tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10599360626548044972024-03-18T21:58:42.293-07:00Teach at the BeachBalancing teaching and motherhood with love, humor, and a twist of lime!Teach at the Beachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11704203704985531117noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1059936062654804497.post-52366159314645205992017-02-11T07:00:00.000-08:002017-02-11T07:00:05.644-08:00Resources We Love - Giveaway!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi Everyone! Thanks so much for hopping around to discover some of our **favorite** resources in our classroom! I am super excited to tell you all about THE BEST activity for both movement and learning in my classroom!<br />
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A dear friend from my college days { UC Santa Barbara! Go Gauchos! } has developed a fantastic game that brings his three loves together...learning, physical activity, and teamwork! As Joe was describing his "athletic brain builder" to me, I was getting super excited and I couldn't wait to try it with my students. I am a die-hard GoNoodle fan { MooseTube is my jam! Fried ham anyone?! } and I love incorporating movement into my lessons. <br />
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With the motto: <i>Play. Hustle. Learn.</i> I knew his game <a href="http://smartopotamus.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: purple;">Smartopotamus</span></a> was perfect for my classroom.<br />
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Smartopotamus comes with 80 balls covered with letters for my kiddos to use to spell all sorts of words on the white mats based on the categories from the card decks. I also make up my own categories based on our learning objectives that week. The deck categories get more advanced as you go down the list, so even our big 5th grade buddies are challenged, easily adaptable for any age.<br />
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The very first time I played it, I knew it was a hit. My students ran like the wind to get as many tennis balls as they could gather and bring them back to their team to start forming their words.<br />
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Here's one group working together to brainstorm words that fit my given categories and then find the letters to spell their chosen words correctly on the mat. Lots of peer editing going on...woo hoo!<br />
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Here's what I asked them to find:<br />
1. Something cold<br />
2. The opposite of something cold<br />
3. A verb<br />
4. A proper noun<br />
5. A pronoun<br />
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I'm obviously sneaking in a grammar review, and they loved the challenge of working together to make their words as much as they did running around to collect the balls.<br />
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Smartopotamus comes with 18 creative ways for students to work as a team to collect the balls for a quick brain brain or a full-on PE workout if you want. I can make the activity as short or long as I need. Our favorite game this year is Soccer Madness since so many of my little kiddos claim to be soccer stars!<br />
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I've even used this game indoors in my word work station. I made sure to clearly teach my expectations (no flying tennis balls around our room!) and luckily we haven't had any issues so far. Whew! My kiddos love having different textures and objects with which to work on spellling, grammar, vocabulary, and basically anything word work related. <br />
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Here's a quick video telling more about Smartopotamus.<br />
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for the first time and loved it…the new friends, the game play, the uniform and
hair bow...everything, including the end-of-the-game snacks. We were lucky to have a great bunch of girls
and parents on the team and we all adored our coaches! It seemed like a perfect fit for our family,
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bar to the back of the juice box. Be
sure not to place glue on the straw so it can be used easily later. I like to glue them together in two spots:
the top left corner and bottom right (opposite of where the straw is located). It’s
the right amount of glue to keep them in place, but the kids can still tear off
the bar to actually eat and enjoy it. Make
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mini raisin box feet. Arrange the boxes
so the wording on the box is right-side up (it just looks better that way). Separate them slightly in the front to make a
small “V” shape. Place hot glue on the
bottom of the juice box on the left and right sides. Carefully place the juice box “body” on the
mini raisin boxes somewhat centered…you want the feet to stick out just a little
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sure to turn any writing or plastic tabs to the back of the body, hidden from
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and hot glue a simple ribbon bow to the head.
