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https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/c6ed59a8-05b5-40d4-b131-ca6d25cbfdcd/IMG_3322.JPG Math My own supplemental unit on money at the end of the school year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/f22e650d-70e9-4461-8d58-548289c4955f/IMG_3369.JPG Math Number matchup! https://www.sachaappel.com/writing daily 0.75 2023-06-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/8d202c73-f620-4729-ab0a-e1826644378c/Editing+Checklist.jpg Writing Lucy Calkin's Editing Checklist anchor chart. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/3f4ad258-a41a-4d2f-9c8f-c64087c5046a/IMG_3243.JPG Writing One page of a student's "How To" book. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/89160db3-268f-44c6-b972-9709fb0ec402/IMG_3092.JPG Writing A section of an anchor chart I created for story language words - storybook unit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/ed0b4944-e0ba-4341-84ae-f1a53dae5bd4/IMG_3216.JPG Writing Practicing labeling pictures before doing it in our own books. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/e8fa878a-3aca-49b8-a920-6fca0f0c3abf/IMG_3563.jpeg Writing My supplemental writing anchor charts for opinion writing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/c344d8fd-b4fa-4d21-bdcc-1753f60ca1b3/IMG_3235.JPG Writing Planning out our "How To" books on a page I created before writing our final draft. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/4b8888db-536a-4f95-b419-c1ce15e05cde/IMG_3255.JPG Writing Practicing writing with pre-dawn pictures from Lucy Calkins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/1775fc75-a98f-4380-9362-2cb78d8ff176/IMG_3266.JPG Writing We always shared our writing work in a special publishing celebration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/c518b2ef-65e9-4626-a52f-4108b5ba14be/IMG_3522.JPG Writing Using speech bubbles! 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paintings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/1c8be94d-7974-4fd8-84cb-8c4f4910968f/IMG_3937.JPG Not Being Used https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/9adc8476-d46b-42a2-8eca-e526f0f2fa0b/Screen+Shot+2021-04-26+at+11.54.47+AM.png Not Being Used https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/1685130234044-BNG5FW2NKKY19PC41U9L/IMG_1197.jpg Not Being Used ...students pot the plants... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/3caea77a-acab-4bc6-87a8-dce4dbd2d357/IMG_3130.JPG Not Being Used Exploring habitats around the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/1cc9e3b2-287d-4495-856e-2b8e117f470e/IMG_3295.JPG Not Being Used Playing one of Everyday Math's games: "Monster Squeeze" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/e5e412ea-00ee-4207-951c-1759933c3dcf/IMG_3134.JPG Not Being Used Teaching how we can insert ourselves in books...in a fun way! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/3f4ad258-a41a-4d2f-9c8f-c64087c5046a/IMG_3243.JPG Not Being Used One page of a student's "How To" book. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/7f733174-f76d-4d97-b007-9c0ee9117eb2/IMG_3214.JPG Not Being Used Finding items that start with the /s/ sound. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/bd907955-6b03-423c-862e-f2a5aa678c59/IMG_3263.JPG Not Being Used For our school's cultural fair week, our school studied and celebrated Ukraine. We created Q-Tip paintings of the Ukrainian flag. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/ed5555d7-ad54-4ecf-82b0-8002dad8e7c8/IMG_3517.JPG Not Being Used https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/2771bf98-eb27-48a9-ae8a-36cc8a613dc5/Screen+Shot+2021-04-26+at+11.22.14+AM.png Not Being Used https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/99c3f185-72c2-4262-84b5-f3987915b63f/IMG_3143.JPG Not Being Used ...then we water the plants everyday, watching them grow! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/085793b0-f322-4ca5-b64e-d8cfd5f0c5d2/IMG_4150.JPG Not Being Used What do animals need to survive? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/1cf7c5b0-1c36-4483-bb94-ad451fff1e42/IMG_3238.JPG Not Being Used Using attribute spinners to find certain shapes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/f8062cca-0e73-4d94-8c16-7e91e75274e3/We+are+Super+Readers.jpg Not Being Used Lucy Calkins reading superpowers anchor chart. