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Thanks for joining us on the Alex and April show! Today, Mrs. Beyer sings Five Little Chickadees with some puppets she found and then they do the HaPpY cOuNtDoWn on the Win It In a Minute Math Challenge https://youtu.be/SBfnr4cX44o Task 12 ~ HaPpY cOuNtDoWn from 1000 by 10s. 1000, 990, 980, 970... Remember to make sure you say the numbers correctly,  nine hundred ninety, not nine hundred and ninety. There should not be an AND in between the hundred and the tens.

Kids and Family Podcasts Hey Boys and Girls! Today we are going to talk about some of the best podcasts out there for kids. When you go camping sometimes you have to drive a long way. Sometimes you have a long bus ride to school each day in the fall. Maybe while you're waiting for your sister to get out of practice you have some time to listen to a podcast. It gives you a chance to learn something new while you're looking out the window in the car. It gives you something fun to listen to with your mom and dad on the way to the grocery store. You can laugh along with some of our favorite hosts and maybe it will give you topics to explore with your family. You might learn some things about your parents or cousins or grandpa you never knew when a conversation is sparked by a podcast!

  Thanks for joining us on the Alex and April show! Story Time - Camping Songs We're gonna do some of my favorite campfire songs. Alex tells a joke  Are you gonna play my song? The monkey and the engineer song? Learn the chorus: Big Locomotive Right On Time, Big Locomotive coming down the line,  Big locomotive #99, left the engineer with a worried mind.   Then we're gonna play Win It in A Minute! You can play along with the puppets and animals at Montana Bear School and win a prize if you get them all right. Mrs. Beyer and the animals will model for you and with practice you should be able to get them correct! We will have lots of challenges for students of grades k-6. Number Sense Confidence in math comes from having strong Number Sense. I received some of the best number sense training in the country. If you spend 5 minutes a day practicing these 5 minute to win it mental math games you will gain automaticity with numbers. In the beginning you might just want to follow along as Mrs. Beyer and the puppets and animals at Montana Bear School model for you but if you practice any child should develop fluency in mathematics. The math challenges will also be posted on the authentic learner podcast and in the google classroom. Task 10 ~ skip counting by 2s starting on 1 Enter Today! While you're waiting I recommend you order a 100s chart from Amazon or buy one at Lakeshore today! https://youtu.be/-70sX9Fkjus I highly recommend you get a 100's chart for practice at home. Worth every penny! Just go to authenticlearner.com/win to learn how to enter! Minute To Win It Challenge Form Minute to Win It Challenge Form Record Sheet WIiAMchallengeRecordSheet Boys and girls I hope you had fun today and you also learned something new! Join us again for episode two of the Authentic Learner Podcast! remember we're still looking for ideas for camping foods! And check out our new instagramTV channel! I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com

Thanks for joining us on the Alex and April show! Story Time – Peace is Patriotic Since our first unit on Camping was inspired by the fourth of July I feel like my book about Jeannette Rankin First Lady For Peace! is an appropriate story to read today! Jeannette Rankin First Lady For Peace! From the Back Cover: Jeannette Rankin was the first woman elected to the United States Congress. Born in Missoula, Montana, Miss Rankin was a leader in the women’s suffrage movement, and later elected to represent her home state two different times. Representative Rankin holds the distinction of being the only woman who voted to give women the right to vote. An active pacifist she was also proud to state “The first vote of the first woman member of Congress was a vote against war.” She is an inspiration for all young children, especially girls, to enter the world of public service and strive for change that will improve the lives of American families. Jackie Marie Beyer read a book about Montana when she was in fourth grade and finally moved to Missoula when she was 21 to attend the University of Montana. She first learned about Representative Rankin when she volunteered at the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center. She met her husband on a mountainside where they live in a small cabin on 20 beautiful acres. When not painting or enjoying Montana she works as a teacher.   Then we’re gonna play Win It in A Minute! You can play along with the puppets and animals at Montana Bear School and win a prize if you get them all right. Mrs. Beyer and the animals will model for you and with practice you should be able to get them correct! We will have lots of challenges for students of grades k-6. Number Sense Confidence in math comes from having strong Number Sense. I received some of the best number sense training in the country. If you spend 5 minutes a day practicing these 5 minute to win it mental math games you will gain automaticity with numbers. In the beginning you might just want to follow along as Mrs. Beyer and the puppets and animals at Montana Bear School model for you but if you practice any child should develop fluency in mathematics. The math challenges will also be posted on the authentic learner podcast and in the google classroom. Task 8 ~ Happy Counting Happy Counting We will start on the number 0 today and count by twos. I will ring a bell  to signal when you go up when you count down, when you vibrate- go back and forth between two numbers, and when to quit. After you have learned the signals, count along with Mrs. Beyer. It will seem easy and challenging at first all at the same time, but trust me, within a week or so, you should be mastering the skills and gaining fluency moving from number to number. The systematic flow will help your child master their numbers in a consistent order. Your child will grow along with the program as skills get more difficult and gain in confidence as they master math facts and concepts. ENTER to win If your child says the math challenge of the day and makes no mistakes you can submit our form to win a prize. We will make sure there are challenges for all levels. You can go at your own pace and download the right challenge for you! Win It in A Minute Challenge Record Sheet Minute to Win It Challenge Form Record Sheet You can enter your email to be notified when the podcast launches and the contests start.   Enter Today!

