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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

Unlocking the Power of Fluency Webinar

by Emily

Hi teacher friends! We wanted to alert you of some upcoming free professional development opportunities that we’re hosting in the coming weeks. You’re invited to join us to learn about Unlocking the Power of Fluency for your students. This is a free, live training we will be offering on a couple of different days. Click…

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

The End of Year Tradition It’s Time to Abandon

by Heidi

“Mom wants answers after child with ADHD receives ‘Least Likely to Pay Attention’ award.” That was in my news feed the other day. It’s easy to look at a story like that and think the teacher is incredibly cruel. And though it seems so obvious that this was a terrible, terrible idea, I know exactly how…

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Filed Under: 1st Grade, 2nd grade, 3rd Grade, End of Year, teacher life Tagged With: end of year

How To Avoid These 6 Common Fluency Instruction Mistakes

by Emily

There are some common mistakes that teachers make when they embark on teaching oral reading fluency. I’ve made some of these mistakes myself. But we hope to save you from making the same mistakes and have some idea for you of what to do instead. Mistake #1: Using ONLY 1 minute timed readings to assess fluency  If…

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

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