Don't you just love stumbling upon a good junk store find? I found these two wicker chairs for a whopping $12 each. Yes, they aren't in the best condition, but they will look just adorable on my back porch! Isn't it amazing ...
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Today, we practiced finding the author's purpose of a text. We practiced on lots of different texts, which I'm working on putting together is a small packet, but I wanted to go ahead and share a quick resource I created that ...
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Last week, we talked a lot about character traits. My kids were having a lot of trouble giving specific traits to characters. We needed to expand our vocabulary and digger deeper to really analyze our characters. I did an ...
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If you follow me on Instagram (msleslieann01) then you know what has pretty much consumed my life for the past few weeks. I've never worked harder on a unit and I can proudly say it's finally done!  I am so excited to ...
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Our comprehension skill this week is Drawing Conclusions, so I decided to also incorporate some close reading in with our whole group lessons. I've been LOVING this book. So many great ideas. We use the Scott Foresman ...
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I had big plans to post this yesterday, but then I became glued to the Oscars. I watched all 3 hours just to see Leonardo Dicaprio finally win an oscar and then he didn't win! I was so disappointed, but I loved Ellen's hosting! ...
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