Five for Friday
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It's time for me to join in on the fun and try my hand at the Doodle Bugs
Five for Friday! It's been a wild week for me.
1. Our dear kitty went to he...
Five for Friday...Check out our Talent!
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TGIF! Now, I know many of you are saying thank God it's Summer, but we
aren't there quite yet. One more week. I think I can! I think I can!
Some good ...
Real Talk
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Do you have a Peer Assistance and Leadership (PAL) program at your school?
We're blessed with these specially-trained teens from FHS and they truly
make a ...
Five For Friday
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What a WEEK!
It's uber busy and uber fun. But the kids are SO done. Behavior stuff is
not fun, but necessary to keep sanity for all!
A look at my week!
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making 5 fluency ideas and games
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Making 5 is one of the basic and fundamental ideas that come from the
Common Core standards in kindergarten. Students should be able to subitize,
manipulat...
Kindergarten Readiness {Language Development}
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Welcome back to the Kindergarten Readiness Series! Today is all about
language development. Is your child ready to have a successful year in
Kindergarten...
Summer Book Study...Get Your Math On
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I am very excited to be hosting my annual summer book study this year for
the third time and this year I have a partner in crime! Brenda from Primary
Inspi...
Summer Book Study~ Ready to Get Your Math On?
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I am so excited to be hosting a summer book study again this year with Thinking
About Teaching. Last summer, we really delved into Guided Math by Laney
Sa...
Organized....Maybe.....Getting There:D
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I am a little OCD in the organization department (although you would never
be able to tell that if you walked into my classroom today or
tomorrow......it's...
Make and Share Slideshows using iPhoto and Dropbox
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Every year I create an end of the year slideshow to show at our final
Tasty Tuesday (which I'll be blogging about soon, promise!)
Let's start at the st...
Easy Salt Painting
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I love doing art projects with my girls, especially when they are super
easy and fun! The other day we did a very easy salt painting. Although
it is a f...
Playing Games in the Organized Classroom
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Today I was given the opportunity to check out Sifteo Cubes and if you
haven't seen them yet, you will see how much fun they are! I originally
saw th...
The Importance of Perseverance
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In my many years in the classroom, I had the opportunity to observe all
types of personalities in young children. Each child came with her own
basic pers...
The ant and the grasshopper
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*Some pics of our Ant and the Grasshopper unit*
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We retold the story using the mat
We matched words and pictures
We counted ants
We counted leaves ...
You Know You're a Math Teacher When...
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You know what it feels like to walk across one of these...
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Find at least one of these each day...
- in the kitchen, bathroom, livingroom, dog's d...
The Behavior Code (giveaway)
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When Harvard Education Press sent me a review copy of The Behavior Code: A
Practical Guide to Understanding and Teaching the Most Challenging
Students, I...
Summer Bucket List Linky Party
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I have to be honest...
I'm dreaming of summer and feeling the end of the year panic at the same
time. It does seem that after 15 years, I'd get the hang o...
A way to help
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There are two amazing opportunities to help the victims in OK. This is
such an amazing thing that Teacher's Notebook is organizing. There are SO
many fant...
And the winners are…
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Thanks to those of you who entered my little giveaway. Ten of you have won
a 2 month subscription to indie flix. I hope that you find some great films
to s...
Cleaning Desks at the End of the Year
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It is the task that we all dread....removing name tags from desks at the
end of the school year.
A friend has been hassling me suggesting I try using shavin...
Summer Bucket List Linky!
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Hi, friends! Around this time last year, two friends and I hosted a summer
linky... and we had so much fun, that we're doing it again!! Get your
summer t...
Sidewalk Chalk and Silly Straws! (and FREEBIES)
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I can't believe I'm about to type this...
Today was the last day of school for the kids!
It is absurd how fast this year went by! But those last few...
My Summer Bucket List Linky Party
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It's that time of year again! Woohoo! Last year, April {A Modern Teacher},
Teri {A Cupcake for the Teacher} and I thought it would be fun to have a
party...
Summer Bucket List Linky Party
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I am linking up today with three very good blogging buddies!
It hasn't hit me yet that next Friday will be my first official day of
summer vacation. My ...
Many Thoughts and Prayers...
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I am sure I am joined by many who send out thoughts and prayers to the
victims of the tornado in More, Oklahoma. Times like this often cause us to
pull tog...
Kinder-garrgh-ten Pirates!
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Just in time for your beach, ocean & summer units...the pirates are here!
To go with my 2 previous posts on learning the {ar} sound and all sorts of pirate...
Winner Winner Winner!
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Happy Trails Kinder Friends,
Well it seems that we have a...winner for the cutest teacher t-shirt
giveaway! How darn exciting. Kind of a little surprise...
Tried it Tuesday: Teacher ToolKit
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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...
Farm Fun - Part 1
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I have read so many blog posts lately about ending your school year THIS
WEEK!
WHAT?!?!?!
We actually don't end until the end of June...yes, the very LAST...
Course: How to Learn Math
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Jo Boaler has kindly asked me to spread the word about her free, upcoming
course How to Learn Math. It sounds intriguing; in fact, I signed up and
hope t...
What Are Pirates Afraid of?
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That's just one of the riddles from my Pirate Riddles set.
I created several thematic riddle sets for students to practice their basic
addition and subt...
Last Week of Morning Work!!!!
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This is our last week of school!
Tomorrow is Field Day, so don't look for a post tomorrow....I'll be coming
home, getting in the tub, and going to bed early...
Hoosier Blog Hop
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Holla for the Hoosiers!
If you just came from Rebecca's blog, Second Grade Sensation, you are in
the right place. I am teaming up with various Hoosier bl...
