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Parent – Teacher Conferences

It just amazes me how nervous I get before Parent/Teacher Conferences.  I have 14 of my 27 scheduled for this evening after school and my stomach is already in knots.  While I have never,

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Math Journals…Thoughts and Ramblings

I am so excited by the enthusiasm my students have expressed regarding their math journals.  They practically beg me to put a resource in…particularly a foldable.  Funny how 5th graders enjoy cutting and pasting. 

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Decimals Galore, Part 2

I have to say I am really excited to start our chapter on Working with Decimals next week.  I’ve created several more decimal foldables for our Math Journals.  The kids get really excited every

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Symbiosis

My 5th graders always seem to struggle when it comes to remember the three types of symbiotic relationships.  So, today I created a foldable for just that purpose.  It is somewhat of a ‘mini-foldable’

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Water Cycle Fold-Up

My students are currently studying Ecosystems in science.  I created this nifty little foldable on the Water Cycle.  I can’t wait to use it with them later this week.  If you want a copy

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Working with Decimals

Next week, my 5th graders will be starting Chapter #3 in our math series.  The chapter focuses on decimals.  Comparing decimals, rounding decimals, adding subtracting decimals, etc. To prepare for this upcoming chapter, I

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