tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349605034562305987.comments2018-06-12T06:17:46.565-07:00A unique way of learningJoCo Livinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02412063858160005810noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349605034562305987.post-24210630756644128622018-06-12T06:17:46.565-07:002018-06-12T06:17:46.565-07:00Great post on "Needs vs. Wants cooking lesson...Great post on "Needs vs. Wants cooking lesson". As a professional chef i have to appreciate your work. Keep Posting useful posts like this. Keep in touch with my websites- <a href="http://www.iccadubai.ae" rel="nofollow">cake courses in dubai</a> | <a href="http://www.iccadubai.ae" rel="nofollow">cake decorating classes dubai</a>Jamal Mohamedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07279236663768379697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349605034562305987.post-88337460946486011642011-08-13T06:09:23.357-07:002011-08-13T06:09:23.357-07:00Just found your blog and spent some time looking t...Just found your blog and spent some time looking through it. I love it. Lots of really great ideas around adapting activities so that they work for all students. The visuals make it so much easier to understand. I have used both unique (transition band) and news-2-you in the past. Thanks for sharing all you share.Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506619008552501153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349605034562305987.post-89495525539457683522011-08-11T12:10:52.970-07:002011-08-11T12:10:52.970-07:00Wow, what a fantastic idea! Thanks for visiting m...Wow, what a fantastic idea! Thanks for visiting my blog :)Workshop Classroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15321642005485524249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349605034562305987.post-67660803486596113922011-07-13T16:32:52.043-07:002011-07-13T16:32:52.043-07:00Sometimes I play classical music in the background...Sometimes I play classical music in the background while students are working individually. It seems to cut down on the chatter and create a relaxed atmosphere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349605034562305987.post-51329751195128652792011-07-11T15:53:34.700-07:002011-07-11T15:53:34.700-07:00I love your blog! I'm going to start teaching...I love your blog! I'm going to start teaching ULS next year, so I've been checking out how you organize your materials. I got a taste of it during the last few weeks of school with the free curriculum. Is there anyway you can email me this template? Thanks for the time you put into this... I think it will really help me this next year!Cassie Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16051347277975971283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349605034562305987.post-69630935820320008512011-07-05T15:00:41.597-07:002011-07-05T15:00:41.597-07:00I can't wait to see what you come up with!I can't wait to see what you come up with!JoCo Livinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02412063858160005810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349605034562305987.post-8130242378660643572011-07-05T14:59:42.065-07:002011-07-05T14:59:42.065-07:00I love your clean up song "Yackety Yac"....I love your clean up song "Yackety Yac". It's amazing what a song can do to help with transition time!JoCo Livinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02412063858160005810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349605034562305987.post-21941314049364309812011-07-05T14:08:13.916-07:002011-07-05T14:08:13.916-07:00One of the most difficult things in my classroom u...One of the most difficult things in my classroom use to be transition time. I could not get them to clean up and stop thier projects, centers or whatever it happen to be.I found myself hollering over the classroom for ten to fifteen minutes and it was horrible. Finally, I chose a "clean up song" (mine was "Yackety Yac")and I taught the kids that they had to clean up what they were doing and get to their seats before the song ended. After that the kids would immidiately begin to put things away and race back to the table when they heard the song. It got to the point that when they saw me walk to the ipod player they would begin to clean up and I wouldn't have to say a word.Tammie Knight Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09918946456826855017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349605034562305987.post-67431414041975140852011-07-05T13:07:36.763-07:002011-07-05T13:07:36.763-07:00Thanks for the great ideas. Im going to start gett...Thanks for the great ideas. Im going to start getting the books together in about a week. Im going to start with the easy readers that come with the unique curriculum. When I put one together I'll show you what I came up with!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349605034562305987.post-3607091965805278082011-07-05T07:02:57.309-07:002011-07-05T07:02:57.309-07:00i love teaching with music! and the kiddos do, too...i love teaching with music! and the kiddos do, too! :) great post!Lindsey (The Teacher Wife)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15766193883552597916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349605034562305987.post-18186496071741123702011-07-04T16:54:14.198-07:002011-07-04T16:54:14.198-07:00You could do a couple of different things with the...You could do a couple of different things with them. You could organize them by topic/theme and use 1 adapted reader packet a week (or however long it takes to master packet). Or, you could sort them by HFW word levels, i.e. HFW list 1 pull whichever readers you have that work with that list. Once you have taught the reader packet, you could put it in a workstation type setting where each activity receives it's own box and child completes 1 box at a time. Hope this helps get you started!JoCo Livinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02412063858160005810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349605034562305987.post-86834574767164441152011-07-02T15:07:25.092-07:002011-07-02T15:07:25.092-07:00How do you use the readers in class? I teach my so...How do you use the readers in class? I teach my son at home and would love to know how you implement them including the comprehension and HFW activites!! I have a couple of books I can use right now so any tips you could give would be great!