April Currently!

I'm linking up with Farley tonight to share my currently for April.Some of these are pretty much self explanatory.  If you don't know me or are new to visiting me, let me share that I have 3 boys ages 9, 6, and 3.  Listening - In the past hour we have had thunder, lightening, torrential rain, flooding in our backyard, and hail.  The dog went nuts, the kids went nuts, and after the worst of it was over I sent my kids outside bundled...

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Sunday Store Update

It's Easter!!!  I love Easter!! He has risen - indeed!  Before the kids wake up and I make cinnamon roll bunnies, and we go to church, or have our egg hunt, or eat our ham dinner, I wanted to stop by and say hi.This week I had every intention of making more stuff, but then life happened. Here's is a freebie though.  It might help you out.  Remember way back last summer when I wrote about my Homeworkopoly board?  Probably...

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Five for Friday on Saturday

So.. I'm on vacation. :) I've been doing the happy dance since 3:30 Thursday. I would have said 2:50 when the kids left, but I had 2 parent conferences after school and it probably wouldn't have been appropriate doing the happy dance with them present.I'm linking up with Doodlebugs Teaching to share some random moments from Thursday. It was a fun day. Well, almost all fun.We took our tests in the morning.  I felt a little bad about giving them...

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Almost 400 Follower Giveaway

Wow!  This little blog is growing.  We are almost at 400 and I don't want to wait any longer to celebrate.8 blogging friends have helped me to make this bigger than I could have dreamed it could be.  Thank you so much Crystal @ The Lamppost in 1st Grade Math, Kelly @ An Apple for the Teacher, Holly @ Fourth Grade Flipper, Rebecca @ Ladybug's Lounge, Diane @ Fifth in the Middle, Bethany @ Fab and Fun in 4th, and Amanda & Stacia...

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Guest Blogger: End of the Year Gifts

Hello everyone!  I have Becky W. visiting me today on the blog.  She wrote an informative article on easy and inexpensive end of the year gifts for our students and wanted to share.  If you have any comments, ideas, questions, please leave them below and I'll make sure to pass it onto her.  :)  --------------------------------------- Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE ...

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Workshop Wednesday - Mentor Texts

Today Jivey's linky focuses on mentor texts to work on author's craft.  I had to really think about this today... and had to go through my books at school, it was really hard to choose just a few!I've noticed the past couple of years, especially since I switched back to 4th grade from years in 2nd, that I really appreciate a good picture book.  I know the kids do as well... so we read:The True Story of the Three Little Pigs - Great to teach...

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Tried it Tuesday

Did you have a good day?I did, though it hasn't been pleasant since I got home.  Putting out fires that the progress reports started when they went home.  Like I mentioned on FB, I don't know why it's such a shock every single time they go home.  All year long the grades have been posted on the online grading portal so families can check progress...and student work/assessments are sent home every Friday... There shouldn't be any surprises...

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