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Flat Teacher Project

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Hello darlings! I completed this project with my students during the school closures last quarter.  The Flat Teacher Project is a spin off of the book Flat Stanley.  This fun activity allows your students to take “you” on adventures with them.  I had my students choose activities from a choice board and then take a picture with my Bitmoji completing…
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Using Google Slides as your Teacher Planner

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Hello darlings! My teacher bestie and I are so similar when it comes to our passion for teaching and our love for our students!  But we are so different when it comes to planning and how we organize things.  LOL!  I am a paper and digital hybrid.  She is all digital and I wish I could be like her because…
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Creating a Class Promise Instead of Classroom Rules

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Hello darlings! I don’t have a list of rules posted in my room.  Instead, I have a class promise that my students “made” and we recite it each morning.  You would not believe how much it has changed the climate of my classroom! Students have a sense of ownership and they call each other out when someone isn’t following the…
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6 Steps to Creating a Curriculum Map Pacing Guide for your Year

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Hello darlings! Can I let you in on a little secret?  I hate planning.  I love creating and making engaging lesson plans, but trying to fit in all my standards for every subject for the entire year isn’t something I enjoy.  It’s especially  hard if you aren’t already given a pacing guide by your district or by your curriculum company. …
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Diverse Books to Have in Your Classroom Library

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Hello darlings! We all like to think that we are just one little person and we really can’t do anything to affect change.  As a teacher, that can’t be further from the truth.  I believe teachers have immense power in their classrooms.   I think of my third grade teacher who embarrassed me in front of my class saying I couldn’t…
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