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On the brink of a new school year I really wanted to update my School Beginnings Packet! The activities are the same however the text, layout, and clipart have been…
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On the brink of a new school year I really wanted to update my School Beginnings Packet! The activities are the same however the text, layout, and clipart have been…
Starting a new routine in your day can be daunting! Here are some tips for getting young learners started with math journals! Make an example journal. Do not skip this step!…
At the very top of my to do list this summer was a big stack of past year’s math lesson plans. I was determined to transform them from the required…
I am happy to be on a team that is strong in integrating science. It has been a priority to cover science standards while integrating reading, writing, and math. In…
Today is all about the morning routine! What students do for the first five minutes of the day sets the tone for learning all day long! As students step over…
In this post I hope to share a few basic fundamentals about beginning readers! No matter how many years I have been teaching, I don’t think I will ever feel…
One of my favorite times of the day is math. I adore the concrete to abstract discovery that I see in my students year after year. The manipulatives oh the…
Morning Meeting As long as I have been teaching I have had morning meeting guilt. At first, it was because I didn’t know what it was and every other teacher…
Here is a fun way to motivate students in a math journal or math workbook! As you teach a new concept or unit of study, introduce the reference tools…
Yesterday was our last day of school! It was a very sweet day. Usually I feel like even the best behaved kids lose their minds and it becomes a tough…
This week we held our Young Author Celebration. This has been a tradition for our school. It is held during the school day. We invite people from our city, county,…
I know your weekends are not really weekends at this point. There’s so many loose ends to tie up! It’s so consuming. I was able to tackle one thing on…
It’s the end of the year as we know it. Not only is motivation at an all time low for students, teachers feel like we don’t have much left to…
It’s been a week! We had 3 days of state testing, torrential downpours, and a field trip! Although I don’t envy the “big kids” for their grueling and stressful testing…
As a teacher of reading, we come to discover that there are some habits that separate skilled readers from those that struggle. Struggling Readers Tend To: Rely on context clues…
Welcome to A Day in the Life Linky Party! I can’t wait to get to know you better by learning all about your day! Please link up at the end…
It’s a well known fact that elementary age classrooms require lots of resources. I’m not talking your average cabinet load. I am talking fill up the entire garage and one…
This time of year we can capitalize on our student’s independence, understanding, and academic maturity! With all that greatness comes a little too much familiarity of routine for some. We…
With the help of my teamie, Cheryl Martin, we saddled up and took a week long learning tour of Texas! I first taught this unit last year when I joined…
My journey with guided math has been an 8 year process. Let me be the first to say this does not make me an expert, but rather a willing participant…
I am always looking for great ways to brighten our classroom while staying on track academically! With the month of March beginning next week, I was really inspired to combine…
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