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I am serious guys… I don’t know how I made it to Friday. I.was.DONE.on.Tuesday. Why is it that the week back from a break is always the hardest? This week was especially gruesome due to some not so fun SAT-10 testing we did… Because we spent half the week testing and the other half veggie, I figured this hodge-podege of… Read More
Last week, I blogged about how excited I was to be teaching geometry with no curriculum provided (I was being serious!) Well…we have just finished up our shapes and are moving on to fractions! Now that we are geometry pros, we’re moving in to partitioning shapes. To introduce this concept, I read, “The Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Fractions Book” Click the… Read More
WOW! Is it really only Tuesday of a four day work week? My eyes are telling me it’s 10 o’ clock on a Friday night… But I just had to stop in and share a few things! First, off…have I ever told you how much I <3 three day weekends? It was like a little reward to sticking it out… Read More
Can you believe it is already the first week of December? Neither can I! I just wanted to stop in to share what we’ve been up to so far this week. It’s been a busy three days and full of regrouping and PJ’s! In math, we’re making the transition between mental math strategies and applying the traditional algorithm for 2-digit… Read More
I don’t know about you guys, but I am exhausted AND we’re only two days into the week! Halloween has got my kiddos up in a buzz. This poor teacher is living off chocolate and Crystal Light Energy! {But mostly chocolate…;)} As I am expounding all my energy just trying to get through the day, I realized that by the end… Read More
We have FINALLY started our “real” math center tubs this week. My second graders are off to a great start, so I thought I’d share a little bit more about how I tackle small group instruction during our 90 minute math block. First up, Setting Up Math Center Tubs To get started, I labeled 6 clear… Read More
I just need one more day between Sat and Sun... we could call it Funday! Anyone else?
It could be the pregnancy hormones, but I'm tearing up just reading the first few lines!
Autistic boy fails school exams – teacher sends him home with powerful letter that goes viral
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