Fun DIY Idea

Happy Thursday, everyone! Look at these adorable wreaths I just found on a new blog: Can you guess what they are made of? It’s from a styrofoam ring from the Dollar Tree, paper from a book from the Dollar tree, glue and spray paint. Check out this tutorial and others

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FREE Math Vocabulary Cards

I had a request to create the cards in a different font that was easier for the kids to read. I chose Comic Sans since it has the same lower case a that I teach in handwriting. Why is that so hard to find in fonts? Anyway here you go!

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Math Workstations Chapter 7: Geometry Workstations

Here it is, y’all! I have been so anxiously awaiting my turn to host this chapter! So, what is a geometry workstation? A geometry workstation does NOT have the goal of helping students simply memorize the shapes. It is NOT a chance for students to practice identifying shapes for a test.

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Math Workstations- Chapter 5 with a FREEBIE

I don’t know about you, but I am still just LOVING what I am reading in Debbie Diller’s Math Workstations. This week the chapter was about Addition and Subtraction Workstations, and I’ve got so many ideas swarming through my mind again. I wrote them all down, but only had a

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Math Workstations- Chapter 4 with a FREEBIE

I am LOVING Math Work Stations. I hope you are joining in on this great book study. If you don’t have the book, at least follow along and download all the freebies! Chapter 4 is all about work stations for beginning number concepts. When I read the chapter, my mind

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Making Words… Summer Theme!

Well, since Saturday I have officially been on summer vacation. Now… if you ask my husband about my summer vacation, he would give you a different story. I just can’t seem to stop and relax. Anyone else in the same boat? I agreed to tutor this summer, and for part

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Math Work Stations Chapters 1 and 2

I hope you have your copy of Math Work Stations and are ready to get the book talk going! Chapter 1 was a bit of an eye opener for me. Our team plans mostly from Investigations and it is great, but isn’t set up to have stations. The way I’ve

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End of the Year Writing Notebooks

Well… it’s that time of year where I start thinking about what to get my little darlins and how to encourage them to keep reading and writing over the summer. I just saw a great idea over at Little Miss Glamour Goes To Kindergarten. It’s a way to kill two

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Fun News… Math Work Stations Update!

Stenhouse publishing, the publishing company for Debbie Diller’s Math Work Stations, is offering a free shipping code if you purchase Math Work Stations at Stenhouse.  The code is: MATH.  It will be valid until July 30 and it’s good on orders placed at www.stenhouse.com All of us who are hosting

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End of the Year Morning Work

The bittersweet end of school is coming soon. Usually at the end of the year, kids are crazy ready for summer… but today was a dream in my class. It really makes the end of the year seem more bitter than sweet. For the last week or two of school,

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Hi, I'm Colleen!

I’m an educator with a passion for meeting the needs of our GT and high ability learners. I want to support YOU in meeting your students’ needs, too! I’m a proud Texan, a wife, a mother of 2, and I love Jesus!

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