Whew. What a week this has been! Last week we had a Grade Prep day on Tuesday and then Friday off for Veteran's day, so I had a really hard time coming back for a full 5 day week, but somehow we made it. Next week we only have two days of school! Woohoo!Anyways, I… Continue reading The Week Before Thanksgiving
Tag: Writing
Teaching Writing in Kindergarten
Hello friends! It has been a busy, busy week in Kindergarten. We are finishing up our last Language Arts unit, doing so many tests that I can't even see straight, and trying to have fun with pre-summer activities. Today we finished up our last writing sample of the year and I wanted to share a… Continue reading Teaching Writing in Kindergarten
February
Wow, I know I am beginning to sound a little bit repetitive but where is the time going?! Seriously. We are halfway through February and I haven't had any time to sit down and post anything that we've been doing because it's been so busy! Well, here you go - I'll do my best to… Continue reading February
Back to School, Back to School…
I'm finding it a little bit hard to believe that we are already almost done with our second week back to school. We really hit the ground running (literally - I landed at LAX at about 10:00 p.m. and was up and on my way to school by 5:30 a.m. the next morning...clearly I like… Continue reading Back to School, Back to School…
The First Week of School
Now that our school year is in full swing and the kids are starting to be able to do some independent work, I am looking back at the first week of school and laughing. I was so overwhelmed, stressed, tired, frustrated, etc... I read somewhere that first few weeks of school are similar to childbirth -… Continue reading The First Week of School
Teaching To The Test-Taker 