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Grammar

Engaging the effective grammar practice has been missing in big name curriculum for a long time. For years, regardless of our district's ELA

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Back-to-School, Manage, Planning

Teacher planners with evenly spaced boxes are simply not helpful. Personalizing your teacher planner is easy, smart and SUPER effective! The Ultimate Weekly Planner

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Editable Monthly Newsletter

Editable Monthly Newsletter

Back-to-School, Parent Communication

Providing parents with continual updates and communication is important. I use an editable monthly newsletter form that provides parents with all sorts of

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Friday Note

Weekly Parent Communication

Manage, Parent Communication

Make a habit of communicating with your parents on a routine basis. Every Friday I send home a note that informs parents of

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Engaging Writing

Engaging Writing Curriculum

Writing

Teaching writing is a stress inducer for a lot of teachers. Engaging Writing is here to help! During my first couple years of teaching, writing time was THE area that

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Classroom Reveal and Some FREEBIES!

Back-to-School, Behavior Management, Classroom, Freebies

Monday was our first day back with the kiddos. It's been an exhausting but fun couple of days. I'm popping on to share

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7 Keys to Effective and Engaging Reading Instruction

7 Keys to Effective & Engaging Reading Instruction

Reading & Phonics

Teaching little humans to read is often the most rewarding and challenging part of the K-2 teacher’s job. It consumes a large portion

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No Fuss Interactive Math

No Fuss Interactive Math Lessons & Curriculum

Math

If you've been following me for a while, you know I am ALL about keeping things simple and easy while super engaging and

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Backward Plan part 1

Backwards Planning for School Year Success Part 1

Behavior Management, Freebies, Planning

My team's year curriculum mapping and planning for next year is done! It feels fabulous to have this complete and ready to go!

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Back-to-School

It's definitely an exciting and hectic time. Over the years there are a few things I've found to be MUSTS when heading back

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What are you writing about this month? ⁣ ⁣ We

It's so simple. So important. 𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗔𝗧

It's so simple. So important. 𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣𝗦 first.⁣
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Before we went on break the usual 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥???? questions began. "Can we send you texts from our Mom's phones?" I LOVE that we have created such a strong connection and bond in these past few months.⁣
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This is such an amazing gift of our job. It is definitely a HUGE part of why I must stay in the classroom. We are so fortunate to be able to help guide and nurture the future. We are equally fortunate when they trust and love us back. ⁣
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Teaching is hard, exhausting and frustrating. But those kiddos can really bring us back to the reason we put up with all the not so great parts like politics before student needs, poor governing decision-making and lacking parental support. ⁣
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It all comes back to shared laughter, silliness, connections, understanding, patience and love.⁣
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Stay focused on the rainbows while skipping through those gray clouds! 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁.

I love the way our monthly focus changes and keeps

𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗬 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥

𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐃𝐎𝐖𝐍𝐋𝐎𝐀𝐃!

A couple weeks ago, this incredible nugget of love

A couple weeks ago, this incredible nugget of love and fabulousness turned 8 months old. I cannot believe what a tremendous blessing and light she has been. She has spent the past 8 months sprinkling sunshine that dissipated gray clouds and torrential storms. ⁣ ⁣
My 2020 will be filled with a focus on maintaining 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄. Nothing needs to be all consuming. Rainbows are there - 𝓈𝑜𝓂𝑒𝓉𝒾𝓂𝑒𝓈 𝒾𝓉 𝒿𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝓉𝒶𝓀𝑒𝓈 𝒶 𝓈𝒽𝒾𝒻𝓉 𝑜𝒻 𝒻𝑜𝒸𝓊𝓈 𝒶𝓌𝒶𝓎 𝒻𝓇𝑜𝓂 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓈𝓉𝑜𝓇𝓂 𝓉𝑜 𝒻𝒾𝓃𝒹 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓂. It's all just part of the journey.⁣
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It is truly amazing what a little squeezable, cutie-pie soul can teach you. I'm so thankful that my daughter allows us to be such a huge part of her little family's world. Watching our family grow with so much love and happiness is the best.thing.ever.⁣
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So, my one little word for 2020 is 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗩E. What's yours?

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