tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20430673267426290202024-03-19T02:24:35.086-07:00Shining Through LoveKarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04804697778996148311noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043067326742629020.post-37536787759283831132015-08-28T16:22:00.000-07:002015-12-30T08:13:49.238-08:00Adding to the Game ListHello there!<br>
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Happy Friday! I'm sure we share the same amount of excitement! It has been a very busy week. Does anyone else feel like there is too much to do in too little time? Sheesh!<br>
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Today I'm going to share a few games I started playing with my kids today. We have been working on Addition all week long and the Math Curriculum was getting kinda boring... so I wanted to reward my kiddos for the hard work they have been putting in by having a day that was calm/fun while also making sure they practice their skills. I pulled out 3 games and we were on our way!<br>
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Game 1: Domino Addition<br>
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I used this a few years back and my students really enjoyed it, so I pulled it back out. Basically, you give them dominos and they use them to create an addition equation/sentence then they solve it. I really love this for my low babies. Having the visual of two different sets of dots and then them being part of 1 whole domino really helps them with their part-part whole understanding. You can get a free and easy template <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Domino-Addition-and-Subtraction-FREEBIE-473451" target="_blank">here</a>. I print the template out on regular paper and slip it into a <a href="http://www.staples.com/9-inch-x-12-inch-Reusable-Dry-Erase-Pockets-Primary-Colors-5/product_103301?cid=PS:GooglePLAs:103301&ci_src=17588969&ci_sku=103301&KPID=103301&gclid=CMnhwJLvzMcCFUE7gQodMWMNqQ" target="_blank">dry erase sleeve</a>, give them a marker and let them go at it! Super simple for the teacher and super fun for the student!<br>
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Game 2: Addition War<br>
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It is exactly what it sounds like. I was given a ton of Uno cards a few years back, so to make them more usable in my classroom I took out all the word cards. You'd be amazed at all the different things you can use a pack of uno cards to teach. Put the kids in pairs. They each draw 2 cards and add the numbers on their cards together to find the sum. The partner with the bigger sum, wins that round and takes all the cards. Whoever has the most cards at the end of the game wins. I really made sure to concentrate on having my kids "count on" while they were playing this game. I have them "grab" the bigger number (making a fist and saying the bigger number), then count up the other number to get their total. For example: If my cards were 4 and 3, I would grab 4 then count up 3 to get my sum of 7. This was a favorite for a lot of my competitive boys!!<br>
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Game 3: SMASH<br>
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This was a new one to me, but it was by far the kids favorite. I found it <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Counting-On-Addition-SMASH-1546894" target="_blank">here</a> and will use it again! Print off the flash cards and boards. I didn't have time to laminate it all, so I printed the flash cards on colored construction paper and stuck the boards in a dry erase sleeve (page protectors also work well). I had the "little balls" already rolled and ready to go as well as having the big ball they SMASH in its place. They take their flash card and lay it on the board. Once they figure out the bigger number, they SMASH the big ball of play dough while they say the bigger number. Then they use the small balls of play dough to count on until they find the sum.<br>
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Ultimately, we had a great time! The kids were enjoying it so much that they didn't even want to stop when it was time to go to PE... what?! That NEVER happens!! We didn't have enough time to be able to finish our rotations so every child could hit every game, but we are working on addition into next week!! Hopefully I can find some more addition practice games to add to our fun Friday review by then!<br>
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Thanks for stopping by! Have a great weekend!Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04804697778996148311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043067326742629020.post-8624588210648513452015-08-24T17:57:00.000-07:002015-12-30T08:13:26.747-08:00Phoneme Awareness 101<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I was looking at my students this morning as they were coming in and preparing for their day and had a wonderful "they are finally getting the routines" moment!!! PRAISE THE LORD!!! It's amazing how I always forget how much work the first month of school is. I feel like all I do is pound routines and procedures into those little brains day in and day out... actually, I know that's all I do. That first moment of "they are getting it" is one that gives me the energy to keep pushing through the next week to draw our first month back at school to a close! Wooohooo!<br>
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On that same note, I love being able to see my kids starting to get into our Reading routine. We do the same steps the first 15 minutes of our Reading block every day without fail to assure those kiddos are getting all the phoneme practice they possibly can. I took a video of a little one of mine today doing part of our daily routine and it made me want to write a blog about it... so here ya go!<br>
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Our Reading block is from 11:50-1:50, directly between lunch and recess, so it takes a lot to keep my little firstie friends staying on task. I like to take the first 15 minutes to work solely on Phoneme Awareness in some very hands-on ways. I do this for a few different reasons. First of all, it allows the kids to come in from lunch and have some hands-on things to get their attention. Secondly, it is a quick way for us to hit our phonics skill for the week. Thirdly, kids NEED to have phoneme awareness in order to become better readers and writers. IT IS SO IMPORTANT!!<br>
