tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83358735572112904902024-02-18T23:20:17.314-08:00GrowinginPre-K and KThe Companion Blog to GrowinginPreK.comEilishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17001759945390596125noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8335873557211290490.post-3164432744843762572024-02-04T14:28:00.000-08:002024-02-07T19:16:39.164-08:00Valentine Exchange 2024<p> Better late than never.... The annual tradition continues...</p><p>Here's the link to the sign-up genius if your class would like to mail paper valentines cards to other classes and receive some back.</p><p><a href="https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A084BACAC292-47727520-valentine#/">Valentines Exchange: Valentine Exchange 24 (signupgenius.com)</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgbbbGO7_EFNoU6i7SVwMNU5DHWDe-KzJa58kyWoqmPIZqHzOPhHF8u8G1vlG5PBriHaeOef5c6NolPOGrQCQxUXK2Id6FM0evhoF4ceX7blQX9PVWQ5hyphenhyphendNQtloW0IG3u5iHjpSugK3LhS3Tyb0CN978vDQXQQ0x4etaH0fDRol2dqlNr1YRDf_LmtqA/s325/Valentine%20Exchange.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="217" data-original-width="325" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgbbbGO7_EFNoU6i7SVwMNU5DHWDe-KzJa58kyWoqmPIZqHzOPhHF8u8G1vlG5PBriHaeOef5c6NolPOGrQCQxUXK2Id6FM0evhoF4ceX7blQX9PVWQ5hyphenhyphendNQtloW0IG3u5iHjpSugK3LhS3Tyb0CN978vDQXQQ0x4etaH0fDRol2dqlNr1YRDf_LmtqA/w464-h310/Valentine%20Exchange.webp" width="464" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Eilishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17001759945390596125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8335873557211290490.post-40647195248280482872023-11-07T19:50:00.005-08:002023-11-07T19:56:06.350-08:00Gingerbread Exchange 2023<p><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A084BACAC292-45987074-gingerbread?fbclid=IwAR1GhAs3AD4PdEW-7KYpDog5EWwHPqS34dpEUxX5T9xsEYFQlkqpIf1PeXU#/" style="background-color: #fcff01;">Here's the link</a> </span></b><span style="font-size: medium;">if you would like to have your class make paper gingerbread men to mail to other classes and receive some in the mail. November 30, 2023 is the deadline to sign up. All the other details are covered in the Sign Up Genius.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdz9jeR9ZGKJNQBpNcuxykdu7WhWmV8NvX6nXIzoNRz7JJjwRCfrJIasATrJgTw_GhSBM7Hs7AoOLz_KL2TcvKOFXrChXtsGuj0BnBEqEgxfAePLAGLM6a_hhuobQMwWIE5d6JBSbrY72-kDPI_NRj5QPRaOuE5waoCDDAK2QoAwc249KE0auMjk6pPcc/s800/gingerbread%20man%20map%20001.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdz9jeR9ZGKJNQBpNcuxykdu7WhWmV8NvX6nXIzoNRz7JJjwRCfrJIasATrJgTw_GhSBM7Hs7AoOLz_KL2TcvKOFXrChXtsGuj0BnBEqEgxfAePLAGLM6a_hhuobQMwWIE5d6JBSbrY72-kDPI_NRj5QPRaOuE5waoCDDAK2QoAwc249KE0auMjk6pPcc/w497-h331/gingerbread%20man%20map%20001.JPG" width="497" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Eilishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17001759945390596125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8335873557211290490.post-47741948817461754882023-01-16T15:54:00.001-08:002023-01-16T15:55:17.810-08:002023 Valentines Exchange<p> Hi Friends,</p><p>Here's the link to sign up if you would like to send kid-made Valentines to 12 other classes and receive Valentines back from those classes: <a href="https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A084BACAC292-valentine7">https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A084BACAC292-valentine7</a></p><p>Please don't mail food or candy. Please do send a quick note about your school/city/state. The kids love to see a picture of your class if that is allowed by your school.</p><p>While this Exchange does not get as big a response as the annual Gingerbread Man Exchange, I'm a sucker for Valentine's Day. So... I'm going to offer it again this year. If it does not get more traction, I will streamline down to just the Gingerbread Man Exchange going forward.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVVwrOkWnc6Nnea8Li9mqn_zswH5lEGttPh5iifskMAQ4opYsMFbPhBcbpP4UbQo1CNG0rwDX9tOc63YeCq65dKd3Cb628He4zjXYJDB03N6GYtJ49H1Ud-J9EceSeZFcin_rjdagxDRseROeaczqQ3DTSeku56x9OWc0t6Durwi2SHryQ4XPwWJZ0/s325/Valentine%20Exchange.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="217" data-original-width="325" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVVwrOkWnc6Nnea8Li9mqn_zswH5lEGttPh5iifskMAQ4opYsMFbPhBcbpP4UbQo1CNG0rwDX9tOc63YeCq65dKd3Cb628He4zjXYJDB03N6GYtJ49H1Ud-J9EceSeZFcin_rjdagxDRseROeaczqQ3DTSeku56x9OWc0t6Durwi2SHryQ4XPwWJZ0/w494-h331/Valentine%20Exchange.webp" width="494" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Hugs,</p><p>Eilis</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Eilishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17001759945390596125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8335873557211290490.post-78078365349954507072022-10-31T12:44:00.004-07:002022-10-31T12:52:59.595-07:00Gingerbread Exchange 