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How I Track Sight Words

 

During my guided reading session last week in Tennessee , I was asked how I track sight words.  I did my best to describe these little leveled sight word and fluency phrase books, but I decided a blog post about this was definitely in order!

 

These little booklets make teaching sight words and fluency phrases a breeze! Everyone can move through the lists at their own pace, allowing all the varied levels of readers to progress using the same tool.  WIN.

Here’s how it works:

First students start with booklet one.  Each page has 10 fry’s words on the front and ten fluency phrases with those same words on the back.  When students read front and back, automatically and accurately,  they move on to the next list.  (editable template too)

Below is the very first list.  on the left, are the first ten words.  On the right, are the very beginning fluency phrases.

Once students work through an entire booklet, they graduate to the next.  If they can get through all 5 booklets, that’s 500 sight words and 500 fluency phrases!

I dated the bottom of the levels to keep a record of mastery.  Below is a little mock up of how you can quickly write it in there.

My students loved to keep these in their book boxes and take home bags so they would be ready to “level up” at any time.  There are ten spots on the front of each book for coloring, stamping, or placing stickers on to show what levels have been completed.

Color coding the different levels is helpful for keeping track of the order of difficulty.  Also, these tuck perfectly into a data binder or take home folder.

I only gave the student one booklet at a time to work through.  It was a big deal to move on to the next color.

How often you check students can be up to you.  If you are a Friday assessment type of school then you can do that.  I usually did it as a quick check for one student each day at the start or end of guided reading small group time.  If a student really practiced and wanted to read their list to me, I would sometimes allow it more than once a week.   It takes 30 seconds to test both sides if a student is ready and reading with automaticity.

If I had a student reading far above the norm, I would not start them at
booklet one.  The more I used the booklets, the more comfortable I became with
the lists and how they related to my students.

According to Fry’s, each
set of 100 words was a grade level.  So booklet 5 would be 5th grade
high frequency words.  I had three students get to booklet 5 in the
year.  I also had a couple that worked through booklet 1 the entire
year.  Of course everyone else was somewhere in the middle.

If Fry’s are not the words for you, I also included an editable template so you can make your own word list and fluency phrases.

 

I keep a tool box (student supply box) on my desk with my sheets of stickers.  Allowing students to choose the sticker that they want for the cover was a HUGE motivator for them.  If you are short on stickers, they can color or stamp each level.

 

 

 

Click here to find out more on TpT
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Sight-Word-Fluency-Phrase-Booklets-2219642

Now just to share a little about the conference referenced above!  Cara told me that Tennessee was wonderful, and boy was she right!  I really enjoyed my time there.  I spoke for two days, eight different sessions.  It was so fun to see these smiling faces and many more.  I know their students were missing them, but what lucky students they have for sure!!!!

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    Comments

    1. Paula Hamand says

      November 22, 2015 at 6:13 am

      GREATTT idea! I can see it would be very motivating for the kids. thanks for sharing, Paula

      Reply
    2. Jenni Kozak says

      November 22, 2015 at 2:58 pm

      Thanks so much for all your wonderful ideas. I work at a highly impacted school. I teach 3rd grade, but I have 3 students reading at a kindergarten level and another 8 at 1st grade. Your ideas and resourses have helped me differentiate for them.

      Reply
    3. Jenni Kozak says

      November 22, 2015 at 2:59 pm

      Thanks so much for all your wonderful ideas. I work at a highly impacted school. I teach 3rd grade, but I have 3 students reading at a kindergarten level and another 8 at 1st grade. Your ideas and resourses have helped me differentiate for them.

      Reply
    4. Diane Tarbet says

      November 22, 2015 at 3:05 pm

      Great idea! Could this be adapted to multiplication fact fluency?

      Reply
    5. Abby says

      November 22, 2015 at 6:46 pm

      Love this! So, you would only have students move to the next list when they master 100% of the current list?

      Reply
      • ReaganTunstall says

        November 28, 2015 at 11:13 pm

        For most yes, but for those that really struggle I may write the word they are not able to get on the next list and just have them keep practicing it.

        Reply
    6. Mrs. H. says

      November 22, 2015 at 7:59 pm

      I love these! So simple and kid friendly!!

