Sometimes my insomnia is beyond frustrating, but sometimes it yields exciting new classroom ideas.  I'm thankful it's the middle...

With 2015 quickly approaching, I'm pausing to reflect upon the past year.  A lot has changed: new house, new school, and new friends.  I...

Hurry on over!

Keeping students focused and on task on the Friday before winter break is quite frankly, near impossible. I let them make holiday cards fo...

Last week, I got two new students. On the same day. One boy was moved from another fifth grade classroom and the other was from a neighb...

My oh my, it's been a busy few days. We've had parent-teacher conferences, which means I had a lot of prep work.  I like to be sup...

I'm thankful for my collegiate education. I'm thankful for the scholarships I earned that made six years of college possible (and al...