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Fiction Friday: Historical Fiction from World War II
I thought I would drop in this Friday night for a quick post. I am happy to link up with Amanda at The Teaching Thief for Fiction Friday.You can read my post from Wednesday to see the 6 books I read...
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What do we need to be teaching our students?
As you may know by now, I am moving up to grades 7-8 next year. All teachers feel a bit overwhelmed when they make a change that essentially equates to starting over. While I do feel overwhelmed, I am...
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Some Young Adult Novels Worth Reading
It's July 1st. To me that means it is finally summer! I work in the months of June and August doing summer school, so July is my summer. I start a graduate class on the 7th, but I still am so excited...
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Monday Made It: Back to School Essay Writing and Overnight Oats
Today I am going to link with 4th Grade Frolics for "Monday Made It."I have not linked up in a very long time. I am not the most crafty person. I prefer to make things on the computer.I do like to...
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Two For Tuesday: Picture Book Units on Sale
Today I am going to link up with The Teaching Tribune for "Two for Tuesday."Some of my better sellers recently have been my picture book literature units. So I have put two of them on sale for today....
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Monday Made It: Healthy Passion Iced Tea Lemonade, Picadillo, & A Water Bead...
It is time for Monday Made It. I am joining up with Fourth Grade Frolics.Knockoff Starbucks Passion Shaken Iced Tea Lemonade (Made Healthy)You can read about it at my sister blog here. (I would love...
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Christmas in July: Organize your Guided Reading Resources
A lot of fabulous bloggers this week have been having Christmas in July sales. Considering the unusual cool front in Texas for July, I think this is a wonderful idea. It is 64 degrees outside this...
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Christmas in July: Writing Resources Sale
To continue with my Christmas in July, all of my writing resources will be 50% today and tomorrow.Back to School Essay Writing and December Essay WritingThese are great way to give your kids choice and...
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Back to School Savings at Walmart and a Giveaway
Summer is winding down way too fast. Many of us are getting ready for Back to School. We all know a big part of that is back to school shopping.July 25-31 is a Teacher Appreciation week. Earlier...
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Throwback Thursday: Review of Online Lesson Planners and Grade books
For today's post, I am going to do a Throwback Thursday. Two years ago, I got started ay my current school. I was teaching in a self-contained classroom for the first time to a multi-age classroom....
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Suggestions for Communicating with Parents
Now that my summer class is over, I should be able to get back in my blogging routine. On our very last night of class, we had a really interesting discussion. As many of those in class were teachers,...
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Back to School Night Brochure Template (Freebie)
I know lots of people have already gone back to school. We start on September 2nd. Our Back to School Night is this Thursday, the 21st. Last night I was at Staples having quotes for my classroom...
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Freebies for Back to School Night or Meet the Teacher Night
Thursday night we had a great turnout for our back to school/parent night. I made my brochure with my classroom policies. I copied it on blue paper, too. It turned out really cute! You can read...
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Room Reveal at the Idea Backpack
School starts tomorrow. I am so glad we had a 3 day weekend. It has been a busy weekend, but I also tried to get a lot of rest. Over the last week, my fall semester started for graduate school and I...
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First Week in Middle School
Where does the time go? Somehow I will manage to get in a routine of blogging, work, and school. I just finished up my first week in middle school. I taught primarily grades 4, 5, and 6 for the last...
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Creating a Thinking Classroom
I began this post on Sunday, but I am finally posting it after a couple days at camp with my students. You can read more about what I learned about myself at camp at my personal blog. Some teachers...
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Yoga Poses for Kids
I have been practicing yoga for years. I have wanted to incorporate yoga in my classroom for a couple years now. I just never got around to it. I actually would like to try yoga with my middle...
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Having Your Students Take Ownership of their Learning
I am always trying to find ways to have my students take ownership of their learning. One of the things I love about blended learning is that it allows students to work at different paces and at...
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Read Alouds in Middle School
As I was getting ready to move up from grades 4-5 to grades 7-8, I had to make some plans to adjust some of my teaching approaches to older students. One aspect that I love about teaching Language...
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Resources for Discussing Ebola with Your Students
My students just finished watching the movie, Guns, Germs, and Steel, based on the book by Jared Diamond. As a follow up to watching episode 3 of the movie, they are currently researching germs and...
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