      Reply
    7. Terri Stanford says

      November 23, 2015 at 1:17 am

      What all do you have them keep in their book boxes?

      Reply
      • ReaganTunstall says

        November 28, 2015 at 11:15 pm

        My students got 6 books at most. my classroom library was leveled so they shopped in their level. They also kept their sight word book, and sometimes they got to borrow a flipping for phonics book from me to help practice reviewing phonics chunks.

        Reply
    8. Terri Stanford says

      November 23, 2015 at 1:17 am

      What all do you have them keep in their book boxes?

      Reply
    9. Lee Ann Rasey says

      November 23, 2015 at 2:24 am

      I love this idea! I teach kindergarten so I wouldn't need as many books. How do you help those kiddos who are just not getting the sight words? If they don't know them, then they are unable to practice them.

      Reply
      • ReaganTunstall says

        November 28, 2015 at 11:16 pm

        The book went home with students nightly for practice with a parent. Also, students would practice/test each other in partners or with me during guided reading.

        Reply
    10. Anonymous says

      November 25, 2015 at 1:35 am

      I am soooo in live with this!! I've always taught and tracked high frequency words and I have the phrases for games, but love the idea of having both together to track! I cannot even imagine the growth that would occur!! Thank you!!
      Jennifer

      Reply
    11. Holly says

      November 27, 2015 at 4:42 pm

      Do you know what an awesome talent you are? Just love these and YOU! Think of you often and keep you in my prayers just as much!

      Reply
      • ReaganTunstall says

        November 28, 2015 at 11:13 pm

        Wow thank you so much Holly! 🙂

        Reply
    12. Kim Harville says

      December 2, 2015 at 1:39 pm

      These are awesome. Are there any for grades 3-5?

      Reply
    13. Shannon says

      December 6, 2015 at 12:48 am

      I love the leveled books of words and phrases. Other than students practicing reading sight words from the leveled books with partners, how do students practice sight words? Do the sight word sticks you use correlate with each of the levels so students can work specifically on a targeted list of words? How do you introduce each new group of words to students since they are likely at different levels and possibly moving on at different times? Do you do any whole group instruction for sight words?

      Reply
    14. Nerida says

      December 16, 2015 at 11:06 pm

      I wanted to say a huge thank you Reagan for sharing your fabulous ideas! I think this is a great way to track student sight words! My school has its very own sight word lists which differ from every other list on the face of the earth! You can imagine how happy I am when I find something that I could easily tweak for my own kiddies 🙂 Thank you so much, and please keep sharing your wonderful ideas!

      Reply
    15. Cindyp94 says

      December 18, 2015 at 2:00 am

      This is great and I can't wait to use them. Just wondering if you sent a letter home to the parents explaining this?

      Reply
    16. Michelle Dellosa says

      December 27, 2015 at 11:27 am

      I love this idea. Do you sell these books?

      Reply
      • ReaganTunstall says

        December 28, 2015 at 8:56 am

        Yes You can find them here https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Sight-Word-Fluency-Phrase-Booklets-2219642

        Reply
    17. Megan Conway says

      January 24, 2016 at 3:47 pm

      Love these so much! I started using them about a two weeks ago in my Kindergarten classroom, and the kids are so excited to “move up”! I keep one copy in our Fluency center, and each student keeps their own book in their Guided Reading Envelope to practice at home. Then when I call students to my table for Guided Reading, it is readily available to quickly test each student. Thanks for making these!

      Reply
    18. Shelly Taylor says

      February 18, 2016 at 5:52 am

      Hi I can’t wait to download the sight word booklets. Also is there a blend booklet? I would love to have that. I am very excited to start using this in my class. Thank you!

      Reply
      • ReaganTunstall says

        February 23, 2016 at 11:33 am

        I am in process of blends, r controlled, and vowel teams. 🙂

        Reply
    19. Jillian says

      February 19, 2016 at 6:00 pm

      I love these!! Just one important question about using them-Do you keep a master copy of each list for each student to mark up the ones they know or don’t know when you assessed them?? (For example they might be stuck at list 1 in book one for 5 weeks. Do you record this some place else because it seems there might only be one list one in the booklet. I’d love your advice!!!

