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Owl Clip Chart for Classroom Management and a Behavior Think Sheet Freebie
So one of the classroom management strategies I am loving this year is my Owl Behavior Clip Chart. I have fifth graders, so I know that at that age sometimes people move away from the clip chart. My...
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Workshop Wednesday: Spelling Lists with Greek and Latin Roots
This week I am linking up with Jivey's Workshop Wednesday for Word Work. This year I really wanted to spend more time on Greek and Latin Roots. I also really wanted to do a weekly spelling list, but...
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Peek at My Week: Life of a Star, Explorers, and Letter Writing
Here is a peek at my week (1 day late):ScienceWe are finishing up a project where my students had to design their own planet. We have been studying the planets and the solar system. I am going to blog...
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A Letter Writing Freebie and Teaching Point of View and Persuasive Writing
The last week has been super busy. My students have had a lot of fun studying letter writing. We started out talking about the parts of a letter. We made a flapbook to go over all of the parts.You can...
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Goodbye What Not to Wear
I was going to blog hours ago, but I got caught up watching the Series Finale of What Not to Wear. It was strange to me when they announced this last season to realize it was the tenth season. It...
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Peek at My Week: Bats and Spiders Research
Some how some way I will figure out my routine. Anyway, I wanted to share about my plans for the week. You can read my food menu plans for the week at Balancing the Backpack.We are studying bats and...
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Getting ready for the iNACOL Conference and NAGC Conference
We have had a fun week of studying bats and point of view. I am going to share more tomorrow about what all we have been up to.I wanted to pop in and tell you I am excited about going to the iNACOL...
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Five for Friday: Bats and Point of View
This week my students have been studying Point of View and Bats. I am going to link up with 5 for Friday to show you what we have been up to.I found this great little Point of View freebie pack from...
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Creating Learners with 21st Century Skills
Last week I went to the iNACOL conference in Orlando on online and blended learning. It was a great experience and gave me a lot to think about. There were a lot of great discussions on personalizing...
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Tried It Tuesday: Close Reading and 21st Century Skills
I just finished up a Statistics midterm, and my brain is tired. I wanted to link up with Holly's Tried It Tuesday though. I actually have a few different websites I have been trying out with my class I...
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Growth Mindset and SMART goals
The NAGC (National Association for Gifted Children) Conference was amazing. My head is spinning with both things I really need to consider as a teacher, as well as a graduate student. One thing I felt...
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Entrepreneurship Simulation Game for a Lemonade Stand
Did you know that November 18-24 is Global Entrepreneurship week? You can read more at this link about Global Entrepreneurship Week.Go Venture is a company that has online games and simulations. They...
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Thankgiving take-home project idea for a real world application assessment
I can't believe my first semester of my PhD is almost over. It is almost over, but there is still so much to do. Tonight I just have a quick post. I want to share a Thanksgiving Break take-home...
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Common Core Language Arts Resources on Teachers Pay Teachers and a Sale
Well, I was really excited to have this whole week off, so I could get lots of stuff done along with the resting and being Thankful. I started off my break with a cold, and essentially worked hard this...
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Weekly Writing Inspiration and December Essay Writing
I hope you are getting some great shopping in at the TpT Cyber Monday sale. I spent my fair share today, but I got so many great things!I wanted to share some writing resources I am really excited...
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Planning for Choice and Time in the Language Arts block for Student...
I'll forewarn you - this is a long post but lots of good ideas. Sometimes you just have to work through your thoughts...This is my second year of working in a blended learning environment. By...
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Christmas Writing Ideas and Figurative Language
So we started our December essays today. I printed the December Essay Menu on cardstock and taped it to the board. I explained that we are going to start doing one essay per month, but they would have...
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Common Core Math Websites
I thought I would share some of my favorite Common Core Math websites and how I use them. I teach math grades 4-6 in one room at the same time, so access to easy differentiated practice is awesome....
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Using Biographies to Discuss Nonfiction, Achievement, and Martin Luther King...
Remember me...I used to blog. It has been over a month. That is the longest I have ever gone without blogging. December was crazy. I was finishing up finals for my first semester as a doctoral...
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Word Mapping for Vocabulary Instruction
Well, I really do want to get back to blogging more than once a week. The last week I really got back in the routine of being full-time teacher and part-time doctoral student. I had a cold this past...
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