If you’ve found your way to this blog post, then you know that incorporating different heritages and history into your classroom is important. If you’re a teacher, you probably also realize that not only...
If you are a frequenter of my blog, you know that I am always reinventing the wheel. I have taught 3rd grade for 12 years now but every year I switch things up because...
Happy springtime, teachers! As we enter the home stretch, you’re probably in one of two modes: test prep stress and chaos, or post-testing summer countdown. Whichever season you find yourself in, classroom community and...
If you’re anything like me, you are continually switching things up in your classroom. I’m 12 years into this job and still trying new things. At times it can feel like I’m reinventing the...
If you’ve found your way here, you probably love morning meeting. Maybe you’re new to it and looking for ideas or maybe you’ve done it forever and are always looking for new activities....
It’s Black History Month! Now, I realize that Black History should be celebrated all year long and not just in the shortest month, and in my classroom it is, but I love Black History...
The first week of school is unlike any other week of the school year. We are tasked with getting to know 20+ students and establishing a classroom community while still teaching them classroom and...
I’ve had such a love-hate relationship with data notebooks over the years. I’ve always worked in “Baldrige” schools that have required every teacher to have a data wall and every student to have a...
It’s a girl! My sweet teacher bestie, Mrs. Le, is expecting and today we did a gender reveal with our students. They were so excited! When the students came in for the day, I...