      Reply
      • ReaganTunstall says

        February 23, 2016 at 11:30 am

        We have first grade data binders. We track their progress in there. (it’s also in my shop) If they are stuck for two weeks and only getting stuck on one word, I will write that word on the next list and let them move on with that word in tow. 🙂

        Reply
        • Yessi says

          July 26, 2018 at 10:13 pm

          First graders should at least be able to get to what booklet number? I’m curious about what would be an attainable goal for students in first grade.

          Reply
    20. Alina says

      February 22, 2016 at 10:31 am

      How do you set it up to print the way you have it here? I am trying different ways to print it double sided, but can’t seem to get it right!

      Reply
      • ReaganTunstall says

        February 23, 2016 at 11:25 am

        I print the 5 covers first separately and only one sided. Then I go back and print the inside pages back to back. Once they are printed I cut them down the center of the page at 4.25 on the papercutter. Next I just order the pages to match the front cover. I tuck them in the colored cover and staple.

        Reply
    21. RaDonna says

      February 24, 2016 at 3:30 pm

      Do you have an expected time limit for reading the words and phrases?

      Reply
      • ReaganTunstall says

        February 26, 2016 at 4:56 am

        Yes this should be an automatic read. If students are stuck, sounding out, or unsure on a word, then they do not pass. If they can read all of the words well except one, I sometimes write that one word on the next list and let them move on. If they can’t pass two or more words automatically, they stay on that list.

        Reply
    22. Courtney Zousel says

      April 22, 2016 at 7:00 am

      How are the numbers on the front used? Do they put a sticker for every word they know or the level they are on?

      Reply
      • ReaganTunstall says

        April 24, 2016 at 9:35 am

        Yes after they can read the list and fluency phrases of a particular level, they get to put a sticker on that spot on the cover.

        Reply
        • Kristin says

          June 1, 2016 at 5:22 pm

          Since there are ten spots on the cover for stickers do they end up reading it to you 10 times and they get a sticker each time?

          Reply
          • ReaganTunstall says

            June 3, 2016 at 3:44 pm

            Sometimes they whip through more than one list but typically we do one front and one back.

            Reply
    23. Gemma says

      May 21, 2016 at 7:26 pm

      I love these! Do you use sight word centers for your students to practice the words?

      Reply
    24. Justina says

      June 13, 2016 at 7:46 pm

      Have you shared your leveled library? I am very interested in seeing what is in there and how it is organized to use with these! So excited to use these!

      Reply
    25. Kimberly Clinard says

      June 26, 2016 at 7:53 pm

      Do you give them two separate books, one to go home and one for book boxes? Or are they just that good at bringing them back and forth? I worry about them never coming back, so I am curious! 🙂 Thanks!

      Reply
    26. Jenny says

      August 27, 2016 at 11:34 am

      Random question….what paper did you use for these? In sure they’re Astrobrights, but where did you get the packs of specific colors from? #obsessed

      Reply
    27. Briana Hawks says

      June 7, 2017 at 1:01 pm

      Do your students get any rewards for “leveling up”, or just a new book? I had thought about a reward for finishing a book, but wondered what you did. Thanks!

      Reply
      • ReaganTunstall says

        June 11, 2017 at 5:09 am

        They got to take their book home with all of the stickers and then yes, the new book. 🙂

        Reply
    28. Leigh says

      May 17, 2018 at 6:12 pm

      I like this! Question: Do you assess them by having them just read the words directly from their book to you? If so, do you find that they have memorized the list in order but when given the words separately on flash cards in random order they don’t know them?

      Reply
    29. Josefina Miller says

      August 29, 2018 at 8:50 am

      I was wondering if you offer the editable version on these booklets by itself. If so, would you mind providing me a link to it. Thank you in advance for your assistance with this.

      Reply
    30. gina says

      September 3, 2018 at 10:09 am

      Hi! I love this idea and plan to use with my first graders. You may have mentioned it and I didn’t see, but do they get a sticker for each word they get correctly in their book? Thank you!

      Reply
    31. Danae says

      August 14, 2019 at 1:59 pm

      First off, let me say how much I love this product, and how badly I want to use this resource. I purchased this set last school year, but unfortunately, what held me up was how to have students practice the words…I had so many students and so many different levels, I didn’t know how to help drill the sight words, if that makes sense? How do they get better at the words–do you drill sight words at a different time of the day, and if so, which list do you use? Does that make sense? I absolutely love your products, and would love any advice you have on this.

