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Every summer the internet does me a great favor by showing me all of the AMAZING things that I just HAVE to be doing in my room to make me a better teacher. I read about how to implement the latest and greatest idea and about why it will make my students Read More...
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We are officially on countdown to the summer. My 5th graders have all been accepted to their middle schools and, well, have already transitioned in their minds ;) So we have been doing some things in class that keep up the rigor, but allow them a bit Read More...
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OK...so I don't know if that is a real day or not but I am going to go with it. I was in class today, looking over some papers from the inbox (that were stacked a mile high) and stamping them with my little "Mrs. Moorman" stamp...when suddenly it hit Read More...
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This year, I have been posting some of my more "crafty" (and I use the term loosely) on Classroom DIY . Have you visited? It really is a fun blog full of LOTS of fun ideas. Well, anyway, I wanted to bring you one of the ideas I posted over there to my Read More...
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Last week we had our annual Open House. This is a night in the spring when parents come to see all the hard work that the students have done over the course of the year. To be honest, until I started blogging, I thought this was a normal occurrence. I Read More...
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Everyone likes to make timelines, right? I mean they are super useful for any number of activities and when studying the American Revolution, well, they fit in quite nicely. So, I asked my students to make a timeline with several of the most important Read More...
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There are many things I am grateful for in this life. High on that list is blogging. Blogging has allowed me to share what is going on in my classroom with the rest of the world. It has also given me an endless supply of support from the fabulous teachers Read More...
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This past few weeks we have been working on summarizing non-fiction text. Looking at the various traits of non-fiction and figuring out how they all work together to get the point of the text across has been very tricky for the kids. So to help them figure Read More...
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Testing is over! YAY! So now I can put my room back together, and get back to teaching :) Whoo hoo!! So with that said, I just wanted to share a little thing with you that has been working to help get the kids into their seats each day. As we all are Read More...
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One thing I really like to do (though I suspect we all do ;) ) is connect the language arts skills we are learning about to the reading we are actually doing. If the kids see what it is that I am telling them good writers do while they are reading a book Read More...
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This week has been a crazy (and draining) week for me. We are in the midst of state testing and, well, you know how it goes. It is just a stressful time for all -- me and the kids -- that my brain is mush. I feel like I have SO much to write about (as Read More...
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We have been working on dialogue in class, so I thought I would tie it in to our studies on colonial life with this fun little project (that could be adapted to really any unit of study...we just happened to be working on the colonies :) ) So let's see...how Read More...
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I don't know about you, but I have seen these Hot Dots all over the web. They are cards with multiple choice answer and a fancy pen that lights up when you choose an answer. Cute, right? But, to be honest, I thought that there was no way they would work Read More...
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We are full swing into our Colonial unit and I just had to share the latest response to literature writing project the kids finished. I am in love! Now, I actually shared the version we did last year with you here . But I made some changes, so I figured Read More...
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Spring Break is quickly coming to an end, and I am quickly beginning to realize that I need to get myself into gear and prepare for the next three weeks. You see....we are in crunch time to The TEST! Ahhhhhh!!! I know that I have tried my hardest to get Read More...
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