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The first thing the students do is come in from lunch and stand behind their desks. We "tap out" (segment and blend) words that follow the phonics skill for the week. This week we are talking about short "o" in CVC words, so all of the words I gave them fall into that category. I have them tap their wrist for the first sound they hear, elbow for the second, shoulder for the third, cheek for the fourth, and the top of their head for the fifth. I will say a word, they will repeat the word, then they tap out each sound, blend it all together and finally repeat the word again. We do this for 5-6 words.<br>
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Next, we get out our white boards. I bought the white boards I use from The Learning Circle in Murfreesboro, TN a few years ago and I LOVE them!! They have a handle which is great for the kids raising them up to show me their answers.You can find them <a href="http://shop.thelearningcircleonline.com/3038-write-on-wipe-off-answer-boards-ler0647?keyword=dry+erase+board" target="_blank">here</a>. <br>
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We use them to do our "parking spaces" every day after we segment and blend. I will say a word, they will repeat the word then draw a line for each sound they hear. For example, if the word is "cat" they would draw _ _ _. After they have their parking spaces drawn, they will go back and park the letters in their spot where each sound is heard: <u>c</u> <u>a</u> <u>t</u> . They finish by stating the word again and raising their boards to show me what they had. This allows me a chance to give them corrective feedback if they messed up somewhere. It is important that they understand they are not writing a parking space for each letter in the word. For example, today I used the word lock. You hear the "l", "o" and "k" sounds so you would still only have 3 parking spaces even though the word has 4 letters. The c and k would be together in one spot since they say the "k" sounds together. <u>l</u> <u>o</u> <u>ck</u>.<br>
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After we have finished our segmenting/blending and our parking spaces, we move on to using our elkonin boxes. I found this simple but cute copy of one on the internet and decided to use it. I printed these on colored card stock and laminated them for each child.
Each child also has a set of 4-5 plastic counters they use during this
activity. They lay their mats flat on their table and place a counter
under each box. I say a word, they repeat it, and move a counter from
below the box into the box for each sound they hear then blend it
together and say the word again. For example, if the word is "cat", they
move a counter into the first box for the "c" sound, a counter into the
second box for the "a" sound and a counter into the third box for the
"t" sound. Same thing as with the parking spaces above, make sure they
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Lastly, we do a quick practice of some of our weekly high frequency/sight words. I have a template on my computer that I literally just change the word and print them off. They fold the paper in half so all they can see is the side with
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This whole routine takes us less than 20 minutes to complete each day. It is super easy to put into action and really keeps the students engaged and on task. They LOVE each and every step. On Friday's we assess and without fail I always hear "but Ms. Daniel, we are supposed to do our phonics first thing every day!". I'd love to hear what others do to aid their phonics lessons/skills during their daily reading blocks! If you have any questions, feel free to ask! Have a wonderful rest of your week!</div>
Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04804697778996148311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043067326742629020.post-297601035972976912015-07-31T14:20:00.002-07:002015-12-30T08:13:16.903-08:00It's Going to be a Seussical Year in 1st Grade!<strike>My</strike> Our summer long project is officially complete!!<br>
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"Teachers are SO lucky they get summers off". "I wouldn't mind working 10 months out of the year if I got to lounge around the pool for the other 2." etc, etc, etc are comments I hear all too often being a teacher. I could write a whole post about how it makes my blood boil and my skin crawl when people say such things to me. However, instead of writing such a blog, I have chosen to post one about how my current classroom looks and how it got to be that way.<br>
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My mom and I started planning for my current classroom last year. This is my 4th year teaching and I have only LOVED my classroom once thus far. When I moved from my old school to my current school, I was devastated when I walked into my new room and saw primary colors plastered all over the floors, cabinets and counters. My old classroom was a bright and cheery one full of hot pinks, lime greens, teal blues and hints of brown here and there to blend it all together. As we all know, hot pinks, lime greens, and teal blues do not mesh well with primary colors... as a matter of fact, the completely clash. I literally cried to my mom about how much I hated my classroom last year because I was forced to store all the things I had loved the year before, and throw together a room last minute that I could "deal with" for a year.<br>
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All that to say, we have been planning and crafting since March to make this room what it is today. I will start by posting all of the finished product pictures, then I will go in depth about how it got to where it is today. If you are a classroom teacher who loves new ideas, this post is for you!! Enjoy!<br>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Red Table</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Yellow Table</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> Blue Table</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> Orange Table</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Green Table</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Storage Area in back of room</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">So there you have it, ladies and gentlemen! Isn't is wonderful!? I am IN LOVE with my classroom this year! My principal's little girl walked in the the other day, stopped dead in her tracks, dropped her jaw and said "Oh my goodness.. its beautiful!" She will be in my class this year, but doesn't know it yet! I had a coworker say to me today, "I feel like if I was a kid in your class, I would just love coming to school." What a wonderful compliment to hear! We do what we do for the kiddos!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Alright, so now that I've shown you the final product, I'll break down how this all came about for those who are curious/interested! As I stated before, we have been working on this for months on end. So my dear, sweet, talented mother had the time and energy to create some amazing one-of-a-kind pieces for my classroom. I give credit where credit is due, and my mom has earned SO much credit!! Using our Silhouette Cameo machines, she designed, printed and cut everything for my word wall, name tags, place mats, the letters for the Wonderful Work Wall and pieces of card stock for the wonderful work clipboards. She also found 2 different curtain ideas on pinterest that we used to create the curtains in my room! Not to mention, she decided to dabble a little bit in painting and ended up painting 3 AMAZING Dr. Seuss characters for me to hang up in my room!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">The letters are cut out of card stock. The bows seen on the top of each clipboard were found in the rows near the check out lines at TJmax/Marshalls. The pieces for the clipboards were cut out of card stock using the Silhouette Cameo and then modge podged to the front of each clipboard in mix/matched designs. </span></div>
