Erin Condren Giveway
I hope the title of this post is not to misleading. See...there is a story attached to this post. And to get to the give away you have to read the WHOLE, LONG, DRAWN OUT [...]
Picking Just Right Books
I think one of the most difficult thing to teach young children is how to choose just right books. Most kids are so enamored with the idea of reading and chapter books that they are inevitably drawn to the [...]
What We Have Been Up to…
We just finished our third week with students and I FINALLY feel like the kids are "getting it." You know, getting how to ask to go to the bathroom or get water, how to read [...]
Done.Done.Done.
I am not writing about my mental state (although I do feel that way to be honest!) BUT I am done with the Third Grade ELA Common Core and More packet! Yahoo! I have worked [...]
Sneaky Peeky II
So here is part two of sneakin-and-a-peekin in our classroom. This is the area behind my guided reading table. This is where I store all my important materials since my desk has a computer on [...]
Keeping All My Stuff Organized
I don't know about you guys, but I feel like the battle to keep myself organized is jut shy of impossible. I work so hard at it and it just...never quite happens! On thing I struggle with is [...]
Book Bag Chaos
In our classroom we have hooks by the door for students to hang their jackets and book bags on. Do you guys have these, too? It is nice, but it never seems to have enough hooks for [...]
Organizing Student Materials with Tables
This year we decided to make the move to second grade...and to tables instead of groups of desks. I used tables years ago in fourth grade when we team taught, but had my father build [...]
Blog Hunt Day 25!
I am taking part is an awesome Back to School Blog Hunt! For each day of August a different blogger is hosting a Back to School freebie! I am toward the end of the [...]