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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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Happy Valentine’s Day! Holidays are such a fun time in a first grade classroom, however, our curriculum doesn’t anticipate sugar-highs and sweets-obsessed behaviors when planning the scope and sequence, lol. In other words, the show must go on…even during Valentine’s Day, Halloween, full moons, etc.! Over the years, I’ve gotten pretty creative in combining […]
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Around the world, around the world… (are you singing it with me?) This blogpost wraps up my series on Movement Games for the classroom! I’ve had a blast sharing the active games my students enjoy in our reading intervention space. I hope you’ve been able to catch my Facebook Live: Wake-Up Wednesdays to […]
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Red Light, Green Light is a quick movement game you can use in your classroom TODAY! If it sounds familiar, you may have played it before in your neighborhood or at the park. This version has an academic “twist” while meeting our students’ need to move, move, MOVE. Or is that just mine, lol? […]
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This may be considered more of a teacher “hack,” than a confession! In my last teacher confession post, I shared how I get a handle on all my students’ papers 🙂 It’s a system that certainly works for most of the extra paper, but we do still have to keep a hefty file of […]
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I’m pumped to share this sight word resource with you! If you are looking for a free MEGA-packet featuring printables that take you through 34 weeks of sight words, leap to the end of this post to grab it! If you want to learn more about why I’m sharing this resource with everyone, please […]
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So, I have a bit of a situation here in first grade land… You may not have gotten it from my elusive blogpost title: Although it’s already the end of November, my students are only now slowly, but surely showing signs of enjoying each other’s company. Just mini “glimpses” of warmth, but we’re definitely not at […]
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Happy Five for Friday! It’s been awhile…would you believe I lost my password for this new site?!? #truth I’m linking up with Kacey (thank you!) for: We’ve been BUSY! I know many teachers love Back to School season with clean classrooms and fresh starts, but my favorite time of the school year is right NOW. […]
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Happy Tuesday! I hope your week is off to a smooth start! Our students are back and I’ve been busy assessing and learning more about our first graders. Although I feel a bit sad missing out on all the Back to School fun, I LOVE collecting baseline data. I try to make it as engaging […]
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Happy Wednesday! Lots to share and I’m going to keep it as “wordless” as possible: Thank you Miss DeCarbo for the linky! Check out this awesome week of giveaways & a classy blog reveal: The button IS cute, but you really need to check out the entire blog by clicking here. Crystal has worked tirelessly […]
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