tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77787397160182338962011-08-01T10:56:45.890-07:00Simple Pleasures are Life's TreasuresTrudihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13339771527937584737noreply@blogger.comBlogger491100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778739716018233896.post-50883203055100142942010-02-02T15:22:00.000-08:002010-02-02T15:24:26.226-08:00

We have officially lost our minds.  We got a new puppy the week before Christmas.  Her name is Bella.  AKA Pooh Bear.  Before she got her little schnauzer cut, she looked just like a little black bear.  Not to go into gory details, she had a poo problem also.  So the nickname is fitting.  The second day we had her she had to go to the vets.  We would have taken her in for a well puppy

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My blogging would get a great be failure if I were grading myself.  Each year I get a new budget.  My budget hasn't been cut, but everything is more costly.  I found the coolest product.  It allows any worksheet, graph, or printed material to become a dry erase board in less than five seconds.  Insert the material and walah, you have a instant practice page.  It will really cut down on multiple

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I'm using my favorite 60's-70's theme for my classroom this year again. I have many new ideas including these really darling paper plate creations. Can't you just see them in psychedelic colors?I found them on One Pretty Thing and then linked to the directions. Creative Jewish Mommakes some really great things. I'm really enjoying her site.

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I've had these prints for years. I loved the weathered look of the frames, but then I bought this print for the bathroom.I really like the fresh modern look of the brown. So I decided to mix things up a bit. No white, no cream, no black. Shocking I know. LOL. Isn't that an attractive picture?Out came the spray paint by Rustoleem. I really enjoy the fresh look of everything. It pops

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I had to take a close up of this storeage solution. I bought them at QVC about ten years ago and I love them! They can hang horizontal or vertical. Please tell me what you think of the changes. I little paint make everything seem new again.

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I decided to join the Feathered Friends Party hosted by The Shabby Chic Cottage. I'd been thinking about posting my little birdie friends for some time and this seemed the right time. I'm posting late, but please give me some comment love. Prior to my love of Blogging, I love my little feathered friends. I've enhanced by collection with searching blogs. Thank you all you wonderful blogs.

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This is my first post in so long. I hope you enjoy it, and leave me a message. I've been visiting blogs, but have had little time to do anything with mine. I decided to take the plunge and link up to Do It Yourself Day hosted by Kimba. I do all my own decorating. I purchased a large metal tray last summer. It was scratched and the paint was wearing off. I've since lost the before picture. Trust

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I was doing a search for jewelry making and stumbled upon Art Fire. It's similar to Etsy. They have a short video explaining the differences. I think it's great there's another option. More to shop for too. Here are a few things I copied for you to see.This plate is darling. Very blog landish. Is that a word? LOLHappy Shopping!

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I've wanted some good quality curtains for my windows in the bedroom. I wanted a white cotton panel. Nothing fussy... beachy quality if you know what I mean. My current panels are from Walmart. There's nothing wrong with them, they are not cotton. I wanted cotton.I've never purchased from Overstock, but I took the plunge. I could not be more happy. I got these beauties for 25.00 a pair. A

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I've never used Glidden paint, but I decided to take their offer. I can't pass up free.Visit their site, pick a color, and it's at your door in three to four week. How cool is that?

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Kasey at All That is Good sponsors a Friend Making Monday. She make little challenges and then you link up to make new friends and find out little tid-bits about them. You post her challenge and then link to her site. Hopefully new friends will stop by. Read more about it on her blog.Today I am suppose to list 10 things I am grateful for:I am thankful that I caught my higher than normal blood

Trudihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13339771527937584737noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778739716018233896.post-17939007592764896712009-03-13T15:55:00.000-07:002009-03-13T16:35:27.186-07:00

For the last couple of weeks I've been focused on my health. I am taking an on-line class and my eyes were very tired. I'm also 40+4. I thought I was "43" in January, but I am ^*&^*. I just can't bear to say it. However my body has decided to oh so kindly remind me that I am 44! There! I said it, and I doesn't make me feel any better.Well back to my story. Went to the eye doctor. Yeah, new

Trudihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13339771527937584737noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778739716018233896.post-84562918185744869742009-03-09T05:52:00.000-07:002009-03-09T09:08:37.096-07:00

I know I should be thinking about sandals. But I've wanted a pair of boots all winter. I love this pair and they are a great price. They are at TargetI really need and want this jean jacket. It's a great price too. I work in a school, and I never know if it's going to be warm or cold in my classroom, so I always layer. It's at Walmart.I just discovered this Etsy shop called AdornMe Jewelry. I

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I think it's wishful thinking in our area, but spring is coming. Twenty things I love about spring.1- The dirty snow melts.2- The rain cleans the earth.3- Little buds peaking out of the ground.4- The first signs of green on the trees. It's just that little hint of green.5- The birds chirping in the morning.6- The fresh smell of spring.7- The excitement that's felt on the first few warm

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I was very fortunate for years to work in a system that gave us money for Community Instruction. With all the budget cuts, the money is 1/4 what it was several years ago. Also my class is 1/4 larger. We have made little crafts throughout the year and sold them to staff and family to fund some community outings. Scrapbook tools work awesome for the kids. For Valentines Day we sold carnations for

