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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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Digital Writing Warm-Ups

Teaching writing to primary-age students is like trying to solve a Rubix Cube. In short, overwhelming. There are so many necessary skills colliding at the same time for each move,…

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Writing

Class Pet Writing Journal

I took some time today and updated my Class Pet Writing Journal Resource. This activity has been something that I have used since 2003, and even to this day students…

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Writing

Planning Writing Instruction

My very first year of teaching (1997) our school focus was on writing. As a new teacher, this was a hefty goal. I was going through teacher shock trying…

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Literacy

Rainbow Acrostic

The first time I ever hosted an open house in the spring as a teacher, we filled the top of our classroom with Rainbow Acrostic Clouds for each student. For…

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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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