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A new school year brings us fresh new learners and fresh new challenges. I’ve already laid out my case for using literacy centers in your classroom, but if you haven’t tried it yet, go back and read this post. Teaching students how to complete centers in your classroom requires careful planning, training, and lots of practice, much like everything else…
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I have a passion for Guided Reading and Literacy Centers. Truly, they are the backbone of my classroom instruction – the meat-and-potatoes of my first grade curriculum. Some things can be skipped or pushed to the next day, but not these key components. The structure and routine we have built are crazy important to me. The way I run these…
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Hi friends! This week’s Building Back to School linky party’s topic is Reading Tools. Thanks for joining me! I have been obsessed with Close Reading this past year. Why? Because I have been working without a reading curriculum, that’s why! You see, my first grade team all used a basal series when I started teaching first grade 5 years ago. …
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Hi friends! This week’s Building Back to School linky party’s topic is Classroom Tools. Thanks for joining me! I think many teachers would agree….my most valuable classroom tools are my books! Books are the BEST for teaching everything from facts about spiders to why leaves are green and how to be a good friend. Used as engaging read-alouds, these…
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Hi friends! I have been super busy finishing some things up for TPT’s Back to School Sale….and STILL need to get to school to finish setting up my classroom! I’m sure all of you have been equally busy! I’m joining the Big Heartland Bloggers for a HUGE giveaway link up. I’ll be giving away my brand-new 5 Minute Calendar…
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I had so much fun with the first task of the TpT Seller Challenge. I chose to edit my Triple Scoop Writing product. It was one of my very first products, and my design style has DEFINITELY changed since creating it! The cover was very boring and was so much fun to update! Brand new cover, new graphics and fonts,…
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