Long gone are the days where I simply put my kids in rows based on their last names.  That was a simpler time.   Instead, let's focus ...

One of my favorite beginning of the school year activities is for students to write a letter to their future selves. I review components o...

I blinked and it is week six of the school year. I'm not quite sure how that happened, but I'm loving third grade.  I'm defini...

I shall affectionately call this weekend my own craft-a-poluzza. Friday afternoon was spent at Applebee's with a few coworkers, follow...

Don't get me wrong, I love Scholastic and their book orders. I don't love that I always seem to have extras and feel bad just t...

I've shared earlier that one of my { goals } for this year is to have more of a work-life balance. Having a social life doesn't me...

One of my least favorite parts about being a teacher is moving classrooms.  When I made the decision to move down to third grade at the...