tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69809849972914633942024-02-20T23:43:10.052-05:00Ramblings of my crazy lifeRandom stories of my life. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger209125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980984997291463394.post-49938976467320510952019-07-06T17:12:00.000-04:002019-07-06T21:01:13.949-04:00Peace in the most unlikely place<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I wrote this back in 2016 and finally published the blog post today.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Peace is described as freedom from disturbance or calm and tranquility. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Last March, I found peace in the most unlikely place. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">So we decided to travel to Niagara Falls, Canada. We spent a few days there before heading to Toronto, Canada for a day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">My family and I stood looking at Horseshoe Falls when a rainbow formed. In the midst of all the turmoil of the Falls, a beautiful rainbow peeked through the mist. That moment gave me such PEACE.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I went from having a sibling to being an only child. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I went from having my mom living 40 minutes to an hour away from me to having her live with me and then eventually live only 3 minutes away.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I've began to become regretful from not telling Tanya how I felt about her and how much she meant in our life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I lost the peace in my life. It was turmoil like the water spilling over Horseshoe Falls. The turmoil was powerful and scary. My powerful water was the tears falling from my eyes on a daily basis. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Where was I going to feel the peace I so needed in my life? Who was I going to turn to when all I felt was loneliness? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">God is the answer. I needed to turn to him on a daily basis so that I could find that peace I so desired. I still need to turn to him because even though I feel peace at times, there is still a hole in my life. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Just like God sent Noah a rainbow as a promise that he was no longer going to destroy the Earth, God has sent me a sign that Tanya was okay through a rainbow in the sky. He has also sent me a monarch butterfly which is a symbol of new life. Those give me peace through this difficult time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I was and still am scared for our country. There is such a divide between people right now. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Family of mine are declaring themselves they are not going to believe in God since our "God" allowed Trump to become President elect. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">People are getting ready to move to other countries because of who was elected President. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">As a teacher in a school that is composed mostly of African American students, I heard racism come out from their mouths towards me because I'm white. As a couple of students walked by my room, they loudly said "White people voted for Trump." Do you know how much it hurt me?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I've taught in that district for 17 years. I have been a champion for my students. I don't see color. I see individual students with wonderful qualities. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Another student of mine ran up to me and told me that they were going to be deported to Africa. These are 10 and 11 year olds who are worried about these things. So scary.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Travel - Talk to people from other areas - That's one of my favorite things to do when we go on road trips. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I'm Christian. I'm white. I'm a woman. I'm in a heterosexual relationship. I'm proud to say that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I won't say who I voted for. I would have felt the same sinking feeling no matter how I voted.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">We need to bring sunshine to the fogginess our nation is seeing at this moment. Come together as a people rather than working against each other.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">As I looked at this week's prompts for writer's workshop, one caught my eye. The prompt was to share a photo with a back story. There isn't much of a back story. It was just a simple visit with my grandma. It shows how much family means to me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">He was late with his language development so he was pointing and maybe grunting. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We didn't know that four years after this photo, my grandma would be in failing health. We didn't know that Know-it-All and her would become best buddies during her last year of life. <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The first funeral he attended was hers when he was five years old.</span></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980984997291463394.post-10444756561208472072016-10-27T01:00:00.000-04:002016-10-27T20:34:56.909-04:00What do animals and zoos have to do with multiplication?<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I venture on Pinterest off and on when I am looking for a recipe or an idea for work. However most of the time I just Google whatever I'm looking for because I sometimes will get better results.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The other day I was looking for ideas of how to teach long multiplication to my students with disabilities (SWD). I came across an acronym for teaching 2 or 3 digit multiplication times 2 digit that I loved.