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Monthly Goals: Linky Party

9:56:00 AM

WOW!  That was a fun giveaway!  Thanks again to all who donated their products!  If you have not received your email I will catch up on them later today :) I recently met by 2013 blogging goal and it had me thinking...which can be scary at times; we often require ...

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200 FOLLOWER GIVEAWAY {Everyone Wins!}

10:07:00 AM

I am very excited to have reached my 2013 blogging goal of 200 followers! I started this blog project in October to share my classroom experience and ideas because I enjoy reading those of my fellow teachers and bloggers. To show my appreciation I am having a ...

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Five For Friday

6:21:00 PM

1. Cat in the Hat:  So excited Kohls still had some Dr. Seuss stuff left over!  I was able to pick up this guy for $5! 2. The Monday I posted about a student complaining that our local benchmark reading assessment was hard...um yeah she scored 81%.  Glad she ...

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Peace, Hope, Love, and Kindness

5:07:00 PM

With the way the world has been recently who doesn't need a reminder of all the wonderful things in life?  I personally need a post like this because today I have been in a funk and need a reminder that life is GOOD. I am going to list things that remind me of each of the ...

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Math Card Games {Workshop Wednesday}

4:36:00 PM

I love Wednesdays because it is hump day, my two older boys spend two hours at church and I can get some things done, and it is Ideas by Jivey's Workshop Wednesday linky party! My math instruction usually includes some form of cooperative learning structure, however, this ...

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My Classroom {Let's Get Acquainted}

8:11:00 PM

I am linking up, a little late but that seems to be my week thus far, with Flying Into First Grade's weekly linky party.  This week's topic is our three favorite places in our classrooms.  I used (this class can't handle the responsibility) a class economy system. ...

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I didn't link up with Five for Friday last week simply because nothing very exciting happened in my classroom.  Last week's events also kind of depressed me so I wasn't in the best of mood to post.  Does your week or mood have an impact on your post?

My kids were off last week, nothing particular, someone was always doing something they shouldn't have.  I was excited how reading last week continued to flow.  We compared text about the same topic and continued to review main ideas; then Friday came along and they ALL bombed their reading test.  My frustration level increased a bit!  Today we started a local assessment and one of my students complained, who is always laying her head down on her desk in class, about how hard the test was. I was a bit harsh and replied "Welcome to Fourth Grade".  This has been a difficult year, the picture above pretty much sums it up.

Today we watched the Lorax focusing on theme and character development.  I was blown away by one student's response to the theme of The Lorax, "take responsibility for your actions".  Most students replied take care of Earth or the trees, I love when one student can remind you of why we do this job :)

I FINALLY reached 200 followers! Yay!  I am working on getting my Giveaway up an running, check back this week to see what is in store :)

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Must Have Teacher/Classroom Items

5:40:00 PM

I am linking up with A Teacher Without A Class Dollar Days Linky Party.  I have been wanting to post about some of my must have items for the classroom and teaching, so why not focus and dollar must have items, here are my top 5 :) 1. Clothes Pins.  I use these ...

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Skittles Game

4:38:00 PM

A little late, but it has been a crazy week and its only Wednesday!  I planned on writing a long post to link up with Ideas By Jivey, but the baby threw up all over the kitchen and I lost my mojo.  I wanted to write a post and LOVE Flying Into First Grade's fun linky ...

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