Successful School Beginnings!
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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Math Journals: Getting Started
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!…
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Guided Math Whole Group to Small Group
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…
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Hands-On Science!
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…
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Morning Work Solutions!
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…
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What Does it Take to be a Successful Beginning Reader?
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…
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Guided Math Galore
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…
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Morning Meeting: Let’s Discuss
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…
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Math Tools for Reference!
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…
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Our Last Day in Pictures!
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…
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Young Author Portfolios and Celebration
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,…
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End of Year Freebies
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…
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