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Daily 5

My students absolutely love Daily 5 time! They love that they get to choose what they are doing each day and that helps to keep them engaged.  I love that they are working on meaningful literacy activities while I confer with small groups or conduct individual conferences.I got my Daily 5 posters from this blog! I would post her button but I'm not quite sure how to do that yet (feel free to comment and let me know!!).The most popular word work activity in my room is definitely the ... Read the Post

My First Freebie

My little explorers have been researching other countries using books and the ipads.  I created a booklet for them to record their information about food, clothing, climate, shelter and so on.  First they worked in research groups and did some rough research and recorded it on chart paper.  They transferred their information to the booklets in sentence format.You can get it as a freebie here: Country Report Booklet.  If you have any tips for me, feel free to ... Read the Post

My First Blog Post

I’m so excited to be writing my first blog post! I’ve spent years reading other blogs and being inspired by so many teachers around the world and now I have caught the blogging bug.My first post will be about something new I am trying in my class! I’ve been a part of a group of teachers in my district who are trying out play based learning (or inquiry learning or exploration time) in Kindergarten up to grade two. The idea is that you find out what the students are interested in and you guide ... Read the Post

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