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Back to School
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Fall Fact and Opinions (Part 2). November 16, 2015. Well, in my last post I said I be back “tomorrow” to talk about my scope and sequence of my plans. Well, tomorrow turned into 2 whole weeks. Whoopsie. Man, life just got busy. I had conferences, Veterans Day, progress reports, and two new students that pretty much engulfed the last two weeks […]. Read the full article →. Fall Fact and Opinions! November 1, 2015. Read the full article →. Monday Made It-Brought to you by the letters V and P :). I am so ha...
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A free gift perfect for Halloween! :)
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A free gift perfect for Halloween! October 30, 2013. Well, if you aren’t 100% sure how you are going to reign the troops in on Thursday, I’m hoping I can help. Last year, I created a Halloween Hunt for my students to complete. Here are some highlights from last. Year’s October 31st activities. Sooo, I turned on some fun Halloween music (quietly). And then it was. Questions may be found on the counter…. On the wall…. Next to a whole BUNCH of toilet paper…. And even in the mailbox bin. If you also want a l...
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Being Crafty
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Monday Made It-Brought to you by the letters V and P :). July 27, 2015. I am geeking out over here with this week’s Monday Made It projects. Literally, you know you’re a teacher when making things for your classroom pumps you up. Okay, so the letters V and P… what’s that all about. Those letters, ladies and gentlemen, represent the V in Vista and the P in Print. Yes, Vista […]. Read the full article →. Snowflake Similes & Monday Made it! February 3, 2015. Read the full article →. December 2, 2013. Teachi...
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Tornado Relief Fund & Getting my “craft” on!
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Tornado Relief Fund & Getting my “craft” on! December 2, 2013. I hope you and your family are enjoying this time of year and are remembering to reflect on what you are thankful for. When I first looked at these pictures, it just seemed like an open field. But, as you look closer you see that this is an actual neighborhood where there *were* hundreds of houses. You can see a border of remaining houses, but the inside of the neighborhood was totally taken out. So sad and scary. Well, the other day when I w...
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Monday Made It (finally)
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Monday Made It (finally). July 8, 2013. I can’t believe how fast the summer is flying by. This time next month I will hopefully be putting the finishing touches on my classroom. We officially start August 16th so I have A LOT to do to get ready for my upcoming Goobers. I have been working on plenty of things this summer, but most have been house related. I have also been waiting. To create my new pencil cups, I cut strips of ribbon in each of my new colors, 2-inch black polka dot circles, and numbers 1-3...
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Veterans Day Rerun (Just in time) :)
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Veterans Day Rerun (Just in time) :). November 3, 2013. Can you believe it is already November? I have Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences this week so I have had to really plan ahead to keep everything moving smoothly. I’m excited for November because it means full Fall! Oh well, once she settled I was able to take a power nap because let’s be honest… this teacher needs all the sleep she can get. First I passed out a Veterans Day K-W-L to my students and together we filled in the K and W section together...
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Snowflake Similes & Monday Made it!
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Snowflake Similes & Monday Made it! February 3, 2015. Well, one of the new benefits to my position is incorporating the William and Mary Gifted ELA curriculum. It’s a 20ish day program meant to meet the needs of accelerated students. It is heavily influenced by poetry and figurative language devices. I’ve been introducing devices one at a time as we read and analyze various poems. I’ve been having the students add to their Language Interactive Notebooks. We did the same procedure for Metaphors. Then, to ...
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Summer 2015
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July 6, 2015. I am so happy to be able to blog again this summer. I thought I’d return with one of Tara’s famous Monday Made-It’s to share. Anyways, onto the fun stuff. It isn’t anything too crazy, but I wanted to get a start on birthday gifts for this year’s kiddos. I made the mistake of not having that done last year, and I had two birthdays on the first day-oy! I want to say 4 years ago, I made pixie stick balloons. The kids LOVED them! Next came the incorporation of the birthday “postcard”...
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Autobiographies
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It warms my heart…. April 30, 2013. It sincerely makes me feel good when I see other teachers use my ideas in their own classrooms. I mean, I know I get feedback on TpT, but it’s honestly humbling when I can see for myself how others use my ideas. I’ve gone to district in-services and seen my Math Posters on other 4th […]. Read the full article →. Keeping it real and Autobiographies. March 23, 2013. Read the full article →. End of the Year. Martin Luther King Jr. New Year's Resolutions. Inspire Me, ASAP!
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Christmas
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Christmas in my classroom. December 23, 2011. For me, Tuesday was officially my last day of school until after the New Year. Even though it was only a two day week, I was determined to get as many curriculum/holiday related projects in as I could. One non-curriculum related project that I do every year, is my Elf Yourself project. I usually do […]. Read the full article →. Easy and Educational student gifts. And a fun way to give them out! December 15, 2011. Read the full article →. End of the Year.
