Morning Meeting has become a staple in my classroom, fostering a sense of community, setting a positive tone for the day, and providing a structured start to the learning journey. While the typical Morning Meeting includes elements like Greeting, Sharing, and Message, the Activity component often takes center stage. In this blog post, I will …
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I am continuing my blog series all about Morning Meeting and this post will focus on the Sharing component. Within the daily ritual that is Morning Meeting, Sharing plays a vital role. This is the heart of the morning meeting, where students have the opportunity to express themselves, their thoughts, and their experiences. I will …
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I am so excited to continue my blog series all about Morning Meetings! Our next stop is Morning Meeting Greetings! Morning Meeting Greetings are always so fun and in my classroom, we keep things fun and interactive. I always begin our Greeting with “Good Morning, Mrs. Garrett’s Gang. My class is my gang and I …
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Something that I am super excited to talk about is Morning Meeting! I’m not sure if it’s because it is one of my favorite parts of the day, or if it’s because it’s going so well… or maybe it’s one of my favorite parts of the day because it is going so well. 😉 Alright, …
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Are you looking for a way to merge your typical color word worksheets with digital color word practice, so you can get more bang for your buck when teaching color words? Well, look no further… you’ve come to the right place! You (and your Littles) will L O V E these Color Word Practice Boom …
Let me tell you a story all about how I stumbled upon this incredible website called Epic! that is, well… EPIC!! It’s so easy to incorporate Epic into the primary classroom! Once upon a time, our school librarian got rid of all our books on tape/CD… with no warnings, they were just gone. As an …
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While teaching phonics is my main jam, I also love teaching sight words to my Littles. Learning sight words is just as important as learning the basic foundations of phonics. Sight Words help little learners become the amazing readers they are meant to be! After all, sight words do make up over 50% of the …
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If you are a primary teacher, you know just how important it is for students to build strong phonemic awareness and phonics skills. You also know how these skills are directly linked to their reading success. And if you’re anything like me, you are using what’s left of your precious summer days thinking about how …
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We have been using our voice level chart since the beginning of the school year, however upon recently returning to school after remote learning, I quickly realized that my kiddos needed a refresher course on our voice levels and when it is appropriate to use them. What is a Voice Level Chart? A voice level …
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