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Each summer I choose 1 or 2 areas of instruction or practice to improve for the next school year. I love to learn and love reading to learn. So each…

Everyone knows how important it is to engage our students. We all know that can also be a challenge. Every teacher has a unique way of bringing engagement into their…

Let’s talk centers. Ya’ll, we love centers (or hippopotamuses as we call them). One of the key components of our centers is choice. We give the students a great day…

The beginning of the school year is simply overwhelming, right?! There is so much for us to do and prepare and so many procedures and routines to teach. We have…

We get lots of questions about our classroom design. Specifically, how and why of each area of the classroom. Today we’re doing to show you our student work areas and…

We get lots of questions about our classroom design. Specifically, the how and why of each area of the classroom. Today we’re doing to show you our student materials areas…

We get lots of questions about our classroom design. Specifically, the how and why of each area of the classroom. Today we’re doing to show you our small group instruction…

See how this classroom utilizes their whole group instruction area to maximize learning!

One of the best ways to introduce a new math concept or math skill is by using books. Math read alouds are a visual way to show math concepts and…