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Picture of the Week

Picture of the week has quickly become one of my, and my students’, favorite activities that we’ve done this year thanks to the New York Times! I’ve used Jen Jones’ Picture of the Day activity in the past and have loved it! Then I stumbled upon the New York Times website this year and fell in love! I could put the thinking behind Picture of the Day, but yet add in some current events with my students. It is a…

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    Teaching Reading Through Chants!

      Alright y’all, besides classroom management, ELA instruction is my favorite subject to discuss! I am by no means an expert and always have growing to do, but it is the subject that I enjoy to teach the most. This year I started implementing introducing…

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    Let’s Talk Poetry!

      Poetry can be SO much fun if you approach it the right way. Over the past few years, I’ve realized that poetry isn’t always my students’ favorite subject. But, when we do engaging activities and get creative with our poems it can be so…