tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81839577887641188482024-03-13T03:57:55.315-07:00Second Grade SweetiesLaurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08010168514516306932noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8183957788764118848.post-7254864306329017712011-03-30T17:35:00.000-07:002011-03-30T17:35:50.468-07:00You Know You're A Teacher When...Abby is hosting a "You Know You're a Teacher When..." Linky Party! Click to link up to the fun!<br />
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- You can't get past the dollar section at Target without buying a few (or LOTS!) things of things that are just PERFECT for your classroom!!<br />
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- You say, "I better not hear the "F" word come out of your mouth..." and you are referring to the FAIR!!!! Seriously...in the small town where I teach, the fair is BIG NEWS and the talk of the town that time of the year!<br />
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- You mention a SKITTLE (only ONE), kids immediately straighten up and are little ANGELS!<br />
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- The laminator, Cricut, and Sharpie Pens are your best friends! :)<br />
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- Your iTunes playlist includes Addition and Subtraction Rock, Disney, and Morning Meeting Songs.<br />
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- You pick out kids in your class that you want your own kids to be like...and those kids that you don't want them to be like! ;)<br />
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- You would do ANYTHING to see a student succeed and LOVE the look on their faces when you tell them you think they are AMAZING!<br />
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- You have to use hand sanitizer after checking their Take Home Notebooks....ummm...Can we say GROSS!!!<br />
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- You spend the summer planning, creating, and devising new materials to use next year.<br />
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In two weeks, my sweeties will be taking their End of the Year test for second grade. I want to review as much as I can with them in the next couple of weeks in both Language Arts and Math. <br />
Here is a little book of Language Arts Terms that we're going to be reviewing:<br />
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I would also LOVE to know how you review at the end of the year with your kiddos. I can't wait to hear your responses!!<br />
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Happy Friday, Everyone!!!Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08010168514516306932noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8183957788764118848.post-35218857819009412402011-03-22T14:14:00.000-07:002011-03-22T14:14:36.973-07:00Fluency FolderAt my school, students take the AIMS Web reading test so fluency is HUGE in the lower grades. This year has definitely been a learning experience for me as far as how to organize my students' fluency charts, words, passages, etc. Now that we are three-quarters of the way through the year, I think I finally have it figured out!! YAY!! <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://whattheteacherwants.blogspot.com/2011/03/we-want-to-say-thank-you.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+WhatTheTeacherWants+%28What+The+Teacher+Wants%21%29"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-vq2LoFFP0Gc/TX6ofOeaH2I/AAAAAAAAADU/K2rUmtgA8tw/s1600/whatteacherwantslogo.jpg" /></a></div>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08010168514516306932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8183957788764118848.post-28876378841578616532011-03-13T17:24:00.000-07:002011-03-13T17:54:35.364-07:00Classroom Photo Linky PartyOne of my<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><b> FAVORITE</b></span> things to do is look at how other teachers organize their classrooms so I was really excited to see <a href="http://pattonspatch.blogspot.com/2011/03/classroom-photo-linky-party.html">Mrs. Patton's Classroom Photo Linky Party</a>!! I haven't taken any pictures of my classroom recently, but here are a few from the beginning of the year. (Note: I have made a LOT of changes since Day 1!)<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">I hope everyone has a great week!! We have 5 more days until <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b>SPRING BREAK</b></span> in our county!!! I hope all you teachers on spring break already have a COMPLETELY RELAXING week...YOU DESERVE IT!! :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08010168514516306932noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8183957788764118848.post-71779569364353816202011-03-08T14:03:00.000-08:002011-03-08T14:03:04.461-08:00Did You Hear That Sound???This week our spelling/phonics skill is Silent Consonants. I am soooo excited because I made my first CUTE game to go along with our words!!! :) I hope my kiddos love it and I hope some of you other amazing teachers find it useful as well!! Click on the Frog to view the game!<br />
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My sweeties have been pretty good so far this week. Of course...a little bribe does go a LONG way!! Since we have SPRING BREAK (YAY!!) in 2 weeks, I decided to have a FuN FrIdAy the last day before a much needed vacation!! My sweeties are trying to earn a letter a day in order to get their extra recess/snacks. (I told them I'd give them a free letter each week!) I hope they keep up the good behavior! <br />
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Hope everyone had a great Tuesday!!Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08010168514516306932noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8183957788764118848.post-55921776613100585802011-03-05T11:32:00.000-08:002011-03-07T13:45:16.381-08:00It's Graphing Time!!This week my class has been studying pictographs, bar graphs, and line plots. My sweeties had a lot of fun surveying classmates figuring out our favorite candy bars, sports, and how many brothers and sisters we have!! Check out some pictures below:<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">My name is Lauren Harrington and this is my second year of teaching 2nd grade. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">I graduated from Lambuth University in Jackson, TN which is where I met my amazing husband.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"> We got married this past June. He teaches and coaches (basketball and baseball) at the local high school. Being a coach's wife is a challenging job! :) </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"> I love spending time with my family and friends...and consider myself very blessed to live the life I live!!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #311718; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25px;"><em><strong>Q: What would you be doing if you weren’t a teacher?</strong></em> <br />
A: Something crafty!!! I love to scrapbook...but haven't had time to recently!<br />
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<strong><em>Q: What are your hobbies?</em></strong> <br />
A: Scrapbooking, camping trips/vacations, going to my hubby's ballgames, reading (when I have time), finding cute/creative things to use in my classroom! <br />
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<strong><em>Q: When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up?</em></strong> <br />
A: Surprise, Surprise...I ALWAYS wanted to be a TEACHER :)<br />
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<strong><em>Q: What are your guilty pleasures?</em></strong> <br />
A: Coke Zero, Reese's Cups, The Bachelor TV show, spending toooo much time on the internet finding new ideas for my class!!<br />
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<strong><em>Q: What is your biggest fear?!</em></strong> <br />
A: Storms and being alone!!!!<br />
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<strong><em>Q: When you’re on vacation, where do you like to go?</em></strong> <br />
A: Somewhere RELAXING!!! The beach or the mountains :) My most favorite place is Bar Harbor, Maine!!!<br />
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<strong><em>Q: What’s the best advice you’ve ever received?</em></strong> <br />
A: Give all your worries to God....He will never give you more than you can handle!!<br />
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<strong><em>Q: What do you value most in others?</em></strong> <br />
A: A sense of pride for what you do. RESPECT!!<br />
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<strong><em>Q: If you could choose one of your personality traits to pass down to your kids, what would it be?</em></strong> <br />
A: I don't have kids yet, but when I do, I want them to have my trait of having FUN and SMILING!! Life is too short to take way too seriously!!! <br />
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<strong><em>Q: If you could have lunch with anyone in the world….living or dead…who would it be?</em></strong> <br />
A: I know it's cheesy...but I would pick my MOM!!! She is also a teacher and and we always have SOOOO much to talk about!! :)<br />
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