Aren't lazy Sundays the best? I've done absolutely nothing today except reading and write this blog post. Sometimes a little break is exactly what you need! This week we are diving into our second vocabulary cycle, starting ...
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Hi y'all! Today is going to be a quick one! I wanted to pop in and share with y'all a little reference sheet I made. TBE (text based evidence) is BIG and students need to know how to show evidence in their written responses. I ...
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Is this not a major problem or what? I always struggle with makeup work and I'm really excited to share with y'all my newest system for making sure absent students get their makeup work. So, what have I done in the ...
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Sunday is quickly becoming my favorite day of the week because that means it's planning time! I've realized I LOVE using this Day Designer planner from Target to plan out my teaching week because I get to decorate it using ...
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Happy Saturday! I haven't posted all week and I hate that! We had our first full week of class this week and I was super busy and failed to keep up with the blog. I'll do better next week! :) At my school, we use STAR Reading ...
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Happy {rainy} Monday, y'all! Today was our first "real" day of reading and I thought I'd share a bit with y'all! We began our novel Frindle today. Last year I started reading this a little later and we took a little bit longer ...
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