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…

Noodles and Turkeys

Hello Friends! How many of you are planning a Thanksgiving feast at your own house on top of Thanksgiving festivities in your classroom? It is…

Thanksgiving Bag Book Tutorial, Plus an Awesome Giveaway!

Hello Everyone! Sorry for my absence. You know how some school years are just more draining than others? For many reasons, this is one of…

Clutter Jail

Okay teachers. Does this look familiar? Please tell me that I am not the only one. Do your students make little collections of junk inside…

Constitution Day and Preamble Stretch Book Video Tutorial!

Constitution Day 2015 is just around the corner on Thursday, September 17th! Have you carved out some time this week to teach your students about…