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I knew immediately, that I wanted to use tables this year instead of desks, so I requested to have my desks replaced with rectangle tables. This was a well thought out and organized plan in my head. I knew I would have to have a place to store all of the kids belongings since I was taking away their desks, so I wanted to find small bookshelves to go at the end of each table to store their things. I searched and searched for what I had pictured in my head, but quickly realized I could build some to keep from having to go out and spend too much money on some that are made very cheaply. So I built 6 adorable and perfect bookshelves for the end of each table. Once they were built, I went back the next day and spray painted them the colors I wanted them to be.</div>
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As for everything else in my classroom, the bins/crates are mostly bought at Michael's and Hobby Lobby. I spray painted a lot of them to get the exact color I wanted. The hanging lanters/fans/flowers are mostly from Hobby Lobby and Dollar Tree. The Dr. Seuss bulletin board boarders, sayings, posters and other decorations were bought at Michael's last year after Read Me Week. Although, I have since seen them at the Parent Teacher Store! I've tried to list everything I can think of on here, but if you get to reading/looking and see something I left out, feel free to comment and I'll replay to answer questions!</div>
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<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Here is to a "seussical" school year in Ms. Daniel's 1st grade class!! </span></b></i></div>
Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04804697778996148311noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043067326742629020.post-58099042146361452962015-06-15T22:28:00.001-07:002015-06-15T22:40:21.039-07:00Perks of a Teacher<span style="color: orange;">Well, it's been quite some time since I've written a blog... I attempted to write one in January of 2014 and never finished it (according to by blog dashboard). Due to that being so long ago, I'm just going to start fresh. My goal is to get back into the swing of blogging this summer by updating everyone on some of my summer crafting accomplishments. If I can get into the blogging habit, I'd like to then carry my blogging over into the school year, where I plan to post all sorts of things dealing with my classroom and students! But for now, I'll just concentrate on this current post.</span><br />
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<span style="color: orange;">Being a teacher, summer is a time that is <u><i><b>GREATLY</b></i></u> enjoyed. I get to wake up whenever my eyes pop open, I get to spend days outside at the beach and pool, I get to spend quality time with family and friends, and I actually have time to do crafty things I dream about doing during the school year! </span><br />
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<span style="color: orange;">This summer is a special one, because at the end of this month I will be moving into a house that I can actually call MINE! With such a blessing, comes the hard and daunting task of decorating a whole house the way I want to. I know, sounds <strike>horrible </strike><b>AWESOME</b> right?! I have my future home's layout in mind and nothing but free time to turn it into my first dream house. This is happening at a time where I am lucky to have a lot of furniture being passed down my way. </span><br />
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<span style="color: orange;">My great grandmother, Mamaw Taylor, was recently moved into an assisted living community at the age of 95. She's been living in her 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom house all by herself for as long as I can remember, and up until the last few years she's been able to take care of the house and yard all on her own. Due to her age, she is now at the age where she needs some extra assistance in everyday tasks, so my grandparents thought it best to move her. </span><br />
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<span style="color: orange;">It's been quite a process considering when you live in the same house for 50+ years you acquire a lot of things. So as a result, my grandparents allowed their children and grandchildren the luxury of being able to go to our sweet Mamaw Taylor's house and pick things out that we would like to have. Shockingly enough, to me at least, many of my siblings and cousins didn't find many things they would like to inherit; so that left me with the freedom to take just about anything I liked. I must say, I hit the jackpot! I was able to get so much nice furniture that simply needs some paint slapped on to it and a little TLC to be great and beautiful pieces again! Many of my future summer posts will be of me taking furniture I've inherited from Mamaw Taylor and "Up Doing" it!</span><br />
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<span style="color: orange;">As for today, I'm going to show you a pinterest inspired project that was SO simple and fun to make! I am a southern gal, and I love anything that has a southern or rustic charm to it. I've been searching the interweb like crazy trying to see how I could take pieces I already have and make them into southern gems. A few days back I came across this GORGEOUS book shelf that someone had made out of crates and I just had to give it a shot myself. Here is a picture of what sparked my interest. </span><br />
