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Fabulous Finds Friday

Fabulous Finds Friday

July 27, 2012 By fancyfreein4th

Well, it wouldn’t be Friday if I wasn’t linking up with Elizabeth in Fun in 4b.  To be honest, I kind of calmed down on my Back to School shopping spree… kinda being the key word here. 1) This is probably my best find of the week. Vistaprint has a deal right now where for $20, you get an $80 dollar… Read More

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Fabulous Find Friday

Fabulous Find Friday

July 20, 2012 By fancyfreein4th

It wouldn’t be Friday without sharing our Fabulous Finds! I am linking up again with the wonderful Elizabeth from Fun in 4b for this week’s edition of Fabulous Find Friday. This weeks I found some amazing things at Dollar Tree and Michaels. Before I share, I must admit that didn’t I know about Dollar Tree for the past 6 years? Why isn’t… Read More

Filed Under: back to school, chevron, dollars deals, linky, owls, teacher's toolbox, Uncategorized 11 Comments

Whole Class Journals & Fabulous Find Friday

Whole Class Journals & Fabulous Find Friday

July 13, 2012 By fancyfreein4th

Today I am linking up with Elizabeth in  Fun in 4b for her super fun Fabulous Find Friday!  As you all know, this is the best time of year for teachers because the Target Dollar Section is loaded with classroom possibilities. I went to Target because it was SOOOO hot at my house (no air conditioning! 100+ degree weather= bad news). It… Read More

Filed Under: dollars deals, linky, Target, Uncategorized, whole class journals, writing 10 Comments

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  • Whole Class Journals: Get your kids writing across all genres for the entire year with my 5 sets of Whole Class Journals.  The students will love this weekly activity for center time and it is amazing to see the growth in their writing over the year.
  • Multi-Cultural Fairy Tale Comparisons
  • Classroom Managment Tip: V.I.P Boxes for a positive behavior incentive or reward.
  • Coordinate Grid Fun
  • Growth Mindset and Cactus: making classroom goals
  • The Day the Pencils Quit: A fancy idea that solves that pesky pencil problem we all have in our class by having the students creatively write from the perspective of the disgruntled pencil! Modeled after the amazing book, The Day the Crayons Quit
  • Fish in a Tree novel study unit resources with lesson plans and quizzes aligned to Common Core!
  • Fancy Geometry ideas for the 3rd-5th grade classrooms! Have your kids engage in geometry in these fun ways! Freebies included!
  • Punctuation Matters: An engaging lesson that goes over the importance of correct punctuation while making your class giggle!
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We read, we annotated, we celebrated and today we We read, we annotated, we celebrated and today we go on a walking fieldtrip to watch Percy Jackson ⚡️
First open house in a long time! Year 13, and the First open house in a long time! Year 13, and the first one in 6th grade in a long time!
Dress like your fave book character day today, so Dress like your fave book character day today, so me and my motile Gryffindor dressed up. I have loved having him at my school this year. #carpoolbuddy
For Valentine’s Day we went over what blackout p For Valentine’s Day we went over what blackout poetry was and then tried our own using the amazing @amandascgorman poem, The Hill We Climb. Perfect lesson for today! #ilove6thgrade
Spent the day mummifying some chicken legs for mor Spent the day mummifying some chicken legs for more of our Ancient Egypt exploration with @historyfromthemiddle #iteach6th
When in Treegap… If you know you know. #6thgrade When in Treegap… If you know you know. #6thgrade #iteach6th #tuckeverlasting
There’s so much advice I would tell first year- There’s so much advice I would tell first year- teacher-me…. Especially after the last (almost) 2 years of teaching; barely afloat. This year is so hard. I have to stop regularly and tell my student teacher, “it’s never been like this”. But to my core, it’s always been- children first, relationships first, or nothing else matters. Though this year is tough in new ways, there’s still much hope and laughter each day. Thanks @eveleon26 for reminding me of my first, wonderful year of teaching- so I can bring that energy, excitement each day- no matter the circumstance. For all of my teacher friends out there, I see you- I know it’s hard- and I’m grateful for you. (P.S-it’s almost winter break, you got this!) #tiredteacher #cleareyesfullheartscantlose
Be a goldfish! Happy Halloween 🎃 Be a goldfish! Happy Halloween 🎃
First day today went well. It was so good to be ba First day today went well. It was so good to be back in person.
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