tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678514486069553970.post8224749284741276418..comments2023-12-17T04:42:44.185-06:00Comments on Mrs. Laffin's Laughings: A Peek at My Week {September 15, 2013}Jennifer Laffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00409566035103972341noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678514486069553970.post-34918410624507757762013-09-15T22:46:26.986-05:002013-09-15T22:46:26.986-05:00These pictures are PRICELESS! I'm going to hav...These pictures are PRICELESS! I'm going to have to start following you on Pinterest so I can use these with my kiddos!! Have a great week. :) <br /><br />Alexis at <a href="laugh-eat-learn.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Laugh, Eat & Learn</a>!Alexis Sanchezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03951679654176809866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678514486069553970.post-5159406795920841262013-09-15T20:33:17.199-05:002013-09-15T20:33:17.199-05:00We're doing Cognitive Abilities Testing. I lov...We're doing Cognitive Abilities Testing. I love the thoughts museum walk! I can't wait to see how it turns out for your class! It'd be great for my kiddos to do adjectives, I think! I'm excited to link up for the first time!<br /><br />Lindsey<br /><a href="http://missjohnstonsroom.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">The Journey of a Beginning Teacher</a>Lindsey Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08983512098750488823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678514486069553970.post-76633511473224653132013-09-15T17:36:44.328-05:002013-09-15T17:36:44.328-05:00Thanks for sharing your week. I love using picture...Thanks for sharing your week. I love using picture prompts for writing and making inferences. Thanks for sharing those photos - I had not seen the woman on the bench one before. I hope you have a great week.Elementary AMChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10972140936502799290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678514486069553970.post-84894171395248154812013-09-15T17:08:21.687-05:002013-09-15T17:08:21.687-05:00Me, too - I LOVE the Thoughts Museum and your pict...Me, too - I LOVE the Thoughts Museum and your pictures! Your link-up has really taken off, too - happy to see all these responses!Susan K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07383261948584242729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678514486069553970.post-90136076691897277702013-09-15T16:58:07.457-05:002013-09-15T16:58:07.457-05:00So excited to finally link up this week! We start...So excited to finally link up this week! We start our MAP testing next week! Hope you have a great week!<br /><a href="http://rachelatalldrinkofwater.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">A Tall Drink of Water</a>Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01565409628840084466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678514486069553970.post-7523881431486990382013-09-15T15:26:46.634-05:002013-09-15T15:26:46.634-05:00I love the idea of a Thoughts Museum! I can't...I love the idea of a Thoughts Museum! I can't wait to borrow this idea from you and use it in my classroom. The pics you chose from Pinterest are awesome!!!!<br /><br />:) Nicole<br />Tadpole Tidbits<br />www.mrscorbitt.blogspot.comMrs. Corbitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16959975705738507712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678514486069553970.post-1300892357965527752013-09-15T14:36:33.419-05:002013-09-15T14:36:33.419-05:00Those pictures are so great. I spent a long time ...Those pictures are so great. I spent a long time looking at the picture of the "woman" sitting on the bench. So cool!<br /><br /><br />Sarah<br /><a href="http://misskinbk.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">MissKinBK</a>Sarah Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17937464974985509562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678514486069553970.post-84193749709510392742013-09-15T14:00:50.492-05:002013-09-15T14:00:50.492-05:00We also have MAP testing, but we only do it twice ...We also have MAP testing, but we only do it twice a year. We have actually have the Language MAP test tomorrow.Lanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13442080202750833535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678514486069553970.post-82830422419580510652013-09-15T10:57:49.422-05:002013-09-15T10:57:49.422-05:00Math teachers start MAP next week and Reading teac...Math teachers start MAP next week and Reading teachers (me) have MAP testing the following week. This is our first year trying it. I'm excited to get the data from MAP especially since our school is being very "get through it and see what we can get of it" this year. Their attitude is very relaxed since this is our first year. I'm excited to just see what happens and let it roll from there :) <br /><br />I'm in love with your thought museums! Those are amazing! I'm going to need to find some time to squeeze those in or maybe I can use those during an intervention lesson one week... your pictures are great, especially the one of the car in the tree! Those work well for making inferences as well. Love it!