tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68159400153249844382024-03-05T08:12:07.212-06:00Random Thoughts of a TeacherA blog designed to discuss things relevant to teaching. Subjects include but are not limited to classroom management, substitute teaching, reading instruction, reading comprehension, differentiated instruction, lesson planning, math instruction, science, technology and social studies.Mrs. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16322392613057574842noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815940015324984438.post-15299793587637803642012-08-10T00:23:00.000-05:002012-08-10T00:28:28.293-05:00PB 10 for 10 2012<h2>
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<span style="font-size: small;">This event is being sponsored by Cathy </span><span style="font-size: small;">(</span>@cathymere<span style="font-size: small;">) of <a href="http://reflectandrefine.blogspot.com/">Reflect </a></span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://reflectandrefine.blogspot.com/">& Refine: Building a Learning Community</a> and </span><span style="font-size: small;">Mandy (</span>@mandyrobek) <span style="font-size: small;">of <a href="http://enjoy-embracelearning.blogspot.com/">Enjoy and Embrace Learning</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Last year was a busy year for me! We had a new addition to our family. She is now five months old. As a teacher, one of my goals for her is to be an avid reader like I was. If you are reading this post, I would assume you are looking for picture book suggestions and possible uses for picture books. I have decided to focus my 10 for 10 on board books this year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Board books??? I'm not planning on using board books in my classroom. Don't stop reading! Many great board books are a shortened or full version of a picture book for older children. I have also found that board books make great baby shower gifts. As a teacher, I like to make a plug for reading to parents of new children by providing them with a couple of great board books to get them started. It would be also fun to give them a list of other great books along with the gift. I recently learned that my five-year-old niece still enjoys them. I have also found that board books stand the test of time. I am reading board books with Ariella that I originally purchased for my fourteen year old niece. Board books can withstand the tough love of a toddler. They are a great investment!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">My little girlie and I love this book because it is fun. It also teaches the purpose of books. She enjoys looking at the pictures. I am looking forward to the future discussions I can see us having about books. Here is the book trailer on You Tube for the full-size picture book: <b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4BK_2VULCU" target="_blank"><i>It's a Book</i> by Lane Smith</a>.</b> I love all that technology has to offer but it will never replace books that I can hold in my hands and place on my bookshelf!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.scholastic.ca/titles/howdoiloveyou/images/spread.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="185" src="http://www.scholastic.ca/titles/howdoiloveyou/images/spread.jpg" width="320" /></a>"How do I love you? Let me count the ways. I love you as the sun loves the bright blue days." This book has a great rhythm and beautiful illustrations. I love reading it to my little beauty. The illustrator Caroline Jayne Church has also illustrated <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Love-You-Through-And/dp/0439673631" target="_blank"><b><i>I Love You Through and Through</i></b></a>. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Goodnight-Love-Caroline-Jayne-Church/dp/0545392152/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1344113529&sr=1-3" target="_blank"><b><i>Good Night, I Love You</i></b></a> is a book that she wrote and illustrated. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">This is the shorter board book version of the well-loved <i><b>Chicka Chicka Boom Boom</b></i><b>. </b><i><b> </b></i>This version is modified and ends where all the little letters fall out of the tree. As a teacher, I love how the author uses lower case letters in both versions of this book because many children come to school writing their names in all capital letters. This is one great way to expose little ones to the way letters look!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">This is a great classic! I love the pictures. It is a great way to introduce colors and some basic animals. The repetitive text is great for little ones. This will probably be one that my girlie will come to me some day and say that she can read. Another fabulous Eric Carle book is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/From-Head-Toe-Board-Book/dp/0694013013" target="_blank"><i><b>From Head to Toe</b></i></a>, which is great for teaching parts of the body.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">A great story about the benefits of sharing! North South books is one of my favorite publishers because it publishes books in English that are written by authors from around the world. I have found that most of those authors illustrate their books. One of my favorite books published by North South books is<i> <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Best-Friends-Pirkko-Vainio/dp/043923395X/ref=la_B001HPM8T8_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1344560293&sr=1-3" target="_blank">The Best of Friends</a></b></i> by Pirkko Vaino. It is never to early to learn how to be a friend.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">P.D. Eastman is one of my favorite authors of Dr. Suess books. This is a book that I will use to help my girlie learn the alphabet. I like the illustrations and the rhythm of the book. I also enjoy Fred and Ted from his <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Little-Bright-Early-Board-Books/dp/0375875395/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1344561540&sr=1-2&keywords=Big+Dog...Little+Dog+Board+Book+by+P.D.+Eastman" target="_blank"><b><i>Big Dog...Little Dog</i></b>.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I just love those sheep. I have given this book often as a baby shower gift. The rhyming is fun and the illustrations are great. I look forward to some great laughs with my little one when enjoying this book! We have the picture book for older children, but I still need to add it to our board book collection.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">This is another great alphabet book that I have given as a baby shower gift. I love the wonderful illustrations of farm animals. <b><i>The Big Red Barn</i></b> is another great farm animal book. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">So far, we are off to a great start! I am thankful to be involved in the PB 10 for !0 again! This is my second time participating! Here is my post for the first <a href="http://randomthoughtsofateacher.blogspot.com/2010/08/10-for-10-picture-books.html" target="_blank">PB 10 for 10</a>. My first post lists 10 of my favorites from 2010. </span><br />
