I {puffy heart} anchor charts! That is what this blog post is all about….anchor charts and my love for them. When I first started teaching, I went to the teacher stores that sell workbooks, bulletin board paper and sets, and posters. Posters that I remember from when I was a child, like this one: Who hasn’t seen this poster at…
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In May I hosted the Photo-A-day Teacher Challenge (AKA the #PADTeacherChallenge) For summer I wanted to do something to keep us teachers connected in a casual way. Enter: the Photo-a-Week Summer Challenge! This will be a way for us to keep in touch and network with other teachers without the pressure of posting e v e r y d a y….
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I’m so excited! I’ve been Pinspired yet again. This time from Juice Box and Crayola’s pin: Recently, my team and I changed our teaching routine around to experiment for next year. I am back to teaching the whole grade reading and writing. With my old schedule, I taught 70 minutes of writing, spelling, and grammar to three classes and we…
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Hey teachers, stressed with all your end of year madness? Piled stacks of papers that are screaming for your attention, or at least a sticker? Relaaaax take a second and say this with me, “Woosah.” Ok, now that I have you a little more relaxed, now for the good stuff-or should I say yummy stuff because there is nothing yummier…
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I just had to title my post with a cheesy idiom since I am sharing a sneak peak into our class Idiom ABC Book. Pictured here: I have had so much fun this year with my homeroom class. They love to play with the English language, especially when it comes to idioms. Every time I use an idiom while teaching my…
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