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Literacy | Math

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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Literacy | Seasonal

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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Literacy

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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Literacy | Seasonal

The October Lit Kit

When it comes to teaching from the standards or a district scope and sequence, there’s no question that ELA (English Language Arts) has the LARGEST amount of skills and standards…

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Literacy

How I Run Guided Reading Workstations

Through the years I have tried many ways of running guided reading workstations. The workshop time is always a student favorite, but I found a way to make it my…

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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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