It's Tuesday and I am so excited to have finished my very first radio show for TBA Today called Time Out Tuesdays! Time Out Tuesdays is meant to be a time of encouragement and refreshment! Join The Moffatt Girls tonight at 9PM (or anytime after) to listen to Ken Kemp on how Grandparents can play an important role in a child's education. You don't want to miss this interview!
Oregon Bloggers Unite!
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Doesn't my blog post heading sound like we're uniting to do something
really important or influential? Actually we just met to chat and laugh
and have a g...
Core Smore: Recommendations for Summer Reading
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*Teach Like a Pirate is such a great read and it is all about teaching with
passion. Hello, kindergarten teachers have been doing this forever. We
could ...
Have You Played Pig?
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Here's a snazzy version of one of my favorite math games for practicing
adding to one hundred. My kids love to play Pig, so I dressed the
directions up a b...
Math Journals
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I have used math journals for a long time in First Grade. This past year
in Kindergarten, I had a little difficulty starting them. My writing
journals w...
Curriculum Sale Crazy!!! (The Top 10 Indicators)
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How do you know that you need intervention are addicted to curriculum sales?
*Top 10 Signs You Are Curriculum Sale Crazy*
...counting down from #10:
10. Y...
Compliment Jar {Classroom Incentive & Craftivity}
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Hi, Cupcakes! I hope everyone had a great weekend! I spent a lot of time
with family, which is always a good time! When I wasn't with my folks, I
was wo...
Monday Made It
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I am linking up with Tara for my first Monday Made It for the summer.
This school year, I am changing grades (from 4th to 5th) and changing
subject (fr...
Oregon Bloggers Unite!
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Hey everyone! I had a BLAST today. Yes, I'm alive. They're not serial
killers ;) They are SWEET ladies and I can't wait to get together again!
We met up ...
June 17: Printable Summer Coupons For Your Week!
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*Time for Some Terrific Coupons For Your Week!*
[image: $2.00 off any ONE (1) Mars Ice Cream] [image: $0.75 off Any ON...
No Matter How You Slice It
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Today I'm excited because I'm headed to the Show-Me State
so that I can attend the Characterplus Conference.
Inspiring Lives of Integrity ... I love that!...
Have you heard?
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I want to share with all my wonderful followers an amazing alternative to
sell your books.
Do you know Campus Book Rentals? They have been a pioneer in ren...
Choosing the Right Chapter Book
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Reading to my girls is my FAVORITE thing to do with them. We usually
snuggle up on my bed and read book after book. I treasure our reading time
and I try...
Made It Monday: A little Bathtub Organization
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OK....since it is summer, I am taking a bit of time to work on our new
house. I thought that since Tara at 4th Grade Frolics has her Monday Made
It linky,...
Guided Reading Book Study!
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Hey Kinder Friends,
Are you ready? I hope you are ready to dig into The Next Step in Guided
Reading by Jan Richardson. The authors of Freebielicious ...
Five for Friday... School is DONE!
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I feel like the end of the year carried me away into Never-Never Land, and
I am just now crawling back home...
Actually, I am not even at home. I am in W...
Monday Made It 6/17/13
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It's Monday! Starting to become my fave days of the week......over the
summer at least:)
Lots of awesome link ups last week. I need a new notebook to ...
Common Core Essentials
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I buy a ton of amazing resources from TpT. Seriously, I'd be lost without
it, not even speaking just as a seller. But I've found myself running into
the s...
A Mini Miny Teacher?
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Well, Happy Father's Day in case you're a father. Or maybe you're married
to one. Or maybe you have one.
I have one. He's fantastic. The whole family ...
Krazy Kool Summer (freebie)
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I'm just now finding time to share about the last couple days of school.
I'm not sure why, but I've had kind of a hard time "winding down" so far
this summ...
More ABCs and Thinking About the Beach!
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For those of you who have been asking, I finally uploaded A-Z practice
D'Nealian version!
It is the same as my other A-Z practice pages, just with differen...
Red Letter Day - or Week...
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Firstly, I apologise. For what? Well, I've been conspicuous by my absence
for far too long.
It's been a very long 11 days - and very stressful too.
Althou...
I DON'T Like to Move It, Move It
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Well, friends (apparently I am speaking to you like you are my class of
second graders) - school ended in a whirlwind. Field Day (the first one was
rain...
Chapter 3: Rapport
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I just finished reading the third chapter of Teach Like a Pirate on my back
porch and felt so connected to this chapter. It's all about Rapport that
you ...
Feedback is Fantastic for Teachers, Too!
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When I create a product for classroom use, I never know if other teachers
will like it or find it useful for themselves and their students. OR if
they wil...
Facebook Hop for Freebies
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[image: My Primary Paradise]
Check out Primary Paradise for a link to a cool "Facebook Hop of Freebies
"...
She's also got a cool "guess how much I spent at...
Building Mathematical Comprehension ~ Chapter 2!
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Sorry I'm a little late with my post on Chapter 2. I've been enjoying
summer as best I can this week. Two days of PBL training Monday & Tuesday,
a ton of...
Spontaneity and Learning
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One of the many blessings of homeschooling is the ability to take advantage
of learning opportunities that were never planned in the first place. We
the c...