      Thanks so much!!

      Reply

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        • Classroom Tour 2014-2015
      • ►July
        • iPad Essentials
        • Math Concepts Galore! Day 10
        • Day 8 ELA Units
        • Math Journals! Day 7
        • Math Centers on Day 6!
        • Christmas in July Day 5- How I Start the Day
        • Christmas in July Day 4- Spelling/Phonics
        • Christmas in July Day 2!
        • It's Christmas in July!
        • Label Obsessed!! {Free}
        • A Trip to IKEA
        • Organizing for Next Year
      • ►June
        • Word Work Storage and Yearly Plan
        • I'm Flipping over Flip Books!
        • All About Me Flip Book
        • The Math Journal Component
        • Effectively Teaching with iPads
        • Teacher Gift Tag
      • ►May
        • Making Writing Portfolios
        • Birthday Sale!
        • Free Candy Awards
        • Mother's Day and Gifts for Helpers
        • Teacher Appreciation Week!
        • What's Your Behavior Number? Freebie
        • Science Writing and Technology
      • ►April
        • Word Wall Centers For Any Word Wall!
        • May Math Journal
        • We've Got their Whole World In Our Hands
        • Camp Number Sense!
        • Keeping the Joy in Teaching
        • All in a Day's Work...
      • ►March
        • Neon Bloggers Take San Antonio!
        • The Big Phonics Bundle! {Purposeful Word Work}
        • My Coin Crew!
        • Spring Break Vacation and New Products Posted
        • Spring Forward with Motivation!
        • Spelling Ideas!
      • ►February
        • Workshop Talk!
        • All About Guided Math
        • Making Sight Words STICK!
        • All About Math Journaling
        • A Box of TREAT!
        • Mastering Measurement!
        • February Journal and My Throne of Lies...
      • ►January
        • Take off One Shoe...For Fractions!
        • Oh For The Love of Math!
        • Guided Reading and Guided Math Essentials
        • First Grade Texas Conference RECAP!
        • CENTER of Attention!
        • A Little Motivation Never Hurts...
    • ►2013
      • ►December
        • Happy New Year 2014!
        • Winter Math Goodies!
        • Five for Friday
        • Parent Gifts and a Little Math Journal
        • Two Literacy Lifesavers!
        • Iced In at a National Conference in Dallas
        • Cyber Monday & Tuesday
      • ►November
        • Guided Reading Goods!
        • Prepping for December
        • December Math Journal
        • Nerdy Birdy! Turkey FACTS
        • Activities Like... {with a freebie too}
        • Scattered Recap...
        • Purposeful Word Work -- Blends!
        • Guided Math in First Grade
      • ►October
        • Trick or Read! Door Decorating, Freebies, and More!
        • Place Value Ideas and Rise and Shine Update!
        • The Time and Prep Factor
        • Critical Writing & Art with Columbus
        • Sounding Off....freebies and EMO.
        • Plenty Of Pumpkins and Other Fall Fun!
        • No Mayhem Monday!
      • ►September
        • This Week's Math: Resources and Freebies!
        • Five For Friday!
        • Guided Math Freebie and Sight Word Tracking
        • Making Ten Freebies and Our Self Portrait Gallery
        • Shaky Shaky Drop---Ten Frames
        • Highlights of our Learning Launch!
        • Math: How Do We Fit it All In?
        • Classroom Systems That Work!
        • O"FISH"ally in School....and a little bit of life...
      • ►August
        • Day 2 Breaking News...
        • Ready or Not...Meet the Teacher!
        • Back To School--It's NO JOKING MATTER!
        • Data and Learning Portfolio For Young Learners
        • Classroom Tour 2013-2014
        • Teacher Week! Let's Talk about Me!
        • Classroom Organization in Pictures
        • Must Haves for My New School Year
      • ►July
        • FUNdamentals and Friendships
        • Class Pet Writing Journal
        • Organization and Reteach!
        • Guided Reading-Transitional Readers Cheat Sheet!
        • How to Implement the Rise and Shine Binder {and a freebie}
        • Rise and Shine Binder
