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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I was inspired to switch my personal Instagram account over to an official “@ThePinspiredTeacher” account because of What the Teacher Wants and Apples and ABC’s #TeacherTalkTuesday Instagram Party. You can follow me my URL is http://instagram.com/thepinspiredteacher so just search for @ThePinspiredTeacher and it will look somethin’ like this: I am really excited to also announce a photo challenge to kick-off teacher appreciation month….
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My students are officially done with testing, YAY! I mentioned previously that my students love taking brain breaks (we call it “PEAK”) that involve physical activity. We often do silly videos or dance videos, but when it comes to the BIG 2 1/2 hour tests my kiddos must endure, we turn to this video: During testing, students are not allowed…
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This year my team changed the way we are departmentalized in 4th grade. We split up language arts into reading and writing as two separate classes. We did this with thinking about Common Core and how every teacher needs to be a “reading teacher” whether they teach math, science, etc. I was responsible for teaching 3 sections of 70…
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Hey Pinners! Todays topic: I have an Anchor Charts board on Pinterest that have accumulated into a total of 178 pins (and counting). I’m all for spotting good ideas and telling myself, “I need to try that one day,” but the problem is…I don’t. They just sit there in Pinterest collecting cyber dust. I especially don’t remember to use pins…
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