Main Idea Freebie
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I was going through my hard drive tonight (looking for graphics) when I
came across a page I made a while ago for a sub day. We were discussing
main idea u...
Are You Ready To Party?
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If you are a homeschooler, you do not want to miss out on this exciting
event.
Homeschool Chicks is having its first Facebook party and it is going to b...
Letter X {FREE letter pack}
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X Marks the spot! Letter X freebie pack is here! Click on the picture to
get this FREE letter pack! If you like this pack, please feel free to share
it! {...
The Teacher Plan Book
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When I first started teaching I used those spiral bound store bought lesson
pan books. As time went on I began creating my own. They have morphed
over th...
I'm going to Vegas....are you?
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In less than a month, I will be heading once again to the I Teach K!
conference in Las Vegas!
I can't tell you how excited I am!
(But first I have to get th...
Five for Friday ... Riding the Crazy Train
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I would just like to start by saying how truly unfair I think it is that
June is the busiest month ... I have no energy left in June. None. Not a
drop. ...
Five for Friday
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I'm linking up for Five for Friday again.
Basically, I will be doing a recap of my week using mostly pictures from my
Instagram.
1. First off, I wanted t...
Fabulous Feedback...
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It's been a while so I thought I would link up with Christina at *Bunting,
Books, and Bainbridge* to share some feedback on a couple of my activities
in m...
Looky Lou with The Hands-On Teacher In First
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This is my last
LOOKY LOU
for a little while!!!
and I am going out with a good one....
Marie is a ROCK STAR 1st grade teacher
that is chan...
Infographic Creation
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Infographics are a great way to share data and statistics information
visually and are super popular these days.
{An inforgraphic is a graphic visual repres...
This Game Goes to the Dogs
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Research and Collaboration - Kindergarten Style
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Our team has tried very hard to learn as much as we can about the Common
Core. It has been a learning curve but also a great way for us to bond as a
team...
Line Up Vinyl Dots Set {1-20} Hot Colors
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OK...So by popular request I have decided to add vinyl line up dots to my
TPT store (I know a lot of you make your own but I still get tons of
request from...
Simplify Your Homeschool Day
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What if you and your children could have more time pursuing your passions?
With chasing two active toddlers and homeschooling three older children, I
st...
New theme / Summer Lovin!
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Greetings friends. I am so excited to bring you this late blog post because
I can! Haha! Yep, I am officially on summer break. I have been out since
2:30 p...
Teach Like a Pirate ... A Summer Book Study
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Aaarrrggghhhhh you ready???
What do you call a pirate who skips class? ...... Captain Hooky!
Why does a pirate take so long to learn the alphabe...
End of the Year Ideas Summer Linky Party- Week 1
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Some of my blogging BFF's from *Freebie-licious* and I are doing weekly
Summer linky parties. We hope you will stay tuned & gain lots of ideas for
next s...
Give Me 5 Strategy
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Did I hear, “Give me five”? When my students hear “Give me five”, they
automatically know exactly what I am talking about. At the beginning of
the year o...
Father's Day
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Friends~I have been hunting around for some Father's Day ideas for my
kiddos to make for my hubby. There are so many cute ideas and crafts out
there! Che...
Classroom Set-Up {then & now}
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I was reading a post from Erica Boher and had to laugh out loud at a
comment one of her pictures got on Pinterest. The pinner said "Perfect 1st
grade clas...
Teaching Addition and Subtraction Together
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Are you struggling with how to successfully teach addition and subtraction
at the same time, while ensuring that students reach mastery of the basic
fact...
Accessible Mathematics – I Got The Power!
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I had mentioned this book Accessible Mathematics: Ten Instructional
Shifts That Raise Student Achievement in a previous post and I had also
mentioned tha...
Teach Like a Pirate Book Study
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Introducing the Teach Like a Pirate Book Study. Chapter 1 on Passion will
begin on June 11 with Mary from:
[image: Guided Math]
I'll be highlighting Cha...
June Newsletter!!! (Several Exclusive Freebies!)
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Happy Sunday night, friends!
I wanted to stop by and give a quick reminder about the
June newsletter. It's hitting inboxes tomorrow morning around 7a...
End-of-the-Year Student Gifts and Momentos
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Can you smell that? It's skin frying in the heat of summer. Can you hear
that? The pool and beach are calling my name. As my first year of teaching
comes t...
June Currently
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It's a new month and time to link up with Oh' Boy 4th Grade for her June
Currently.
1. Everyone has raved about Dexter, but I never watched it. My husba...
This girl loves Mathy the mammoth!
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I just found this new review of Math Mammoth grade 1 curriculum, and was
tickled to find how much this girl loved Mathy my mascot!
My girls liked finding o...
ISTE 2013 Exhibit Hall Passes
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VocabularySpellingCity has 20 free passes to the ISTE Exhibit Hall to give
away. If you are traveling with friends or family members who are not
planning...
Summer Early Literacy Calendars
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The school year will be coming to a close for me next month! As I look
at the progress my students have made, I can't help but think about how
important...
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...
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...
retell literacy center activity - Cookie's Week
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Something I love about my literacy centers is the choice offered to
students and the ability for students to differentiate their own learning.
We have acti...
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...
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...
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...
LOVED it!!!
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