2022<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu5DmnTIhhckPShIX1oGhm5Bve90-vV_uo--Kb_oY8Cc2leQ2smvapNIpWV-iBy2FvWufL6jIiHFdNJ5Oxfet3pO0D2k1WAvz9jj25j6eHIwnfbbUiI58O9m6pUn_uPa-vbWmm3srIlbrDz_fAAgJbxVEy3Iexey81916dccosYq-fXHO-l5-8aAEr/s800/gingerbread%20man%20map%20001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="327" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu5DmnTIhhckPShIX1oGhm5Bve90-vV_uo--Kb_oY8Cc2leQ2smvapNIpWV-iBy2FvWufL6jIiHFdNJ5Oxfet3pO0D2k1WAvz9jj25j6eHIwnfbbUiI58O9m6pUn_uPa-vbWmm3srIlbrDz_fAAgJbxVEy3Iexey81916dccosYq-fXHO-l5-8aAEr/w491-h327/gingerbread%20man%20map%20001.JPG" width="491" /></a></div><br /> Here's the link to this year's Gingerbread Exchange<p></p><p><a href="https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a084bacac292-gingerbread5">LINK</a></p><p>Please sign up by the last day of November. Paper gingerbread men should be mailed to the other classes between Dec. 1 through 4. The rest of the directions can be found on the sign up genius.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><br /></p>Eilishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17001759945390596125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8335873557211290490.post-91063161209156112082022-01-19T19:38:00.000-08:002022-01-19T19:38:13.520-08:00Valentine Exchange 2022<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOMavteKfwSyD9BXJDnkDNmInZRcIKTH2sq7Et6AQTn-cXUP0hd0hfloWdeYy1DfJgBGW3PCZMiELoF7W_ENOV3TGRuV0pA3o9PFFivelNj8nKspX33lBDv7KNgJWLJRBRtagIO1ogNNgc1xHiIMDvbV59UeygEgkmCmg-TM6bNo8iUQp4TTPqn0Rj=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOMavteKfwSyD9BXJDnkDNmInZRcIKTH2sq7Et6AQTn-cXUP0hd0hfloWdeYy1DfJgBGW3PCZMiELoF7W_ENOV3TGRuV0pA3o9PFFivelNj8nKspX33lBDv7KNgJWLJRBRtagIO1ogNNgc1xHiIMDvbV59UeygEgkmCmg-TM6bNo8iUQp4TTPqn0Rj=w530-h398" width="530" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Who is up for a Classroom Valentine Exchange? It has been a couple of years since we have done this, so let's share some friendship! Since some of you have around 12 students and some of you have around 20 students, I set up the Sign-up genius for two different class sizes. I hope that makes it easier.</div><div>Here's the link: <a href="https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a084bacac292-valentine6">Valentines 2020: Valentine Exchange 22 (signupgenius.com)</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Eilishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17001759945390596125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8335873557211290490.post-73943980686759682372021-11-09T07:53:00.004-08:002021-11-09T08:49:42.353-08:00Gingerbread Exchange 2021<p> Here's the Sign Up Genius link for this year's Gingerbread Exchange!</p><p><a href="https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A084BACAC292-gingerbread4">https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A084BACAC292-gingerbread4</a></p><p>Have fun!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZNL9LYQcVEZs3Dk4kv2Sehy4HykNQ8K5Q6U_cWULA4_aItSuth8dWSAJcJssGHw1SVxne-HrciugrOcR2RP_Dvsg8GwPBrcKcjbihwG3voYzuC1Si4u6YjzO-vEuJROtjxSfJKizdX_I/s350/gingerbread+man+map.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="233" data-original-width="350" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZNL9LYQcVEZs3Dk4kv2Sehy4HykNQ8K5Q6U_cWULA4_aItSuth8dWSAJcJssGHw1SVxne-HrciugrOcR2RP_Dvsg8GwPBrcKcjbihwG3voYzuC1Si4u6YjzO-vEuJROtjxSfJKizdX_I/w554-h369/gingerbread+man+map.jpg" width="554" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Eilishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17001759945390596125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8335873557211290490.post-18682895556759018732020-11-07T09:13:00.001-08:002020-11-07T09:14:15.948-08:002020 Gingerbread Exchange Goes Virtual<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbRPGCdK8A22Ij0UUrsPS6ipW1QA5SdCXUp8SR3Gvet5HqkNDRrxarkZD-a56Bu6EbN4xlw8FJ0WY3BOwJdrxi10cJjsHbj7lXiUMxaK9wHfbiC4NbfuP0vSgXQovX2quPMZODNRVFOHc/s640/gingerbread+2013+Leah.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbRPGCdK8A22Ij0UUrsPS6ipW1QA5SdCXUp8SR3Gvet5HqkNDRrxarkZD-a56Bu6EbN4xlw8FJ0WY3BOwJdrxi10cJjsHbj7lXiUMxaK9wHfbiC4NbfuP0vSgXQovX2quPMZODNRVFOHc/s320/gingerbread+2013+Leah.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Hi Friends,<p></p><p>The Gingerbread Exchange will be a little different this year. Instead of physically mailing paper gingerbread men to other classrooms, each class will email a photo of their creation to twelve other classes. Including a letter about your class and location in the email is also encouraged. Please don't email any photographs of students in your class. </p><p>Each teacher can print out the gingerbread man photographs that you receive to show them to your class and/or display them on a map.</p><p>I would love to be included in these emails so that I can share photos of the paper gingerbread men here on GrowinginPreK.blogspot.com.</p><p><a href="https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A084BACAC292-virtual">Here is the Sign Up Genius Link</a>. Please DO NOT provide your physical address this year, just your email address.