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Earth Day is almost here! I mean whenever I start seeing commercials for the Disney Animal movie for the year, I know Earth Day is just around the corner! Unlike some holidays, Earth Day is ALWAYS celebrated on April 22nd. Which for me, makes it easier to remember year after year. Today, I’d thought I’d pop in and share one… Read More
I slump down at the table in the middle of my academic coaches’ room. I wasn’t just exhausted from the day, I was already exhausted in anticipation of today’s team meeting. Today wasn’t just about our upcoming plans for next week (which I still needed to do!) or a new professional development goal we need to add to our year-long… Read More
So what’s sweeter than all the chocolate that students bring you on Valentine’s Day and also doesn’t go straight to your thighs? Having those same sweet kiddos write about their sweetest acts! I love doing this writing activity around Valentine’s Day and it’s always a hit! I mean what kid doesn’t want to make a giant chocolate kiss complete… Read More
In writing, we’ve been working on where authors get their ideas. Following our small moments lesson, we were ready to keep looking inward to find inspiration. With it being so close to Thanksgiving, I knew I wanted my kids to write about what they were thankful for, so in stepped this cute and easy writing idea, “My Thankful Heart” To… Read More
Halloween is just around the corner! This is hands down one of my favorite times of the year to teach! Bats, spiders, pumpkins! They all fit perfectly in the month of October. But, this year I wanted to do something a little bit different. So instead of doing more general Halloween stuff, I thought it’d be fun to learn more… Read More
Let’s talk persuasive writing, shall we? To me, this is the hardest type of writing to teach. Why? Simply put… kids aren’t used to defending, convincing or using many of the verbs needed to successfully pen a truly argumentative essay. There just isn’t much real life basis for them. So, to help with this… I turned to using some high… Read More