Phonemic Awareness Set 4 Intro and Freebie

March 20, 2017 by ·

Hey everyone! As you know, I am working to get Set 4 of the Phonemic Awareness set finished. However, this weekend has been a bit of a mess because of a trip to the emergency room with Francy and it’s taking her some time for both of us to recover. Nobody was here so it was […]

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Fairy Tales for the Classroom

March 7, 2017 by ·

This week is one my favorite weeks in Kindergarten! It’s Fairy Tale week! We started out by learning about the elements of a Fairy Tale. Since Fairy Tales are familiar stories, students are able to think of stories that they’ve read before that fit some of the Fairy Tale elements. We also did a poem […]

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March Curriculum Map

March 1, 2017 by ·

Just dusting a little bit off the ole’ blog today friends. Life has gotten a little crazy so I am sorry that I never posted February’s curriculum map. If you are wanting to take a look at it, you can click here to find it. But HERE is March! March came in like a lion […]

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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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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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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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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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