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JULY PD 123 - TOOLS AND TIPS - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejw3M1LdokQ How about a few "tools" for your bag of tricks! You Knock My Socks Off! You will need an old pair of socks, a ...
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Second Grade Pacing Guide Freebie! - Friends, as I put an exclamation mark on my two years in second grade, I wanted to give you my Second Grade Pacing Guide (AKA curriculum map) just for th...2 days ago
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4 Adorable First Day of School Printable Freebies - Get ready for the first day of school with a free first day of school printable. Here are four free first day of school printables to choose from for eleme...5 days ago
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Getting the Classroom Organized! - As teachers we know it helps to be organized. Here are some ways to help organize your classroom...and maximize learning! [image: organize your classroom......
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$100 Target Gift Card giveaway - [image: Check out some Target Dollar Spot finds and ideas for your classroom and enter to win a $100 Target gift card to spend in the Target Dollar Spot 20...
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Kindergarten Math Curriculum- Unit 2 - Kindergarten Math Unit 2 is here! I want kids to know that math is FUN! Therefore, I don’t think we need to “trick” them into thinking that learning math...1 week ago
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Activities to Develop Early Math Understanding - Developing Early Math Concepts doesn't have to happen on a worksheet! Math concepts can be taught through play, songs, and art! This blog post shares some...
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Scholastic Magazine Summer Cash Giveaway - [image: Slide7] When you are heading out for vacation this summer- grab a Scholastic Magazine, take a selfie with your magazine and post it on social med...1 week ago
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Coding with Kindergarteners - Coding with Kindergarteners?! [image: Learning with Mrs. Parker] Okay, I know what you are thinking. Kindergarteners coding?! I must admit that I thought t...
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Fidget Spinners Math And Literacy Centers - Show of hands: how many teachers had fidget spinners show up in your classroom? These little spinners are all the rage with our kids this year. Unless...1 week ago
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"Trollin" In to a New School Year!! - I don't know about you, but my kids love trolls! So, I thought how cute it would be to make a troll craft for the beginning of school! This can be used ...
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Author Robert Munsch Listening Center QR Codes - Boys and girls just love Robert Munsch books they are extremely humorous. Robert's books are excellent examples of story telling. I love to use his stor...
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"I am Freedom's Child" by Bill Martin, Jr. - Hey ya'll!!!! It's a short post today! I am re-reading my Anti-Bias Education textbook from my masters and came across this poem today and LOVE it. I creat...
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Kinderbykim will be Live From Vegas with ESGI! - I am so thrilled to be partnering with ESGI in Vegas for the @sde4educators conference! You can find me this year in the @esg...
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KinderSocialSkills Curriculum - Thanks so much for stopping in! As teachers we set goals and we do everything we can to CRUSH THEM. Every year I set the goal: work on social skills. ...4 weeks ago
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all about plants! - We had so much fun learning all about plants! I just love this spring time unit. Here are some of the things we did in our plant unit. We read all about ro...
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Kindergarten Graduation/Summer 'Playdate' - I wanted to start a new tradition with friends from the neighborhood and what better way to start off summer then with a graduation/summer 'playdate'!? W...
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Just Perfect {empowering your kids} - Y'all know I'm all about anything girly. Even more than that, I love love love anything that empowers and strengthens our next generation of girls so when...
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Summer Book Giveaway : We Have a Winner!! - First, I would just like to say THANK YOU to everyone who participated and entered the giveaway!! I appreciate all of you! CONGRATULATIONS!!! You will b...
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Alphapalooza 2 Phonemic Awareness & Phonics Fun! - “The two best predictors of early reading success are alphabet recognition and phonemic awareness.” -Marilyn Jager Adams We spend a lot of time working ...
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Storage Solutions for the Classroom - Earlier this afternoon I posted this picture on Instagram.... I received a few messages after posting regaring the containers I used for organization, s...
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Mother's Day: Breakfast in Bed - Hi friends. With Mother's Day right around the corner...it's time to start thinking about what cute things you're going to help your students create. Mothe...
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Ohmiword....Kindergarten - Every year it happens in mid March at my little school....Kindergarten Orientation. It's an evening that the upcoming Kindergarten parents are invited to. ...
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Peep Day in Kindergarten! - WARNING....Lots of " Peepin' " fun pictures! The students made a "Peep House" for their Peeps to enjoy! The students chose a "Peepkin" from the basket...
