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Pinteresting Day

August 28, 2012 By Mercedes Hutchens 2 Comments

Today was the first Monday-feeling-Monday of the school year.  Last Monday as the first Monday, so it was all shiny and new and not quite Monday-ish.  Today was very Monday-ish.  I feel like Mondays have moments that take me by surprise.  I’m so much more aware and alert on other days. Today the reality of […]

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Rounding Numbers and a Freebie

August 27, 2012 By Mercedes Hutchens 3 Comments

One thing I’m enjoying about teaching 5th grade math is seeing how the math I taught in 2nd grade is still being used.  I’ll be busting out the rounding poem Monday morning, but I thought I’d go the more ‘sophisticated’ route and use one of my chevron frames rather than a cute picture poem. While […]

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Back to School Set Up: Homework Procedures

August 26, 2012 By Mercedes Hutchens Leave a Comment

Homework procedures teach responsibility and save you time and energy. Are you a homeroom teacher, departmentalizing or both? Over the years I’ve said yes to all three of these.  Each change has made me reexamine my  procedures, including homework procedures, at the beginning of the school year.  There are some parts of the procedures that […]

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Transition Times

August 24, 2012 By Mercedes Hutchens 5 Comments

This is sitting in my room right now mocking me: Any guesses?  I’d say the name would give it away but I hadn’t heard of an “Eno Board” until my school ordered them.  I’m told it is like a SMART board.  I’m told SMART is a brand like Promethean. Is there a generic term that […]

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A Week In

August 24, 2012 By Mercedes Hutchens 1 Comment

Well, I’ve been a fifth grade teacher for a week now and I still love it.  I do think part of why I’m loving it is unique to this particular situation, though. I love that I teach math to 3 groups of kids.  I feel like I have so much less to plan and prep. […]

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