Amanda Wilp

  • Self-Stick Dry Erase Tutorial!

    Does anyone else have a weird hatred for chalk boards?  I’m weird.  I know it and will freely admit it.  That being said, there are a few textures that I just can’t stand—rubber bands, balloons, and chalk dust to name a few!  My kids even notice that anytime I write in chalk, I immediately run […]

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  • A Lesson to a Control Freak!

    The last six weeks of my life have been absolutely stressful and I need an outlet.  My entire life, I have felt extremely blessed.  Things have always went according to plan.  I work hard and am typically able to accomplish the things I strive to do.  Today’s post is so different from what I usually […]

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  • Untitled Post

    Collaboration.  Empowerment.  Student Leadership.  Are these things that you are developing in your students?  This summer, I’ll be blogging my way through the book “Learn Like a Pirate” by Paul Solarz.  My guess is if you are an avid blog follower and Pinterest lover like I am, you probably spend a good chunk of your […]

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  • Describing Our Classmates!

    Shew!  How is it already May?  I don’t know about you, but I. Am. Swamped.  Seriously!  This year, my teaching partner and I are holding our school’s first ever Fifth Grade Graduation.  We are excited but also wondering how we are going to fit everything in and be prepared by the end of this month. […]

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  • Together We Are Better {Parent Communication}

    Parent communication is key to a successful classroom and effective connections between home and school.  This year, I put my blogging abilities to good use!  My teaching partner and I use Blogger to host a free classroom blog. Each day, we share a quick post telling both our students and parents what the daily homework […]

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  • United States Road Trip!

    My remaining social studies standard for this school year is to cover the states, capitals, and regions of the United States.  Since we are approaching the end of the year and just wrapped up state wide testing, I wanted to plan a few exciting things for the kids! Earlier this week, I told my students […]

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