We as teachers know that reading at home is crucial to becoming a better reader.If you’re like me, you have used one of these. I used a reading log like this for years and didn’t think twice about it. However, I did think it was interesting that most of my students read exactly 30 minutes every night. Who reads exactly… Read More
There are so many things to hang up in your math classroom. So WHY do you need to hang up problem solving posters too? Teaching math today is not what it used to be when I started teaching 20 years ago. How I miss those days. Math today involves so much more critical thinking and problem solving than the simple… Read More
Does the word “RESEARCH” invoke fear? Anxiety? Uneasiness? Panic? Terror?Especially when it comes to having your students research? I have something that will take the fear and anxiety away! Do you have your students research different states? This will make research fun and enjoyable for your students. REALLY! Here’s what some students had to say about my Country Research Project… Read More
Have you ever used choice boards in your classroom?I LOVE LOVE LOVE using choice boards with my students. Here are my TOP 10 reasons why I love using choice boards in my classroom. I use choice boards in every subject, with several different grade levels. Here’s an example of some of my choice boards in math, reading, and science…. Read More
Yes, I know it’s been a LONNNNNNNG time since you’ve seen me on here.A LOT has happened. I got married. Hubby got mobilized for active duty. I resigned from my teaching job. We moved from the big Dallas/Fort Worth area to a small town two hours away. This city girl life is not used to the country life, but I… Read More
That’s right! I’m getting married! I have waited a LONG LONG time to meet the man of my dreams. When I say a long time, I’m not exaggerating. But he was SO worth it! I feel so incredibly blessed. We got engaged about a month ago in San Francisco and am getting married a little less than a month away…. Read More
Some of my students struggle with reading. Looking around the room, looking at the back cover, looking at the front cover, looking around the room again, etc….sound familiar to any of your students?So we decided to create mini anchor charts on what reading looks like and what it doesn’t look like. They did great with it, and it was so… Read More
Three weeks have school have now gone by. And I FINALLY feel like I can breathe long enough to sit down and actually blog. WHOA.PLEASE tell me that I’m not the only one who feels like this! Here are some pics of my new classroom. I am teaching 5th grade self-contained this year, and I love my class. They are… Read More
Do you have books that look like this? Books that are falling apart and need to go to the hospital? Then I have the answer for you! I am heading back into the classroom next year and am pretty much starting from scratch when it comes to my classroom library. I am scouring all the thrift stores looking for… Read More
Long time no see! As I hope you are doing, I’m busy enjoying my summer!I have been relaxed with the pups, gone to the aquarium, shopped with friends, binge watched How to Get Away with Murder (this show is addicting by the way), and gone to several concerts including the Oak Ridge Boys. My new city puts on these free… Read More
![As teachers we know that vocabulary is pivotal in students’ success. When I was growing up, our vocabulary activities consisted of looking up definitions in the dictionary and copying them down on notebook paper. Do you think I truly understood those vocabulary words? Not. One. Bit. In order to truly understand vocabulary words and what […]](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/97/e8/f5/97e8f54812d68c0d8c084b04391b3255.jpg)
![Have you ever heard of choice boards? I LOVE using choice boards in the classroom. I use them in math, reading, language arts, science, social studies, etc. They work in ANY subject and with ANY topic. Here are my top ten reasons to love choice boards! Students love to be able to make choices in […]](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/b9/24/a5/b924a5282fc6478ab0c9293eb5797602.jpg)
