Focused on students!
Can you manage your entire class with a piece of tape? Zebra tape, more specifically 😉 Okay, you probably can’t manage the entire class with tape, but I have had major success in helping students stay focused on tasks with this magical tool! These pictures in this post show how simple it is: […]
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How do you feel about icebreakers?!? Personally, I have a variety of feelings towards this back to school tradition 😉 however, I find it humorous that we put our students through very similar paces! I consider myself a bit of an expert with icebreakers (since I’ve experienced maybe 500-750???) and I want to share […]
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Today is the first day of school! It’s finally here! Our students arrive today 🙂 Our brains are full after TWO weeks of professional development, my outfit is picked out (we all wear our school shirts for a show of solidarity), and my classroom is ready! I posted a Classroom Tour on my YouTube […]
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How is your classroom set-up going? My room is DONE! Thanks to my new planning page 🙂 We did not have any extended work time blocks put into our professional development (yet!), so I had to be both creative AND productive. This planner is a result of my desperation determination: Click […]
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When do you go back to school? TODAY is my last day of summer break! As much as I’d love to lounge around and relax, I will most likely stay pretty  busy getting all my ducks in a row to return to school tomorrow. Besides the back-to-school shopping hauls I participated in, I also […]
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I’m sharing our favorite read alouds for the week! Last year, I made a commitment to read aloud one book (minimum) every day to my small intervention group. I feel it is so important for our first grade students to be able to listen to and talk about a high quality text featuring themes […]
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It’s Apple (freebie) Season! Raise your hand if you’re excited about autumn! It may just be a teacher-thing, but if we’re going to be back in school full-time (goodbye summer, I’ll miss you!), we may as well say hello to fall! I’ve been busy behind-the-scenes getting ready for fall and updating “vintage” blogposts! I […]
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A Back to School book read aloud can be a BIG help as our students adjust to their new classroom and routines. This school year, I have made a commitment to read aloud a minimum of one book per day. It sounds silly to even write this, but this enjoyable activity is often the first […]
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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is a CLASSIC in our resource room! Our students attended half-day summer school last week in preparation for full days (this week). During summer school, we spent our mornings with community building activities and  routines. On Thursday, I invited my reading intervention group to the resource room for an introduction to […]
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Happy Back to School! I’ve been looking forward to sharing this post all summer… my big Resource Room Reveal! This week, our students returned! In first grade, we spend the first week with community building activities while reviewing how to use learning materials, our adult-size lockers (!!!), and routines. As a special educator, I […]
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