Have you ever REALLY wanted to go to a workshop but with the commitments at school, especially as a new year starts, and the dreadful time it takes to write a plan for a substitute it’s just not in the cards? I get emails on a regular basis asking when I
As we start back to school and are getting our ducks in a row, it is important to prepare our students for success when they are using their Interactive Notebooks. Last year I created an editable Expectation Guide for you to use in your classroom to help get things started.
What makes you happy? Minions? Freebies? Well, how about Minion Freebies? I absolutely LOVED the Minion movie this last weekend, and I know our students did too! These free math activities on Educents offers 22 printable pages of math activities for Minion fans. It covers addition, subtraction, measurement, money, and more! Minion
Every year as we start back to school I begin to take time to reflect on some of the lessons that I have learned over the years. This year will mark my twelvth year in education and no matter what I still continue to learn new things about my own
Wow, it has been some time since I have blogged and I truly hate that. I have been busy with work, doing some workshops and then just had some personal stuff going on as well. That personal stuff has made it where I am lacking my normal creativity and motivation
Throughout the school year teachers all over (just like you) are looking for ways to incorporate multiple skills into a lesson while actively engaging their students. With Project Based Learning you can do just that. What is Project Based Learning? Project Based Learning is a multi-disciplinary approach to learning where
Recently Emily sent me a message with a great question. I put that out to the fabulous teachers on my Facebook Page last week and we got some great responses. Emily asked, “Next year I will be working with a partner teacher to teach 4 subjects. Our kids are only
Looking for ways to survive Spring with your students? They’re probably already squirming in their chairs, wishing recess lasted longer… and maybe you are too! Add in standardized testing and oh boy… no one wants to learn! Grab these Spring Math Resources to help save your sanity and keep your students
As you are teaching each year there are always various reasons that we have to collect data on our students. What types of data do you collect? Do you vary them from student to student and year to year? Do you collect a wide variety of data to make sure
Did you know that today is DEAR Day? It’s time to Drop Everything And Read! Here’s five math books that are great reads to enjoy any day! Math Curse by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith – “Did you ever wake up to one of those days where everything is a problem? You
Recently I received a question from a follower; “Is the assumption that if kids glue the stuff in and follow the directions, they understand?” This is a great question that I can see as something that not only concerns teachers but also parents and administration. With interactive notebooks our students
Spring has sprung down in here in Texas and not only has it brought the random weather but also the pollen count with it! Despite all of that we are all looking forward to being outside each day and soaking up the great weather. With the Spring season there is