January Curriculum Map

January 11, 2017 by ·

A few days late but here is our big ideas for January! I love January because it feels like a fresh start. I was so impressed with my kiddos yesterday when they were writing about their winter breaks. It felt like they were really taking their time and trying to sound out words. Because I […]

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Reindeer Fact Freebie

December 7, 2016 by ·

It’s that time of the year where we are all scrambling to find some meaningful activities while still trying to be festive! I love talking about reindeer this time of the year and doing a lot of various fiction and non-fiction books. Here are some of my favorites! This is so fun to have up […]

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December Curriculum Map

December 4, 2016 by ·

Sorry I’m a few days late but I’m still recovering from my trip to Minnesota! We already started our Gingerbread unit this week where we do a lot with comparing characters and stories. I also have the students start using character pictures to re-tell the story. As we all know, December is a crazy busy […]

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Minnesota Kindergarten Conference

December 2, 2016 by ·

So far, I am loving my time here in Minnesota! You all have been absolutely wonderful and I can’t wait for our after lunch sessions. As promised, here are the sessions from today. Everything in my TpT store will be on sale today and tomorrow! Squeezin’ in Science and Social Studies Again, so much content! […]

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Inference Lesson *In My Fur Ring”

November 14, 2016 by ·

I LOVE this idea and I take zero credit because it is not mine. A fab 5th grade teacher, Kelli M., that used to teach at my school came up with this fun idea and it is absolutely genius. I put a few of my own twists on it but I think this is such a […]

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November Curriculum Map

November 5, 2016 by ·

Bah! Sorry friends….a few days late on this one. I have been a tad wrapped up in the Cubs winning the World Series. I am a die hard fan so it has been a big week with very little sleep 🙂 Woohoo!!! Go Cubs!!!! My kiddos were all excited because I was so excited. This […]

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Thick and Thin Questions

October 30, 2016 by ·

It’s that time of the year when we all start to feel a little bit anxious about the breaks we have coming in our future. A lot of us just got done with our Fall breaks and we have Thanksgiving and Christmas break on the horizon. This is also the time of year when we […]

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Phonemic Awareness Set 2

October 15, 2016 by ·

Happy Saturday! I am finally finished with Set 2 of my Phonemic Awareness Activities! People ask, does it really only take 5 minutes? Yes! Once you start to get in the groove, you get a little quicker and the students know what to expect. I have a FB live you can watch for this set […]

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