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August 31, 2014 by: Jennifer

S.T.E.M. Lessons POP! and FREEBIES

Are you familiar with S.T.E.M. (Science Technology Engineering & Math) Lessons?  To be honest, I knew it had to do with science, but I didn’t know much else about it.  Enter one very curious, engineer-loving little boy into my classroom this year (my son, Jack) and I decided it was time to learn MORE and to add some of these type lessons to my classroom.

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August 24, 2014 by: Jennifer

How’s School? Autism In My Classroom Update {First Then FREEBIE}

I’ve been SUPER busy with school, even more so than usual. I decided to teach my son, Jack, this year and was filled with trepidation at the thought.  I am happy report that it’s a lot better than I thought it would be, but still a lot of work.  Jack requires a lot of attention, so I find myself battling between giving him the attention

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August 10, 2014 by: Jennifer

Classroom Reveal 2014 {Meet the Teacher FREEBIE}

Ok, so here it is (so far)…we started school last Thursday and I figured I needed to go ahead and share the pictures before my room gets that “lived in” look! My new balance beam from IKEA works perfectly for seating at my carpet area: All my rugs are from IKEA! My new desk pockets…I am IN LOVE with them!  They are from Really Good

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July 18, 2014 by: Jennifer

Daily 5 {Second Edition} FREEBIE and Book Study Ch 9

 The beginning of the chapter is focused on what to do when you have a “barometer” child who is repeatedly the one that is keeping your class from building stamina.  (Barometer as in, affects the “weather” of your room)  Hello?  My son! They list 4 steps to helping this type of child gain independence and build stamina: Step 1 Reflection Step 2 Extra Support Step

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June 29, 2014 by: Jennifer

Close Reading in Elementary School Book Study Ch 4 {FREEBIE}

I am joining in again with two of my Freebielicious Girls {Lyndsey and Tara} this week for their  Close Reading in Elementary School book study.   Reading Informational Text or any challenging text can be difficult because rarely do kids ever want to reread a challenging text just for the “fun of it.”  Not many people do =) ***** Chapter 4 is all about close reading across different

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June 27, 2014 by: Jennifer

Daily 5 {Second Edition} FREEBIE and Book Study Ch 7

We are working on Chapter 7 (instead of including Chapter 8 with 7, we decided to give Math Daily 5 a week all its own next week!) Get the FREEBIE Pack {HERE} on TpT! Chapter 7 is all about when to launch the next Daily 5.  They suggest waiting until children have demonstrated independence and increased stamina during Read to Self before going on to

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June 20, 2014 by: Jennifer

Daily 5 {Second Edition} FREEBIE and Book Study Ch 5-6

I enjoyed Chapter 5, my favorite part is about creating independent readers and writers, with a gradual release of responsibility.  The key for independence with Daily 5 is multiple short practice sessions, with repetition and discussion throughout the first weeks of school.   My least favorite part was when they shared (which would be difficult for me) the idea of having mostly bare walls, for

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June 15, 2014 by: Jennifer

Close Reading in Elementary School Book Study Ch1 {FREEBIE}

I am linking up with two of my Freebielicious Girls {Lyndsey and Tara} for their book study on the book,  Close Reading in Elementary School. Here is a little {FREEBIE) to get started on your future Close Read endeavors! ***** Now, back to the book! A students’ ability to access challenging text has become a major focus for teachers and a button for stakeholders.  Even

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June 13, 2014 by: Jennifer

Daily 5 {Second Edition} FREEBIE and Book Study Ch 3-4

Ok, so this week we are looking at Chapters 3 and 4.  They are both all about Independence.  Chapter 3 was a large chunk of information, so let’s get started! Chapter 3 is about the 10 steps to teaching and learning independence.  I LOVE the idea of my kids being independent learners.  We all know that kids learn differently: visual, auditory, and kinesthetic…but the book

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June 6, 2014 by: Jennifer

Daily 5 {Second Edition} FREEBIE and Book Study

The latest book by “the 2 sisters” is the second edition of the Daily 5.  I have to admit that I am not a complete and faithful Daily 5 Believer.  I like a lot of things about it and there are a lot of things I took and adapted to fit my classroom over the years since reading the first book.  I can say that

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