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Wednesday Notes

Grab a cup of cocoa and join me as I reflect and ramble about all things related to teaching in the elementary classroom. 

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​Support parents while they help students become better readers.
Start your day off with inspiring student-friendly quotes. 
Prepare for state testing with Picture Writing Prompts. 

Meet Misty

Hi! Welcome to Daisies and Chalk! This is my place to reflect, ramble,  and collaborate with educators around the globe about the elementary classroom.   I am passionate about teaching, my family, and my faith. This strive for balance has led to my creation of  The Path to Passionate Teaching: a tool that allows me to be a creative, effective educator without spending all my time working on my classroom. I love anchor charts, classroom games, interactive notebooks, project-based learning, and reading. I have taught grades 3-6 ...

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