAAAAIb0/NREVLy1Ep3cvZHpRxOpmlN3IAv58Y7lLQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/instagramlogo.jpg" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/lisarteacher/_created/" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="76" data-original-width="66" height="35" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YTrRvG5OrBM/YGuw1GEyUNI/AAAAAAAAJOw/r5RQjgFnz0Mh4gV7M60b9xtwhXj7NWe4gCLcBGAsYHQ/w30-h35/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-04-05%2Bat%2B5.51.41%2BPM.png" width="30" /></a></div></div></span></span></div>lisateachrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07491297786831237914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570061444048761194.post-50390450271743252252021-03-28T12:36:00.004-07:002021-07-29T09:47:55.352-07:00Great AAPI Kids Books<div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><div style="color: black; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><h1><span style="font-family: "Shadows Into Light Two"; font-size: large;">Great AAPI kids Books </span></h1></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="color: black; white-space: normal;" /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #111111; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IVy9sASAfJ8/YGDM1Lq9-uI/AAAAAAAAJNU/cu3O6d06BtwxoWkRrXjSm6dq_CRY7pXswCLcBGAsYHQ/s1500/Disney%2BBitmoji%2BRoom%2BWORKING%2BFacebook%2Bimages%2B%25283%2529.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IVy9sASAfJ8/YGDM1Lq9-uI/AAAAAAAAJNU/cu3O6d06BtwxoWkRrXjSm6dq_CRY7pXswCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Disney%2BBitmoji%2BRoom%2BWORKING%2BFacebook%2Bimages%2B%25283%2529.png" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: large;">What a time we are living through:The pandemic, Black Lives Matter and the AAPI movement. It's so important we talk about these topics with our students to give them context and different viewpoints. This week's focus: AAPI.<br /><br />Let's talk about <u>Baseball Saved Us</u> by Ken Mochizuki and Dom Lee. This book is about Shorty, whose life gets turned upside down when his family is put into an internment camp during WW2. To create some type of normalcy during this difficult time his father decides to start a baseball team. To give my students some context, I've organized field trips to the Japanese American National Museum here in Los Angeles. At this time, <a href="https://www.janm.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">JANM</a> is offering virtual tours! The tours there are led by people who were interned and can offer unique insight to the experience. They've taught my students Taiko drumming and origami too. Check them out,<br /><br /><u>Eyes That Kiss In The Corners</u> by Joanna Ho and illustrated by Dung Ho. In this story, a young girl notices that her eyes are different from her peers. She realizes she has eyes like her family. "They have eyes that kiss in the corners and glow like warm tea, crinkle into crescent moons, and are filled with stories of the past and hope for the future." The illustrations are bright and beautiful. Check out <a href="https://forum.teachingbooks.net/2021/02/joanna-ho-on-eyes-that-kiss-in-the-corners/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Teaching Books Blog</a> where they interviewed Joanna Ho!!</span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><span><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two;">Finally, <u>A Different Pond</u> by acclaimed poet Bao Phi and illustrated by Thi Phi. This is a beautiful book about a father son relationship. </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Shadows Into Light Two";">Bao and his father go fish for food. While they fish, his father talks about another pond in Vietnam. Beautifully told books with fantastic illustrations. This quiet read has won so many awards and is a great read for social justice. Here is a </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVTTJUBLLvQ" rel="nofollow" style="font-family: "Shadows Into Light Two";" target="_blank">YouTube link</a><span style="font-family: "Shadows Into Light Two";"> to a reading. </span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5s5UxAU1KSA/YGDN9W2HqzI/AAAAAAAAJNc/dzomOc7zcU4hcYwJe12xZKg0giKPrkHPQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1500/Disney%2BBitmoji%2BRoom%2BWORKING%2BFacebook%2Bimages%2B%25284%2529.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5s5UxAU1KSA/YGDN9W2HqzI/AAAAAAAAJNc/dzomOc7zcU4hcYwJe12xZKg0giKPrkHPQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Disney%2BBitmoji%2BRoom%2BWORKING%2BFacebook%2Bimages%2B%25284%2529.png" /></a></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></div>I love picture books but as an upper grade teacher, I also read chapter books so I need to address that too!</span></span></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: large;"><u>Diamond in the Desert</u> is by Kathryn Fitzmaurice. It's about 12 year old Tetsu and what his family goes through when they are interned. As you can infer by the title, baseball has a big part in the book but it also abut family and responsibility. The author actually did a Skype visit with my students about the book. She was so sweet. Here is a link to her <a href="http://kathrynfitzmaurice.com/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website</a>. I do a close reading unit with my students which can be found <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/A-Diamond-in-the-Desert-by-Kathryn-Fitzmaurice-Close-Reading-Novel-Study-Guide-1349569" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></span></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: large;">One I have not read to my class yet but I plan to is <u>Sylvia and Aki</u> by Winifred Conkling. This story is about the intersection of the lives of Sylvia Mendez and Aki Munemitsu. Sylvia's family was at the heart of the Mendez vs. Westminster School District case which desegregated California schools for Latino families. Aki's family was sent to an internment camp and Sylvia's family rents their farm while they are being interned. The real Sylvia and Aki were on a <a href="https://newsroom.ocde.us/the-deeper-learning-podcast-akis-story/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcast together</a>. Take a listen.