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Easter Fun & Freebies! - Happy spring everyone! Things have been majorly busy around here, but I wanted to "hop" in and share some of the spring fun we've been having! The kids hav...
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Welcome back to Me! - HELLO!! How are you blogging world? I have missed blogging and making new items for my classroom but life had other ideas this year! You see we had some ...
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Read Across America - One of my favorite weeks of the year is fast approaching! I LOVE Read Across American week! Our school celebrates the whole week with lots of fun dress-up ...
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FREE Valentine's Day Activity - Could you use a FREE Valentine's Day ABC order activity? Or read the room activities are always a hit.. Have you read this sweet book? I made a common/p...
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My New Blog - Some of you may have noticed that over the past 4 years my posts here on Mrs. Patton's Patch have been sparse. Some of that was due in part to having my s...5 months ago
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Apron Lady: Will You Be My Valentine? - Do you know The Apron Lady? Her name is Sandy Welch and I am so proud to call her my dear friend. If you have attended any I Teach K conferences in the las...
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Robot Valentine Sacks & The Perfect Valentine for BOYS! - Yay for February! It truly is the best month of the year. I really LOVE Valentines Day and it's even better in the classroom, because kids make it so much ...
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New Year, New Show: Guided Reading Live Video PD Series - Happy New Year to everyone out there in the Hello Literacy community! I wanted to give you an update on everything I've been up to for the last few mont...
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FREE Groundhog Pokey Pin Kit - Yeahhh! It's a snow day (or an ice day, I'd say), so I have a chance to share this freebie with you. I don't know who's been watching, but I've made TONS ...
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Snow Sensory Tub - I am so excited to be typing this blog post from my couch in front of the cozy fire--it's an Alabama SNOW DAY! Which basically means, they shut the whole ...
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Tips for Getting Help Decluttering, Cleaning and Organizing Your Classroom - Most teachers don’t want to spend money by hiring a professional organizer to help declutter a classroom. Getting help organizing your classroom will save...
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A Little Fall Fun! - Hey Kinder Friends, Fall is in the air and we are beginning to feel it. So, naturally we were excited to get busy with a little bit of fall fun. As the lea...
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I AM THE PROUD MOM OF AN ELEPHANT - I AM THE PROUD MOM OF AN ELEPHANT! Sounds strange doesn't it? Well, it is true! My son is now officially an Elephant. Roll Tide Roll! I can not believe...
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A Day in the Life of Full Day Kindergarten - Part 3 - Photo Credit: www.canstockphotos.com I hope you are enjoying my hour by hour look at a Full Day of Kindergarten. I have talked about Arrival, Morning Wor...
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Create Your Own Alphabet Line - A while back I blogged about how I create my own alphabet line in my classroom. I wanted to easily explain the process to some new teachers at my school, ...
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Celebrate The Last Day of School and Happy Teacher Appreciation Week - Happy end of the year to you, phenomenal teacher! Hats off to you and the hard work behind all you do. Finish out the school year strong - and treat yourse...
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Ocean Week Lesson Plans - Do you love ocean week as much as me? Here is a little ocean week flashback! This might be my favorite theme to teach all YEAR! I can't get enough! Perh...
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Technical Difficulties! - I'm in the process of switching from Wordpress to Blogger and post images are not showing up. I am trying hard to have this fixed ASAP, so please hang tig...
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I've moved! - Click the image below to be redirected to my new blog! Friends, I've rebranded. Thank you so much for following along over the years. I made a new blog...
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I'm Back With a New Blog - After about a year away from blogging, I am back! Check out my new blog "Chalking On: My Life in Literacy" here.
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Marriage: The Gift of TIME - If ever I've earned a Spring Break, it's this one. My kids had SB last week because we are in different districts. They took turns coming to school with ...
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Have You Heard About This EPIC Tool? - If you haven’t signed up for an EPIC account, you need to do it NOW! We have been using EPIC in our first grade classroom all year this year, and the chil...
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The Naughty Leprechaun - Oh friends, I am so, SO excited I get to celebrate St. Patrick's Day with my class this year! For the last several years we have always been on spring br...
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Old Valentine Activity - Newly Updated!!! - Hey! I have a lot of people request access to one of my Valentine activities and I'm not sure why Google Drive is not letting people download it, sooooooo...
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100th Day Smartie FREEBIE - If you haven't celebrated the 100th Day of School yet and need a quick and easy gift, you can get these FREE by clicking here.