        • School Beginnings Update
        • Oh Good Graph!
      • ►June
        • A Teacher's Math Resource Units 1-6 Complete!
        • Meet Ups & Updates
        • A Teacher's Math Resource!
        • Big News!
        • Road Trippin' Without Falling Down
        • Chalky Classroom Garden Decor
        • A New Adventure in Professional Development!
        • Adding Tape Math
        • The Last Day...
      • ►May
        • Mark and Sally Learn To Tally!
        • The Last Week Of School Survival
        • Sliding Out of Town and Into a New Decade
        • Win a CUTE T-Shirt!!!
        • Five for Friday!
        • Classroom Details! {the nitty gritty}
        • Mother's Day
        • Math Center Ideas and a Sale
        • I Have News!
        • Five for Friday! Holla!!!
      • ►April
        • It's Official. I am a hoarder. Oh, and a Farm Freebie.
        • Book Reviews and SSSSSScenters
        • Fighting Bone Cancer
        • Hap Palmer CD Winner!
        • Math and Technology
        • Snake Safari!
        • Blog Stalker Bffs and Fraction Freebies
        • Catching up. A Freebie. Some Video.
        • Fly on the Wall Linky
        • Symmetrical Salad, 2-D Desserts, and My Fight with Siri
        • Math is a Picnic...in the Classroom!
        • Feelings and Rocks
        • Literacy Picnic In the Classroom!
      • ►March
        • Spring Daily Math and Language
        • Five For Friday
        • How Do You Spell......?????
        • Crunchin' Numbers! {Freebie}
        • My Year In Bulletin Boards! {Teacher Eye Candy}
        • St. Patrick's Day Sale!
        • My Spring Fling with Captain Obvious!
        • Riveting Reading Instruction
        • Five for Friday
        • Psst! Hey You!! Want a Freebie?
        • Unicorns...What Else?
        • Testing My Limits and Linky Visual Plans
      • ►February
        • Full Speed Ahead!
        • Looking Back and Heading Forward
        • Hall Pass Linky!
        • President's Day Visual Plans, Freebies, & Finds!
        • Sunday Funday!
        • Five For Friday!
        • All You Need Is LOVE!!!
        • Valentine's Day Week!
        • *Not Teaching Related! Boo-RAH!!!
        • February Math Centers!
        • Techy Teacher Tuesday! Free App and Literacy Activity!
        • Prepping Penguins!
        • Visual Plans and I Dyed My Hair!
      • ►January
        • Swimming With Sharks...and a little Claustrophobia!
        • Visual Plans and 100th Day Freebie
        • Sight Words and Thinking Maps!
        • Balance-Updates-and Lesson Plans
        • Dr. MLK Jr. Day!
        • Puppy Love Literacy!
        • Pinterest killed my Mojo
        • Visual Plans and Highlights
        • Home Office Makeover Reveal
        • Mega-Mode in January!
        • Visual Plans And New Year's Freebie
        • Classroom Pictures-Ready for January!
        • Mailbox Station
    • ►2012
      • ►December
        • Look Away- I'm Hideous!
        • Jam Packed January and an Office Make-Over!
        • Texas Blogger Meet Up!
        • Sound Science
        • Parent Gift Factory...
        • Visual Plans For a Busy Week
        • Silence for Sandy Hook
        • Just 24 Hours Ago...
        • Making Reindeer Food Meet the Standards!
        • I met Kim Adsit!!!
        • Plans, Crafts, Parent Gifts, and Let's Meet!
        • Tech the Halls!
        • Monday Made It Freebies!
        • Visual Lesson Plans For Gingerbread Week
        • It's Gingerbread Week!
      • ►November
        • Techy Santa!
        • Visual Plans and Estimate to Win Today!
        • Run Turkey Run!
        • Attack Attack! Calling for Reinforcements!
        • Let's Get Real Personal Post.
        • Products and My Daily Schedule
        • Visual Plans...and life!
        • Veterans Day Unit UPDATE!
        • We've all Gone MAD!
      • ►October
        • Spooky Fact Families Freebie
        • Pumpkins and Common Core... What More?
        • Pumpkin Week & Visual Plans
        • Wrapping Up the Week
        • Our Bat Book Study
        • Top Ten Blogging Side Effects...
        • Bats, Stellaluna, and Visual Plans!
