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Change can be hard. It can be necessary and uncomfortable. Sometimes we know we need to change but we’re not sure what that looks like. Our teacher worlds change all.the.time. As we learn more, watch others teach, work with different students, develop new strengths - we and our classrooms evolve. This is a good thing. Over time, we are honing our craft based on our learning, the research of ...
Oral Language matters. We want students speaking, share, and writing in complete sentences. When we give students opportunities to talk before writing, we are scaffolding their thinking and language. ...
Hi. I'm Catherine, and I struggle adulting. And food is hard. In the summer months, I am actually a great cook. But, during the school year, my teacher lunches consist of fruit and veggie trays, ...
Opinions are powerful. When we generate ideas for opinions, we ask ourselves – What do we know all about? What do I care about? What do I wish other people believed? How is my thinking different from ...
As adults, inform/explain writing is a majority of what we do. From responding to emails to sharing what is being learned in our classrooms to offering our families information about our daily ...
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 ...
Hey friends! This year, we're implementing a Daily 5 model for literacy and we are loving the different choices. Our block still looks a lot like ...
Well, it's here friends! I've been hanging out with 23 of my favorite little people for a week-and-a-half now, so it's time to show you our learning ...
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