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I am hooked on Amazon. I live in a moderately sized town; however we do not have a good bookstore. We have a small, very small Walden's bookstore. They only have the latest novels and magazines. (The magazines that are surviving the economy that is...)I'm taking on-line classes at Ballstate University so I also have to purchase textbooks for that purpose.The answer to all my prayers and needs

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I don't have children of my own. I have a step son with my husband. Junior and he's multi handicapped. Once my husband and I decided to get married we got a dear little puppy. He's the light of my life. Here's Bailey... He knows how to use his good looks to get his way. Baily needed a brother, so along came the "little man", Roscoe, six months later. Please don't tell him he's a little

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Jeane Winter's from Inspiring Ideas is celebrating her one year anniversary. She recently designed a lovely set of home gifts for Hallmark. They are totally my style and would make great Mother's day gifts. In honor of her one year anniversary, she if have a fab giveaway. Please visit her blog and check out the giveaway. Here's a sneak peak of a few of her designs. Last week she was also

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Suzie Harris at Bienvenue wrote about her thoughts at Blissdom '09. It really resonated with me. What I took from the post is, find your voice, find your brand, and be true to yourself. The rest will follow. Blogging takes time. I've tried for two years to maintain two blogs and it does not work for me. I thought I needed to keep my love for teaching separate from my love of home and family. I

Trudihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13339771527937584737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778739716018233896.post-18592231205178017002009-02-02T07:57:00.000-08:002009-02-02T08:22:02.076-08:00

Well the famous groundhod saw his shadow today. According to ledgen we will have six more weeks of winter. Not surprising considering all the bad weather we have had up to this point.Here's a link to an article and a fact sheet about Groundhogs. (Punxsutawney Phil)http://www.joysikorski.com/how_to_draw_groundhog.html This is a really cute link on how to draw a simple groundhog. Really Really Cute

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As a special education teacher, I'm always looking for cute things we can cook. I found this heart shaped pretzel on Mayamade blog. Head on over on the link for the recipe. It looks like it would work well within the classroom setting. I think the kids would get a kick out of them, plus they are more healthy than other treats. We shop for our supplies one day and make it the next.

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Hi, the kiddos are working on a Obama craft. It's his symbol for the campaign. Do you remember it? A simplified version is mention in a previous post.On the funny side. Do you know about the Califone talking card machines? You know the one... it reads cards with a cassette tape strip at the bottom, or you can record your own words. Great for site word learning. Well ours "did not work". Did you

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Here's a simple recipe that we will try next week. Here the link to the web site I found it on.http://www.kids-cooking-activities.com/Valentine-recipes.htmlLove Potion Smoothie1/2 cup frozen strawberries1/2 cup frozen raspberries1 small carton of yogurt1/2 Cup ice cubes1 cup apple juicePlace strawberries, raspberries and juice in blender. Blend several seconds. If you would like a thicker

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Here are some really cute crafts for President Obama's Inauguration Day. I am planning on two of them. Kaboose is a great web site full of good information also.I enlarged the picture of Obama so it fills more of a post size piece of paper. I'm going to allow the kids to add starts as they wish also. We use scapbooking punches for the stars.I also enlarged this craft. Although it is cute on the

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I visited the Crafty Crow again and saw these cute fall weavings. It would make a great sidewalk field trip to collect the items. Also a great way to use up some yarn.

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The local newspaper, The Elkhart Truth, had an interesting article about what children truly need for school. (Sunday September 7, 2008) It listed 20 things:1. A #2 pencil and a willingness to erase.2. A respect for themselves and others.3. An awareness that the world does not revolve around them. They are responsible for their own actions.4. They need parents that teach by example a love for

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As you all know the start of the school year is a very busy time of the year. Along with new students we had new email, new Office Word 2007, and a new IEP program. I've also started an on-line course at Ball State University. Yikes!We are much more settled in the classroom. I'll be sharing photos soon. Now, with some breathing room, I have started to search for some cute art activities. I found

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Dolch words are the top 220 words children encounter while reading. This is a great site with the words divided into 11 lists and with monitoring sheets. It also has monthly activities.Dolch Work Kit

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Here is a great site on a Mini-economy.Good resourse for teachers from Schoolastic.

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Here's a quote, " assume the child is 90% visual and 10% auditory"Don't assume they know it. It may be a lost teaching opportunity. (para phrased)Here's a good site on Picture Communicationhttp://www.do2learn.com/organizationtools/dailyorganizers/index.htmMy Challenge: How visual can I make my classroom? How organized can I make my classroom? How do I address the diverse needs of the students?

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http://www.internet4classrooms.com/classroom_organization.htmThis site has many links about classroom management. You might find it helpful.

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My step-son is deaf and multiply handicapped. He is on a medicaid waiver. It has come to our attention that his health coverage will be run similar to an HMO. He must see physicians approved by the State of Indiana. The Arc of Indiana has information for parents and guardians. It a great site full of information. Check it out.

