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Differentiation… What feeling does that word immediately conjure? (be honest!) For me, I personally feel a sense of excitement. A bit like when you are starting a puzzle that you’re pretty sure you’re going to rock, lol. BUT I can definitely empathize with anyone who felt a sense of pressure and overwhelm. After all, […]
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What’s your reading level? Does that question make you wonder or cringe inside (or maybe a little of both!)? Reading levels have been the topic of debate in many educator circles. To learn more, I enjoyed reading this post from Learning at the Primary Pond and this article from Psychology Today. With a brief […]
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Who doesn’t love to receive mail? Actually, I’m not the biggest fan of getting mail…but my students absolutely LOVE receiving an envelope addressed just for them. And I love how quick and EASY it was to set up this writing center for my first grade Guided Reading groups! Quick Writing Center – Items to Gather […]
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Here’s to a SWEET summer with these free practice page “treats!” How many days do you have until the summer break? My students have exactly 2 months off for summer. I’ve already mentioned this, but I’m just blown away by the progress my students have been making recently. It seems like they are going […]
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If only my job was to read books all day long… (sigh) Luckily, quite a bit of my day does include sharing my love of books with the BEST audience (in my opinion!) – my students! And even better is the conversations that come along with digging into a favorite read aloud. As much […]
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Spread joy around your school with quick (and free) “Secret Snowflake” notes! Here’s a free holiday set of 24 mini-joy notes to spread “Secret Snowflake” cheer at your school throughout the holiday season! Simply print and cut out the colorful notes! #quickandeasy I like to use these anonymously and add a small token treat, […]
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Welcome November! October was an exciting and BUSY month! If you’ve been keeping up with my teacher vlogs on YouTube, you already know I was able to visit Teachers Pay Teachers headquarters in NYC at the beginning of the month! Imagine spending the afternoon meeting and talking with 100 other teachers who are excited […]
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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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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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What’s on your summer to do list? Summer break officially starts this Wednesday! I taking a step back this week to share a blogpost from three (!!!) years ago. I must admit, this summer’s to do list looks VERY similar. It’s such a busy time…I need to remember to schedule some down time to enjoy […]
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