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Teacher Appreciation Jackpot Event May 6, 2012

Teacher Appreciation Jackpot day May 6th! Thank you to everyone who participated in the Teacher Appreciation Jackpot!  I hope you all had a wonderful time finding freebies all day long.  I am adding this post to the CAUGHT IN THE … Continue reading

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Book 264: Inside, Outside Christmas

Inside, Outside Christmas by Robin Spowart This book is a cozy comfort book according to the book jacket.  It really is a lovely book.  Each picture tells so much, but there are only two words on each page.  For instance, … Continue reading

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Teaching Resources by Laura Candler

The past few days I have been working on writing a guest blog post for Laura Candler’s Corkboard Connections Blog.  I have been thinking about reading conferences and had a few thoughts. Laura was kind enough to allow me to … Continue reading

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Book 250: Out of the Dust

Out of the Dust By Karen Hesse This historical fiction book of prose is based on the Dust Bowl Days of the Great Depression.  Here is a link to a FREE figurative language Power Point, student work pages, and teacher … Continue reading

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Science Lessons Linky Party on Lesson Cloud

Lesson Cloud is having a linky party for math and science lessons.  Visit this great linky party on Lesson Cloud to see what you and other teacher curriculum writers have posted, and visit their links for many wonderful materials.  Thanks to the LESSON CLOUD for … Continue reading

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Grade 1 Everyday Math Free Unit 1-8 Reviews for Assessment FREE

Grade 1 Everyday Math Free Unit 1-8 Reviews for Assessment FREE I have just joined Teachers Notebook, and have two free items on this site. 1.  Grade 1 Everyday Math Units 1-8 Reviews for Assessment FREE for SMART board 2.  … Continue reading

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Have you found the new Classroom Freebies site?

Classroom Freebies is a new site that teachers and parents alike could check out to find out what is free online.   Charity Preston of the Organized Classroom Blog started the Classroom Freebies site and it has really taken off.  … Continue reading

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Book 234: The House in the Night by Susan Marie Swanson

The House in the Night by Susan Marie Swanson, pictures by Beth Krommes Caldecott Medal Book The House in the Night is a wonderful and adventurous story that is completely illustrated in black, gray, white, and gold.   The print is … Continue reading

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Book 216: Grapes of Math by Greg Tang

The Grapes of Math by Greg Tang, illustrated by Harry Briggs The Grapes of Math by Greg Tang is a picture book of math problems that require out of the box thinking to solve.  The title makes the book sound … Continue reading

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Book 208: This Land Is Your Land, by Woody Guthrie, Kathy Jakobsen

This Land is Your Land Words and music by Woody Guthrie, paintings by Kathy Jakobsen A Publishers Weekly Best Book A School Library Journal Best Book A New York Times Notable Book of the Year A Parenting Book of the … Continue reading

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Book 180: TSUNAMI! By Kimiko Kajikawa

Tsunami! By Kimiko Kajikawa, illustrated by Ed Young The book Tsunami! is historical fiction about a Tsunami long ago, but timely today.  The copyright is 2009, which was before the recent earthquakes in Japan.  This is a link to the … Continue reading

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Book 177: Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi, a Math Adventure

Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi, a Math Adventure by Cindy Neuschwander, illustrated by Wayne Geehan In Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi, a Math Adventure, Radius (the name is referred to but not described in math terms) … Continue reading

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Book 176: Sir Cumference and the Great Knight of Angleland

Sir Cumference and the Great Knight of Angleland by Cindy Neuschwander, illustrated by Wayne Geehan This math story book includes a magic medallion just like the one Radius uses in the story to solve math problems in his quest to … Continue reading

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Book 175: The Silly Story of Goldie Locks and the Three Squares

The Silly Story of Goldie Locks and the Three Squares By Grace Maccarone, illustrated by Anne Kennedy Math activities at the end of the book by Marilyn Burns The Silly Story of Goldie Locks and the Three Squares is another … Continue reading

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