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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">With a new season of life, I am ready to get back to where I left off a couple years ago. I had only just begun the blogging and TPT adventure when my mom and family needed any extra time I could give. I value the time spent with them and have grown as a teacher, wife, and mother. Even though the last couple of years have pulled me away from sharing my teaching ideas and passion, I have been researching, collecting, creating, implementing, and taking pictures from lessons I have used in my 2nd grade classroom. For my first post back, I want to share what I have learned the most from my son who has Auditory Processing Disorder or APD.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Today he is an amazing 14 year old standing at 6'1". he is a straight A, Honor and Superintendent Roll Student. He is a competitive football, wrestling, and baseball athlete that was awarded Coaches Award and Team Leader. He is compassionate and a gentle giant that respects authority and stands up for those in need, "His Peeps" as he call them. This was not always how his teachers or classmates would describe him. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">In preschool and Kindergarten he looked like a typical boy, played hard and did not want to sit very long to listen to a lesson. He was a little more aggressive on the playground and did not have a lot of control of his larger than average body. He was 10lb 4oz when he was born and he never dropped out of the 99% tile on the growth chart. Yet, he was a lovable sweet teddy bear that always looked out for the underdog and helped anyone he could. He loved school, and his teacher said he asked a lot of questions and was often off task. In first grade he continued to have more trouble on the playground, still asked a lot of questions, and never listened the first time. He was now getting a reputation as defiant and a "difficult Student". Teaching at the same school that he attended, I met with his teacher often and we tried multiple strategies to keep him on task and play nicely with his friends.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">By second grade he was having trouble reading and frustration with his learning was evident. He scored high in math and spelling but reading, especially his comprehension was below grade level. He continue to struggle on the playground and he was becoming physically aggressive. His teacher that year, a good friend of mine poured into him. She made sure he understood what was being asked of him and was cautious of changing her routine during the day. In the classroom, he was making progress. But, his interactions with friends away from adult supervision and monitoring was getting worse. I really started researching Learning Disabilities and the associated indicators. ADD was emerging in many searches, but APD also sounded like it could be what my boy was struggling with. ADD is an easy diagnosis but I did not know much about APD. One thing that we knew is that he was not as much defiant when asked to do something as he was delayed. About a 20 sec. delay before he would began a task. Most of the time he would only do half of what was asked, forgetting a lot of the details.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "sf ui text";"><span style="font-size: 22.6667px;">In third grade his aggression continued and so did his frustrations in reading. His teacher was another good friend of mine and she spent a lot of time helping him through social issues. He flourished in math, but </span></span><span style="color: #454545;"><span style="font-size: 22.6667px;">assignments</span></span><span style="color: #454545;"><span style="font-size: 22.6667px;"> were piling up and he just could not get his work completed on time. He needed to check for understanding continually and started to rely on his classmates to see what task he was supposed to be on. </span><span style="font-size: 17pt;">By the end of third grade he was diagnosed as ADD and Anxiety. I use the word diagnosed lightly, his teacher answered a questionnaire, we the parents </span><span style="font-size: 22.6667px;">answered</span><span style="font-size: 17pt;"> questions, and then medication was prescribed. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">We began medication in 4th grade. We thought we would see a new child, unfortunately we saw the opposite. He had a new teacher that year. She was a kind, sweet, young teacher. She had a difficult class and her new teacher patience had not yet reached a level that was needed for this class or my son. This is when I knew I needed to be an advocate for my son and learn how to Teach Him According to His Needs. I tried new strategies, I researched, I suggested teaching techniques that would fit his learning style. We were closing the gap between his processing time. The time from when he heard something to the time he reacted. But, it wasn't enough. The steroids were causing him to gain weight and we needed to increase the dosage. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">By the end of 5th grade he had gained 40lbs and been suspended multiple times. He was aggressive on the playground and did not do well when there was a substitute or a change in his routine. His peers teased him and egged him on when he was frustrated. He became the kid that nobody chose to be on his team. Instead of learning to deal with anger and his frustrations while on the medication, he became more irritable and he often broke down emotionally. Sports were no longer fun and he could not participate in anything that required him to infer a situation and respond accordingly. He was asked not to return to the school for his 6th grade year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">As any good mom would do, I took him off medication cold turkey. Oops, don't do that! We looked at this change as a new start. We realized very shortly that the combination of medications were working against each other and making him aggressive! So I researched again and planned out a life change that would hopefully bring my sweet lovable boy backed to us. We cut out all Red Dye 40, limited his sugar intake, planned sensory activities that would allow his body to release tension safely, and created organizational strategies that would help him be successful in school. