Welcome to my new blog. I plan to post ideas and resources I use in my classroom.
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Thursday, June 28, 2012
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BACK to 1st grade... - After 10 wonderful years of teaching STEM, I am moving on to my next adventure—back to first grade! When STEM was removed from our special-area rotation,...
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HOW TO CREATE A NUMERACY-RICH ENVIRONMENT - Creating a classroom environment that equips students with the tools and resources they need to be successful is one of the most important jobs we have as ...
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How to Backwards Plan and Organize Your Teaching Life - Of all the things that you can do to organize your teacher work life, *creating a year plan is absolutely at the top of the importance list*. I’m ALL AB...
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Teacher Toolbox Make Over - Let's talk about the teacher toolbox. For the last couple of years I've had a teacher toolbox in my classroom. Once I had gotten rid of my teacher desk it ...
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Ease Into Engagement - Everyone is talking about engagement. - songs - chants - picture books - room transformations - costumes - props It can be a little...
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Digital Citizenship Article - In the article “Developing Digital Citizens” by Venessa Monterosa the author gives tips to help start a conversation in a district about what step...8 years ago
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My Favorite Teaching Uniform...And It's On Sale! - My favorite teaching uniform is on sale! I jokingly call it a uniform because it gets me through the fall, winter, and spring and I have it in multiple ...
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Alphapalooza 2 Phonemic Awareness & Phonics Fun! - “The two best predictors of early reading success are alphabet recognition and phonemic awareness.” -Marilyn Jager Adams We spend a lot of time working ...
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Smashing Strategies for Guided Math: Daily Reflections - This is our final week of sharing Smashing Strategies for Guided Math!! In my previous two posts, I discussed different options for Math Warm-Ups and Inc...
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Hey Teachers....It's OKAY. - *Yes YOU.* The one whose weary body hits snooze 5 times before hurriedly rushing out the door to get to school on time. I'm talking to you. The perm...
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Apple Day! - It’s Apple Day! We had a lot of fun learning about Apples and Johnny Appleseed this week. We started the morning with apple tasting. We tasted red delicio...
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Your Class List: Whine and Wine - Do you get a class list before school starts? I don't know about you but I am always anxious to look at my class list to see if I will be getting the annoy...
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My Free & Easy Classroom Reward Binder . . . Or "How I Replaced The Classroom Treasure Chest FOREVER!" - Happy almost-August folks! I have NO IDEA how we got here so fast, but HERE. WE. ARE. It's hard to believe that it was almost a year ago that I made a de...
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Celebrate The Last Day of School and Happy Teacher Appreciation Week - Happy end of the year to you, phenomenal teacher! Hats off to you and the hard work behind all you do. Finish out the school year strong - and treat yourse...
10 years ago -
Public Service Announcement - In lieu of this week's Five for Fraturday installment, I am bringing you a Public Service Announcement. That's me. I'm *all about *being a public servant....
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Eureka... 5 weeks in. - Well, we are on our fifth week of school. Today I completed lesson 14 in Module 1. Yes, I am sticking to one lesson a day, for four lessons a week. I de...11 years ago
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Jeremiah 17:7- Trusting AND Hoping in the LORD - Blessed is in the man who trusts in the LORD, And who hope is the LORD. -Jeremiah 17:7 This morning I was reflecting on Jeremiah 17:7. In particular, I was...11 years ago
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About Me
- Leaping into First Grade Liz Lilly
- My name is Liz Lilly and I have been teaching for 24 years. During the 2010-2011 school year I was honored to be selected as my school's teacher of the year and a finalist for the county. I look forward to an exciting year with my first graders!
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1 comments:
We follow you now:-) Thanks for the duck tape idea on my clipboards. I am going to try it out soon!
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