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Holiday Games
I don't know about you, but as we get farther into December, it takes even more to capture the attention of my third graders! They have sugar plums in their eyes or something. I love getting them...
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Random Acts of Kindness
I have been having so much fun the last couple of days. I introduced my class to Random of Acts of Kindness, thanks to a post on Farley's blog Oh Boy Fourth Grade. I changed mine slightly from her...
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Christmas Break
I hope you all had an amazing Christmas holiday. I had a great time with my family. I'm now busy working on remodeling my house (ok, hubby is doing most of it but I'm great moral support). I'm busy...
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Assessments, Goals and MLK, oh my!
Anyone else completely and utterly exhausted, but in a good way? I've enjoyed coming back to my 21 smiling faces, and we've hit the ground running! With report cards due Monday at 8:00 am, I have been...
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Avoidance
So I should be working on grading assessments, and math continuums and ESL paperwork, but instead I will write this blog post.This week is killing me with the teacher paper work! My head is going to...
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Parts of Speech lessons
I have been working on writing this week in my classroom. I pulled in a few things from Step Up to Writing. It is a great program, and starts very simply and moves up in difficulty. Today we worked on...
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Super Sunday Sale!
I'm super excited for the Super Sunday sale tomorrow! I will be happily munching on buffalo chicken dip, guacamole and watching the Super Bowl ads. I will also be filling my cart to the brim with TpT...
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Valentine's Day
Wow! Valentine's Day is right around the corner! Next week is conferences so I don't have school on Valentine's Day, so we will be celebrating on the 13th which just seems wrong! One of the things we...
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Plans for the week...
It's Monday night and I'm planning for my week. One of the standards I need to address is 3.RI.3. This standard has taken me awhile to wrap my mind around, and I'm still trying to figure out how to...
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Now I can Breathe...
I can breathe again! We wrapped up testing this week and I finished and passed my dossier! I am SUPER excited to be done with that craziness. My class is all hyped up for Spring Break which is STILL...
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I'm BACK!
Wow! I've been missing in action for awhile! :) I'm excited that it is summer, but I can't believe it is all ready July! Insanity! I've been working hard with my hubby to fix up our house, so that has...
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Literature Circles
I've tried for several years to get Literature Circles going in my classroom. I think they are a great idea and I love the learning that can come from them. One of the biggest problems with Literature...
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Classroom Decoration in Teal and Chevron
A quick glimpse of my latest product...Classroom Organization~ Classroom Decor in Teal and ChevronI'll be back soon with pics of it in action in my classroom!!
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TpT Back to School Sale!!
I am so excited to be a part of the Back to School sale at Teachers pay Teachers. Everything in my store is 20% off, and with the promo code from TpT you can get a grand total of 28% off. Now is the...
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I think I survived!
Now that I made it through open house and the first few weeks of school, I might be able to breathe again. I am so tired, it is not even funny. I'm sure I will feel much better after sleeping 14 hours...
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Addition Practice
We've been working hard on addition so far this year. I've worked a lot on truly understanding what addition means, and what place value means. We started off by doing number bonds. I talk about it in...
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Fall is in the air!
I stole this image from Starbucks website, but I'm thinking this is free advertising, right? :)I adore this time of year! I am so happy to be sipping Pumpkin Spice Lattes (Starbucks of course!) and...
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Cyber Monday and Tuesday Sale!
It's that time again! There is only one day left to shop the Cyber Sale at TpT. I know I will be stocking up on some good deals! I know this is a stressful time for all of us, so take the burden off...
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It's time to start planning again...
After a much needed breather, I am back! I've been updating my products for the 14-15 school year. I have updated my teacher binder for the year. This thing was such a help to me last year, my students...
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Counting Songs
I wanted to share a little something I use in my classroom every day. It is the skip counting songs by Have Fun Teaching.My class absolutely adores the songs, and during my observations they were dying...
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TpT Back to School Sale
I am so excited for the TpT back to school sale going on now! There is only one more day left! I know I'm filling my basket with goodies.One thing I've got my eye on is Ashleigh's Social Studies...
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Teachers are Heroes Sale
It's that time again! Time for another sale on TpT. It's pretty embarrassing my last post was announcing a sale, but I promise to be better about updating! This is a great time to stock up on fun...
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Multiplication Strategies
Just in time for the sale today I am releasing a new product called Multiplication Strategies and Games!This product encourages discovery of multiplication concepts by having students multiply using...
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St. Patrick's Day Freebie
Wow! So I've been away from this blog for two years, but I am ready to start creating again. I am no longer in the classroom, but I am a stay at home mom to two children. I have a two year old daughter...
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