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 22.6667px;">Many times during his elementary years he asked why God has given him such struggles and obstacles to overcome. I said, "To make Momma a better teacher!" In future post, I will be adding strategies, pictures, and information that I have used to reach students in my own classroom. I have been blessed with many students with similar learning struggles and have grown as a teacher because of each one of them. I am passionate about Teaching Students According to Their Needs and adjusting my teaching not making them adjust to my class!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #454545;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 22.6667px;">I am looking forward to starting this new season of life, using my experiences to make me a better teacher, and to share what I have learned!</span></span><br />
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I love taking my students outside for learning. There is such an amazing transformation in a student's desire to learn when you give them guidelines, tools, and then let them create the problems and solutions. They expand the lesson more than a worksheet or directed lesson will ever accomplish.<br />
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Some students worked in pairs, some in groups, and some preferred to go at it alone. Then they were asked to list objects found outside of the playground that they could measure in the same units. The list were creative and far beyond what they could of thought of in the classroom. By giving them tangible items they could touch and compare, they were then able to visualize other objects with the same measurement. It was hard to get them to stop working. Once we got back to the classroom, we used our collected data and started to convert the measurements. This was an awesome way to differentiate math. Some students used repeated addition, others used grouping and broke numbers apart, while a few even attempted multiplication. Overall, this was a great lesson taken outside the classroom walls. <br />
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<br />Testhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04227031647809020130noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4277832519068530998.post-37585663677559172162015-01-28T20:06:00.001-08:002015-01-28T20:11:45.095-08:00Landforms and Bodies of WaterMy kids have had so much fun with our Land-form and Bodies of Water Unit. First we talked about each form and what it takes to create each one. After that I put the kids in groups, and they made a poster about their form.<br />
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Next the kids made the form out of clay. I had to add on an extra 15 min. to my lesson just so they could play with the clay! They did a really good job and had a lot of fun too.<br />
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Today we got messy with paint. A little more mess than I wanted but they had fun! The conversations were great. They needed to decide on what colors to paint and why. They blended colors to add weathering and realistic features.<br />
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Next week we will be discussing how weathering and natural disasters affect the forms. The students can't wait to destroy, they are all fighting over who gets to represent the earthquake.<br />
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I was planning a chapel for school and knew I wanted to do something on friendship, these posters were perfect. My students all had a part and we told the group we were going to "Spell Out" how to be a good friend. We went through the cards one by one and gave examples of each concept. We ended the chapel with a skit on solving problems on the playground <span style="color: cyan;">AKA "Rock, Paper, Scissors".</span><br />
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My students and the other classes loved the chapel and I see them using the strategies on the playground and in the classroom. I may not have gotten to everything on my lesson plans that week, but it was worth it!Testhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04227031647809020130noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4277832519068530998.post-75937699066869047662015-01-02T09:34:00.001-08:002015-01-05T22:43:11.605-08:00Happy 2015!Happy New Year, I can't wait to see what God has in-store for me this year. I have made my mental list of things I want to accomplish, create, and improve. If I make a real list, I will just be overwhelmed and it would take too much valuable time. I need to shorten the list! Life has been crazy, like I am sure it has been for most people. I feel like I never have enough time to do everything that I want to accomplish.. I am in the stage of life where I am taking care of and making decisions for both my parents and my own kids. It is a hard stage of life, trying to be the perfect daughter and not let your parents down and be the perfect mom who is there 100%. With that being said, I think balance and being satisfied with what I do accomplish, will be my number 1 and only thing I write on a New Year's Goals List. Take this post for example, it was supposed to happen yesterday, it happened today. But yesterday I took a shower, put on clean PJ's, and never left the house. It was the best day ever and I worked most of the day on a new writing packet that I hope to have done by next weekend.<br />