I’d skip the bow when making baseball players!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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cups. I learned the hard way that the
foil tops of the applesauce rip WAY to easily and cause a drippy mess when
trying to eat your snack. The plastic
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Ashley, or <a href="http://www.msidealistic.com/" target="_blank">Ms Idealistic</a> online and in social media, has been such a wealth of knowledge for me about all things tech-related. She scopes regularly and has joined forces with Sheila Jane of Sheila Jane Teaching and iTeachTvNetwork as well as TpT Life to host a weekly blab panel about teaching with technology. I tune in whenever my little girls give me the chance to and I always learn about a new website, app, or how to do something I've been wanting to learn about. A friendly, quick tip or tutorial always! Thanks, Ash! :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you would like to join the linky party, head over to <a href="http://www.rigorousowl.com/" target="_blank">The Rigorous Owl</a> and get hooting!</span></div>
Teach at the Beachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11704203704985531117noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1059936062654804497.post-10176080534688533252016-01-29T09:43:00.002-08:002016-01-29T09:51:00.570-08:00A New Year & New Goals: Part 2<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>My second goal for 2016 is to be brave. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So, I'm putting myself out there. I'm heading out to the great unknown of social media and forcing myself to meet and mingle with other teachers, bloggers, Periscopers, and more.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I feel like Jim Carey in Yes Man. My jump into social media has led me to new Facebook groups for teachers and TpTers and now those peeps want to get together at meet ups. And to every teacher or blogger meet up that's not too far away...I say YES!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">One key to success is surrounding yourself with successful people, especially those with similar goals, so I’m saying yes to meeting new teacher friends in this new social media world. I’ll be driving and flying all over California in January and February for three different meet ups. I won’t know a soul, but I hope to be <b>brave</b>, as I’ll be socializing, enjoying dinner, and even sharing a hotel room with people I’ve only met on Periscope or Facebook. My husband thinks I'm crazy, as he is a little more cautious than I am…but I’m sure Shelby from Wriggling Scholars won’t kill me in my sleep! I'm not too old for a slumber party, right?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Here's my name tag from my very FIRST teacher blogger meet up last weekend in Manhattan Beach. I met four very popular bloggers who happen to work in the same area I do and a host of other friendly and brilliant women that also aren't too far away. Valerie Miller from <a href="http://commoncorecollaboration.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Common Core Collaboration</a> became my new best friend at the event, as we walked in together and did not really leave each other's side most of the night. We were being <b>brave </b>together!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In February, I'm heading to the home of Katie Knight from <a href="http://teachertothecore.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Teacher to the Core</a> for a Tea Luncheon as well as to Sacramento for a HUGE teacher meet up hosted by Sarah from <a href="http://www.talesofteachingwithtech.com/" target="_blank">Tales of Teaching with Tech</a>, Erin from <a href="http://www.veryperryclassroom.com/" target="_blank">Very Perry Classroom</a>, Brianne from <a href="http://www.hooorayforteaching.com/" target="_blank">Hooo-ray for Teaching</a>, and Laura from <a href="http://www.teachingfrombeyondthedesk.com/" target="_blank">Teaching from Beyond the Desk</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I write a quick and easy weekly class newsletter that ties in the curricular topics we're covering in class and describes our homework assignments for the week. My school is now 1:1 with Chromebooks, so I need to integrate more technology and opportunities to learn with technology for my students.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Taking my weekly newsletter off the page and making it come alive with video seems like a great way to accomplish this. By filming myself and my students presenting the newsletter each week, we all will practice and learn more about presentation, voice, nuance, eye contact, fluency, expression, and so much more. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Now, I'm usually the one <i>behind </i>the camera, not in front. And, I hope to keep it that way most of the time as I want my students mastering their presentation skills. But, modeling must be done, so I will be <b>brave</b>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.4px;"> Now that I have been exploring social media more, I have discovered lots of teacher professional development opportunities through Periscope, Blab, and Facebook groups. Sheila from Sheila Jane Teaching has created the beautiful <a href="http://www.iteachtvnetwork.com/" target="_blank">iTeachTVNetwork</a>. It is chock full of live streaming discussions fit for every teacher, regardless of grade level or experience.