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Yeah! FSA is over! We finished our last 2 sessions of our state testing this week. My kiddos were pretty fried… but I didn’t want to lose speed in our last 9 weeks of 3rd grade. I knew that this week would need a special kind of book to keep my kiddos engaged… Charlotte’s Web! (affiliate link) (You can check… Read More
If you teach in a Common Core (or fake CC state like I do) then you are very familiar with the idea of “responding to text” and “close reads”. These ideas seem to be fixtures on my lesson plans and although we’ve been slowly working on a routine with these two practices, we really didn’t hit a breakthrough with text… Read More
Can you believe it is *almost* Valentine’s Day????!!! I feel like it was only yesterday that I stepped into my new grade, classroom, and school in August and here we already are on the final countdown to state testing???!?!?!?!? But let’s clear that unpleasant thought from our heads and float to the love that is bubbling up in the 3rd-grade… Read More
Can you believe it is November already?! Where has the time gone? I thought I’d pop in today and share our little author study with you this week. I fell in love with Cynthia Rylant’s work about 5 years ago when I was introduced to her “Mr. Putter and Tabby” books through my reading series. I had heard of her… Read More
Whew folks! Is is really only one week until Halloween, cuz I could SWEAR my kiddos are chowing down on candy everyday before they come to school. They are keeping me on my toes, that’s for sure! I thought I’d pop in and share a quick little close reading lesson I did with my kiddos using a timeless classic! … Read More
We rocketed into Space this week and had a blast learning all about the Sun, stars, and planets! What kid doesn’t like completing a few space activities? Haven’t met one yet! I loved teaching about Space with my seconds ( you can read about that here!) , so I knew my Space Pack would be a perfect supplement to our… Read More
