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Made for 1st Grade: Circle Story FUN {and freebies}
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Guided Reading and Center Rotation Resources. Thematic Math and Literacy Centers. Tuesday, March 6, 2012. Circle Story FUN {and freebies}. This week the main story in our reading series is. If You Give A Pig A Pancake. We are planning to do the same thing again this year. Instead of moving on to a new theme the week before Spring Break, we are going to take the week off and have some circle story FUN with our kiddos! Here’s a {sneak} peek at all of the math and literacy centers we will be doing. We’...
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Great {First Grade} Expectations: First Graders Are Poets...And They KNOW It!
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012. First Graders Are Poets.And They KNOW It! Ahhthe joys of poetry. We spend so much time as teachers teaching, reminding, reteaching, and re-reminding (? The parts of a complete sentence, rules of punctuation, and other basic mechanics.then, poetry comes along. However, this is precisely why I believe poetry is one of the most important ways to teach the kiddos, who don't naturally feel drawn to the subject, how to write! Do you see the armadillo above? Example of the Rebus vocabula...
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Great {First Grade} Expectations: November 2012
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Wednesday, November 28, 2012. The Place Value Marathon! So this is my first year teaching with The Common Core, and I have *finally* finished the marathon of teaching place value to my smarty pants batch of first graders! Puzzling Place Value Packet. A couple months ago I was laying out my plans for 2nd quarter, and I realized that this unit was g. Oing to be some kind of long! Meet the "Puzzli ng. Place Value Packet" and a little freebie just for y'all:). Puzzling Place Value Packet. Here is a sample of...
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Great {First Grade} Expectations: April 2012
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012. Making this week a LUCKY one! Yesterday afternoon I finished packing up, moving out, and left my classroom ready to go for its next teacher with her own little darlings to begin their learning! I drove away from my school without turning back.I love my little ones and all, but a little time to recharge during a track out is always. The joys of a year round teaching schedule. Also, all county teachers were able to enter a little drawing to win a Nook Color. I have never won anyt...
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Great {First Grade} Expectations: January 2013
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Friday, January 4, 2013. Waddle to It.Math Edition! Happy New Year teachers and friends! How was your first week back to school? I'm sure all you little ones were certainly excited to see you! Now that the New Year frenzy has come and gone (I'm always sad to see it go! It is that time of year where the wintery-enchantment of penguins. Begins in the classrooms! I am using this post to round up some of the great ideas I have found out there and give credit to the many creative teacher authors. I start teac...
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Great {First Grade} Expectations: Sunday Super Sale!!
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Friday, February 1, 2013. Who's excited for this Sunday? The Super Bowl is a great time to gather with friends to enjoy the great competition, commercials, and of course the little yummies! In addition to all the football fun you have come to expect on Super Bowl Sunday, I have one more thing to add to you list of why this day will be SO GREAT! Stop by my teacherpayte teacherspayteachers. Enjoy the big day! Who are you rooting for? More importantly, what is your favorite super bowl snack? Ahhthe joys of ...
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Great {First Grade} Expectations: March 2012
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Saturday, March 24, 2012. I wanted to offer my many thanks to Sarah Mackey from Mackey's Classroom. And Tanya Dwyer from Mrs. Dwyer's A Firsties. For their support of my little blog! I am beyond grateful to every follower who stops by and comments on particular posts or ideas they find helpful, and offers additional idea from their own classrooms! Stay tuned for my picks on the next, incredibly deserving blogs of this award! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). What a Wonder-Full World Freebie! First Graders Are ...
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Great {First Grade} Expectations: Biography, All About Me, and a Freebie!
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Thursday, April 12, 2012. Biography, All About Me, and a Freebie! So this post is not really about me, but if it was, then you should know that I normally have a.uhh. slightly. Obsessive personality. As in, I wipe the baseboards in my bathroom and kitchen every evening kinda obsessive. But that's ok.because it's ok to be different. We also have to jump over the lights so ower foots don't get burnt.". It's ok to be different. I'm skade of the mockbrse because I hurt my back.". I love to be olon some times...
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Great {First Grade} Expectations: February 2013
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Friday, February 1, 2013. Who's excited for this Sunday? The Super Bowl is a great time to gather with friends to enjoy the great competition, commercials, and of course the little yummies! In addition to all the football fun you have come to expect on Super Bowl Sunday, I have one more thing to add to you list of why this day will be SO GREAT! Stop by my teacherpayte teacherspayteachers. Enjoy the big day! Who are you rooting for? More importantly, what is your favorite super bowl snack? Ahhthe joys of ...
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Great {First Grade} Expectations: July 2012
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Thursday, July 19, 2012. Good morning teacher friends! Perhaps you have wondered "Where on earth is Ms. Boyle? Well, I must admit.I am embarrassed by my lack of presence here the past month, but I hope you will deem this an "excused absence! As we pulled onto campus, the bells were ringing and he suggested we go listen to them on one of the benches before meeting with our friend. As we are walking towards the bench he advised me to watch my step as there was a gaping hole in the brick pathway. So while m...
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