</p><p>Blessings,</p><p>Eilis</p><p>GrowinginPreK</p>Eilishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17001759945390596125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8335873557211290490.post-18539556881408438872020-01-20T17:22:00.002-08:002020-01-20T17:22:34.611-08:002020 Valentine Exchange<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here's the link for the <a href="https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a084bacac292-valentine5">2020 Valentine Exchange.</a> Please follow the directions at the top of the sign up. Have fun!Eilishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17001759945390596125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8335873557211290490.post-81584556893272191692019-11-10T09:51:00.000-08:002019-11-10T09:51:04.542-08:002019 Gingerbread Exchange<span style="background-color: #59c2df; color: white; font-family: "coming soon"; font-size: 17.6px;">It's time for the annual Gingerbread Man Exchange! Each December, wonderful Pre-K and Kindergarten classes have been mailing paper creations to each other and learning a little geography in the process. If you would like to participate this year, the deadline to sign up is November 27, 2018. It is fine to send out a teacher written letter done on the printer.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #59c2df; color: white; font-family: "coming soon"; font-size: 17.6px;">The gingerbread men must be mailed between December 1 and December 4, 2019. Gingerbread men may be decorated with glitter, yarn, fabric, stickers, markers, crayon, paint, etc. (no candy or food items.) Please include a short note from your class and if possible a photo of the students. You will mail one gingerbread man to each class on the list you sign up on. You should receive one gingerbread man from each of the classes on your list.</span><br style="background-color: #59c2df; color: white; font-family: "Coming Soon"; font-size: 17.6px;" /><br style="background-color: #59c2df; color: white; font-family: "coming soon"; font-size: 17.6px;" /><span style="background-color: #59c2df; color: white; font-family: "coming soon"; font-size: 17.6px;">If your class would like to send out and receive 12 paper gingerbread men, sign up once. If you want to exchange 24 paper gingerbread men, you may sign up on two lists.</span><br style="background-color: #59c2df; color: white; font-family: "Coming Soon"; font-size: 17.6px;" /><span style="background-color: #59c2df; color: white; font-family: "coming soon"; font-size: 17.6px;">You may notice that there is an extra sign up slot on your list, that is because your class will not be sending a gingerbread man to your own address.</span><br style="background-color: #59c2df; color: white; font-family: "Coming Soon"; font-size: 17.6px;" /><br style="background-color: #59c2df; color: white; font-family: "coming soon"; font-size: 17.6px;" /><span style="background-color: #59c2df; color: white; font-family: "coming soon"; font-size: 17.6px;">When signing up, PLEASE LOOK to see who has already signed up on a particular list. Everyone wants to send and receive mail from as wide a variety of places as possible. Try to sign up on a list that does not yet have a school from your state signed up. (For some states like Georgia and Texas, this in unavoidable because we get a big response. Let's try to limit each list to two schools from these states.) Please don't sign up more than one class from the same school on the same list. I will be checking the sign up to see if it is filling up and we need to add additional lists. YOU CAN edit your own sign up if you realize that you provided the wrong zip code, etc.</span><br />
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Here's the <a href="https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a084bacac292-valentine4">link</a> to sign up for the 2019 Valentine Exchange. Please read all the directions at the top of the sign up. Have fun!!Eilishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17001759945390596125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8335873557211290490.post-52425161913233351532018-11-07T06:26:00.000-08:002018-11-07T06:26:12.188-08:00Gingerbread Exchange 2018<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: #59c2df; color: white; font-family: "coming soon"; font-size: 17.6px;">If your class would like to send out and receive 12 paper gingerbread men, sign up once. If you want to exchange 24 paper gingerbread men, you may sign up on two lists.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #59c2df; color: white; font-family: "coming soon"; font-size: 17.6px;">When signing up, PLEASE LOOK to see who has already signed up on a particular list. Everyone wants to send and receive mail from as wide a variety of places as possible. Try to sign up on a list that does not yet have a school from your state signed up. (For some states like Georgia and Texas, this in unavoidable because we get a big response. Let's try to limit each list to two schools from these states.) Please don't sign up more than one class from the same school on the same list. I will be checking the sign up to see if it is filling up and we need to add additional lists. YOU CAN edit your own sign up if you realize that you provided the wrong zip code, etc.