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</h3>Mrs. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16322392613057574842noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815940015324984438.post-23841941378287058972011-06-13T15:04:00.003-05:002011-06-13T15:46:34.193-05:00Summer Reading ProgramsThe greatest way to prevent the summer slide is to keep your children reading. There are many summer reading programs out there that provide incentives for reading. We enrolled in three in our area today. We enrolled in the library summer reading program and the programs at Barnes & Noble and Borders.<br /><br />Our library program is called <a href="http://bit.ly/mF8y6n">BookA-Wocky</a>. At the library we picked up a summer reading record. On the record you keep track of minutes. There is also a spot to keep track of and rate some of the books you have been reading. After reading ten hours and twenty hours of reading, the reader earns a prize. Here is the link to BookA-Wocky in <a href="http://bit.ly/Z7HvU">Hennepin County.</a><br /><br />Barnes & Noble's program is called <a href="http://bit.ly/d22k3f">Summer Reading Imagination's Destination</a>. The program is for students in first through sixth grade. After reading eight books, the reader will earn a free book. This program requires the reader to make a list of the book and who they would recommend the books to.<br /><br />Border's summer reading program is called <a href="http://brd.rs/dVJhiU">Double-Dog Dare Challenge!</a> The requirements include: reading 10 books, being under the age of twelve, and listing the books you have read. When you meet the requirements you can pick a free book off of the list which can be found on the website. The form for the program is downloadable from the link on the website.<br /><br />Your turn: What are you doing to keep your children reading this summer?Mrs. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16322392613057574842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815940015324984438.post-26488911035870389742010-08-09T16:17:00.043-05:002010-08-10T15:41:19.791-05:0010 for 10 Picture Books<span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZvbuNEcpT45ODTDcvgTJ8GVi7azDQkqsnLeGQalhBRTXWrREosNiQ9CFZ0DMnGNitnpUSUiKKMs34i-kefX9-f_HXmcEFNxeFg7QB-16npGdx_TWc3RIe9fNccX-hWXp1DB9FLmnELch1/s1600/pb+10+for+10.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 119px; height: 91px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZvbuNEcpT45ODTDcvgTJ8GVi7azDQkqsnLeGQalhBRTXWrREosNiQ9CFZ0DMnGNitnpUSUiKKMs34i-kefX9-f_HXmcEFNxeFg7QB-16npGdx_TWc3RIe9fNccX-hWXp1DB9FLmnELch1/s400/pb+10+for+10.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503591545603359874" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >This event is being sponsored by Cathy </span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >(@JustwonderinY) of <a href="http://reflectandrefine.blogspot.com/">Reflect </a></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://reflectandrefine.blogspot.com/">& Refine: Building a Learning Community</a> and </span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Mandy of <a href="http://enjoy-embracelearning.blogspot.com/">Enjoy and Embrace Learning</a>.
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<br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >First, I would like to thank @JustwonderinY for encouraging me to get involved in this event. I have been thinking abo</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >ut the importance of writing lately. This was just the nudge I needed to get back to blogging.
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<br />It is a difficult task to imagine only being able to have 10 picture books. As I went through my book bins today, I narrowed it down to about 30 favorites. How could I only pick 10? I only allowed myself to pick books that I own. Here is my list:</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >
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<br />My first is </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >The Best </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >of Friends</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > by Pirkko Vaino; translated <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7JlPEIqm06lI16B-7_qUzmyhk-AwldugsFic-snMPokxkoTVnaRO_F8E8G-PyYJuTmtn5bvDfWPscN8oTXBIHAMRCr0WxMr6BMUAYzL6EyhLDUuAuXB9qA7XQ_awnvnjOFbyEIjgEOFRb/s1600/The+Best+of+Friends.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 110px; height: 151px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7JlPEIqm06lI16B-7_qUzmyhk-AwldugsFic-snMPokxkoTVnaRO_F8E8G-PyYJuTmtn5bvDfWPscN8oTXBIHAMRCr0WxMr6BMUAYzL6EyhLDUuAuXB9qA7XQ_awnvnjOFbyEIjgEOFRb/s200/The+Best+of+Friends.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503596700734230674" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >
<br />by J. Alison James. I love this book because it is about how two very different animals be</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >come friends. The illustrations are wonderful. It is published by North South B</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >ooks which translates books from around the world into different languages. I enjoy explaining how it was written in another language a</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >nd had to be translated for us to enjoy
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinnPoRCNs1k4B27TQsm0ClewguSpjTtA1WqyhpTaHiaPTtmPuqvtwMkzkfAn-cdEjQwG5BT6vO0D3zv8HDh74ULFZJdQEeZJJ-BjXn0nE4lwa6RJ08fRvNjIYWG9TfnBhNDls3vCBWxyj1/s1600/Rain.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 135px; height: 115px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinnPoRCNs1k4B27TQsm0ClewguSpjTtA1WqyhpTaHiaPTtmPuqvtwMkzkfAn-cdEjQwG5BT6vO0D3zv8HDh74ULFZJdQEeZJJ-BjXn0nE4lwa6RJ08fRvNjIYWG9TfnBhNDls3vCBWxyj1/s320/Rain.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503619152117139250" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >My second is </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rain</span></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > by Manya Stojic. It is about rain coming to the African savanna. The illustrations are amazing. It is a great book to use wh</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >en talking about including the five senses in writing. It is also a simple text that can be used when teaching cause and effect. I also love it because the characters are African animals. The author also wrote </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Snow</span></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >, which is about the co</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >ming of winter.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >
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<br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >My third is </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day</span></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > by Judith Viorst. I enjoy reading this story and talking about choices. There are times our day just does not go well and there is nothing we could do to change it. Yet, there are days that don't go so well because of the choices we make. </span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >How can we make choices so that our days will go well? What can we do for others around us that se</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >em to be having a bad day?
