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Classroom Ipad Rules
I was thrilled last year to be given a class set of ipads!! I can't believe what a difference they've made for my teaching! However, I knew that before I could hand them out to my high-school students...
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Pinterest Power
So, I'm a huge fan of the visual clipboard site called Pinterest... it's like eye-candy for me! I could spend hours browsing the beautiful pictures and never grow tired! I've found amazing recipes,...
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Halloween Freebie
Halloween is one of my favorite "holidays" of the year! I love to dress up in a silly costume for school and really enjoy seeing the creativity of the students - some of their ideas are incredible....
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Blogging Mishaps and Memories and a Linky
I love finding new and different linky parties to join and I just couldn't resist this one from The 3am Teacher. Be sure to check out her blog if you haven't already... first of all, she's hilarious...
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Thanksgiving Poetry Bookmarks
Thanksgiving has come and gone for me... I'm Canadian and we celebrate on the first Monday in October and it's typically a much smaller affair than it is for those of you south of the border! I'm...
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Teachers Helping Teachers With Hurricane Sandy
Watching the news about Hurricane Sandy, it's hard to fathom what people are having to deal with. The images and stories are unbelievable and I can only begin to imagine how difficult rebuilding will...
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TpT Cyber Monday (plus Tuesday) Sale
Where has the year gone? I can't believe it's almost December - I've got some shopping to do before Christmas! Speaking of shopping... who doesn't love a great sale?? I'm always up for a bargain and...
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Holiday Activities to Beat the Christmas Wiggles
Do your students get the "wiggles"?? That seemingly incurable wiggliness that comes with the excitement of the holiday season! I've taught grades 5-12 and it seems no matter the age they still still...
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Twelve Days of Gift-mas Holiday Linky
Can you believe it's already December?? This year is just flying by (I think I say this in all my blog posts...). December is a busy and hectic time of the year for all of us. However, when I saw the...
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Happy Holidays!!
Just wanted to wish all of you out there in the vast and wide world of blogging a very Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Fantastic Festivus... or Wonderful Winter Solstice... I'm sure there are more......
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A Year in Preview for 2013
Wow...another year has flown by!! What are your plan for 2013? Do you set goals for yourself? Making it As a Middle School Teacher Blog has got a great linky going - I can 't wait to see what...
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Global Blogger Linky and Canada Map Freebie!
One of the greatest joys I've discovered from blogging is meeting people from around the world... I've got "friends" all over North America and the world thanks to the wonderful worldwide web. The...
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Winter Writing Prompt
I love to help students develop their creative writing skills as it's something I used to enjoy so much as as a student. So many of my students over the years have told me the most difficult part of...
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Product Swap - Expository Text Structures
I'm thrilled to be participating in my first Blogger Product Swap with one of my favorite fellow bloggers, Ann Marie at Innovative Connections. The Swap is organized by the equally fabulous blogger,...
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Mid Winter Mad Money Giveaway - Blog Contest!
Sometimes you need to just get a little crazy and go shopping in the winter to chase away those winter blues! I am so excited to team up with these amazing bloggers to bring you the Mid Winter Mad...
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Valentine's Day Book Review Activity
Happy to be linking up with Laura Candler at Corkboard Connections for Februrary Freebies - be sure to check out the other great bloggers who have linked up!My students love to share book titles with...
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Test Prep Ideas With Sticky Notes
Ugh... I know as a study I dreaded hearing the word "test"... especially if it was a math test! I don't know how many nights I sat up with my dear old dad going over math equations... he was so...
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Currently Thinking and Pink Shirt Day
So I've been in a bloggy rut lately and needed some inspiration to get some thoughts down here... so I'm linking up with Farley's Currently link-up on her fabulous blog "Oh Boy 4th Grade" - I love...
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Exit Slips with Sticky Notes
I love to use sticky notes in my class and I have a big basket of different sizes and colors of sticky notes for my students to pick and choose from. I tend to buy them at the dollar stores or...
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