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Happy Valentine’s Day {Week}! This is going to be a big week! It is my last full week with my students before I stop to start administering the ACCESS test (the test for all ELL students to test their language proficiency in reading, writing, listening and speaking). It will take me about 5 weeks to…
What’s that you say? A hashtag? I know! Relax. I’m not an expert yet, but I’m trying 🙂 I’m hoping that this will motivate me to take more/better pictures in my classroom. I always seem to forget. It even looks a little fancy and all. A little. Yes, this is our new read-aloud book. It…
For those of you who have been only following me this school year, you are probably like…what-the-what? I thought this chick only teaches math. Well, that’s true this year, but last year I taught everything except science. One of the very first things I made for Teachers Pay Teachers (besides some labels) was my Poetry…
As crunch time approaches, we are kicking it into high gear with REVIEW, REVIEW, REVIEW. BLEH….. Don’t leave. I will try to make this enjoyable. {Pinky swear} I’ve been trying to find reading resources to use in my room for “test practice”. I wanted passages that were the equivalent in length to what my students…
We don’t test for another 3 weeks. Therefore, three weeks of heavy preparation awaits us on Monday morning when we return from Spring Break! Why do we prepare? Am I teaching to the test? I have gone back and forth on this one for years. I’ve come to the conclusion that if I don’t do…
Can you guess what skill we are working on this week? I’m so witty. Not really…maybe a little punch-drunk. Anyway. Here’s a freebie for you. It’s a word document so that you can change the book example to work for you. I’ve read several Laura Numeroff’s books to teach cause and effect. I’ve got quite…