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<br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNjll1n8HQCKgBDu_xkV4CmPi6gxZpiHkbUZ0om-LIcXzbTIBPaMVmfPWrVyMVJqejzk_8W1zoDepsPpTIq5xd-rff5pQlozd9NDRc8H5iAHBZhqeFjolxxvjHDNndfwhUruL61IOc_AkD/s1600/Curious+George+Learns+the+Alphabet.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 116px; height: 155px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNjll1n8HQCKgBDu_xkV4CmPi6gxZpiHkbUZ0om-LIcXzbTIBPaMVmfPWrVyMVJqejzk_8W1zoDepsPpTIq5xd-rff5pQlozd9NDRc8H5iAHBZhqeFjolxxvjHDNndfwhUruL61IOc_AkD/s320/Curious+George+Learns+the+Alphabet.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503634146399708098" border="0" /></a>My fourth is </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">C</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">urious George Learns the Alphabet</span></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > by H. A. Rey. I would need to have one alphabet book with me. I like this one because all letters are displayed in upper and lowercase. It also incorporates the sounds letters make. I do not usually read it in one sitting because it is kind of long. Students enjoy being challenged to make their own pictures out of letters. I also like </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">The Turn-Around Upside Down Alphabet Book</span></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > by Lisa Campbell Ernst.</span>
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<br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >My fi</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >fth is </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Because a Little Bug went Ka-CHOO!</span></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > by Rosetta Stone. I really enjoy the sequence of events in this book. It starts with something so small and grows enormously. This book could be used to teach sequence of events, cause and effect, and prediction. I would also use any of Laura Numeroff's </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">If You Give...</span></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > books for this.
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<br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVlTW9ezFHi1lWh7hxRTPArGqBbnY7BvD-KIn5pwTtj7q33te624KphRmMmUDOY1aX7Odw5LC6FD5Ucuemx0ZpGgy5hEDJZskNz0OHyMdUZejpkW4zlNdzLr8bgVcl6yaPFZTjHK7TV1Vb/s1600/Green+Eggs+and+Ham.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 83px; height: 115px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVlTW9ezFHi1lWh7hxRTPArGqBbnY7BvD-KIn5pwTtj7q33te624KphRmMmUDOY1aX7Odw5LC6FD5Ucuemx0ZpGgy5hEDJZskNz0OHyMdUZejpkW4zlNdzLr8bgVcl6yaPFZTjHK7TV1Vb/s320/Green+Eggs+and+Ham.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503645988674981826" border="0" /></a>My sixth is </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Green Eggs and Ham</span></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > by Dr. Seuss. We all need a little encouragement to try things sometimes. In life, there are so many things we want our children to experience but how will they if they don't try?
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I like this book because it encourages us to be ourselves. There are so many times I find children comparing themse</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >lves to others or trying to be like others. It would be a great book for a main</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > idea discussion. <b><i>Just The Way You Are</i></b> by Marcus Pfister is another book that has a very similar main idea.</span>
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<br />My eighth </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXtfcq3G3FtDBRuzgJm9AKz0z48mWCd-cVomZ5CNa6QAy9OUGH36YWlA8SDIifxdG_WHTlLlGw6T84GNLt5IfMyrW5n7qQrWN_0K168NTjuGju5_NB70P0xi-cCnohyphenhyphen8sG15AVf_IH9yBJ/s1600/A+Giraffe+and+a+Half.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 83px; height: 105px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXtfcq3G3FtDBRuzgJm9AKz0z48mWCd-cVomZ5CNa6QAy9OUGH36YWlA8SDIifxdG_WHTlLlGw6T84GNLt5IfMyrW5n7qQrWN_0K168NTjuGju5_NB70P0xi-cCnohyphenhyphen8sG15AVf_IH9yBJ/s320/A+Giraffe+and+a+Half.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503851563380902274" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"> is <b><i>A Giraffe and a Half</i></b> by Shel Silverstein. I love this book because it is fun. Kid</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">s laugh and read along with me. It is a great springboard to a discussion on rhyming. I also love <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fox in Socks</span></span> by Dr. Seuss but I decided that each of my books had to be a different author.</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">
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<br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">My ninth choice is </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Crayon Box That Talked</span></span><span style="font-family:georgia;"> by Shane DeRolf. This is a</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"> g</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">reat</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"> story </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">about how each of us is important and has something valuable to contribute. Each member of a classroom community is vital and necessary for the community to be complete. We are all so different but that is where the</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"> beauty is. <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Chrysanthemum</span></span> by Kevin Henkes is similar but my choice has more to do with the whole individual.</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">
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<br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">My tenth is <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ish</span></span> by Peter Reynolds. I love the message of this book. I like the idea that each of us has something to contribute. What will you contribute today?</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">
