I have had the BEST first week! It was jam packed and the days went by in the blink of an eye. I've been use to have 18 kids for the whole day in first grade. Since I'm just teaching reading, I have three different classes and ...
Read More about My First Week of Fifth Grade (and some freebies!)

Teaching the skill of inferring in 5th grade is not all that different than teaching it in 1st: it's still a hard skill for the kids to grasp. I create a weekly lesson on the mystery of Harris Burrdick for this week (which I ...
Read More about Inferring in 5th

Yesterday you met me. Now it's time to meet my new 5th grade classroom :)  Be sure and link up with us over at Blog ...
Read More about Teacher Week: Meet my Classroom! :)

I just love teacher week! Be sure and join in the fun by linking up with us over at Blog Hoppin'! Today's topic is all about me :) Here are my 10 random facts: {1} I've taught 1st grade for 4 years and this year I'm ...
Read More about Teacher Week: All About Me!

Over the past few days I've completed a few new things in my classroom, so I thought I'd quickly update the blog with some pictures! :) Focus Board complete I had displayed my parts of speech posters on the other side ...
Read More about Classroom Makeover: Week 4 (Continued)

I've been enjoying summer a little too much lately (is that possible?) and haven't done a whole bunch in my classroom, but I have managed to get a couple of tasks completed. Completed: Our Word Wall This originally was ...
Read More about Classroom Makeover: Week Four