Back to school time is one of my favorite times of year. Yes, it’s hectic, exhausting, and more than a bit overwhelming, but it’s so fun and exciting! I love being able to start fresh every year with new students, new ideas, and new goals. This year I am departmentalizing, and I’m teaching math, science, and […]
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Creative writing prompts often don’t have a place in today’s classroom. Rarely will we ever see creative writing in our standards or curriculum. However, it doesn’t have to be completely eliminated or replaced. I’ve found ways to incorporate creative writing prompts into the classroom, and students LOVE it! Why Use Creative Writing Creative writing can
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T If your looking for ideas on prepping your classroom for the new school year, be sure to keep reading. I’m officinally finished with classroom preparation, because today ends my first full week of back to school. As you already know, inservice days and first days with students are a complete whirlwind (although, some of
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There are few things more exhausting, yet exciting, than the start of a new school year. I had to put my product creating and blogging on pause for a couple of weeks while I set up my new classroom and taught my first week of school. During this time of year, I always feel like there
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It’s to for back to school prep! This summer I’ve been a bundle of nerves and emotions. While I’m excited to begin teaching a new grade level at a new school, I’m also incredibly nervous. I know that I’ll miss my former teacher friends, students, and all that was comfortable. There has been more than
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These amusement part themed addition and subtraction worksheets are sure to be a hit with students. They’re great for extra reinforcement and practice and can be incorporated into any classroom. You can find these addition and subtraction worksheets on TpT. There are TWO VERSIONS of the addition and subtraction worksheets! The numbers in the more
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I’ve always taught upper elementary, but I did most of my college field experience with younger students. In fact, I had a 15 week internship in first grade, which I fell in love with. I had the great fortune of working with one of the, if not THE, best teacher I’ve ever known. Her classroom
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Now that it’s what I not so affectionately refer to as “testing season” directional vocabulary is more important than ever. I do want to throw out a disclaimer and say that I do not believe good test prep is, or should be, the same thing as “drill and kill” and/or “teaching to the test”. Those
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Last year one of my third grade teaching partners had a great idea for a fun way to practice multiplication facts! We had an multiplication egg hunt where students matched eggs based on different multiplication facts. It was one of those activities that had students laughing and smiling ear-to-ear, and I absolutely plan to do it
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I think the days between now and the end of the school year are, by far, the most difficult days of the school year. Teachers are tired; students are tired; the pressure of testing is mounting, and we’re all starting to see summer break on the horizon. Despite the challenges, I know that the show
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