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Start the new year off right! - TpT is hosting a sale and I have added my site and offered more discounts. Make sure you use the code to save up to 28%! I also have a new FREE item. ...
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Print-N-Go Math Staions and FREEBIE - Happy New Year!! These last 2 weeks have gone by so fast, but have been AWESOME! I will be honest, I sort of ready to get back into a routine. Staying up u...
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Classroom Friendly Supplies Best Pencil Sharpener Now Comes in Popular Purple! - I was recently contacted by Classroom Friendly Supplies with the chance to review their newest color, Popular Purple! I jumped at the chance to do a blog...
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SALE for World Teacher Day - Happy October, friends! In celebration of World Teacher Day on Monday, October 5, 2015, swing by my TpT store for 20% all products - including bundles! B...
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Our "Pony Express" Morning Message - Our third week of school begins tomorrow! Yikes! Our "Pony Express" message for the first few weeks of school is about my students' names. After al...
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Colorful - So the 2015/16 school year is now up and running, I am 3 weeks in and am firmly into my first two themes. My "littles", my first graders are studying apple...
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Christmas in July-PORTFOLIOS and MEMORY BOOKS! - Hey guys!! All of my Portfolio/Memory book are on SALE today for Christmas in July!!! Enjoy 20% off!!! All of the portfolios include monthly poem divi...
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July 4th Sale!!!! - Hi everyone!! I'm having a July 4th Sale over at my TpT store this weekend!!! I've linked up with Buzzing with Mrs. McClain. So be sure to head on over t...
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Keeping the blog for now - I have debated about taking the blog down but so many have asked for it to stay active. I am still at a loss on where to go from here. My thoughts lead m...
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Teachers ARE Heroes! - Y'all...I'm SUPER EXCITED! Teachers Pay Teachers is celebrating teachers everywhere! It's a HUGE TPT SALE...and everything in my store is 28% off! Be sure ...
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Happy December Friends! - Hey yall! I am joining in on the TPT sale December 1st & 2nd. Be sure to run on over and fill up your cart with some awesome goodies and save 28%!!!! Here...
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Reindeer Preschool Learning Fun - *Here's A Previous Post Worth Checking Out!* *Preschool Fun* *Click here to view post.* *I hope to be back to blogging soon! *
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"Give Me Five" - The Sequel - My most popular post BY FAR is my post with the "Give Me Five" freebie. It's staggering to me that it has been downloaded on TPT over 80,000 times. Ho...
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Math Tool Kit Freebie - Hey my peeps! I hope your summer has been fantastic!! I have two more weeks, then it’s back to the grind for me. Hop on over to Blog Hoppin’ to grab a ...
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Rhyme Time! - If you are working on rhyming words with your kids, this is a great print, cut and laminate game you can use! I even sent a copy home with each of my kids t...
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Pinteresting Find-- Noise Management - So I just saw this pinned from Deanna Jump and Mrs Carroll (The First Grade Parade) and I couldn't NOT share this IMMEDIATELY. Things like this excite me a...
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First Week Math Centers - My kinders are off to a great start with our math centers! We have mainly been working on number recognition, counting objects, and patterning so far. They...
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Classroom Library and Accelerated Reader - I am a huge fan of Accelerated Reader. After debating back and forth whether to arrange my classroom books by genre or by AR level, I decided on the lat...
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Number Stations Freebie - We were given some great ideas for number stations at a professional development this week. I needed them to be more open-ended, so I added lines to fill ...
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Auntie Claus Preview and our Polar Express Day! - I wanted to give a sneak peek at our Auntie Claus unit that my friends, Michele and Elana (Lana) and I are finishing up for teacherspayteachers. We are p...
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SO THANKFUL AND HERE COME THE HOLIDAYS! - Hello all! I am so sorry that I have been neglecting my blog, but happy to say I have been working and playing hard! This past summer was really tough fo...4 years ago
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I'm Following the Yellow Brick Road to Freebies and Fun! - Happy International Blog-Hopping Day! Teaching Blog Addict is hosting a fun linky party and of course I had to join the fun..... because there is no pla...
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How Are You Spending Your Summer? - First of all, thank you so much for all the requests for copies of my "Bloom's Taxonomy for Math" labels! I hope everyone that has a copy will find them u...
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I'm Back...at least for a little while! - WOW! Can I just say that changing grades at my age has truly kicked my b^** ( I was not allowed to say that word as a child so I feel a little funny typing...5 years ago
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