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SDE Illinois Conference for First Grade Teachers

About 5 years ago, I led some professional development sessions with my (former) principal and another fifth grade teacher. Together, we collaborated on our reading strategies powerpoint and divided up the responsibilities of the presentation.

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Five For Friday

Reading goals, Veterans Day, Prepositions..oh my! I am linking up with Doodle Bug’s teaching for Five for Friday. 1. Happy Veterans Day! We had a gorgeous day full of sunshine on Wednesday. Our local park

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Guided Reading

On August 8, 2016, I posted a video on my Facebook page about implementing guided reading in a primary classroom at the beginning of the new school  year. You can view this video by clicking

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Sugar Experiment

This is the perfect month to incorporate candy into your reading, writing, and math lessons. Halloween is just a few weeks away and you can just *feel* their giddiness! In this post, I will share

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Book Nooks for Reading Workshop

In my 14 years of teaching, I have used book nooks, or book boxes, in one way or another for reading workshop. However, my thinking about HOW I use them has changed in many ways. As

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Five for Friday

I am linking up with Doodle Bugs Teaching for this Five for Friday Post! 1.BIRTHDAY BOOK I was so touched when one of my sweet students bought the latest “I Survived” book as a present

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Welcome to Inspire Me ASAP. I am a National Board Certified 2nd Grade Teacher. This is my 18th year of teaching. I love inspiring other elementary teachers to implement new ideas, strategies, and lessons in their classroom.
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