Reading Response and Reader’s Notebooks

If you are looking to watch my video on how I implement reader’s notebooks, click below! Watch the video on Teachers Pay Teachers: Introducing Reader’s Notebooks Watch the video on You Tube: Introducing Reader’s Notebooks A couple of weeks ago, I got an email from a third grade teacher about reading workshop and implementing reader’s […]

April Fool’s Day Ideas

Looking for a couple of cute April Fool’s Day pranks to play on your students? First, try a test- taking prank! We just finished our last day of PARCC testing this week. To say that my students (and the teachers!) are all tested out is an understatement! However, this scenario did give me an idea […]

Five for Friday

I’m linking up with Doodle Bugs Teaching for this post! Last weekend, we flew to Atlanta for the Spartan race- 4.75 miles and over 25 obstacles! I am *LOVING* these races!!!! These obstacles are no joke! A week later, and I still have bruises and cuts all over my body. I never realized that I […]

Got Gloves? Clever Idea!

Got Gloves? Or, forgot gloves?? How many times do you have students who forgot their gloves at home and it is outdoor recess!?! Yikes! While I was shopping at Target today,  I saw these gloves at 70% off. I bought over ten pairs in all different colors, after remember what Becky, from Dots-N-Spots, uses them […]