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Alycia

I live in

New York

I teach

3rd grade

I am

an almost-digital-native and Ms. Frizzle wannabe

Here are my most recent blog posts:

Experimenting with Exploding Soap: Volume, Density, Teamwork
Mother’s Day Gifts for the Artistically Challenged
Eight Books for Earth Day and Beyond
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Tiffani

I live in

California

I teach

Kindergarten

I am

an alphabet singing and storybook reading enthusiast

Here are my most recent blog posts:

End-of-the-Year Countdown
Open House: A Time to Shine
From Caterpillars to Butterflies
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Christy

I live in

New York

I teach

K-5

I am

a proud supporter of American public education and a tech integrationist

Here are my most recent blog posts:

Poetry Made Easy
Field Trip Apps
Fun With Flashlight Readers!
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Beth

I live in

Michigan

I teach

3rd grade

I am

an enthusiastic teacher and techie, and a mom of three boys

Here are my most recent blog posts:

Math Workshop's Daily Schedule
Math Workshop: Group Rotation #3
Math Workshop: Group Rotation #2
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Meghan

I live in

Alabama

I teach

4th grade

I am

an obsessive personality with a creative flair

Here are my most recent blog posts:

Fabulous Field Trips in Five Steps
A Book for Every Reader
Financial Literacy Finds: Teaching Money Skills to Students
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Julie

I live in

Texas

I teach

PreK-5th

I am

a Literacy Coach, and lover of picture books

Here are my most recent blog posts:

Understanding Audience: Writing Book Reviews
Writing Sequels: A Primary Book Club Project
A Schoolwide Celebration of Poetry
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Shari

I live in

Kansas

I teach

2nd grade

I am

an inquiring investigator of… my students’ brains, of course

Here are my most recent blog posts:

Top 10 Reasons to Use Authentic Learning
Using a Time Line as an Established Tool
Models, Music, and More on the Concept of Time
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My Favorite Activities to Develop Spatial Intelligence — Straight...

By Shari Edwards on January 16, 2013

The ability to think spatially is necessary to becoming a critical thinker and a thinking reader. Are you interested in making your...

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Up-Close Reading: Tackling Complex Text

By Shari Edwards on January 9, 2013

Are your students ready to attack complex text and break it down for absolute understanding? They will be well on their way with these...

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Using Music to Improve Reading Fluency

By Shari Edwards on December 19, 2012

My students are becoming fluent readers as they read lyrics and sing along to a variety of carefully chosen popular songs: real songs with...

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Holiday Math Makes Practice Merry!

By Shari Edwards on December 12, 2012

I can't control the sugarplums dancing around in my students' heads this month but I can use it to my advantage! Here are some inexpensive...

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Marvelous Toy: An Integrated Project for December

By Shari Edwards on December 5, 2012

This integrated project will have your students singing, writing, and working with geometric shapes while practicing parts of speech and...

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Valuable Teacher Tool: The Smartphone!

By Shari Edwards on November 28, 2012

Do you carry a smartphone? If you do, you have one of my very favorite teacher tools. Read on to find out why!

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CCSS Math Tub Organization

By Shari Edwards on November 21, 2012

Math tubs have proven to be a win-win for my class. My students love them, and once I have them assembled, they become the easiest part of...

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Plentiful Thanksgiving Resources

By Shari Edwards on November 14, 2012

Scholastic has so many resources to offer that I could make my Thanksgiving plans totally from their website and a few read-alouds. I can’t...

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Classroom Management for Project-Based Learning Work

By Shari Edwards on November 7, 2012

Inquiry and project-based learning are effective strategies I use frequently, but, in the midst of the activity, it can feel a little messy...

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