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When I first started teaching, I knew I wanted my kiddos to engage with text in a meaningful and purposeful way. Not just a worksheet that went with what we were reading… But a real way for my students to share their thoughts, ideas, and opinions as it related to what we were reading. My solution? Reading Response Journals or RRJ… Read More
So let’s dive into the second week of our Arctic Thematic Unit! Didn’t get a chance to read about our first week? Check it out here! So after my students had a solid foundation of how harsh the Arctic climate can be, we began to study different animals that can not only live in this regions, but thrive! The first… Read More
What do you do when pictures and context clues aren’t enough to help a child understand the meaning of a word? I had to tackle this very problem in my 3rd-grade classroom this year. The majority of my students were proficient readers. They could sound out words that did not know rather well…even those tricky multi-syllabic words that littered our… 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
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’ve finished our second week of school! The best part? We’re finally settling into a nice routine. It’s been stressful to say the least… To take off the edge, I’ve started running again… But, I’m excited to see how far I can take my big third graders! We’ve dived right into our curriculum! This week, we used “Horrible Harry in… Read More
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