Here's a fun Halloween freebie for you! My third graders loved this Halloween word challenge. This would be a great activity for any class that is working with building words or already has a solid spelling foundation. Two Halloween words are all jumbled up. Task 1 - make as many words out of ... READ the POST
You Do What You Gotta Do
So we have had this wonderful "cold" front come through this week. (Side note: Cold front in Texas in September usually means it will only be 90, but it is cooler than normal so I'll take it.) As a normal person I love it, as a teacher I expect crazy! Every teacher I know agrees ... READ the POST
Positive Outlook
This year I changed my behavior management in my classroom. When I taught third grade my students had lots of responsibility in monitoring their own choices. When I had a class that wasn't ready for that I went to the typical green, yellow, red system. The one thing that I did not ... READ the POST
First Week Wrap-up
So I made it through my first week in kindergarten. Exhausted on Monday and Tuesday but by the end of week I was doing pretty good. Boy is this different from third grade! I just keep reminding myself to take baby steps. Line-up is not a command I give yet. We had to ... READ the POST
MIA = Working on my Classroom
So I have been MIA from my blog for the last couple of weeks. That is because I have been in my classroom almost everyday getting ready for kindergarten. In those two weeks I created my favorite classroom yet! Here is a quick little tour of my Eric Carle inspired kindergarten ... READ the POST
Happy Book Lover’s Day
Yesterday I was browsing my Facebook page and came across a post by Scholastic about Book Lover's Day. Is there really such a day I thought? Went to handy dandy google to check it out and found out that, yes there is such a day. Today, August 9, 2012, is Book Lover's Day. I ... READ the POST