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<span style="color: orange;">The picture above was all I really had to go on, but I thought I could handle it. So I jumped in the car and hit up Jo-Ann's. They had their wooden crates on sale for $8 (usually priced at $12), so clearly I took that as a sign that I was meant to make this bookshelf. I bought 5 of the crates and headed towards Home Depot. There I grabbed 4 2in wheels (and the screws, washers, and nuts to connect them) to attach to the bottom to allow the bookcase to be wheeled around. I made sure two of my wheels were ones that locked, but that isn't necessary. I just wanted to insure that it would stay where I wanted it. I also bought a can of wood stain. I used the <span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">1 qt. Wood Finish Jacobean Oil-Based Interior Stain for $8 and used about 1/5 of the can. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I ended up getting a lot of my decorative things at Target (tall white vase on bottom shelf), Marshalls (clock on top shelf, bowl and balls on third shelf, picture frame on fourth shelf), Hobby Lobby (oil warmer on top shelf, books and white jars on second shelf, mason jar on fourth shelf, actual candles on top) and Goodwill (candle holders on top). Be sure to check the clearance sections in all of these stores because that is where 90% of these items came from!!! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: orange;">If you are going to attempt this project, I wish you the best of luck! Feel free to comment with any questions you may have and I'll be happy to answer them! As for now, this summer crafter is off to bed! Goodnight! </span></span></div>
Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04804697778996148311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043067326742629020.post-34452451161189430282013-03-05T19:46:00.003-08:002015-06-15T22:42:27.493-07:00The End of an EraWell... it's been almost four months to the day since I last wrote a blog; so I think it's fair to say this one is long over due..<br />
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Since my last entry on student teaching, a lot has happened! I finished my second half of student teaching(excuse me if I don't elaborate... it was probably the worst experience of my life) and graduated college. Wait.... what? That still does not sound right to me... I am a college graduate. </div>
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I spent most of my college career wishing it away. I was in a long term relationship, and dreaming of the day I would be done with school and be able to get a job, get married and start all of the next phases in my life (and "HA", said God as I attempted to make plans). Needless to say, here I am, three and a half months out of my college career and I'm already DYING to go back in time and soak up every last second of it all over again. </div>
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I've always been told that my life long friends would come from college, but I had such great friendships in high school that I never truly believed it. Yet here I am, almost 5 years past my high school graduation, and I only have about 4 friends from high school I still keep up with. All of my other friends I've made through moving out of Memphis, out of my comfort zone, and coming to Murfreesboro for college. </div>
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When I was in high school my core group of friends came from my teammates on the soccer teams. I was worried that I would never really find a group of girls and guys like the ones I bonded and meshed so greatly with in high school. Boy, was I wrong. Joining Kappa Delta was the first thing I did at MTSU that gave me a true "friend base". As soon as I accepted that bid, I immediately had a chapter of over 100 girls that had my back regardless of the situation or the opponent. Just accepting that bid wasn't enough for me though. I had to have more; I had to give more. I put all of my blood, sweat and tears into my sisterhood. I was on committees, held appointed offices, held positions on the Panhellenic side of recruitment and held a council position. I played every intramural sport physically possible, and even put so much into them that I ended up in the hospital a time or two along the way! Getting involved in greek life caused me to meet thousands of new people that I instantly had a common bond with. I was rewarded with so much more than just the friendships too. I was able to help the community through not only my chapters philanthropy, but every organizations philanthropy. I was able to be a mentor to girls who were younger than me. So clearly, I would be lying if I said Kappa Delta didn't have an impact on me, as a person, and on my college career in general. I am who I am today because of the friendships and experiences that Kappa Delta brought to me. </div>
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I can't even start to list the number of not just friendships, but life long friendships, I now have because of the experiences I had in college. The memories are endless. It all started with my bests friend, Sarah, by my side in the Monohan dorms. I remember the first night of recruitment, bid day, the first tailgate I attended was a black out game (that included a drink we refer to as "slime" which was always a pleasure to drink), getting my big sister (who I had never even met until reveal night), Wing Fling (my chapters big philanthropic event), moving home that first summer (which I HATED), my first recruitment summer retreat (which could not have come soon enough), my first recruitment as a sister, moving into the Womack Lane Apartments (aka the hood of campus) my sophomore year with Carrie and the day she became not only my roommate but my sister in KD, making dinners for "the boys" every week, KUC lunches, crush parties, semi formals, homecomings, formals, and mixers. That's just a few memories and that doesn't even get me half way through my sophomore year. Anything and everything is a memory. Memories I wouldn't change for anything. College was by far the best times of my life. </div>
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All of that sped through my head while I was sitting in the 3rd row on the left side of the Murphy Center floor watching hundreds of my classmates walk across the stage. </div>
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I started out my graduation day beyond excited to walk across the stage and be able to say I had done it! The past four and a half years of my life smacked me hard in the face when my dearest friend, Clint Adams, walked across the stage. Clint and I met our freshman year; he was Brandon's best friend. As soon as they called his name, my heart started to beat fast; and when he stepped on the stage, all bets were off. I balled like a child. Clint had been a HUGE part of my college life. A part of my life that was now drawing to an end. I can't pinpoint the exact time that we went from acquaintances via Brandon, to friends via Brandon, to friends without Brandon, to what I consider one of my closest guy friends; but that doesn't even matter. Just about every fun college memory, Clint is a part of. </div>
