Shopping, shopping, shopping... and fundraisers to get $$

Okay... When I taught Kindergarten last year, we had 2 fundraisers to help teachers earn $ for our classrooms. The first was our freezer pop fundraiser. Students could purchase freezer pops for a quarter each day (if they so choose to). After the year is over, we combined all the sales and split it 4 ways between the teachers. In addition to this, we always had a 50s day on the 50th day of school. On that day, we sold Coke floats for $1.00. Parents donated the items (cokes & ice cream) and McDonald's donated the cups and straws. After all of this, we again split the funds. I ended up with over $400 to spend on classroom supplies, which is nice so I do not have to ask for as many supplies from the children.


What did I spend my $ on this year? I did spend a little of this on painting my room this year, but I bought new 5th grade items/charts/etc. (see pic) there are tons more items that I was unable to show on here like folders, paper, tape, etc. :) Perhaps this kind of fundraiser can work for you. If you have another idea, please share in the comments below!! :) Thanks!


Some of my online/catalog buys:

Bought this with my own $ (so far... still have more to get):

 

WALMART

WALMART

http://www.christianbook.com/

6 + 1 Traits of Writing Posters

I am trying to get my themed items ready so I can begin designing once my room is ready!! Here are some 6 Traits posters I made to match my theme. Click the image for a free copy:

You can get these here!

Writing Process & Management Cards

I have been brainstorming about how to best manage my writing time... to show where students are at in the writing process & to know when they are ready to meet with me. In addition, I wanted a way for students to self-assess and show me how confident they are feeling about a skill we are working on AND a way for me to see if they need help, if I need to slow down and reteach, or if students are good to go... Thus, came these cards. I plan on printing a set for each child, laminating them, and placing them on a key ring. This way, it is easily accessible for each child. Maybe someone out there can use them. The Star Wars idea came from the following site: http://chartchums.wordpress.com/2013/05/06/whats-play-got-to-do-got-to-do-with-it-answer-everything/

You can get these here!

#teachertourtuesday

I was not clear last time, so I want to be more thorough today...LOL.

What do you need to do:


1- create your Instagram Video
2- post your video on Instagram with hashtag #teachertourtuesday
3- write up a post on your blog about your video (direct them to join your Instagram)
4- in your post, link back to this page with the Teacher Tour Tuesday sign
5- link up your site below ONLY your post link (not your whole blog - see example:) - this is how others can view your post:)


NO - http://teachertakers.blogspot.com/    


YES - http://teachertakers.blogspot.com/2013/07/teachertourtuesday-and-how-to-embed.html


I look forward to seeing your little clip each week!!

Reminder for tomorrow... #teachertourtuesday

#teachertourtuesday

I am still unable to begin setting up my classroom, but many out there have already begun. If so, I want to remind you of my Tuesday linky... Create your mini-Instagram Video today and post the link tomorrow!! When you post on Instagram use hashtag: #teachertourtuesday

This is a great way to showcase your classroom a little bit at a time and provide narration at the same time!! In addition to posting on Instagram, please link up tomorrow with a quick post directing us to your video.

Don't know how to make an Instagram Video?
Click here for my tutorial: How-To Tutorial

Not sure how to embed your video into your post?
Click here for my tutorial: How-To-Embed Video

Please come back tomorrow to link up!!!!! I cannot wait to see a little snippet of your classroom! :)

Writing Process Sheets

Okay, I promised these after my vacation, but I had a little time before packing...


You might want to use some of these in a writer's notebook and some as needed. There are 10 sheets:

• 2 Brainstorming sheets (one for boys, one for girls)
• 1 Graphic Organizer for writing ideas for a topic
• 1 Planning sheet for ideas
• 1 Revising Checklist
• 1 Self-Editing Checklist
• 1 Peer-Editing Checklist
• 1 Teacher Conference sheet (can use Post-Its with it)
• 1 Writing Reflections sheet
• 1 Publishing Plan sheet

You can get these here!

Writing Process Posters Colorful Chevron

My new rug inspired the design of these Writing Process Sheets. Will be making some checklists and graphic organizers to accompany this after my vacation... For now, enjoy these colorful chevron-inspired writing process posters.

You can get these here!

Reading/ELA Detailed Vocabulary Mini-Posters 5th Grade

I have been working on these for quite a while and have FINALLY finished! I would work on them here and there, but they are a great resource, so I wanted to finished them before school begins!!


With being new to the 5th grade standards, I wanted to dig deeper into the Georgia Teacher's guide for 5th grade Reading/ELA to get acquainted with the standards and learn the new vocabulary. These are a tool for me, as well as for the students. I will have these somewhere (not sure just yet) to where the students can reference them during lessons (and so I can refer to them). I wanted to provide some type of visual or example, to help trigger my memory of the word's meaning (and it will hopefully help the students to picture what the words mean).

These are words from the 5th grade standards for Reading/ELA from the Georgia Teacher Guidance document.

You can get these here!

