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Monday Made It...Just Ketchin' Up!
Ok...I'll admit it...I haven't been inspired as of late. But this morning, I took a sneaky peek at all of the great posts out there and I must admit that I was quite inspired to put a seed of an idea...
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Bloglovin!
Finally...I'm on Bloglovin! And I must say, I'm lovin' it! Special thanks to Melissa at Common Core and So Much More for her wonderful tutorial on how to change the basic button over to her...
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Monday Made It...Whew!
Happy last Monday in July y'all! I just spent the last week in New Orleans, Nashville and Memphis and I noticed a ton of signs that advertised school starting on August 1st. HOLY COW! I would...
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Have You Grokked Lately?
What a weird question, right? If you've used instaGrok, then you know the answer to this and you can Grok with the best of them. If this sounds as foreign to you as Klingon, then you have to join us...
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Monday Made It...Live from NYC!
Woo hoo! It's Monday Made It time and I'm in NYC! Holy cow! Can't believe it! Really. I. Can't. Believe. It. I have the fabulous opportunity to learn from the best of the best...Lucy...
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Must Read Math Mentor Text Linky Partay!
Oh yeah...I love this linky party. It usually results in me amblin' on over to Amazon to get me a book or ten, but...no apologies...I. LOVE. BOOKS. Period. Amanda and Stacia over at Collaboration...
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Got Levels? Try Level It!
Got levels? For those of us who level books in our classrooms to best meet the needs of our readers at their independent and instructional levels, we tend to rely on a few sources to help us level...
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Code Squad
I'm always on the lookout for great apps...and great apps that allow four kiddos to play and learn at the same time...KILLER! I've been a huge fan of Operation Math. With a secret agent code-cracking...
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Gifts of Literature
Right before the holidays, my students and I had so much to celebrate...Christmas (of course!), the completion of our Writers Workshop Unit of Study (Informational Texts) and having four of my little...
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Favorite Winter Mentor Text Link Up
Oh...those Collaboration Cuties Amanda and Stacia don't disappoint, even over the holidays! They are having a linky partay where everyone shares their favorite "winter book." From the onset of my...
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Last Post of 2013...Snow Globes Word Work!
I ran into my friend Kelly over the holidays and she told me that she wished like crazy that I would post again since it has really been ages since I've posted anything of substance on this blog. She's...
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Monday Made It...January 2014 Edition
Wow! I wasn't sure that I would be able to join in the fun at Tara's Monday Made It, but a cold Arctic blast has basically closed every school in the state of Wisconsin and Minnesota, so, I felt like...
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Must Read (Super Fantastic Bubble Plastic) Mentor Text!
If you are using the Lucy Calkins Writing Workshop model like me, you know that mentor texts are the absolute heart-and-soul of the program. My Sweet Thirdies and I have been writin' our little hearts...
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Book Study Announcement: The Reading Strategies Book!
Wow! Has it really been over two years since I last posted here? Time flies when you change positions and buildings. I've been lovin' on Jennifer Serravallo's AMAZING teacher resource since it was...
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The Reading Strategies Book Book Study Getting Started
Yeah! The Reading Strategies Book Study has begun! Join Tina over at Croft's Classroom to jump right into the study. Don't forget to share these posts with others who are also diving into this...
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The Reading Strategies Book Study: Goal 1
Goal 1 is all about working with those Emergent and Early Readers, and there are 20 really great strategies to investigate and explore with our youngest readers. Join Kit over at My Crazy Teaching...
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Yeah for Monday! Here's What I'm Reading...
I'm always on pins and needles on Monday...waiting to see what some of my favorite bloggers are reading, because, as we all know, we get our best recommendations from the really great teachers out in...
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The Reading Strategies Book: Goal 2 ENGAGEMENT!
Happy Wednesday all! Today's topic is ENGAGEMENT...and it's an important one at that! Join Tina over at Crofts' Classroom for today's post. This is one of those posts that's just full of...
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Mentor Text: Knucklehead
Today is one of those days when I'm going through my blog stats...and I actually found a blog post that I started about 3 years ago. What to do? Do I throw this one away, or do I resurrect this post...
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The Reading Strategies Book Goal 6: Supporting Comprehension in Fiction...
Ooooh! Oooh! Is it my turn yet? Hooray! I'm so excited to be joining a talented team of educator bloggers in this great conversation about THE BEST READING RESOURCE on the planet! Recognize...
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The Tyler Factor...Why Our Reading Challenges Matter Most!
You know this kid. He's the one that showed up in your classroom, absolutely HATING reading. We all know this kid...we've all had these kids in our classes. They are our biggest challenges and the...
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ClassDojo Chat on Twitter
Hello all! I'm so excited to announce that I'll be moderating my first Twitter chat on Wednesday, March 29th. As a ClassDojo Ambassador, I'll be hosting this chat from the comfort of my very own...
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Osmo...And Why This Little Piece of Technology Matters So Danged Much!
Ok, I'll admit it. I'm a total geek when it comes to technology. If there's a 12-Step program for this, I seriously do not want to know about it. Let me remain oblivious. So much technology...so...
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The Power of "The Buzz!"
Readers Workshop has been on my mind lately. MY Reader's Workshop in particular. I'm thinking about the tools in MY arsenal...forms (both digital and paper), my GINORMOUS BINDER OF READERS, my...
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Getting My Mojo On: How ClassDojo Transcended Time, Space and Buildings
The 2019-2020 school year has been full of surprises...some good...some...not so great. So, while COVID19 put an abrupt end to a year in "bricks and mortar," one small green superhero stepped in and...
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