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<br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Well, there you have it my #pb10for10. If you ask me tomorrow or later today, they may be different. I enjoyed being stretched by this exercise and look forward to reading all the other blogs. I am sure I will be adding a lot of books to my must have list.</span></span>
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<br /><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12pt;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p></div>Mrs. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16322392613057574842noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815940015324984438.post-73514322064512488312009-11-30T16:29:00.003-06:002009-11-30T16:39:44.885-06:00Current Read<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihPJJLfiIQOZnur_yqkZBTyYieh6k17XQOmX6V3W4IS3IiVOE5qVNnxnp3MyX26mBEdlVeHkJgVJOFv1GeW75i6ixKMGyvQYcKvdhZ6AIsU0ykWMQY1P8NepUbX7bBXBigc-8grwdq7X6P/s1600/Sent.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 80px; height: 80px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihPJJLfiIQOZnur_yqkZBTyYieh6k17XQOmX6V3W4IS3IiVOE5qVNnxnp3MyX26mBEdlVeHkJgVJOFv1GeW75i6ixKMGyvQYcKvdhZ6AIsU0ykWMQY1P8NepUbX7bBXBigc-8grwdq7X6P/s320/Sent.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410028398841508882" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Sent</span> by Margaret Peterson Haddix<br /><br />I am enjoying the newest series called: The Missing by Margaret Peterson Haddix. It is exploring time travel and missing children throughout history. <span style="font-style: italic;">Sent </span>is the book that follows <span style="font-style: italic;">Found</span> in the series. It is about Edward the Fifth and his brother Richard from the late 1400's in England. The characters go back in time to figure out what happened. The book was hard to put down. I also enjoyed the author's summary of her research at the end of the book. It is a great read for the middle grades. I believe it will also spark the reader's interest in the history of the late 1400's. I would suggest reading <span style="font-style: italic;">Found</span>, which is the first book in the series, first. Happy Reading!<br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Justine/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.png" alt="" />Mrs. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16322392613057574842noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815940015324984438.post-74382231828575894502009-09-23T12:25:00.006-05:002009-09-23T12:47:27.899-05:00Current Read<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWqcUgjlZkcTE2gsI4z-DPQJ2-vLKyGCEiUo_LceCMWWLyJ-BhMmwufA8hj0fSHoZ3OclrgJBcFYzoOd-JaXSwX1E3WtUKcbTrxtDAVs12FelEjG0MbGVT4bccIP_vFlmY6dELvpRW35ue/s1600-h/Reading+Essentials.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 120px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWqcUgjlZkcTE2gsI4z-DPQJ2-vLKyGCEiUo_LceCMWWLyJ-BhMmwufA8hj0fSHoZ3OclrgJBcFYzoOd-JaXSwX1E3WtUKcbTrxtDAVs12FelEjG0MbGVT4bccIP_vFlmY6dELvpRW35ue/s320/Reading+Essentials.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384716921356079234" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Reading Essentials: The Specifics You Need to Teach Reading Well</span> by Regie Routman is a book that I had previously begun to read but didn't get the opportunity to finish. The first chapter is titled: "Simplify Your Teaching Life." Who wouldn't want to do that?<br /><br />Sometimes when reading a professional development book there is so much useful information in the book that it could be easy to go on information overload. I used to use Google Notebook(GN) to track things that I wanted to remember and put into place. I was frustrated when GN became obsolete. I think I lost all the information that I had saved on it. I have now decided to use a Moleskin journal to keep track of useful information. My goal is to write no more than three things from each chapter to implement and put into place.<br /><br />How do you organize information from professional development? In what ways do you implement ideas from books or seminars in your classroom?Mrs. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16322392613057574842noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815940015324984438.post-32709081557995757492009-09-15T15:07:00.002-05:002009-09-15T15:16:41.407-05:00Theater in the ClassroomI love drama. I used to be a volunteer director for a youth drama group. Today I discovered some free theater curriculum while I was perusing a local children's theater website. I noticed that they had a professional development tab and discovered the curriculum on there. The curriculum was developed by the theater and a local school.<br /><br />The theater is called <a href="http://www.stagestheatre.org/prodev.htm">Stages Theatre Company</a>.<br /><br />There are many benefits of using drama in the classroom including: building confidence in students, makes learning fun, and a way to get your kinesthetic learners involved and moving.<br /><br />I have seen young people change and grow more confident by doing drama.<br /><br />Have you used drama in your classroom? What resources have you used?Mrs. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16322392613057574842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815940015324984438.post-71240685064557866782009-09-15T11:32:00.004-05:002009-09-15T11:45:16.056-05:00Organizing your Calendar as a SubI am going back to subbing for now. I haven't actually been back in the classroom yet this year. I have two more district sub meetings on the books right now and I have already attended one. <br /><br />I prefer not to get calls in the morning or at night for that matter so I attempt to get my calendar full by <span style="font-weight: bold;">watching the websites very closely</span>. To help stay organized, I use my Google calendar to keep track of where I am supposed to be each day. I also block out days I am scheduled on all websites as unavailable so that I am not getting calls for days I am already scheduled.<br /><br />Here is what I note on my Google Calendar:<br /><ul><li>School</li><li>District</li><li>Teacher</li><li>Grade</li><li>Start Time</li><li>Full Day (FD) or Half Day (HD)</li></ul>Doing this not only keeps me organized by knowing where I am going when, it helps me to know who should be paying me what.