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CURRENTLY
Linking up with Farley (a fellow Texan - woot!) for an October Currently! I haven't done a Currently in years (I'm an awful blogger... EEK) but I saw this October themed one and OMG I HAD TO! I love...
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INFERRING... Oy Vey!
Sooooo. Inferences. My sweet 4th graders are really having a hard time wrapping their head around inferences. And I felt my self turing into an inferencing GRUMP. "What can you INFER, guys?? LOOK FOR...
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Math Misconceptions
Howdy, peeps! I have a confession to make... I was not a great math student... At all. Math was awful for me. A painful subject that I was forced to take for what felt like 87 years.... I think that's...
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November Currently
Hey all! I'm linking up with Farley at Oh Boy 4th Grade again for a November Currently! Yesterday was my birthday, and my family SPOILED me! Brunch, family time, trick-or-treating (and possibly scaring...
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Dia de los Muertos & Inferencing
I cannot believe it's November! So many things going on this month: my husband is growing a mustache for Movember (it's a serious thing in the fire department, y'all, so I'm going along with it),...
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Autobiographies, Biographies and "The Story of Me"
The countdown has started!! FOUR days until Thanksgiving Break. YIPEE!Only problem is as the holidays grow closer, the kiddos start showing their wild[er] side... So I've been trying to come up with...
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All I want for... BLACK FRIDAY!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING BREAK! Are you off for the entire week? I hate to brag but... I AM! WOOT! If you're not, I'm so sorry. May the kids be QUIET, the week FLY BY and you have plenty of REST and GRUB on...
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Howdy, all! I would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE for you to go check out my guest post on Rachel Lynette's blog, Minds in Bloom!! Just click here ---->Thinking Deep with Inferencing
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Close Reading with Teaching and Tapas
Hey all! I'm SO excited to be blogging about one of my favorite TPT creators, Alyssha Swanson of Teaching and Tapas! Back in July, my friend Robin texted me about an awesome giveaway happening on...
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Merry & Bright, Bright, Bright!
Merry [almost] Christmas!!Correction.. Merry [almost] Christmas BREAK!! Because really... what are YOU most looking forward to?? I'm definitely partial to the two weeks of relaxin'! ;)I'm so excited to...
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Motivation Math by Mentoring Minds
Texas Teachers!! I'm excited to talk to y'all today about one of my favorite math resources - Motivation Math workbooks by Mentoring Minds. How do you teach math? What I do is teach skills in...
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2016 FEEDBACK FRENZY!
Happy 2016! I hope you had a fabulous holiday season! My Christmas and New Year FLEW by. I remember there being a lot of time with family, friends and food. Like, ALL THE FOOD. And there were naps......
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Rock and Teach Review: National Geographic Puzzle Explorer App
Hey all! Happy Sunday! And to some, happy loooong weekend! We have MLK day off (Monday) and Tuesday is a teacher work day. So next week is only three-days-of-teaching long! I'm definitely going to take...
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The Unmotivated Reader...
A few days ago, I looked up from my guided reading group to scan the classroom. I was frustrated to see my independent readers NOT READING. A few of them were actually staring at me. Creepy. I...
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Strategies for Teaching Paired Texts
In the Lone Star State, fourth grade marks the time our students start being tested on paired texts. That means double the reading, double the connections, and double the thinking. Thanks, STAAR! My...
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Houston Blogger Meet Up!
Hey friends! I have nothing educational to share with you today.... Only fun stuff and a free thing. More on the free thing in a bit! :) I hope you had a wonderful weekend! I for sure did, because I...
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Morning Message
Hey friends! I'm so excited to post about one of my FAVORITE products I've made for my TPT store... Morning Message: Spiraled Review of Essential Reading Skills! Morning Message is a PROJECTABLE, daily...
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STOMP the STAAR!
Hey friends! Are you in crazy-test-prep mode?? I SURE AM! STAAR testing season has officially started. Texas, I know you feel my pain. UGH... And I know PARCC testing has started, too. UGH2.... To make...
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Oriental Trading Teacher Wishlist
Hey friends! Let's not mention how long it's been since I've posted.... Let's just focus on the fact that I'm back! WOOT! Today I'm posting about a company that every teacher knows and loves - Oriental...
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Testing = Lame.... Giveaways = NOT LAME!
Hey friends! I know it's been FIVE-ever since I last posted... It's been whirlwind year. My awesome fourth graders have done lots of learning, had lots of fun, given me lots of gray hairs, and now we...
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