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">During our education career, we've been taught so many acronyms or mnemonic devices to help us remember different topics. Do you remember learning that Roy G. Biv for the colors of the rainbow in order? Or do you remember My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas in order to remember the names of the planets in the correct order? My most favorite one is the one for the steps for a long division problem - Dirty Monkey Smell Bad. I've been using that one for almost 30 years. Now a days, they use Does McDonalds Sell Burgers but I can't get Dirty Monkey Smell Bad out of my head.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">In order to remember the steps of long multiplication problems, the acronym or mnemonic device is <span style="background-color: #6fa8dc;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">M</u>any</span> <span style="background-color: #b4a7d6;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">Z</u>oos</span>, <span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">M</u>any</span> <span style="background-color: #ea9999;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">A</u>nimals</span>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">On many if not all of my SWD's Individualized Educational Plans, they have an accommodation of math reference sheets. So I created a <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4AOWR2iBd80S0NRRUtvLXVXM3M/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">math reference sheet</a> so they can refer to it when they are multiplying longer multiplication problems.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I also created an anchor chart for the multiplication acronym or mnemonic devices. The anchor chart is color coded for each step of the standard algorithm. </span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">The word mistake can be such a harsh word. When you tell people they made a mistake, they can become defensive. </span></span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">However the word mistake can also bring about a change in a person. They learn from that mistake and become a better person.</span></span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">I've made so many mistakes in my life. Some of which I learned from and some that I regret. </span></span><br />
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</span></span> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">One mistake I made is not telling my sister how much I truly loved her and wanted her in my life. I never told her how much her life mattered to everyone. I never told her that she really needed to lose weight and go to the doctor. This is a mistake that I will live with for the rest of my life. </span></span></span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">It's been almost two months since she died suddenly.</span></span><br />
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</span></span> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">One moment she was her and then the next she was gone. </span></span></span><br />
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</span></span> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">Even though I can tell her in prayers that I miss her. </span></span></span><br />
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</span></span> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">Even though I can write her dear Tanya letter, I can never truly tell her those things I need to say. </span></span></span><br />
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</span></span> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">I can never give her a hug. </span></span></span><br />
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</span></span> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">My boys cannot tell their aunt they love her.</span></span></span><br />
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</span></span> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">That is one mistake I will regret forever.</span></span></span><br />
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</span></span></span> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">How can I change that mistake into something positive in my life?</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I can tell people that I love them. I can tell people how much I appreciate them in my life.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Another way I changed from that mistake is starting to write more. It's a way for me to write out how I am feeling.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">One of my goals for the summer besides chauffeuring my sons around is to read as many books as I can.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I'm currently participating in a Culinary Cozy Mystery Bingo and starting next week I'm going to be participating in a Travel Cozy Mystery Bingo. I'm also doing a June mini challenge with themes about June.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Finally I'm going to be participating in my local library's adult reading program.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I've created a document listing my books that I'm currently reading or are on my To Be Read book list. Here is the link to the <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1N8SijHsg2Re7OhVHL8N1N8bg_D_TTrMBejezXAJ4x0o/edit?usp=sharing">document</a>.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Here are some resources with different cozy mysteries:</span><br />
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My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1652471475">4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br /><br />
It's the holidays. Claire is busy with her commuting relationship with Quinn and Cookie Swaps on Friday nights when she discovers her bakery assistant dead. <br /><br />This was an enjoyable read. Some parts it seemed dragged but that could be I wanted to know more about the victim and the motive behind the killing of the bakery assistant. <br /><br /><br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26067923-murder-on-amsterdam-avenue" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="Murder on Amsterdam Avenue (Gaslight Mystery, #17)" border="0" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1444878947m/26067923.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26067923-murder-on-amsterdam-avenue">Murder on Amsterdam Avenue</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/74489.Victoria_Thompson">Victoria Thompson</a><br /><br />
