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I have talked about how I changed schools last year but my new school was still a duel track school with both the English and French Immersion stream.  My new next door neighbour was one of the Grade 1 French Immersion teachers and I helped her start to use the Mimio in her classroom.  She loved the math calendar I created for the mimio and asked me if I could do one for her class but in French.  I did  and she helped me with some of the phrases I needed such as "Yesterday was", "Today is", etc.  So I just finished making my mimio math calendars for next year and have put those in my TPT store, I have now finished the French version of the math calendars.   You can find the French Monthly Math Calendar for Mimio (Canadian) in my TPT store at the following link: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FRENCH-Monthly-Math-Calendar-for-Mimio-Canadian-1982341 Enjoy! Kemble :-)

I had purchased my own mimio about 2 years ago on ebay for a great price.  It’s one of the older models but still works the same way as the newer ones it just doesn’t look as pretty.  I wasn’t able to use it as my old classroom didn’t have an LCD that was mounted and the students got really frustrated trying to use it with all the shadows that were happening so I put it away.  This year I moved to a new school and new classroom and an LCD was mounted!!!!  I started using the mimio slowly as I started to learn how to do things on it.  For my math routine, I had purchased a lovely math calendar that the students loved using and that we always did a pattern on.   I wanted to try to have the same type of calendar that the students were used to put up on the mimio.   I was able to take advantage of creating new date cards so that every month had a pattern on them and I noticed by the time I got to the pattern unit in math, my students were awesome at patterning because we had b

So I also have Christmas math centers ready for next week that are available in my TPT store.  The following centers included in the package are: - Zero Wins board game (colour & black and white boards) - Christmas Patterning (colour & black and white) - Roll, Count and Cover (or Colour) game (colour & black and white) - Christmas Picture Match (colour & black and white) - Match the Snowflake - Number and Christmas Picture Match (colour & black and white) - Roll or Spin a Snowman (colour & black and white) - Candy and Snowman board game (colour & black and white boards) and spinners - Number Place mats - I Have Who Has (colour & black and white) can be played between 17-30 players For some of the games, you will need some Christmas erasers.  I got my erasers at the dollar store.  You can find this package at the following link: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Math-Christmas-Fun or in my Teachers

Every teacher knows how busy it is first thing in the morning when the students just come in.  You've got to collect notes, check their BEE binders or school pouches, collect money, deal with any behaviour issues that may come up, a parent wants to talk to you.  I find having a routine that the kids know how to do works really well and gives me a little time to do everything I need to do.   Routine: 1 - Before the students come in I hand out their Morning Calendar duotangs on each student's desk.   2 - I make sure I colour in the day on the calendar and theme picture so it's done before the kids come in the classroom. 3 - I use a B.E.E. binder system in my classroom (which I LOVE) so first thing in the morning the kids come in and open up to the red folder and wait for me to come and see if I have to collect anything from them.   4 - Then I get them to change their books (they take 2 books to take home every night) and put their B.E.E. binder on the B.E.E. binder sh