New Tab
Well, I added a new tab to the top of my blog to go with my new blog header. It's been up for a little bit, and it still makes me smile! I'm attempting to create a getting started with INBs resource...
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Analyzing Errors - Free Poster
This year I'm making lots of tiny changes to my classroom. Still doing notebooks. But, I'm letting students use their notebooks on their quizzes. And, our notebooks are going to have a heap more...
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Free Math Symbols Posters
Fair Warning: If you get annoyed by blog posts about posters I've created for my classroom, you might want to avoid my blog for the next few days. Let's just say I've gone a little poster crazy the...
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Pi Clock Sign
Today's post is another idea stolen from Annie Forest that I can't wait to put up in my classroom! She posted about decorating her classroom for Pi Day, and I decided I needed to steal one of her ideas...
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Free GRIT Poster
I saw this GRIT poster on pinterest, and I decided I had to recreate it for my classroom this year. Here's my typed version:I've uploaded it here as an editable Publisher file and a non-editable PDF...
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Student Supply Center
For my classroom this year, I want to make a distinction between my supplies and the supplies my students are allowed to use. I don't mind my students using my supplies. But, I do mind the fact that...
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Printable Place Value Posters
So, if you haven't figured it out by now, I spend a lot of time on pinterest following links to various blogs while looking for ideas for my classroom. I recently found this place value pin that was...
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Alphabetical Advice
Do you ever find that you have ideas at the totally wrong time of the year? That just happened to me. I'm supposed to be thinking about the new school year coming up soon, and I'm already thinking...
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Weekly Warm-Up Schedule 2015-2016
Elissa posted her weekly warm-up schedule, and it inspired me to think about how I want to structure my warm-ups this year. Last year, my warm-ups looked like this:Monday - Good Things - Each student...
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Fractions Containing Zero N/O O/K Posters
Guess what I'm posting today. Yup. Another poster. :D I won't be allowed to start decorating my classroom until late next week, so I've been compensating by making new stuff to decorate it with....
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Always Show All Of Your Thinking Poster
A few weeks ago, I saw this tweet:Instead of "show your work", change to "show your THINKING" to elicit generalizations from students. #NCTMInstpic.twitter.com/JBlScoR5Dd— Jessica Ivy (@jtaylorivy)...
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Error Analysis Sheet & Types of Errors Notebook Page
Before students are allowed to retake quizzes this year, they must complete an error analysis sheet. Here's what I've come up with. I'm not opposed to changes or tweaks if you can think of a better...
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Math Super Power Poster
This summer, I found this picture on pinterest. I downloaded it to my computer, but now I can't find where I actually pinned it. This is unfortunate because I used it as inspiration for a poster, and...
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Definitive Proof
I know some people believe that blogs should be 100% personal or 100% professional. I've never been one of those people. I love reading about what you guys, my MTBoS friends, are doing in your...
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Preparing for Petals Around the Rose
So, there's absolutely no way today's blog post can compete with yesterday's post where I told you that I'm getting married to another member of the MTBoS. But, I'm still excited about this post....
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Perfect Score First Try! Poster and Bulletin Board
During my second year of teaching, I put up this bulletin board:It was a HUGE hit! My students from the previous year came back by my room to complain about the fact that I hadn't had that bulletin...
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RedditGifts for Teachers 2015
Hey guys! Super quick post because I'm supposed to be working on getting my classroom ready for students who'll be showing up NEXT WEEK! Just wanted to let you know that sign-ups are open for the...
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#Teach180
Okay. For years, I've followed along with some amazing 180 blogs. The idea is to blog a picture from every single school day with a short caption. (Unless, of course, you're Justin Aion...) These...
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Improving Parent Contact
Every year, I tell myself that I'm going to do a better job of staying in contact with parents. And, every year, I seem to fail at accomplishing that goal. You see, I have this fear of talking on the...
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New Year - New Syllabus
Guys, professional development starts tomorrow. Tomorrow. TOMORROW. Today, I went up to school for 6ish hours to get stuff ready for kids who show up on Thursday. I've given up on having my room...
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