Hi friends! This post is primarily for upper grades, but I wanted to share with my first grade friends too. It *could* be modified to fit the needs of lower grades, but it went really well in my classroom today so I thought ...
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A few weeks ago as I was teaching away, I noticed that my kids were completely bored. This is a big pet peeve of mine. Yes, I know that every day in a classroom can't be a fun party, but I HATE when my kids aren't engaged. I ...
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Be sure and follow me on Instagram at msleslieann01 :) Here's Week 8 Recap {Day 38- New blog design!} {Day 39- Working hard while staying at my grandparents} {Day 40- Tuck Everlasting charts} {Day 41- My ...
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Hi friends! We had a training during plan this morning where we did a fun little formative assessment activity at the end. I loved it so much that I decided to try it out at the end of today's lesson. All three of my reading ...
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"It's starting to get good!"  I love overhearing this from my sweet students! And they're right...Tuck Everlasting is getting good! We are starting Chapter 4 tomorrow and we are continuing to do lots of activities that ...
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Hi friends! I am fortunate enough to be writing this post in my comfy pjs while sipping hot chocolate. Snow days are simply wonderful, aren't they? I wanted to share with y'all what all we did yesterday. :) This week our ...
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