We are plunging into the alphabet. We learn one letter a week for the first two weeks, and then move to two letters a week. How do you do your letter study? I really want all letters introduced by the second semester. Each year my class has such a wide range of learning abilities. Some kids can read like second…
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So, today is day 16 of school. Can I tell you that I am totally counting down to the 20th day? We had SO MUCH FUN on day 10 when Zero the Hero came to visit. This is the first year that I have for real committed to going all out and man oh man was it a hit. By…
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Well, we just finished day 14 on Friday. Whew! I think we are finally making leeway. Do you feel like that too? I had a family emergency on Wednesday so I had to get a sub. Eek! I would rather have had a surgery then have a sub the third week of school. When I returned on Thursday, it felt…
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Today is Post Your Classroom Pics Tuesday on TBA. Since I already did that, I thought I would explain some of my D5 set up with my classroom pics. If you missed my original post, you can find it by clicking HERE! J Okay, so here is the dill pickle. I have never done Daily Five before and even though…
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It’s Open House Week on TBA this week and tons of bloggers will be linking up to share with you lots of goodies. Here is what this week holds: Monday: Meet the Teacher- tell us all about you and your teaching style! Tuesday: Classroom Photos Wednesday: Handouts for Parents Thursday: Bulletin Board Photos Friday: FREEBIES! Make sure you go to TBA and link up to…
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My first day of school was on Monday. Whoever decided that school should start on a Monday should be…well, I won’t finish that sentence, lol. It’s really hard for my little friends not to mention this tired achy teacher. I went to school on Sunday to finish up a few projects that were just for FUN. I made this cute…
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Greetings friends! That’s me above with Pointy Jr. getting ready to hit the streets of NYC for some sightseeing, lol. Brace yourself…this is a longggg post!  Are you knee deep in sheep like me? I am working on getting my classroom together, making lists and checking them twice. I would say that the summer has flown by but I think…
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 Hi Kindergarten Teachers! This is  Mary from Sharing Kindergarten School is just around the corner for most of us. Today is actually my first day with my new class.  {Side note-I get so nervous and excited the first day that I hardly sleep. My BIGGEST fear is the crier. I bribe my class with a cupcake each if the can…
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