<br /><br />How do you keep yourself organized as a sub?Mrs. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16322392613057574842noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815940015324984438.post-72742210631043144982009-09-08T14:55:00.003-05:002009-09-08T15:05:22.179-05:00Update and Upcoming<span style="font-weight: bold;">Update:</span><br />I have been quite busy since I posted last time. Last school year I worked a job as a Library Media Specialist/Spanish teacher. It was a new position for me and a busy one at that. At the end of the year, I was notified that my position was cut due to budgetary restraints. I have spent the summer job hunting. I am still looking. I am also working on getting on the sub lists in my area. I am set to go in one district and have to attend meetings/turn in paperwork for three other districts. I have also applied to sub a few other places. I also got married this summer and am loving married life. So you see I have been a little busy.....working a new job, planning a wedding, job hunting.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Upcoming:</span><br /><ul><li>Blog, blog, blog</li><li>Current Reads</li><li>Subbing Tips</li></ul>I am going to be working on continuing to blog. I believe it helps my writing and communication skills.Mrs. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16322392613057574842noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815940015324984438.post-2594269222263811562009-03-28T11:31:00.004-05:002009-03-28T11:59:24.274-05:00Current Read<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAjNi8Q3AEy8PzlHMtICoMDiw1_XYxNcGiNuVo3bK7KcMCaumevKF5XkYGlf9gXtf4KrOTURXssymi62aYJvTVGOzBmbCE61Prs17ezEC-bXUJ5OzjA4o52eQUnn2-pCn1D8_L_XZXk4GQ/s1600-h/Understanding+by+Design.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 128px; height: 174px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAjNi8Q3AEy8PzlHMtICoMDiw1_XYxNcGiNuVo3bK7KcMCaumevKF5XkYGlf9gXtf4KrOTURXssymi62aYJvTVGOzBmbCE61Prs17ezEC-bXUJ5OzjA4o52eQUnn2-pCn1D8_L_XZXk4GQ/s320/Understanding+by+Design.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318277523622206466" border="0" /></a><br />I am currently reading <span style="font-style: italic;">Understanding by Design</span> by Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe. I have just started chapter 2. I really enjoyed chapter one and I am looking forward to finishing it so that I can begin to use it in my classroom. It is a book about planning units which is very useful for me in the position I am currently in. I like beginning with the end in mind. The authors used this quote by Stephen Covey: "To begin with the end in means mean to start with a clear understanding of your destination. It means to know where you're going so that you better underand where you are now so that the steps you take are always in the right direction." That quote comes from the book <span style="font-style: italic;">The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People</span>. Although I am not very far into the book, I am enjoying that it stresses the fact of understanding. A quote from the book I like that talks about understanding is "How do we make it more likely-by our design-that more students really undersand what they are asked to learn?" The book's goal is being able to plan understandable units for our students. It argues against activity focused and coverage focused teaching and for results focused teaching. Some of what I have read reminds me of Madeline Hunter's ways to plan a lesson. Although this book's goal is to plan units. Another thing it mentioned that I liked is to be sure that " 'hands-on' is also 'minds-on'". It stresses engagement and understanding. I also like the fact that it talks about using Essential Questions in your unit plans, which I am also using in Curriculum Mapping. I look forward to reading more of this book.Mrs. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16322392613057574842noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815940015324984438.post-55400425007018084442009-03-28T10:17:00.004-05:002009-03-28T11:30:13.954-05:00Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiqg2AXk4sNZGb4byximoawe_5vn78tOnvYIk2wkZSVyYw0MKsz_wBKEALx7q4g5nOT7q8nC_8cOAPOY6OgnSdCCGF2vgjiNsurlaDSqeZsxkZrlSm6NpfXaAnzX9AQudWKovyVQpuJKFQ/s1600-h/Found.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 120px; height: 175px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiqg2AXk4sNZGb4byximoawe_5vn78tOnvYIk2wkZSVyYw0MKsz_wBKEALx7q4g5nOT7q8nC_8cOAPOY6OgnSdCCGF2vgjiNsurlaDSqeZsxkZrlSm6NpfXaAnzX9AQudWKovyVQpuJKFQ/s320/Found.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318259721586573938" border="0" /></a><br />This is a book I recently read that we had at the book fair last fall. It is the first book I have read written by Margaret Peterson <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Haddix</span>. The preface was amazing. The author hooked us right away. The students wanted me to keep reading it, but I just wanted to give them a taste of it so they would read it on their own. I had many students read the book and reserve the book at the library even before it was on the shelf. A few of them were even passing copies around that they had gotten at the book fair so that their friends could read it. <br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Found</span> is a great mystery that involves students and time travel. I have had many students read and thoroughly enjoy it! Many of us are eagerly awaiting the next book in the series that is due out in August. The title of that book is <span style="font-style: italic;">Sent</span>.Mrs. