I'm gonna brag for a second. I have smart friends. Really smart. Very talented. Extremely CLEVER friends. And I love to be around them because I have no less than 5,089 "a-ha!!!" moments when I'm with them. Now let's change gears for just a second before I go braggin' on my clever friends. I've often been asked how I assess and/or know exactly what my kids are doing when they're working independently in literacy/math stations. I have a few different things I do, but when my very clever friend, Deedee, told me what she does, I immediately knew I had to change the way I was doing things! Deedee … [Read more...] about Well, Isn’t That Clever?!
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Hello? Hello? Is Anybody There?
Hi friends. Maybe you remember me? Iām the girl who used to be semi good about blogging here at The First Grade Parade. Is anybody there? Iām convinced no one reads blogs anymoreā¦or maybe just that no one reads this one. Iām sure it doesnāt help when I donāt post for a month :) Living in a small little town means that sometimes you donāt have internet accessā¦for extended periods of timeā¦even when you call your provider and practically beg for them to restore your service. {{Sigh}} So I enjoyed the temporary lapse in blogging. And when Internet service was restored, I kept on enjoying my break. … [Read more...] about Hello? Hello? Is Anybody There?