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1650352740">4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br /><br />
Charles Oakes has been poisoned. It is up to Sarah Brant and Frank Malloy to determine who poisoned Charles. The Oakes family has a lots of secrets dating back to the Civil War.<br /><br />The setting of the story is the 1890's in New York City. There are many rules that polite society must follow. Charles Oakes' father was a northern that served in the Civil War. He married Jenny, a southern, after her plantation was burned down. So why after 30 years was their child poisoned? <br /><br />The discussion of how Negroes were treated was upsetting. There was still resentment in society even 30 years after the Civil War. This story was set 60 years prior to the Civil Rights movement so Jim Crow laws were still legal.<br /><br />The ending was the best part of the book.<br /><br />I highly recommend this book.<br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">It's my birthday! (EVERY single day for two to three months straight from one of my boys)</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Using vocabulary words (One of my students will remember me using vocabulary words in my conversations with them.)</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I'll remember the special note from one of my parents thanking me for making his fifth grade year a great year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I'll remember the giant hug one of my students gave me. If I was to say who I made the most impact on, he was not on my list. He asked me if I was going to ever see him again. He wanted me to go onto 6th grade with him. At 2:50 on May 25th, I said goodbye to him. He gave me the biggest bear hug as he told me that he loved me. Thank you D.W. for leaving me with that memory!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I want all of them to know they are all special individuals. (I've been working on self confidence all year.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This weekend I got the chance to visit with three of my former students. One was graduating from college. Another was getting married. The third is related by marriage to the student who got married.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I have so many emotions going on in my head. I've been crying because of the joy in my heart. I didn't know how much I really meant to one of the students.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">T. and I traveled similar paths with our undergraduate studies. Both of us attended Sinclair Community College and then went onto Wright State University. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Since I had him at the same age my boys are now, he would not have known that about me. Today I got to take him out for dinner and we just talked. I told him about the path I took in order for me to be his teacher. He admired my drive and determination because I had obstacles. I didn't allow those obstacles get in the way of my dreams.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">He has told me several times I was a second mother to him and that I've been his hero since elementary school. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">He's my hero because even though he has had those obstacles he never gave up and became the first one in his family to graduate with a bachelor's degree.</span>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The young lady came to me when she was in 4th grade. It was my second year in the district. C. and another student of mine went up 40 points on the Ohio Proficiency Test during her time with me. She never gave up even with her learning difficulties. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;">While at her wedding, I ended up talking to two other teachers that had her while she was in high school. The common theme of our discussion with her was how much determination and drive C. has shown over the years. All 3 of us are proud of her.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;">C. is another hero of mine. She has taught me to "Believe in myself."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;">The other young man I saw over the weekend is D. We had a rocky relationship when I had him 7th and 8th grade. He was going through growing pains at that time and wasn't fond of humans (his words). Towards the end of his 8th grade year, I made a phone call that changed our relationship. I called his mom and told her that she was raising a nice young man. That is the moment our relationship changed for the better even though he'll tell you that he was my best student.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;">D. is now a father. He has told me that he is going to take care of his daughter and make sure she has what she needs in her life. He is another hero of mine. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1. Instead of merge right, the signs in Toronto tell you to squeeze left. We were confused at first but then realized what the signs actually meant. It's left over from the French influence in Ontario.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2. On some of the Toronto city streets, they had this sign. Pedestrians can cross in the middle of the block at the cross walk when the light is red light is lit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3. Just one of the signs announcing the next exit. The tower behind it is the CN Tower. It's a landmark that is famous in Toronto. I knew we didn't have time to actually visit it. I just wanted a picture of the tower. I have a few pictures.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">4. Whenever there was a new town or city on the highway we took between Niagara Falls and Toronto and on the 401, there was a sign with the city or town's name on it and the population of that town or city.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">5. This the carpool lane approaching Toronto. Once there was no more carpool lanes, the far left lanes had signs saying that no trucks were suppose to be in that lane. They also had signs telling people not to drive on the shoulder.