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Egg-Cellent Easter
Spring is probably my 2nd favorite season in the classroom (fall is the first). The cold months can make kids and teachers a little stir crazy, but spring is hope of warmer weather and another great season called summer! We…
What is Fluent?
Fluent reading is very important! We know that! We want our kids to be fluent and to practice to get fluent right? We say the word a lot, but do we really teach what it means? We read in front…
A Few Favorite Websites
I know I’ve been kind of “out of it” on the BLOG lately and for that I am sorry. But I am treading water. You should SEE my laundry pile! And I have laundry that has been washed and is…
Before and After
I just have to share the BEST before and AFTER ever! I recently traveled to a school in Texas to do some training on Writer’s Workshop, and while I have a lot I could post about writing, I am choosing…
Show and Tell from Birdville ISD
I was in Birdville ISD last month and took so many pictures of CUTE, CUTE, CUTE stuff! I am sharing that CUTENESS with you today. My photo taking skills are not so great here, but look at those curtains!…
March Currently
I’m a few days late, but I needed a SNOW DAY to get this done evidently. Thank you Mother Nature for the Winter Wonderland this Wednesday. Here is my March Currently from Oh’ Boy 4th Grade! Listening: I have so…
The View from DCPS
I spent the morning at a school in DCPS today! I just love being in a school! I love being around kids! I love seeing teachers do what they do and do it well! So this morning I was part…
February Currently- Better Late Than Never
Better late than never- that’s an expression I use very infrequently because I’m rarely ever late! But, I kind of forgot to do this until I was looking at my friend’s blogs. Thanks Frizz in First for reminding me- even…
Vocabulary Go Fish
I’m working on a presentation called Purposeful Planning with the Common Core right now. One of the things we will be learning about in that session is Vocabulary and the call of the Common Core for explicit vocabulary instruction of…
Keeping Up With All the WRITING in Writer’s Workshop
I had a teacher contact me with this question: “I am in DESPERATE need of suggestions on how to handle the writing that is done during Writer’s Workshop. I am using the two taped together folders right now, but I…
My FIRST Guest Blogger…
Let me introduce my “kid sister teacher”. That is what I feel she is. She is a doll. She has been a participant in many of my trainings and she is just cute as a button. Here is a picture…