Listen here to the recorded episode here Thanks for joining us on the Alex and April show! Story Time - the Silly Sandwich Story Submit your favorite Camping Foods by writing to Alex and April at Alexandaprilshow@gmail.com or follow them on Instagram and check out their new InstagramTV Channel Submit your favorite  Enter Today! While you're waiting I recommend you order a 100s chart from Amazon or buy one at Lakeshore today!     I highly recommend you get a 100's chart for practice at home. Worth every penny! Just go to authenticlearner.com/win to learn how to enter! Minute To Win It Challenge Form Minute to Win It Challenge Form Record Sheet WIiAMchallengeRecordSheet Boys and girls I hope you had fun today and you also learned something new! Join us again for episode two of the Authentic Learner Podcast! remember we're still looking for ideas for camping foods! And check out our new instagramTV channel! I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com

  Thanks for joining us on the Alex and April show! Story Time   Camping Day! Camping Day is a challenging read for many elementary students even though it looks like it’s written for a pre-schooler. To follow along with the Montana Bear School Bears as they partner read watch the video below. Make sure you do the pre-reading word work too!   Then we’re gonna play Win It in A Minute! You can play along with the puppets and animals at Montana Bear School and win a prize if you get them all right. Mrs. Beyer and the animals will model for you and with practice you should be able to get them correct! We will have lots of challenges for students of grades k-6. Number Sense Confidence in math comes from having strong Number Sense. I received some of the best number sense training in the country. If you spend 5 minutes a day practicing these 5 minute to win it mental math games you will gain automaticity with numbers. In the beginning you might just want to follow along as Mrs. Beyer and the puppets and animals at Montana Bear School model for you but if you practice any child should develop fluency in mathematics. The math challenges will also be posted on the authentic learner podcast and in the google classroom. Task 7 ~ Happy Counting Happy Counting We will start on the number 0 today and count by ones. I will ring a bell  to signal when you go up when you count down, when you vibrate- go back and forth between two numbers, and when to quit. After you have learned the signals, count along with Mrs. Beyer. It will seem easy and challenging at first all at the same time, but trust me, within a week or so, you should be mastering the skills and gaining fluency moving from number to number. The systematic flow will help your child master their numbers in a consistent order. Your child will grow along with the program as skills get more difficult and gain in confidence as they master math facts and concepts. ENTER to win If your child says the math challenge of the day and makes no mistakes you can submit our form to win a prize. We will make sure there are challenges for all levels. You can go at your own pace and download the right challenge for you! Win It in A Minute Challenge Record Sheet Minute to Win It Challenge Form Record Sheet You can enter your email to be notified when the podcast launches and the contests start.   Enter Today!

Audio content coming soon! It's already recorded! Just have to upload to libsyn and finish the others! Hey boys and girls, this is Mrs. Beyer and I am so excited you could join us today for to the new Alex and April Show! and if you want more fun with us you can join us in the new authentic Learner Google Classroom! And we're gonna have all sorts of fun there! We're gonna read books,  look at maps! And go fishing! Story Time   Today Mrs. Beyer, Alex and April discuss the book Boat Ride with Lillian Two Blossom you can read this lovely tale that answers the question why? Then we're gonna play Win It in A Minute! You can play along with the puppets and animals at Montana Bear School and win a prize if you get them all right. Mrs. Beyer and the animals will model for you and with practice you should be able to get them correct! We will have lots of challenges for students of grades k-6. Introducing the Alex and April show! Number Sense Confidence in math comes from having strong Number Sense. I received some of the best number sense training in the country. If you spend 5 minutes a day practicing these 5 minute to win it mental math games you will gain automaticity with numbers. In the beginning you might just want to follow along as Mrs. Beyer and the puppets and animals at Montana Bear School model for you but if you practice any child should develop fluency in mathematics. The math challenges will also be posted on the authentic learner podcast and in the google classroom. Task 6 ~ Time I know students struggle to answer the schedule questions on the SBACs and can use practice telling time through upper elementary school. So today’s time lesson starts explaining how the hours on a clock go from 12am-11:59pm. Then the question of the day is: If you get up at 7am and have to be at school at 8am. How long to do you have to get to school? 1 hour.   ENtER to win If your child says the math challenge of the day and makes no mistakes you can submit our form to win a prize. We will make sure there are challenges for all levels. You can go at your own pace and download the right challenge for you! Win It in A Minute Challenge Record Sheet Minute to Win It Challenge Form Record Sheet You can enter your email to be notified when the podcast launches and the contests start.   Enter Today! While you're waiting I recommend you order a 100s chart from Amazon or buy one at Lakeshore today! https://youtu.be/-70sX9Fkjus I highly recommend you get a 100's chart for practice at home. Worth every penny! Just go to authenticlearner.com/win to learn how to enter! Minute To Win It Challenge Form Minute to Win It Challenge Form Record Sheet WIiAMchallengeRecordSheet Boys and girls I hope you had fun today and you also learned something new! Join us again for episode two of the Authentic Learner Podcast! I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com

