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Make the Most of Digital Student Memory Books

Make the Most of Digital Student Memory Books

As we near the end of the school year, I’ve been racking my brain coming up with substitutes for all the fun EOY activities. Even though we won’t be able to have award ceremonies in person or share our yearbooks together, we CAN still make special memories. I absolutely love this blog post that Elementary Nest wrote about digital ideas… Read More

Mother’s Day and Father’s Day in the Inclusive Classroom

Mother’s Day and Father’s Day in the Inclusive Classroom

This post contains affiliate links. As I have grown as an educator, I have started to see so many things in a new light. Mother’s Day and Father’s Day is something I went into teaching knowing it was sensitive. Having grown up with divorced parents and several step-parents, I knew it could be awkward for kids. I remember only getting… Read More

Digital Activities for Vowel Teams and Diphthongs

Digital Activities for Vowel Teams and Diphthongs

This post contains affiliate links. That means I share a quick link for you on Amazon and I get a little referral fee. BUT they are always things I use frequently and believe in! This referral fee helps keep this website up and running and doesn’t cost you anything! So sometime in the future you’ll be reading this blog post… Read More

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  • Do you need a quick and effective way for your students to review the skills they have worked on during first grade? Years ago, I created a quick paper review for students to work on during the last few weeks of first grade or the first few weeks of second grade. You can get that here.
  • Toda investigación muestra que la educación bilingüe es más efectiva para los estudiantes, sin embargo, es muy difícil encontrar recursos detallados y completos en español. He estado trabajando con algunos traductores increíbles en estos últimos meses para compartir recursos que pueden usar en sus salones de clases bilingües y de dos idiomas.
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  • Christmas Writing Printables, Flipbooks, and Activities
  • Teaching Narrative Writing Tips and Activities. In this teaching resource blog post I am going to share best practices I think are best, mentor text suggestions, and even a closer look at Common Core expectations. I hope you can walk away with ideas, activities, and inspiration for your narrative writing lesson plans.Learn more here!
  • I created this product to use at the beginning of the year to see where my students are. It is a collection of 27 1-page assessments to gather information and drive your instruction.
  • This 275-page packet includes centers, activities, word lists and printables to teach vowel teams and dipthongs in your kindergarten, 1st grade and 2nd grade classrooms! These games and activities are the perfect addition to your phonics instruction and can be used as a class activity or as literacy centers.
  • Amazing Classroom Reveal: Using a Cricut for Classroom Decor. The cricut can be used to make vinyl lettering and artwork for your classroom and other needs. If you want to do a classroom makeover the cricut is the tool you need. | Create Dream Explore
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