        • Spider Art and Writing
        • Don't Call the Exterminator!
        • Keeping Writer's Workshop Alive!
        • Spider Week and Visual Plans
        • Freebies and Pumpkin Estimation Winner
      • ►September
        • Week 6 Plans and Writing Lesson
        • What's Working?
        • How I Run my Math Block
        • October Math Centers
        • Teaching Writing Ideas and Plans
        • Fall Sale and a Funny!
        • Word Work, Apples, and Caterpillars...
        • Visual Lesson Plans with Links!
        • Skip Counting Freebie and My Week in Pictures
        • Whatever Gets You Out of Bed in the Morning...
        • Pests or Pals?
        • Top Ten, Freebies, and Plans
      • ►August
        • First Week's Fun
        • Surviving the First Day!
        • Reading Lesson Anchor Charts
        • Where I Teach Wednesday
        • Are You Ready to Expo?
        • My Visual Lesson Plans!!
        • Mouse Pad Makeover
        • Sneak a Peek at My Purchases
        • Odds and Ends
        • Anchor Charts For You
        • On Your Mark,Get Set,GO!
        • Special Delivery!
        • New Awards For Students
        • Classroom Tour 2012-2013
        • Titles, Questions, and Tutorials
        • Classroom Progress 2012
      • ►July
        • Heading in to School Today!
        • Feelin' Texan
        • Fall Art and Writing Projects
        • Tell Me More!
        • Pixy Stick Birthday Makeover
        • 10 Lessons for Teaching Reading
        • Pinterest Inspired Crafts
        • Back To School Prep!
        • Teach Like A Theme Park?
        • Surprise Vacation!
        • Old School New School
        • Back To School 10 Math Centers {&Freebie}
        • Nerd Alert!
        • Currently Burn Ban!
        • Motivating Students with Props from the Dollar Store!
      • ►June
        • WHAT DID SHE SAY?!
        • Check Check...Is This Thing On?
        • Dancing and Math
        • I Messed Up!
        • Summer Laziness????
        • A Year Of Daily Math!
        • Best Summer Ever!
        • Flipping Out for Freebies!
        • Daily Math Requests
        • Texas Sized FUN at the blog meet!
        • Currently Redecorating!
      • ►May
        • Our Last Day in Pictures
        • End of Year Freebies
        • Surviving One More Week-IDEAS!
        • Crafts, Chefs, and Spaghetti!
        • Oh Momma--It's Coming!
        • Read to Puppy!
        • Currently Moooo-ing!
        • Don't Judge and Freebie!
      • ►April
        • Academic Awards for Elementary Students
        • Farm Fun and Freebie
        • Candy Awards
        • Oh Momma!
        • Are My Kids Still Chasing Me?
        • Bulletin Boards & BFFs
        • Dear Teacher Diary...
        • Four Friday Freebies!
        • Skyping Good Time!
        • We Ate a Frog Today!
        • Snack Sized Learning and a Letter Writing Freebie!
        • Today Rocked!!!
        • Spring Daily Language Review and A Couple Pictures
        • The Bunny
        • Math Math Math!
        • Shhhh Don't Tell My Diet.
        • Spring Daily Math
      • ►March
        • This Week's Pictures
        • Lunch Linky and The Daily Five Update
        • Science Freebies
        • Dumpsville- Population Zero!
        • Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
        • First Grade Fashions and Academics Too!
        • The Real Rocks of Limestone County
        • Gone Buggy Unit for Free
        • Planning With Ryan
        • Bloggers GONE WILD--Spring Break Meet Up!
        • Morning Work Freebie and a Linky Party!
        • Elmer and A Sale!
        • Teaching Writing and Life Lessons
        • I Think I Can! I Think I Can!
        • Reference Wall Freebies
        • No More Word Verification!
        • Lenny the Leprechaun
        • We Looked for A Leprechaun!
      • ►February
        • Write on the Money?
        • Feels Like a Monday!---and a freebie!
        • Giant TPT LINKY PARTY!
        • Looking For A Leprechaun
        • Today I Celebrate Being in Remission!!!
        • Feeling Super Presidential!
        • I think I am global.
        • Do You Feel Lucky?
