One of the most challenging transitions for me when I moved to fifth grade was the rotating schedule. The frustrating part is when our schedule has to change due to assemblies, meetings, etc. I am a routine kinda girl! I've been dying to do Guided Reading Groups since it is my absolute favorite ... Read More
Create a Calendar – Updated!
Last year, I came up with the idea for my Create a Calendar and it is probably one of my favorite products I've ever made. It is a calendar that students can put together to give to their parents as a gift for the holidays. My favorite part? No glitter! (Confession: I am an ... Read More
Storyworks in the Classroom
Anyone use Scholastic Storyworks in their classroom? I discovered it at the end of last year and it is amazing!! The contents of the magazine are not only educational, but highly engaging for students. My class was particularly excited about this Minecraft Mania! article. Each issue comes ... Read More
Writing Meaningful Sentences
A few weeks ago, I passed out my students first set of spelling words. {we use Ladybugs Teacher Files Morphology Dictionary, which is awesome!} For homework, they were to look up the definitions of their words and write a meaningful sentence. I really stressed that meaningful sentence part. On ... Read More
The To-Do List Gets Fancy!
I am a HUGE fan of to-do lists. Too much of a fan. I'll add stuff to my to-do list just so I can cross it off. I have multiple lists going on at once. I'll re-write them so that they look neater. It's borderline craziness. I stumbled upon this post from ... Read More
Status of the Class
I took a giant leap this year. I ditched the reading logs. Some may say I'm crazy, some may say it's a genius move. There are a lot of opinions on this topic! I want my kids to read, but I want them to enjoy reading. This post contains affiliate links. Read my full disclosure here. Last ... Read More