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For His Glory Teaching: July 2014
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Monday, July 28, 2014. Monday Made It {Connect with Articulation}. I am very excited to be linking up with Tara for Monday Made It! This made it is part of my newest TPT item and I thought Monday would be the perfect opportunity to "make it! I have provided a quick tutorial and helpful recommendations for my new activity, Connect with Articulation! Cut out the target words. Using a one inch hole punch makes assembly easier, but it is not. Have your students say the word on the disc before taking a turn&#...
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March 2015 - Tales of a Tenacious Teacher
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Displays and Bulletin Boards. Out with the old. In with the new. Monday, March 23, 2015. Well, I met my goal partially this weekend. I wanted to do a little 'spring cleaning' in my TpT store and it was cutting it close to accomplishing this task with my other busy must-do plans this week. These things almost got in the way of me cleaning:. This was my Saturday. Then my Sunday rolled around and I had to get ready to play in my first ever hockey game! Click on this button to go to my store. Another resourc...
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December 2015 - Hippo Hooray for Second Grade!
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5 Ways to Make Partner Talk Effective and Productive. Saturday, December 26, 2015. Imagine this. You are teaching a mini lesson. You pose a question to your class and say, "Turn and talk to your neighbor! 3 kids just sit there. 3 kids ask every other kid in the room to be their partners, but never actually end up with a partner. Some kids pair up and just stare at each other. Maybe a third of the class is actually doing what you asked them to do? 2 Keep Partnerships Long-Term. 3 Partners Sit by Each Other.
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5 Things All Teachers Should Do Before Going Home - Hippo Hooray for Second Grade!
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5 Things All Teachers Should Do Before Going Home. Tuesday, December 6, 2016. As well as helped me be better prepared for the next day. Here are five things I do every night before I leave school:. 1 Change Your Boards. Nothing makes me happier at the end of the day to erase the day's date and write tomorrow's date on the board! On my front board, I also list the tasks my students complete each morning and display our daily schedule. On the side board, I list our learning objectives for each subject.
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Spelling in the Writer's Workshop - Hippo Hooray for Second Grade!
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Spelling in the Writer's Workshop. Monday, July 25, 2016. Teacher, how do you spell? Is it just me, or is that question like nails on a chalkboard to you? How do we deal with this age-old question our students ask us a million times every day? As teachers, we know that spelling isn't our main focus during writing time. We know the importance of invented spelling, students applying what they know about letter sounds and spelling patterns, and stretching words out. There are some gorgeous. Made the connect...
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Classroom Bulletin Boards Made EASY! - Hippo Hooray for Second Grade!
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Classroom Bulletin Boards Made EASY! Tuesday, December 27, 2016. I have 5 GIGANTIC bulletin boards in my classroom. FIVE. Two of my walls have end-to-end bulletin boards. While I know that bulletin board space for some of you is a hot commodity, for me, it is almost a burden trying to fill them up. There are SO many amazing bulletin board ideas on Pinterest. But honestly. not only do I not. This post contains affiliate links. To view my entire disclosure statement, click here. I leave a space at the top ...
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July 2016 - Hippo Hooray for Second Grade!
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Spelling in the Writer's Workshop. Monday, July 25, 2016. Teacher, how do you spell? Is it just me, or is that question like nails on a chalkboard to you? How do we deal with this age-old question our students ask us a million times every day? As teachers, we know that spelling isn't our main focus during writing time. We know the importance of invented spelling, students applying what they know about letter sounds and spelling patterns, and stretching words out. There are some gorgeous. Made the connect...
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What's the Deal with Collective Nouns? - Hippo Hooray for Second Grade!
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What's the Deal with Collective Nouns? Monday, June 20, 2016. I first learned about collective nouns when we made the switch to the Common Core State Standards several years ago. The standard reads: L.2.1a Use collective nouns. And my first thought was, "What the heck are collective nouns? So just like every second grade teacher, I Googled it:. Then I Googled "examples of collective nouns" and got a ton of them. But, really? Do second graders really. Need to know that a group of geese is called a gaggle?
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A Classroom Full of Smiles: April 2015
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Monday, April 27, 2015. Technology in the Classroom. Tech Tip Tuesday. I'm proud to join one of the best linky parties out there. Thank you Once Upon A Classroom. My tip today is about using online book readings in the classroom. I use a TON of group work in my room. I also use a lot of Responding to Literature strategies. I love the RTL style, but seriously, how was I going to get copies of books for groups of students? The task was impossible. The students have the book right on their iPad. Testing is ...
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MMI: Possibly the last hoorah - Tales of a Tenacious Teacher
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Displays and Bulletin Boards. MMI: Possibly the last hoorah. Monday, August 10, 2015. It's be a fun summer linky up with the fabulous Tara for Monday Made It. I've been so inspired to create things for my classroom and have connected with so many awesome people! And even though I still have about 3 weeks of summer yet, this is probably the last time I'll be able to link up. My next 3 Mondays are as followed:. Following Monday: We will be closing our our first home. Go take a peek if you'd like. I taped a...
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