A friend of mine wanted a basket with her monogram on it to use in her new office. She had already bought the materials, but didn’t feel comfortable hand lettering it herself. I volunteered to help out (even though I cannot hand letter myself – yet)! Read on to find out how I did it! …
What are Book Looks? Book Looks are a quick and easy to use reading comprehension activity. The tri-fold, or brochure, layout makes it easy for students to manage the tasks within the activity. Book Looks aren’t “just another worksheet.” Why use Book Looks? Book Looks are fun for students and easy for teachers. Just print, …
I’m sitting here looking through my Drive files, and I ran across some pictures of my 4th grade math classroom and all of our flex seating. The front of my classroom is one of the students’ favorite spaces. We gather on the carpet for whole group discussions, number talks, and other conversations. The carpet came …
Homework… Oh, Homework! My Homework Routine- 15 Minutes at Home and 10 Minutes in Class Checking and reviewing math homework used to be the bane of my existence. OK, so maybe it wasn’t that bad, but it was definitely a headache. I didn’t want to assign practice without giving my kids feedback, but I also didn’t …
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We’ve been so super busy since school started back! I have to say that I am in LOVE with my new group of students! We’ve gotten off to a great start! Things had been running pretty smoothly in our math block until we came to estimating sums and differences. Sure, they could round numbers. They’re …
First day back with students. Check. Had a ton of fun with my new kids. Check. Exhausted. Ding! Ding! Ding! Boy, am I tired. It’s been a LOOOONNNNGGG week for me. Well, I guess it actually started last weekend. My oldest daughter moved away to college. (Can you hear my sobs?) That was hard. WAAAYYYY …
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It’s that time of year. Teachers, students, and families are busy preparing for the start of the new school year. Some are excited (#parents). Some are anxious (#students). While others are reluctant to give up the free time they’ve enjoyed all summer (#teachers). I, myself, am ready to go back to school. I …