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/89160db3-268f-44c6-b972-9709fb0ec402/IMG_3092.JPG Not Being Used A section of an anchor chart I created for story language words - storybook unit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/e80a4aa7-bf73-4afd-8922-672369570636/IMG_3118.JPG Not Being Used Sorting the difference between lowercase b and d. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/eeecb05d-8bd6-48a7-a705-a91eb90e71a9/IMG_3296.JPG Not Being Used How can I solve problems with friends? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/d69fd7b7-0b28-4ca5-a08e-56cd4d8e802c/IMG_8845.jpeg Not Being Used For Indigenous Peoples' Day, students first learned the history of Indigenous People (Native Americans)... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/4abad669-961f-448e-9e26-252539008991/Screen+Shot+2023-05-23+at+9.15.14+AM.png Not Being Used https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/0bd1fcb4-e163-49db-b2ea-9dc2577422aa/Screen+Shot+2021-04-26+at+11.37.01+AM.png Not Being Used https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/20f1b524-c80a-4890-b6da-c9c3da39385d/IMG_3545.JPG Not Being Used I encourage students to bring in their own plants to show the class. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/4f208f28-be0a-46ad-932f-f7f723d379a9/IMG_4084.JPG Not Being Used Looking at what we should provide our pets: food, water, toys, etc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/5a274b8b-967d-44ba-9d0b-ca70a3b6e421/IMG_3246.JPG Not Being Used Our estimation jar! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/f348c190-850c-46fc-8297-b2ee5a818e20/IMG_3014.JPG Not Being Used We use reading "superpowers" to help us read! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/ed0b4944-e0ba-4341-84ae-f1a53dae5bd4/IMG_3216.JPG Not Being Used Practicing labeling pictures before doing it in our own books. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/b15e0cd7-676b-45b6-8107-b4c17b1d855a/IMG_3217.JPG Not Being Used Sight word fly swatter! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/cba6eac5-e266-4a7f-b3d7-acfbfc3798d5/IMG_3297.JPG Not Being Used Depicting what it looks like when we are sad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/279e780d-97f3-4421-97f7-5df113c91320/IMG_3122.JPG Not Being Used ...students looked at various indigenous nations... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/46d39b79-e5b1-42c5-8c46-8567d8d1a444/Screen+Shot+2023-05-23+at+9.15.23+AM.png Not Being Used https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/4e552bf4-6350-4d39-af9b-bd56b21bb553/Screen+Shot+2021-04-26+at+11.37.31+AM.png Not Being Used https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/cdace10b-58e2-4aa6-84b2-57625e8f9cf6/IMG_3226.JPG Not Being Used We learn about several animals' life cycles, such as a penguin's! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/d506c877-d33c-4faf-937d-389a06f6373d/IMG_3516.JPG Not Being Used Reading "We Are What We Eat" by Kristy Hammill... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/39e9043b-85a1-489c-998b-f95fb7b0b458/IMG_3251.JPG Not Being Used Using calculators to solve story problems. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/cd4cb407-f02f-4c49-b93d-d130fa535d7c/IMG_3323.JPG Not Being Used Guided reading! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/e8fa878a-3aca-49b8-a920-6fca0f0c3abf/IMG_3563.jpeg Not Being Used My supplemental writing anchor charts for opinion writing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/e20c4003-d7ff-4794-91ef-b3ec2903cbf2/IMG_3218.JPG Not Being Used Playing memory with sight words. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/b7bd6c9c-7910-4032-8c46-9d567525bb92/IMG_4148.JPG Not Being Used Looking at different United States symbols. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/7b19feb0-5ea7-4cfb-8f1f-00453723462d/IMG_3207.JPG Not Being Used ...then looked at the culture of different indigenous nations by... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/83f5617d-b0f4-46e7-a854-4391cd355f16/Screen+Shot+2023-05-23+at+9.15.39+AM.png Not Being Used https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/84e7dd6b-b671-42ec-9232-149116c6d053/Screen+Shot+2021-04-26+at+11.53.41+AM.png Not Being Used https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/daadcc8f-0528-4b60-b5d3-0253dd84f435/IMG_3519.JPG Not Being Used In the Fall, we discuss about the parts of a pumpkin... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/aae26e66-84f8-412f-a801-90a368250778/IMG_3498.JPG Not Being Used then learning where food comes from. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/43ad75b0-e429-44a3-9888-f90d06a4517b/IMG_3271.JPG Not Being Used Students were asked to drag the number representation to the right box. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/19d0b4df-6512-4ec8-b86b-0843a1528f4d/IMG_3491.JPG Not Being Used Learning about the beginning, middle, and end of a story using "The Three Billy Goats Gruff" by Paul Galdone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/c344d8fd-b4fa-4d21-bdcc-1753f60ca1b3/IMG_3235.JPG Not Being Used Planning out our "How To" books on a page I created before writing our final draft. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/e48b487b-07d5-492d-b586-e284e21ee0d5/IMG_3221.JPG Not Being Used Sight word trees near the holidays! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/f10c4802-d9d0-40f9-89c9-17188b754b69/IMG_3515.JPG Not Being Used Learning about how families are similar and different. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/c7d19229-7ddb-4371-9e5b-a304bd4f9baf/IMG_3208.JPG Not Being Used ..looking at pictures of people and artifacts from today and the past... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/f3ec3a22-0ad2-444a-9c92-ba39ef049a30/IMG_4070.JPG Not Being Used https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/57d55dd9-d6df-4bdf-a6f9-4c627a215952/IMG_2884.jpeg Not Being Used ...we also get to feel the inside of a real pumpkin... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/641c0a44-732d-40d8-87f8-5c62e08401bc/IMG_3198.JPG Not Being Used Learning that different plants need different levels of sunlight and water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/03d8750f-983e-4269-9f3f-fb463741f432/IMG_3254.JPG Not Being Used Learning about function machines. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/24f16a6d-8e61-40d4-83f5-40c8e29331d2/IMG_3508.JPG Not Being Used Exploring our library for the first time at the beginning of the year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/4b8888db-536a-4f95-b419-c1ce15e05cde/IMG_3255.JPG Not Being Used Practicing writing with pre-dawn pictures from Lucy Calkins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/14d34a7c-2270-4bae-bb50-ad29ddae3858/IMG_3044.JPG Not Being Used An example of a Lucy Calkins anchor chart. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/4cd87adc-2e8d-46c4-bfa5-4f809b525bd5/IMG_3447.JPG Not Being Used We created family portraits and compared our families. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/30d7d536-35e2-4f1d-80e2-13af7bb70e02/IMG_3027.JPG Not Being Used ...we also read a book on Sacagawea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/b376e4a6-e48f-488c-913d-8667e7c1c2aa/IMG_3210.JPG Not Being Used ...then, students try (store bought) pumpkin seeds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/100e54fe-3f36-4b3c-86f3-5e685fe91ae1/IMG_3507.JPG Not Being Used We water our class plants everyday! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/e2d89088-3e8b-461b-8f3e-d77480be72ea/IMG_3535.JPG Not Being Used Using marshmallows and toothpicks to made 3D shapes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/18f3b893-1825-454d-b1e7-74b047829e64/IMG_3511.JPG Not Being Used Learning how to partner read. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/1775fc75-a98f-4380-9362-2cb78d8ff176/IMG_3266.JPG Not Being Used We always shared our writing work in a special publishing celebration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/53f6e053-e204-479b-b71c-db7e13ad8a3e/IMG_3131.JPG Not Being Used Our first "snap" words of the year! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/773b069a-fca1-4fc3-85ee-6a236fc8159c/IMG_3296.JPG Not Being Used Drawing how we solve problems with friends in a healthy way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/f7e2817a-6030-4eda-bc65-4a87ff8f6069/IMG_3224.JPG Not Being Used For MLK day, we explored who MLK was and how he impacted our world today. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/a750f7cf-2b3e-4c30-86a6-50aff9ebc61e/IMG_3176.jpeg Not Being Used Creating crystalized pipe cleaner creations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/24df22f1-d192-4065-bb04-151cad5d923e/IMG_3232.JPG Not Being Used Push vs. Pull https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/fbfbecc2-bb5b-4196-927c-db665cb0e328/IMG_3302.JPG Not Being Used Creating a survey question and graphing the answers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/8de9a3c1-56ca-4e3b-afd1-6f6265717700/IMG_2968.JPG Not Being Used Retelling events helps us start to think deeper about our reading. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/c518b2ef-65e9-4626-a52f-4108b5ba14be/IMG_3522.JPG Not Being Used Using speech bubbles! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/27eb1e7b-bba2-4338-a283-071aacfb184d/IMG_3319.JPG Not Being Used Writing CVC words that start with digraphs in elkonin boxes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/d8336673-4c66-4971-8741-1eca8a2f4695/IMG_3650.jpeg Not Being Used Exploring our family's origins before they came to the United States. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/63f811b3-e2e8-4313-8a0d-4d39dd0bb174/IMG_3526.JPG Not Being Used For Lunar New Year, we read "Grumpy New Year" by Katrina Moore... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/5c4bbdd6-62c9-4389-933e-4315f6e90b19/IMG_3257.JPG Not Being Used We made oobleck after talking about solids and liquids. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/a61b6b90-43e5-40c5-a601-a20b9fcc9757/IMG_3011.JPG Not Being Used Another example of our morning meeting weather. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/ff7ab990-fd4d-4043-8d82-89d83f3cfd88/IMG_3205.JPG Not Being Used Gluing real world circles onto a circle! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/aa3385d1-416c-4409-a1e9-11abe8fd643c/IMG_3523.JPG Not Being Used Reading with our 3rd grade reading buddies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/81bb9530-d4a5-4275-aeca-db1f7033b0af/Storybook+Planning+Page.jpg Not Being Used The planning page I created for our storybooks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/2bccaf9b-e345-4202-9659-46af115def84/IMG_3269.JPG Not Being Used What starts with the /n/ sound? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/472d1b3f-ada0-49ba-9089-046fe159bda5/IMG_3298.JPG Not Being Used How does it feel to have hurt feelings? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/15ec2306-a19d-4191-8c6c-309332b7e648/IMG_4060.JPG Not Being Used ...we watched a Chinese dragon in a parade.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/a222b27a-5141-4c4d-9a14-3ca5a0b2d7bd/IMG_2709.jpeg Not Being Used In the spring, we discuss the life cycle of a caterpillar/butterfly... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/edd04e46-db31-4f97-826d-3bf0cfa5d27f/IMG_3195.JPG Not Being Used Learning about time by timing ourselves walking across a room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/342f3725-9d1d-40b1-9362-0f27637e4aae/IMG_3527.JPG Not Being Used Modeling how readers ask questions to think deeper about a book. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/af3d842e-cb16-4cc2-b3e0-ac37c58ecf46/IMG_3321.JPG Not Being Used Sorting items by long and short O. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/47d21c87-6570-4fe6-932c-9965cb3823ea/IMG_4074.JPG Not Being Used Reading "What Does It Mean To Be American?" by Elad Yoran and Rana DiOrio. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/b26e9313-9986-4eba-98ec-dabcdc64e28b/IMG_4059.JPG Not Being Used ...then we created some versions of our own. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/1bc84ba2-0382-4000-a1eb-868b93cfd48b/IMG_6077.JPG Not Being Used ...then we raise our own! We get caterpillars... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/48821820-a525-4d76-b134-9b1b461c3ea0/IMG_3309.JPG Not Being Used Playing "Disappearing/Appearing Train" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/53ec144a-1aed-49bf-a87a-ab568fe782a9/IMG_3528.JPG Not Being Used Reading emergent readers as a class while I model how to use our reading superpowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/f21be31c-0943-47d5-8337-4f4caaad7386/IMG_4067.JPG Not Being Used Skeletons we made after learning about Día De Los Muertos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/886260ec-8a52-4209-82b2-486a71103c0b/Screen+Shot+2021-04-26+at+12.05.06+PM.png Not Being Used https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/0f123074-53a1-4565-9e25-b0031290784c/IMG_3260.JPG Not Being Used ....and watch them grow and create chrysalises... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/1a45bd50-6d96-4ac7-ac19-f56e55895768/IMG_3237.JPG Not Being Used Playing "Appearing Train" while writing equations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607ef0cf6df59d1a4357835a/8c02d03b-0b92-438e-a4b9-163603cd4b22/IMG_3530.JPG Not Being Used Finding sight words in books! 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