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Oklahoma Tornado And Stude ...

May 20, 2013, a ferocious tornado cut a 17-mile path of destruction through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore. Among the lives lost were seven students from Plaza Towers Elementary School. As ma ...


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The Best Commencement Spee ...

The end-of-year rituals are coming, from school picnics to graduations, and like every year, many feelings arise and many words are said to send off students to the next level of life.  Thi ...


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Recent posts

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A Lesson in Moon Phases

September 26, 2011 - 03:43 pm

  Hi all!  I was excited to hear that Jennifer from Rowdy in First Grade wanted to do a TBA Science Week!  I dig teaching science, in particular - rocks and minerals (just ask my old 3rd grade team about that!) ...

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Hear Me On the Radio!

September 24, 2011 - 01:48 pm

  Have you seen the all new radio program TBA Today yet?  If not, you need to check it out!  I pre-recorded my first interview with Debbie Clement, a national speaker, presenter, author, musician, and entertai ...

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Inferencing Battleship

September 22, 2011 - 03:05 pm

Is that an oxymoron?  Since when will you have students begging you to do more of it?  Well, if you take a peek over at The Organized Classroom Blog, I will show you a fun tech secret that I have found to work wonders!   ...

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Punctuation Ideas

September 21, 2011 - 03:24 pm

  Did you know that National Punctuation Day is coming up on September 24th?  Well, if you are caught off guard (I wonder if there is a greeting card for National Punctuation Day?), make sure to stop by The Organiz ...

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Freebies and Puppies - Who Could Want More?

September 20, 2011 - 03:24 pm

  Freebies for you preview and a birthday gift for me!  Please stop by The Organized Classroom Blog today as I need some serious help!   See you there!        

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Freebie Read Aloud eBook!

September 16, 2011 - 10:15 pm

This was an item reserved solely for the newsletter subscribers of The Organized Classroom Blog. but I have decided to release it to everyone else since it was such a hit!  There is a small "token."  Stop by The OC Blo ...

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Green Light Means Talk!

September 14, 2011 - 06:14 pm

Today on The Organized Classroom Blog, I will show you a way to keep noise level down without saying a word yourself!  Also, make sure to stop by yesterday's post to enter for a free iSuper Grader app for your iPhone/iPod or iPad ...

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Get Your Grader Giveaway!

September 13, 2011 - 02:01 pm

My blog post on The Organized Classroom Blog today is actually a do-over from a July giveaway that was HUGELY popular!  The sponsor has asked me to giveaway 4 more graders!  2 for the iPad and 2 for the iPod/iPhone!  Head o ...

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School Bulletin Board Boards Organization

September 12, 2011 - 05:39 pm

Do the strips of bulletin board borders drive you crazy when you are trying to change them every month?  Are they falling out of the box or getting bent in all the wrong places?  Take a look at the latest entry from The Organized Cla ...

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Unnecessary Article

September 07, 2011 - 03:33 pm

If you are a follower of The Organized Classroom Blog, you will probably already know that I am taking a week off from blogging to hang out with my family. So, imagine my surprise when I sat down last night to actually read a magazine for f ...

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