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">6. The toll roads were interesting. Either you had a transponder which calculates your toll or the cameras will take a picture of your back license plate. They will then send you a bill for your toll. Here is more information about the <a href="https://www.407etr.com/en/index.html">toll road</a>. We were thoroughly confused with the whole toll because we were expected to have to pay while driving.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">On March 31, I had the pleasure of seeing you in concert at the Fallsview Casino in Niagara Falls, Ontario. A lowly special educator on her spring break vacation got to see you in person. It was a once in a lifetime experience for me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">My kids and I don't always get a spring break together. With scouts and camps, it's hard to take a family vacation together. This year we all had the same spring break so we took the opportunity to take a road trip. We decided to go up to Niagara Falls. Hubby was looking at what things we could do while there. The very last item was the fact you were going to be in town. However all the tickets were sold out. (Insert sad face)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">We get to Niagara Falls. Hubby asked the concierge how we could get at least one ticket for me. Frank, the concierge, told us how we might get the tickets. On March 31, Hubby put my name on the list for a possible ticket. We made plans to go out to see the Falls at night. Then the phone rang.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I was in pj pants at that time just relaxing. I dressed so quickly and ran out the door. You see my forty year old butt does not run. I excitedly told everyone in the elevator that I was getting tickets to see Steven Tyler. One of the men in the elevator worked at Universal Records. I wish I got his name. As soon as those elevator doors opened, the people told me to run. Boy did I run!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I was so out of breath once I got to the box office. I had my choice of seats. I chose 2nd row center. Oh my goodness, I was going to be close to you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Then I went back to the hotel to get ready and to pack up my things since we were traveling to Toronto the next day. My family knew I was excited!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Half an hour later, I was back at the casino ready to rock the night away. I accidently got into the meet and greet line. Then people thought I was part of the meet and greet since I wore a lanyard with my id in it. That began a conversation with them. While talking with them, I go to meet your banjo and guitar player.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">They told me how you like the people with the floor seats to come up to the stage. I was ready to run once the concert. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Finally it was time to go into the venue. Then I just sat and sat and sat waiting impatiently. Once again I had a conversation with the lady next to me. We were both ready to run once the concert started.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Believe me this 40 year special education teacher ran once you got on stage. I ended up center 2nd person from the stage. It was a moment that I could not believe was happening to me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I fell in love with Aerosmith 20 years ago. I loved your music while in my teens but it was not until I bought a greatest hit cassette tape that I fell in love with your music. When Hubby met me, I had an Aerosmith poster on my wall of my dorm. I sang "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" to my youngest when he was an infant. Your music has defined my adult years.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Suddenly I was in front of you. It was a moment that I will remember forever. Thank you for that hour and half of rocking out and forgetting that I was a 40 year old special education teacher. You took me through a journey with your music. I once again fell in love with you and your music.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Thank you for that moment. Yes, I touched one of your scarves. I wish I could touch your hand. I tried. (Insert sad face.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The anniversary of your death is approaching. I can't believe it's been a year since I said good bye to you in the hospital. This is the first year in many that I haven't bought any Christmas socks. It was a funny little tradition I started with you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I miss you so much. Up until about the last 6 months of your life, we would talk all the time. The boys and I would call you up and bring you Frosty's from Wendy's. Or we would surprise you with a visit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Sunday dinners are different without you. There are many years of memories of sitting down together and breaking bread on Sunday nights.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Halloween was different this year also. So many years you would be outside Andy's house helping pass out candy. This year it was Wes, Andy, Jeanette, Todd, and I. Still there was a void since you weren't there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I miss you dearly Mary Jane. I love you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">You were in my life for 16 years. There was many winters you would drive me to work so I could get there safely. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">You were my Santa for those 16 years. If people asked me, "Do you believe in Santa?" My answer would be yes, I do believe in Santa because I knew him personally. The boys still can't visit with Santa because you were their special Santa.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">We still eat dinner together on Sundays. Andy or I take turns cooking the food. It's a tradition that I hope the boys will carry on when they are adults. We have lots of memories from those dinners.