Just Watch...
Today, I just sat and watched my students as they chose books. One transition we use in our classroom is to just choose a book from a basket in the middle of our big, round carpet. This is the carpet...
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An Author's Celebration!
We recently held an Author's Celebration to showcase the fantastic writing of our students. We sent the following invitation to parents.The students had published some non-fiction pieces to present to...
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Freebie - Additon and Subtraction to 20
Click on the image below to download my latest freebie on TpT.
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Freebie!
Check out my newest freebie, which is a sample from a larger product I'm working on. Let me know what you think! Just click on the image and it will take you to TpT.
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All About Books
We teach Writer's Workshop with mini-lessons in the style of Lucy Caulkins. We recently held an author's celebration where the children presented their "All About" books to parents. They are fantastic....
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Freebie for my blog followers!
I got this great idea from Melissa at First Grade Smiles. A freebie frame/writing paper just for you good folks! I hope you like it =). If you like my bunnies, they are part of my Funny Bunny set on...
View ArticleGuided Reading
I recently started using Deanna Jump's Guided Reading program. I can't tell you how fantastic it is for my first graders. There is a good reason why it is one of TpT's bestsellers. It really...
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Fantastic Homework Projects
Once a month, we give a new "inquiry" project to our students as homework. We are currently studying wood and paper, so the inquiry project for March was to research how to find out how old a tree is....
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Wood and Paper
We just finished the FOSS Wood and Paper unit. My students had a great time with the last few activities, which explored the many uses of paper.Here, students had to open up boxes at the seams and...
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Chicky Bookmarks
We made some little chick bookmarks to sell for charity at our school's upcoming fair. They are made with fingerprints of yellow paint and then a black and orange sharpie.
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Fix it Up! Level 1 Available on TpT!
If you liked my freebie preview, here is the first level of my Fix it Up morning work / literacy center daily activity.
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We are Learning How to Research!
We have started working on basic research skills, and these 7-year olds are truly impressing me! I showed them what good, concise note-taking looks like. They caught on right away and added a few notes...
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