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.4px;"> Smart, knowledgeable, and personable educators are taking to the air waves to share their ideas, successes, and sometimes their failures. It's like a huge staff room of collaborative teachers ready and eager to share their experiences. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.4px;"> I've hopped on Periscope a few times, but it took me hours to get up the nerve to do a 10 minute live stream Periscope. No joke....hours! It has gotten better each time and the rush of excitement I feel after a broadcast is worth it. I just love being a part of this up-and-coming social sharing. I will be <b>brave </b>and get on the airwaves more this year.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> I have even spoken to a few fellow Periscopers and we are in the works to start our very own live streaming broadcast on Blab.im about music and movement in the classroom! Having an active, fun, and educational classroom is my area of expertise and I'd love to share my tips and tricks with other educators. The idea of being in front of the camera for a live streaming show is a little less terrifying if I have others in cahoots with me! It will be easier to be <b>brave </b>with other teachers by my side!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> So, those are my two simple yet MAJOR goals for this year! Have you thought about what you'd like to accomplish this year? Are YOU willing to be <b>brave </b>and try something totally out of your comfort zone? Let's do it together!</span><br />
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It's time to get your holiday shopping done! Head over to to Teachers Pay Teachers to save up to 28% on your favorite items this Monday and Tuesday!<br />
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Be sure to pick up your December Lunchbox Notes, Jokes, and Bottle Wraps to make your loved ones smile brightly this holiday season. Simply print and cut! I keep my stack in the kitchen ready to sneak into my little one's lunch, homework folder, or library book! She LOVES sharing the jokes with her friends!!!<br />
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And, finally...I've got a FREEBIE for you!!! Woo Hoo! As I was relaxing this past Thanksgiving break, I decided to get myself organized this December and whipped up a little something for myself...and you! Click on my FREEBIES tab above to download this little 13-page lovey for yourself.<br />
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Happy Holidays!Teach at the Beachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11704203704985531117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1059936062654804497.post-43546894441707526742015-11-01T20:13:00.002-08:002015-11-01T20:13:24.478-08:00Goodbye October...Hello November!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am happy to kiss {smooch smooch} October so long! It was hot, hot, hot and I am thrilled beyond belief to finally have weather in the 60s and 70s. I swear it's been over 90 degrees since July! <br />
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I love hearing my hubby react to watching is precious Oregon Ducks play football. He's a die-hard fan, win or lose, and this week's game against Arizona State is going into triple overtime!!! Fingers crossed for my honey who bleeds green and yellow.<br />
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As I mentioned last month, Periscope is blowing up for teachers. I hear that little whistle so often now from teachers filling the airwaves with awesome PD tips and classroom advice. I'm trying to work up the nerve to do my first one and I think I just need to go for it! I hope to channel my inner Brooke Brown and just DO it! :) I think I'll force myself to jump in by posting an Instagram ad for my time and topic....impossible to chicken out then, huh?! hahaha<br />
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I recently went whale watching and got SO seasick! I do get motion sick on long, windy drives and really turbulent flights and this 2 hour boat excursion was no different. BOO! Luckily, misery loves company and the two other mommies on the trip were as nauseous as me. Three families headed out bright-eyed and ocean ready to celebrate a little one's birthday, and thankfully only the mommies were feeling the yuckiness. I'm happy to report I kept my lunch in place and made it back to land in one queasy piece. No whales were spotted, but we saw a few pods of dolphins and sting rays and the trip ended on a fun note for everyone!<br />
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November for my district is when the grading window is open to post grades. The window closes before Thanksgiving break, so we need to complete our assessments and get grades inputted in the next few weeks. We hand report cards out at our conferences in early December. <br />
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And, yes, I am one of those pumpkin loving Pinterest gals pinning everything pumpkin right now. I do admit that pumpkin ice cream is NOT the best tasting thing Dreyer's has ever made {I like my pumpkin warm and toasty}, but pumpkin bagels are my guilty carb pleasure....yum!<br />
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Happy November!<br />
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If you're a teacher, you need to learn about Donors Choose.org! Donors Choose is a tax deductible online charity that makes it so easy for other people to donate to you classroom for whatever your students need...from books to carpets to technology tools. Donors can choose to give any amount they want, from $1 up to fully funding your entire project. Once you're funded, the items you requested will be shipped directly to you! It's like Christmas, any time of the year! Woo hoo!<br />
