The first week of school is in the books! This year I am teaching English/Language Arts to two 5th grade classes of 20 students each (for now - we always end up adding several kids during the first few weeks of school).This summer I decided to "take the summer off" for the first time in… Continue reading Classroom Reveal
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day
New blog!
Hello friends!Thanks for stopping by my new blog! It's not exactly the prettiest blog yet - I hope you'll bear with me as I get this thing up and running. After three years in Kindergarten out in California I decided to move back East to be near family and am now teaching 5th grade in… Continue reading New blog!
Staying Busy During the Summer
Hi Friends!I hope you are enjoying your summer so far & (if you're as crazy as I am) planning for next school year. I'm not going to lie - I spend all year long thinking of a million different ideas for TPT products that I would love to make if I had the time and now… Continue reading Staying Busy During the Summer
Mother’s Day
It's almost Mother's day & this year I made my own craft for the kids to do but then found an adorable activity on the blog Teaching with Love and Laughter and I just had to do both.First we read My Mother is So Smart! by Tomie DePaola. If you don't have a copy of this book… Continue reading Mother’s Day
Auction Project
Every year our school hosts a Casino Night fundraiser for parents and teachers. It's a really fun night! Everyone gets all dressed up and we have a really nice dinner, drinks, gambling, dancing, etc... One of the biggest "money makers" at Casino Night is our silent auction. The K-4 teachers are supposed to put together… Continue reading Auction Project
Lent & Easter
We have been busy, busy, busy observing the season of Lent and preparing for Holy Week and Easter! Since we get out of school for vacation before Easter Sunday, I decided to focus on Holy Week early and begin our celebration of Jesus' resurrection this week. Here are a few activities that we did &… Continue reading Lent & Easter
Long Time, No Blog
Hello strangers,I apologize for the long break that I took from posting - it has been a very busy month!! Since it has been so busy I have a lot to share with you, so buckle up.We have been working on informational/informative/report writing for the past few weeks. Because the common core standards require us to "explore… Continue reading Long Time, No Blog
Ash Wednesday
Today we spent some time talking about why and how we observe the 40 days of Lent. We focused on three main vocabulary words: Pray, Fast, and Give. We talked about how we can make a resolution (just like new year's!) to pray more often, give alms, and fast or give up something that we… Continue reading Ash Wednesday
Reindeer Games
I am running out of Christmas ideas and we still have 4 days of school left! 
As I mentioned before, this week has been NUTS. Every day we have had to drop what we were working on multiple time to go jump on stage and practice our Christmas program song or go get our… Continue reading Reindeer Games
Teaching To The Test-Taker 