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Reading Response Flip Books for Any Book

Reading response can tell us a lot about what students understand, but it does not have to look like the same worksheet every time. Young readers often have more to…

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Literacy

Engaging Literacy Activities for Upper Elementary

This post focuses on engaging literacy activities for upper elementary students. Have you been searching for more student engagement or varied ways to teach and apply essential literacy skills throughout…

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Literacy

The Lit Kit: A Comprehensive Resource

When it comes to reading instruction, I find myself treasure hunting for the right resources to enhance my instruction. This blog post shares the ins and outs of one of…

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Literacy | Math

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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Literacy

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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Meet Reagan

This website began back in the good old Blogspot days as a little space for the parents of my students. I had no idea it would grow into such an incredible community of teachers.

Once I realized I was reaching other teachers, I began sharing teaching ideas, classroom inspiration, and resources. Soon after and much to my surprise, education companies, conferences, schools, and districts began inviting me to share my passion for teaching in person, too. After 18 years in the classroom, I will always see teaching as one of the greatest privileges of my life, and getting to support other teachers now is something I never take lightly.

After 15 years on this URL, it still means the world every time you visit, read, comment, and use something from this space. I love creating resources and sharing ideas that bring joy, clarity, and confidence to teaching and learning.

I hope you find something here today that inspires you, supports your students, and brings a little more joy to your classroom.

I’m so glad you’re here.

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