Throw Back Thursday Teacher Style!

Welcome back to another #TBTTS! Throw Back Thursday Teacher Style!

As I explained in my first #TBTTS post, I am sharing with you resources that aren't new but have definitely gotten a fun facelift! Today,  I am going to share a freebie that I created to help students reflect as they read. It has activities that focus on before, during, and after reading skills like visualizing, vocabulary, summarizing, and opinion. I offer two versions in this freebie, one for picture books and one for chapter books. I hope this helps you students to not only read, but think WHILE they read.

As always, feel free to pin for later and click on the picture to download your FREE version!

Kagan Conference: Travel Time!

Hello, friends! I wanted to let you all know of some very exciting news! I will be out of town all this week as I will be attending the Kagan Conference in Orlando, Florida!!! Woohoo! I am so excited to be learning about all of the great collaborative strategies that I can use in my classroom. I have heard wonderful feedback about the strategies and how there will be so much that I can automatically integrate into my lessons.

I hope to take mental pictures this week and maybe even share some pics! 

Are you familiar with the Kagan Cooperative Learning strategies? Which one is your favorite? Comment below! I would love to hear about them!

God Bless America Sale!

The fun and excitement began yesterday, but I wanted to celebrate a little longer with a "God Bless America" Sale. My store will be have everything at 20% off through tomorrow evening! It would be a great time to snag a few of my bigger packs for a deep discount!  Just click on the link to explore!

Right now, I am preparing for my week long conference next week! EEeekkk! I am so excited. I hope to snap some pictures and share some of the ideas that I feel really stand out to me about the Kagan method of cooperative learning. I have been brainstorming so much for next year. I have been wanting to turn my classroom into a more cooperative learning setting and less lecture. I plan to utilize Kagan structures, the Daily 5 and Math Clubs to do this. I will update you with any ideas that I have. My pinterest has been blowing up the past few weeks!! I think we should get in-service credit for that! Don't you? LOL