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February 7, 2015

5 for Friday: Desk Fairies, Collaboration, and EdMarket

Happy Friday, friends! Just stopping by to share a few photos and stories from the week. 
Every week, we love walking into a new set of books on our display shelf. From favorite authors to favorite themes, I love giving my kids access to books they might not normally pick up or books they might not be able to read alone. With our bookshelf, students can partner-up and power through some great books. This week, our theme was teeth and groundhogs! Next week, we’ll visit Valentine’s Day and the following week is All about America. 

On Tuesday our Desk Fairy flew in and knew she had to step-up her game. Oh my! Our desks looked terrible. There were papers EVERYWHERE! She left just-right Scholastic Books on desks of those friends who’ve made the effort to keep their space clean and organized. There was some significant jealously and desk-cleaning when my friends walked in!

One afternoon eacg month one of the 14 elementary schools in our district opens their doors for a Teacher Open House. They are THE most interesting, inspiration-filled, community-building afternoons of the month. These are pictures from 4 different classrooms where I saw Teachers Pay Teachers in action. The Kinder team at the school this week is transitioning to Kickin’ It in Kindergarten’s BUILD math centers and were SO excited!

 This week our school received classroom-sets of Cuisenaire Rods, and we have been exploring with them ALL week – addition, subtraction, part/part/whole, and fact families. With my highest group of friends, we started considering how to create equal sums with different numbers using a scale. It was the perfect, hands-on way to begin our number study!

Also, I am beginning to get super excited about attending EDExpo 2015! In just a few weeks, retailers of educational brick & mortars and online stores will converge on Atlanta, Georgia for the premier showcase of educational supplies, materials, furnishings, and products. I’ll be joining with some awesome blogging friends to share our favorite up-and-coming resources for the classroom!

Thanks to Doodle Bugs for hosting Five for Friday. I hope you all have a wonderful week!

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  1. Em Hutchison says

    February 7, 2015 at 1:24 pm

    I look forwRd to seeing you in Atlanta!!! I am getting super excited.
    I really like your desk fairy idea!! Motivation at its finest! 🙂
    Em
    Curious firsties

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  2. Kelly McFarland says

    February 7, 2015 at 4:22 pm

    HaHa isn't the desk fairy fabulous?! Oh what a little flying friend can do. Looks like you had a great week!

    Kelly
    Lattes and Lunchrooms

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  3. Rachel - Mrs. O "Knows" says

    February 8, 2015 at 3:14 am

    I love the desk fairy! My fifth grade students REALLY need a desk fairy visit! I love the idea of a teacher open house! What a wonderful opportunity for collaboration!

    Rachel
    Mrs O Knows

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  4. Mrs. Spangler in the Middle says

    February 8, 2015 at 2:40 pm

    When I taught elementary, the desk fairy was one of my best friends! Along with a few of her sisters… That EdExpo looks very interesting! I'd love to hear more about it! 🙂

    -Lisa
    Mrs. Spangler in the Middle

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