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Tales From Miss D: November 2015
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Sunday, 15 November 2015. Sight Word Tracking and Assessing. Keeping track of sight words has been a lot easier with my Sight Word Track and Assess. Click on the picture above to check it out on TPT. There are three different ways this can be used;. 1) Track on a whole class sheet. 2) Track on individual assessment sheets. 3) Track on a whole class sheet and an individual sheet. I prefer doing option 3. Yes. Here's a peek at whats included in the pack;. Whole class tracking sheet. This can be used to kee...
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Tales From Miss D: December 2016
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Wednesday, 28 December 2016. It's that time of the year when I should be relaxing, but instead, I'm thinking abut next year. Isn't that the case for everyone? Here are 10 reasons why I love. My new planner - and you will too! 1) It's bright and modern! If I have to look at this every day. For the year, I need it to be visually appealing. Also being bright means it is harder to lose on my desk ;). 2) It has a 'Year at a Glance'. 3) Birthdays and Class List. 4) Professional Development Tracker. This is the...
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krazy4K: March 2015
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Saturday, March 21, 2015. Kali seems to have changed and matured a lot in the last few months. She is turning into a little lady. She is as tall as I am and she and Kara can share clothes.:) It's hard to believe she will soon be a teenager and in Jr. High. My Kindergarten kiddos are doing great! We are gearing up for Easter/Spring activities! I have a student teacher this semester,Mrs. Chelsea Brown and we just love her! Hope to get a chance to visit with some of them this summer! My name is Leigh Ann To...
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Tales From Miss D: March 2015
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Saturday, 14 March 2015. Once again I am linking up with Doodle Bugs for Five for Friday. I really need to get back in the habit of doing weekly blogs, but I never have the time! So here are 5 things that have been happening since I last posted :). The things in my box are just simple party nick-nacks that can be picked up for a couple of dollars. I always have; mini trophies, medals, bracelets, wants, dinosaurs and ball animals. We have been working a lot on our letters and sounds. My alphabet packs.
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Tales From Miss D: My Favourite Center Activities - Beginning of the Year
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Saturday, 5 March 2016. My Favourite Center Activities - Beginning of the Year. Centers are a big part of our day, they keep students occupied while I work with my guided groups. Carefully chosen centers allow students to work on skills taught in guided groups in a fun way. Here are some of my favourite centers for the beginning of the year. I have a numeral and alphabet versions. The can be found in my Beginning of the Year Centers. To find it on TPT. To find it on TPT. Duplo Letters and Numbers. The nu...
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Tales From Miss D: Guided Writing
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Thursday, 12 November 2015. This year has been a big learning curve for me in terms of teaching. The school I'm at has had a big focus on 'guided groups', which has changed the way I teach. I've been experimenting with Guided Writing Groups. I'm no expert on the subject but so far, I have seen a big growth in my students writing. Here's how I run guided writing in my classroom. 1 - Plot students on the 'Aspects of Writing' section of the Literacy Continuum. 3 - Develop a goal. What we write about depends...
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Tales From Miss D: July 2015
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Saturday, 25 July 2015. 100 Days of Kindergarten. This week we celebrated 100 days of Kindergarten. 200 days of school here we come! Here's what we got up to;. 1 Literacy - "I wish I had 100." and "If I had $100 I would.". This was a great talking and listening activity. Students had to finish the sentence and then justify their answer. We used this super cute graphic organiser from Kim Ouellette. 2 Science/STEM - A 100 Cup Structure. 3 PE - Centathlon. Centathlon = 100 repetitions. Wednesday, 8 July 2015.
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Tales From Miss D: January 2017
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Saturday, 7 January 2017. Setting Up Classroom Rules and Expectations. Setting up classroom rules and expectations is an essential part of everyone's 'Back to School' routine. A classroom environment with clear expectations will help your year run smoothly and save you a lot of headaches! Unless we teach students how. They can demonstrate this behaviour, then we can't expect a change or expect them to demonstrate it. Here are 3 tips for setting up your classroom expectations;. Students are given examples...
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Tales From Miss D: June 2016
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Sunday, 12 June 2016. Keeping Centers Under Control. Center work happens in my classroom every day. Together, my students and I have been working pretty hard on our routine since the beginning of the year. At this stage of the year, most of my students have grasped the concept of working independently. Though, there are still a few students who need extra guidance. I'm going to share my top 3 tips that have had results :). 1 - Noise Meter. These have been around for a while but they are very effective!
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