Month: April 2015

  • Book Clubs!

    This week has been all about high stakes testing!  YUCK!  We only test for a couple of hours in the morning and to relieve the stress from the remainder of the day, my fifth grade teaching partner and I do Book Clubs!  🙂  We try to keep them very simple, yet meaningful for the students. […]

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  • Tricky Word Work Printables!

    Lately, I’ve been selling my Ultimate Tricky Word Work packs like crazy!  I’ve also been getting requests for MORE!  Well for my loyal word work fans, I’m here to share that I am working away at granting your wish.  🙂  This weekend, I laid out templates for printables to accompany all of my long vowel […]

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  • Vacation Planning!

    Does anyone else love doing projects at the end of year?  It’s a little bit of a crazy time of year anyway.  They are counting down the days until summer break.  And you, geez, you are counting down too and eager for the end of the year even more than the kids.  It never fails. […]

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  • Picture of the Day! #classroomstaple

    Each morning, I begin my day with Hello Literacy’s Picture of the Day.  It is seriously #classroomstaple.  It is a necessity for any classroom and kids of all ages can benefit from its daily use. Each morning, I display an image on my Promethean Board for my students to discuss.  At the beginning of the […]

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  • Hoppy Easter!

    Hoppy Easter!  My friends and I from Upper Grade Memoirs are teaming up to bring you a little spring fun on this Easter weekend.  Thanks to the TimeHop app, I was reminded of a fun experiment that my daughter and I did a few years ago with hard boiled eggs.  I couldn’t help but find […]

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  • Together We Are Better {Schedules}

    Schedules!  Why is it that teachers like to hear about how other teachers organize their days?  I always love to hear and see what fellow teachers do throughout the day!  As a departmentalized teacher in upper elementary, my schedule is rather CRAZY but I love it! Morning Meeting After announcements, we meet at the carpet […]

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