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Last Day for 40% off of this great game that our kiddos love to play every month.  I divide my class into 2 teams and let the kids take turns reading the cards that have questions about the March vocabulary words.  They get a point for their team if they get the correct answer.  If they don't, it bounces to the other team to answer.  The vocabulary words are also introduced daily in our March Word of the day Calendar, which is also 40%off today.

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Word-of-the-Day-March-Brain-Bounce-Game-1121771

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his is our Word of the Day March Calendar that has a ABC pattern for the kiddos to follow as well as a March vocabulary word on each calendar piece.  My students write about the word every day in their calendar notebooks.  Their writing as well as their vocabulary has really increased since they started using these calendars and playing our Word of the Day games and using the word of the Day products.

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Word-of-the-Day-March-Calendar-1119945

Here is a sample of  what some of my students wrote using words from our January Word of the Day Calendar.  They chose 5 words and wrote a story using those words.

This one was done by an ELL student who was not writing at all at the very beginning of the year.  He was so proud of himself.  I know I was very proud of him!

Monday Mood Lifter #5

Hey there!

Hope everyone had a great weekend.  Here is your "lift" for the day:

"The greatest sign of a success for a teacher...is to be able to say, "The children are now working as if I did not exist." -- Maria Montessori

How do you encourage independent children?

FUN FRIDAY!

We have been talking about President's Day so I decided to do our "Who Am I" song and let the kiddos dress up as the famous Americans on the song, Betsy Ross,Pocahontas, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.  The kids love to shout out who the American is after the clues are given.  You could also add your own famous people.

  We will be offering this song for free on Feb.14 and Feb.15.

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Who-Am-I-Mp3-Song-453062

You may want to check out our other song about the office of President.  Kids love to shout out the name of the president when the part "Our president is…."  They all yell "Barrack Obama."

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Our-President-Mp3-Song-453043


After we sang both of these songs, we sang "Quality Students."  I used the words from our song and applied it to what a quality president would be like.  Then my students wrote some great pieces on what they would be like if they were the president.

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Quality-Students-Mp3-Song-450741

So, after we sang all of our songs and discussed what a "Quality President" would be like, it was time to write about what we learned.

I was so proud of the writing that my students did!

Just one more.  It was hard for me to choose which ones to show:)

If you do get a chance to grab our songs, we would love some nice comments about them in our store.
We are in the process of doing more songs so we would love to hear some suggestions of what concepts you would like to see covered.  Thank you for any suggestions you may have:)
We hope you enjoyed FUN FRIDAY!
Happy Valentine's Day and have a great weekend!

Monday Mood Lifter #4

Happy Monday Everyone!

Here is your inspiration for the day :)

“Education...is painful, continual and difficult work to be done in kindness, by watching, by warning,...  by praise, but above all -- by example.” -- John Ruskin

How do you lead by example in your classroom?

Our Showing the Love Giveaway Winners!

Thank you to everyone who participated in our giveaway!  We were so blessed to have a great turnout and hope you found some great new TpT stores.  Now for the winners...

In the K-2 category...DEBBIE MINTER, Congratulations!
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As we said, everyone gets a prize.  We are compiling a great sample pack for you all to use in your classroom.  Also, since we all love FREE, check out our new youtube series with free ideas to use in your classroom!

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Monday Mood Lifter #3

Happy Monday teachers!  We know it will be extra difficult coming back to school for a full week after those snow days.  Here are some uplifting words to help you start your day.

"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." -- Benjamin Franklin

What are some ways you involve kids in the learning process?