Often coming up with an end of year gift for my students is a daunting task. I love them dearly, but I’m drained, tired, and ready for summer. I also don’t want to spend a ton of money on some cheapy gift I know will be broken or lost within a week. Here are my…
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Top 5 Tips for Small Group Math Instruction
Many times, we start the school year with the best intentions to make guided math work for us. We have great math station ideas, the perfect station acronym, and great small group activities and games. But somewhere along the way things fall apart. Been there, done that, I feel ya! Here’s the deal, there are…
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How to Build a Classroom Stage
As with most of my ideas, I was inspired by my fellow #teachersofinstagram to have a stage in my classroom! After dreaming of this for at least a year, summer was the perfect time to make this happen! I showed the plans from Kori over at truetalesofateacher to my husband, who may or may not have…
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5th Grade Classroom Tour 2018
Hey everyone!!! We just finished up our first full week of school! #survivalofthefittest I have loved getting to know my new kiddos. My homeroom class this year is amazing! In the past, I’ve done some form of flexible-ish seating. During independent work, students knew that they may sit around the room and use pillows, clipboards,…