By the time my friends reach 4th and 5th grade, there are some things that should be non-issues. There are some things I should not have to ...

It may not be a very exciting title, but I am very excited with what I've created and even more excited to share with you!  In September...

I was talking about this book with a colleague the other day.  More like singing its praises.  It was then that I thought I needed to share ...

Well, I'm finally posting some pictures of some of the changes I made in my room.  Here is how I set up my library.  It's actually b...

Recently, my friends and I studied the different text structures of nonfiction.  Having limited resources available to me in school, I went ...

This post is about a chart I created with my friends over a three day period. It was really review for us, so the lessons were sort of quick...

Today, I did a lesson on theme.  It was so much fun!  My friends and I had a great time with it.  Last week, I posted a few anchor charts th...

I think, if you are a regular reader, you know my love of PINTEREST  by now.  It's the best site to lose yourself in.  While you can se...

So, I think I've mentioned that I've been in one school district, one school, for the past fifteen years.  For the fifteen years I h...

 I post this anchor chart not because it is a fine example of an anchor chart.  It's okay. It's kind of sloppy.   I'm sure you c...

Woo Hoo!!!!!!!!!!!! It's a four day weekend!!!!!!!  Our district gave us Thursday and Friday off for Rosh Hashanah.  So, Happy New Year ...