10 End of the Year Ideas
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…
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Pushing Through Spring Fever…
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…
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Guided Reading Phonics Posters
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…
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A Day in the Life…
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…
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Organizing the Elementary Classroom!
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…
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Active Learning Ideas!
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…
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Howdy Partners! Come Take A Tour of our Texas Studies!
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…
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Guided Math-Reflecting on the Journey
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…
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Pot Of Gold Learning!
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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Phonics: What Why & How
Phonics and spelling instruction can vary a lot from classroom to classroom. Over the last twelve years that I have been a first grade teacher, I have seen fads and…
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Teaching Time Freebies!
This week we have been discovering the clock in our room. Our standards say to represent and tell time. What better way to represent time than to make our own…
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February in the Classroom
Hello there! I hope your weekend is cozy, slow, and productive. What’s been happening in your room amidst the groundhogs, hundredth day, and presidents? Here’s what we have been working…
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