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I had an exciting wake up call last night. At 2:45 AM I heard my doorbell ring twice and Harley started barking. I look out front and see police cars, an ambulance and firetruck. Not so good to wake up to. I answer the door to a police officer that tells Read More...
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I spent money on Spring Break, and not in the way I wanted. If I've not shared before, I have a beautiful yard, but it is a 1/2 acre. 1/2 acre = lots of my time maintaining it over Spring Break. Good thing I have my good buddy, Harley, along to keep me Read More...
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Top o' the morning on this St. Pat's Day I wanted to share the neatest art site, Art for Kids , which is authored by Rob, a dad of 3 who shares his love of art with them. The site includes guided step by step videos plus printable "How to" sheets for Read More...
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I've officially begun my Spring Break and to kick it off I am having a sale in my Teachers Pay Teachers store and my Teacher's Notebook store. My plans involve some well needed rest and relaxation over break. I'm crossing my fingers that I can actually Read More...
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To kick off a unit on Living Things my class went to the zoo. What a fun day! Here's a simple zoo song to review many animals we saw today And a cute habitat song Read More...
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My class put their spin on an art project idea from the Art Project for Kids site . Start with a whimsical tree, simple as can be. Add splotches of water color and it's fancy free! And if you read my previous post , fortunately no paint brushes ended Read More...
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My week ended with a plugged classroom sink. The sitting water wouldn't drain and I was stumped because nothing ever goes down it except water, or my leftover coffee or tea. My assumptions were way off though. A work order was put in and the district Read More...
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Randy Sauer has written a testing theme song called Rock This Test. So has Dallas Thompson's 5th graders. Links are below for both songs. I'm adding them to my bag of testing tricks. Standardized testing in my district will be in April. It's creeping Read More...
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My class is learning about the solar system and we recently went to the California Science Center to view the Space Shuttle Endeavour exhibit. What an amazing experience. Click picture for Panoramic viewing of exhibit Source: LA Times A great follow up Read More...
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I topped off today by combining Valentine's Day with Lincoln history. I read this book that gives background on how Lincoln used to keep important notes inside is top hat. We then made our Valentine holders Lincoln top hat style I also wanted to give Read More...
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I'm using this virtual tour of the Lincoln Memorial to bring history to life. For Washington this interactive timeline is a treasure. And combine both presidents in this catchy song On another note, I shared a neat resource for a thesaurus study over Read More...
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Friday math was pumped up with volume literally. I introduced the concept of volume with this song and lesson combo by Have Fun Teaching Click picture for link This game reinforces cube perspective and accounting for all hidden cubes Finally, this is Read More...
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It's time for triangles in my geometry unit. I'm using a couple of resources from the Math is Fun site. Interactive Triangle and Angle makers You can drag and pull into different angles and triangles. Songs are a must too. My students love when I teach Read More...
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It's a rainy Saturday here, but there's a bright spot. It's All Things Upper Grade Free 4 All linky . If you have a freebie appropriate for grades 3-6 or are looking for some great resources you've got to stop by. I'm sharing this: Read More...
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I'm in the midst of my geometry unit and use these resources to introduce polygons. A very cute skit by students in Mrs. Yollis' class Brainpop Jr. video And my favorite..a catchy Polygon jingle Read More...
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