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I have 3 days left of Christmas Vacation and I am heading to Palm Springs with kids 1 and 3. Kid 2 has basketball and baseball evaluations on Saturday. My friend at <a href="http://anchorsawayinfirstgrade.blogspot.com/">Anchors Away in First Grade</a> is organizing and running a family retreat for a local church. She is in-charge of the kid's program and she went with a Super Hero theme. Kim asked me to go along and be in charge of the children with special needs. I can't wait to be blessed by these little people and see what super powers will be present over the weekend. My own kiddos will be helping me, which I love. They always amaze me with their compassion and love they show the kids.<br />
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I know I will be recharged and ready to go back into my class on Monday. I only worked on my room for one day during vacation, I think that is a record. My closet was taking on a life of its own and was causing me a little anxiety. I can now walk in and find what I need, which always helps with my energy filled class. If I take too long transitioning from one thing to another, I pay for it throughout the day.<br />
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While I was going through old papers and trying to figure out the best way to file them, I had an idea. Control-Alt-Delete. That's my new phrase for starting from scratch. Why put all the energy into filing old stuff when I enjoy creating new things and looking on TPT for the amazing creations of others.<br />
So my Game Plan for the new year is.... Stop trying to fix and change what I have done in the past. Just start doing it the way I want it to be done!Testhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04227031647809020130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4277832519068530998.post-2811437902689094842014-11-11T07:58:00.000-08:002014-11-11T07:58:31.574-08:00Author's PurposeHappy Fall,<br />
I am so excited that I have finished my Author's Purpose packet. I have used parts of it for many years in my classroom, but this year I feel that I am doing a much better job of hitting this topic multiple times. My students get it, and understand the concepts. Below is a preview of the packet available on TPT:<br />
<a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Karri-Meyer">My TPT Store</a><br />
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I am taking a fresh look at writing this year and I wanted a better way to teach my Personal Narrative Lesson. Every year my grade introduces personal narrative by describing a birthday party that they have attended or had for themselves. We also use the "Step Up to Writing" program. I really wanted a way to combine the two. So, I created this graphic organizer to generate ideas.<br />
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Day 1: Today I instructed the students to come up with three parties that they have attended, then they listed three events that happened at each of the parties. Next, I had them star the party that they felt they could elaborate on. On the bottom of the sheet I added a word box. I asked the students to write down words that they thought they would use in their writing. This was a little more difficult for some than others.<br />
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After they finished, I collected the papers. Some could only come up with four words of their own, I thought this was a good start for this format. I will expect more from them as we move through the year. I will correct any words in their word box before they begin writing.<br />
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Day 2: Students will use their organizers to begin the writing format on the "Step Up to Writing" form that I created.<br />
I will be back later in the week to let you know how it went.<br />
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Graphic Organizer get it <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VMev0aIEBECflsreTc8X3ClErRfltr6_tFBvWo3vmxo/edit?usp=sharing">here</a>.<br />
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Testhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04227031647809020130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4277832519068530998.post-80680265825151403862014-09-20T09:53:00.000-07:002014-09-20T09:53:26.080-07:00 Hello, my name is Karri and I am new to blogging. My close friend Kimberly at <a href="http://anchorsawayinfirstgrade.blogspot.com/">Anchors Away in First Grade</a> told me she was starting a teaching blog and that I should do one too. So here I am, always up for a new adventure.<br />
I searched many blog designers and decided on one. With all of the excitement of blogging, the wait was going to be 10 weeks. My husband said he could do it in 2 weeks (mind you he has never designed one before). So he started watching tutorials and 10 weeks later, here we are. Lol, love the Hunny's intentions. Still have a few things to finish, but we will get there. My tech support and social media consultants will be my 14, 11, and 8 year old kids. They promise to keep me up on what I need to know. I don't feel old until they take the phone or device out of my hand to do it quicker.<br />
I just started my 19th year of teaching and I am still loving every minute. My students teach me so much, I can't wait to see what they will teach me this year. Before making the move to 2nd grade, I taught PE to K-8th grade students and coached middle school sports. After college, teaching PE was not in my "game plan" but, I am glad that it is the path my career took. Sports and Physical activities really opened my eyes to how many different types of learners there are. I knew once I moved into the classroom my eyes would always be opened to recognizing how my students learn, and how to adjust my teaching to fit their needs. I hope to use this blog to share everything my students teach me and the tools that I use.<br />
What I have learned most over the years is that you should always have a "Game Plan". I always ask myself, " Where do I want my kids to end up and of course, what is my 'Plan B'?" We all know that 'Plan B' is used more often than not. Thanks for reading, and I am looking forward to being part of the blogging adventure.Testhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04227031647809020130noreply@blogger.com0