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As I was sitting there crying watching Clint walk across the stage I began to think about all of the friendships I have created while at MTSU. I have been blessed with so many amazing friendships and I can't even begin to describe how much they all mean to me. I have been to hell and back with them by my side. My sorority sisters/fellow greeks, non greek friends, and Early Childhood Education friends are a major reason of why I am where I am today. I've met the people who love me for me, hold me accountable, and always have my best interests at heart. They've held me at my lowest, and celebrated with me at my highest. They've gained my trust, my love, my appreciation and they truly mean the world to me.</div>
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So here's to the best four and a half years of my life to date. The sleepless nights. The endless memories. The lifetime of friendships. The hours of laughter. The years of lessons and the start to the next phase in life.</div>
Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04804697778996148311noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043067326742629020.post-35766247774244028422012-11-04T20:16:00.000-08:002015-06-15T22:41:01.363-07:00The Student Teaching Life... or Lack There ofWhen I first started writing my blog, I felt like I didn't really have anything to write about. I chose to start with everything I needed to write down about my best friend, Liz, because I knew the inspiration she gave me would be a great place to start. I knew that my life wasn't interesting when I started, but I figured at some point it would be! Something that I really wanted to be sure I wrote down was all of my experiences when I was student teaching. Well I started that back in August... and I still haven't written a single post about it, so tonight my goal is to get in everything about the first half of the experience!<br />
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For anyone who doesn't know, I am an Early Childhood Education major at MTSU and I'll graduate this coming December!! Once I graduate, I will be certified from birth to third grade, which allows me to work in daycares, preschools, or elementary schools in classes up to third grade. When I first declared my major, I chose Early Childhood over any other type of education for a few different reasons. First, I knew I wanted to work with the younger kids. I have had an incredible love and passion for younger children since I was a child myself. I think this love grew due to being an older sister to my two siblings, an older cousin to 11 of my cousins, and being a babysitter from the time I was 11. I've been trained to love, care, and help younger children. It's a part of who I am!<br />
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Another reason I knew I wanted to teach the younger ones is because of my personality. I am a very sarcastic and poke fun at you kind of person, but I can also get VERY irritated when someone responds to my sarcastic comments with sarcasm... especially when they are younger than me. I knew that if I taught students any older than third graders that I would be majorly tested with their attitudes, which could be a big problem. My last reason isn't a real reason, but it's true! If I worked with kids much older than third graders... they would completely tower over me! Short person probz... HA!<br />
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When I first started, I wanted to be a Kindergarten teacher, and nothing else. First grade would of been okay, but second and third graders completely terrified me. My last semester before student teaching I was in my primary practicum class and I got assigned to a third grade classroom. I was horrified. Luckily, I only had to be there one day a week for 3 hours. I went into that classroom and was shockingly surprised. The kids were still loving towards me, aka they didn't back sass me, and they were very independent. I left that placement feeling a little bit better about working with the older grades, but since I was only there for 3 hours every week, I still wasn't completely confident. My second placement in primary practicum was in a second grade classroom. This placement would also be my first student teaching placement... and I was actually upset when I found out I had only moved down one grade level. I will say that the way our Early Childhood department works is amazing. Our department is the only one that has you have a practicum placement that is also a student teaching placement. This allowed me to be able to get into the second grade classroom and get familiar with the age group, and get acquainted with the teacher who I would be spending A LOT of time with come August.<br />
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Now that I got all that explaining out of the way...<br />
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I began my first student teaching placement at Northfield Elementary in Ms. Catalano's second grade classroom. I went into the school the first day, pranced into the office and asked to meet with the principal. I was determined to have him remember me, because lets be honest, I would like a job come January!! I remember every aspect of my first day. I went into the second grade hallway and walked into Ms. Catalano's class. I was SO excited to meet the kids and get to know Ms. Catalano even better. I was beyond blessed to be in that school, with those kids, in Ms. Catalano's class.<br />
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My whole first placement of student teaching flew by. Looking back, it actually is all a complete blur. My first week there was just a bunch of sitting around and observing. If Ms. Catalano, who's first name is Sarah, needed any help I would jump in and help out. The kids were absolutely adorable and I started to get to know their precious little personalities the moment I walked in that door. I started picking up math lessons first, then social studies, then reading. I was teaching all day, everyday by my third full week there.<br />
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I quickly learned I loved the second grade age group. They were still independent like the third graders I had worked with, but they were still sweet and loving like the kindergartners I loved. They were perfect. I could be a little sarcastic and joke around with them without them getting their feelings hurt, and I could show them some love as individuals, as opposed to only giving them love as a whole group, because of how independent they were. <br />
