So, I feel like we’ve been seeing each other a while now, and it’s time to take the next step in our relationship. We know what each other does for a living and that we are moms, but what about the other parts of our lives? This is my Getting To Know You Post! (I […]
Tips for Packing Up Your Classroom: Get Organized for Next Year Now!
Packing Up Your Classroom…The Time Has Come! You’ve controlled the chaos of the last weeks of school, state testing is done, but packing up your classroom is the LAST HURDLE you have to jump to get to Summer! By this point in the school year, teachers are so wiped out, it is easy to just […]
Standardized Tests: A Letter to My Students
It’s That Time of Year: Standardized Tests Galore Dear Students, Today you are taking your SOL state standardized tests. I know that you are worried, nervous, and anxious to get them over with. The teachers and administrators and parents talk about these tests all year long, and I know you’ve been listening. Now here […]
5 Most Important Lessons to Teach Your Students
Here I am trying to focus on the most important lessons to teach our youth, and I have retyped this introduction at least 4 times because I am getting distracted watching Say Yes To the Dress! Am I the only one who gets sucked into this show?? The husband is always saying, “you’ve been married […]
Do Great Teachers Equal Great Moms?
Fellow teachers, this has been a WEEK! We are about a week out from Spring Break, and if you teach you know that means crazy kids and looooong weeks. We had a few nice days this week, so we finally got to go outside for recess again! Trust me, the teachers love this just as […]
Sick Days: Teacher Mom Survival Tips!
Sick Days… Well, the ick has finally reached our house…I have been out of work twice in 2 weeks due to sickness. That is absolutely unheard of in my world, I am never sick! I don’t know about you guys, but my school has been hit hard by the norovirus, flu, and an upper respiratory […]
Start Using Class Dojo in your Classroom Today!
I love Class Dojo! When I started teaching, I shied away from using technology because I was not a super-techy person. My inexperience and personal disinterest in most thing technological carried into my classroom. As it turns out, kids love technology. So as you may have expected, I have changed my ways and embraced technology. […]
How I FINALLY Made Math Centers Work in My Classroom
[***UPDATE! At long last, the online course accompanying this post is FINALLY AVAILABLE!!!!! For more info on My Math Workshop and more insight into how I use this method in my own classroom, visit THIS PAGE! ] I am Never Satisfied! I can count on just one hand the times that I have looked around […]
Confessions of an Almost Grinchy Teacher- Classroom Community for the Win
This time of year, the teacher struggle is real, but sometimes, it’s worth it. Yesterday, I actually heard one of my 5th graders say, “This is the best day ever!” during class. You’d think, as his teacher, I would be so psyched to hear that! Unfortunately, this was NOT in response to him finally understanding […]
A Peek Inside My Classroom ~ Part 1: A Great Way to Teach Reading!
Reader’s Workshop! Welcome to my first post in a 5-part series A Peek Inside My Classroom! During these posts, I will dissect my classroom and detail each part to share what has worked well in our room. Part 1: Reader’s Workshop Time Part 2: Classroom Organization Part 3: Routines Routines Routines! Part 4: Classroom Economy […]