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Last year was my first time submitting a project on Donors Choose. The website walks you through the process and had lots of helpful tips to guide you in writing your project proposal. Luckily I was funded fully by Chevron, who is a HUGE supporter of public school teachers. I wanted to test my luck and try again this year...and...voila! Chevron once again came swooping in like Superman to save the day! They fully funded my Technology and Tools for Readers Workshop project!<br />
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Here are some of the goodies my students will be receiving:<br />
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All we have to do in return is send Thank You notes, which we would want to do anyway for someone who donates to our class. Last year, I included lots pictures of the students using the interactive whiteboard software that was donated. This year, I cannot wait to share pictures and video of my lucky kiddos using the new voice recorders!<div>
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So, if you haven't checked out Donors Choose, head over there to get some much needed love for your classroom!<br /><div>
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our students to read outside of the classroom on a daily basis. Almost every teacher and school district I
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stopped on? Do we just want our kids to
write down the number of minutes we told them to read? For my own daughter's nightly reading, the school-wide system is to have the parents initial a box on a calendar {see photo below}. Really? That's it?! Where's the thinking? Why not practice important reading
strategies and skills they are working on in class? Why not bring more meaning and substance to
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">If you'd like to take a peek, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Teach-At-The-Beach" target="_blank">click here</a> to head to my TpT store. I'm in the process of making the logs editable so teachers can alter them any way they see fit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">BUT...I'd love to know what YOU do in your classroom! Do you monitor nightly reading? Use a calendar? Something different? Nothing at all? I'd love for you to comment below about what you or your school uses to support and encourage nightly reading!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Loving:</u> I officially dove head first into social media a few weeks ago. Yikes! I'm really too old for that, but I'm SO glad I did. I signed up for Instagram and Twitter and they led me to the whole new world of <b>Periscope </b>and <b>Blab</b>! You've GOT to check out our awesome #teachertribe colleagues sharing all that they know while they live stream on these apps. Be sure to watch Jen @hellojenjones, Brooke Brown @BrookeBrownTpT, Ashley @MsIdealistic, Megan at @MegBoxofCrayons, Amy @amyadapts, and Sheila Jane Teaching @sheilajteaching. These ladies are true #teacherpreneurs and have SO much to share, it's ridiculous. Getting to comment and ask questions as they live stream is amazing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Thinking:</u> I love the fall...the cooler weather {well, not yet this year} leads to sweaters and jeans and cuddles on the couch. Fall marks the start of the holiday season and the boxes of decorations come out of the attic. Pumpkin spice is everywhere and smells delicious. It's just a 'homey' season...super comfy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Wanting</u>: For fall weather to read the calendar and hurry up and get here already. Yes, I love the beach, but I am not a fan of temperatures over 85 degrees unless I'm actually in the water with a cocktail in hand. Knee deep in 7 year olds listening to my read aloud huddled together on my classroom carpet? No way, without air conditioning. TOO HOT! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Needing</u>: A nice cold beverage to chill me out in this hot weather!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I feel <u>Boo-tiful</u> when my little friends, from this year and previous years, seek me out for hugs throughout the day. The mom in me can't help but show a little love to my friends that need it the most.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I love my job and heading back to school is fun and exciting for me. All of those fresh little second grade faces bright-eyed and ready to absorb whatever I say, is a feeling like no other. Simply the best!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As soon as October hits the calendar wall, I like to trade my shiny apples for plump pumpkins! I have a few Halloween decorations up and activities planned, like <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Spooktacular-Halloween-Math-Centers-156097" target="_blank">Hope King's Spooktacular Halloween Math Centers</a>. But, overall I like to stick with the general theme of fall. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">One of my students' favorite activities is our Pumpkin Investigation! We bring in small or large pumpkins to practice several language, math, and science skills. We've done these activities spread out over the course of the season OR, jam-packed them all into one day, our celebratory Pumpkin Day! Some years we do the activities whole class, and other years we divide up into table groups with a parent at each table leading the charge. Either way works for our class. Here's a little preview...