Hi everyone, it's Becky! I'm linking up with Farley from Oh' Boy 4th Grade for October's Currently!
Listening: ALO-Pobrecito Greg just downloaded a few new songs today, so we're sitting here listening to the new tunes. Diggin' it!
Loving: Urban has been really tired and cranky in the evenings lately, so we've been putting him to bed a little earlier. That leaves a little more time to play with Gray before we do his bedtime routine and read books. He has been choosing to play the lowercase version of the Alphabet Recognition Parking Lot I created for him. I am proud to say that he is now identifying all of the lowercase letters! He is reading the cards for himself (and us), and has started telling us where we need to drive our cars too! The next step will be moving on to the pictures and matching the beginning sounds with the letter!
Loving: Urban has been really tired and cranky in the evenings lately, so we've been putting him to bed a little earlier. That leaves a little more time to play with Gray before we do his bedtime routine and read books. He has been choosing to play the lowercase version of the Alphabet Recognition Parking Lot I created for him. I am proud to say that he is now identifying all of the lowercase letters! He is reading the cards for himself (and us), and has started telling us where we need to drive our cars too! The next step will be moving on to the pictures and matching the beginning sounds with the letter!
Thinking: That you should really register for my giveaway! Even if you don't have a baby, I'm sure you know someone who does! They also make cute shower gifts! Who doesn't love a baby in baby legs?! And EVERYONE could use a $10 TPT gift card! I know you have items on your wish list!
 |  Grayson in the first pair of baby legs I ever made over 4 years ago! |
Wanting: Dresses with leggings and boots are my fall and winter staple! I love them and can always use more! I also love fleece lined leggings! Perfect for days when you have outdoor recess duty but still want to wear a dress! They feel like sweat pants inside, but look super cute on the outside!
Needing: In years past, we have held our conferences the week before Thanksgiving. However, this year we are having our conferences the week of October 20th. With two in-service days and a field trip the week before, I know that I will be very busy! So, I really need to get my papers and assessments together so I can fill out my conference papers!
Trick: I have been wanting to share my grading trick, but never seemed to fit it in, so now is the perfect time! Since number grades don't usually mean anything to first graders, I use Mrs. Triangle to show them how they did on assessments. Curly hair means they got everything correct (You are awesome!). Straight hair means they may have gotten a few wrong, but they still did well (Rock on!). No hair means that they had some difficulty and we will work together to do better next time. No triangle means they didn't do so well, and we will need to work REALLY hard to improve! (This idea was not of my own invention, but one from a training I attended. It has worked wonderfully with my kiddos!)
Needing: In years past, we have held our conferences the week before Thanksgiving. However, this year we are having our conferences the week of October 20th. With two in-service days and a field trip the week before, I know that I will be very busy! So, I really need to get my papers and assessments together so I can fill out my conference papers!
Trick: I have been wanting to share my grading trick, but never seemed to fit it in, so now is the perfect time! Since number grades don't usually mean anything to first graders, I use Mrs. Triangle to show them how they did on assessments. Curly hair means they got everything correct (You are awesome!). Straight hair means they may have gotten a few wrong, but they still did well (Rock on!). No hair means that they had some difficulty and we will work together to do better next time. No triangle means they didn't do so well, and we will need to work REALLY hard to improve! (This idea was not of my own invention, but one from a training I attended. It has worked wonderfully with my kiddos!)
That's all for now! Be sure to check out the Currently posts from fellow bloggers and register for my giveaway! The giveaway ends Thursday night (10/2) at midnight!
Wishing you a wonderful October,
~Becky
Wishing you a wonderful October,
~Becky
