Independent Centers are ready Week 4. I promise. We are starting centers this week in my school. We don't start until after Labor Day, so we are only in Week 4. Our kindergarten teachers have worked hard this week…
Formative Assessment. The foundation of our day. Sorry it's been so long...I've been busy with Back to School. We have been "making our lists and checking them twice." Heehee. I'm not Santa...but we've been trying to make sure we…
Tomorrow is back to school for teachers in Chesapeake and some of the surrounding areas. I have to tell you, I'm kinda excited. Not about the meetings and the pressures and all the other stuff...but, I'm excited about the new…
I've done several posts like this over the course of the summer. I think this is something near and dear to my heart. It is a post to teachers from the students. We don't listen to them often. I mean,…
This is another one in the series of Tell All's. OK...that's kinda funny. I will be honest, this turned into an Affirmation of Thoughts. Reading Specialist have clear ideas about what is necessary in the classroom when it comes to…
I know, I know...I've offended every "old" teacher reading this. Don't feel bad, I'm an old teacher, too. However, look passed the insult and take a breath. I think NEW teachers can offer a lot to us OLD teachers...but we…
Pete the Cat is the best. I have a very, long strange love affair with Pete. Several years ago, I saw Pete the Cat on a few blogs I followed and I didn't know who he was. SOOO...when I saw…
Teacher Morale. I'm sure I got the attention of several teachers with this title. You can read articles, hear news stories, and listen to friends talk about what teaching has become. I'm not writing this to engage in an…
Think about your classroom. It's all packed up in boxes right now. One of the best things about being a teacher is that all things come to an end and then all things start over again. Who else gets a…
I love a sound chart I have used a sound chart for years as an integral part of my kindergarten classroom. Originally, I used the sound chart provided by Fountas and Pinnell, but eventually I made my own. It is…
I am the ESTAT chair in my school (that's a fancy name for RtI). Teachers come to the team when students are struggling and we provide intervention strategies to help students. After we suggest interventions, we set a date 4-6…
I do. This week has been Book Fair Week. We sponsor a Scholastic Book Fair at our school twice a year. It might be my favorite week. Who wouldn't want a bookstore to come to you? I spent my lunchtime…