Back to School Night Freebie!
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*Back to School Night, Meet the Teacher Night, Curriculum Night, Open House*
... whatever your school calls it, it's all part of a new beginning, with a
ne...
August Writing Prompts
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Back-to-school season is here, and we know how important it is to start the
year off on the right foot. Our August NO-PREP Journal Writing Prompts are
de...
Groundhog Freebie and other goodies
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In case you are in need of some last-minute Groundhog Day ideas...
Here is a FREEBIE!
These digital activities are a fun way to practice skills.
Are...
Easy and Fast Writing Center Addition
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My kiddos (and I) start getting tired at the end of the year--so I like to
start adding some new additions and new choices to our center rotations to
kee...
Polka Dot Classroom Tour!
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I'm so excited to share my newest project with you all! Even though it's
summer break, I can't seem to get out of teacher mode! I've been busy
setting up a...
Grandparent's Literacy Night
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Every year our school has a Grandparent's Breakfast. It is organized chaos.
Every. Single. Year. We have tried different things each year. Grandparents
don...
We Love the 100th Day of School!
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Isn’t there just something magical about celebrating the 100th day? The
children are so very excited, and it is so fun to reflect on all of the
learning t...
First day of school poem
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Hi everyone, It's Mandy from A Special Kind of Class
Do you start school on Tuesday like me?
Do you need a little something for the first day of school?
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Alphapalooza 2 Phonemic Awareness & Phonics Fun!
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“The two best predictors of early reading success are alphabet recognition
and phonemic awareness.”
-Marilyn Jager Adams
We spend a lot of time working ...
Hey Teachers....It's OKAY.
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*Yes YOU.*
The one whose weary body hits snooze 5 times before hurriedly rushing out
the door to get to school on time.
I'm talking to you.
The perm...
How Teachers Feel After the First Day of School
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Today was my 15th first day of teaching. I think it's a little like
childbirth. We have to forget how much work it really is or we may not
come back to ...
Technical Difficulties!
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I'm in the process of switching from Wordpress to Blogger and post images
are not showing up. I am trying hard to have this fixed ASAP, so please
hang tig...
I'VE MOVED!!!!
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Hi my lovely, loyal readers!!
Please note that Mrs. Mimi has up and MOVED to a shiny new blog with
fabulous new content. Don't worry, I took all the old s...
Making Bulletin Board Titles
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Happy Sunday! I wanted to pop in quickly and share how I make my titles
for bulletin boards. I got several questions about this after posting my
vocabular...
Make your own little Loom Band looms
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Loom Bands! It's a craze. A big fiddly tweeny fad that just last week swept
up my eight and nine year old. I've been reliably informed by friends back
in C...
I'm Back....In A New Grade
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The old saying "time flies" sure holds true for me. I haven't posted on
this blog for a long time, I've just been so busy. I was amazed at the
number of ...
Gold, Silver, Bronze medals (1171)
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Get ready for the Olympics! Find some ribbon and make your own Bronze,
Silver and Gold medals. Print out the front and backs and stick them
together then t...