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #59c2df; color: white; font-family: "coming soon"; font-size: 17.6px;">If you would like to Skype in addition to the mailing project, please put that information and your email address under your address. That way, other teachers on your list who wish to Skype with you can contact you</span><span style="background-color: #59c2df; color: white; font-family: "coming soon"; font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "coming soon";"><span style="background-color: #59c2df; font-size: 17.6px;">Here's the link to <a href="https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a084bacac292-gingerbread2">sign up.</a> Have fun!!</span></span><span style="color: white; font-family: "coming soon";"><span style="background-color: #59c2df; font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #59c2df; color: white; font-family: "coming soon"; font-size: 17.6px;">If your class would like to send out and receive 12 paper gingerbread men, sign up once. If you want to exchange 24 paper gingerbread men, you may sign up on two lists.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #59c2df; color: white; font-family: "coming soon"; font-size: 17.6px;">You may notice that there is an extra sign up slot on your list, that is because your class will not be sending a gingerbread man to your own address.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #59c2df; color: white; font-family: "coming soon"; font-size: 17.6px;">When signing up, PLEASE LOOK to see who has already signed up on a particular list. Everyone wants to send and receive mail from as wide a variety of places as possible. Try to sign up on a list that does not yet have a school from your state signed up. (For some states like Georgia and Texas, this in unavoidable because we get a big response. Let's try to limit each list to two schools from these states.) Please don't sign up more than one class from the same school on the same list. I will be checking the sign up to see if it is filling up and we need to add additional lists. YOU CAN edit your own sign up if you realize that you provided the wrong zip code, etc.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #59c2df; color: white; font-family: "coming soon"; font-size: 17.6px;">If you would like to Skype in addition to the mailing project, please put that information and your email address under your address. That way, other teachers on your list who wish to Skype with you can contact you</span><span style="background-color: #59c2df; color: white; font-family: "coming soon"; font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: coming soon;"><span style="background-color: #59c2df; font-size: 17.6px;">Here's the link to <a href="http://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a084bacac292-gingerbread1">sign up.</a> Have fun!!</span></span><span style="color: white; font-family: coming soon;"><span style="background-color: #59c2df; font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: coming soon;"><span style="background-color: #59c2df; font-size: 17.6px;">If you would like to have your gingerbread bulletin board featured in the future, please email me a picture.</span></span><br />
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If you would like to join this year's Pre-K and Kindergarten Valentine Exchange, please sign up <a href="http://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a084bacac292-valentine2">HERE</a>. Be sure to follow the directions at the top of the sign up. </div>
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<span style="background-color: #59c2df; color: white; font-family: "coming soon"; font-size: 17.6px;">It's time for the annual Gingerbread Man Exchange! Each December, wonderful Pre-K and Kindergarten classes have been mailing paper creations to each other and learning a little geography in the process. If you would like to participate this year, the deadline to sign up is November 27, 2016.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #59c2df; color: white; font-family: "coming soon"; font-size: 17.6px;">The gingerbread men must be mailed between December 1 and December 3, 2016. Gingerbread men may be decorated with glitter, yarn, fabric, stickers, markers, crayon, paint, etc. (no candy or food items.) Please include a short note from your class and if possible a photo of the students. You will mail one gingerbread man to each class on the list you sign up on. You should receive one gingerbread man from each of the classes on your list.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #59c2df; color: white; font-family: "coming soon"; font-size: 17.6px;">If your class would like to send out and receive 12 paper gingerbread men, sign up </span><a href="http://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a084bacac292-exchanging5">HERE</a><span style="background-color: #59c2df; color: white; font-family: "coming soon"; font-size: 17.6px;">.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #59c2df; color: white; font-family: "coming soon"; font-size: 17.6px;">If your class would like to send out and receive 20 paper gingerbread men, sign up </span><a href="http://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a084bacac292-gingerbread">HERE</a><span style="background-color: #59c2df; color: white; font-family: "coming soon"; font-size: 17.6px;">.