October Curriculum Map

September 26, 2016 by ·

Well it has been a hot minute since I have written a post and let me tell you, it’s not because I don’t want to! BUT doing my new little TK class and having Amelia (who has been sick pretty much the entire time she’s been back to school #kidgerms) hasn’t left me a ton […]

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Phonemic Awareness for Little Learners

August 28, 2016 by ·

The clouds have parted and the angels are singing…I finished a unit…HA! It has been a hot minute since I have been able to finish anything with the moving of houses and classrooms so I am so thrilled to be able to get something on my to do list done. Let me tell you about […]

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Monday Vegas Sessions

July 18, 2016 by ·

Day 1 of Vegas! I can’t tell you how much I LOVE coming out here and getting to meet all of the wonderful teachers and learn from all of you. No WAY do I think I’m the expert so if you came to my sessions today and got nothing out of them…lie on your feedback…I […]

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Mush Mush Readers

July 3, 2016 by ·

As you all know, I am going to be teaching TK next year. TK stands for “transitional kindergarten”, which is basically for those kiddos that come to K that are right on the cutoff but their parents don’t want to send them to pre-k for another year. If you want to read more about it, […]

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What is TK?

May 22, 2016 by ·

Let me go ahead and start off by saying that I never dreamed that I would be walking out of my Kindergarten classroom to teach something other than what I have been doing. When I first moved in to that classroom, I thought that surely I would be there for 30+ years doing what I […]

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Peek at My Week (Eric Carle and Insects)

April 10, 2016 by ·

Once Spring starts up, I just can’t get enough of Eric Carle! It seems that I find a way to incorporate his books at least once a week between now and the end of the year. We also start our study on insects this week as well. Lots of great books on our bookshelf this […]

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Peek at My Week {back at it}

March 27, 2016 by ·

This feels crazy going back to work! I went back for one full day before Spring Break and then it was a week off so I don’t think I was officially “back”. You are now looking at a week full of actual lesson plans written by me. I feel like I’m having to shake off […]

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Word Study vs. Traditional Spelling

March 1, 2016 by ·

As I was working on my presentation for Vegas this summer, I got to thinking and talking with my literacy coach. She had a great couple of points that I wanted to share and chat about…even before Vegas 🙂 What does spelling look like in your room? I can tell you right now that I […]

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