Quick Checks are a part of my day. You know I am lucky enough to be in a primary school. I have a little more than 500 students from kindergarten to second grade. I also have a "campus-style" school.…
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…
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…
Books! We need lots and lots of books! Teachers know books are the key. They are quick to incorporate Read Alouds, both fiction and non-fiction, into lessons for reading skills, math, science and social studies. The provide students with books…
Bloom's is a framework for rigor. As all teachers in Virginia know, the state-wide guaranteed curriculum for Virginia is known as the Standards Of Learning (SOL). The standards have been revised year after year and the rigor has been…
I have spent all summer organizing our Leveled Reader/Literacy Library Book Room. To see the before pictures, click this link. Teachers in my school started the last week in August. Teachers were busy with workshops, meeting, room arranging and decorating.…
Thrift Store Fun. As you may know, I have been diligently working in my Book Room. Sorry there haven't been updates, but I'm still doing inventory and labels. I have noticed many, many, MANY books have been lost over…
Book Room Blues. First let me say, we have a great book room at my school. It contains leveled readers, big books, books on tape, materials for our gifted program, teacher resources, teacher books, and a collection of old materials.…
