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Elementary Teacher Resources Blog

Quick, easy and effective elementary teacher resources.



Nonstandard Measurement

My Principal is planning to observe me teach a math lesson (measurement- nonstandard) for 45 minutes next week. I have some classroom objects for my

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Picking seats

This is my 2nd year to do Daily 5 in kindergarten and we love it. My kids choose where they want to go for each round which seems to work well. However

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Half Day Kindergarten and The Daily 5

Can I do The Daily 5 with half-day kindergarten? What would you change, modify, eliminate? Thanks

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Question and Answer

Question and Answer - Helpful Tips for Teachers

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Second grade Daily 5

I bought the Daily Five book last summer, read it, and sticky noted it everywhere in the book. My second graders loved the fact that they were teachers

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Daily Five in Kindergarten

My school district embraced the Daily Five philosophy a few years ago. I totally Kindergarten-ized it and use it February through June. It is amazing

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Do we have to go to recess?

I started reading Daily 5 over the summer and while I wanted to get started, I decided to wait. I finally started in November (right after Thanksgiving

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What about Read to Someone and Listen to Reading?

I noticed that you skip 2 parts of The Daily 5. Why did you remove them? Are you going to add them in?

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The Daily 5

The Daily 5

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"Baggy Stories" in the Writing Center

I have gotten lots of pictures of people, children, and animals for the bag called Who?. Lots of pictures of things; balls, hopscotch, pails, swings,

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Morning Woes - Morning Work

I'm having trouble keeping kids engaged with a quality activity as soon as they come into the room. After they arrive, hang their backpacks up,

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Guided Reading

How do I make sure I am effectively running my guided reading circles? At times, I feel like I am not reaching out to help the lowest students.

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Science Centers

Science Centers

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Elementary Lesson Plans

Elementary Lesson Plans

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Routines

Routines - Building structure in your classroom

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Creating Craters

Creating Craters

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Sky Experiment

Sky Experiment

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Sweet Shapes

Sweet Shapes

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Writing Calendar?

Hey there! I was just wondering if there was a First Grade writing craft calendar we are supposed to be going by? Also, do you know where I can

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Primary ESE (EBD)

I have K-2 students and recently had a student placed in my class that seems to show autistc characteristics. He repeats everything I say all day

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