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Spring in an Upper Grade Classroom

Spring in an Upper Grade Classroom

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I don’t know about you, but my class has Spring Fever! With the chatty Cathy’s, the need to Spring Clean their desks and the struggle to stay focused with the ever looming Spring Break coming the struggle is real!   Today I want to share some of my favorite Spring Time Activities. For us, the reality of the SBAC is… Read More

Spring Classroom Ideas & Persuasive Peeps

Spring Classroom Ideas & Persuasive Peeps

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© arinahabich/ Dollar Photo Club Happy Spring everyone! I am so excited to share a recent Spring Milestone that I am celebrating: I just  hit 2,000+ followers on instagram.  I have made some amazing connections with fellow educators around the world and even in MY district! The teacher connectedness from blogging and other social media venues has really made me… Read More

The Great Peep Experiment

The Great Peep Experiment

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©Dollar Photo Club/ ArianaHabich I remember my high school chemistry teacher did a fun science experiment during our finals week, which backed up to Spring Break. She started the class saying that Peeps were indestructible!  I remember thinking to myself, “Is she talking about those yummy marshmallow Easter treats?”, and she was!  We spent that week brainstorming ways we could… Read More

Figurative Language Flowers

Figurative Language Flowers

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Happy first Sunday of Spring everyone!  I am excited to share my newest Figurative Language Craftivity with you all and to have a lucky follower win one! {Keep reading to see how you can win one!} This is the next in my soon to be Figurative Language Craftivity Set for the Year. I think continually reinforcing figurative language has really… Read More

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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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