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #59c2df; color: white; font-family: "coming soon"; font-size: 17.6px;">You may notice that there is an extra sign up slot on your list, that is because your class will not be sending a gingerbread man to your own address.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #59c2df; color: white; font-family: "coming soon"; font-size: 17.6px;">When signing up, PLEASE LOOK to see who has already signed up on a particular list. Everyone wants to send and receive mail from as wide a variety of places as possible. Try to sign up on a list that does not yet have a school from your state signed up. (For some states like Georgia and Texas, this in unavoidable because we get a big response. Let's try to limit each list to two schools from these states.) Please don't sign up more than one class from the same school on the same list. I will be checking the sign up to see if it is filling up and we need to add additional lists. YOU CAN edit your own sign up if you realize that you provided the wrong zip code, etc.</span><br />
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Aimee has shared some sensory activities for use in preschool classrooms. They are available at:<br />
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<a href="http://pillerchilddevelopment.com/vestibular.php">http://pillerchilddevelopment.com/vestibular.php</a><br />
<a href="http://pillerchilddevelopment.com/tactile.php">http://pillerchilddevelopment.com/tactile.php</a><br />
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Kathy Wilson with <a href="http://wedrawanimals.com/">WeDrawAnimals.com</a> has created some tutorials for me to share here. My students have loved to draw rabbits and cheetahs, so that is what I'm highlighting today. Be sure to visit the <a href="http://wedrawanimals.com/">WeDrawAnimals.com</a> website for many more FREE tutorials.<br />
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Here's the Sign Up Genious link for this year's <a href="http://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a084bacac292-valentine1">Valentine Exchange</a>. It is set up exactly the same as last year's. If your class wants to send out and receive a total of twelve valentines, sign up one time on one list. If your class wants to send and receive about 24 valentines, sign up on two different lists. When signing up, please provide the mailing address that you want the valentines sent to (either your own address or the school's). Either way, be sure that the address is complete. Each list is limited to one class from the same school and two classes from the same state. I have set up four lists for now, but will add more if they fill before the deadline (January 31, 2016).<br />
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The valentines should be student created. Be creative with paper, ribbon, glue, stickers, markers, paint, etc. Please do not include food or candy. Please include a brief letter about your class/school/town. Students love to see a photo of your class if it is possible to include one.<br />
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Valentine's Day falls on a Sunday this year. Valentines should be mailed out between February 1st and 5th. This should allow all the mail to be received by February 12th. <br />
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It's time for the annual Gingerbread Man Exchange! Each December, wonderful Pre-K and Kindergarten classes have been mailing paper creations to each other and learning a little geography in the process. If you would like to participate this year, the deadline to sign up is November 27, 2015.<br />
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The gingerbread men must be mailed between December 1 and December 3, 2015. Gingerbread men may be decorated with glitter, yarn, fabric, stickers, markers, crayon, paint, etc. (no candy or food items.) Please include a short note from your class and if possible a photo of the students. You will mail one gingerbread man to each class on the list you sign up on. You should receive one gingerbread man from each of the classes on your list.<br />
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If your class would like to send out and receive 12 paper gingerbread men, sign up <a href="http://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a084bacac292-exchanging2">HERE</a>.<br />
If your class would like to send out and receive 20 paper gingerbread men, sign up <a href="http://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a084bacac292-exchanging3">HERE</a>.<br />
You may notice that there is an extra sign up slot on your list, that is because your class will not be sending a gingerbread man to your own address.<br />
