Speaking and Listening is so important in the primary grades! Most of the time, these skills get pushed to the side, but Show and Tell {with a purpose!} provides the perfect way for students to master the Common Core State Standards in these two areas. Students choose an item (based on a weekly topic) from home, and practice speaking about their object beforehand (topic sentence, three key ideas, ... Read More about Show and Tell {a Speaking and Listening Program}
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Talk About It Tuesday
I am back from Texas. Yeehaw. I mean, yeehaw. Sorry. I really can't find the haw to my yee because I really wasn't ready to come home. However, my older sister picked me up from the airport and then came home with me for a girl's night. We ordered pizza, drank wine, and watched The Bachelorette. Which is our topic for the day. First, I'd like to say I'm ... Read More about Talk About It Tuesday
Five for Fraturday
Woohoo!!!! IT'S THE WEEKEND! My sister, Lisa, got married last weekend!!!! :) It was a small wedding in their friend's backyard (who happen to live in the same neighborhood as my parents, which means we just walked across the street) and the decor was SO SO SO cute! Everything was "country" with wine barrels and chalkboards and twinkle lights and mason jars . . . it was super ... Read More about Five for Fraturday
Five for Fraturday
Happy Saturday to you! I had a great week despite the crazy high temperatures. I am thankful my classroom has air conditioning and I am sad for any of you that do not have it. I wore a dress one day this week and one of our older male teachers said I looked like a beautiful flower. He just didn't know that underneath my dress, I was wilting. Badly. Here's ... Read More about Five for Fraturday
Writing and All That Jazz
Oh man, all of you enVision people - I wish I had some magic words! I'm going to have to think long and hard about this one and get back to you. I honestly have to say that we just keep on keeping on. I don't know. We don't have a lot of time to slow down and smell the math equations because our District Assessment is coming up soon and it covers Topics 1 through 6. ... Read More about Writing and All That Jazz