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So what do you think?!?!  I just love my new blog design from Designs by Kassie!  She did such an awesome job and worked hard so to make the blog a perfect fit for me and my classroom!  Check her out by clicking her button below!

Sisters! And a Welcome Back SALE!!

Sorry for my looong absence from my blog, but I have a GREAT excuse!  In February our family welcomed a new baby girl!  She has added so much joy and love to our lives, we couldn't be more excited, happy and content!  

So along with my RETURN to my blog I'm throwing a WELCOME BACK SALE on Tuesday and Wednesday!  This sale is in addition to TpT's Appreciation sale!  Hop on over to my TpT Store and go shopping!!  Remember to use code TAD13 for the ultimate discount!

Enjoy!

~Jillian

APPR Evidence Binder Posted to TpT!!

*EVIDENCE BINDER POSTED*

I finally uploaded the template I used to create an Evidence Binder for standards 1 & 5 to TpT!!

This helped me so much through the NYS Annual Professional Performance REview evaluation process and I hope my LOTS of time spent can help save you some time!!

Check it out in my TpT store!

~Jillian COster

Where Has the Time GONE!!! Holidays and APPR!

I can't believe it is the end of JANUARY already!  Time is just FLYING by!  I'm sorry I haven't updated and checked in recently.  It was a crazy busy holiday season at school and at home!

If any of you are NY teachers you are all to familiar with APPR!  Well, just before break I experienced my first round of observations under this new evaluation system and it was SOOOOO much work! 

I created a binder to keep track of how I meet each teaching standard and even though it took HOURS to put together and create, I know its going to be so helpful in the evaluation process and years to come!  I am working on posting a copy of my APPR Binder Template on TpT as soon as possible!  If you are involved in this new APPR process nad your school is using the NYSUT RUBRIC I highly suggest checking it out and saving yourself lots of time by using, changing and making your own out of what I've already done!

The Binder Template helps you organize and collect performance evidence, for your evaluator, for Standards 1 and 5 which are basically "UN-OBSERVABLE." 

Put the Standards templates, in sheet protectors, and then in a binder.  Behind each standard add all the "evidence" from your teaching that shows how you HIGHLY :-) met each standard!!

Geometric Snowman!

My class has been learning about plane shapes so I created this fun GEOMETIC SNOWMAN activity and it was a great success and lots of fun!

First we used the SmartBoard to sort squares, triangles, rectangles and circles.  They we used these shapes to solve a riddle and build the secret picture!  A SNOWMAN! 

After we created the snowman using the shapes on the SmartBoard, the kids had to create their own Geometric Snowman out of construction paper, using only squares, triangles, rectangles and circles!

The snowmen came out fantastic and they had a great time exploring shapes!

Check out the accompanying SmartBOard FREEBIE in my TpT store!

Enjoy!

Jillian Coster

Ho! Ho! Happy Holidays! 20% off!!

YEAH!!  It's CYBER MONDAY AND TUESDAY!!  Head over to my TpT store to check out my sale!  EVERYTHING in my store is 20% off on 11/26 and 11/27!!  And if you enter promo code CMT12 at checkout you will get another 10% off!  Happy Holiday shopping!  

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SANTA'S HELPER!

Ahh!!  Where has the time gone?!?!  I can't believe we are down to the last few days of November and the Holiday Rush is now HERE!!  Well to help get in the spirit of the holiday's at school, I re-created an addition fluency game to have a jazz of holiday!! 

Santa's Helper and Holiday Helper are games of addition fluency!  They are aligned with the Common Core and will help your students gain fluency in addition facts up to 12.  Check then out in my TpT Store or by clicking the pictures below!  

*Please note, they are basically the same games!  After I created Santa's Helper I felt I should re-name it to be sensitive to those who don't believe in SANTA!!

~Jillian