Helping Teachers Inspire Learners
There was lots of writing organization going on in my classroom this week. We have just finished the 2nd full week with our new classes. LOTS and LOTS of routines being established and that includes writing. Welcome to the 2nd post in my Writing Sundays series. I hope you all are enjoying a nice relaxing weekend with your families and…
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I’m excited to begin our writing lessons for the year and especially to share the process with you! It is the time of day I enjoy the most because writing is such a personal thing and I love to empower the children with the knowledge that they can express themselves in written form. I hope you will join me…
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This is my official last day of summer before school starts tomorrow! It has been such a long, wonderful summer. I’ve been following a few blogs of some of you that are already back in school and it’s been great to hear your school starting stories as well as pick up any ideas I can to make the first few…
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The day has finally come when I have finished my classroom set up. It certainly isn’t 100% ready but is it ever? My laminator took forever to arrive (the joys of living in Canada) and so many of my things are not laminated. Fingers crossed that they will last longer than just this year! Today I laminated everything I could…
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I have had a home reading library in my classroom most of the 20+ years I have been teaching. I have created charts that house library pockets so that each child could use it as a sign out for taking classroom books home. Some of the schools I have taught in have provided a very small amount of official “home…
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