Happy Friday everyone! Week 3 kicked my butt. I was exhausted everyday this week. It wasn't especially difficult or anything, I just FELT it. Summer is over for good. Sayonara. Adios. Au revoir, mes amis. Back to the real world. But before I completely retreat into my shell for the weekend, here is ...
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Seat Crate Tutorial
Today I'm sharing my seat crate tutorial! It took some time to get the plywood pieces cut and ready, but everything else was easy peasy. Here are the pictures of my new little seat crates and the step by step directions on how to create your own.
You'll need a few items to start your DIY ...
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First Day of School
The first day of school is usually an early release day and flies by quick! We start the day by learning new classroom procedures and take a classroom tour. Maybe do a few read alouds, rule flip books, and cover a few of my 1st-5th grade back to school activities found here. You can download it for ...
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Adopt A Classroom & vh1 Do Something Awards
Did any of you watch the VH1 Do Something Awards last night?? My littles and I were featured on a VH1 public service ad for Adopt-a-Classroom and JC Penny! I was so excited to see them crafting away during the commercial looking all sorts of fashionable in their JC Penny outfits! It was also pretty ...
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10 Things I’ve Learned from Teaching
I'm linking up today with the lovely Miss Kindergarten to tell you what I've learned from teaching so far. This year marks my 6th year of teaching and I still get butterflies in my stomach thinking about the 1st day of school!
1) Pencils will disappear like no other. No clue where they go or end ...
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Better Life Bags
I'm super excited to tell you about a company called Better Life Bags! I've blogged about Rebecca's Better Life Bags in another post, but if you haven't checked out her gorgeous bags already, you need to do it!
They are all so stunning and you can design your own too. Plus, the gals who sew and ...
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Back to School Banners
I can't believe it's been 10 whole days since I last blogged! I promise it's for a good reason though! The hubby and I have been traveling and experiencing life in the south. Well, New Orleans to be exact. That's as far south as we California folk have ever been! And let me tell you...we LOVED it! ...
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Back to School Freebies
By popular demand, the 3rd grade back to school freebie I made last week is now available for grades 1st-5th! Just click on any of the images or download here through this link! I also created a "wash your hands" poster since I needed one to post above our classroom sink.
You can download that ...
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Five for Friday, Freebie, and Astronaut Pics!
HAPPPPPY FRIDAY!!! I am so glad we have a 3 day weekend to recover from all this craziness called 10 more days of school...seriously...there aren't enough hours in the day to get all things on my checklist crossed off. I'm kind of a geek like that. It doesn't make me happy until it gets crossed off. ...
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Quick Tip for Workshop Time
My classroom tip for this week is how I organize my workshop/station time for ELA and math. After the whole group lesson I transition into reading groups or small group to reteach a concept/lesson. While I'm working with my sweeties, I make sure the rest of my students can work independently. To ...
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Presidents Day Freebie!
Hi everyone! I've been busy working on some engaging Presidents Day lessons to use with my students. They loved to work on close reads with a buddy and work on flip books.
See new unit below for more samples of what this informational unit will have!
But before you get the Sunday night blues, ...
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U.S. Government Lessons
Social studies is one of my favorite subjects to teach in 3rd grade. This past month, we've been learning about our U.S. government, specifically the 3 branches of government. Here area few engaging strategies I used to launch this fun unit.
I started out with a pictorial input chart (a strategy ...
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