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TpT Seller Challenge {Week 3}: Make your Masterpiece!

TpT Seller Challenge {Week 3}: Make your Masterpiece!

June 29, 2015 By fancyfreein4th

I have a list of product ideas that is PAGES long.  I have about 5 products that I have started but haven’t finished but I FINALLY finished one that I started in April! My hope was to finish it for Earth Day, but all of the excitement of life made that impossible. I am excited to showcase my new product,… Read More

Filed Under: earth day, persuasive writing, qr codes, research writing, structured writing, thinking maps, Uncategorized Leave a Comment

How I Teach Writing & the Beauty of Flee Maps!

How I Teach Writing & the Beauty of Flee Maps!

December 29, 2014 By fancyfreein4th

This year we only get 2 weeks off for Winter Break…I know, I know! I should be happy that I get an entire t-w-o weeks off but I am used to three weeks off! I feel like this year’s break has been stacked with activity after activity- and while I am enjoying these activities… I would love a second to… Read More

Filed Under: flee map, genre writing, graphic organizers, thinking maps, Uncategorized, writing 2 Comments

Winter Poetry Pack- Using Thinking Maps & the 5 Senses

Winter Poetry Pack- Using Thinking Maps & the 5 Senses

November 25, 2012 By fancyfreein4th

     Poetry is a great way to reinforce grammar concepts like parts of speech, figurative language and punctuation. I always have my class make poems for the different seasons or holidays to collect to put in our end of the year scrap book. I had great success with my mini-unit for Fall Poetry, so I decided to create a similar… Read More

Filed Under: parts of speech, thinking maps, TpT, Uncategorized, wintery poetry 1 Comment

Thinking about the rules…..

Thinking about the rules…..

August 24, 2012 By fancyfreein4th

Today was my first week back and it was great.  I am excited about my class and the first three days of going over routines, rules and procedures went well. To introduce my three class rules I used my  Thinking about the Rules Activity.  Not only was this activity interactive, and engaging but allowed the students to use Thinking Maps…. Read More

Filed Under: back to school, rules, thinking maps, Uncategorized 4 Comments

Back to School: Thinking Maps Rule Sort

Back to School: Thinking Maps Rule Sort

July 15, 2012 By fancyfreein4th

I love to engage each new class in a conversation about classroom rules on the first or second day of school.  I have come to find that when talking about class rules, it is important that it is a two-sided (or 30-sided) conversation, one where the students help to define the class norms and expectations.  This conversation usually comes after… Read More

Filed Under: back to school, rules, thinking maps, Uncategorized 3 Comments

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