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Sarah was the most amazing teacher I had ever worked with. She has her classroom management down pat, which is a big part of why the kids are as amazing as they are. She has those kids trained!! She is a strong, confident and amazing woman, which makes her an even stronger, more confident, and more amazing teacher. I learned so incredibly much from working with her, that I have been attempting to put the things I learned from her into practice in my second student teaching placement.<br />
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The kids, and Sarah weren't all that were amazing! The whole second grade team is phenomenal!!!! I was blessed to be able to get to know them as well as I did. I found out a few weeks before I began student teaching that two of my sorority sisters, both of which pledged with me back in 2008, would there! Megan King had just gotten her first full time teaching job at Northfield in second grade. Carrie Clemmons had gotten an interim position there that began the first week of school and ended when the kids got out for Fall Break in October. The other two second grade teachers there, Kim and Beth, were awesome as well. I could not have felt more at home ANYWHERE.<br />
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I could go on and on and on about how amazing everything in my first student teaching placement was. I came home everyday with a smile on my face and some great stories to share with my roommates. I woke up every morning excited to go to school. I didn't dread the hard work that came with it. It was as perfect as it could be. Here are a few pictures of some fun stuff we did throughout the time I was there!<br />
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Those were just a tiny bit of what I got to experience with these amazing kids! They are too skinkin' cute! My last week with them was very emotional for me. To me, I was at a perfect school, in the perfect grade, with a perfect teacher, a perfect team, and the perfect students; so of course, I did not want to leave! My last day there was a very sad one! One of the kiddos brought some donuts for the whole class in the "celebration of sadness" that I was leaving. After lunch that day we went back to the room and I was completely shocked to see a table set up with all sorts of sweets and goodies. Ms. Catalano, Mrs. June (the second grade EA), and the kiddos had all pulled together and thrown me a going away party!! Needless to say, I bawled like a baby.</div>
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The kids, Ms. Catalano and Mrs. June had all brought food, and gifts to send me off. I was completely overwhelmed with the love. I had a few students shed some tears, and even more students vocalize how they didn't want me to leave. It was in that moment on my last day that I realized, this is why I do what I do. I put my all into those kids while I was there. The amount of tough love that I showed them was unbelievable; and in that moment, they showed me that it worked, and they loved me for all I had done. I'm starting to get upset just rethinking about it! </div>
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I can't even begin to put into words the amount of love, patience, understanding, knowledge, help, and all around amazingness I experienced and learned while I was at Northfield!! I have already been back to visit once or twice, and every time I set into the school I am welcomed with open arms, loving smiles, and a lot of screaming/excited little voices! This was by far, the best experience I've yet to have in my educating career! </div>
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Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04804697778996148311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043067326742629020.post-74318037993598358042012-11-02T18:43:00.000-07:002015-06-15T22:42:00.316-07:00Running the race called life<br />
Well it has been a little over 3 months since my last post... I knew that would happen! Life gets so busy that I don't have as much time to blog as I'd like to! Anyways...<br />
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When I was growing up, my parents introduced me to every sport possible. In elementary school, I played soccer, softball, basketball, did gymnastics, cheered, took tennis lessons, just about everything. When I was in middle school I chose to concentrate on my gymnastics and cheerleading, and dabble in a little karate and volleyball, but pretty much dropped everything else. Then when I started high school I was bored with gymnastics and cheerleading, and I knew I didn't want to stick with karate and volleyball; so I completely switched tracks and chose to play soccer and run track!<br />
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The point in me saying all that, is to get the point across that I have always been a very active child, teen, and young adult. The summer before I came to MTSU I was all lean and toned from my last seasons as a high school athlete, and I was determined to stay that way. Liz and I had started working out together to keep each other accountable, and man did we do a good job! We would work out everyday together that summer. When I arrived at MTSU, my roommate and I decided we were going to keep the whole working out thing going together, and even though Liz was in Memphis still; it didn't stop her from calling and texting me everyday to make sure I wasn't slacking! Sure enough, the summer after my Freshman year, I was back in Memphis and Liz was my workout buddy, yet again! Sophomore year came and went and I was a little bit more of a slacker, but I still kept up with my workouts here and there. Summer after Sophomore year I found myself back in Memphis with Liz by my side at Lifetime Fitness everyday, multiple times a day.<br />
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After Liz's accident that summer, I couldn't get myself back into working out. I tried, but it was simply too hard. I had become accustomed to her holding me accountable and being by my side for just about every workout I took part in, and it hurt too much to try and do it without her. So I slacked, for days, which turned into months, which turned into a year and a half.<br />
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Junior year I had moved in with my current roommates, all of which were really athletic, in shape, and workout crazies. They would invite me to go, time after time after time, and I'd say no. Finally, I was ready to give it a shot, so I said yes, much to their surprise!!! It was weird, it pretty much sucked, and the next day I was really not happy I had gone since I was so sore; but it was the start I needed. First it was workouts in the gym a few times a week, then it quickly turned into an everyday event, and before I knew it, it wasn't the working out that grabbed me, it was the running.<br />
