Miscellaneous

Hi there, Bloggy friends… Well, I HOPE you’re still my friend even though I’ve been a very BAD buddy lately! I know I’m guilty of not writing or sharing with you…

Although many teachers (myself included) disagree with the amount of pressure surrounding high stakes testing, one thing is for certain… these tests are here to STAY! So what can you do…

If you’re looking for some wonderful resources for your classroom then now’s the time to take advantage of a HUGE sale going on over at Teachers Pay Teachers. Simply click on…

A few weeks ago, Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Store contacted me about taking part in their #teachercreativity Blog Hop. That’s when I got an idea about creating a craft-ivity to add…

For the past few weeks I’ve been contemplating how to get my students more involved with what they’re reading. How do I get them to think, question, feel, or react to…

Hi there friends! Have you heard about December’s Facebook Frenzy? I recently just found out about it and am thrilled to be a part of it. A Facebook frenzy is basically…

  Are you ready to stock up on some teaching goodies? If so, then come on over to my TPT store because EVERYTHING is on SALE. Just enter the promo code…

Our Thanksgiving break doesn’t begin until Wednesday…so for planning purposes we actually had 3 days to plan for this week. Actually, we only had 2 days since Tuesday is Career Day.…

For a few months now, I’ve been wanting to give my blog a new look but hadn’t quite been able to find the right designer. I mean it’s not easy knowing…

One of the trickiest concepts to explain to my 3rd graders is the Distributive Property of Multiplication. It seems that every year I have a few students that have a hard…