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Hall Display to Last through the Year!
Every morning, before your students walk into your classroom, they pass through the hallways of... Read More
10 Best Organizing Tips for the Classroom
Although I’ve been teaching for a bajillion years, I still find that the littlest organizing... Read More
Second Grade Interactive Notebook
This STEP-BY-STEP INTERACTIVE WRITING NOTEBOOK is a complete Step-By-Step WRITER’S WORKSHOP program with engaging lessons,... Read More
DIY- Classroom Curtains
DIY- Super Easy Classroom Curtains- I am not kidding when I tell you it took... Read More
Get Ready for an Amazing Year of Writing!
Prepare Your Classroom 1. Writing Process with clothespins 2. Million Dollar Word Bulletin Board- I... Read More
HOW TO CREATE INTERACTIVE WRITING NOTEBOOKS and PORTFOLIOS
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10 Steps to Prepare for Writing Workshop
Are you ready for writing this year? This post will take you through ten steps... Read More
Notice, Think, and Wonder!
Are you looking for a great way to encourage a critical thinking conversation? This activity... Read More
Keeping a Memory Book of Students
So much has happened since my last day of school a week ago! Where do... Read More
10 Simple Steps to Making Chocolate Bars
Who loves chocolate? Me me me me me me!!!!!! Did I say me? Believe it... Read More
Effective Way to Teach Students How to Give Book Report Presentations!
Do you have trouble keeping students’ attention during book report presentations? Are your students ever... Read More
Headbandz Social Studies Review
We had so much fun today! We all needed to get up and moving around,... Read More
Valentine’s Day Sweet Parts of Speech
Here is a cute way to have your students practice parts of speech around Valentine’s... Read More
The Best Ways to Teach Revising and Editing
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Martin Luther King Jr. Activity
Since we were gone for two weeks and it is a new year, I wanted... Read More
More Writing Lessons for Narrative Writing
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Guest Post with Rachel Lynette
I am so excited to see my post on Rachel Lynette’s site! Go to Rachel’s... Read More
Topic Sentences and Relevant Details
Click here for an updated post on TOPIC SENTENCES! Click here for an updated post... Read More
Fragments and Run-ons for Interactive Notebooks
Click here for an updated post on FRAGMENTS! Click here for an updated post on... Read More
Archaeology Dig- Fun!!!
Before I tell you about this motivating project, I have to tell you about the... Read More