As educators, we remember and honor our fallen colleagues and their students from Sandy Hook School. We honor them each day in our classrooms in which we continue their dream of teaching our children. We honor their memory with our service. Join with teachers everywhere in committing random acts of … [Read more...] about Remembering Sandy Hook
Can I Go To the Bathroom?
How many times a day are you asked that dreaded question…”can I go to the bathroom?” For me, it is quite a few! In my classroom, I only allow one boy and one girl out of the classroom at time. More often than not, my response is “when so-and-so returns, you may go.” To alleviate this problem, I … [Read more...] about Can I Go To the Bathroom?
Throwback Thursday: Holiday Geometry
Happy Thursday! Here's a random fact - Thursday is my favorite day of the week. I'm not sure why. Maybe because it's so close to Friday? Who knows. Anyhoo, here's a post from way back in 2011! I created some holiday activities to go along with our geometry unit in … [Read more...] about Throwback Thursday: Holiday Geometry
Classroom Organization Tip
At my school, it's a pretty well known fact that I love organization. I am teased about it on a daily basis. But I'm okay with that! There's a spot for everything and everything has a spot, is my motto. Sometimes I wish my students shared my passion for organization, … [Read more...] about Classroom Organization Tip
Playing with Density!
We did the best science experiment this week! We use the GEMS-NET science kits in our district. This is not an experiment that I devised on my own. The kits include lesson plans and all the materials to put the experiments into action. It's an amazing program! The … [Read more...] about Playing with Density!
Throwback Thursday: Reader’s Notebooks
Happy Thursday! I'm throwing it back to last October by request. At the beginning of the month, I blogged about how I am using Dialogue Journals in fifth grade. I had a few readers ask about using these types of journals in the younger grades. I definitely used them in second grade, so here is … [Read more...] about Throwback Thursday: Reader’s Notebooks