The Joy of Teaching
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What keeps you passionate about teaching? This thought has been on my mind
a lot lately. I love teaching. Yet, with 5 more weeks to go, I can think
of no...
Five for SATURDAY!
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1. BIG News!! Started this--I am finally ready to think about other grade
levels!! (Only took a few months........)
I am in the very early stages--hope t...
Class Party Time and a FREEBIE!
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We have 3 days of school left and our class party is on Monday! The kids
are so excited and I am too! I have done so many themes each year and my
favorite...
Using Visual Models to Support Children in MATH!
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Do you use visual model and manipulatives with your children as they learn
math? At love2learn2day I reflect on my math confusion as a 7-year-old and
con...
Scripture Memory Program
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Last summer, my wonderful friend Nicole from One Magnificent Obsession and
I met to brainstorm ideas on creating a scripture memory program. We could
not ...
Porridge Tasting!
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Friends~I just had to share! We are ending out Fairy Tale unit next week
and my teamie and I were setting up our Fairy Tale Land Centers for the
followin...
Freebielicious T Shirt GIVE AWAY!!
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[image: ok ladies here is my first draft... you can take it, leave it, or
send desired changes my way... my feelings won't be hurt :)]
We at Freebielicious...
A+ T-shirts for A+ Teachers!
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[image: FINAL version... this one says 23 t-shirts! Collage photo coming
your way tomorrow!]
We at Freebielicious are so excited to announce teaming up wit...
Freebielicious T Shirt Give Away
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[image: ok ladies here is my first draft... you can take it, leave it, or
send desired changes my way... my feelings won't be hurt :)]
We at Freebielici...
Five For Friday - Test Prep and Angry Birds
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You know what I love even better than Friday? Friday before a long weekend
... ahhhhhhhhh ... much needed!!! It's been a long week ... but a fun week
....
End of the Year Gifts for Firsties
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Summer Dice Games for
Fact Fluency Practice
I love giving my firsties an end of the year gift that I hope will help
them practice their math fact fluency ...
Looky Lou with Chip Awards by VanMeter
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so it is approaching...
how come Christmas vacay or
Spring Break vacay rush by...quick
QUICK
QUICK
but...... the end of the year just
DRAAAGgggggggggggggggSS...
Daily Math Routines
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I know it's the end of the year, and we're all tired. Or at least I am!
But I've been meaning to post about my daily math routine for my
Kindergarten stu...
Review: Spanish For You!
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[image: Spanish for You Logo photo spanishforyoulog_zpsa3fadef7.jpg]
I get super excited when I get to review a foreign language curriculum. It
is very im...
App Obsession
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Do you remember playing games made by Ravensburger? I'm an 80's baby and we
had a bunch of games with that blue triangle in the bottom corner growing
up. W...
Five for Friday... A Week Worth Appreciating
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It's Time for Doodle Bugs' Five for Friday! (Shhhh... let's just not tell
anyone it's already Saturday, Okay?) Click on the picture below for a peek
into t...
Teacher Appreciation with a Jolly Rancher
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Today I received one of the coolest Teacher Appreciation gifts from one of
my students. I was so intrigued with it that I wanted to share and find
the ste...
Have You Thanked a Teacher Lately?
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I hope you all felt the love an appreciation yesterday, and all week/month
through. We are down to the last 10 days of school and I have a lot of
appreciat...
Using Movement in the Classroom
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We all know how important it is to get students up and moving in the
classroom, especially those kinesthetic learners who need to be moving in
order to l...
Stinky Choices and Growing Kindness
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If you are reading this, THANK YOU for sticking around. I cannot believe it
has been so long since my last post. I think I just was in a funk. I am
going t...
Insects, Oceans, and More!
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Hey yall! I just finished up a preview for my BRAND NEW insect unit. If
you are looking for some insect activities be sure to check it out!
Also, this wee...
Can Do! Phonemic Awareness Game Show
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I am excited to be able to share my thoughts with you about Lakeshore's
Can Do! Phonemic Awareness Game Show!
Although it is indicated for students in Gra...
Personalized Mother's Day Gift and Freebie
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The best Mother's Day gifts are those that are created by kids for their
moms. I absolutely love this idea merging creativity, writing, and
technology. ...
Animal Habitats
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There are some absolutely amazing sites out there for kids to
learn about animal habitats.
Here are a few of my favorites:
Switch Zoo is my absolute fa...
How to Teach About Electricity Review
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Here is my review of How to Teach Electricity for Ages 8-13 by Susan
Kilbride. I have reviewed her books in the past and this is her newest book
now on ...
Alphabet Matching Game
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Everyone knows that I love playing memory, or concentration with my kids.
Today, I would like to share a very helpful tip when it comes to teaching
the al...
Easter Scrambled Syllables
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Easter Scrambled Syllables may be used in your pocket chart center. There
are 32 words in this packet. Each word is coded with a number at the top
left. ...
Sub Tub!
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Now... I could've sworn I already posted this a few weeks ago, but I looked
back and couldn't find the post!!!! This is a MUST share!
Before I left on mate...
Non- Fiction Book Fun With Facts ...
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Hi everyone. I know that it has been so long since I did a real post about
what has been happening in my classroom and I would really like to thank
you ...
Response To Text / Tracking our Thinking
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Hello out there bloggy buddies! It's been a long time! Life over at the
Lutton house has been busy and rather exciting. Since I've talked to you
last:
1. ...
I have a blog? What?
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I promise that I still read your blogs and love so many of the great ideas
that you've shared. I wish I had more time to work on mine.
Maybe I'll find time...
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Thanks for always leading with wonderful linkies! :)
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