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Summer Spin A Story Wheels
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Since the other story wheels were such a huge success, I decided to
make one for summer.
Enjoy!
*Summer Spin A Story Wheel*
From: *TeachWithM...
Got Freebies?
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Got great freebies?
Want to share them?
Link them up at Manic Monday at Classroom Freebies now!
Stop HERE for all the details!
See you ther...
DIY Washi Tape End of Year Classroom Awards!
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Hey teaching friends! I know I mentioned my new love for washi tape in the Easy
DIY File Folders post a few weeks ago, but I am seriously smitten with...
Chameleons Color Your Classroom!
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Chameleons are a fun theme for your colorful classroom of different
learners who adapt to all the great learning you are teaching! Have a
theme to ...
DIY May Showcase!
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Do you have an amazing DIY post to share with other readers here at
Classroom DIY? We would LOVE to see it!
Each month, Classroom DIY will open a link up...
Welcome!
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Hi there and welcome to Common Core Math Lessons! This site is meant to be
a resource for K-12 teachers who are or will be implementing the National
Commo...
Welcome!
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Hi there and welcome to Common Core Reading Lessons! This site is meant to
be a resource for K-12 teachers who are or will be implementing the
National Co...
Tried It Tuesday (Facebook stumped!)
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Time to Take on Tried It Tuesday!! *How's that for alliteration? :)*
I am loving all the ideas linked up each week by everyone.
Teachers are the BEST share...
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Welcome to WordPress!! Lorrea (the bff) is finally done!
Check it out…
(spins around)…
How does the new site look? Is it me?
Yes… in 18 months I...
Gift Card Winner!
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My first giveaway was awesome! I want to thank everyone who liked,
followed, tweeted, or posted about my giveaway!!! I appreciate all your
efforts. I have ...
Must Have Mondays: Laminator
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Linking up with Sweet Sabra for her new linky Must Have Mondays. Love her
button! Michelle is awesome!
What item MUST you have? I introduce you to one o...
Monday "Make and Take:" Magazine Puzzles
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I can never bring myself to throw out old magazines. For one, I never know
when I might want to make that 18-step cake in last July's issue of "Food
and...
Must Have Mondays-New Year New Gear
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I'm linking up with Sabra from Teaching with a Touch of Twang for a new
linky; Must have Mondays.
She is having us share our must haves for our classrooms ...
End of Year Reflections
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I am linking up with Miss Lifesaver today to participate in her linky,
called End of Year Reflections! In my Masters class, I've talked all about
how impo...
Getting Pumped- E.O.G. Style!
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The End-of-Grade (EOG) tests are approaching! Each year we make a video to
support our students undergoing this challenge of showing all the wonderful
thin...
Course: How to Learn Math
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Jo Boaler has kindly asked me to spread the word about her free, upcoming
course How to Learn Math. It sounds intriguing; in fact, I signed up and
hope t...
End of Year Brochures Freebie
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The last week of school I always make end of year brochures. Well, I don't
- but my students do.
Here is what I did last year. I didn't know many of yo...
3 simple tools for backing up your computer
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If your computer crashed right now, what would you do? Could you recover
everything that was lost, or would you lose years of family photos, work
you’ve ...
I AM a writer
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Ever since I was able to hold a pen and create books out of stapled paper
at the kitchen table, I have wanted to be a writer. I spent the weekend at
a wr...
Problem and Solution
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Problem and solution seem to be skills we are continually working on. I
have found that my students understand the terms and can repeat their
definitions v...
The End Is In Sight!
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Hey 'yall!
I know I haven't been posting much lately,
and for that I am sorry.
I promise that I will catch up next week!
3 1/2 more days of school
an...
9 Days Left...
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Wow!! Only 9 days left for me!!
{Rachelle is in year round school and still has a whole month
left...sadface!}
Here's an end-of-year memory book I've ...
Perfect Ending Pails - End of the Year Teamie Gifts
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Hi there!
I wanted to share a quick gift that I am giving my teammates tomorrow
because this is our last week!
WHAT?! Where did this year go? It may hav...
