Okay, I finally have time to breathe and catch up on writing a respectable post. It’s snow day #8! So, I thought, “Hmmm… I suppose I can sit down and write something worthwhile instead of my little two sentence wonders.” Prepare yourself. This is a long one! We teach out of four different science kits in third grade. One of… View Post
I just added my Data Folders: Goal Setting 101 file to TpT, and I wanted to share one FREE page from the printable! You can use it to have your students graph their spelling scores over time. 🙂 If you like what you see, you can preview the rest of the document at my store. To download the freebie file,… View Post
I posted about the nesting monkeys from Target a while ago… HERE! Click through to read more about how to use nesting dolls to teach the complex idea of synthesis! Also, here’s a few snapshots of our Expanding Vocabulary Wall! Every single word is kid-generated. after all… I direct enough of our word study. I want my kids to constantly… View Post
I just put together some St. Patrick’s Day activities in honor of my second favorite holiday. When you have strawberry blonde hair, freckles, green eyes, ivory skin, and your maiden name started with Mc… you’re about as Irish as it gets. Scotch-Irish to be exact, but that’s just a technicality! I’m excited as can be! You can snag a copy… View Post
I posted my Fiction File yesterday, and I couldn’t wait to use the new posters with my kiddos! We spent some time talking about flat and round characters, and the kids made a chart to sort characters they found during independent reading into the two categories. They will continue to add to the anchor chart throughout the week as they… View Post