After all that snow, summer has finally arrived! My students tried to tell me that it was "illegal" to go to school past June 20th. Can't say that I've ever heard of such a law, but luckily we were out before then anyways. Since I'm not teaching, but my daughter still has a few days … [Read more...] about Make-Over Time!
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*Updated* The Calendar Notebook
It's the moment you've all been waiting for...the Calendar Notebook is ready for the 2015-2016 school year! If you purchased it last year, all you need to do is head over to my store and re-download it {for FREE}! A few summers ago, I thought about something that didn't work quite right for … [Read more...] about *Updated* The Calendar Notebook
The Cricket in Times Square
Do you ever think that your students are having fun without you? That you're missing out? I certainly was! I implemented Status of the Class this year, thanks to Donalyn Miller's book, Reading in the Wild. My students were sharing what they were reading, but I wasn't participating in it. I … [Read more...] about The Cricket in Times Square
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...] about Create a Calendar – Updated!
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...] about Writing Meaningful Sentences