Fourth Grade Common Core Reading Resources
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My goal has been to enter Common Core prepared. I have been so busy over
this past 10 months, and it has been enjoyable. Grade Four Common Core
...
Connecting the Dots!
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I'm totally a fan of brain-based learning that connects subjects, ideas, and projects using cross-curricular resources. I believe that students learn...
Optimum Organization Linky Party!
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Hello everyone! My good friend *Kristen *and I would like to invite you to
a linky party we are hosting later this week. And it's all about classroom
org...
You're Invited...to an Organizational Linky Party!
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Hello everyone! My good friend *Elizabeth* and I would to invite you to an
linky party we will be having later this week! And it's all about
organization ...
Volunteer Gifts and End of the Year Ideas
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There's so much to do at the end of the year! Traditionally, I always wait
unto the very last minute to thank my parent volunteers and always end up
gettin...
Fluency is Not Just About Speed
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When you teach and assess reading fluency, how does it look? I am sure
that many of you use timed readings and group students based on words read
per m...
Poetry Resources and Ideas
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This week we reviewed poetry as it is one of the reading selections every year on the Grade 3 test. I thought I would share with you some of the resources an...
Cloud Dance Science Mentor Text
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Happy Sunday, Everyone!
We are very excited to be hosting our mentor text linky focusing on science
this week! Please link up your favorite science texts...
Close Reading in Social Studies
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I've been reading a great book called *Building Literacy in Social Studies:
Strategies for Improving Comprehension and Critical Thinking* by Donna
Ogle, Ro...
Five for Friday on a Saturday night!
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I had all intentions of participating in Five for Friday yesterday,
which was Friday, but O.M.G. when it rains it pours!!!!!!!!!! I won't
bore you w...
Writing to Our Veterans
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*Each year my students have written a "Thank You" note to a veteran in
honor of Veteran's Day.* Before writing I prepare a lesson to discuss the
meaning o...
Winding down the school year!
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It's hard to believe that there are only five more days of school before
summer vacation! The weeks after AIMS week (our standardized testing week)
just f...
Five for SATURDAY!
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1. BIG News!! Started this--I am finally ready to think about other grade
levels!! (Only took a few months........)
I am in the very early stages--hope t...
Lovin' Life Cycles
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Third grade Science standards in Texas require that we teach the life
cycles of frogs and lady bugs. In the process of creating my lesson plans,
I found t...
Projects!
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Happy Saturday! This morning's first project was to update my iOS system
so that I'm not living in 2008 anymore. It took all morning (I had more
than on...
Mean, Median, Mode, & Range Foldables!
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This week in math we focused on mean, median, range, and mode. What better
way to learn about them than make a foldable?! My kids love foldables and
writi...
Scripture Memory Program
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Last summer, my wonderful friend Nicole from One Magnificent Obsession and
I met to brainstorm ideas on creating a scripture memory program. We could
not ...
Giveaway Winners Announced!
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Congratulations! Elizabeth J., Jill C., and Erika B., you are my winners!
Check your emails and let me know which 3 items you would like from my
store!
...
Budding Blogger Linky
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Good Friday morning! We are due to leave for a camping/horse riding trip in
just a few hours, but I got up a little early and decided to use the extra
time...
Freebie Friday is Getting Ready for the Summer too!
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Summertime and the living is easy! Well it may not be summer for all of us,
but it is summer for some! Lucky, lucky, lucky you! Teaching Blog Addict is
h...
Positive Fridays - Week of May 13th, 2013
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Happy Friday everyone! Next week will be my last Positive Friday of the
school year, but I will certainly be back with Positive Fridays next year!
Next w...
Looking Forward!
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Lora Hodges
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Things are really buzzing at* Responsive Classroom* headquarters these
days; that last-weeks-of-school...
Teacher Style: Science Teacher
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This outfit is totally Mrs. Frizzle but how great would it be if a science
teacher wore this? I LOVE the beaker mug and the shoes and cardigan keep
it cas...