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I found myself wanting to get off of the elliptical and run on the treadmill; then I couldn't stand the treadmill and I wanted the track. Of course, I ended up getting bored with running around in circles, and the winter weather started turning into spring, and I found myself running all around campus. The sun on my skin, the wind in my hair, the music loud in my ears; I was addicted. It was my get away. If I was sad, I ran; if I was mad, I ran, even if I was happy, I ran.<br />
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I started out barely being able to run a mile outside, then I noticed I was able to go a mile and a half. Two weeks into it and I had just about doubled my millage and run around 3 miles everyday. It was the part of my days that I looked forward to; it was the one part of my day that I was not willing to miss out on. My roommates and I decided we wanted to start running races, just for fun. We signed up for 3 or 4 races, that would span out over 3 or 4 months, within a 2 week period. We found some of the funnest ones that were offered in the Middle Tennessee area, and ran towards them full force!<br />
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My very first race was the Muddy Buddy 5K. They called it a 5K, but the course was a little over 4 miles long. It took place through fields and woods, and was full of obstacles all along the way. I went into the day of race able to run 6 miles straight, yet I was so not prepared. I died. The cross country terrain was nothing I was use to. I was running up hills (which I honestly considered mountains), through creeks, and had to climb and work my way through obstacles the whole way along. I'm pretty sure I threatened Chelsey's life a few times during that race, because she was the one that found it and said "this will be fun!". Once the Muddy Buddy was all said and done, I was VERY glad that Chelsey had found it and signed us up!<br />
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The next race Chelsey and I found, that we thought would be a lot of fun, was the Titians 5K!!! We are both pretty big Titians fans, so when we found something that had to do with our love for running and our love for some Titians football, we couldn't resist! The race started at LP field, on the field. We ran around the field, out of the stadium, all around Nashville, and ended back on the field at the finish line! It was a pretty fun race!</div>
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Needless to say, I love running! I would tell anyone who is wanting to get into running to start small and slow. It's a difficult process, but it is beyond worth it. Running helps you stay healthy, while also being an incredible way to relieve stress and clear your mind! Don't get discouraged if you start out and can't do much. If you stick with it, you will start to build your endurance, cardio, and strength! Before you know it, you will be doubling your millage and not even breaking a sweat! I would say find a buddy to do it with, and sign up to run as many fun filled races you can get your hands on!</div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><br /></span>Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04804697778996148311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043067326742629020.post-83256125419709070752012-07-26T08:27:00.001-07:002015-06-15T22:42:11.540-07:00Diving through life... I'd rather dive through the sky!I have always been a bit of a dare devil. I like the rush that doing something dangerous gives me. The thought of "this will probably end fine... but what if it doesn't?!". It is all exhilarating, and I love it! My family members aren't really risk takers, so growing up we did a lot of white water rafting and snow skiing because it was the most risk the others would take. Two years ago I found my adventure group, or the adrenaline junkies as we like to call ourselves, and we've been doing fun and risky stuff ever since!<br />
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The group is comprised of five key people: Chelsey Elliot, Amy Burns, Kat Ball, Lauren Goss, and myself. Other people join in some of the activities, depending on what they are, but the five of us are pretty consistent. We have done some pretty fun things the last two years like white water rafting down the Ocoee... twice, taking a day trip to Six Flag to ride all the roller coasters, running races, roughin' it at Bonnaroo, concerts, dumpster diving, water skiing, tubing and much more.<br />
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Our most recent thrill... SKYDIVING!<br />
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Chelsey thinks she is a princess, so every July she has a birthday week, not a birthday, but a whole week dedicated to her day of birth. As ridiculous as this is, we don't mind because it is our excuse to do crazy things and blame any bad results on her birthday week! This year Chelsey decided she wanted to go skydiving. Skydiving is a thing that is on most people's bucket list, so we figured bring it on!<br />
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We found a Groupon that made Skydiving 50% off, so we all went ahead and bought it even though it was months in advance. July rolled around and we made our reservation for eight am on Sunday, July 22! It was in Waverly, TN so we made the two hour drive there late on Saturday night and stayed in a hotel. We woke up early Sunday morning, got ready, packed up, and drove to the airport in Waverly! Lots of paperwork was filled out, rightly so... we were about to jump out of a plane, safety videos were watched, gear was put on, and then we were ready!<br />
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We had six people in our group, the adrenaline junkies and Mike(Chelsey's stepdad), so we had to be split up into two groups of three. The first group was Amy, Lauren and Kat. They went up 10 minutes before we did and made the dive! Lauren went first because she said if she didn't, she would be too scared after seeing someone else jump. Amy went second... with tears streaming down her face and finally, Kat ended the first groups turn. They all went and made it down perfectly fine, and they all loved it!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amy giving a thumbs up from 13,000 feet in the air!</td></tr>
