Alphabet Letter Exchange News

Just a quick post today...


The Alphabet Letter Exchange is almost ready to go! This will be my 3rd year hosting it and I'm looking forward to it again. If you think you want to participate, you can check out a description of the project {HERE}. The project will run pretty much the same way as before.

Just after the 4th of July, I'll open another google form (like last year) so that you can fill in your info and sign up for the project here on my blog.

Thanks to everyone who participated in the past. Here's to another fun letter exchange!

 Also, I'm participating in a book study on 
with Heidi from Mrs. Samuelson's Swamp Frogs and a few other bloggers. I'll be back during the week with a post on Chapter 6 Phonemic Awareness.
Happy Sunday!


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Change is on the Way! (bookmark freebie too!)

There's a big change coming my way next school year... I've loved teaching first grade and will probably do it again, but for now I'm changing grades and moving on to 2nd grade. And I'm taking my whole wonderful class from last year with me. I'm so excited! So...

Last year there were two boys who only knew about half of their letters and sounds and by the end of the year were full-fledged readers. One of them struggled just to count on his fingers in September and by the end of the year was able to add and subtract fairly well up to 10 as long as he had objects to count. I am so proud of them for their progress and just can't wait to see how far they get in 2nd grade! It's going to be so much fun!

As soon as the grade change was official my brain started thinking about next year (of course, right?). My classroom was decorated with frogs last year and I'll change to an ocean theme next year and start with a science unit on ocean animals.

So these are some bookmarks for my kiddos for the first day of school. I wanted to share them with you to help celebrate my new adventure, so just click on either picture to download them.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1WlMNXUXAS2X1ZFLXVHWUNpTm8/edit?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1WlMNXUXAS2X1ZFLXVHWUNpTm8/edit?usp=sharing

I hope you'll continue checking in with First Grade Found Me (in Second!). Thanks! Before you go, I'd love it if you would leave a little comment if you grabbed the bookmark and you may want to pop over to Barb's blog for her giveaway. It's a chance to win a subscription to a terrific storytelling app with lots of choices for kids. Just click below. Have a terrific day!
http://www.gradeonederful.com/2014/06/digital-books-giveaway.html#.U63bGqid55s

Grade ONEderful


Wait, one more thing... just got a phone call from our district office and my classroom has been selected to be a Model Technology Classroom for the next 2 years. I'll have a class set of laptop tablets. Not sure what those are, but I'm sure this will be a fun adventure. Yippee!! I don't know exactly what I'll be doing, but yippee anyway!



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Show & Tell Tuesday (linky party)

Hi there! I'm linking up with Barb at Ruby Slippers Blog Designs for her
http://www.rubyslippersblogdesigns.com/2014/06/new-linky-freebe.html
the idea is to share anything you think is worthwhile so here is a book you might want to pick up. if you love to read (and I'm betting you do), then you'll identify with the characters. It's called The Children Who Loved Books by Peter Carnavas.

In the beginning, Angus and Lucy don't have very much. Not a tv, a car, or even a house (they lived in a trailer with their parents instead).  But they had hundreds of books! They were everywhere- holding up the short leg of the table, shoved in every corner... until one day the trailer could hold no more and the books had to go. The problem was that things didn't work quite right anymore and there was so much room that the family had a lot more space between them and started to grow apart. Until one day when Lucy brought home a book from school. As dad read the book, the kids and mom came close to hear the story. The family becomes "closer than ever before." And as for the end of the story, well, you should have the pleasure of reading that yourself. The last line of the book reads that "they had all they would ever need."

This really is one of the most heart-warming picture books I've ever read. As a child and now an adult who loves books, it is my goal to have the kids in my class become children who love books!

I hope you'll consider linking up with Barb too. I'm off to explore the other blogs in this "show & tell." Have a great evening!


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