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16322392613057574842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815940015324984438.post-54861269982640386162009-03-28T09:13:00.003-05:002009-03-28T09:30:01.614-05:00Update On This YearI have been enjoying this year immensely! It has been a very busy year being in a new position. I have read a lot of young adult literature. I have gotten to add books to the library, which is a blast. (It is soooo fun to buy books and not spend a dollar from my own pocket! Of course, I have gotten a few in the library order that I had to add to my personal collection. I have been pretty good this year.) I have enjoyed seeing students read and reserve books that I have read aloud an excerpt from to their class. I have enjoyed getting to know more students. I have also really enjoyed teaching research skills! It is really fun to teach students how to dig into something they are interested about. I look forward to developing the curriculum even more. I have been learning about Curriculum Mapping which I think is very useful. It is also an overwhelming task because I feel like I haven't made a dent in it. I have learned that video projects are a lot of work! I have gotten to know Dewey better! I have enjoyed helping students find good books and then seeing them check out more books from that author. I have enjoyed seeing books get returned quickly....knowing the student read the book very quickly. There are so many things that I have enjoyed! I am planning on getting back to blogging because I enjoy being able to connect to others with it!Mrs. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16322392613057574842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815940015324984438.post-24147674062658647052008-08-20T20:19:00.002-05:002008-08-20T20:29:46.455-05:00A New AdventureTomorrow is the day my new adventure begins. I am going to be a Library Media Specialist/Elementary Spanish Teacher this year. It is a brand new position for me. I am looking forward to all the new and exciting experiences that await me. I would like to think of myself as a bookpusher. Bookpusher - one who discovers appropriate, interesting and engaging books for each reader who comes her way. I also get to interest students in learning a new language. <br /><br />With the start of a new year, I am going to make some new habits. I am going to get myself organized the night before. This will enable me to enjoy my mornings more. I am going to exercise in the morning. This will help me to wake up and get my day started on the right foot. I am going to be more deliberate about my weekends. This will help me to actively combat stress.<br /><br />What are some new things that you are doing this year? New habits? How do you get to know your readers?Mrs. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16322392613057574842noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815940015324984438.post-48195571617332874212008-08-18T09:15:00.003-05:002008-08-18T09:34:43.033-05:00Nonfiction Monday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiMjCMl3i2CkS8_L6a4dJj7pqOfzr_RPu3v0wTUJvZKVkUewX9CYNsaJNd2rRXMO_E-rW5ChJGhJ4idJ9XaFh5rt9SaCmQO_LqK4KYU2T4QC6bQGqDWtnion5xrWecz8gt5wsHfJqt37Ow/s1600-h/Nature's+Fireworks.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiMjCMl3i2CkS8_L6a4dJj7pqOfzr_RPu3v0wTUJvZKVkUewX9CYNsaJNd2rRXMO_E-rW5ChJGhJ4idJ9XaFh5rt9SaCmQO_LqK4KYU2T4QC6bQGqDWtnion5xrWecz8gt5wsHfJqt37Ow/s320/Nature's+Fireworks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235863491088395442" border="0" /></a><br />Nature's Fireworks: A Book About Lightning by Josepha Sherman<br /><br />During the next storm this fall, see if you can identify the types of lightning in the sky. This book is a great way to teach what lightning is. It talks about the different types of lightning and illustrates what they look like. Thunder is explained in the book. The dangers of lightning are mentioned, as well. At the end of the book it gives some ideas of where to learn more. You can even make your own lightning by doing the experiment at the end of the book.Mrs. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16322392613057574842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815940015324984438.post-15603624003379277242008-08-02T18:56:00.002-05:002008-08-02T19:05:39.239-05:00RunningI have been running since December. The lovely thing is that I have gone down two sizes. My original goal was to go down one more size but I had to readjust it to two. I recently discovered a fun site called <a href="http://www.mapmyrun.com">Map My Run</a>. I like the site because you can map your runs and keep track of them. You can also join challenges. I joined the Asics challenge to run 100 miles in a month. I started on the first of August. The best thing about the challenge is that you can win prizes. I think you can also map your bike rides and keep track of other types of workouts that you do. Check it out!Mrs. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16322392613057574842noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815940015324984438.post-15662951532535302862008-08-02T16:27:00.002-05:002008-08-02T18:50:39.600-05:00Kentucky DaysSo, have you ever visited another part of the U.S. and felt like you were in a different country? My brother and I drove from Minnesota to Kentucky yesterday. It was a fourteen hour drive. At one point we stopped to eat and it was just very different. It reminded me of when lived in Georgia for three months when I was in third grade. Many time when we would be out somewhere others would be quiet when we talked. I remember distinctly one time when we were at the pharmacy I said something to my mom and the rest of the people got quiet. If one part of our country can be different from another, can you imagine being a student from another country in one of our classrooms?Mrs. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16322392613057574842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815940015324984438.post-59506923394443873612008-07-28T15:47:00.003-05:002008-07-28T17:02:28.748-05:00Memoir Monday - Called to TeachWhen I was young, I wanted to be a lawyer (they made the big bucks and I was good at arguing), a mom (what little girl doesn't), an astronaut (it is still a dream of mine to go to space camp some day) and a teacher (Thank you, Mrs. Soltow). As I went off to college, I would have to say that teaching won out. I began the program and took the dreaded Teaching 101 (I hated retaking that miserable class in my M.A. program). At our school the text was <span style="font-style: italic;">So, You Think You Can Teach</span>. During that class, we had to do a clinical experience. I was so excited! My first time getting to be in a class. I met a teacher that didn't seem to want to have me there. I didn't really get to experience what a classroom was like. At the end of the experience, I got to interview this teacher. She basically told me that she did not like teaching. She had taught for the last twenty years and it was the only thing she could do. She completed the interview by advising me not to teach. I took her advice and decided to become a psychologist and promptly changed my major.