Have you ever found money in your pocket or purse before? It’s so exciting, right? Well, I felt that way today when I decided to go through the archives… a.k.a. a Rubbermaid tote from my Title I days. It was akin to opening a time capsule, especially considering how much I have grown as a teacher since I worked with… View Post
I’m home again with the flu, so I’m going to make this super short & sweet! I just added a new freebie file to my TpT store. This writing poster was created last year as a complementary file to go along with my Writer’s Workshop: Writing on Target bundle. Hope you can find a use for it as a checklist… View Post
I have a sickness. Literally and figuratively. Literally, because I have some kind of virus. Figuratively, because I spent half of the day curled up with my laptop revamping my Chocolate Chip Rubric goodies to make them a little prettier and more acceptable for sharing. 🙂 It turned out to be a somewhat productive sick-day, but I am soooo taking… View Post
Recently I was asked, “What are your favorite read alouds?” Oh my goodness. You seriously have no idea how many favorites I have. I could seriously go on forever about all of the books I love in the world, but I will try to keep this concise. Try is the key word, so don’t get too mad at me if… View Post
I survived two nights of 4 1/2 hour conferences! Yay! In other news, we’ve been studying volcanoes all week in Reading, and the kids have caught the fever! They are doing research, taking books out of the library on the topic, and naturally volcano pictures are all over the place! I love when we tackle a topic that they can… View Post