Hello friends! It’s that time of year again– cue the scary music– time for end-of-the-year testing! This year I’ve been trying some new strategies to keep my kids engaged in our review! Check them out below: This first…
I decided it was finally time to take down my snowman bulletin board in the hallway, and since Valentine’s Day is looming around the corner– I knew it would make a great bulletin board! This week we studied…
This is the first year I’m going to try “Brag Tags”. I know a lot of people aren’t a fan of the name– since we usually give the word “brag” a bad connotation (especially in school)– but I…
Some days after school I just sit at my desk and look around at the stacks of papers. I have some to grade– some to send home– some to keep and file– and then some! So my question…
Well it has been QUITE a week. It’s so hard to believe summer is coming to a close. I hate to see it leave– and yet, I’m so ready for fall. The BEST weather EVER! This week I…
Today I convinced myself it was Thursday, July 12. The only problem? It was NOT July 12… It was, in fact, merely Wednesday the 11th. It seems that without school to keep me on my toes I tend…
As I continue to work on my school homework and the Writing Center in my classroom, I come to a lot of realizations… 1. I’m pretty sure I failed my students when it came to teaching them crucial…
