It's a management system from Joan Moser and Gail Boushey and centers around 5 activities students engage in on a daily basis: Read to Self, Read...
I have tried but have never found a way to make literacy centers work for me. I always found myself spending too much time planning or keeping...
My school has enclosed buildings, but we all have back doors that lead to open courtyards. They've installed benches and tables out there for...
Eggplant pancakes sound good!!!
Has anyone tried Genghis Grill? It's a chain and they just opened one here; we were taken there for teacher appreciation day by the...
Mario's...local Italian, incredible chicken marsala. Haven't found anything like it anywhere else. I wish I knew their secret! Weck's -...
My opinion is that unless students have an opportunity to interact with materials being put up on the walls, they will largely go un-noticed or...
Awww...I loved Mastermind when I was a kid. What a great game! I also like Yahtzee. It's great for strategy, addition, and multiplication....
Last summer I got cable (for the first time in my life!) because of a promotion. I told myself it was just for the summer. A year later...here I...
Have a great time! I'm headed to Playa del Carmen next Thursday. I've already started packing all my new summery dresses. Woo!! So excited...
Our physical science unit includes magnets, pendulums, and light.
The dismissal at my school feels really crazy, too. Our duty day is officially over at the same time the kids get out. Therefore, we can't be...
I just bought the book Is That a Fact? about teaching nonfiction writing. It looks really good! Every year I get better at teaching research (my...
I have my students keep their materials in gallon baggies. I write their names on the front in Sharpie. They keep 6-7 books in there, and some...
My favorite part about volunteering as a kitten foster is naming them! Lately I've been naming them after celebrity kids - I've had a Suri,...
I Will Follow You Into the Dark by Death Cab for Cutie often makes me cry. It's so simple, and with his voice, it's just beautiful. And...
Thanks, Czacza! I appreciate you taking the time!
My district requires all new teachers to take a class in sheltered instruction. They pay for it. I resisted getting my ESL certification...
I used to be unsure about doing read alouds that had been made into movies, but then a colleague pointed out the benefits. They can help those...
I do NOT like Strawberry Shortcake's makeover!! She was much cuter beforehand. Jem, I thought of you when at the thrift store yesterday. I...
