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5 Reasons to Love Fall

09/08/2018 traci

This morning I made some pumpkin spice latte syrup so I could make myself a homemade pumpkin spice latte. After I put the syrup in the cute bottle I got from Meijers, I started dancing around the kitchen singing "Pumpkin Spice" to the tune of "Jingle Bells." Sorry there isn't a video of me dancing… Continue reading 5 Reasons to Love Fall

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2017 – The Year of the “Bucket List”

12/31/201712/31/2017 traci

Last January, I decided my 2017 was going to be known by the phrase bucket list. So was this year the year of the "bucket list?" In 2017, I had so many different experiences some that could be said were part of my bucket list even though I do not have an official bucket list.… Continue reading 2017 – The Year of the “Bucket List”

Sight Word Bowling

I have many students who struggle with reading basic sight words. I previously wrote a post about one sight word intervention that I have used with the students. Then I decided to go back to what I did back in the day. In one of my books from my first year of teaching was a […]

Sight Word Intervention

There is much debate on the importance of reading sight words in isolation. Should students being doing that or should they be reading them in phrases? When you have insecure readers, sometimes the best thing is to have them read the words in isolation first. Build up their confidence THEN have them start reading the […]

This Year

April 2017 – My principal came to my room to evaluate me for the Ohio Teacher Evaluation System (OTES). During the time she was in my room, she observed me working one on one with a student on my caseload. When she walked out of my room, she was impressed with me. She saw me […]

Primary Spelling Inventory

Thirteen or so years ago, I took a class about phonics. The professor introduced me to Words Their Way which is a systematic way to teach phonics and spelling. The program Instead of the students having a set spelling list for the week, this program is a word study. Each student is assessed using an […]

Parent Contact Sheets

It is important to keep data on your students. One way to keep data is to have a parent contact sheet. Every time you contact or attempt to contact your parent, you should keep a record of it. Am I good at keeping record of my contacts? To be honest, not always. I created a […]

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