Hi friends! Today I'm sharing what I wore to work last week. The weather right now is pretty unpredictable, but for the most part, last week was almost spring like. I broke out my sandals and never looked back! I don't think I ...
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A Simple Approach to Close Reading
Hi friends! Today I wanted to talk about a simple way to start practicing close reading with your kids. I usually start by using the symbol card in my Close Reading Toolkits, but that seemed to be overwhelming for some of my ...
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January Reading Wrap Up
Y'all, January was a great reading month for me! I read a total of 10 books and I didn't hate one of them! I read so many great books and I cannot wait to share with y'all.
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Sticky Stroll: An Engaging Activity for Citing Evidence
I'm always trying to get my kids up and out of their seats! When kids move around the room, they are instantly more engaged in the lesson. When I saw Miss 5th's "Wisdom Walk" with her students, I immediately knew I had to ...
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Digital ReadWorks- Your new BFF
Hey y'all! If you follow me on Instagram (lifeinfifthgrade), then you know how much I absolutely LOVE Digital ReadWorks. I've posted about it several times and I always get a lot of questions about it so I thought I'd just ...
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Biggest Disappointments in Reading 2016
I read so many great books in 2016, but unfortunately they weren't all 5 stars. Today I thought I'd share a few books that I had such high hopes for but just didn't work for me.
The Siren by Kiera Cass
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