Looky Lou with Chip Awards by VanMeter
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so it is approaching...
how come Christmas vacay or
Spring Break vacay rush by...quick
QUICK
QUICK
but...... the end of the year just
DRAAAGgggggggggggggggSS...
Teacher Planning Binder
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I want to revamp my teacher planning binder and would live to hear your
suggestions. What do you love about yours? What would you change? Leave me
a link t...
Really Good Stuff Blog Article
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Hi everyone!
If you are interested in reading an article I wrote about* Tips to Help
Your ELLs Soar*, click on over to Really Good Stuff. I am a monthly
...
A Technology Enhanced Author Study
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The end of the school year is drawing near, 7 days to be exact, and this is
our final full week of school.This week's lesson are packed with inquiry
based ...
Enjoying Children’s Book Week
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Yesterday morning (May 13), the sun rose on silent wings, spreading its
golden blanket across a land renewed. Renewed by what? Renewed by the fact
that Chi...
end of the school year
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As the year winds down, teachers are tired exhausted. Students, on the
other hand, are little bundles of energy. You can see the energy radiating
off of th...
Classroom Management - Share your Ideas!
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So I am moving this week! Thanks to all of you wonderful TpT buyers, I was
able to purchase this awesome house for myself and my family (which
consists...
Gifts for the Librarian in your Life...on Etsy
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Have you searched through the Etsy gifts and seen the awesome book-related
items for sale?
If not- what are you waiting for?
I love the Etsy vendors who sel...
Punch or Stamp Cards A Reward System that Works!
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*On April 24th I announced a surprise that I'd be posting on my blog.
Unfortunately, there is a delay and the surprise won't be announced until
the beginni...
Book Trailer Projects
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A great way to wrap up a book whether students have read it alone or in a
group or partnership is to have them create a book trailer. Similar to a
movie tr...
The Hardest Days
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This week involves 3.5 days of school. The hardest days of the whole
school year...
What does my week look like?
- readers' theater
- autograph book...
Poem-folios
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We finished up our poem-folios, and I hope to do this every spring! Even
the students who were not as excited about poetry when we first started the
unit w...
Giveaway!
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Check out Erin's (from I'm Lovin Lit) fantastic giveaway. Enter to win my Tech.
Themed Editable Certificates, as well as many other great prizes! Good
lu...
Diving into Decimals
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After our unit on Fractions, Decimals is going smoothly. We are working
on writing, comparing, ordering, adding/subtracting and converting
decimals. I...
Interesting Things, Vol. 3
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Here's another installment of the most interesting things in my ever
growing list of interesting things!
A Pinterest Cheat Sheet. Not sure how to use Pinter...
Walk, Listen, and Learn: The Walking Classroom
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*I'm excited to welcome Laura Fenn, the founder of The Walking Classroom,
as a guest blogger on Corkboard Connections. Laura created a unique program
that...
Don't Miss These Giveaways!
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I just wanted to let you know about some great giveaways that you don't
want to miss!
Holly at Fourth Grade Flipper is having a HUGE 500
followers givea...
Fun with haikus
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The haiku, originating in Japan, is one of my favorite types of poem.
There are several different types of haiku, but the most popular type of
haiku is th...
2013 Teacher Appreciation Nominations and Winners!
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Hey Teachers… are you feeling appreciated yet? Already this week has been
filled with an abundance of thank you notes, breakfasts, and kind words…
not only...
Last Day of Teacher Appreciation Sale!
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Everything in my TPT shop is 20% off today! (Sorry to be a day late sending
this out, but there's still plenty of time!) The big quarterly sale on
Teachers...
Summer is in sight!
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I feel like things have been so crazy recently! Well, it honestly feels
like life has been in turbo drive ever since I became a mommy, but you know
what I ...
Did someone say SALE?
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I don’t usually post twice in one day, but I just had to let you know about
the FABULOUS SALE going on tomorrow and Wednesday! In case you...
HUGE TEACHER APPRECIATION SALE MAY 7TH-MAY 9TH!
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Eric and I from Wise Guys are having a Teacher Appreciation Sale from Tuesday
May 7 -Thursday May 9. You will be able to get 15% off all digital
resour...