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When signing up, PLEASE LOOK to see who has already signed up on a particular list. Everyone wants to send and receive mail from as wide a variety of places as possible. Try to sign up on a list that does not yet have a school from your state signed up. (For some states like Georgia and Texas, this in unavoidable because we get a big response. Let's try to limit each list to two schools from these states.) Please don't sign up more than one class from the same school on the same list. I will be checking the sign up to see if it is filling up and we need to add additional lists. YOU CAN edit your own sign up if you realize that you provided the wrong zip code, etc.<br />
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If you would like to Skype in addition to the mailing project, please put that information and your email address under your address. That way, other teachers on your list who wish to Skype with you can contact you.<br />
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<br />Eilishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17001759945390596125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8335873557211290490.post-52093878919537215892015-10-21T15:04:00.003-07:002015-10-21T15:04:42.899-07:00Gingerbread ExchangeStay tuned... I will be organizing a Gingerbread Man Exchange again this year. The sign ups will start November 15th and the mail out will be in December.<br />
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EilisEilishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17001759945390596125noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8335873557211290490.post-50923646052799757652015-07-29T17:15:00.001-07:002015-07-29T17:15:28.564-07:00Fun Manipulative Found at Target's Dollar SpotIf it's the end of July....It's time to check out Target's Dollar Spot for great classroom materials. I receive no compensation for this. I just love to share good finds with other teachers!<br />
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Today I picked up five bags... yes for a whopping five bucks... of these cool toys:<br />
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There are 28 pieces in a bag. They are advertised as being for children four years and up. These colors were packaged for "girls" and there were primary colored ones for "boys." I chose these ones because I like the fun colors. </div>
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This is what five bags (140) look like in one of those large school supply boxes:</div>
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These toys are great for fine motor development. They are not hard to snap together or to take apart.</div>
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They could be used to make patterns.</div>
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They can also be snapped together verically (sorry for the fuzzy picture).</div>
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I plan to use them for counting, color sorting, and as a construction toy during free choice centers.</div>
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These two counting posters ($1 for the pair) match my classroom perfectly! The kids and I both love the Count by 2's one. It gives such a good visual to go along with this skill. The count to 100 poster can also be used as a game. I plan to use it this way during our 100th day of school activities. (Sorry about the shine, but I had laminated these before I got around to taking pictures...)</div>
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I do still have a traditional 100 chart poster for counting left to right and counting by tens, but the new one adds some variety.</div>
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I also picked up these two puzzles.</div>
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Foam sight word dice (a little bigger than a one inch cube) and a two minute timer. I will be making some center games for these this week :).</div>
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There are just a few days left to sign up for the <a href="http://growinginprek.blogspot.com/2015/01/2015-valentine-exchange.html"> Valentine Exchange</a>!</div>
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The 2014 Gingerbread Exchange went very smoothly using Sign Up Genius. Thank you everyone for making it so easy on me!<br />
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I'm going to use the same system for the 2015 Valentine Exchange. There is just one difference... There will just be groups of 13 classes. Each group will send and receive 12 valentines from the other classes on their list. If you wish to send and receive 24 valentines, you can sign up for two lists. I will continue to add more groups as they fill up UNTIL January 31st. </div>
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Please mail one student created valentine to each of the other 12 classes on your list.</div>
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Please do not include food or candy.</div>
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Please include a short note about your state, school, and/or class. Some ideas would include: school mascot, favorite classroom activities, how many boys/girls in your class, field trips, etc.</div>
