Confession: I’ve always been secretly jealous of kindergarten and first grade teachers. Second grade teachers too. I always envied the cute themed lessons, and I always thought, “It stinks that we can’t do that in third grade because of x, y, z…” Well, luckily my delusions have worn off, and after spending a few years in third grade, I finally… View Post
I am always looking for new ways to make Social Studies more exciting and meaningful, and I am SO excited about my latest creation! Unit One in our Reading Street curriculum focuses on economics, so we will be starting the year with lots of business-minded, money-savvy lessons! I am planning on using Lemonade Economics: Business for Kiddos with my Economy… View Post
At the risk of sounding dramatic, I have hit a wall. A very large concrete wall. I seriously need a break in the BIGGEST way, but I still have one more week of my accelerated course to go and LOTS of work to do in between now and Friday. No pressure, right? The good news is… I can check the… View Post
It’s a very fortunate thing that today was our last teacher work day, because I am officially out of steam. Of course, my hubs wants to go to a plant auction at a nursery that’s going out of business in about an hour, so I don’t think a nap with my beautiful golden pup is going to happen, even though… View Post
Learning Resources has never disappointed me. Seriously! I am so excited about the latest gadget that I’ve been lucky enough to get my hands on! The EasiSpeak USB Recorder is snazzy! One of my students said, “I like that it’s shaped like a real microphone. It makes me feel like I’m a famous singer!” The kiddos really didn’t get a… View Post