180 Days and Counting

TEACHERS!!!!

Where’s the best place to buy books for your classroom?!

A consignment store or Good Will 🤩

I bought 18 books and only spent $30. That’s an average of $1.66 per book 🤯

The Be Kind book is hardback, came out last year and I got it for $3 😲

You seriously can’t beat these deals!

Today is FINALLY our 100th day of school!!! My shirt from says it all! Come on summer ☀️ when is or was your 100th day?!

Looking for an amazing short film to use with summarizing?! Dust Buddies works perfectly with Somebody, Wanted, Bu, Then, So, Finally. I used this for my observation and my students were so engaged!

Another snow day means I was able to make Valentine’s Day cards😍 thanks to for the minifigure crayons! They are perfect!

Looking for a fun activity for Groundhog Day? This product includes 3 quick write prompts, 2 framed poems, 1 opinion writing prompt, and a directed drawing! On sale through Friday (2-1-19). Link in profile.
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What’s going on in your neck of the woods?!?!

Multiplication & Division Jenga
Perfect math activity for the last day of school before winter break ⛄️ ❄️

27 student gifts done ✅
“Warmest Winter Wishes” includes a hot chocolate pack, mini candy canes, and marshmallows. There’s also a cute personalized gift tag for them to color (made by .chinup). I ❤️ how they turned out!

We are so close to starting IDR 😊 this lesson was to support...”How do I keep track of my thinking?” We brainstormed all the things we can think about while reading fiction text. Tomorrow, we will discuss non-fiction.

We have PRIDE! Habits of Character letters by . Habits modified to match our PBIS program.

Just a little lesson from The Reading Strategies Book by ....how to choose books for IDR. Students completed a reading inventory to learn more about themselves as readers.

I just love our “I am...” bulletin board!! We talked about how each one of us is unique. Then, students brainstormed 5 character traits to describe themselves and 5 other things they ♥️. Lastly, they got to use water colors to paint. They all had so much fun!

We learned about “determination” today through Minute To Win It games. What a fun afternoon! All were determined to be the clock but only a few were able to!

All Fountas & Pinnell word wall cards have been updated!! There are several different themes to choose from, all are EDITABLE in PowerPoint. If you already own a set, go to your TPT purchases and re-download. If you don’t, make sure to check them out!! Temporary link in profile.
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Something to remember every morning you walk into your classroom. Sometimes these are the hardest kids to reach. Sometimes they are the loudest, the quietest, the most outgoing...we have impact on all our children. We need to make it positive.

We read Do Unto Otters and charted TONS of ways to be respectful in school. Our first directed drawing of the year was a success!! Thanks for the cute idea and instructions!!

Do you use Canvas for your communication platform at school? I’m so excited that I could incorporate my into my front page. Each of these pictures links to a different page within my account. Communication is the key to success with parents!

These are ready to be put on student desks on Tuesday. Plastic erasers are the BEST!! Hope they ♥️ their back to school gifts 🤞

I often get asked what I do on the first day of school. These editable nametags are perfect! I used them last year and plan on using them again this year. The students pick out the pattern they want and decorate them! I have a basket of colored pencils and crayons available so they don’t even need to unpack their supplies yet. I even had them write their own name and student number on them with a Sharpie. Easy peasy planning! Check out the temporary link in my profile.
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has these wonderful lap trays for $5 each!! ♥️ the colors. Run, don’t walk, to your closest store. Perfect for

Used the short film, Snack Attack, to introduce point of view/perspective. I paused at 2:16 minutes to talk about the characters’ perspective and the students’ perception of the characters. Let’s just say we had a “heated” discussion about how they perceived the characters!

Do your students LOVE directed drawings?!?! Mine look forward to them and now almost expect them 😆. Do you need a fun activity for Groundhog Day? If so, check out my Groundhog Directed Drawing & Writing Prompts in my TPT store. http://bit.ly/groundhogdirecteddrawing

This is me to a T! What do you do on a snow day?

Another fun math routine! This one is Calculator Digit Change. Students put the first number into a calculator and had to figure out what they needed to add or subtract to get the next number. Look at all the different ways they came up with 100!

Our school theme is Be a Hero. Yesterday, my students brainstormed character traits of superheroes and which ones could be used in our school (didn't add all of them). Then, they completed a superhero directed drawing by . They added character traits that they will display this year in order to Be a Hero!!!! Check out their work!!!!

I am in ❤️❤️❤️ with this new product!! Let your students' personalities shine through with DIY name tags. They can choose from 16 different designs. You can choose from 3 different sizes. Scroll to see more pictures. bit.ly/DIYnametags

First quote of the school year!! I ❤️ my letter board. It's right by the door so they will see a positive quote as they leave the room everyday.

Easy and practical Back to School gift for students. My kiddos appreciated getting something they would need & use throughout the year!

Perfect time to work on my 3rd grade math vocab cards...45 mins until we get to the beach house 🏝🤗