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What I’ve Learned About Autism in My General Education Classroom

Posted on April 2, 2016 by Paige Givens

I don’t know what it’s like to be a parent of a child with autism. I can’t even pretend to try and explain the thoughts and emotions that parents of children with autism go through on a daily basis. I … Continue reading →

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Teaching Kindergarten…Fall Home Living Station

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Paige Givens

Here are some Fall Home Living ideas that our kindergarten group started last year… Fall has arrived! We are embracing it and celebrating it in kindergarten. Some of my wonderful kindergarten partner teachers and I  got the ball rolling for … Continue reading →

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20 Pumpkin Activities for Young Children

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Paige Givens

Woohoo! This Friday, me and my peeps are going to party like it’s Halloween!!! And by “peeps”, I mean my kindergarten students…and by “party like it’s Halloween”, I mean that we’re going to do some fun pumpkin activities. 🙂 Anyway, … Continue reading →

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Being a Teacher: To The Poor Souls Who Had Me During “The First Year”

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Paige Givens

After eleven years of teaching, I still don’t exactly count myself as a seasoned veteran teacher, but I am by no means a newbie anymore. There are moments from my first year of teaching that I play back in my … Continue reading →

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I Started A Blog This Year

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Paige Givens

I love words. And sometimes when I recall certain events in my life, words–like written words–flash across my mental view of those events. Does that happen to any of you? When I think of 2014, several words flash through my … Continue reading →

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Teaching Kindergarten: ABC’s, 123’s, and OMG’s!

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Paige Givens

  And by O.M.G., I mean oh my goodness! 😉 We are a rare breed. We dry homesick tears, patch skinned-up knees and elbows, supervise two restrooms at once, and tie millions of shoes. We soothe troubled children and we … Continue reading →

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Who Are You Called to Be?

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Paige Givens

Usually when I sit down to write, the words flow out like water. They are fluid, twisting here and there, and I am comfortable following them as they move. Today is a little different. Today, I’m sitting here and I’m … Continue reading →

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Draw Me Nearer

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Paige Givens

Being a kindergarten teacher, I have a special hidden talent that amazes my husband. I can read almost anything written by a child and make meaning out of it! It’s a talent that is shared by all other kindergarten and … Continue reading →

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Jesus Loves Me

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Paige Givens

It is August. I look around my classroom. The floors are clean and shiny, the crayons are perfectly in order, every toy and game piece and manipulative is in its place.  The chairs are pushed in, the computers are working, … Continue reading →

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I Have Decided

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Paige Givens

“Decide today who you will serve…as for my family and me, we will serve the LORD.” Joshua 24:15 Undecided. That’s what I marked as my major on a college application. I’d always thought I’d major in music. But as high … Continue reading →

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