</span></span></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, sans-serif"><span><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: large;">Last is <u>Inside Out and Back Again</u> (not pictured) by Thannha Lai. I've read this book every year to my kids since I've discovered it. It won the National Book award and it is written in free verse so it is more accessible to our growing readers. The story follows Ha as she moves from Saigon, to Guam to Alabama and how she deals with everything coming down on her. If you need a <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Inside-Out-and-Back-Again-by-Thanhha-Lai-Close-Reading-Novel-Study-Guide-430288?st=bda6cf54f532924d3d5cd125cd661023" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">close reading guide</a>, find one here!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: large; white-space: normal;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W22w6DhgfWU/XX-4BrewSeI/AAAAAAAACzg/BLclMMdf1FIWsuRy_0q02AkJENWVJX5xwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ltsig.png" /></span></div><div style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two;">You can find me on these platforms (as well as my blog!)</span><br /></span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/LisaTeachR" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: xx-large;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="73" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qir7LGzEBko/XX4_1VC0ckI/AAAAAAAAIbw/5pWCvs6dXus3T4MSUoGSADIahwaeBD_SQCLcBGAsYHQ/w73-h73/facebookilogo.jpg" width="73" /></a><span style="font-size: xx-large;"> </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/lisateachrsclassroom/" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: xx-large;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="61" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ilQfg-3h3e0/XX4_1Y5g58I/AAAAAAAAIb0/NREVLy1Ep3cvZHpRxOpmlN3IAv58Y7lLQCLcBGAsYHQ/w65-h61/instagramlogo.jpg" width="65" /></a><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/lisarteacher/" rel="nofollow" style="clear: left; display: inline; font-size: xx-large; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="76" data-original-width="66" height="90" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YTrRvG5OrBM/YGuw1GEyUNI/AAAAAAAAJOw/r5RQjgFnz0Mh4gV7M60b9xtwhXj7NWe4gCLcBGAsYHQ/w77-h90/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-04-05%2Bat%2B5.51.41%2BPM.png" width="77" /></a><a href="https://twitter.com/Lisa_teacher" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: xx-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="926" data-original-width="1139" height="73" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-derysiLNktI/YOm19MLS9oI/AAAAAAAAJWs/XJlkcGnUI04tdQZke0cdlVwvCeAM2AOCgCLcBGAsYHQ/w88-h73/twitter_logo_blue.png" width="88" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: medium;">How can I make your job easier this year? Let me know in the comments. If I use your ideas for a blog post, you will win $10 to <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Lisateachrs-Classroom" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Teachers Pay Teachers</a>. 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This is a great place to start because kids need to know that their brains can stretch and grow. It helps the understanding that your brain can grow and you can become smarter. I'm assuming you've heard of <a href="http://Getepic.com">Getepic.com</a>? I've used it a lot since we've been teaching online. This story is on there if you don't have a physical copy.<br /><br />My next recommendation is <u>The Dot</u> by Peter Reynolds. <a href="https://www.fablevisionlearning.com/digital-learning-resources" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fablevision learning</a> has some great resources for teachers. Check them out. I'm sure you've heard of International Dot Day...that happens on September 15th and it's where kids all over the world unleash their creativity. You can sign your class up and get some ideas <a href="http://www.thedotclub.org/dotday/register" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /><br />Finally, <u>The Most Magnificent Thing</u> by Ashley Spires is a great addition to your library. This story teaches kids that we face challenges but the important thing is to persevere. I like to use the "Somebody Wanted But So Then" frame with my kids to summarize. The little girl (somebody) <i>wanted</i> to build the most magnificent thing <i>but</i> she couldn't figure it out <i>so</i> she kept trying <i>then</i> she was able to create something magnificent. There is even a short film on Amazon Prime narrated by Whoopi Goldberg. This book is also on GetEpic.com. <br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: large;">Katie, from A Basket Full of Apples, and I talk about picture books on Tuesdays at 4:30 PST on Clubhouse. Are you on Clubhouse? It's an app for the iPhone and you need to be invited to join. I learn so much on Clubhouse every time I listen. Come join us to share your favorite books for growth mindset! We'd love to bring you on stage to share.