Dear Teacher With an Empty Desk During Teacher Appreciation Week...
Oh happy Teacher Appreciation Week! Gifts and food galore!!!...for some of us! A teacher brought to my attention gifts or lack there of...
The Day My Teacher Heart Broke
Somewhere between the womb and grade school God called me to be a teacher. For as long as I can remember that was all I wanted to be....
10 Things Teachers MUST do Over Spring Break!
Lalalalala! Spring break has arrived! Other than Christmas break, this has to be my favorite break for two reasons. 1. It means school is...
Spelling Baseball
Can I just say that I am sooooo tired of playing SPARKLE to review spelling words. I have been playing sparkle since I was in school!...
Total Engagement with Jenga Math
It is Christmas break and I am catching up on some much needed blogging. One thing I have started using recently are these AWESOME Jenga...
Getting your RTI Group Organized
My school district takes RTI very seriously. If you do not know what RTI is or do not implement it in your school, here's a little bit...
Shopping Really Adds Up!
Well folks it is the week before Christmas and there is only one word to describe it...madness! These kiddos have checked out and are...
Mentor Sentences
If you have not heard about mentor sentences, you are really missing out! I learned about mentor sentences here. Jivey is amazing with...
Please Do Not Interrupt Me!
How many times do you say that in one day?! I know for me it happens all the time. They just can't help it! More times then not, I can...
Accountable Talk
Talk! yep our students do that quite well don't they? Give them group work in math and one of two things will happen. 1. Before you know...