Just in time for Mother’s Day
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So, this morning I was browsing Pinterest for EASY and inexpensive Mother’s
Day ideas that I can have my students make this week. I found this cute
idea fr...
Amazing Akron Artwalk
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I LOVE the monthly Akron Artwalks! I probably only make it out 4 - 5 times
a year, but I'm always inspired by what a creative community Akron is. I
also ...
May Currently!
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Hello my fellow bloggers! I have been pretty M.I.A. lately. I am in the
process of closing out my final year at the school I have been teaching out
for ...
Getting back into the swing of things...
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My last few days as a stay-at-home-mom are coming to a close... Thus begins
the mad dash of anxiety to get back in "teaching mode".
Currently, my students...
QAR for the Primary Grades
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We all know that the easiest way to increase student achievement is to
improve instruction and questioning is the most powerful tool in our
teaching reper...
Personalized Mother's Day Gift and Freebie
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The best Mother's Day gifts are those that are created by kids for their
moms. I absolutely love this idea merging creativity, writing, and
technology. ...
A Fun Project
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I recently assigned my students one of my favorite projects that I thought
I'd share with you. I'm having my students complete a country research
report an...
My Daughter's Outdoor Classroom!
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This weekend, we're working on turning our backyard into an outdoor
classroom of sorts. My daughter's birthday is next weekend and my mother in
law, mom, ...
May Calendar Board
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Is that daily calendar routine becoming "too routine"? Here is an idea to
use in May to practice creating addition and subtraction stories.
This is th...
Building Independence with Text Structure
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It's never fun to see the chasm between what I think I've taught and what
students have actually learned. But when this chasm becomes apparent, I
have to d...
Fourth Grade Common Core Workbook
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I think I hit a gold mine!! This is exactly what I've been looking for! A
4th Grade Common Core Workbook from Common Core State Standards site. It
has t...
Word Study, Organization, & Walmart!
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So here's my take...
Don't you just love when you are shopping and something you didn't intend
to buy jumps out at you? Your teacher brain says, "Score! I...
They're Watching
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During the past few weeks I've been really striving to live a healthy,
balanced lifestyle in order to honor God with my physical body. I've
stopped drinkin...
Earth Day 2013
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[image: World Earth Day clip art green with butterflies]
Well as luck would have it our Spring Break (April 18 - April 22) fell
right when I'm usually in ...
Engineering Fest
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Have you heard of STEM? It stands for Science Technology Engineering and
Math. Earlier in the year I set aside an entire day to celebrate the field
of e...
Get Your Reading Academic Vocabulary On!
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*Missing pieces of the puzzle*
Hello there! It has been awhile since I last posted and I apologize for
that! Between 3 young babies, standardized testing...
Math Test Prep: Multiplication Chart
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I've gotten a later start this year than normal getting my students
accustomed to drawing a multiplication chart on a grid. In Texas, they
give students g...
20 Easy and Free Classroom Activities for Earth Day
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Hey, All!
I've been finding a lot of amazing resources for celebrating Earth Day in
the classroom, so I wanted to share. I know we are all so busy trying...
Pancakes...Laundry and....Test Prep...oh my!
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Yes, I lead such an exciting life, don't I? Well, this week is Spring
Break and since we are staying at home this week, I am catching up on
things both wo...
April Currently!!
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*Here it is....THE APRIL CURRENTLY!! Love linking up with Oh' Boy 4th Gradeevery month for her Currently! Head on over to her blog to check out how to
join ...
Bill of Rights: The Amendments
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In fourth grade, one of the things we cover in Social Studies is the Bill
of Rights. Specifically they need to know what the 1st, 2nd, 6th, and 8th
amendme...
Hello Again....It's Been a Minute!!
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Wow....I can't believe it has been over a month since I have stopped by to
blurt out some thoughts on my blog. Let's just say, it has been a
jam-packed las...
No, I haven't been around; I'm sorry.
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I am sorry for not being around much. Lots of fabulous ideas are running
through my mind, and some have become reality. However, I need a lot of
time to ge...
