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Mostly Math and a little Giggle!!
Hello Everyone!Yes, it's me. Â I survived the last week. Â It was parent conference and report card week. Â I think I figured out that I put in over 60 hours just at school. I 'm not sure how many hours...
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A little pumpkin and...Cinderella's in the house!
Hello Everyone!Can you believe it is already November?? Â What?? Where has the time gone? Â October was, of course, sooo busy. Â Here are a couple of pics of a few things we were able to accomplish!One of...
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Grateful...and Some Updated Units
Hello Everyone!!Grateful. It is a word that means so much more than thankful. Â I believe it reflects a deeper feeling than just thankful. There are things for which we are thankful and then there are...
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Help! Santa's Stuck!
Hello Everyone!I know! You're probably getting tired of seeing posts about this little unit, but each year this little lesson evolves a little bit more!! Â I'm talking about "Santa's Stuck." We read...
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Grinning With That Green Guy!-
Hello Everyone!I am hoping you all have had a wonderful weekend. Â We finally had some time to put up some Christmas decorations at the house. Â We are keeping it very simple this year as we focus on the...
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Using our Senses, Door Ornaments, Candy Canes, Book Elf Gift Tags, and Happy...
Hello Everyone!!We have been so busy learning about what good authors do to make writing interesting and visual. This past week we focused on "If You Take a Mouse to the Movies" and used the whole idea...
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Grinch Day 2015!!
Hello Everyone!Today was the day I look forward to every year! Â And...Oh! The kids do too!!! :) Â It was our 11th annual Grinch Day! Â We love celebrating this character---some of us see a bit of...
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Giving Sweet JOY!
Hello Everyone!It is the season of giving!! One of my very favorite things to do, especially this time of year, is for the kids to create something to give to someone else. Â In this day and time, we...
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Welcome 2015 and....Opinion Writing
Hello Everyone!!Happy New year to all of you! Â The end of 2015 and the beginning of 2016 have been very emotional for me. Â We started off our winter break visiting my son, Jordan in Indiana. He has...
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Shapes and Fair Shares!
Hello Everyone!We had a great 4 day week last week. Isn't it crazy how even though we sometimes have short weeks, we still try to fit 5 days worth of learning in? It really makes for a full few days!!!...
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Fraction Fun, Living and Nonliving, and MLK
Hello Everyone!I hope you are staying warm during this chilly weekend! Some of you are having downright COLD weather. Â Brrr! Â And my thoughts and prayers are going out to families affected by tornadoes...
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The Doctor is in!
Hello Everyone!I hope your week is going well! We have had an awesome week so far!! A ton of "hand to head to heart" activities! Â One that I know will stick with the kids is our "Word Surgery"...
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Interdependency Terrariums and The Cactus Hotel
Hello Everyone!I have a few minutes while waiting for some yummy veggie pizza to bake in the oven, so I thought I'd share a bit about what we've been doing in science. Â We finished our unit on living...
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100th Day!!! It's Almost Here!!
Hello Everyone!!Yes! The 100th Day of School is almost here! For us it will take place on Thursday!!! Â The kids always look forward to our 100th day!! Â We count up to it and down from it from our first...
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Sweet Valentine Fun
Hello Everyone!I quickly wanted to share a little sweet fun for you to share with your littles for Valentines (or Friendship) Day. The Spangler Candy Company has those great little gems, Dum Dums, for...
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Read Between the Lines
Hello Everyone!I am quickly sharing a mini unit on Inferencing...or as we like to call it, "Reading Between the Lines!"Teaching young readers to infer before, during, and after reading can be tricky....
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Soaring With Eagles and Hopping into Leap Day!
Hello Everyone!Is it really only Wednesday??? Â This teacher is already pooped!! We are gearing up for our annual Open House! Â It is a ton of work to get ready for the kids to "show off" but it is so...
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Soaring with Eagles and soon...Leprechauns!
Hello Everyone!My apologies for not posting for a bit, but spring break is here and I have absolutely been chillin'! Â It has been a crazy rainy week and with the hubs working, I have been just been...
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Writing to Teach...and Making Connections With Similes!
Hello Everyone!Happy Spring!!! Some of you are still in the grip of winter with snow and ice! Â Here in Texas, the temps are warming up, the trees are budding, and there are flowers everywhere! I am...
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Happy Poetry Month!
Hello Everyone!!Happy April and Happy Poetry Month!! Â Poetry is one of the parts of our writing curriculum that I look forward to so much! Â We read, discuss, analyze, and even memorize poetry every...
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