<br /><br />After graduating, my first principal recruited me to be one of her paraprofessionals. My response was negative. I was going to be a psychologist. She eventually hooked me by asking me which grad program I was in. When I couldn't answer her and had no idea where to even begin, she responded by saying that I could do this while I was deciding and applying for school. She made perfect sense. It wasn't an easy year. The job of a paraprofessional is hard and demanding. I have to say that it made me very aware of how hard they work. At the end of that year, she asked me to teach for her the following year. I jumped at the chance to have my own classroom. I taught prekindergarten on a variance for 8 years after that.<br /><br />After teaching a few years, I went back to pursue my M.A. in Education to get my licensure. Teaching full-time and going to school was not easy. Last May I finished the program and graduated. This past year I subbed for three local districts and did two long-term sub positions. I am so glad that is over. This spring I signed a contract for a Library Media/Spanish position for the school that I taught prekindergarten for.<br /><br />I can't imagine being not being a teacher. If you are in the job hunt right now, don't give up! Finding the place for you make take some time but it is well worth it!Mrs. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16322392613057574842noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815940015324984438.post-60973918343163483042008-07-26T15:54:00.002-05:002008-07-26T15:57:44.683-05:00First Day of Class QuestionnaireI am thinking about doing some type of a questionnaire for the first day of library. I thought this would be a good way to get to know my readers.<br /><br />Questions I am going to include:<br />What is your favorite book? Who is your favorite author? What type of books to you like? What is the last book you read? About how many books did you read over the summer? What would you like to learn about? What do you enjoy? What are you interested in?<br /><br />What do you do to get to know your learners?Mrs. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16322392613057574842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815940015324984438.post-85641007123092969372008-07-26T15:49:00.002-05:002008-07-26T15:52:06.760-05:00This FallI am going to be doing something different this fall. I have taken a position as a Library Media Specialist. My schedule will rotate weekly between teaching research skills and Spanish. It will definitely be a change but I am looking forward to it!Mrs. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16322392613057574842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815940015324984438.post-33962912097221528122008-05-28T21:44:00.002-05:002008-05-28T21:47:49.575-05:00Where Have I Been?Good question.<br /><br />I have done two long-term sub positions. One was Pre-K two times a week and coaching cheerleading. The other was a sixth grade position. You would be amazed the things you will learn from sixth graders. I just wanted you to know that I am back. I going to get back to posting!Mrs. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16322392613057574842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815940015324984438.post-49917633237406632142008-02-27T17:24:00.003-06:002008-02-27T17:40:27.917-06:00Reading Books and Incorporating the Ideas in the ClassroomWhen I read I tend to write in my books or jot notes in a journal. I plan on continuing to do this. When a journal fills up I get a new one. At one time I had many different journals for different aspects of my life and now I just keep one. It has a leather cover and the inside can be refilled. I recently talked about using <a href="http://www.google.com/notebook">Google Notes</a> to keep track of a few things. I am currently using it to track progress of my goals for the year. I am also beginning to use it for keeping track of ideas from books. I titled one of the notebooks Research and Development. The nice thing is that each notebook can have sections with notes in them. I believe this way I will be more able to implement ideas from books. I can keep the same types of ideas together or I can keep all the notes from a book together. I can move my notes around. I can access them from any computer. I can easy copy and paste things from the internet that I see into my notebook as well. I can also share my notebooks with others.<br /><br />Do you ever read a great book that has lots of ideas and things you can implement in the classroom? What do you do with the information you learn? How do you incorporate it?Mrs. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16322392613057574842noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815940015324984438.post-36014605891563750092008-02-26T22:43:00.004-06:002009-09-08T15:07:02.762-05:00How Can It Start So Early?I have a few comments and a few questions. Tonight, I was at Ambercrombie with my niece. I had gotten her a shirt there recently but it didn't fit so we had to go back to get a larger size. She is an average nine year old. (Please keep in mind that the smallest pants size there is a ten which she is beginning to wear. ) She will be 10 in May. I had picked out one og the t-shirts assuming she would be a small because she is only 9. When we went back tonight, we had to buy a large. I know that sizes are just sizes because I am an adult. But do all young people get that? And we wonder why we have young women with eating disorders.<br />Another thing I should mention is that we would not ever let our girlies wear skin tight clothing even if that is the look. There are already people in the world that we have to protect our children from because they are unnaturally drawn to them. Why dress our children in a fashion that draws the wrong kind of attention? Perhaps, I have no business being in that store feeling the way I do. However, at the same time it is just one of the many stores that are like that. I do not want my nine year old niece or any other girl developing the idea that she doesn't look the way she should.