</span><div><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: large;">Check out these educational blogs with some great insight into teaching.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KXpQbSxdxuY/YFe4kbA7U7I/AAAAAAAAJMc/kZ9azaYv3DQ4I07huHtDxw1Pz7Hx7yfdwCLcBGAsYHQ/s614/Teacher%2BTalk%2Bnew%2Bimage.001.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="614" data-original-width="614" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KXpQbSxdxuY/YFe4kbA7U7I/AAAAAAAAJMc/kZ9azaYv3DQ4I07huHtDxw1Pz7Hx7yfdwCLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h200/Teacher%2BTalk%2Bnew%2Bimage.001.png" width="200" /></a></div>
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Let me know in the comments. If I use your ideas for a blog post, you will win $10 to <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Lisateachrs-Classroom" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Teachers Pay Teachers</a>. 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Here are some of my favorites.<br /><br />Ada Twist Scientist by Andrea Beatty. I love her books because I find them easy for the kids to put themselves into the characters. Are your kids questioneers? If you want to learn about the scientific method, follow Ada Twist! This is a great book to have kids start thinking of themselves as scientists. It's not someone else, it's you!! If you are reading some Andrea Beatty's other books, check out <a href="https://www.blogger.com/#">her website</a>. It's a fantastic site.<br /><br />My kids loooove How to Code a Sandcastle by Josh Funk. This is a great book to have kids learn all the coding vocab in an easy relatable way. Sequence, loops, conditions, all of it! Then I would take littles to <a href="https://www.blogger.com/#">kodable</a> and older kids to <a href="https://www.blogger.com/#">code.org</a> to put that vocabulary into use.<br /><br />Last but not least is Computer Decoder: Dorothy Vaughan, Computer Scientist by Andi Diehn. This is a beautiful full-color picture book biography about Dorothy Vaughan. She was one of NASA’s first African American managers and one of the groundbreakers on the front line of electronic computing. Best part is that this book includes hands-on STEM activities for an introduction to coding. You want something to do now? Try making a coding bracelet. I use cereal like froot loops and yarn. They make a repeating pattern to show a code sequence. Red, blue, yellow, yellow, repeat, repeat, repeat. An easy way to connect the concepts with a hands on activity.<br /><br /><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W22w6DhgfWU/XX-4BrewSeI/AAAAAAAACzg/BLclMMdf1FIWsuRy_0q02AkJENWVJX5xwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ltsig.png" /></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: large;">You can find me on these platforms (as well as my blog!)</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/LisaTeachR" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: xx-large;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="73" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qir7LGzEBko/XX4_1VC0ckI/AAAAAAAAIbw/5pWCvs6dXus3T4MSUoGSADIahwaeBD_SQCLcBGAsYHQ/w73-h73/facebookilogo.jpg" width="73" /></a><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/lisateachrsclassroom/" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: xx-large;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="61" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ilQfg-3h3e0/XX4_1Y5g58I/AAAAAAAAIb0/NREVLy1Ep3cvZHpRxOpmlN3IAv58Y7lLQCLcBGAsYHQ/w65-h61/instagramlogo.jpg" width="65" /></a><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/lisarteacher/" rel="nofollow" style="clear: left; display: inline; font-size: xx-large; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="76" data-original-width="66" height="90" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YTrRvG5OrBM/YGuw1GEyUNI/AAAAAAAAJOw/r5RQjgFnz0Mh4gV7M60b9xtwhXj7NWe4gCLcBGAsYHQ/w77-h90/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-04-05%2Bat%2B5.51.41%2BPM.png" width="77" /></a><a href="https://twitter.com/Lisa_teacher" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: xx-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="926" data-original-width="1139" height="73" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-derysiLNktI/YOm19MLS9oI/AAAAAAAAJWs/XJlkcGnUI04tdQZke0cdlVwvCeAM2AOCgCLcBGAsYHQ/w88-h73/twitter_logo_blue.png" width="88" /></a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: medium;">How can I make your job easier this year? Let me know in the comments. If I use your ideas for a blog post, you will win $10 to <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Lisateachrs-Classroom" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Teachers Pay Teachers</a>. Even better, if I use your ideas to make a resource in my store, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Lisateachrs-Classroom" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LisaTeachR's Classroom</a>, I'll send you a free copy of that resource! </span></div><div><br style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;" /></div></span>lisateachrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07491297786831237914noreply@blogger.com1Los Angeles, CA, USA34.0522342 -118.24368495.7420003638211554 -153.3999349 62.362468036178846 -83.0874349