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Valentine’s Day Fluency in a Flash Mini-Lessons

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We’re so excited for these Valentine’s Day digital fluency mini-lessons we just released! But first… What is Fluency in a Flash? Fluency in a Flash is a brief, targeted routine for practicing reading fluency daily. Each day of the week focuses on a specific fluency skill and can be completed in 2 or 3 minutes….

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Filed Under: 1st Grade, 2nd grade, 3rd Grade, fluency, Valentine

Collective Noun Cauldrons – A Spooky Grammar Freebie for Halloween!

by Heidi

As a teacher, I really do love October. There are so many fun ways to add a little Halloween zing to your regular classroom routines. Today we’ve got a fun freebie for you that puts a spooky twist on collective nouns! Collective nouns are names for groups of people, animals, or things. Some of these…

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Filed Under: 2nd grade, 3rd Grade, freebies, Halloween

Reading Fluency in a Flash

by Emily

Over the last year and a half we’ve talked to countless teachers about fluency instruction in the classroom. When we help students recognize words effortlessly and teach them to read with appropriate expression and phrasing, we’re allowing them to access texts in a more meaningful way. Reading fluency is the key to unlocking the magic of…

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Filed Under: 1st Grade, 2nd grade, fluency

BTS Success: A Free Back-To-School E-mail Course

by Emily

BTS Success : A Free 7-day Back to School E-mail Course

Back-to-school is the worst of times. It’s so stressful and exhausting (seriously it’s so, so tiring!). It’s also the best of times! The feeling of a new beginning is absolutely exhilarating. I love that fresh start, where everything is possible and I haven’t screwed up…yet! After 17+ first days of school as a teacher, I…

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Filed Under: 1st Grade, 2nd grade, 3rd Grade, Back to School, Kindergarten

My 2nd Grade Morning Routine

by Emily

The way we begin each day in our classroom sets the tone for learning and speaks volumes about what and whom we value, about our expectations for the way we will treat each other, and about the way we believe learning occurs. –Roxann Kriete How do you start your school day? It’s a question every…

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Filed Under: 1st Grade, 2nd grade, 3rd Grade, Back to School

Establishing Classroom Procedures : A Plan for Back-to-School Success

by Emily

Before you can really plan out the first days and weeks of your school year, you need a plan in place for how you intend to handle the routines and procedures in your classroom. Effective procedures are a hallmark of every well run class. They’re an indispensable part of a successful school year. If your room…

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Filed Under: 1st Grade, 2nd grade, 3rd Grade, Back to School, Kindergarten

The Secret to End of Year Survival

by Heidi

Want to know my tried-and-true secret to surviving the last few weeks of school? THEME DAYS! I love theme days for two reasons. They keep the kids engaged. They make planning easier. We call these our D.L.I.T.E Days. D.L.I.T.E stands for Differentiated Learning and Integrated Theme Experience. You can call them Theme Days or whatever…

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More Halloween Books We Love

by Emily

Try as we may, we just can’t get enough of seasonal books. Do you have the same seasonal-book-buying affliction? One of the ways I love using seasonal books is in a daily countdown to the holiday. Here’s how we count down to Halloween with a spooky read every day! We already have a post about…

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Filed Under: 1st Grade, 2nd grade, 3rd Grade, book review, Books, Halloween

Morning Routines: Setting the Stage for a Successful Day

by Heidi

How you start your day is often how you live your life. –Louise Hay Beginnings matter. What happens before the first bell even rings has a huge impact on the outcome of the entire day. The tone of the day is established in the first 20 minutes of the day. The effectiveness of the entire…

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Filed Under: 1st Grade, 2nd grade, 3rd Grade, Back to School, management

The First Week of School in 2nd Grade

by Heidi

I sat down to type up what I did the first week of 2nd grade, but a few thousand words later, I’d only covered the first day! So it seemed like we probably needed 2 posts on that topic. If you want to know how I organized the first DAY of 2nd grade, check out…

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Filed Under: 2nd grade, Back to School

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