I was just flipping through the digital version of Scholastic’s Winter 2011 edition of Instructor magazine, and I saw my name. I was stunned and instantly questioned, “Is that me, or is it another Amanda Nickerson?” As it turns out, I had responded to a question on Facebook a LONG time ago. A Scholastic employee asked, “What do I do… View Post
I’m back from my little hiatus, and we are LOVING our new home!!!! My life has been absolute CRAZY TOWN, and I really haven’t taken enough pictures lately. Honestly, snapping photos has been the absolute last thing on my mind. I did manage to capture a few snippets of our classroom activities though. We have been studying story elements, particularly… View Post
It’s crazy to think that I’ve been blogging for a whole year, but it’s true! I wrote my first post on October 2, 2010! I honestly can’t believe how many wonderfully talented teachers I’ve gotten to “know” over the course of the year, but wow! You all amaze me! Thanks for sharing your talents, thanks for “following”, and thanks for… View Post
I love the watermelon story/seed story concept, but sometimes I still have kids who stare at me blankly whenever I bring it up for the first time. They look at me like I’m speaking Spanish, but I try to keep plowing ahead with the analogies and examples until they are fluent in the “writing language” we use in class. Even… View Post
Lately, I’ve had a received a few emails about parent communication. When I was self-contained, I used to send home a weekly newsletter every Friday to keep parents informed about classroom happenings. I also used to have a classroom website. It’s no longer live on the web though. Now that I have made a switch to a new district, we… View Post