Testing Strategy: Slash the Trash!

You may already be familiar with my feelings about state mandated testing. If not, you should probably read this post. It is one of my…

Homework Notebook Organization

Here is a very simple tip that will make a huge impact on student success in the homework arena. Parents will thank you immensely. Trust…

March Pick 3 Pinterest Linky

Well, March has arrived and leprechauns are definitely lurking. My students are making plans for leprechaun traps, while {sadly} I am making plans for the…

February Pick 3 Pinterest Linky

It’s February and I am beginning to see the shift. My sweet, innocent, beginning of the year third graders are turning into miniature adolescents. Sigh.…

Thinking Deeply About WONDER

Do you use task cards in your classroom? I started using them a few years ago, and I feel that they have really enhanced my…

Multiplication Fact Fluency

If you teach third grade like I do, I bet that you are working on multiplication fact fluency with your students.  Do you have a…

Sock Snowmen

I decided to make sock snowmen with my students this year. Cute, huh? Well, I must have been feeling really ambitious that day. I’ll be…

January Pick 3 Pinterest Linky

As the holiday break draws to a close, it is time to shift gears back into school mode. I have tons of curriculum to teach…

Undercover Christmas Tree

Do you display a Christmas tree in your classroom during the holiday season? Does your school even allow Christmas trees for classroom decoration? I know…

Unexpected Dinner Guest

“Nearly all the best things that came to me in life have been unexpected, unplanned by me.” ~ Carl Sandburg On Thanksgiving morning, my table…