So my year is off and running and my class did our first close reading activity with Aesop’s fable “A Bundle of Sticks.” I thought it was a great little story to introduce fables (2.RL.2) and also to bring in a little character education...
So, I decided to switch it up a bit and go for something a little bolder in my classroom decor this year! Yep… I did DINOSAURS!! I was so torn, so many themes to choose… but in the end the Dinos won. Most simply because all of my baskets and organizers are...
I am SO excited!!! I FINALLY found the PERFECT box to hold all of my clip chart rewards. I have been keeping them in a yucky shoe box. I wish I had snapped a picture, but maybe it is better I didn’t! My box was functional, but not...
I am SUPER excited about my latest product! Inspiration for my “Send Home Science!” kits hit me when I was putting together a birthday present for one of my daughter’s Girl Scout buddies. We filled a gift bag with weird science-y stuff like a bottle...
Now that summer has begun, I have a HUGE list of things I want to get done. First on this list is cleaning up my desktop. It is cluttered with links and documents and things that just plain need to be put in their place!! Below are a few things I found that might be...
I “teach-lifted” this idea from my friend Deirdre a million years ago, and still use it everyday. I maintain a compliment chain to record the compliments we receive for walking in line and for our behavior in specials. The class receives one link for...
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