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They're Finally Here! Our First Week of School
They're finally here! My brand new class of second graders! I've been waiting....and waiting...and WAITING for them to arrive!And they finally did!  Here's a little recap ofall of our first week fun!We...
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Spruce Up Your Computer Lab with Chalkboard Decor
Now that my classroom is (almost) in full swing andbeginning to to run a bit more smoothly, we'll soon be spending some time in our computer lab. I'm in complete back to school decorating mode so I...
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Louder, Lili (A Little Gem of a Back to School Book!)
With my classroom almost in full swing now (only a few more assessments to go!)I'm always on the lookout for out for those not yourordinary beginning of the year books. Last year I found thissweet gem...
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We're Ready to Roll! A Week 4 Rewind!
The beginning of the year is so busy I've barely been able to catch my breath!  Here's a little bit of randomnessand a few things we accomplished this week!Like you I'm sure, I've been wrapping up all...
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Learning and Writing About Landforms
One of my favorite units to teach is our landforms unit.It's always a highlight for me and  a whole lot of fun for my class! My class gets excited when I change out our reference wall. They know...
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Teaching with Stellaluna: Turning Readers Into Comprehenders
Here in Arizona we don't have a typical fall season and I always look forward to October when I can create the feeling of fall in my classroom! Along with strands upon strands of colorful fall leaves,...
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Spooky Math and Reading from Carson-Dellosa
We've been all about Halloween for a few weeks now in my classroom and I thought I'd share some spooky reading and math resources my class is loving from Carson-Dellosa.  As a Carson Dellosa Brand...
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Mayflower Math & Pilgrim Parts of Speech
It's all things Plymouth and Pilgrims in my classroom and I'm still wondering where October went!  I thought I'd share a few things we've been up to now that October has come and gone!Some of my second...
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Thanksgiving Writing With a Very Persuasive Pigeon!
Happy Saturday!  I thought I'd pop in to share some Thanksgiving writing we did this week with one very persuasive turkey pigeon!Poor Tom Turkey doesn't want to be eaten on Thanksgiving so he disguises...
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Easy Parent Christmas Gift and Classroom Traditions
Here's an easy parent Christmas gift using inexpensive dollar store finds.We made these super simple parent gifts with candles fromDollar Tree and used Mod Podge to glue on tissue paper squares.Watered...
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5 Fun New Year's Activities for the Classroom
Follow my blog with BloglovinHappy New Year! Â I don't know where the year has gone butwe're going to celebrate the new one! To help you celebratewith your class and ease back into the routine, here is...
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Seriously FUN Ways to Teach Shapes!
Shapes and geometry... two of my favorite math units to teach.  There are so many creative ways to teach these concepts,and let's face it, it's a whole lot more FUN than teaching primary students to...
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Science Interactive Notebooks from Carson-Dellosa
Unless you've been hiding under a rock you know thatinteractive notebooks are all the rage.  A fun way to teach and reinforce effective note taking skills, they also help students learn organization,...
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Cause and Effect With Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad...
In order to turn our readers into comprehenders we need to go deep when working with a book.  One of my very favorite books that makes reading for meaning so much fun isAlexander and the Terrible,...
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Butterfly Math and Science Activities
Raising butterflies in our classroom is always oneof the highlights each year. Â We wait with baited breathfor our caterpillars to arrive and then we get right to itbecause they grow fast! This year I...
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EOS Lip Balm FREE Printable Thank You Tags
Every teacher knows they wouldn't make it a minute without the help and support of office staff, aides, teammates, and ESPECIALLY parent volunteers!  I like to find fun waysto say thank you and tell...
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Superhero Kindness Activity: Fill A Friend's City With Kind Words Of Kryptonite!
Last year I started a new end of the year tradition in my classroom.I wanted to make our last week as memorable, meaningful, and asmuch FUN I could!  I decided to give my second graders a blowout...
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5 Fun Favorite Activites for the First Week of School
As back to school season draws near, I know you're already thinking about your first week of school.  What can I doto make my new class comfortable?  How can we all get to know each other? Where can I...
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Fostering the Home-School Connection Through Friday Letters
Teachers everywhere embrace the importance ofa solid connection between home and school andstrive to build positive and respectful parent partnerships.All teachers understand the value of volunteersand...
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Easy Charts for Apple Activities & Free Math Printable
September is always a festival of apple activities in my classroom! There are so many fun ways to incorporate apples across the curriculum. Over the next couple of weeks I'll share some of my favorite...
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What's In Johnny's Appleseed's Knapsack?
The apple-fest continues withmy favorite apple activities for every subject!Today I'll show you some fun activitiesto do while learning about Johnny Appleseed.A few years ago, on Sept. 26th,Johnny...
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Collective Nouns Apple Activities, Grammar Craft & Interactive Notebook
As our apple activities series continuesI wanted to show you some ways to includegrammar, specifically collective nouns,into your apple theme.Make An Apple Themed ChartI like to incorporate a theme...
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Apple Books and Videos for Kids
There are so many wonderful apple books and videos for kids it's hard to decide which ones to use.  I've compiled a few  favorite that I use each yearand my class really enjoys!During our apple...
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Happy Kids Apple Baskets & Free Printable Behavior Coupons
Happy kids means happy behavior and duringyour apple theme why not include your behaviorroutine?Bring On Good BehaviorBring on best behavior by acknowledgingstudents with apple themed couponsPrimary...
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Apple Up Your Fall Bulletin Boards!
Happy almost Fall! Today, as our apple activitiesseries continues, I want share a fun and  easy wayto apple up your fall bulletin boards AND saveyou time!I try to work smarter, not harder, when it...
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