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It was time for Mike, Chelsey and myself to get on the plane and head 14,000 feet into the sky! We had decided before loading the plane that Mike would jump first, I would jump second, and Chelsey would close us out. On the way up I realized that Mike was seated in the very back of the plane, which meant I would be going first, Chelsey would follow me, and Mike would close us out! We were the group that wasn't really nervous. I never really had a nervous moment, even seconds before we jumped I was excited, not nervous! Mike seemed calm right before I jumped, but Chelsey had a little moment of panic seeing me get up and ready! We all jumped and landed minutes apart on the ground!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thumbs up at 13,000 feet in the air!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chelsey and her "I'm crazy" face 13,000 feet up!</td></tr>
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The experience was absolutely amazing! We got to soar through clouds where you could feel the moisture on your skin. We did full circles in the sky. Everyone free falls for 1 minute before the parachute is pulled, but it feel like you are free falling forever!! Once the parachute is pulled, you get to relax and take in all of the amazing views around you. I'm not exactly sure how long it took us to float down, but it felt like maybe 5 minutes. I would advise anyone to go skydiving if they can! I would do it again in a heartbeat! Once your feet are back on the ground, you feel a sense of accomplishment and it's very empowering!Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04804697778996148311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043067326742629020.post-74175241941836912312012-07-26T07:15:00.001-07:002015-12-30T07:27:43.282-08:00Sibling LoveAnyone who has siblings knows how the relationships go! Sometimes they annoy you so badly you want to smack them, while other times they are like a best friend to you. Regardless of how you feel towards them, on any given day, you love them. I have been blessed beyond belief with my relationship with my siblings. For those that don't know, I am the oldest child in my family. I have my brother, Taylor, who is three years younger than me, and my sister, Katie, who is six year younger than me.<br>
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Our whole family is blessed with incredible talents... all of which are completely different. I am the athletic and sporty child. Any sport that can be played, I played at some point in my life. Taylor and Katie both dabbled around with different sports, but realized at young ages that it wasn't their thing. Taylor found his niche with singing and acting when he was around nine or ten. He started taking voice lessons and acting in some community theaters and really developed his skills throughout the years.<br>
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Taylor moved from doing small plays to acting in commercials and actually getting paid for his talent. He tried out for some small movies here and there, but never had any luck; so he decided to concentrate on music. He began writing his own songs, not really thinking anything would come of what he scribbled down. As he got older, the number of songs he wrote got bigger and bigger, and in my opinion, the quality of the songs got better as well. He graduated high school and went to the University of North Texas on a music scholarship. Once he had been there for a semester, he decided he didn't want to major in music, which would cause him to lose his scholarship. He transferred back to the University of Memphis and began living back at our parents house.<br>
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Taylor and my mom decided it was time to start getting some of his original songs finished and recorded. So that is what they worked on. He made sure he had a good number of his original songs finished, and they headed into the recording studio to get them recorded! Now that the recording process is just about finished, he has a CD with nine songs on it, three or four of which are his originals!!! His CD will be finished really soon, and his songs will even be for sale on Itunes! Check him out on facebook <a href="http://www.facebook.com/taylordanielmusic" target="_blank">here</a> or on youtube <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/taylorgdaniel" target="_blank">here!</a><br>
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Taylor in the studio recording his original song "Sundress"</div>
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Taylor and his friend, Lauren, singing the cover song "Girl from Ipanema"</div>
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Katie found her talent and passion for photography while she was in middle school. We had a family digital camera that she started out taking random pictures on; then she graduated to using our mom's Nikon and really started to concentrate on photography. Her skills developed so quickly that it's hard to keep up! </div>
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She started out taking most of her pictures of flowers and different objects. She mastered those photography elements very quickly and wanted to start getting into portraits. She came to visit me in Murfreesboro, so I set up a day where we could walk around MTSU and she could take pictures of anything she wanted; and I would be her model! I also made sure she had time to take some portraits of Aiden, a friends son! </div>
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Needless to say, the pictures turned out amazing. When Katie started high school, she had many opportunities to take classes that were about photography. She was also blessed to have our grandparents buy her a Nikon camera and our parents buy her a few different lens for it! She has been able to go to some photography seminars and even have some internships where she gets to use her photography skills! She has been able to experience many different types of photography, and it has helped her learn many things.</div>
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Katie is about to be a Junior in high school, but her pictures would make you think she is a professional. She is lucky to have many family members and friends who LOVE having their pictures taken, so she gets lots of practice and uses the photos she takes to build her portfolio. She is hoping to go to college and use her passion in some sort of photography or digital media major. Her ultimate goal is to work for Pixar, which is pretty cool!!!! I can't wait to see where her talent takes her! She is in Memphis, so if anyone needs some pictures taken, hit her up! You can check her out on facebook <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Katie-Daniel-Photography/137402433032134" target="_blank">here!</a></div>
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I love being able to brag on my siblings and their amazing talents! I love them and I hope they know I'm one of their biggest fans! </div>
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