Book Study: Work-sheets Don’t Grow Dendrites, Starting February 28th!

February 16, 2015 by ·

Get Ready to do some on-line professional learning with some of your favorite bloggers! After visiting the Ron Clark Academy, so many of us are so inspired to find ways to reach our learners in fun and exciting ways! Starting February 28th, we are going to be hosting a linky party each Tuesday and Saturday […]

Filed Under: In the Classroom, Literacy, Math, Professional Development ·

Peek at My Presidential Week

February 15, 2015 by ·

I’m trying not to get ahead of myself but I’m just too excited NOT to! LOOK AT THIS!!!!! 8-12 INCHES!!?!? I live in Tennessee where I have never in my whole entire life seen more than a few inches (at best). We haven’t even had one teeny tiny little snow day this year. I think […]

Filed Under: How-To, In the Classroom, Lesson Plans, Literacy ·

Crankenstein Valentine Activity

February 12, 2015 by ·

I have been feeling very meh this week. You know how it goes this time of the year… It’s freezing, there is no end in sight, and everyone is just ready for some warmer weather!!! I feel like I have lost all of my creativity and I just want it to be Friday already. I’m […]

Filed Under: How-To, In the Classroom, Literacy ·

Seasons Freebie

February 11, 2015 by ·

We’ve been talking about seasons this week and I wanted to share an activity with you that we did today. I was so impressed with how they turned out! We read this book (it’s one that I inherited from another K teacher when she retired…so I have no idea where you can find it). There […]

Filed Under: How-To, In the Classroom, Seasonal ·

Peek at My Week

February 9, 2015 by ·

I am SO ready for this week! I love getting Valentine’s Day books together because I really love talking to my kids about Valentine’s Day because it’s just such a happy holiday. There are so many sweet books and it’s such a great time to talk about friendship and being kind to one another. Here […]

Filed Under: How-To, In the Classroom, Lesson Plans ·

Five for Friday

February 6, 2015 by ·

It didn’t start out as the best week in my books. I’m hoping that 1. On Sunday, I found out I had the flu. And it was the worst of the worst. I did, however, watch the entire first two seasons of Downton Abbey. 2. While stranded on the couch watching the first two seasons […]

Filed Under: Five For Friday, In the Classroom, Random Thoughts ·

Subtraction Chant

February 5, 2015 by ·

I’m channeling my inner Ron Clark/Amy Lemons with this subtraction chant. My kids struggle every. single. year. with subtraction. It is so hard for their little minds to grasp the concept of moving back. They inevitably start adding without even meaning to. Amy came up with some really cute chants for verbs and regrouping. I wish […]

Filed Under: How-To, In the Classroom, Math ·

What is BUILD math?

February 5, 2015 by ·

I first heard of BUILD from someone who commented on one of my pictures and told me I should look in to it. So I did. And I love it. There is a lot of different versions of BUILD, but this is the format that I follow. I use tubs to store all of my […]

Filed Under: How-To, In the Classroom, Math ·
« Previous Page
Next Page »