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Virginia is for Teachers: October 2016
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Virginia is for Teachers. Teaching Math Equality to Primary Children. My first graders are working on our equality unit this week. This is one unit that makes me cringe just a little bit because of the challenge of it, especially being at the beginning of the school year. Heres some of the things we have been learning:. We sorted subtraction (seen here) and addition (not pictured) sentences for different ways to equal a difference or a sum. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Beg, Borrow, and Teach! What an SOL ...
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Virginia is for Teachers: March 2016
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Virginia is for Teachers. A Teacher's Guide to Teaching Life Cycles: Frogs, Butterflies, and Chickens Oh My! One memory that stands out in my mind during my oldest's early elementary years is the experience of hatching chicks. His teacher said it was, "a dud year" and that she'd never do it again because so many didn't make it, but even so, it was truly a neat experience for him. Even 13 years later, he still remembers the chicks chirping, jumping around, and holding them, and the pictures? For Chicken w...
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Virginia is for Teachers: Teaching Math Equality to Primary Children
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Virginia is for Teachers. Teaching Math Equality to Primary Children. My first graders are working on our equality unit this week. This is one unit that makes me cringe just a little bit because of the challenge of it, especially being at the beginning of the school year. Here's some of the things we have been learning:. We sorted subtraction (seen here) and addition (not pictured) sentences for different ways to equal a difference or a sum. We sorted equal and not equal addition sentences. 5 Ways to Cre...
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Virginia is for Teachers: September 2016
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Virginia is for Teachers. Alphabet Journals.4 Steps for Journal Writing. First grade teachers work hard every year to send independent readers and writers to second grade. But every first grade teacher forgets what September means in first grade.it means they are still kindergartners. The re-post can be a good idea for journals at the beginning of first grade. What can I write about? Of course, this is the goal. Students have to write about their picture. The more detail in the picture, the more ...If yo...
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Adventures in Literacy Land: Time-Saving Recipes for Teachers
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Monday, May 4, 2015. Time-Saving Recipes for Teachers. Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! We know that all teachers, especially this time of year, don’t have a lot of extra time… so we’ve compiled some of our favorite time-saving recipes to help you survive the end-of-the-year craziness! This is Deniece from This Little Piggy Reads. Sharing Crock-Pot Taco Soup. Perfect to set up before school when you want to come home to a ready dinner! Hello Literacy Land Readers! This is Wendy from Read With Me ABC.
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Literacy Loving Gals: February 2015
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Sharing our literacy thoughts and ideas with the blogging community! Friday, February 27, 2015. Thinking About the Text: Using Textual Evidence When Responding to Reading- Freebie Included! I'm linking up with Teaching Blog Addict for Freebie Friday. To share my Thinking About the Text: Using Textual Evidence When Responding to Text. Freebie. This is a *throwback* post I shared on Adventures in Literacy Land as a guest blogger, in case you missed it. That may be very difficult for students to do. Student...
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Adventures in Literacy Land: November 2014
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Wednesday, November 26, 2014. Phonological Awareness with Tara from Looney's Literacy. We are pleased to have another guest blogger with us today! Tara from Looney's Literacy Blog is here to help us all with some phonological awareness activities! Hello, Adventures in Literacy Land friends! My name is Tara Looney from Looney's Literacy Blog. And I'm pleased to be a guest blogger here where I can meet new literacy lovin' bloggy buddies! What Do We Look For When Checking for Phonological Awareness? Teacher...
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Adventures in Literacy Land: Guided Reading with Colleen from Literacy Loving Gals
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Friday, May 1, 2015. Guided Reading with Colleen from Literacy Loving Gals. Welcome again to guest blogger Colleen from Literacy Loving Gals. She has been her before, and we are excited to have her join us again for a guest post! This is Colleen from Literacy Loving Gals. I would like to share with you a little. Peek into Fountas' and Pinnell's Blue Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI) Kit, since I use it most often to support my struggling RtI students compared to the other colored kits. Get your mouth r...
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Adventures in Literacy Land: Teacher Appreciation - Organizational Tips
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015. Teacher Appreciation - Organizational Tips. Today we're celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week by giving you a few tips to help you stay organized. Procedures and preparation are the key to behavior management and we hope these ideas will fit nicely into your 'teacher toolkit'. Since it's Teacher Appreciation Week, I thought what better gift to give teachers than a list of websites that will save you time. I love go-to places, and these five websites are fabulous and free! The Writ...
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