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Written by a second grade teacher and a kindergarten teacher, this blog is designed to help teachers with curriculum and planning.
Busy Bees
2y ago
These were snapshots taken from our writing center that the kids love to use in their own writings. They like to make cards, write journal entries, label things, etc. A couple of things I like about it is the kids are working independently, they are writing, and it is low prep!!! Definitely a win-win for the teacher and students both!!!
Check our some of our word cards/wordlists already on our TPT store:
Farm Word Lists
Weather Word Lists
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Busy Bees
2y ago
The last few days have not been "pool" days, so we have been working on wrapping up some of our school projects.
We have been doing Data Binders/Portfolios for over 20 years at our building. Each year we have thrown things out and added things that make them even better! I love using them at conferences any time of the year because it shows parents exactly what their child is doing each month. The kids absolutely love looking at these Data Binders/Portfolios because they see the progression that they have made towards class goals and specific individual goals.
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Busy Bees
2y ago
During the summer time, I like to do some of those "big projects" one day a week. So about a week ago, I started working on my homework binder. I have to say, I absolutely love my homework binder. Here is how it works:
I designed a DIBELS based homework binder for my families. Each night they work on some kind of DIBELS components and their goal is to increase their score each night or keep it at a "high" rate. I have used this homework binder for several years and my kids/families LOVE IT!
Another great part is that I really love it as a teacher. Th ..read more
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2y ago
Busy Bees
2y ago
We were asked to review some pencil grips from The Pencil Grip, Inc. One of the things we focus on at the beginning of the school year is the correct way to hold a pencil. So, we were thrilled when they sent us 3 different types of pencil grips for us to review.
The first one is The Crossover Grip. It helps the students hold their fingers in the correct position. When students use this grip, they cannot cross their fingers over each other. The students thought the best part about this grip was the "Superhero Cape".
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Busy Bees
2y ago
This week is our district's spring break. Unfortunately for my husband and I we will be headed home from a week in Grand Cayman. I love to work on school stuff on flights because it makes time go so much faster.
When I return, we will be writing opinion papers. We just wrapped up informative writing and the kids did an outstanding job!! I will share some of our writings this week on opinions.
We have decided to put our entire TPT store on sale for 20% until midnight Sunday, April 3. Happy Shopping~
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Busy Bees
2y ago
As mentioned in my previous post, I am posting a picture of all of the "scraps" that were left over from our parent Christmas gifts. Our two leadership teams did an outstanding job of synergizing together and we can't wait to deliver them to our neighbors later this week.
We are the Findlay Trojans so we are helping our neighbors show some Trojan Spirit~
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