One of my goals for the month of November as a classroom teacher was to make sure my students understood the importance of Veterans Day. I really wanted my students to understand that it’s not just another day off of…
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The English Language Arts/English Language Development Framework in California calls for Designated ELD instructional time. It’s a protected time in the school day when teachers use the California ELD standards to teach critical English language skills. The state of California…
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I was looking for some more supplies to help me with my classroom management now that we’re in this midyear crunch. Oriental Trading was there to help me out with my plans. Reading Bookmarks First, I grabbed these bookmarks that…
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Growth Mindset. The understanding that intelligence can be developed. It’s not worrying about how smart you are or how good you are at something, but instead it’s about how you can become smarter and better. Constantly a work in progress,…
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YAY! It’s Five for Friday with Doodle Bugs Teaching! I uploaded this fun Accelerated Reader Clip Chart and Individual Goal Tracker this week! A photo posted by Marine Freibrun (@talesfromaverybusyteacher) on Aug 26, 2015 at 3:27pm PDT Check it out!…
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Building your classroom community is so important! Positivity, smiles, and fun are the ingredients to getting your classroom community started. One thing I have noticed is that it’s important to make your students aware of their effect on classroom community….
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Gearing up for Back to School means getting ready for Back to School Night, Meet the Teacher Night, and other getting to know you events. Something I always included in my Back to School Night packet was an inspirational poem,…
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Have you ever planned the most perfect lesson? A lesson that you thought would excite your kiddos and keep them engaged? Only to realize when you actually teach the lesson, your students aren’t really reacting the way you had hoped? …
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Ready for a fun Back to School ice breaker?! Well, here YOU go! WATERMELON NAME TAG This icebreaker is super easy, fun, and simple! You start by giving your students a watermelon name tag. You’ll have to print them on…
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Happy Saturday! I am so excited to be a part of this fabulous SoCal End of the Year Linkup today! Here are a few things I’d love to do this summer in beautiful Southern California! I am DYING to go…
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