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I know you are watching over your grandkids up in Heaven. Nick is becoming more social. It's a great feeling watching him grow up He still reads books but will talk with his peers. He's now in Boy Scouts and DeMolay. He also started Kung Fu. Will is still Will. He would still drive you crazy since he is just like you. He'll have memories of that red chair when he thinks of you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">We all miss you dearly. We all love you. Thank you for being our Santa. <br />Love,<br />Traci</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Today is Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is a day to reflect on the blessings God has given you. Those blessings may be small or big. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I've been blessed this past year. In May, I turned 40 years old. Hubby took me on a Disney Cruise because my goal for my 40th birthday was to go and do something new. I did both while on the cruise. First of all, I can now say I've been to the Bahamas even for a little bit of time. Second of all, I can say I've swam with dolphins. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Other blessings is watching Know-it-All grow socially. He transitioned over to Boy Scouts in February and then joined DeMolay in August. When he first joined Boy Scouts, he would barely talk to the other boys. Now he knows different boys names and will talk to the boys at the meetings and at school. On Tuesday I went to his school for their Thanksgiving feast. It warmed my soul to see him interacting with his classmates.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">After I put the last two dishes in the crockpot, the boys and I went to the American Legion to serve dinner to veterans. Know-it-All ended up helping clean the dishes and Crazy One cleaned up after the people. It taught them how lucky they are to have family at their Thanksgiving meal. One of the Scouts there decided to thank the veterans by singing the <u>Star Spangled Banner</u>. It was absolutely beautiful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Then my mom and sister traveled to share the meal with us. Since my mom doesn't have a reliable car, she rented a car to assure she was able to get to my house. She shared scrapbooks with us. The scrapbooks showed some of my family history which was really neat to see. I even sent her home with some of my home cooking. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The other day was one of those days. We were working on fixing a test and then writing a paragraph. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">One decided I needed a moveable wall because I share the room. The other teacher and I have a good relationship so a moveable wall is not necessary. Then he decided they needed to build a brick wall down the middle of the room. He made it sound like it would be an easy task when in fact it would be a hard job.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Meanwhile the other student complained about the fact that students had to take tests. He was going to contact Barack Obama himself in order to complain. I guess Barack Obama would make a declaration saying that no student needs to take any tests EVER again. </span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980984997291463394.post-74022912666508461142015-10-01T00:00:00.000-04:002015-10-01T06:45:43.528-04:00Introduction - 31 Writing Day Challenge<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I've decided to try the 31 day writing challenge. During the challenge I'm going to write about my daily life. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Hello! I'm Traci. I've been married for almost 16.5 years. We've been together since Sweetest Day of 1997 so our 18th dating anniversary is coming up this month.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Hubby and I have 2 boys - Crazy One and Know-it-All. Crazy One is 10 years old and in the fourth grade. You never know what he's going to say or do. He loves the color orange, Storm Troopers, Legos, and Hot Wheels. Crazy One loves to read funny books. He does not like fashion at all. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Know-it-All</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> is 12 years old and in the 6th grade. He loves to read!!!! He loves to learn new facts and share those facts with the rest of the family. During the past year, he's started Kung Fu and transitioned from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts. He has also joined DeMolay. Hubby and I have watched him blossom especially during the past six months.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Now onto me. I've been a special education teacher for the past fifteen years. This is my sixteenth year. Boy do I have stories from my many years of teaching special education. This year I've got fifth graders for the second year. Life is never dull when you are a teacher.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I enjoy taking photographs. Sometimes it can drive people crazy with how many photos I can take. Hubby plays hi low with how many pictures I take on outing. When we went on the Disney Cruise for 3 days I took 5000 pictures. I have written <a href="http://ramblingsofmycrazy.blogspot.com/p/the-disney-cruise-pictures.html">blog posts</a> about the Disney Cruise.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Oh, I LOVE Disney especially Walt Disney World! I have written <a href="http://ramblingsofmycrazy.blogspot.com/p/our-disney-pictures.html">blog posts</a> about our 2014 trip. Please check those out. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">My favorite Disney princess is Belle and my favorite movie is <u>The Lion King</u>. I'm known for singing the song "Hakuna Matata" to my students. For some reason, I haven't done that this year yet. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Crazy One enjoyed playing in their dirt/ tunnel area. He got SO dirty.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">They have a kids' activity area that was a great place for Crazy One. He enjoyed playing with the corn hole game. Actually he just kept throwing the bean bags. He got his Pikachu hat that he kept getting compliments for.