Write On!
For the last month, our focus in writing has been to take a big idea or topic and create a complete writing piece that sticks to the topic with both…
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Little Classroom Moments
Here’s an oldie that proves to be so effective {and telling} in small group math! Bears in a cave has been around since my first year of teaching and I…
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Rough Patch!
It’s been a rough couple of weeks at the Tunstall house. For the last two weeks I have been fighting fever, infection, and now bronchitis! Thankfully I am finally on…
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Primary Geometry: Making the Grade with Shapes
If you say the word Geometry it can muster up some bad nightmares for a LOT of people. What can we do in the primary grades to set students up…
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Writing Mini-Lessons
This is the part of the year when writing becomes really fun! I wrapped up the third in my writing series Engaging Writing Activities! It’s perfect for the second half…
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A Peek at my Week {Gif Style}
It’s THAT time friends. Time to cut, peel, detach from, take off our pajama pants, brush our unkempt hair, and smear on the lipstick (who are we kidding) chapstick. Back…
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January Jumpstart {A Day at School}
Today I spent a few hours back in my classroom to make sure we are set for the new year! Ok, ok I needed to get into the building mostly…
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About Math Journals
Just a quick post to share some helpful hints on how we are using our math journal in first grade this year! Last year we embarked on math journaling. At…
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Printable Literacy Practice
I have been lean on literacy practice these days and really wanted to beef up our practice on some key concepts. I created a printable literacy practice unit to help…
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Spelling and Phonics – Step by Step
Here’s what works for us! First up on Friday afternoon I stock this 5 drawer unit with the activities for the following week. This is a picture from last year. …
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Hello November!
Can we all just breathe a big sigh of relief for a second….aaaaaaaaaaah. GOODBYE October. I love a great themey month full of fun, but red ribbon week, parent teacher…
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All About Reader’s Workshop!
This year I implemented a new system for guided reading. It really isn’t “new”, but it is a compilation of everything that I have gathered from here, there, and everywhere…
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