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Mrs Jump's class: May 2016

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Teaching with Informational Texts: Close Reading Lessons for One Tiny Turtle. One Tiny Turtle was written by one of my favorite authors, Nicola Davies. This book chronicles the life cycle of the loggerhead sea turtle. As with most informational texts, we start by discussing our schema on the subject. We want students to think about what they already know and attach their new understandings to their prior knowledge. Here are a few of the responses we got. I also wanted to mention that we have added an add...

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Vegas Teacher Blogger Meet Up - OVER $55,000 in Goodies GIVEN AWAY!!! | Dragonflies in First

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Vegas Teacher Blogger Meet Up - OVER $55,000 in Goodies GIVEN AWAY! The meet up that we held in Vegas last week was AMAZING! There really isn't many other words that could describe it. Picture 1100 teachers in a room together, having fun, meeting new people, and winning lots of prizes. We were all smiling so hard that our cheeks hurt. It was a great night and we appreciate all of the many teachers and bloggers who came and had a fabulous night with us. That is fun, engaging, and inspiring. SDE. Worth of ...

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Falling Into First: July 2015

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Thursday, July 23, 2015. A Modern Teacher Planner Giveaway! Hello my bloggy friends! I'm crawling out of my summer shell for a minute today to share one of my most favorite back to school staples with you. Like many of you, life pretty much revolves around planning and organizing on paper during the school year. This is my second year using the Teacher Personal Planner. Created by my friend April at A Modern Teacher. Y'all I am super picky about my planner! So now for some exciting news. April is letting...

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Vegas Teacher Blogger Meet Up 2015!

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Kickin' It In Kindergarten. Vegas Teacher Blogger Meet Up 2015! July 22, 2015. The meet up that we held in Vegas last week was AMAZING! There really isn’t many other words that could describe it. Picture 1100 teachers in a room together, having fun, meeting new people, and winning lots of prizes. We were all smiling so hard that our cheeks hurt. It was a great night and we appreciate all of the many teachers and bloggers who came and had a fabulous night with us. Not only did TpT. Those were from TpT.

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Elementary Shenanigans: August 2015

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Five Fun Facts #TEACHERWEEK15. I am so excited. Teacher Week 2015 is here, and today I am linking up with Blog Hoppin' to share five fun facts about me. Fact #2: I am a dog lover. Let me clarify.not animal lover. Dog lover! I despise spider, snakes, lizards, frogs, and anything else in the slimy family. However, I love, love, love my sweet puppy Maya. I call her Tas. You know? She is full of joy and love, but boy does she get into everything. Yep. She is a mess! Not so much. But man oh man! I know y'all ...

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VEGAS MEET UP 2015!! - TGIF! - Thank God It's First Grade!

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VEGAS MEET UP 2015! Wednesday, July 22, 2015. The meet up that we held in Vegas last week was AMAZING! There really isn't many other words that could describe it. Picture 1100 teachers in a room together, having fun, meeting new people, and winning lots of prizes. We were all smiling so hard that our cheeks hurt. It was a great night and we appreciate all of the many teachers and bloggers who came and had a fabulous night with us. That is fun, engaging, and inspiring. SDE. Not only did TpT. Worth of swag...

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July 2015 - TGIF! - Thank God It's First Grade!

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First Grade Grammar Activities and Printables. Thursday, July 23, 2015. When do you teach the grammar and language standards in your classroom? Nouns, determiners, comma usage, prepositions. Ya know. allllllllllll of THESE. Some can be easily embedded into your reading or writing block, while others I try to find the time to do whole lessons on! That probably isn't the answer you were hoping for, but I have found that it works best in room 102. Here are some of the activities included:. Students pull a c...