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Digital Learning
My class tried the "Thankful Quilt" activity today, and we LOVED the results! Can't wait to include the other two classes in our grade, and hang a giant Thankful Quilt in the hall!  Video of samples at:
http://animoto.com/play/A0ORf16LnY03jpR6ZjkhQg#
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Just posted a great set of 20 greeting cards ready to print and give to students for writing messages of appreciation to Veterans. We had so much fun working on these for our Student Council project today!  Visit my store on Teachers Pay Teachers for a preview!
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Tried the M & M Book discussion cards today during Daily 5 time. Wow! Not only was I able to have 10 book conferences in less than one hour, but I could really tell how deeply those books had been read.
Worked with two multi-level groups of 5 each. Students randomly selected an M&M from their Halloween-sized bags (perfect time of year to try this), and told the group about their book as the prompt directed.
Did not hear one "I pass." or one "I don't know." The conversation flowed, and the students were thrilled to keep their cute laminated M & M bookmarks to prepare for their next discussion.  Eight more students signed up for conferences for tomorrow, and several were heard as they packed to go home that they couldn't wait to get back into their independent reading books tonight.
A fun day interacting with my readers!
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Just opened my store on Teachers Pay Teachers with some cute items I'll be using this week in my own classroom!
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