While recently reading through my favorite blogs, I learned about the most darling etsy shop called Amanda Catherine Designs. She has gorgeous prints that I can't wait to get my hands on, but what caught my eye were the pencil ...
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I spent my Sunday painting pumpkins. I have seen such cute pumpkin painting ideas here lately, so I thought I'd give it a go. It was such fun! I had to quit because I ran out of pumpkins so I may just have to pick some more up ...
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I spent the weekend gathering mums and pumpkins. While it might not feel like autumn here in Alabama, I'm more than ready to sip apple cider and watch Hocus Pocus. :) Happy October! ...
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September was a blur and I regret to say that I neglected both Life in First Grade and Life in Fifth Grade. And while we are on the subject, I've full on abandoned my lifestyle/fashion blog. It's my weekly goal to get back ...
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I posted on Instagram (msleslieann01) a few weeks ago my love of the the Who Was series. These are WONDERFUL resources for teaching biographies and they are working great in our fifth grade room. I created a pack of guided ...
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We completed our first weekly project last week and I am so proud of my kids! They did a fabulous job! The project was called "Analyze a Character". The kids had to pick a book character from a story that they had read and list ...
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