Focus on the positive things your students are doing to develop a growth mindset with these fun student recognition cards! Recognize their hard work, effort, problem solving, and positive attitude with phrases such as "You Tried, Even When It Got Hard!" "You Were Kind to Others!" and "You Kept a Great Attitude!". This set includes eight different cards with both boys and girls, in color and in black line. ***Now includes editable cards! Give your students personalized, encouraging notes utilizing these eight headings, available for you to edit in color or black line!*** *************************************************************************** Customer TipsHow to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: • Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. Each time you give feedback, TPT gives you feedback credits that you use to lower the cost of your future purchases. I value your feedback greatly as it helps me determine which products are most valuable for your classroom so I can create more for you. Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies and product launches: • Look for the green star next to my store logo and click it to become a follower. You will now receive email updates about this store. ***************************************************************************

I am going to post a few more pictures of my language arts interactive notebook that I took a couple of weeks ago. I have been posting a few with each blog, but am going to post several more of them on this entry. It has been what seems like a long week, so I am going to KISS this post! That is an acronym I teach my students: Keep It Short and Simple. We KISS a lot of stuff when appropriate!  This is a double bubble map we used while reading The Cay by Theodore Taylor. This is a summarization strategy I found online call "the incredible shrinking notes" where students start out writing a summary of a reading selection on the large index card. Students are then given the medium sized card and have to take the information from the large card and condense it onto the medium sized card. Finally, students are given the small card and must then take the information from the medium sized card and condense it down either further onto the small card. This is a great way for students to get to the main point/idea of a selection. This is a brief biography of Theodore Taylor we glued in our notebooks when we were reading The Cay, one of his awesome books that can be integrated into either the study of South America or Central America or World War II. It also has great examples of dialect. This is a foldable on poetry terms. Notes on figurative language with some color coding to make the notes user friendly. Poetry notes also color coded to make them easier to use and more helpful. More poetry notes...notice an example is created with each type of poem so students have a reference point to refer to when needed. Once I teach poetry, it is fair game to require students to respond to any type of reading in poetry form. I teach poetry between Thanksgiving and Christmas each year, which gives students an opportunity to use their poetry skills for the whole second semester. Another page of poetry notes. Our last page of poetry notes. Note the "I Am" poem rules taped into student notebooks and then our class example written underneath. We used "Winter Morning Poem" and a sheet of generic poetry analysis questions to aid in comprehension. The questions are taped into the notebook so when students open them, they can see both poem and questions/answers together. This is just another poem where we were marking the rhyme scheme, lines, and stanzas.

Happy Tuesday Peeps!! I have another card I made using the Sweet Sunday Sketch challenge. I used the Stamp Set Serene Silhouettes from Stampin Up. I decided to go monochromatic with this one. The base of the card is Crumb Cake card stock and then a layer of Very Vanilla. The DSP on here is from the Comfort Cafe paper pack. The sentiment is from the Hostess set Express Yourself. I used the Fancy Fab EF on the strip and added some basic pearls and a vanilla button with a twine bow. Thanks for stopping by today! Vicki

Brought to you by memories of grade school! This fortune teller is a combination of an art zine/print and this particular edition is in honor of borage flowers blooming in the summer time. For fresh perspectives, endings and beginnings. This fortune teller comes folded and ready to read your life! Also makes a great party favor, or a nice, slightly odd, card for a special friend.

We need a safe outlet in which to pounce, cuss, fist-pump, gloat, turn the tables and score before we do some actionable damage to ourselves and those around us. I give you: Killer Uno. The game is simple...

February's Class to Go features the beautiful Apothecary Art stamp set. If you're stamping style includes either vintage or floral you'll love it. I find this set to be one of those stamp sets that creates quick and easy cards without much thought or planning. Because it already has a pretty, curved label look it is simply beautiful on it's own without adding much more to it. Here are 3 of the 5 cards you'll receive in your cards kit...

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Reading strategies useful in every content area include Questioning the text, Visualization, and using Context Clues to infer meaning.

That's true.. I'm not a floral girl. I don't remember flower names, and i only have 3 favorites : Calla Lily , Tulip and Baby breath flower...

