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This and That!

This post is going to be all over the place!  There is a little bit of 6th grade math, a little bit of advanced 3rd grade math, and a limited time freebie for you! I’ll start with the math.  On…
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Dividing Decimals Anchor Charts

Just a quick post to share my dividing decimals anchor charts.  I searched and searched for one already out there (I didn’t want to recreate the wheel last night!), but I couldn’t find ANYTHING! Here is what I came up…
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Adding and Subtracting Decimals Activities & Freebies!

I’ve mentioned before that I have the same group of students this year that I had last year, so I am having to recreate the wheel quite a bit this year, as the standards overlap a bit.  One of those…
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Setting the Stage for Novels

Since I’ve had the same groups of kids two years in a row, I’m trying to find new and interesting ways to introduce novels and prepare the students for reading.  Our next novel is The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle,…
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Character Project for ANY Novel!

I mentioned in a this post and this post how we have been just knee deep in character study.  We were reading the novel Rules, which my students absolutely loved!  After all of our talk about characters, character traits, character…
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Smart Eats: More Healthy Snacks and Lunches

Happy Sunday!  I’m a little bit late posting this week as it has been a very busy weekend.  I had fun with my snacks this week, and the theme turned out to be GREEK YOGURT!  I used almost an entire…
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Smart Eats!

Welcome back to week #2 of Smart Eats!  I’d love to hear if any of you tried the recipes I posted last week.  I know we enjoyed having snacks and lunches ready to eat, and even my husband commented on…
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Properties of Operations & Algebraic Expressions

I have a few random anchor charts and foldables we have done in math recently that I thought others may be able to grab some ideas from.  We are working on properties of operations and using variables in algebraic expressions….
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Smart Eats: A New Blog Series

Happy Sunday!  Doesn’t it always come around much too quickly? I would like to introduce you to my new blog project (if you can call it that).  I’m going to admit: this started as something for me!  Something that I…
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Upper elementary ideas to teach character traits and character conflict using anchor charts, interactive notebook templates, and task cards.
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Characters, Characters, and more Characters: How To Teach Character Traits & Character Conflict

We have gone a little character crazy in my room.  We went over Character Traits which I talked a little bit about HERE, but we have been going strong learning about characters even more. Here’s how I teach character traits…
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Teaching Exponents

We have been busy in math working on exponents!  I have an accelerated 5th grade group, so we needed to cover 5th and 6th grade standards on exponents.  We haven’t quite gotten to evaluating expressions with them yet, but they…
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Getting busy!

We had such a busy week this week, but I feel like we got so much accomplished in such a short time!  I wanted to share our week here, if only because I felt like it was so successful.  I…
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Hot take: not all fidgets and squishees and sensor Hot take: not all fidgets and squishees and sensory tools are created equal. 🙃��

Comment below, and I’ll send you the link to these beauties that I LOVE giving kids to use. 

💖 After years experimenting with these tools (NOT toys) in the classroom, I’ve found that the fidgets I go to the most are these sweet little worry stones. Not the flashy toys that somehow end up flying across the room by 10:07 AM and causing more trouble than they’re worth. 😅

Worry drones have become my favorites because they actually help kids regulate without distracting them.

A few reasons I love them:

✨ quiet and non-distracting
✨ grounding for anxious or overwhelmed students
✨ help busy hands without pulling attention away from learning
✨ no lights, sounds, pieces, or “look what mine does!” chaos
✨ feel age-respectful for older elementary students too

…and as a fantastic bonus, they are virtually unbreakable and easy to sanitize as needed. 😉 

I especially love using them during read aloud, and I offer the to every child before we settle in. 

Would love to know: are your students fidget people too? Or have you found certain ones work way better than others?
Lunges with bags full of books optional. 🤷‍♀️ Bu Lunges with bags full of books optional. 🤷‍♀️ 

But seriously — they usually don’t know what they’re signing up for by having a teacher in their life, but I couldn’t do it without them! My parents and husband are actual angels on earth when it comes to helping me with my classroom (and basically in all other ways, too!!). Who are YOUR designated helpers? 🩷🩷
Teacher Horror Movies: things students say edition Teacher Horror Movies: things students say edition. 🤣🤣 What would you add?!? Of course, these are all in good fun… I love my kids, but I’m also a germaphobe who teaches and expects her students to ask specific questions to describe what they are having trouble understanding. 😜
I am so honored to have my awards handed out in so I am so honored to have my awards handed out in so many classrooms, hanging on countless bedroom walls, and stored away in treasured memory boxes. 🥹🥹🩷🩷 

When I created these end of the year awards for my third graders back in 2010, I never would have thought they would reach so many kids (and hopefully make life easier for so many teachers at the end of the year). 

🌟 If you own this set, be sure to download the MASSIVE update with new and updated award options (autofill is still there, too)! If you’d like to hand these out to your students, comment below, and I’ll send you the info.
I can’t believe this school year is over. 🥹🩷 I don I can’t believe this school year is over. 🥹🩷 I don’t always do end of the year gifts (and teachers should never feel like the have to), but this year it just felt right! 

🔥 For one group, I made “mini s’mores kits” and a s’more keychain and for my others I did these adorable pens! They were both SUPER easy and so cute. Comment below, and I’ll send you links, including to the free Canva template for the S’mores set (the pens come with the cards!) and all the ind for how I put them together.
My favorite way to end the year. 🥹 Comment below, My favorite way to end the year. 🥹 Comment below, and I’ll send you the link to this FREE End of the Year Find Someone Who. Perfect for any day during your last week of school!
Comment below with something your students have be Comment below with something your students have been OBSESSED with this year, and I’ll choose one random commenter to win a set of accomplishment animals to end the year! Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! 🩷🩷 

💡How accomplishment animals work:

Every week, my students take a moment to share a specific success or accomplishment with me and we have a quick conversation about it. They get a little animal (or sticker) and build the cutest little collections over the year — it’s such a fun visual representation of all they’ve accomplished over the year AND such an amazing way for me to learn more about them and connect!
I always seem to pull out the Topple Blocks games I always seem to pull out the Topple Blocks games this time of year, and I’m sending one lucky teacher FOUR sets of blocks to use in their classroom! 🍎 Comment below with the number of days of school you have left. I’ll select one random commenter on Thursday and send the blocks your way! 

Not endorsed by IG. I will never ask you to click links to verify you won and will contact winner directly via comment AND DM from this account only. 🩷😍
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