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A Typical Day in Writing…And More
WARNING: LONG POST! Thank goodness it the weekend! I don’t know about you, but I’m exhausted! I’m ready for the “beginning of the year craziness” to settle down and my life to feel normal again!...
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I’m Having a Sale!
Yep…it’s time to have a sale! Why? Because teachers are awesome, and I appreciate everything that you do! Just cuz! This is a great opportunity to move those items from your Wish List into your...
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Grammar Posters
Another quick post. Sorry guys! I’ve been incredibly busy this year. I PROMISE to get back to a blogging routine soon! I have some incredible papers (for the beginning of the year, anyway! Ha!) to...
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Grammar Posters: Yours for FREE!
I’m having a giveaway! Do you want a set of my newest TpT product? I just uploaded a set of grammar posters and they could be yours for FREE! Enter below! a...
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November CURRENTLY
So…I missed the October CURRENTLY. Things in my world were pretty cah-razy…as Amy Farah Fowler would say! I’m linking up EARLY this time for the November CURRENTLY linky from Farley over at Oh Boy 4th...
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Set 3 of POPPERS Available NOW!
For those of you who have been asking (or just wondering in silence…ha), set 3 of POPPERS: A Daily Writing Review is now available in my TpT store. Notice anything different? Yep. I’ve changed it...
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It All Started As An Idea
It’s happening! I’m blogging! To all who have been following, thank you for waiting patiently for me. This year has just been…cah-razy! But…I’m back! I wanted to share with you our most recent...
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December CURRENTLY
It’s that time again! Time for CURRENTLY with the fabulous Farley over at Oh Boy 4th Grade. Have I told you yet that I LOVE Christmas?!?! It’s my FAVORITE time of year. I love giving gifts and...
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More 11-Minute Essays (In 10 Minutes)
Last year I blogged about our 11-minute essays inspired by the one and only: Gretchen Bernabei. My kids loved it SO much, and it really helped them see that they could write A LOT in a very short...
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Test Prep at its Finest!
Ladies and gentlemen! I have some good news for you! Are you tired of long, boring test prep passages for editing and revising? If so, you’re in luck! I just posted my newest (and quite possibly my...
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An Explanation of Expository
That word that makes you cringe. That word that creates so much stress. That word that makes you go, “Hmmm..” I’ve had several requests lately for more information about expository writing. I’ll do...
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Pencil Sharpener: A Teacher’s Best Friend
A few months ago I received an amazing pencil sharpener from a company called Classroom Friendly Supplies. This is a company started BY a teacher, FOR teachers! Ya gotta love that, right?!?! This...
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The Week Before THE Test
It’s the week before the test. Your mind is going crazy. Did I teach them everything I was supposed to teach them? Did they actually LEARN what I taught? Did they tune me out? What can I do this...
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Keepers 101 for 4th Graders
***UPDATED*** Last night when I posted this, I didn’t realize that I had two boxes with “there” on this sheet. I had meant to put “me/I” in that box. Oops! This post is now updated with the version...
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I See HUGE Improvement!!
Whew! We finally finished our first “real” piece of writing this week and celebrated today! Woo hoo!! While these aren’t even close to perfect, they are a HUGE improvement from the writing sample I...
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Our FIRST Expository Essays-In 12 Minutes
Just like in years past, I begin our expository unit with explaining the difference between narrative and expository with my “Grandma” page. You can read more about that here. After we grasp what an...
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Expository Flipbooks
Several of you have asked about the flipbooks we use for expository writing, so I pulled some out from my presentation box to share with you. We are finishing up our first “real” expository pieces...
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Grammar Keepers Wall Cards
Well, hello there! How are you? How is school going? I know, I know…many of you are on Thanksgiving break and are enjoying your time off and not looking back at the moment. BUT…I wanted to share...
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More Expository Writing Samples
We finally finished up our third expository writing pieces. This time, we wrote about our role models. We started off by looking at some mentor leads in Gretchen Bernabei’s book, Fun Size Academic...
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Christmas Sale Going on NOW!!
Who DOESN’T love a sale?!?! I decided that to help us all get into the Christmas spirit (if you aren’t already…or even if you are), that it would be fun to have a sale in my TpT store. From now...
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