Five for Friday and Giveaway Winners!
It's Friday!!! And I'm psyched to be linking up with Doodle Bugs Teaching for the first time ever!! (since I actually remembered to take my camera to school today). It was a great Friday!And I have...
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My heart aches for those in Newton, Connecticut...my thoughts are with you.
View ArticlePeek at my Week: April 1st-5th
Happy Easter everyone!! I'm stopping by to share a glimpse into some of the activities going on in my 5th grade class this week. I have admired Deedee's weekly plans for a long time now. I just love...
View ArticleTutorial: Shopping Guides and Galleries
Happy weekend my friends! I hope you are all doing well and everything is springy in your area!Today I'd like to share a new tutorial with you. It's actually based off of an older tutorial (Creating...
View ArticleQR Quest Poster
QR codes are something I learned how to use very recently from my lovely friend Katie, over at Queen of the First Grade Jungle. Katie has a 1:1 iPad class and she has shared so much about various...
View ArticleAwesome (& Affordable) Seating!
I love these little seats so much, I feel I should write this post as poetry. Perhaps an ode to a stool?? Don't worry, I will spare you!But I do just love these little chairs. And my 5th graders love...
View ArticleOh, What a Storm! (quick giveaway)
Happy almost Tuesday!! I'm having a quick little giveaway for a unit my students really enjoyed back in February...when we were hit with a blizzard!I knew they wouldn't be able to talk of anything else...
View ArticleOh, What a Storm! Winners
Hi again everyone! I really enjoyed reading all about your weather the other day...it's amazing to see the range of weather conditions we have! So. I used the random number generator to select two...
View ArticleAn Important Cause
Jen, from Runde's Room, is having a very important fundraiser this weekend.Jen's longtime friend has a son, Taten, who is in need of help. He has a tumor in his leg and now must face surgery and...
View ArticleThe Great Pencil Challenge (managing pencils!)
Sometimes I marvel at the fact that, despite all the modern conveniences and advances in technology, no one has yet designed an indestructible pencil. I'm serious. And really, after eight months of...
View ArticleA Touch of Spring with (Fake) Flowers
Why fake, you might ask? Because I've tried the real ones. And by tried I mean kept them alive for about a week and then...well, it was very sad because they were really pretty.Here's a picture of my...
View ArticleMorphology Dictionary (prefixes, suffixes, & roots!)
Hi everyone!! I'm stopping by to share a new item available in my store. It's something I've been working on all year and it is a big part of spelling and word work in our classroom!It's a student...
View ArticlePeek at My Week & a Gift for You!
Happy Teachers Appreciation Week!! I just love this week and I'm planning on celebrating in many little ways...with all of you, my dear readers!Today I'm linking up with the lovely Deedee over at Mrs....
View Article❤ Teacher Appreciation Sale ❤
Happy Teachers Appreciation Week to all of you incredible educators out there!! As a small way of saying thank you for your readership and always supporting my blog, I am joining so many others in...
View ArticleTeachers Appreciation Giveaway!
I hope you've all had a wonderful week of appreciation! The lovely Amber from Adventures of a Third Grade Teacher put this together, as a way of showing our thanks to all of you! :)One lucky teacher...
View ArticlePencil Honors! (The Great Pencil Challenge Part 2)
Hello dear friends! Well, it has been many weeks since my class first began The Great Pencil Challenge.And it has been going so well!! I've yet to buy a new package of pencils during my weekly errands...
View ArticleScientific Method Signs
So, it seems it has become a tradition for me to redesign these signs each year. This is the third set I've made and shared here on my blog. And I'm linking them up with my friend Tara for her Monday...
View ArticleFacebook, Twitter, and Pinterest!
Have you ever thought you blogged about something...only to find you haven't? I was so sure I had mentioned my social networking icons but, now that I think about, I realize I forgot! It's been a busy...
View ArticleFive for Friday (Fieldtrip!)
We have five weeks left of school and are in the midst of several projects and field trips...and today was the perfect example of that! So I'm linking up with Doodle Bugs Teaching to share our Five for...
View ArticleYou're Invited...to an Organizational Linky Party!
Hello everyone! My good friend Elizabeth and I would to invite you to an linky party we will be having later this week! And it's all about organization (a topic dear to all teachers' hearts)...Would...
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