Hey, Friends – Keep reading for a quick tip and a freebie! Do you just GO NUTS (be honest) when you are giving directions to your class about an interactive notebook and the kids immediately rush to take out their supplies? Or how about when…
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Hey there! We are a few weeks into Summer and Teacher Appreciation is in the air! Let’s celebrate with a little giveaway! I am here to share my FAVORITE teacher item! I write an {entire blog post} about these nifty things! It’s such a fabulous…
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Hey Friends! I am thrilled to share with you how my class attempts to fall on the greener side of classrooms. I love using technology to ease the paper count, so let’s dive on in! 🙂 Do you give spelling tests each week? I feel like…
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It’s that time again! 12 bloggers are sharing their favorite read aloud for the month AND giving away four of these books for free! Yes, I know I am only supposed to blog about one book but I just couldn’t help it this time! They…
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Hey hey! Do you remember being in college and taking a test wishing, if I just had extra time I could really learn this in detail and get a good grade? That is how children feel. I am the first to say and admit…
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We just wrapped up our elapsed time unit and let me just say….WHEW! It was fun but it was a challenge. Partly because so many of my third graders came to me struggling to even tell time. #yikes Tips to introduce teaching elapsed time:…
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Have you tried using the ipad/computer based program, Kahoot? Teachers create quizzes that the kids can play! My kids love it! Let’s be honest, we are not all super teachers that can create these quizzes for every skill but we have strength in numbers. Currently, my teammates…
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Hey testers! Err, I mean teachers! I’ll be honest, state testing falls right next to my love for getting sick. I guess it depends on the school you are at. I totally think that is beneficial to teach kids and use data to drive instructions.…