Book Talk: Amelia Bedelia

I’m linking up with Andrea of Reading Toward the Stars for Book Talk Thursday! Andrea was discussing how to help your students create vivid descriptions of characters in their writing. I think a huge part of that is analyzing characters they read about to learn what great characters look like,

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Valentine’s Day: Books, Crafts, and More!

I’ve been busy thinking about Valentine’s Day and planning fun and useful activities that relate to what we are working on in school. I decided to come up with a list of books and lots of other resources that you would enjoy using in your class this year and maybe

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13 in ’13

Well, hard to believe 2013 is over! A teeny Tiny Teacher and some of her bloggy buddies are hosting the annual linky – this year called 13 in ’13 ! My 13… 13. Favorite Article Of Clothing My new Boyfriend Cardigan from Old Navy!  I got charcoal and it is so comfy

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Book Talk Thursday – Good Winter Reads

Here is my very late Book Talk Thursday Post! With all of the hecticness of the holidays I am finally getting around to posting this. I am linking up with Andrea at Reading Toward the Stars for her linky! Also, I am lucky to be part of a group of

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Five for Friday : Christmas Edition

Happy Vacation all! I am linking up with Doodle Bugs Teaching for this week’s 5 for Friday (albeit a little late!). Click on her link to see who else linked up (hint: tons of awesome teacher bloggers)! 1. Reindeer Puppets! I have no idea where I found this project –

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Need a New Year’s Book Idea for Your Class?

How can it be almost the end of December? I can’t believe when we get back from vacation New Year’s Eve will have also gone by and it will be 2014. I always like to start January with some New Year’s activities and put together this collage for you of

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