Hello how are you today? Excited no doubt to see the new fab product range Stampin’Up! has introduce with the arrival of our new Summer Mini. Of course it goes without saying I love so much of it and earlier last month I wasn’t sure what to use first LOL. Probably the most exciting thing for me is THIS fabulous tool. I am introducing the Rolls Royce of all scoring boards. I am a score board addict and own six different ones and I can honestly tell you that this one does everything I want it to do and more I L*O*V*E IT,it!! And here’s a card I made in a snap using the metric Simply Scored plate, oh yeah I nearly forgot, you get an Imperial base board with deep grooves at every 1/8” but if you are a metric gal like me fear not those clever people at SU thought about us to and you can purchase an additional metric plate which fits on top of the base board like a glove…. yet again I am in I designed this waterfall card for our Northern Ireland training earlier this year then used a similar version for our training event 2 weeks ago. Oh and wait!! you can also purchase an additional diagonal plate which works with the base board that enables you to make your own freaking envelope in every size you ever dreamed of!!!!! Have a look at this video Ok, now this next project was actually the very first one I have made, I really love the soft colours here. And you can see just how excited I was to play with new stuff, I literally thrown every bit of new product at this card *grin*. This lovely stamp set is called Bordering on romance and it coordinates beautifully with a new die cutting product, drum roll for the EDGELITS please!!!! These are wafer thin dies that enable you to cut decorative edges in a snap. And if that wasn’t enough in turn the edgelits coordinate seamlessly with the Adorning Accents embossing folders so you can add further interest with deeply embossed borders, oh boy these products have already changed my world, I cannot wait for you to start using them and see what you think , I just hope you won't get sick of me using them all the time. Next we have even more die cutting goodies, have a good peek at our new FRAMELITS !!!! oh my giddy aunt, can you say Y U M M Y? This sweet little treat pouch was another of our projects from the team training day, isn’t it sweet? So very easy to put together and while you're looking catch a glimpse of the stamp set!! yep MORE fabby product coordination, I do hope you’re friendly with your bank manager . There’s yummy product suites again offering fabulous coordination, SCENTED EMBOSSING POWDER!!! gorgeous scrummy flavours yum yum, I am so excited about these because I love the fact that you can now tantalize the smell sense when you send a card by post not just the eye, I adore nice smells and I do love the Vanilla scent, but there's cherry and melon for those fruity kinda of girls *wink*. And exciting product is not all that we are launching as from today. For the last 2 days I talked about the new revised starter kit< JOIN and start your own business FOR ONLY £99. Our starter kit is coming down in price so the business opportunity is even more attractive. For this amount you will get £130 WORTH OF PRODUCTS OF YOUR CHOICE-is up to you what you select and YES you can absolutely choose new products from the just released SUMMER MINI CATALOGUE :) SU also suggest a couple of different kits if you don't think you're sure and I can definitely help you based on what you are looking to achieve from your business. £40 WORTH OF BUSINESS SUPPLIES £ FREE SHIPPING And that's not all !!! Oh no Jose!! IF YOU SIGN UP IN MAY you also get a FREE PASS worth £149 to attend our annual CONVENTION in Mainz Germany, taking place Nov 2012. Allow me please to share something with you, I would sign up on the spot just to experience this amazing event, THERE is no crafty event like Convention, nothing I have ever attended can even come close. Spending a full weekend with hundreds of demonstrators from three different countries crafting, sharing business ideas, laughing until your sides hurt, exchanging gifts and product ideas is just a special, special experience and cannot be beaten in my opinion, ask everyone that attended one Convention I bet they would tell you the same thing. Plus there are so many benefits to becoming a demonstrator and FLEXIBILITY is the main one, you can tailor this business to suit you and your lifestyle, but let's not forget you can actully start earning an income while having fun sharing products that sell themself. I would love to welcome you to our friendly team of Passionettes, sharing the journey with you, helping you and guide you so if you think this opportunity is for you just pick up the phone or email me. Ok, Ok I know I have to take a breath but I feel is my job to let you know a bit about our new stuff and truth is I am a grown woman who gets terribly excited about things like this, I just can't help it after all I am a crafter before I am a demonstrator. However I also know that you simply cannot wait to see it all, so here it is CLICK ON THE PICTURE TO SEE IT ALL and ENJOY!!!! Aaaand after you finished drooling, give me a shout to place your First order!! because I have no doubt you will want to Technorati Tags: join stampin up,stampin+up+demonstrator+uk,Monica Gale stampin up,simply+scored,stampin+tutorials

I thought I would share the card I made this weekend for the newest CR84FN color challenge. I love these soft pastel colors and I wanted to use more pattern paper! I wanted to also use my new Paper Smooches sentiment stamp set here. I am in LOVE with this set!! You will be seeing more of this for sure! Please don't peek too close as I did a bit of sewing on this to shabby it up a little. I say this as I had a very brief inservice during my Stamping Away weekend on how to sew using an ancient sewing machine I picked up for cheap. So this was my first attempt on a card! Yay! Thanks Jen and Eva for being patient with me and showing me a few things! Here's this week's inspiration photo and color scheme from CR84FN! Thanks for stopping by today! {friend} Stamps: Sentiment Sampler (Paper Smooches) Ink: True Black, Chamomile Tea Dye Paper: Lost and Found DP (MME), Aqua Mist (PTI), old sheet music Misc: Flowers (Recollections), Doilies (Wilton), Ivory Satin Ribbon (Dollar Tree), Sewing Machine, Sizzix Leaf/Branch Die, Pearls (Kaisercraft)

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Wow I forgot how exhausting the beginning of the year can be! Just wanted to share a goal of mine for this upcoming school year - to be bet...