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349605034562305987.post-9368813329051181552011-06-29T17:12:21.228-07:002011-06-29T17:12:21.228-07:00That is awesome Terri! I know you teach middle gr...That is awesome Terri! I know you teach middle grades, but I'm sure I could adapt your idea a little to make it work for my intermediate kids (gr. 3-5)! Thanks for the tip!JoCo Livinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02412063858160005810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349605034562305987.post-17725394089641029432011-06-29T11:19:37.929-07:002011-06-29T11:19:37.929-07:00I play a song each morning and the students vote &...I play a song each morning and the students vote "yes I like it" or "no I don't like it" with a voca. I then put a check mark under yes or no. This gives opportunist for graphing, counting and number recognition.Terri Trotterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00296685164825076381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349605034562305987.post-39916619630876931882011-06-21T10:15:16.739-07:002011-06-21T10:15:16.739-07:00Yes, this helps alot! I can get a better feel of h...Yes, this helps alot! I can get a better feel of how our day can be laid out!!! Thanks so much!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349605034562305987.post-46941023688942595312011-06-20T17:34:02.958-07:002011-06-20T17:34:02.958-07:00Thank you for your kind words! Here is a breakdow...Thank you for your kind words! Here is a breakdown of my schedule for next year (I'll do a post later down the road with details about what each rotation looks like). Hope this helps!<br /><br />8:00-8:45- bathroom/breakfast/choice boards<br />8:45-9:15- morning meeting/read aloud<br />9:15-10:15- reading groups/center rotations<br />10:15-10:45- science/social studies/curent events/ functional skills<br />10:45-11:05- Exercise/gross motor<br />11:05-11:15- bathroom<br />11:15-11:45- lunch<br />11:45-12:00- choice boards<br />12:00-12:50- specials<br />12:50-1:00- bathroom<br />1:00-2:00- math groups/center rotations<br />2:00-2:20- writing groups<br />2:20-2:40- snack<br />2:40-3:00- bathroom/afternoon clean up/pack up/communication folders<br />3:00- dismissalJoCo Livinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02412063858160005810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349605034562305987.post-82323955678910697042011-06-20T16:42:46.875-07:002011-06-20T16:42:46.875-07:00I really enjoy your posts!! My son is using the Un...I really enjoy your posts!! My son is using the Unique Curriculum thru a virtual online school, and it's hard to come up with was to make it hands on for him. I was just wondering if you could give me a quick break down of the day for the kids. I'm having a hard time coming up with a structured day for him at home, and I'd like to get some ideas from a great teacher like yourself!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349605034562305987.post-87418280746277134112011-06-14T17:14:15.414-07:002011-06-14T17:14:15.414-07:00I'm suppose to be getting a whiteboard also! E...I'm suppose to be getting a whiteboard also! Exciting!! So good to hear you are buying a subscription. It is worth the money! Thanks for stopping in and leaving a comment, and come check back often :)JoCo Livinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02412063858160005810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349605034562305987.post-91110613601696601242011-06-14T17:12:47.069-07:002011-06-14T17:12:47.069-07:00Fantastic idea! I will definitely have to do that...Fantastic idea! I will definitely have to do that for my next unit :) Some of my kiddos get distracted by all of my "flipping". Thanks for stopping in and leaving a comment!JoCo Livinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02412063858160005810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349605034562305987.post-58088617990962716902011-06-13T20:29:35.694-07:002011-06-13T20:29:35.694-07:00Just checked out the free Summer Unit and will be ...Just checked out the free Summer Unit and will be getting the whole curriculum in the fall. I have elem. multiple disabilities students and I'm looking forward to learning ways to use this. I'm also getting an interactive whiteboard as well as an Ipad to I'm needed to learn ways to mesh it all together effectively.<br />Thanks for sharing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349605034562305987.post-54772990604272936672011-06-11T05:30:35.938-07:002011-06-11T05:30:35.938-07:00I love the checkpoints. Instead of using the 20 ...I love the checkpoints. Instead of using the 20 some pages of questions I "water down" the questions and put just the questions on a two page word doc. That way I don't need to keep flipping and finding what page I'm on. <br />Keep up the good work with the blog. I'd share my questions file with you but I'm middle school level. :)Terri Trotterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00296685164825076381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349605034562305987.post-9561921389317412222011-05-08T13:21:54.792-07:002011-05-08T13:21:54.792-07:00I used a vinegar/water/food color combination to d...I used a vinegar/water/food color combination to dye the rice in the individual colors (I can't remember where I got the recipe, but if you google "dye rice", there should be a recipe come up for you). I then let dry, and stored the colors in ziploc bags seperately. I combined several colors in the sensory bin to make the St. Patrick's sensory bin.JoCo Livinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02412063858160005810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349605034562305987.post-48024406151207708922011-05-05T01:56:09.543-07:002011-05-05T01:56:09.543-07:00How do you make the rainbow rice, and what other w...How do you make the rainbow rice, and what other ways do you use it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349605034562305987.post-58418900303045432962011-03-30T16:21:12.687-07:002011-03-30T16:21:12.687-07:00Thanks Callie! I have been teaching for 8 years an...Thanks Callie! I have been teaching for 8 years and have taught every grade from k-6. The past 2 years I have been in a self contained class for kiddos with autism. LOVE IT!!!! Send me a message and we can talk more! lifeinjoco@yahoo.comJoCo Livinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02412063858160005810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349605034562305987.post-22613269550052710552011-03-29T16:33:00.437-07:002011-03-29T16:33:00.437-07:00I just came across your blog. I am S/P teacher and...I just came across your blog. I am S/P teacher and have been doing it for five years. I feel like News2you is a great idea. I have a few students that I have been working on letter id for several years (5 years) now and we are not getting anywhere. I am now starting to match and this is going great. Thank you for your blog. I would love to hear more about your class.<br />Callie TurmanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com