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The end of the year is such a special time! There are so many fun moments that come in the last few weeks of school. There can also be lots of educational moments too! Today, I am going to walk you through my top 10 end of the year activities! These are ones that I do…
I love social studies and how it mixes so well with everything that we are doing in ELA!! Right now, we are reading “The Lemonade War”! My kiddos love it and so do I! The best part is that it fits perfectly into our Economics standards! We use this novel study to go through the…
In my school, we use daily 5 for reading instruction. I set up daily 5 a little bit different. I teach third grade and there is just so much to fit in! When I was trying to fit in all daily 5 rotations a day I was not getting to the important stuff and I…
What is the number one most important thing with classroom management? If you want a well managed room you need one thing and one thing only: relationships. If you don’t have a good strong relationship with your kids they won’t respond to any system you put into place. If you don’t laugh with your kids,…
Last weekend, I had a mind blowing experience. I went to my first ever teacher meet up! The French Lick Blogger Retreat was life changing for me. (the best thing about it was there were bloggers but also just blogger followers or teachers there)! I met people who were so passionate about the world of…

I am so glad you’re here! I love helping 3rd-5th grade teachers by providing ideas, engaging resources, and professional development they need. I am a literacy coach who is here to help lessen the workload for teachers while making them more confident! I want students to be continually engaged in a rigorous environment!

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