<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your week! Love this linky party!<br />Amanda<br /><a href="www.myshoestringlife.com" rel="nofollow">My Shoe String Life</a><br /><a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/8326723/my-shoe-string-life" rel="nofollow">Follow Me on Bloglovin'</a>Amanda Schreiberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07469128991778777360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678514486069553970.post-86032090965558318832013-09-15T10:13:59.815-05:002013-09-15T10:13:59.815-05:00I love the way you are using the pictures. I use t...I love the way you are using the pictures. I use the national geographic photo of the day every morning as morning work. The students make "noticings" and inferences about the picture. But I might change it up a bit and try this!<br /><br /><br />~Susan<br />smgibson15.blogspot.comSusan Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10634514884560591373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678514486069553970.post-85785082143398431522013-09-15T07:15:58.268-05:002013-09-15T07:15:58.268-05:00I love the pictures that you are using. I am going...I love the pictures that you are using. I am going to use those with my kiddos soon.<br /><br /><a href="http://hunterteachingtales.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Hunter's Teaching Tales</a><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/hunterteachingtales" rel="nofollow">Find me on Facebook</a><br />Bethany Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12304642220863454586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678514486069553970.post-20405276974548757882013-09-15T07:04:44.599-05:002013-09-15T07:04:44.599-05:00I love your thought museum idea. I will definitel...I love your thought museum idea. I will definitely go and check out your Pinterest pics. I will use this, for sure, once I finish up all my beginning of the year assessments. (That will be soon.)<br /><br />Mary<br /><a href="http://www.fittobefourth.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Fit to be Fourth</a><br /><a title="Follow me on Bloglovin" href="http://www.bloglovin.com/en/blog/9779283" rel="nofollow">Follow me on Bloglovin</a><br />Elementary Engagementhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03817170861027641053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678514486069553970.post-54559289389146726572013-09-15T05:25:50.577-05:002013-09-15T05:25:50.577-05:00We are doing MAP testing this week, too! As you c...We are doing MAP testing this week, too! As you can see, I blogged about it briefly as well. Thanks for hosting this fun linky!<br />~Deb<br /><b><a href="www.crafting-connections.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Crafting Connections</a></b>Deb Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02037711425864504659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678514486069553970.post-69343106184200457902013-09-15T01:57:19.757-05:002013-09-15T01:57:19.757-05:00Thank you for hosting such a wonderful linky. I e...Thank you for hosting such a wonderful linky. I enjoy reading the post each week, and I am happy to link up for the first time. The museum idea is fabulous! I look forward to using this with my 4th graders.<br /><br /><a href="http://foremanteaches.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Foreman Teaches</a>Foreman Teacheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00103733218685600351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678514486069553970.post-19390740072123158092013-09-14T20:14:29.988-05:002013-09-14T20:14:29.988-05:00LOVE the thought museum idea! I did something simi...LOVE the thought museum idea! I did something similar with my first and second graders last year. I called them "Picture Prompts" so your title is much more creative :) Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08108740666818805850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678514486069553970.post-66439321470148045272013-09-14T17:20:27.414-05:002013-09-14T17:20:27.414-05:00Ugh we use MAP and I hate it lol (I teach HS). Jus...Ugh we use MAP and I hate it lol (I teach HS). Just for our 2 English tests, we lose 6 instructional days all year and have found the results to not be terribly reliable (for instance, a kid who was in two English courses took the same test twice in two days and his score fluctuated by 17 points!) We are also having trouble motivating our students to actually put effort into testing because they are getting so burnt out taking five tests thrice yearly (math, science, English).Mrs. L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05062430970912652271noreply@blogger.com