On another note: Please join my Teacher Tour Tuesday Linky #teachertourtuesday if you are able. Will have it going on each Tuesday... :)

#teachertourtuesday and how to embed Instagram Video in blog posts

I am linking up with (myself) to show others how to (hopefully) embed an Instagram Video into their blog post for my new linky:

 

Please click the picture to join along:

Click the code below to link back!!! :) Thanks!

<a href="http://teachertakers.blogspot.com/2013/07/teacher-tour-tuesday-has-begun.html" target="_blank"><img alt="iTeach 5th" src="http://i351.photobucket.com/albums/q479/kimberlee_fulbright/Image6_zps5bc6172e.png~original"/></a>

Here is my first #teachertourtuesday. Of course, with the help of my lovely little assistant
This is all I can show at this point, since I cannot decorate until they finish the floors:

*if you cannot see the video, please visit my instagram page to view: http://instagram.com/iteach5thgrade

Want to know how to embed your video?

((Works in Safari, Google Chrome, and Firefox - does not work in Internet Explorer))

Sign into Instagram (it is easier to embed if you copy the link from the Instagram on your computer, rather than from the link through the app). Sign in here & log in: http://instagram.com 

 

Find the video you want to embed & click on the video (see my example below):

 

 

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Once you click on the video, you will see a screen like the one below. Click on the arrow-type icon.

 

 

 

Once you click the arrow-type icon, a box will pop up with the embedded code. Copy the code.

 

 

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Head on over to your blogger post and embed it in the HTML in the place you want it.

***NOTE: You must have your Instagram settings OFF on Posts are Private (under Edit Your Profile: Posts Are Private: OFF -- see below) for your video to be viewable through your blogger post.

 

Teacher Tour Tuesday (has begun)...

#teachertourtuesday


I am super excited to begin this new linky:

 

 

I love, love, love to see tours of classrooms through pictures, but wouldn't it be great to also do short video clips of each little section of your room? This way, you can add short commentary about what you are showing! Instagram now has the video feature, and since they launched this feature, I have wanted to do this linky. What do you need to do?

• Create a short video clip focusing on one area of things in your classroom in Instagram (see tutorial here)
• Upload the video to Instagram with hasgtag #teachertourtuesday
• Write a post directing us to watch your clip on your Instagram page (or embed the video into your blog)
• Link up each Tuesday with a NEW short clip - by the end of the linky, we will have seen a complete tour of your wonderful classroom!!!?

I hope you will join along and PLEASE invite others, so we can see all the classrooms we can each week! What a great way to showcase your lovely room and get great ideas!!!! :)


I will always post this link on Mondays, so you will be able to remember to write and link up each Tuesday !!


****NOTE: I should have been more clear... In order to link up, you must write a blog post about your video and ONLY link that page up, NOT your home page AND you must include a link back here to this post! For example, I created a post and linked up my post

(http://teachertakers.blogspot.com/2013/07/teachertourtuesday-and-how-to-embed.html) NOT my homepage: http://teachertakers.blogspot.com/ ****


Remember to link back below:

Tuesday Tour (Coming this Tuesday)!! and Instagram Video Tutorial

Once Instagram made public the new video feature, I so badly wanted to do a classroom tour video linky!! Several folks are already getting into their classrooms (not me - they are still working on floors, etc. - pooey). It would be great to do a short video tour of a section of your room each week to showcase your wonderful classroom d�cor!! Please, please consider joining along and PLEASE pass the word along by using the image below:

 

 

Even though I haven't begun decorating, I cannot wait to watch the short clips each week and get some great ideas!! Don't know how to use Instagram's video feature? Here is a quick tutorial:

 

1) Log In (haha...LOL - I amuse myself sometimes...)

2) Click on the camera icon:

 

 

3) Click on the video icon:

 

 

4) Press and hold the RED record button (you can do a video in one shot, or stop and do a few clips). All together, I believe it is a 30 second video clip.

 

 

5) Once the video segment is completed, click next... You can change the look of the video (play around with it until you see one you like. Then click next.

 

 

 

6) Choose a beginning image for your video (slide the blue box until it lands on an image you like). The click NEXT.

 

 

7) Now, there are a few things you can do here, but I 'arrowed' the most main thing - the others are optional. You can put a quick description and then press share (it goes to your followers). In addition, you can share it on Twitter, Email, Facebook, etc. You can also put your location, but I never use that - dangerous, I think!

 

 

To view a sample clip, please visit and add me on 

http://instagram.com/iteach5thgrade

Hope you will join along each Tuesday!!!!

Reading Responses: Summary and Reflection

In order to meet the 5th grade standards: ELA5R1 & ELA5R5, students need to read a variety of texts and response to those texts. Students need to begin to reflect and summarize, pinpointing specifics within the text. In addition, they should be able to use questioning strategies to help them better understand what they read. Here is a bookmark (Five Fingers Rule) to assist students in finding just right texts, as well as a Reading Response Log for students to record their summaries and reflections to the texts they read.


The students must record the title, author, # of minutes read, genre, and whether the text was E=Easy, JR=Just Right, or C=Challenging for each entry. Our students will be required to read and respond 3 times each week (which is why there are three spaces), which will be due on Fridays.

You can get these here!