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Johnny Appleseed/Apple Mini-Unit

Johnny Appleseed/Apple Mini-Unit

I love celebrating Johnny Appleseed’s birthday in the classroom! It gives me a good reason to bring all sorts of apple goodies into the classroom! During the week that John Chapman’s birthday falls (September 26th) my students sample one different apple item each day. I usually do applesauce, cider, juice, pie, and different types of apples. We do graphs, read… Read More

Fall, holidays, literacy, math, phonics, poetry, products, reading, TpT 11

The Great Poetry Race

The Great Poetry Race

How many of you use The Great Poetry Race in your classroom? I started using it this year, and I love it! Basically, students practice a poem all week. They read the poem to family, neighbors, other adults and each time they read it, the person they read to signs their paper. The purpose is to increase fluency. I give… Read More

literacy, phonics, poetry, products, reading, TpT 4

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AvatarWelcome to my blog! I spent ten years as an elementary teacher (most of them in first grade). I am currently a work-at-home mom to an amazing boy! Thanks for visiting! :) Read More…

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