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There is a joy to a new school year. Fresh school supplies, a renewed sense of adventure and hope, first impressions, a new community of learners. The beginning-of-the-year carries a “high” that help support the demands, hours, and efforts it requires to invest in dozens of students’ and family lives. The kick-off to this push of adrenaline is Open House. An event that is filled with people, ...
Late February, early-March, I introduced Google Slides to my kindergartens. Let it be known, I waited this long because I was nervous. This was an adult issue, not a kid one. Still, I approached ...
Reading and math tool-kits provide basic, versatile tools that have multiple purposes and can be in a variety of contexts. Toolkits might stay at individual desks, be sent home with students in case ...
Reading volume matters. Whether it’s through read aloud, read-to-self or independent reading, listening to read, or core texts - our classrooms and schools should be filled with books. These books go ...
The bulletin board. Nothing drives fear and disgust into my heart like these 10x5 beasts can. Big rocks matter, especially in our classrooms. Between planning, preparing, collaborating, connecting ...
Over the last 8 weeks, we have covered a lot of ground. We've explored each other's classrooms, traded ideas, asked questions, and remembered why The ...
My name is Catherine, and I am an organization addict. It's true friends. I love procedures and order and know my classroom runs smoothly because of ...
Today I'm sharing some of my classroom 'must-haves'. These are resources that have paid dividends for me, completely worth the expense. We use these ...
Hey, friends! Today I wanted to drop by and share how our Writer's Workshop is developing. We jumped right into Narrative Writing and we are loving ...
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