Reading Shuffle

At our school we have named our R.T.I. time "Reading Shuffle." During the reading shuffle kids move (hence the word shuffle) to another classroom to be grouped according to their needs and abilities. We combine our first and second graders for this thirty minute time period. Some groups use this time for M.O.P (miles on the page) and read books and take AR tests. Some kids work on P.A.L.S (I forgot what this one is!) and the rest work in small groups on phonics and ESL help. My group is the phonics group with about 6-7 kids each day

When I discovered these blogs that you all are so good at creating, I found the answers to what materials I was going to use to work with my phonics kids. Using the cutesyfied cards and games made it much more fun than using a worksheet.

So my thoughts went into high gear and I wanted to be one of you!

Really! I did!

I was very impressed and I wanted to be a blogger!

 So here I am. . . very proudly making my own and even learning how to add things. . . I'm not an expert by any means, but each day I figure something more out.

Now here are a couple things I haven't figured out:

• How do you add a signature at the bottom of your posts when you write on your own blog?

• How do you make your own blog link show up when you write on someone else's posts?

I'd love it if someone could answer those questions for me!

Thanks!
Patty

Contractions

I am so happy happy happy! I did it! I was able to attach a picture AND it really opens to share with you! Now I know how all of you feel when you figure something out! Thanks to the video that Hadar from Miss Kindergarten shared. I think I watched it about 15 times before I got it down to a science! Now we'll see if I can EVER do this again! I hope someone reads this and takes a look at my contractions. If you like it, let me know. .  if it needs something let me know that too. Muah! Thanks for all the support I received to make this work!

Contraction practice

I'm working on it!

Can you tell that I've been playing around and trying new things? Yea! I am teaching myself new things. . . I'm not getting much else done right now, but I'm feeling so much better that my blog doesn't look so bare and boring. I love looking at everyone's cutsy pictures, clipart and attractive blogs. . . let's face it. . . I'm a glitzy girl at heart. . . . no I did not say "Ditzy!" I love sparkle and pizazz! So give me more time, and you just may see this page look better and better.

I've been creating more activities and want to share them, but that part of this blog, I still haven't figured out. Some one please tell me what I'm looking for! What is the word or the title that tells me that this is what I click on to add a document or a picture of what I've made. The winner who shares that info with me, will be able to use my creation! That is IF you like what I've made!!! 

Oh, and by the way. . . . (do you notice that I'm an elipse or is it elypse? person?) I want to thank my new friends. . . yes, that's you 4 who have braved the unknown world to watch me from birth! I so appreciate your encouragement and support. I don't know you, (although Holly and I seem to have mutual friends. . . I guess I better watch what I say. .. who knows who you know that I know!) but you make me feel like I know you.

Thanks. . . 

Stay tuned. . .

It will get better. . ..

I hope!