One of my favorite parts of Pinterest is collecting. I go through little obsessive spurts of what I’m looking for. When I first found Pinterest, I was collecting blog links. I hadn’t yet discovered how to follow blogs using Google Reader. Last month, when I bought my first Smash Book, I started collecting pins about […]
Archives for February 2013
Saturday with Sarah
One of the greatest things about being a teacher, is all the wonderful people you meet. I’ve been thinking lately about how I’d love to introduce some of them to you. I can’t think of a better person to start with. Sarah from Diapers, Dollars, and Diplomas is one of my favorite people in […]
Quote of the Year
I laughed so hard during class today. While I was laughing, I was thinking, ‘I definitely need to link up this quote today.’ I keep a little journal of funny things that kids have said over the years. There were plenty of entries when I was teaching primary grades, but this is by far the […]
Find a Common Denominator
Fractions. Wow. I had no idea when I asked to move to fifth grade that is would be all about fractions. There are so many little areas that my kiddos get tripped up on. I miss the days when the hardest thing my students struggled with was borrowing. Well, my latest set of task cards […]
Super Star Packet: Contractions
When I taught second grade, our Super Star Skills started out as a two month test prep. The next year we spread them out over the course of the year. Having a pre test and post test with clear goals really motivated our kiddos. I’ve been working on turning those skills tests into packets for […]