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I've been Professionally Developed!! & Higher Level Thinking Questions

Today was an early release day for my school, which is a more exhausting day than normal, because I still squeeze in reading, writing, math, etc, except that we eat lunch early, have no specials, and have no recess.  Then, I was Professionally Developed for 3 hours.  Whew!!

Now it's the weekend, and I'm excited!  I'm throwing a birthday for my favorite soon-to-be 9 year old in the world.  :)

I finished my Higher Level Thinking Questions the other day, so I thought I'd share.  Click on the image to visit my TPT store.  Enjoy your weekend!!

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