Audio content coming soon! It's already recorded! Just have to upload to libsyn and finish the others! Hey boys and girls, this is Mrs. Beyer and I am so excited you could join us today for to the new Authentic Learner Podcast and if you want more fun with us you can join us in the new authentic Learner Google Classroom! And we're gonna have all sorts of fun there! We're gonna read books,  look at maps! And go fishing! Story Time Camping For Kids A Family Camping Guide I can’t encourage you enough to read with your children, discuss their likes and differences, use your public library, and most of all have fun. If you would like to write about your camping trip that would be awesome too! It can be a real story or a made up adventure. Mrs. Beyer and Alex, APRIL BEAR, April and Sarah go through the book Camping For Kids A Family Camping Guide and learn about all things camping from camping gear to camping safety! Do you like to camp. There's a bonus math challenge as well because the book is written by 8 year old Elizabeth Griffen and her dad and if the book was written in 1994 Mrs. Beyer wanted to know how old is Elizabeth in 2018? You can fill out a bonus challenge entry form to win! Then we're gonna play Win It in A Minute! You can play along with the puppets and animals at Montana Bear School and win a prize if you get them all right. Mrs. Beyer and the animals will model for you and with practice you should be able to get them correct! We will have lots of challenges for students of grades k-6. Introducing the Alex and April show! Number Sense Confidence in math comes from having strong Number Sense. I received some of the best number sense training in the country. If you spend 5 minutes a day practicing these 5 minute to win it mental math games you will gain automaticity with numbers. In the beginning you might just want to follow along as Mrs. Beyer and the puppets and animals at Montana Bear School model for you but if you practice any child should develop fluency in mathematics.     The math challenges will also be posted on the authentic learner podcast and in the google classroom. Task 5 ~ Shopping I know many students really struggle with coins and money, and so this serves two purposes because it teaches coin and place value as well as number sense! We will start with 5 pennies and add a penny a day. Students can decide to spend their money or save it. The first question is: You have 5 pennies or 5¢. Which item can you buy? A. bubblegum for 15¢ B. a teeny, tiny tootsie roll for a nickel. C. a metallic sticker for 75¢ D. a bouncy ball for 50¢ Remember a nickel is worth 5¢ Students should then choose do they want the tootsie roll, to save the money, or buy it as a gift for someone they care about. ENtER to win If your child says the math challenge of the day and makes no mistakes you can submit our form to win a prize. We will make sure there are challenges for all levels. You can go at your own pace and download the right challenge for you! Win It in A Minute Challenge Record Sheet Minute to Win It Challenge Form Record Sheet You can enter your email to be notified when the podcast launches and the contests start.   Enter Today! While you're waiting I recommend you order a 100s chart from Amazon or buy one at Lakeshore today! https://youtu.be/-70sX9Fkjus I highly recommend you get a 100's chart for practice at home. Worth every penny! Just go to authenticlearner.com/win to learn how to enter! Minute To Win It Challenge Form Minute to Win It Challenge Form Record Sheet WIiAMchallengeRecordSheet Boys and girls I hope you had fun today and you also learned something new! Join us again for episode two of the Authentic Learner Podcast! I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com

