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Personal Finance for Kids
Hello Everyone!I know! It has been a long time since my last post. Â I have had so much family stuff going on that I have been absolutely crazy tired by the end of the day. Â I think things are settling...
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May You Have Enough...and a Beginning of Year Camping Unit!
Howdy All!I took a little break from blogging this summer. Â I can't believe how many e-mails I received asking what was going on because they hadn't heard from me in a while. In all honesty, I needed...
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First Week Fun
Howdy All!!WOW!!! One week down already!  We had such an awesome first week. I love my new group of VIK's  so much already! I am so looking forward to my 34th year as a teacher!!!  I wanted to share a...
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Celebrating our 10th day!
Howdy All!I can't believe we are 10 days into our school year already! We have had such a busy beginning of the year, it was nice to take a day and just celebrate the number 10. That's right! Â We...
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Dandy Dozen Day and Coming Up? Apples!!
Howdy All!!Thanks for stopping by today. Dandy Dozen Day has come and gone and we had a blast! I think the kids really connected with the number 12! Â Here are some pics.We talked about the different...
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PLACE VALUE!!
Howdy All!!!Place value is always a tricky math concept to teach little ones. Â We worked very hard on this objective this week. Â The kids already had a sense of what it was all about because we have...
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SUPER SENTENCES! (Mentor Sentences, Sentence Imitating), a little math fun...
Hello Everyone!!This post is a mix of writing, math, and a downloadable editable lesson plan template.So hold on tight and stay with me!!The case for using mentor sentences or sentence imitating begins...
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Creating Critical Thinkers through Questioning!
Hello Everyone!!I really can't even believe how long it has been since my last post!! Â I am so sorry! Thanks to all those who have e-mailed me asking about my absence. Â You are too kind. We have had a...
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Santa's Stuck Again!!! What?? (Plus a little mouse, that green guy, and new...
Hello Everyone!I just wanted to catch you up on what we've been up to. If you are a first grade teacher(or anyone working with kids!), you know how exciting this time of year is! We have to work hard...
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Hello Everyone!!This time of year makes for busy households and busy school days...but we power through...and glean those precious moments of pure joy with our families and with our students. One more...
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Happy New Year! My 2017 is going to be...
Hello Everyone!I hope everyone had a wonderfilled holiday season! Â Mine was filled with family, fun, food, and fabulousness!! My favorite time of year! I'm so grateful for our time together.Taking a...
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Poetry Unit Updated!
Hello Everyone!Well, we made it through our first week back after winter break! Â It was a four day week for kids, but teachers were there all five! Â We enjoyed some inservice time together on Monday...
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Snowballs!!
Hello Everyone!Hope everyone had a great weekend, and perhaps a long weekend. Â We actually had a teacher inservice day today. Kids had off, but we as teachers got a lot done organizationally! Â Checked...
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MLK, Living and Non, adverbs, poetry, Oh My!
Hello Everyone!First of all, I want to thank Feedspot for naming this little blog one of the top 30 Firstgrade Teacher blogs on the internet!! Â What??? So honored! I haven't been blogging that long,...
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OOMPH! OOPS! Praise the Process!
Hello Everyone!!Well, it's been quite a week already and it's only Tuesday. Â I want to start off by sending a "shout-out" to some sweet first grade teachers in Conroe, Texas. Â The lovely girls at...
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Word Surgery and a New Unit on Owls!
Hello Everyone!!Finally had a few minutes to sit and write a post! Â I know I don't have to tell you how busy life can get. Â Sometimes it's hard to carve out some time to create and share!! Â Thanks for...
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Owl Open House and a Little Fiction/Nonfiction Fun
 Hello Everyone!I am coming to the end of my Spring Break already! It was wonderful to have time with my family.  We got to spend a little bit of rainy, cold time down in Galveston---I have been known...
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A Treasured Life...and Comparing and Ordering Numbers
Hello Everyone!My sincere apologies for not posting lately... I had to take a little time off as our family has experienced a very sad loss. My nephew's little baby girl, Lola, has passed away from...
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Expository Writing and a Little Pigeon
Hello Everyone!!!Thank you so much for all the sweet messages concerning our sweet little Lola. Â You all are the best!We all continue to grow stronger. Continued thoughts and prayers are appreciated!In...
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Thank You, Teacher!
Hello Everyone!Wow!! Â Summer is here for most of us. We made it! It was a school year filled with a lot of everything... ups, downs, laughs, tears, hoorays, and "I'm sorrys." A lot of learning and...
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