Ditching the Glitz and Glam Do you love #targetdollarspot, Dollar Tree, Big Lots, and any other retailer that sells all those teacher goodies cheap? Then do you run home and sketch out your classroom on graph paper (so you can get it to scale), plan the most creative bulletin ...
I love the idea of room transformations. They bring this sense of magic to a classroom. Last year was my first year doing these on a larger scale and it was also my first year in fifth grade. Some last a day and some have lasted a few weeks. This year I did ...
Alright teacher friends, it's time to get a pen pal project going. At first I was thinking only fifth graders, but I want to make sure we can spread the word on a larger scale. If you know of some teachers who would be interested in this project, please share the link ...
It's that time of year again. You know that time us teachers have been thinking about all summer. Setting up our classroom. I don't know about you, but I start planning the upcoming year before I even leave for summer. I truly think if I wasn't teaching I'd either ...
Since today is my first day blogging (doing my happy dance) I wanted to share one of my favorite classroom transformations last school year. Our end of year review was amped up thanks to a grant I received called "May the Force Be With Us". Many of my scholars LOVED ...
Hey everyone. So I'm super excited for my first blog post and I was inspired by an IG post by @adventuresin5th about starting The Essential 55 by Ron Clark (#heismyhero). I'm sure many of you have read this amazing book, but if not . . . GRAB IT NOW! The change that took place in ...
