I read a post by another teacher recently about how she didn't like the other teachers she worked with at all. After I read that I felt so sad for her and anyone in that situation. You don't have to be friends with everyone you work with but you can always find something positive in them. There will naturally be some teachers you connect with more than others and that is okay. I began thinking about my relationship ...
It is the beginning of June and that means joining up with Farley at Oh Boy 4th Grade for her monthly Currently. She is also collecting donations for the Wimberley Animal Adoption and Rescue. I'm sure you have heard about the devastation caused by crazy flooding in Texas. Being ...
Writing a haiku was my first grade class' final poem during the month of April. I was very excited and a bit nervous at the same time. A haiku has a every specific syllable pattern. The first line is 5 syllables, the second line is 7 syllables, and the last line is 5 syllables. I ...
Sundays can be wonderful or they can be stressful. I try to make them as relaxing and stress free as I possibly can make them. Today ends my Spring Break, and I am suffering from either a cold or allergies. It is not good ending a vacation not feeling 100%. I ...
This has been such a big hit in my classroom! My own children created these in first grade, and I have kept them all these years! What are number scrolls? A number scroll is a wonderful way for children to practice writing their numbers, place value, and recognizing patterns. ...
I am linking up with Farley again at Oh Boy Fourth Grade for her monthly Currently. Listening: My youngest is in the middle of her T.V. time right now, and she is watching a show on Disney. I think it is Liv and Maddie. Loving: I am on Spring Break ...
We just finished our graphing unit. The children were loving the activities we did throughout the unit but were dying…..I mean dying…..to make their own graphs. That is how My Own Book of Graphs was born. At the end of math on a Friday, I asked them to think about a ...
My plan (key word plan) was to post pictures of my classroom in August like everyone else BUT things didn't go as plan. School started and......just like that ......I'm posting in January. I went in today to get a jump on my week. We have an in-service on Monday but ...
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