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I like this set because it's very appropriate for my advanced learners as well as my other students...just depends on how much scaffolding I give to each group. You can do what works best for your students! If you'd like to check this out, it's on sale now in my TeachersPayTeachers Store. <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Pumpkin-Investigation-LanguageScienceMath-353506" target="_blank">{CLICK HERE} </a>to take a peek.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Here's to fall...pumpkin spiced candles and all!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hello everyone! As my very first post, I thought I'd truly embrace the essence of this blog...teaching and motherhood. So, let me recount my older daughter's traumatic first day of preschool. Traumatic for me........not her! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It has been a few years since then, so I can now look back on the situation with humor. I was 7 1/2 months preggers with Baby #2 at the time and was really excited to enroll my first little angel in preschool 2 mornings a week to have some special time when the new baby arrived. E was almost 3 years old and eager to start school and make new friends!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We arrived at 9am, after a 10 min stroller ride from our house (good for mommy to get some exercise!). We met her teacher, Mrs. Lance, and her 11 classmates while sitting on the rug. I snapped a few pictures and before I knew it, Mrs. Lance was telling the kiddos to wave good-bye to Mommy and Daddy. What? Huh? She told us to return at 11:55 to pick them up. What??</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Well, I guess it was E's first REAL day of preschool. I had no idea what happened to the "meet the teacher" at Open House. I gave kisses and hugs as E put on a brave face while 2 other kids went into hysterics. I followed another mom out the door and asked her about the supposed Open House. She didn't know what I was talking about...I was dumb-founded!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I pushed the empty stroller home, tears streaming down my face. I was SO not prepared to just drop her off with complete strangers in a new environment. I had her dressed for a cute, short visit, not the first day of school. No sunblock, wearing a skirt that ties in the front (troublesome as we just did potty training), hair down with just a bow in it, nothing to put in her little white cubby...my mind was racing. I didn't get to chat with the teacher or check out the potty facilities in that specific classroom or check on the daily snack they provided that day. Nothing. NOTHING.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">How could I have been so wrong? Where did I get that Open House idea from? From the SCHOOL, that's where. So, I waddle in the house with my tear-stained face and my dear hubby J listens to my story while grinning (he decided to work from home on her first day of school...such a good daddy!). He's sympathetic, but knows E is just fine, it's her mommy that is a wreck.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I was hell-bent on finding the paperwork that discussed the Open House. I'm not crazy! I knew I had JUST tossed it out, as school was starting this week. I had also written it on our calendar. I looked in her 'school' file. Nothing. I searched all of our trash and recycle bins in the house. Nothing. As my luck would have it, it's trash day. I don my bright yellow and unused dishwashing gloves and head to the street. The neighbors must have thought I was crazy to pull out bag after bag from our huge bins. The recycle bin wasn't so bad...it was the trash bin that was terrible. Oh my....when you have two big dogs that poop as much as ours, diving in the trash bin is a horrific experience (I don't plan on doing it EVER again until E loses a $300 retainer...). Gasping for fresh air and feeling frustrated...I gave up. What was the point anyway. She's there and probably having a great time, while I'm elbow deep in dog poop. Time to move on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I spent the remaining hour and a half of my 'free time' cleaning, doing dishes (without the gloves, of course), going through paperwork, etc. And, when 11:50 rolled around, I hopped on J's bike (it has E's bike seat on it), and meandered my way the four blocks to her school. I must have been quite a sight, as two parents commented about what a great way to pick her up, as parking is a bit difficult. I think they were really wondering how I was going to keep my balance on such a large bike with E in tow and my huge pregnant belly sticking out!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I was thrilled to see E as happy as can be on her little spot on the rug. She had a GREAT day and even went potty twice without much skirt difficulty (we always wear little shorts or capris at home, but will practice with skirts now). We biked home while she babbled about the apple artwork she had sponge painted that day and was gripping tightly on our journey home. Daddy had lunch waiting for us and a nice, cold 7-up for stressed out Mommy. E showed us the new ouchy on her knee (dang skirt!), and said that it was okay now.</span><br />
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