It’s Friday night and what am I doing? Experimenting with someecards. These little puppies have been popping up all over Pinterest and they make me giggle. The ecard below is my attempt at humor and making my own ecards. I made this in literally 2 minutes. The website is quick, easy, and fun. Follow my Teacher Humor board on…
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Do You Have a Class Theme Song?
We do! Our’s is “What I Am” by Will.i.am (Sesame Street). It’s a great song to play in the morning as students are coming in/end of day when students are waiting to leave. My kids like to act it out as they’re singing. For example, when they hear the word stronger, they flex their muscles. Sometimes I Youtube the lyrics…
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Using a Focus Wall, Highlighting Current Reading Strategies, and Classroom Walkthroughs
I was Pinspired by reading focus walls that were popping up every where on Pinterest over the summer. A big push in our district is inclusion and posting objectives so that anyone, especially students, can know what they will be learning. I also wanted a designated place for my current anchor charts. I do not have enough wall space for…
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How I Stay Organized with My Teacher Binder
Organization is something I have to work at. My desk begins the day clean and organized, but by the end of the day, it looks like a dumping ground of papers, books, markers, pens, etc. The only thing that keeps me sane is my Teacher Binder. The one place where everything has a home. Finally, I can go to…
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Using Sticky Notes as a Formative Assessment
Conferences are this week so I’ll be using the grand old saying “a picture is worth a thousand words,” to get my point across. I like love using Post-it® Notes as a quick formative assessment for just about anything. I’m sharing two ways I have most recently used these colorful wonders in my classroom. I’m sure every teacher who…
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