        • Rowing my Boat. Keeping Afloat.
        • Happy Valentine's Day! Freebie
        • March Math Centers!
        • Shock and Awe
        • Penguins and Polka Dots
        • Giraffes in Antarctica!
        • Currently Contemplating...
        • My February Lesson Plans and Winners!
        • I hope this is Freeze Tag.
        • Build A Graph Freebie and Celebrating The Non-Fiction Superbowl!
      • ►January
        • Grab a snack it's a long post!
        • Daily Language Work
        • Goats, Trolls, and a FREEBIE!
        • Do You Speak Blog?
        • Mid-Week Pick Me Up
        • Dream Squashing In Full Effect!
        • This Little Piggy
        • San Antonio Texas Blogger Meet Up!
        • Daily Warm Ups for Math and Language!
        • Math Centers!
        • I'm Baaaaack...{from the salon}
        • Catching Up!
        • Currently, MLK, and Other Assorted Topics (HAIR)
        • Writing and Centers
        • My Friday Fix!!
        • What to Do with Ten Extra Minutes...and more
        • Geometric Quilting Update
        • Highlights of the Last 2 Days!
        • 2012 Morning Work Freebie and Another Top Ten!
    • ►2011
      • ►December
        • New Year's Sale!
        • Build a Pizza Math Center!
        • Monster Game Freebies!
        • Coziness, Confessions, and Lesson Plans!
        • 11 in 11 Linky FUN
        • I promise I know how to count...really...Free Reading Logs Updated
        • Bulletin Boards for Winter!
        • Merry Christmas!
        • Holiday Identity Crisis.
        • How Do Penguins Drink Their Soda?
        • The Emperor's Egg
        • My Pastor Ate Baby Jesus
        • Currently... Laughing
        • Top Ten Reasons I know Christmas is Near...
        • Sock Snowman Gift and Merry Christmas Splat the Cat!
        • All Aboard The Polar Express
        • Arrrrg!
        • Freebie, Giveaway, and a Recipe!
        • Cookies and Pepcid for Dinner
        • No More Reindeer Games!
      • ►November
        • Dream Squasher
        • In Charge of Chocolate and Cuteness
        • Black Friday through Cyber Monday Sale!
        • Rudolph the Chip-Nosed Reindeer & a Freebie
        • Christmas Art Projects!
        • Thankfully Giving!
        • Writer's Workshop Pet Edition
        • Not a DULL moment!
        • Daily Calendar Freebie and a mess of other ideas
        • Veteran's Day is Next Week!
      • ►October
        • November Unit Update!
        • 7 Things you'll wish you could forget
        • Bats, Phonics, and My Friday Fix!
        • Pumpkin Glyph Bulletin Board Freebie
        • Math Quilts
        • Halloween Dress Up Linky!!
        • Harry the Dirty Dog
        • Stellaluna Book Study!
        • Jack O Faces FREEBIE
        • Framed!!
        • Read on Little Dudes....Read on...
      • ►September
        • Oh Good Graph!
        • I Have Officially Spread Myself Too Thin
        • Fun with Fiction
        • Indoor Recess? Problem SOLVED!!
        • Totally Bugged.
        • You are the Wind Beneath My Wings...
        • Math Tubs
        • Writer's Workshop
      • ►August
        • Number Bracelets!
        • Breakfast in my Classroom {horrors}
        • Meet The Teacher Night
        • Things I have been working on...
        • Gone Buggy!
        • Top Ten Reasons You Know it is BACK TO SCHOOL time!
        • Classroom Pictures Part 2. D-O-N-E!!!
        • Classroom Tour 2011-2012 Part One
      • ►July
        • Book Barn!
        • Shape Up!
        • Teacher Feature
        • Writer's Workshop
        • Classroom Labels
        • I am a R-O-B-O-T
        • Vowels Visual
        • Monster Math Tubs
        • Can O' Worms
        • Earbud Storage
        • Discovery Bottles
        • WORD DOCTOR
      • ►June
        • Teacher Tipster...My NEW BFF!
        • Back to School....and writing...
        • Lovely Labels!
        • Classroom Organization
        • Minute to Win It
        • Teacher Song!
        • June Joy!
    • ►2010
      • ►August
        • Classroom Details
        • Back To School 2010-2011
        • Classroom 2010- 2011
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