Audio content coming soon! It’s already recorded! Just have to upload to libsyn and finish the others! Hey boys and girls, this is Mrs. Beyer and I am so excited you could join us today for to the new Authentic Learner Podcast and if you want more fun with us you can join us in the new authentic Learner Google Classroom! And we’re gonna have all sorts of fun there! We’re gonna read books,  look at maps! And go fishing! Story Time Then we’re gonna play Win It in A Minute! You can play along with the puppets and animals at Montana Bear School and win a prize if you get them all right. Mrs. Beyer and the animals will model for you and with practice you should be able to get them correct! We will have lots of challenges for students of grades k-6. Introducing the Alex and April show! Number Sense Confidence in math comes from having strong Number Sense. I received some of the best number sense training in the country. If you spend 5 minutes a day practicing these 5 minute to win it mental math games you will gain automaticity with numbers. In the beginning you might just want to follow along as Mrs. Beyer and the puppets and animals at Montana Bear School model for you but if you practice any child should develop fluency in mathematics.   Task 3 Counting Backwards from 100… This is still going to keep getting harder as the weeks and challenges go on! Join us today and build your number sense fluency!ENtER to win If your child says the math challenge of the day and makes no mistakes you can submit our form to win a prize. We will make sure there are challenges for all levels. You can go at your own pace and download the right challenge for you! Win It in A Minute Challenge Record Sheet    

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Welcome back to the Alex and April Show! We're excited to talk about camping today! We would like to know what are your favorite camping foods? You can comment below, you can use #MRSBEYER on Instagram or tag me on Instagram or post it on the Authentic Teacher Facebook page or always in the Google Classroom.   Story Time Today I read from the Song The Teddy Bear's Picnic by Jimmy Kennedy, illustrations by Alexandra Day.   Then we're gonna play Win It in A Minute! You can play along with the puppets and animals at Montana Bear School and win a prize if you get them all right. Mrs. Beyer and the animals will model for you and with practice you should be able to get them correct! We will have lots of challenges for students of grades k-6. Introducing the Alex and April show! Number Sense Confidence in math comes from having strong Number Sense. I received some of the best number sense training in the country. If you spend 5 minutes a day practicing these 5 minute to win it mental math games you will gain automaticity with numbers. In the beginning you might just want to follow along as Mrs. Beyer and the puppets and animals at Montana Bear School model for you but if you practice any child should develop fluency in mathematics. Task 2 ~ Skip Counting Here's an example of skip counting. If your child can count along for a minute without making a mistake enter to win a prize. We will start on 0 today, but then we will start on 1, so starting on 1, skip counting by 2s will make 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 ... and it just keeps getting harder. By the time students get up to 31 or 81 they are really starting to add. We would make a goal of getting to 150 or something each day, depending on how good they were doing. ENTER to win If your child says the math challenge of the day and makes no mistakes you can submit our form to win a prize. We will make sure there are challenges for all levels. You can go at your own pace and download the right challenge for you! Win It in A Minute Challenge Record Sheet You can enter your email to be notified when the podcast launches and the contests start.  

Hey boys and girls, this is Mrs. Beyer and I am so excited you could join us today for the Alex and April Show Episode One and if you want more fun with us you can join us in the new authentic Learner Google Classroom! And we’re gonna have all sorts of fun there! We’re gonna read books,  look at maps! And go fishing!    Story Time Today, you are going to get to hear my original story Levi Bear Goes to School. This is a children’s book I am writing but the paintings are not complete. I took the bears to the school to get ideas for my paintings! Number Sense Confidence in math comes from having strong Number Sense. I received some of the best number sense training in the country. If you spend 5 minutes a day practicing these 5 minute to win it mental math games you will gain automaticity with numbers. In the beginning you might just want to follow along as Mrs. Beyer and the puppets and animals at Montana Bear School model for you but if you practice any child should develop fluency in mathematics. Task One ~ I Have, You Have ~ Making 10 The math challenges will also be posted on the authentic learner podcast and in the google classroom. ENTER to win! If your child says the math challenge of the day and makes no mistakes you can submit our form to win a prize. We will make sure there are challenges for all levels. You can go at your own pace and download the right challenge for you!

Hey boys and girls, this is Mrs. Beyer and I am so excited you could join us today for to the new Authentic Learner Podcast and if you want more fun with us you can join us in the new Authentic Learner Google Classroom! And we’re gonna have all sorts of fun there! We’re gonna read books,  look at maps! And go fishing! I live in NW Montana so you can explore with me, see some of the cool places I go, learn with some of the bears at Montana Bear School! Becasue I love books! And I love podcasting! In our camping unit we’re gonna sing campfire songs! Talk about favorite podcasts we’re gonna listen to in the car on the way to campsite! We’ll learn about birdwatching and learn about animals Talk about our favorite foods that we like to eat when we go camping! I’m gonna launch the first 12 episodes, I’m gonna read some of my books that I’ve written and talk about books I get at the libary I love books! Reading Books! Teaching with books! Learning from books!   Learn More here at the authenticlearner.com