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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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  • 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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  • Life Science ideas for 3-6th grade. Photsynthesis craft and Close read, edible ecosystem, class ecosystem, field trip, bird watching and so much more.
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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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