<br /><br />What are your thoughts? What can be done?Mrs. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16322392613057574842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815940015324984438.post-4564947728448480482008-02-23T14:06:00.002-06:002008-12-10T13:27:25.649-06:00Book Recommendation<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE4ePUOCzQDwTWw7ZFIgqzCfVK2h-IGO7360wge6p5BTmA12bZT8IHi3pIYEeHBa-SzpB9f7EL4sWJ6MNtXl6i-Djm9cLtERajqenpHKTpkzoAkA9lFNb_DxNLD9NCm9jCgBPfTIP1etLq/s1600-h/Teaching+Outside+the+Box.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE4ePUOCzQDwTWw7ZFIgqzCfVK2h-IGO7360wge6p5BTmA12bZT8IHi3pIYEeHBa-SzpB9f7EL4sWJ6MNtXl6i-Djm9cLtERajqenpHKTpkzoAkA9lFNb_DxNLD9NCm9jCgBPfTIP1etLq/s320/Teaching+Outside+the+Box.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170271024575400242" border="0" /></a><br />I would like to recommend <span style="font-style: italic;">Teaching Outside the Box: How to Grab Your Students By Their Brains</span> by LouAnne Johnson. She is the author of the book <span style="font-style: italic;">My Posse Don't Do Homework</span>. It covers subjects from classroom management, being prepared for a new year, motivating students, and shares some time and energy savers. I am currently re-reading this book and getting more out of it the second time. You will probably see me post about different things she has reminded me of or taught me through the book.Mrs. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16322392613057574842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815940015324984438.post-78353424860354534982008-02-23T13:41:00.004-06:002008-02-23T14:05:42.673-06:00Student Participation in DiscussionMost often I am finding that the same students participate in discussions or respond to questions in the classroom. One thing that I have seen in some classrooms is an action that students do when they agree with something said or were going to respond in a similar fashion. A few actions I have seen include snapping, giving two thumbs up or patting themselves on the head. I like this because it gives the students an opportunity to do something instead of blurting "I was going to say that." I believe that it demonstrates who is tracking along with the discussion and who is thinking the same thing. <br />I have also found that there are different ways that I would like students to respond in different situations. There are times I would like students to raise their hands. Other times I want to hear the first thing that they think by saying it spontaneously. Yet, at times I would like students to think before they respond. LouAnne Johnson recommends teaching all three of those ways in <span style="font-style: italic;">Teaching Outside the Box: How to Grab Your Students by Their Brains</span>. She discusses it on pages 90-92. She suggests explaining each and making a visual to display for what types of responses you expect in a discussion. I am going to implement this in my classroom. <br />She also talks about how beneficial wait time can be in some discussions. It is amazing the type of responses that you can hear after giving students some time to think. She states that "Students who normally didn't respond began raising their hands, and their thoughtful comments inspired deeper thinking from the quick thinkers." (pg. 92) I have found this to be true even in an early childhood classroom.<br /><br />How do you get students to participate? What kind of procedures do you use for classroom discussion? Do you have any stories or comments about using thinking time before allowing students to respond?Mrs. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16322392613057574842noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815940015324984438.post-59494270071902379382008-01-23T07:50:00.000-06:002008-01-23T07:58:56.531-06:00Carnival of EducationCheck out the latest <a href="http://themediansib.com/2008/01/23/the-carnival-of-education-155th-edition/">Carnival of Education</a> which is being hosted this week by <a href="http://themediansib.com/">The Median Sib</a>. I submitted two posts that I would like feedback on. One is <a href="http://randomthoughtsofateacher.blogspot.com/2008/01/what-are-you-reading.html">What are you Reading?</a> and the other is about creating a <a href="http://randomthoughtsofateacher.blogspot.com/2008/01/classroom-discord.html">peaceful classroom</a>. I would enjoy hearing your thoughts or suggestions.Mrs. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16322392613057574842noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815940015324984438.post-80895048321010686472008-01-21T13:47:00.000-06:002008-01-21T14:44:34.458-06:00What are you reading?I have been thinking about my reading list lately. There are so many things I would like to put on it. I have to admit at this time I have part of my list on paper and part of it in my head. I know that the part of my list that is in my head is ever changing, which is mostly due to the fact that I tend to store it in my short term memory. I need to be more diligent about it. I have made a master list using <a href="http://www.shelfari.com/JustaTeach/shelf#firstBook=0&list=2&sort=dateadded">Shelfari</a>. The list has 31 books on it. I know there are more that I could add. I will use Google Notebook to take notes. (I won't take notes on fiction.)<br /><br />I read for several different purposes. I read to relax. I have to admit almost every type of reading is relaxing to me. It is just that some reading prompts me to think too. I also read to develop myself in different areas including personal, spiritual, and professional. I just need to organize the books so that I am using my time to read effectively. I think I am going to categorize the books and develop some kind of rotation for reading. I'm going to have to think about this some more.<br /><br />Is there a way you organize your reading list? How do you fit reading into your busy schedule? Is there some kind of rotation you use? How do you decide what to read next? Do you read more than one book at once? What are you reading? Do you have any other thoughts you would like to share?Mrs. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16322392613057574842noreply@blogger.com9