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The kids love to see a photo of the class if this is possible.</div>
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The valentines can be made from paper, fabric, stickers, ribbons, fun foam, markers, crayons, etc.</div>
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PLEASE TYPE YOUR ADDRESS VERY CAREFULLY when signing up. If you find that you did make a mistake, you should be able to edit your own sign up.</div>
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Please mail all valentines between February 1st and 5th, 2015.</div>
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Here's the link for signing up: <a href="http://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a084bacac292-valentine">Sign Up Genius</a></div>
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Questions: Please email me at growinginprek@gmail.com.</div>
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Eilishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17001759945390596125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8335873557211290490.post-11140198740986826192014-11-11T04:32:00.001-08:002014-11-11T15:53:14.070-08:00Day 4 of the 2014 NAEYC ConventionThe bad part was setting my alarm clock for a Saturday morning...<br />
The great part was going back to the NAEYC Convention for some more great inspiration...<br />
I loved a presentation by Judy Ross on extending read-alouds through scientific inquiry and math explorations. I will definitely be having my students create aluminum foil boats to see if their gingerbread man cookies can float on water. We will also be counting how many coffee filter "caps" a student can wear....<br />
I collected lots of great ideas from this presentation.<br />
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So, in celebration of having 998 Likes on Facebook....<br />
And having picked up lots of great freebies at the NAEYC Convention....<br />
I am going to give a way a bag of goodies to one person who comments on this post.<br />
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The winner will receive<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">3 items (of your choice) from my Teachers Pay Teachers Store</span><br />
A T-shirt from Follet: Red: A Crayon's Story by Michael Hall (XL)<br />
The Book: <u>You, Me, and the ABCs</u> by Michael J. Rosen<br />
The Book: <u>Their Name is Today Reclaiming Childhood in a Hostile World</u> by Johann Christoph Arnold. <br />
2015 Classroom Craft Calendar by Discount School Supply <br />
Samples of Scholastic's <i>My Big World (Nov-Dec) </i>and <i>Instructor</i> magazine<br />
Samples of Highlight's <i>High Five Celebrating Early Childhood</i><br />
Assorted posters, coupons, and hand outs<br />
In a bag from Highlights. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Please comment here with your favorite November or December classroom activity. I will choose my favorite. </span>The winner will be chosen on Monday, November 17th and must be a resident of the U.S. <br />
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Have you signed up for the <a href="http://www.growinginprek.blogspot.com/2014/10/2014-gingerbread-exchange.html">Gingerbread Exchange</a> yet?<br />
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EilisEilishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17001759945390596125noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8335873557211290490.post-22104903636340934312014-11-08T05:15:00.002-08:002014-11-11T15:56:31.516-08:00Day 3 of the 2014 NAEYC Conference On Friday morning, I saw Michael J. Rosen present on his book, <u>You, Me, and the ABCs</u>. He shared many wonderful multi-sensory ideas for caregivers to use in introducing letters to children. My new favorite is having the kids (sitting in a chair) "write" letter with the toe of one foot. I will be using this for sight words too! We were each given a copy of the book in both English and Spanish. They are available in bulk for as low as $2 a copy by contacting youmeabcs@icloud.com if your school might like to order them for parents.<br />
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He shared great ideas for combining numeracy, art, and science. One of the items he shared were these Straws and Connectors. I am already a HUGE fan of these. I purchased them in<br />
August to improve the choices in the block center. <br />
My students love to build large structures with them at center time. We have also used them to create cubes, rectangular prisms, etc. They are QUIET. I store them in a clear shoebox so they do not require a lot of shelf space. I find that girls are just as drawn to them as boys.<br />
Peter pointed out that they could be used to show how long a whale or dinosaur would be. I can't wait to try that! (This is an Amazon affiliate link, but the views I am sharing are my own.)<br />
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Check back in the next few days. I have picked up so many great freebies from all the vendors here, that I have decided to bundle some of them as a giveaway!<br />
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