Welcome! I’m Teach-A-Roo!
I help primary teachers like you marry standards with engaging, rigorous, and fun learning experiences for all learners. I have been teaching and mentoring in a Title I, K-8 setting for almost 30 years. I am a literacy and STEAM enthusiast and try to bring art, music, storytelling, and science together in meaningful, standards-based lessons in my real-life first grade classroom.
Testing week is here!! ACK!
Well, here in Arizona the weather is beautiful and the sky is clear. The only thing looming this time of year is testing. Sigh.... Like everyone else, it STRESSES me out! While I was blog-hopping a few years back, I saw some clever teacher-made cute candy treat...
Ticket Out the Door!
Hello bloggy friends!I just wanted to share a little poster I made for my exit tickets. I saw several of these floating around Pinterest, but decided to jazz mine up a bit! I love giving the students a problem to solve or a "ticket out the door." Not...
Clip Chart Minis and Seasonal Awards
Hello Bloggy friends! This, by far, has been the BUSIEST back to school I can remember in the 20 years I have been teaching. Luckily, things are starting to settle down. WHEW! (Did I just jinx myself??!??) Just...
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