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">To see the photographs of the Monarch butterfly caterpillars follow this <a href="http://ramblingsofmycrazy.blogspot.com/2015/09/monarch-butterfly-caterpillars.html">link</a>.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980984997291463394.post-66111048392714284702015-09-26T14:55:00.001-04:002015-09-26T14:55:12.057-04:00Monarch Butterfly Caterpillars<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Today we went to the Apple Fest. This is an annual event that I look forward to every September. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This year I went with Hubby and Crazy One since Know-it-All is camping with Boy Scouts. Actually one of the advisors from Boy Scouts gave me two tickets for the Apple Fest.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">There is a herb garden that we enjoy looking at. Actually I enjoy taking photographs in the garden. While I was taking photographs today, one of the volunteers told me that there was monarch butterfly caterpillars on one of the plants. When I looked, I saw at least <b>10</b> caterpillars. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I enjoyed taking photographs of the caterpillars. Enjoy the photographs. :)</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980984997291463394.post-18337605201798480632015-09-23T20:50:00.002-04:002015-09-23T21:33:47.729-04:00Blessings September 23, 2015<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Sometimes we get so caught up with life that we forget God gives us blessings - small or big. We need to remember this. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">1. The Wee One's imagination and quick wit is the best. He told me that our dog was his taste tester and that he fired his last taste tester- Mazika Zoubi.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">2. The smile I got from one of my students today. Just absolutely beautiful.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">3. Laughter through a hard day</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">4. Other parents volunteering to pick up Know-it-All for one of his activities.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">5. Watching Know-it-All interact with his fellow Boy Scouts. Six months ago, his nose was in a book at some of the meetings. Now he is talking to all of them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">7. This song - It reminds me that God is with me through all of life's trials and joys.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">What are some of your blessings? We need to remind ourselves of the blessings we are given in life. It's difficult at times but we need to tell ourselves that God is with us.</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980984997291463394.post-35635579411363585402015-09-22T17:05:00.001-04:002015-09-22T17:05:43.038-04:00Bubbles<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">On Saturday, Hubby's cousin celebrated his son's 3rd birthday. Hubby's cousin lives far away so we rarely see them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Anyway, Hubby's aunt gave my boys and her two grandsons' bubbles to play with. These bubbles were the best bubbles ever because they didn't pop for the longest time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Since the butterflies on display were from the Philippines, it was really cool to see this exhibit. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I swear Know-it-All is an animal whisperer because those butterflies kept flying over to him and landing on him. He knows to remain quiet while they are around him. Crazy One was too forceful with the butterflies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Since Krohn's Conservatory also has plants and flowers, we also enjoyed looking at them. Know-it-All's favorite plant was the cacao tree.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Afterwards we went to the <a href="http://www.stowehousecincy.org/">Harriet Beecher Stowe House </a>close to the University of Cincinnati. It was actually the house of her father and step mother. Harriet only lived there for a few months while her husband was gone.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Harriet Beecher Stowe did not write <u>Uncle Tom's Cabin</u> until she lived in Maine but the inspiration came from the time she lived in Cincinnati.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The volunteers that worked at the family house were some of the best. They allowed us to take as many pictures as possible. They also gave us a tour with a mini history lesson. We really enjoyed our time at her house.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">If you ever have a chance to visit the Cincinnati area, visit the Krohn Conservatory and Harriet Beecher Stowe House. You won't be disappointed with either place.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">We also enjoyed seeing Xavier University as we drove past. It is a beautiful campus. I wish I had time to take some pictures of the campus.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980984997291463394.post-24558169209107880542015-09-10T17:57:00.000-04:002015-09-10T17:57:05.083-04:00How Interactive Notebooks are Going<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Last week, I mentioned how I would love to start doing interactive notebooks for phonemic awareness/ phonics and writing. This week is a short week with Labor Day so I didn't get to start with the phonics (none of students need phonemic awareness). I did start with the writing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">My students loved it. One group started their notebook with a reference sheet, a graphic organizer, and then task cards. The reference sheet gave them other words to use to make their writing more vivid. The graphic organizer is to get them ready to write their first paragraph for me. They had to tell me what their favorite subject is and then list reasons it's their favorite subject. They have been going over different types of sentences in class so that's what the task cards were - identifying types of sentences.