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    Home Office Tour

    Welcome to our home! Today I wanted to give you a peek inside of our space! One room I knew we needed when we were building our house was a home office. Coming from a townhome, we were lacking this space. It is so nice to…

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    New Year, New Shirts With Custom Ink!

    It has only been a year since my last blog post….SO what better way to make a comeback than with something as exciting as classroom t-shirts! This year I teamed up with Custom Ink to provide shirts for 100+ students in our multiage grade level!…

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    Fall Mystery Breakout Activity

    Happy fall everyone! I’m back for a little fall fun! 🙂 I know y’all have seen breakout activities and escape rooms! They are the perfect way to engage students in activities that support critical thinking skills, problem solving skills, teamwork and meaningful discussion. Students work…

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    Smart Spots – Flexible Seating

    Hey y’all! How is it already October?! The beginning of the year always flies by, but this year seems to be moving especially quick! It could be because I have the sweetest, most fun-loving and hard working group of 3rd and 4th graders! OR that…

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    End of the Year!

    The end of the year is full of chaos, field trips, laughter & tears! (hence why I am writing this a week after school is out) Since the craziness has died down, I thought I would share a little about our end of the year and…

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    Sprinkle Kindness!

    Sprinkle Kindness throughout your school with this fun activity! I know most of y’all have seen “The Jelly Donut Difference” by Maria Dismondy posted about all over Instagram and Pinterest! I finally got the chance to read it to my students and it did not…

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    End of the Year Giveaway!

    Hey everyone! Can you believe it is already the end of the school year? This time of the year is filled with all different emotions for both teachers and students. To help make the end of the year stay positive, I am teaming up with…

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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…

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    Hello world!

    Hello Everyone! Welcome to my new and improved website! I have switched over from my old blogger blog Upper Elementary Adventures to a website! I am so excited to start a new website and am hoping this time I will keep an up to date…