It’s That Time Again! Back to School Birthday Bags

It’s time to start getting things ready for back to school! I enjoy so much the planning and preparing for a new school year.  So… birthday gifts/recognition for my students- this is one area I used to be TERRIBLE at!  I was never consistent and sometimes would run out of bookmarks

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Show What You Know… Let It Go!

My school district is testing late this year, so we have just kicked off our big testing theme. Teachers at my school voted and the winner was… “Show What You Know… Let It Go!” I always try to do a testing bulletin board in the hallway. The past few years I

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TESTO Presto! Test Prep Reward Strategy

It’s that time of year again and aren’t we all trying to find ways to make test prep a little easier and less painful? A few years ago I started creating a class “TESTO” board.  As I review class data, I pick out the areas that we still need to

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March “Book” Madness

Any college basketball fans out there?  We are huge sports fans in my house! My youngest daughter is an athlete and will be headed to college this fall to play softball.  So, I love to incorporate sports-themed ideas into my classroom any chance I get. I had seen a similar

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Hi, I'm Kim !

I love creating engaging resources for elementary school students (specifically 2nd and 3rd graders) and teachers, too!    I live in Independence, Missouri with my husband and pups! 

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