Are you game for testing? Jumanji Themed Test-Prep Fun
Testing is wack. There, I said it. I hate the fact that my third graders are stressed to the point of tears for a stupid test. It’s not how I measure them as a...
Monthly Archive: March 2018
How I Target Specific Skills with File Folder Centers
Do you use centers in your classroom? I do and it’s my favorite time of day! My students love working on activities independently and with partners. I love having even more time to work...
TeacherBoss Hack: Organizing with Ziplocs
Does college really prepare teachers for the massive amounts of unending paper work that will flow through their desk? Mine didn’t. From papers to grade, to stacks of copied assignments, to field trip forms,...
Teaching Rounding with Rollercoasters
Teaching rounding can be hard and monotonous, so I try to make it as fun for myself as possible because teacher fun=student fun! I’m a story teller. I love to hook my students with...
TeacherBoss Hack: Making Cute Anchor Charts
Raise your hand if you’ve ever had anchor chart envy? (You can’t see me but my hand is up.) This is definitely a teacher problem that non-teachers would think is crazy. But I feel...
Classroom Library Organization That Works For You
If you were to pick up one of my classroom library books, you would probably see 3 different labels on them. I have tried SO many different organization and labeling systems over the years....
Are you read aloud ready?
You can always tell my most loved read alouds just from looking at my book collection. They’re the ones with ratty old post its sticking out from between the pages. When I find a...
