Even Good Teachers Get The Sunday Night Blues

It’s true, good teachers get the Sunday night blues.  That doesn’t mean anything is wrong, it means you’re human.  Read more about this juicy topic on my guest post over at Education to the Core. 

What is Close Reading?

Close Reading is something we all should be doing with Common Core but don’t always know how to implement because it’s so tedious.  It’s being able to figure out what a challenging text means with little front loading.  It’s reading closely and with a purpose   You may be wondering, how can I get my first and second graders […]

Make parent conferences more manageable

 It’s that time of the year when things are getting CRAZY!  We have a ton of district assessments for the next two weeks because our trimester is ending and you know what that means…REPORT CARDS and PARENT CONFERENCES.  Oh my!  I use to really dread conference time.  It wasn’t that I didn’t have friendly parents, […]

Level your classroom library by lexile

Over the years, I’ve organized my library by genres, then by Accelerated Reading (AR) level, then AR level within genres and then nothing at all!  Oh my!  I loved it because it was so organized and made this semi-perfectionist heart smile.  But with moving schools, classrooms, and states, my little library had to be sold […]

March Read Alouds for Primary Grades

I want to share with you one of my favorite series as part of this March Read Alouds post.  Not because it has a lot of depth and requires a lot of thinking, but because it’s fun!  The “There was an Old Lady” books remind me of my childhood and my students think they’re hilarious. […]

My Favorite Teaching Supplies I Can’t Live Without to Get Organized

I’ve got a few teaching supplies that I use in my class to help with organization.  These resources have helped me organize my to-do list, all of my materials for the week, papers, and more! Bell Stop passing out papers and wasting time, seriously!  You’ve got so many other things to do, right!  So, get […]

Display Student Work that Turns into a Memory Book

Oh my word?  Have you ever spent hours at the end of the school year sorting through student work to put into a memory book?  Have you ever lost your mind trying to figure out who stole the binding machine to put together books while you so desperately need to begin yours?  Were you that teacher […]

10 Easy Classroom Organization Tips

Easy Classroom Organization is so dang important for so many reasons.  Things run smoothly when everything is organized, promise!  I want to share with you 10 easy tips that will help you in your class. 1. To-Do List I’m a list-girl.  I’m the type of person who will add something to the list once it’s […]