05.10.2024…..Happy Friday, my stampin’ friends! I finally got a chance to play with the Spotlight on Nature Bundle. The detail in each of the images is fantastic, and are so much fun to…

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Boring words like happy, sad, big and small are easy to replace with these reference cards that can ALSO be used to create an interactive notebook! Please note that this pack is also included in my PICTURE THESAURUS BUNDLE {click HERE to see}. These reference cards will help your students write more detailed and descriptive sentences!! THIS RESOURCE INCLUDES SYNONYM CARDS FOR: happy, sad, mad, scared, big, small, ugly, pretty, old, new, nice (smell), stinky, loud, quiet, rough, smooth, soft, hard, hot, cold, yummy, yucky AND SAID This pack is based on the 5 SENSES and EMOTIONS. More synonym cards and picture thesauruses based on other categories will be added to my store soon. If you have a request please e-mail me! [email protected] Be sure to follow me on TpT as I plan on adding more resources like this one in the near future! A VERSION WITH CANADIAN/BRITISH SPELLING IS INCLUDED ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Looking for some ENGAGING GAMES? Click on the green links to learn more: • LANGUAGE SPOT IT & STEAL IT GAMES • MATH SPOT IT & STEAL IT GAMES • SCIENCE SPOT IT & STEAL IT GAMES Want to BUILD STRONGER WRITERS? Then you MUST check this out: • WRITING RESOURCES ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ To get UPDATES on *resources *giveaways *and sales FOLLOW ME on: Facebook Blog Pinterest

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In the previous post, I talked about using voice cards as visual aids. In this post, I will explain a couple activities that use the visual aids. At the bottom of the post, you can download the pdf and print them for free! Name Game For 1st grade and kindergarten, I always review voices on their first music class of the year when we are doing name games. We do simple echos: Teacher: "My name is Mrs. Dennis" Class: "Her name is Mrs. Dennis" Student: "My name is Joshua." Class: "His name is Joshua." thekinderkid.blogspot.com After we go once around the circle learning names, I introduce the voices with the cards. (I also tie this to our school-wide voice level system. I do not have a picture of our voice level posters, but I found a similar one from The Kinder Kid. Our numbers and levels are the same, but we don't have the cute clipart.) When the students understand the voice levels, we get to go around the circle again saying our name to the beat, but this time each student secretly picks a voice (whisper, speaking, calling, singing). We must echo using the same voice and then I ask the class what type of voice they used. Voice level zero For the past 3 years, since I have been relating these voices to the voice level number, the kids always ask to say their names with voice level zero. We now call it "Magic Lips". Anytime I want the kids to move their lips without making a sound, I ask them to use Magic Lips. I actually use this with all grade levels. I usually ask for Magic Lips when I had the kids patting a rhythm while saying a poem and then I want to hear their patting by itself. I also ask for Magic Lips when students are using Curwen hand signs and I want them to stop singing and focus on the pitch levels. Acka Backa I use the voice cards often in repetitive games, just to break up the monotony. One example is an elimination game: "Acka Backa." Here is the poem if you are not familiar with it: Acka Backa, soda cracker Acka Backa, boo Acka Backa, soda cracker Out goes you! There are many variations to the words; you may know a different version, but this is how we play. This is a simple elimination game. To prepare the students, I have them stand in a circle and pass a ball around to the steady beat. We first practice passing to the beat at different tempos. I usually hold a buffalo drum and stand inside the circle showing where the ball should be. If the ball passes up the drum, they know they are going too fast. When they are focused on the beat, we introduce the poem and the rules. The last person to hold the ball on "you" leaves the circle. The student gets to go to my chair where I have the voice cards laying face down. They pick a card to tell us which voice to use next and then they get to mix them up again for the next person. Elimination games are always tough for the kids who always want to win, but going to select a card seems to ease the disappointment that they are out of the game. Free Printable: Voice Cards (whisper, speaking, calling, singing) I suggest printing them on white cardstock and laminating them.