FREE MATH LESSON - “Spring Numbers 0-30 Game”
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by Diving Into Learning
Pre-Kindergarten - 1st Grade
This game focuses on number recognition for numbers 0-30.
Object of the game is to identif...
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Reading Logs are due every Monday. This is for a grade. Kids can record
their reading online at Reading-Rewards.com OR simply write down their
reading on ...
Week 3 Oriental Trading Think Spring Giveaway
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Two weeks down, two to go. Did you win?*
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Each week in March, enter to win one of THREE weekly $100 Oriental
Trading. Non-winning entries are eligible ...
Chapters 1 & 2: Release & Change
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I am reading *Reading with Meaning* by Debbie Miller which is actually a
mentor text for teachers in my school district. Our instructional
specialists an...
Five for Friday
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Happy Saturday!! I am {quickly} linking up with Doodle Bugs Teaching for
her weekly linky party!
1. We had a snow day yesterday! Woooo! It was a much need...
What is Opinion Writing?
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There has been a lot of discussion around my district about just what
opinion writing is, and how it is different than persuasive writing.
Especially trou...
Just sharing...
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As an instructional specialist on my campus, I have the opportunity to
write "creative" lesson plans for our teachers and students. I don't do
this for th...
Wow, where have I been??
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This time of year is completely crazy and added on top of that I also have
a student teacher. If you've ever had one you know how time consuming it
is. M...
Giveaway Success!
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I just wanted to say a really BIG thank you to all who entered the
giveaway! It was a success and the prize is on its way to the winning
subscriber! :)
Currently...
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I can't believe that FINALLY, after more than a year,
I figured out how to join Oh' Boy 4th Grade's "Currently" link up.
Call me a genius.
We had a busy w...
Third Grade Common Core Problem Solving
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Okay...so I decided that I needed something for my students to practice
problem solving daily with single and multi step standards. I've been using
little ...
Nonfiction Picture Book Cybils Winner!
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We have a winner for the nonfiction picture book Cybils award! I was on the
committe for nonfiction picture books and we all agreed that Mrs. Harkness
and...
Sweet Valentine...Doo Doo Doo :)
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This month for our Random Acts of Kindness, my mom (also a teacher) brought
me a great idea, and she told me I could share it with you. She does a
Valentin...
Non-Fiction Know-It-Alls
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It's been several months since my last blog post.
But, no excuses! Just happy to share again...
We just started really getting into non-fiction in my class...
TESTING! TESTING!
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State test time is quickly approaching... and our district is Benchmark
Testing our kiddos next week.
This isn't the first "big" test my students have take...
Cooperative Learning with Task Cards #2
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I will begin by saying.....I'm severely behind and my blog is suffering!
The sickness bug has hit me hard, two weeks tomorrow hard to be exact.
Fortuna...
Predictable Chart Writing
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When I first started teaching I struggled with teaching writing to low
functioning students. Now I have lots of ideas and one of my favorites is
predictabl...
Stone Fox for $1
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Hey friends! Did you get your Scholastic flyers for January yet? Did you
notice the amazing offer for the book, “Stone Fox?” Scholastic is offering
the b...
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My Super Hero Reading Nook. The hours it took...
Don't mind the messy papers. My students made Super hero bio hangers of
themselves
My favorite Bulleti...
Goals over Resolutions
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It is crazy to believe that 2012 is a thing of the past. Where did the year
go? Every year I attempt to set goals for the upcoming year. Here are my
"blogg...
Author's Purpose
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Here is a poem I found about author's purpose. When we get back from break,
this is the plan to study, so I found this poem. I like to give the kids
poems ...
Drawing Conclusions and Night Letters
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Our Reading Street story last week was Night Letters. The kids really got
into this story! For one of their stations, they thought about an object
such ...
December Currently
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I have recently started re-watching old Full House episodes. I watched them
when I was younger and I do love those wholesome Tanners!
My car desperately ...
Using VOKI
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So I will admit it, my first love is technology integration into the
curriculum. I am always striving for ways to incorporate tech tools into
assignments a...
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