So often, teachers in testing grades come to a point in the year where they have to make the decision to spend valuable class time teachi...

Read alouds are one of my favorite parts of teaching! Unfortunately, in this test driven system, 3rd graders are expected more and more to b...

When I first joined this amazing linky of First Day plans, I knew I wanted to share my favorite writing lesson for the first day. It gets...

Your students love you. By January, they know you better than most of your coworkers. They know how to make you smile, laugh, and yell. They...

I love the idea of ending 2014 with a look back at my year in blogging. It was been a rough road for me trying to juggle school, home, mommy...

This post was UPDATED in March 2018, please click HERE to be directed to the new post with updated links and products.  Take me to the ...

I have been using interactive notebooks for everything these days and the kids and I are loving it! The new buzz word in my classroom is ...

I absolutely love reading about how other teachers organize for productivity. I learned many tips and tricks since I started blog-hopping th...