You've taught your students reading skills and reading strategies all year long, and you want to be sure they remember. With these 24 Reading Skills and Strategies Posters, you can give them the reading comprehension confidence they need to succeed. Use these reading comprehension posters as references during read alouds or to help students to set reading goals. They are perfect for both whole group and small group instruction. Check out this blog post to see examples and get more information about the Reading Comprehension Posters. Each reading poster includes: The name of the strategy, Prompts that you might ask students, A sample graphic organizer, Sample student responses with sentence frames (when applicable). Save over 25% and purchase this resource in a BUNDLE with other Reading Comprehension Resources Reading Comprehension Skills & Strategies BOOKMARKS are available as well. These bookmarks allow students to have the information on the posters right there while reading. Are reference rings more your style? Check out these Comprehension Skills & Strategies Reference Rings. Also available are Reading Comprehension Graphic Organizers with Language Support. _____________________________________________________________________________ Included are 17 reading skills posters: • Identify Main Idea & Details • Determine Author’s Purpose • Identify Cause & Effect • Classify & Categorize • Compare & Contrast • Draw Conclusions • Determine Fact & Opinion • Describe Figurative Language • Identify Genre • Describe Plot • Identify the Point of View • Make Predictions • Sequence Events • Describe Story Structure • Identify Explicit Information in Non-Fiction Text • Determine Theme • Summarize / Summarise 7 Reading Strategies Posters: • Make Connections • Ask Questions • Make Inferences • Visualize / Visualise • Determine Important Information • Monitor Comprehension • Understand Text Structure In addition, there are display cards for types of figurative language and genres. I keep a list of each type as we encounter it during reading alouds and our reading program. _____________________________________________________________________________ CLICK HERE TO FOLLOW ME ON TPT | CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A FREE RESOURCE TERMS OF USE Copyright © What I Have Learned, Jessica Boschen Permission to copy for single classroom or homeschool family use only. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. Please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product.

I saw this sketch at Freshly Made Sketches and as it is one of my all time favourite layouts, I decided to make a couple of cards using it. Both cards use a flower stamp from Katzelkraft, which I must admit to having had for quite some time without it ever being inked. Now that I have seen it stamped I shall probably be using it a whole lot more. The first also has a little text from SU French Foliage overstamped, together with a little Gorgeous Grunge stamp too. The edges of the card pieces have been gently distressed using a file. I had looked at the challenge from Dynamic Duos this week and found myself subconsciously using the colours suggested for this week's Challenge. Keep it Simple request the use of text this week, it's for that too! This second one uses the same sketch, but also incorporates the technique demonstrated by Mynette at Technique Time Tuesday. The image is stamped onto three separate pieces of card, placed on top of each other gradually decreasing in size, which are then taken apart mounted and put back together again! It's quite fun! I was cased by Shana!!

Seven sashes. Six are variations on the Celtic knot pattern. One is a 2 color twist that I made up.

A few years ago, our school implemented "voice levels" as a way to help at assemblies, in hallways, and within our classrooms. This has really helped with consistency across the grade levels and made the first few weeks of school even easier when introducing these concepts. In our school, if a teacher needs to get students' attention, he/she will hold up our hand in the shape of a zero. If kids are working in small groups and are getting a little noisy, I would hold up two fingers to remind them it was "Voice Level 2". When we create presentation rubrics, we always include "Voice Level 3" as an area to focus on. In the beginning of the year, when we are making our Daily 5 Anchor Charts around expectations, Voice Levels 0, 1, and 2 always make an appearance. I have loved thinking of Voice Level 1 (whisper) as "Spy Talk"! In the past, I have used the fingers-on-the-voicebox trick~ if it vibrates, it's not Voice Level 1~ but the idea of talking like a spy is soooooo much more fun! This year, I ask my Teacher's Assistant to help be my Voice Level Monitor. If they feel it is getting too noisy, they will assist me in showing the appropriate voice level with our finger(s). Here is the file for the poster (I recently changed over my font, so it looks slightly different). **UPDATE: If you like this idea, you will love my new Voice Levels Management Pack available on TpT! Be sure to download the Preview to see everything that's included and read my updated post HERE for more info! Enjoy!

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This cause and effect activity brings the fun of card games and comprehension practice together in an innovative way!

Hello everyone and welcome to a new stamping challenge from the Stamping 411 Operators! This week's sketch features a large background area (think pattern and texture) with a smaller focal image, tied off with a bow! For my card, I've...

Pattern recognition isn't my strong suit, but I finally realized that I lose my temper with my children every Thursday morning at 9:30 a.m. And in a