Amanda Wilp

  • Graphic Organizers to Differentiate: A Free Download

    I use graphic organizers all. the. time.  I love them for MANY reasons.  I love that they give students a purpose for reading and help them to hone specific comprehension strategies.  I also love that they help students build skills and confidence that they can later generalize to independent work.  Most of all, I love […]

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  • October Currently!

    Hey friends!  Can you believe that it is already October?  This is my absolute favorite time of the year so….no complaining here!  I’m linking up with Farley to share my October Currently! Currently, I am…. Listening to Scooby Doo!  My three year old daughter is crazy over Scooby right now.  I totally don’t get it […]

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  • Quotients as Fractions, Decimals, and Remainders!

    Each year of teaching is a live and learn process, right?  Last year, when I taught my students how to express quotients as fractions, decimals, and remainders, I taught them one by one.  When we would work on division of whole numbers, I would have them write quotients as remainders.  Soon after, we would cover […]

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  • Progress Monitor like a PRO: What do you need to know?

    Raise your hand if you love to progress monitor?!  Collecting data can often be stressful, confusing, and ineffective.  As I am trying to juggle both a general education classroom AND special education duties, I am finding it difficult to help teachers track data appropriately.  Today, I created and shared a few tips  with my fellow teachers […]

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  • Teaching Multiple Meaning Words: A Free Activity

    This year, my teaching partner and I are switching things up….like a LOT!  Last year, I taught math, science, and social studies.  I had a fabulous year but really missed teaching reading.  With a few other changes in our building, collaborating together seemed like the best fit for us!  Luckily, we work well together and […]

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  • How to Take Math Video Notes!

    I’ve officially survived my first full week of school.  I am not sure if other teachers enjoy this portion of the school year, but I really do.  Most of my students are eager to learn, try new things, and impress their new teacher.  What’s even crazier is that I *kinda* enjoy teaching and practicing routines. […]

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