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A little of this and that...

I promised I would be back to share some things we have been working on, so here I am! In Math, we have been doing some serious geometry. We have been learning about kinds of lines, pairs of lines, the parts of a circle, and angles! To help us review Read More...

Resolutions and the Revolutionary War

We've been up to a few different things this week. We wrote some New Years Resolutions and we've been learning about the Revolutionary War. I made a little New Year's Resolution sheet for students to write out their thoughts and you can display them on Read More...

A Field Trip and another Freebie!

So we went on our annual Roper Mountain Science Center field trip and it was so much fun! We got to go to the South Carolina living history farm to see what life was like during the 1800's! We picked cotton, indigo, fed some chickens, and saw a pregnant Read More...

Explorers Trading Cards

Hello blog land! I hope you have all had a fabulous Cyber Monday and Tuesday Sale! I picked up an awesome South Carolina Explorers Trading Cards file from Carrie Whitlock which you can purchase by clicking on the image below! I am so in love with this Read More...

Project Idea and Text Feature Chart

Hey everyone! I feel like it's been FOREVER since I blogged! I am trying to get all of my parent conferences complete. Hopefully I will have WAY more time to create stuff for you all to use once those are out of the way! Over the next week, we are doing Read More...

Native Americans and Predictions

This week, we are focusing on making predictions in Guided Reading. We start off really basic by looking at book covers and predicting what we think will happen using the title and picture. I hardly ever have students who have trouble with this concept, Read More...

Anchor Chart Ideas

I have some anchor charts and things that I have been meaning to share, along with about a million other things, but I finally have some time to breath and blog today. =) I actually took this picture in my teammie's classroom because her idea was so cute Read More...

Fall Sale and some flipcharts!

I'm a little late to the party, but I thought I would throw a little 20% off sale to celebrate the beginning of FALL!! (Thank You to Traci from Dragonflies in First , for the cute graphic) It will run in both shops until Tuesday night! Also, I uploaded Read More...

Classroom Helpers and More Classroom Happenings

It has finally happened. I have caught the dreaded cold and it only took two weeks of school! I had to miss our tubing trip with friends today because I felt like walking death. The only good thing to come of this is that I was restricted to my couch Read More...

Landform Clip Art

Hey guys! I finally finished my landform clip art that I've been working on for-EVER! Head over to my clip art blog to check it out! Here is a sneak peak... Click my clip art blog button below! For more updates on my clip art, please go follow my clip Read More...

Summer Sale and a Social Studies Freebie!

I'm celebrating the end of the school year with a sale! The sale runs from today through May 26 in both of my shops! I would love for you to participate by grabbing the picture above, posting it on your blog, and throwing a sale in your own store(s)! Read More...

Volcano Unit Proofreader Needed!

Hey blog friends! I need two people to proofread and check over my 85 page Voyage to the Volcano Unit. I have already looked over it, but it's always good to get a second set of eyes! I need them to be checked out within the next hour or so! The first Read More...

Novel Study and Mother's Day Activity

I know I am posting again, but I had to share the CUTEST mothers day activity I found on Stickers and Staples last night! How adorable right!? The kids draw pictures of things they would do for their mother on each app block and then write an explanation Read More...

Presidents Day Freebie

I've been promising this freebie all weekend so here it is! Students will write about what they would do if they were the President! I can't wait to read what they write! Graphics are from KPM Doodles! Just click the image above to download! Don't forget Read More...

Government Sort and a Shout Out

So last week we learned about the Constitution and how our great nations government was created. We read, "We the Kids: The Preamble to the Constitution," and then learned about the national, state, and local branches of government. To help the kids reinforce Read More...
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