Archive:  February 2014

  • Marker Mania

    Today in first grade, I made the unusual exception to let the children color with markers. It seemed a simple enough indulgence: just decorate the…

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  • Got life under control?

      I've got to get my life under control! Clean my closets. Organize my bills. Exercise daily. Plan my vacations. Read those books. Finish writing…

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  • Ten things I didn’t know about First Graders

    I've been substitute teaching in the first grade for almost two months now, but I am still learning something new every day. Previous to this…

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