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Oh, I go back to the tried and true. I have been working hard to get centers up and running in the room. Storage is such an issue for me in the Middle School. I don't want the room to look Elementary and I don't have the money to buy grand storage. Sigh....My Center Topics include:months of the yeardays of the weekFallWinterSpringSummerhand writing, cursive and printABC ordertimemoneyMonthly

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Here's some photos of the events in the room.

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I teach vocabulary words from the seasons, current events and general education classes. I like words that promote rich language discussion, vivid imagery, and words that can be represented by pictures. I use two web-sites to generate some of the "paper" tasks for practice. They are Teaching Made Easier, and Ed. Helper.From Ed. Helper, I make the word search, flashcards, find the word that's

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In my opinion handwriting is very important for special needs students. It helps them blend into the general population if they can copy from a textbook or the board. (This is especially crucial in the secondary setting in inclusion classes.) "My Kids" are bright enough to know, when they can't do anything that the other students are doing. I don't want them to have that feeling. Confidence

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I believe it is critical to teach the classroom routine. It starts day one, and I move through the day, some times weeks, teaching as I go. It ideally cuts down on disipline issues and problems in the future...I teach my behavior expectations.I teach where things belong.I teach organization.I teach procedure.I teach self-advocacy.However, this year has been a challenge to put it mildly. I'm

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I just found this idea on The Teacher's Cafe, called Mini-Offices. Oh the possiblities are endless for my special needs classroom. It so difficult to have large reference areas, because the students are at so many ability levels....However how cool are these? More work for me. I'll post some soon. This idea is to good to pass up!

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We are working on crafts to raise money for community experiences. Plus, shopping for the supplies offers the students an opportunity to shop for meaningful items. Some craft supplies are really abstract for them to find on their own. I have a very basic digital camera. I keep in in the room most of the time and I also have a small hp printer for photographs. (You know, the little ones that

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Concept map of words that go with pumpkin. Close up of pictures in the poster about homes. Illustration of a kitchen. Magazine are an invaluable tool in the classroom for older students. They are age appropriate and yet, if your students need to work on cutting and fine motor skills, you get to address both needs. Please make sure you read the next post also. Thanks for stopping by.

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Here is a poster that was made by the whole class. We had talked about homes and houses for some time. We had discussed what went into a home. Words of importance included, big/small, ranch/two-story, garage, basement, country/city, apartment, trailer, modular, own, rent, backyard, porch, bedroom, kitchen, bathroom etc. The students, with minimal assistance from the adults, cut pictures out of

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Here are the words that we are currently working on for the next two weeks.housegoodshownewfamilybuildfallpumpkinbrownorangeyellowredacornfootballOctoberWe worked on a concept web yesterday. Today we added pictures from magazines to support the concepts. The topic was house and or home. The Words we connected to the topic were: big, small, two-story, ranch, basement, apartment, trailer, modular,

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Do you remember getting this magazine when you were young? It's still a great publication. On their website you may order the magazine, and you may also sign up for free worksheets. Remember the classic hidden pictures? There is a link under family connection to get a free one sent to your email each month. My students really enjoy them. The pictures also spark a lot of conversation. Here's the

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The Friday Folders are going really well. I've gotten them all back within two days! That's outstanding. I'm preparing for parent conferences at the moment. Here's our second set of words. These words came from the past two New-2-You we have read. One was about the High School Musical 2 and the other one was about rescued dogs. Both stories were very popular with the

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I have a slightly different philosophy about vocabulary and site words for my students. I believe safety words are important, but they do not provide rich language activities and class discussions. Consequently, I use words from current events and words used most frequently in the students' daily conversations. This list incluedes words that describe activities in the classroom. These words

Trudihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13339771527937584737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778739716018233896.post-40907486696911252642007-09-13T18:09:00.000-07:002007-09-13T18:29:01.389-07:00

The power of visual supports in my classroom have become invaluable to me. It amazes me what the kids to do and understand with some simple visual supports. It's very important to me that they present themselves as middle schoolers...Yes, we have toys.Yes, we work on puzzles.Yes, we do simple crafts.Yes, we work on functional skills.And...Yes, we work at our desks, put things in folders, and

Trudihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13339771527937584737noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778739716018233896.post-83474496588972534212007-09-10T06:53:00.000-07:002007-09-10T09:25:15.320-07:00

I started a new form of positive management this year. One, I get bored with the same one every year. Second, I have the students for 2-3 years and I don't want them to get bored. This plan is very visual and it matches the needs of my current students. I usually try a mini-economy, which I will explain in a different post. This year I opted for something much more visual and concrete. The

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I'm starting something new this year. It's a form of parent communication I found while reading a teaching site called Education World. (Link on the side.) Some school systems are sending home all paper work on a specific day of the week. Here are the benefits: The parents know when the folder is coming home, and they look for all correspondence from the school on that day. The schools report

Trudihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13339771527937584737noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778739716018233896.post-7383697949881014302007-08-31T06:21:00.000-07:002007-08-31T06:30:03.463-07:00

I'm currently under construction in the classroom and on this blog. However, I've found a bunch of great links to teaching sites and will start to add these to my side bar. If you know of a great resource please share it with me also. Please enjoy and I hope you find the links to be helpful.

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