I am no different than any other teacher in America. Let’s face it. It’s that busy time of year. Since I took the weekend “off” last weekend to go out of town with Mr. Wonderful, I’m really feeling it. I have SERIOUS work to do today and tomorrow for school… and grad class. I am hoping to conquer the paper… View Post
The 2008 election project was very special to me. After spending two years as a Title I teacher, I finally had my very first classroom. I was also appointed to a district team on brain-friendly teaching to help increase rigor & relevance in our schools. The dialogue we had about how the brain learns significantly impacted the way I approached… View Post
This is just a quickie to share a few resources with my RS peeps! 🙂 I hope you can use something! The first thing I’d like to share are little book covers for the focus board. Mine is zebra print, so I know that won’t fit with everyone’s classroom themes, but JUST IN CASE, I’m sharing them HERE! Click here… View Post
Last year, we took a little looksie at Farmer Brown from “Click Clack Moo” to learn how to write a character description. This year, we focused on “The BFG”. As I’ve mentioned before, this is one of my absolute favorite read alouds, and it is the only story that I consistently read with a voice. A distinct BFG voice. It’s… View Post
The first few weeks of school have blown through my life… uprooted my sleep cycle… and left me slightly discombobulated. {Can I celebrate the fact that I correctly spelled the word discombobulated without the aid of a dictionary… even in my state of over-stimulation?!} In other news, the first few weeks have also been invigorating and exciting. I really enjoy… View Post