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">With my other group, I did things differently. They are ahead of the other group so we talked about what a complete sentence is and the different types of sentences. They have a chart of different types of sentences and a brief exercise identifying whether the group of words were a complete sentence or a fragment. Finally I modeled what a paragraph looks like with their brainstorming they did last week. We discussed what a paragraph looked like. I wrote the paragraph on the board and they copied it down. Next week we are going to edit their work and write a final copy. Since it was a modeling of a paragraph, we don't need to write the paragraph over and over again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I showed the interactive notebooks to the general education teacher. She loved what I was doing with the students. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">My goal is to make my students to become closer to grade level work and also make them more confident students.</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980984997291463394.post-41949717808680404302015-09-05T19:51:00.001-04:002015-09-05T19:51:42.784-04:00Interactive Notebooks <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I've heard of interactive notebooks but didn't know anything about them. This year I'm doing inclusion in an English Language Arts class that uses interactive notebooks on an almost daily basis. Most of the pages are already cut out for the students. Sometimes students have to cut out a little bit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">What I've noticed is not only does the interactive notebooks teach content, they also teach students other skills.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Note taking - Lots of time they have to take notes.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Coloring - That might seem silly in the fifth grade but it relaxes some students. We don't have art so this allows them to be creative.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Glueing - Some want to put lots of glue over the entire piece of paper they are putting in their notebook. They have to learn that a little goes a long way.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Next stop is to go through Customs. Make sure you have your Passport and Declaration Document. They'll ask you basic questions like did you buy jewelry at the Port of Calls. If you are honest and have everything ready, it's an easy process.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I had Moe's for lunch because I haven't had that for a long time. We used to have one close to my house but it went out of business.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Finally we were on the plane. We paid extra to be one of the first people on the plane since Southwest doesn't assign seats. Boy were we glad that we did that. The plane was completely booked and some families didn't get to sit with each other.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The next morning, I got up early once again so I could watch the sunrise.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">First a room tour - Sorry for the messy bed. We had just gotten up for the day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">In one of the pictures, you see the card holder with my Key to the World card. In order to be able to turn on the lights, you need to put your card in the holder and keep it there. If you also want to use the magic porthole, you need to have the Key to the World card in the holder. There is a switch to turn on and off the magic porthole by the lamps next to the bed. In our cabin, it was on the right side.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Another unique feature of the cabins is there is room under the bed for storage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Hubby thought it was funny that I even took pictures of the bathroom. In our cabin, we had to step up in order to get into the bathroom. I learned that the hard way.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The one mirror in our room was a magnifying mirror. We loved it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">After the cabin tour, we said goodbye to the cabin. Then it was up to Deck 11 for the sunrise.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Animator's Palate is unique because Crush comes "alive" and talks to people who are eating. We also got to see Bruce.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I love the decorations at this restaurant.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This is Stacey who was our server for the 3 dinners. She was awesome!!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">These are our table mates for the 3 dinners. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">On the left back - Miriam and Kharl from Florida. They have 2 boys that are the same ages as our 2 boys. They also have a little girl. I'm still in contact with Miriam.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">On the left front - John and Lisa from Texas. They also have 3 kids. 2 girls and a boy - There was a tornado in their town while we were on the cruise. It missed their house by a mile.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">On the right front - Jocelyn and Michael from Washington, D.C. They are in the Coast Guard. Funny factoid - Hubby and Michael kept ordering the same foods every night except they had different appetizers and soup on the last night.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Since it was Mother's Day, they brought us a special dessert. So I ended up with 2 desserts again!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The decorations at the front of the restaurant.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The Disney Cruise Line will take your luggage off the ship. You get a tag with a character and color. That character and color will let you know where your luggage is in the terminal. Some airlines will do your luggage check in at the airport. Ours did not do that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">You have to have your luggage outside your cabin by a certain time. We were in a time crunch when we got back to the cabin so it needed to be done.</span></div>
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