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new for us friday: leapfrog tags!

A few weeks ago, my talented friend Amy from Resourceful Mommy connected me with the good people at Leap Frog, and I am so grateful that she did. We …
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easy peazy print referencing

As I’ve said before, little ones can learn important reading strategies even before they’re decoding the text by themselves. All they …
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action action 1, 2, 3 get kids moving | teachmama.com

action action 1, 2, 3 get kids moving, writing, thinking

Owen was nutty today. I honestly think he had enough energy this afternoon to run a marathon. Except that it was raining. Again. And he and Cora were …
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let’s eat. . . and read

As Maddy learns more reading strategies and picks up new words each day, it’s been awesome to watch her unlock the world of words around …
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putting the pieces together–story repair

Today is the National Council of Teachers of English and the International Reading Association’s new National Day on Writing! The National Day …
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new for us friday–disney digital books

One evening during this otherwise crazy week, I was able to sneak out to the city for a chat with some super-cool people from Digital Media at Disney …
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tutor me happy

Maddy has been really adamant about me “tutoring” her, so for the last few weeks, I’ve been trying to do a little more …
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back-to-school books

As we all know, there are a gazillion children’s books on the market that focus on beginning a new school year. While looking at the library …
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w-w-w- wordo!

Tonight we played a game before bed that focused on Sight Words. It is a bingo game–which Maddy and Owen totally heart in the first …
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poem reading, rhyme writing

Today we did some of Maddy’s “Kindergarten Work” from her summertime calendar. Lucky for us, we were able to use some of our most …
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buggy kindergarten calendar

Back in May when we attended Maddy’s Kindergarten Orientation, we were given this awesome calendar of activities to carry us through the summer …
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travel bingo

Maddy, Owen, Cora, and I have been in Pennsylvania for the last few days so that I could say goodbye to the father of one of my best friends while my …
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shopping lists for three tiny shoppers

It’s been a busy week to say the least. With the normal end-of-the-year tutoring rush, the consulting work I’m doing for a charter school …
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we’re reading. . .

Holy moly, we’re on the road to reading–and it’s nuts. I’ve been working with all levels of readers for so many years now, …
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hello, high frequency words!

My little Maddy’s got the reading bug. She’s trying to read anything and everything she can, whether its the writing on our snack boxes, …
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help kids use illustrations to support reading and thinking

every picture tells a story

    The Gardener, by Sarah Stewart and illustrations by David Small, is honestly one of the most beautiful children’s books I have …
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let’s read, baby, read!

March is National Reading Month, since March 2 marks the birthday of Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel was born on March 2, 1904). I am an admitted not-so-big …
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road trip full o’ fun

I traveled yesterday, so I needed some big-time engaging activities for Maddy, Owen, and Cora while I drove. We (gulp!) don’t have a DVD player …
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a good-night book walk

    Tonight when I returned from tutoring, I went up to say goodnight to Maddy, and she was drowsily looking at a few of the million books …
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monkey business at breakfast time

Whoops! I thought I had a two-post Wednesday but it appears I never officially sent this: Newspaper Reading: Today at breakfast when we were glancing …
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UMD Women’s Basketball ROCKS!! ❤️💛🖤🏀

We absolutely love watching you play, @terpswbb !

We love watching you perform, @marylandcheer !

And @mightysoundofmd we love your music and your hilarious signs! 😬😳

See you in Greenville! 

#terpsbasketball #terpswbb #umd #familyfun #marylandcheer #umdfamily
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Tomorrow is St. Patrick’s Day!

Are you ready? 

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#saintpatricksfun #stpaddysforkids #familyfun #classroomactivities #teachmamashop
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This is how we use the St. Patrick’s Day Brain Teaser Scavenger Hunt! 🍀

Super easy—and makes kids work a little for their golden chocolates! 😉

Grab them here: https://shop.teachmama.com/product/st-patricks-day-scavenger-hunt-4-pack/

<< Tag a pal who needs to know about this and would LOVE to use it with kids or students! >>

#stpatricksdayfun #saintpaddysday #stpaddysforkids #stpatsfun #linkinbio
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and then there were six
🐱🦁🦊🦄🐯🐰

thank you @thewoobles for giving my mind, heart, and hands something fun to do during a really challenging few months. 

#crochet #thewoobles #brainbreak #teachersanitysaver #shescrafty
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With great sadness, I'm writing to share that my brother-in-law, Jeff Mascott passed away from pancreatic cancer earlier this week--at home, surrounded by family and friends. 

The family is very grateful for the community's immeasurable help, encouragement, and prayers over the past several months since Jeff's diagnosis. 

Jeff's obituary will run this weekend in the Post: 
https://www.collinsfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Jeff-Mascott?obId=27420280&fbclid=IwAR2YTRooCyaLTikfjLeqF4gM-GaB1amZI2OmVl1VtKLUOjWj3Wo4URD8lC8#/obituaryInfo
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Flowers and a basket of @traderjoes faves are salve for a tired and weepy soul. 🌷

Thankful for great, longtime friends 💚💛💚💛

#itshardtobeahuman #thankfulheart #wlhs4evah #teacherbffs
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Almost 30 years of friendship!! I love these smart, beautiful, strong and creative women who walked with me through my early days of teaching. 

💛💚💛💚

Thank you, Wilde Lake High School, for bringing us together way back when. 

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Missed you, jigofjoy 💛💚

#weareteachers #andoneprincipal #wildelake #wlhs4evah #teacherbffs #wildelakehs #teachersofinstagram #celebratewewill
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Today marks the 4th time in 3 weeks that I have had to hang new Kindness Reminders Tear-off Sheets! 

Makes my heart 🥰!! 

Some kids come by every day and give one to a new person. Others take a bunch for the week. One 2nd grade girl comes by evey morning to tell me who she gave hers to the day before. 

Every little bit helps, friend. And every interaction matters!

#kindnessrocks #adoormadeforme #teachersofinstagram #makeadifference
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Best crew for one of the best @terpswbb games we’ve seen all season! 

And of course super job by @marylandcheer and @mightysoundofmd too! 

#terpswbb #terpsbasketball #familyfun #marylandcheer

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