Greetings friends! The kiddos and I made it safely to Oklahoma in one piece. So far, no mishaps…hallelujah! J I love spending time with family. My brother and sister-in-law have five kids so together we have eight…oh fun times. Tonight I took all of the teenagers to see The Hunger Games. Wowzers! That was intense! Now I have to read…
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Hi! I’m Mary from Mrs. Lirette’s Learning Detectives.  I am thrilled to be guest blogging for Crystal!  She asked me to share a little math with you today.  Confession: When I was in school I absolutely despised math.  Now, for some reason, it is one of my favorite things to teach! When I started teaching kindergarten a few years back,…
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Meet Mary from Sharing Kindergarten! My brain got a hold of a fun way to teach/review/practice tracking text while playing with my daughter. My daughter is 3 and doesn’t care at all to track text. I mean… why would she? I point and read, showing her how to. Sometimes she copies me and sometimes she tries to do it herself….
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Our next guest blogger……. Meet Lori from Teaching with Love and Laughter! This week, in Social Studies, my first graders are learning all about communities. To get them to think about what’s in their community, I created this web for them to jot down their thoughts. Then, they rewrote the information in paragraph form. It’s amazing how many children are…
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Greetings friends! If you haven’t joined the Daily 5 book study, it’s not too late. This week, my blogging bestie, Tammy, from Live Laugh Love Kindergarten posted about chapter one. Each Thursday the host for the next chapter will post questions for you before reading and also allow for you to ask questions in the comments. The following Wednesday, that…
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Hey, everyone! It’s Heather (better known as HoJo) from HoJo’s Teaching Adventures. I have taught grades K-5, and will be adding 6th grade into the mix this fall. (Oh, did I mention I also worked for a year as a preschool aide? I don’t even think I’ve shared that on my blog before!) Anyway, I taught Kindergarten during the 2010-2011…
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Hi! I’m Jeannie from Kindergarten Lifestyle. I am so honored to be invited back to show you…………my most difficult literacy center!! (biting nails)….. Well, actually it’s 2 of my least favorite centers…..Pocketchart and Listening. So, why are they my least favorite centers? Well, because they tend to be my kids’ least favorite. Both centers provide great learning experiences for kids…
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Yesterday was an adventure my friends. First, I met Laral from Little Miss Kindergarten where I live. We had a great lunch at Cracker Barrel. I was kinda bummed that they were out of oatmeal so I ate mashed potatoes and baked apples, lol. Oh well. Of course I had to explain that I have lap band and blah blah…
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