I'm such a proud mommy and teacher!  My kids continue to collect shoes for Soles4Souls and my sweet second graders decided to help.  So, they set a goal to collect shoes for Christmas.  Not only did my students collect 547 pairs of shoes, they also challenged the rest of our school to collect and we ended up with 2,967 pairs of shoes.  Wow!!!

Please view and like the Sanders Kids' YouTube video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMrZdQYEgzg&feature=youtu.be

Do you need to get your students used to working word problems?  Well, how about this set of 180 word problems to display and put in students' journals.  I hang the 8.5 x 11 inch word problem on the board as our problem of the day and then students get an Avery Label and stick it in their math journals to work out.  Yes, we do this every single day, and my students can work a word problem like nobody's business.  :)
                                     

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/180-Word-Problem-Labels-Journal-Inserts-and-Matching-Display-Problems-1322124

Now it's time for POW OREO to teach opinion writing.  Love this power point and the strategy!  :) 

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Pow-Oreo-Opinion-Writing-Second-Grade-1562683

This set of synonym activities really spark a lot of thinking from students.  :) 

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Shades-of-Meaning-Synonym-Activities-1506928

My Math Cafe (morning math board) has been so helpful to my students.  They are now fabulous at word problems because of our Problem of the Day they do every single day.  Each morning I post a new word problem on our math board and I place Avery Printer Labels with that problem underneath the display.  Students come in and they know to place a label in their math cookbook (journal) after reading the display.  Then they reread the problem on the label and work the problem out.  In their journal they must P.E.E.L their problems which means:

P - Picture
E - Equation
E - Explanation
L - Labels

I have made 180 word problems that for display and for journal inserts and they work great!  http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/180-Word-Problem-Labels-Journal-Inserts-and-Matching-Display-Problems-1322124

This will be my family's first 5K run to support our kids' cause, Soles 4 Souls.  We are excited to help out at this event and to not only support Soles 4 Souls but also the men's rugby team at Middle Tennessee State University.  :) 

Well, once again I am such a proud mommy!  My big kids Kelton and Layken, as many people already know, have been collecting shoes to become ambassadors for an organization called Soles 4 Souls.  What's new and exciting in their endeavor is that Rutherford Parent Magazine contacted us and they want to help them reach their goal of collecting 50,000 pairs of shoes.  So, on October 25, 2014 Rutherford Parent Magazine will be hosting their 8th annual Kids Fall Fest at The Avenue in Murfreesboro, TN.  It will be from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and will have lots of fun things to do.  We will also be there collecting shoe donations.  For every pair of shoes that someone brings they will receive an entry into The Avenue gift card drawings.  Yay!   My kids are so excited about helping so many people.  :) 

This is such a great deal!  180 word problem labels, 8"x11" word problem displays, and journal inserts to use if you don't want to print the labels.  Yep, that's 180 word problems on the 2nd and 3rd grade levels. 

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/180-Word-Problem-Labels-Journal-Inserts-and-Matching-Display-Problems-1322124

Have you ever done something that you know will come back to hurt you but you know it's the right thing to do?  Well, that's where I'm at now.  I have been asked to take on the responsibility of raising my little sister's baby until she is able to care for the child.  The baby is due in early March and I am willing to step in and love this baby with all of my heart.  BUT...I know first hand how difficult it is to give the child back after being the child's mother for several years.  I know this because I, along with my husband and mom, raised my sister's first daughter for the first 4 years of her life and then right when we were about to adopt her... BAM!  Her father, who had very little contact with her, changed his mind and decided to become a dad.  I cannot begin to tell you how we felt.  It was heartbreaking.  However, we are very thankful that over the last 5 years her biological father still allows us lots of visitation with her.  She pretty much spends her whole summer with us along with all of her school breaks.  So, here we go again...To love and let go.

 

Behavior Tracking at its best!  Allowing students the opportunity to improve their behavior promotes positive attitudes instead of a defeated mindset.  I created this adorable owl and chevron set for a friend's owl themed classroom.  I need to make this to fit my cafe themed classroom. 

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Owl-and-Chevron-Themed-Behavior-Clip-Chart-1426825

POW TIDE Informative Writing Power Point for First Grade.  This is great!  I also have one for Second Grade.  :) 

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/POW-TIDE-Power-Point-for-First-Grade-1414765

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/POW-TIDE-Power-Point-for-Second-Grade-1414747
I made this power point to help me teach POW TIDE which is part of a writing strategy called Self Regulated Strategy Development (SRSD).  It's so cute!  I need to dig out my super hero cape to introduce this.  :) 

This is definitely the best way to teach students what it means to label something.  lol!  My students LOVED sticking the sticky notes on me.  :)  They are going to be pros at labeling their pictures for solving word problems in math. 

It's giveaway time!  Click the link below to go to my Teachers Pay Teachers store and pick out an item of your choice for free.  Then follow me and leave me a comment on this blog with the email address you would like me to send that free item to.  I am trying to gain followers so what better way than to let my followers choose the item they would like for free. This giveaway will last until September 7th.  :) 

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For Parent Orientation I stapled the power point and other important information to the inside of a file folder.  On the outside I decorated it with a wooden spoon.  The parents were all talking about how cute it was.  :)  We're cooking up a great year in the Sanders' Cafe! 

I made this for a friend who has an owl and chevron themed classroom.  It turned out really cute!  I definitely love a themed classroom!!! 
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Owl-and-Chevron-Themed-Daily-5-and-Reading-Cafe-Signs-1403789

The Sanders' Kids are now at 1,175 pairs of shoes collected for Soles 4 Souls.  We are so proud of them!  They will not stop until they reach their goal of 50,000 pairs of shoes.  :)  

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Jeni-Sanders
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Yes, I decorated my rolling cabinet. My students are trying to earn 100 cookies in their cookie jar to get a pizza party.  I also put little card pockets on one side and my students fill each other's buckets everyday.  :) 
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WOW!  A sweet lady dropped off a bunch of shoes today.  So the count we have so far is 1,093 pairs of shoes.  Only 48,907 pairs of shoes left to collect to meet the Sanders Kids' goal of 50,000 pairs of shoes dontated to Soles 4 Souls.  We can all make the world a better place!