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How To Spend Your Extra Hour This Weekend

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I love getting an extra hour in the fall; it comes at the perfect time when I always feel so far behind at school and need an extra ...

Catching Fire Novel & Desk Set Giveaway

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I'm running another giveaway on my Hunger Games Lessons website as we count down the days to the Catching Fire movie. This tim...

Test Time #TeacherProblems

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Hey kids...it's called READING. Pick up a book and try it sometime. :) Do these images look (or sound) familiar? There's no...

Giveaway Time! Who wants some free stuff?

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On my other blog, Hunger Games Lessons , I'm featuring great deals and giveaways for the next 30 days to celebrate the release of the...

Are you ready for the release of Allegiant (Book 3 of the Divergent series)?

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Just in case you've forgotten: Allegiant , the third and final book of Veronica Roth's Divergent  series, comes out Tuesday...

Common Core Skill: Show Evidence From the Text

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One of the most important reading and writing skills students should practice is showing evidence from the text to support their ans...

What #MakesMyDay - The Positives of Teaching

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Yesterday I blogged about #TeacherProblems , so today I wanted to balance it with the positive side of teaching: things that make ou...

#TeacherProblems Humorous Memes Unite Teachers

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It's that time of year: parent/teacher conferences are coming up, first quarter grades are due, students are taking fall standar...

Tomorrow is Friday.

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Tomorrow is Friday. This summarizes the week for me. How about you?

Pre-Reading Activity for "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury

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My students are currently reading various short stories. One of them is Bradbury's "There Will Come Soft Rains." Bef...

Argument Essay Writing Claims

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Students often struggle to find meaningful argument topics (or claims) for their formal essays. Not only do they get tired of writin...

Stock Up for School

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It's that time of year again! The huge back-to-school TpT sale is going on. I have all my items marked 20% off. THEN, you can use th...

What Do Your Students Love?

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What do your students love? Many of mine are in to A&E's Duck Dynasty , so I made a sign for outside my room featuring the l...