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Thinking Outside The Box
Hello Everyone!I hope you are having a great weekend! We got to go to the Texas Rangers Opening Weekend game last night and had a blast! What a great game!! It really got me thinking about the...
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OUCH! A Study on ou and ow!
Hello Everyone!Just a super quick share tonight! We are coming up on the tricky word work study of the diphthongs ou and ow. The exceptions to the common rule that ou (as in ouch) is usually found at...
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Natural Resources
Hello Everyone!Another quick share today. I am working on 2 huge events that are consuming my extra time---but are both so worth while. I'm on a hunt today for about a hundred old rusty horseshoes!!...
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Showing Not Telling and a Quick Printable Earth Day Unit
Hello Everyone!I loooooove this time of year. I (OH! And the kids, too!) can really start seeing all the work we've put into our written express come to fruition! The last couple of weeks we've been...
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The Magic of Spring
Hello Everyone!My apologies for the lack of posting lately. I am sure you know how busy it gets at school this time of year. Along with all the regular testing, field tripping, and other curriculum...
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Soil and Rocks!
Hello Everyone!Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there...and to all the dads, grandparents, friends, and others who also fulfill the mom role. Your job is so important! Celebrate your commitment...
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Lick, Lick! Drip, Drip!
Hello Everyone!Are you ready for the last few weeks??? I love the last bit of time I have with my littles! They absolutely shine in everything they do! Their confidence has skyrocketed and they feel...
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Camping Unit
Hello Everyone!!I know I said I probably wouldn't post again before school got out, but I wanted to quickly share this little pack that I hope to have time to do the very last week! I wanted to save...
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Summer Learning
Hello Everyone!!I can't believe how long it has been since my last post. School has been out for 2 weeks, but we've had our staff retreat, a facebook bookstudy, another writing curric. to study...and...
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Monster Beginning of the Year Unit!
Hello Everyone!!Well, it happened again. A huge apology for not posting much this summer! I am so enjoying being home. I am just feeling the stress melting off my sholders. I'm getting a lot done on...
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"Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.” - William Wordsworth
Hello Everyone!This post is a joyful and emotional one for me. Mostly because as I was creating this little writing unit, it brought back some incredible memories and brought some joy for the days to...
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Small Moment Stories and Minding your "Peas" and Q's!
Hello Everyone!I know! I know! Two posts in two days??? What??? Well, I told you that I was digging deeper into Lucy Calkins Units of Study for first grade and her first resource Small Moments has...
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Writer's Workshop and Me and My School Updated!
Hello Everyone!What??? Summer's almost over?? How can that be? I will finally get together on the beach with my fam next week...yes, the week before teachers go back!! I am cutting it close! But...
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Writers Workshop Anchor charts for Small Moments
Hello Everyone!Wow!! I just have to say that a little bit of "sand in the toes" time does wonders for the mind, body, and spirit! It was a well needed time of decompression and rejuvenation as a...
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Two Weeks Down! A monstrous start!!
Hello Everyone!Well, two weeks are in the books! I have a wonderful group of firsties! I love them all already! It is going to be a monstrously fun year! The kids have loved our Monster theme. Here...
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Writing Tools, Uppercase Letters, and Johnny Appleseed
Hello Everyone!Again, I have to apologize for my delay in posting. Two more weeks down and we are moving right along, stronger than ever! I wanted to post a little bit about how my writer's workshop...
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Falling For Place Value
Hello Everyone!!Quick post today! I think fall might actually be in the air...I do see a few leaves falling, even though the temps are not. Hope it's cooling down a bit for you all. This season is a...
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Home Sweet Home - "Human Characteristics of Place"
Hello Everyone!Another quick share tonight. Next week we will be studying the differences in homes, food, and activities of humans all around us. Kids love learning about other cultures. I put...
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Weather, Writing Partners and Schema (and oh yeah! A little skydiving, too!)
Hello Everyone!Happy weekend!! And it is a beauty here!! Great weather for some baseball, some yard work, and some skydiving! What?? That's right! On Saturday, I went with my hubby to watch him take...
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Candy Corn Math!! Sweet!
Hello Everyone!Before I share my newly updated Candy Corn Connection math unit, I want to share my favorite activity from this past week. In social studies we were learning about the differences in...
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