Welcome! I’m Teach-A-Roo! 

I help primary teachers like you marry standards with engaging, rigorous, and fun learning experiences for all learners. I have been teaching and mentoring in a Title I, K-8 setting for almost 30 years. I am a literacy and STEAM enthusiast and try to bring art, music, storytelling, and science together in meaningful, standards-based lessons in my real-life first grade classroom.  

 

School Bus Pockets!

School Bus Pockets!

I am SO excited for Made it Monday!!!  I'm a bit of a crafty gal, and this is one of my favorite summer linkys! I have made these cute little school bus pockets for years, leaving them on the kids desks for the first day of school. Aren't they cute??   They are made...

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Notice and Note- Section 4

Notice and Note- Section 4

Happy Thursday everyone! So today's section of Notice and Note is about using text-dependent questions. The question the authors pose is "Do text-dependent questions foster engagement?" Well, I would think so.  I guess it would be how you define...

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Accountable Talk in Close Reading (Notice and Note)

Accountable Talk in Close Reading (Notice and Note)

Hi friends!  We are back with another installment of our summer book study of Notice and Note- Strategies for Close Reading. Today we are working on pages 27-38. (This is where it gets meaty!) It is all about implementing accountable talk strategies during close...

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Science activities for Earth day

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